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NRIs can now apply for NPR Data will be collected Aadhaar on arrival : Non-resident with 2021 Census: Shah Indians (NRIs) with valid Indian passport can apply for Aadhaar on arrival, without l ‘Mobile app to be used for collecting Census data’ the 182-day waiting period, with the government issuing PNS n NEW DELHI a notification in this regard. Census data will be Following the notification, The 2021 census will be con- collected through a the Unique Identification ducted through a mobile phone mobile app. This is for the Authority of (UIDAI) application, moving away from first time that the mobile has also come out with a cir- traditional pen and paper to give cular stating that "NRI after Digital India a boost, Union app will be used for the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao with his counterpart YS Jaganmohan Reddy at Pragathi Bhavan in his arrival in India, shall be Home Minister said Census exercise. India will Hyderabad on Monday entitled to obtain Aadhaar on Monday. be moving from the pen and number". The modalities for The mammoth nationwide paper Census to digital application remain more or exercise will be carried out in 16 data, which will be a big less unchanged, a UIDAI languages and at a cost of Rs KCR, Jagan hold 4-hour-long talks source said adding that NRIs 12,000 crore, he said after lay- revolution in the country's with Indian passport can ing the foundation stone of a Census exercise now apply for biometric ID new building of the Registrar — AMIT SHAH, Union Home Minister on Godavari-Krishna linkage on arrival or by scheduling a General of India and Census prior appointment, thus Commissioner here. PNS n HYDERABAD doing away with the require- The census will have its ref- among others. He cited the l On the agenda were l Talks did not reach ment for a mandatory 182- erence date as March 1, 2021, example of the government's Chief Minister K mainly issues like day waiting period. but for snow-bound Jammu population should be informed to do welfare schemes on a flagship 'Ujjwala' scheme of Chandrasekhar Rao and his conclusion on any and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh about its benefits. How, the piecemeal basis and no com- providing free LPG connection AP counterpart YS diversion of Godavari issue water to Srisailam, and Uttarakhand it will be census data could be used for prehensive planning was done to poor families, saying it has Jaganmohan Reddy met for l October 1, 2020, Shah said. future planning, development by previous governments, Shah been successful as the scheme nearly four hours here on Nagarjuna Sagar main, Both CMs agree to ‘CNG produced "Census data will be collect- initiatives and welfare schemes. said. "The whole approach was was prepared on the basis of the Monday to discuss and resolve economic recession, hold a few more ed through a mobile app. This The utilisation of census data is changed when 2011 census data. the contentious bifurcation- Centre's approach rounds of talks to is for the first time that the multi-dimensional and will be became prime minister in 2014. "By 2022, there will not be a related issues between both the resolve issues from mutton, mobile app will be used for the a significant contribution to The approach has been changed family which will not have gas states. towards Telugu states fish waste to census exercise. India will be the nation's progress," Shah completely, the thinking has connection," he said. Jagan — accompanied by l Distribution of l Jagan invites KCR moving from the pen and paper said. The home minister also been changed. Goals have been Shah also said the 2011 cen- TTD chairman YV Subba to attend TTD census to digital data, which will said the census will help in set to completely eradicate the sus reflected the poor sex ratio Reddy, YSRCP MPs assets of Schedule IX, run buses soon’ be a big revolution in the coun- demarcating boundaries of problems," he said. of male and female in some Peddireddy Mithun Reddy, X institutions located in Brahmotsavalu NEW DELHI: Reiterating the try's census exercise," he said. municipal wards, assemblies The home minister said on states. That is why the pro- Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy - Hyderabad beginning Sept 30 government's stand of replac- Referring to the 2021 census, and Lok Sabha constituencies. the basis of the 2011 Census, the gramme of 'Beti Bachao, Beti - came to Pragathi Bhavan, the ing fossil fuels with alternative he said the data will help in He appealed to census offi- Modi government had planned Padhao' was launched, he said. official residence of KCR, at sources of energy, Union future planning of the country, cials to carry out the exercise 22 welfare schemes related to "Under this scheme, the around 5.30 pm. Senior offi- tred around Godavari- tions listed under Schedule Minister for Road Transport especially for development ini- sincerely as this is an opportu- electricity connection to every Haryana government has done cials from both the states were Krishna river linkage, diver- IX and X of AP and Highways tiatives and welfare schemes, nity for them to do 'Punya' (holy home, gas connections, con- so much work in the last five also present. The meeting last- sion of Godavari water to Reorganisation Act, mostly on Monday said that buses will and it will be a 'Jan Bhagidari' deed), which will help in nation struction of roads, houses for the years that the state's sex ratio is ed for nearly four hours. Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar located in Hyderabad. soon run on CNG produced (people's participation) exer- building. poor, toilets, bank accounts and now among the best in the Official sources said the on Krishna basin, divisions of by processing stubble and cise. "India's total 130 crore Earlier the government used opening of bank branches country," he said. discussions primarily cen- assets of common institu- Continued on Page 3 food waste. The senior Union Minister said that work to convert stub- ble, which is usually burnt after Ravi Shankar the crops are harvested, into TS universities in dire straits Rs 20L for kin of woman CNG has already been initiat- memorabilia in ed in Ludhiana. Further, the l Governor Tamilisai Soundaran to conduct maiden review of TS universities as scrap shop process to convert the food l l killed in Metro mishap waste such as mutton, fish, Chancellor soon Tuesday's V-Cs meet postponed TS universities function without KOMAL PANCHAMATIA fruits, and vegetables into Bio- faculty, regular V-Cs and are headed by IAS officers l More than half of the faculty l KTR asks officials to check all station structures n CNG will be launched in l and facilities minutely in the next two posts lying vacant TS Govt imposes huge cuts in budget for universities this year A film archivist hoping to find months. The CNG thus pro- l Budgetary funds not adequate to pay even salaries and pensions for staff MEIL bags PNS n HYDERABAD agement held discussions with movie posters at a scrap shop duced by separating methanol the deceased's family members stumbled on a treasure trove of and carbon dioxide (CO2) L VENKAT RAM REDDY Polavaram; A compensation of Rs 20 lakh and amicably settled and signed rare photographs will be used as fuel for buses. n HYDERABAD will be paid to the family an agreement to pay a com- of legendary Rs 628cr saved members of deceased K pensation of Rs 20 lakh. sitarist Ravi When the new Governor of Mounika, who was As per the agreement, Shankar as Telangana State Tamilisai PNS n VIJAYAWADA killed when a chunk of "Insurance claim will be well as his Thomas Cook Soundararajan reviews the concrete fell on her raised by LTC (L&T musical notes functioning of state universi- The State government has head from the Construction project) and illustrations. collapses ties in Telangana soon for the saved Rs 628 crore of public Ameerpet Metro with its insurance com- A delighted S M M first time in her capacity as money by inviting fresh ten- Station on Sunday. The pany. The entire amount Ausaja said the unknowing Chancellor, she will be shocked ders for Polavaram Project’s compensation will be paid in 10 will be paid to the family mem- scrap dealer in Mahim gave him under debt to find the pathetic condition hydel power plant and main days. HMRL MD NVS Reddy bers of the deceased as per law." a suitcase and told him that it LONDON: Thomas Cook of universities in Telangana, concrete works – both worth said that on the instructions of belonged to a musician. Group Plc collapsed under a which are experiencing a state Rs 4,987 crore. Minister KT Rama, L&T man- Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 3 pile of debt after talks with cred- of utter neglect. The Megha Engineering itors failed, forcing the British The Governor was supposed and Infrastructures Limited government to hire charter to conduct her first VCs meet (MEIL) has bagged the con- planes to bring thousands of the on Tuesday at Raj Bhavan. The Chief Minister K cally toned down, putting a big tract for Rs 4,358 crore, 12.6 178-yr-old travel company's meeting has been postponed Chandrasekhar Rao, who pre- question mark over the uni- per cent less than the earlier Ball set rolling for T-Fibre customers back home. due to Governor's sudden visit sented the annual Budget for versities paying even salaries to contractor. With this, the The company filed for to Delhi and Haryana from 2019-20 on September 9 in its staff in the coming months. government has saved Rs administration early Monday September 23 to 25. Legislative Assembly, had Universities in Telangana 628 crore. The AP govern- project days after DoT nod after eleventh-hour negotia- The Governor has called announced huge cuts in funds have been crying for the atten- ment called for re-tendering tions to raise additional fund- for a meeting of Vice- for state universities. Worse tion of the Governor and the for the hydel power plant and rd ing failed to result in a deal. The Chancellors of universities, still is, there is no 'scheme CM for long to resolve their main concrete works worth l L&T starts execution on 1/3 length of project move saw all bookings, flights but she will have to be content expenditure' component for issues. Previous Govenor ESL Rs 4,987 crore. MEIL is the and holidays with Thomas with meeting IAS officers. universities in the Budget this Narasimhan last held a meet- only company that took part NAVEENA GHANATE BBNL of DoT after a long wait soon. The distribution of the Cook canceled, sparking panic Because Telangana universities year. These funds are utilised ing of V-Cs in 2018. CM KCR in the bidding. As soon as the n HYDERABAD secured it a few days ago on work is geographical in nature. online among travelers. In lack regular V-Cs. They are for development of universi- never held a full-fledged meet- court gives its clearance, Thursday. In this regard, Smart World what it called the "largest repa- currently headed by IAS offi- ties. ing with V-Cs so far since he MEIL will able to begin the The ball for the ambitious pro- According to IT department and Communication (SW&C) triation in peacetime history," cers, who are in-charge Vice- The Budget just mentions became CM in 2014. works at a rapid pace. ject of Digital Telangana was set officials, the project will be and Power Transmission & the government said it would Chancellors. Shockingly, some 'establishment expenditure', He just met newly-appoint- The State government can- rolling on Monday as it finally implemented by three compa- Distribution (PT&D) business- work to return all those booked IAS officers are heading two under which funds are used to ed V-Cs once in July 2016, but celled the Polavaram con- received approval from nies. While L&T Construction es of L&T Construction jointly to come back to the U.K. universities each. pay salaries and pensions for it was not a V-Cs' conference tracts as part of reverse ten- Department of started work on Monday, appar- started executing T-Fibre over All the universities are staff and other operational to review the functioning of dering and accordingly called Telecommunications (DoT). T- ently TCIL and Sterlite will 65,000 km length in the state. plagued by financial crisis and costs. Even this 'establishment universities. back the tenders. Fibre project which was waiting implement the project in TODAY faculty crunch. expenditure' has been drasti- Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 3 for approvals from USOF and remaining 2/3rd of the state Continued on Page 2 ALMANAC Month & Paksham: SECURITY FORCES ON HIGH ALERT Bhdrapada & Krishna Paksha Sonia, Manmohan meet Panchangam Tithi : Dashami : 04:42 pm Nakshatram: Punarvasu: 10:31 am ‘500 militants waiting to sneak into Kashmir’ Chidambaram in Tihar Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI any important work) Indian security forces have been Balakot camp reactivated by Rahukalam: 03:07 pm – 04:37 pm given full freedom to effectively Former prime minister Yamagandam: 09:08 am – 10:38 am deal with any infiltration bid along Pakistan, says Army chief Rawat Manmohan Singh and Congress Varjyam: 05:59 pm - 07:28 pm the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir CHENNAI: Army Chief General Bipin president Sonia Gandhi on following inputs that around Monday met P Chidambaram at Gulika: 12:08 pm - 01:37 pm Rawat on Monday said Pakistan has 450-500 well-trained terrorists are reactivated the Balakot terror camp very Tihar Jail, where he has been Good Time: (to start any important work) waiting at terror launch pads to recently and about 500 infiltrators were lodged since September 5 in con- Amritakalam: 08:13 am - 09:45 am sneak into the Valley as part of waiting to sneak into India. The response nection with the INX media case. Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:44 am - 12:32 pm Pakistan's design to trigger unrest, to the terror camp getting functional The two Congress leaders long as the Congress party is military sources said on Monday. again may go beyond India's previous were accompanied by Karti strong and brave, I will also be HYDERABAD Some of the terrorists waiting to response by way of an air strike in Chidambaram, the former strong and brave," he tweeted. WEATHER infiltrate into India were trained February, he told reporters here at the finance minister's son who is He also took a dig at Prime at the Jaish-e-Mohammad camp Officers Training Academy here. "Let me tell you, Balakot has been also a Lok Sabha MP. Minister Narendra Modi over his Forecast: Thunderstorms in Balakot which was bombed by reactivated by Pakistan very recently," he said apparently stating that Chidambaram, who had "Everything is fine in India" Temp: 29/23 Indian Air Force in February, the sources said a large group of ter- target vital installations in sev- the terror camp beyond the border has become operational again asked his family to tweet on his remark, saying, "Bharat mai sab Humidity: 94% sources said. rorists are waiting at the terror eral key cities. while answering a question on new terror camps. The chief of Army behalf, said he was honoured that achha hai. Except for unem- Sunrise: 06.05 Army Chief General Bipin launch-pads in Lipa valley on "Around 450-500 terrorists staff, obviously pointing to the hiatus in terror operations at Balakot the two leaders visited him. "I am ployment, loss of existing jobs, Sunset: 06.11 Rawat on Monday said Pakistan the Pakistani side. According to are waiting at the terror launch for several months following the cross border strike, said it honoured that Smt. Sonia lower wages, mob violence, lock- Current Weather Conditions has reactivated the Balakot ter- intelligence inputs, Pakistan- pads along the LoC in PoK," highlighted the Indian Air Force's action in February. Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan down in Kashmir and throwing Updated September 23, 2019 5:00 PM ror camp very recently. The based terror groups are likely to said a source. Singh called on me today. As Opposition leaders in prison." HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 hyderabad 02 Bathukamma saree distribution More procurement centres across state soon begins across Telangana PNS n HYDERABAD To avoid any inconvenience to farmers, besides making n Minister KT Rama Rao launches programme in Nalgonda godown arrangements to store procured stocks, the govern- PNS n NALGONDA ment is working on setting up sufficient procurement centres TRS working president KT Rama Rao across the state. commenced distribution of the To this effect, a meeting will Bathukamma sarees among the ben- be conducted with all Joint eficiaries at a programme held here on Collectors across the State Monday. Because of the Huzurnagar next week. A State-level mon- by-election, distribution of the sarees itoring cell will also be estab- in Suryapet district did not take lished involving Civil Supplies, place. Agriculture, SERP, Marketing The TRS government is distribut- and other departments for ing eight kinds of sarees among the better coordination. Similarly, women of the state for Bathukamma district-wise monitoring cells festival. Because of the scheme, would also be established weavers of Telangana are able to across the State. earn at least Rs 16,000 to Rs 20,000 a These were among various Officials were instructed to get all the month as against the earlier Rs 8,000- aspects discussed during the details of farmers cultivating paddy, 12,000 a month. meeting held by Agriculture This year, the number of benefi- Minister S Niranjan Reddy, soya, green gram and other crops from ciaries is going to be at least Rs 1.02 Civil Supplies Minister G the Agriculture Department crore. Women and youth who Kamalakar and senior offi- are above 18 years of age are Wear cials here on Sunday. The going to get the gift of Tribal Minister offers Ministers stressed on arrange- agricultural department, the procurement centres. sarees for the festival. handloom on ments of instruments to mea- besides the estimated produc- All measures should be Not less than 16,000 sarees to Sammakka, sure moisture levels, required tion of all the crops to make taken to ensure that the yield weavers families Mondays: KTR Saralamma gunny bags and signing of arrangements accordingly. is procured from farmers and worked on 26,000 IT Minister KT Rama Rao called upon the people to wear agreements with transport Tarpaulins and other items stern action should be initiat- power looms to handloom textiles to promote livelihood of weavers. Speaking already been dispatched to dis- WARANGAL: Minister for Tribal, women companies well in advance to required for Civil supplies ed against those who try to weave the sarees. on the occasion after distributing sarees, the Minister said that tricts. The eligible women should and child welfare, Satyavathi Rathod avoid any inconvenience for department should be pro- procure through middlemen The weavers that not only Bathukamma sarees, the weavers have been collect their saree from the rele- on Monday offered Bathukamma sarees transportation of stocks. cured by Marketing depart- and traders, the Ministers employed 10 des- entrusted to weave school students' uniforms."The government has vant village or ward committee to the Tribal deity Sammakka and Officials were instructed to ment and the same should be directed officials. To avoid gins and used 10 been forging ahead to improve living standards of weavers. The members. Saralamma in Medaram. The Tribal priests get all the details of farmers handover early. Elected public inconvenience, all departments colours to weave Bathukamma sarees helped weavers augment their income. No The village committee will have accorded the Minister warm welcome. cultivating paddy, soya, green representatives should create should work in coordination magic and make state government ever introduced an exclusive scheme for village panchayat officer, village The Minister offered prayers to the Tribal gram and other crops from the awareness among farmers over for the benefit of farmers. 100 varieties of weavers," he said. Under 'Cheneta Mitra' scheme, the revenue officer, village mahila deities on the occasion. She was accompa- sarees. government extends 50 per cent subsidy on dyes, yarn and sangham office-bearer and ration- nied by MP Maloth Kavitha Bhadru Naik, ZP The government other goods. For the benefit of their families, the shop dealers as members. On ward chairman Kusuma Jagadeesh, Former spent Rs 313 crore to government is implementing 'Netanna Cheyuta' and committees, bill Collector, ward Minister Chandulal and Former MP SCCL workers get the sarees woven. another scheme titled 'Cheneta Lakshmi.' women's association office-bearer, Seetaram Naik. Later, the Minister formally During the past three Meanwhile, he urged the government and ration dealer will function as launched the Bathukamma saree distribu- to strike today years, the expenditure employees to wear handlooms members. In Maheswaram mandal tion in the Mulugu district headquarters. incurred on the sarees was Rs on Mondays. As of Rangareddy district, Education MLA Seethakka and Mulugu district PNS n SRIRAMPUR 715 crore. This time, the quality of against the Minister Sabita Indra Reddy dis- Collector Narayan Reddy were also present. sarees has been increased. Along 1.02 crore sarees tributed the sarees among women. During her visit to the Jathara site, the Workers of the Singareni with the saree, the beneficiaries are to be distributed this time, 96.70 lakh The women are elated over receiving Minister reviewed development pro- Collieries Company Limited also going to get a blouse piece. The sarees were distributed last year and the sarees. Officials have made elab- grammes and preparatory programmes (SCCL) will strike work in all cost per saree worked out to be Rs 280 95.48 lakh the previous year. Of the orate arrangements for the distribu- for the ensuing Medaram Jatara. of its collieries in Telangana excluding the GST. targeted 1.02 crore, 75 lakh have tion. on Tuesday to lodge their protest against the 100 per cent direct investments in coal industry. The strike Govt spent Rs 300 cr: Indrakaran was called by four national trade units - AITUC, PNS n WARANGAL ful sarees made by Sircilla the presence of MP Kotha INTUC, CITU and HMS. weavers across the state." Prabhakar Reddy, ZP The recognised trade union Environment and He also said that every chairman Roja Sharma and of the SCCL, the TBGKS on Endowments Minister A woman in the state above JC Padmakar. Speaking on Sunday pledged its support to Indrakaran Reddy distrib- the age of 18, with a white the occasion, Harish Rao them. Minister at a meeting in Hyderabad on Monday uted Batukamma sarees to ration card, is eligible to said that the sarees will be At a media conference held women here at receive the saree, and urged distributed to around at Mancherial on Monday, Laxmanchanda Mandal in every women in the state to 3,65,225 women in the dis- the TBGKS president B Nirmal on Monday. The celebrate Bathukamma fes- trict.He also directed the Venkat Rao and secretary Tour rural areas, Minister, who was also tival. Since 2017, the TRS officials to distribute the Miryala Raji Reddy said that accompanied by District government has spent Rs sarees to all the eligible the problem was taken to the Collector, Prashanti and 715 crore for distributing women. Lauding the chief notice of the TRS leadership Justice Vijay Lakshmi said, free sarees among women. minister K Chandrasekhar and decided to observe strike Minister Talasani "This year government is Meanwhile, Finance Rao, Harish said that on Tuesday. The total loss to spending over Rs 300 crore Minister T Harish Rao gave drinking water supply has the SCCL management on for the distribution of away Bathukamma sarees been initiated to every account of one-day strike Minister Indrakaran Reddy gifts a saree to a woman in Nirmal around 1.02 crore colour- to the women in Gajwel in household with Bhagiratha. would be around Rs 70 crore. tells officials PNS n HYDERABAD Visit the government Congress slams veterinary clinics COURTESY CALL Minister for Animal and find out whether Chief Minister Rs 20 lakh for kin of woman... Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav has asked officials of the the veterinary doctors are PNS n HYDERABAD Continued from Page 1 taken very seriously and all the Animal Husbandry attending clinics regularly station structures and facilities Department to tour rural areas TALASANI SRINIVAS YADAV Telangana Congress has The representatives of the vic- must be minutely checked so for three days in a week to gain Mminister for Animal Husbandry condemned Chief Minister tim's side sought a job for the sis- that such unfortunate incidents first-hand knowledge of the K Chandrashekhar Rao’s ter of deceased in L&T. The com- do not recur. The reputation prevailing conditions. He was remarks against Revenue pany will seriously consider the gained by Hyderabad Metro for its reviewing the activities of the to the department Sandeep employees by comparing request on the basis on suitabil- high quality and safety standards Animal Husbandry Kumar Sultania said that them with the ‘tail of dog’ on ity and requirement of LTC on will be maintained and safety will Department at the MCR HRD mobile clinics for cattle would the last day of the Budget compassionate grounds. be a high priority at all times, KTR institute here on Monday. be pressed into service soon. session in Assembly. Former As per the agreement, "the said. He asked them to arrange He asked the officials to ensure MLC Ramulu Naik warned legal heirs of the deceased will not Meanwhile, a message was awareness programmes activ- that the cattle receive deworm- the Chief Minister saying file any claim, criminal action being shared on WhatsApp ities of the department and ing drugs and vaccinations on that the employees have the against L&T and its officials for that a chunk of plaster from a explain them steps to be taken time. power of defeating the latter. the accident happened without Sunday. Minister KT Rama Rao Metro pillar fell off at to development of cattle. He Later, the Minister launched Ramulu Naik demanded any willful default of LTC and or instructed me to get the matter Rasoolpura Metro station on told them to visit the govern- the drug management system KCR, who termed employ- its related company." thoroughly investigated by inde- Monday. However, HMRL said, ment veterinary clinics and mobile application at the ees as gods during NVS Reddy said, "The pendent engineering experts "It's a rumour floated by some find out whether the veteri- meeting. Director animal hus- Telangana movement, to State and take the required remedial mischief maker. L&TMRHL nary doctors are attending bandry Dr Lakshma Reddy, tell whether the same has taken a serious view of the measures." has checked up and clarified clinics regularly or not and additional director Dr employees are looking like accident that happened at Minister KTR emphasised that no plaster piece fell at Governor of Telangana Tamilisai Soundararajan with President Ram Nath Kovind check the availability of vari- Ramachandra, TS Livestock devils. Ameerpet Metro station on that the incident needs to be Rasoolpura station." at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday ous drugs. Development Agency CEO He asked them to identify Manjuvani, Vijaya Dairy man- HYDERABAD suitable sites to start cattle feed aging director Srinivasa Rao processing units and submit a and animal husbandry depart- BULLION RATES TS universities report to the government ment officials from various GOLD Ball set rolling for T-fibre project... in dire straits... within three months. Secretary districts took part. ` 37,990 (10 gm) ` Continued from Page 1 is expected to be completed in Continued from Page 1 30 couple of years. SILVER L&T in a statement said, To recall, the Telangana Fibre KCR even did not visit any ` 47,300 (1kg) "The initial design and survey Grid Project will provide infra- university campus in the past ` 1100 works are being completed and structure for affordable and five years. He visited Osmania the roll out will establish IP- high speed broadband connec- University only once along MPLS Infrastructure and tivity and digital services to 10 with then President Pranab CHICKEN Optical Fibre Network for zones (33 districts), 589 man- Mukherjee to attend the inau- RATES `/KG affordable High Speed dals, 12,751 gram panchayats gural ceremony of the cente- Broadband Connectivity and (24,000+ habitations), 83.58 nary celebrations of OU in Dressed/With Skin `164 Digital Services across four lakh households and more than April 2017 held on the cam- Without Skin `186 zones, 11 districts, 215 mandals, two crore people. pus ground, but did not step Broiler at Farm `113 3,201 gram panchayats and T-Fibre is a State-led imple- into any institution on the approximately 8.65 lakh house- mentation of the Centre's campus. holds in the state of Telangana." 'BharatNet project' for rollout of It remains to be seen how EGG For L&T, the project is valued as optic fibre infrastructure across the new Governor and `/ significant, in the Rs 1,000 crore state to provide optical fibre con- vendors will lay ducts in uncov- the state. In Telangana, under Chancellor Soundararajan RATES 100 to Rs 2,500 crore range. nection to every household. In ered areas and then pull the the central government's will react to the pathetic HYDERABAD 368 It may be mentioned here that fact, an optical fibre ducts have cable, followed by installing BharatNet project 5,369 km of conditions existing at the VIJAYAWADA 381 the Telangana government had been laid over 65,000 km along active and passive equipment. optical fibre cables have been universities across planned to lay underground with Mission Bagiratha The area not covered by the laid in 2,047 gram panchayats in Telangana, when she meets VISAKHAPATNAM 370 ducts and fibre cables along with pipelines across the state. ducts is very minimal." the erstwhile Nizamabad, V-Cs for the first time after RETAIL PRICE `3.68 the Mission Bhagiratha's laying According to one IT depart- While the time duration has Khammam and Rangareddy assuming office just two (IN HYDERABAD) of water grid pipelines in the ment official, "Each of the three not been specified, the project districts. weeks ago.

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CAPSULE Size of flats in Hyd shrinks Complaint on Twitter leads Petrol price hiked for sixth day running to TS govt issuing GO HYDERABAD: Petrol and diesel prices rose in the city for the by 12% over 5 years Heavy penalties to be levied against owners of sixth consecutive day on PNS n HYDERABAD Monday when the price of Average unit sizes in affordable segment have vehicles carrying rocks/boulders plying in city petrol was increased by 31 As the demand for affordable PNS n HYDERABAD paise per liter and diesel by 21 homes in increasing, the size of reduced by 26% in city over the period KTR had alerted Principal Secy Arvind paise per liter. With this flats continues to shrink. A complaint by a Twitter user Kumar a few days ago after a Netizen increase, petrol price in Hyderabad saw apartment to MAUD Minister KT Rama tweeted him a photo showing a lorry Hyderabad touched Rs 78 per sizes shrink by 12% in the last Among the factors Rao led to the government liter and diesel Rs 72. In five years. In fact, average contributing to issuing a GO against danger- carrying large rocks on an ORR. Now, Amravati, petrol costs Rs apartment sizes in the top 7 shrinking of ous vehicles, especially lorries comes the GO which was issued after 78.01 and diesel Rs 72.14, cities have shrunk by 27% or heavy duty trucks, carrying while in Vijayawada, it is Rs over the last five years - from apartment sizes is huge boulders and cut rocks repeated requests to builders, contrac- 78.14 Rs 72 per litre of petrol 1,400 sq. ft. in 2014 to nearly the demand for that ply in the city. tors etc did not yield effective results and diesel respectively. Crude 1,020 sq. ft. in 2019 so far, as affordable homes, Netizen Vinod Reddy tweet- oil prices are rising due to per Anarock Property ed to KTR a photograph show- is crossing over speed-break- supply-related concerns after a Consultants. said chairman of ing a lorry carrying large rocks ers/uneven patches on roads drone and missile attack on Despite the shrinking size, Anarock Property on an ORR service road with- and turnings, thereby posing Saudi Arabia's oil facilities on the current average size of Consultants out any backdoors, pointing extreme danger to vehicles Saturday that affected over 5 property currently in out that the rocks posed a risk following them and are a threat per cent of global oil supply. Hyderabad is 1,570 sq. ft., the of falling on vehicles behind to human safety." highest among the top 7 cities contributing to the escalating the lorry. Minister KTR had Principal Secretary Arvind Teen commits in the country. In the afford- sq. ft., while in Chennai it is redrawn the course of real 'claustrophobia effect' of requested Principal Secretary said on Monday, "As directed suicide in BHEL able housing segment, approx. 1,190 sq. ft. The south- estate developers from 'bigger shrinking apartment sizes, Arvind Kumar through a tweet by Minister KTR, a GO has Hyderabad has the highest ern cities are unique com- is better' to significantly mod- demand for affordable homes on Saturday to issue instruc- been issued imposing first and township average size among top 7 cities pared to their northern coun- erate unit sizes across the 7 in metros tops the list. Also, tions to HMDA and GHMC to second penalty of Rs 25,000 HYDERABAD: A-17-year-old with 810 sq. ft. Average unit terparts like Delhi, Mumbai, major cities. Moreover, buying buyers are increasingly looking control dangerous vehicles ply- and Rs 50,000. For the third boy committed suicide by sizes in affordable segment Kolkata and Pune in that the an affordable home also comes to avail the government's cred- ing on roads. violation, a fine of Rs 1 lakh will hanging himself from ceiling have reduced in the city by 26% prevailing average sizes of with tax benefits as GST for it subsidy benefits for afford- A GO, Rt No 632, was issued be imposed and the lorry will fan at his residence at BHEL since 2014, followed by Kolkata apartments in the south are affordable housing is 1% as able housing. These require a by the government in this KT Rama Rao be seized. The company or con- Township in Sangareddy with 24% at 705 sq. ft. cur- among the highest. against 5% for mid-segment home to be priced less than Rs regard after repeated requests tractor or builder will in addi- district on Monday. The rently. Market realities like liquid- homes. 45 lakh and not exceed 60 sq. to builders, contractors and continues with impunity. The tion be levied Rs 50,000 fine." deceased was identified as Similarly, the average size of ity crisis, changing buyer pref- Anuj Puri, chairman of mt. carpet area or approx. 850 transport agencies did not GO reads, "Boulders are often The GHMC, HMDA, RTA Rushikesh, son of Anil Divar. properties in Bengaluru is also erences, and growing concerns Anarock Property Consultants sq. ft. built-up area (including yield effective results and seen dangling and shaking and traffic police departments Divar works as a CISF head relatively high at about 1,300 about affordability have said, "Among the major factors overall loading)." transport of boulders/rocks dangerously when the vehicle will enforce the penalties. constable at BHEL, and is a native of Kalegam in Maharashtra. The victim, who had been demanding that his KCR, Jagan hold talks for father buy a motorcycle for Fever pitch: GHMC him, was depressed since Divar did not do so. RC Puram police registered a case. 4 hrs on Godavari-Krishna... Continued from Page 1 pending distribution of assets ups garbage removal Two critical after of common institutions whose Sources added that the dis- value was pegged at nearly Rs PNS n HYDERABAD falling into sump cussions between the CMs 1.30 lakh crore. HYDERABAD: Two did not reach conclusion on With regard to diversion of As the city reels under sea- construction workers, Afroz any of the issues and both the Godavari water, officials from sonal diseases, the amount of and Imran Ali, are said to be in CMs felt that there is a need to both the states submitted garbage being lifted by GHMC critical condition after they got hold a few more rounds of dis- reports to their respective Health Minister Etela Rajender addresses medical professionals at the meeting at Gandhi Hospital on Monday has increased by 300 MT a into a water sump at an under- cussion to find an amicable CMs on the financial and exe- day. According to construction private building solution to the contentious cution issues. Officials from HOSPITAL FUNCTIONING Commissioner DS Lokesh near Hanuman temple at bifurcation-related issues, both the states estimated the Kumar, 5,800 MT of garbage Raidurg on Monday. The especially with regard to shar- project cost of Godavari diver- was being lifted earlier, but incident was reported at ing of assets of common insti- sion at nearly Rs 70,000 crore. now 6,100 MT is being lifted around 12.30 pm. The Disaster tutions located in Hyderabad. Discussion on how much Etela holds 7-hr meeting with docs every day. increased, which is leading to Response Force unit of GHMC The CAG report tabled in amount each State should bear He said, "The GHMC will diseases. The commissioner rushed to the spot and pulled the TS Legislative Assembly on for this project was discussed, PNS n HYDERABAD medical equipment, doctors respond positively to the take immediate steps to clear ordered taking up fogging out the duo from the sump. Sunday also talked about but no agreement was reached. and nurses for patient care." demand." garbage in the city as part of twice a day to prevent spread They were shifted to private Health Minister Etela Rajender He asked the administrators Etela also directed HoDs of prevention of seasonal dis- of seasonal diseases and hospitals, including Apollo held a seven-hour meeting at of teaching hospitals in the city Osmania and Gandhi eases, and additional vehicles dengue. Hospital, Jubilee Hills and Gandhi Hospital on Monday to pay stipend to junior doc- Hospitals to submit a report if will be allocated for garbage Meanwhile, the Sunshine Hospital at with doctors, teaching staff of tors every month. The minis- they wanted to increase the removal from October." Old Commissioner said in a review Gachibowli. According to DRF medical colleges and allied ter also asked the Directorate units to accommodate more vehicles have been phased out meeting on Monday, "The personnel, Afroz and Imran Ali hospitals to understand issues of Medical Education to look patients. "Not just that, sani- and hired vehicles are being rains have been widespread hail who from Karnataka, got concerning healthcare centres into the issue of registered doc- tation and security personnel used to lift additional garbage. over the city for the past few into the sump to clear the in the city. tors' promotions and accord working in the teaching hos- The prevalence of seasonal days, heavy rains for another centering material that was put Minister Etela said, "The designations accordingly. pitals should be paid salaries diseases will continue till two days are expected, and this up a few days ago. However, in government will conduct sev- When doctors raised the on time, for they are main- December. might continue until the end the process they fell eral meetings at all major hos- issue of salary raise in keeping taining a clean and secure GHMC has acknowledged of the month. Priority should unconscious. Locals pitals in the state to make sure with the 7th Pay Commission, environment for patients and that the garbage vulnerable be given to repairing damaged immediately informed GHMC that there is no shortage of the minister said, "I will doctors," he said. points in the city have roads immediately." officials. Both are receiving treatment at the hospital. Power utility staffer nabbed for bribe BRAOU admissions MEIL bags Polavaram, saves Rs 628 cr HYDERABAD: Officials of the Continued from Page 1 Irrigation Project. Anti Corruption Bureau The Polavaram Project is arrested the AE of power utility date extended For the first time in the coun- taken up to supply water to 7.2 TSSPDCL for demanding and try, the preliminary quotation by lakh acre agricultural lands and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 PNS n HYDERABAD UG Degree special L-1 company is considered as to generate the 960 MW of hydel from a house owner on re-admission base estimate cost. The previous power. Apart from this, 80 TMC Monday. According to the The University Grants In view of several represen- government paid Rs 2,346 crore of water will be transferred to officials, S Sudhakar, assistant RTC bus rams into Metro Commission (UGC) has per- tations received from the to build a hydel power station Krishna River, above the engineer of Yousufguda mitted the Dr B R Ambedkar Undergraduate Degree (B.A/ along with Polavaram Project. Prakasam Barrage. About 23.44 TSSPDCL section demanded Open University (BRAOU) B.Com/ B.Sc) students having TDP leader Rayapati TMC of water will be supplied Rs 70,000 from S Ramesh for to extend the last date backlog papers, belonging to Sambasiva Rao’s company to Visakhapatnam city for drink- an official favor. Ramesh had pillar at Ameerpet, 4 hurt for admissions for its 2001 to 2008 batches of Transstroy, which has won the ing purpose. About 28.5 lakh approach Sudhakar with a help PNS n HYDERABAD with 15 passengers at the time undergraduate and BRAOU, the University Polavaram construction con- people living in 540 villages adja- of installing electricity panel of the accident. It collided with postgraduate cours- has permitted these stu- tract in 2012, could not complete cent to the Polavaram Canal will board and four additional Another mishap was reported a divider near the Metro pil- es, PG diplomas and dents to take Special the work. The Chandrababu value of these works is Rs 4,987 also get drinking water. meters in his house. Following at Ameerpet Metro station lar and later rammed into a certificate pro- Re-Admission by pay- Naidu-led TDP government crore. Only MEIL bid for the According to government his request, Sudhakar on Monday when a TSRTC shop. Four people were injured grammes, till ing the requisite fee had entrusted the works to sub- works. As against the govern- estimates, the construction of the demanded a bribe of Rs bus rammed into a Metro pil- in the incident and were September 30. For immediately. All degree contractors. With this, the works ment’s expectations, the MEIL Polavaram Project should begin 70,000 and asked him to pay it lar and went on to collide with rushed to a nearby hospital. details, candidates can visit the students of 2001 to 2008 batch- went on at a snail’s pace. has come up with12.6 per cent at the end of November and in two installments, ACB a few shops before halting. The The mishap occurred with- University Portal: es, who could not complete the Chief Minister YS less Rs 4,358 crore to take up the complete the works as fast as officials said. The ACB then vehicle lost control after a in 24 hours of another incident www.braouonline.in and for course should approach the Jaganmohan Reddy’s govern- works. MEIL already has con- possible. Before that, the agree- set up a trap and caught the AE tyre burst, sources said. in which a woman lost her life further information can con- Director (Student Services) at ment has cancelled the works structed the Pattiseema Lift ment with the contractor and while he was accepting the first According to reports, the when a portion of concrete fell tact Help Desk Numbers: University headquarters in and called for reverse tenders for Irrigation Scheme (PLIS) in judicial review must be com- installment of the bribe. bus was traveling from on her head at the Ameerpet 7382929570, 7382929580, Jubilee Hills to avail this one Polavaram Project headworks record time and also built the pleted. The process should be Officials also arrested Md Secunderabad to Miyapur Metro station. 7382929590 and 7382929600. time final opportunity. and hydel power station. The world’s largest Kaleshwaram Lift completed by October 1. Mumtaz, private assistant of Sudhakar, who helped him in abetting the offence. Sudhakar and Mumtaz were produced in a court for SPE and ACB in Juveniles: Address behavioral issues in early years Ravi Shankar memorabilia Hyderabad. Dirhams worth Psychologists say kids must be made to understand the consequences of actions in scrap shop Rs 67L seized from Continued from Page 1 two books on cinema, NAVEEN KUMAR Dr Priyanka Padhi. about the selection of movies "Bollywood in Posters" and passenger at RGIA n Juvenile delinquency HYDERABAD "Instead of talking about a -- even simple cartoons these & contributing factors Family Ausaja took it home and was "Bollywood: The Films! The Hyderabad: The officials of minor getting into crime, it is days involve hitting-killing- is the role gobsmacked to find that it Songs! The Stars!", and has a CISF found 3,50,375 UAE Aided by easily accessible tech- important to understand the jealousy or negative kind of n Financial issues model of every contained rare documents of massive collection of rare Dirhams worth about Rs 67.65 nology, children who are primary delinquency act that characters which can create a child, and a normal the late musician, credited with Bollywood film posters. lakh in the hand baggage of a exposed to violent content in they start off with -- first drastic influence in a child's n Drug or alcohol abuse behavior by parents and taking the sounds of the sitar He has been following this passenger at the city RGI films and video games become defective or abnormal mental mind," she said. n Peer pressure siblings can motivate to music aficionados across the passion for 30 years. Asked airport on Sunday night. The vulnerable to getting influ- processes that may be caused We call them 'Net- n a child to behave world. "When I opened the how much he had to pay, money was during the pre- enced by the visuals they see, by improper conditioning or by Generation Children', who are Violence in the home positively suitcase and started going Ausaja said, "That's immateri- embarkation security check at and often get involved in crim- punishments and abuse, emu- they are surrounded by media n Boredom through the documents, I al. I could afford this so I picked the security hold area of RGI inal offences, say psycholo- lation of inappropriate role and gadgets all the time, have n realised how big a part it was it up but what is important is gists. Even if they 't get models and adjustment to all the information at the touch Lack of moral guidance of our cultural heritage. If this what is inside and what has Airport. The CISF personnel n detected 3,50,375 UAE Dirhams involved in the commission of inner conflicts. Even behavioral of fingertips, but what is Bad company can happen to a Bharat Ratna, been saved. You cannot quan- via a scanner in the hand offences, they should be treat- disorders during childhood, important to understand is n Socio-economic just imagine what will happen tify that. "This contains his per- baggage of a passenger. The ed based on their mental level. where many kids are seen talk- that all the information is not to others when they are gone. sonal notes on some of the passenger was later identified It should be ensured that they ing like grown-ups or even required for that age group. factors It is really sad. I thought it was greatest performances he had as Md. Ali Khan, with an Indian understand the consequences showcasing their anger in a "It is more important to give my duty towards my nature to given, musical notes written in passport, who was to travel to of their actions. harsh way, must raise concern age-appropriate information at least ensure that this gets his own handwriting and illus- Dubai from Hyderabad via an It is important to distinguish even if parents may find it in keeping with their maturi- restored," Ausaja said in an trations done by his son IndiGo flight. Upon enquiry, the acts of delinquency from crim- funny or cute. Lack of educa- ty and mental processing lim- interview. "The guy who gave Shubho, who was an illustrator. passenger could not produce inal acts. The first one refers to tion, which includes imparting its, as a lot of gadget use me the suitcase did not know He had also made a sketch of valid documents for the cash, acts that are prohibited by in them moral, family and impacts the cognitive and about Ravi Shankar. He said his father." The first step, Ausaja following which he was social norms, while the second social values are necessary. motor skills of children. It can this is about some musician. said, was restoring all the mate- detained for questioning. one is violation of existing About media influences, a lot also create mental distress in But I was startled to see the rial in his possession as it is not laws, said clinical psychologist of parents are not mindful them such as addiction to cer- material." Ausaja has authored in a good condition.

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CAPSULE Govt to procure 50L tonnes of paddy Rumblings in TRS CM insulted PNS n HYDERABAD to the fore again Council, says Area under paddy Civil Supplies Corporation crop increased this Jeevan Reddy Chairman Mareddy Srinivas Korutla MLA expresses displeasure HYDERABAD: Congress lone Reddy has said that the area year because of MLA T Jeevan Reddy has under paddy crop increased series of measures over not getting Ministerial berth expressed anger over Chief because of series of agriculture taken up by govt, Minister K Chandrashekhar development measures, includ- PNS n HYDERABAD Rao stating that the latter is ing round the clock power says Civil Supplies not giving minimum respect to supply to agriculture, taken by Corporation The rumblings within the TRS the Legislative Council. He said the state government leading to after the Cabinet expansion that the members have the state harvesting more and more chairman Mareddy came to the fore once again chance to raise the issues in paddy year after year. Srinivas with senior TRS MLA from Council, which were not being This year, the Civil Supplies Korutla, Kalvakuntla raised in the Legislative Corporation decided to pro- Vidyasagar Rao raising his Assembly. Speaking at cure 50 lakh tonnes of paddy voice against the TRS leader- Assembly Media Hall on as against 40.41 lakh last year. lakh tonnes. Therefore, 12 lakh ship. Monday, Jeevan Reddy said It ranked second in the coun- gunny bags were needed for The four-time MLA, that it was not proper on part try by procuring 77 lakh tonnes Civil Supplies Corporation chairman Mareddy Srinivas and others at a meeting with officials in Hyderabad on Monday the same and asked millers to Vidyasagar Rao expressed his of Chief Minister to run the of paddy during kharif and rabi handover serviceable gunny unhappiness over the leader- Legislative Council by sending last year, he said and sounded output. He said that he bore no quality of the rice. If the qual- places. Following complaints bags to the civil supplies cor- ship on Monday before the Korutla MLA Vidyasagar Rao Finance Minister. He lamented optimistic about it reaching the grudge towards the millers ity of rice supplied is not up to from school students, head poration. party activists, followers and that the members didn't get number one position in the and promised to consider their the mark, the government masters, the DCSO and DMs Enough rice stocks required well-wishers from his con- satisfactory answers from the country soon. problems sympathetically. would not hesitate to take have been asked to check the for distribution through the stituency. While speaking The four-time government in the Council. Addressing rice millers at a The government procures stern action against them, he cooked rice, he said and wel- PDS till 2020 are with the cor- with party activists, Vidyasagar MLA, Vidyasagar "Members would have got programme held at Civil 1.20 lakh tonnes of fine variety cautioned. comed the head masters, DEOs poration, he said adding that it Rao lamented that the Chief Rao expressed satisfactory answers from the Supplies Bhavan here on of rice annually for the bene- Referring to vigilance and and hostel wardens to com- will procure only 12 lakh Minister gave un-important government if Chief Minister Monday to discuss kharif fit of students of government quality control officials inspec- plain about the poor quality tonnes of raw rice during the position to him. his unhappiness attended the House", he said. action plan for 2019-20, he hostels and for the mid-day tion of the rice, he said that the any time. Civil Supplies present kharif. In lieu of the "The Chief Minister gave over the TRS Reddy expressed unhappiness sought cooperation of the meals programme, he said inspection found out that the Commissioner Akun rice procured, the civil supplies Minister post to the MLAs as the government failed to millers to the government adding that the government quality of the rice supplied was Sabharwal said that this year's corporation would give the who won elections for two leadership before give clarity on ST reservations keeping in mind the paddy would not compromise on not up to the mark at many target to procure rice was 50 rice millers paddy. times. But the same Chief the party activists, issue. Minister insulted me by not giving Ministerial berth," he supporters and TTD to scale down lamented. well-wishers Amaravati temple He made it clear that he Fight for ‘prestige’ don't want any positions and cost to Rs 36 crore said that he would continue expressed their unhappiness TIRUPATI: The TTD maiden his political career by serving openly for not getting a berth meeting, with its chairman YV the people. The followers of in the Cabinet. The party sent in Huzurnagar Vidyasagar Rao too expressed senior leaders to the resi- Subba Reddy in chair, held here n on Monday decided to build PNS HYDERABAD The TRS feels that anger over Chief Minister for dences of dissent leaders to Lord Venkateswara temple at a giving a small position to appease them. Many came cost of Rs 36 crore as against Though the main contest is sympathy factor their leaders. However, before the media and made it the predecessor governing limited to TRS and the works in favour of Vidyasagar Rao name was in clear that they have no dis- body decision to building the Congress in Huzurnagar, all the list of members of Public pleasure over the leadership temple at a whopping cost of parties have taken winning Saidi Reddy, who Under Takings House. when the TRS leadership Rs 150 crore. Also, the TTD the seat in the by-election as a unsuccessfully Chief Secretary SK Joshi with US Consul-General Joel Reifman at BRKR Bhavan in Hyderabad on Monday Earlier this month, sever- gave them assurances on decided to allocate Rs 48 crore matter of prestige. While the al seniors in the party positions. for development of Vavilala TRS, which lost the seat to rival contested against tank in the temple town. Congress by a whisker wants to TPCC president Further, the meeting decided to wrest the seat, while the last time TS keen to strenghten ties go ahead with the Garuda Congress wants to repeat the Varadhi project and in principle performance by retaining the 50 2BHKs ready agreed to constitute a seat. The BJP, which wants to with US, says SK Joshi committee to look into grow as an alternative to the by-election schedule. regularisation of services of ruling TRS wants to make its Minister in undivided for occupation contract workers. Chairman of presence felt by contesting the Nalgonda district, Jagadish US Consul General calls on Chief Secretary the TTD YV Subba Reddy said by-election. The by-election Reddy, toured the constituen- PNS n SANGAREDDY that the board took a decision was necessitated following elec- cy several times by now. The PNS n HYDERABAD Harish Rao will to appoint Ravi Prasad, the tion of Huzurnagar Congress TRS strongly feels that sympa- District Collector M attend house- chief statistical officer. MLA, N Uttam Kumar Reddy thy factor works in favour of Chief Secretary Dr SK Joshi CS distributes iPhones, iPads Hanumantha Rao on Monday getting elected to Lok Sabha Saidi Reddy, who unsuccess- has said that there are exten- called upon the beneficiaries warming ceremony in from Nalgonda seat. He fully contested against TPCC sive opportunities for the state Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Dr SK Joshi distributed Apple Macbook, iphone and of double bedroom houses at Siddipet on Sept 27 resigned for his MLA seat president last time. of Telangana and the United ipads to 2018 batch of IAS officers at secretariat here on Monday and urged them Balkam Cheluka Tanda village imposing a by-election. Barring Rajagopal Reddy in States of America to cooperate to use the technology in their day-to-day activities and prepare an action plan in of Kohir Mandal, local public colony on a war-footing, Take by-poll as The BJP, which upset all Nalgonda, the Congress has no on education, health, IT and this regard. He enquired from them the progress of implementation of the 30- representatives and officials to Hanumantha Rao instructed calculations capturing four other MLA in the district. artificial intelligence sectors. day action plan in villages. GAD special chief secretary Adhar Singha asked make grand arrangements for the officials to take up mass referendum: Lok Sabha seats and desirous However, Congress winning He spoke thus when US them to increase their understanding about the government's development and the mass house-warming cel- plantation at the colony to grow as an alternative to two MP seats from the dis- Consul-General in Hyderabad welfare programmes. GAD deputy secretary Chitti Rani was also present. ebrations in the village. besides providing electricity Revanth dares CM the TRS by next elections, is trict–Uttam Kumar Reddy and Joel Riefman called on the The Collector said the gov- and water connection, and all looking for a strong candi- Komatireddy Venkata Reddy – Chief Secretary at the BRK ernment completed construc- the basic facilities a family PNS n HYDERABAD date. The TRS attributed los- exercising its influence over 14 Bhavan here on Monday as a climate, there are possibilities ately when the students from tion of the 50 double bedroom requires. ing Huzurnagar to the segments will become a major matter of courtesy. for the US to set up many Telangana faced any prob- houses and had also allotted Pointing out that Chief Senior state Congress leader Congress to announcing can- plus factor. Since Uttam was The TRS government, under industries in Telangana lems. The visiting dignitary them to beneficiaries through Minister K Chandrashekar Revanth Reddy on Monday didate late. Therefore, it the sitting MLA of Huzurnagar, the leadership of Chief because of the prevailing said that he would strive hard draw of lots, "Finance Minister Rao conceived the idea of dared Chief Minister K announced its trust old horse moreover the constituency is Minister K Chandrashekhar good eco system, he said to foster the cordial relations T Harish Rao will attend the double bedroom houses for Chandrasekhar Rao to take Saidireddy, who tasted defeat one of the segments of the Rao, focused on implement- adding that the bonds between India and the USA. mass house-warming cere- the poor in the State, Rao the Huzurnagar by-election at the hands of Uttam Kumar Nalgonda MP seat, he is the ing various development between India and US should The duo discussed execution mony on September 27 as said that 50 poor families outcome as the referendum on Reddy, as the candidate again TPCC president, the by-elec- schemes with special empha- grow stronger. of Kaleswaram project in chief guest," he said. from the Balakm his style of functioning, and from Huzurnagar within one tion became prestigious for sis on irrigation development. He urged the US consul Telangana and the US Consul Asking the officials to com- CheruvuTanda stand to ben- stated that he would lose if that and half hours of releasing the the Congress. In the prevailing industrial general to respond appropri- building in Hyderabad. plete the leftover works in the efit from the scheme. were so. Speaking on the state's economic situation and its mounting debts, Revanth Reddy said that CM KCR wants to still borrow more and Kidnapped infant rescued, accused held Cong demands new law more. TPCC working presi- dent and MP of Malkajgiri PNS n YADADRI-BHONGIR resident of VV Nagar in Revanth Reddy also accused Hyderabad along with her the Chief Minister of pushing Bibinagar police arrested two daughter, to Bibinagar by offer- to regulate pvt hospitals the state into debt, and pegged persons on Monday who kid- ing shelter to her. When Jyothi the per capita debt on each yet- napped a 15-month-old baby was in an inebriated condition, to-be-born child at Rs 1 lakh. Pooja and rescued the child they fled from the place along Leaders meet Health Minister Etela Rajender Addressing the media along from them. The accused were with her daughter on with senior Congress leader identified as Pittala Madhavi September 5. PNS n HYDERABAD Ponnam Prabhakar at Sivapalli (35) and Gujjar Raju, natives of Following a complaint village of Peddapalli district on LB Nagar in Hyderabad. The lodged by Jyothi on September The Congress on Monday Monday, he said that the two are rag pickers and are 8, Bibinagar police filed a case demanded that the Telangana Congress gave surplus budget presently residing at Bibinagar. and took up investigation. The Government constitute of a of Rs 16,000 crore to Telangana Informing the media at a police arrested the couple in Regulatory Authority to con- during the state's inception, briefing, Bhongir Deputy Hyderabad at 6 am on Monday. trol/monitor the functioning of but Chief Minister KCR Commissioner of Police K Assistant Commissioner of private/corporate hospitals, pushed the state into debts by Narayana Reddy said that Bhongir Deputy Commissioner K Narayana Reddy briefing the media on Monday Police, Bhongir Zone Bhujanga nursing homes, clinics and indulging in wasteful expen- Madhavi and Raju, who got Rao, Bhongir rural Circle diagnostic centres across the diture. He pointed out how the married after leaving their Bibinagar and eking out a didn't have children during Inspector Y Telangana State. CAG indicted the govern- respective spouses and chil- livelihood through rag picking. their conjugal life. They lured and Bibinagar Sub-Inspector Led by Telangana Pradesh ment on this score. dren, were residing at They wanted children as they a beggar Tusambat Jyothi, a Ch Sudhakar were also present. Congress Committee (TPCC) Minorities Department Chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, a delegation of Congress leaders met Minister Alternative Dispute Resolution centre soon for Medical, Health & Family Congress leaders submitting a representation to Minister Etela Rajender on Monday Welfare Etela Rajender at his PNS n HYDERABAD residence on Monday and The Cong leaders He informed that the The MoU has been submitted a representation. Congress party leaders have The Federation of Telangana signed with They referred to Health accused some recently met the heads of Chambers of Commerce and Minister's recent statement private hospitals many corporate hospitals in Industry (FTCCI ) has officially NALSAR University wherein he accused some pri- the city requesting them to launched in Hyderabad on and the copies vate hospitals of fleecing the of fleecing the streamline their billing Monday among dignitaries , were exchanged patients by spreading the fear patients by processes and address the officials and corporate mem- of Dengue with the sole inten- spreading the fear grievances of over-charging by bers. The launch ceremony between FTCCI tion of making profits. patients. "Although the hos- also witnessed the FTCCI sign- and Faizan "While we don't endorse of dengue with the pital managements have ing and exchanging of an MoU your contention that there are sole intention of agreed to look into the issue, with NALSAR University of Mustafa, VC no Dengue cases, we agree that but we suspect that they would Law for setting up of NALSAR of NALSAR almost all corporate hospitals making profits do nothing in this regard," he and FTCCI International are extorting huge money from said. Centre for Alternative Dispute poor patients and their fami- Therefore, Abdullah Sohail Resolution. behalf of the trade and indus- lies. It is nothing but organised is no one to crosscheck the said that the Health Minister Speaking on the occasion, try ." Later an MoU was loot happening without any treatment being given to has been urged to constitute a Karunendra S Jasti, president, signed with NALSAR uni- fear of law where an entire patients and the charges which high-level independent panel, FTCCI said “The Chamber of state, Andhra Pradesh, and chambers in the Country" changed to the "Federation of versity and the copies were family is getting robbed in the are being collected from them. headed by a sitting judge of the Commerce was established in the name was changed to 'The "After the bifurcation of Telangana Chambers of exchanged between FTCCI name of treatment," the Right from Registration Fee to High Court and comprising of 1917, this Federation was first Federation of Andhra Pradesh the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Commerce and Industry" to and Faizan Mustafa, Vice- Congress leaders said in their the complicated surgical pro- medical and accounting pro- conceived as a Chamber of Chambers of Commerce and into two States viz, Telangana play more active role in the Chancellor of NALSAR representation. cedures, everything is costly fessionals, to look into all the Commerce representing the Industry' in 1958. It started and Andhra Pradesh in 2014, Economic Development of University of Law. Speaking to media persons and no one has the authority aspects and suggest means to entire old state of Hyderabad. functioning with representa- the name was altered to "The the Telangana State. We are Speaking on the occasion, later, Abdullah Sohail said that to question them,” There are control/monitor pricing by This included parts of the pre- tion from the entire state. The Federation of Telangana and submitting a detailed memo- Mustafa said, "We are delight- the Congress delegation several cases wherein hospitals private and corporate hospi- sent Karnataka, Maharashtra as Federation gradually evolved Andhra Pradesh Chambers randum to the Telangana ed to enter into a MoU with apprised the Health Minister of declared the death after sever- tals. "Based on their sugges- well as all the Telugu-speaking into an apex organisation rep- of Commerce and Industry Government on pertinent and FTCCI. This 3,500 sq feet cen- how corporate/private hospi- al hours or even days just to tions, the State Government districts of the old Nizam's resenting large, medium and (FTAPCCI)", effective from burning issues regarding tre will facilitate and help the tals were taking advantage of increase the billing for venti- may come up with a new dominions. The year 1956 saw small scale industries and January 14, 2015. Industry Incentives, Trade members on alternative dis- absence of a mechanism to lator and other charges," he Regulatory Law to handle the the formation of the linguistic became one of the largest Subsequently, the name was licenses, Power, HMDA etc on pute resolutions." monitor their activities. "There said. menace,” he said. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS CLEANUP DRIVE PM Modi must shed Over 1,000 kg plastic waste found at Goa beach PNS n PANAJI lution," he said. The garbage was later handed over to the aversion Nehru: Cong Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste Corporation of City of Panaji PNS n NEW DELHI has been found at a beach for further processing, he said. stretch near Panaji by a team of The international coastal The Congress on Monday scientists and students of the cleanup campaign began over Ashok Gehlot hailed the US House Majority Goa-based National Institute of 30 years ago and since then, Leader's invoking of Jawaharlal Oceanography (NIO), an offi- plastic consumption has gone R’than CM holds Nehru in his speech at the cial said on Monday. up, the spokesperson said. 'Howdy Modi' event, saying it During a campaign as part "We know plastic has a neg- hearing to redress would have been better if of the International Coastal ative impact and we know people’s grievances Prime Minister Narendra Cleanup Day 2019 last where it is coming from. We JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Modi would have shed his Saturday, the NIO team col- need to prevent this pollution, Minister Ashok Gehlot held a aversion to India's first PM and lected garbage from the and more importantly, cut it off public hearing at his residence joined in endorsing what the Caranzalem beach for two- at the source," he added. here on Monday to redress American leader said. and-a-half hours and found Waste collected from around one-km The NIO, a constituent lab- grievances of the citizens. The Democrat Steny Hoyer, that the area was littered with stretch of the beach included 1,078 kg oratory of the Council of chief minister took while welcoming Prime various plastic material. Scientific and Industrial representations and complaints Minister Modi at the event on "The waste collected from of plastics, 486 kg of organic waste like Research (CSIR), undertook from people who came from Sunday, had invoked Asked about US Democrat Steny Hoyer's around one-km-long stretch of paper and other trash, 720 glass bottles the drive in association with various parts of the state. He Mahatma Gandhi and India's remarks, Congress' Sharma said it the beach included 1,078 kg of the National Centre for Coastal issued necessary directions to first prime minister Nehru in plastics, 486 kg of organic and 125 metal cans, a spokesperson of Research and the Ministry of senior officials to redress the his speech. was nice to see leaders in US recognise waste including paper and National Institute of Oceanography said Earth Sciences. grievances, a release said. Asked about Hoyer's contribution of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi other trash, 720 glass bottles Over 130 staff members and Various individuals including remarks, Congress' senior and 125 metal cans," a students participated in the women, delegations of different spokesperson Anand Sharma and Jawaharlal Nehru, “like we respect spokesperson of the NIO said. spoons, cups, glasses, straws, "Our addiction to single-use drive, led by NIO's Director organisations apprised the chief said it was heartening to see Martin Luther King or Nelson Mandela” The trash consisted of plas- pens, bags, toys and decorative plastic and lack of its waste Sunil Kumar Singh and senior minister of their issues at the that leaders in America recog- tics used for food and other items, fishing net pieces and management has resulted in a scientists Mahua Saha and Jansunwayi, it said. nise the contribution of lead- packagings, plastic caps, tarpaulin sheets, he said. global epidemic of plastic pol- Rakesh Sharma. ers like Mahatma Gandhi and and Mahatma Gandhi," he was reminded of the contri- Jawaharlal Nehru, "like we told reporters. butions of Nehru by the House Suspected cow respect Martin Luther King or Senior Congress leader Majority Leader in Houston," Nelson Mandela". Jairam Ramesh said he is glad he said. ABVP's march to smuggler beaten up "Jawaharlal Nehru (was) the that Modi was reminded of the Senior Congress leader by mob in Rajasthan front-ranking leader of the contributions of Nehru by the Abhishek Singhvi also took a Guj: Man lynched on suspicion Jadavpur varsity Indian national movement and American Democratic party swipe at Modi over Hoyer's JAIPUR: An alleged cow architect of modern India, we leader. remarks, saying, "It was stopped by cops smuggler was beaten up by a owe a debt of gratitude to him. "I recall L K Advani praising absolutely unexpected for of being thief, three arrested mob in Shahjahapur area of It would have been better that Nehru in a speech in New York Modi ji". PNS n KOLKATA Rajasthan's Alwar district, the the Prime Minister would have some years ago. Vajpayee's "While the achievements of PNS n JAMNAGAR police said on Monday. On a shed his aversion to Pandit tribute to Nehru is a master- Nehru and Gandhi ji were ABVP activists on Monday tip off that cows were being Nehru and joined in endorsing piece. Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh being mentioned, his (Modi's) A unidentified man was pelted stones at police officers smuggled in two jeeps, police what the US Senators were say- Din...," Ramesh said in a tweet. expressions were worth see- allegedly beaten to death by a and tried to break barricades had put up barricades on ing about Jawaharlal Nehru "I'm glad that PM Modi ing," he said. group of seven persons on sus- after their protest rally to Sunday night. While one of the picion of being a thief in Jadavpur University here was jeeps managed to dodge police Gujarat's Jamnagar district, stopped midway, sources teams, a group of villagers Guj: 4 crocodiles police said on Monday. said. managed to stop another jeep The incident took place at The right wing students' carrying 6-7 bovines in Fusa ki rescued in Moti Khavdi village on Sunday organisation took out the Dhani where they thrashed one following which three of the rally from Gariahat area in of the suspected smugglers Vadodara, 76 so accused were arrested, an offi- south Kolkata to protest identified as Munfed Khan, they cial at Medhpar police station against the September 19 said. "Khan holds a criminal far this monsoon said. attack on Union Minister record of smuggling cows. 6-7 PNS n VADODARA The man, who was appar- Babul Supriyo on Jadavpur bovines were recovered and ently mentally unstable and The man, apparently mentally unstable University campus. taken to a cow shelter. A cross Four crocodiles were res- around 35 years of age, tried to and around 35 years of age, tried to As soon as the Akhil FIR has been registered in the cued in the early hours of enter the house in which the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad matter and the case is being enter a house in which the accused further investigated," Bhiwadi Monday from Vadodara and accused stayed by jumping (ABVP) activists reached SP Amandeep Singh Kapoor surrounding villages, taking the compound wall and break- stayed by jumping the compound wall Jodhpur Park, around 2km the total number of these rep- ing its window on Sunday away, police stopped them by said. Khan was admitted to a and breaking a window hospital in Shahjahapur. tiles saved during this year's morning, he said. putting up barricades on the monsoon to 76, a senior He then hurled abuses at road, the sources said. Gujarat forest department them following which the The protesters then pelted official said. accused, suspecting that the incident, he rushed to the spot Prakash Kumar, Santosh the police with stones and The four crocodiles were man was a thief, thrashed him and called the police. Maurya, and Shivaji Uadav, he tried to break the barricades, rescued from the campus of JEWAR AIRPORT with wooden and plastic sticks, Later, the police arrested said. An FIR was lodged on while raising slogans against a hostel, a railway crossing killing him on the spot, the three of the accused, Prabhakar Sunday evening against the the Trinamool Congress gov- and two villages, said Range official said. Tripathi (native of Deoria in seven accused under various ernment, they added. Forest Officer (RFO) Nidhi 47 farmers held during The accused worked as Uttar Pradesh), Yogesh Singh IPC Sections, including 302 Supriyo was last week Dave. supervisors at a private fabri- (from Sultanpur in UP) and (murder), 143 (unlawful heckled and held up for sev- "The hostel for resident cation factory nearby and lived Manoj Singh (hailing from assembly), 147, 148 (rioting) eral hours by the students of doctors of Sir Sayajirao in a rented house. Bihar), he said. and 323 (voluntarily causing Jadavpur University, where he Helicopter makes General Hospital is near protest to demand hike When they informed their Search was on for four oth- hurt), and the Gujarat Police had gone to attend a seminar emergency landing Vishwamitri river and the senior at the factory about the ers accused, Sahil Ansari, Act. organised by the ABVP. crocodile may have come in Kedarnath from there. One was caught in land compensation DEHRADUN: Six pilgrims on from the Kalali railway cross- board a private helicopter had a ing, while two others were PNS n NOIDA (UP) When farmers Rs 44 L robbed narrow escape on Monday rescued from Hansapura and Man climbs terrace of hotel to end when the tail end of the Kapurai villages," Dave said. Forty-seven farmers were proceeded to lay from LTT cash chopper hit an object while "It created panic among the arrested on Monday in Greater seige at Jewar toll making an emergency landing residents there. But teams of Noida after they held a protest counter, hunt at Kedarnath helipad soon after animal welfare NGOs and the in Jewar demanding increased plaza, they were life; rescued after 17 hours of talks take-off. The pilgrims were forest department rescued compensation for their land arrested as the on for culprit PNS n NEW DELHI returning from Kedarnath to them in an operation that last acquired for an upcoming air- demonstration Fata in the helicopter when the till 2am today," said Arvind port, officials said. PNS n MUMBAI A 31-year-old man climbed to pilot soon after the take off Pawar, a member of one of When the farmers pro- could’ve disrupted the terrace of a west Delhi hotel realised that it had developed a the rescue teams. ceeded to lay seige at the traffic, police said An unidentified person with the idea of ending his life technical snag, Rudraprayag Dave said incessant rains Jewar toll plaza, they were allegedly entered the but was finally persuaded not District Disaster Management this year has brought several arrested as the demonstra- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to do so after 17 hours of nego- Officer Harish Chandra Sharma crocodiles out of Vishwamitri tion could have disrupted traf- Ranvijay Singh told PTI. (LTT) cash counter here and tiations that carried on said. "As the helicopter was and Dhadhar rivers and near- fic movement, the officials While 5,000 hectare land is to decamped with around Rs 44 through the night, police said making an emergency landing by ponds onto streets and res- said. be acquired for the entire lakh, a Government Railway on Monday. on the helipad its rear portion idential complexes. The arrest comes at a time project, the first phase of the Police (GRP) said official on Sandeep alias Arman Malik hit an object, perhaps a railing," "Since August 1, we have when land acquisition is airport would be spread over Monday. first climbed the sixth floor of he said. "Luckily, all on board rescued 76 crocodiles, includ- underway for the Greenfield 1,334 hectare and is expect- The incident took place the hotel in Hari Nagar. He Sandeep alias Arman Malik first the helicopter are safe," he said. ing 41 after August 16," Dave International Airport in ed to be completed by 2023, late Sunday night but came to later climbed up to the terrace climbed to the sixth floor of the hotel in Seven persons, including the said. Gautam Buddh Nagar's Jewar according to district offi- light on Monday morning of the building and threat- pilot, were on board the Officials said Vishwamitri tehsil. The district adminis- cials. when the main counter ened to commit suicide after he Hari Nagar in west Delhi. He was helicopter when the incident and Dhadhar rivers are home tration has acquired more So far, the Gautam Buddh employee at the rail terminus had an altercation with his wife, finally persuaded not to do so after took place, he said. to more than 250 crocodiles. than three-quarters of the Nagar administration has found the cash missing, he police said. The Fire depart- land required for the first acquired 745-hectare land and said. ment said they received a call 17 hours of negotiations that carried phase of the airport. transferred its possession to He then alerted the about the incident at around 4 on through the night "There was a protest by the Yamuna Expressway Railway Protection Force pm on Sunday after which AVIATION SCAM farmers. 47 farmers have Industrial Development (RPF) officials who helped three vehicles carrying lad- been arrested. They were Authority (YEIDA), the offi- him approach the GRP in ders were rushed to the spot. the fire official said. He had Delhi from Ahmedabad. moving to block the Jewar cials said. Kurla, he said. The fire brigade, the police checked into the hotel at 1.30 Police said Sandeep is CBI files charges against toll plaza. The farmers were Jewar airport, second in the Footage of the CCTVs and a CAT ambulance were at pm on Sunday with his wife allegedly an accused in a case asked not to do so, but they National Capital Region after installed at the place was the spot the entire night trying Kritika Basera. She is his sec- lodged at Nihal Vihar police remained adamant on taking Delhi's Indira Gandhi being analysed, the official to convince the man so that he ond wife and their marriage station. He was rescued and lobbyist Deepak Talwar the law into their hands," International airport, will be said. could be brought down safely. had taken place a year ago in taken to Nihal Vihar police sta- PNS n NEW DELHI Greater Noida spread over 5,000 hectare and A manhunt was on to nab The man was finally rescued the same hotel, the police said. tion for further questioning, Superintendent of Police cost around Rs 15,754 crore. the accused, he added. at around 8.45 am on Monday, The couple had come to the police said. The CBI on Monday filed a charge sheet against corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar in connection with an aviation scam which allegedly led to Legendary cricketer Madhav Apte dies losses for Air India. The final report was filed PNS n MUMBAI He made his Test debut Batting icon Sachin before special judge Anil against Pakistan at the Apte made his Test debut against Tendulkar also condoled his Kumar Sisodia for the offence Veteran cricketer Madhav Apte Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai Pakistan at the death. punishable under sections 8 died after suffering a cardiac in November 1952 and played "Have fond memories of (taking gratification, in order arrest here on Monday morn- his last test against West Indies (CCI) in Mumbai in November 1952 and Madhav Apte Sir. I got to play to, by corrupt or illegal means, ing, a family member said. at Kingston in April 1953. played his last test against West Indies against him at Shivaji Park influence public servant) of Deepak Talwar He was 86. In his debut Test, he made 30 when I was 14. Still remember Prevention of Corruption Act, The former India and and 10 , respectively. at Kingston in April 1953 the time when he & Dungarpur besides other offences. missed his anticipatory bail Mumbai opener was admitted He was the first Indian open- Sir let me play for the CCI as Besides Talwar, who is cur- application. He was later sent to the Breach Candy Hospital er to aggregate over 400 runs in eran cricketersSunil Gavaskar, Rao Apte. Will treasure those a 15- year old. He always sup- rently in judicial custody in the to judicial custody on August where he breathed his last at a Test series (460 runs against Dilip Vengsarkar and former long discussions with you ported me & was a well wish- case, the charge sheet also 9. According to the agency, 6.09 am, his son Vaman Apte West Indies in 1953). Mumbai stalwart Milind Rege. cricket from your days!" he er. May his names his close aide Yasmeen Talwar had acted as a middle- told PTI. He also captained Mumbai Madhav Apte National selector Jatin tweeted. Soul Rest In Peace," Kapoor and Maya B Puri, man in negotiations to favour Madhav Apte played seven in domestic cricket. Paranjpe, his father Vasu and "Madhav Apte had a bag of Tendulkar said in a tweet. Stone Travel Private Limited, foreign private airlines, includ- Tests in which he scored 542 Madhav Apte was assigned He played the Kanga League noted cricket commentator stories. From to Mumbai stalwart Amol Cedar Travels, Deepak Talwar ing Qatar Airways, Emirates runs, with a lone hundred and as the opening batsman by leg- till he was 70 years old. Harsha Bhogle were also pre- his buddy Subhya Fergie Gupte. Mazumdar also expressed grief & Associates and Asia Field and Air Arabia, by making three fifties to his credit. His endary Vinoo Mankad. Till his last breath, he was sent. To listen to him was rewinding over the death of another one Limited. national carrier Air India give highest score was 163 not out. He played along with sever- president of the 'Legends Club', Former Mumbai cricketer cricket history. Dignified affa- from the 'golden generation'. The court is likely to con- up profit making routes and He had a much better first al legendary cricketers, includ- a group formed to celebrate the Shishir Hattangadi took to ble yet accessible as senior. "Sad news indeed about sider the matter on October 1. timings. class record where he scored ing Mankad, , achievements of different Twitter to offer his condo- Passing Pedder Road and Madhav Apte sir. Shared many The agency had on July 26 The alleged deals took place 3,336 runs from 67 matches, and Rusi Modi. sportspersons. lences. Woodland Apartments each memories. Another of the gold- taken Talwar into custody during the Congress -led including six hundreds and He earlier also served as His funeralwas held in the "Another institution of time will bring back memories en generation of Mumbai inside the courtroom, United Progressive Alliance's 16 fifties. His highest first class president of the iconic CCI, an afternoon at Shivaji Park cre- Bombay and Mumbai Cricket with a smile.#RIP, Hattangadi Giants passes away. May his soul moments after the judge dis- (UPA) regime at the Centre. score was 165 not out. official said. matorium and attended by vet- comes to an end. RIP Madhav said in another tweet. rest in peace," he tweeted. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 nation 06

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Goa cops begin probe Historic day in world politics, Next 24 hours crucial for into social media poster about nude party Sena-BJP alliance: Sanjay Raut PANAJI: Goa police began a says BJP on ‘Howdy Modi’ PNS n MUMBAI probe on Monday after the appearance of a poster on PNS n NEW DELHI As uneasiness grew in the rul- social media announcing a ing BJP and Shiv Sena over a "nude party" in north Goa, an Hailing the 'Howdy Modi' seat-sharing arrangement for official said. The official said event in Houston as "unprece- the next month's assembly police had activated its dented" and "history in the polls in Maharashtra, Sena informant network to find out making", top BJP leaders on leader Sanjay Raut on Monday details of what the poster Monday said it has left an said a formula was almost claimed was a "private Goa indelible footprint of a stronger worked out between them, party". While the poster India on the world map. and that the "next 24 hours" are mentions three roads in North "A historic day in world pol- "crucial" for the alliance. Goa district where the party is itics! Leaders of the two most Earlier in the day, Chief likely to happen, it has not powerful democracies shared Minister given a detailed address nor a their ideas & dreams for a said the official announce- date, the official said. The prosperous world together in ment on seat-sharing deal will poster informed that "10-15 a way that one has never seen be made at the "right time". Sanjay Raut foreigners" and "more than 10 before. #HowdyModi was When pressed for his reac- Indian girls" will take part. "We unprecedented. It has left an tion on the status of the seat- “A seat-sharing formula has almost will not allow any nude party to indelible footprint of a sharing deal, the chief minis- been worked out. It is in the final stage. happen in the state," he stronger India on world map," ter said, "I am also equally con- asserted. Meanwhile, Goa BJP president and Union cerned about the formation of Sena is known for keeping its word. Mahila Congress chief Pratima Home Minister Amit Shah the alliance with the Sena. When LS elections were scheduled, Coutinho said Chief Minister tweeted. However, official announce- there was some arrangement finalised and Tourism In a reference to Modi's Defence Minister said the Donald Trump at the Houston ment will me made at the right minister attack on Pakistan over the event, BJP's Amit Malviya time". for seat-sharing,” Raut said must immediately intervene issue of terrorism, he said the event in Houston has reignited shared took a dig at the opposition Raut told a regional news and ensure such parties do not message to the world is loud Indian-American dreams and their bright while calling its charge pre- channel that the next 24 hours take place. and clear that this "new India" posterous. are crucial for the alliance chief Uddhav Thackeray, BJP force the other into agreeing to will leave no stone unturned to futures. “The oldest and largest "I can understand some in between the BJP and his party. president Amit Shah and allocate more number of seats. Man stabs wife keep the country safe and democracies joined hands today giving the Congress are peeved at the "A seat-sharing formula has Fadnavis earlier this year. Earlier, numerous seat-shar- united. us hope and a promising future,” he said massive success of Howdy almost been worked out. It is Notably, Thackeray ing formulae were floated to death in Thanks to Modi's leadership, Modi but to allege that the PM in the final stage. Sena is announced on two occasions- between both the parties, but Rajasthan's Bundi the entire world today stands interfered in US elections is known for keeping its word. -on September 9 and none of them was officially KOTA (RAJ): A railway firmly with India in its decisive under Modi, he said. promising future. It was histo- preposterous! When Lok Sabha elections September 20--that the formal confirmed. gangman allegedly stabbed his fight against the menace of ter- Defence Minister Rajnath ry in the making," he said. "He referred to the 'Aabki were scheduled (in April-May seat-sharing announcement In 2014 elections, the Sena 23-year-old wife to death over a rorism, Shah said, asserting Singh said the event in With the Congress accusing Baar Trump Sarkar' slogan this year), there was some will be made in a "couple of and the BJP had broken up scuffle in Rajasthan's Bundi that the prime minister's pop- Houston has reignited shared Modi of "violating" the Indian and its resonance with the arrangement finalised for seat- days". their alliance at the last district on Monday, police said. ularity has soared across the Indian-American dreams and foreign policy's time hon- Indian-American community sharing," he said. Sources said the delay in moment, and contested sepa- The incident took place in the globe. their bright futures. oured principle of not interfer- back in 2016! Listen," the BJP's Amid reports that the Sena making the announcement rately. morning at a railway colony in It is a recognition of the peo- "The oldest and largest ing in the domestic elections IT department head said while might have to make a climb- was part of a clever political After the results, the BJP Keshoraipatan town when after ple of India. The grand event democracies joined hands of another country by "cam- posting a clipping of the prime down on the number of seats strategy being adopted by the emerged as the single largest a heated argument between the is testimony of India's power today giving us hope and a paigning" for US President minister's speech. it had initially demanded to BJP and the Sena. party winning 122 of the 288 two, the accused allegedly contest, its leaders have been According to them, both the seats while the Sena bagged 63 stabbed his wife multiple times, maintaining the arrangement parties, which are fighting for seats. Both the parties later Station House Officer (SHO) will be made as per an under- supremacy, are playing at the joined the hands to form the Abhishek Pareek said. The WB top cop fails standing reached among party psychological level so as to government. injured women was rushed to a Doc graduating from govt colleges hospital, where doctors to respond to declared her brought dead, he said. Asmuddin (25), a railway will have to work in villages: Yogi CBI summons BJP MLA gangman posted at n n Keshoraipatan station, and PNS LUCKNOW PNS KOLKATA seeks NRC in Tabbasum, who was a forest ‘Doctors will be guard, were married for more Doctors graduating from gov- made to fill up Top West Bengal police offi- Rajasthan than two years and used to ernment medical colleges in cer Rajeev Kumar on Monday fight frequently, the SHO said, Uttar Pradesh with an MBBS bonds. Those who did not respond to CBI's PNS n JAIPUR adding that the woman soon degree will have to work in vil- did MD, MS will also summons in connection with moved back to her parent's lages for two years unless they the multi crore Rose Valley BJP MLA and former minis- work for one year in Narendra ModiSalman Khan Akshay Kumar house. The families of the go for higher studies, Chief ponzi scheme case, officials in ter Vasudev Devnani has couple counselled them and Minister said rural areas; no one the agency said. urged the Union government Tabbasum returned to live with on Monday. will be allowed to Kumar, who is the ADG of to implement the National Asmuddin an year ago, he said. Those pursuing MD and MS CID, did not turn up at the Register of Citizens (NRC) in Police have booked Asmuddin will have to work in rural influence the govt CBI office at Salt Lake here to Bollywood stars Rajasthan to get rid of under sections 304 areas for a year, he said here at for internship' face interrogation in the case. Bangladeshi immigrants "ille- (punishment for culpable a function to mark the first The sources said that gally" staying in the state. homicide not amounting to anniversary of the Ayushman Kumar has sought time to The former education Yogi Adityanath praise Modi for murder) and 302 (punishment Bharat Diwas. the mark in several districts, in appear before the probe minister recently wrote a let- for murder) of the IPC, and he "The doctors will be made to other districts, the pace of agency. Kumar has been sum- ter to Union Home Minister was detained for questioning, fill up bonds. Those who did Yojana scheme and golden execution has been slow. Such moned for allegedly tamper- Amit Shah and claimed that the SHO said. MD and MS will also work for cards have been distributed to districts need to expedite the ing evidence in the over Rs ‘Howdy, Modi' event the NRC was needed in the one year in rural areas and no 1.89 lakh people. work," the chief minister said. 10000 crore Rose Valley scam state as several Bangladeshi one will be allowed to influ- "We had to face several chal- The Health Department has in which thousand of inno- PNS n MUMBAI nationals have illegally settled CM rejects ence the government for lenges when we launched this done a good job in controlling cent investors were duped “Individually we are in Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota, opposition leader's internship," the chief minister scheme around a year back. communicable diseases, he said. with promises of high returns. Describing his speech as one drop. Together Udaipur, Jodhpur and other corruption charges said. There was a dire need to make "The department has also been Meanwhile, a team of offi- "inspiring", several Bollywood we are an ocean. A districts. Stressing on the success of the benefits of this scheme successful in reaching out to the cials visited the official resi- celebrities, including Karan Devnani, who represents THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: the Pradhan Mantri Jan reach the beneficiaries in a beneficiaries of Ayushman dence of Kumar, the former Johar, Akshay Kumar and sea of people it was the Ajmer north assembly Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Arogya Yojana, Adityanath time-bound manner. We Bharat Yojana. People have city police commissioner, on , took to Twitter at the #HowdyModi constituency, pointed out that Vijayan on Monday rejected said while around 1.18 crore chalked out such a strategy that been ensured of social securi- Park Street as a part of its on on Monday to praise Prime event. India has several Bangladeshi nationals corruption allegations levelled families have benefited could help in making this ty at such a large scale for the going efforts to trace him in Minister Narendra Modi's come to his constituency by the Congress against his through the scheme, 8.45 lakh scheme reach the citizens," he first time since Independence. connection with the Saradha address at the Howdy Modi truly arrived posing as pilgrims to visit the government in awarding the families have benefited said. It is the world's largest health ponzi scheme scam involving event in Houston. Globally!" Akshay Ajmer Sharif Dargah. contract of transgrid projects through the CM Jan Arogya "While work has been up to plan," he added. around Rs 2500 crore. About 50,000 people of the tweeted Instead of returning, they being implemented by the Indian-American community stay back and work as labour- Kerala State Electricity Board. attended the event on Sunday ers without revealing their Vijayan's reaction came a day that was jointly addressed by Calling Modi's speech at the real identities, the legislator after Oppositon leader Ramesh Prime Minister Narendra Modi event "outstanding", filmmak- alleged. He mentioned that Chennithala posed 10 Leonardo DiCaprio supports Cauvery Calling and US President Donald Trump. er Karan Johar said it was a many such illegal questions to Vijayan on the "Individually we are one proud moment for Indians Bangladeshis have illegally alleged irregularities regarding PNS n COIMBATORE drop. Together we are an ocean. across the world. encroached upon land and theKerala Infrastructure “India's rivers are A sea of people it was at the "What an outstanding constructed houses in Ajmer. Investment Fund Board (KIIFB)- Hollywood star Leonardo severely #HowdyModi event. India has address by our honourable Some have even managed assisted projects. He alleged DiCaprio has extended his endangered with truly arrived Globally! An Prime minister @naren- to obtain government IDs by that Chennithala was trying to support for the 'Cauvery absolute delight to watch PM dramodi on a supreme world furnishing fake documents create a "smokescreen' by Calling', a movement initiated many of its smaller @narendramodi ji saying All is stage...so proud to watch the and were involved in crimi- raising "baseless" allegations by the Isha Foundation here. rivers vanishing. well' in multiple regional lan- world watching the brilliant nal activities like theft and against the government as "India's rivers are severely Join Sadhguru and guages truly representative of address ...." Director Shekhar loot which is disturbing com- bypolls to five assembly endangered with many of its 1.3B Indians!" Akshay Kumar Kapur said there was some- munal harmony. constituencies were round the smaller rivers vanishing. Join Isha Foundation in tweeted. Salman Khan wrote, thing "undeniable" about corner. Vijayan also refuted the Sadhguru and the Isha fight to preserve "Way to go PM Modi and Prez Modi's charisma. "It's amaz- congress leader's allegation Foundation in their fight to Trump for a great association ing how one leader of a that the government was not preserve the Cauvery river," Cauvery river” between the 2 nations. . . Nation can have such a rock allowing the CAG to audit KIIFB the 'Titanic' star said in a Leonardo DiCaprio Join Sadhguru @narendramodi star' effect overseas. It's amaz- projects. "The fact is that CAG message on his Facebook page lakhs of farmers in the Cauvery @realDonaldTrump." ing watching @narendramo- officials were auditing the KIIFB recently. Vasudev was invited by an aim to revitalise the dying basin to plant 242 crore trees Rishi Kapoor, who is back in di hold 50,000 people with his accounts whenthe opposition The post was picked up and DiCaprio's foundation for their river which is the source of in an economic plan that is India after undergoing treat- words. Even @POTUS is was repeatedly saying auditing shared and liked widely and Earth Sense event. livelihoods, irrigation and expected to revive not just the ment in the US, also hailed watching in awe. There's was not being allowed there," attracted several comments, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev drinking water for 84 million river but the fortunes of farm- Modi and Trump, saying he something undeniable about the chief minister said in a announced the launch of people, the release said. ers in the basin as well, the was proud of "our being", the the charisma of this man," he release. an Isha release said on Monday. Last year, Sadhguru Jaggi 'Cauvery Calling' in July with The movement will support release further said. community and of India. tweeted. Vasudev Devnani College student ‘Centre focused on development of J&K, polls too’ PNS n BENGALURU said Governors will be appoint- Assembly elections will also be held as ed to both the UTs. Listing out gangraped in Odisha Minister of State for Home soon as things are normal...We have various initiatives taken up by Affairs G Kishan Reddy on the government in Jammu and PNS n BHAWANIPATNA after a video of the crime Monday said the central gov- successfully done sarpanch elections, Kashmir, he said, "Five youths (ODISHA) recorded by her tormentors ernment is focused on the now we will conduct block development from each village will be given went viral in social media, development of Jammu and council elections, Minister of State for government employment A college student was alleged- police said. Kashmir and elections will be based on merit. ly gangraped inside a forest in In her complaint, the held there once the situation Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said "Also, recruitment will be Odisha's Kalahandi district woman said she had come to returns to normalcy. made into the army, the navy, and a probe has been launched Bhawanipatna on some work The Minister said a survey of the air force, CRPF, BSF to apprehend the culprits, on September 14 and was about 50,000 temples that are surveyed. in this regard was passed by among other others. Central police said on Monday. waiting at the bus stand here shut in Jammu and Kashmir "There are no cinema the- Parliament and given government departments have The incident took place on to return to Junagarh when a will be done while plans are atres in the valley. They are shut Presidential assent. been asked to prepare an the afternoon of September 14 man known to her offered a also on to open cinema theatres for many years. Plan is on to The union territory of action plan for development of near Junagarh, 25 km from lift in his car. there. G Kishan Reddy open them," he added. Ladakh will have no legislature J&K." here and the police swung into As they were around four "Assembly elections will also The Centre had recently like Chandigarh, while the Stating that some "intellectu- action after the woman lodged km from Junagarh on NH 26 be held as soon as things are "This will give a push to our schemes and developmental scrapped special status to other union territory of Jammu als" are pointing out at commu- an FIR late on Sunday night, which has forests on both normal...We have successfully development plan for Jammu work. "In Kashmir valley many Jammu and Kashmir under and Kashmir will have a legis- nication blockade in Jammu Kalahandi superintendent of sides of it, a group of five to six done sarpanch elections, now and Kashmir and Ladhak," schools are shut for several Article 370 of the Constitution. lature like Delhi and and Kashmir and terming it as police B Gangadhar said. men with their faces covered we will conduct block develop- Reddy said. years now. They will be With effect from October 31, Puducherry. Pointing out that violation of rights, Reddy ques- The rape survivor had stopped the car and pulled her ment council elections by Speaking to reporters here, reopened in the days to come. Jammu and Kashmir will be two union territories will come tioned as to where these peo- apparently kept silent on the out while brandishing a knife, November or December and he said the newly elected About 50,000 temples are bifurcated into two Union into force from October 31 that ple were when the rights of incident out of fear and shame police said quoting her com- then we will conduct district 'sarpanchas' will be trained in closed, some are 90 per cent Territories - Jammu and coincides with the birth people, women did not exist in and approached the police plaint. development council election. implementing new acts, destroyed, those temples will be Kashmir and Ladakh as a bill anniversary of Sardar Patel, he the state under Article 370. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 world 07

GLOBE Rouhani heads to UN in bid to win Iran support against ‘cruel’ US TROTTING 20 KILLED, DOZENS TEHRAN, WASHINGTON “It is essential for us to take Association news agency. their motive for blaming Iran China rejects INJURED IN PAPUA HAVE BEEN AT part in the UN General Johnson was himself en- was to deploy its forces in the UK says Iran responsible for Wamena: At least 20 people Assembly and talk at various route to New York, where he Gulf and have access to its oil. US secretary of were killed and dozens more LOGGERHEADS SINCE levels,” he told a news confer- was scheduled to meet with “It is clear that they want attack on Saudi oil facilities injured as fresh unrest erupted MAY LAST YEAR WHEN ence at Tehran’s Mehrabad air- Iran’s president. to own all of the oil that is in in Indonesia’s restive Papua port. Long-fraught relations the east of Saudi Arabia. AP n NEW YORK a response that tries to de-esca- state’s criticism region Monday, with some TRUMP ABANDONED A “The cruel actions that between London and Tehran “It is clear that the US has late tensions in the Gulf region,” victims burned to death in 2015 NUCLEAR DEAL have been taken against the were further soured after Iran other goals and such incidents ritain has concluded that Johnson said. on Xinjiang buildings set ablaze by Iranian nation and also the dif- seized the British-flagged Stena are their pretext to be more BIran was responsible for Shortly before leaving for protesters, authorities said. ficult and complicated issues Impero on July 19 for alleged- present in the region.” attacks on oil facilities in Saudi the UN meetings Monday, AP n BEIJING “Most of them died in a fire,” AFP n TEHRAN that our region faces with ly breaking “international mar- Since pulling out of the Arabia, UK Prime Minister Iranian President Hassan said Papua military them need to be explained to itime laws”. nuclear deal, Washington has Boris Johnson said Sunday. Rouhani said that his country hina’s Government on spokesman Eko Daryanto. resident Hassan Rouhani the people and countries of the Iran said on Monday that slapped sanctions on Tehran’s He said the UK would will invite “all littoral states of CMonday denounced US Pset off for New York on world.” the tanker was “free” to leave armed forces, financial sector consider taking part in a US- the Persian Gulf” to join an Secretary of State Mike PAK PM TO MEET TRUMP Monday to attend the UN Tensions have flared in after the completion of legal and top officials including led military effort to bolster the Iranian-led coalition “to guar- Pompeo for saying that Beijing IN NEW YORK General Assembly on a mis- the Gulf since May this year proceedings. Foreign Minister Mohammad Gulf kingdom’s defenses, while antee the region’s security.” is trying to erase Muslim cul- New York: Pakistan Prime sion to win Iran support when Iran began reducing its But government Javad Zarif. Iran’s president announced His remarks were broad- ture in its northwest. Minister Imran Khan will meet against “cruel” pressure from commitments under the spokesman Ali Rabiei did not Iran has responded by plans for a rival Iranian-led cast on state television. A foreign ministry Donald Trump here on arch-foe the United States. nuclear deal and the US specify when the vessel, which scaling back its commitments security coalition. Rouhani said the plan — spokesman rejected Pompeo’s Monday, a day after the high- His departure came as Iran deployed military assets to the is owned by a Swedish com- under the 2015 deal with world The UK Conservative details of which he will present comment at the United Nations profile “Howdy, Modi!” rally in said an oil tanker flying the flag region. pany, would set sail. powers that gave it the promise prime minister also said the he at the United Nations — is not that the detention of Uighurs Houston in which the US of US ally Britain was “free” to The US has since formed The Iranian announce- of sanctions relief in return for would work with allies to “de- limited to “security” but also was unrelated to anti-terrorism president and Indian Prime leave more than two months a naval coalition with its allies ment comes after a court in limiting the scope of its nuclear escalate” Middle East tensions encompasses economic coop- activity. Minister Narendra Modi after its forces seized it in sen- Britain, Australia, Bahrain, British overseas territory programme. that have soared since the eration and an initiative for Pompeo on Sunday called shared a stage and showered sitive Gulf waters. Saudi Arabia and the United Gibraltar ordered the release of The US has said it would September 14 attack on the “long-term” peace. on Central Asian governments each other with praise. Speaking before boarding Arab Emirates to escort com- an Iranian oil tanker in mid- make its case against Iran at the world’s largest oil processor and Iran’s president had already to reject Chinese demands that his flight, Rouhani said his del- mercial ships, in response to a August despite an 11th-hour General Assembly. an oil field. Britain had previ- called on Western powers they send home ethnic minori- MACRON MOVES TO egation was heading to the UN spate of incidents in the Gulf. US legal bid to keep it in Secretary of State Mike ously held back from attribut- Sunday to leave the security of ties who might face repression EXTEND IVF TO LESBIANS gathering despite reluctance The tensions escalated fur- detention. Pompeo said the US wanted to ing blame for the drone and the Persian Gulf to regional in China. Pompeo said China Paris: Six years after a same- from President Donald ther in the wake of devastating Before departing for New give diplomacy “every oppor- missile attack. Saudi Arabia nations led by Tehran. is trying “to erase” minority cul- sex marriage law that Trump’s administration to September 14 attacks on Saudi York, Rouhani said Iran would tunity to succeed” in the wake and the United States say Iran Johnson said he would tures and religions. triggered months of mass issue them visas. oil installations that put forward a plan to de-esca- of the attacks that set aflame was responsible, something meet Rouhani at this week’s The ministry spokesman, protests, French President Tehran and Washington Washington and Riyadh have, late tensions in the Gulf dur- Abqaiq plant and the Khurais Tehran denies. high-level UN gathering. Geng Shuang, said Chinese Emmanuel Macron risks have been at loggerheads since to varying degrees, blamed on ing the UN meeting. Under the oil field in eastern Saudi Johnson told reporters fly- Johnson is also due to activities in the northwestern roiling French conservatives May last year when Trump Tehran. plan dubbed the Hormuz Arabia. ing with him late Sunday to hold talks with US President region of Xinjiang, where again with plans to allow abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal British Prime Minister Peace Endeavour, or HOPE, he Following the attacks, the New York for the UN General Donald Trump, German Muslims are held in detention single women and lesbian and subsequently began reim- Boris Johnson said Monday his said, “all the coastal states of US announced it was imposing Assembly that now “the UK is Chancellor Angela Merkel and camps, are the same as de-rad- couples to access fertility posing sanctions on Iran in a government was drawing a the Persian Gulf are invited to further sanctions on Iran’s attributing responsibility with French President Emmanuel icalization efforts in other treatment. stated campaign of “maximum similar conclusion to its allies. join this coalition to provide central bank. a very high degree of proba- Macron. countries. Under current French law, only pressure”. “The UK is attributing and maintain regional securi- That may have dealt a bility to Iran” for the attack by He said he wanted Britain Geng complained that heterosexual couples have the “When the Americans responsibility with a very high ty”. final blow to efforts by France drones and cruise missiles. to be “a bridge between our American politicians “slan- right to use medically assisted aren’t willing (to let Iran par- degree of probability to Iran” Rouhani said the to arrange a meeting between “We will be working with European friends and the dered China’s policy toward procreation methods such as ticipate), we must insist on for the Saudi attacks, he said, Americans were “at the root” Rouhani and Trump during our American friends and our Americans when it comes to Xinjiang and grossly interfered in vitro fertilisation, commonly travelling,” Rouhani said. quoted by the UK’s Press of conflicts in the region and the UN General Assembly. European friends to construct the crisis in the Gulf.” in China’s internal affairs.” known as IVF. Israelis await president’s PM Torn by Brexit, Afghan officials: 40 civilians choice after crucial talks end Labour votes on killed in anti-Taliban raid AP n JERUSALEM the people are largely united Arab List threw its support way out of EU crisis AP n KABUL are in the hospital in Lashkar arrested terrorists include five over and that is the desire that behind Gantz, the first time AFP n BRIGHTON (UNITED over the weekend put Labour Gah the capital of the Pakistani nationals and one srael’s president wrapped there won’t be third elections,” the Arab parties had recom- KINGDOM) 15 percentage points behind t least 40 civilians at a province. Bangladeshi. Iup his second and final day Rivlin said. mended a candidate since Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Awedding party were killed There were conflicting “The foreign terrorist of crucial talks to find a new The smaller parties’ rec- 1992, saying it was doing so in ritain’s main opposition Conservatives and in danger of during a raid conducted by reports on the numbers of group was actively engaged in prime minister and a way out ommendations were split a bid to topple Netanyahu, BLabour Party was set losing second place to the pro- Afghan special forces and sup- killed and wounded from dif- organizing terrorist attacks,” of political deadlock, after between Israeli Prime Minister whose anti-Arab rhetoric has Monday to decide on a new EU Liberal Democrats. ported by US airstrikes on ferent sources as the area is said the statement and added meeting Monday with the Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue infuriated and offended Arabs Brexit strategy at a fractious Grass roots activists spent Taliban hideouts in the south- under Taliban control. that a large warehouse of the smaller parties elected in last and White’s Benny Gantz. in Israel during his decade in conference that has piled pres- hours deep into Sunday night ern Helmand province, Attahullah Afghan, head terrorists’ supplies and equip- week’s vote. That would suggest that, power. sure on leader Jeremy Corbyn trying to come up with a sin- Afghan officials said. of the provincial council, said ment was also destroyed. After hearing the recom- coming out of the talks, The backing promised to to openly campaign to remain gle Brexit motion that could be The violence has further there were two separate raids Omar Zwak, the provin- mendations from the remain- Netanyahu holds a small edge give Gantz a slight edge in in the European Union. put up for a vote at the confer- rattled Afghanistan which is in different areas of Musa cial governor’s spokesman, ing party for who should head over Gantz. support. Labour’s identity crisis is ence on Monday. They ended facing an upsurge in violence Qala. The first operation killed said 14 insurgents including a government, President Rivlin will likely pick the But on Monday, the Joint being played out as Britain up with three. One motion after US-Taliban peace talks to six foreign fighters, while the six foreigners were killed dur- Reuven Rivlin must now select candidate with the most rec- Arab List said it was with- speeds toward a potentially backed by regional party end America’s longest war col- second raid “mistakenly” hit ing the raid. They were inves- the candidate he deems most ommendations who will then drawing some of its members’ chaotic “no-deal” departure branches says Labour “must lapsed earlier this month. civilians, he said. Akhund said tigating reports of civilian able to form a stable coalition. have 28 days to try to cobble recommendations for Gantz, from the EU on October 31 reflect the overwhelming view Abdul Majed Akhund, authorities are investigating casualties. He is set to make his decision together a government. trimming his support to below and a likely general election. of its members and voters, deputy provincial councilman, reports civilians attending a The deadly strike came by Wednesday. If the first candidate cho- Netanyahu’s. Opinion polls show who want to stay in the EU. said that the majority of the wedding died in the raid after a drone attack last week The post-election consul- sen fails within that time, the Last week’s repeat election Corbyn’s efforts to unite both “Labour will therefore dead are women and children Sunday night in Musa Qala. in eastern Afghanistan’s tations are usually a formali- second is given the opportu- produced no clear winner, the pro- and anti-Brexit wings campaign energetically for a who were at a wedding cere- Afghanistan’s defense min- Nangarhar province blamed ty, but the largely ceremonial nity. If he too doesn’t manage, with Blue and White receiving of his party by either delaying a public vote and to stay in the mony that was taking place in istry in a statement said that as on U.S. Forces killed at least 16 president is now playing a the country could head to a 33 seats in Israel’s 120-mem- decision on departure or leav- EU in the referendum, while Musa Qala district on Sunday a result of the operations in and wounded tens of others, key role after an almost tied third, unprecedented election. ber parliament and ing it in voters’ hands have led recognising the rights of those night. Musa Qala district, 22 foreign most of them civilians. U.S. election result. In Rivlin’s first round of Netanyahu’s Likud garnering to a dramatic drop in support. who want to argue another Akhund said that 12 other members of the Taliban were Forces said that attack was tar- “There is one thing that talks on Sunday, the Joint 31 seats. Two surveys published view.” civilians were wounded and killed and 14 arrested. The geting Islamic State militants. Collapse of US-Taliban talks Chinese officials hold talks an awkward blow for Pakistan with Taliban delegation AFP n ISLAMABAD after nearly 18 years of war was wide- autonomy, igniting outrage in PTI n BEIJING Afghanistan has changed dra- ly seen as an opportunity to get back Pakistan. matically after US President he collapse of US-Taliban talks is into Washington’s good books after And as Islamabad scrambled to hinese officials have held Donald Trump called off his Tan untimely setback for Pakistan, years of being accused of duplicity. win international support for its posi- Ctalks with a Taliban delega- meeting with Taliban repre- which had hoped its efforts to bring For a brief moment in July, it tion on Kashmir, in a separate twist, tion ahead of the presidential sentatives two weeks ago fol- the militants to the table would be appeared to be working. Trump abruptly called off talks with elections in Afghanistan on lowing a deadly attack by insur- rewarded with an economic boost President Donald Trump the Taliban, blowing up nearly a year September 28, days after US gent groups in Kabul that killed and American support in its dispute delighted Khan in Washington by of painstaking efforts to secure a deal President Donald Trump can- an American soldier. with India over Kashmir. declaring his willingness to mediate that would have seen the beginning celled a meeting with the militant The proposed US-Taliban Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Kashmir, over which India and of US troop withdrawal. group in the war-torn country. talks and a reported agreement promised to issue a rallying cry at the Pakistan have fought two wars and Pakistan has for years called for The Taliban delegation, between the two about the UN General Assembly in New York countless skirmishes since the end of a political solution in Afghanistan, headed by Mullah Baradar, withdrawal of American troops next week over India’s moves in the British colonial rule in 1947. and had used its influence over the spoke to China’s special envoy raised concern about further disputed Himalayan region. New Delhi repeated its position Taliban to help facilitate talks to Afghanistan Deng Xijun on violence and political uncer- But Pakistan, long condemned that Kashmir is a purely bilateral with the United States, hoping a Sunday, the spokesman of the tainty in Afghanistan. for its support for militant groups, issue with Islamabad and dismissed successful outcome would help gen- Chinese Foreign Ministry, Afghanistan is due to needs political capital if it is to sway the possibility of foreign mediation, erate diplomatic capital — especial- Geng Shuang, said at a media hold presidential elections on a global community that has been but still, Pakistan’s star once again ly for Kashmir. briefing here on Monday. September 28 in which historically reluctant to challenge appeared on the rise in Washington. Khan told reporters last week Though Geng confirmed President Ashraf Ghani is New Delhi over Kashmir. The relief was short-lived. that he will meet with the US the Taliban delegation’s visit on seeking re-election. The elec- Helping the United States with its Last month, Prime Minister President on Monday to urge a Monday, he gave few details. tion is already marred by fervent wish to leave Afghanistan Narendra Modi revoked the region’s resumption of talks with the Taliban. The situation in violence. ‘Once Upon a Time Egypt: Lawyers say in Hollywood’ to release in China on police arrested October 25 hundreds over protests PTI n LOS ANGELES AP n CAIRO security forces had arrested at uentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in least 400 people in Cairo and QHollywood” is heading to China on October gyptian security forces elsewhere across the country. 25. Erounded up hundreds of El-Masry says prosecutors have According to Variety, the Leonardo people following small but rare questioned at least 220 people, DiCaprio and Brad Pitt-starrer will be the direc- anti-government protests, over claims that they took part tor’s first movie to get a proper release in the rights lawyers said Monday. in activities of an outlawed country. The film, set in 1960s reimagines the The protests broke out in group, a reference to the murder of actor Sharon Tate and three others several Egyptian cities includ- Muslim Brotherhood group, at the hands of the Manson Family cult, will ing the capital, Cairo, over the and disseminating false news. arrive in the Chinese theatres after the country’s weekend, calling for President The new protests emerge National Day holiday. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step from an online campaign, led Interestingly, the Chinese authorities typi- down. by an Egyptian businessman cally impose an unofficial blackout on foreign All protests were quickly living in self-imposed exile titles in order to support the local industry over broken up by police. But they who has presented himself as a the week-long holiday period. marked a startling eruption of whistleblower against corrup- The weekend, this year, will be dominated street unrest, which has been tion. His calls for demonstra- by animated titles and patriotic films praising almost completely silenced the tions come at a time when the ruling Communist Party of China. past years by draconian mea- Egypt’s lower and middle class- Bona Film Group, one of China’s longest- sures imposed under el-Sissi. es have been badly squeezed by running production companies, was a co- On Monday, lawyers Malek years of economic reforms and investor in the title. Adly and Khaled el-Masry said austerity measures. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Convenient truths Both Modi and Trump have betted heavily on the Howdy Veiled plot in Kashmir event to shore up each other’s prospects via optics n the end, one has to give it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visually imprint the The abrogation of Article 370 has many virtues but one of its singular achievements Istrategic heft of the Indo-US relationship by almost becoming a master of ceremonies at has been that dishonest and hypocrite politicians from the Valley have been exposed the Howdy event in Houston. It takes panache to lead a US President, that too somebody like Donald Trump, on his turf, convince him to take a round of the NRG stadium hand-in-hand — much to the discomfiture of FBI bodyguards — and communicate a new mutual under- standing with a rockstar-like body language. Even Trump, for want of a better word, was “trumped.” Behind the optics of an Indian Prime Minister who scripted an orig- A SURYA PRAKASH inal moment, Modi sent all kinds of messages. For his audience back home, he ix weeks have gone by since the added to his list of many “firsts”, something that he feels had not been accom- Narendra Modi Government took plished by any of his predecessors, just like the statement of five-year accounts the historic step to abrogate Article 370 and bring the erstwhile State of he presented yet again. Harping on his “new India” theme — which in his book Jammu & Kashmir into the main- was achieving higher than what it had aimed no matter what the cold facts and stream.S When one examines the global and figures — he clearly sought a renewal of faith from States going to the polls, domestic response to this momentous deci- knowing a mammoth audience would be clued into the telecast. For Trump, the sion, one realises what a heavy price India has paid for 70 years because of the indeci- optics put a clear pressure to stand by the bilateral spirit and not upend it through siveness of the then Prime Minister the other public medium he uses mostly to detrimental effect — Twitter. In fact, Jawaharlal Nehru and the Nehruvians, who with Trump sitting in the front row, Modi made some smart moves. First, he ran this country for close to seven decades. The spadework done by Prime Minister broke political protocol to openly campaign for Trump’s re-election, ill-advised Narendra Modi in terms of global diploma- but ego-boosting for the latter now, when India needs US support. Texas may cy over the last five years has really paid off be a red State but Houston is dominated by prosperous Indians who are large- when one sees how he has ensured that the international community accepts India’s ly Democrats. If the Modi magic does wash off even a bit on this electoral chunk, position that issues pertaining to Jammu & Trump would stand to gain and shed some of his anti-immigrant image. By cer- Kashmir are “an internal matter” of India. tifying the US President as worthy of India’s trust and giving out a rally cry of The historical fact is that in 1947, all princely States in undivided India had the “Ab ki baar, Trump sarkaar,” Modi has held him to account should he get re- option to either remain independent or elected and hinted that quid pro quos could follow only if he stayed as invest- accede to India or Pakistan. A total of 564 ed. Second, the PM deliberately linked 9/11 to 26/11, making both India and princely States acceded to the Indian Union. This included the State of Jammu & Kashmir, the US equal victims of jihadi terror that is bred in the same part of the world, which signed the Instrument of Accession ically insulate the State and pre- unconstitutional provisions that sion channels where these politi- a nation he carefully chose not to name. He implied that differential and prefer- on October 26, 1947. Pakistan was unhap- vent the blossoming of secular prevailed in the former State of cians were regular fixtures, failed ential standards should, therefore, not be applied as both were on the same boat. py with the decision of Jammu & Kashmir and democratic traditions with- Jammu & Kashmir. to ask them how India’s secular becoming a part of India; it sent the armed in its territory. Though some of Articles 370 and 35A also traditions could be preserved if Also, no matter what the US’ transgressions and bullyisms in other conflict zones, forces into the State and occupied a part of these leaders sometimes paid lip proved highly discriminatory for minority in the only by calling Trump the crusader against global terrorism, Modi made sure that he its territory. Since the State acceded to India, service to the plight of the the citizens of India living in Muslim-majority State in the would not, at least overtly, mollify Pakistan at the expense of India. and part of its territory is in illegal occupa- Kashmiri Pandits — the Hindu other States. While Kashmiris country was hounded out of the tion of Pakistan, India has to re-acquire what minority which was driven out could study in the best of edu- Valley. These hypocritical media The PM also sought a public endorsement of his move to abrogate Article is now called Pakistan-occupied Kashmir of the State 30 years ago — they IT IS A MATTER OF cational institutions, secure outlets provided these politicians 370, saying it equalised democratic rights for all and strongly labelled it as an (PoK) and some of the territories ceded by did nothing to ensure their safe SHAME THAT employment and set up homes a regular platform to berate the internal issue of India in Trump’s presence, pre-empting any controversial con- Pakistan to China. This is what is meant by return. They were happy that the LEADERS IN THE all over the country, citizens rest of the country for any defi- versation on this subject hereon. The spot audience applause was a message “Kashmir dispute.” Valley had become a wholly from other States were prohib- ciencies in the working of This primer on what is the “Kashmir dis- Muslim territory. KASHMIR VALLEY, ited from securing admission in democracy without ever holding that the US should not fish in these waters. Of course, not that the US side did- pute” is necessary because the Congress, the Following the Government’s Kashmiri colleges or finding them accountable for the brutal n’t play up the anxieties that discomfitted Modi. A Democrat Senator reminded Nehruvians and the Marxists, who consti- decision to abrogate Article 370, WHO CRY HOARSE employment there. They were assault on the Hindu minority in the gathering of the liberal and secular character of India and invoked both Mahatma tuted “the Establishment” in Delhi until 2014, India has got to know how ABOUT also expressly barred from buy- their State. allowed Pakistan to get away with the argu- unconstitutional and discrimi- ing property in that State and The abrogation of Article Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru as laying that vision, the latter the subject of many ment that the State, which legitimately natory these provisions were. For DEMOCRACY, settling down there. Again, while 370 has many virtues but this recent barbs by the Modi-Shah duo. Also, given the recent “one language” rants acceded to India, was in dispute. The Modi example, it came as a shock to NEVER STOOD UP you find Kashmiri business- writer would say that one of of neo-bhakts, Modi played up the plurality and multi-culturalism of India by greet- Government has done remarkably well in the people to know that many of men everywhere in India, espe- its singular achievements will correcting this position and that is why, for the provisions relating to the FOR THE RIGHTS cially in all major tourist loca- be to expose these dishonest, ing in several languages. It seemed too reactive to appear well-meant but one the first time in 70 years, many nations have reservation of educational seats tions, Indians from other States hypocrite politicians of the that was intended to assuage doubts. Besides, by bringing up Kashmir in front declared that matters pertaining to Jammu and jobs for certain classes of OF THE HINDU were prohibited from setting up Kashmir Valley, who while of Trump, Modi sought to up the ante before Pakistan PM Imran Khan could. & Kashmir are India’s “internal matter.” This people, including the econom- MINORITY OR THE businesses in Kashmir. denying the rest of India includes Russia, the US, Australia, France, ically backward classes, were It is indeed a matter of entry into the Valley, have Modi summarised the US-India ties through a final banter, where he said that Germany, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab never enforced in the Jammu & VALMIKIS OR THE shame that political leaders in acquired permanent residen- though Trump felt he was a tough negotiator, the former was an authority on Emirates, to name a few. Closer home, Sri Kashmir. KASHMIRI the Kashmir Valley, who cry cy status in Lutyens’ Delhi! the art of deal-making from whom he was still learning lessons. Clearly, that is Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Second, while the Valmiki hoarse about democracy, never Equally shameful is how Maldives have unequivocally taken the community lived in the State and WOMEN. NOR DID stood up for the rights of the the so-called “secular funda- what will set the tenor of future relations, how much both can gain from each stand that this is India’s internal issue. The attended to scavenging and THEY SEE ANY Hindu minority or the Valmikis mentalists” admit these rank other through defence, energy and gas deals and concessions of an incremen- international community also knows now other municipal works, they or even the Kashmiri women. Muslim communalists as very tal nature in the offing. By leveraging data as the new gold, Modi presented the that the Valley comprises just 14 per cent of were not given permanent res- REASON FOR Nor did they see any reason for special citizens of the Lutyens’ the land area of the former State and much idency in the old regime. Equally ENDING THE ending the discrimination zone and even parade them as prospects of a digital market, too. Trump, stuck as he is in a trade row with China, of the mischief is engineered in just five dis- absurd was the fact that while against other Indians. But these the symbols of secularism. needs market access to India to show that he is thinking of “America first.” As tricts of the Valley. Thanks to the incompe- they had the right to vote in the DISCRIMINATION politicians, who lacked the Thanks to Prime Minister for Modi, Trump listening in on Kashmir patiently in the audience and their mutu- tence of the Nehruvians, the world had Lok Sabha election, they were AGAINST OTHER decency and political will to pro- Modi and Home Minister believed that the entire State was in strife. not entitled to vote in the State tect the minority, have the Amit Shah, these hypocrites ally orchestrated camaraderie as the world’s “two greatest democracies” would This stands corrected now. Assembly elections. INDIANS temerity to speak about democ- from the Valley stand com- blunt the edge of any offensive on the subject. Besides, trade deals would make As regards the internal situation in Third, a Kashmiri woman, racy and secularism and shed pletely exposed. They must India look like a recipient of investment, something which it needs to offset the Jammu & Kashmir, it must be noted that who married outside the State, tears over the alleged depletion now be delegitimised in gloomy economy. Both pandered to each other in a token display of realpolitik since the days of Sheikh Abdullah, the so- would lose her right to perma- in secular values in other parts Lutyens’ Delhi as well. called political leaders of that State — actu- nent residency and her progeny, of the country. (The writer is an author and opportunism. Who wins and loses is a question for another day. ally leaders from the Kashmir Valley — too, would be disentitled. These It is even more shameful specialising in democracy stud- developed a vested interest in preserving are just three of the many such that many media organisations, ies. Views expressed are per- In tears over onion Articles 370 and 35A in order to demograph- extremely discriminatory and especially some English televi- sonal) While we have learnt many lessons from waves of crisis, S O U N D BITE the Govt has hardly implemented them on the ground I believe protests are There was a time when I was The US and India have a In cricket, there will always t is ironical that India experiences spikes in important in a democracy. told to accompany a film great partnership and it has be an odd person who will be onion prices nearly every third year despite The day protests lose director for a recce and I was only strengthened with the swayed by greed. Could be told ‘I want to know every friendship of Donald Trump some other reason that might impressive growth in the production of the their value, India will I stop being India. inch of your body.’ and Narendra Modi. force him to do something. bulb, which has gone up from below 5.5 mil- West Bengal Chief Minister Actor Former US Ambassador Former Indian captain lion tonnes in 2003 to above 19 million tonnes —Mamata Banerjee —Surveen Chawla —Nikki Haley — in recent years. This time around, the spike is being attributed to uneven distribution and supply in wholesale markets and floods in major supplier States of Maharashtra, L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Of course, storage and maintenance of buffer stocks have Railway tech upgrade must propel our team to do some Crackdown on campus politics essential self-introspection. Also, if we improved and there is enough supply of stored have to put our best foot forward onions of the previous year’s crop. However, in the absence of an evenly dis- Sir — In a game-changing move, olitics has long been a part of campus life in most for the ICC World T20, which is tributed and uniform warehousing network, transportation has been affected like the Indian Railways has decided Indian cities. Students, teachers, politicians and ruf- scheduled next year, team man- to upgrade all existing Linke Pfians, all involve themselves in what they believe agement and selection are impor- no other. Rising onion prices are, therefore, politically explosive for the ruling BJP, Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches is politics: Fisticuffs and fights. India's temples of edu- tant tasks that need a strategy. which is eyeing a return in State elections. with the Head on Generation cation have developed multiple crevices, thanks to Despite being given enough A worried Centre has responded with copybook measures. It has a buffer (HOG) technology. This develop- unending political interferences. Student unions have chances to prove his mettle, wick- ment will certainly make the ended as offshoots of political parties. Therefore, it is etkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, stock of 56,000 tonnes of which 16,000 tonnes have been offloaded through Railways, often referred to as the not surprising that the idealistic spirit of the youth is has not been able to deliver. Sanju agencies like NAFED and NCCF. Imports are arriving from Afghanistan and Egypt. lifeline of the nation, become aligned with the ideology of parties. But what about the Samson and Ishan Kishan, who It has discouraged exports and is cracking down on black marketeers. But is more cost-efficient, less polluting teachers and Vice-Chancellors? Their very names once have a very good record in domes- and passenger-friendly. used to be respectable. Distinguished gentlemen and tic cricket, must be given a chance this desperate fire-fighting enough? Why can’t India increase the acreage under The new system will make ladies from various walks of life graced the post of a to show their calibre. onion cultivation? NITI Aayog member and eminent economist Ramesh Chand use of overhead electricity to Vice-Chancellor. They went about their tasks method- Tushar Anand had suggested promoting onion cultivation in States like Uttar Pradesh and pop- supply power to the entire train ically, without any fear or favour, not relenting to any Patna ularising it in the kharif season as well. Why can’t we promote modern cold stor- and thus end the need for LHB political pull or pressure and having abundant moral adjusted themselves accordingly. Brainwashed students, rake trains that required two courage. Visitors to universities carried fond memories timid principals and a tarnished academic atmosphere Unemployment woes age facilities in States like Madhya Pradesh, which has emerged as a big onion- power cars for the same purpose. of these great personalities and scholars. are destroying the culture of serious study. To reverse producer after Maharashtra and Karnataka? To keep stocks healthy, we need In place of two generator cars, Now with a mushrooming number of universities, the situation, engagement has to begin from the top level. which would make a lot of noise there is not enough talent to occupy the top post. Past Academicians must shun escapist attitudes and try to Sir — This refers to the article, dehydrating units across the country, set up processing plants so that the crop besides emitting fumes, the HOG standards of instruction, too, have taken a severe beat- bring about a change by staying within the system. One “What’s a degree worth?” has a longer shelf life and, therefore, correct the demand-supply mismatch. A technology will come with a sin- ing. Conversely, increasing politicisation of centres of cannot be cynical. We must restore standards of excel- (September 23) by Rinku Ghosh. whole host of allied products can keep the demand sustainable among large con- gle silent generator car that will learning has meant that pliable people have gotten into lence in our higher institutions. I, too, frequently use Uber and Ola sumers like restaurants, hotels, fast food chains, the Army, hospitals and so on. be used only during emergencies universities as Vice-Chancellors. They, too, are accus- Ganapathi Bhat cabs. While speaking to owner- to begin with. tomed to the trajectory of the “political winds” and have Akola drivers, most being young, I came Besides, we should look at a trade policy for price stabilisation. The Government The move from EOG to to know that most of them were must immediately break the handful of cartels that pocket a major share of trade HOG is definitely going to reduce forced to take this job because in big markets like Maharashtra and Karnataka and set up Agriculture Produce expenditure cost, lessen noise Learn from mistakes played at Mohali and Bengaluru having won the toss, where India they were pushed out of their jobs. and air pollution and will be a against Team India. opted to bat first, we just could- Indeed a sad state of affairs. Market Committees (APMCs), just as was suggested by the Bengaluru-based boon to passengers. The railways made an out- n’t get going and could manage Alisha Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC). When it comes to onions, the has pegged annual savings to the Sir — The newly-appointed standing comeback to end the just 134 runs from 20 overs. Via email Government is not short of well-intended suggestions, advice and reason. Isn’t tune of `800 crore per year. Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock series 1-1, beating India by nine Barring Shikhar Dhawan, none of M Pradyu must be lauded for his valuable at the Chinnaswamy our cricketers could score more Send your feedback to: it time it started acting on some of them? Kannur innings in both the T20 matches Stadium in Bengaluru. Despite than 20 runs. The current loss [email protected] HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN A move towards POINTCOUNTERPOINT FRIENDS, WE IN INDIA HAVE CONNECTED WELL WITH PM VIOLATED THE TIME-HONOURED PRINCIPLE OF optimal taxation AMERICA. THE WORDS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP, ‘AB KI INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY OF NOT INTERFERING IN BAAR TRUMP SARKAR', RANG LOUD AND CLEAR. DOMESTIC ELECTIONS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY. Current tax cuts will expand the role of the private —PRIME MINISTER —CONGRESS SENIOR SPOKESPERSON sector in our economy and create adequate opportunities in the non-farm employment sector NARENDRA MODI ANAND SHARMA GST math gone haywire KARAN BHASIN The Centre and States must introspect as to why despite the regime being in place rgumentative Indians; it is true that most of us just love to have a debate on everything and anything. So much so that for over two years, the desired buoyancy in tax revenue has not been achieved Aat times we’ve found ourselves getting embroiled in debates over facts, data and technical concepts. Something similar seems to be happening with the corporate tax cuts recently announced by Finance Minister , as there seems to be some confusion on whether they are a supply side response or a demand side response. One wonders how anyone, who has studied eco- nomics, can view it as a supply side intervention? Economics 101; tax cuts put more money in the hands of people and, therefore, it is a demand side response. This is important because of the cur- rent slackness in demand and, therefore, a demand side interven- tion is critical towards addressing the current economic slowdown. This makes tax cuts an important part of the counter-cyclical UTTAM GUPTA policies that are required in order to kickstart the Indian economy at the moment. At a 22 per cent tax rate, India now has an extreme- major reason for the delay in taking up ly competitive taxation policy compared to other countries in the the Constitutional Amendment Bill for enactment of the Goods and Services region. The fact that there is a lower tax rate for fresh manufactur- A Tax (GST) was the reluctance of the then ing companies at 15 per cent makes it all the better as we are wit- United Progressive Alliance (UPA) nessing a massive reorientation of global supply chains. These Government at the Centre to agree to the changes ensure that India is a tax-competitive country thereby send- demand of the States. The latter wanted com- ing a signal to the world that we mean business — which will give pensation of the loss of revenue that would arise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s favourite initiative ‘Make in India’ with its launch vis-à-vis the revenue they would a big push over the next few months. get under the subsisting dispensation of excise There are two aspects to the current tax cuts that are impor- duty, sales tax or value-added tax plus a host AT PRESENT, tant to appreciate. First, before the tax rates were reduced, Indian of other local taxes. This hesitancy came although the concept was first introduced by PETROLEUM firms had some of the lowest retained earnings among compara- PRODUCTS HAVE ble economies. Consequently, a bulk of the fresh investments had then Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his Budget speech on February 28, 2006 with an BEEN KEPT OUT to be financed by the banking system as our corporate debt mar- ambitious launch target of April 1, 2010. OF THE PURVIEW kets aren’t deep enough. This meant that the capacity for private The Narendra Modi Government, by OF THE GST, sector investment was constrained by the health of our banking agreeing to this demand achieved a fair degree BECAUSE BOTH system. This brings us back to why we didn’t witness private invest- of success in building consensus among all the THE CENTRE AND ments over the last couple of years even when we had robust demand States. Within two years of taking charge in STATES GET — because of the Non-Performing Assets (NPA) crisis and the exist- 2014, it was able to steer through the MAXIMUM TAX ing capacity from investments made between 2009-13. Constitutional Amendment Bill (in August- REVENUE FROM The output gap has increased of late and one waits for our mon- September, 2016) leading to its launch from July 1, 2017. The GST Compensation Act (2017) THESE etary policy to take note of it, but the lower tax rate for manufac- PRODUCTS, turing companies will act as an attractive pull factor for firms leav- was passed to provide for compensation for five years, till 2021-22, to be calculated as the dif- WHICH WILL BE ing China. These investments will very likely reduce the output gap ference between actual collection and the rev- SEVERELY over subsequent quarters. Similarly, a lower level of corporate taxes enue they would have got with growth at 14 per IMPACTED IF will enable firms to have more retained earnings which can be utilised cent over the 2015-16 level. THEY ARE in the short run to deleverage or absorb any short-term shock over Being an uncharted territory and the BROUGHT UNDER the past two quarters. Both will be critical towards strengthening Centre not confident that under the GST THE GST REGIME. To make up for this, the collections in having a heyday. According to a state- get reflected in credible action and our private sector, going forward. scheme of things, it would be able to generate HOWEVER, THE the remaining seven months of the ment by Minister of State for Finance, concrete results on this most crucial A medium-term implication of this is an increase in equity enough surplus to pay for the shortfall faced year will have to be at the rate of Anurag Thakur, in reply to a question front. ECONOMY IS ` financed projects, thereby expanding the role of the private sector by States, it also passed an amendment to the 16,500 crore a month, which is near- in the Rajya Sabha, loss to the exche- Apart from enabling smooth tran- GST Compensation Act (2018) to levy a cess PAYING A HEAVY ly impossible to achieve in view of the quer due to frauds under GST (includ- sition to a scenario of no compensa- in our economy. This will lead to creation of opportunities in the PRICE AS non-farm employment sector and will help shift our surplus labour on the supply of certain goods and services. The current nominal GDP growth. ing bogus claims of input tax credit) tion beyond 2021-22 and modest tax cess is levied on demerit goods (those which CONTINUED Even as the shortfall persists, was about `45,500 crore since the roll- rates (we should be aiming to abolish from the primary to secondary sector. We’ve discussed the skewed fall in the 28 per cent tax slab) such as auto- EXCLUSION OF being a constitutional obligation, the out of the tax reform on July 1, 2017. the 28 per cent slab altogether and dependence on agriculture for employment in nearly every Five- mobiles, tobacco, drinks and so on with a pro- THESE PRODUCTS Centre will have to pay compensation According to the West Bengal Finance merging 12 per cent and 18 per cent Year Plan or every Union Budget and this is for the first time we’re viso to use the proceeds for compensating the FROM THE GST to the States from out of its own kitty Minister Amit Mitra, this could even into a single say 15 per cent), this is seeing a proactive policy response that’s capable of finally mak- States who face shortfall. The cess was to RESULTS IN which by itself is dwindling, courtesy touch the `100,000 crore mark. crucial from yet another angle. ing it happen. The second aspect that needs to be discussed is remain in force for five years. SHARP INCREASE declining collection of both indirect as At present, the number of entities At present, petroleum products the systematic overhaul of India’s taxation policy — and the think- The rationale behind withdrawing this levy IN THEIR PRICES well as direct tax. This in turn, will lead registered under the GST is about 12 like crude oil, gas, Aviation Turbine ing behind the reforms. For far too long, people thought that the on completion of five years is that by this time, DUE TO THE to huge slippage in the fiscal deficit tar- million. This is five million more than Fuel (ATF), petrol and diesel have been relationship between tax revenue and tax rate is linear. That is, to meaning 2021-22, the GST dispensation would get of 3.3 per cent already threatening the registered entities under the erst- kept out of the purview of the GST. have become buoyant enough to yield sufficient SHEER to go out of control due to a spate of while dispensation prior to July 1, This is because both the Centre and get higher revenue increase taxes and for lower revenue decrease CASCADING them. We were either oblivious or ignorant of the Laffer’s Curve resources for the States to meet their budgetary expenditure-raising and revenue-for- 2017. States get maximum tax revenue from requirements within prudential limits set EFFECT OF EXCISE going commitments made by Finance There is an apprehension that a these products, which will be severe- as at one point we had taxes equivalent to more than 90 per cent under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget DUTY AND Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (the slice of the increase could be fake enti- ly impacted if they are brought under of the income. Clearly, this thinking has changed as we’re now talk- Management Act (FRBMA), thereby obviating VALUE-ADDED mother of all being a steep cut in the ties which were set up only to perpe- the GST regime (this will happen even ing about lower tax rates with better tax compliance resulting in high- the necessity of compensation. TAX corporate tax rate). trate fraud. It shows the extent of rot if these are put under the highest tax er tax revenues. The fact that we chose 22 per cent as the Corporate There are still three years to go before the Both the Centre and the State in the system as without connivance slab of 28 per cent, which is signifi- Tax Rate should not come as a surprise or as a coincidence, as deadline; yet, they have raised a demand for Governments need to seriously intro- of officials in the department, fraud- cantly lower than the current incidence 22 per cent is the optimal tax rate based on the Laffer Curve analy- continuing this for five more years. Already, spect as to why despite the GST ulent claims of this magnitude won’t of over 50 per cent under the existing sis done in a previous article. We’re now looking at greater rev- they have made a submission to the 15th regime being in place for more than be possible. dispensation). enue mobilisation through promotion of economic growth and tax Finance Commission in this regard. This is not two years, the desired buoyancy in tax No wonder then, the actual collec- However, the economy is paying a unusual as the States are prone to looking for revenue has not been achieved. An tion under GST has been hovering heavy price as continued exclusion of compliance. Therefore, the focus of our taxation policies has shift- ` ed towards acting as enablers of growth rather than focussing on a safe harbour perennially. overarching objective behind launch- around 100,000 crore a month (in these products from the GST results However, the big worry is the subdued col- ing this transformative reform — an some months, for instance, August, in sharp increase in their prices due to revenue mobilisation. This is important as it signals a departure lections, a trend which shows no sign of abate- epitome of “one nation, one tax” — 2019 it is even less) whereas the the sheer cascading effect of excise from our conventional way of economic and taxation policies. ment. Apart from overall growth in tax collec- was to increase revenue manifold by Government should be aiming at a duty and value added tax. On the revenue foregone, many have quoted the figure pre- tions under GST being less than five per cent boosting the GDP growth on the one minimum of `150,000 crore a month This can be avoided if GST sented in the note as is but it is important to understand the non- against the target of 12 per cent, even the pro- hand and bringing millions — hither- (assuming tax to GDP ratio at the rate acquires the robustness and the linear relationship between tax rate and tax revenue. Post the reduc- ceeds from cess, which are meant to be utilised to evading the taxman — under the tax of ten per cent). resilience needed to yield the desired tion of rates, economic sentiment is upbeat and as economic activ- for compensating the States for the shortfall, net on the other. On both counts, the To get there, it should undertake revenue which in turn, will help in per- ity picks up, we will see growth revive. Revival of growth combined are trailing far behind. performance has been far below expec- complete overhauling of the adminis- suading State Governments to agree to with improved tax compliance will perhaps make up for a major During April-August, 2019 against the tations. trative machinery to prevent frauds their inclusion. requirement of `65,000 crore (at the rate of On curbing evasion and widening and plug leakages (mere sacking of a How will Team Modi make it hap- part of the revenue forgone by the tax cuts. We’ve officially moved ` towards an optimal and modern taxation regime. 13,000 crore a month), the actual collection the tax net, the situation is far more few commissioners here and there pen? One can only guess. was only `41,000 crore (or about `8,000 crore serious than initially thought. It seems won’t do the job). The Prime Minister’s (The writer is a New Delhi-based (The writer is a New Delhi-based policy researcher) a month) leaving a shortfall of `24,000 crore. dubious businessmen and traders are zero tolerance for corruption should policy analyst) Old Ottoman habits die hard FOREIGN EYE The Turkish President’s party lost control of all big cities in the last poll so it's time to beat the Kurds. This time it's going to be the Kurds, who live in northern Syria, just across the border from the Turkish ones

like that, he’ll dump another million ity to genuinely to win and need- with strong air support and some Syrian Kurds who fought alongside or so Arabs in Europe. “Either this believe whatever ed to appeal to ground support from the United American troops to destroy the happens (in Syria),” he said recent- he happens to be Turkish national- States of America. Islamic State. To solve that problem, ly, “or we will have to open the gates saying at the ists. Now he’s in However, there is no gratitude in Erdogan is threatening to send a mil- (to Europe).” This is a blackmail moment. trouble again: His politics. Erdogan now wants to evict lion or so Arab refugees west into A DOUBLE-EDGED threat with teeth: it was the sudden To be fair, the party lost control the Syrian Kurds from their homes Europe. They’ll panic and make the arrival of a million Syrian refugees Kurds are a real of all Turkey’s big and drive them south, away from the Americans go along with his plan, or SWORD in Europe in 2016 that energised problem for the cities in the last Turkish border. And to make sure so he believes. He’s probably right. The promise of AI is that it DYER extreme Right-wing populists from Turks. They are election. Time to they don’t come back later, he wants The European Union promised will imbue machines with GWYNNE England to Hungary. about a fifth of whack the Kurds to settle a million Arabs there per- Turkey six billion euros to keep the he Ottoman Empire, like many Very few of those refugees ever the country’s pop- again, and this manently instead. Arab refugees in Turkey in 2016, but the ability to spot patterns of its Middle Eastern predeces- wound up in either England or ulation, concen- time it’s going to There are four and a half million Erdogan claims that half of it was from data and make Tsors, had the bad habit of Hungary — the great majority of trated mostly in be the Syrian Syrian Arab refugees in Turkey. never paid (which, if true, was very decisions faster and better moving entire peoples around if them were given shelter in Germany the southeast, and Kurds, another They’d like to go home, of course, but stupid of the Europeans). He does- than us. What happens if they were causing trouble. And — but their arrival gave nationalists they have been fragment of the most of them are afraid of living n’t owe the EU any favours, and it they make bad decisions sometimes, as happened to the and racists all over Europe a stick to mistreated and Kurdish people under the control of Bashar al- truly will panic if he opens the gates Armenians during the First World beat their opponents with. Erdogan, their very identi- that lives in Assad, the cruel dictator who has and sends the Arabs west. faster? Governments need War, what started as deportation who is an accomplished nationalist ty denied by the Turkish state for so northern Syria, just across the bor- won the Syrian civil war. And here’s Donald Trump wants US troops to pause and take stock of ended up as genocide. rabble-rouser himself, knows exact- long that many of them would rather der from Turkey’s Kurds. But not for that nice Mr Erdogan, offering them out of Syria before next year’s elec- the societal repercussions The empire collapsed a centu- ly what he is doing, and he may well be independent. Some of them have much longer, if Erdogan has his way. homes in a “safe zone” in northern tion, so he’ll probably give in to of allowing machines over a ry ago but old habits die hard. succeed. even taken up arms against Turkey The Turkish strongman says Syria. Erdogan (and the Europeans). But Turkish President Recep Tayyip All this is happening because in an organisation called the PKK that the Syrian Kurds are really “ter- That’s not where their real homes the Syrian Kurds, who are yet to few decades to replicate Erdogan (whose admirers often call Erdogan is obsessed with the Kurds (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), which is rorists” allied to the PKK, although are, but maybe they’ll be happy respond, will probably fight to pro- human skills that have been him ‘Sultan’) has a new plan: He’s — or at least he knows that a lot of now mostly based across the border there have been absolutely no attacks there once Erdogan has driven the tect their homes. evolving for millions of going to move a million Kurds away other Turks are obsessed about the in Kurdish-speaking northern Iraq. on Turkey from Syria during the Kurds out. As he said recently in (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is years. But individuals and from Turkey’s southern frontier with Kurds and he’s in political trouble at There was a ceasefire and peace talks entire eight-year Syrian civil war. Ankara, “We can build towns there Growing Pains: The Future of firms must take Syria and replace them with a mil- home, so he needs to feed their fan- early in this decade, but Erdogan What the Syrian Kurds were actual- in lieu of the tent cities here.” The Democracy and Work) lion Arabs. tasies. You can never tell with the started bombing the PKK again in ly doing was defeating the real ter- only hitch in the plan is that the US responsibility too. And if his Western allies don’t ‘Sultan’, who has a Trump-like abil- 2015 when he had a tricky election rorists of the Islamic State in Syria, may feel queasy about betraying the (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 money 10 39,090.03 ‘Economic

Sensex zooms 1,075 pts; SENSEX + 1,075.41 slowdown due to Nifty reclaims 11,600 11,600.20 structural changes’ PNS n MUMBAI NIFTY PTI n KOLKATA Market continued to rally on Monday + 326 Coming up from Extending gains for the sec- as investor sentiment remained West Bengal Finance Minister the U-curve, the ond consecutive session, euphoric for the second session in Amit Mitra on Monday said rising growth rate domestic equity benchmark that the current slowdown in was hit by demonetisation BSE Sensex skyrocketed 1,075 a row, traders said the economy is due to "struc- which caused GDP points on Monday driven by tural" changes and not "cycli- growth to fall from 8.15 continued euphoria over the while the NSE Nifty zoomed NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Tech cal". government's tax booster. 569.40 points or 5.32 per cent Mahindra, TCS and HCL Tech He said the structural per cent to 7.17 per cent After soaring over 1,426 to end at 11,274.20. tanked up to 4.97 per cent. Minister changes have been ushered in —AMIT MITRA points during the day, the 30- Over the past two sessions, Market continued to rally slashed the base due to demonetisation and West Bengal Finance Minister share index ended 1,075.41 the Sensex has gained 2,996.56 on Monday as investor sen- corporate tax "faulty" GST implementation points or 2.8 per cent higher at points or 8.30 per cent, while timent remained euphoric for existing along with the collapse of ready for its implementation 39,090.03. The broader NSE the Nifty advanced 895.40 for the second session in a companies to 22 IL&FS which crippled the on the scheduled date". Nifty reclaimed the 11,600 points or 8.36 per cent. row, traders said. per cent from 30 NBFC sector. "But a singular decision in level, zooming 326 points or 2.9 Top gainers in the Sensex Bulls took over Dalal Street per cent; and for new manu- "The slowdown in the econ- the democracy was taken by per cent to settle at 11,600.20. pack included Bajaj Finance, on Friday after Finance facturing firms, incorporated cerns omy is structural and not the government and GST was In the previous session on L&T, Asian Paints, ITC, Axis Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after October 1, 2019, to 15 in a slow- cyclical. This structural change implemented from July 1, Friday, the BSE barometer Bank, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, delivered a surprise cut in per cent from 25 per cent. ing economy. has been brought about by 2017", he said. logged its biggest single-day HDFC twins, Maruti and SBI, corporate tax rates. Further, the GST Council Meanwhile, demonetisation, hasty and Lastly, the collapse of IL&FS jump in over a decade by rallying up to 8.70 per cent. Announcing the latest set of slashed the same on hotel tar- the rupee was trad- faulty implementation of GST crippled the NBFC sector surging 1,921.15 points or On the other hand, Infosys, measures to jump-start flag- iffs and some goods with a view ing flat at 70.92 against and the collapse of the IL&FS," which is now facing huge liq- 5.32 per cent to 38,014.62, RIL, Tata Motors, PowerGrid, ging growth, the Finance to addressing sectoral con- US dollar. Mitra said at the annual gen- uidity crunch, he said. eral meeting of Bengal Regarding the direct tax Chamber of Commerce & collection, he said the gov- Industry here. ernment could mop-up only CAPSULE CORP TAX CUT He said that when the econ- 4.7 percent more so far this Govt estimates omy was "coming up from the year. U-curve, the rising growth rate In order to meet the bud- kharif crop was hit by demonetisation getary target of 17.3 per cent, PNB Housing Fin's effective tax output at 140.57 which caused GDP growth to the growth in direct tax col- fall from 8.15 per cent to 7.17 lection will have to be 27 per per cent". cent in the remaining months MT in 2019-20 "Another massive structur- of this fiscal, Mitra said. rate to come down by 8-9 % points PTI n NEW DELHI al change came from the GST "Is it possible to meet the implementation," he claimed. target for an economy which PTI n NEW DELHI slew of measures have been The country's foodgrain pro- Mitra said that he had spo- is witnessing slowdown", he DBS expects modest For 2018-19, the taken by the government to duction is estimated slightly ken to Goods asked. PNB Housing Finance on effective tax rate of PNB revive the economy and hous- lower at 140.57 million tonnes and Services Regarding GST, he said that rate cut at RBI's MPC Monday said the company's Housing Finance on ing finance sector. in the kharif season of 2019- Tax Network collection of the indirect tax is meeting in October effective tax rate will come "This includes measures like 20 crop year on likely fall in (GSTN) not meeting its target. down by 8-9 percentage points consolidated basis was relaxation in minimum hold- rice and pulses output, accord- Chairman Talking about West Bengal, SINGAPORE: The Reserve following the government's 31.30 per cent ing period to six months for ing to a latest data released by who told he said that the state cabinet Bank of India's Monetary decision to slash corporate tax securitisation, additional liq- the Agriculture Ministry. him that had cleared the proposal of Policy Committee will go for a rate. uidity support to NHB for Foodgrains production the country Tata Metaliks' expansion plan modest rate cut at the October For 2018-19, the effective tax further lending to HFCs, on- stood at 141.71 million "was not in Kharagpur and the compa- meeting following the rate of PNB Housing Finance lending of housing loans up to tonnes (MT) in the kharif ny will invest Rs 600 crore for corporate tax rate cut on consolidated basis was 31.30 Rs 20 lakh to be qualified season of the 2018-19 crop this. announced by the per cent. under PSL (priority sector year (July-June). The expansion pro- government, Singapore's DBS On September 20, Finance lending), relaxation in ECB Sowing of the kharif (sum- ject will create job Bank has said. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman end use and fund for real mer) crops is almost com- opportunities for "With this fiscal boost focused announced slashing the basic estate sector, which are all plete and harvesting will 3,500 people, he on investment revival and not corporate tax rate for domes- positive for housing finance begin from October onwards. added. consumption (hence not tic companies to 22 per cent sector," Gupta said. inflationary), we reckon that from 30 per cent. The effective est investment boosting such companies will be 17.01 These measures will boost the RBI MPC might proceed tax rate for domestic compa- measure, new manu- per cent, inclusive of liquidity in HFCs (housing with a modest cut at the nies reduced to 25.17 per cent facturing companies surcharge and cess. finance companies) and shall October MPC," the bank's from 34.94 per cent inclusive that start produc- This is a very pos- immensely help in enhancing Average flat sizes shrink economist Radhika Rao wrote of surcharge and cess. tion on or before itive move and is the sector's fund position and in commentary on the Indian "Considering the tax reduc- March 31, 2023 and expected to result in further strengthen the asset lia- economy on Monday. tions per the announcement, are incorporated on enhanced economic bility management. "(RBI) Governor Shaktikanta the expected reduction in the or after October 1, activity along with Moreover, the reduction in 27% in 5 yrs: Anarock Das also reinforced his dovish effective tax rate for PNB 2019 will have an the reduction in tax corporate tax rate will be a big bias due to weak inflation and Housing can be anywhere option to pay tax at 15 rates, PNB Housing boost to the capital base and PTI n NEW DELHI cent and, 12 per cent, respec- negative output gap," Rao between 8-9 per cent," it said per cent if they do not avail any Finance said. help revive the growth and tively, over the past five years. noted in the report on the in a regulatory filing. exemption/incentive. Company's Managing employment generation across As builders seek to reduce The current average size of Indian government's corporate As per the government's lat- The effective tax rate for Director Sanjaya Gupta said a all sectors, Gupta added. apartment sizes to boost properties in Hyderabad (at tax rate cuts. affordability, the average area 1,570 sq ft) is the maximum of residential flats has shrunk among the top seven cities. 27 per cent over the past five Similarly, the average size of Rel Cap falls years in seven major cities, but properties in Bengaluru is also Mining industry in India still dimensions in the NCR region comparatively bigger at about 8% after ratings have fallen merely six per cent, 1,300 sq ft while in Chennai it according to Anarock. Pune registered is about 1,190 sq ft. downgrade "The liquidity crisis, changing 38 per cent Meanwhile, Kolkata saw sizes highest taxed in world: FIMI buyer preferences, and growing reduction in reduce by 9 per cent over the ICICI Bank to set up PTI n NEW DELHI concerns about affordability... past five years to 1,120 sq ft now PTI n NEW DELHI Now, the effective have caused real estate devel- sizes during this against 1,230 sq ft in 2014. 450 new branches Shares of Reliance Capital on opers to rethink the conven- period, with the "Among the major factors this fiscal Monday dropped 8 per cent Mining industry in India is still tax rate in India tional wisdom of 'bigger is bet- contributing to the escalating after CARE Ratings down- the highest taxed in the world works out to be ter', and significantly moderate average 'claustrophobia effect' of shrink- NEW DELHI: ICICI Bank on graded the company's long- despite the government's deci- 58 per cent for unit sizes across seven major apartment size ing apartment sizes, demand for Monday said it will expand its term debt program. sion to slash corporate tax cities," Anarock Chairman Anuj currently at affordable homes in metros retail network by adding 450 The stock tanked 7.50 per rate, mining body FIMI said existing mines Puri said in a statement. tops the list," Puri said. new branches this financial cent to close at Rs 29 on the on Monday. and 54 per cent The property consultant said, 600 sq ft Also, buyers are increasing- year. Of these, the bank has BSE. During the day, it While addressing the media for new mines the average apartment sizes in ly looking to avail the govern- made 320 branches operational cracked 11.32 per cent to Rs here, FIMI Vice President Rajib the top seven cities - Mumbai cities, and also recorded the ment's credit subsidy benefits for customers and in the 27.80 -- its 52-week low. Lochan Mohanty said there was granted through Metropolitan Region (MMR), highest drop of 45 per cent – for affordable housing. These process, it has crossed the On the NSE, it plunged a need for rationalising the tax- auction Delhi-National Capital Region from 960 sq ft in 2014 to 530 require a home to be priced milestone of having 5,000 7.98 per cent to close at Rs ation structure in mining sector (NCR), Pune, Chennai, sq ft in 2019. less than Rs 45 lakh and not branches, ICICI Bank Bank said 28.80. for sustainable development India works out to be 58 per mining, he said. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata Pune registered 38 per cent exceed 60 sq mt carpet area or in a statement.Another set of In terms of the traded vol- and deriving long-term benefits cent for existing mines and 54 Mohanty further said many - have shrunk by 27 per cent reduction in sizes during this approximately 850 sq ft built- 130 branches will also be ume, 47.26 lakh shares were in terms of sustained raw mate- per cent for new mines grant- of the existing private non-cap- over the past five years from period, with the average apart- up area (including overall load- customer-ready by the end of traded on the BSE and over rial security for industries. ed through auction. These tive working mines will expire 1,400 sq ft in 2014 to nearly ment size currently at 600 sq ing). the current financial year, it three crore units on the NSE "The government needs to taxes include corporate tax, in March next year and it is 1,020 sq ft in 2019 so far. ft. Moreover, the goods and said. With this, the bank has a during the day. realise that the taxation regime District Mineral Fund and apprehended that such blocks "Surprisingly, NCR – one of Anarock said that the aver- services tax (GST) for afford- wide network of over 5,190 National Mineral Exploration may not resume operations in the worst-hit residential markets age sizes in both MMR and able housing is one per cent as branches, extension counters CARE on Friday down- for mining in India affects all and automated teller machines graded rating for the compa- downstream industries and Trust, he explained. next two-three years even after in recent years - has seen the Pune are calculated on the car- against five per cent for mid- (ATMs) across the country and ny's long-term debt program, employment opportunities in All levies, payments to the their successful auction. least decline of merely 6 per cent pet area while for the remain- segment homes. nearly half of the branches are market-linked debentures the economy, while fuelling the government make domestic "This Federation earnestly during this period," he added. ing cities it is based on the "In short, buyers get reduced in rural and semi-urban areas and subordinated debt to already skewed balance of pay- raw materials costly, resulting requests that the tenure of the The current average size of built-up area. costs and added benefits, but to facilitate financial inclusion CARE D, due to the alleged ment through additional import in costlier finished products in non-captive mining leases flats in NCR is nearly 1,390 sq ft. Chennai, Bengaluru and lose out on space. Developers in the country, it said. "delay" in payment of inter- of minerals," Mohanty said. the economy and leading to (merchant mines) be extend- MMR has the least average Hyderabad have seen size get to attract more buyers," he est by one day. Now, the effective tax rate in import and reduced GDP in ed till March 31, 2030. apartment size among all top reduction of 8 per cent, 9 per added. Roche Diabetes Petronet Board rejected $2.5 bn US LNG deal; now signs MoU appoints Omar PTI n NEW DELHI signed during the Congress-led Petronet is a firm promoted by GAIL, UPA regime. Sherief GM for The Petronet LNG Board had Petronet had first signed a KTM drives 790 Duke just six months back dis- IOC, ONGC and Bharat Petroleum Corp broader agreement in February. India biz into Indian market favoured a USD 2.5 billion deal Ltd (BPCL), and Secretary to Ministry The sources said India is PTI n NEW DELHI priced at Rs 8.63 lakh to buy 18 per cent stake in US of Petroleum and Natural Gas, looking at reopening pricing of firm Tellurian Inc's proposed , is its chairman previously entered LNG import Roche Diabetes Care India on NEW DELHI: Austria's sports Driftwood LNG terminal, and deals with the US and Petronet Monday announced the appoint- bike maker KTM on Monday import 5 million tonnes LNG board was of the majority view ment of Omar Sherief launched its super bike 790 a year from it for 40 years as the that locking in quantities and Mohammad as General Manager Duke in India priced at Rs 8.63 gas was available in plenty and was not favoured, they said, Natural Gas, Government of price for 40 years was not a for its India business. He will report lakh (ex-showroom). The bike no longer required equity adding Petronet's promoters, India, is its chairman. good option at this point of to Pedro Goncalves, Head of is powered by a four-stroke investments, sources said. including state-owned gas util- The officials said the deal time. Petronet signed the MoU Roche Diabetes Care (Interna- 799-cc engine with 105 BHP of Petronet on September 21 ity GAIL India Ltd, refiner with Tellurian is far from on sidelines of Prime Minister tional), and will be a member of power. It comes with features signed a Memorandum of Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Oil closed and will require negoti- Narendra Modi's visit to the Roche Diabetes Care Asia like motorcycle stability control Understanding (MoU) with and Natural Gas Corp ations. The deal will go through Houston. Pacific leadership team, Roche with cornering anti-lock Tellurian "wherein Petronet (ONGC), were all against the if the government was to push GAIL had in 2011 signed a Diabetes Care India said in a braking system, motorcycle and its affiliates intend to nego- The Indian firm on Sunday board meeting in April/May deal. for it, they added. 20-year deal to buy 5.8 million statement. Mohammad joins traction control, motor slip tiate the purchase of up to five evening in a regulatory filing and members felt that the Company managing director If concluded, this would be tonnes per year of US LNG, from Novo Nordisk where he regulation and four-ride mode. million tonnes per annum (5 said it had signed a "non- company should not go ahead and CEO Prabhat Singh nei- the first long-term LNG import split between Dominion held the role of General Mana- Bookings for the bike have mtpa) of liquefied natural gas binding" MoU with Tellurian at with the deal due to changing ther answered calls and nor contract signed since the Energy Inc's Cove Point plant ger, Southeast Asia Emerging been opened on Monday (LNG) from Driftwood, con- Houston, USA. "The process is global gas market dynamics, replied to text messages sent for Narendra Modi government and Cheniere Energy Inc's Markets from 2015, it added. "I across nine cities - Bengaluru, current with its equity invest- subject to due diligence and where the fuel is available in comments. came to power in 2014. All the Sabine Pass facility in am excited to be heading the Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, ment, which remains subject to approval of respective Board of abundance at rock bottom Petronet is a firm promoted previous deals - 7.5 million Louisiana. That deal prices of India operations of Roche Dia- Surat, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai further due diligence and Directors," it had said. prices. by GAIL, IOC, ONGC and tonnes with Qatar, 1.44 million LNG were at 115 per cent of betes Care, and I look forward and Guwahati. approval of its board of direc- Officials privy to board Locking imports for 40 years Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd tonnes with Australia, 2.5 mil- prevailing Henry Hub price of to driving the development of tors," according to a joint deliberations said the issue together with an equity invest- (BPCL), and Secretary to lion with Russia and 5.8 million gas plus USD 5.05 per million integrated diabetes manage- statement. was discussed at the company's ment in the LNG terminal Ministry of Petroleum and tonnes with the US - were all British thermal unit. ment solutions," Omar said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday September 24, 2019

Everyone loves inspiring stories which motivate them to push boundaries to achieve their goals despite setbacks. But have you ever imagined listening to 15 inspiring stories back to back? That is exactly what happened as over 2,500 people attended the 5th edition of TEDxHyderabad. Featuring 15 speakers from City folk gets their dose of various walks of life, each presented their unique interpretation of the theme ‘Limitless' to illustrate their personal journeys of overcoming limitations in their own minds. People are now eagerly waiting for the 6th edition of TEDxHyderabad which will be held on September 20, next year, reports V SATEESH REDDY INSPIRATION

BELIEVING INDIGENOUS HELPING THE STORY OF SAILING AHOY! IN YOURSELF yderabad-based sailor Suheim Sheikh TECHNOLOGY UNDERPRIVILEGED A SINGER received a standing ovation after he aj Rachakonda, who directed a movie udhanshu Mani, General Manager, ayesh Ranjan, IT Secretary, Government ndian Idol 5 winner Sreerama Chandra Hspoke on how he helped students on the life of Chintakindhi Mallesham Integral Coach Factory Chennai and the of Telangana, shared his contribution Mynampati shared his story of his transi- from deprived backgrounds get into the R— the man who made the Laxmi Asu Sman behind Vande Bharat Express, a Jtowards helping the poorest of the poor Ition from a traditional Brahmin boy to national champions in sailing. Suheim said, Machine to help handloom weavers — said, world class train completely made with during his tenure in Chittoor district. playback singer. Sreerama Chandra says, “To date, through the Hyderabad Yacht “After listening to Mallesham’s indigenous technology, said, “The Vande He shares, “In the year 2000, the World “Since childhood I wanted to do something Club, we have produced six national cham- TEDxHyderabad talk, I decided to make a Bharat Express is special because right from Bank started a project in Andhra Pradesh to different and did not want regular jobs like pions, 25 national medallists and 10 state movie on his life to inspire people. I shared the design to delivery, everything was con- help the poor. In our enquiry about the engineering. I gave my first performance in champions. I have been in sailing for over the idea with many filmmakers and most of ceived and made in India. Until now, place, we found that the poor were not ben- Ravindra Bharati during school. I missed 30 years. Now we have over 150 sailors in them said it won’t work out.” nobody believed that India could build a eficiaries of welfare schemes owing to cor- auditions in Hyderabad due to our organisation and we aim to improve the “Later, I decided to make it on my own and world class train on its own.” ruption, delay in procedures and other some issues. In 2010, I won the title and it count every year.” Meanwhile, Society for did some research about weavers by staying He adds, “Since my childhood, I always issues. We deployed many youth who were was a great moment in my life.” After his Advancement of Human Endeavour, an at Pochampally village for many months. wondered why our trains looked very old. willing to volunteers as community coordi- story, he also entertained the audience by NGO that organises TEDx Hyderabad During the stay I learned about scroll paint- So we worked hard on a modern train and nators to understand the ground-level situa- singing a few hit Bollywood numbers. announced the launch of ‘Hyderabad Cares’. ings which explains stories through scrolls. make it possible. This train can cross the tion. They lived with the economically back- It is like a power point presentation,” he 180 kmph mark. The train has since been ward sections for many months to better adds. “Making a biopic is not an easy task renamed as ‘Train 18’ and would be understand their problems.” Jayesh said that because it’s someone else’s life. Even though unveiled on October 27, 2019.” Chittoor district is the second largest pro- it did not break even, I was happy it inspired Other speakers including Sri Priyatam, ducer of milk in India. He adds, “We dis- EMINENT SPEAKERS AT THE TEDxHYDERABAD TALKS INCLUDED many people,” he says. Chintakindi graphic illustrator who worked for Netflix’s tributed cows to the people to do dairy busi- Dr ARCHANA SHARMA: A SENIOR STAFF SCIENTIST AT CERN, Mallesham said, “Before inventing the Asu series Stranger Things, Neha Aggarwal, ness. After our efforts, illicit liquor was machine, making one saree took six hours. India’s ace table-tennis player, Dr R.S. completely banned in many areas of RACHEL THOMAS: FIRST WOMAN FROM INDIA TO SKYDIVE OVER Now, it can be done in one-and-a-half- Praveen Kumar, IPS officer and others Chittoor. Later, Andhra Pradesh emerged as THE NORTH POLE, Dr RS PRAVEEN KUMAR IPS, SUHEIM SHEIKH hours. Many were inspired to make a social shared their inspiring stories to an the fastest state in transforming those living change after they saw my machine.” awestruck audience. below poverty.” WATER SPORTS COACH WHEN CORPORATES GET TOGETHER TO PLAY BALL othing brings a together. The TVAGA ious events such as trade munity to make Indiajoy team together, announced that more than exhibitions, product Festival a grand success.” to bond over 30 studios and 20 acade- launches, B2B and B2C something mies from the AVCG events. N beyond a pro- industry took part in the The cricket tournament THE TELANGANA fessional work Indiajoy Cricket tourna- was won by DNEG by environment, like team ment, 2019, with an beating Rotomaker in the VFX, ANIMATION sporting events. increase in the participa- finals. Corporates dedicate a tion from last year. Expressing his view on AND GAMING considerable amount of Indiajoy Cricket the importance of collabo- ASSOCIATION, their budget each year Championship (IJCC) is ration, Madhav Reddy, towards organising sport- associated with Indiajoy general secretary of ORGANISED A ing tournaments to boost Festival (www.indiajoy.in) TVAGA said, “Despite CRICKET TOURN- fraternity among co-work- which will be held from being a debut event, we ers. November 20 to received outstanding par- AMENT RECENTLY The Telangana VFX, November 23 in HICC ticipation from all compa- TO BRING ALL Animation and Gaming Novotel, Hyderabad. nies in Hyderabad last Association (TVAGA), India. The organisers of year. It is good to see that MEMBERS OF THE organised their annual Indiajoy hope to attract the companies are prepar- ANIMATION VFX cricket tournament investors, corporations, ing their teams by allow- recently to bring all mem- studios, content develop- ing the players to practice COMIC GAMING bers of the Animation ers, delegates, consumers, during the working hours. VFX Comic Gaming hardware manufacturers Hope to see some enthusi- COMMUNITY (AVCG) community and students for their var- asm from TVAGA com- TOGETHER 12

Hyderabad Tuesday September 24, 2019 what’s brewing?

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Komal l COMEDY THEATRE FUNNY BUZZNESS HONEYMOON (A PLAY) lFunny Buzzness lManch Theatre is going to organise a comedy is a well known play in Hindi about two friends. The play comedy gig series revolves around one friend, on a honeymoon, is by Buzz Kya forced to find a way to help his other friend in Entertainment and trouble. The play will be organised on has been September 29 at 7.30 pm at Phoenix Arena. instrumental in bringing up artists like — Amit Tandon, Sorabh Pant, Sumukhi Suresh and Naveen Richards. October 20 at 6 pm HICC.

BAS KAR BASSI lThis is a show where PAKITMAAR RANGMANDAL comedian Anubhav l Pakitmaar Singh Bassi will tell you an honest story about Rangmandal is a his career choices and Hindi play written lifestyle. ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ by Asghar is what he said to Wajahat. The story himself when he was is about a fired from his last job. pickpocket named The show will be held Bhagwan who is till October 16 at passionate about Kulapati Munshi theatre. After Sadan, King Koti, l Anitha Basheer Bagh. watching a Parsi play he decides to do a theatre show himself and leave pickpocketing. The play is about the troubles he faces organising the show due to the label of a thief that the society

l Kushuboo y l Sushila Bokadia r has put on him. The play will be on September a h ART AND CULTURE 28 at 7.30 pm at Lamakaan. C V S

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o l t lThe fifth edition of Baagh, a play written by o h the Indian Badal Sircar and directed P Photography Festival by Malyaban Lahiri has will be held till friendship and October 20 at various relationships at its core. locations in The play revolves around Hyderabad. IPF is an repressed pain, Kashish international relationships, and structures that we adhere to. l photography festival October 2 at 8 pm, Phoenix Arena which showcases various events, inclu- ding talks, discus- MAHABHARATA - THE EPIC TALE sions and more. l All history and mythology is based on DHANDIYA EXHIBITION cause and effect. EMERGING PALETTES Mahabharata - DHAMAAL The Epic Tale... l embers of the Phankaar Group, a ladies club, A group art exhibition, a in-depth deals came together to take part in the festivities platform for emerging with the M before the Navaratri begins.They organised a artists to display their work, primary has organised its 11th dhandiya function at the Royal Reve Hotel in emotional and edition in collaboration with Secunderabad. The venue reverberated with playful psychological Goethe-Zentrum. The event causes that were the genesis of this destructive renditions of traditional music that set women in will be held till October 6 at war. The planet has witnessed destruction based colourful costumes to joyful performances. Shrishti Art Gallery, on the whims of a few people. Later, prizes were given for the Best Jubilee Hills. Till October 6, multiple venues Dress, Best Dhandiya and Best Garba performers. GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] l Sushma l Manisha l Sheela FUN TIME

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Hyderabad Tuesday September 24, 2019 tollywood RAJAMOULI pioneered For her T'wood debut, Tollywood’s overseas trail: SUKRUTHA gets a pay cut

oted actress Sukrutha Wagle, who has done a handful of Kannada n films, is now making her Tollywood debut with Rama Chakkani Seetha. Made At the pre-release event for Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Chiru under Crocodile Creations and Leo Celluloids, the film marks the directorial debut reminisces about his 15-year wait to get the film off the pages of Sriharsha Manda while Indhra, a relative of Dasari Narayana Rao’s family, is the male lead. and on to film sets, reports NAGARAJ GOUD Sukrutha recalls, “The film’s producer is a dis- tant relative and a family friend. I saw his egastar Chiranjeevi went down the memory ma to spread across India. It also showed us that produc- Whatsapp status looking for a female lead for lane at the pre-release event of Sye Raa ers can get back whatever they’ve invested. Hats off to him,” Rama Chakkani Seetha and I straightaway Narasimha Reddy in Hyderabad on Sunday the 151-films-old veteran rhapsodized. approached him. But the director was adamant M evening. Speaking at the event, the actor said, It was Charan, Chiru added, came forward to produce on a Telugu- September 22 holds a special place in his heart. it. “When Charan put a proposal saying he wouldn’t com- speaking girl “It’s a landmark day in my career as my debut promise on the scale of the subject, I said, ‘Sye (ready)’. as the leading film Pranam Khareedu released on the same day in Next began, our hunt for a director. Initially, Paruchuri lady who can FOR SOMEONE WHO 1978. I was nervous and equally excited Venkateswara Rao asked me to direct. I told him, perform heavy about the film and how the audience ‘It’s not that I can’t, but direction is a full- dialogues. But IS NEW TO THE will take to my performance. Forty time job and if I had to do it, I have to after two rou- TELUGU INDUSTRY, one years later, as I await the BUNNY's sideline acting’. He relented and nds of audi- release of Sye Raa Narasimha asked me to spearhead the film as tions they liked SUKRUTHA, WHO Reddy, I’m going through a absence raises an actor.” my acting and WAS ALSO A PART OF gamut of emotions similar “As we were tossing up chose me.” to that of my debut film,” names, Charan mentioned In the film, KANNADA BIGG BOSS said Chiru amid a thun- eyebrows Surender Reddy. I knew his which features 4 AS A WILD CARD derous response from hile the pre-release event was attended by Pawan work ethics and after Charan Priyadarshi, his fans at the LB WKalyan, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej and Vaisshnav Tej, Allu stressed that Reddy would be Rahul Sipli- ENTRANT, SPEAKS Stadium. Arjun's absence raised a low of eyebrows. He was very much in the right man for the job, I gunj, Kasi He recalled how the city shooting for Ala Vaikunthapuramlo at Kompally. His gave my nod. I thought he Viswanath and GOOD TELUGU Paruchuri brothers first absence has again sparked rumours that all is not well between would jump with joy at the Bullet Bhasker spoke about freedom him and Charan. In fact, while Varun and Sai Tej raved about opportunity but in a in supporting roles, she plays Anu who plays fighter Uyyalawada Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy trailer when it was released last restrained manner said he main character’s love interest. “Harsha is a big Narasimha Reddy to him week, Arjun failed to even say a word till now. Sye Raa will need a week or more to fan of Tholi Prema which is why he named our 15 years ago. “They felt Narasimha Reddy is a prestigious film for Chiranjeevi make up his mind. He did characters after the lead characters of Pawan that the role came with a lot and a section of mega fans believe that if he has finally say yes. He began his Kalyan’s film. The film is a nice romantic com- of variations and it is tailor- any issues as such with Charan, he research for the film and taking edy blended with family emotions,” the made for me. He was an should've kept it aside and attended the help of senior writer Bhupathi Mangalore girl, who had a brush with model- unsung hero. The stories and sac- the pre-release event. Raja and young writers Kannan and ing before Sandalwood called her, shares. rifices of Chandrashekar Azad, Madhu, he went to Goa and came with For someone who is new to the Telugu indus- Bhagat Singh, Subhas Chandra Bose a screenplay. In the first narration itself, I try, Sukrutha, who was also a part of Kannada and Mahatma Gandhi are well-document- gave my consent. Without deviating from what Bigg Boss 4 as a wild card entrant, speaks good ed but Uyyalawada’s story was lost in the annals of his- occurred for real, he made it commercial, ticking all the Telugu. When quizzed about her language tory for a major part. As he is a Telugu, I felt the need to boxes,” Chiru pointed out. skills she says, “Our producer issued a warning tell his story,” he recalled. Earlier, a brief spell of rain threatened to play spoilsport saying that if we don’t speak Telugu on sets, our Chiru said 15 years ago, the film would’ve cost Rs 60- but braving the weather, many mega fans waited patient- remuneration would be deducted. In fact, I even 70 crore but he couldn’t ask any producer to pump in such ly to see their beloved star reach the venue at around 8 lost Rs 50,000 once. It left me with no option but amount of money. pm with brother and son in to learn the language,” she chortles, further “So we had to wait. This film getting backed now has tow. Fortunately with clouds opening up again, promi- revealing that as the film boasts of many close- a lot to do with what S.S. Rajamouli achieved with nent guests like S.S. Rajamouli, V.V. Vinayak and Koratala up shots featuring her Baahubali. In fact, it wouldn’t have been made if it was- Shiva kept their speeches brief, with only Pawan Kalyan so she had to pick n’t for Baahubali. Rajamouli laid a path for Telugu cine- and Chiranjeevi speaking at length. up the language at any cost. — NG GADDALAKONDA GANESH ontroversies over its last minute title change notwithstanding, Varun Tej-starrer Gaddalakonda Ganesh had a fairly decent run in the weekend. Trade sources indicate that the first three days has a good c share from both the Telugu states stood at somewhere around Rs 13.5 crore. Combining that with revenue from overseas market, the total amount stands at Rs 15.19 crore. Varun’s major hits Fidaa and Tholi Prema made Rs 13.9 crore and Rs 9 crore respectively in the first weekend weekend. “The word-of-mouth has been extremely positive for the film. The remix of Yelluvachi Godaramma yellakila paddadammo from Devatha has been Including the revenue a big draw with the audience as youngsters are keen to watch it on big screen again. If it wasn’t for rains in parts of from overseas, both the states in the last three days, the num- Varun’s movie bers would’ve been bigger. However, with no other major release till Sye Raa managed to Narasimha Reddy’s release, Gaddalakonda Ganesh could end up rake in over Rs being a highly profitable venture for 15 crore during its distributors,” adds a trade source. On the other hand, Suriya- the weekend starrer Bandobast is staring at huge losses. The collections have been abysmal till now and there is no sign of improvement. The actor’s last release NGK was a total POSANI headlines debacle. a web series eb series are catching Shankar in supporting roles. The up with Telugu view- interesting feature about the w ers. With actors like series is that prominent director , Maruthi has conceptualized it Srikanth, Satyadev while Chinni Krishna, who has backing content for the digital helmed films like Veedu Theda platforms, prominent character and the soon-to-release Akshara, actor too has directed the series. jumped on the bandwagon. He According to production has headlined a quirky comedy house iDream Media, the series drama Bhajana Batch, which revolves around a bunch of con also features Getup Srinu, artists who are experts in dis- Gemini Suresh, Ajay Ghosh, Jogi tracting and tripping people to Krishnam Raju, Jabardasth deceive them. Sony LIV is Venu, Raghava, and Shakalaka streaming it. MAHESH shoots at ‘Kondareddy Buruju’ he makers of superstar Mahesh Babu-starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru posted this picture on their Twitter handles on Monday. Art director A.S. t Prakash has created a replica of Kurnool’s Kondareddy Buruju for the action-comic enter- tainer at RFC, Hyderabad. Mahesh had shot at the real Kondareddy Buruju for his alongside Bhumika and Prakash Raj and sequence is still fresh in the mem- ory of the audience. "16 years ago, this location became iconic on the silver screen. Now we are back to the same location. This time we aim to make it bigger. Our pro- duction designer A.S prakash garu recreated the loca- tion spectacularly. The man who brought Kurnool Kondareddy Buruju to (sic),” film’s director Anil Ravipudi wrote after sharing the sil- houette image his leading man at the fort. 14

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JHARREL BECOMES YOUNGEST ACTOR JULIA GARNER TO BAG EMMY AHEAD OF GOT AWARD hen They See Us star Jharrel Jerome made histo- STARS FOR ry by becoming the youngest person to win an Emmy in Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category. MAIDEN EMMY stars, W Game of Thrones He is also the first Afro-Latino to win for act- ing. He won the award for his portrayal of ctress Julia Garner beat Exonerated Five member Korey Wise, who was 16 when including Sophie Turner, Lena Headey, jurors wrongfully convicted him of assault, sexual abuse, and Maisie Williams, to win her first rioting in the 1989 Central Park jogger case. Emmy in Supporting Actress in a “It’s a blessing and I hope this is a step forward for A Drama Series category at the 2019 Dominicans, for Latinos, for Afro Latinos. It’s about time Emmy awards here. we’re here,” deadline.com quoted Jerome as saying backstage The first-time Emmy nominee was in after accepting the award. contention with Gwendoline), Headey ( GameChristie of After learning that he was also the youngest to win, the (Game of Thrones Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), 21-year-old said, “Well damn, that’s incredible.. kids are Thrones), and Williams smart too.” Turner (Game of Thrones) The Netflix four-part series tells the true story of five (Game of Thrones). teens — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef She won it for her character of a com- Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise, who were plex young woman Ruth Langmore, wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in 1989. They who gets involved in a money laun- were referred to as the Central Park Five or the Exonerated Five. dering scheme and a drug cartel The actor also opened up about the Academy recognising dark along with Jason Bateman’s charac- narratives when it comes to stories about people of colour. ter. “Unfortunately, I think our strongest stories are the stories of While accepting the trophy, she pain considering that’s what we go through on a daily basis. It is said she wished that it was made unfortunate that comedies or light pieces of work aren’t as of chocolate so she could share it praised and aren’t sent to the award season. with others. “The truth is our pain needs to be told. So if it has to “This looks like a piece of be for the next 20 years where we are just painfully chocolate and I want to give a telling our stories until we can move on then I guess it piece to everyone that has been has to be,” he said. involved in my life,” said the Jerome was pitted against Mahershala Ali (True actress. Detective), Benicio Del Toro (Escape at Dannemora), She thanked Bateman, calling Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal), Jared Harris him “a guiding light through the (Chernobyl) and Sam Rockwell (Fosse/Verdon). He beginning”. “I love playing Ruth accepted the award from Angela Bassett, with attendees so much. Every single day I giving him a standing ovation. feel so lucky to be doing this. On stage, he dedicated the award to the I’ll remember this forever.” Exonerated Five. "I feel like I should just be in the Bronx right now, chilling, waiting for my mom’s cooking or something,” Jerome said as he fought back tears.

BILLY PORTER BECOMES FIRST OPENLY GAY, BLACK MAN PoseTOat the 71stWIN BEST ACTOR IN DRAMA ctor Billy Porter took home the trophy of best actor in drama for his role in Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first openly gay, black man, to win the prize. Pose, created by Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals, focuses on the extravagantThey Can’t subculture of the LGBTQ ballroom scene in late 1980s and early 1990s New York, as well of the lives of the A people of the community. On the show, Porter plays the gregarious emcee Pray Tell.

In his acceptance“It took manyspeech, years the actorof vomiting quoted up from all theJames filth Baldwin’s I’d been 1960taught essay about myself, Turn Back. and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as if I had a right to be here,” Porter said as he recited Baldwin. “I have the right. You have the right. We all havePose theand right,” conclud- he added. The actor, who attended the ceremony dressed in a shimmery black outfit adorned with over 130,000 crystals and a matching custom hat, thanked his husband, his manager and cast of ed his speech with a call to action. “We are the people. We as artists are the people that get to change the molecular structure of the hearts and minds of the people who live on this planet. Please don’t ever stop doing that. PleaseThis don’t Is ever stop telling the truth,” he said. Porter beat out fellow nominees JasonBob (Ozark), Sterling K Brown ( Bateman Game of andThrones), Milo Kit Harington ( Us), Better Call Saul), received six Odenkirk ( (This Is Us). Pose Ventimiglia Emmy nominations thisThe year, second including season of the FX drama Porter’s category and drama wrappedseries. last month and has been renewed for a third season. The ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater here.

AN ACTOR SHOULD BE PRETENDED TO BE SHAMELESS: CHUNKY PANDEY ON IN PAIN SO THAT SAILING THROUGH LOW PHASE BRUCE LEE HOLDS e was one of the top heroes of late ’80s and early ’90s, but a sudden ME FOR LONGER: H dip in his Bollywood career hit Chunky Pandey hard. JACKIE CHAN The actor says he didn’t hesitate to start anew as a struggler in movies eteran action star Jackie Chan has revealed that and the results have been positive. during the filming on Enter the Dragon he pre- After cementing his position in tended to be in pain to be close to legendary mar- Bollywood with films like Tezaab, tial artiste Bruce Lee. Aag Hi Aag and Aankhen, Chunky V In a video shared by Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee stopped getting work and then on Instagram, Chan remembered him as a dedi- moved to star in Bangladeshi film for cated and concerned co-actor. a few years, only to return with mem- “I was young doing Enter the Dragon fighting with Bruce orable roles in the Housefull series Lee. I was behind the camera and I would just see Bruce and Begum Jaan. Lee... Then I ran and suddenly it was all black in front of my “In 1993, after giving a blockbuster eyes. He had hit just one stick right on my head. I felt dizzy Aankhen, I had no work. I was sitting and I looked at Bruce Lee he kept acting until the director at home for a year. I only had one said cut,” Chan said. film titled Teesra Kaun?. That’s when “You get into depression “He then threw his stick, turned around and said Oh my I got the opportunity to work in told PTI in an interview. when you are sitting at home and God and ran to me and lifted me up and said sorry. I was not Bangladesh and my first film was a The actor said filmmakers Harry have no work, especially after being in pain anymore. I was a young guy and very tough. But I superhit. I worked there for three- Baweja, Subhash Ghai and Sajid at the top of your game... Where you pretended to be in pain so that Bruce Lee holds me for as four years. Nadiadwala helped him restart his have seen the highs and people were long as he can. I kept pretending the whole day,” he added. “After marriage, my wife told me, career in Hindi cinema. chasing you.” Chan worked as a stuntman on Enter the Dragon, which ‘Bollywood is my actual identity’. “Then there was no looking back. I The actor believes the key to sur- released in 1973 a month after his death. When I came back to Hindi cinema, I believe an actor should be shameless. vive is to keep yourself busy. realised a generation had forgotten I am a thick skull,” he added. “One should take up small roles, me completely. I had to start strug- Chunky said after tasting stardom do work related to films, like I started gling. I would meet people, ask for it was hard to sit at home with no an event management company and a work and luckily I got it,” Chunky work. restaurant. I kept myself busy.” HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 sport 15

It is the game that leaves me the most satisfied since I Neymar came back. ONE IS ENOUGH —ZINEDINE ZIDANE “Madrid is always hungry to the rescue and angry to win. The team Benzema’s header ensures Los Blancos bounce back with impressive win over Sevilla is always very optimistic. The team’s getting Brazilian star scores another late AFP n SEVILLE better.” winner to send PSG 3 points clear eal Madrid eased the pressure on —SERGIO RAMOS Zinedine Zidane and delivered a AFP n PARIS Rresounding response to their loss that cost him the chance to lead Spain at For the first time since to Paris Saint-Germain by winning 1-0 the World Cup. eymar scored a fine 12006/07, Lyon have away at high-flying Sevilla in La Liga on He insisted on Saturday there was no Nlate winner as Paris failed to shot on target in Sunday. desire for revenge but it is hard to imag- Saint-Germain beat Lyon a Ligue 1 home game. Karim Benzema headed in the deci- ine victory would not have brought a lit- 1-0 on Sunday to move Neymar has scored sive goal at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan tle extra satisfaction. three points clear at the 3Paris’ first goal in to secure an impressive victory against a top of the Ligue 1 table. each of his last 3 games Sevilla side that were unbeaten and hop- LOPETEGUI BOOKED The Brazilian finally in Ligue 1. ing to return to the top of the table. A frantic opening half an hour made beat Anthony Lopes, who Instead, it is Madrid that go level on for an engrossing contest but there were had pulled off numerous He can do better, he will points with Athletic Bilbao in first place few chances, as Lopetegui earned himself impressive saves, with do better. He’s going to get after a controlled and determined perfor- a booking for beckoning Gareth Bale to three minutes of normal to his best level, with mance that was by some distance their be shown a yellow card. time to play at the matches and decisive goals best since Zidane’s return Real Madrid probably Groupama Stadium. like that, it’s going to help as coach in March. just shaded the first peri- It was Neymar’s sec- him.” “We have had a quite Against Sevilla, Real Madrid od and had its two best ond winning goal in as The Parisians sit top 0didn’t allow a single shot on difficult time but the target in a LaLiga game for the chances as Eden Hazard many league games since on 15 points after Angers players reacted,” Zidane first time since Aug 2016 (3-0 was slipped in by being reinstated to the and Nice both won over said. win against Real Sociedad). Benzema, only to be team following a the weekend to tem- His position had denied by Tomas Vaclik protracted transfer porarily join Tuchel’s come under scrutiny after Real Madrid’s Karim on the angle, before Dani saga. side at the summit. Madrid’s woeful 3-0 9Benzema has scored more Carvajal was sent clear by “Neymar can Sylvinho’s Lyon defeat by PSG in the headed goals than any other James Rodriguez but this do better,” said PSG remain in ninth Champions League on player in the top five European time Vaclik’s right foot coach Thomas place and are with- Wednesday, a result that leagues in 2019 (nine). blocked the defender’s Tuchel. “It’s the sec- out a win since mid- continued their bumpy Athletic Club are on finish. ond or third game in four August. start to the season, fol- 2005the top of the La There was little in it, months for him. He’s not He was targeted by lowing a turbulent sum- Liga table for the first time as Bale’s excellent cross at 100 percent capacity. home fans when taking mer in the transfer mar- since the 2005/2006 season’s almost found James at “He is not at his limit. set-pieces from the left- ket. first Match Day (August 2005). the back post shortly after hand side as they threw But this win should half-time while Luuk de plastic bottles and do wonders for belief and leaves Jong went close with a header, prompt- rolled-up bin bags at Barcelona as Spain’s chief club in crisis, ing Carvajal to hack the ball clear at the him. with Ernesto Valverde under pressure far post. With 87 min- after they were beaten 2-0 by Granada on Still, Madrid looked more likely and utes on the clock, Saturday. Madrid are now four points so it proved as Raphael Varane won back substitute clear of the Catalans after five games possession high up, allowing Bale to Verratti played. thread Carvajal in behind. He dug out a found “I am very happy as people have been cross, which Benzema met brilliantly, Neymar in questioning us a lot,” said Zidane. “But we rising high to head home his fifth goal the box don’t think much about that. We played of the season. who 90 minutes at a very high level in a dif- Sevilla might have equalised but dribbled ficult stadium. We must congratulate all De Jong headed wide under pres- into space and the players.” sure from Carvajal and then finally beat Lopes to the Not for the first time this season, Javier Hernandez did score, in keeper’s left with a low Zidane singled out Gareth Bale for the 87th minute, poking in at the shot. praise. “Today hard work was the key,” he near post, only for the assistant He celebrated by run- said. “The effort made by James, Gareth, to raise his flag. ning towards the same all of them.” Bale could have made it corner of the ground Sevilla’s newly-installed coach Julen two late on but hit the side-net- where he had earlier been Lopetegui was sacked by Madrid 11 ting from an acute angle. One taunted by the Lyon sup- Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring Real Madrid’s opening goal during La Liga match against Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville AP months ago, 139 days after taking the job was enough. porters.

AFP n ZURICH But Federer claimed a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Isner to set up a SINGLES lexander Zverev sealed a dramat- winner-takes-all clash between Zverev BANCROFT TO RETURN TO DURHAM Aic Laver Cup victory for Europe and Raonic. Chester-le-Street: Australia opener Cameron over Team World in Geneva on Epic victory World number six Zverev took Bancroft is to return to Durham for the 2020 season Sunday, as the German beat Milos the first set courtesy of a break in after impressing during his first spell with the English Raonic in the deciding singles match. game seven, with big-serving county side. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who played The holders trailed 11-7 midway Team Europe come back from 7-11 down on Canadian Raonic hitting back to in the first two Ashes Tests in August, captained the through the final day but Zverev, after force a super tie-break, saving four county in both the County Championship and the Roger Federer had edged past John final day to claim third consecutive Laver Cup break points to serve out the second One-Day Cup before being called up by Australia. Isner, downed Raonic 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 set. But Zverev, selected by Borg Durham's director of cricket Marcus North said: “We to deny John McEnroe’s visitors their ahead of Tsitsipas and Fabio Fognini are delighted to welcome Cameron back to Emirates maiden triumph in the third edition for the first-ever Laver Cup decider, Riverside for our 2020 season. “He has had a huge of the event. raced to victory as Raonic’s serve impact on the field with his leadership and undoubted Boxers Kavinder Bisht, Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik & Sanjeet Instead, Bjorn Borg’s Europe deserted him. quality through his performances.” He scored 726 pose with World C’ship medals during an event on Monday PTI made it three wins from three since The 22-year-old, who also runs at an average of more than 45 in the County the inaugural staging in 2017. clinched Europe’s win last year by Championship and added 377 more at 94.25 in the “Team World came once again beating Kevin Anderson, fired a bril- one-day competition. He will be available for the full very close but we won the right points liant cross-court forehand past Raonic 2020 campaign in all three formats of the game. Panghal counts on and had maybe a little bit of luck,” said on his first match point. captain Borg. “I’ve never played in something AMIT, MANISH EXEMPTED FROM NATIONALS “I’m very proud of my team, they like that, it was unbelievable,” said New Delhi: World Championship medallists Amit strenuous training did a hell of a job. I’m a very happy Zverev. Panghal and Manish Kaushik have been exempted captain.” “It’s very special, especially play- from participating at the Senior National Boxing After Rafael Nadal withdrew ing in front of those guys and them Championship to be held in Shimla from October 4 to from Sunday’s play with a hand trusting me to play the last singles 10. “We are not playing Nationals,” Panghal said on for Olympic medal injury, Isner and Jack Sock beat game. This event is something I Monday. “The team that went for the World C’ships is Federer and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the hope to play in every single year of my not playing at the Nationals. Since, it was a high level PTI n NEW DELHI opening doubles encounter, before career.” tournament, so we have been given rest,” he added. Taylor Fritz saw off Dominic Thiem Europe will defend their title in Confirming this, High-Performance Director Santiago orld Championships’ Silver medal-winning to leave Team World one win from 2020 at TD Garden in Boston from Nieva said all but one boxer returning will be allowed Wboxer Amit Panghal reckons securing an the trophy. Team Europe pose with the Laver Cup trophy after defeating Team world's in Geneva AP September 25-27. to skip the Nationals. “Ashish Kumar (75kg) is the Olympic spot at next year’s Asian qualifiers will be only boxer to play at Nationals. No other boxer from a tough task but vowed to leave no stone unturned the World C’ship team will play at the Nationals," he in his quest for glory at the Tokyo Games. said. Panghal (52kg), became the first Indian male boxer to win a Silver at the World Championship, Fault in our stars Sindhu looks to end title drought MILLER EQUALS T20 RECORD FOR CATCHES which concluded in Ekaterinburg on Saturday. Bengaluru: South Africa's David Miller has equalled The 23-year-old Indian Armyman said he was PTI n INCHEON the record for most number of catches in T20Is sure of a podium finish after putting in the hard yards Hamilton blames Mercedes during the final match against India at the M ahead of the prestigious tournament. orld champion P V Sindhu will seek Chinnaswamy Stadium. On Sunday, Miller caught “It is a great feeling to win this medal. Given the strategy for Singapore result Wto quickly get over the disappoint- Hardik Pandya at long-on during the 19th over of the preparation that I had, I was confident that I won’t ment of an early exit in the Indian innings and in the process registered his 50th return without a medal. No Indian boxer has gone AFP n SINGAPORE when she resumes her quest for a BWF catch in T20I cricket. The 30-year-old has 50 catches beyond the Bronze, so I wanted to do something dif- World Tour title this season at the Korea to his name in 72 T20I matches and now is at par ferent, change the colour of the medal,” Panghal said orld champion Lewis Hamilton felt Mercedes had Open Super 500 tournament beginning with Pakistan's Shoaib Malik, who also has the same after returning to the country on Monday. Wthe car to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday here today. number of catches to his name in 111 matches. Third “I want to keep repeating what is working for me but strategic errors in the middle of the race cost After the high of winning the World on the list is former Proteas skipper AB de Villiers and keep improving on my weaknesses. I want to him a chance of victory as the championship leader Championships, Sindhu was knocked out with 44 catches to his name, followed by Ross Taylor practice so much, put in so much effort in my train- had to settle for a fourth-place finish. of the China Open Super 1000 event by (44) and Suresh Raina (42). ing that I not only return with a medal but also change Hamilton started alongside pole-sitter Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the the colour of the medal at Tokyo,” he added referring Charles Leclerc on the front row with the sec- second round last week. MALVIKA CLAIM 1ST TITLE AT MALDIVES Male: to Bronze medal won by Vijender Singh back in 2008. ond Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s The 26-year-old Indian, who had Young Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod has The world championships in Russia no longer Max Verstappen behind him. won the title in 2017, will have claimed her maiden title at the Maldives International have Olympic qualifier status after the International After fighting off Vettel to slot in behind to sort out the little things that had led to Future Series with a stunning straight-game win over Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Leclerc on the opening lap, Mercedes opted to her early ouster in China and turn her top seed Thet Htar Thuzar of Myanmar in women's International Boxing Association (AIBA) from con- keep Hamilton out for longer than his rivals focus on the $ 400,000 tournament in singles here. The unseeded Indian, who turned 18 recently, shocked Thet Htar Thuzar 21-13, 21-11 in a ducting the event in the 2020 Tokyo Games. rather than attempt an undercut to claim the Incheon, where she will face USA’s Beiwen BWF/File Picture “At least 3-4 of us would have qualified if World lead, but the plan backfired when he emerged Zhang in a tricky opener. PV Sindhu celebrates after win 31-minute summit clash here on Sunday. Among Championships were still the Olympic qualifiers. It from his pit stop behind the Ferraris and the A win in the first round may hand She has a 2-0 head-to-head record other Indians, top seeded Kevin Arokia Walter settled would have been a big achievement. Now the Asian Red Bull. Sindhu a chance to avenge her loss in against Kim and another win over the for a runners-up finish after going down 13-21, 14-21 Olympic qualifiers is the next big tournament for us. “It’s not been the weekend we wanted at China as she is likely to face Chochuwong Korean is likely to pit her against to second seeded Thai Kantawat Leelavechabutr in All the focus will be on that,” said Panghal. all. I was all over Charles in the first stint and again. Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. men's singles competition. Indian pair of Vaibhaav The Olympic qualifiers will start in February next I think we had the pace to win the race today,” Besides the World Championships B Sai Praneeth will also look to con- and Prakash Raj, seeded second, also claimed the year with the Asia/Oceania zone qualifiers in China. Hamilton told reporters after the Grand Prix finished final, Sindhu has reached the summit clash tinue his impressive run after a quarterfi- men's doubles title after beating Thailand's Pakkapon “For us who are in the lower weight category, the level with a Vettel-Leclerc Ferrari one-two and Verstappen of only one BWF World Tour Final this nal finish in China Open. However, he will Teeraratsakul and Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul 21-16 of competition at Asian qualifiers is same as world completing the podium. year — the Indonesia Open Super 1000 — face a dangerous opponent in fifth seed 21-15 in just 26 minutes. championships. Most of the Asian boxers win medal “We made mistakes tonight, but in this team, but the title eluded her. Anders Antonsen of Denmark. HARYANA STEELERS BEAT PATNA IN PKL at the Olympics or World Championships. So it will we win and we lose together. , who had claimed the Parupalli Kashyap, who has looked Jaipur: Vikas Kandola turned out to be the star be tough,” Panghal said. “We don’t point the finger at people, that’s always early in the season, has- impressive this season, will take on a qual- performer for Haryana Steelers as they beat three- “Of course, the World qualifiers will be tougher been our philosophy and that won’t change because n’t looked her usual self this year. ifier in his opening round. time champions Patna Pirates 39-34 in a Pro Kabaddi as US and European boxers will also participate.” of one race. Saina, who has been bothered by pan- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Panghal, who had shifted to the 52kg category “We’re fighting a Ferrari team who are super creatitis and few injuries, lost in the first Shetty, who had broken into world’s top 10 on Monday. Vikas picked up a Super 10 (13 raid after a stellar run in the 49kg division, said he needs hungry and pushing very hard,” he added of the round of Malaysia Open, New Zealand after winning the Thailand Open last points) as Steelers produced a complete to work on his strength and power. Italian outfit, who have now won the last three races. Open, and China Open. month, will face fourth seeded Japanese performance to quell the challenge of Pardeep Narwal “I will work on my strength and stamina. We will “It’s on each one of us to do a better job. I believe The eighth seeded Saina will hope to pair of Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda and the Pirates. The victory helped Steelers improve as we inch towards the qualifiers. We have we’re the best team, but we’ve got to push on. We’ll turn around her indifferent form when she in the men’s doubles opening round. consolidate their third position on the points table. to held on to our top form, we can’t effort to let it slip debrief tonight, put our heads back in the scrum, opens her campaign against Korean Kim Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will AGENCIES a bit till the Olympics.” and then come back fighting at the next race.” Ga Eun. take on a qualifying pair. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 sport 16

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is eyes trained on next year’s T20 World Cup, skipper Virat Kohli His willing to take risks in order to mould his India players into an “unfazed” unit, one that is able to “take toss out of the equation”. No risk, no gain His bold but surprising decision to bat first in a venue always known to favour the chasing teams may have back- fired during the third T20l against South Africa, but Kohli said they will Kohli’s mantra heading into T20 World Cup have to take risks to find the best com- bination. “Look, we will have to take risks. Even when you want to win a game of cricket you have to take risks, so noth- Miscommunication ing is a given, nothing is a guarantee before you start playing,” Kohli said at leads to confusion the post-match press conference on Sunday. “I think as a team if we are willing between Pant, Iyer to get out of our comfort zone a lot more, India’s batting coach Vikram Rathore, right, gives a pat on the back then we will be unfazed with what hap- PTI n BENGALURU of Rishabh Pant during a training session AP pens at the toss. That’s our basis idea: try- ing to take the toss out of the equation iscommunication” between as a side.” “MRishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer Pant should drop His long batting line-up gives him nearly saw both players walking out to the leeway to experiment but India still bat at the same time, creating confu- lost the series’ final game by nine wick- sion during the third T20I between ets to settle for a 1-1 stalemate. India and South Africa on Sunday. down from 4: VVS “That’s why we are trying to play the After the dismissal of opener best combination we can, (with) people Shikhar Dhawan, both Iyer and Pant PTI n NEW DELHI batting till nine. So that if you bat first seemed headed towards the pitch or bowl first, you know we are in a good before the latter eventually walked in ishabh Pant’s natural aggressive game is not position,” Kohli said. to join his captain at the number four Rworking for him at the No 4 position, says Indian “Mentally, if we put ourselves in a position. batting great VVS Laxman, who feels the youngster situation where we are ready to do any- Kohli was asked about it at the can regain his form by coming in lower down the order. thing rather than wanting to do one post-match press conference after He said the solution to Pant’s problems could be thing, we will be in a better position as South Africa emerged winners by as simple as dropping down the order. a side to capitalise on any situation that nine wickets. “I think there was a mis- “The nature of Rishabh Pant’s batting is that he we are in. communication. That was what I plays aggressive shots...Unfortunately at the interna- “Unless you do that, unless you start understood afterwards,” he said. tional level he is not able to succeed at the number four taking those risks, you are always going “The batting coach had a word position,” Laxman said on Star Sports. to be put under somewhere or the other. with both of them. There was a mis- “Pant should bat at number 5 and 6, where you We want to make sure that we iron all understanding over who has to go at have the license to go out and express yourself and at those out before we head into the AP what stage,” Kohli said. “It was a little the moment he doesn’t know the right method of scor- World Cup.” Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock talks to his batting partner Reeza Hendricks as they await the decision of TV umpire for a review asked by India funny as well afterwards because they ing runs at number 4,” he pointed out. No team had ever chosen to bat first criticised on defending this low total. We think the kind of start we got, 63 for one case in a big tournament.” both wanted to walk in. So it would However he said that the 21-year-old shouldn’t be in six previous T20Is at this ground, but didn’t have enough runs on the board, after that, I think we could have The focus now shifts to the three- have been very funny if both reached put under too much pressure as every player goes Kohli wants his team to also become so the bowlers are always under pressure reassessed, thing about 170 rather than match Test series and Kohli expressed the pitch, you know three batsmen in through rough patches at some point. stronger in defending totals. knowing that one or two overs can take 200.” confidence, which stemmed more so the field.” “Every player goes through this phase, his natur- 134 was not a good score on this sur- the game away from you. He acknowledged the South Africans from the bowling attack at his disposal. Asked who was originally slated to al game is free flowing but suddenly he is not gaining face, admitted Kohli but refused to be “But I think they have done decent- executed their plans better. “Our Test team is as strong as it gets bat at number four, Kohli said they the same results (which he did with Delhi franchise harsh on his bowlers after the big nine- ly well (in the series overall), we will have “Not to take anything away from in world cricket, especially in our con- “had plans” according to phases. in the IPL),” Laxman said. drubbing. to be patient with the combination we South Africa, they hit the right areas, they ditions we are one of the best teams. We “I think after 10 overs what we had “He is trying to evolve and trying to add differ- “Bowlers coming out of their com- are playing at the moment. We will have bowled really well, understood the pitch. know exactly what we need to do,” he decided was that Rishabh would walk ent dimensions to his game by rotating the strike that fort zone mean at least they get 160 (to to strengthen one or two things.” So it was a combination of good bowl- said. in, and before that, Shreyas had to walk we saw in the previous match but unfortunately, his defend). You can’t defend 130, we did- At the toss, in the presentation as ing, not great decision-making but, as I “The kind of bowling attack that we in. But I think both of them got con- shot selection at the start of the innings has not been n’t get it right with the bat and you can’t well as the post-match media conference, said, these kinds of games will keep hap- have is always going to be challenging, fused and didn’t realise who has to walk great,” he added. Laxman said Shreyas Iyer and Hardik be too harsh on the bowlers in a T20 Kohli said he doesn’t want his team to pening,” Kohli said. but at the same time, you have to in at what stage of the game,” Kolhi Pandya seem better options for the No 4 slot as of now. game with this kind of total when there be in a comfort zone. “As long as we are wanting to come respect all opposition and make sure that said. “There are other people to bat at number 4 like is a bit of dew as well. “... But quickly we realised the pitch out of our comfort zone and putting our- you are playing consistent, solid cricket Dhawan got out the eighth over Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer who are experienced “They should not be analysed or didn’t allow us to keep doing that. So I selves in situations which could be the in all the sessions.” with India at 63 for two. and could play at that spot,” he said. Archer’s best is yet Eves face SA in 1st T20 Bumrah’s awkward action PTI n SURAT to come: Morgan ndia women can’t afford to take South Africa worked as advantage: Zaheer Iwomen lightly despite their recent domination PTI n MUMBAI “We have 18 T20 over the visitors in T20Is when the two sides face to learn and drive to excel. He has been work- International games from off in the first game of the five-match T20I series ing on his fitness, adding new things to his ngland captain Eoin between now and then and we here today. bowling. He has evolved as a bowler in a short EMorgan on Monday said will try to build a squad that In the last five matches between the two sides, time, that have been the keys to success,” Zaheer Jofra Archer has proved to be can potentially win that tour- India women won three while lost one with the other said on Monday. an ‘X-factor’ in his short career nament (World T20),” Morgan game ending in no result. “It is about how you take things into stride so far but insisted that the best told a group of reporters. Playing on familiar home conditions, India and what kind of approach you have. I think of the tearaway pacer is yet to “Realistically we do (stand women would definitely have an edge over the vis- Bumrah has shown all the attitude of achiev- come. a chance of winning). We came itors in the upcoming series but they can’t take things ing that success,” added the 40-year-old for- Archer was rewarded with to India in 2016 and made it to for granted as South Africa women have proved how mer pacer. a central contract for Test and the final. We had a similar dangerous they can be in the second warm-up game Zaheer has also a piece of advice for young white-ball cricket by the squad during the World Cup in played on Sunday. South African pacer Kasigo Rabada, that he England and Wales Cricket England this year. The Proteas would be brimming with confi- should quickly adapt to conditions and use the Board (ECB) recently for his “If we can build our dence and will depend on opener Lizelle Lee, who reverse swing to be successful in India in the superb performances in the momentum and gel together as scored a quick 65 in the second warm-up game, and upcoming Test series, which begins in ODI World Cup and the Ashes. a side, it will give us the best Mignon du Preez to take the responsibility of their Visakhapatnam on October 2. And, Morgan was full of chance,” added the left-handed batting department in the company of skipper Sune Rabada is one of the top bowlers in the praise for the 24-year-old fast batsman. Luus. world. In 37 Tests, he has taken a staggering bowler, stating that Archer Asked whether they would Harmanpreet Kaur-led India women, on the 176 wickets. managed to overcome every create another such template other hand, would heavily rely on opener Smriti “There are so many good bowlers and obstacle that was thrown on for the World T20, Morgan Mandhana for a good start, while Veda Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah during Mumbai Indians (Kasigo) Rabada has been right up there and him to make his name in world answered in the affirmative. Krishnamurthy, the skipper herself and Jemimah nets session IPLT20.com you have seen that in such a short time. He has cricket. “It will be very similar Rodrigues too would need to be at their best to help made such massive impact on and “I think it is fantastic. Jofra because we have some excep- India dish out a fine batting effort in the absence PTI n MUMBAI the numbers are a reflection of that fact. is very exciting to watch and he tional T20 players and we will of a reliable Mithali Raj, who retired from T20 crick- “In India, we will have to see how he adapts bowls fast and has an X-factor. try to get them in the best pos- et recently. escribing Jasprit Bumrah as a “special tal- to conditions. You have to adapt to conditions He can bowl in any format of sible position in our team and India’s bowling attack will be led by pacer Shikha Dent”, former India speedster Zaheer Khan and for any fast bowler to be successful in India, the game and any circum- need to find out how it looks Pandey and fast bowling colleague Pooja Vastrakar. feels that his awkward action has worked as an he should possess the ability to bowl with the stances and to any plan,” like,” he said. The spin department will be spearheaded by leg- advantage rather than a weakness. old ball and use the reverse swing. So, I am Morgan said. “Over the last two years in spinner Poonam Yadav, while the likes of Anuja Patil, “He (Bumrah) is a special talent, he has got looking forward to see how Rabada goes about “Every obstacle that is particular, we have always seen all-rounder Deepti Sharma and Anuja Patil will also that awkward action which works as an it and how quickly he adapts in the (Test) being put in front of him, he T20 cricket as an opportunity Smriti Mandhana bats during India’s nets session BCCI/Twitter shoulder the responsibility. advantage for him over the batsmen. He is keen series,” said Zaheer. overcame that. We haven’t seen to give young guys a game sim- the best of him, he still wants ply because our main focus has to learn all the time.” been the 50-over World Cup. Archer was England’s lead- “Our strategy will change ing wicket-taker in their tri- in the new year towards the Vinesh eyeing to make up for Afghanistan sweat umphant World Cup campaign (T20) World Cup. It is been at home. long summer for some of us He then followed up his and some need rest. I think, in Rio disappointment in Tokyo over Rashid fitness World Cup performance by the immediate future, we might scalping 22 wickets at an aver- experiment a little bit. But Asian Games last year in the 50kg catego- AFP n DHAKA age of 20.27 in the four Ashes next year, we will definitely be PTI n NEW DELHI ry. Tests against Australia. working towards building a In the-recently concluded World fghanistan captain Morgan also hailed Ben strong team.” n Olympic berth already secured, Championships, the star wrestler qualified ARashid Khan said he is Stokes’ heroics this summer, AWorld championship Bronze medal- for the 2020 Olympics before winning the unsure he will play in the tri- terming him as an excep- list wrestler Vinesh Phogat says she has Bronze medal in the 53kg. nation Twenty20 internation- tional cricketer. unfinished business to attend to in 2020 Relieved to have sealed an Olympic al final against Bangladesh “Who would have Tokyo. berth, Vinesh said the injury in Rio moti- today as he is nursing a ham- thought after the The fear of 2016 Rio Olympics injury vated her to make a strong comeback. string injury. World Cup final per- still playing on her mind, Vinesh on “After my injury in Rio I never Rashid left the field formance that took Monday said she is eyeing to complete her thought I’d be able to go back to the injured against the same absolutely every- bout in next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Olympics. Somewhere in my mind I felt opponents in their last match thing that he could One of India’s biggest medal prospects incomplete. That feeling always kept on of the league phase in come up with, on at the Rio Olympics, Vinesh’s campaign driving me to do better. I am very stub- Chittagong on Saturday, his own we would ended in agony in the quarterfinals of the born, I motivated myself to do better and before returning to bowl two win a game (third women’s 48kg freestyle category after suf- that is why I am going to the Olympics,” overs and picking 2-27 in Ashes Test) at fering a career-threatening knee injury. she said. their four-wicket loss. ACB/Twitter Headingley. “Hopefully in Tokyo I will play the Vinesh, who was earlier competing in “I can’t say anything right Rashid Khan bats at nets “The innings exposed entire six minutes of a bout. A lot was left the 50kg category but switched to 53kg now,” Rashid said Monday ity of the injury,” he said. every attribute that you out for me to achieve in Rio. I was not able early this year, said the shift has been ben- about his chances of playing “The physio and coaches need to be a Test match to play my entire match. There are a lot of eficial for her. in the final. didn’t want me to bowl. I was batsman. It was exception- things going in my mind regarding the “The change in weight category has “I had some work on my OK with the first two overs, al,” he said. Olympics,” Vinesh said on the sidelines of has been advantageous for me. I have won hamstring yesterday and but after going for a run it got Morgan said that the launch of Zee Kushti Dangal. back-to-back medals,” she said. today. We will decide tomor- worse. “I think I shouldn’t England have now set “So whatever the results, whether I lose Asked about the competition at the row.” have bowled, but when the their sights on next or win I want to complete my six minutes. Olympics, Vinesh said playing at home, the Rashid said he would team needs you, you have to year’s World When I do that whatever questions I have Japanese wrestlers will be top contenders. rather not have bowled in the be there. We give our all for Twenty20 after ful- in my mind right now will be cleared,” she “I feel everyone is strong in the 53kg previous game, but the team the country.” filling their long- added. category. Japan, of course, is the power- needed his services. Rashid said that if he cherished dream However since then, the 25-year-old house and will also have the home advan- “The main reason to even had a “10 percent of winning the ICC has made a strong comeback, winning tage. I would love to beat them and win come back to bowl was that chance” to take to the field, ODI World Cup. Golds in the Commonwealth Games and Vinesh Phogat poses with World C’ship Bronze PTI the Gold,” she said. I wanted to know the sever- he would give it a shot.