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5 migrants FORMER PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE PASSES AWAY AT killed, 11 injured New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) For- “There is a decline in in deep coma and on Pranab left indelible mark on India's mer president Pranab Mukherjee the medical condition ventilator support,” in UP accident passed away on Monday at Army's of Hon’ble Shri Pranab the Army hospital had development trajectory: PM Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Research and Referral Hospital Mukherjee since yes- said this morning. New Delhi, Aug lence, the Prime trajectory of our na- Aug 31 (UNI) Five labourers here, informed his son and Con- terday. He is in septic He was admitted in 31 (UNI) Condoling Minister said he tion. A scholar par were killed and 11 injured gress leader Abhijit Mukherjee. He shock due to his lung Hospital on August 10 the death of former was admired across excellence, a tower- when a passenger vehicle in was 84. “With a Heavy Heart , this infection and is being in a critical condition. President Pranab the political spec- ing statesman, Uttar Pradesh rammed into is to inform you that my father Shri managed by team of He had a large brain Mukherjee, Prime trum. "India grieves he was admired a truck in Bahraich district #PranabMukherjee has just passed specialists. He clot for which he under- Minister Narendra the passing away of across the political on Monday. All the labour- away inspite of the best efforts of continues to went emergency life sav- Modi said India is on the develop- Bharat Ratna Shri spectrum and by all ers had returned to their Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers be ing surgery. Mukherjee grieved at the de- ment trajectory of Pranab Mukher- sections of society," homes during the national ,duas & prarthanas from people was also found to mise of Mukherjee, our nation". Call- jee. He has left an the Prime Minister lockdown and were going throughout India !I thank all of be COVID-19 adding that he left ing Mukherjee a indelible mark on tweeted. back to work, police said. You,” his son tweeted. positive. an "indelible mark scholar par excel- the development "During his They were travelling in a Force Cruiser from Bi- har to Ambala in Haryana when the MUV rammed into a stationary truck BJP govt attacked unorganized ‘Eye on J&K’: Pakistan buys parked alongside the road near Sukai Purwa crossing in Payagpur. Two labour- economy with demonetisation, ers died on the spot and China’s Jilin-1 satellite data 14 injured were rushed to a hospital, where three GST, lockdown: Rahul New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) remote sensing satellite more succumbed to their Pakistan has purchased run by the Chang Guang injuries. New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) of rupees in the informal sec- from China real time satel- Satellite Technology Co. Superintendent of Police Congress leader Rahul Gan- tor, which they cannot touch. lite data, comprising high Ltd. In 2019, Pakistan had Vipin Mishra said that all dhi on Monday launched a They want to break in and definition video, optical purchased data of the ad- the victims were in the age scathing attack on the Prime take away the money. The re- and hyper spectral imag- vanced land observation group of 18-40. They have Minister Narendra Modi-led sult will be that India will not ery, that also can provide satellite phased array type been identified as Jitendra BJP government and said be able to create employment it the precise position L Band synthetic aperture Giri, Kanchan Ram, Sanjay the central government has because 90 per cent employ- of Indian Army camps radar and Jilin-1, sources Prasad and Basant Prasad attacked the country’s un- ment comes from the infor- across the Line of Control said. -- from Bihar -- and Pawan, organized economy in the mal sector,” the 50-year-old in Jammu and Kashmir. It has stated that it is who is from Gonda in Uttar last six years attempting to leader said. Intelligence sources said procuring data for land Pradesh. The families have turn people into slaves. He The day the informal sec- that Pakistan has entered and resources survey- been informed and the bod- put forth three examples to tor is over, India will not be into a contract with China ing, monitoring of natural A network of infrastruc- about $19 billion, runs ies have been sent for post substantiate his contentions series called ‘Arthvyavastha able to create employment, to procure Jilin-1 satel- disasters, agriculture re- ture projects that are cur- along the disputed area of mortem. -- demonetisation, flawed Ki Baat’. In the 3 minute and Gandhi said. “A conspiracy lite data for 2020. The Jilin search, urban construc- rently under construction Gilgit-Baltistan region of GST, and the Covid-induced 38 seconds video, the unem- is being planned against constellation comprises tion and other activities. In throughout Pakistan that Pakistan-occupied Kash- 9 missing after lockdown and added that the ployment rate that has been you (people). You are being a network of ten satellites 2018, China had launched will connect China’s Xin- mir (PoK). Both China and aim of these three decisions the highest in 45-years was cheated in order to make in orbit with capability of two remote sensing satel- jiang province with the Pakistan are currently are vehicle plunges was to “finish the informal flashed as Gandhi spoke. you a slave. The whole coun- global coverage and it can lites for Pakistan, claim- Gwadar port in Pakistan’s engaged in a confronta- into Chenab river sector”. “Over 40 crore labourer in the try will have to fight against revisit any location twice ing that it would monitor Balochistan province, tion with India at their “The BJP government has informal sector are caught in this.” He further said that, in a day. “Resolution of pan- progress of the China-Pak- giving China an opening borders. For the first time, in J&K attacked the unorganized extreme poverty. In the last 2008, when all the countries chromatic image provi- istan Economic Corridor to the Arabian Sea, the India finds itself stretched Jammu, Aug 31 (UNI) Nine economy in the last six years four months, nearly two crore were reeling under reces- sioned by Jilin-1 is 0.72 m (CPEC). The satellites 3,218-kilometre CPEC, a between the border with occupants of a passenger vehicle and the attempt is being people have lost their jobs,” it sion, it did not bother India and multi-spectral image -- PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A dream project of Chinese China where it is locked in went missing on Monday after made to make you a slave,” showed. when the UPA was at the is 2.88 m,” a source said. --- were launched using a President Xi Jingping in an intense stand-off with the vehicle plunged into the Gandhi said in a new video “There are lakhs and crores Centre. Jilin is China’s commercial Long March-2C rocket. which China has sunk the People. Chenab river in J&K’s Ramban district. Police said the driver of the vehicle, travelling from Ud- ous consensus hampur district to Ramban, lost Fresh tension on arrived at during control one kilometre short of military and dip- Indian Navy deploys warship in South China Sea after Galwan clash Ramban town on the Jammu- China border, Ladakh lomatic engage- Srinagar National Highway. ments during the New Delhi Aug 31 (UNI) : Navy’s presence in the South maintaining contact with the the Andaman and Nicobar Is- “The vehicle plunged into the LG meets MoS Home ongoing standoff The Indian Navy has reportedly China Sea, where the PLA Navy US Navy deployed there over lands and the route from where Chenab river while one pas- and carried out deployed one of its frontline is trying to consolidate its secure communications sys- the Chinese Navy enters the senger identified as Mehrajud- New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) La- “provocative military movements warships in the South China position. The US Navy is also tems. As part of routine drills, Indian Ocean Region to keep din of Awantipora in the Valley dakh’s Lt Governor Radha Krishna to change the status quo”. “Indian Sea, much to the displeasure conducting exercises there to the Indian warship is constantly a check on any Chinese naval escaped miraculously. He was Mathur on Monday met Union troops pre-empted this PLA activity of the Chinese, who raised challenge the PLA Navy’s domi- updated about the status of the activity. thrown out of the vehicle when Minister of State for Home G. Kis- on the Southern Bank of Pangong objections during diplomatic nance. US aircraft carriers USS movement of military vessels It is a crucial sea trade route the tragedy struck.” “A mas- han Reddy amid the Indian army Lake, and undertook measures talks between the two nations. Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz, of other countries there. The for China. The Navy also held sive rescue operation has been reporting fresh incursion attempts to strengthen our positions and The warship was reportedly along with escorting cruisers entire mission was carried out exercises in the Andamans and launched,” the police said. by China’s People’s Liberation thwart Chinese intentions to uni- deployed in the South China and destroyers, held exercises in a very hush-hush manner to has deployed MiG-29K fight- CBI raids Jammu Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh. laterally change facts on ground,” Sea after the June 15 clash in the South China Sea to chal- avoid any public glare on the ers in the islands. Last month Mathur’s meeting with Reddy at it said. The Indian Army also with Chinese PLA troops in the lenge Chinese hegemony in the Navy’s activities. Indian Navy warships and a Municipal Corp his North Block office came in the stated that they are committed to Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian region. The Indian Navy also US Navy carrier group held a office over bribery wake of the Indian Army’s Monday maintaining peace and tranquil- soldiers were killed. According to reports, the In- deployed its frontline vessels “passage exercise” in the Indian morning statement which said that ity through dialogue, but are also China objected to the Indian dian warship was continuously along the Malacca Straits near Ocean Region. New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) China tried to create fresh trouble equally determined to protect the The Central Bureau of In- at a new point over the weekend country’s territorial integrity. Both vestigation (CBI) on Mon- even as the talks between the two the countries are engaged in an Prashant Bhushan fined Covid freefall: India’s Q1FY21 day carried out a joint sur- countries to resolve the nearly four- around four month long standoff at Re 1 for contempt of court prise check at the office of month long standoff in Galwan Val- the Line of Actual Control in East- GDP contracts by 23.9% the Jammu Municipal Cor- ley have been inconclusive. How- ern Ladakh. Despite several levels New Delhi Aug 31 (UNI): Failure to comply would poration over complaints of ever, the details of the 30-minute of dialogue, there has not been any The Supreme Court on entail a three-month jail New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) FY2019-20. dented and never been wit- bribery and corruption. meeting between the Lt Governor breakthrough and the deadlock Monday imposed a token term and debarment from Pandemic Covid-19 in- In the quarter just pre- nessed. The current practice A CBI official here said and the Minister were not known continues. fine of one rupee against law practice for three duced economic turbulence ceding Q1FY21, the eco- of quarterly series data dis- that the agency team along immediately but sources said the India has also found that the activist-lawyer Prashant years, it said. The bench, along with measures to curb nomic growth was at 3.1 semination began in the late with the vigilance team car- prevailing situation along the Line Chinese side has started troop, Bhushan as punishment also comprising Justices its outbreak, heavily dent- per cent. The country had 1990s. Commenting on the ried out a surprise check at of Actual Control (LAC) was dis- artillery and armour build-up in in the contempt case B R Gavai and Krishna ed India’s economy and observed mobility restric- Q1FY21 GDP data, the Chief the office of Jammu Munici- cussed. three sectors of the LAC -- western against him. Bhushan, Murari, said freedom of plunged the country’s GDP tions as mandated under Economic Adviser to the pal Corporation over com- It is also learnt that the issues (Ladakh), middle (Uttarakhand, who has been convicted speech cannot be cur- to (-) 23.9 per cent during the lockdown measures for Government Krishnamur- plaints regarding bribery raised by Indian Army came up Himachal Pradesh) and eastern for two tweets against the tailed but rights of others the first quarter (Q1) ended the better part of the first thy Subramanian: “As the and corruption in award of in the meeting. In its statement, (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh). Chi- judiciary, has to deposit need to be respected. On June 2020-21. Though not quarter of FY21. It was only world economic outlook tenders and other functions the Indian Army said that on the na has also mobilised soldiers near the fine with the Supreme August 14, the apex court comparable, the Gross Do- on June 1 that partial unlock has highlighted, the fraction such as preparation of birth night of August 29 and August 30, Uttarakhand’s Lipulekh Pass, a tri- Court registry by Septem- had held Bhushan guilty mestic Product (GDP) had measures were implement- of countries, where GDP per and death certificates, sani- 2020, People’s Liberation Army junction between India, Nepal and ber 15, said a bench head- of criminal contempt. grown by 5.2 per cent in the ed. However, a contraction capita would decrease is the tising works. (PLA) troops violated the previ- China situated atop. ed by Justice Arun Mishra. for his two deroga- corresponding quarter of at this scale is unprece- highest since 1870. EDIT 2 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Tractor industry should be facilitated to use 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 Teacher in digital tools to benefi t small farmers Bountiful rains and the news of trac- cluded in the “Core Sector” of planned such as VST Tillers and Tractors Ltd, What contributed to this success the digital age tor sales shooting up by 38.5 per cent economic development, and was also also invested in the industry. Interest- of the tractor industry? First, the de- in July have triggered quite a buzz in placed under the “licence raj”. Inter- ingly, in 1974, Punjab Tractors Ltd be- licencing of 1991 was a harbinger of Though most careers in the public sphere are service-oriented, the market. It is being claimed that estingly, even until 1960, the demand came the fi rst public sector company major change in the industry. Sec- some can be truly called community service. Teaching is agriculture will be the saviour of the for tractors was being met entirely to manufacture tractors with indige- ond, the availability of bank credit for one such profession. To begin with, though the salaries have economy this year. There is no doubt through imports. It was only in 1961 nous technology. It produced the fi rst buying tractors helped the market to been regularly hiked for teachers at all levels in the recent that while most of the other sectors that two companies, Eicher Tractors agricultural tractor — “Swaraj”. With grow. Remember, almost 95 per cent past, teaching is not just another salaried job. Additionally, are likely to see negative growth, ag- Ltd. (in collaboration with Gebr, Eich- the arrival of many new players in the of tractors are bought on bank credit. teachers need to recognise that, professional parents of riculture will deliver a reasonably er Tractorenfabrik of West Germany) tractor industry, production crossed But over time, this success is also today, by and large, thrust the mentoring of their children healthy positive growth. With water and Tractors and Farm Equipment the 30,000-mark in 1974-75. In 1982, brewing a problem. Micro surveys re- on teachers. Increasingly, classrooms, more than homes, storage in reservoirs in good shape, Ltd. (TAFE) (in collaboration with the indigenous Mahindra brand of veal that tractors are not being used will shape future generations. To start with it is essential to not only is the kharif harvest likely to Messey Ferguson of UK), started man- tractors was also launched. very effi ciently — their use in most ask if a teacher’s role is relevant in the current times when be good, there is also hope for a robust ufacturing tractors in India. In 1965, However, it was only in 1991 that states hovers around 500-600 hours excessive information is available at one’s fingertips? If so, rabi crop. Let us focus a bit of on trac- Mahindra and Mahindra jumped in tractor manufacturing was completely per year compared to a benchmark what does “teaching” mean in the digital age? There has tors. Yes, July showed an extraordi- the fray in collaboration with the In- de-licenced in India. This was a land- fi gure of 800-1,000 hours for effi cient been a paradigm shift in the role of a teacher from being nary increase in tractor sales. But one ternational Tractor Company of India. mark event — it increased competi- utilisation. This is leading to “over- the centre of information to a catalyst of transformation. It must not forget that during the lock- As a result, domestic production of tion, improved quality, and offered capitalisation of farms” in some parts means what happens in a modern classroom is not one-way down period, for the quarter April to tractors rose from 880 units in 1961-62 more choices to the farmers. Today, of India, especially Punjab/Haryana dissemination of information. Instead, it requires dissection June, tractors sales dropped by almost to 5,000 units in 1965-66. But in 1967, India is the largest manufacturer of belt. If India has to ensure continuous of available information through in-depth discussion and 14 per cent over the same quarter last the government imposed a statutory tractors (excluding sub 20 horse- growth in the tractor industry, and its analysis. Raw information is already available outside the year. For the investor community, price control on domestically-pro- power (hp) belt-driven tractors used effi cient use on small farms, it has to classroom in digital and non-digital fora, social media. therefore, it is important to have a duced tractors to protect farmers from in China), followed by the US and undertake innovative solutions like But the wheat has to be separated from the chaff, students long-term vision and not get swayed high prices. This price control was re- China. Tractor production in India “Uberisation of tractor services”. The have to be not only weaned away from fake news but also by monthly sales numbers. Here, we voked only in 1974. shot up from 139 thousand in 1991 to digital economy offers an opportunity taught to understand what is fake news. That can happen dive deep into the evolution of the The Green Revolution gave a fi llip almost 900 thousand units in 2018-19 to cut costs, increase profi tability of only when classroom teaching takes on an interactional tractor industry in India, the challeng- to the demand for tractors to meet the (see graphic). Mahindra & Mahindra cultivation, and thus not only expand character. According to German educator, Josef Albers, “A es it faces, and its growth prospects. pressing need of completing timely (M&M) has emerged as the largest the tractor market but also reduce good teacher doesn’t provide answers, instead, enables The history of tractors in Indian ag- operations in agriculture. So, the gov- player with a 40 per cent share of the drudgery in farm work. The “Uberi- students to raise the right questions”. In other words, the riculture goes back to the introduction ernment decided to invite additional market (FY 2019) followed by TAFE sation model” could make tractor ultimate goal of education is to make students self-reliant of steam tractors in 1914 for the recla- entrepreneurs into tractor manufac- (with Eicher Motors) — 18.4 per cent. services perfectly divisible, accessible through persistent critical thinking. Therefore, a teacher’s mation of wastelands in Punjab. After turing in 1968. In 1971, Escorts Trac- In 2018-19, India exported almost and affordable even by small hold- task is to provide not just information, but help students Independence, the Central Tractor tors Limited was established and 90,000 tractors to various countries ers without owning the machine. The expand their cognitive boundaries by stimulating curiosity, Organisation (CTO) was set up to pro- started manufacturing Ford tractors ranging from the US to African na- government is incentivising custom imagination, awareness, creativity and questioning ability, mote the use of tractors in agriculture. in collaboration with Ford, UK. Sev- tions. This speaks of an “atmanirbhar” hiring centres through capital subsi- thereby attaining knowledge. Accordingly, a good student is In 1951, the tractor industry was in- eral other domestic manufacturers, and competitive industry. dies — better. the one who has learnt to ask the right questions from the plethora of information at her disposal. All this requires a teacher to not only have in-depth knowledge of her subject, but to be well-informed about other disciplines. Moreover, to connect several dots, her reading list needs to extend Move to raise women’s age of marriage beyond textbooks. A good teacher spends a lot of time in self-learning. As the American educational reformer John Dewey puts it, “Education is a way of life, it is an endless process”. A classroom is a cognitive laboratory where a variety of information is distilled to create knowledge and refl ects punitive paternalism wisdom. This means that along with the students, teachers earn something new in every class. This also means that Should women’s legal age for mar- teachers need to also share experiences with each other. riage be raised? The answer to this Medical professionals often consult specialists in their field seemingly simple question is not before surgery or taking on a difficult case. Consultations so simple, because the question is between teachers are however rare. The digital age dictates not simply about replacing age 18 that teaching should go beyond the curriculum. A teacher with 21. Rather, it deals with the so- needs to be a constant learner. Sadly, we are in a system cial origins of a “problem” not easily where marking attendance is mandatory, not the intellectual amenable for policy pruning, how- presence. Therefore, teachers need to introspect, why students ever progressive its intent might be. are getting alienated from the learning process instead of Marriage at a low age is the outcome looking forward to it.Till then the value is blocked. Let’s explain of a complex web of factors. To be- by an example. Shares worth Rs 10,000 are bought on Monday. gin with, the socio-economic groups Margin of 30 per cent approximately is required when the and regions where under-age mar- purchase is made and balance required before trading begins riages are prevalent are marked by a on day 2 or Tuesday. On Tuesday the goods are sold, hence near absence of quality schooling and margin on sales of Rs 10,000 at Rs 3,000 is required. The pay- opportunities for higher education, out of the same would be available only on Thursday when fortifi ed by poverty and limited eco- the sale value of Rs 10,000 and the margin of Rs 3,000 paid is nomic opportunities. released. Theoretically the margin of Rs 3,000 on sales could An offshoot of the question posed be released a day earlier on Wednesday when the delivery of at the beginning arises here. Why shares bought on Monday is received. The point being made should, if at all, women’s legal age at here is that brokers earlier would adjust the purchase with the marriage be increased from 18 to 21, sales and allow further trading. Hereon the cycle would become when 18 is considered the marriage- effectively four days against one and a half day earlier and able age in many countries? Stated involve much more money to be available upfront. In the case differently, what are the compelling implement the existing policies effec- already exist towards ensuring girls’ Additionally, it leads to a signifi cant of derivatives whether it be futures or options, once the trade grounds for increasing women’s age tively. suggests that transition from education.. The proposed policy, in- decline in teenage child-bearing, is squared off, the margin is available immediately as trades at marriage? One purported reason adolescence to adulthood is likely to stead of addressing the causes and child-stunting, among others. These normally do not result in delivery. In the cash market the same is to do away with the gender gap in be optimal for those who study lon- consequences of under-age mar- are important instrumental reasons would happen in case of intra-day trades but would be different the legal age at marriage, and the un- ger years, have better nutrition and riages, may instead produce adverse, to increase women’s schooling. Yet, in case of deliveries. This would ensure lower deliveries, lower derlying social norm which expects delayed marriage and parenthood. suboptimal outcomes affecting the there are substantive intrinsic rea- volumes and the possibility that some percentage of trading women to be younger than men at However, increasing age at marriage poor and marginalised the most. sons to promoting education since it community shifts from cash market to the riskier derivative the time of marriage. Another related alone will not ensure that girls will What is needed is an enabling, incen- is a valid end in itself. Enhancing the or futures segment. reason is that marriage at a younger study longer or attain better nutrition tivising and innovative approach to nutrition of adolescent girls is also age before attaining physical, cogni- either. The nutritional needs are high implement the existing policies effec- important for a range of instrumental tive and emotional maturity leads at late adolescence (15-19 years) and tively. Can the objective of the policy and intrinsic reasons. Printed, Published and Owned by Buchi Babu. Vuppala, Printed to a suboptimal transition to adult- a fair measure of adolescent girls suf- proposal be achieved through an al- Is there a need for a separate pol- at. Meera Offset Printers. No. 104. V.R. Pallai Street. Triplicane, hood. Is there a need for a separate fer from multiple forms of undernu- ternative, incentivising approach? icy increasing women’s schooling policy increasing women’s schooling trition, from chronic energy defi cien- Herein, the concept of “autonomy- up to 12 years and improving their Chennai- 5, Published from: No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) Nagappa up to 12 years and improving their cy, iron defi ciency to micronutrient enhancing paternalism” proposed by nutrition? Existing policies can help Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-2. nutrition? Existing policies can help defi ciency. Marriage, pregnancy and behavioural economists Martin Bind- achieve these twin important goals. Editor. Buchi Babu Vuppala. achieve these twin important goals. delivery during adolescence not only er and Leonhard Lades, assumes sa- What is needed is the commitment RNI.No.TNENG/26176/2008. What is needed is the commitment drain their already poor nutritional lience. Autonomy-enhancing policy and the missionary zeal, as shown in and the missionary zeal, as shown in reserves, but also lead to child stunt- intervention promotes self-empow- Swachh Bharat, and an incentivising Administration Office : No.18 B, Alikulam Shopping Complex, Swachh Bharat, and an incentivising ing and mortality to multiple diseases erment and aims to free individuals approach to make the policies work More Market, Chennai - 600 003. approach to make the policies work at a later stage. from irrelevant infl uences. It aims to effectively. Janani Suraksha Yojana is effectively. Janani Suraksha Yojana What can possibly address this? improve well-being through improv- a case of an incentive-based approach Registered Office : No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) Nagappa Mudali is a case of an incentive-based ap- Delayed marriage or nutritional en- ing the process of decision-making. working well. A variety of incentiv- Street. Pudupet, Chennai-600 002. proach working well. A variety of hancement? Delayed marriage with- In this case, incentivising and en- ising schemes, from cycles in Bihar incentivising schemes, from cycles out improving nutrition will most abling girls to continue schooling up to laptops in Tamil Nadu, already Hyderabad : 17-1-469/A/42/23,Adarsh Nagar, in Bihar to laptops in Tamil Nadu, likely yield the same adverse out- to Class 12 and helping to enhance exist towards ensuring girls’ educa- near Unique Grammar school, Saidabad, already exist towards ensuring girls’ comes, in addition to creating new their nutrition can stop under-age tion.. The proposed policy, instead Hyderabad -500059, Telangana. education.. The proposed policy, in- and serious problems. The proposed marriages. Evidence suggests that of addressing the causes and conse- stead of addressing the causes and move to raise the marriageable age, ensuring secondary level school- quences of under-age marriages, may Rni no. Teleng/2009/29225 consequences of under-age mar- thus, becomes a case of “punitive ing among girls is likely to enhance instead produce adverse, suboptimal Bangalore : 3rd Main Road- 4, L.N. Pura, riages, may instead produce adverse, paternalism” — using punitive mea- their autonomy and improve their outcomes affecting the poor and mar- suboptimal outcomes affecting the sures to achieve a progressive but dif- health and nutrition. Also, secondary ginalised the most. What is needed is bangalore- 560 021, karnataka. poor and marginalised the most. fi cult or elusive social goal. A variety schooling of women is associated with an enabling, incentivising and inno- Rni no. Kareng/2012/43253 What is needed is an enabling, incen- of incentivising schemes, from cycles improved cognitive abilities, men- vative approach to implement the ex- tivising and innovative approach to in Bihar to laptops in Tamil Nadu, tal, sexual and reproductive health. isting policies effectively. NATION 3 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad “Deeply anguished”: Shah, Nadda Harsh Vardhan inaugurated condole Mukherjee’s death trauma centre in Karnataka motherland. His demise has left a huge void in Indian polity. New Delhi, Aug 31 are in full swing”. ‘Fit India’ movements My sincerest condolences are (UNI) Union Health He informed that a launched by the gov- with his family and followers on Minister Harsh Vardhan new AIIMS for the State ernment. “These will this irreparable loss. Om Shanti on Monday remem- of Karnataka is under play a vital supplemen- Shanti Shanti.” The former bered former Prime active consideration tary role in making the President, who was admitted at Minister Atal Bihari and of the four medical country healthy,” he the Army Research and Referral Vajpayee and former colleges that are being stated. He requested the Hospital died on Monday Health Minister Su- built, one each in the State authorities and evening, family members shma Swaraj after in- aspirational districts of elected representatives said. Pranab Mukherjee was augurating a super spe- Chikkamagaluru, Have- present to personally hospitalized for the past 21 ciality trauma centre in ri, Yadgir and Chikka- monitor these schemes days and been critical following Karnataka. Reminiscing ballapur. Union Health so that Karnataka can a brain surgery. Nadda late Prime Minister Atal Minister reaffirmed be a leader in imple- remarked, “Saddened by the Bihari Vajpayee’s Inde- the commitment of mentation of these pro- demise of former President pendence Day Address the government to op- grammes. and statesman Shri Pranab of 2003, Harsh Vardhan erationalise 1.5 lakh Ay- The Union Minister Mukherjee. He has served the said, “Vajpayee’s vision ushman Bharat - Health added that so far, 157 Country in many roles with ensured that 56 years mous contribution to perience of how Prime and Wellness Centres medical colleges have diligence and determination. after independence, the Pradhan Mantri Sw- Minister Narendra by December 31, 2020. been opened with Cen- He is widely admired across India was richer by an- asthya Suraksha Yojana Modi invested his per- He also spoke of the tral financing and local the parties for his intellect and other six AIIMS in ad- and her life long asso- sonal attention and en- government’s commit- monitoring by the State perseverance.” The former dition to the existing ciation with Ballari in ergy to take the scheme ment “to eradicate TB, administration. New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) anguished” on the passing President, who was admitted at one. Another 75 existing Karnataka. “They would forward, “Phase III of like smallpox and polio, He made the above Union Home Minister and away of Mukherjee. Saying that the Army Research and Referral institutions were envi- have been very pleased PMSSY was announced 5 years before the global speech after digitally former BJP President Amit Mukherjee served the nation Hospital died on Monday sioned to be upgraded at the event today. The only after 2019 and Bal- deadline in 2025”. dedicating a Super Spe- Shah as well as BJP’s present with “utmost devotion”, Shah evening, family members to provide AIIMS-like people who would have lari got its Trauma Cen- “Measles and Ru- ciality Trauma Centre chief JP Nadda have condoled tweeted, “Pranab Da’s life said. Pranab Mukherjee was service.” been the happiest are tre within the next year. bella will also be elimi- (SSTC) in Vijayanagar the death of former President will always be cherished for hospitalized for the past 21 He also spoke of for- not with us anymore.” Work for the 74 medical nated in due time,” he Institute of Medical Sci- Pranab Mukherjee. his impeccable service and days and been critical following mer Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also colleges to be opened in added. He spoke of the ences, Ballari to the na- Shah said he is “deeply indelible contribution to our a brain surgery. Sushma Swaraj’s enor- recollected his own ex- the aspirational districts ‘Eat Right India’ and tion. Afterwards.

Bridge washed away before HC seeks Satyendra Jain’s response Odisha CM announces assistance for flood-affected people inauguration in MP Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 rice and Rs 500 will be pro- has been demolished. The and utensils. Dairy farmers Seoni, Aug 31 (UNI) to plea challenging his election (UNI) Odisha Chief Min- vided immediately to the demolition assistance will will be provided with food A part of a bridge built New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) ister Naveen Patnaik on families of the severely af- be provided in accordance aid. Free treatment and at a cost of Rs 9 crore The Delhi High Court on Monday announced emer- fected/submerged villages. with State Disaster Re- vaccination will be provid- over the Banganga in Monday sought a response gency assistance to allevi- All people displaced by sponse Fund (SDRF) rules. ed to animals and birds in Seoni district in Madhya from Delhi Health Minister ate the plight of the flood- the floods will be provided The district attorney’s of- the affected areas. Free vet- Pradesh was washed away Satyendra Jain on a petition affected people. The Chief with cooked food /dry food fice will assess the damage erinary camps will be set in the floods caused by filed by BJP leader S C Vats, Minister announced the as long as they are in shel- within 15 days and provide up in the affected areas to heavy rains. According to challenging his election and assistance after an aerial ter, said a statement. Be- assistance over the next treat the animals and birds. information, the bridge accusing him of being in- survey of the affected ar- sides, one polythene sheet week, it said. Under the All other affected districts built in Sunwara area at volved in illegal and corrupt eas in the state. As per the will be provided to each el- SDRF rules, the victim will will be provided assistance Banganga had not been practices. announcement, 50 kg of igible family whose house be provided with clothing under the SDRF Act. inaugurated yet but A single judge bench of traffic was permitted on the High Court presided by it. Rakesh Pal Singh, MLA Justice Mukta Gupta issued of Keolari, said that due notices to Satyendra Jain, the When will Modi show his ‘red eyes’ to heavy rains the water Returning Officer, the Chief level in the river and risen Election Officer and three to China? Congress and garbage got stuck in other candidates who had the railings of the bridge. contested from the Shakur- Vats came second in the only between the petitioner New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) capturing our land, but where nese intrusion in Galwan val- the previous consensus ar- A part of the bridge was basti constituency and asked election which was held in and the respondent number The Congress on Monday is the Modi government?” ley, China occupies our land rived at during military and washed away when the them to file their responses February this year. He has one (Jain) who was already a upped the ante against the This was after the Ministry near Gogra spring, Finger 4 diplomatic engagements on pressure due to rain water within four weeks. The peti- sought to have himself de- Minister in the Delhi Cabinet Modi government over the of Defence said in a state- to Finger 8 area, Pangong Tso the ongoing standoff in east- increased. Singh said tion was filed by Vats, who clared as the successful can- and the margin between both Chinese aggression at the ment that in a fresh incident and others. And now it is not ern Ladakh, and carried out the decade-old bridge lost to Jain in the 2020 Delhi didate from the Shakurbasti the candidates is of 7,592 border and asked “when will in eastern Ladakh, Chinese limited to Ladakh but Chinese provocative military move- between Bhimgarh and Assembly elections from assembly seat. The petitioner votes,” the plea said. “To Prime Minister Narendra PLA troops carried out “pro- forces have been noticed near ments to change the status Chhapara had also been Shakurbasti constituency. claimed that Jain had not re- secure victory in the Delhi Modi show his red eyes to vocative military movements” Lipulekh area in Uttarakhand quo on the intervening night washed away in the rain The plea filed by advocate vealed his actual expenses Assembly Elections 2020, re- China?” In a statement in Hin- to “unilaterally” change the and in Doklam and Doka La of August 29 and 30. “While water. However, there has Sahil Ahuja seeks the court’s incurred during the election spondent number one (Jain) di, Congress spokesman Ran- status quo on the southern pass where missiles structures the Indian Army is safeguard- been no loss of life at both directions to set aside the campaign. He also accused committed serious unlawful deep Surjewala said, “Every bank of Pangong lake but the have been installed, which is ing the nation, where is the the places. Water in the election of Jain and declare it Jain of bribing people and and corrupt practices under few days there are attempts attempt was thwarted by In- dangerous for India.” His re- Prime Minister? When will Sanjay Sarovar dam had null and void. The plea seeks influencing free and fair elec- Sections 123(1), (2), (4), (6) on India’s sovereignty and the dian troops. Slamming the marks came after the Indian he talk to China showing his also overflown and all 10 directions to the Returning tions. “From the result it is ap- and (8) of the Representation news of China’s aggression is government, Surjewala said, Army in a statement said that red eyes and when will he get gates of the dam had to be Officer calling for the records parent that in Assembly Elec- of People’s Act, 1951 read coming to the fore. They are “The news of 20 Indian sol- China’s People’s Liberation the Indian land released from opened to clear it. pertaining to the election. tions 2020, main contest was with Section 77 of the said. attacking on our country and diers killed in Galwan, Chi- Army (PLA) troops “violated” China?” Surjewala asked. Ex Prez Pranab ‘Babu’ breathes his last (Obituary)

New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) VID-19. and senior Congress leader V.K. the party and he parted ways Minister, as Commerce Minis- 2014, ousting the Congress-led Pranab Mukherjee -- a former He is survived by his sons, Krishna Menon. Mukherjee be- to form the Rashtriya Social- ter, Foreign Minister, Defence government, the two unlikely President, the man who missed Abhijit and Indrajit Mukher- came a member of the Rajya ist Congress in West Bengal in Minister and Finance Minister. personalities forged a relation- becoming the Prime Minister of jee, and daughter Sharmishta. Sabha in July 1969, following 1986. However, by 1989, Ra- Singh was known to seek his ad- ship of mutual respect that saw India by a whisker, the Congress Both Abhijit and Sharmishta which he was re-elected to jiv Gandhi and he reconciled vice and in the numerous GoMs the BJP government award the party’s trouble-shooter during have tried their hand at elec- the House in 1975, 1981, their differences and he was that were formed in the course Bharat Ratna to Mukherjee and the UPA rule and the unlikely toral politics. Abhijit Mukherjee 1993 and 1999. A trusted back in the party and the cabi- of UPA-I and UPA-II between on that occasion, an emotional Congressman with proximity to suffered a shocking defeat last aide of Indira Gandhi, net. In fact, his name came 2004 and 2014, Mukherjee Narendra Modi thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi year in West Bengal’s Jangipur he appointed former up as PM-probable after headed the largest number of man he fondly calls ‘Dada’ for (the Prime Minister refers to constituency while Sharmish- PM Manmohan Singh - Rajiv Gandhi’s assassina- them among all cabinet min- “everything that you have done him as ‘Dada’) -- breathed his ta Mukherjee is the national considered the architect of tion and yet again when isters. In 2012, in the twilight for the nation”. Once, releas- last on Monday evening at the spokesperson for the party her economic reforms in the coun- the UPA came to power. of his political career, he was ing the book “President Pranab age of 84, marking the end of an father once knew like the back try - as RBI governor, during his But, in what had by now made the President. During his Mukherjee - A Statesman”, PM era. Detected with COVID-19, of his hand. In 2015, Mukherjee stint as Finance Minister in the become routine, he was tenure, Mukherjee brought in Modi gave a sneak peek into he was on ventilator following a lost his wife Suvra. 1980s. His much-anticipated again overlooked by his a refreshing change in the way the special relationship the two brain surgery to remove a blood From being an Assistant ambition to be Prime Minis- party for the top job. one perceived Rashtrapati Bha- shared. He had said, “I am say- clot. The former president was Professor in Vidyanagar Col- ter of India after Indira Gan- However, the man with van. He earned the sobriquet ing this from deep within. Like admitted to the Army’s R&R lege, Kolkata to the President dhi’s assassination never a thick Bengali accent of ‘People’s President’ as he a father caring for his son....” Hospital in Delhi Cantt on Aug of India -- Mukherjee’s journey happened. Rajiv Gandhi’s continued to relent- charted his own course as Head Modi went on to elaborate, “It 10 in what the hospital de- was marked with his passion decision to keep Mukherjee lessly defend the party. of State. During the widespread was during the Uttar Pradesh scribed as a “critical condition”. for electoral politics and his out of his cabinet was an acri- Cabinet, I was shell-shocked He kept being the ‘brain’ for protests in the light of the Nirb- polls that he told me that win A scan at the hospital revealed remarkable loyalty to the Con- monious moment in the long and flabbergasted. I could not the party even in UPA-II, when haya case, when crowds had and loss happen all the time a large brain clot for which he gress party. Mukherjee’s politi- relationship that the Congress believe it. But I composed my- the government was braving a gathered on Raisina Hill, he but will you take care of your underwent emergency life-sav- cal career began in 1969, after stalwart enjoyed with the grand self and sat alongside my wife string of corruption allegations. had insisted on going out and health or not? It was not part of ing surgery. After the surgery, being noticed for his by-elec- old party. Later, not hiding his as she watched the swearing-in He won back his primacy addressing them -- he relented his responsibilities as President, he continued to remain critical tion campaign management in emotions on the development, ceremony on television.” It had in the cabinet first under P.V. when he was advised against but it was the humane person and on ventilator support while Midnapore for an independent Mukherjee wrote, “When I become evident to Mukherjee Narasimha Rao and later when the step on grounds of security. inside him which cared for a also being detected with CO- candidate -- former diplomat learned of my ouster from the that he could not continue in Manmohan Singh was Prime When PM Modi took over in friend.” SOUTH 4 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Kerala leaders mourn Karnataka CM, leaders mourn Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee demise of Pranab Mukherjee Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 (UNI) The political spec- Bengaluru, Aug 31 (UNI) Siddaramaiah said he was sad- trum in Kerala cutting across Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. dened by Mukherkee’s demise affinities has only good words Yedyiurappa and scores of and said the former president’s to recall former President state leaders, including Sidda- contribution to the country Pranab Mukherjee, who ramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar would be remembered. passed away on Monday eve- of the Congress and Janata “My condolence to his be- ning in Delhi. Dal-Secular leader H.D. Kuma- reaved family members,” said Chief Minister Pinarayi raswamy mourned the death Siddaramaiah in a statement Vijayan said Mukherjee will of former president Pranab here. Noting that India lost a always be remembered for Mukherjee on Monday. statesman whose knowledge of keeping the Indian flag flying “I am deeply saddened at history, Constitution and laws high across the world. “He the demise of former President was unparalleled, Shivaku- was a towering personality Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukher- mar said he lost a mentor and and was a hugely successful jee. He will be remembered for guide with the passing away of minister besides being a great his vast knowledge of politics, Mukherjee. parliamentarian. He was one of the Rajya Sabha, P.J.Kurian, tics,” said Balakrishnan. statecraft and policy making,” “My deep condolences to who gave huge regards for said Mukherjee was not a pol- Senior IUML Lok Sabha said Yediyurappa in a state- his family and several follow- Constitutional values and itician but a statesman. “He member and former Kerala ment. Mukherjee (84) died at ers,” said Shivakumar. State’s was always known for his was a statesman to the core Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty an army hospital in New Delhi former chief minister Kuma- secular thoughts and always and his knowledge of things described the departed soul on Monday evening after a few Affairs and Deputy Chairman tar and statesmen of India. raswamy said Mukherjee was batted for it. The country has was unbelievable and every- as a colossus figure, who suc- days of illness. of the Planning Commission,” “He will be remembered by a veteran politician with a lost a great human being,” thing was at his fingertips. ceeded in whatever he was “In his political career span- recalled the chief minister. all for his contribution to the simple personality. “The loss said Vijayan. He was an acceptable person assigned. ning five decades, Pranabda Terming Mukherjee a vision- development of the country,” of such a great spirit is a huge The lone Keralite in the Na- across political parties. He “When I was the IT Minis- held several key posts, includ- ary, Yediyurappa said Pranab said the chief minister. loss to the country,” said Ku- rendra Modi cabinet -- Union will be remembered as one ter here, he came to see what ing Defence, Finance, External was one of the best parliamen- Opposition Congress leader marswamy here. Minister of State for External of the architects of modern we had done and was really Affairs V.Muraleedharan said India and his commitment appreciative of Kerala taking the country has lost a great was a thing which all would giant strides in turning digi- Sadhya takes centre stage as Kerala marks Onam indoors son, who excelled in whatever always accept,” said Kurian. tal. His passing away is a huge he did. CPI-M politburo member and loss for the country,” said Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 when sadhya, the mother of all veg- of butter milk, a chutney powder Rs 1,000. Apart from the traditional “His presidential term was State party secretary Kodiyeri Kunhalikutty. (UNI) Even though the Covid-19 etarian lunches, is served. prepared from grated coconut and food, Onam also brings out sartori- spread over two different Balakrishnan said more than Thomas Mathew, who was pandemic has continued in Kerala, The only difference in the way not to mention a series of payas- al changes in practically every Ker- Union Government’s and he a minister and president, he Mukherjee’s additional sec- almost every household in the state the sadhya is eaten compared to ams eaten either straight or mixed alite. While women prefer to wear was an acceptable personal- will always be remembered retary at the Rashtrapathi on Monday immersed itself in the the older days is, though it contin- with ripe banana. Another feature the traditional set and mundu- a ity across the political spec- for how he controlled politics. Bhavan described him as festive spirit of Onam while staying ues to be eaten from plantain leaf of the sadhya is the way in which two piece saree, the younger ones trum. Even after his term got “We recall him as someone the most lovable and ador- indoors. The one thing that took with hands, the place has shifted the dishes are served in a specific are mostly spotted in the now rare- over, he was keenly associ- with whom we could always able personality. “I am chok- centre stage was the traditional 26- from the floor to the dining tables. order and eaten in a certain way. ly seen skirt (pavada) and blouse. ated with the development of relate to and he was always ing with emotions and I can item vegetarian lunch, known as The mouth-watering lunch in- But, the biggest change, compared And not to be left out, most men the country and was working the middleman between us speak for hours to recall my the Onam ‘sadhya’. cludes chips, pappadoms, various to the earlier days is that while prefer to wear the mundu (dhoti) for it, till recently. Our coun- and the first UPA govern- association with him. He was Onam is the traditional harvest preparation of vegetables, pickles Onam preparations began almost a . However, the ongoing pandemic try has lost a great son,” said ment. He will be also re- someone who used to behave festival of Kerala and of the three both sweet and sour, the tradi- month ago, now many people pre- has been a dampener to the festive Muraleedharan. membered as someone who so well with all, irrespective of most important days, Thiru Onam, tional aviyal, sambar, dal served fer to order their lunch in advance spirit this year. Chief Minister Pina- Former Deputy Chairman missed the top spot in poli- the position. the second day of Onam falls on along with a small quantity of ghee, from caterers or hotels. The cost of rayi Vijayan has cautioned that the Monday. Thiru Onam is the day rasam, two different preparations the sadya can vary from Rs 200 to spread the virus. Two CPI-M youth activists murdered, four suspects held People told to be aware of Thiruvananthapuram, Aug to midnight when the two de- But Leader of opposition 31 (UNI) Onam festivities in ceased who were travelling Ramesh Chennithala said Kerala began on a sour note on a bike, were stopped and that the Congress party has online fraudsters-ACP with the killing of two activ- attacked by five people who no role in the killings. “The ists attached to the youth came on two bikes. While ruling CPI-M is trying to Warangal, August-31 : The As- The cyber criminals will use wing of the CPI-M. They were Mithilaj died on the spot, Mo- create a smokescreen over sistant Commissioner of Police various kinds of methods like big hacked to death by a group of hammed died at the hospital. this incident. The Congress (ACP), Srinivas in a statement order, big sales, discount sales five people. The dead include Chief minister Vijayan party has no role in this and released appealed to the people and will do publicity through 24-year-old Haq Mohammed wrote on Facebook that all the CPI-M wants to use this to be aware of online fraudsters fake messages, emails, attractive and 32-year-old Mithilaj . those behind these brutal episode to cover up their who are trying to cheat the peo- advertisements along with lucky The incident occurred murders would be arrested failures in governance and ple in the name of online sales draws, lottery and gifts and will on Sunday night, at Venjar- and the reason behind the want to use this for political by utilizing the opportunity of try to lure people. If people get amoodu, about 25 kms from gruesome killings will be un- reasons,” said Chennithala. Covid-19 pandemic here in the attracted to such fake messages the state capital suburbs. ravelled. CPI-M state secre- Meanwhile a top police of- Parkal mandal of Warangal rural then they will lose their money. Four suspects are now in po- tary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan ficial said that this was an district. He stated that after be- Any company or a business lice custody. While the top said on Thiru Onam day, the incident which happened fore doing online shopping, peo- person will not give valuable CPI-M leadership including Congress party has created a following a personal rivalry ple should have complete aware- items for a discount or for free Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi- floral carpet with blood. that has been going on for a ness about the company and the By linking a bank account to from your bank account without of cost. People should have jayan condemned the twin “Two youths have been while. In a related incident, products they are dealing with your phone number, you will your knowledge, then you will be this minimum knowledge and murder and ordered a probe brutally murdered and this is angry youth wing members and after checking twice, they be receiving messages when- alerted by receiving a message to should not be trapped by cyber into it, the Congress said their the outcome of a conspiracy of the CPI-M clashed with should click on the links that are ever you purchase any product your mobile phone. So you can criminals. With an intention party has no role in it, which of the Congress party. We Youth Congress activists sit- provided by the company on on- through online sites which will report it to either your bank of- for making easy money people the local police too have now demand all those behind this ting on a protest in front of line sites and should not be in a prevent you from being cheated ficials or to the local police sta- should not believe online gam- confirmed. should be arrested,” said Bal- the Public Service Commis- hurry while purchasing products by cyber criminals. tion to take immediate actions ing and should not get deceived The incident occurred close akrishnan. sion. online. If anyone withdraws money against the fraudsters. by cyber criminals.

Give Wide Publicity in Villages on Online Classes: ITDA PO Hanmant K.Zendage Make the district corona free: Health Officials Told Bhupalpally (TSIT Bureau), buildings. During the inspection, personnel for the control of the the officials to undertake survey Mulugu (TSIT Bureau), August Mr Zendage said that wide publicity August 31: District Collector noticing a large vacant place corona virus in the district as of the elderly and the women 31: In view of COVID-19, the online should be given in the villages about Mohd. Abdul Azeem said medical in the premises of the Primary many people infected with corona big with young and people with teaching would be underway to the online classes with the assistance and health officials should Health centre in Krishna Colony, virus were getting healthier and chronic diseases such as cancer, the primary and secondary school of self-help groups by conducting work hard to make the district the district collector directed exhorted the medical personnel diabetes and BP to prevent students from tomorrow, said ITDA awareness programmes extensively in corona virus-free. The District Municipal Commissioner to work more effectively with the spread of corona virus and Eturunagaram PO Hanmant K all the habitations under the auspices Collector inspected the Jangedu, Sammaiah to beautify it with the the aim of making the district a monitor their health conditions Zendage. A review on online teaching of the District Rural Development Kasimpally, two sub-health flower garden. Observing that corona-free by September 15 and administer them necessary was conducted with the officials via Corporation. Mr.Zendage directed the centres in Bhupalpally town the medical staff was not wearing . Stating that Bhupalpally town medication. Observing that the teleconference here on Monday. officials of the electricity department and the town health center here proper masks at Jangedu health in particular has the highest medical staff was not wearing Speaking on the occasion, Mr Zendage to provide uninterrupted power on Monday and reviewed with centre during the inspection, the number of corona cases, Mohd proper masks at Jangedu health said that the departments concerned supply from 10.00 a.m. to 5 p.m. the medical staff the measures District Immunization Officer Dr Abdul Azeem said that primary centre during the inspection, the should work with coordination for Stating that there were 12000 taken for corona control along Umadevi directed the medical and secondary contacts of people District Immunization Officer Dr the success of the online classes students in the classes from third with the general medical officers of the hospital and all with corona infection should Umadevi directed the medical conducted for students of classes to tenth of which 802 students were services provided to the people the hospitals in the district to be identified and medical tests officers of the hospital and all from three to ten. Teachers would found to have no television set, he said through the respective health provide the necessary masks and should be conducted on them the hospitals in the district to attend school from Tuesday and the that they should be provided television centers. Noticing the difficulty sanitizers to the staff. Additional to keep others from contacting provide the necessary masks district panchayat field staff should facility and added that online classes in providing medical services at District Collector YV Ganesh, DPO the virus. He said the medical and sanitizers to the staff. take the responsibility of keeping the should be conducted strictly in the town health centre housed Sudhir Kumar, PHC doctors Dr staff was constantly monitoring Additional District Collector YV school clean and sanitize the school line with the COVID-19 guidelines in the old gram panchayat office Ravikumar, Dr Jyothi, Community the infected people in the home Ganesh, DPO Sudhir Kumar, premises, he said. Stating that in by following physical distancing. building in Shanti Nagar and Health Officer Rajaiah, ANMs of quarantine to ensure that they PHC doctors Dr Ravikumar, villages where digital equipment was Conference was attended by the DRO another sub-health centre run in a the respective sub-centers and would recover quickly, allocating Dr Jyothi, Community Health required, the headmasters should K.Ramadevi, DRDO Parijatam, DEO rented house in Karl Marx colony, Asha workers were present during special time for COVID patients Officer Rajaiah, ANMs of the coordinate with the respective village Vasanthi, DPO Venkayya, DPRO M.A. the district collector instructed the inspection. in hospitals thus preventing respective sub-centers and Asha sarpanches and arrange television Gouse, electricity DE Bhaskar and the municipal commissioner to The Collector appreciated the normal patients from arriving workers were present during the set in the gram panchayat buildings, others were present. go for the construction of new efforts of the medical and health at that time. He also directed inspection. OP-ED 5 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad COVID-19: NATIONS MAY BE SAFER UNDER WOMEN

By Nicholas Kristof who bungled the response were men, and cal experts, he added, “Maybe I have natu- Are female leaders better at fighting a mostly a particular type: authoritarian, ral ability,” and he wondered aloud if he pandemic? vainglorious and blustering. Think of Boris should have become a scientist. (Given that I compiled death rates from the coro- Johnson in Britain, Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Trump said in January that COVID-19 was navirus for 21 countries around the world, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran and Donald “totally under control,” he has his answer. 13 led by men and eight by women. The Trump in the United States. And peer review might not have been kind male-led countries suffered an average of Male ego and bluster to his ideas about bleach.) 214 coronavirus-related deaths per million Virtually every country that has expe- No gender gap in the US inhabitants. Those led by women lost only rienced coronavirus mortality at a rate of While women have generally outshone one-fifth as many, 36 per million. more than 150 per million inhabitants is men as international leaders, that does not If the United States had the coronavirus male-led. seem true within the United States. Some death rate of the average female-led coun- “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that female governors have done better, others try, 102,000 American lives would have some of the best-run places have been worse, so there isn’t an obvious gender gap been saved out of the 114,000 lost. run by women: New Zealand, Germany, at home. “Countries led by women do seem to be Taiwan,” mused Susan Rice, who was na- It’s also possible that this isn’t about fe- particularly successful in fighting the coro- tional security adviser under President male leaders but about the kind of country navirus,” noted Anne W. Rimoin, an epi- Barack Obama. “And where we’ve seen that chooses a woman to lead it. demiologist at UCLA. “New Zealand, Den- things go most badly wrong — the US, Companies with more female executives mark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway Brazil, Russia, the UK — it’s a lot of male on average perform better than those with have done so well perhaps due to the lead- ego and bluster.” fewer women, but analysts think that the ership and management styles attributed “We often joke that men drivers never ask reason isn’t just the brilliance of female to their female leaders.” for directions,” observed Dr. Ezekiel Eman- leaders. Rather, companies that are cultur- Let’s start by acknowledging that there uel of the University of Pennsylvania. “I ac- ally open to having senior women are also have been plenty of wretched female lead- tually think there’s something to that also more willing to embrace other innova- ers over the years. Indeed, according to re- in terms of women’s leadership, in terms tions, and it may be this innovative spirit search I once did for a book, female leaders of recognising expertise and asking experts that leads to higher profitability. Likewise, around the world haven’t been clearly bet- for advice, and men sort of barrelling ahead countries willing to elect female prime min- is a traditional “home turf” concern for dates, but researchers find that male and ter than male counterparts even at improv- like they got it.” isters may be those more inclined to listen many female leaders. Grant Miller, an ex- female voters alike are turned off by wom- ing girls’ education or reducing maternal He has a point. Those leaders who han- to epidemiologists. pert in health economics at Stanford Uni- en who seem self-promotional. That forces mortality. dled the virus best were those who humbly Yet I think that there’s also a difference in versity, found that as states, one by one, women in politics to master the art of com- There has been solid research that it consulted public health experts and acted the leadership itself. granted the vote to women in the late 19th municating effectively in a low-key way — makes a difference to have more women quickly, and many were women; in con- “Women lead often in a very different and early 20th centuries, those states then just what’s needed in a pandemic. on boards and in grass roots positions, but trast, male authoritarians who botched the style from men,” said Margot Wallstrom, also invested more in sanitation and pub- “Perhaps the skills that have led them evidence that they make better presidents response were suspicious of experts and a former Swedish foreign minister, citing lic health — saving some 20,000 children’s to reach the top,” said Rimoin, the UCLA or prime ministers has been lacking — until too full of themselves. examples from Norway, Germany and New lives a year. Boys were thus huge beneficia- epidemiologist, “are the same skills that COVID-19 came along. “I really get it,” Trump said when he vis- Zealand of women with low-key, inclusive ries of women’s suffrage. are currently needed to bring a country to- It’s not that the leaders who best man- ited the Centres for Disease Control and and evidence-based leadership. One trap for female politicians is that gether.” aged the virus were all women. But those Prevention in March. Surrounded by medi- Wallstrom also noted that public health brashness can be effective for male candi- Gulf News LEBANON MUST GET THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE ITS DESTINY as it were, provided that is a projection protective of its narrow interests, will the tragedy but also delving into the of the collective sweep of its people’s only ensure that more human damna- role played by officials representing sensibility. (Soviets, for example, opted tion is visited upon a people who have the motley groups in the government for a Soviet Union and went with what- supped full of damnation. — into who should be taken to task, ever floated their boat best, fine.) The right to revolt or rebel against who should be indicted, who should be But if that nation is dragged there, injustice, the right to send packing a meted out punishment to. against its will, by the kind of uncon- government that acts against the com- Among the investigators, it now tran- scionable leaders who, as Fredrick monwealth of the “body of the people”, spires, are a team of FBI agents who ar- Douglass, the African American re- was formalised by sundry political phi- rived in Beirut recently. former and orator, put it, claim for losophers, all the way from Ibn Khal- Unquestionably, among those inves- themselves “the crops that others had dun, the 14th century Islamic sociolo- tigated will be Hezbollah, whose perva- ploughed”, or who pursue parochial gist, to John Locke, the Enlightenment sive influence as the most powerful po- interests alien to the national interest, thinker — and beyond. litical and military force in the country then the people will sooner or later ex- In fact, the Founding Fathers of the will come under scrutiny. ercise “the right to revolution” or, as it American Republic went further, writ- The group stands at the centre of the is also known in political philosophy, ing in the Declaration of Independence public outrage being levelled at the “the right to rebellion”. (1776) that it was not just “the right” hated elite — with some of the out- The consensus among large swaths but “the duty” of citizens to remove rage surprisingly emanating from an of Lebanese society is that for Lebanon rulers judged by them guilty of a “long increasing number of its own constitu- to be saved, for Lebanon to be whole as train of abuses and usurpations”. ents. a nation, for Lebanon never to be again It was “the long train of abuses and To be sure, Hezbollah cannot be held put through the agonies it has endured usurpations” by Lebanon’s ruling elite solely responsible for the corruption since 1975, the profound unbalance at that has long marred the future pros- and mismanagement that have bank- the pivot of their political culture must pects of the nation and warped its so- rupted Lebanon, and subverted its give. cial fabric. socio-political life, but the group has In short, all members of the old Consider, as a case in point, how undeniably played an outsize role in If the country’s polity is not fixed, countless other guard, regardless of their sectarian, po- soon after tragedy struck in Beirut, it Lebanon’s free-for-all, devil-may-care, litical and parochial affiliation, with- emerged that the country’s top lead- what’s-in-it-for-me patronage system. tragedies could strike the nation out exception, must lift anchor and sail ers had been aware of the chemical What the Lebanese people are asking away. stockpiles stored at the port and were for is not much: The right to be a de- By Fawaz Turki snuffed out close to 200 lives, injured No doubt you hear in this preferred warned — reportedly several times — termining force in their destiny, which The sense of loss, ache and trauma thousands and left no part of the na- panacea an echo of the popular slogan, about the dangers they posed, yet cav- translates into an equitable social con- that today defines the national senti- tion’s capital untouched, unscathed, raised by protesters in the mass dem- alierly opted to do zilch about it. tract between ruler and ruled. ment of the Lebanese people, felt after unscarred — allowed to happen to onstrations held last year across the A culture of passing the buck Denied that right, they are likely to tragedy struck in Beirut three weeks us, how do we make sense out of that country, that declaimed, “All of them Against the backdrop of aid pour- have countless other tragedies — differ- ago, continues to ripple through the which seems senseless and, more im- means all of them”. There’s no other ing into the country and of search and ent in kind but the same in degree — as social fabric of a bereaved nation. portantly, what shall “we, the people” way. rescue crews flying in from around the the one visited upon them three weeks Citizens of that long tormented do next? All of them must go. No hedging. No world, a thorough and transparent in- ago. That would be too calamitous a country are now asking this of them- Look, every nation has the inalien- pouring of new sauces on old meats. vestigation began last week aimed at fate to await any people, anywhere. selves: Why was this tragedy — which able right to go to hell in its own way, This old guard, barren of invention, not just learning the exact cause of Gulf News ELECTIONS 2020 ULTIMATE TEST OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY By Thomas L. Friedman know it. It also isn’t hyperbole to say it tion — the president has used his bully Here is a sentence I never in a million could sow the seeds of another Civil War. pulpit to try to persuade the country that years thought that I would ever write The threat is real. any mail-in vote — except in states that or read: This November, for the first And it is not because I am some raving might support him, like Florida — should time in our history, the United States of liberal. It’s because I believe that Amer- be seen as fraudulent, and he has delib- America may not be able to conduct a ica, at its core, is still a centre-left, cen- erately sought to choke off funds to the free and fair election and, should Presi- tre-right country and is best governed by Postal Service needed for an emergency dent Donald Trump be defeated by Joe someone who can reforge the two and expansion of its capacity to efficiently Biden, have a legitimate and peaceful lead from there. I believe that Biden is handle all these votes by mail. transfer of power. the one who can do that best, and that is Trump said in a news conference last Because if half the country thinks their actually the source of his appeal to many Wednesday that he would not sign off votes were not fully counted due to de- Americans. on either $25 billion in emergency funds liberate sabotaging of the US Postal Ser- I understand that in the midst of a pan- for the USPS or $3.5 billion in election vice by this administration, and if the demic in-person voting the way I intend assistance to help states, both of which other half are made to believe by the to do is simply not an option for many Democrats have been pressing for as part president that any mail-in vote for Biden people for reasons that have nothing to of a federal COVID-19 relief bill. was fraudulent, that would not result in do with Trump. “They need that money in order to just a disputed election So, personally, I To begin with, many retired people, have the post office work, so it can take will walk, I will jog, I will skip, I will crawl, who usually staff polling stations, are all of these millions and millions of bal- I will slither, I will bike, I will hike, I will afraid to volunteer this year out of fear of lots,” Trump told Fox Business Network hitchhike, I will drive, I will ride, I will contracting the coronavirus. And many the next day. “But if they don’t get those run, I will fly, I will roll, I will be rolled, I other people legitimately fear that if they two items, that means you can’t have will be carried, I will trek, I will train, I will have to stand in crowded, longer lines at universal mail-in voting, because they’re But we cannot rely on DeJoy or Trump can soldiers who landed on Normandy trot, I will truck, I will strut, I will float, I fewer polling stations, this, too, could in- not equipped to have it.” to play this election straight. For in- Beach, under a barrage of Nazi artillery will boat, I will ramble, I will amble, I will crease their likelihood of infection. I have covered banana republic dicta- stance, DeJoy didn’t say that he would fire, on June 6, 1944, were actually vot- march, I will bus, I will taxi, I will Uber, Also, it is not Trump’s fault, per se, that tors who were more subtle than that in reverse moves already made that have ing with their lives so that the rest of us Lyft, scooter, skateboard or motorcycle the Postal Service is not normally set up attempting to rig their elections or un- been cited as intended to undercut vote- could vote with our ballots — in person — and I will wear a face mask, a face to get a massive crush of mail-in ballots dermine votes for their opponent. by-mail. or by mail — in every election from that shield, gloves, goggles, a hazmat suit — out and back in time for every vote to be There seems some headway with Lou- We have to help every locality recruit day forth, even if it was in the middle of but I damn well will get to my neighbour- cast and counted. is DeJoy, Trump’s postmaster general. more poll workers — Republicans and a pandemic. hood polling station to see that my vote Choking off funds to Postal Service While the president continues to plant Democrats, we need multitudes of both Now is our turn to step up. I don’t care for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is cast What is Trump’s fault is that instead of utterly bogus seeds of doubt everywhere to ensure everyone feels represented — who you vote for. But don’t let this election and counted on Nov. 3. leading — pulling Congress and all the he can about mail-in voting, DeJoy on so that polling stations can open and be stolen by people trying to deliberately — not another Bush v. Gore for the Su- governors together to organise an emer- Tuesday declared that he was suspend- handle everyone who wants to vote. engineer it so not everyone can vote — or preme Court to sort out — that would be gency response to this unprecedented ing cost-cutting and other operational To me, this is our generation’s D-Day so that not every vote will be counted. the end of American democracy as we challenge posed to our national elec- changes. or E-day. Think about it. The Ameri- Gulf News INTERNATIONAL 6 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Arab Parliament Trump’s Israeli-US delegation condemns Houthi drone favourability flat leaves for UAE attack on Saudi airport after RNC: Poll Tel Aviv, Aug 31 (UNI) An Israe- rael's chief of National Security Al-Salmi also called on the li-US delegation, including Amer- Council Meir Ben Shabbat, US international community to respectively, according to ican President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Robert take on its responsibility for the poll.Unlike Trump, the son-in-law Jared Kushner, left for O'Brien, Kushner, also a senior ceasing Houthi frequent at- former Vice President expe- the United Arab Emirates (UAE) White House adviser, and UAE tacks that target civil and rienced a 5 percentage point on Monday on board the fi rst National Security Advisor Sheikh threaten Arab security and sta- boost in favourability in the commercial fl ight from Tel Aviv Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan. bility. week after the Democratic to Abu Dhabi. The discussions will be held Al-Salami also reiterated the convention. Flight LY971, a direct fl ight op- in working groups composed Arab parliament’s solidarity He also saw a 7 percent- erated by Israeli fl ag carrier El Al, of Israeli, Emirati and US rep- and support for all measures age point increase in favour- departed at around 10.30 a.m., re- resentatives in the areas of taken by Riyadh to protect its Washington, Aug 31 of Trump after the four-day ability among Democrats ports Xinhua news agency. diplomacy, finances, aviation security and stability. (UNI) US President Donald RNC, representing no sig- after the convention, The Hill The two-day visit will include and entry visas, health, culture airo, Aug 31 (UNI) The Earlier on Sunday, the Sau- Trump's favourability re- nifi cant change from his 32 news reported citing the poll working meetings of the joint and tourism, space, science and Cairo-based Arab Parliament di-led coalition said it inter- mained fl at after last week's per cent favourability a week as saying. teams ahead of the signing of co- investments, innovation and has condemned a drone at- cepted a bomb-laden drone Republican National Con- prior after the Democratic Similar to the Democratic operation deals following the Au- trade, according to the Israeli tack launched by the Houthi launched by Yemen’s Houthi vention (RNC), where he for- National Convention, re- convention, almost three- gust 13 US-brokered agreement Prime Minister's Office. militias on Saudi Arabia’s rebels toward the Kingdom’s mally accepted his renomi- ports The Hill news website. fourths of respondents said to normalize ties between Israel "Our goal is to achieve a joint Abha Airport. In a statement southern region. nation for a second-term, The President's favour- they viewed very little or and UAE. work plan to promote the rela- on Sunday, Speaker of the On Friday, the coalition said as majority of Americans ability among Republicans none of the RNC on televi- Ahead of the departure, a state- tionship in a very wide range of Parliament Mishaal bin Fahm it destroyed two drones fl ying continued to view his han- has also dropped 4 percent- sion or online.About 28 per ment from the Israeli Prime Min- areas," Shabbat said in a state- al-Salmi said that attacking toward the kingdom’s south- dling of the Covid-19 crisis age points since last week. cent said they watched at ister's Offi ce said the meetings ment ahead of the departure. the international airport re- ern region and border city negatively, a new poll has re- Meanwhile, Democratic least some of the RNC, align- will focus on issues related to "the Israeli Prime Minister Benja- quires an urgent international Najran.It also announced that vealed.On Sunday, the ABC nominee Joe Biden's fa- ing with the 30 per cent of civil and economic spheres."The min Netanyahu said on Sunday intervention to sue the Houthi it destroyed a missile fi red by News-Ipsos poll revealed vourability remained higher people who said they viewed visit will also include a trilateral that his country has held secrets group for its “terrorist acts”, the Houthis toward Najran the that 31 per cent of respon- than his unfavourability, at a portion of the Democratic meeting in Abu Dhabi between talks with "many more" Arab reports Xinhua news agency previous day. dents had a favourable view 46 per cent and 40 pe rcent, convention the week before. the heads of the delegations: Is- states on normalizing relations. NETANYAHU : ISRAEL HAS HAD SECRET TALKS WITH ARAB COUNTRIES

rael has had secret talks with yahu said during joint remarks leaders “recognize that their agreement between Israel and ously unthinkable” economic, This will be the fi rst com- several Arab countries to nor- here on Sunday alongside Jared true interests are to normalize the UAE to normalize ties, as a security and religious coop- mercial fl ight between the two malize relations, Prime Minis- Kushner, US President Donald relations with Israel”, reports “historic breakthrough,” say- eration between Israel and the states.The Israeli delegation ter Benjamin Netanyahu said. Trump’s son-in-law and senior Xinhua news agency. ing “the stage is set” for other UAE, Kushner added.Kushner will be headed by the chief of “There are many more un- adviser, and National Security Kushner referred to the so- Arab states to follow the UAE. and O’Brien will join an offi cial the National Security Council publicized meetings with Arab Advisor Robert O’Brien. called Abraham Accord, the The August 13 announcement Israeli delegation that will fl y to Meir Ben Shabbat.According to Jerusalem, Aug 31 (UNI) Is- and Muslim leaders,” Netan- Netanyahu said these Arab August 13 US-brokered peace has paved the way to “previ- Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday. the Israeli Prime Minister’s Of- UK POLITICAL GIANTS NECK AND NECK IN LATEST POLL Putin, Lukashenko agree London, Aug 31 (UNI) The position benches however, week.The Sunday Times re- to meet in Moscow UK’s two big political parties, the result will be welcomed ported that both sides have the ruling Conservatives and by Labour MPs, headed by regarded that a no deal was Moscow, Aug 31 (UNI) Russian the main opposition Labour, Keir Starmer, who replaced much more likely than it was President Vladimir Putin and his are neck and neck for the former party leader Jeremy a month ago. Belarusian counterpart Alexander fi rst time in over a year in a Corbyn earlier this year. Johnson has insisted that Lukashenko have agreed to meet in new opinion poll. Opinium’s Adam Drum- there will be no extension Moscow “in the coming weeks”, the The poll issued on Sunday mond said: “This is the fi rst of the UK’s transition period Kremlin said in a statement. by Opinium for the Observer time Labour have drawn lev- beyond the December 31 During a phone call on Sunday, newspaper, gave both Prime el since July 2019 when both deadline which was set when Putin and Lukashenko reaffi rmed Minister Boris Johnson’s main parties were in freefall the country’s membership in their common position to further Conservatives and the La- and losing votes to the Brexit the EU ended on January 31. strengthen the Russian-Belarusian bour 40 points each, reports Party and the Liberal Demo- The aim of the transition alliance and mutually expand ben- Xinhua news agency. crats.” period was to allow both efi cial cooperation in all areas, Xin- trol, although only as a last resort. This meant that a lead of Since Johnson became sides to strike a permanent hua news agency quoted the state- Belarus has been witnessing mass 26 points at its peak for John- Prime Minister, the Con- post-Brexit trade deal. ment as saying. protests after Lukashenko, who has son has been wiped out. servatives “typically had a The Sunday Times com- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry been in offi ce since 1994, won a sixth Political commentators double digit lead, peaking mented: “EU offi cials no Peskov told reporters that the spe- term in the August 9 elections. in London believe the re- in March/April this year longer think an agreement is cifi c date for the Putin-Lukashenko According to offi cial results, Lu- sult will send shockwaves when they were seen to be declined from 26 per cent to on Brexit negotiations with likely to be struck before the meeting has not been set yet. kashenk won more than 80 per cent through Westminster as pol- handling the pandemic and 0 per cent now.”As well as the European Union (EU). European Council meeting Earlier this week, Putin said that of the votes and opposition leader itic prepare to return to lockdown fairly well while steering the country through Both sides are scheduled to on October 15-16.“They are Russia regards Lukashenko as the Svetlana Tikhanovskaya garnered the House of Commons on Labour changed leader”.“In the pandemic, Johnson faces hold informal talks this week informally discussing wheth- legitimate President of Belarus, and only 10 per cent. Tuesday after their lengthy the fi ve months since that a tough potentially make- ahead of a formal negoti- er there should be a separate Moscow was ready to intervene if the There were no independent ob- summer recess.On the op- peak, the lead has gradually or-break month September ating round the following Brexit leaders’ summit, or situation in Belarus gets out of con- servers and the opposition has al-

3 soldiers killed in PEACE DOESN’T MEAN POWER SHARING DEAL: ASHRAF GHANI

Pak terror attack Kabul, Aug 31 (UNI) Afghan Hussain and his followers at High Council for National day Loya Jirga, the grand Islamabad, Aug 31 (UNI) At were killed after terrorists President Ashraf Ghani said the battle of Karbala. Reconciliation, said that the assembly of Afghan elders, least three Pakistani soldiers opened fi re at security forces that peace does not mean a “Do not be afraid of peace much awaited intra-Afghan approved the release of 400 were killed and four others in- during a search operation, re- power-sharing political deal, because peace does not talks between the Kabul gov- high-value prisoners of the jured after terrorists attacked ports Xinhua news agency. but instead the fulfi lment of mean a power sharing politi- ernment and the Taliban will Taliban which was posing as security forces in South Wa- Local media quoting sourc- the will of the people which cal deal,” TOLO News quoted begin next week. an obstacle for the intra-Af- ziristan district, the Inter-Ser- es reported that Pakistan Army is to end violence and blood- Ghani as saying. In a survey last week, the ghan negotiations. vices Public Relations (ISPR) personnel launched the search shed in the war-torn country. He said that everyone wants Institute for War and Peace Two days later, the govern- said in a statement.According operation after receiving a tip- He made the remarks in a cer- a reduction in violence and Studies found that more than ment freed 80 of the prison- to the statement issued late off about the presence of ter- emony on Sunday in Kabul to an end to the violence in the goals with threats should 86 per cent of the country’s ers, but said the remaining 320 Sunday night, the soldiers rorists in the area. commemorate Ashura or the country, adding that no mat- think again because the peo- population are satisfi ed with were conditional on the release 10th day of Muharram, which ter how much the enemies ple support the republic,” the current peace process, of at least 20 Afghan comman- is observed in memory of the tear things down, Afghans Ghani said.His comments TOLO News reported.Ear- dos in Taliban custody, accord- martyrdom of Prophet Mo- will build back.“Those who came after Abdullah Abdul- lier this month, nearly 3,400 ing to offi cials. 1 killed, 5 injured in hammed’s grandson Imam think they are achieving their lah, chairman of the Afghan Afghan delegates at a three- Chicago shooting Saudi Arabia SL ready with short term plan Chicago, Aug 31 (UNI) At who was the "targeted indi- announces discovery of to revive tourism least one person was killed vidual", died from injuries, and five others were injured Chicago Tribune quoted the Colombo, Aug 31 (UNI) Sri lion over the next four be developed. Ranatunga in a shooting outside a res- city police as saying.The five new oil, gas fields Lanka will implement a short months to revive tourism said the action plan will taurant in Chicago, local po- others have been transported term action plan to revive and the short term action also be taken to modernize lice said. to local hospitals. Riyadh, Aug 31 (UNI) Saudi Hajrah gas fi eld in the Al-Jawf the country's tourism indus- plan was being fi nalized, re- the Negombo, Kandy, and The incident took place on "He was dining outdoors Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin region and Abraq Al-Talul oil try which has been badly hit ports Xinhua news agency. Kalutara railway stations, Sunday at around 1.50 p.m. in under a tent when a white- Salman Al Saud announced on fi eld in the northern border re- by the Covid-19 pandemic, Under the plan, 12 new tour- in outer Colombo, central an outdoor tent at the Lumes coloured SUV drove up and Sunday the discovery of two oil gion, were discovered by the Tourism Minister Prasanna ist attraction sites identifi ed highlands, and the south, Pancake House, reports Xin- fi red shots striking him," the and gas fi elds in the kingdom, Saudi Arabian Oil Company Ranatunga said on Monday. in several districts would be within the next four months hua news agency. police said in a preliminary the Saudi Press Agency reported. (Saudi Aramco), Xinhua news He said the government developed while community under a project to upgrade One of the people shot, statement. The two fi elds, Hadat Al- agency reported. will allocate nearly $1 mil- tourist villages would also the railway stations.

OOWNERWNER PPUBLISHERUBLISHER PPRINTEDRINTED BBYY BBUCHIUCHI BBABU,ABU, VVUPPALA,UPPALA, PPRINTEDRINTED BBY.Y. TTHANMAYEEHANMAYEE PPRINTERSRINTERS ##17-1-469/A/42/23,17-1-469/A/42/23, AADARSHDARSH NNAGAR,AGAR, SSAIDABAD,AIDABAD, HHYDERYDERABAD-59,ABAD-59, PUBLISHEDPUBLISHED FFROM:ROM: ##17-1-469/A/42/23,17-1-469/A/42/23, AADARSHDARSH NNAGAR,AGAR, NNEAREAR UUNIQUENIQUE GGRAMMERRAMMER SSCHOOL,CHOOL, SSAIDABAD,AIDABAD, HHYDERABAD-59,YDERABAD-59, TT.S.EDITOR..S.EDITOR. BBUCHIUCHI BBABUABU VVUPPALA.UPPALA. RRNI.NO.APENG/29225/2009.NI.NO.APENG/29225/2009. EE-MA-MAIL:IL: [email protected]@YAHOO.IN SPORTS 7 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Former Barca vs Man City keeper Peschke/Schuurs win women’s doubles title Bravo signs for Real Betis Sevilla, Aug 31 (UNI) I n 2016, his his records, Bravo has won at Western & Southern Open Spanish football club Real two Chilean leagues, two New York, Aug 31 (UNI) Kveta fighting the first match through, Betis have announced that Spanish LaLiga, two Copa del Peschke of the Czech Republic and and I think with every day, we they have signed Rey, one Spanish Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands became stronger and better as a goalkeeper Supercup, one won the women’s doubles title team.” Claudio Bravo Champions League, at the Western & Southern Open Schuurs and Peschke are the following his release One European Supercup, with a strong performance against No. 4 seeds at next week’s US from Manchester City. one Clubs World Cup, two American Nicole Melichar and Xu Open, where they will take on The 37-year-old has signed Premier League, one FA Yifan from China in the final on Croat Darija Jurak and Canadian a one-year contract at Betis Cup, three EFL Cup and two Saturday. Sharon Fichman in the opening with an option for another Community Shield. Peschke and Schuurs, seeded round.“Of course you have a nice year included in the deal. good performances drew the At international level, third at the event, took one hour feeling,” Schuurs said of the pair’s The Chilean has become the attention of FC Barcelona, Bravo has been capped by and 18 minutes to seal the victory confidence level heading into the second signing of the club for team that signed him in Chile U20, U23 and senior at 6-1, 4-6, 10-4, Xinhua news US Open. the 2020/2021 LaLiga season. 2014. Two years later, he was team. With the senior team, agency reported. “I think confidence is better Bravo began his professional transferred to Manchester the Green and White keeper “Everything I think came than before. We played matches career at Colo-Colo in his City, where he has played has won 123 caps, being he together somehow,” Peschke where you have been left off, had a chance to play any match. together. We didn’t lose yet. So home country. In 2006, he until this summer.In his second player with more said. “In the first round, you’re which is five months.”“So it was So the first match is obviously, of course it’s nice to go into a was signed by Real Sociedad career in clubs, Bravo has caps in history of the Chilean still a little look for each other and a long time that we hadn’t had almost at any tournament, one tournament like the US Open and where he spent eight seasons. played 506 official games.In national team. trying to put everything together a chance to practice, we hadn’t of the crucial ones. So we were you didn’t lose.” AB DE VILLIERS HAS ‘ENJOYABLE’ FIRST NET SESSION AHEAD OF IPL

Dubai, Aug 31 (UNI) negative COVID-19 tests, he The wicket was a bit sticky so it Swashbuckling Proteas batsman joined his RCB teammates on the was a great challenge, actually if I AB de Villiers, who is raring to ground during the pre-season could have it my way, I would have go ahead of the 13th edition camp. wanted my first net session to go of the Indian Premier League “Picking up from right where like this only after a long time,” de (IPL), had an “enjoyable” first they left off months ago, our stars Villiers said in a video.“I kept my training session with his Royal had no problems getting back into basics in place, watched the ball Challengers Bangalore (RCB) the groove as they sweated it out carefully, played some nice shots teammates.de Villiers, along with on Day 2 of the pre-season camp,” in the end. It was enjoyable,” he US Open: Djokovic Dale Steyn and Chris Morris, RCB tweeted a video on Monday added.The IPL 2020 is slated to arrived in the UAE on August 22 of its players sweating it out in be played across three venues in overwhelming favourite, and then quarantined himself the middle.“It was very good and the UAE from September 19 to for six days. After returning three enjoyable to be out there. November 10. Serena targets 24th Grand Slam Washington, Aug 31 (UNI) lurks in Thiem's quarter of In a major delight for tennis the draw.Indian fans too have fans across the globe, the US something to be excited about Open will become the first the tournament. Grand Slam of the Covid-19 era India's number one singles when it begins on Monday in player Sumit Nagal could face a spectator-less bubble at the Thiem in the next round if he Flushing Meadows, New York. clears American Bradley Klahn Novak Djokovic, fresh from in his opening contest. his recent Cincinnati Masters Meanwhile, in the women’s title, will be seeking his 18th field, Serena Williams will be Grand Slam in a roster that eyeing a 24th Grand Slam which misses Roger Federer and Rafael will equal Margaret Court’s all- Nadal for the first time since the time record. 1999 edition of the tournament. World No.1 Naomi Osaka Austrian second seed withdrew from the Cincinnati Dominic Thiem, third-seeded Masters due to a hamstring injury 2019 US Open runner-up which puts her out of the reckoning Daniil Medvedev of Russia, in the main draw.World number Greek fourth seed Stefanos two Simona Halep is missing along Tsitsipas and German fifth seed with reigning US Open champion Alexander Zverev are also in Bianca Andreescu of Canada and the fray. Britain's Andy Murray Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and also could pose a threat as he Belinda Bencic. Messi can only leave Barcelona if release clause is paid: LaLiga were required to take the tests on Sunday before returning to pre-season training under new coach Ronald Koeman. The talismanic striker had notified Barcelona that he intends to walk away from the club by exercising a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for free at the end of each season. LaLiga though bolstered Barcelona's stance, with the club insisting the clause has expired and the only way Messi will be Barcelona, Aug 31 (UNI) allowed to leave is if his 700m Spanish football league LaLiga release clause is paid in full. has said Lionel Messi cannot leave 1)The contract is currently in Barcelona on a free transfer by force and features a release clause stating his release clause that will to be applied in the event that have to be paid if he is to severe Lionel Andres Messi should decide ties with the club. to activate the early unilateral The Messi transfer saga took termination of the contract, another step forward last week pursuant to Article 16 of the Royal with the news that he would Decree 1006/1985 of 26 June, not go to the club's training which regulates the specific labour ground to take a planned status of professional athletes. coronavirus test.Messi and the 2)In line with the regulations rest of the Barcelona squad, and procedure that apply in such

davp/41102/11/0005/2021 who played in their ill-fated instances LaLiga shall not proceed Champions League campaign, with the release required. ENTERTAINMENRT 8 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad

HIMANSH KOHLI'S FAMILY WHEN AKSHAY KUMAR TRIED ctress Alia Bhatt is happy to re- TESTS POSITIVE FOR Asume shooting ELEPHANT POOP TEA! after the long spell of ollywood superstar Ak- lockdown. The actress CORONAVIRUS shay Kumar is yet to get shared her excitement Bover tasting elephant in a new boomerang poop tea, and he has Brit- video she posted on ish adventurer Bear Grylls to Instagram Stories. thank for the experience. In the clip, Alia Akshay will be seen explor- is seen using a face ing his adventurous side on roller."What day is it? an upcoming episode of the IT. IS. SHOOT. DAY," show "Into The Wild With she wrote with the Bear Grylls". video, although she In a new promo of the did not reveal what she episode he shared on Insta- was shooting for. gram on Monday, he tastes On the work front, elephant poop tea, navigates Alia's latest release is crocodile-infested waters and "Sadak 2".Released on runs into the woods along but @beargrylls completely sode was reportedly shot at an OTT platform, "Sa- with Grylls. surprised me with the el- Karnataka's Bandipur Tiger dak 2" has been facing "I knew there would be ephant poop tea. What a Reserve."This whole adven- negative reviews and stiff challenges prior to #In- day," Akshay captioned the ture, I'll remember for the response. toTheWildWithBearGrylls video.The particular epi- rest of my life," Akshay can The fi lm has tackled heavy trolling ever since the fi rst look of ctor Himansh Kohli vided a separate room and LAVANYA THINKING ABOUT the fi lm was launched. said he is the only washroom to my househ- On August 16, it was Ahealthy person in elp. None of the infected NOTHING IN NEW POST reported that the fi lm's his house as his parents members are allowed to trailer had emerged and sister have tested posi- step out of the room or outh actress Lavanya Tripathi says she is not the third most disliked tive for Covid-19. use any other washroom. thinking about anything in her latest post on video in the world and "I'm the only healthy Everything is provided Ssocial media.Lavanya took to Instagram, where the most disliked You- person in the house and I at the door. And we are she posted a picture. In the image, the actress is Tube video in India.Alia have two main responsi- sanitising the house after seen sitting on a chair and is looking away from the has a couple of other bilities, one of taking care every two hours," said the camera."Not serious, just thinking about, nothing," projects on her platter. of my family, and second "Yaariyaan" actor. she wrote as the caption. is not joining the Covid His mom and dad have a infected club. few symptoms of Covid-19 team from the Central It is defi nitely not easy whereas sister is asymp- CBI VISITS Bureau of Investigation SARA ALI managing it, but this is tomatic. A (CBI) on Monday once the time when my family "She's also making sure SUSHANT'S again visited the fl at of late actor KHAN REVEALS needs me the most and I'm to help and look after mom Sushant Singh Rajput, while fortunate to be here, rather and dad in the best pos- another team continued grilling HER MONDAY than being in Mumbai and sible way," he said. FLAT AGAIN; Rhea Chakraborty, her brother getting paranoid," Hi- Meanwhile, the actor is Showik and Sushant's former MORNING mansh said. taking care of himself and RHEA'S manager Shruti Modi. He shared that his par- his family members. Rhea and Showik arrived at ents and sister are together "Even the slightest bit the DRDO guest house where the MOOD in one room. of carelessness can be QUESTIONING CBI team is staying for the fourth "I stay in a separate harmful. But please don't consecutive day, while Shruti room. We have also pro- be scared, a sane mind CONTINUE Modi arrived one and a half hours later. Sushant's fl atmate Siddharth TV STAR NIA SHARMA Pithani also arrived at the DRDO guest house for questioning. Sources in the agency said that WINS KHATRON KE Rhea is being questioned about her break-up with Sushant, when KHILADI: MADE IN INDIA did she come to know about the death of the actor and how she V star Nia Sharma Limbachiyaa, Aly Goni and managed to enter the mortu- has won Khatron Karan Patel. Dhanjani had ary of Cooper hospital. Rhea is TKe Khiladi: Made to quit the contest midway also being questioned about the In India, beating Jasmin because of commitments. WhatsApp chats where she was Bhasin and Karan Wahi in "Khatron Ke Khiladi: talking about drugs and relations the fi nal. The contest was a Made In India started off with fi lmmaker Sandeep Ssingh special edition of the reality as a fun special edition, but and Shruti Modi. She has been TV adventure game show it quickly became my sole questioned by the CBI for over and it was launched earlier agenda to win the sea- 25 hours in the last three days. this month after season son. I gave my all to every On Friday she was questioned 10 of Khatron Ke Khiladi stunt that I performed on for over 10 hours, seven hours concluded. the show," said Nia, who on Saturday and eight hours on The Rohit Shetty-hosted has earlier contested in Sunday.Following the Supreme Made In India edition Khatron Ke Khiladi season Court's order, the CBI arrived in of Khatron Ke Khiladi eight. The season wit- Mumbai after they registered a featured champions of nessed the host and action case on the Centre's orders on past seasons such as Jay fi lmmaker Rohit Shetty de- August 6 following the complaint ollywood actress Sara Ali Bhanushali, Rithvik Dhan- sign some incredible stunts by Sushant's father K.K. Singh in Khan has shared her Mon- jani, Bharti Singh, Haarsh for the contestants. a Patna police station on July 25. Bday morning mood, and it is all about sea and sand. Sara posted a couple of pictures CHADWICK BOSEMAN HONOURED AT MTV VMAS on Instagram to outline her Mon- day state of mind. In the images, lack Panther star Chad- Movie And TV Awards.Back in House, saved lives. So, this touched, and everyone he en- Sara is seen at beach dressed in a wick Boseman, whose 2018, he used the award cer- is gonna live at your house, countered," Palmer said." white crop top and jeans, with the Bdeath last week came emony to put the spotlight on God bless you."The tribute We dedicate this show to a sea visible in the backdrop. as a shock to many, received a real life hero."Receiving an concluded with the message: man whose spirit touched so "Monday Morning Mood", she a one-minute tribute at MTV award for playing a superhero "Rest in Power."Before the many. He's a true hero – not wrote along with emojis of shells Video Music Awards. is amazing," Boseman said in video played, VMA host Keke just on screen, but in every- and wave.Sara will soon be seen "The world needs more su- the clip."But, it's even greater Palmer said the show would thing he did. His impact lives opposite Varun Dhawan in the perheroes," a title card read at to acknowledge the heroes be dedicated to Boseman. forever," she added.Closing remake of the 1995 hit fi lm "Coo- the beginning of the segment, that we have in real life. "Before we get into the mu- the show at the end of the lie No. 1".The new version is di- reports deadline.com. So, I just wanna acknowl- sic tonight, we need to take night's last musical perfor- rected by David Dhawan, who The tribute featured a clip edge somebody that's here the time to talk about the mance, Black Eyed Peas front- also helmed the original fi lm of of Boseman, who died at 43 today, James Shaw Jr. If you devastating loss of Chadwick man will.i.am shouted out a the same name, starring Govinda after losing his battle to colon don't know James Shaw Jr., Boseman, an actor whose tal- reference to Boseman's role and Karisma Kapoor.The actress cancer, accepting the Best he fought off a gunman in An- ent and passion were a true of Black Panther: "Wakanda also stars with Akshay Kumar and Hero award at the 2018 MTV tioch, Tennessee, at a Waffl e inspiration to all the fans he forever! Dhanush in "Atrangi Re".

Make it possible what is inevi- versation with Rhea got leaked. Why was Mahesh Bhatt adamant Rhea leave SSR on 8th June: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi table” and “My love to your fa- Ever since Sushant’s demise in Actress Suchitra Krish- Bhatt has been summoned by leave #SSR when she did on 8th on social media for allegedly between Rhea and Mahesh ther. He will be a happy man.” June, Mahesh Bhatt has been namoorthi has questioned the the Central Bureau of Investi- June?” Suchitra Krishnamoor- practicing nepotism and also Bhatt were leaked, where Rhea Sushant passed away on June targeted by trolls and memes on role of Mahesh Bhatt in the rela- gation (CBI) yet for question- thi tweeted from her verifi ed for his closeness to Rhea, who reportedly informed the fi lm- 14. Bhatt, who Rhea has men- social media for allegedly prac- tionship between late actor Su- ing in the ongoing probe. “Has account on Monday evening. has been charged with abet- maker on June 8 that she was tioned as her father fi gure in a ticing nepotism and also for shant Singh Rajput and his girl- #MaheshBhatt been called in Ever since Sushant’s demise in ment to suicide in Sushant’s leaving Sushant’s house. To television interview last week his closeness to Rhea, who has friend Rhea Chakraborty. She by #CBI for questioning? Why June, Mahesh Bhatt has been death. Recently, screenshots this Bhatt allegedly replied faced severe trolling on social been charged with abetment to also wanted to know whether was he so adamant #Rhea targeted by trolls and memes of a WhatsApp conversation with texts like, “Dont look back. media after his WhatsApp con- suicide in Sushant’s death. THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Greater Hyderabad 1 Tuesday, September, 2020 Pages-8 CM KCR grieves Pranab Mukherjee’s demise Hyderabad Aug 31: Chief dent who congratulated him Minister K Chandrasekhar upon achieving Telangana Rao expressed shock over State. Pranab Mukherjee ap- the sudden demise of former preciated Chandrashekhar President Pranab Mukherjee Rao and stated that it was on Monday. He felt that the rare for a leader to start a demise of Pranab Mukher- movement and have the jee was a great loss and paid opportunity to fulfill its Nagaiah Kamble Joint director of tributes to the former Presi- goals. In his book ‘The Co- the Information and public rela- dent in his personal capac- alition Years: 1996-2012’, tions, of Telangana State has been ity and also on behalf of the Pranab Mukherjee made a who was promoted as the Addi- people of Telangana State. special mention about the tional Director of INFORMATION AND He also expressed heart- Chief Minister as the then PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT felt condolences to the fam- jee in formation of the Telan- as the President of India pav- rate statehood) movement,” separate Telangana move- ily members of the former gana State. He reminded ing way for the formation of he said. He said the former ment leader. He stated that President. He said the doc- that Pranab Mukherjee as a Telangana state. President visited the Yadadri achieving separate Telan- Hyderabad: tors made efforts to save Union Minister led the com- “He (Pranab Mukherjee) temple during his visit to Hy- gana State was the only Pranab Mukherjee who has mittee formed by the UPA always felt that the demand derabad and appreciated the ambition for Chandrashek- Escaped prisoners been ill for some time now, government for the forma- for Telangana State was just work being done there. har Rao who was least in- but in vain. In a statement, tion of Telangana State and and made many valuable Chandrashekhar Rao also terested in the portfolio yet to be traced the Chief Minister recalled finally signed the Andhra suggestions every time I remembered his long associ- offered to him as the Union the role of Pranab Mukher- Pradesh Reorganisation Bill met him during the (sepa- ation with the former Presi- Minister. Hyderabad Aug 31: There is no news yet of the four prisoners who escaped from the Covid-19 ward of the Gan- dhi Hospital here last week. Fourteen Telangana CM KCR Focuses teams, comprising policemen from the Commissioner’s Task Force, Detective Department and the local police are On Vacant MLC Seats In making efforts to track them down after collecting their details from the crime records maintained by the police. The Legislative Council four – Mohd Abdul Arbaaz, Mohammed Hyderabad Aug 31: Telan- the fourth is the local body ini Narasimha Reddy would Javed, P Narasimha and Soma Sundar – gana Chief Minister KCR is constituency seat. get a renomination. OSD in had escaped on August 27 after bending now busy with the exercise of The election to the local bod- CM’s office Desapathi Srinivas, the rods of a window in the toilet. A po- choosing the MLC candidates ies constituency, which was Breweries Corporation former lice team has gone to the neighbouring under the Governor quota for postpoined due to Covid lock- chief Devi Prasad, TRS leader States as well. “We suspect that they are the Legislative Council. There down, is likely to be held in the Takkallapalli Ravinder Rao, no longer moving together and have sep- LLR Kishore Babu who was pro- are three posts and the CM is first week of September. There PV Narasimha Rao’s daugh- arated fearing they might be caught eas- moted as the Additional Direc- planning to fill them before are many claimants for the re- ter Vani Devi are among the ily. We are trying to track them down by tor and given responsibility September 7, when the Assem- maining three posts, which are strong contenders. Names lf studying their previous modus operandi Film Development Corporation bly sessions begin. He is likely in the Governor’s quota. leaders like Marri Rajasekhar adopted to evade arrest after committing of TelanganaHe will be the Ex- to forward the list to the Gover- While sitting MLC Karne Reddy, son-in-law of minister crimes,” a police official said, adding that ecutive Director of FDC. Commis- nor very soon. Prabhakar is likely to be re- Ch Malla Reddy and Srinivas the police were also checking whether sioner of Information and Pub- There are four vacancies in nominated in all likelihood, Reddy, son-in-law of Nayini the gang committed any new offences af- lic Relations Arvind Kumar has the council now. Three of them there are doubts about wheth- Narasimha Reddy are also do- ter escaping from the hospital as they did issued orders in this regard. are governor quota seats, while er former home minister Nay- ing rounds. not have any money with them. “ 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 22

BANNALA GIVEN REPRESENTATION TO WATER WORKS GM TO RESOLVE WATER RELEASE Jagga Reddy and His daughter asked PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS COLONIES for CM Appointment For sep 2

Tsit bureau Hyderabad,aug 31:;Sanga Reddy lagisslator Jagga Reedy said that Meet the CM on people’s is- sues and problems solv- ing together if the CM gives an appointment.If the ap- pointment not comes on September 2 himself and his daughter will be sitting in front of Pragati Bhavan. Since my daughter cam- paigned on my behalf in the election. Both of us will go to Pragati Bhavan.loan TSIT BUREAU waiver is two and a half. Chilkanagar Division TRS party president Bannala Praveen What is the three acres of Mudiraj on Monday given representation to Waterworks land for Dalits he asked GM John Sharif with various colonies representatives he re- He replied to a question quested water works GM to set up junctions at Maharaja En- for media My daughter CM appointment is avail- MLA Jaggareddy said that the problems. So they came clave, Raghavendra Nagar Colony, Srigiri Colony and Sai Ram Jayareddy has not yet de- able only on respective lagis- Her father does not care out to fight for the promise Nagar Colony and other several colonies for pipe lines which cided on contesting in lators birthdays.He mocked much about them.when given since they have no were set up by L&T . GM John Sharif immediately responded the forth coming dub- that Unless you are going people look to solve their power..the only question and directed AE Satyanarayana to take appropriate action to baka elections. TRS MLAs for a birthday blessing you problems .Whose help will is I did not come out for set up the junction immediately. This program was attended are given appointments are not going for the solu- come.In the election I asked our work power and also by TRS senior leaders Akiti Bal Reddy and several Colonies by the CM once a year. tion of people’s problems to vote again in Sangareddy there is no greedy on the Association members. Apart from the problems ... Jayareddy daughter of she said that she would solve power she added KCR Misleading the people on 2BHK Fine of Rs 20,000 fails to Houses:Satyam Srirangam save tree in Hyderabad

TSIT BUREAU ever, not more than 25,000 units are Hyderabad,Auguest31::Telangana under various stages of construction Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and might be ready before GHMC elec- official spokes person Satyam sriran- tions. Now TRS leaders will use these gam alleged that TRS Government, houses as publicity tools to get votes headed by Chief Minister K. Chan- in next GHMC elections,” he said. drashekhar Rao, was misleading the Satyam Srirangam demanded that the poor people on the issue of promises of State Government issue a White Paper giving them double bed room houses. on 2BHK houses and specify the sta- Satyam srirangam said that as against tus of over 2.50 lakh 2BHK units which the sanctioned 2,80,616 double bed- were sanctioned. room houses in 31 districts, not even Further, it should also explain the 5% houses have been constructed and status of more than 20 lakh applica- Tsit bureau not even 1% of the houses have been tions it received for 2BHK units. He Hyderabad Aug 31: The Telangana Forest Department im- handed over to the beneficiaries. He also pointed out that the State Gov- posed a fine of Rs 20,000 on an individual for cutting down said a Cabinet Minister has recently than 22 lakhs BPL families living in ernment has only erected long struc- an old tree in Himayathnagar area. The residents in the issued a statement announcing that rented houses. TRS leaders tricked the tures with no basic amenities. There neighbourhood alerted the authorities in the Forest De- as many as 4,358 2BHKs would be people by promising them 2BHKs at are no sewerage lines and STPs at partment who imposed the penalty. However, despite the ready across 21 locations and handed free of cost. Before GHMC elections 52 locations. Many units are located fine, the individual managed to rope in workers to cut down over to beneficiaries on Dasara. But in 2016, the TRS Govt completed 396 in Hyderabad’s outskirts with no the old tree, which had a huge canopy and provided a lot GHMC Mayor Dr. Bonthu Rammo- units in IDH Colony and used its pic- proper roads, drinking water sup- of shade to the colony residents. A Twitter user Yellamaty han made another statement giving tures for publicity to cheat the people. ply and other amenities, he alleged. Arun took to the social media platform to share disappoint- different figures of 2BHKs which are Consequently, people voted for TRS “It is justified to claim 100 percent fulfil- ment over the development. “An old tree was cut down at ready to be delivered. He said that the in the GHMC elections. TRS and MIM ment of promise by delivering less than Himayathnagar. The workers cut down the tree midnight in TRS Government should be ashamed leaders again cheated the poor by col- 25,000 units as against the sanctioned spite of being fined by the forest officials. They could have of itself for making such false state- lecting lakhs of application forms for 2.82 lakhs houses?” he asked, adding just relocated it,” he said. To bring the development to the ments to mislead the poor people. 2BHKs and dumped them in garbage that the KCR Government should also attention of authorities, Arun also tagged GHMC, Principal “As per the Intensive Household Sur- after the elections. As an eye wash, explain as to how it proposes to provide Secretary, MA&UD, Arvind Kumar, Telangana State Forests vey conducted by the State Govern- 2.80 lakh houses, including 1.65 lakh housing to remaining 20 lakh families Development Corporation Limited and urged them to take ment in August 2015, there are more in Hyderabad were sanctioned. How- who do not own a house in Hyderabad. further action. 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 23 NIZAMABAD DISTRICT COLLECTOR CONDUCTED A Anchor Pradeep Machiraju REVIEW MEETING WITH HARTICULTURE AND SILK has no role in rape victim’s case : TSIT BUREAU Nizamabad August Manda Krishna Madiga 31 ;District Collector C Narayana Reddy conducted a Hyderabad, Aug.31 review in his chamber with the (UNI): MRPS leader Man- District Committee on District da Krishna Madiga today Horticulture and Silk Industry made it clear that popular Animal Action Plan 20 20-21. Telugu TV anchor Pradeep On this occasion the Collector Maxhiraju has no role in said that the Government has the sensational rape case approved the Annual Plan involving 139 accused. under the Motion for Integrated Addressing media per- Development Horticulture this sons in the city along with year, especially this year 79 the victim , he said that the his Organization had ap- in the FIR, 30 percent had hectares. A subsidy of Rs 18 lakh victim has included the proached the CCS police raped her brutally and 66 thousand has been sanctioned name of Pradeep in her and added that a woman added that the remaining for investment in orchards in the ha It costs Rs 32,000 per quintal be subsidized and Rs 40 lakh will complaint following pres- ACP was investigating the 30 percent of the accused area followed by a subsidy of Rs and 50 per cent discount will be be subsidized by the government. sure by one Dollor Babu. case. has harassed her men- 12 lakh per hectare for coriander Rs 16,000. Subsidy of Rs 3 lakh 20 Additional Collector He said that he was re- Manda Krishna said that tally. He made r clear that to be planted in 20 hectares as thousand will be given for making Chandrasekhar Horticulture minded of bandit queen he spoke to the victim for 40 percent of the people well as for orchards like last year it in 20 years. General Category for and Silk Industries Department Phulan Devi after listening two hours. He made it named by the rape victim two year third year maintenance Prevention Rs. 12,000 Subsidy SC Officer Nursing Das PDDRDO to the physical exploitation clear that they would not in her complaint had no second year 7. 62 hectares. 28 ST Thinner Smallholders Subsidy Srinivasa Rao District of the rape victim. He also leave anybody who harass connection with the case. lakh subsidy will be given for 28 Rs. It has also been sanctioned Agriculture Officer Govind said that he was shocked them and added that the He alleged that SFI ac- hectares under the third year. 20 that those who are interested SC Corporation Rajeshwari after hearing about the police had booked pre- tivist Meesala Suman and lakh subsidy will be given for 28 can apply. It will cost Rs 4 crore NABARD GM DEO Durgaprasad complaint of the victim vention of SC ST atroci- Dollar Babu were respon- hectares. Five thousand rupees to build 5,000 metric tonnes of and others were present on the that 139 people raped her. ties case. He said that out sible for committing rape Paul Singh came chatting and a cold storage, of which 35% will occasion. He said that the activists of of the 139 people named on the victims. BJP objects to crowd Decision on revival of Nethanna gathered at Moharram rally in old city ku Cheyutha scheme soon: KTR

Hyderabad Aug 31: Hyderabad Aug 31: Hand- BJP State president looms and Textiles Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has KT Rama Rao on Monday expressed his dismay announced that the State over the huge crowd government will soon take that gathered to fulfill a decision on revival of the their religious obliga- much-appreciated ‘Nethanna tion on the occasion of ku Cheyutha’ (thrift scheme), Moharram at Dabirpura following repeated appeals in Old City, without any He also demanded ac- from the weavers in the State. consideration to the tion on those who have He said the State government’s spread of Covid-19 pan- organised the rally and decision to relax the mandato- demic in the City. He said that the spike in Co- ry lock-in period of three years called upon Hindus in vid cases in the State is under the scheme and release the State to unite against because of the freedom of funds gave much needed the TRS government, al- given to people of a com- relief to the weavers during the leging that the crowd munity to roam freely COVID-19 crisis. Speaking at a amount contributed by them. Textile department to issue different places across Hyder- violated the norms with during Ramzan. Won- review meeting here, the Min- He assured to consider the guidelines to be followed by abad city. full blessings from the dering why the govern- ister said the State government requests from the weavers to the district authorities during Later, the Minister visited State government. ment had no informa- released around Rs 110 crore revive the scheme and a deci- the distribution of Bathukam- the Golconda Handicrafts In a statement here on tion about the gathering including Rs 96.43 crore to sion in this regard will be taken ma Sarees. Showroom at RTC Crossroads. Monday, he said that the in Dabirpura. handloom weavers and Rs 13 soon. The Minister observed that He inspected the handicraft TRS government which , he alleged that the crore to powerloom weavers, Rama Rao also reviewed there was growing aware- works and inquired about re- put restrictions on Ga- government was in hand following the thrift scheme’s the progress of Bathukamma ness about handloom textiles sponse from the people for the nesh utsav, Bonalu, Uga- and glove with the or- closure. He said the scheme Sarees and instructed the of- among people who were show- products on display. He also di and Sriramanavami ganizers of the religious benefited about 25,000 weav- ficials concerned to complete ing interest in using them. Un- interacted with the artisans has allowed the huge rally. He also demanded ers across the State. The State the production of Bathukam- der these circumstances, he at the Common Facility Cen- gathering of a particu- Congress and Commu- government had doubled the ma Sarees at the earliest. He suggested the officials to focus tre on the premises. Principal lar community without nist parties to react to amount of savings paid by wanted them to complete the on the branding of TSCO han- Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, Han- any restrictions. “Is this the violations of social handloom workers under the distribution of the sarees by dloom clothes and asked them dlooms and Textiles Director the TRS mark secular- distancing norms in the scheme, while powerloom the second week of October. to come up with an action plan Shailaja Ramaiyer and other ism”, he questioned. Old City. workers received equal the He asked the Handloom and to set up more showrooms in officials accompanied him. 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 24

LeT module busted T’gana’s daily Covid count slumps in J&K, 3 arrested with fall in number of tests Srinagar, Aug 31 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir police and army have busted an LeT terror module in the Reasi Hyderabad, Aug 31 (UNI) new cases. During the last 24 district of J&K on Monday and arrested three terrorist The daily count of Covid-19 hours, 1,849 people recovered associates, police said. cases in Telangana declined from Covid-19, taking the According to a police statement on Monday district to 1,873 on Monday with the total number of recoveries to police Reasi and Army Rashtriya Rifles unit from Mahore slump in the number of tests 92,837. The state’s recovery with active support from army intelligence have busted a while nine fresh fatalities rate stands at 73.3 per cent major LeT revival plan in Mahore area of Reasi District and pushed the death toll to against the national average arrested three persons who were in contact with Pakistani 827. The state’s tally of cases of 76.55 per cent. handler belonging to the LeT Mohd Qasim, a resident of mounted to 1,24,963, out of The number of active cases Mahore who had exfiltrated to PoK in 2002. which 31,299 are active cases. in the state stands at 31,299 “On 05-08-2020, an information was received through The state had reported 2,924 including 24,216 in home/ reliable sources at Police Station Mahore that some cases the previous day while institutional isolation. Age unknown persons (anti national elements) in the area are 61,148 samples were tested. wise Covid positive details in touch with LeT terrorists based in Pakistan to revive the After conducting nearly show that 65.3 per cent of those LeT in Mahore with the intention to wage a war against 62,000 tests every day for the providing breakup of the type Rangareddy and Medchal tested positive were in the age the country and to disturb the sovereignty and integrity of last seven days, the health of tests conducted. Malkajgiri districts abutting group of 21-50 years. Terming India,” police said. Police said based on this information authorities brought down the The officials claimed that GHMC reported 129 and this as a susceptible age group, an FIR was registered on August 5 in police station Mahore number to 37,791 during the with 36,782 samples tested 41 cases respectively. authorities have urged them and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to last 24 hours ending 8 p.m. per million population, the Sangareddy, another district not to go out unless absolutely investigate the case. “During the course of investigation, Sunday. According to a media number of tests conducted bordering the state capital, necessary. They were advised with the help of technical data analysis support from bulletin issued from the office in the state is much higher recorded 37 new cases. to strictly exercise precautions Army RR and intelligence units working in Mahore area of the Director of Public than the daily testing target With 180 cases, Karimnagar like wearing face masks and and interrogation of suspects by the SIT it has emerged Health and Family Welfare, of 5,600 per day as per the emerged as the second maintain physical distancing. that Mohd Qasim who exfiltrated to PoK in the year 2002. 17,006 primary contacts and World Health Organisation with the highest number Among Covid positive cases, 5,290 secondary contacts (WHO) benchmark of 140 of fresh infections after 24.71 per cent are above 51 were tested. The results of 800 per million per day. Out of Greater Hyderabad. This is years of age. About 10 per cent Scholarships for economically samples are awaited. total 1,24,963 positive cases the first time that a district were aged below 20 years. The total number of tests detected so far, 69 per cent are other than Rangareddy and Officials said 64.41 per cent backward students conducted so far rose to asymptomatic while the rest Medchal Malkajgiri reported of those tested positive were 13,65,582. Over 4.30 lakh of are symptomatic. he health the second highest number. male, while the remaining Hyderabad Aug 30: with disabilities having a these samples were tested officials said the case fatality Khammam reported 103 new 35.59 per cent were female. The Sarojini Damodaran pass percentage of 75 per during the last seven days rate of the state is low at 0.66 cases. Five districts, which had According to the media Foundation (SDF), founded cent or a CGPA of 7.5 are also till Saturday. A total of 17 per cent against the national reported over 100 new cases bulletin, out of 20,396 beds by Kumari Shibulal and SD eligible. Selected students will government and 35 private average of 1.78 per cent. Out each previous day, saw the under the government, 17,691 Shibulal, the co-founder of be eligible for a scholarship laboratories are conducting of the total fatalities, 53.87 per numbers dropping to below beds are vacant including 1,512 Infosys, has invited applications amount of Rs 6,000 per year these tests while the state cent had comorbidities. Of 100 each. Warangal Urban ICU beds and 4,584 oxygen for its Vidyadhan scholarship for Intermediate and if they has 1,076 rapid antigen tests the fresh cases recorded in the and Nizamabad reported 94 beds. A total of 172 private programme from students continue to do well, they will be centres. Unlike some other state, the Greater Hyderabad cases each. The numbers in hospitals treating Covid in the belonging to economically given scholarship between Rs states, the authorities in Municipal Corporation Siddipet district surged by state have 9,200 beds, out of backward families with an 10,000 and Rs 60,000 per year Telangana have not been (GHMC) accounted for 360. 85 while Nalgonda saw 79 which 4,822 are vacant. annual income below Rs 2 lakh. to pursue any degree course of Students must have passed their interest. Those eligible can Class 10 in 2020 with 90 per apply online (www.vidyadhan. cent or CGPA of 9.0. Students org) till September 30. BAC decides Assembly session, opposition dual standards: Gutha

Hyderabad, Aug.31 (UNI): Sukhender Reddy stated on Srisailam power plant Telangana Assembly session that Business Advisory incident is going to reveal the of Monsoon is likely to Committee (BAC) will decide lapses, causes and whether be held for 20 days from on the number of Assembly it is human error he said. September 7 by following session. As per Chief Minister Srisailam project is lifeline for Corona protocols and pass a K Chandra sekhar Rao the Telangana and power works few key bills. arrangements are being made will resume as planned. As This was informed by for the session to pass a few the congress leaders myself Council Chairman Gutha bills including new revenue and Jana Reddy have opposed Sukhender Reddy in an act, and others he said. The RDS. Now the Congress party informal chat with media -19 norms and eight more session will pass a resolution leaders are playing double persons here. The opposition seats will be provided in the urging the Centre according standards on Pothireddipadu TSIT Hyderabad Bureau (31 August) On the demise of Former parties are making charges council hall he said. As per Bharat Rather award on he charged. President of India, Legendary Congress Leader BharatRatna on Srisailam power plant corona protocols, wearing former prime minister P V He took exception that Pranab Mukherjee, Telangana State Youth Congress Spokesperson S.P.Kranthi Kumar expressed his condolences incident of a conspiracy masks, thermal screening, Narsimha Rao. The chairman AP government plan of and said that Our Nation had Lost a Great Leader and a and human error he said. sanitising will be provided in alleged the opposition Rayalsaeema lift and other wonderful Statesman. Seating arrangements are the Assembly and the council remarks on Srisailam power are illegal as it causes loss to On this occasion he recollected meeting Pranab Mukherjee in December 2019 at his New Delhi residence. being made as per Covid during session. plant incident. An inquiry our state. 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 25

Cong. blames Etala, Huzurabad Hospital Supt, First-ever Digital India local police for BC employee’s death Couture Week Hyderabad, Aug.31 (UNI): Rajender reportedly said that the New Delhi, Aug 31 : In keeping with the new reality, the The Congress party on Monday police would do their duty and he Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has taken prompt demanded that the Telangana could not interfere. He questioned and necessary measures for a robust digital transformation. Government take action as to why doctors are silent over this It announced its first ever digital edition of the India Couture against Huzurabad Hospital apparent abuse of power by a doctor Week 2020 (ICW) from September 18 to 23. Superintendent Praveen Reddy, and why the health minister failed The event which takes place in August annually has been Circle Inspector Madhavi and to protect his own party worker moved to September due to the impact of Covid-19 and Assistant Commissioner of Police from police brutality. He said that will give opportunity to designers to reach savvy audiences, Srinivas Rao who allegedly harassed data entry operator Praveen Yadav this was the matter of severe grief and explore interesting ways of showing collections ahead a BC employee, mentally and of the same hospital even after for him on humanitarian grounds. of the festive season "The FDCI has been a frontrunner in physically, which consequently several representations. He said that The Congress leader said that when establishing a fresh template, in tandem with the changing resulted in his untimely death due even Health Minister Etala Rajender the erstwhile TRS worker Praveen times. Couture has all the elements of fantasy, and as screens to undue pressure. It also blamed did not support the victim when he Yadav came to know that his own take over our lives, we hope to recreate the magic of this Health Minister Eatala Rajender for (Praveen Yadav) was being beaten party leaders or even minister did genre, with pure creativity..." said FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi. the death as he took no action to up by the police based on a false not come to his rescue, he died Designers who will be part of the 6 day extravaganza includes stop the harassment despite being complaint lodged by Superintendent due to undue pressure on August couturiers Amit Aggarwal, Anju Modi, Dolly J, Falguni Shane aware of the entire story. Praveen Reddy. Explaining the 25. He said that doctors and TRS Peacock, Gaurav Gupta, JJ Valaya, Kunal Rawal, Manish Addressing a press conference details of the ordeal, Reddy said leaders need to look into this matter Malhotra, Rahul Mishra, Reynu Taandon, Shantanu & Nikhil at Gandhi Bhavan, Telangana that Praveen Yadav declined to humanely and do justice for Praveen and Suneet Varma. Pradesh Congress Committee budge when the Superintendent Yadav’s family. (TPCC) Working President Ponnam forced him to enter the false data Kaushik said that Minister Etala Prabhakar, along with Huzurabad of natural births taking place in Rajender was a public leader, Incharge Kaushik Reddy, Adi Huzurabad Hospital. He further emerged from the Telangana Ex Andhra minister threatens Srinivas, Medipally Satyam, said that Praveen Reddy forced movement, but failed to protect Bomma Sriram and other leaders, the deceased operator to enter his own party man. The Congress construction workers with revolver said that the Praveen Yadav, a C-section births as natural birth but leader demanded that Hospital data entry operator, was subjected Yadav sought written instructions. Superintendent Praveen Reddy, to harassment by the Hospital Furious over this, Praveen Reddy local Circle Inspector and ACP Superintendent when he refused to lodged a false complaint against should be immediately suspended fudge data to show births through Praveen Yadav and the local Circle and a high level probe should be cesarean operations as natural Inspector Madhavi and Assistant ordered into the incident. births. Kaushik expressed his Commissioner of Police Srinivas He also demanded that Eatala sorrow over inaction by the State Rao beat him black and blue. Rajender resign from his post as he Government against Hospital Praveen Yadav’s parents rushed to failed to harassment of an employee Superintendent Praveen Reddy who the Health Minister and requested of his own department (Health) in allegedly abetted and harassed the him to interfere but to no avail. Etala his own constituency (Huzurabad). Revanth Reddy urges PM Modi Hyderabad, Aug 31 (UNI) personal bond. They also seized order CBI inquiry into Srisailam Telangana police have booked the weapon and 25 bullets. He former Andhra Pradesh minister was directed to appear before power house fire mishap G. Mohan Reddy for threatening police again on Monday. canal construction workers with “Mohan Reddy obstructed the Hyderabad, Aug.31 plant would benefit his licensed revolver. canal digging work and wanted (UNI): Congress some people. The incident occurred on the site engineer to change the party leaders and Reddy said that CBI Sunday evening in Urumadla alignment of the canal so that MP A.Revanth Reddy inquiry into the village of Chityala mandal it does not cut across his field,” today urged the prime issue would alone in Nalgonda district when said Chityala Circle Inspector of minister of the country bring the facts to the workers were digging an Police Shankar Reddy. Officials Narendra Modi to order fore. Targeting the irrigation canal through his field. said Mohan Reddy’s land was a CBI probe into the current CMD of TS According to police, Mohan acquired for construction of tragic fire accident at Genco and Transco Reddy during an argument the irrigation canal and the Srisailam powerhouse he said that the two with the site engineer and JCB compensation amount for the recently to bring out Organisations were operator, whipped out his same was credited to his bank the actual reasons incurring losses due revolver and ordered them to account. He, however, raised behind the accident to the presence of leave. objections when digging work besides the inquiry Rao. He also urged The video of the former was taken up on Sunday and by Central Electricity the PM to order minister threatening the workers threatened the workers. Authority(CEA) . The inquiry into the went viral on social media. On a Mohan Reddy was elected fire mishap has claimed tenders finalised complaint by the site engineer to undivided Andhra Pradesh the lives of nine people. MP that there was a to the loss of crores of and power purchase Narender, police registered a Legislative Assembly in 1978 and He wrote a letter to the criminal angle into the rupees public property. agreements case against Reddy under the 1983 and served as agriculture PM on the issue. In incident. He said that He told the PM that executed during the Arms Act. Police arrested Mohan minister in Nadendla Bhaskar his letter, he told the the accident had led the fire accident at the period of Rao. Reddy but later released him on a Rao’s cabinet for a month. 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 26 2 books to present Ashok Lavasa's hitherto unknown avatar New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) A about. But these stories repre- the world moves. Honesty and product of the Belgaum Mili- sent an era, an entire generation. truth are not merely ideals that tary School, he has a postgradu- Every generation will need these remain elusive. They form the ate degree in English from Delhi stories when it has exhausted its survival kit of many." University, an MBA from Cross amoral quest of pure materialism In the second book, Lavasa University in New South Wales or reached the apotheosis of its asks whether faith is born out of and also an M.Phil in defence permissiveness and compromis- religion or whether it comes from and strategic studies. es. These ordinary lives may not a sense of harmony with the ele- Ashok Lavasa briefly taught at be well known or heroic in popu- ments - and proceeds to provide his alma mater and served as a lar perception. the answer. probationary officer in the State "They may not be icons, recog- "The book weaves a nature- Bank of India before clearing the nized and idolized. But their life faith-culture story of human civil services examination and inspires because it is a vindica- bond and bondage. These are being inducted into the Indian tion of certain lasting values that pictures of places that unite even Administrative Service in 1980, survive in every society. Such as they preserve identities. Be- rising to Secretary in the minis- lives provide hope and keep us neath the symbols and beyond tries of Environment, Civil Avia- connected with the unseen forc- them, runs a thread - 'dhaga tion and Finance and finally as a es that govern us," Lavasa writes. prem ka', as Rahim called it (in member of the Election Commis- Through a series of real-life his 'Dohe'). If it is intact, we are sion, from where he resigned ear- incidents, the book explores the one; if not, we get tied into knots lier this month to head for Ma- of his time and generation. It is that test human strength and role of morality and honesty in that society could do without," nila's Asian Development Bank also an exploration of the values stamina, and to which believers life. "It is possible to prosper in he writes. It is always interest- as one of its Vice Presidents. and principles he stood for and ascribe the power of granting the world, especially in a devel- ing to know more about the per- Now, prepare yourself to view which have served as a moral their wishes. oping country where there is a sona behind those in public life, Lavasa in a hitherto unrevealed compass to Lavasa in his own Both books are to be published revolution of rising aspirations HarperCollins India Publisher avatar as the author of two eclec- personal and public life. by HarperCollins. and cut-throat competition, and Krishan Chopra said, adding the tic books. In the second book, "Man- "There are many whose lives yet preserve one's principles," two books present Lavasa, "in his The first book, titled "An Or- nat", co-written with his wife don't seem extraordinary be- Lavasa writes, adding: "Paying own words, writing about some dinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Novel and brought to life by pho- cause they are not popular," Lav- the price for adhering to those old-fashioned virtues that he was Generation", is built around tographs taken by the couple, asa writes in "An Ordinary Life". principles might seem painful brought up to believe in, and the the life of Lavasa's father, Udai Lavasa tells the stories of shrines "Their stories are not heard be- but it is inescapable, it is joyous, difficulties of the straight and Singh, or Bauji, and of the India and places of worship in India cause they haven't been written and it is the axis around which narrow path". Delhi riots: ED arrests Tahir Hussain Congress slams Modi government The ED official said that Hussain has been arrested on GDP contraction by the agency for his role in money laundering and fund- New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) The Con- 23.9 per cent during the first quarter ing of anti-CAA protests and gress on Monday attacked the Central (Q1) ended June 2020-21. organizing riots in northeast Government soon after the coun- Chidambaram further said that ev- Delhi in February. try's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ery other sector of the economy has The official said that the plunged to (-) 23.9 per cent during the declined sharply, some precipitously. case is based on multiple first quarter of Financial year 2020-21 Lamenting at the government, he said FIRs registered by the Crime saying the "fake narrative" has been that the estimates do not come as a Branch and Dayalpur Police exploded. "surprise" to us. Station, Delhi Police under Addressing a virtual press confer- "They should be a matter of surprise several sections of the IPC, ence, former Finance Minister P. Chi- to the government that was seeing which are scheduled offences dambaram said, "The CSO has released green shoots on several days during under the PMLA.The official the provisional estimates of GDP for the first quarter. They should also be said that during the probe it the quarter April-June 2020. And the a matter of shame to the government was found that companies GDP in the first quarter has declined by that did nothing -- literally nothing -- owned or controlled by Hus- a whopping 23.9 per cent." "It means, to cushion the fall by taking suitable sain and his relatives trans- about one quarter of the gross domes- fiscal and welfare measures, but we ferred huge amounts of mon- tic output as on June 30 has been wiped know that the Modi government has ey to dubious entities which out in the last 12 months. Another way no shame and will not acknowledge its New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) got six days custodial remand was returned by them in cash. of looking at it is, since the end of 2019- mistakes," the Congress leader said. The Enforcement Directorate from a Delhi Court. "The cash received by Hus- 20, the gross domestic output has fallen He also pointed out that the eco- (ED) on Monday said that it Earlier in the day, he was sain was used to fuel the anti- by about 20 per cent," he said. nomic tragedy was foretold by many has arrested suspended AAP brought to the ED headquar- CAA protests and Delhi riots. Taking a swipe at the government, close observers of the Indian economy, leader Tahir Hussain in a ters for questioning, where Probe also revealed involve- Chidambaram said, "The Finance Min- most recently by the Reserve Bank of money laundering case in re- he is being questioned about ment of Hussain and his com- ister who blamed an 'Act of God' for the India (RBI) in its Annual Report re- lation to the northeast Delhi funding for the Delhi riots and panies in illegal laundering of economic decline should be grateful to leased a few days ago. riots in February this year. the hawala operators with money in the past too," the of- the farmers and the gods who blessed Chidambaram said, "All these had An ED official said that the whom he was in touch. ficial said. the farmers. As the only sectors that been anticipated, we had warned the agency arrested Hussain un- The official added that he is The ED said that searches have grown at 3.4 per cent are Agricul- government and we had urged the der the provisions of the Pre- also being questioned about at his and his family mem- ture, Forestry and Fishery." government to take preventive and vention of Money Laundering his relations with Tablighi Ja- bers' residential and business His remarks came after the CSO said pre-emptive measures." The Congress Act, 2002 (PMLA) and has also maat chief Maulana Saad. premises in Delhi . that the country's GDP plunged to (-) leader said that our pleas fell . 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 27 'Bad Boy Billionaires': Choksi again knocks HC's door over web series New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) The Delhi High Billionaires: India' seeking postponement or mentions him during the pendency of in- comingled with Nirav Modi's," said the plea. Court will on Tuesday hear a fresh appeal of its release date. vestigations and/or trials against him. The plea states that with the release of this filed by fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi The bench while dismissing the petition Choksi in his petition stated that he be- documentary there is a real and substantial challenging an earlier order that dismissed granted liberty to Choksi to seek appropri- came aware of the documentary's immi- threat of prejudice to the fairness of the trial his plea seeking postponement of the re- ate legal remedy. "The remedy of the peti- nent release on August 24 when he saw the and to the rights of the petitioner (Choksi) lease of Netflix's upcoming web series 'Bad tioner would be in a civil suit as what is be- trailer and started receiving phone calls under Articles 21. "A trial by media is always Boy Billionaires: India'. ing alleged by the petitioner is infringement from various persons across the world, in- detrimental to the case of the petitioner and The appeal filed through advocates Vijay of his private right. In view of the abuse sub- cluding from Delhi, asking him whether he is totally contrary to the trite rule that an ac- Aggarwal and Mudit Jain is listed for hear- missions, the present petition is dismissed was part of the documentary and to solicit cused person is innocent until proven guilty ing before a division bench of the high court leaving it open to the petitioner to seek ap- his comments on the same. by a court of law," the plea read. presided by Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Jus- propriate legal remedy," the judge said. "Thereafter, the petitioner discovered Choksi further stated that the release of tice Prateek Jalan. Choksi in his plea had sought the court's that one of the persons seen speaking in the the documentary would severely impact A single-judge bench of the high court direction to the OTT platform to not release trailer was one Mr Pavan C. Lall who had his reputation as well as create a wide- presided by Justice Navin Chawla last Fri- the episode/portion of the documentary written a book titled 'Flawed: The Rise and spread perception of guilt notwithstand- day turned down a petition filed by Choksi 'Bad Boy Billionaires" India' insofar as it re- Fall of India's Diamond Mogul Nirav Modi' ing the fact that no competent court has against Netflix's upcoming show 'Bad Boy lates to Choksi or is prejudicial to his rights where also the petitioner's name had been found him guilty. Shweta Tripathi: Entertainment not tagged ‘essential services’, but needed always

New Delhi, Aug 31 ( life) ‘Masaan’ ac- new digital theatre production the where, what, who, why of my character. tress Shweta Tripathi Sharma says that per- of Timeloss. We’ve known Two other things that are important to me forming arts will always exist. “I know we him, loved him and worked are - I always try to find the fragrance of my aren’t labelled as essential services but no with him for many years so we character, and I make a music playlist that matter what you do, you will always need were very excited by this new my character would listen to. entertainment,” she told life in an inter- prospect of working together. Q: On the theatre community during view. The production tells the story these unprecedented times and the post- Shweta, 35, has acted in “Timeloss”, a of two actors who used to be COVID recovery digital play produced by Akvarious Produc- a couple and had shot a short A: I think performing arts will always exist. tions which premiered with Front & Cen- film together who are required I know we aren’t labelled as essential servic- tre, Paytm Insider’s theatre initiative, on to come together ten years es but no matter what you do, you will al- August 29. Adapted and directed by Akarsh later to revisit it. Chaitnya and ways need entertainment. We are here and Khurana, “Timeloss” was originally written I play the younger couple in we love doing this. So I am hoping that, even by the celebrated Iranian playwright Amir the short film, while Siddharth though theatre has been hit due to the pan- Reza Koohestani. The story highlights the Kumar and Dilshad Edibam demic, we will find a way to continue. When complexities of lost time through the past Khurana play our characters it is safe for people to assemble in theatres, and present lives of two actors as they re- ten years on. So our part was we will be back. But until then, we are lucky examine their relationship while revisiting actually shot like a short in- to have been enabled by the web space to a past production. The play’s cast includes die film that is set in a house. create new content and put ourselves out Chaitnya Sharma, Dilshad Edibam Khura- We worked on our scripts and there. Platforms like Paytm Insider, where na, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, and Siddharth then met for rehearsal one day Timeloss will be streamed, have allowed us Kumar. prior to our shoot. And then to create and experiment with this new me- Q: On her engagement with theatre and spent an entire day shooting dium. acting our scenes. The shoot was just Q: On lockdown and her upcoming plans. A: My parents and sister were always cul- us, the directors, DOP and A: The lockdown period has been a spiri- turally inclined. Since I can remember, we producer in an apartment so tual journey for me. I have realised the kind used to watch Prithvi Theatre Festival plays, we managed to get the work of work I want to do and that it would take visit Kamani auditorium in Delhi regularly, done while being safe. The time to do it. It’s good to be choosy and also and watch Hema Malini’s dance recitals. My other part of the play is per- every time you play a new character the dad’s an IAS officer and mom’s a teacher, haps more challenging as journey is emotional as well as physical. now both retired, and they believed that you once I moved to Bombay (Mumbai). One it was shot individually by Siddharth and So I think it’s important to pick where you get what knowledge you can from books but thing that I am very grateful for is Thespo, Dilshad and therefore required far more re- give your energy. I am very grateful and feel your personality develops through the arts. a youth theatre festival, that introduced me hearsal and technical coordination. blessed for the kind of projects I have been So ever since I was a child, I was encouraged to the theatre circuit in Bombay. Back then Q: On how she gets ‘into the character’ doing. ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ just released on Net- to participate in extracurricular activities whenever I imagined telling a story, it was A: What’s different about the stage from flix and there is ‘The Gone Game’ that re- and I enjoyed being on stage. The support always on stage. My closest friends are from the camera is that you get a lot of rehearsal leased on Voot last week. ‘Cargo’, a science you get from your family and the life les- theatre, I met my husband through theatre, in theatre. We rehearse until we not only fiction film with Vikrant Massey, directed by sons they teach you are equally important so it’s given me a lot. I’ve also learnt a lot understand our characters and lines but Aarti Kadav, will release on 9 September and as your craft and skills. How this has helped from theatre workshops at Adishakti The- also our presence in the play and with the of course ‘Mirzapur’ Season 2 will be out on me through the years is that stage fright isn’t atre, Pondicherry and the Intensive Drama other characters. That’s not the case when 23 October. I also have look tests coming up a feeling I’ve had. There are butterflies and Programme by Theatre Professionals. we work on camera. Every character has a for a new show that I can’t talk about. So excitement but never fear and theatre has Q: On her experience with ‘Timeloss’ different journey and every actor has a dif- there is work happening and I hope that I helped me with that. A: Akarsh Khurana reached out to my hus- ferent process. So for stage, understanding am always here entertaining everybody, be- only started acting professionally on stage band, Chaitnya Sharma, and I to act in his the script is always very important to me - cause I love doing that. 51 WEDNESDAY,Tuesday, AUGUST,September, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 28 Telangana HC asks Congress to move SC over AP Rayalaseema Lift Scheme Hyderabad Aug 31: The High Court bench consisting of The Bench which has taken the petition Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh for hearing on Monday said that Chauhan and Justice Vijayas- ena Reddy on Monday advised the issue is under the purview of AICC Secretary Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy to move Supreme interstate water dispute and can’t be Court on the issue of proposed reviewed by the State High Court. Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme of Andhra Pradesh. The The petitioner urged the Left bank canal, Alimineti AICC secretary filed a writ peti- High Court to scrap the ten- Madhava Reddy project and tion on July 25 pleading that the ders called for the project by Nagarjuna Sagar project was proposed irrigation scheme by AP government on July 15, as detrimental to Telangana’s the neighbouring State will hurt per the provisions of the bi- interests. The petitioner his interest as a farmer holding furcation Act. The Congress urged the Court to scrap the five acres of land in the erst- under the purview of interstate titioner’s council sought time to leader in his petition said project also urged it to direct while Mahabubnagar district. water dispute and can’t be re- consult with the petitioners on that the tenders called for the Telangana government The Bench which has tak- viewed by the State High Court moving Supreme Court and the the project which are above to complete the Palamuru- en the petition for hearing on and opined that it has to be Court has posted further hear- Kalwakurthy Lift, Palamuru- Rangareddy and Kalwakurty Monday said that the issue is dealt by the Apex court. The pe- ing of the petition to Tuesday. Rangareddy Lift, Srisailam projects within an year. Hyderabad: EFLU app Sale of smuggled cigarettes ‘English Pro’ launched Hyderabad Aug 31: Dhotre, Minister of State on rise in Hyderabad Union Minister for Educa- for Education, Prof E Suresh tion Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Kumar, Vice-Chancellor Hyderabad: Notwith- on Monday launched a and a Member of University standing the crackdown mobile application, ‘Eng- Grants Commission (UGC). by the police, the sale of lish Pro’, developed by the Pokhriyal said the mo- smuggled foreign cigarettes Hyderabad-based English bile app was a useful digi- continues in Hyderabad and Foreign Languages tal tool and an educational with pan shops finding a University (EFLU). The app, resource for teachers, stu- way to acquire the contra- launched at a virtual meet, dents and for people from band and stock it. The law has been developed under varied backgrounds. enforcement agencies in University Social Respon- Dhotre lauded the USR the city and neighbouring sibility (USR), a first-of-its initiative and called the Commissionerates have kind initiative by any uni- mobile application a useful been regularly raiding and versity in the country. It platform and a dependable seizing huge quantities of aims at helping learners educational resource. Prof these cigarettes but the ac- develop Indian English pro- Suresh Kumar said the ap- tions apparently have failed nunciation in the unique plication was the first in its to deter the illegal sale of and Monda Market have rettes also poses a threat to keeping a watch on the big ‘Bharatiya’ way, according series and more advanced foreign cigarettes. been the wholesale hubs the anti-tobacco initiative traders to prevent the dis- to a press release. versions will be evolved to Cigarettes of various of illegal foreign cigarettes. taken up by both the Centre tribution of the contraband The Union Minister was address the larger learner- brands like Wins, Par- “There is a demand for the and the State governments. to local traders. joined by Sanjay Shamrao needs. is, Gold Queen, Flame, international brands of The main intention be- “In last one month we Djarum Black and Gudang cigarettes in the city. Sec- hind the smuggling of ciga- busted two major rackets Garam are smuggled into ondly the profits are high rettes from other countries being run from Shahinay- the country by non-decla- so the traders take risks and is to avoid paying GST and athgunj in the city. The ration and concealment. bring it into the city,” said other taxes thereby avoid- smuggling activity for time The cigarettes are usually P Radha Kishan Rao, DCP ing government revenue. being has come down, smuggled into the country Task Force. Cautions have been made however, as it is a lucrative through sea ports and air Such cigarette brands do several times on the tobac- business the smugglers try from Hong Kong, Dubai, not carry warnings or have co content in these ciga- to find new ways to bring South Korea and Kuala any minimal cautionary rettes being high which has it in the city. No doubt Lumpur, according to the messages, which are man- an adverse effect on health our teams put in all efforts officials. Later the con- datory under the Cigarettes too. However, after the and try to prevent it,” said signment is transported and Other Tobacco Prod- lockdown restrictions were the official. The city police to different cities across ucts (Packaging and La- lifted, the cigarettes again busted two rackets and the country. Traditionally, belling) Rules, 2006. Apart found their way to the pan seized property worth Rs the markets of Siddiam- from evading customs shops in the city. Neverthe- 1.03 crore and Rs 16 lakh ber Bazaar, Begum Bazaar duty, the smuggling of ciga- less, the police say they are recently.