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AYODHYA CASE AIRPORTS DEVELOPMENT Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind says Naidu govt misused funds, panel complains to Governor will respect SC verdict, n PNS VIJAYAWADA Lakshmi Parvati n In its complaint, Making a serious charge, the the Airports LP appointed Airports Advisory Committee Advisory asks Muslims to abide by it is learnt to have complained to Committee has Telugu Governor Biswa Bushan alleged that the PNS n NEW DELHI ‘Every justice-loving Harichandan that the previous appointment of TDP government had mis- a few officials Academy Exuding confidence that the person wants the case used funds in the name of for airports Supreme Court verdict in the development of airports. to be adjudicated on development chairperson Ayodhya case will be based on the basis of hard facts According to sources, the VIJAYAWADA: Setting all "evidence and not faith", complaint was submitted to the and for Orvakallu Airport speculations at rest, the gov- prominent Muslim body and evidence not on Governor on September 29. Orvakallu n The Andhra Pradesh Airports Development ernment on Wednesday Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on the basis of faith and The Governor, in turn, for- Airport was Corporation Limited (APADCL) and the appointed Lakshmi Parvati, Wednesday said it will respect belief,’ the Jamiat warded it to the Principal done without Bhogapuram International Airport Corporation the late NT Rama Rao's the top court's ruling in the Secretary of Energy, chief said verifying their Limited (BIACL) paid high salaries to them, widow, Andhra Pradesh matter, and also appealed to Infrastructure (Airports) eligibility criteria according to panel Telugu Academy Chairperson. Muslims to abide by it. Department for taking neces- The government issued orders Jamiat chief Syed Arshad sary action on October 14. to this effect. Over a period of Madani, at a press conference, However, whatever the ver- In its complaint, the time Lakshmi Parvati has also claimed that its mediation dict of the Supreme Court, the Airports Advisory Committee Swamy, Member of the employees directly, the emerged as a strong support- offer that Muslims will give up Jamiat will respect the ruling, has alleged that the appoint- Committee, has mentioned in Committee alleged and said no er of the Jaganmohan Reddy the claim on the 'Ram he asserted, while appealing to ment of a few officials for air- the representation given to employee of the affiliated government and was known Chabutra' provided the Hindu Muslims to abide by the ver- ports development and for the Governor that B Roopa departments or retired for her strong anti-TDP crit- parties give up their claim dict. Orvakallu Airport was done Devi was appointed as the employees of the AAI were icism. over the three-dome portion Jamiat is a pre-indepen- without verifying their eligibil- Project Manager at a salary of considered for these posts. Continued on Page 3 and its courtyard area did not Jamiat chief Syed Arshad Madani dence organisation, comprising ity criteria. The Andhra Rs.10.5 lakh, Neena Sharma Officials had allegedly given succeed as the Hindu parties, Islamic scholars. Pradesh Airports was appointed as the General a contract worth Rs 59 lakh for involved in the case, refused to faith," he said. ernment or any power on the "The debate in the court is Development Corporation Manager (Airports) at a salary night landing facility without budge, and claimed the entire "Every justice-loving per- earth tried to change the sta- over, now we await the judge- Limited (APADCL) and the of Rs 37.4 lakh and J Vamsi inviting tenders at a time when Mamata flays land, including where the son wants the case should be tus of the mosque by using its ment. Our lawyer Rajeev Bhogapuram International Murali as the General Manager the Orvakallu Airport work Masjid once stood. adjudicated on the basis of might", he said. Dhawan has made a very Airport Corporation Limited (Infrastructure) at a salary of was not even completed. The move to include "Be it Ram Lalla or the hard facts and evidence not on He said the case is based on strong argument based on facts (BIACL) paid high salaries to Rs 32 lakh per annum. These bills were also paid, they said. Nirmohi Akhara, they did not the basis of faith and belief ," historical facts and evidence and we are confident that the them. appointments were made in The Airport Advisory Gujarati in JEE climb down and stuck to their he said, adding that the that the Babri Masjid was con- decision will be in our favour. The BIACL had allegedly 2017 when there were no per- Committee demanded an stand. Mediation did not suc- supreme court also made it structed without demolishing But, we have said time and mortgaged the Bhogapuram missions for airports at all." inquiry into all recruitments NEW DELHI: West Bengal ceed," Madani said. amply clear that it is a title suit any temple or any other place again, the country is ours, the airport lands with banks and The Committee further done by the officials of Chief Minister Mamata The Babri masjid case is not case only. of worship. law is ours and the Supreme paid interest to them without alleged that the TDP govern- APADCL. The issue is with Banerjee has criticised the mere a case of land dispute but The Babri Masjid has always "Therefore, any individual or Court is ours. We have given utilising the loan amount. The ment had violated the rules in the Principal Secretary, Centre's move to include a test case of the supremacy of remained as a mosque and is organization has no right to evidence, whatever judgement Airport Advisory Committee appointing the MDs and CEOs Energy, Infrastructure Gujarati in the Joint Entrance the law, Madani said. a mosque under the Shariah surrender the mosque in the is made, we will respect it," he has demanded an inquiry on for APADCL and BIACL. The (Airport). According to Examination (JEE) Main and "We believe SC will decide law and will remain till the day hope of getting any alternative," said. all the issues. appointed MDs had recruited sources, an inquiry will be said that the decision is "not on the basis of law and not on of judgment "even if the gov- he said. Continued on Page 3 Chigurupati Kumara the people known to them as ordered into it. praiseworthy" and it shows that "maligning all regional languages is the intention of the government." Through the JEE New education examination, students are Neerabh Kumar takes over selected for the prestigious policy will be Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). JEE is expected to be con- India-centric: ducted in Hindi, English and as CS, LV goes on leave Gujarati across India, which has CM to distribute Pokhriyal created quite a stir. PNS n VIJAYAWADA dues to AgriGold PNS n PHAGWARA Neerabh Kumar Prasad, an Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy speakinig at a review meeting at camp Indian Administrative Service depositors today office in Tadepalli on Wednesday. Minister for Mines Peddireddy Ramachandra The new National Education Reconsider (IAS) officer of 1987 batch, Reddy and officials are also seen Policy (NEP) will be the cor- here on Wednesday, took over PNS n VIJAYAWADA nerstone for building a "new scrapping of as the Chief Secretary. He will India", Union HRD Minister hold the post till further AgriGold depositors, who New law to regulate Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' orders. invested amounts less than said on Wednesday. He said Tipu Jayanti, LV Subrahmanyam, who Rs 10,000, are all set to get suggestions are being taken was shunted out on Monday, back their money. Chief sand mining in the offing from various stakeholders, says HC handed over the charge to Minister YS Jaganmohan including students, parents, BENGALURU: The Prasad, currently the Chief Reddy will start the distrib- PNS n VIJAYAWADA n Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan teachers, NGOs and scientists, Karnataka High Court today Commissioner of Land ution of cheques to the Reddy said a toll-free number before finalising the policy. asked the BJP government in Administration. He has gone depositors on Thursday in Chief Minister YS should be set up where any The NEP covers elementary to the state to reconsider its deci- on one month leave up to Guntur. AgriGold Victims' Jaganmohan Reddy has college education and the first sion to scrap Tipu Jayanti, the December 6 without joining Association honorary announced that a new law will complaints on irregularities in was promulgated in 1968 by birth anniversary celebrations the new post of DG, HRD President Muppalla be enacted to regulate sand the sale of sand should be the government of the then of 18th-century Mysore ruler Institute. Nageswara Rao has said that supply and to impose strict immediately attended to prime minister Indira Gandhi Tipu Sultan. The verdict came Subrahmanyam has been it's a victory for their five- measures against violations n Vigilance wing should be and the second by then prime on a petition filed by a group posted as the Director General year-old struggle. in the mining and transport of minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1986. of activists against the decision of Human Resources The State government has sand. strengthened to check "The education policy will taken by the BS Yediyurappa Development Institute, consid- allocated funds of Rs 263.99 At a review meeting with smuggling, and technology be India-centric and so solid government soon after it took ered an unimportant position. crore for the depositors of Panchayat Raj and Mines should be used to the hilt. CCTV and strong that it will prove to over from the Congress-JD-S The 1983 batch official will AgriGold, who have dues Minister Peddireddy cameras should be installed at be the cornerstone in building coalition earlier this year. "By retire after five months. below Rs 10,000. Almost Ramachandra Reddy and offi- all the reaches a new India," the minister said, way of an interim order, we His transfer came amid 3,69,655 people will get the cials concerned at the camp adding that a new NEP is direct the state government to reports of his differences with cheques across 13 districts office in Tadepalli on envisages to regulate and being brought after a gap of 33 reconsider its decision adopt- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan on Thursday. All these Wednesday, the Chief Minister impose strict measures for years. ed on July 30. We direct the Reddy on various issues. Outgoing CS LV Subrahmanyam greets new incumbent Neerabh Kumar Prasad in names were registered with had focused on controlling the violations in the mining and state government to take an Subrahmanyam had been Vijayawada on Wednesday District Legal Cell Authority sand mafia and illegal trans- transport of sand, is in the off- appropriate decision in this appointed the Chief Secretary cropped between them. Jagan to quit. as per the directive of the portation of sand. Even, DG ing to check the sand mafia regard two months from by the Election Commission was reportedly unhappy with The situation aggravated High Court. (Special Protection Force) NV and to regulate the prices. today," a bench comprising after shunting out AC Punetha Subrahmanyam for announc- when the Chief Secretary last The government has allo- Surendra Babu and DG (Law An ordinance will be issued Chief Justice Abhay Shreenivas on the eve of the elections in ing during his visit to Tirupati week issued a show-cause cated a total budget of Rs & Order) Ravi Sankar immediately, which will be Oka and Justice SR April. that non-Hindu employees of notice to Praveen Prakash, a 1,150 crore for the deposi- Ayyannar also participated in converted into law during the Krishnkumar said. After coming to power in the Tirumala Tirupati senior officer handpicked by tors of AgriGold in the bud- the meeting. ensuing Assembly session, he May, Jagan allowed him to Devasthanam (TTD) and the Chief Minister. get. Jaganmohan Reddy said told officials. TODAY continue. However, differences other temples would be asked Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 that the new legislation, which Continued on Page 3 ALMANAC ASI in ACB net, Month & Paksham: SC order does not deter Vizag builders Kartik& Shukla Paksha Coast Guard on high properties worth Panchangam PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM "Till date I have not received Tithi : Dashami: 09:54 am Rs 2.5 cr unearthed No response to RTI queries any reply from the GVMC n Nakshatram: Shatabhisha : 09:16 am alert over cyclone Bulbul PNS KAKINADA The recent Supreme Court Commissioner. My friends, n Time to Avoid: PNS VISAKHAPATNAM order directing demolition of who purchased flats there are (Bad time to start The ACB sleuths conducted flats constructed on the coastal worried it would face the same any important work) The Indian Coast Guard, raids on Kakinada Port Police zone of Kochi's Maradu for fate, as Maradu of Kochi,'' Rahukalam: 01:24 pm – 02:49 pm Eastern Board, is on alert for Station ASI Gunnam violation of CRZ norms has Bhushan Rao told this corre- Yamagandam: 06:20 am – 07:45 am taking up rescue and relief Satyanarayana at three places not deterred the Vizag builders, spondent. Varjyam: operations due to the cyclonic in East Godavari district on who built high- priced apart- He said if there was no vio- 04:27 pm - 06:15 pm storm that is brewing up in the Wednesday and unearthed ment complexes all along the lation, he would have got reply Gulika: 09:10 am - 10:34 am North Bay of Bengal. properties worth Rs 2.50 beach ignoring the CRZ by now as it happened in Good Time: (to start any important work) The Coast Guard has crore disproportionate to norms. many other petitions, which he Amritakalam: 03:14 am - 05:02 am advised the administration to know sources of income. Social activists say any per- filed with various departments. Abhijit Muhurtham: issue directive to fishing boats According to ACB sources, son who has eyes and ears can Another activist Ponnada 11:37 am - 12:22 pm not to venture into the sea. gold jewellery weighing 1.50 make out whether a new build- Jairam said RTI petitions can VIJAYAWADA A release on Wednesday kilos, silver articles weighing ing has been constructed in make out which department is said eight ships, five aircrafts one kilo, documents related compliance with the law or not. graft ridden and which is not. WEATHER and one helicopter of Indian to five buildings located in Some of them filed petition He said he also filed sever- Forecast: Clear Coast Guard are put on high Kakinada, Kakinada rural under RTI Act to get a clarifi- al petitions under RTI seeking Temp: 34/23 alert at Visakhapatnam, at Paradip and Haldia are also and Ravulaapalem were cation from the agencies con- clarification on allotment of Humidity: 71% Paradip and Haldia. Ships at making announcement in found and Rs 7 lakh cash cerned, but so far there has A former executive of a GVMC seeking clarification on lands to the ex-service person- Sunrise: 06.15 sea and aircraft while on sor- local language to take precau- were seized. The accused been no response. This indi- public sector undertaking KG a structure, which came up on nel. They were sent to tahsil- Sunset: 05.43 ties are also cautioning the tions and directing fishermen Satyanarayana was arrested cates there was a gross violation Bhushan Rao filed a petition the sea side of the road and not dars in July this year, but there Current Weather Conditions fishing boats to return back to to return home. and will be produced in the and the authorities are keeping under RTI Act on July 27 this on the land side as the CRZ was no reply so far. Updated November 06, 2019 5:00 PM harbour. Coastal Radar Station Continued on Page 3 ACB court. mum. year to the Commissioner of norms suggest. Continued on Page 3 VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 vijayawada 02 CAPSULE YSRCP false campaign on RTE Forum objects to English medium in schools capital structures decried PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Narava Prakasa Rao, the PNS n VIJAYAWADA Steering Committee member of RTE Forum, Southern Former minister K region, objected to the State Additional EO Atchannaidu lashed out at government's decision to intro- reviews functioning Municipal Administration duce English medium in all of Parakamani Minister Botsa Satyanarayana schools. He said the decision is stating that the latter has to only objectionable, but also VIJAYAWADA: Additional executive officer AV Dharma come and see the structures, unreasonable and hasty deci- Reddy on Wednesday reviewed which were completed in sion without consultations and functioning of Parakamani with Amaravati. On Wednesday, homework. the principals of various he, along with other TDP lead- When National Educational colleges. The meeting was held ers Narayana, Devineni Policy (NEP) suggested having n Umamaheswara Rao, MP Galla Telugu medium in primary When National at Annamaiah Bhavan in Educational Policy (NEP) Tirumala. He urged, the Jayadev and others visited education so as to enable stu- Amaravati. They inspected the dents to study well at least up suggested having Telugu principals of all the colleges medium in primary falling under the purview of SV MLA quarters which were to Class X, but the present University should send their completed. decision of the State govern- education so as to students in counting the hundi Speaking to the media, ment seems to be against NEP, enable students to study collections. Parakamani deputy Achannaidu said that the which may hamper the well at least up to Class executive officer Venkataiah, YSRCP leaders and ministers Central-State relations. X, but the present principals of 25 colleges were had alleged that corruption to The RTE Act-2009, chapter decision of the State also present. the tune of thousands of crores TDP leaders Atchannaidu, Narayana, Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, MP Galla Jayadev and others paying a visit to Amaravati 5, No 29,(2) F, clearly men- government seems to of rupees had taken place, but on Wednesday to inspect completed structures tioned that medium of instruc- schools have not been filled so they could not prove even a tion shall as far as possible be many years. Much home work be against NEP, which Annabhishekam on may hamper the single charge. "They are n Atchannaidu said that n "They are indulging in n Atchannaidu said the TDP in child's mother tongue mak- has not been done by the gov- indulging in false propaganda ing the child free from fear, ernment before issuing the Central-State relations November 12 the YSRCP leaders false propaganda on the government had completed 90% on the capital only to tarnish trauma and anxiety and help GO. It neither had consultation n The RTE Act-2009, VIJAYAWADA: Following the the image of Chandrababu and ministers had capital only to tarnish the of the work related to the the child to express views freely. nor preparation and it might auspicious occasion on Naidu. Botsa Satyanarayana is alleged that image of Chandrababu construction of 288 quarters in The compulsory introduc- consequently lead poor and chapter 5, No 29,(2) F, November 12, Annabhishekam making wrong statements corruption to the Naidu. Botsa 12 towers, but the YSRCP tion of English medium marginalised children to con- clearly mentioned that will be performed at Sri only to please Chief Minister tune of thousands of Satyanarayana is making government is unable to finish it amounted to violation of RTE vert into drop outs and child medium of instruction Kapileswara Swamy temple in YS Jaganmohan Reddy," he crores of rupees had wrong statements only by completing the remaining 10% Act rules as well as violation of labour. shall as far as possible Tirupati. This religious event added. taken place, but they to please Chief Minister works. If they have completed, child rights, Rao said. On the The RTE Forum in not be in child's mother takes place between 12 pm and Achannaidu said the TDP could not prove even YS Jaganmohan Reddy," the quarters can be used by all other hand, every State is against the introduction of tongue making the child 2.30 pm on that day. Later in government had completed objecting to the Central gov- English medium, said Rao and free from fear, trauma the evening, devotees will be a single charge he added MLAs and MLCs, he added 90% of the work related to ernment not to make Hindi added that choice should be and anxiety and help the allowed for darshan between 4 the construction of 288 quar- compulsory, hence, making given to child and parents. This pm and 6 pm. child to express views ters in 12 towers, but the MLCs, he added. which was built by our leader structions in Amaravati with a English mandatory in the State type of attempt was made by freely YSRCP government is unable "YSRCP leaders alleged that Chandrababu Naidu. Botsa sadistic approach. The YSRCP in objectionable the earlier government, but the Metlotsavam on Nov 7 to finish it by completing the no work was done and not a Satyanarayana is behaving like government should complete This decision will lead to Forum prevailed upon the remaining 10% works. If they single brick was laid. They are a joker," Achannaidu said. the constructions and utilise increase drops outs and also leaders to keep both mediums and other developments, it VIJAYAWADA: As a part of have completed, the quarters trying to cause damage to the He said that Jaganmohan them for the purpose they will encourage child labour, alive and it has been continued suddenly entered into medi- Traismasika Metlotsavam by can be used by all MLAs and image of capital Amaravati, Reddy is trying to stall con- were built. which is alarming at present. till date. But, the present gov- um issue, which will hamper Dasa Sahitya Project of TTD, The present scenario of the pri- ernment instead of attending the image of the government in Metlotsavam, will be observed at mary schools in the State to the other items like infra- the eyes of common people, Alipiri on November 7. Bhajana lacked of English teachers and structure, toilets, compound who are mostly attached to mandalis will trek the Alipiri Seven countries the posts of English teachers in walls extra rooms, playground Telugu medium schools. footpath singing Dasa Bhajans HRF demands cancellation after performing puja at Padala to participate Mandapam. Project Special Officer PR Ananda in BIMSTEC Theerthacharyulu is supervising of GO on media gag n PNS VISAKHAPATNAM GITAM convocation the arrangements. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Bay of Bengal Initiative Multi Bengal beat Vidarbha The HRF believed Sector Technical and The Human Rights Forum Economic Cooperation- BIM- on November 9 by seven runs called upon the State govern- GO 2430 STEC -conclave will be held in VIJAYAWADA: Bengal beat ment to rescind the GO 2430 undermines the Vizag from November 7. Vidarbha by seven runs in the that affected the free function- fundamental Visakhapatnam Port Trust Participants to wear traditional dress All-India Senior Women's T20 ing of the media. In a release is hosting the conclave first PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM ISRO Chair Professor, NIAS, Super League-cum-Knockout here on Wednesday, the HRF freedom of the time ever since the formation Bengaluru and former matches held at the Dr Gokaraju AP and TS Coordination Press, expression of BIMSTECH in 1997. The 10th convocation of Director General DRDO, New Laila Gangaraju ACA Cricket Committee members VS and is intended to Seven- member countries are GITAM Deemed to be Delhi, and former Director, ‘Solar tiles Complex at Mulapadu on the Krishna and A Chandrasekhar harass and participating in the conclave. University will be held on NSTL, Visakhapatnam, with outskirts of the city on said the GO, issued on Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, November 9. The university Doctor of Science (DSc). may replace Wednesday. Bengal made 108 /8 October 30 this year accord- browbeat the Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, will honour three eminent The other recipient is noted in 20 overs (Mita Paul 23, ed permission to government media that is not Bhutan are the member personalities during the event. orthopaedic surgeon Dr SV clay tiles in Mandira 25, Vaishnavi 3/21). functionaries to file com- parroting the nations in the BIMSTEC. All India Council for Adinarayana Rao, who will Chasing the score, Vidarbha plaints and lodge appropriate Minister of State for Technical Education (AICTE) receive GITAM honorary scored only 101. (Disha Deepak cases through public prosecu- official narrative Shipping Mansukh Chairman Prof Anil D Doctorate Doctor of Science, Goan homes' 39, Shrayosi 3/11). In another tor against defamatory news L Mandaviya will inaugu- Sahasrabudhe will deliver the for his noble services and PNS n PANAJI match, Railways beat items in the print, electronic journalists that this GO's the State that is plainly unde- rate the conclave on convocation address and will splendid academic compe- Maharashtra by seven wickets. and social media. intent is to choke criticism, sirable. However, it is improp- November 7. be conferred with the tence, diligence and Clay roof tiles, colloquially Maharashtra made 98/6 in 20 The HRF believed GO 2430 and that it is tailor-made for er on the part of the govern- The VPT management has honorary degree of devotion to the pro- referred to as Mangalorean overs. (Priyanka 25, Kiran undermines the fundamental misuse, is credible and well ment to issue such orders made elaborate arrangements Doctor of Science, fession. tiles, that typically adorn Prabhu 27) in reply to Railways freedom of the Press, expres- founded. since they can have a chilling to host the conference. announced In a bid to cre- roofs of traditional Goan 101/3 in 16 overs. (S Meghana sion and is intended to harass A vibrant and independent and intimidating effect on Private ports were also invit- GITAM Vice- ate feel of nation- homes, may soon make way 26, Nuzhat -26 not out, Sheral and browbeat the media that media that can keep people journalists. ed for the conference to share Chancellor Prof alism among stu- for more modern and solar 30). Uttar Pradesh beat is not parroting the official well informed and hold those It would also do well to their experience. K Sivarama dents, GITAM energy-generating tiles, if Karnataka by 28 runs. While Uttar Pradesh made 79/9, narrative. This is completely in power to account is crucial remember that this GO The agenda of the conclave Krishna. University has Goa Power Minister Nilesh Karnataka could muster only 47 unacceptable. A cornerstone for a strong and sustainable comes in the backdrop of an would be to discuss and share The university chosen white kurta Cabral has his way. (Chandu 2/12, Meghana 4/9). In of the media has been the democracy. Without it, citi- alarming rise in attacks on experiences in increasing will present honorary pyjamas (for boys) Cabral on Wednesday said the last match of the day, Baroda many self-corrective mecha- zens cannot make informed reporters in AP, mostly rural- productivity, availing invest- doctorates (D Lit) to and kurta-salwar (for his Ministry would soon beat Himachal by 10 runs. nisms and the cardinal prin- decisions about how they are based and of the vernacular ment opportunities, develop- Kalipatnam Rama Rao known girls), along with stoles for the implement the Renewable Baroda made 82/7 in 20 overs ciple of self-regulation that governed and abuse of power, media. These assaults took ment of free trade zones as Kara Mastar, noted poet and 10th convocation ceremony of Energy Service Company (Janith 24, Sushmitha 2/12). In have been in place since long. which is all but inevitable in place essentially because of development of tourism and writer known for his Telugu its graduating batch, informed (RESCO) model of solar reply, Himachal could make only In fact, there are sufficient any society, will remain unex- critical exposes of govern- measures required for safety short stories. He won Central the Vice-Chancellor. For the power generation, in which 72 (Neena 27, Shalini 2/19, institutional remedies cur- posed. Whether the Press in mental malfunctioning. There and security. Ease of Doing Sahitya Academy Award in first time, students will receive roof space is utilised for out- Tanveer 2/13). rently available that can AP is up to this task is a mat- are substantive allegations Business, sharing of expertise, 1995 for his anthology of stories their degrees in GITAM not in fitting of solar panels that address issues of concern that ter of debate and there is against ruling party func- and emulation of best prac- titled 'Yagnam tho Tommidi'. the British-time gowns and help generate cheaper power. the GO purportedly tries to much in the way the media has tionaries of being complicit in tices would form part of the The university is also hon- headgears, but in Indian "We can replace redress. The apprehension of evolved in recent decades in these attacks. deliberations. ouring Dr V Bhujanga Rao , clothes, he added. Mangalorean tiles in Goan homes with specially-made solar tiles. We are soon bring- ing in the RESCO model, under which once people ‘Facial recognition software may omit transgenders’ formally make their roof available to the Electricity IANS n NEW YORK who identified as agender, gen- Department, we will con- On average, the derqueer or nonbinary - indi- duct an inspection and facil- Facial recognition software systems were most cating that they identify as itate replacement of tradition- can categorise the gender of neither male or female - were al roof tiles with solar tiles," VIJAYAWADA many men and women with accurate with photos mischaracterised 100 per cent Cabral said. BULLION RATES remarkable accuracy but if of cisgender women of the time. Cabral said private empan- GOLD that face belongs to a trans- The study also suggests that elled vendors will be roped in ` gender person, such systems (those born female such services identify gender for installation of solar tiles, 38,830 (10 gm) get it wrong more than one based on outdated stereotypes. which would reduce con- ` 10 third of the time, says a new and identifying as When researcher Scheuerman, sumption of conventional SILVER study. female), getting their who is male and has long hair, energy up to 30-40 per cent ` 45,300(1kg) "We found that facial analy- gender right 98.3 per submitted his own picture, inside the dwellings. Twenty ` 1100 sis services performed consis- half categorieed him as female. per cent of the cost of the tently worse on transgender cent of the time. "These systems run the risk electricity saved will be paid individuals, and were univer- of reinforcing stereotypes of to the vendors for installation CHICKEN sally unable to classify non- They categorised what you should look like if of solar panels. `/KG binary genders," said study cisgender men you want to be recogniwed as Cabral said the Goa gov- RATES lead author Morgan Klaus a man or a woman. And that ernment plans to generate at Dressed/With Skin `131 Scheuerman from the accurately 97.6 per impacts everyone," said least 13 megawatts of power Without Skin `149 University of Colorado cent of the time Scheuerman. through solar installations Broiler at Farm `90 Boulder. The authors said that they in the State by March next "While there are many dif- would like to see tech compa- year, and the solar power ferent types of people out there, "We knew there were inher- lected 2,450 images of faces #nonbinary) and analysed by tos of cisgender women (those nies move away from gender would be connected to the these systems have an extreme- ent biases in these systems from Instagram, each of which four of the largest providers of born female and identifying as classification entirely and stick state power grid. EGG ly limited view of what gender around race and ethnicity and had been labelled by its owner facial analysis services (IBM, female), getting their gender to more specific labels like The state consumes 650 RATES `/100 looks like," Scheuerman added. we suspected there would also with a hashtag indicating their Amazon, Microsoft and right 98.3 per cent of the time. 'long hair' or 'make-up' when mega watts of power on a HYDERABAD 384 Previous research suggests be problems around gender," gender identity. Clarifai). They categorised cisgender assessing images. daily basis. The Electricity VIJAYAWADA 385 they tend to be most accurate said senior author Jed The pictures were then Notably, Google was not men accurately 97.6 per cent of The research is scheduled to Department has been under when assessing the gender of Brubaker. divided into seven groups of included because it does not the time. be presented in November at fire since the last few weeks VISAKHAPATNAM 400 white men, but misidentify We set out to test this in the 350 images (#women, #man, offer gender recognition ser- But trans men were wrong- the ACM Conference on for repeated unannounced RETAIL PRICE `3.85 women of colour as much as real world," Brubaker said. For #transwoman, #transman, vices. On average, the systems ly identified as women up to 38 Computer Supported power cuts, very often rang- (IN VIJAYAWADA) one-third of the time. the findings, researchers col- #agender, #agenderqueer, were most accurate with pho- per cent of the time. And those Cooperative Work in the US. ing from two to four hours.

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VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 vijayawada 03 CAPSULE Minister's remarks leave Onion prices bring tears Farmer attempts suicide at Rythu to consumers' eyes Bharosa programme ACB officials demoralised PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM SRIKAKULAM: A farmer Allu Jagan Mohan Rao attempted For onion, queues in Rythu suicide by dousing his body with G RAVI KIRAN n It may be recalled that n VIJAYAWADA Bazars only getting longer and petrol at Rythu Bharosa Revenue Minister longer everyday with shortage of programme at Narasannapeta in The morale of Anti- Subhash Chandra Bose, supply. A single counter has been Srikakulam district on Corruption Bureau (ACB) offi- lambasted the ACB allowed to sell onion in each Wednesday. He also threw petrol cials has taken a dent after seri- officials in Rythu Bazaar at the subsided on officials present there. The ous remarks made by Deputy Visakhapatnam for price. Hence, consumers are farmer was angered and Chief Minister Pilli Subhash foisting a case against standing in serpentine queues at frustrated after officials refused Chandra Bose against them. the Madhurawada Sub- the counters to buy onions. to refill the ditches which they Many ACB officials, who Sources said that the Vizag dug for a drain in his agriculture Registrar. He had gone alleged that they had been to the extent of calling region has a requirement of field in 2017. Jagan Mohan Rao targeted by the previous TDP around 30 tonnes onions every has been appealing to officials to them thieves government, have lost heart at day. But, the supply was only 20 A woman buying onions at Rythu Bazaar in Visakhapatnam (file photo) cover up the ditches since two a time when they were trying tonnes on a daily basis. Price of years, but they refused to oblige n Generally, if any to get their suspensions allegations on onions will come down only the quality of the onion in the n Serpentine queues his request. His anger touched a revoked. The situation has after the supply of onions from Rythu Bazars is not good. The peak at Rythu Bharosa investigative agencies witnessed at Rythu turned worse for them after the Maharashtra improves. consumers are also complain- programme and made an like ACB or CID is made, Bazars to buy onions attempt to end his life. Later, Deputy Chief Minister's recent report, how come the minister orders on them. Even caste was Traders attribute the sudden ing about the quality of onions observations. The very credi- comment like this? This is the attributed to these cases. A few an internal inquiry is a spurt in prices to the very lit- being sold in the government- police took him into custody. must and in most cases, n The price of bility of ACB is in trouble now. topic for hot discussion among officials were reinstated by the tle quantity from the last year's run Rythu Bazars in the city. Maharashtra onion It may be recalled that ACB circles. government, saying that the disciplinary action will production, crop damage due Wholesalers in Vizag say Revenue Minister Subhash Generally, if any allegations trap operation conducted by also be taken internally to unseasonal rain across the October rain damaged the increased to Rs 70 a kilo CM to distribute Chandra Bose, lambasted the on investigative agencies like the ACB was not proper. and there will not be any country and unfavourable gov- entire kharif crop. Now, farm- from Rs 45 a kilo in open ACB officials in ACB or CID is made, an inter- An ACB official said, "These disclosures officially ernment policy. ers started sowing onion markets in Vizag city. dues to AgriGold Visakhapatnam for foisting a nal inquiry is a must and in developments will demoralise In Vizag's Rythu Bazaars, the afresh, which would be avail- Though the price of the case against the Madhurawada most cases, disciplinary action us. In the trap cases, everything poor quality onion is being able for harvesting in February. onion at Rythu Bazars is depositors today Sub-Registrar. He had gone to will also be taken internally will be clear only after the them. Earlier, at the ACB head sold at Rs 40 a kg, while in Hence, the new supply would around Rs 40 per kg, the Continued from Page1 the extent of calling them and there will not be any dis- chemical test report is out. In office, one of the office subor- retail markets it is soaring up hit markets only in February. quality of the onion thieves. closures officially. disproportionate assets cases, dinates had leaked information to Rs 70 to 80 per kg. Very little quantity of last sea- there is not good Presently, they released Rs According to sources, DG In the early days of the we do a lot of homework. Only to the accused officials before The price of Maharashtra son's crop is left with farmers 263.99 crore and clearing the (ACB) Kumar Vishwajeet YSRCP government, a few after getting the minute details, the raids. The department had onion increased to Rs 70 a kilo and stockists, it is learnt. payments of the depositors, ordered an inquiry by a Joint accused officials alleged that we will proceed with the raids. taken action against him. But, from Rs 45 a kilo in open mar- Taking advantage of the gap blocking the quality onions whose due are in the range of Director into the they have been targeted by the If anybody among us resorts to the Revenue Minister making kets in Vizag city. Though the between demand and supply of stock to create further shortage Rs 10,000. Officials informed Madhurawada episode. then ACB DG RP Thakur and irregularities, then the depart- such sweeping statements is not price of the onion at Rythu onions in the city, some traders of the onions in the city for that there are more than four Without receiving the inquiry demanded lifting of suspension ment will take action against correct." Bazaars is around Rs 40 per kg, in the wholesale markets are more profits. lakh depositors, who have the dues in the range of Rs. 20,000. The government is going to release funds for RYTHU BHAROSA them as well. ‘TDP indulging in smear Plan to procure Israel tools for Muppalla Nageswara Rao said that the association had Deadline for tenant ryots called off the protests sched- campaign against CM’ cybercrime hangs in balance uled to be held on November n n 18 and 19. He requested the PNS VIJAYAWADA l The Chief Minister will have PNS VISAKHAPATNAM extended up to Dec 15 State government to take the the power to transfer the initiative to clear the dues of YSRCP leader Jupudi As the cyber crimes are on the PNS n VIJAYAWADA Rythu Bharosa scheme. others also. Prabhakar Rao alleged that the Chief Secretary, everybody rise and cops need advanced Speaking at a meeting, the TDP is trying to attribute a knows it. But, all tools to track and resolve the The deadline for tenant farm- Chief Minister said all eligible religious colour to Chief opposition leaders are cases, Vizag cybercrime police ers to apply for the Rythu farmers should get financial Minister YS Jaganmohan creating a lot of hullabaloo station had submitted a pro- Bharosa scheme has been assistance by November 15. LP appointed Reddy. Speaking to the media over it, Jupudi Prabhakar posal to the State government extended up to December 15. Since the rabi season has just here on Wednesday, he alleged Rao pointed out to procure cyber tools from Chief Minister YS begun, the YSRCP has extend- Telugu Academy that Mattaiah, who has cele- Israel, known for advanced Jaganmohan Reddy has issued ed the deadline till December brated the transfer of LV l As per the Constitution, equipment across the globe. instructions to this effect to 15 to allow tenant farmers to chairperson Subrahmanyam as a victory of the Chief Minister has Advanced tools are required officials during a review meet- apply for benefits under the Continued from Page1 Christian organisations, is act- every right to do it. To ease to speedup investigation into ing held at the camp office in scheme. ing as per the directive of N the administration, for the cybercrimes. Cops are strug- Tadepalli on Wednesday. As per the officials, up to now Speculations has gained Chandrababu Naidu. perfect implementation of gling to solve hundreds of The Chief Minister instruct- 40,84,000 received the benefits ground over the last several Jupudi Prabhakar Rao policies meant for the cybercrime cases for several ed them to hold 'Spandana' of the Rythu Bharosa scheme days to give one nominated alleged that Mattaiah is work- public, the Chief Minister years now. as online lottery fraud, vishing, Gopinath said, "We are yet to programme on Saturday to and on Wednesday they post or the other to Lakshmi ing in coordination with TDP Hence, the city's cybercrime online job fraud, online shop- fully upgrade to latest equip- resolve problems being faced deposited Rs 97 crore in the Parvati in recognition of her chief N Chandrababu Naidu can take the decision on cops had mooted the propos- ping fraud and matrimonial ment and acquire necessary by farmers in utilising the accounts of 1,07,000 farmers. services to the party. Putting since 'Note-for-Vote' scam the posting of officials, he al to procure Israeli tools to fraud, informed Ravi Kumar, manpower. We need the latest all these speculations at rest, broke out. As per plan, explained help investigate crimes and sub-inspector of CCPS. tools from cyber security firms she was appointed Telugu Mattaiah had given a statement tackle cybercriminals six Meanwhile, cybercriminals are in Israel. These Israel-based Academy chairperson in against LV Subrahmanyam knows it. But, all opposition months ago. The delay in pro- coming up with new and inno- firms have been recognised as recognition of her academic and celebrated his transfer, leaders are creating a lot of curement has significantly vative ways to dupe people a hotbed for pioneering solu- accomplishments. saying it is a victory for hullabaloo over it", he said. affected the capacity of cyber every day. tions to crack virtual fraud." It may be recalled that Christians, Jupudi alleged. As per the Constitution, the cops to bring cybercriminals to Most victims of cybercrime "We have sent a proposal to Lakshmi Parvati emerged as "All this is being done Chief Minister has every right justice. Over 500 cases are are from Andhra Pradesh. In higher officials of the police a weapon in the YSRCP arse- only to create an impression to do it. To ease the administra- reported with the cybercrime 2016, victims of financial department to procure Rs 5 nal against Chandrababu. that Jaganmohan Reddy is the tion, for the perfect implemen- police station (CCPS) in Vizag crimes in the city lost nearly Rs crore worth tools (forensic and During the recent elections, follower of a particular reli- tation of the policies meant for in a year. 3.79 crore, of which only Rs digital forensic) from Israel. she targeted Chandrababu gion. The Chief Minister will the public, the Chief Minister More than 50% of the cyber- 71,600 could be recovered by However, there hasn't been and Lokesh Naidu in her have the power to transfer the can take the decision on the crime reported in the city was the police. any progress on the proposal," criticism. Chief Secretary, everybody posting of officials, he said. related to financial crimes such Inspector of CCPS V Gopinath added. SC order does Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind says will respect SC verdict Neerabh Kumar New law to not deter Continued from Page1 his (Bhagwat's) statements but we ma' (brouhaha over defeat).The takes over as CS, regulate sand believe our dialogue will contin- meeting, held at the residence of Case registered against Vizag builders "We want to urge all citizens that ue and will have fruitful result," Minority Affairs Minister LV goes on leave mining in the offing Continued from Page1 they should respect the law and the Jamiat chief asserted. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, was Continued from Page1 Continued from Page1 maintain peace in the country irre- Asked about the verdict and attended by RSS leaders Krishna outsourcing agency for Legal experts say that spective of whether the verdict is the Jamiat's future course of Gopal and Ramlal, former Union Prakash, Principal The Chief Minister said that the First Appellate in favour or against," he said. action if it is in favour of the minister Shahnawaz Hussain, Secretary (political), the the ordinance will fix the land, Authority is obligated to Referring to his meeting with Muslim parties, he said that will Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind general General Administration giving the powers to Collectors dispose of RTI petitions RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in be decided after the ruling when secretary Mahmood Madani, Department, was issued the cheating Raj Bhavan staff and officials at constituency n within maximum period August, Madani said, the basis of all Muslims will sit together. Shia cleric Kalbe Jawad and film- notice for including a few sub- PNS VIJAYAWADA l The Governor has asked and district levels. Meanwhile, of 45 days. The reading that meeting was maintaining Madani's remarks come a day maker Muzaffar Ali. jects in the recent Cabinet the Commissioner of sand distribution will be of Sections 7 and 19 of Hindu-Muslim unity. after, senior RSS and BJP leaders The apex court is expected to meeting without following A case was registered against increased substantially. the RTI Act makes it "I am happy that, while stick- reached out to prominent give its ruling in the emotive and due procedure. Interestingly, an outsourcing agency for Police, Vijayawada, He said a toll-free number clear that the RTI Act is ing to our respective views, we Muslim clerics and intellectuals politically-sensitive Ram Subrahmanyam's transfer allegedly collecting money Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, should be set up where any a time-bound legislation have agreed on the point that and held a meeting with them Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land order was issued in the name from employees, who are to come to the Raj complaints on irregularities in for effectively exercising Hindu-Muslim unity should be during which it was stressed dispute case before November 17 of Prakash. BJP leader Lanka working at the Raj Bhavan in Bhavan the sale of sand should be the fundamental right to maintained in the country at all that irrespective of the nature of as Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Dinakar alleged that different categories, promis- immediately attended to. information guaranteed times. They (RSS) are also trying the court ruling there should nei- who is heading the Constitution Subrahmanyam was punished ing them to make perma- l He instructed the CP to Vigilance wing should be in Article 19 of the for this and we are also trying," he ther be 'junooni jashn' (excessive bench in the matter, demits office for trying to protect the sanc- nent employees. The issue register a case against strengthened to check smug- Constitution. said. "There has been a change in celeberation) nor 'haar ka hunga- that day. tity of Tirumala temple. came to light after a com- the agency and the gling and technology should be plaint received by the Raj supervisory staff used to the hilt. CCTV cameras Bhavan authorities. involved in the issue. should be installed at all the The Governor has taken With the reaches. The follow-up on the a serious view of the issue Commissioner's issue should be revealed in the MGNREGA funds in material category lie unused and ordered an inquiry by instructions, the next Spandana meeting, he a committee headed by the Suryaraopet police told officials. n Secretary to the Governor. Officials said that 83 of 275 PNS VIJAYAWADA l According to sources, l Before elections, many works were registered the case and The Committee has inter- sand reaches are active. The The Panchayat Raj and Rural the department has done in the State under acted with a few employees started investigation supply was increased from Development is not using the got funds from the MGNREGA. The then minister Nara and confirmed that super- 41,000 tonnes to 69,000 tonnes funds allocated by the Union Union government. Lokesh had taken the initiative and visory staff on behalf of the per day as the number of government under the MGNRE- But, they have not expedited several works. But, outsourcing agency Tirumala Rao, to come to reaches was increased from 61 GA(Mahatma Gandhi National moved the funds many did not get the work orders. Sumathi Corporate Services the Raj Bhavan. He instruct- to 83. "If the weather improves, Rural Employment Guarantee under the category The YSRCP government is Private Limited, has collect- ed the CP to register a case between 15 and 30 days, we can Act) in the material category. of material to avoid assuming that works were done by ed money from nine against the agency and the supply two to three lakh tonnes About 60% of allocations will be the payment benamis of TDP leaders. Hence, employees assuring them supervisory staff involved in per day," he added. "There were for labour and 40% for materi- towards pending they decided to pay the bills only permanent jobs in the Raj the issue. With the floods for three months. We al. As many payments are pend- bills. after verification. Bhavan. Commissioner's instruc- came to the office and the ing for the contractors, who The Governor has asked tions, the Suryaraopet police opposition is trying to politicise have done works during the l The verification process is going on at the field level. The the Commissioner of Police, registered the case and start- even suicides," the Chief TDP regime, the State govern- funds kept with the government have to be utilised before Vijayawada, Dwaraka ed investigation. Minister said. ment is not touching the mate- December 2019. So that they may complete the verification rial category funds. If they start process and utilise them in the month of December using the funds, first they have to pay old dues. To avoid that, they have kept those funds pending. Union Minister in Delhi on the lous. We have to protect the con- under the category of material to done by benamis of TDP leaders. Coast Guard on high alert for cyclone Bulbul For the past two months, the issue. tractors, who had worked for the avoid the payment towards pend- Hence, they decided to pay the Continued from Page1 which will be at high risk of surface and air assets. TDP is demanding clearance of TDP Chief N Chandrababu government," he added. Even the ing bills. bills only after verification. running around in such weath- The headquarters, North the dues of MGNREGA imme- Naidu has mentioned the issue TDP has conducted district- Before elections, many works The verification process is In addition, Coast Guard er conditions. East and district headquarters diately. They stated that the gov- many times in the meetings. On wide protest programmes were done in the State under going on at the field level. The Operation Centre in Local radio stations have also of Paradip and Haldia are in ernment has funds to the tune of Tuesday, he said that contractors demanding that they pay pend- MGNREGA. The then minister funds kept with the government Visakhapatnam, Paradip, been requested to broadcast direct contact with respective Rs 2,000 crore with the Union have executed the works trusting ing bills. Nara Lokesh had taken the ini- have to be utilised before Haldia and Kolkata are close- weather advisory to caution the State administrations under government, but payments were the TDP government, but they According to sources, the tiative and expedited several December 2019. So they may ly monitoring merchant traffic fishermen from proceeding to the supervision of Headquarter not done in the State. TDP MPs are not getting bills as the present department has got funds from works. But, many did not get the complete the verification process with special emphasis on sea. The Coast Guard is main- Eastern Seaboard in Galla Jayadev and Kesineni Nani government is treating them as the Union government. But, work orders. The YSRCP govern- and utilise them in the month of unseaworthy and aged vessels taining close watch on develop- Visakhapatnam to meet any submitted a representation to the TDP supporters. "This is ridicu- they have not moved the funds ment is assuming that works were December. operating close to coastline, ing situation by developing both eventuality. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 region 04 ‘Govt firm on uplift We owe nothing to RTC: Government of marginalised PNS n HYDERABAD In his affidavit, The Principal Secretary to Employees stage protest at depots women’ Finance Department of the state, in-charge MD of PNS n HYDERABAD K Ramakrishna Rao, the in- RTC told the s the deadline set by the charge MD of state owned High Court that AState government for the Minister for Social Welfare Koppula Eshwar has TSRTC Sunil Sharma and RTC workers to re-join duty on Wednesday launched military obstacle course GHMC Commissioner Lokesh they had draws to a close, there was no let and the state-of-art gymnasium at Social Welfare Kumar on Wednesday filed sep- received an up in the protests by the RTC Residential Degree College for Women at arate additional counter affi- excess amount workers who gathered in front of Bhongir. Women cadets of the degree college davits before the apex court of various depots across the city in accorded ceremonial guard of honour to the vis- the state in a batch of Public of Rs 897 crore the early hours of Wednesday. iting Minister in a glittering ceremony. Interest Litigation (PIL)s filed from the They gheraoed and picketed Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, on the ongoing indefinite strike Telangana in front of the depots and did not Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is com- by corporation employees . give way buses to operate lead- mitted to upliftment of marginalised women The hearing of the case is government ing to the police arresting them. through quality education and skill upgradation scheduled to be held on In Kushaiguda depot of Medchal programmes under the KG-PG mission. The Thursday before a division by the state government to the district, the police took into Minister thanked the Chief Minister for launch- bench of the HC. In his affidavit, corporation and said that, with custody protesting RTC workers. ing the first-ever Armed Forces Preparatory the Principal Secretary, Rao told a view to get more funds, they Workers At Suryapet, the Oppositon Degree College for marginalized women in the the High Court that the state excess amount as due from the parties lent support to the RTC country. government had completely state government to the corpo- attacked for strike. The RTC workers raised RTC employees stage a protest in front of a bus depot in Hyderabad on Wednesday "No state in the country has embarked on discharged its responsibilities ration. He also made it clear that slogans against the government such a transformative mission to prepare mar- towards the corporation. He the government had never insist- for being negligent towards set- because of the threats issued by lending support to the strike ginalized women for officer rank positions in said that the state government ed upon the payment of the resuming duty tling their demands. Similar CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, unable to see suicides of RTC the Indian armed forces, paramilitary and did not owe any money to the interest on loans extended by PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR protests were reported from whose deadline for the RTC workers. In case the RTC were other security forces. The minister expressed corporation. them. Jagityal, Mancherial and Nagar workers to resume duty expired to be privatised, he reminded confidence that a significant number of mar- He told the court that the In his affidavit, the GHMC JAC members of the RTC Kurnool and elsewhere in the on Tuesday midnight. that the buses would have to be ginalised women from Telangana state would TSRTC owed motor vehicle tax commissioner told the HC that went on a rampage and tried state. Among those who rejoined plied on the dead bodies of RTC join the armed forces in the officer cadre in the to the government amounting to the assistance to the Corporation to attack three workers, who Addressing RTC workers at duty, there were no conductors workers. The RTC workers coming years, thanks to the armed forces Rs 540.16 crore from the year could be only provided on the resumed their duty here in Kachiguda bus depot, CPI leader and drivers, he pointed out. He would obstruct the private buses preparatory degree college for women. 2017-18 onwards as dues. Citing basis of the financial condition Mahabubnagar on Narayana observed that only 360 claimed to have the support of under hire with the RTC and if that the state government has of the Civic body and also in the Wednesday. The striking out of the total workforce of all sections of society to the RTC necessary set them afire, he been giving funds to the corpo- manner as assessed and decid- employees also garlanded 50,000 could re-join duty strike. The opposition parties cautioned the government. ration under different heads, he ed by the state government from the flexi of the three work- said that the funds given to the time to time. ers with slippers. ‘Be flexible corporation under the head of He said that the GHMC had Later, they took out a loan was actually a grant. a financial deficit of Rs 768.20 rally on the streets for about RTC JAC seeks In his affidavit, the in charge crore in the financial year 2018- an hour and tried to enter while giving MD of the corporation told the 19 and added that the same the bus depot. During the court that they had received an trend was continuing in the process, there was a clumsy excess amount of Rs 897 crore current year. He told the court scuffle and the police Centre's intervention from the Telangana govern- that they were unable to accept entered the scene and shift- HYDERABAD: The TSRTC mediapersons. Reddy main- loans to SHGs’ ment. He also threw light on the the request of the TSRTC to ed the workers, who Joint Action Committee has tained that the JAC had sought issue of the statement of the State reimburse its losses in greater resumed to the duty to a on Tuesday sought the inter- the help of BJP in making the PNS n NALGONDA Transport Minister on the floor Hyderabad limits by keeping in safer place. vention of Centre in the ongo- proposed 'million march', aka of the house over the dues owed view of its deficit budget. ing agitation by RTC workers chalo tank bund programme The in-charge arguing that the Telangana a success. District Collector government was taking any Reddy said the RTC JAC Don't kill RTC: V Chandrasekhar interest in solving the issue. was also appealing to the on Wednesday ‘MV Act doesn’t endorse privatisation' Speaking to reporters after other government employees Somarapu urged the bankers HYDERABAD: BJP MP Bandi holding a meeting with the unions to organise a pen- to be flexible when Sanjay fired on Chief Minister Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is State BJP president Dr K down strike in support of the PNS n PEDDAPALLI it comes to rules saying that he is misleading Laxman in the BJP office agitating RTC employees. while extending people on TSRTC privatisation misleading people that TSRTC privatisation is here, the RTC JAC convenor Answering questions, Reddy Former chairman of TSRTC loans to Self Help by stressing that it is being done being done according to the guidelines of New E Ashwathama Reddy said the said the privatisation of Somarapu Satyanarayana has Groups (SHGs) in according to the guidelines set in Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019, which is JAC representatives had also TSRTC was not that easy as come down heavily on the state the district to In-charge District Collector Motor Vehicles Amendment Act absolutely wrong, says BJP MP Bandi Sanjay briefed the situation arising Centre's permission was nec- government and compared the improve their V Chandrasekhar 2019. He alleged that KCR is out of the 33-day strike by essary for taking such a step as TRS rule with that of Razakars livelihood. misusing MV Act with the ulte- RTC to Union Ministers Amit the latter had a 31 per ent stake and attributed the RTC strike to Addressing the District Consultative rior motive to blame BJP. state governments to take steps Telangana earlier for voting in Shah and JP Nadda. in the corporation. government's failure. Committee (DCC) of bankers held at the District "Telangana CM is misleading for better public transporta- favour of New motor Vehicles The TSRTC JAC leaders Referring to the plan of the Speaking to media here on Collectorate, he said bankers should extend loans people that TSRTC privatisation tion. But KCR is misinterpret- Act in Parliament. "KCR is try- and other political party lead- State Government to allow Wednesday, he said that the to people as per the target set in the District Credit is being done according to the ing the MV Act and misleading ing to privatise TSRTC to usurp ers including Prof private bus operators on RTC workers observed strike Plan. He regretted that the bankers were negli- guidelines of New Motor Telangana people, only to hit its assets. But is trying to blame Kodandaram of Telangana some routes, the JAC leaders then for statehood to Telangana gent in extending educational loans to students Vehicles Amendment Act 2019, BJP. KCR is trying to blame BJP Centre and creating confusion Jana Samithi (TJS) and Manda argued that under the and are observing strike for as per target in the Plan. The bankers should keep which is absolutely wrong. for his misdeeds," said on new MV Act to further his Krishna Madiga of Madiga amended MV Act the gov- their bread and butter issues. He in mind that providing opportunities to the peo- Nowhere in the new MV Act Nizamabad MP Bandi Sanjay crooked agenda. But BJP will Reservation Porata Samiti ernment must call for objec- alleged that the government ple for their development would automatically did privatisation has been men- speaking in Hyderabad on fight against CM KCR and use (MRPS) held parleys with the tions from the existing oper- ignored the interests of the RTC lead to their financial development, he stressed. tioned. Centre only gave full Wednesday. all possible means to stop pri- state BJP leaders on Tuesday ator and this process was not workers who regard the RTC as Pointing out that banks had grounded just 753 powers to states with a good Sanjay had hit back at KCR as vatisation of TSRTC," vowed morning and later spoke to initiated so far. their own. units out of targeted 2,662 units under SC intention to ensure freedom for CM attacked BJP MPs from Sanjay. It was not proper to hatch plot Corporation for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 finan- to kill the RTC, the biggest cial years, he said the district authorities would organisation in the state, and conduct special melas in the next 15 days for urged the government to breathe grounding of remaining units and bankers RTC employees firm on continuing strike life into it. The RTC piled up should complete the process of documentation losses to the tune of Rs 3,300 for the beneficiaries, whose subsidy amount was HYDERABAD: The TSRTC here. Only a small number of demand for merger of RTC with crore and daily losses to the deposited in the banks by the SC Corporation. employees' unions on Telangana State Road Transport the state government and that all organisation are Rs 3 crore, he He also said that 24 SC farmers had been Wednesday remained firm on Corporation employees had issues can be sorted through dia- said putting the full blame on the selected for subsidised scheme of pandal cul- continuing their over month- reported for duty in response to logue. Another leader pointed state government for the losses. tivation of vegetables in the district. About 583 long strike, notwithstanding the the government's deadline, out that the RTC has not yet In Telangana there is no cross minorities had applied to Minorities Welfare expiry of the state government's Reddy said. been divided between Telangana subsidy. Of the total fleet Department for subsidised units for the year deadline for workers to rejoin The nature of RTC's consti- and Andhra Pradesh following strength of over 10,000 buses, 2019-20. duty by midnight of Nov 5. tution cannot be altered in view state bifurcation in 2014. The 2,000 became outdated. But, the The employees need not fear of a 1950 legislation, he said. He leaders of the employees unions government failed to add new (over the deadlines and talk of reiterated his appeal to Chief were speaking after a meeting fleet to the existing fleet, he said. allowing more private buses) and Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao with state BJP president K He demanded the GHMC to the fight should continue, E to invite the employees unions Laxman to seek support for release dues it owed to the RTC GOOGLE LAUNCHES Aswathama Reddy, leader of for talks and resolve the issue. their cause. The staff continued - Rs 1,470 crore immediately. Or, the employees Joint Action He said the employees unions their protests at various places in the state government should Committee (JAC) told reporters are not adamant on their the state. foot the bill, he demanded. ‘GOOGLE PAY FOR RTC employees participate in ‘Vanta Varpu’ in Hyderabad on Wednesday BIZ' IN HYDERABAD KUDA chairman's Harish inaugurates rehabilitation colony PNS n HYDERABAD Google India launched its new initiative under PNS n SIDDIPET fices of the displaced persons Google Pay called Google Pay for Business, which and said that they have provided targets small and medium businesses. The free and tenure extended Finance Minister T Harish Rao on much better facilities at the R&R easy to use digital payment system is designed for Wednesday inaugurated the first colony than what the Land small and medium businesses. Customers can pay PNS n HYDERABAD rehabilitation colony under Acquisition Act actually stipulates. directly at the merchant store using QR code or Kaleshwaram Project near While the Act says that displaced phone numbers. Working on the unified payment Marri Yadava Reddy, the cur- Lingareddypally village in must be provided a house in 75 interface (UPI), the Google Pay for Business rent chairman of the Siddipet Urban mandal. square-yards, the government allows merchants to earn Kakatiya Urban Speaking on the occasion, the built double bedroom houses on directly with their UPI- Development Authority Minister said that the State gov- 150 square-yards of land besides linked bank account. (KUDA) got the extension ernment had spent over Rs 10 giving a handsome package. Speaking at the for his post by two years on crore to build the colony com- Stating that the administration launch in Hyderabad, Monday. A Government prising 130 double-bedroom had also provided all the infra- Sajith Sivanandan, MD Order to this effect was houses. The villagers of structure facilities needed at the and Business Head, issued by the Telangana State Kotchaguttapally of R&R colony such as CC roads, Google Pay and NBU ini- government according exten- Chinnakoduru Mandal which will electricity supply and drinking tiative said, "With Google Pay we aim to ease the sion of two years additional be submered under Anathagiri water connections, he said con- path of SMBs and tap the massive consumer oppor- term for him as the Reservoir (strorage capacity struction of a school and a com- tunity with digital payments created on the back Chairman of the Urban 3.5TMCft) are the beneficiaries of munity hall was underway. Ministe Harish Rao and others inaugurating the rehabilitation colony in Siddipet of the massive growth of UPI in the country." While development authority of the the colony. Following an appeal by Besides, an Anjaneya Swamy tem- about 3,000 online merchants accept Google Pay, Warangal city. the beneficiaries, the colony was ple would also be constructed in efits since they had sacrificed Prabhakar Reddy, Siddipet the company has also partnered with Pine Labs and Five MLAs were given the The state named as Ranganayakapuram the colony. Chief Minister K their lands and houses for the ben- Collector P Venaktarami Reddy Innoviti to enable UPI payments across a massive chance as the ex official government after Lord Ranganyaka. Chandrashekar Rao, he said, efit of thousands of farmers. Rao visited each and every house in footprint of PoS terminals in India spanning 200,000 members of the KUDA and issued a GO The Minister hailed the sacri- rewarded them with all the ben- along with Medak MP Kotha colony. stores in over 3,500 cities and towns. they include Warangal East MLA Nannapuneni extending Marri Narender, Chief whip and tenure as KUDA Warangal west MLA Dasyam Vinayabhaskar, Station chairman by Stakeholders discuss rejuvenation of Krishna, Godavari Ghanpur MLA Dr T Rajaiah, two years Wardhannapet Legislator PNS n HYDERABAD rivers Krishna and Godavari been discussed at the workshop. Institute of Forest Bio- Aroori Ramesh and the held here on Wednesday under The meeting discussed on com- Diversity director D Jayaprasad, Parakal MLA Challa Dharma While the ex officio mem- Special Chief Secretary to the the aegis of the Institute of pilation of project report to Institute of Wood Science Reddy respectively. bers are regarded members, Departments of Forest and Forest Bio-Diversity (IFB), he cleanse the rivers. Several speak- Bangaluru director Dr Madan Incidentally, the KUDA the directors are termed the Environment Rajeshwari Tiwari said that the Center decided to ers expressed apprehension over Prasad Singh, additional area is covering the rural and advisory body members by on Wednesday laid emphasis on cleanse 13 rivers, including the Krishna and Godavari river Principal Chief Conservator of urban parts of these seg- the authorities. The exten- protecting Rivers Krishna and Krishna and Godavari, in con- basins losing their identity over Foresrs Jaiswal and others ments and since the area of sion of two years term was Godavari from environmental tinuation of cleansing of the a period of time. Over depepen- spoke. Krishna and Godavari coverage is in the surround- coming into effect from challenges and felt that the Ganges. dence on river systems, human River Boards management rep- ing parts of Warangal tricities November first and Yadava perennial flow of the two rivers The current state of affairs of and industrial settlements on resentatives, PCB memer sec- limits, a fifteen-member Reddy thus got a tenure of is essential to quench the thirst the two rivers, measures to be river banks, encroachments, retary Anil Kumar, ETPRI directors committee was also five years as the Kakatiya of people of Telangana. initiated to protect the catch- depletion of forest cover have director Kalyan Chakravarty constituted by the govern- Urban Development Speaking at a workshop on ment areas and role of various been proving to be hindrances and others took part in the ment. Authority chairman. cleansing of catchment areas of government departments have to the flow of rivers. workshop. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS SC asks Centre, 9 states for Sena left with no option, has to go with BJP: Athawale PNS n NEW DELHI Republican Party of India Maharashtra soon, and said status on CIC, SICs vacancies (Athawale) leader said. his party will work as a Shiv Sena has no option but The impasse remains "responsible opposition". PNS n NEW DELHI with the CIC as posts of infor- to join hands with BJP to despite results of the October On Tuesday, Athawale had Parliament sitting on mation commissioners are lying form government in 24 assembly polls giving the said the Sena should not be The Supreme Court Wednesday vacant. The apex court had Maharashtra under Devendra BJP-Shiv Sena alliance a com- "adamant" on its demand for Nov 26 to mark 70 yrs asked the Centre and nine states earlier asked the Centre and Fadnavis' leadership, their bined seat strength of 161, the chief minister's post as it of Constitution adoption to file a status report on filling states to maintain transparency ally and RPI(A) chief Ramdas way past the 145 majority rightly belongs to the BJP. NEW DELHI: To mark 70 years of up of vacancies in the central in appointments of chief infor- Athawale said on Wednesday, mark in the 288-member He said he is hopeful that the adoption of Indian and state information commis- mation commissioner and soon after Sharad Pawar House. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Constitution, a joint sitting of the sions in compliance with its ear- information commissioners and asserted that his NCP will The people of Maharashtra would be able to resolve the both houses of Parliament will be lier orders. A bench headed by upload details of search com- work as a "responsible oppo- have given the mandate to the situation as he enjoys respect be held on November 26 and is justices S A Bobde gave the mittees and applicants on the sition". BJP and the Shiv Sena to form across party lines. likely to be addressed both by directions after RTI activists website. In July last year, the top The BJP and the Shiv Sena government in alliance, The bone of contention is President Ram Nath Kovind and Anjali Bhardwaj and others court had expressed concern are locked in a tussle over the Athawale said, wondering the Sena's demand for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, submitted that the earlier apex over vacancies at the chief infor- chief minister's post, resulting how the Sena can form gov- post of chief minister on sources said on Wednesday. court orders have not been mation commission and state in a stalemate in government ernment with 56 legislators. rotational basis with the BJP Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu, complied with. information commissions and formation in the state. "If the Shiv Sena does not and a "50:50 formula" for who is also the Rajya Sabha Advocate Prashant Bhushan, had directed the Centre and Pawar's remarks came this come with us then Fadnavis allocating ministries. chairman and Lok Sabha appearing for Bhardwaj and seven states to file an affidavit morning after a meeting with should move forward and The BJP won 105 seats in Speaker Om Birla will also be others, said the Centre and Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing giving a time schedule for fill- senior Sena leader Sanjay stake claim to form govern- the polls followed by ally present and may make state governments had not put for Bhardwaj and others, said the Centre ing up the posts. Raut, who has met the ment in the state," he told Sena (56), the NCP (54) and intervention on the event, said the names of selected and short and state governments had not put the The court had asked seven Nationalist Congress reporters here. the Congress (44) in sources. Besides the members of listed candidates on their web- states — Maharashtra, Andhra Party (NCP) chief The NCP chief, Maharsahtra. Athawale had both houses of the Parliament, site as directed by the apex court. names of selected and short-listed Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, earlier too. "There after his meeting claimed that the BJP is ready former presidents and prime He said the vacancies are yet candidates on their website as directed Kerala, Odisha and Karnataka - is no option left with Raut, asked for 50:50 allocation of cabinet ministers too are expected to to be filled by the Centre and by the apex court - to apprise it about the time with the Shiv the BJP and the portfolios and also to give attend the event, which will be states in the Central Information frame for filling up the posts. Sena now than to Shiv Sena to form some important ministries held in the Central Hall of the Commission (CIC) and State The petitioners have said that form government government in to Sena. Parliament, they said. The joint Information Commissions of Chief Information nent citizens from other walks several information commis- with the BJP sitting will start on November 26 (SICs). The apex court had in Commissioner is on a higher of life should also be considered sions like in Gujarat and under the leader- There is no option left with the Shiv forenoon and and is likely to last February passed a slew of direc- pedestal and the appointment for the post of information Maharashtra were functioning ship of Devendra for more than two hours. The tions on filling up vacancies in process for a CIC should be on commissioners in the CIC. without the chief information Fadnavis," Sena now than to form government function will be similar to the the CIC and SICs and said the the "same terms" as in the The plea by Bhardwaj, commissioner, even though the the with the BJP under the leadership of midnight session of the both process of appointments must process of a chief election com- Commodore Lokesh Batra RTI Act envisages a crucial role Devendra Fadnavis houses of Parliament, held in start one to two months before missioner. Taking note of the (retired) and Amrita Johri have for this post on which the admin- — RAMDAS ATHAWALE, June 2017 to launch the new a post falls vacant. provisions in the RTI Act, it had claimed that over 23,500 appeals istration and superintendence of RPI(A) chief indirect tax regime GST. The court had said the post said besides bureaucrats, emi- and complaints are pending commission is vested.

Politics is the biggest EPF SCAM polluting agent in Winter session likely to be stormy: Cong MP Bengal: Supriyo n that Prime Minister Narendra Cong for probe into UP Kolkata, Nov 6 (PTI) Union PNS KOCHI Shrinking economy, shrinking savings, shutting down Minister Babul Supriyo on Modi took the step due to the Wednesday came down heavily The winter session of of businesses and spiralling bank frauds reflect the pressure by the Congress on the West Bengal Parliament commencing this sad state of Indian economy under BJP government party. "It is only because of min’s ‘2017 Dubai visit' month is likely to be stormy opposition led by the n EPF money of Uttar Pradesh government for not sending — RAJEEV GOWDA, Congress national spokesman PNS LUCKNOW any representative to the with the Congress on Congress that the Prime Power Corporation Ltd ongoing India International Wednesday saying the party Minister backtracked on his Amid a war of words between (UPPCL) staff to the tune of Science Festival here, saying would raise in both the down of businesses and spi- issues affecting the people, "is efforts to sign the mega free the Uttar Pradesh govern- over Rs 2,600 crore in scam- politics is the "biggest polluting Houses the "sad state" of ralling bank frauds reflect focussed on diverting atten- trade agreement (FTA). The ment and the opposition over hit DHFL, whose promoters agent" in the state. Indian economy under the the sad state of Indian econ- tion...shouting Pakistan all Congress prevented the gov- the EPF scam, the state were recently grilled by the He also alleged that state BJP government. omy under BJP government," the time." ernment from making a blun- Congress sought on Enforcement Directorate for bureaucrats are "not allowed" to Congress national the Rajya Sabha MP told a "The BJP government has der," Gowda said. Wednesday a probe into their links with a front com- attend meetings, convened by spokesman Rajeev Gowda Rajeev Gowda press conference here. turned India's demographic Early this week, the Prime power minister Shrikant pany of Iqbal Mirchi, a former the Centre. Countering said the party has been organ- He alleged that across the dividend into a demograph- Minister had said in Bangkok Sharma's "visit to Dubai in aide of fugitive gangster Supriyo's charge, a senior ising nation-wide protests on December 13. "India's country there was despair ic disaster. According to that India will not join China- 2017". The minister, however, Dawood Ibrahim. Trinamool Congress leader highlighting the state of economy lies in shambles and distress against the gov- National Sample Survey backed mega Regional claimed that he has never "It should be probed as to said, the entire country knows economy under the BJP rule today. Job creation is in coma ernment among all sections, Office (NSSO), unemploy- Comprehensive Economic been on a foreign trip, and why Shrikant Sharma visited the kind of "communal poison" outside parliament and from as economic and agricultur- particularly farmers and ment is at a 45 year high and Partnership (RCEP) as nego- asked as to on what basis, such Dubai in September-October that the BJP is spreading in the November 18 these issues al growth remain on the ven- youths. still climbing," he said. tiations failed to satisfactori- "baseless allegations" were 2017. Whom did he meet country. "The 5th Edition of the will be raised in Parliament. tilator. Gowda said the govern- Days after India decided ly address New Delhi's "out- being levelled against him. there?" Uttar Pradesh IISF is happening in West The nearly one month long Shrinking economy, ment, instead of paying atten- not to join the RCEP agree- standing issues and con- Sharma is in the eye of a Congress chief Ajay Kumar Bengal and the state ministers session is likely to conclude shrinking savings, shutting tion to solve the economic ment, the Congress claimed cerns." raging storm over parking of Lallu posed in a tweet. are absent here (in the session). I deeply condemn it," Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest Hooda, Vora and Climate Change, said, on Guj govt purchases Rs 191-cr Netizens demand removing the sidelines of a programme. granted The minister also said, Chief Minister Mamata Bernerjee was regular bail Twitter's blue tick in India not present in meetings, called new aircraft for CM, VIP travel by PM Narendra Modi. PNS n CHANDIGARH PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n AHMEDABAD A special Enforcement Netizens took to Twitter on ‘Caretaker' CM agrees The BJP government in Gujarat Directorate court in Wednesday asking the has finally purchased a new air- Panchkula granted regular microblogging site to remove to Rs 25K per hectare craft worth Rs 191 crore for use bail to Former Haryana chief the blue tick in India. aid for farmers: Sena by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani minister Since morning, thousands of MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on and other dignitaries like gov- Bhupinder Twitter users have posted Wednesday demanded that the ernor and deputy CM, formal- Singh comments with the hashtag Maharashtra government ly wrapping up the delayed pro- Hooda and #cancelallBlueTicksinIndia announce an immediate curement process launched five Congress accusing the microblogging assistance of Rs 25,000 per years ago. leader site of discriminating against hectare to farmers for crop The swanky two-engine Motilal Scheduled Caste (SC), losses due to unseasonal rains, 'Bombardier Challenger 650' Vora in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) and and said "caretaker" Chief would be delivered in the next Associated Other Backward Class (OBC) Minister Devendra Fadnavis has two weeks, officials said on The Bombardier-make Challenger 650 aircraft Journals activists. agreed to it. Amid the tussle Wednesday. Limited Bhupinder Singh "Why to have a pattern tirade against Twitter. As oth- enforce our policies judiciously over formation of new The new aircraft can carry 12 worth around Rs 191 crore will be delivered to us (AJL) land Hooda which further divides the soci- ers joined him, flurry of tweets and impartially for all indi- government in Maharashtra, six passengers and has a flying (Gujarat government) in the third week of this allotment ety. Your biased approach is followed under viduals — regardless of their Shiv Sena ministers attended a range of around 7,000 kilome- case on Wednesday. exposed @TwitterIndia @jack #CasteistTwitter, political beliefs, religious ide- meeting over agrarian crisis in tres, much higher than the month. All formalities related to its procurement Special Judge Jagdeep selectively blocking accounts of #JaiBhimTwitter and ology, professional position or the state, called by Chief present 'Beechcraft Super King' have been completed, a Gujarat official said Singh fixed December 10 as Ambedkarite's and not verify- #SackManishMaheswari. background," the spokesperson Minister Devendra Fadnavis aircraft that has been used to the next date of hearing in the ing their accounts reflects the Manish Maheshwari is the said. here. Talking to reporters after ferry the CM and other digni- case, according to an advo- casteist mentality of @Twitter Twitter India Managing "We have ongoing efforts to the meeting, Sena minister taries since the last 20 years. It said it would take another two ferry the CM and other digni- cate representing Hooda. He #cancelallBlueTicksinIndia Director. provide local market context Ramdas Kadam said, "We can fly with a speed of around months before the new jet can taries. It is in service since the said the two Congress lead- #SackManishMaheshwari," a In a statement to IANS on when developing and enforc- attended the meeting on 870 kilometres per hour. become airborne, "as we need last 20 years," the official said. ers were present in the user wrote. Tuesday, a Twitter spokesper- ing our global policies. We directives of (Sena chief) "The Bombardier-make to take various approvals and He said the procurement court. During the previous "Twitter is mirroring Varna son said the platform's "com- extensively cover gender and Uddhavji.The Shiv Sena on Challenger 650 aircraft worth clearances from the Customs, process for a new aircraft start- hearing on October 30, system, authenticating the mitment to inclusion and religion (including caste) in Wednesday demanded that the around Rs 191 crore will be DGCA and other authorities." ed five years ago. the court had granted them voice of some and silencing diversity is fundamental to our trainings, to provide Maharashtra government delivered to us (Gujarat gov- At present, the state govern- "Finally, we succeeded in interim bail till others. who we are at Twitter and cru- reviewers with the local con- announce an immediate ernment) in the third week of ment owns and operates acquiring a new aircraft in the November 6. The #cancelallBlueTicksinIndia," cial to the effectiveness of our text they need to evaluate con- assistance of Rs 25,000 per this month. All formalities Beechcraft Super King turbo- third bid," said the official. He Enforcement Directorate had wrote another user. service." tent. Our Hateful Conduct hectare to farmers for crop related to its procurement have prop aircraft with the capacity said the new aircraft has a in August 2019 filed its first The row started after the Denying the allegations, the Policy prohibits behaviour that losses due to unseasonal rains, been completed," another offi- to fly nine passengers in one longer flying range than the charge sheet indicting Vora account of senior columnist Twitter spokesperson said it targets individuals based on and said "caretaker" Chief cial said. sortie, an official said. present one and can fly digni- and Hooda for alleged irreg- Dilip C. Mandal got restricted. has "one set of Twitter Rules". protected categories (including Minister Devendra Fadnavis has Director of Civil Aviation, "The Beechcraft is the only taries to nearby countries like ularities in the allotment of He later got back the account. "To make it clear, we have caste)," the spokesperson agreed to it. Gujarat, Captain Ajay Chauhan aircraft currently available to China. land to AJL in Panchkula. But Mandal continued the one set of Twitter Rules and we added. Naidu, Manmohan call for following path of Guru Nanak UP Sena leader booked PNS n CHANDIGARH "Guru Nanak ji belongs to the for attempt to rape The Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, originally long illustrious tradition of Vice President M. Venkaiah India's visionary spiritual lead- PNS n BAGHPAT (UP) Naidu and former Prime known as Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, is a ers who have illumined human Minister Manmohan Singh on highly revered Sikh shrine, where Guru existence and greatly enriched An FIR has been lodged Wednesday asked the people to the country's cultural capital," he against a local Shiv Sena follow the path shown by the Nanak Dev spent 18 years of his life said. leader, who also claims he is first Sikh master Guru Nanak and is his final resting place "Our worldview has been a news channel reporter, for Dev, whose 550th 'Prakash continually broadened by time- allegedly trying to rape a Purb' or birth anniversary falls less messages of enlightened woman here, police said on on November 12. present among other special The Kartarpur Sahib pathfinders like Guru Nanak ji. Wednesday. A 23-year-old Speaking at a special com- dignitaries. The special Gurdwara, originally known as We, as democratic political woman, a local resident, memorative session of the Assembly session, chaired by Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, is a leaders, and even as common alleged that Shiv Sena district Punjab Assembly to mark the Naidu, was called ahead of highly revered Sikh shrine, citizens, have so much to learn head Kuldeep Pandit entered City Police Station SHO said. historic occasion in Earlier, Speaker Rana K.P. Amarinder Singh and Manohar Prime Minister Narendra where Guru Nanak Dev spent from teachings of this great per- her house on Tuesday in The leader's wife has Chandigarh, Naidu recalled the Singh welcomed the dignitaries. Lal Khattar, respectively, the Modi's inauguration of the 18 years of his life and is his final sonality. absence of her husband and rejected the allegations in a philosophy of Guru Nanak and Haryana legislators and Governors of both the states, Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday resting place. "If we can internalise and tried to rape her, they said. police complaint. She stated urged all to imbibe his teachings Members of Parliament were V.P. Singh Badnore and and dispatching the first lot of "It is quite appropriate that integrate these messages in our The accused fled the scene that her husband had gone to of universal brotherhood, equal- specially invited for the event, Satyadeo Narain Arya, were pilgrims to visit the Kartarpur this temple of democracy is daily lives and reshape our when the woman raised an the house to verify a report ity and one God. besides all Members of also present on the occasion. Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan's dedicating a special session to thinking and actions, we can alarm, police said. that prostitution was going Starting his address in chaste Parliament of the host state. Akali Dal patron and five- Punjab province on the occa- one of India's most democrat- certainly discover a new world On the basis of the on there when he was Punjabi, Naidu extended greet- Besides the Chief Ministers of time Punjab Chief Minister sion of the birth anniversary cel- ic spiritual leaders," said Naidu of peace and sustainable devel- woman's complaint, an FIR attacked and his mobile, cam- ings to all dignitaries. Punjab and Haryana, Parkash Singh Badal was also ebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. in his address in English. opment," said Naidu. was registered against Pandit, era and cash were looted. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 06 www.dailypioneer.com op nion facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION For the sake of law We need a semblance of order to believe the police is an The archives of Leh enforcer. And judiciary is meant to complement that effort or the common citizen, security comes from the rule of law and an assurance It is perhaps not too late to put the history of India in its proper perspective and Fof justice when it is violated. That trust in law enforcers or the police and justice cru- undo the blunders committed in the 1950s and 1960s saders or lawyers was shattered completely in the Capital no less when the two sides fought like cats and dogs over a parking dispute that snowballed into an egoistic turf war. The lawyers claimed the court premises were their space and had the right to park a car anywhere, the police insisted it was unlawful. What’s worse, both sides escalated a scuffle with galloping force instead of containing it. They urged their colleagues to an all-out war on the streets of Delhi, paralysing CLAUDE ARPI the city completely and making a mockery of the justice system, destroying it s an aftermath of the abrogation instead of restoring it, degrading the code of public service and morality that of Article 370 of the Indian they are sworn to but apparently have no respect for. If an advocate slapped a Constitution, the former State of constable at Tis Hazari, the frayed tempers spilt over with the cops retaliating Jammu & Kashmir has been Areorganised into the new Union Territories and lawyers, in turn, thrashing them in Saket and Karkardooma district courts. (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The entire Delhi police rose in revolt in an unprecedented manner demanding The latter consists of two districts: Kargil action against the errant lawyers as the latter slapped cases on them and even and Leh. Subsequently, new maps have been prepared by the Surveyor-General of ensured their suspension. This may seem like a bizarre outburst of fury but one India showing the geographical outline of that had been gathering volcanic force for quite some time, both in a never-end- the new UTs; it is a welcome move by the ing tussle of heft within the criminal justice framework. First, lawyers, by virtue Government to educate the people of India and the media (and hopefully, the biased of their expertise in interpreting the law, have also developed an arrogance vis- foreign Press). a-vis constables and junior cops. Assaulting and intimidating them or even less- Interestingly, the Leh district of er privileged litigants have been reported with far too much frequency to take Ladakh includes the districts of Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and Tribal note of, the violations never being reported or redressed simply because vic- Territory of 1947, in addition to the tims don’t want a court battle that the lawyers could trap them with. In the Tis known areas of Leh and, of course, the Hazari case, the lawyers were able to get an urgent hearing in the Delhi High Aksai Chin, illegally occupied by China Court on Sunday that took suo moto cognisance of reports about the clashes. since the mid-1950s. For several reasons, it is important that It also directed Delhi Police not to register any FIR against lawyers or take coer- these maps have been updated. First part. The new maps will irri- professions that it has never Report of 1902 and the cive action against them. It further ordered the Government to provide the best there was often a discrepancy in the length tate China no end, as it virtu- involved itself in the dispute Settlement Report of 1908 possible treatment to lawyers injured in the clash. This seemed one-sided and of the Indo-China border on some Indian ally opens another sector along over Kashmir or its absurd mentioned 108 villages, includ- websites. Was the length 4,056 or 3,488 the Indo-Chinese disputed claim that the boundary nego- ing Tanktse, Demchok, riled up the entire force. Many among them have rightly argued that if the court km? The first figure is the only valid one boundary. tiations have promoted friend- Chushul and Minsar... The wanted to intervene, then it should have served a notice to the department and as Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly the Gilgit A secret note prepared by ship between the Chinese and Preliminary Report of Ladakh heard its views before passing any order. Ordinary constables certainly cannot agency) is legally a part of India. The Indo- the historical division of the THE LOGICAL Pakistani people and are in the Settlement of 1908 made clear China boundary starts at the trijunction Ministry of External Affairs interests of Asia and world that these areas were part of afford to fight complex charges, fearing the fraternal spirit in courts could influ- of Afghanistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and mentioned that “any such FOLLOW-UP peace, it is directly interfering Ladakh.” ence the magistrate, victimise them and ruin their careers. Lawyers, too, have Xinjiang to reach the Karakoram Pass and agreement will be ab initio ille- SHOULD BE TO in Indo-Pakistan relations. By The Indian side submitted gotten away with the comfort of knowing that they can use the law to their advan- further runs through the Karakoram and gal and invalid and will not doing this, China is seeking to a large quantity of such docu- Karatagh passes and along the Kunlun in bind India in any respect.” REPATRIATE ALL exploit differences between ments. These records will show tage and get away by threatening others. What else can explain lawyers assault- the north, and through Lanak La and The note observed that the THE ARCHIVES India and Pakistan on the that India exercised control ing even journalists during the hearing of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s across the western part of the Pangong preamble states that the parties Kashmir question to further its over the various frontier areas sedition case at Patiala House courts in 2016? Such incidents of high-handed- Lake and then along the ridge parallel to have agreed to formally delim- PERTAINING TO own expansionist policy.” and collected revenues from the Indus, before crossing the Indus it and demarcate the boundary Of course, since then, the border villages till ness have been sporadic across the country, arming the lawyers with a certain south-east of Demchok. Hopefully the between Xinjiang and the con- LADAKH AND THE China has become Pakistan’s Independence. sense of invincibility. It is only now that their seniors and bar associations gave wrong figures will now be rectified. tiguous areas of Pakistan, the GILGIT WAZARAT TO Iron brother, but the motiva- These records should be strongly come out against lumpenisation under the cover of law. The fact that large parts of Ladakh are defence of which was under tions have remained the same. kept in Leh; it should also today occupied by China explain Beijing’s the actual control of Karachi; LEH, WHERE A Today’s publication of proper include the history of the As for the Delhi police, this was just the last straw on the camel’s back as aggressive stance. Speaking of the creation Pakistan based its right on the PLACE SHOULD BE maps should only be a first Gilgit Wazarat and other ter- they have been at the receiving end of authority for far too long and under far of the two UTs, Geng Shuang, a fact that these areas were under step. ritories now shown under the greater pressure than anywhere else to deliver, no matter the brutal long hours, spokesman of China’s Ministry of Foreign her “actual control.” However, DEDICATED TO The logical follow-up Ladakh district and how Affairs told the media: “China deplores the Indian note explained: THEIR should be to repatriate all the Shaksgam Valley was illegally the not so suitable conditions, the expectations of efficacy and the perennial crit- and firmly opposes this. This is unlawful “Under international law, the archives pertaining to Ladakh offered to Communist China. icism. For long, there has been a demand for police reforms and calls for their and void and this is not effective in any right of entering into treaties PRESERVATION; IT and the Gilgit Wazarat, to This would greatly help the protection in the line of duty but to no avail. And though their code prohibits them way and will not change the fact that the and agreements is an attribute IS CRUCIAL AS THE Leh, where a place should be project of the Ministry of area is under Chinese actual control.” He of sovereignty. Furthermore, a dedicated to their preservation; Defence to write the history of from mass revolt, their collective demonstration showed up the wide gulf between urged India to “earnestly respect Chinese sovereign cannot presume to HISTORY OF LARGE it is crucial as the history of India’s borders, the project for their top brass and the lowest rung. So if they recalled the muscularity of for- territorial sovereignty and uphold peace exercise sovereign functions in CHUNKS OF THE large chunks of the border with which was recently mer top cop Kiran Bedi, who had silenced lawyers during a similar row in 1988, and tranquility in the border areas.” respect of territory other than China lies in these records. announced: “The work will it is because they feel a lack of urgency from seniors to address their grievances. The Indian Ministry of External its own. Having regard to the BORDER WITH During the negotiations cover various aspects of bor- Affairs did not leave the unwarranted UN resolutions of January 17, CHINA LIES IN of “the Officials of India and ders, including tracing its mak- So now they are clearly looking for more than flat reassurances, they want swift attack unanswered: “We do not expect 1948, August 13, 1948 and China” in 1960, the Indian side ing; making and unmaking action. And their pride. For politicians, this is no time for using this shame as other countries, including China, to com- January 5, 1949 (UNCIP THESE RECORDS noted: “A systematic settle- and shifting of borders; role of cannon fodder and for pointing fingers at each other. For the sake of justice, the ment on matters that are internal to Resolutions) it is clear that ment of revenue for the whole security forces; role of border- India, just as India refrains from comment- Pakistan cannot (and does of Ladakh up to the tradition- land people encompassing offenders, no matter which side of the divide they belong to, in these brawls ing on the internal issues of other coun- not) claim to exercise sover- al alignment was made during their ethnicity, culture and must be identified and acted against. And for Delhi, we need a semblance of tries,” declared India’s Ministry for eignty in respect of Jammu and the time of Mehta Mangal socio-economic aspects of order to trust that the police is indeed with us, for us always. That the judiciary External Affairs spokesman. Referring to Kashmir.” who was Wazir or Governor their lives.” the Shaksgam Valley, he pointed out that Very few, even in India, between 1860 and 1865; and It is perhaps not too late to is meant to complement that greater effort. Let us not be enemies of the State. China “illegally” acquired Indian territo- realise the importance of this this settlement was revised put the history of India in its For unjust law, as Gandhi said, is a species of violence itself. ries from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir point. On March 5, 1963, during the period of his suc- proper perspective and undo through the 1963 China-Pakistan speaking about China during cessor Johnson (1870-1881) the blunders committed in Boundary Agreement. That infamous a Calling Attention Motion in and Radha Kishen Kaul the 1950s and 1960s. pact was signed by Pakistan’s Minister of the Lok Sabha, the Prime (1882). The lists of villages in (The writer is an expert on The love of cash External Affairs and his Chinese counter- Minister said: “In spite of its both the Revenue Assessment India-China relations) Even after demonetisation and digitisation, Indians stash more notes than ever before S O U N D BITE Whether in public space or in India is ready to explore I have not heard from the Humour, for me, is a natural hy do Indians love cash so much? courts, it is for the accuser to opportunities and AITA since Monday, so I am and organic way of expressing That is a question that needs answer- prove his charge that our co-production of available and believe I am still myself. I struggled with how ing after a report emerged in the Murasoli office is on land allot- high-end defence captain unless I hear much of myself to reveal. So W ted to Dalits. equipment with Russia. otherwise! it was confusing. media that despite demonetisation, the pro- portion of cash as a share of total savings kept DMK president Defence Minister Tennis player Actor by Indians increased to a quarter of their over- — MK Stalin —Rajnath Singh —Mahesh Bhupathi —Richa Chadha all reserve. In fact, a quarter of the currency notes in circulation are actually unproductive and stay at home. These figures were L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR released by National Account Statistics and Treasure our children the future in terms of overall paint a worrying picture. This is because the development and welfare of the cash that is saved up, rather hoarded for a rainy Sir — This refers to the article A nightmare in the making people. day, is an extremely inefficient way to use any asset because sitting inside a lock- “Just rescuing our children is not e it Watergate or the recent WhatsApp snoopgate, pro- Narne Raveendra Babu er, under a bed or even stuffed inside a mattress, it is losing value every pass- enough” (November 5). It is real- grammed break-ins have always occurred with the Hyderabad ly deplorable to see underprivi- blessing of Governments, power brokers and seekers. A welcome move ing day. However, with the real estate market bubble bursting, the equity mar- leged children being sexually BAmerican President Richard Nixon burgled the Democratic kets tepid and a loss of confidence in the banks have meant that many of India’s abused, trafficked and exploited National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Sir — This refers to the report non-professional and non-salaried middle and upper income classes have few in every way that deprives them Washington in 1972. Nixon resigned before he was “India opts out of RCEP as core of their rights with regard to edu- impeached. In the recent past, using an app provided by concerns unresolved” (November investment options to grow money. And even though the markets have been climb- cation and a happy childhood. Dr Aleksandr Kogan of the University of Cambridge, 5). India pulled out of the ing of late, there has been a lack of investor confidence as negative economic This speaks volumes of the lack- Cambridge Analytica harvested personal data from millions Regional Comprehensive news percolates through to even lower-run small investors, thus creating a vicious adaisical approach of our of Facebook accounts without consent to create their psy- Economic Partnership (RCEP) on Government in a country where chographic profiles. WhatsApp, the messaging platform of camps, too, have raised the alarm about their phones being the ground that it would hurt cycle. The bursting of the real-estate bubble in particular has had a vicious effect, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Facebook, is now caught in an outrageous snooping scan- tapped. Yet, the Government has pretended and pleaded farmers, businesses, workers and as property was for years the best way to deploy cash for many Indians. has been rendering a yeoman’s dal. Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO, innocence about the spying. WhatsApp bluntly told the consumers alike. It is a wonder- To encourage Indians to circulate their hoarded cash and at least return to service to protect children from enabled “a jailbreak on the device” using the WhatsApp mes- Government it had warned it twice in the past. The NSO ful step for the country, because all sorts of exploitations. How can the present form of RCEP agree- the previous 10-12 per cent levels of cash holdings as a proportion of their over- saging platform “to read text messages, track calls, col- website is quite categorical: “NSO products are used exclu- we achieve a $5 trillion economy lect passwords, trace the phone locations, as well as gath- sively by Government intelligence and law enforcement agen- ment does not fully reflect the all savings, the Government should encourage easy investment options in start- without children being nurtured er information from apps including iMessage, Gmail, Viber, cies to fight crime and terror.” At a time when people are basic spirit and the agreed guid- ups and also instill a renewed sense of optimism in banks. For one, the amount and supported properly, so as to Facebook, Telegram, Skype” and more, secretly. According weary of — rightly so — hidden cameras in trial rooms ing principles of the free trade enable them to become a talent- agreement. It also does not insured in every account of a scheduled bank, which currently stands at one to the reports, the app acted as digital conduit for data to and toilets, this organised snoop has come as a rude jolt. ed workforce in order to effective- flow from the microphones and cameras in the cell phones. It would be a nightmare if the spyware-guided cameras in address satisfactorily India’s out- lakh rupees, should at least be doubled or tripled. The collapse of the PMC bank, ly contribute to nation-building? Professor Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey our mobile phones shoot and send pictures and videos at standing issues and concerns even though it was a loosely regulated cooperative bank, has further shaken the Many children in India are says, “The nightmare scenario would be if you could get will without us ever knowing it. True, it could be termed regarding China and reduction of either stunted or wasted due to duties on goods from partner confidence of depositors. The gap between the actual and potential output of something much more capable on to the device without as a wild imagination but not an improbable supposition our failure to provide nutritious the user having to do anything.” Those targetted in India either. countries. In such a situation, the economy, that has been referred to by several economists as a direct con- food to them, hampering their included civil rights activists, human rights defenders, Haridasan Rajan India’s decision to not pen the sequence of this, is not something that can be closed soon. Any action, such growth physically as well as men- lawyers and journalists. And politicians in the Opposition Kozhikode deal till all our concerns are met tally. If the Central and State is a really wonderful and com- as further rate reductions by the Reserve Bank of India, because the money is Governments further fail to take mendable step. there, is not being deployed. There is clearly a crisis of confidence, which is caus- preventive and remedial measures nation in the galaxy of developed port and protection to vulnerable become assets of the nation. Seraj Ali ing the problem, and may be the Finance Ministry could simply increase the limit to rescue and rehabilitate the chil- countries won’t yield the desired children. They must have access Inaction and the reluctance of Bengaluru for cash spending without the requirement for a PAN card from `2 lakh to `5 dren caught in the vortex of traf- results. Hence, the need of the to nutrition, education and Governments to address the issue ficking, child labour and sexual hour is to draw an effective healthcare by providing them are inexcusable and may force the Send your feedback to: lakh. That will jumpstart the consumer economy once again. abuse, our plans to place our action plan that ensures all sup- equal opportunities to grow and country to pay a heavy price in [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Revealed: Why POINTCOUNTERPOINT IF WE HAD THE NUMBERS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE WAITED HE (SHARAD PAWAR) IS RIGHT. THE PARTY WITH 105 cops fear lawyers FOR ANYONE. THE CONGRESS AND NCP DIDN'T CROSS MLAS SHOULD FORM THE GOVERNMENT IN THE 100 MARK. WE WILL STAY IN OPPOSITION. MAHARASHTRA. Policemen are scared of lawyers because the latter —NCP CHIEF —SENA LEADER have a weapon called istagaasha or criminal SHARAD PAWAR SANJAY RAUT complaint, which the police have no control over Revolutionise the farm sector MARKANDEY KATJU We need a structural change which will take care of all sections of the agri sector. Indian ecently, some policemen in the Capital were said to have been physically assaulted by lawyers in Tis Hazari, agriculture is plagued with problems so deep that if not cured, they will ruin the economy RKarkardooma and Saket District Courts, which instigated them to hold a demonstration of several hours before the head- quarters of the Delhi Police Commissioner near the ITO build- ing demanding protection from such assaults. Several were seen carrying posters reading “Hum police hain, ghulam nahin (We are policemen, not slaves).” Their agitation has been support- ed by the media as well as police organisations all over the coun- try. And, in what seems to be a feud that is spreading, there were fisticuffs between policemen and lawyers in an Alwar court too. Now it seems strange that policemen, who do not seem to be scared of any other section of society (except, perhaps, politi- cians and the armed forces) are scared of lawyers. Lawyers don’t ABHISHEK RAJA carry batons and guns, as many policemen do, then why are ndia is about to welcome the fifth generation the latter scared of them ? Even when there is a police lathi-charge telecom network “5G” or the fourth indus- on lawyers, it is usually consequential to a prior assault by lawyers Itrial revolution, popularly known as “Industry on policemen, either with fists or stones. 4.0”, but agriculture is still struggling. It is lan- Policemen are not cowards, so if they are assaulted they guishing because the Green Revolution, the are likely to retaliate, but usually they are not the ones who stir White Revolution, the Silver Revolution and the up an incident. The reason why policemen are scared of lawyers Blue Revolution and so on, were ages ago. is that the latter have a weapon called istagaasha or criminal com- Now we need a new structural revolution plaint, of which policemen are dreadfully afraid. A criminal case which will take care of all sections of the farm in India can be started in one of two ways, that is by filing an sector, as agriculture in the country is current- FIR (first information report) in a police station under Section ly plagued with some serious problems which are so deep that if not cured, they might affect the 154 CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) or by filing an istagaasha whole economy. India has around 12 crore small before the Judicial Magistrate, under Section 200 CrPC. and marginal farmers. Out of these, most are at Now policemen are not scared of an FIR because that is sub- the mercy of moneylenders, or other sources of mitted to others of their own fraternity, and members of one’s finance that are too expensive for them to afford. own fraternity tend to stand by each other and gang up against Even after 70 years of Independence, the pathet- THE GOVERNMENT the common enemy, in this case the lawyers. So the matter is ic financial position of the “anndatta” (food SHOULD CREATE “manageable.” But a criminal complaint before a judicial mag- provider) is shocking. The Government has, his- AN INSTITUTIONAL istrate is an altogether different cup of tea. It is presented before torically, mandated that banks ensure that 18 per MECHANISM, WITH a judge and lawyers and judges belong to the same legal fra- cent of all their lending is given to farmers. And, PARTICIPATION OF ternity. A magistrate’s sympathy is, therefore, likely to be more to ensure that farmers get loans at low rates of ALL MINISTRIES loans are not issued to them and are the demand of organic foods. But ry system and to take decisions about interest, the Government pays a certain propor- issued to big farmers. views on managing soil health and fer- specific export and import-related with the lawyers who appear daily before him in court rather than CONCERNED, TO tion of the interest to banks directly while the DEVELOP This policy has created a new set of tility vary widely between soil scientists measures. with the policemen. farmers pay the rest. This “subvention” cost the problems, which has resulted in com- and indigenous knowledge experts. Though more than 86 per cent of On receiving a complaint by lawyers of a police atrocity, APPROPRIATE Government `3,045 crore in FY18 and, as com- POLICIES AND promise on investments on long-term Science is shy to research how indige- India’s farmers are small and margin- whether true or concocted, the judicial magistrate will issue sum- pared to that, the FY20 Budget target is 37 per agriculture. The short-term crop loans nous knowledge systems work on al, they are not always in a position to mons to the policemen accused under Section 204 CrPC and cent higher at `8,000 crore. PRACTICES FOR now comprise 75 per cent of all agri- farmers’ fields. directly transact at Agriculture Produce begin a criminal trial, which may end up by the accused police- A report by a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) PRICE AND culture credit as compared to 51 per Organic farming by Farmer Market Committees (APMCs) and men being sent to jail and/or their career damaged or ruined. internal working group on agriculture credit, DEMAND cent in 2000. When overall investments Producer Organisations (FPOs) and other wholesale markets. Therefore So the moment a summons is issued against him by a judicial however, points to major problems in how the FORECAST; USE OF in agriculture are slowing — invest- Village Producers’ Organisations there is a need to develop and upgrade magistrate, a policeman is like a fish out of water, flopping about scheme is working — in which case — the FUTURES AND ment-to-farm-GDP fell from 18.2 per (VPOs) in large clusters, preferably of rural markets into Gramin Agricultural helplessly. That is the real reason why policemen are scared of Government probably needs to look at complete- OPTIONS MARKET; cent in FY12 to 13.8 per cent in FYI7 1,000 hectares each, should be encour- Markets (GrAMs). Also, the ly recasting it. — it is a matter of concern. Within this, aged. Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) Government should work on strength- lawyers. EXPANSION OF The good news here, of course, is that while WAREHOUSE the share of the Government has fall- should also be encouraged to take up ening the electronic National Many lawyers have imaginative minds, which also scares formal bank credit was just around 10 per cent en even more sharply and this needs to organic agriculture in clusters under the Agriculture Market (eNAM), an online Government servants. Let me give an example of one such dia- DEPOSITORY of total farm credit in 1951, this is up to around SYSTEMS AND TO be corrected. National Rural Livelihood Mission trading platform for agricultural com- bolical mind at work. When I was a lawyer in Allahabad High 70 per cent today. But, and here’s the problem, Ideally, the Government should (NRLM). modities. Court (1971-91), there was a leading senior lawyer of the concessional farm credit that is given by com- TAKE DECISIONS stop subsidised loans and instead, give Our ecology supports cultivation of India has mastered all systems for Allahabad District Court (let us call him AB), who, though hav- mercial banks — mostly in the public sector — ABOUT SPECIFIC the subsidy directly to farmers through highly-specialised medicinal and aro- crop production, including loans for ing a huge practice, never filed income tax returns and, of course, is many times greater than the inputs bought by EXPORT AND Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT); once matic plants. India is home to a large growing crops. But as crops are perish- never paid any income tax. farmers. So what are the loans being taken for? IMPORT-RELATED subsidised loans are not available from number of small and cottage industries able items if they are not sold on time, Once, a young exuberant and upright Income Tax Officer was In all probability, as the researchers at MEASURES the banks, the practice of phantom that manufacture perfumes, essential pressure starts mounting on farmers. posted in Allahabad, who issued a notice to AB to appear before ICRIER (Indian Council for Research on loans will also stop. Over time, all agri- oils and other associated products. The This pressure leads to distress sale. International Economic Relations) and other culture subsidies should be trimmed Government should support organised Now, the focus must shift to credit for him. When AB appeared, the tax official said, “Mr AB, everyone institutions have surmised, over the years, since and money should be invested in cre- cultivation and associated industry. post-harvest, which can stop distress knows you are a top lawyer in Allahabad District Court with a the loans are at vastly subsidised rates, they are ating irrigation or other facilities that There are integrated crop-manage- sale by farmers. roaring practice. Yet you never file income tax returns and never probably being diverted to non-farm users. It is benefit the sector more. ment systems that help in restoring As India is primarily an agriculture- pay any income tax”, and having said so, made a best assess- not clear if this is done by bank managers alone We need to make agriculture and ecosystems by predominantly using based country, our districts can spe- ment and levied a huge demand on AB as tax and penalty. AB or whether the farmers are also part of the deal. farmers smart by revolutionising the organic inputs. cialise in some or other agricultural kept pleading that he was a poor lawyer with no practice and The RBI found that in some States like sector to the extent that it stays relevant Zero-budget natural farming is produce and be known for it. But spe- that he would be ruined by this huge demand as he had no assets, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Telangana, Tamil in this digital era. This can be done if one such system. The way forward is to cial attention is lacking in this regard. and so on, but to no avail. Nadu, Uttarakhand and Punjab, bank credit is we start working on the basics of farm- developing area and crop-specific sus- There is a need to develop cluster-based A few days thereafter, the tax official received a letter from higher than the cost of inputs by farmers. ing but with the help of technology. tainable agricultural practices and tak- models in a scientific manner for iden- a lawyer (not AB) stating that his client, a young woman, had Whereas in some States like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Farming has to be sustainable in the ing them to farmers. tified agriculture produces in our dis- Odisha, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh wake of climate change and degrada- Rainwater harvesting should be a tricts in the same manner as we have been impregnated by the tax official under a false promise of and West Bengal, farmers are not getting credit tion of our agricultural ecosystems. We national mission. Every year, India suf- developed models for the industrial sec- marriage which he had not kept, and now his client has deliv- even to meet their input requirements. need to re-look at agriculture with the fers with floods and drought simulta- tor. ered his child, for which he must pay a huge amount of com- Interestingly, a study by Tata Institute of farmer at the centre. Recently a high- neously. Rainwater, when harvested Cultivation of horticulture crops in pensation. Otherwise legal proceedings for rape and so on would Social Sciences’ R Ramakumar and the RBI’s powered committee of Chief Ministers appropriately, will reduce the pace of clusters brings advantages of scales of be commenced against him. Pallavi Chavan had found that in FY09, as much was constituted for the “transformation water flow, enabling it to seep through operations and can spur establishment The tax official was bewildered and shocked as he had never as 46 per cent of the loans by banks were made for Indian agriculture.” So I would like and charge aquifers. of entire chains from production to till then even had an affair with any woman, far less impregnat- after the Rabi sowing had ended. to put forward some suggestions which For better price realisation, farm- marketing, besides giving recognition ing anyone. He went from lawyer to lawyer seeking advice, and The RBI study also found that while livestock, could help revolutionise agriculture. ers need to make decisions based on to the districts for specific crops. ultimately someone told him to go to AB. He did and fell at AB’s forestry and fisheries contributed around 38-42 We have to work on multiplication prices likely to be available after harvest. India’s farm export potential is as feet, apologising profusely. Consequently, a compromise was per cent of agriculture output during 2014-16, of seeds as it is easy and most of our sta- The Government should also cre- high as $100 billion against the current this sector got just seven per cent of the total agri- ples are self-pollinated crops. Excess ate an institutional mechanism, with exports of $32-35 billion. If these sug- reached. The tax official recalled his order imposing tax and penal- culture credit. Clearly, this is an issue that needs usage of fertilisers and pesticides is pol- participation of all Ministries con- gestions are incorporated, we will ty on AB, and the legal notice too was withdrawn. addressing. luting surface and sub-surface aquifers cerned, to develop appropriate policies achieve the $5 trillion economy target No wonder Government servants in India and cops, too, give The RBI study also found disparity in the and our food chains have chemical and practices for price and demand ahead of time. lawyers a wide berth! number of small and marginal farmers and loans residues. People are growing health- forecast; use of futures and options mar- (The writer is an author and GST (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India) issued to them, as in some States it seems that conscious and thus there is increase in ket; expansion of warehouse deposito- and economics specialist) Ineffective climate pledges spell doom Environment change summits have become annual high-visibility events where discussions and debates FOREIGN EYE are held and pledges are taken by countries, but thereafter it is business as usual

levels and if possible reversing almost 75 per cent of the 184 USA, with their share of high cause of the inequitable condi- climate change in the process is pledges made by various coun- historic emissions and being tions at the global climate change a serious matter that is now tries under the Paris Agreement developed nations, have finan- mitigation forum. As a part its pushing our environment into were insufficient to slow climate cial and other resources as accu- effort, the Indian leadership an irrecoverable tailspin. change. mulated wealth at their dispos- must make a strong case of how NEED TO RESTORE Apart from man-made rea- The report classifies pledges, al and as a result are able to do the developed nations must FAITH OF PUBLIC sons for pollution, the fact that which commit to reducing 2030 much more to mitigate climate come forward in not only doing KOTA SRIRAJ humans are not taking serious emissions by over 40 per cent change on the same platform. more than the developing world A special Assembly, running and effective action is damaging compared to 1990 levels as This advantage the developing to slow down climate change, in tandem with the new elhi’s trial by pollution is the environment more and “Sufficient” and 20-40 per cent nations do not have. As a result, but must also assist the emerg- akin to a trial by fire for strengthening the devastating reduction pledges as “Partially there is glaring disparity between ing nations on advisory and British Parliament, could Dall the citizens, especial- effects of climate change. Sufficient.” what the developing world can resources support wise and help help provide a much- ly the elderly and children. The The glaring deficiencies in Pledges with mitigation tar- achieve against their pledges and fight the advance of climate needed bridge between days are exceedingly smoggy action arise when climate-relat- gets under 20 per cent or those cient” or better still more than Brazil, Canada, Japan, New what the developed world can change. Westminster and the public and sunlight is disappearing ed pledges are undertaken but with conditional commitments, “sufficient” is a cause for concern Zealand and North Korea were showcase as efforts taken under Climate summits have of the United Kingdom. among various layers of harm- seldom executed in all serious- where the country is implement- because the state of the environ- deemed partially sufficient, their pledges. become annual high-visibility ful pollutants in the atmos- ness. This aspect of the fight ing at least 50 per cent of the ment in the face of rapid climate pledges made by eight other The international commu- events where discussions and British MPs have already phere. against climate change has come pledged mitigation actions from change needs more than “suffi- countries were deemed partial- nity must recognise this imbal- debates are held and pledges are committed to part-funding a The state of the environ- out in a recent report titled the their own resources, were cient” efforts to make a positive ly insufficient. The rest of the ance and set out to find a formu- taken but thereafter it is business citizen's assembly on ment today in Delhi is the result Truth Behind the Climate deemed “Partially Insufficient.” difference. pledges, totalling 125 largely- la that empowers all to take as usual. climate change emergency of our actions and inactions, Pledges, released on November Those with no targets for The only countries that developing countries with the equal measures and actions. This has to change and next year. The next British both. While various anthro- 5 by the United States-based absolute emission reduction and could qualify for carrying out US being a notable exception, Climate justice also demands India can and must become the pogenic actions are stoking the Universal Ecological Fund. those which rely on internation- their pledges in a sufficient were deemed insufficient. that historically rich emitters catalyst that brings about this Government should go pollution levels in our lives, Fundación Ecológica Universal al financing more than 50 per manner were 35 in number. Out This shows the wide dispar- must shoulder a substantially awakening and change because further and take inaction in taking concrete steps (FEU-US) is a partner of the cent of their mitigation actions of these 35 nations, 28 belonged ity in efforts and how seriously higher share of that burden to a pledge taken has to be kept, forward the proposal of a to limit and stem the spiralling older Argentinian organisation were deemed “Insufficient.” to the European Union and these pledges are being taken reduce climate change. especially if it is taken for moth- constitutional pollution levels is only worsen- with the same name. The report The fact that the report’s seven were other nations. and followed up. But there is a India, in its role as an er Earth. ing matters. The problem of disclosed that during the course research could not find a major- While the pledges of 12 different kind of disparity at emerging economic power, must (The writer is an environ- convention. inaction in containing pollution of the research, it was found that ity of the pledges being “suffi- countries, including Australia, work here, too. The EU and the highlight and champion the mental journalist) (The Guardian editorial) VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 money 8 CAPSULE ‘India views privacy seriously, India probes alleged subsidy on fibreboards exported by 5 nations data imperialism not okay’ n PNS NEW DELHI

PNS n NEW DELHI mendations of Justice Shri India has initiated a probe into Krishna Committee, the pub- alleged exports subsidisation Amid the furore over Pegasus lic consultations and said the by Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Emami Q2 net up hacking incident, IT Minister initiative for taking a Bill into Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam Rs 95.99 crore Ravi Shankar Prasad on Parliament is being considered, on fibreboards, which is NEW DELHI: Kolkata-based Wednesday sent out a strong according to the release. impacting the domestic indus- FMCG major Emami Ltd on message saying India takes Prasad emphasised that any try, according to a notification. Wednesday reported a 16.44 privacy seriously of which data protection law must be The commerce ministry's per cent increase in informational privacy is an technology agnostic, based investigation arm Directorate consolidated profit after tax to integral part, and data imperi- upon element of free consent, General of Trade Remedies Rs 95.99 crore in the second alism will not be acceptable. no abuse of consent beyond the (DGTR) has started the probe quarter ended September 30. At the Commonwealth Law permissible limits, requisite to examine whether the sub- The company had posted a Ministers' conference in data protection authorities and sidy programmes of these five consolidated profit after tax of Colombo (Sri Lanka), India's a fair mechanism for data pro- countries for exports of fibre- Rs 82.44 crore in the same Law and IT Minister strongly cessing. boards are impacting the quarter last fiscal, Emami Ltd articulated New Delhi's Equally, there is a need to domestic industry. said in a regulatory filing. approach and stance on data balance innovation, enterprise Greenply Industries/ Consolidated revenue from protection, an official release in data but with due regard to Greenpanel Industries, operations stood at Rs 660.05 said. privacy, he said. Century Plyboards (India) and crore in the second quarter The minister said in the age In India we view privacy seriously and informational Last week, after WhatsApp's Rushil Decor have filed an Directorate General of Trade against 628.21 crore in the of Information Technology, privacy is also integral to that. It means a person disclosure that the spyware application on behalf of year-ago quarter, a growth of 5 data plays a crucial role in the must have control over his data and its commercial had targeted Indian users as domestic industry before the Remedies has started a probe to per cent. The quarter posted a digital economy discourse. usage well, the Indian government directorate alleging subsidisa- examine whether the subsidy soft growth due to challenging "In India we view privacy had asked WhatsApp to tion of fibreboards from these — RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD, IT Minister liquidity and consumption seriously and informational explain the matter and list out five countries. programmes of these five countries environment in the domestic privacy is also integral to that. the measures that were taken They have requested for ini- for exports of fibreboards are business. However, It means a person must have reportedly behind the tech- being generated in developing by the app to protect the pri- tiation of an anti-subsidy impacting the domestic industry international business posted control over his data and its nology that helped unnamed and under developed countries vacy of millions of users. investigation for levy of coun- good growth of 20 per cent commercial usage," Prasad entities' hack into phones of but the claim for processing is WhatsApp sources had said tervailing duties on the during the period. said. roughly 1,400 users spanning being emphasised only by big that platform had informed imports of the goods, DGTR ity hereby initiates an investi- the amount of countervailing The comments assume sig- four continents and included countries. New Delhi in September that said in a notification. gation into the alleged sub- duty, which if levied, would be nificance in the backdrop of diplomats, political dissidents, The minister cautioned that 121 Indian users had been tar- According to the notification, sidisation and consequent adequate to remove the injury recent disclosures by messag- journalists and senior govern- any attempt to create monop- geted with the Israeli spyware it has found evidence of exis- material injury to the domes- to the domestic industry. ing giant WhatsApp that said ment officials. oly on data by few companies Pegasus, after sending an alert tence of "countervailable sub- tic industry," it said. Fibreboard is a type of engi- Indian journalists and human Speaking at the conference, and nations or data imperial- in May. The IT Ministry offi- sidies" on production and The directorate will deter- neered wood product that is rights activists were among Prasad noted that data econo- ism will not be acceptable. cials, however, maintained that export of the goods. Such sub- mine the existence, degree made out of wood fibres. The those globally spied upon by my, both in terms of commer- Data sovereignty of coun- the past information had been sidised exports by companies in and effect of alleged subsidis- petitioners have alleged that unnamed entities using an cial use and employment, will tries, big or small, must be inadequate and incomplete. these five countries are causing ation. the producers/exporters of the Israeli spyware Pegasus. play a crucial role. respected, Prasad said. WhatsApp has over 1.5 bil- material injury to the domestic If it will be established that goods in these countries have ‘Coal Ministry not in WhatsApp had said it is While India acknowledges The minister also mentioned lion users globally, of which industry and there is a further subsidies by these nations is benefitted from the actionable suing NSO Group, an Israeli this fact, it is equally important about the entire evolution of India alone accounts for about threat of injury to them. impacting the domestic indus- subsidies provided at various favour of overseas surveillance firm, that is that a large amount of data is data law in India, the recom- 400 million. In view of this, "the author- try, DGTR will recommend levels by their governments. acquisitions by ClL’ KOLKATA: Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said his ministry was not in Boeing sees demand favour of overseas coal asset IDBI Bank issues public notice on Mallya "acquisition" by Coal India n Limited (CIL). The minister said PNS NEW DELHI Mallya, corporate guarantee of last year India imported 235 for 2,380 new aircraft Pooled security with banks’ consortium, United Breweries Holdings. million tonne of coal and the IDBI Bank has declared Vijay IDBI Bank has informed forex outflow was Rs 2.71 lakh Mallya a wilful defaulter and including IDBI Bank, includes first pari and cautioned the public crore. "As of now the thinking in India by 2038 issued a public notice on passu charge on assets of Kingfisher through the notice that "no per- is, not to acquire assets and Wednesday with his old pass- son shall deal with any of the only to freeze the order in PNS n NEW DELHI port size photograph for default Airlines, hypothe-cation of 2 copters, properties of the advance to get coal at a on payments worth Rs 1,566 mortgage of Kingfisher House in borrower/guarantor as huge competitive price," Joshi said Global aerospace major crore in respect to Kingfisher dues are to be recovered from on the sidelines of the 8th Boeing expects a demand for Airlines. IDBI Bank NPA Vijay Mallya with his address Mumbai among other properties them". IDBI Bank said these Asian Mining Congress and 2,380 new aircraft in India, Management Group in given as UB Tower, Bangalore. borrowers and guarantors failed exhibition here. He said our valued at $330 billion, over the Mumbai issued a public notice Vijay Mallya is currently in current assets of Kingfisher equipment, furniture, fixtures and neglected to pay the instal- intention and goal is clear, "we next 20 years. According to the about wilful defaulter with the London and the Indian gov- Airlines, hypothecation of 2 of Kingfisher Airlines, residual ments of principal, interest to want domestic coal Boeing's annual India now defunct Kingfisher ernment has initiated legal pro- helicopters, mortgage of charge on shares of United IDBI Bank. The production." Joshi had already Commercial Market Outlook Airlines as the borrower and ceedings to seek his extradition. Kingfisher House, Mumbai Spirits and McDowell Holdings borrower/guarantor are advanced the one billion coal (CMO) 2019, factors such as According to the Vijay Mallya as the director and The pooled security charged owned by Kingfisher Airlines, pledged to SREI and J&K Bank, required to pay an outstanding production target of Coal India exponential domestic passen- Boeing's annual guarantor. to the consortium of banks, first charge on the fixed assets charge over Kingfisher Airlines sum of Rs 1566.61 crore as on by two years to FY24. To a ger traffic growth, new long- India CMO 2019, The notice carries an old including IDBI Bank, includes including ground support and brand including trademarks, October 1, 2018 together with question on FDI in the PSU haul opportunities and infra- factors such as black and white photograph of the first pari passu charge on equipment, computers, office personal guarantee of Vijay interest till the date of payment. coal behemoth, Joshi structure development will exponential reiterated that he wants Coal lead to the fulfilment of the India to continue to be the demand forecast. domestic largest coal-producing "To operate and maintain passenger traffic company "with" India. the expanding fleet, operators growth, new long- Radico Khaitan Q2 net up 58% Cipla Q2 net up are expected to spend $440 bil- haul opportunities lion on aviation services, and infrastructure PNS n NEW DELHI quarter under review stood at deferred tax assets accordingly, including ground, station and development will Rs 2,520.05 crore as against Rs thereby gaining Rs 26.62 crore. cargo operations, along with Liquor maker Radico Khaitan 1,906.1 crore in the year-ago Total expenditure in the sec- 25% at Rs 471 cr lead to the maintenance and engineer- on Wednesday reported a 58 per period, a growth of 32.2 per ond quarter was higher at Rs PNS n NEW DELHI ing," the 2019 India CMO said. fulfilment of the cent rise in consolidated net cent, it added. 2,454.38 crore as compared to "In India, single-aisles will demand forecast profit at Rs 79.94 crore in the The company said it has Rs 1,834.31 crore in the same Drug firm Cipla on lead the demand for airplane second quarter ended chosen to exercise the option of period a year ago, it added. Wednesday posted 25 per deliveries — comprising 87 enable new long-range flights." September 30. The company lower corporate tax Commenting on the results, cent increase in consolidat- per cent of all new airplanes — As per the CMO, many of had posted a consoli- rate and recog- Radico Khaitan Chairman and ed net profit at Rs 471 crore Aurobindo gets 8 to meet requirements for the new airplanes will replace dated net profit of Rs nised provision Managing Director Lalit for the second quarter ended domestic network connec- aging aircraft and help oper- 50.58 crore in the same for income tax Khaitan said the company had September 30, on the back of observations for 2 tions and service to new air- ators grow their network as quarter last fiscal, for the half year a robust operational and finan- robust sales across domestic plants from USFDA ports. India's airplane fleet is pro- Radico Khaitan said ended cial performance during the last and international markets. NEW DELHI: Aurobindo "Wide-body airplanes will jected to quadruple in size to in a regulatory filing. September 30, quarter which was otherwise The Mumbai-based com- Pharma on Wednesday said the make up 13 per cent of new approximately 2,500 aircraft by Revenue from 2019 and re- impacted by the overall eco- pany had reported a profit of US health regulator has issued airplane deliveries, helping to 2038. operations in the measured its nomic slowdown. Rs 377 crore during July- he added. In the US market, four observations each for its September, 2018-19. the company strengthened two units in Hyderabad after Total revenue from oper- its anti-microbial steward- inspecting the sites last month. ations rose to Rs 4,396 crore ship with the commerciali- The USFDA inspected active Canara Bank Q2 consolidated net up Rs 405 crore for the second quarter as sation of Zemdri, Vohra pharmaceutical ingredients against Rs 4,012 crore in the said. (API) manufacturing facility PNS n NEW DELHI standalone basis, bank posted year-ago period, Cipla said Besides domestic market, (Unit V) at Pashamylaram and The Consolidated Financial Statement an increase of 22 per cent at Rs in a regulatory filing. the company reported API manufacturing facility (Unit State-owned Canara Bank on 364.92 crore during the quar- "Our home markets con- growth in businesses in VIII) at Gaddapotharam in Wednesday reported a rise of 14 of the group companies comprises ter, up from Rs 299.54 crore in tinued to bode well - India South Africa and the US Hyderabad between October 21 per cent in its consolidated net the result of eight subsidiaries, the year-ago period. business recorded robust during the quarter. and October 28, the company profit at Rs 405.49 crore for the four associates including two Total income rose to Rs performance in trade gener- Elaborating on the prod- said in a BSE filing. second quarter ended 14,461.73 crore from Rs ics and across all key thera- uct pipeline in the US mar- "At the end of the inspections, September amid fall in bad Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) 12,679.06 crore. The bank wit- pies in branded business ket, the firm said it is pro- we have been issued a Form loans and healthy income from and a joint venture nessed fall in its bad loans pro- while in South Africa, the gressing well on trials for 483 with four observations for operations. portion with the gross non-per- private market business out- respiratory products with each facility.We believe that The bank had posted a net forming assets (NPAs) standing paced the market signifi- launch of Albuterol expect- these observations are related profit of Rs 356.55 crore during in the second quarter of 2019- tory filing. Interest income companies comprises the result at 8.68 per cent (Rs 38,711.33 cantly," Cipla MD and ed in the first half of next fis- to procedural improvements the corresponding July- 20 rose to Rs 15,509.36 crore as stood at Rs 12,500.37 crore, up of eight subsidiaries, four asso- crore) of gross advances by end Global CEO Umang Vohra cal. and none of the observations September period of last fiscal against Rs 13,437.83 crore in from Rs 11,015.93 crore. ciates including two Regional of September 2019 from 10.56 said. Shares of Cipla were trad- are related to data integrity," it ended March 31, 2019. the same period of 2018-19, The Consolidated Financial Rural Banks (RRBs) and a joint per cent (Rs 45,233.22 crore) a The company's growth ing 2.61 per cent up at Rs added. Total income (consolidated) Canara Bank said in a regula- Statement (CFS) of the group venture, the bank said. On a year-ago. accelerators remain on track, 479.80 apiece on the BSE. HCL Infosystems RIL again puts off gas bid to Nov 15 on bidders’ request

PNS n NEW DELHI unit (mmBtu). The rate sought shares drop nearly 5% compares to the government- Reliance Industries has for the Originally bidding for 5 mn standard mandated USD 3.23 price that PNS n NEW DELHI second time in a month put off cubic metres per day of natural gas to its currently producing bidding to sell natural gas it Dhirubhai-1 and 3 fields in Shares of IT company HCL plans to produce from newer be produced from R-Cluster fields in KG-D6 block get. The govern- Infosystems on Wednesday fields in the flagging eastern KG-D6 block from mid-2020 was to ment gas pricing policy, how- dropped nearly 5 per cent after offshore KG-D6 block, sources happen on Oct 11 but was put off to ever, provides for a higher cap the firm posted widening of said. The sources said potential price for future gas produced consolidated loss to Rs 39.92 bidders sought more time to Nov 6 as bidders cited festival season from difficult fields like those crore for the September quar- evaluate the terms of the offer in deep-sea. ter. The scrip declined 4.93 per and so the bidding deadline seeking volume bids but also immediately preceding the rel- This cap currently is fixed at cent to close at Rs 7.71 on the were announced post market was pushed back to Nov 15. price quotes and those offering evant contract month in which USD 8.43 per mmBtu. BSE. During the day, it plum- hours on Tuesday. The compa- Originally bidding for 5 mil- the best price would walk away gas supplies are made. Reliance-BP is developing three meted 8.38 per cent to Rs 7.43. ny had posted a loss of Rs 33 lion standard cubic metres per with the gas. Reliance set a floor or min- sets of discoveries in KG-D6 On the NSE, it tumbled 4.93 per crore in July-September 2018, day of natural gas planned to Bidders have been asked to imum quote of 9 per cent of block — R-Cluster, Satellites cent to settle at Rs 7.70. a regulatory filing said. Revenue be produced from R-Cluster quote a price (expressed as a dated Brent price — which and MJ — by 2022 that can In terms of traded volume, from operations also declined fields in the KG-D6 block from percentage of the dated Brent means bidders would have to produce a peak of 30 mmscmd 1.22 lakh shares of the compa- over 40 per cent to Rs 581.77 mid-2020 was to happen on crude oil rate), supply period quote 9 or a higher percentage of gas. The quantity offered for ny were traded on the BSE and crore during the quarter under October 11 but was put off to time and the bid has been put sell the gas they plan to pro- and the volume of gas required. for seeking gas supplies. bidding in the NIO is 5 over seven lakh shares changed review from Rs 976.37 crore in November 6 as bidders cited off to November 15, they said. duce from three set of newer Dated Brent means the aver- At USD 60 per barrel price, mmscmd from R-Series fields hands on the NSE. the corresponding quarter of festival season in October. Reliance and its partner BP discoveries in the KG-D6 age of published Brent prices the gas price comes to USD 5.4 which will start production in The company's earnings 2018-19, it added. Now, they have sought more plc of UK are in the market to block. The partners are not just for three calendar months per million British thermal mid-2020. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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Bringing imagination to life t is always a curious thing to watch art come to life, to be more precise, through motion pictures. The percentage of visual The art of animation would be born from this curiosity, even effects in movies these days I before live action films were devel- oped properly. India was no exception. The more number of people. Apart from number of visual effects being employed even is a testament to the teaching self defense, she also distributes in family entertainers speaks volumes about sanitary napkins among rural women and the dependency on computer effects. Even increasing popularity of conducts sessions on ‘good touch and bad Tollywood, that is only second to Bollywood animation in storytelling. Making touch’ and intimate hygiene. in the country in its scales of production, is HERE ARE SOME OF THE LANDMARK FILMS AND SHOWS THAT LED TO THE Speaking to The Pioneer, Sherly says, “I spending lakhs to add larger-than-life elements DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMATION TO WHAT IT IS TODAY used to read many articles in newspapers into post-production. ANUSHKA PRADEEP about the atrocities against women such J.N. Pradeep, Managing Director of Tooni „ Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906) as domestic violence, abuse at workplace, Arks, spoke to The Pioneer about the use of details the rise and rise of „ women rape, etc. After learning about these inci- Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) visual effects in Tollywood movies. „ dents, I wanted to do something to help “Tollywood movies had begun experi- animation on both local and Steamboat Willie (1922) women so that they can defend them- menting with VFX and CGI in last two „ King Kong (1933) selves. I was a Karate black belt holder and decades. But Telugu audience is still hesitant international platforms „ Snow White (1937) that helped me train women with self in investing in animated movies and the notion stronger defense techniques.” „ The Flintstones (1960) that ‘animated movies are meant for children „ Apart from self defense techniques, only’ still prevalent. It is also true that expo- Jurassic Park (1993) Sherly also celebrate festivals like sure to animation is limited to Cartoon „ Toy Story (1995) Rakshabandhan with orphan kids, moti- Network, Pogo and other children’s channels. „ Avatar (2009) Telugu girl Sherly vates women with her speeches and con- But if you look at most of the animated con- ducts games in schools and orphanages to tent being produced nationally and interna- Devarapalli is teaching promote their skills. tionally, it would be obvious that more often After visiting some government schools than not, mainstream animated movies depict With the arrival of popular self defense techniques and meeting some orphans, Sherly start- the problems and lifestyles of adults as well. cartoon series created in ed an NGO, The Goodwin Charitable Movies like Baahubali, Magadheera, Eega etc to women and is also Trust, in 2019 with the help of her par- did make a mark in the state but they are at India such as Krishna and Chhota ents. an initial stage,” says Pradeep. Bheem, the animation game here conducting various She said that she started the NGO to Unlike the glam and glory of production has only gotten stronger. Even for provide skill development to youth and to houses like Walt Disney, Dreamworks, Warner work on sustainable development. One of Bros, Sony and many more that have occupied those who want animation as a activities for her initiatives — a digital dream project the centerstage in the animation industry profession, they have better scope underprivileged, finds V — provides smartclass technology to today, the journey of animation began with today than ever before. government aided schools in rural areas. very minimal optical devices that provided She shares, “As part of the Joy of people with minor forms of amusement. NAYEEM AKHTAR SATEESH REDDY Giving project, I distribute clothes for Long before animation was invented in DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF PIXELLOID orphans by collecting unused clothes India, we had other creative forms of semi-ani- from students. My friends are of a great mated mediums that were predecessors of ani- help to me for this initiative. To date, we mation in the country. For example, puppet have distributed clothes for more than shows in various parts of the country such as Tollywood movies had 1,000 people in Hyderabad.” Rajasthan or Andhra Pradesh. Folk tales and begun experimenting with n an era where atrocities against The youngster, with the help of her epics were usually the most popular story VFX and CGI in last two decades. women are on the rise, girls should friends, also made a short film named themes for this form of craft. be taught survival techniques to Atrocities against Women. She says, “We Nayeem Akhtar, Director and Founder of But Telugu audience is still tackleI a ‘fear culture’ from a very young wanted to show how a women leads her Pixelloid, a studio which contributed to the hesitant in investing in animated age. life of being victim of child marriage, making of several Bollywood and Tollywood in India such as Krishna, Chhota Bheem and movies and the notion that In order to help women and young girls dowry harassment, domestic violence movies such as Manikarnika, Maharshi and so so forth, the animation game in the country defend themselves, Vijayawada-based and rape. The duration of the short film on says, “The scope of animation has grown has only gotten stronger. Even for those who ‘animated movies are meant for Sherly Devarapalli has been conducting is about nine minutes with no dialogues. to a great extent in India. Especially since the look towards animation as a profession, they children only’ still prevalent training sessions on self defense for The film also teaches women about the Advent of online streaming channels, VFX and have better scope today than ever before. And among many audience young girls of government schools across laws on domestic violence and more.” CGI are now all the more in the rage. With there’s still more scope for growth in this pro- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Till date, Sherly has taught self defense the arrival of popular cartoon series created fession.” J.N. PRADEEP Nadu. Sherly, who is pursuing her BA, is to over 3,000 women in Andhra Pradesh, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TOONI ARKS preparing for civil services in order to help Telangana and Tamil Nadu.

attling it out in an intense competition, skaters. Mahin Ivan Tandon eventually edged the best skaters from India were seen out others in the finals and won the tourna- MAHIN IVAN TANDON B racing to become the ultimate champi- ment with a lap time of 22.1 seconds, leaving BURNING on. These thrills were witnessed at the first- behind Gautham from Bengaluru and Omair EMERGED AS THE BEST ever India edition of the Red Bull ‘Feel the Quadri from Hyderabad who won the second Wheel’ that took place in Hyderabad recent- and third place. SKATER BY EDGING OUT ly. As many as 22 riders took to the wall ride “I feel really happy after winning the cham- OTHERS IN THE FINALS and the skate park to give neck-to-neck com- pionship and still could not believe I was able THE RACE petition to each other where, in the end, Mahin to do this as everyone was equally great. I thank AND WINNING THE Ivan Tandon emerged as the champion among Red Bull for giving me the platform and just TOURNAMENT WITH A them. the wings that I needed. It surely makes me feel As the finals approached, the competition motivated and I look forward to do much more LAP TIME OF 22.1 was not just about the skills anymore one with my skateboard,” said a very jubilant Mahin SECONDS TRACK entailed but also the fitness and stamina of the Ivan Tandon. 10

Vijayawada Thursday November 7, 2019 what’s brewing? Sanjeev Kumar's biography to be ready by Nov 2020

egendary actor Sanjeev Kumar, popularly known as Sanjeev Kumar Haribhai Jariwala, L will get a biography. was just 47 when The announcement was m.n the actors 34th death he passed away in anniversary on Wednesday. 1985 due to a heart It will be penned by Reeta Gupta and co-authored by attack. The Uday Jariwala, nephew of the late actor and also the head National Award of the Sanjeev Kumar winner is known Foundation. “The legend of Sanjeev for his numerous Kumar deserves to be told, as he left us too early. The stellar perfor- enduring charm to his com- mances in movies mon man appeal remains. Producers continued to such as Sholay, release films (a total of 10), up to 1993, eight years after Aandhi, Dastak, his death. Even today, Koshish, Angoor Indians across the globe see him as an iconic performer,” and many more said Uday. Uday also shared that stellar performances in friends, co-workers and fam- movies such as Sholay, ily members are contributing Aandhi, Dastak, Koshish and readily to the book and is Angoor and many more. expected to be ready by his One of his characters 35th death anniversary in etched on the masses’ minds November 2020. is that of the retired police- Sanjeev Kumar was just 47 man Thakur Baldev Singh, Vijay's dethrones when he passed away in whose arms are chopped off 1985 due to a heart attack. by the dacoit Gabbar Singh Bigil The National Award winner in the 1975 blockbuster is known for his numerous Sholay. Rajinikanth's Petta ijay’s Bigil is having a dream run a staggering budget of Rs 180 crore and at the box office. The Atlee- WITH A WORLDWIDE released in over 4000 screens world- directed sports drama has wide. emerged as biggest Tamil gross- GROSS OF RS 240 CRORE, Bigil was also dubbed and released er of this year and has overtak- in Telugu as whistle. The film has V en Rajinikanth’s Petta at the RAJINIKANTH’S PETTA WAS emerged as biggest dubbed gross- ticket windows in just its second week of THE BIGGEST GROSSER OF er for Vijay in Telugu states. theatrical run. Reports have already made According to trade sources, Bigil on TAMIL CINEMA TILL the rounds that Vijay and Atlee Monday evening took its cumulative will team up for the fourth time. worldwide gross earnings to an estimated MONDAY. BIGIL, However, the reunion might not over Rs 250 crore and has emerged as the ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE happen immediately. Meanwhile, biggest Tamil grosser of this year. Vijay is currently shooting for his With a worldwide gross of Rs 240 crore, TRADE SOURCES, WENT next yet-untitled project in Delhi. Rajinikanth’s Petta was the biggest gross- The project is being directed by er of Tamil cinema till Monday. Bigil, PAST PETTA AT THE BOX Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is according to multiple trade sources, went OFFICE AND IS NOW presently basking in the past Petta at the box office and is now eye- phenomenal success ing Rs 300 crore. EYEING RS 300 CRORE of Kaithi. It is worth mentioning that Vijay now has Dubbed three Rs 250 crore grossers to his credit. ball team. Thalapathy 64, With Bigil, Vijay has registered a hat-trick Vijay plays a player turned coach after the film will see of Rs 250 crore grossers after Mersal and he’s forced to stop playing courtesy an inci- Malavika Mohanan Sarkar. dent involving his gangster father. play the leading Directed by Atlee, Bigil stars Vijay in dual Bigil marked the third collaboration of lady while Vijay roles and he’s seen essaying an aged gang- Atlee and Vijay after Theri and Mersal. It essays the antago- ster and a football coach of a women’s foot- was produced by AGS Entertainment on nist’s role. FUN TIME

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Vijayawada Thursday November 7, 2019 tollywood SUKUMAR BEHIND CHARAN ACQUIRING LUCIFER RIGHTS Even though remakes are in right now, Sukumar, who has never directed a remake in his career so far, jumping on the bandwagon speaks a lot about the director's commitment to direct Chiranjeevi, finds NAGARAJ GOUD

t a promotional event of Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Telugu Elsa to in Cochin last month, actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, had said that have NITHYA A Megastar Chiranjeevi has bought the Telugu remake rights of the Malayalam super-hit movie, Lucifer, which the actor had direct- MENEN's voice ed. Shortly afterwards reports sur- rozen 2 is just a few offered to me, I gave it an faced that Sukumar is attached to weeks away from its instant nod as its one of the helm the remake. While Konidela official release. The most-touching scripts I have Production Company hasn’t made F film has become one read. Not only does it have a any official statement about the film of the most-antici- cinematic appeal which one yet, it is true that the Rangasthalam pated animated movies that cannot miss, but it also has a director will indeed be sitting in the Disney is releasing in a while. beautiful and heart-warming director’s saddle. However, there’s an For the Hindi version, some message for all the girls out interesting back-story to this. of the biggest names of there. I am in awe of Elsa’s “In fact, it was Sukumar who Bollywood such as Priyanka character and it’s quite excit- asked Ram Charan to buy the remake Chopra Jonas and Parineeti ing to be dubbing for her in rights of Lucifer for Chiranjeevi. He Chiranjeevi and he didn’t want to lose for a remake but Sukumar zeroing on Chopra have been associated Telugu for my fans and our was mighty impressed with the film’s out an opportunity to direct the Lucifer tells us about how interested with the movie. Joining the local audience. She is a char- content and the way Prithviraj shot Megastar. “The fact that Sukumar he is in directing Chiru,” noted the sisterhood is one of the most- acter that is loved and stands it. He felt it would be a role tailor- hasn’t directed a remake in his career source. talented actresses in the out as a true inspiration for all made for Chiranjeevi at this stage of till now and chose to helm one for the Released earlier this March, the Tollywood, Nithya Menen. the little girls. Collaborating his career and rang Charan to grab first time itself is an indica- original, which is one of the highest Last seen in Mission Mangal, with a magnificent produc- the rights at the earliest. Sukumar tor how much he grossing Malayalam film, told the Nithya is all set to dub for the tion house like Disney is would be giving his own spin to the adores story of political vacuum that arises character of Elsa in the Telugu indeed a dream come true as script with his team of writers after Chiranjeevi. when the leader of the ruling party version. Known to be a strong they bring the most iconic he wraps up his next with Allu Also, general- passes away. In the inevitable succes- personality in real life, Nithya characters alive year on year.” Arjun,” said a highly-placed ly it’s either sion squabble and the power strug- is the perfect fit for Elsa, The film is set to be released source close to the development. the stars or the gle that ensues, his adopted son, the who will be seen as a warrior in English, Hindi, Tamil and In fact, the source added that producers mysterious Stephen (played by who doesn’t need a prince Telugu on November 22 like many directors of the current who decide on Mohanlal), steps in to faces the chal- charming to save her. across Telangana and Andhra lot, Sukumar too is fan of buying rights lenges that follow the chaos. “When Frozen 2 was Pradesh. PRABHAS to resume work on this month Jaann a break after Saaho released, Prabhas will begin shooting for Radha Krishna’s Jaan (tentative title) shortly. The film was earlier shot in Europe and Hyderabad and the third schedule will commence in the third week of this month. Sets resembling 1970s Europe are being erected at the O Ramoji Film City for the shoot. Simultaneously, a couple of train sets have been erected at the Annapurna Studios, under the supervision of produc- tion designer Ravinder, where shooting will take place for around 14 days. The shoot will pick up pace from the next schedule and the team has plans to com- plete the film by April next year, a little birdie tells us. The actor is also hitting the gym regularly to be in perfect shape for the film, which is a musical love story with Pooja Hedge as the leading lady. Prabhas, it is said, will be seen as a palm reader. A joint production venture between Gopi Krishna Movies and UV Creations, the film has music by Amit Trivedi. RAASHI KHANNA dubs for the first time ctress Raashi Khanna time!! For #worldfamouslover. wishers congratulated her who will be featuring I always had this fear that my efforts to make her character Lust Stories in in Vijay Devera- voice or my diction won’t be more immersive by adding konda’s next film, very proper for a character.. her own voice to it. A World Famous Lover, but I surprised myself! Cant World Famous Lover will has begun her dubbing ses- wait for you all to hear my have the Arjun Reddy star fea- sion for the film. This is voice in the film.. (sic),” she ture opposite four heroines the first time she has tweeted along with a picture Raashi Khanna, Izabelle Leite, Telugu is original, says given her own voice of her in front of a mic in a Aishwarya Rajesh, and for her role in a film. studio. Catherine Teresa — where he NANDINI REDDY “Dubbing for the first Many of her fans and well- plays the role of a writer. andini Reddy, who directed one of the short films SEKHAR CHANDRA in the Telugu version of Lust Stories, clarified that the short films in the anthology are not remakes. The original Lust Stories was produced by Netfilx n and it had four short film segments that centered on music for Kalyanram's next the theme of lust. They were directed by Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, and Dibakar Banerjee and featured Kiara urrently on the final leg of shooting for Entha Advani, Radhika Apte, and Manisha Koirala. Manchi Vaadavuraa, which will be directed by “For the nth time. Lust stories in Telugu does NOT feature any Satish Vegesna, Kalyanram will shift attention of the stories already seen in Hindi,” Nandini tweeted in response C to his long-in-the-development fantasy drama to rumours that the Telugu version will be same as the with debutant director Vasisth Mallidi. While Hindi one. the director hasn’t Nandini Reddy, who recently directed zeroed in on his leading Samantha Akkineni-starrer Oh Baby!, direct- ladies and other sup- ed the segment featuring Amala Paul for the porting actors yet, we WHILE THE DIRECTOR Telugu version. Other segments will be hear he is ready with HASN’T ZEROED IN directed by Sankalp Reddy and Tharun the technical team. Bhascker. “Sekhar Chandra has ON HIS LEADING Amala Paul had recently said she com- been roped in to com- LADIES AND OTHER pleted shooting for her portion. She stars pose tunes. Although alongside Jagapathi Babu and Ashwin some other big names SUPPORTING ACTORS Kakumanu. Amala was all praise for were considered initial- YET, WE HEAR HE IS Nandini’s work on the project that made ly, as Kalyanram is it ‘easy-peasy’ for her to act in the short mounting the project READY WITH THE film. on a lavish note under “Wrapped up a Telugu anthology for his production house, TECHNICAL TEAM Netflix India. Now on to unwrapping the NTR Arts, the team felt story from my head. Indeed an intense that Sekhar is the best bet. The fact that he belted out ride in ten days but the boss lady good music for the actor’s 118 earlier this year worked Nandini made it easy-peasy. Really in his favour big time. On the other hand, Sarvesh Murari looking to this one and yes watch out has been roped in as the cameraman. He shares a great for Nandini Reddy version 2.0,” Amala working relation with Kalyanram having shot his Kathi, tweeted. Pataas and Sher,” said a source close to the development. — NG VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 sport 12 India look to level series under Maha threat PTI n RAJKOT heir frailties in the shortest format under the scanner, India would be Taiming to ensure that a plucky Bangladesh don’t run away with the momentum when the two sides clash in the second T20I, which is facing a cyclonic threat here today. India have not had the kind of suc- Indian pacer Shardul Thakur, right and Manish Pandey cess in T20s as they have enjoyed in the return after a practice session ahead of their second other two formats of late and that is evi- Twenty20I against Bangladesh in Rajkot AP dent from the results this year. They have already lost a series at home this year — to Australia — before drawing against South Africa who were Pace combination will otherwise hammered in Tests. In the absence of some senior play- ers, including regular skipper Virat Indian workers cover the pitch on the eve of second T20 BCCI/Twitter depend on track: Rohit Kohli, the second game of the three- whether the team management PTI n RAJKOT match series is an ideal platform for the gives another chance to Dube, fringe players to show what they are or brings in Kerala wicket- ndia captain Rohit Sharma hinted at made of. keeper batsman Sanju Samson. Irejigging the pace combination for the sec- All this will depend on how much 100 for Rohit Also, if Karnataka batsman ond T20 while defending the batting line- of an impact Cyclone Maha, which is Manish Pandey makes the playing up, in which senior opener Shikhar Dhawan expected to make landfall in Gujarat on XI, one of them will have to make has been struggling for some time. match day, has on the weather in the city. way for him. “Our batting looks good. So I don’t think In fact, heavy rains, associated with The inexperienced Indian there’s any change we need to make in our lightening, lashed the city on Wednesday bowling attack is another area batting. But we’ll analyze the pitch, and based evening. The wicket at the Saurashtra of concern for the team management. on that we’ll see what we can do as a team,” Cricket Association Stadium is, howev- Pacer Khaleel Ahmed, who leaked 37 Rohit said during pre-match interaction. er, protected with covers. RAJKOT: Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma runs in his four overs and was ham- While he didn’t take names but there is A series loss to Bangladesh will only will become the first Indian player and mered for four consecutive boundaries a chance of Shardul Thakur coming in place pose more questions to the home team second in world cricket to complete 100 in the penultimate over in Delhi, could of Khaleel, whose pace at times is making as it looks to zero in on a settled squad T20 Internationals when he will take the be dropped and Shardul Thakur may get it easier for the opposition to negotiate at the for next year’s T20 World Cup. field in the second game against a look in. death overs. Rohit, who had a rare failure on Bangladesh today. Spinners Washington Sundar, “The (pace-bowling) combination that Sunday, would be keen to lead by exam- Shoaib Malik (111 games) from Yuzvendra Chahal and Krunal Pandya we played in the last game, it was based on ple. Pakistan is the only player to have played will not only have to contain the rival the pitch that was on offer in Delhi. We will Another batsman who will be under more than 100 T20I. batsmen but will also need to provide see the pitch again today and we will think pressure is K L Rahul, trying to cement Rohit is currently the top-scorer in breakthroughs. what we need to do in our bowling line-up,” his place in the T20 eleven after losing this format with 2452 runs with regu- On the other hand, Bangladesh, who the skipper said. his spot in the Test squad. lar skipper Virat Kohli second in the list registered their first T20 win against He is expecting Rajkot track to play bet- A lot was expected from India’s with an aggregate of 2450 runs. He has India in nine matches, will look to seal India vs Bangladesh ter than the one at Kotla. young brigade on Sunday but barring scored the runs at a strike-rate of a memorable series victory. “The pitch looks good. Rajkot has Shreyas Iyer, no one took the opposition 136.67 with four hundreds and 17 half- Rahim would look to play another Live from 7:00pm IST always been a good track to bat on and it attack by the scruff of its neck. centuries. His opposite number crucial innings for the side in absence STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK does offer some assistance to the bowlers The likes of Rishabh Pant, Krunal Mahmudullah Riyad is also on the cusp of senior pros Tamim Iqbal and Shakib. also. It will be a good pitch. I’m pretty sure Pandya and all-rounder Shivam Dube, of a national record. Bangladesh bowlers, particularly it will be better than what you saw in Delhi,” who did not have a great start to his If he happens to hit two more sixes, spinner Aminul Isam and pacer Shafiul he opined. career, will have to justify their selection he will be the first Bangladeshi batsman Islam, had a good outing at Kotla and While strategy is a confidential thing, a and deliver when the situation demands. to complete 50 sixes in this format. PTI will be aiming to build on that perfor- change in approach is something that the It would be interesting to see mance. stand -in skipper expects from his mates. “I cannot tell you strategy but what I can definitely tell you is that there will be changes on our top from the first ball,” in our approach. In the last match (in New ‘Series win will be big boost for Bangla cricket’ he said. The captain thinks this Delhi), we played according to the pitch. We is Bangladesh’s best chance to win were playing as per the ways the pitch was PTI n RAJKOT the recent (developments), they are a good side at a T20 series against India. reacting. whatever is going on in home and across the “Obviously, I think, it is a “But if the pitch here (at Rajkot) is good, angladesh captain Bangladesh cricket, a series world, so we have to great-great opportunity especially our approach will be different as well in both BMahmudullah on win will be a big boost for when you have already won the first bowling and batting (departments).” Wednesday said a T20 series Bangladesh cricket and also game in the series, so it’s a great He expects a collective performance win against hosts India will a big boost for the opportunity and I think boys are from his team. be a “big boost” for Bangladesh cricket team,” feeling energetic about it and hope- “The batsmen need to get the job done, Bangladesh cricket in the Mahmudullah said. fully we can put up a good show the bowlers need to come out and take those wake of recent setbacks, “And hopefully as I have tomorrow,” he added. crucial wickets. That will be the idea. We are including the ban on star mentioned, today we have He said winning against India not focusing on any individual depart- player Shakib-Al-Hasan. to play good cricket to beat in India would be a big achieve- ments. Because we lost as a team, not as indi- “If you concentrate on India because we know that ment. viduals,” Rohit said. SINGLES INDIAN WOMEN DRAW 1-11 WITH VIETNAM Hanoi: The Indian women's football team played out a 1-1 draw with hosts Vietnam in the second Ashwinn & KXIP decide to part ways PTI NEW DELHI that a few other teams are also inter- talking to a few different teams and the best value comes for both FIFA international friendly on Wednesday. Thai Thi ested in Ashwin, who captained (including Delhi) and as soon as Ashwin and ourselves. We want the Thao put the hosts in the lead in the 39th minute at ings XI Punjab co-owner Ness the Punjab franchise for the we are clear, we will announce it,” best deal for everyone,” he added. the National Training Centre ground before India KWadia on Wednesday said the past two seasons but could Wadia said. Wadia had last month said that came back strongly in the second half to equalise franchise and former skipper not take the side to the “We (Ashwin and the KXIP board had a re-think on through Ranjana Chanu in the 57th minute. India Ravichandran Ashwin have amica- play-offs. KXIP) have amicably come Ashwin and decided to retain the had lost the first international friendly 0-3. bly decided to part ways even “I know there is a to a conclusion that we should premier India spinner following the DHONI UNLIKELY TO COMMENTATE though Delhi Capitals is still not a lot of speculation but part ways and now we are try- appointment of Anil Kumble as New Delhi: done deal. we are still talking. ing to get the best fit, best head coach. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unlikely to Stylish opener KL Rahul is Ashwin is a very solution for every- Now it has come quite clear that make his commentary debut in the Day-Night Test expected to lead the side after good, versatile one. We are talk- negotiations over Ashwin trade-off between India and B’desh, sources close to the Ashwin’s departure. player. Any ing to a few have resumed. former skipper said. Host broadcaster Star Sports KXIP has been negotiating team would teams to see The announcement will have to Indians shoot 8 has sent a proposal to the BCCI on Dhoni with Delhi Capitals for the past two love to have where the be made before the IPL transfer win- commentating in the landmark game but the months but now it has come to light him. We are best fit is dow closes on November 14. board is yet to respond. “There is no way Dhoni can commentate,” a source close to the player more medals said when asked about the possibility of him n being behind mic. As per existing constitution, PTI DOHA Ayush Jindal, Ayush Sangwan Dhoni commentating would also amount to and Japtyesh Jaspal winning the Chase, Hope hand India among fav for ndia shooters bagged eight team Bronze. conflict of interest. Imedals on the second day of India picked up two Gold, CUMMINS RESTED FOR FINAL T20I the Asian Shooting two Silver and two Bronze Windiesn easy win Perth: Right-arm Australia pacer Pat Cummins PTI LUCKNOW Championship here, but nar- medals additionally in the junior T20 WC: Gilchrist rowly missed out on at least men’s and women’s 50m Rifle has been rested for the third and final T20I against Pakistan set to be played tomorrow. According to oston Chase and Shai three possible Tokyo Olympic Prone competitions. a report in cricket.com.au, Cummins didn't join the RHope struck fine half- make the long way, semi- quota places on Wednesday. The junior men's team com- squad that flew down from Canberra to Perth, and centuries as West Indies finals of course,” India, thus, increased its prising Niraj Kumar, Abid Ali instead went to Sydney. “We've got so much produced an all-round Gilchrist said at a pro- medals tally to 13 after the five Khan and Harshrajsinhji Gohil cricket on, he (Cummins) plays a lot of it so when effort to register a comfort- motional event. the country’s shooters won on logged a total of 1845 to win the you get a little opportunity rather than taking the able seven-wicket win over Insisting that cur- Tuesday. Gold ahead of China and Korea. long flight to Perth he's going to stay here, recover Afghanistan in the first rent world No 1 T20 India’s tally now stood at Niraj, with his effort of and get prepared for the Test series,” Australia ODI of the three-match side Pakistan too cannot four Gold, three Silver and six 616.3, also won an individual coach Justin Langer said on Wednesday. series here on Wednesday. be counted out, Gilchrist Bronze medals. Silver and Abid an individual Opting to field, West said even though he has The Indian men’s Trap team Bronze with a score of 614.4. U-119 TEAM SUFFERS 0-22 DEFEAT Indies bowlers came up listed his favourites, it is of Kynan, Manavjit Singh The junior women’s prone Al Khobar: India began their 2020 AFC U-19 with a fine show to bundle hard to predict anything Sandhu and Prithviraj won the team comprising Nishchal, Championship qualification campaign on a out Afghanistan for 194 in in the shortest format of Silver medal with a total score of Bhakti Khamkar and Kinnori disappointing note as they suffered a 0-2 defeat 45.2 overs. the game. 357, six short of Kuwait who Konar also won the team Gold against Uzbekistan here on Wednesday. After a Jason Holder (2/21), “Pakistan are num- won the Gold. with a combined score of 1836.3. goal-less first session, the Uzbeks scored twice Chase (2/31) and Romario ber one ranked team in In the men’s 25m Rapid Nishchal and Bhakti too in the second half to pick up the three points. Shepherd (2/32) shared six the format, so you can- Fire Pistol, Anish Bhanwala fin- won an individual Silver and India play hosts Saudi Arabia at the same venue wickets among them to rock not rule them out. But ished 11th in qualification with Bronze by notching up scores of on Friday. the Afghans. T20 cricket is a bit of lot- a score of 574. A poor final series 615.3 and 614.2 respectively. Rahmat Shah (61), tery so it is hard to pre- put paid to his hopes of bagging The pair of Anjum Moudgil VERONA GET 1 GAME PARTIAL STADIUM CLOSURE wicket-keeper batsman But then, Hope (77 not dict the winner until the one of the four available Tokyo and Deepak Kumar later crossed Milan: Italian club Verona were on Tuesday given Ikram Alikhil (58) and out) and Chase (94) joined Adam Gilchrist spends time playing cricket with local girls PTI final runs are scored or 2020 quotas in the event. the first qualification round of a one-match partial stadium closure for monkey Asghar Afghan (35) were hands and stitched 163 runs wickets are taken,” he In the end, he narrowly the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team chants from their fans directed at Brescia forward the notable scorers for for the third wicket to lay PTI n MUMBAI England, his own coun- added. missed out on an Olympic quota competition, shooting a total of Mario Balotelli during a Serie A game . Serie A's Afghanistan, who has cho- the foundation for West try and New Zealand as The 45-match ICC to a Thai competitor, who fin- 626.2. The duo finished sixth out disciplinary commission on Tuesday said the sen Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Indies victory as they ustralia cricket leg- the front-runners. Men’s T20 World Cup ished 10th to pick up the fourth of 36 teams. chants “were clearly perceived, in addition to the Bihari Vajpayee Ekana reached 197 for three in Aend Adam Gilchrist “Probably they will be held in Australia quota place on offer. In the second qualifying player, also by the federation representative Cricket Stadium as their 46.3 overs. on Wednesday said T20 (India) will be featuring from October 18 to The Indian trio of Anish, stage, they, however, Anjum positioned nearby.” The commission found “after new home venue. Spinner Mujeeb Ur cricket is a bit of lottery in semi-finals and the November 15 next year Bhavesh Shekhawat and Adarsh and Deepak had to be satisfied these cries... there were also cries of support West Indies did not Rahman (2/33) picked up but pinned India as one finals. I can’t predict who and will be played across Singh, however, won team with a sixth place finish. followed by long applause”. As a result they have a bright start to their two wickets for of the favourites to lift is going to win but I sus- eight Australian cities Bronze with a combined score of The second Indian team ordered that a section known as the “Poltrone Est” chase as they lost Evin Afghanistan. the format’s ICC World pect that the usual sus- — Adelaide, Brisbane, 1716. comprising Apurvi Chandela in the Bentegodi Stadium, which can host around Lewis (7) and Shimron The second ODI of the Cup in his country next pects like India, England, Canberra, Geelong, Indian shooters in the junior and Divyansh Singh Panwar 3,500 spectators in the 30,000-capacity ground, be Hetmyer (3) at the score of series will be played at the year. Besides India, Australia and New Hobart, Melbourne, section of the same event also finished a disappointing 18th in closed for one match. AGENCIES 25 in 7.4 overs. same venue on Saturday. Gilchrist picked Zealand will probably Perth and Sydney. emulated their seniors with the same event.