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` *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 69 HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18, 2019; PAGES 12 3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable RAJINIKANTH: I WANT TO PLAY THE ROLE OF A TRANSGENDER { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com 3 capitals for Andhra, hints AP CM „ Visakhapatnam may be executive capital, Legal capital in Kurnool and Legislative capital in Vijayawada „ From TDP’s Singapore model to YSRCP’s South Africa style, decisions help ruling party gain political capital NIRBHAYA CASE n CJI recuses Urdu writer to PNS VIJAYAWADA Ending the uncertainty over from hearing return Padma future of Amaravati as Andhra Why this much hatred against Pradesh capital, Chief Minister convict's plea award Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said the state may Amaravati, asks Chandrababu PNS n NEW DELHI HYDERABAD: Acclaimed have three capitals with exec- Urdu writer from Hyderabad, utive and judicial capitals com- PNS n VIJAYAWADA will destroy the state further Chief Justice S A Bobde Mujtaba Hussain has ing up in Visakhaptnam and and compared the the rule of recused himself on Tuesday announced that he would be Kurnool respectively. Former Chief Minister N the present regime with that from hearing the plea of con- returning his Padma Sri He said while the legislative Chandrababu Naidu flew out of Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. vict Akshay Kumar Singh award to the Union govern- capital may continue to func- of handle on Tuesday out of He questioned why Jagan has seeking review of the 2017 ment. He decided to return tion from Amaravati, the rage as Chief Minister YS this much hatred on apex court judgment uphold- the Padma award to register coastal city of Visakhapatnam Jaganmohan Reddy stated on Amaravati and wondered ing his death penalty in the his protest against the may be made the executive the floor of the state legisla- why he is bent upon killing Nirbhaya gang rape-and- Citizenship Amendment Act capital and Kurnool may be tive Assembly hinting at the the new city. murder case. At the outset a (CAA) and the plan to update developed as the judicial cap- state could be having three If the state is to have three special bench comprising the the National Register of ital. He told State Legislative change. Countries like South have executive capital in capitals. capitals, from where will CJI and Justices R Banumathi Citizens (NRC). Assembly that the state needs Africa have three capitals. We Visakhapatnam. Talking to media outside Jagan will rule --from and Ashok Bhushan made it to have innovative thinking to may also have three capitals." Administration may work from the Assembly after being sus- Amaravati? or Visakha? or clear that the review plea has ensure decentralization. "Legislative capital may there. Kurnool may have judi- pended from the House, he ton of bricks on the YSRCP Kurnool? to be heard by another appro- "Decentralization is the real remain here. Assembly may cial capital. came crashing down like a government predicting that it Continued on Page 4 priate bench. Pregnant concept. We should also function from here. We may Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 woman raped in Karimnagar Follow Agama shastra rules strictly, TRS push for irrigation led to KARIMNAGAR: In yet another heinous incident, a pregnant woman was raped by a cable TV unit worker in CM KCR tells Yadadri officials boom in food processing industry Karimnagar town on Monday. According to a To attract investments that promote large scale employment complaint lodged by the fam- „ Asks officials not to complete works in a hurry „ CM conducts over NAVEENA GHANATE ily of the victim, the worker, n HYDERABAD Ramakrishna, came to their 6-hr inspection of Yadadri temple renovation works house in Bommakal village of IT and Industries Department Karimnagar rural mandal to L VENKAT RAM REDDY Minister K T Rama Rao has repair the cable connection n HYDERABAD said that the ripple effects of on Monday. giving priority to the irrigation The woman's husband, a Chief Minister K sector through the security guard, was away Chandrashekhar Rao has asked Kaleshwaram project and the from home. The worker the officials concerned not to revival of tanks are reflecting sexually assaulted her, filmed rush through Yadadri Temple in the rising demand for food the entire act, and black- renovation works, considering processing units in the state so mailed her that he would the need to ensure high qual- much so that TS is now look- make the clip public if she ity and strict adherence to ing at options to export and revealed the incident. Agama Shastra rules. KCR find ways to use paddy by pro- However, the woman and went round Yadadri temple moting agro-based industries. her husband complained to premises for six and half hours With substantial additional the police. The accused was on Tuesday, along with officials land being irrigated now, the booked under SC/ST Act for from various departments. He need for agro-based and food TSPB vice chairman Vinod Kumar, TRRSS chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy molestation. initially performed a special processing industries had congratulate KTR on completion of one year as TRS working president on Tuesday pooja to Sri Laxmi Narasimha increased tremendously, he opportunities in rural areas." these sectors had abundant Swamy and sought blessings pointed out at a review with A Cabinet sub-committee is scope for job creation. He from Vedic scholars. officials of IT and Industries reportedly working towards instructed officials of the IT Bihar woman, Later, he keenly inspected Department here on Tuesday. turning certain agri products and Industries Departments to works being executed at KTR said:"The Telangana into value-added products by set targets for attracting invest- set on fire Gopuram, Dwaja Sthambham, government has been giving encouraging industrialists and ments that boost employment Sivalayam, sanctum sancto- top priority to the agricultur- incentivizing them in a way opportunities in the state. rum, Mada streets, queue lines, al and irrigation sectors. This that it benefits both farmer and The Minister said that the after rape kitchen where prasadam is Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao during his inspection of works being executed at Gopuram, Dwaja Sthambham, has led to an increase in crop industrialists. Telangana government's being made, Towers, Sivalayam, sanctum sanctorum, Mada streets, queue lines of Yadadri Temple on Tuesday production, giving a large KTR stated that the govern- Industrial Policy had succeed- bid, dies Pushkarini, Yagashala, among being done reflecting sublime done as per deadlines. Since precaution should be taken on scope for the food processing ment would bring in more tex- ed in attracting investors from PATNA: The 23-year old others. He expressed his sat- spirituality and traditions. they are going to be permanent all aspects. industry. Food processing tile, electronics, and food pro- across the world. woman, who was set on fire isfaction that all the works were "Works on temple cannot be constructions, each and every Continued on Page 4 units will create employment cessing units to the state as Continued on Page 4 after a failed rape bid in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on December 7, died here on Monday night. She was undergoing treatment in Protest over Opposition delegation meets No going back on Patna'a Appolo hospital after receiving 80 per cent burns. The victim's kin said the citizenship law turns Citizenship Act: Shah woman died around 11.40 President, seeks CAA rollback n p.m. on Monday night. PNS MUMBAI The Muzaffarpur district PNS n NEW DELHI administration had assured to violent in East Delhi Amid raging protests over the bear the entire cost of treat- PNS n NEW DELHI Police said two bikes Amid the protests across the amended Citizenship Act, ment of the woman. country against the Citizenship Union Home Minister Amit According to the family Angry protesters demanding of traffic cops were Amendment Act, a delegation Shah on Tuesday asserted members of the victim, her scrapping of the amended cit- burnt by the of 19 opposition leaders on there was no question of going last words were, "I want jus- izenship law torched several demonstrators, Tuesday met President Ram back on its implementation tice. The person who has motor bikes, pelted stones at Nath Kovind and urged him to and accused the opposition of committed this crime should police and damaged public adding a police booth ask the Narendra Modi govern- engaging in a "false" cam- be hanged." buses in Northeast Delhi's in the area was ment roll back the legislation. paign over the legislation. Seelampur area on Tuesday, in damaged Addressing the media after Speaking at India Economic Amit Shah fresh violence in the national the meeting, Congress' interim Conclave, Shah said there was capital. President Sonia Gandhi said nothing against minorities in Citizenship Act, government is TODAY Police resorted to baton Clashes erupted between that the whole country is agitat- the Citizenship (Amendment) firm like rock on its imple- ALMANAC charges and fired tear gas police and protesters at ing on the CAA, and the oppo- where the police has trespassed Modi government seems to Act (CAA), which was passed mentation," said Shah amid shells to disperse the protest- Seelampur Chowk when the sition was anguished with the into the Jamia women's hostel have no compassion when it by Parliament last week and demand by opposition parties Month & Paksham: ers. Plumes of smoke billowed security personnel tried to police action against the protest- and dragged them out.... they comes to shutting down people's has received Presidential for withdrawal of what they Margashirsha & Krishna Paksha from at least two localities. stop them from moving ahead. ers in the northeast and in have beaten up students merci- voices," she said. assent. called an "unconstitutional Panchangam Police said two bikes of According to a senior police Delhi. "Delhi is an example lessly, you have seen that the Continued on Page 4 "There is no going back on and divisive" law. Tithi : traffic cops were burnt by the officer, the protest began at Saptami: 11:30 pm demonstrators, adding a police around 12 pm. The protesters Nakshatram: Purva Phalguni 12:01 am booth in the area was dam- raised slogans against the new Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start aged. law as well as the National any important work) A large number of police- Register of Citizens (NRC). Cabs cancelling, refusing rides will be booked men were deployed following The clashes erupted two Rahukalam: 12:12 pm- 01:34 pm the violence. days after violence broke out NAVEEN KUMAR tion. We have a WhatsApp Yamagandam: 08:05 am – 09:28 am Police said the protesters during a protest in the New n HYDERABAD group with volunteers who Varjyam: 08:58 am- 10:28 am were marching from Friends area in South Delhi have been vocal about facing Gulika: 10:50 am - 12:12 pm Seelampur towards Jafrabad. near Jamia Millia Islamia. Contract carriages operated problems from cab service Good Time: by aggregators like Ola and providers. We booked two (to start any important work) Uber as well as auto-rickshaws cases on Tuesday, one of them Amritakalam: 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm operating in the city are hence- in Secunderabad, which was Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL forth liable to be booked under referred to the Hyderabad traf- the Moror Vehicles Act by the fic police," the DCP said. HYDERABAD Cyberabad police for 'fails or refuses to accept the Appreciating the move, WEATHER refusing/cancelling rides of fare when tendered' and 'refusal Vinod Kumar Kanumula, Chief passengers. Aggrieved people to ply contract carriage'. Functionary of Indian Road Forecast: Clear with periodic clouds can lodge complaints through People are not aware of this. Transport, opined that the Temp: 28/16 the dedicated WhatsApp num- This (refusal/cancellation of other Commissionerates in the Humidity: 73% ber, according to traffic author- always alert the police to book on Tuesday via WhatsApp. ride) is totally illegal and, after city should also start this. "It is Sunrise: 06.39 ities. It is illegal on the part of a case, said DCP of Cyberabad Section 178 of the MV Act, we start booking cases, in due a good move from the police. Sunset: 05.45 contract carriages to cancel or Traffic Police, S.M. Vijay under which offenders will be time they will learn a lesson not I have faced this issue myself Current Weather Conditions refuse rides; so, instead of Kumar. booked, says action will be to cancel rides. A fine of Rs 500 several times. Updated December 17, 2019 5:00 PM ignoring the issue, people can Two such cases were booked taken if the service provider will be charged per cancella- Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019 hyderabad 02 Opposition bracing up for polls to local bodies in AP

pposition attempts to poach from TDP alliance against YSRC in AP. Jaganmohan Reddy is keen fire in 'hurting' feelings of that Oparties in so as to strip it of the rank of The issue will be decided, basing on their Pawan is concentrating on on having proper ties with BJP girl. Soon after returning Andhra Pradesh principal opposition in the pros and cons, at the behest of Modi-Shah mass contact programmes at Centre as the sword of home, that girl fumes at her are rejuvenating AP Assembly. Just six TDP related to farmers and working criminal cases is hanging father, stating how he could be and gearing up for members are enough for the combination. Which political combination classes and is trying to project above his head. Hence, YSRC so cruel towards a hapless the upcom- ruling party to disturb its bête in AP will be useful for BJP to retain himself in national media as a supported CAB recently. woman. Her father is stunned PIN ing polls to noire politically. fighter solving people's prob- One incident that took place on receiving such response POINT local bodies. The The ruling party, by estab- power at Centre in 2024? lems. He seems to have pre- in Delhi in 1997 needs a close from his teenage daughter. elections to local bod- lishing ward-level secretariats pared himself even to lose his look. A ninth class girl student, This suggests that people have ies, likely to be held in the and the system of volunteers in What kind of plan of action is BJP on all key issues. It is only lone MLA in AP Assembly daughter of a Sub-Inspector in strong positive opinion on first half of 2020, are going to villages, has the paved the way needed for that? Who will be because of the unqualified who is slowly getting nearer to Delhi police, got very much police; yet, they easily get dis- be the litmus test for all, includ- for reaching out to people. So, the electoral partner for BJP in support extended by parties CM Jaganmohan Reddy by disturbed to see police atroci- turbed if things go wrong even ing the ruling party. Telugu TDP faces a formidable chal- Andhra? Which party is capa- like AIADMK that the Modi praising his policies on the ties on a hapless woman in a if it is a fictitious one. Desam Party, Janasena and the lenge in regaining its strength ble of going the 'extra mile' to government could have the last floor of the House. Bollywood film 'Hamare Dil The latest happening in the M D RATNA KUMAR Left parties are busy involving and sustaining its position. get maximum benefits that laugh in the case of Citizenship Senior Journalist Pawan is enjoying the Apke Pass Hai' in which hero- national capital makes people their respective cadre in Trying to align with BJP could could also turn the tide in BJP's Amendment Act. As things patronage of BJP without hav- ine Aishwarya Rai is subjected draw a parallel with the fore- protests against the policies of prove to be a very big task for favour? These are some the stand, YSRC may be BJP's nat- ing single seat in Parliament. to high degree of harassment going incident. A woman the YSR Congress government. TDP in the backdrop of YSRC's issues that BJP would consid- ural choice in AP, considering film star Pawan Kalyan is pos- The left parties should also be at the hands of a sub-inspector. journalist Bushra Sheik, work- TDP is formulating strate- relentless efforts to strike a er while taking a call on pos- it has 22 Lok Sabha members. sibly going to play a very cru- included in this proposed That girl, in that very particu- ing for BBC, got a raw deal at gies for surviving effectively in friendly deal with the saffron sible political tie-ups. In any But BJP is wary that a party's cial role in the coming elec- alliance as per the opinion of lar moment, had a hallucina- the hands the Delhi police the political arena of the state. party. The issue will be decid- case, BJP is eagerly waiting for present strength in legislature tions. He seems to have real- many. But the Left parties tion of seeing her real life while she was covering mid- The party's stir, therefore, is ed, basing on their pros and a political partner in AP to but- may get altered following ized his blunder of going it won't align themselves with a father in the role of the sub- night protests of the students intended to take on the YSRC cons, at the behest of Modi- tress its strength in Parliament. change of mood in voters. alone in the recent polls. front in which BJP is a partner. inspector in that movie. The of Jamia Milia Islamia government on the one hand Shah combination. Which That future partner in AP Still, BJP needs support of Pawan made it clear recently So, it may not be possible even adverse comments made by University in Delhi over CAA. and keeping its flock together political combination in AP should be like AIADMK of regional parties before the that he never alienated himself for Chandrababu and Pawan her classmates after watching This real incident seems to on the other. For, the ruling will be useful for BJP to retain Tamil Nadu, which has been 2024 polls. from BJP. In fact, Pawan seems to get Left parties included in that movie over police harass- have 'enough stuff' to defame party is believed to be making power at Centre in 2024? acting as staunch supporter of Janasena Party headed by to be working for a grand their possible combination. ment in general adds fuel to the Delhi Police.

HYDERABAD ‘ENCOUNTER' ISO 14001 certification for Hospital seeks HC advice on nine railway stations of SCR PNS n HYDERABAD Nine railway stations of South Central Railway (SCR) includ- preserving bodies of accused ing Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Kacheguda, Vijayawada, PNS n HYDERABAD Nizamabad, Kurnool city, Basar, Vikarabad and Parli The state-run Gandhi Hospital Korutla TRS MLA Vaijnath have been awarded here on Tuesday sought a with the Environmental directive from the Telangana Standard ISO 14001:2015 cer- High Court over preserving backs ‘encounter' tification for implementing the bodies of the four accused Environmental Management in the rape-murder of a JAGITIAL: While the Supreme self-confidence among the police System successfully in railway woman veterinarian, who were Court has ordered an inquiry into personnel. "On the day of stations. later killed in an alleged the killing of four accused in encounter, people showered The standards are mainly encounter with the police. Disha case, Korutla TRS MLA Ch flowers on policemen. However, aimed at minimising consum- The directive was sought Vidhyasagar Rao asked all nobody was talking about the able resources and developing following concerns expressed Telangana legislators to back the injustice being meted out to environment friendly atmos- It may be mentioned here by the hospitals forensic experts police. Justifying the encou- policemen. Nobody would save phere. ISO 14001 certifica- GM of SCR that National Green Tribunal over keeping the bodies. The forensic professor's views have nter, he took out a rally the people if the police lose tion is issued to the stations complimented (NGT) directed Indian The forensic professor, who been forwarded to the High Court for in Metpalli town on self-confidence," which fulfil the laid down Railways to identify 36 stations Tuesday. The MLA is Vidhyasagar Rao said. the officials and preserved the bodies, has guidance and orders from the court standards in provision of ser- to be developed as eco-smart expressed concern as to how planning to take out "Time has come to make vices and amenities for trans- advised them to stations by achieving green long we can preserve the bod- were awaited another rally in changes in existing laws," portation of passengers and environment standards. SCR ies. We cannot keep them any Korutla on Thursday. he added. However, maintenance of cleanliness in further improve identified three stations from longer, a senior medical official says they will follow, he said. woman veterinarian, were Speaking on the political analysts felt that railway station premises and the standards its zone namely Secunderabad, at the Gandhi hospital said. As per the forensic experts killed in an alleged encounter occasion, Vidhyasagar Vidhyasagar Rao had timely disposal of garbage to Kacheguda and Vijayawada. The forensic professor's views, the bodies have been in with police on December 6. Rao appealed to all MLAs of organised rallies to counter municipal authority. of EMS One of the norms laid down views have been forwarded to good condition, but he needs The four accused were Telangana to extend their Health Minister Etela Rajender This includes maintaining by NGT is getting ISO 14001 the High Court for guidance further guidelines as to what arrested on November 29 for support to police by organising who opposed the encounter. The cleanliness, disposal of solid Gajanan Mallya, General certification from BIS. and orders from the court is to be done as no cut-off time allegedly raping and killing rallies in their respective Minister said that encounters waste, pet bottle shredders, Manager of SCR compliment- Accordingly, all the three iden- were awaited. has been given, he said. thewoman veterinarian by constituencies. Stating that it and imprisonments would not anti-littering, water conserva- ed the officials and advised tified railway stations to be Whatever the forensic pro- The bodies have been pre- smothering her and later was not against any government, solve problems. There should be tion, energy conservation, them to further improve the developed as eco-smart stations fessor has said is his concern served in minus degrees tem- burning her body. the MLA wanted all sections of change in the behaviour and installation of solar energy, standards of Environment - Secunderabad, Kacheguda and over maintaining the bodies perature, he said. They were allegedly gunned society to come forward to instill attitude of people. developing green belt and Management System for get- Vijayawada are now in receipt of for a longer period. The bodies were to be pre- down by the police after the implementing zero-waste ting certification for some ISO 14001: 2015 certification With his reference, we have served till December 13 as per accused snatched the firearm recover her phone, wrist- circumstances that led to the management among others. more stations. complying the NGT norms. approached High Court," the the high courts directives ear- of the law enforcers at watch and others pertaining to alleged encounter of the four official said. lier, the official said, adding Chattanpalli when they were the case. accused in the gang-rape and "So, we asked for the high that no further directives have taken to the scene of crime The Supreme Court had murder of the veterinarian. court to kindly give us the been received from the High near the culvert, under which appointed a three-member The apex court had said the Chicken prices direction as what should be Court. the charred remains of the 25- inquiry commission headed preservation of the bodies done next, he said. The four men, accused in year- old veterinarian were by former apex court judge V shall continue until further drop as Axe may fall on 238 Whatever the High Court the rape and murder of the found on November 28, to S Sirpurkar to probe into the orders. demand slumps Minister reviews PNS n HYDERABAD engineering colleges KTR completes 1 year as working president PNS n HYDERABAD step for Vaikunta Chicken prices have HYDERABAD On completion of a year on dropped over a week. The Axe may fall on 238 engineer- Ekadasi fete assuming charge as TRS working price of chicken was Rs 220 ing colleges across the state dur- President, party leaders made a beeline per kg till a few days back. ing the academic year 2020-21 PNS n HYDERABAD to congratulate Minister for Industries KT Recently it dropped to Rs as the deadline set by the Rama Rao. Ministers Koppula Eshwar, 150-180 per kg, while the AICTE to the engineering col- Minister for animal husbandry Satyavathi Rathod, Gangula Kamalakar live chicken is being sold leges, at the behest of the state Talasani Srinivas Yadav on MPs, MLAs, MLCs and party leaders between Rs 82 to 92 per kg. government, to secure building Tuesday asked officials to make extended greetings on the occasion. The demand for chicken permissions for the college all arrangements for the Labour Minister Malla Reddy on the has come down because of structures has expired last Vaikuntha Ekadasa Dhanur- occasion of the completion of a year held winter season and Ayyappa month. masa celebrations to be held at special prayers in Yadadri temple. deeksha. The traders attrib- The colleges apparently built plied with the request. As the Ranganadha Swamy temple Mohammed Baba Fasiuddin Deputy ute it the mismatch in dem- structures without necessary deadline expired last month, in Jiaguda on January 6 to rule Mayor GHMC presented chader before and-supply chain. The chic- permissions. Following receipt the AICTE served notices to the out any inconvenience to devo- the saint Hzt. Yousufain Shareefain RH ken sales during normal of complaints in this regard, the college managements again. tees. He asked the officials to Dargah, Nampally on Tuesday, seeking days are 4 to 5 lakh kgs. The AICTE served notices to the Out of these colleges, many beef up security arrangeme- blessings for KTR. B Vinod, Ranjith traders say that there is at college managements and asked colleges are located under the nts and implement all mea- Reddy, Maloth Kavitha and others least 30 per cent cut in the them to produce necessary HMDA limits. There are 42 col- sures before January 1. greeted the Minister. sales. permissions to get a nod for leges which come in regions admissions. At the intervention prohibited by the GO 111. of the government, it gave Some of the colleges raised HYDERABAD deadline for two years. But the multi-stored structures with BULLION RATES colleges, seems to have not the permission from gram pan- GOLD MANUU staff, faculty join anti-CAA stir received the building permis- chayat. The AICTE asked the sions even now. The Chief government in April this year ` 38,030 (10 gm) PNS n HYDERABAD Secretary had written to the to complete verification of the ` 30 AICTE, asking it to extend the permissions and submit a SILVER Students of Maulana Azad Boycotting the exams, students of deadline by two years, it com- report by October. ` 44,500(1kg) National Urdu University con- MANUU continued their protest on the ` 200 tinued their protest for the sec- ond consecutive day on campus, raising anti-government Tuesday while teachers and slogans and condemning police CHICKEN non-teaching staff also took brutalities on students of JMI and AMU `/KG out a rally to show solidarity RATES with the students of Jamia Dressed/With Skin `158 Millia Islamia and Aligarh barricades on the road leading exams from Wednesday but Without Skin `180 Muslim University. towards the university and the democratic and peaceful Broiler at Farm `109 Boycotting the exams, stu- stopped media persons from protests will continue. dents of MANUU continued entering the campus. Meanwhile, faculty and their protest on the campus, The students of India's first non-teaching employees of raising anti-government slog- and only Urdu university boy- MANUU took out a rally on EGG ans and condemning police cotted the exams for a second the campus to condemn the RATES `/100 brutalities on students of JMI consecutive day. The students police highhandedness at JMI HYDERABAD 433 and AMU. AMU campuses and attacked proposed National Register of union is expected to decide and AMU. MANUU Students' Union, the students on Sunday. Citizens (NRC). later in the day whether to end Teachers' Association, VIJAYAWADA 452 which has organised the The protestors were also The students locked the the boycott of exams from Administrative Officers' VISAKHAPATNAM 470 protest, is demanding action demanding rollback of university gates to prevent the Wednesday or continue it. Association and Employees' RETAIL PRICE `4.33 against the policemen who Citizenship Amendment Act police from entering the cam- The union had stated that Welfare Association organ- (IN HYDERABAD) allegedly entered JMI and (CAA) and withdrawal of the pus. The police also erected the students may attend the ised the rally in support of the

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RIME CORNER Price gap between RTM, UC 5-year jail to man for assaulting Inter student homes shrink to 3-7 per cent local court at LB Nagar PNS n HYDERABAD rental treadmill. Investors Aconvicted a 22-year-old man previously chose under-con- for five years of imprisonment Under-construction homes struction homes for their and slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 will no longer come with lower prices and the com- for assaulting and threatening attractive price tags. Be it pounding capital appreciation to kill an Intermediate student. ready-to-move-in (RTM)or as projects neared comple- The accused, identified as under-construction (UC) tion. Ramnath alias Sai, was booked home, the price difference has Anuj Puri, chairman of by the Jagadgirigutta Police in come down vastly. Anarock Property Consultants 2015 for confronting the The average price gap said, "Previously, the ultimate student and threatening to between a ready-to-move-in selling proposition of under- splash acid on her. "Ramnath and under-construction home construction homes was the also threatened that he will kill across seven cities has reduced significantly lower over ready- her family members. Ramna- to a mere 3-7 per cent in to-move-in options. th's mother Eshwaramma, 65, 2019, a recent report by The ready-to-move-in pre- also abused the mother of the ANAROCK reveals. The same mium was primarily on the victim. The accused was in 2018 and 2017 was 5-9 per- 'instant gratification' quotient, arrested and sent to judicial cent and around 8-12 percent, immediate freedom from rent Air Force Academy to hold custody" said the police. Under respectively. and zero construction risk. In supervision of PV Padmaja, In Hyderabad, the price dif- the last two years, the price DCP Balanagar and Court ference is 6 per cent. The aver- In Hyderabad, the price difference is 6 gap between these two cate- Monitoring Cell of Women and age price of an under-construc- per cent. The average price of an gories has eroded year-over- graduation parade on Dec 21 Children Safety Wing of tion home in 2019 was Rs under-construction home in 2019 was year. In 2017, the price gap in Cyberabad, the court trial was 4,015 per sq ft while that of the top seven cities was 8-12 PNS n HYDERABAD conducted on Monday. The ready-to-move-in property was Rs 4,015 per sq ft while that of ready-to- percent. This reduced to 5-9 judge convicted Ramnath to Rs 4,250 per sq ft. move-in property was Rs 4,250 per sq ft percent in 2018 and sank fur- A combined graduation parade undergo with imprisonment for Irrespective of the price ther to 3-7 percent in 2019. with full military splendour 5 years fined him with Rs difference, in Hyderabad under-construction homes for investors. End-users pre- Along with the other benefits will be organised at 1,000. Eshwaramma was also majority property seekers lose the only real appeal they fer to see the end-product that ready homes provide, Air Force Academy in given 1 year of imprisonment prefer ready-to-move-in ever really had. This reducing rather than a floor plan and they attract no GST," he Dundigal on December 21 to and a fine of Rs 1,000 fine. homes. Without lower prices, price gap is highly favourable are usually eager to get off the explained. mark the successful comple- tion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets of 2 held, 250 gms various branches of Indian of opium seized CCMB to train Air Force. GHMC gears up for Prez's visit Air Chief Marshal RKS ommissioner's Task Force sleuths apprehended two 25 students Bhadauria will be the chief C n persons from Rajasthan who PNS HYDERABAD Cantonment Board officials as GHMC will provide mobile guest and reviewing officer of Academy. would attend the ceremonial were trying to sell opium in the it falls under its jurisdiction and toilets at Hakeempet Airport. on scientific the passing out parade. During The flight cadet from flying dinner and interact with grad- city on Tuesday. Police officials In view of President Ramnath ensure all arrangements are Regarding sanitation the the function, he will confer the branch standing first in the uating flight cadets and their seized 250 grams of opium Kovind's visit to Hyderabad for properly done. GHMC Commissioner methodology 'President's Commission' to order of merit will be award- parents. from them. The accused were his annual southern sojourn Apart from providing 20 instructed officials concerned 136 graduating trainees. ed the prestigious 'Nawanagar The event will also have a identified as Naga Ram, 27 on December 20, GHMC ento- mobile toilets from to take up sanitation and PNS n HYDERABAD The ceremony also includes Sword of Honour ' studded display by 'Akash Ganga' Sky and Banna Ram Chowdhary, mology wing is deploying Cantonment, additional 30 ensure the surroundings of the presentation of 'wings' and with five centuries old dia- Diving team and synchronised 26, both natives of Rajasthan. workers for spraying, fog- mobile toilets will be provid- Rastrapathi Nilayam are clean. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and 'brevets' to the flight cadets monds and other precious drill movements by the Air "The duo procured 500 grams ging and anti larva oper- ed and GHMC will He also directed the officials to Molecular Biology (CCMB), who would be successfully gems, for excelling in overall Warrior Drill Team. Aerobatic of opium from one person in ations in Hyderabad. ensure water availability limit use of plastic material. Hyderabad is going to con- completing flying and naviga- training. The awardee will display by Pilatus PC -7 train- Rajasthan and sold half of it to GHMC round the clock. Lokesh asked the veterinary duct a two-week Young tion training. The chief guest have the privilege of com- er, fly pasts by formations of some persons known to them. Commissioner DS Further one contrac- wing to deploy dog catching Innovators Programme (YIP) will also be awarding 'wings' to manding the parade besides PC-7, Kiran and Hawk aircraft On a tip off, they were caught Lokesh Kumar held a tor will be attached for squad, monkey catching squad. for the seventh consecutive officers of Indian Navy and receiving the President's plaque a display by Sarang helicopter at Afzalgunj on Tuesday when review meeting with cleaning toilets twice a Additional Commissioners year. Around 20 to 25 school Indian Coast Guard on suc- for being the best trainee. team and display of formation they came to sell the higher officials and day until December 28. Adwait Kumar singh, Shruthi students from Classes VIII to cessful completion of their On the eve of graduation aerobatics by Surya Kiran team remaining quantity of the directed them to An official will be Ojha, Vijaya Laxmi, Director X are trained during the pro- flying training at Air Force parade, the reviewing officer will liven up the event. drug," said S Raghavendra, coordinate deputed to EVDM Sri, Vishwajit Kampati, gramme on scientific Inspector Task Force (south) with the oversee the Chief Entomologist Rambabu methodology. team. activities. participated in the meeting. The participants will get a Hyderabad gets chance to interact with active scientists at CCMB, and will Six arrested for dockless scooter be given a hands-on experi- ence on research. The YIP rental services Secretaries of TPF, CMS arrested 2020 will be conducted from abducting bizman PNS n HYDERABAD 31 December 2019 to 13 n January 2020. PNS n HYDERABAD did not repay the amount of Rs Bounce, a dockless scooter ACCUSED OF HAVING LINKS WITH THE BANNED CPI MAOIST PARTY The participants will be 5 lakh invested by two friends sharing service, has launched PNS n HYDERABAD On Tuesday, police con- The SP added that according and ideology," Apoorva Rao selected on the basis of a test Six people, who allegedly abd- of the arrested men even after 2,000 scooters in Hyderabad ducted searches at Ramesh to the directions of the higher said. which will be conducted on ucted a 50-year-old busi- completion of the chit period, for first and last mile connec- The Jogulamba Gadwal police and Shilpa's residences located cadre, the duo attracts innocent The officers will produce 26 December at the CSIR- nessman from the city police said. Then he tivity and regular commute. arrested Telangana Praja Front at Nacharam in Hyderabad youth to the banned organisa- them before a court, and they Indian Institute of Chemical to recover their shifted to Hyderabad The company plans to secretary Menchu Ramesh and and Keesara. tion by injecting their revolu- will be sent to judicial remand. Technology auditorium. The chitinvested amo- and was evading to deploy 10,000 scooters by Chaitanya Mahila Sangham Jogulamba Gadwal SP tionary ideology into their Meanwhile, Maoist frontal screening test participants unt and took him return the amount. June 2020. committee secretary Chukka Apoorva Rao stated that they minds. "They do so through organisations condemned the will also get to attend a sci- to Bengaluru, The six men then Varun Agni, co-founder Shilpa on December 17. seized outlawed maoist ideol- secret activities across arrests, terming them as gov- ence lecture by Dr VM have been arrest- hatched a plan and of Bounce said, "We are excit- They were arrested following ogy literature and electronic Telangana, recruiting youths to ernment's autocratic move to Tiwari, director of CSIR- ed and the man abducted him on ed to introduce dockless the searches conducted at their data containing revolutionary strengthen the party and to crush public opinions and National Geophysical rescued within 24 December 15, it scooter service as an intra city residences. Police had earlier ideology from their possession. carry out their destructive voices of dissent. Research Institute. The topic hours of the crime, said. Based on a com- mobility solution. We have arrested TPF Vice President They are affiliated with the activities to destabilise demo- Rani, wife of TPF state gen- of the lecture will be based on police said on plaint from the busines- chosen Hyderabad as our Nalamasa Krishna, along with banned CPI Maoist party, and cratically elected governments. eral secretary Menchu Ramesh, water management strate- Tuesday. sman's wife, a police team first city to expand into as it Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika they are covertly working as They want to establish their alleged that the police arrest- gies. The businessman, who ear- identified the six men and is one of the most mature and State president Maddileti sympathisers-cum-couriers of own rule through an armed ed her husband after foisting The last date of registration lier resided in Bengaluru, used nabbed all of them from ready cities to transition into Bandari in October 2019. the maoist party. struggle as per their strategy false cases against him. is 21 December. to run chit fund business and Bengaluru on December 16. shared mobility.” ‘Cultivate emotional TITA to enrol enthusiastic techies HMWSSB MD: Use VDS intelligence’ PNS n HYDERABAD to avoid penality, cases Telangana Information PNS n HYDERABAD tions. He said that, through PNS n HYDERABAD Technology Association this survey one-time connec- (TITA) has initiated a fresh Hyderabad Metropolitan tion fee of around Rs 9.3 A two-day training pro- membership drive.It has Water Supply & Sewerage crores and monthly Rs. 22 gramme on 'Emotional called for active participation Board (HMWSSB) as part of lakhs will be added to the cof- Intelligence (EI) for effective in its Global Committee 2020. its Voluntary Disclosure fers of the board. workplace excellence' for IFS The association has Scheme has received 2,300 MD said that the authorities officers was inaugurated by announced in its Governing applications to regularise ille- should take steps to ensure the Principal Chief Council notification that the gal tap connections. HMWSSB 100% billing and 100% collec- Conservator of Forests R term of TITA GWC 2019 will MD Dana Kishore said tion. Special teams have Sobha at the Telangana State end on 31 December and the that these applicants been formed to addr- Forest Academy. new members can join the will soon be assigned ess the issue of dues Osman Sagar As many as 16 senior offi- committee for the next term. ital literacy, encouraging cash- the IT field are eligible for the CAN numbers. and bills for unpaid cers from 13 states are attend- Speaking on the occasion, less transactions through digi- membership. Kishore held a connections. Also, ing the training programme. TITA president Sundeep tisation, roll out of ambitious The association is looking review meeting on MD advised DGMs Sobha said every officer Kumar Makthala said that the Digithon, connecting govern- for new enthusiastic commit- Tuesday where in he to set up camps to get facelift should be aware of themsel- association which has played a ment school students with IT tee members for this term. urged city dwellers to within their jurisdic- ves and their employees to be key role in the formation of industry through Digital Yatra The governing council is look- take advantage of the tion to regulate illegal able to work together as Telangana has also taken sev- and industry tours, support- ing for Global Committee, scheme and avoid the risk network connections n excellent teams. While intel- eral initiatives after the forma- ing innovation by creation of state-level and district com- of large-scale penalties and MD advised officials to take Landscape park to be beautified in ligence is generally inborn, EI tion of state. innovation cells in academia mittees to work towards the criminal cases. measures to ensure that there is learnt. Research also "The association also sup- and others," Sundeep said new membership drive. A total of 73,841 connec- is no overflow and leakage of 9 months with outlay of Rs 35.6 cr showed that people with high ported many State govern- Employees at the IT Sundeep Kumar said that tions were surveyed in the six water in tourist areas. If PNS n HYDERABAD EI are more successful in life ment initiatives that were Industry, Corporates, NRIs, looking at the initiatives of the divisions, of which 3,727 were ignored, stern action will be while people with high intel- aimed to improve the IT sec- students, IT faculties, IT affil- association, several chapters commercial connections, taken. He also ordered that any HMDA is planning ligence quotient may tor such as encouraging vil- iated industry professionals, have been established both in 1,288 were MSB connections manholes be repaired on a war Osman Sagar is all set to get a to construct a encounter problems. lage adoption to achieve dig- government staff working in India and abroad. and 1410 were illegal connec- footing if necessary. facelift within 9 months. HMDA is planning to con- park near Osman struct a landscape park near Sagar lake to Osman Sagar lake to trans- transform it form it into a tourist destina- Increase in demand for divorce, family lawyers: Study tion. The park will have facil- into a tourist ities including art pavilions, destination PNS n HYDERABAD gained traction amongst the kids play area, public arena people as there has been an with water front line develop- A study undertaken by Data provided by Sulekha shows that increase by 12 and 20 per cent ment, amphi theatres, viewing park will be a tourist destina- Sulekha, a digital platform for in 2019, around 38,344 searches respectively. decks, pavilion with watch tion." expert services shows that Chennai, Mumbai and and ward rooms, food courts, It may be mentioned here online searches for divorce were made for family and divorce Bengaluru top the chart when skating zone, cycle tracks, that Telangana Government and family lawyers have lawyers in Hyderabad, a drastic it comes to online searches for walk ways and outdoor gym. has accorded a sanction for Rs increased, with Hyderabad increase of 97 per cent when divorce and family lawyers. A In the initial phase, esti- 100 crores for beautification of among the top cities five cities total of 1,08, 478 people from mates were prepared for the Osman Sagar viz. Chain link in India. compared to 2018 Chennai searched online for park in an area of 18 acres at fencing, Landscape pathways. Data provided by Sulekha divorce and family lawyers; a cost of Rs 35.60 crores. The task force constituted for shows that in 2019, around lawyers in Indian metros in consumer protection and dis- Mumbai had 60,629 searches As per the press release, the project decided to devel- 38,344 searches were made for the past one year. This indi- pute lawyers have also while Bengaluru has 50,508 "Tenders are received for the op the park in 18 acres. family and divorce lawyers in cates that consumers are mov- increased significantly." searches. Kolkata (42,009), work and entrusted to Srico Accordingly the proposals Hyderabad, a drastic increase & CEO of Sulekha has said that "Our recent study shows ing from traditional to digital Categories such as armed Hyderabad (38,344) and projects with a period of com- were modified and requested of 97 per cent when compared consumers are moving from that there is a sharp increase medium in their searches for force tribunal lawyers and Ahmedabad (29,725) also pletion of 9 months. The work the government to accord the to 2018. traditional to digital medium in in the online searches for lawyers. The demand for consumer protection and dis- had high searches under this will commence shortly. The approval of Rs 36.50 crores. Satya Prabhakar, Founder their searches for lawyers. divorce, criminal and cyber Armed forces tribunal and pute lawyers have slowly tab. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019 hyderabad 04

SC serves WEDDING BELLS notices to TS, ‘KST scam' behind liquor AP bar councils PNS n HYDERABAD The Supreme Court issued price hike: Revanth Reddy notices to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State Bar Councils for filing counter l affidavits in a petition filed Malkajgiri MP demands CBI probe into liquor production, distribution before it challenging the con- PNS n HYDERABAD duct of the elections held in KCR in 2004 November 2018 last year. Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy introduced an The petitioners alleged that has charged the ruling TRS application fee of the elections to the Bar with collecting 6 per cent of Councils were without mak- cost for development works as Rs 10,000 for ticket ing amendment to Section 3 'Kalwakuntla Sales Tax' (KST) aspirants who have applied of the Advocates' Act-1961 unofficially and alleged the for the TRS party tickets. and in violation of section 34 KST scam behind the recent He did not return the of AP Reorganisation Act - liquor price hike and demand- money to the unsuccessful 2014. Arguing the case before ed CBI probe into liquor pro- the court, the counsel for the duction, distribution, sales and ticket aspirants petitioners Balaji told the also in the hike of liquor prices. — REVANTH REDDY court that as per Section 34 Revanth Reddy wanted the Malkajgiri MP Former MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha with Telangana Jagruthi Germany unit President Swarnakar and his fiancee Dr Julia. of the AP Reorganization Center to order CBI probe into The couple invited Kavitha to their wedding to be held on December 22 at Begumpet Act 2014, it was mandatory to 'KST'. amend the Section 3 of the Prior to this, he wanted the ets. He did not return the Advocates Act by the Legi- state government to roll back money to the unsuccessful slature to constitute the TS the hiked prices of liquor. ticket aspirants. However, with Agri Minister urges Center to Bar Council. He told the In an open letter to the peo- instinct of questioning the the people and felt that it the court's involvement, he court that the Bar Council, in ple of the state on Tuesday, the government by making people amounts to exploitation. had to return the money. its affidavit had also con- Congress MP, who described getting addicted to alcohol. The Why the consumers' forum Similarly, in allotment of build more warehouses in TS firmed the fact that the Act the excise and prohibition projected revenue of Telangana is not taking up the case suo wine shops too, if the unsuc- was not amended so far. department as excise and pro- with a population of over 4 moto as exploitation takes cessful wine shop allottees PNS n HYDERABAD sector, Rytu Bandhu scheme, motion department, accused crore would be around Rs place so brazenly, he won- approach court, he or she is Rytu Beema and execution of the Chief Minister K. 26,000 crore per annum, as dered. bound to get back their appli- Agriculture Minister S Niranjan irrigation projects. The crop Chandrasekhar Rao of becom- against the Rs 23000 crore of The state government which cation money, he felt. Reddy has sought cooperation yield is going to increase more, Opposition ing brand ambassador for the UP which has a population prohibited lottery as it comes The government issued of the Warehousing he said. Currently, there is no promoting alcohol in the state. of over 22 crore. This makes under gambling has adopted licenses to new wine shops Corporation Board in building problem as the CM got many delegation Coming down heavily on the Telangana as top state in the lottery system for allotment from Nov 1. The shop owners of warehouses in Telangana for godowns built out of foresight, government, Revanth Reddy liquor sales, he said. of wine shops. Collecting a fee are supposed to pay Rs 5 lakh the benefit of farmers storing he said adding that more and said that the state government Prior to the Center intro- of Rs 2 lakh for each applica- quarterly. Though there is time their produce in them. more godowns needed to be meets... encouraged setting up of a belt ducing the GST, 'KCR intro- tion, the government mopped till Jan 30 for the shop owners Niranjan Reddy was partici- built to meet future needs. Continued from Page 1 shop for every 10 houses with duced KST' and the revenue up Rs 900 crore, he said. to pay the license fee, the pating as chief guest in the The representatives of the an eye on excise revenue to fill realised benefits KCR family Revanth Reddy said that excise department has served board meeting held here on warehousing corporation told Leader of Opposition in state's coffers in spite of the fact directly, he said accusing KCR the government on one hand notices on wine shops asking Tuesday. He said that Chief the minister that they are ready the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi that the poor people are com- of implementing his sentiment prohibited the people of the them to pay the fee. This Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to build godowns provided the Azad said that "the govern- mitting crimes under the influ- - lucky number 6 - to get works state from indulging in lottery, explains the pathetic condition with the help of the Nabard state government allots land in ment knew that what is going ence of alcohol. done. He added, to get works but on the other, the state of the state's finances. could build 336 warehouses at Niranjan Reddy the districts and mandals iden- to happen but did nothing on He said, liquor is found to be done in the state, KCR and Co government mobilised Rs 900 The state government is not a cost of Rs 1000 crore.v tified by them at the price sug- it, and in Assam five people the chief reason for committing should be paid 6 per cent of the crore revenue through lottery. counting on the ill-effects of Niranjan Reddy wanted the godowns in Telangana with the gested by them. have died and many have bul- crimes against women, but the cost, he said blaming the gov- Is it not a crime? If the gov- promoting liquor shops since farmers would be able to sell help of the Central Warehousing The minister asked the offi- let wounds". government permitted belt ernment for not even sparing ernment did not allot the it eyes only on excise revenue, their produce when remunera- Corporation and the represen- cials to prepare the necessary The opposition leaders shops. These shops have been tipplers in imposing the KST. shops, it should return the he criticised. tive prices are there in the mar- tations of the corporation proposals in this regard. assembled at the Mahatma set up close to schools and KCR and the government money immediately. Liquor production and dis- ket. Niranjan Reddy pointed responded faviourably to the Agriculture principal secre- Gandhi statue in Parliament temples. Telangana which under his leadership is looting Otherwise, it amounts to tribution passed into hands of out that many warehouses are proposal. tary C Parthasarathi, House before proceeding to should be home to intelli- the hard earned money of the crime. mafia in the state, he alleged being put to good use by the He said that the states have 50 Warehousing Corporation MD the Rashtrapati Bhavan with gentsia and academicians poor. Quoting an example, he said that a ruling party MP has been farmers as crop yield increased per cent share in the ware- Bhaskarachary, CWC General Sonia Gandhi leading them. became hunting ground of He alleged that a liquor bot- KCR in 2004 introduced an camping in Chennai and Delhi with the improvement in irri- housing corporation. The area Manager RR Agarwal, region- The opposition delegation alcoholics. tle that costs Rs 10 is being sold application fee of Rs 10,000 for to take care of hiking prices of gation facility. under various crops has al manager Pravin Kumar and also included Samajwadi Revanth Reddy accused the at Rs 50 or Rs 100, collecting ticket aspirants who have liquor and collecting kick- He exhorted the Center to increased with the amenities like director Dr Muthuraman and Party's Ram Gopal Yadav, government of killing the 500-1000 per cent profit from applied for the TRS party tick- backs, Revanth alleges. build the highest number of round the clock power to farm others took part in the meeting. DMK's T.R. Baalu, Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien, and the Communist Party of India- Marxist's Sitaram Yechuri. TRS priority to irrigation led CJI recuses from Cabs to rise in demand for food... hearing convict's plea... Continued from Page 1 meetings in Bengaluru, cancelling, along with Principal Continued from Page 1 Elizabeth Hospital in TS-iPASS had already Secretary Jayesh Ranjan. Singapore. granted approvals to 11,569 Major firms such as One The CJI said one of his rel- One of the six accused in refusing rides companies, out of which Plus, Sky Worth had already atives had earlier appeared the case, Ram Singh, alleged- 80% of the units had start- set up their facilities in on behalf of the victim's moth- ly committed suicide in the will be booked ed functioning, generating 6 Hyderabad. Attempts were er in the case and observed Tihar Jail here. A juvenile, who Continued from Page 1 lakh jobs. being made to rope in elec- that it would be appropriate was among the accused, was The Minister said that tric vehicle and battery man- that some other bench hears convicted by a juvenile justice However, the Greater many foreign investors from ufacturing industries, he the review plea at 10:30 am board and was released from Hyderabad officials should textile and electronics sec- said. tomorrow. Advocate A P a reformation home after serv- start a similar service for the tors were keen on investing As part of steps to attract Singh, appearing for Akshay, ing a three-year term. public as well. Services like in Telangana. The TS investments, KTR will soon started his submission saying The top court in its 2017 Ola have an option to cancel Government had created hold sector-wise meetings that the case in hand has suf- verdict had upheld the capital up to three-four rides per day, favorable conditions for the with industry leaders. fered political and media punishment awarded to post which they will be fined, textile industry in the state. He instructed IT and Ministers Koppula Eshwar, Satyavathi Rathod participate in the Cultural Carnival for intellectually challenged at Lalitha Kala pressure and grave them by the Delhi Kumar said. Telangana housed the Industries Department offi- Thoranam, Nampally on Tuesday injustice has been High Court and the "Cab services are an country's largest textile park cials to provide complete done to the con- trial court in the important means of trans- - Kakatiya Mega Textile Park information related to land vict. case. portation in a growing city in Warangal and had recent- banks and industrial parks Minister: Will take measures to Akshay had "The state and a large number of com- ly signed an agreement with to investors evincing inter- sought clemency must not simply muters are now using taxis Korean company Youngone est in setting up their firms arguing life in execute people through app-based aggrega- Corporation, the Minister in the state. KTR instruct- nurse intellectually challenged Delhi is anyway to prove that it is tors. There is an urgent need mentioned. ed officials to work aggres- becoming short attacking terror or to frame rules to regulate the As part of efforts to boost sively towards bringing in PNS n HYDERABAD remarked. All through their NGOs. Minister for Woman due to rising air and violence against operation of these cab ser- the electronics manufactur- more investments to the lives the intellectually chal- and Child Welfare Satyavati water pollution. women. It must per- vices," said an official of the ing sector in the state, KTR state for boosting employ- Minister for Welfare Koppula lenged should be nursed like Rathore said that the govern- On July 9 last year, the sistently work towards sys- Transport Department. recently held a series of ment opportunities. Eswar has appreciated parents babies, he said adding that ser- ment is kind enough to increase apex court had dismissed the tematic reforms to bring about and civil society organisations vices being rendered to them pension payable to them from review pleas filed by the other change. Executions only kill for taking intellectually challen- are invaluable. Rs 500 a month to Rs 3,016 three convicts — Mukesh (30), the criminal, not the crime...," ged persons under their wings The Minister for Welfare besides reserving seats for them Pawan Gupta (23) and Vinay said Akshay in the review and serving them facing an Koppula Eswar has appreciat- in educational institutions and Sharma (24) — in the case, plea, filed through advocate Follow Agama shastra rules strictly undaunted challenge. ed parents and civil society government jobs. The cultural saying no grounds have been Singh. Akshay, lodged in a jail He was participating as the organisations for taking intel- programmes presented by them made out by them for review here, has further said that chief guest in the inaugural of lectually challenged persons enthralled audiences. of the 2017 verdict. death penalty entails "cold CM KCR tells Yadadri officials the two-day maiden cultural under their wings and serving Certificates have been pre- The 23-year-old paramedic blooded killing" and does not carnival of the intellectually them. challenged in the state at sented to representatives of the student was gang raped and provide convicts the chance to Continued from Page 1 challenged at Lalitakala 54,000 out of the total 10.50- NGOs working for the mentally brutally assaulted on the inter- reform themselves. Thoranam on Tuesday. lakh differently-abled persons. challenged by ministers. vening night of December 16- The plea referred to the The construction work For reasons not known, lives Stating that the government Principal secretary woman 17, 2012 inside a moving bus moral reasons for abolition of should not disturb the sanctum of intellectually challenged per- will take measures for nursing and child welfare department in south Delhi by six persons the death penalty and said sanctorum and its prominence. sons are pitiable yet they have them, he hinted at establishing Jagadishwar, senior citizens before being thrown out on there was no evidence to show There is no need to hurry the been progressing without giv- an organization for every 3 or welfare department director the road. She died on that such a punishment has works. Follow caution and ing room for any fear, he 4 districts with the help of the Sailaja and others took part. December 29, 2012 at Mount got a deterrent value. quality. Constructions should be strong and everything should be done in tune with the Agama Shastra rules. This is an ancient temple. Three capitals for Andhra: AP Chief Minister Performing poojas here is a tradition handed down over Continued from Page 1 generations. Laxmi Narasimha Swamy has devotees in the High Court may be located Why this much hatred against country and in other countries there," he said. too. In the days to come, lakhs Legislators of ruling YSR Amaravati, asks Chandrababu of devotees will visit Yadadri. phere on the temple premises. be developed as planned. He Congress Party (YSRCP) hailed Hence, the aim should be to He directed the officials con- wanted works on tank the chief minister's announce- Continued from Page 1 ensure that devotees will have cerned to ensure that wall (Koneru) to begin. Ministers G ment with the thumping of no problem in having darshan paintings depicted the great- Jagadish Reddy, Vemula desks and slogans of 'Jai Jagan'. The decision will be counterproductive for the state. Will people make or during their stay, holy bath ness of the temple, the story of Prashanth Reddy, Malla Reddy. Reddy said a final decision rounds to three capitals to get their works done? Will they build one at Pushkarini and while ton- Laxmi Narasimha Swamy, and Government whip G Sunitha, in this regard would be taken home at each of the capital cities?. What the government is going to suring their heads," the Chief Sthala Purana. Rajya Sabha Member J Santosh by expert's committee consti- achieve by having a secretariat at Visakhapatnam? Moreover, the Minister said. Later, KCR examined the Kumar, MLAs Sekhar Reddy, tuted by the state government. government should be slush with funds to have three capitals, and KCR complimented the Ring Road works at Yadadri. Gyadari Kishore, Vivekananda, The panel is seeking opinion of quipped that it would be better for the government to have one office sculptors who had created He visited 15 VVIP cottages MLCs Seri Subhash Reddy, A people from all the regions. in each mandal. He demanded the CM to make public in which capital wonderful sculptures. He being constructed as part of Krishna Reddy, Sambipur The chief minister made the people can find the ministers. Chandrababu, giving vent to his angst, appreciated the design of the the Presidential suite and sug- Raju, ZP chairman A Sandeep announcement at the end of ance as the new government The panel had also sought said that the government is taking decision on the state capitals temple and the positioning of gested some changes there. Reddy, YTDA special officer the heated debate over had put all the works on hold, people's opinion from all 13 having suspended the Opposition members. Only time will teach a the idols. The CM said hard The Chief Minister instruct- Kishan Rao, district collector Amaravati, which saw Speaker citing irregularities in devel- districts of the state. lesson to people like Jaganmohan Reddy, he said. It has become a work put in by 560 sculptors ed that, like in the case of the Anita Ramachandran, Temple suspending nine members of opment of the capital during The foundation stone for catchword for the CM to use the word benami holders. He dared the had borne fruit after four years Baswapurram reservoir, the EO Gita, Temple sculptor the opposition Telugu Desam TDP rule. The government Amaravati as the capital of government to take action against the culprits if assets are acquired 4 years in the form of great Mylargudem Tank near the Ananda Sai, R&B E-in-Cs Party (TDP) for stalling the had formed a five-member Andhra Pradesh was laid by in Amaravati in the name of benami-holders. walls. The Chief Minister sug- Presidential suite should be Ganapathi Reddy, Ravindra proceedings. committee, comprising urban Prime Minister Narendra Modi gested that gardens and green developed as a tourist spot. Rao, CM special secretary Ever since YSRCP came to planning experts, to look into in 2015. Naidu, Amaravati's design was develop the city on the banks cover should be created for Works between the main tem- Bhoopal Reddy accompanied power in May, the fate of the issue of state capital and A brainchild of then chief prepared by Singapore gov- of Krishna river as a world- ensuring a pleasant atmos- ple and the Ring Road should the Chief Minister. Amaravati was hanging in bal- make recommendations. minister N. Chandrababu ernment. He had planned to class city. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS MINORITIES NEED NOT FEAR CAA Kamal hits out at CAA; says ‘Police crackdown on campus dangerous Some parties indulging in MNM opposed to NRC for democracy’ PNS n CHENNAI NEW DELHI: Criticising the police crackdown in Jamia Actor-politician Kamal Haasan Millia Islamia, Delhi on Tuesday opposed the pro- Commission for Women chief vote bank politics: Gadkari posed nation-wide NRC and Swati Maliwal on Tuesday PNS n NEW DELHI were given right to franchise hit out at the AIADMK for urged women to approach the later due to vote bank politics. supporting the BJP-led NDA panel in case they had any Asserting that minorities in Some of them reached government's latest amend- complaint. "The protest should India have nothing to fear Parliament and Assemblies," he ment to the Citizenship Act, always be peaceful. The police from the Citizenship said. saying the ruling party in brutality with students after Amendment Act (CAA), Gadkari said in Bangladesh Tamil Nadu was being "obedi- barging inside the library is Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Pakistan, the number of ent to their masters". saddening. It is very dangerous on Tuesday said some parties Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and AIADMK's support to the for democracy. I hope an who want to play vote bank Buddhists have decreased dras- amendment bill in the atmosphere of peace will be politics are creating fear and tically in the last 40-50 years Parliament was a betrayal of as we should go," he said when Expressing concern over the established soon. If a girl has a insecurity. because of injustice meted out the Tamils and the nation, the asked about the follow up plight of Tamil refugees from complaint, please contact us!" Road Transport, Highways to them. Makkal Needhi Maiam chief action by the MNM on the the island nation, he asked she tweeted. and MSME Minister Gadkari "They don't have any other charged. CAA. what answer the country had speaking at 'Agenda Aaj Tak country to take refuge in. If "They are obedient to their MNM would pursue legal for them who had all along Nigerian nabbed 2019' said "deliberate" attempts they want to come to us, we masters, you know who their solution against the CAA, he trusted Tamil Nadu. are being made by such forces will give them citizenship. This masters are," he told reporters added. To a query on the stu- "What is the urgency for this with drugs to create "misunderstanding" of is quite natural. There are apparently alleging that the dents' protest, he said the amendment when everyone worth lakhs the law. thousands of people in AIADMK was dancing to the youngsters will have to be is concerned about the slide of "This Act is against foreign- Gadkari said ever since BJP has risen Kashmir and in other parts and tunes of the BJP-led Centre. politically aware. economy and soaring inflation MUMBAI: A 27-year-old ers and not against Indian cit- to power in the Centre, there are there is no harm in providing A day after the MNM said On Home Minister Amit and this question is the start- Nigerian national has been izens... People are being pro- political parties who are creating fear citizenship to them," he said. it has moved the Supreme Shah saying that the CAA was ing point of the nation-wide arrested for possession of voked by deliberately creating He also added that a section Court against the Citizenship not against Muslims, he quot- protests," he said. mephedrone worth Rs 4.20 misunderstanding about the among minorities saying that "BJP is of political parties or media are Amended Act, he said the ed a Tamil proverb to indicate Rather than answering ques- lakh in the eastern suburb of law ...Whoever are Indian cit- against minorities or will drive them out misquoting "Hindutva" and party would take up the cud- the Minister was allegedly tions, "throttling" the voices of Mankhurd here, police said on Tuesday. The Anti Narcotics izens, whichever religion they which is not true". stressed that all those living in gles against the National obstinate and does not see rea- those raising such questions in Cell's Ghatkopar unit on belong to, caste creed or sex - India are "Hindus or Register of Citizens (NRC) as son. Delhi, Aligarh and Assam was Monday arrested Anayo Okolie we have neither supported any against minorities or will drive try. Hindustanis" and Hindu is a well. The actor-politician sought "state terrorism," he alleged, in Sanday, a resident of such discrimination nor will do them out which is not true". "It is a simple fact that no lifestyle much above the nar- "There is this NRC, when it to know why the right an apparent reference to Nallasopara in neighbouring that. CAA is not against The Minister said that cre- country welcomes illegal row confines of religion. is implemented (at the nation- bestowed on "Pakistani Hindu charges of police excesses while Thane district, an official said. minorities," Gadkari said. ating fear is a part of politics by migrants by rolling out red car- The Minister said: "It is not al level) we will get into the was not given to Sri Lankan handling the student protes- Sanday had come to sell the He said ever since BJP has some opposition parties who pet to them. You must be proper to politicalise a nation- field (against it) and go as far Hindu." tors. drugs on Sion-Panvel risen to power in the Centre, play "vote bank politics" which aware that in Assam the previ- al issue (CAA). We are trying Expressway and was nabbed there are political parties who is not good in a democracy or ous agitation was held because to convince them ... we will after being identified by an are creating fear among in national interest or for the of large scale illegal migrants convince them, peace will be Privilege informant, he said. The police minorities saying that "BJP is unity and integrity of the coun- entering the country. They restored." seized 210 gm of mephedrone notice worth Rs 4.20 lakh from the accused, he added. The police have registered a case under 5 Metro against Irani n relevant sections of the CAA does not take away PNS NEW DELHI Narcotic Drugs and stations Psychotropic Substances Act Congress MP Manickam and are investigating the source citizenship of Indians: V-P Naidu closed in Delhi Tagore has submitted a of the drug and to whom it was privilege notice against being supplied to, the official PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI Union minister Smriti said. Naidu emphasised Irani for "misleading" the The amended citizenship law Entry and exit gates at five House on Rahul Gandhi's is meant to give citizenship to that India wants metro stations in northeast Repeal Citizenship 'rape remark' on December Modi to students: religiously persecuted refugees peace and stability Delhi were closed on Tuesday 13. Sources said Tagore and not to take away the citi- in the in view of protest in the met Lok Sabha Secretary Bring issues in zenship of Indians of any reli- Seelampur area. (Amendment) Act: HRW General Snehlata gion, Vice President M neighbourhood "Entry and exit gates of n tion that threatens marginal- Shrivastava and moved the democratic manner and friendly PNS NEW DELHI BHOGNADIH: Accusing the Venkaiah Naidu told trainee Seelampur and Gokulpuri ized communities", the organ- privilege notice against the Congress of peddling lies over diplomats from Bangladesh relations with all are closed. Trains will not be The Human Rights Watch has isation said. Union minister. the amended Citizenship Act on Tuesday. its neighbours. halting at these stations," urged the Centre to immedi- On the police action against Tagore said the notice and creating an atmosphere of He also said that India is Delhi Metro Rail ately repeal the Citizenship students of Jamia Millia has been received by the aware of the heavy burden on Corporation (DMRC) tweet- (Amendment) Act in view of Islamia, Aligarh Muslim secretary general and will fear among Muslims, Prime M Venkaiah Naidu Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh as a result of the country to aid, abet, fund and ed. nationwide protests against it, University and others in be taken up further. Tuesday iterated that no citizen influx of lakhs of displaced (Amendment) Act come days train terror outfits to promote Earlier DMRC closed and said there should be an northeastern states protest- "Under Rule 222 of the in the country would be persons from the Rakhine after Bangladesh foreign min- cross border terrorism. Welcome, Jaffrabad and independent probe into police ing against the law, she said the rules of Procedure and affected by the law. Addressing State of Myanmar and that it ister A K Abdul Momen and The vice president sought Maujpur-Babarpur metro "brutality and excesses" against authorities should immedi- Conduct of Business in a poll rally here, Modi appealed appreciates Dhaka for its Home Minister Asaduzzaman Bangladesh's support in stations. students and other protesters. ately order all police person- Lok Sabha, I hereby give a to college and university humanitarian gesture towards Khan cancelled their visits to restructuring and reforming Angry protesters demand- In a statement on Tuesday, nel to abide by international notice of a privilege motion students, who had been these displaced persons. India amid protests against multilateral organisations such ing scraping of citizenship the international human rights standards on policing assem- against Minister of Textiles, protesting over the amended He said that Bangladesh the legislation in the northeast. as the United Nations, so that amendment law clashed with body's South Asia Director blies. Women and Child Act, to bring forth issues for could count on India's full sup- Naidu emphasised that policies that affect the entire police, pelted stones at them Meenakshi Ganguly said the "The police may have used Development Smriti Irani discussion with the port towards their bilateral India wants peace and stabili- world were not decided by a and damaged several buses in "government failed to grasp excessive force against demon- on the statement made by government in a "democratic efforts with Myanmar in the ty in the neighbourhood and few. Northeast Delhi's Seelampur the extent of public opposition strators across the country" her during the intervention manner". He alleged that "urban repatriation of displaced friendly relations with all its He told the trainees diplo- area. over erosion of basic rights and the government "should in the in Lok Sabha on 13th naxals" were trying to instigate Rohingyas back to Myanmar, neighbours. mats that the world was mul- Police resorted to baton evident in these protests". establish a credible indepen- December, 2019," he said youth in the country to foment a statement from the Vice Without naming Pakistan, tipolar now and it was time to charges and fired teargas Its "strongest response to the dent investigation into allega- in his petition. Tagore said trouble. "The Congress is President's Secretariat said. he said Kashmir was a settled restructure multilateral organ- shells on the protesters who protests would be to repeal" tions of excessive force, brutal- the minister's assertions spreading lies, creating an The vice president's issue and deplored the isations to reflect this new were marching from the Act and "withdraw its ity, and vandalism" by police- on the floor of the house atmosphere of fear for Muslims remarks on the Citizenship attempts by a neighbouring global reality. Seelampur towards Jafrabad. plan for citizenship verifica- men, Ganguly said. are "absolutely false". over the Citizenship Act. I give "The honourable mem- my assurances no citizen in the ber has willfully misled country will be affected by the not only members of the law," he stated. house, but also the entire ‘Rapist’ Gujarat teacher hiding in Odisha: CBI nation. The minister had claimed that Rahul Gandhi Murder convict CAA: AASU leaders, PNS n BHUBANESWAR has given a clarion call to The premier investigating agency rape women in India in his escapes from open Odisha School and Mass suspect that Trivedi might be working speech during an election prison in Maharashtra Education minister Samir rally on December 12. The actorn court arrest in any coaching centre or educational Aurangabad: A murder case PNS GUWAHATI Ranjan Dash on Tuesday said minister has knowingly convict has escaped from a all district education officers institution in a remote part of Odisha as and intentionally misled prison in Maharashtra's AASU leaders Samujjal Kumar have been asked to look out for he is a good English teacher Parliament by falsely Aurangabad district, police Bhattacharya and Lurinjyoti a teacher of Gujarat, an accused attributing a statement to said on Tuesday. Akalan Risu Gogoi along with actor Barsha in several cases of rape, who al institution in a remote part the fugitive teacher if working Rahul Gandhi," he said. Bhosale, lodged at the Paithan Rani Bishaya and hundreds of might be working in an educa- of Odisha as he is a good in their areas," Dash told open jail here, was working in other agitators courted arrest and were taken to a temporary tional insititute in the state. English teacher. reporters here Tuesday. a field when he managed to for the second consecutive jail inside the Dighalipukhuri The state government "We have received the letter The minister said the give police the slip on day on Tuesday as part of their tank complex. recently received a letter from from the CBI regarding the department has also attached Monday, police inspector 'Mass Satyagraha' against the All Assam Students' Union the CBI which informed that fugitive teacher who has been the identification of the Bhagirath Deshmukh told PTI. amended citizenship law, (AASU) chief adviser Samujjal 49-year-old Dhavalkumar involved in a number of accused teacher in the letter. police said. Kumar Bhattacharya said the Hareshchandra Trivedi, a heinous crime like rape. The All the educational institu- Bhosale was pronounced Samir Ranjan Dash guilty in a murder case in Guwahati Police Centre has to either repeal the Gujarat-based teacher, might state government has already tions, both government and 2011. He was shifted to the Commissioner Munna Prasad amended Citizenship Act or be hiding somewhere in agency suspect that Trivedi written letters to all the District private ones, have also been Paithan open jail from a Gupta told PTI that the AASU keep arresting them every day. Odisha. might be working in any Education Officers and Block informed about Trivedi, the prison in Nashik on June 22 activists had courted arrest AASU general secretary The premier investigating coaching centre or education- Education Officers to trace minister said. this year, the official said. "He and were "not detained". Lurinjyoti Gogoi said the gov- was working in an onion field "They are doing this as part ernment is on one side doing in the prison area when he ran of their Satyagraha pro- nothing to repeal the Act and away. A case has been gramme. We released them on the other doing a "drama" registered and search for the later and now they are on their by arresting them. ‘Delhi Crime' harnessed strength of being prisoner is on," he said. way to their homes," he said. "The government is playing This year, four prisoners The agitators courted arrest the Hindutva card. However, escaped from the jail and the in front of the office of the Assam will not fall prey to police managed to nab one of Deputy Commissioner of their communal agenda," he able to catch culprits, not pain: Shefali Shah them, the official said. Kamrup Metropolitan district said. PNS n NEW DELHI Vartika was a challenge but she Revisiting the eventually managed to find Netflix series "Delhi Crime", heinousness of the the soul of the character. based on the 2012 Delhi gan- "I think I've managed to fill Scuffle between BJP, Sena grape-murder, which saw crime is not her shoes, which were very nation-wide protests leading to something many large shoes to fill. When you a change in India's rape laws, wanted to do when watch it, you don't think Shefali found acceptance with the did a good job, you just respect MLAs in Maha Assembly audience as it depicted the the series, directed and admire Vartika as a person. PNS n NAGPUR implementation of Thackeray's procedural investigation of the by Indian-Canadian You understand her strength, previous demand. case without exploiting the filmmaker Richie the intricacies of who she is. I In unprecedented scenes, two Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad pain behind it, says actor can safely say that there can't MLAs of the ruling Shiv Sena tried to snatch the banner Shefali Shah. Mehta, premiered be any other Vartika. and opposition BJP held each from Pawar and the two briefly Shah plays Vartika on the streamer "There might be someone other by the collar over the held each other by the collar Chaturvedi, whose character in early this year else who is powerful than her issue of assistance to farmers. before senior ministers and the show was based on former ing 'we are too afraid and too ing the strength of being able as a character or even another Soon after proceedings former ministers pulled them Delhi Police DCP Chaya scared to open up old wounds. to catch the culprits," Shah told actor playing it much more began, BJP MLA Abhimanyu apart. Sharma who cracked the case injuries 13 days later in a So we don't want to watch it'. PTI in a telephonic interview. strongly than I could. But this Pawar tried to display a ban- The BJP MLAs sought to Speaker Nana Patole of the brutal gangrape of the Singapore hospital. A lot of people were very ter- The actor said the series fol- version of Vartika which has ner in front of Chief Minister remind Thackeray of this appealed to BJP members to physiotherapy intern within Revisiting the heinousness of rified about it saying it might lowed the investigation of the been loved and appreciated, Uddhav Thackeray. demand made by him before return to their seats and allow 72 hours. the crime is not something be a graphic depiction of what case in the five-day aftermath, and respected so much, there The banner carried a report he became the CM of provid- the House proceedings to con- The 23-year-old, who came many wanted to do when the happened, but it is not. not the incident. can't be another one." published in the Sena mouth- ing assistance to affected farm- tinue. to be known as 'Nirbhaya', the series, directed by Indian- "Then they watched the "I completely respect and The actor, who recently won piece 'Saamana', about ers. However, some Sena MLAs fearless one, was assaulted on Canadian filmmaker Richie show and they appreciated the understand the sentiment. It's the best actress iReel Award for Thackeray demanding Rs The BJP members rushed to also tried to snatch the flex the night of December 16, Mehta, premiered on the sensitivity with which it was not an easy one to take," she 2019, said creating a character 25,000 per hectare for farmers the well of the House and boards from BJP members, 2012 in a moving bus by six streamer early this year. handled. We weren't harness- added. is the "highest kick" she gets out hit by untimely rains. shouted slogans, seeking leading to ruckus. men and died of her grievous "I got a lot of reactions say- ing the pain, we were harness- Shah, 47, said becoming of a project. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com 06 facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ op nion PAPER WITH PASSION Defanging RTI The SC may argue that pleas are frivolous but the fact is a filter kills the very purpose of ensuring transparency Global warning ver since it became a reality, the Right to Information Act (RTI Act), which guar- Eantees transparency in governance and Irrespective of the disappointing outcome of the Madrid summit, as a responsible nation, ensures its accountability to citizens, has been defanged by successive regimes. It all began with the Manmohan Singh government when India cannot be making a half-hearted approach to address the issue of climate change establishment hawks claimed that the law was being misused by “frivolous and vexatious” requests for information. Another canard was also spread about RTI being used as black- mail, a ruse to stifle it as more and more cases of corruption tumbled out of the cupboard fol- lowing even simple requests for information. This thread was picked up by Home Minister Amit Shah who asserted that citizens do not have the need to file RTI KK PAUL applications because the Modi government is anyway transparent. Obviously, ven as the thunderous reverbera- the RTI petitions had led to embarrassing revelations on demonetisation, Aadhaar tions of the 16-year-old environ- and even bank NPAs. The judiciary, too, has not been proactive on this as ques- mental activist, Greta Thunberg, at tions have begun to be raised about the lack of transparency in its functioning. the UN, just three months ago, are Agreed every law has advantages and pitfalls and the RTI could probably do yet to die down, to our utter sur- prise,E the Madrid climate talks under the aegis with some caveats but when the Supreme Court, too, plays up the establish- of COP25 ended in a failure. This is not the ment’s anxieties, then the implication becomes serious for the common man. first time that such discordance among On Monday, the court ruled that the misuse and “criminal intimidation” of RTI member nations has been witnessed. The pre- sent talks failed despite the fact that while should be stopped and that only petitioners, who are connected or involved with inaugurating this conference, UN Secretary the issues raised, would be entertained. Describing the huge flow of applica- General António Guterres had issued a very tions under RTI as a “serious problem”, the Bench said though it was not opposed stern warning. “I call on anyone who is still lobbying their Governments for a slow tran- to the transparency law, there was a need to evolve some mechanism to ensure sition or even no transition, to end those activ- that only the affected or concerned person has the recourse to power. The prob- ities now. The world is watching,” he empha- lem with such filtering mechanism is that you first isolate the information seek- sised. Today, the world community appears to be focussed more on the protection of their er, making it that much easier for the powers that be to hound or silence him/her own domestic agenda rather than paying than when it is a class action plea. Far too many reports have emerged of RTI heed to the impending disaster. activists being killed. According to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, The first decade after the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit of 1992 saw a rare building 84 RTI activists have been killed in India since October 2005. Second, infor- up of consensus on almost all issues. mation on a policy matter of far-reaching consequence can never be a matter Perhaps it was the decade after the Cold War of personal but general interest. For example, no political party or politician will and the first Gulf War when the world com- munity saw immense merit in consensus- seek or be a party to a scrutiny of the electoral bond scheme, the working of building. The same was also manifest dur- which impacts voter preferences. Also, if a bidder in a government contract ing the signing of the WTO Agreement at loses out over suspected foul play, will the individual/organisation pursue a peti- Marrakesh, Morocco, in 1994. But in the In this manner, the devel- oped and richer countries to this target. India, China and the very next decade, one saw the appearance oped and wealthier nations exploit those still developing. US still have a long way to go. tion, the effort for which may disqualify them from future contracts as a trou- of discordant notes, particularly as former would not only be able to sell Those already developed, thus, In India, with a perceived ble-maker? The top court, however, directed the Centre and various State US President George W Bush virtually their technology to the develop- escape the limits while the less difficulty in cutting emissions Governments to fill up vacancies of information commissioners, which have refused to follow the Kyoto Protocol even ing countries but could also industrialised and less polluting in order to meet the targets, an as America was the largest polluter in the gather carbon credits to meet the are loaded with the burden of fur- ambitious plan for harnessing further held up crucial files. Independent studies have shown that at one time world. This trend was further aggravated requirements of Kyoto Protocol ther reductions. This may ulti- solar energy has been formulat- there were four vacancies in the 11-member Central Information Commission when President Donald Trump followed the without any reduction in their AT THE SUMMIT, mately impact and retard their ed. We are lucky that sunlight (CIC) while pendency had been rising every month to touch 33,000. The stud- same route as charted earlier by Bush. emission levels. The failure of the NOT MUCH TIME progress in the long-run. is available in abundance but ies also found out that an appeal in the Andhra Pradesh State Information Unfortunately, despite the bleak scenario, Madrid summit, to achieve any In this context, let us take the the challenge lies in the pro- the voice of a number of smaller and less pol- results in this direction, may have WAS SPENT ON example of the GFL gas project curement of solar Photo Voltaic Commission could take 18 years for scrutiny. That time taken in Bengal and luting nations, prominently Tuvalu, Maldives, also disappointed those who in Gujarat. GFL is one of the (PV) cells, which is one of the Odisha would be five and four years. Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan among oth- encouraged carbon trading DETERMINING THE largest producers of carbon off- major constraining factors in The RTI is slowly becoming another casualty of democracy, the government ers, who are already facing the brunt of the mechanism like the oil major TARGETS TO BE set credits in the world, selling our efforts to realise the full climate change, seems to have been lost. On Royal Dutch Shell Plc and the them to many of the biggest pol- potential. According to a report having whittled down its efficacy and the institutions formed by it with an amend- the other hand, high polluting nations such Spanish utility Iberdrola SA. ACHIEVED BY luters in the EU. Europe’s pol- submitted by the parliamentary ed version. The new RTI anyway strips the Information Commissioners from as China, India and the European Union Such a market mechanism EACH COUNTRY luters have had a cheap way to standing committee, in order to the immunity that is given to Supreme Court judges and Chief Election could not account for their efforts at reduc- was also considered important by offset their climate responsibili- achieve the target of 100 GW of ing global warming. They were unable to heavy industrialised countries, SO AS TO KEEP ties without actually greening solar electricity capacity by Commissioners, subjecting their service records, tenure and salaries to the dis- quantify in specific terms the targets achieved who are economically dependent THE EMISSIONS even a small patch of the land. EU 2022, India should have had an cretion of the government or the Executive. Effectively, it means defanging them as was laid down under the Paris Agreement. on oil and gas production. In the Climate Action Commissioner installed capacity of 32,000 as the Government can remove them when it considers them unsuitable to its But the prime reason for the failure of the normal course, large-scale de-car- OF GREENHOUSE Connie Hedegaard admitted that MW by 2017-18. But as of Madrid Summit, which was participated by bonisation would take much GASES WITHIN such projects have a “total lack of January 31, 2018, the country design. A fixed tenure and autonomy regardless of the government of the day 197 countries across the world, was a lack of longer than as prescribed under environmental integrity.” only had a capacity of 18,455 would enable them to pursue fair probes. Otherwise, they would be afraid to be consensus on development of a market the Paris targets. Besides, it THE OVERALL At the summit, not much MW in just four years — this independent. Even our first Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, mechanism to limit carbon emissions. would also ensure that the rich OBJECTIVE OF THE time was spent on determining is over 20,000 MW a year and The concept of trading in carbon mar- and already developed coun- the targets to be achieved by each appears difficult to achieve. and several other bureaucrats had written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi kets as a response to climate change was an tries could continue to pollute on GLOBAL country so as to keep the emis- Irrespective of the disap- to not bring the amendments and dilute what actually empowers the common important outcome of the Kyoto Protocol. The the strength of carbon credit pur- WARMING BEING sions of greenhouse gases with- pointing outcome of the Madrid man. Modi, who made running a corruption-free government his professed mantra primary purpose of the Protocol was to make chased by them, while the in the overall objective of the summit, as a responsible nation the developed countries pay for their emis- options of developing and rela- LIMITED TO THE global warming being limited to with high prestige in the interna- since 2015, lost credibility by pushing something antithetical to that spirit. But sions while at the same time, monetarily tively poor countries would be the extent of 1.5 degrees between tional arena, India does not have now that he has the heft of the Lok Sabha verdict, he is beyond any criticism reward those nations with good record in this curtailed. It can, thus, be inferred EXTENT OF 1.5 2018 and 2100. For this to the luxury of a half-hearted of the citizenry that voted him. Information Commissions are crucial links in allow- regard. The underlying philosophy was that that the summit spent more DEGREES become a reality by 2050, we approach towards this vital area. since the developing countries could start with time in ensuring that the inter- should be a net-zero emitter. So The phenomenon of global ing access to the workings of the Government. The system was anyway depen- cleaner technologies, they would be reward- ests of the developed countries BETWEEN 2018 far only about 20 countries, warming has to be seen as a glob- dent on retired bureaucrats and now has loyalists. As it appears, RTI is now a ed by those who were stuck with old and pol- are well protected through the AND 2100 including the UK, France, New al warning. robotic ritual than democratic intervention. luting technologies. In a way, this translated carbon trading mechanism. Zealand, Norway, Finland, (The author is a former into wealthier countries purchasing the In fact, the scheme of carbon Switzerland, Denmark and Governor and a Senior Adviser at extent of reduction in carbon levels achieved credits is some kind of a smoke- Sweden, figure in the list of the Pranab Mukherjee Trust in Max by the developing countries. screen which enables the devel- those who are expected to meet Foundation) Ten months after the Boeing 737 Max was grounded, it S O U N D BITE seems it’s not getting back into the air soon Universities must play a lead- #MeToo movement came I look very much forward to I want to say (to the he American plane-maker Boeing’s ing role in addressing nation- and went. It is disappointing. debating whoever the lucky Opposition) oppose tremendous confidence in the ability of al challenges. Higher educa- A lot of things that should've person is who stumbles politically as much as you tional institutes must emerge changed have not changed. across the finish line in the want but Modi Government Tits latest jet, the 737 Max, even after two as spaces that nurture free A lot of things have not little watched Do Nothing is firm on implementing dramatic fatal accidents in Ethiopia and expression and ideas. come out, have not changed. Democrat Debates. the citizenship law. Indonesia killed close to 400 people, was worth President Actor US President Union Minister watching. The Max was grounded worldwide —Ram Nath Kovind —Radhika Apte —Donald Trump —Amit Shah in March but Boeing kept churning them out at a rate touching 42 a month. This has led to over 400 aircraft sitting around Boeing’s fac- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR tories at Seattle, unable to fly anywhere. Boeing’s confidence in its jet and almost bom- Bad day for democracy ed more hardships for the locals. An attack on the idea of India The basic premise of the lifting of bastic optimism that it would be soon cleared Article 370 was to usher in devel- to fly is not matched by the US aviation regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration Sir — This refers to the editori- his refers to the editorial, “Jackboots vs Ahimsa” opment. The Government needs (FAA), which has been embarrassed by a rash of stories of how it had been al, “Take the lead” (December 16). (December 17). The police brutality unleashed on the to accelerate its development It’s incomprehensible as to how students of Jamia Millia Islamia university and Aligarh pitch and allay the fears and infiltrated by Boeing employees, who led their inspectors up the garden path and the police could forcibly enter an MuslimT University, who were protesting the amended cit- anxieties of the Kashmiris. essentially gave certification to a plane that had some fundamental issues. The educational institution without izenship law based on religion, must be condemned. The M Shadab issues are so fundamental that it now appears the Boeing 737 Max may not actu- any permission. According to right to protest is intrinsic to a democracy. A democratic Bengaluru Jamia Millia Islamia Chief ally be recertified to fly, that, too, only in the US initially before February 2020, Government cannot stymie protests or use force to quell Proctor, Waseem Ahmed Khan, them just because they are antithetical to a decision taken Lacking political will and possibly even March. It is no surprise, therefore, that Boeing has finally decid- Delhi Police personnel entered or a law passed to implement the ruling party’s agenda. ed to wind down production of the aircraft. the university by force without The visuals of students walking with their arms raised were any permission and beat up staff disturbing. The police cannot equate protesting students Sir — This refers to the editorial, In many other industries, a product failure like this would have been fatal to members and students who were with criminals, barge into hostels and libraries, switch the “Climate breakdown” (December the company. Thankfully Boeing operates in a comfortable duopoly with European forced to leave the campus. lights off and thrash them. Students do not exist for the coming of the holder of India’s most exalted office. There 17). It is disappointing that the manufacturer Airbus, which despite opportunities, has not stuck the dagger into Photos of injured students speak police to give vent to their aggressive instincts and please are no prizes for guessing for which “noun” the pronoun UN climate talks ended without for police brutality inside the making any significant progress. it. The relationship between Airbus and Boeing then is akin to that between Coca- their political masters. “they” is used. Reneging on his call for a 10-year morato- campus. Now the question is: Widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment rium on “communal politics” to create the necessary con- It could not even frame rules for Cola and Pepsi, not really a rivalry, no matter what the advertising says. Ergo, Who issued the order, asking the Act (CAA), decried as an affront to the Constitution as it links ditions for the pursuit of economic progress, his Government a new global carbon trading and Boeing will survive the worst of this crisis in all likelihood, even though it might police to forcibly enter the univer- citizenship with religion, should awaken the Narendra Modi- is taking steps and engendering social strife. Sadly, it does postponed them until next year. sity and resort to violence? This This will only make the target set take a year or so to get back to its feet. Thankfully, for the global aviation indus- Amit Shah duo to the realisation that Indian democracy is not occur to the Modi Government that a country divided shameful act must be condemned bigger than them and they cannot polarise people and pit against itself cannot aspire to become a superpower and an by the Paris accord harder to try, a few fortuitous airline collapses, including the demise of Jet Airways in India, by everyone who believes in one community against the other along religious lines ad economic power house. realise. Clearly, it’s not the lack of have meant that at least for the time being there are enough aircraft available to democratic values. infinitum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that “they G David Milton technology but political will that The BJP has alleged that some can be identified by the clothes they are wearing” is unbe- Maruthancode will make it difficult for us to tack- pick up the slack of demand. That said, airlines will be wanting aircraft soon enough political parties are spreading le global warming. None can and Boeing will have to get its act together to resolve the problems on the Max. rumours and inciting violence to deny that regulated carbon mar- Crucially, the manufacturer will also need to fix the trust deficit that it suffers regard- promote their political interests A healing touch in the open and resume political malcy has returned to the State, kets can make technologies acces- and the students are falling into the activity. The State has been under the fact is that extreme restric- sible and affordable without hurt- ing the Max with ordinary airline passengers. The crisis also highlights severe trap. Even if this was the case, there a lockdown since August, when tions are still in place. Top local ing the economy. flaws in the aircraft certification process. All in all, aviation is safer today than it can be no justification to brutal Sir — BJP general secretary Ram the Government withdrew the political leaders are still in deten- Sweta Sankrityan has ever been. That does not mean that we take things for granted. Boeing did police action. The police cannot Madhav said recently that his limited autonomy granted to it tion, internet services are yet to Via email in case of the 737 Max and will pay a massive price but hopefully, 2020 will be trample their right to protest. Government would soon allow under Article 370 and fully inte- be restored and not all commu- Sujit De detained political leaders in grated it with India. As against the nication lines are functional. Send your feedback to: a better year than 2019 was for global aviation. Kolkata Jammu & Kashmir to come out Government’s claim that nor- Such moves have only creat- [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Get off POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE BJP GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED A WAR ON ITS WHAT HAS THE CONGRESS DONE TO PUNISH the couch OWN PEOPLE. IT HAS BECOME THE CREATOR THE PERPETRATORS OF MOB VIOLENCE DURING OF VIOLENCE AND DIVISIVENESS. THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS? The time for the citizens to speak against the —CONGRESS CHIEF —DEFENCE MINISTER high-handedness of the Government is now. We must do so before there is no one left to speak for us SONIA GANDHI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN Are SDGs on track? Since meeting goals by 2030 requires substantial changes in all aspects, the limited effectiveness MD FAIZ YUSUF n the past year, the country has seen numerous developments of governments may not be sufficient unless businesses and civil society play their part in key sectors such as aviation, railways, oil and gas, roads Iand bridges, ports and shipping, telecom, power and urban infrastructure, just to name a few. Despite all the rhetoric, actu- al “development”, as promised by the Modi Government when it was elected to power, is yet to materialise. Nonetheless, this isn’t a statement where I mean to say that the current Government is “unsecular.” I believe this was automatically implied when the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, was passed in Parliament. For, it entails that every “illegal migrant”, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and who entered India HIMA BINDU on or before December 31, 2014, other than the Muslims, are KOTA eligible for Indian citizenship. he world cannot survive unless drastic steps Neither is there any need to elucidate on the state of the are taken. The member states of the United economy, which is at its worst phase with the Gross Domestic TNations (UN) in 2015 adopted the 2030 agen- Product (GDP) seeing a marked fall every quarter. The econom- da for Sustainable Development with 17 Goals at ic slowdown is in everybody’s mind. Just a few days ago, for- its heart. This is a universal call to end poverty, pro- mer Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian termed the tect the planet and ensure that all people live a pro- economic crisis in the country as a “great slowdown” and said ductive, vibrant life and enjoy peace and prosper- that it is in the “intensive care due to structural and cyclical ity by 2030. Since 2020 is round the corner and we are just a decade away from 2030, we must analyse factors.” Beyond the economy, amid a steep rise in oil prices, the sufficiency of the actions taken by governments, agrarian distress, retail inflation and unemployment have posed businesses, developmental organisations, scientif- another set of problems. Daimler AG and Audi announced almost ic community and civil society to make achievement 20,000 job cuts in the past three weeks. of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a real- My intention is not to take pot-shots at the Government. ity. Since these require substantial changes in all But it dragged its name through the mud when the Delhi Police aspects, the limited effectiveness of governments may forced its way into the Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the most not be sufficient, unless businesses and civil soci- reputed educational institutions in the country, and brutally ety play their part. assaulted the students over there. Neither do I need to empha- The UN’s SDG Report, 2019, is helpful in mea- sise the fact that the Government has been lying to its citizens suring headways made in several critical areas and THE UN’S SDG indicates some positive developments like substan- REPORT, 2019, IS every since it came to power. From trumpeting a dream pro- tial decline in extreme poverty, 49 per cent fall in ject of a high-speed rail, what has been delivered is that cru- the under-five mortality rate since 2000 and access HELPFUL IN cial sectors like education, defence and healthcare are facing to electricity to a large chunk of the world’s popu- MEASURING its gravest crisis ever. lation. Marine life has also been safeguarded and HEADWAYS MADE advantages and discrimination. partners. a social enterprise and a major supplier Today, we are living in a country where States like Jammu protected areas have multiplied since 2010. Issues IN SEVERAL Since achieving SDGs is not easy or The first category, of renewable energy, SOLshare, and & Kashmir and Assam are boiling. People’s voices are being regarding illegal fishing are also being smoothened. CRITICAL AREAS possible alone, all stakeholders should “Leverage/Exchange” involves partner- Grameen Shakti, which is being support- suppressed. Being apolitical is a risk one should not be tak- The Paris Agreement on climate change has been AND INDICATES partner for the cause. As resources are lim- ships that are complementary to each ed and enabled by UN DESA. Grameen ing. Because being “apolitical” or in turn “silent” is a weapon signed by 186 parties. Rapid urbanisation has also SOME POSITIVE ited, be it financial, natural or human, soci- other and are a one-way transfer or rec- Shakti brings access to its massive exist- that only backfires. For silence only means being “complicit” been addressed worldwide with 150 countries fram- DEVELOPMENTS ety must make optimum use of the same. iprocal exchange of resources like knowl- ing customer base and network of solar to the happenings. When a Government maintains silence, it ing policies at the national-level aiming to solve the LIKE By way of partnership, we have the abil- edge, services, skills and funding, that the homes, as well as its knowledge of the problems arising from it. Over 300 policies and SUBSTANTIAL ity to bring together diverse and scarce organisations need to employ towards communities, and SOLshare brings cut- is considered to be an accomplice of the wrong because the instruments have been developed by several coun- resources to deliver a higher impact, their own strategic goals. It is applicable ting-edge, innovative technology with the reality says otherwise. When it is silent, it is used as an excuse tries, including the EU, to encourage sustainabili- DECLINE IN greater sustainability and increased value when each partner has something that is potential to transform the supply of to continue with the actions that are detestable. Had the ty in production and consumption. These improve- EXTREME to all. According to the UN, “Partnerships more valuable to the other than to them- affordable energy to low-income house- Government actually been concerned about the problems sur- ments could not have been possible without the POVERTY, 49 PER for sustainable development are multi- selves, resulting in net gain on exchange. holds in Bangladesh. rounding the citizens, it would have acted maturely. I am not widespread support of all stakeholders and this all- CENT FALL IN THE stakeholder initiatives voluntarily under- For example, the relationship between an The final partnership type here to take criticism on my take of “consequences of being pervasive participation creates considerable opti- UNDER-FIVE taken by Governments, inter-govern- aid agency and a university research insti- “Transform”, is more ambitious and silent.” I am here to tell you that this is the real world. mism and promise for a secure future. MORTALITY RATE mental organisations, major groups and tute can constitute a partnership of mutu- focusses on the final goal of tackling a This does not mean that one will not be labelled as an “anti- However, unified and concentrated action is still SINCE 2000 AND other stakeholders, whose efforts are al benefit where the agency accesses development challenge in an innovative nationalist” when he/she speaks against the establishment. One required in many areas. Environment protection and ACCESS TO contributing to the implementation of research outputs and expertise from the and multi-faceted way where the problem also needs to understand that raising voices against the action to reduce climate change are the top prior- ELECTRICITY TO A inter-governmentally agreed develop- institute while providing research fund- definition may be unclear, and partners ity as it is predicted that global warming will rise LARGE CHUNK OF ment goals and commitments.” ing or sources of data and case studies to bring differing world views and perspec- Government does not in any sense mean that one is speaking to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in years to come Through this the UN has recognised the institute. An example of this type of tives to the issue. For example, Scaling up against the nation. Instead, when one tends to take a view, he/she if greenhouse emissions are not checked. This, cou- THE WORLD’S the importance of partnerships by busi- partnership is Coca-Cola and the Global Nutrition is a global, country-led and is trying to protect the interests of the fellow citizens when actu- pled with increasing sea levels because of it, will have POPULATION nesses and all leading institutions as Fund Project Last Mile, which leverages multi-sectoral movement to combat ally it is the duty of the Government to do so. cumulative effects that will be irreversible and dis- imperative in international relations and Coca-Cola’s logistic, supply chain, distri- undernutrition and catalyse support for If this situation persists, eventually a time will come when astrous. Add to this an increasing ocean acidifica- global development. This fundamental bution and marketing expertise to build countries with a focus on a set of evidence- we will be able to call ourselves the “largest democracy” with tion, coastal erosion, extreme weather conditions, shift in its thinking and approach is African Governments’ capabilities to based direct nutrition interventions. Here as much credibility as modern-day China. Leaders there state the frequency and severity of natural disasters, con- expressed in its clear acceptance of the ensure communities have better access to a partnership is developed to facilitate a that they run a “socialist democracy” alongside an authoritar- tinuing land degradation, risk of loss of one million interrelations and interdependence of life-sustaining and life-enhancing medi- system change with the involvement of ian rule that strips people off their democratic rights, which is plant and animal species and we have a perfect recipe thriving business, prosperous society cines. Coca-Cola gains by demonstrating various actors like countries, various the very basis of a democratic State. for the ecosystem’s collapse. and a healthy environment as a whole. All its commitment to a better planet as well Government ministries (e.g. ministries of Human suffering is closely linked to this envi- societal sectors without exception have as providing employee engagement education, health and agriculture) as As a Muslim who has had mostly Hindu friends, I have been ronmental degradation as it has the capability to been named as key development actors opportunities. well as other change agents like business- confiding in them, laughing with them and sharing this idea of make many parts of the planet derelict. Given the and an unprecedented level of coopera- The second category, es, civil society and the UN. One India, which I believed, stood as a strong evidence that loss of vital plant and animal species and global tion and collaboration is the need of the “Combine/Integrate”, identifies a cross-sec- We are at a time where interventions we can embrace diversity and be united even as we boast of warming — with the last four years being the hour for achievement of SDGs. tor partnership, which is essentially a part- to save the planet have to be colossal and more than a billion people with different religions, dissimilar lan- warmest on record — food production will be at Since the launch of SDGs, several nership between two or more organisa- no country or individual can contribute guages, individual beliefs and varied cultures. To my dismay, risk, leading to large-scale food shortage and increas- wide-ranging development partnerships tions where complementary resources are in isolation. The challenges are global and the Government has been trying to bring out a strange under- ing global hunger. This can potentially displace up have seen the light of the day, both at glob- pooled to identify solutions to a common require global solutions. The SDGs have current of differences among the citizens, which in my opin- to 140 million people by 2050, unless strong and al and local levels; from international net- problem and in the process accomplish brought countries and communities ion, did not exist before. One only wishes all of this ends here. decisive action on climate change is taken by the works to bilateral arrangements; from a shared strategic goal. Innovative together to work for a better life and a sus- It is not just the Muslims who are being isolated but even the entire world. multi-sector, multi-issue platforms, to sin- approaches, which are developed by all the tainable planet. It is the duty of all stake- Assamese, the Kashmiri Hindus and the students as well. The goal to end extreme poverty by 2030 also gle-sector, single-issue interest groups. To partners involved through brainstorming holders to develop and to further strength- looks unattainable as violent disturbances, conflicts bring some standardisation into the mul- and consistent dialogue and mutual en international cooperation on climate If we don’t speak even now, when the Government came and displacements are adding to the exposure to nat- titude of collaborative arrangements with accountability, are the hallmarks of this change, migration, technology, trade and after the students in Jamia, it may act against all of us. At least ural disasters, leading to deep-rooted deprivation. quite different qualities, three basic types type of partnership. The core belief here partnerships. Let us take the advantage of one can draw the line and make it realise that such barbaric At least half of the world’s population lacks essen- of partnerships can be identified, which is that one can achieve more by working many synergies that we have and work ways will not be tolerated. The time to act is now. tial health services, more than half of the world’s chil- can be distinguished in terms of the main together and combining the resources together to achieve the 2030 Agenda. (The writer is an author and is currently pursuing dren do not meet educational standards and objectives of the partnership and the than individually. An example in this cat- (The writer is an Associate Professor, Economics Graduation from Ashoka University) women in all parts of the world continue to face dis- nature of the relationship between the egory can be seen in Bangladesh between Amity University) What lies ahead in 2020? Politically, the country will be stable, given the massive mandate won by Prime Minister Narendra Modi just FOREIGN EYE six months ago but the BJP has a lot of work still left to do to fulfil its core agenda Ayodhya issue, dealing with the turing, construction, real estate, the party formed the Government since then and Nitish Kumar is back India has to sort out its differences issue of illegal immigrants through weakening of industrial production, in Haryana, the Shiv Sena- as an NDA Chief Minister. Bihar has in the neighbourhood, particularly the Citizenship Amendment Act, slump in exports and imports and Congress-Nationalist Congress 243 seats and Nitish will lead the with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. 2019 (CAA) and the National a mess in the banking and financial Party combine formed the BJP-JD(U) combine in the Bihar The Tokyo Olympics in 2020 is Register of Citizens (NRC) and so sectors need urgent attention. Government in Maharashtra, polls. an important event as in the 100th on. However, there is a need to The Organisation for Economic upstaging the BJP there. As for Delhi, the ruling AAP is year of India’s participation, the arrest the widespread unrest creat- Cooperation and Development With the parting of ways with going strong despite all odds. The Indian Olympic Association, with CLIMATE CHANGE ed due to the CAA and the NRC as (OECD) recently marginally cut its the Shiv Sena, the BJP might have fight there will be three-cornered the JSW Group, will showcase the DIPLOMACY it is not doing the Government any growth forecast for 2019 to 5.8 per to look for new friends in the com- with the AAP, the Congress and the nation’s heritage and economic Understandably distracted, KALYANI good. cent but said it will pick up to 6.2 ing year. As it is, the NDA has BJP fighting for the 70 seats. The might through an India House. It SHANKAR Going forward, in 2020, the per cent in 2020 and further to 6.4 shrunk with the Telugu Desam Congress and the BJP have no local seems strange that a country of more Chile’s lack of leadership ostradamus, the world’s most Government is likely to form a trust per cent in 2021. The global broking Party leaving in March 2019 and the leaders to match the stature of than 1.3 billion people can only col- saw a coalition of States famous seer, had predicted and begin the Ram temple’s con- firm Goldman Sachs has forecast a Sena in December 2019. The JD(U) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind lect an average of less than one with strong links to fossil Nthat the year 2020 would struction in a grand manner in mild recovery of the Indian econo- and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Kejriwal. However, the BJP’s star medal per games. Maybe the new fuel industry — the US, mark the beginning of a new era, Ayodhya. The Uniform Civil Code my by March 2020. are the only two big allies left with campaigner Modi is planning to year will see the nation shore up its accompanied by bloodshed and (UCC) is the only remaining part of Politically there could be some the saffron party. kick off the poll campaign on winnings as more and more people Brazil, Australia and Saudi suffering, but that it would also the core BJP-RSS agenda and a Bill realignments. The Opposition may Bihar and Delhi will go for December 22 with a huge rally at the take to sports and training takes cen- Arabia — seize the bring new hopes. So, as we stand at to regulate the population is also on continue to be scattered and weak. Assembly polls in 2020. Both are Ramlila Maidan. tre stage. opportunity to undermine the cusp of the new year, one won- the anvil. The Congress’ prospects are look- important for the BJP as it is part of Modi has struck up a friendship India will be hosting the next the talks. Their success was ders what 2020 will bring for India? Though the BJP will not achieve ing up a bit. However, it is yet to the ruling coalition in Bihar and has with US President Donald Trump. ‘No Money for Terror’ Ministerial to render meaningless the Politically, the country will be majority in the Rajya Sabha, Modi emerge as an alternative. Both the been trying to get Delhi back as it It is to be seen who wins the crucial Conference in 2020. Restricting stable, given the massive mandate and his deputy Amit Shah have Congress and the BJP might have was strong in the Capital in the past. 2020 US presidential elections. In funding is the key to stopping ter- summit’s final declaration. won by Prime Minister Narendra shown how Bills could be pushed new presidents. While Rahul The “Modi magic” did not work in any case, India has the support of ror in its tracks, as money is the This is a snub to science Modi just six months ago. The BJP through with the support of some Gandhi is expected to return as the both the States in 2015 as the Aam both Democrats and Republicans in backbone for training, attacks and and strikers in a year of is sure to begin the year with a sense neutral parties like the Biju Janata party chief, the BJP might choose Aadmi Party (AAP) won with a the US and the victory of Boris other terror infrastructure. unprecedented climate of triumph as the Modi Government Dal (BJD). the present working president JP massive majority in Delhi and the Johnson in the United Kingdom Though the year 2020 is not activism. If this climate has achieved most of the party’s core However, the economy is going Nadda to lead it from now on. mahagathbandhan, comprising the (UK) might cement the Indo-UK packed with events, nevertheless, it agenda during its second term, to be the biggest challenge for the The BJP ended the year by Congress, JD(U), the RJD and relationship further, too, making is only the beginning and events denialism persists, we will including the abrogation of Article Modi Government. A plunge in emerging as the single-largest party smaller parties, won in Bihar. The things right for the country as far as might overtake any prediction. pay a heavy price. 370, a favourable judgment in the domestic consumption, manufac- in Haryana and Maharashtra. While mahagathbandhan has broken up the West is concerned. However, (The writer is a senior journalist) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019 money 08 Sensex, Nifty hit lifetime peaks SENSEX PNS n MUMBAI ing high of 12,165. The positive mood of if there is a need," said while domestic institutional Tata Steel was the top gain- the markets was Narendra Solanki, Head investors sold shares worth Rs Market benchmarks Sensex er in the Sensex pack, surging also aided by the RBI Fundamental Research 796.38 crore, data available 41352.17 and Nifty soared to new peaks 4.38 per cent, followed by (Investment Services) - AVP with stock exchange showed on Tuesday, driven by gains Bharti Airtel 4.37 per cent, Guv's statement about Equity Research, Anand Rathi on Monday. 413.45 (+1.01%) mainly in metal, financial and Vedanta 3.50 per cent, Tata central bank's further Shares & Stock Brokers. Bourses in Shanghai, Hong IT stocks amid firm global Motors 3.03 per cent, HDFC accommodative stance in The traders were also seen Kong, Seoul and Tokyo ended NIFTY cues and sustained foreign 2.46 per cent and Bajaj Finance terms of policy rate provided optimistic ahead of significantly higher, while fund inflows. 2.39 per cent. Wednesday's GST Council those in Europe were trading After surging to its record On the other hand, Sun if there is a need meet and expects some posi- on a mixed note. 12145.30 intra-day peak of 41,401.65, Pharma fell 1.37 per cent, —NARENDRA SOLANKI tive outcome from the same, On the currency front, the the 30-share BSE barometer M&M 0.63 per cent, Bajaj Head Fundamental Research he added. rupee appreciated 3 paise 91.35 (+0.76%) (Investment Services) settled 413.45 points, or 1.01 Auto 0.56 per cent and HUL Sustained foreign fund against the US dollar to 70.96 n n per cent, higher at its all-time 0.48 per cent. inflows too boosted market (intra-day). Tata Steel was Sun Pharma fell 1.37 per high of 41,352.17. According to experts, on optimism over US-China RBI Governor's statement mood here, experts said. Brent futures, the global oil the top gainer in cent, M&M 0.63 per cent Similarly, the broader NSE domestic market scaled record trade truce. about central bank's further On a net basis, foreign insti- benchmark, was slipped 0.17 the Sensex Nifty rallied 111.05 points, or peaks following positive cues "The positive mood of the accommodative stance in tutional investors bought equi- per cent to USD 65.23 per bar- n Sustained foreign fund 0.92 per cent, to its record clos- from global equities that rallied markets was also aided by the terms of policy rate provided ties worth Rs 728.13 crore, rel. pack, surging 4.38 per cent inflows too boosted market

CAPSULE Bankers: Kotak FRAUD-HIT CG POWER Mahindra best suited to buy Shareholders vote Yes Bank for raising Rs 5K cr PNS n MUMBAI loan, appoint Sudhir Two of India's top bankers on Tuesday opined that Kotak PNS n NEW DELHI Mahindra Bank (KMB) is Gold prices rise Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman holding pre-budget consultation with stakeholder groups of “Industry, Service and Trade”, in New best suited to acquire small- Fraud-hit CG Power and Delhi on Tuesday. Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur and other dignitaries are seen er and capital-starved rival Industrial Solutions has got marginally; silver Yes Bank. shareholders' nod to borrow gains Rs 75 Yes Bank's capital buffers up to Rs 5,000 crore to meet NEW DELHI: Gold prices rose have dipped on accelerated working capital and other marginally by Rs 11 to Rs non-performing assets recog- business needs as it looks to 38,771 per 10 gram in the FM sets Rs 1.1L cr monthly nition under new chief exec- spring back from the worst cri- national capital on Tuesday, utive Ravneet Gill earlier this sis in its history. according to HDFC Securities. year.The private sector As many as 99.99 per cent They also approved The yellow metal had settled at lender's capital raising plan is of shareholders, at the com- also passing through uncer- pany's annual general meeting appointment of Rs 38,760 per 10 gram in the Sudhir Mathur as previous trade. Spot gold for GST collection target tainties and there are specu- in Mumbai on December 14, 24 Karat in Delhi was trading lations on whether Yes Bank voted in favour of a resolution whole time n marginally higher by Rs 11 on PNS NEW DELHI Also, it was clarified to the is an acquisition target, which moved for raising borrowing executive director rupee appreciation which Also, it was clarified to the officers officers that the corporate tax has been denied by its man- limit, CG Power said in a reg- of the company limited the upside, HDFC Amid concerns that the gov- relief worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore agement. ulatory filing on Tuesday. Securities Senior Analyst ernment may fall short of tax that the corporate tax relief worth Rs by way of a cut in rates, should "I think Uday (Kotak) is They also approved with an (Commodities) Tapan Patel collection target in a slowing 1.45 lakh crore by way of a cut in not be taken as an excuse for the best candidate to acquire appointment of Sudhir overwhelming economy, the Centre has set an lesser direct tax collection. Yes Bank. You need deep Mathur as whole time execu- said. The spot rupee was rates, should not be taken as an 99.99% voting in trading around 9 paise ambitious Rs 1.1 lakh crore The sources said CBIC and pockets, Uday has that," SBI tive director of the company favour of the stronger against the dollar monthly GST target for the excuse for lesser direct tax collection CBDT members, as well as Chairman Rajnish Kumar with an overwhelming 99.99 during the day, he added. remaining four months of the principal chief commissioners said at Times Network's India per cent voting in favour of the resolution Silver prices also gained Rs 75 current fiscal and asked tax- and chief commissioners and Economic Conclave here. resolution. to Rs 45,610 per kg from Rs men to step up efforts to 1.25 lakh collections has to be two equally split the revenues. other field machinery, were When the same question Mathur, who along with In the shareholder notice, 45,535 per kg in the previous achieve the goal. achieved in at least one month, The sources said the revenue asked to make field visits on a was posed to third-largest non-executive chairman the firm had stated that its cur- trade. In the global market, Revenue Secretary Ajay the sources said. department in the finance weekly basis. The revenue sec- lender Axis Bank's Ashish Kumar Guha rent borrowing as of March gold was quoting higher at Bhushan Pandey held a video Gross GST collections, which ministry is taking concerted retary, despite pressures of Managing Director and has been overseeing 31, 2019 was Rs 2,455.39 USD 1,478.20 per ounce, conference meeting with top include the share of both Centre measures to augment collec- budget preparation, will him- CEO Amitabh Chaudhry, it the clean up of the crore (fund based while silver was trading at tax officials of departments and the states, crossed Rs 1 lakh tions in the next four collection self be visiting across the was answered with the same company after the including short term USD 17.02 per ounce. looking after both income tax crore mark in four out of the months and has exhorted its regions every weekend to mon- suggestion. alleged fraud of loans) and Rs 1,380.00 and indirect taxes such as GST eights months of the current senior officers, includ- itor and peruse the collections "We (Axis Bank) are a over Rs 3,000 crore crore (non fund based). and asked them to step up fiscal and only once was ing Members of efforts, they said. smaller bank. We are trying came to light, was "Keeping in view the efforts to achieve tax targets, above Rs 1.1 lakh crore. At the Central Board of While the information on to ensure that we grow big so first appointed as inde- existing borrowing and finance ministry sources said. current trend, the GST Indirect Taxes and GST and income tax and other that at some stage we can pendent director on CG Power additional fund requirements While taxmen have been tax collection target is Customs (CBIC) financial dealings will be acquire others. So, yes Mr board on October 1, 2018 and given the current finan- asked to plug evasions, Pandey likely to be missed by and Central analysed to check evasions, Kotak, they are best suited and moved into an executive cial condition of the compa- impressed upon them to at least Rs 1 lakh Board of taxmen have been told to bring rather than us," he said. role from May 10, 2019. ny, the company is in urgent achieve targets without harass- crore. Direct Taxes evaders to book. When contacted, Kotak Shareholders approved both need of both long-term cap- ing honest taxpayers. Out of the Rs 13.35 (CBDT), as If taxpayers have missed out Mahindra Group Chief his appointments, the filing ital and working capital and Taxmen were told in no lakh crore direct tax well as other on sharing correct tax infor- Communication Officer showed. towards this, the manage- uncertain terms that both the collection target, about top officials to mation, they will be asked to Rohit Rao said, "these are They also approved appoint- ment of the company is in the Lupin's arm GST as well as the Rs 13.35 Rs 6 lakh crore or 45 achieve tax tar- file the revised return, the comments made by other ment of Narayan K Seshadri as process of identifying poten- completes stake lakh crore target for direct per cent of the annual gets both for sources said. bankers and reflect their independent director on the tial sources of capital," it had taxes for 2019-20 will have to target, has been collected till direct and indirect taxes. They said the objective views, and not ours". board of the company. said. divestment in Kyowa be achieved. October (first seven months). Officers have been particu- behind the meeting was to NEW DELHI: Drug maker In the meeting, the GST tar- For 2019-20, the Union gov- larly urged to ensure that dur- exhort officers at all levels to Lupin on Tuesday said its get was set at Rs 1.10 lakh crore ernment is targeting Rs 6.63 ing such field enforcement maximise tax collection, at the subsidiary Nanomi BV has every month between lakh crore from its share of GST drive and visits, no taxpayer is same time ensuring that gen- December 2019 and March revenues. GST subsumed 17 overreached or troubled, they uine taxpayers are not troubled Hetero unveils ‘Taffic’ completed divestment of its entire stake in Kyowa 2020. Of these four months, Rs centre and state levies and the said. or harassed. Pharmaceutical Industry to Japan-based equity fund combo drug for HIV Unison Capital Partners. UK PM to outlaw Nanomi BV held 99.82 per PNS n NEW DELHI country, the drug firm said in cent stake in Japan-based Brexit extension a statement. Kyowa, Lupin said in a Govt decides to go slow on FTAs Drug firm Hetero on Tuesday "The launch of this product statement. Last month, beyond 2020 launched an antiretroviral emphasises company's ongo- Lupin's board had approved combination drug, used to ing commitment to provide Rajnath Singh the stake sale in Kyowa for an to avoid RCEP-like impasse AFP n LONDON treat human immunodefi- advanced and effective treat- enterprise value of JPY 57,361 PNS n NEW DELHI I can assure all of you ciency virus type (HIV-1), in ments to HIV patients world- ‘India will emerge million (around Rs 3,702 that going forward, none Prime Minister Boris the country. wide," it added. India will not sign any free Johnson plans to pass a law The Hyderabad-based com- To further this mission, from difficult crore). The Mumbai-based of the FTAs will be drug firm said the transaction trade agreement in a hurry or to guaranteeing Britain's Brexit pany has introduced the Hetero will be making the generates post tax net cash the disadvantage of industry settled in a hurry or will be settled transition period cannot run 3-in-1 drug under the latest combination drug economic inflow of around JPY 33,429 and exporters, Union minister to the disadvantage of Indian beyond the end of 2020, a brand name 'Taffic' in available in 116 low and situation soon’ million (Rs 2,157.6 crore) and Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, industry and exporters source in his office said on India. middle-income coun- n significantly strengthens its more than a month after the — PIYUSH GOYAL, Tuesday. The company's tries upon approvals PNS NEW YORK consolidated balance sheet. country walked out of the China- Union minister Johnson won a big major- product is a generic from the regulatory The deal helps the company backed mega trade deal RCEP. ity in last week's election on version of Gilead's authorities there, the Defence Minister Rajnath pare its net debt from Rs On November 4, Prime a promise to take Britain Biktarvy and has been drug firm said. Singh has said that India is 4,361.8 crore (as on Minister Narendra Modi ised by CII, Goyal said the gov- This, according to Goyal, out of the European Union approved by the Drug Taffic, a once-a-day single impacted to some extent by September 30, 2019) to Rs announced in Bangkok that India ernment took the bold decision was a bold decision "as for the by the end of January, fol- Controller General of India pill, is a combination of three the global economic slow- 1,075.3 crore. The company's will not join RCEP as negotiations in the national interest because first time it reflected the resolve lowed by a transition peri- (DCGI). medicines -- Bictegravir down but expressed confi- net debt to equity ratio now failed to address New Delhi's "out- clearly, the pact had become of the government that diplo- od when London and The product will be mar- (50mg), Emtricitabine dence that the country will stands at 0.08 as compared to standing issues and concerns". nothing but an India-China macy will not prevail over Brussels negotiate a trade keted and distributed by (200mg) and Tenofovir come out of the difficult sit- 0.32 earlier. Speaking at an event organ- FTA which "nobody wants". trade. agreement. Hetero Healthcare Ltd in the Alafenamide (25mg). uation within a short time. Singh, who arrived in the US on Monday for the 2019 US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington DC India slips to 112th place on gender gap; in bottom-5 on health on September 18, addressed members of the Indian com- PNS n NEW DELHI and Pakistan 151st. fare badly with millions of munity at educational organ- "The time it will take to close women there not getting the isation Asia Society here at an India has slipped four places to the gender gap (globally) nar- Geneva-based WEF, an international same access to health as men, event organised by the rank 112th globally in terms of rowed to 99.5 years in 2019. organisation for public-private the WEF said. Consulate General of India. gender gap amid widening dis- While an improvement on It also flagged abnormally He said currently the world parity in terms of women's 2018 -– when the gap was cal- cooperation, said this year's low sex ratios at birth in India over, there is a talk of a glob- health and survival and eco- culated to take 108 years to improvement can largely be ascribed (91 girls for every 100 boys) al economic slowdown. “I nomic participation -- the two close -- it still means parity to a significant increase in the number and Pakistan (92/100). also accept that there is glob- areas where the country is between men and women The WEF said India has al economic slowdown and now ranked in the bottom-five, across health, education, work of women in politics closed two-thirds of its overall India is also impacted by it to an annual survey showed on and politics will take more gender gap, but the condition some extent. But I can say Tuesday. than a lifetime to achieve," the first gender gap report in 2006, opportunities for women are of women in large fringes of with full confidence that While Iceland remains the World Economic Forum when India was ranked rela- extremely limited in India (35.4 India's society is precarious and India will come out of this world's most gender-neutral (WEF) said. tively higher at 98th place. per cent), Pakistan (32.7 per the economic gender gap runs difficult situation in only few country, India has moved down Geneva-based WEF, an Since then, India's rank has cent), Yemen (27.3 per cent), particularly deep. months' time,” Singh said. the ladder from its 108th posi- international organisation for worsened on three of four Syria (24.9 per cent) and Iraq Since 2006, the gap has sig- Singh said this was not a tion last year on the World public-private cooperation, said metrics used for the overall (22.7 per cent). nificantly widened and India is matter of big concern for Economic Forum's Gender this year's improvement can ranking. While India has It also named India among the only country among the India because the govern- Gap Report to rank below largely be ascribed to a signif- lower-house seats and 21.2 per pared to 202 years last year. The improved to 18th place on countries with very low women 153 countries studied where ment has taken several major countries like China (106th), icant increase in the number of cent of ministerial positions, report said one of the greatest political empowerment, it has representation on company the economic gender gap is steps and announced eco- Sri Lanka (102nd), Nepal women in politics. compared to 24.1 per cent and challenges to closing this gap is slipped to 150th on health and boards (13.8 per cent), while it larger than the political one. nomic packages to boost eco- (101st), Brazil (92nd), The political gender gap will 19 per cent, respectively last women's under-representation survival, to 149th in terms of was even worse in China (9.7 Only one-quarter of women, nomic growth. Indonesia (85th) and take 95 years to close, compared year. in emerging roles, such as economic participation and per cent). compared with 82 per cent of "We can face and tackle the Bangladesh (50th). to 107 years last year. However, the economic cloud computing, engineering opportunity and to 112th place On health and survival, four men, engage actively in the global economic slowdown Yemen is ranked the worst Worldwide, women now hold opportunity gap has worsened, and data and AI. for educational attainment. large countries -- Pakistan, labour market -- one of the only by increasing consumer (153rd), while Iraq is 152nd 25.2 per cent of parliamentary widening to 257 years, com- The WEF had published its The WEF said economic India, Viet Nam and China -- lowest rates globally (145th). demand," he said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday December 18, 2019 THE DOMINANT SHIFT Here’s how streaming and #MeToo shaped TV decade of change

ame of Thrones was Reese Witherspoon, adding both an unprecedented producing to her portfolio, made achievement and old- good on her vow to bring strong school role model in female characters to the screen the TV decade that’s with the hit series Big Little Lies G rolling its final credits. and The Morning Show. Instalments of the elaborately pro- Statistics confirm the anecdotal duced hit were doled out one at a evidence. Across all TV platforms time by an established outlet, pre- in 2017-18, women accounted for mium cable channel HBO. That a historic high of 31 per cent of was standard TV operating proce- those working in key behind-the- dure until, suddenly, it wasn’t. The scenes jobs including directors, new era arrived in 2013 when a writers and editors, according to full season’s worth of House of research by San Diego State Cards popped up amid Netflix’s University’s Center for the on-demand movies and old TV Study of Women in Television shows. and Film. A FRESH The drama’s unexpected home While television moved toward appeared simply to be an option better reflecting the world at large, to the 500-channel universe born it was forced to look inward as in the 1990s. But House of Cards well. foreshadowed a streaming gold WAVE OF rush and volume of programming #METOO FALLOUT dubbed Peak TV in 2015 — and Revelations of sexual miscon- with no drop in altitude in sight. duct hit the TV industry hard and The result — nothing is the with more lasting effect than any same, whether it’s how much tele- homes had cable in 1980 despite While cord-cutting became a Orange is the New Black featured other sector of Hollywood, even vision we consume; how and its availability since the mid-20th quest for viewers seeking to shed characters notable for their ethnic, compared to producer Harvey TALENT where we do it; who gets to make century. While growth finally hefty cable bills, there is still a sexual and class diversity. Some Weinstein’s fall from filmmaking he beauty of and other everyday it, and the level of respect given exploded in the 80s, it wasn’t price tag for the gusher of riches, established female producers fur- heights. Two of media’s top theatre direct- objects. With captivating the creatively emboldened small untill the tail end of the 1990s and as much as $14.99 monthly for ther cemented their success. powerbrokers were brought down ed for the age ease, Dhanendra moved screen. We don’t just watch TV, we the arrival of HBO’s The Sopranos HBO Max alone. A bonus for Shonda Rhimes added Scandal in the #MeToo era — Les Moonves group of 0 to 6 across the stage — creat- binge it until we’re bleary-eyed if and Sex and the City that premi- viewers as they sort through the and How to Get Away with Murder and Roger Ailes. years lies in ing sublime visuals with not sated. We still change channels um cable received critical praise competing options — more pro- to her body of work, with the lat- Top-tier actors also lost their T the unsaid. a torch and a canister of with a remote control, but more and honours, Thompson said. gramming doesn’t just mean more ter’s star, Viola Davis, becoming jobs, including Jeffrey Tambor of Younsters were water, making music often we’re logging in to watch In contrast, it took less than a of the same. the first African American to win Transparent and Kevin Spacey of delighted by the sheer with half-full mugs, elic- shows on our phones or other decade for leader Netflix to sky- a best drama actress Emmy. Ava House of Cards and Louis CK, grace of Dhanendra iting giggles with slow devices and on our schedules, not rocket from about 12 million US VARIETY STORE DuVernay, already a filmmaking whose TV projects included Kawade’s movements in and rushed gargling. The network-dictated appointment subscribers at the decade’s start to If retailers can provide every force, spearheaded When They See Louie, which he starred in and the play ‘Nal-Jal’, by audience’s eyes followed TV. 60 million this year and 158 mil- type of yogurt known to humani- Us and Queen Sugar. produced. — AP Swangvale, while the everything, spellbound. A comic strip, Zits, recently lion worldwide. The streamer ty, why can’t TV take the same elderly audience experi- As ripples spread over summed up the current reality in reportedly lavished $15 billion on eclectic approach? It has in the enced a universal truth, a the ceiling, a collective three panels. “What’s on?” a father programming for 2019 alone, and past 10 years, as the increasing rare connection to a deli- sigh rippled through the asks his teenage son, who’s sitting earned buzz with series including demand for content and the cate yet weathered state audience. The 10th year cross-legged in front of a TV set The Crown, Stranger Things, and growth of niche programming of being. of the Hyderabad Child- and is bracketted by a smart Orange is the New Black. Even created opportunities for diverse ‘Nal-Jal’ perfectly ren’s Theatre Festival has phone on one side and a laptop on major films, among them Martin and candid voices. Ongoing encapsulates the ele- introduced a fresh wave the other. “Everything ever video- Scorsese’s The Irishman, are mak- efforts by advocacy groups also ments of pure play. A of talent to the city — taped, filmed, recorded, pho- ing themselves at home on Netflix contributed to the gradual but joyous journey into the with stunning performa- tographed or otherwise docu- while still in theatres. unmistakable shift. flow of water, the show is nces by international mented whenever I want to watch Others in the fray include Ryan Murphy, already estab- a one-man act, held and national groups, it,” the teen answers, nonchalantly Amazon Prime Video, although lished as a successful producer afloat with splendid exhibitions, and work- tossing popcorn into his mouth. “I “streaming wars” became the with Nip/Tuck and Glee, exercised musical effects, an shops. The 10-day cele- miss television,” the downcast dad aggressive phrase applied to the his clout to make FX’s Pose, set in enchantingly simple set brations wrapped up tells his wife. increasingly competitive market- the LGBTQ ballroom culture of faucets, pipes, mugs today. — PNS place. With newly emboldened scene of the 1980s and 90s. Its ALL HAIL STREAMING (and sometimes mega-expanded) star, Billy Porter , became the first Generational nostalgia aside, media companies intent on getting openly gay man to win the best ‘NAL-JAL’ ENCAPSULATES THE ELEMENTS consumers have embraced the a piece of the streaming action, actor Emmy. change in their media world, said there was a growth surge that Even mainstream broadcasting OF PURE PLAY. A JOYOUS JOURNEY INTO Robert Thompson, director of won’t abate in the new decade. expanded its field of vision, with THE FLOW OF WATER, THE SHOW IS A ONE- Syracuse University’s Bleier Center Apple TV Plus launched on ABC the first network in 20 years for Television & Popular Culture. November 1 with Oprah Winfrey to air an Asian American family MAN ACT, HELD AFLOAT WITH SPLENDID “This was the decade that stream- and Steven Spielberg among its sitcom, Fresh Off the Boat, ending MUSICAL EFFECTS, AN ENCHANTINGLY ing became for many, many peo- first wave of producers, and was this season. Nahnatchka Khan was ple the dominant way in which quickly followed by Disney Plus. its executive producer, one of the SIMPLE SET OF FAUCETS, PIPES, MUGS they watch television,” said The latter has a storehouse of women who gained prominence AND OTHER EVERY-DAY OBJECTS. Thompson. It’s a rapid shift that Disney movies and TV shows to behind the camera in a sector long bears little relation to the previous draw on, along with acquired dominated by men. entertainment industry revolution, properties from Marvel African American women took cable TV. Entertainment and Lucasfilm and the spotlight in creator-star Issa Only about a quarter of the US its Star Wars franchise. Rae’s Insecure, while Jenji Kohan’s

Speaking to Be it acting or V SATEESH REDDY, cricket, NANDA television actor Nanda Kishore KISHORE has done shares his journey into it all theatre, progressing o help and inspire Speaking of his experience Kishore shares, “I have never without fitness, there is no long people, we are plan- as a theatre artiste, Kishore faced any difficulties. I have a run for people in any field. into television, ning to form four adds, “I learnt a lot from strong theatre background and Every day, I do yoga and go to being an all cricket teams consist- Bhoomika. Theatre is all about it helped me very well. Now, we the gym. One hour of fitness T ing of about 60 discipline, punctuality, acting have various mediums for act- activities is important for people Telugu television and coordination. I learned my ing like cinema, television, web on a daily basis. I’m also a rounder for the actors. The four teams are red, basics from theatre. I used to be series and so on and it’s impor- trained personal wellness green, blue and yellow. Red a part of many folk dramas in tant that one is doing justice to teacher and teach a few people. Telugu shows the importance of blood Telugu and Hindi and per- a particular character. It doesn’t Fitness gives you great strength.” donation, green is for planting formed across India. Folk dra- matter which medium one is in, Warriors trees, blue is for saving water and mas help you learn how to talent matters.” Cricket League yellow is for winning medals and dance, sing and act at the same Nanda Kishore is also well cricket team making India proud, said televi- time. Theatre helps in personal- Theatre gives satisfaction known in the cricket circle. He sion actor Nanda Kishore who ity development.” He informed that being a part is an all rounder in Telugu and his interest debuted in 2001. of a play gives him ultimate sat- Warriors team. He says, “It was Television career isfaction. He explains, “The a great experience playing crick- in doing Father's encouragement In 2001, he got a chance to serials Chi La Sow Sravanthi has et with senior actors like Speaking to The Pioneer, play a constable in Athagaru given me name and fame. For Venkatesh and Sreekanth. I used Nanda Kishore says, “My father Kotha Kodalu serial. Later, he me, theatre gives utmost satis- to play cricket very well since negative is a railway employee who set- acted in serials like Veluugu faction as in theatre, we don’t childhood and it made me an tled in Hyderabad. He is also a Needalu, Suryavamsham, Chi La have retakes and have to excel all rounder for our Telugu roles stage artiste and has previously Sow Sravanthi and more. He has and mesmerise the audience in team.” acted in a movie called also done dance shows like one go. If a single artist makes a He adds that till date he has Hyderabad Blues by Nagesh Narthanashala, Star War, Jalsa mistake, it impacts the whole portrayed positive characters Kukunoor. I also played a lawyer and proved his dancing team. Where as in television and wants to portray a negative in it. My father introduced me prowess. Kishore has also been and cinema, we have retakes one soon. to theatre and made me join a part of over 10 Telugu films which gives you a second He shares, “Positive charac- Bhoomika Theatre Group when and did his PG Diploma in chance.” ters have certain boundaries Out of the I was in college. Bhoomika’s Management Information that restrict actors in certain founder G Udayabhanu is my Systems and Computer Fitness Freak ways. Negative roles have no father’s friend.” Applications from Badruka Nanda Kishore said that boundaries and it also reaches BOX College. When asked if he faced being fit is important for every people fast. I’m looking to do a Basics from theatre any challenges in acting, one. He adds, “I believe that negative role soon.” 10

Hyderabad Wednesday December 18, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

COMEDY SPACE TIME HYDERABAD COMEDY FESTIVAL l Learn the basics of Madhubani Painting, tips & tricks, in a session by Bhamini Shree. Madhubani Painting is a folk art of India, where the idea traditionally revolves around mythology and nature. The workshop will be held at Lamakaan on December 29 at 3 pm.

l Gallery Space, Banjara Hills is presenting a group art show Space Time Continuum by Sachin Jaltare, Ramesh Gorjala, Anjaneyulu G and Bratin Khan until December 20 between 10 am and 6 pm.

l Soundarya BADLAV l Sahithi Jadi Badlav is an original Hindi play written and directed ANTARANG 2019

l by Amaan Ahmad. Badlav revolves around Gayatri, Kalpana, Radha, and Bindya. Gayatri wants change but her hypocrisy surfaces all the time.The play takes various twists and turns and touches the element of the Theatre of Absurdity.The play is all set to be performed on December 26 at 8 pm at Lamakaan Cultural space. l Alka Rathore MASALA CHAI l Kissago Theatre Group is staging a play Masala Chai l Aakruti Kathak Kendra is organising ‘Antarang on December 21 at 2019’, a two-day free music and dance festival Lamakaan from 8 held in memory of Guru Kathak Maestro Pt pm onwards. A lot Durga Lal Ji at Ravindra Bharati, today between can happen over a 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The Kathak Kendra, one of cup of tea! Masala the premier Kathak learning centres of India, has Chai revolves been nurturing young talent in Hyderabad since l Srinivas around the concept tea being a form of social network. People get together for tea and build long 1990. term friendships with tea being the binding factor in many relationships. POTLUCK KITTEN FOSTER TRAINING l Cinephiles AN EVENT Film Club will screen a OF BLING movie titled Potluck on he Miss, Mrs and December Mr Urban India 25. The T fashion show movie is was held recently at about an the Shilpakala Vedika, economics graduate

Mandakini Madhapur, which was student l organised by CMOF l Hyderabad's first ever kitten foster training is Global, Sarakadam studying for a year in Barcelona, Spain, as part being brought to the city for all the cat-people of the Erasmus programme, where he learns Stories. Actress here, on December 21 at the Pet Cafe (Road No Rohini was among from a group of students from all over Western 12, Banjara Hills). WhatsApp at 8121913573 / Europe in a student share-house. The movie the jury members of 9051073333 to confirm your seats. shall be screened at Lamakaan the event. The guest and the participants enjoyed the event while being decked GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details up in dazzling outfits. along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] l Priyanka l Srivani l Dakshi Photos by SV Chary FUN TIME

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Hyderabad Wednesday December 18, 2019 tollywood South Superstar opens up at the trailer launch Rajinikanth: of Darbar about Big B's I WANT TO PLAY advice to not enter politics, wish to work in a THE ROLE OF A Marathi film and many more TRANSGENDER uperstar tor and how he extracts act- 2017 and confirmed his love the work that we do. I Rajinikanth says ing from an actor,” said the intention to contest in the love acting and I love coming he would love to veteran actor. 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative in front of the camera. I explore the idea of The Tamil superstar enjoys Assembly elections in all 234 think the camera and the playing a trans- global popularity. Who does constituencies. light give me energy.” S gender in a film. he look up to in his life? The actor also spoke of his “Actually, I don’t like to act “I have explored almost all “I have said this many wish to work in a Marathi as a cop because it is related the genres. I have worked in times. It is Amitabh Bachchan. film someday, since his roots with duty and all the serious 160 films and it’s been 45 He is my inspiration. He belong to Maharashtra. He aspects. I love to play happy- years in the film industry. I inspires me not only in front added that his passion for go-lucky and entertaining want to play the role of a of the camera but off screen, acting has been the driving characters. In a cop film, you transgender,” said the Tamil too,” replied Rajinikanth. factor for the last 45 years. have to be very serious since screen idol, when asked if Asked what his fond mem- He said: “I do speak in he goes after criminals, so I there still was any genre or ories of working with Big B Marathi in my house. Once I used to avoid it. But (Darbar role that he would like to are, he replied: “There are had an opportunity to work director) Murugadoss came explore after such a glorious many moments. He loves me. in a Marathi film but that to me with a very good sub- innings in films. A few years back in Chennai, didn’t work out. I would like ject. It is not a routine cop Rajinikanth opened up at he told me, ‘after turning 60, to work in a Marathi film. character. He (Murugadoss) the trailer launch of his you should be careful of Let’s see when it happens. We has extracted very different upcoming film Darbar. three things: Do exercise reg- have shot this film (Darbar) kind of work from me and Asked if he has been ularly, be busy and do what- for 90 days in Mumbai. I when you see the film, you approached by any filmmak- ever you want without both- really love people of will realise it,” said er to play a transgender, he ering about what people say. Mumbai.” Rajinikanth. said: “No, not yet. I thought The third thing he told me is, Rajinikanth, who was born Darbar is an action thriller about it just now and ‘don’t enter politics’.” as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad in a written and directed by expressed my wish.” Rajinikanth added: “I have Marathi family in Bangalore, Ghajini maker A.R. The 69-year-old actor feels followed his first two advices plays the commissioner of Murugadoss. The film stars that he doesn’t see any but the third thing, I couldn't Mumbai in Darbar. Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, progress in his acting. “I follow because of the circum- Asked what drives him to Prateik Babbar, Jatin Sarna, don’t see any progress in my stances. So, I have learnt so work in films after having Dalip Tahil, and Sunil Shetty I don’t see any progress in my acting. In the beginning of our career, acting. In the beginning of many things from him. achieved everything, he said: in important roles. our career, we all feel a little People say I do comedy and “To be frank, it’s about The film is scheduled for a we all feel a little shy and nervous but as you work more, it increases shy and nervous but as you other characters very well but money (laughs). I have to worldwide release in Tamil, your confidence. I think acting mainly depends on the director and how work more, it increases your I have learnt it from Amitji.” justify the money I get, and Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi confidence. I think acting He announced his entry that is huge. No, actually it is on January 10, coinciding he extracts acting from an actor. mainly depends on the direc- into politics on December 31, the passion. I feel we should with Thai Pongal. — IANS

been in love with.. overwhelmed to be amongst them myself! (sic),” she KAJAL to get a wax statue posted further. Addressing and thanking her fans, she added, “This feels like a fabulous in MADAME TUSSAUDS culmination so far and a great way to start the new decade on a good note.. opular Telugu actress Kajal unveil my very own wax figure at the insane hours of hard work and Aggarwal has become the Madame Tussauds Singapore! On the personal sacrifices, all feel worth it.. first south Indian female 5th of February 2020, I will be forever thankful to have all of you star to get her wax statue at @mtssingapore in the Ultimate Film by my side.. this ones for each one Madame Tussauds in Star Experience to introduce my fig- of you! Me and my other half will Singapore.P In fact, she is the third ure, stay tuned! (sic)” see you in Singapore on 05/02/2020! Telugu star to be immortalised in Sharing some photos of the wax (how could I not say that?!” the form of a wax statue after Mahesh statue in making, Kajal recounted her On the work front, the Babu and Prabhas in the museum. visit to Madame Tussauds as a child. actress will be next seen in The excited actress has revealed her “I remember going to @madametus- Shankar’s Indian 2 and replica will be unveiled on February sauds as a child and being so fasci- Sanjay Gupta’s Mumbai 5, 2020. Taking to Instagram, she nated with all the figures that I’ve Saga alongside John wrote, “Excited and honoured to always looked up to, admired and Abraham.

Drishyam was a Chay dedicates VENKY blessing and a curse: MAMA success to grandfather Ramanaidu Jeethu Joseph ith the crucial Monday ther Ramanaidu’s too witnessing no success,” he said. He he original to do thrillers back-to-back. small suspense angle major drops in foot- was speaking at the Drishyam, starring Also, the problem is I'm a as well,” he smiles, falls, Venky Mama, film’s success meet in Mohanlal, was one producer's director. I don't adding that the film starring Venkatesh and Hyderabad on Tuesday. of the most success- bother about how much has close to three NagaW Chaitanya, is poised to Heaping high praise on the ful films of money he makes with my emotional sequences become a major success. film’s director Bobby, Chay MalayalamT in 2013, spawning directorial but I don't want between Karthi and Naturally, Chay is chuffed to bits. added, “Some directors show me remakes in other Indian lan- him to incur losses for sure. Jyotika and they “I’m extremely happy with the a new direction to my career and guages. Its director Jeethu Producers who are approach- nailed it. “Their bond collections and the reactions. that’s what Bobby did with the Joseph, who was also the ing me are keen that I make in real life helped the People who have spoken to me film in terms of my comic tim- film’s writer, directed its thrillers, saying that's what scenes come alive. At have owned the film. I’m also get- ing and action image. Nobody Tamil remake, Papanasam, audiences expect of me. times, I forgot to say ting a lot of appreciation calls believed that I could do action with superstar Kamal Haasan. When I say I have humorous cut, immersed in from family and women audi- until Tadakha happened. Stunt But then he informs that story ready, they seem averse seeing their per- ence. Both Venky mama and masters Ram-Laxman deserve Drishyam was a blessing and to it. Which is why, I'm pro- formances. They Suresh mama showed me how a credit for it. They’ve encour- a curse. “Every film of mine ducing films that satiate the didn’t even use commercial blockbuster looks aged me a lot for the military that released after Drishyam cre- glycerin for such like. In fact more than for the episode in Venky Mama as well. was compared to it. I don’t bits.” three of us, the film is grandfa- I extend my thanks to them.” think it’s fair because as a He also wants to filmmaker I want to do a Telugu film. attempt different genres “After Drishyam, I and I even did so in my did get a couple of career. I debuted as a offers. Lack of a Shivathmika to romance Adith Arun director with an inves- good story coupled tigative drama, fol- with the fact that I hivathmika instrumental in getting lowed a family drama. was busy with other Rajasekhar is her mother Jeevitha The third one was a films meant I could- The Pioneer has on a roll. hear the narration. humorous film, which n’t accept those Days after He shares a good bond set the box-office on offers. Telugu indus- exclusively boarding with Jeevitha, having fire. Unfortunately, I’ve try is a powerful and KrishnaS Vamsi’s Ranga worked with her for done two thrillers — beautiful place and I learnt she will Marthaanda to play the PSV: Garudavega. Later Memories and Drishyam would want to do a role of Prakash Raj and Shivathmika too heard — in the same year, post Telugu film,” Jeethu, be playing the Ramya Krishna’s singer the story and she was which I earned the tag of a who is reuniting daughter, the one-film sold. The role has a lot thriller filmmaker,” he sighs. ativ- with Mohanlal female lead in old has green-lit anoth- of meat for a newcomer Continuing with the expla- again for Ram, er film. The Pioneer has like her and there was nation, he goes on, “After ity in me.” a big-budget- Adith Arun's next exclusively learnt she no way she could’ve let Drishyam, I did a family film In fact, from Bollywood as ed action will be playing the it slip out of hands.” Life of Josutty but it couldn’t well, it’s more or less the same film with a with debutant female lead in Adith The source adds that be a major success although story. “Some three-four big realistic Arun’s next with debu- the film will go to floors the producer didn’t lose his production houses touch to tant director Naresh, next year. money. Fearing that it might approached me for thrillers. If it, con- director Naresh, who assisted Dasaradh “Adith is busy with be judged against Drishyam, I I don’t have a thriller subject cludes. earlier. multiple projects and he even ran a tagline for the title, with me, they are dispatching — who assisted A source close to the is also required to pro- saying ‘There is no suspense a thriller script,” he rues. NG development says, “The mote Thagithe Thadana or twist’. Yet after release, peo- Jeethu is right now looking Dasaradh earlier, film, titled Vidhi next month, while ple told me that they expected forward to the release of Vilasam, is a thriller. It Shivathmika will start it to have certain twists. I’m Donga, starring Karthi and reports was the director’s idea shooting for Ranga experimenting but it’s not Jyotika. He describes the film to have a Telugu girl on Marthaanda shortly. So working out. However, I will as a family entertainer with a NAGARAJ board. Adith proposed mostly, Vidhi Vilasam continue to experiment. For mix of action, drama and the name of will hit the road in any filmmaker, it’d be boring humour. “Of course, there's a GOUD Shivathmika and he was February-end.” HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, 2019 sport 12

Bumrah bowls full tilt India out to save series Hosts fret on bowling combination on batting belter; West Indies aim to lock series n PTI VISAKHAPATNAM ODIs AT VISAKHAPATNAM ndia will have to get Shai ‘Hope’ful of their bowling combi- HIGHEST TOTALS nation right after fail- ingI to stop the West Indies India 356-9 in 50 v Pakistan 05-04-2005 pipping Kohli, Rohit from executing a perfect West Indies 321- 7 in 50 v India 24 -10- 2018 chase in Chennai when HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES PTI n VISAKHAPATNAM they take on the buoyant visitors in the second ODI India 157* Virat Kohli v West Indies 24- 10- 2018 est Indies opener Shai here on today, aiming to West Indies 123* Shai Hope v India 24- 10- 2018 WHope is quite “sure” keep the three-match series that some of his teammates BEST BOWLING alive. will have tomorrow’s IPL A series win here India 5-18 Amit Mishra v New Zealand 29-10-2016 auction on their minds dur- would certainly raise ing the second ODI but for West Indies 4-60 Ravi Rampaul v India 24-11-2013 VISAKHAPATNAM: Jasprit Bumrah Kieron Pollard’s pro- him it will be “secondary” to showed no signs of rustiness as he went file from a T20 free- FAISEL FEATURES beating Virat Kohli and Rohit full tilt at Rishabh Pant but the resur- lancer to an able Sharma in the 2019 top run- gent Prithvi Shaw looked far from being leader but a blind- could be mulled upon consid- off 33 balls with his typical ‘chip getters’ list. fit for international cricket during his er from Rohit ering the plight the hosts faced and charge’ game. Hope, a chip of the old session with trainer Nick Webb at Sharma or in the last game with Shimron The questions that people bloc, carried his bat through India’s optional practice on Tuesday. another hun- Hetmyer and Shai Hope beau- are raising is about Jadhav not with a century in the first Bumrah has been out with a stress dred from tifully planning the chase with being given another go after he game but one number nugget fracture of the back and is expected to skipper Virat their respective hundreds. was hit for 11 in his solitary over. that could interest the unini- be available for the New Zealand tour Kohli on a The biggest reason for the On a Chennai track, if he tiated is the runs he scored in next year while Shaw, after serving his batting bel- setback in Chennai was spinners couldn’t be risked for a second ODIs this year. eight-month doping ban, has already Ravindra Jadeja (0/58 in 10 over, what will happen on a bat- Talk about whether IPL made a successful comeback for Mumbai overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (0/45 ting friendly Visakhapatnam auction will be on his mind, in domestic cricket. in 10 overs) being rendered inef- pitch where he could be hit Hope sounded dismissive. The Indian team management, as fective. through the line easily. “I am sure it would be part of its policy, wanted to have “a word” Hope and Hetmyer didn’t So will Pandey, with a bet- but I am sure that’s sec- Shai Hope tosses the ball as he leaves with both players while checking their fit- murder the attack but did ter range of strokes, be an ondary. We came here to play after batting in the nets AP ness levels.A peek into the training session enough during the middle option instead of Jadhav? If a series against India so vation to surpass the Indian was an indicator that re-induction of a overs to ensure 103 runs that’s the case then they will whatever comes secondary is superstars? proven match-winner like Bumrah is just a came without taking any have to go for a specialist fifth secondary,” Hope said on “Thanks for heads up matter of time. adventurous route. bowler — either seamer Shardul the eve of the second game. (on numbers). Obviously I He was given the Indian team’s training They chose their Thakur or leg-spinner “I am sure some of the have to ask the bowlers to do Jersey as he bowled for close to an hour to Pant, bowlers perfectly and as a Yuzvendra Chahal. guys will be looking forward some damage as well,” he Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal at the result, debutant Shivam In case India go for either of to the auction but we have an smilingly replied nets. Dube leaked 68 runs in 7.5 the two, then the axe may fall on India series to play and that’s “As a batsman, you want There was no Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and overs, indicating that he is one of the two all-rounders, the main thing right now,” he to contribute as much as KL Rahul during the optional training session. India vs Windies (2nd ODI) certainly a “work in progress” as Dube or Ravindra Jadeja. added. possible and if it helps the With coach Ravi Shastri and national selec- far as his bowling is concerned. Dube was sent to bat at No Hope is currently third in team win even more satisfy- tor Devang Gandhi keeping a close eye, Live from 1:30pm IST However, it’s a tricky path 8 in the last game and might the ODI run-getters' list this ing. Hopefully, we can Bumrah didn’t show any visible discomfort as STAR SPORTS 1 & 3 for India to tweak their playing not get to bat here irrespective year with 1225 runs behind remove them at the top and he worked up brisk pace to trouble Pant and XI considering what exactly of whether India bat first or Virat Kohli (1292 runs) and then get some big runs and Agarwal. ter can’t be ruled out. they have in their reserves. second. Rohit Sharma (1268 runs). get to the top of that run get- However, Shaw, wearing a plain T-shirt, It wasn’t a nightmar- They have Mayank In that case, Shardul could Is there an added moti- ters list,” he said. had a chat with trainer Webb as he did the rou- ish bowling performance Agarwal, the reserve opener, be an option as Jadeja’s expe- tine obstacle stuff. After that, he was asked to in Chennai by any stretch who is unlikely to get a chance rience in all departments is a take some high catches given by fielding coach of imagination but not as Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul necessity. been one of their key perform- Keemo Paul also did his bit R Sridhar. being able to defend 287 on are set at the top. However, it is a well- ers and getting his wicket will and the West Indies pace attack There were a few he didn’t attempt but over- a slow track left the team Then they have Manish known fact that Jadeja strug- be the key for the Indian team. could be lauded for using a lot all he didn’t seem to have attained the peak fit- management with a few Pandey, the reserve middle- gles on good batting surfaces West Indies’ pacers were of variations including the ness levels that captain Kohli demands from every points to ponder. order batsman, who can only be which creates a case for also on the money as Sheldon slower deliveries to good effect. member of the senior team. With the par-score at the replaced at No 6 in place of Chahal’s conventional leg- Cotterell and a fit-again Alzarri But on a true pitch like Bumrah’s reintegration may be a matter of ACA-VDCA stadium here set Jadhav. breaks. Joseph did a good job both at Visakhapatnam, it will be a dif- time but for Shaw, it might just be some more way to be in the 320-plus range, a And Jadhav did nothing For the West Indies, the beginning and the back- ferent challenge for the pace to travel and runs alone won’t suffice. PTI fifth specialist bowling option wrong in Chennai, scoring 40 Hetmyer has undoubtedly end of the Indian innings. troika. Labuschagne gets Mandhana in ICC AB exploring comeback SINGLES SHINWARI LIKELY TO MISS 2ND TEST before T20 WC: Faf Karachi: Pakistan's left arm pacer Usman maiden ODI call-up Shinwari is unlikely to play in the second Test PTI n MELBOURNE teams of the year PTI n JOHANNESBURG against Sri Lanka after being hospitalised with high fever, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said on n-form batsman idely-followed South Tuesday. He said that Usman is being treated and IMarnus PTI n DUBAI ed the the Rachael first player to complete WAfrican swashbuckler it is highly unlikely he would be available for the Labuschagne on Heyhoe-Flint award for 1,000 runs and 100 wick- AB de Villiers is exploring second Test starting from Thursday at the Tuesday earned a ndia opener Smriti being the cricketer of the ets in T20I cricket. the possibility of coming out national stadium in Karachi. Sri Lanka have also maiden call-up to IMandhana was on year across formats. “It’s an amazing hon- of retirement for next year’s lost pacer Kasun Rajitha for the second Test, the Australian Tuesday named in both Perry has had a stel- our and I’m a little bit T20 World Cup, Proteas according to head coach Mickey Arthur. “No he ODI squad for the the International Cricket lar year across formats, shocked, given how many captain Faf du Plessis has can't play here and he is being looked after for three-match series Council’s ODI and T20 with three hundreds amazing performances revealed. his left hamstring problem,” he said. against India next teams of the year, capping including one in the there have been across Du Plessis said that talks month following off a memorable season. women’s Ashes Test. the year,” said Perry, have been going on for near- SIDDLE RECALLED TO BOXING DAY TEST a prolific year in Mandhana has Jhulan She also became the who has won the ly three months to get the Sydney: Australia's cricket selectors gave veteran Test cricket. Goswami, Poonam Yadav Rachael Heyhoe-Flint star batsman back into inter- paceman Peter Siddle a career lifeline on Tuesday, Labuschagne and Shikha Pandey for Award for the second national cricket ahead of the calling him up to the 13-man squad for the second has averaged 58.05 company in the ODI team time in three years. marquee event in October Test against New Zealand in Melbourne beginning since making his of the year and all- “It’s amazing to next year. on Boxing Day. James Pattinson is favourite to Test debut last rounder Deepti Sharma be acknowledged “People want AB to play replace Hazlewood but chief selector Trevor year, scoring hundreds in his ball debut after his strong form in the T20 side. and I do truly and I am no different,” du Plessis said after his Paarl Rocks team Hohns said Siddle had plenty to offer at his home last three games. for Queensland in this form of The 23-year-old appreciate it. It’s a — coached by Boucher with de Villiers in the line-up — won Melbourne Cricket Ground. “Peter has been All-rounder Sean Abbott the game,” said Hohns. Mandhana has played 51 really nice way to the Mzansi Super League final on Monday night. brought in as a 13th player for Melbourne,” Hohns has been recalled after five “The performance of our ODIs and 66 T20Is for finish the year on a “Those conversations have been happening for two or three said. “He is a proven Test match performer with years while also making a white-ball squads has been India, besides a couple of personal note.” months already: what does it look like, how does it look over an exceptional knowledge of the MCG which will comeback are pacer Josh strong and we are hoping to Test matches. She has a Australian Meg the next year, and that’s where it starts.” be a valuable part of our preparation.” Hazlewood and spinner Ashton build the momentum towards combined tally of 3476 Lanning was cho- Considered one of the greatest players to have played for Agar. the T20 World Cup at home at runs in T20Is and sen as captain of South Africa, former skipper De Villiers quit international crick- LAKSHYA REACHES CAREER-BBEST 32 The big names missing the end of the year and ulti- ODIs. both the ODI and et in March last year citing exhaustion from the workload that New Delhi: Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen from the squad are Glenn mately build towards the 2023 Australia’s Alyssa T20 side. he had often talked about. has climbed up nine places to a career-best 32nd Maxwell, Usman Khawaja, World Cup in India,” he added. Healy was chosen as “It’s a huge He has since been plying his trade in franchise-based T20 spot among men's singles players in the BWF Shaun Marsh and Nathan Lyon. Head coach Justin Langer the T20 cricketer of honour to be tournaments around the world. rankings issued on Tuesday. Lakshya achieved the The Indian fans will also will not be travelling to India for the year following named captain There were reports that he had made himself available for feat by winning the title at the Bangladesh Int’al get to see Australia’s star play- the short tour with assistant her record-breaking of the ICC ODI selection on the eve of the ODI World Cup earlier this year, but Challenge. There was no further movement in the ers — David Warner and Steve coach Andew McDonald tak- 148 against Sri Lanka and T20 Teams South Africa’s selectors felt it prudent to not entertain his request men's singles chart with B Sai Praneeth and Smith — in action. ing charge. earlier this year. of the Year along- at that point as he had left it for too late. Kidambi Srikanth remaining static at 11th and The first ODI will be played SQUAD: Aaron Finch (cap- The ODI crick- side some incredible Du Plessis added, “T20 cricket is a different beast, it’s not a 12th spots respectively. Among the women in Mumbai on January 14, fol- tain), Sean Abbott, Ashton eter of the year hon- players. It’s been an lot of time away from home. If you are a full campaigner, you singles players, Olympic medallists P V Sindhu lowed by Rajkot (January 17) Agar, Alex Carey, Pat our went to amazing year for have to really get stuck in and spend a lot of time on the road.” and Saina Nehwal are static at the sixth and 11th and Bengaluru (January 19). Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Australia’s Ellyse the Australian “Those conversations have already taken place and will con- positions, respectively. Hohns is confident that Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Perry, who scored team and we’re tinue to before the next T20 series starts.” Labuschagne will come good in Labuschagne, Kane Richardson, 441 runs at an aver- looking forward to On Sunday, newly-appointed head coach Mark Boucher had JAMIESON COMES IN FOR FERGUESON challenging Indian conditions. Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, age of 73.50 and took the challenges that lie said he may try to persuade a few recent retirees, including de Wellington: Uncapped paceman Kyle “Marnus Labuschagne is Ashton Turner, David Warner, 21 wickets at 13.52. ahead in 2020,” said Villiers, to return to the South Africa squad ahead of the T20 Jamieson was drafted into the New Zealand Test ready for his international white Adam Zampa. Perry also pocket- Lanning. World Cup. squad on Tuesday after injury sidelined Lockie Ferguson for the rest of the Test series against Australia. The Black Caps had high hopes that PTI n ONGOLE & Kashmir for 209 in Group C match. Ferguson's lightning pace would make an The home team finished the day at impression on his Test debut in Perth, but he elhi put up a disappointing batting 51 for 3 in 15.4 overs, trailing by 158 pulled up with a calf strain on the opening day as Dperformance to be bowled out for 215 Delhi bundled out for 215 runs. his side slumped to a 296-run loss. Coach Gary on the opening day against Andhra on ing day of their Elite Group B game. B Aparajith, leading the team in the Sent in to bat, Jammu & Kashmir Stead said it was a bitter blow for Ferguson, who Tuesday. Electing to bat first at the KSCA Hubli absence of Vijay Shankar who missed out struggled against the Maharashtra attack will be out for four to six weeks. By stumps, Andhra were also strug- cricket ground, 18-year-old Juyal (109 off due to a niggle, elected to bowl and the led by veteran medium-pacer Sanklecha gling at 16 for two, with both their open- 251 balls, 11x4) stood tall, as he played a bowlers justified the decision as Ashwin (4/56) and slipped to 42 for 5 and 79 for INDIA MEN TO FACE NZ IN OLY OPENER ers back in the hut. responsible and mature knock to pull his (5 for 67) and left-arm spinner R Sai 6 before left-handed Abid Mushtaq (50, Tokyo: The Indian men's and women's hockey Playing their second match of the sea- team out of trouble. Kishore (3 for 22) had the HP batsmen 55 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes) batting at No teams will open their campaigns against New son, Kunwar Bidhuri (22) and Nitish Rana He was ably supported by in a spin. 9 began the rescue act. Zealand and the Netherlands respectively at the (51 off 51) repaired Delhi’s innings with Mohammed Saif (56 batting off The visiting team looked in His 54-run last wicket partnership 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 25. According to the a 60-run stand for the fourth wicket before 124 balls, 8x4) who came in at danger of being bowled out for with M Mudhasir (18 not out, 1 four, 1 match schedule, both the Indian teams will open a mini collapse pushed them on the back number 5. a sub-100 score before Akash six) proved valuable as it took J&K past their campaigns on the first day of hockey foot. Their innings ended in 70.6 overs. The duo stuck a 109-run Vashist (35, 94 balls, 4 fours) and the 200-run mark. competitions. After New Zealand, eight-time Lalit Yadav (50 off 104) also put up a stand and resurrected the Mayank Dagar (33, 62 balls, 3 Opener Ahmed Banday (76) was the champions in the men's competition, India will much-needed fight while batting with tail- innings. fours) got together at 76 for 7 to only top-order to offer resistance as the face world number one Australia on July 26, enders. For Karnataka, Mithun (3-45) add 53 runs and lend respectabili- Maharashtra bowlers kept pegging away before taking on Spain (July 28), defending Medium pacer K V Sasikanth (5/38 in was the pick of the bowlers, while ty to the total. and picked up wickets at regular inter- champions Argentina (July 30) and hosts Japan 20.1 oves) was the pick of the bowlers for More (1-22) and Shreyas Gopal (1-45) Tamil Nadu openers-Abhinav vals. (July 31) in Group A. The women's team, who are Andhra, claiming his fourth five-wicket took a wicket each. Mukund and debutant K Mukunth made His 149-ball knock which included also clubbed in Group A, will lock horns with haul in first-class cricket. eight runs from three overs before bad 10 fours, ended when he nicked one to Germany on July 27, before meeting Great Britain ASHWIN BAGS 5 WKTS light ended play for the day. the 'keeper off Sanklecha. (July 29), Ireland (July 31) and South Africa JUYAL HITS TON DINDIGUL: Ace off-spinner Ravichandran In reply, Maharasthra lost the in- (August 1). The men's and women's gold medal HUBLI: Young Uttar Pradesh opener Aryan Ashwin starred with a five-wicket haul to MAHA DISMISS J&K FOR 209 form opener Ruturaj Gaikwad for 10 as matches will take place on August 6 and 7 Juyal struck a gritty 100, as he guided Uttar help Tamil Nadu bundle out Himachal PUNE: Anupam Sanklecha’s four-wicket J&K fought back to have the host at 51 respectively. AGENCIES Pradesh to a modest 232/5 on the open- Faiz Fazal celebrates after completing hundred PTI Pradesh for 158 in 71.4 overs. haul helped Maharashtra dismiss Jammu for 3 at stumps.