Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 8 TOLLYWOOD 13 SPORTS 16 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOWBHOPAL OLD IS ADDALA'S DRY RUN ENDS STOKES KEEPS RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR STILL GOLD AS RAM OKAYS SCRIPT ASHES ALIVE RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 1 ISSUE 323 HYDERABAD, MONDAY AUGUST 26, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PRODUCERS WERE NOT CASTING ME BECAUSE I AM SHEER BAD LUCK { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com BJP lobs bouncer at TRS l Centre to declare Sept 17 as ‘Telangana Liberation Day' On top of the world L VENKAT RAM REDDY n HYDERABAD Sindhu becomes first Indian to win World Championships In a move to cut the ground from under the feet of the PNS n BASEL (SWITZERLAND) By winning the consecutive points to race to a 9- Telangana Rashtra Samiti gov- Championship, Sindhu made 2 lead. Okuhara won two more ernment in the State, the BJP- Ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Sunday points but Sindhu kept her foot on led government at the Centre became the first Indian to win the the country proud. I wish her the pedal and went into the inter- proposes to declare September BWF World Championships, achieve many more such victories val with a 11-4 lead. Okuhara went 17 as 'Telangana Liberation crushing Japan's Nozomi Okuhara — KCR, Chief Minister on to take just three more points Day' and, more importantly, 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes in a in the second period as Sindhu hold grand official celebrations one-sided final. Sindhu's gold is the continued to storm her way to the under the aegis of the saffron second medal that India won at the to finish. In stark contrast to world title. Once again, she managed to party. Worlds this year with Sai Praneeth No. Sindhu, the Japanese world No. get over the line on her first match This will put the TRS gov- winning a bronze in men's singles 4 on Sunday looked completely at point. This was the 16th match ernment on the back foot and Kavitha in the Nizamabad category. The last time Sindhu and sea against the Indian star's relent- between Sindhu and Okuhara. give the saffron party some l Celebrations to be official, Lok Sabha seat. The BJP is Okuhara met in a World less attacks. Although Okuhara Sindhu now leads 9-7 head-to- brownie points in its quest to grand like in Maharashtra and dredging up 'Telangana Championships final was in won the first point of the first head, including three victories in emerge as a strong political Karnataka Liberation Day' sentiment to 2017. In a pulsating game, Sindhu won eight straight the last five meetings before force in Telangana. l expand its footprint in encounter that last- points after that to race to a 8-1 Sunday's clash. Both players had For various reasons, the With MIM on board, TRS Telangana and emerge as an ed nearly two lead. Okuhara managed just one not won a title this year. While Telangana State has not been on the back foot alternative to TRS well before hours and more point before the interval with Okuhara reached the final after a holding official celebrations on the 2023 Assembly polls. involved a 73- Sindhu leading 11-2. hard fought 17-21, 21-18, 21-15 September 17th, despite the Speaking to The Pioneer, shot rally, The mauling continued for win against Thailand's Ratchanok fact that TRS came to power TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Union Minister of State for Okuhara much of the second period of the Intanon, Sindhu swatted aside on the back of sentiments Rao had promised, during the Home G Kishna Reddy said, emerged vic- opener, which ended in just 16 China's Chen Yu Fei 21-7, 21-14 in associated with the Telangana peak of the Telangana state- "When Karnataka and torious in the minutes. Okuhara got a few con- her semifinal clash. This is statehood movements. hood agitation days, to hold Maharashtra are celebrating end. secutive points towards the end to Sindhu's fifth medal at the World The BJP's state unit has official celebrations on Liberation Day officially on Sindhu extend her score to 7 but Sindhu Championships, which is the joint approached Union Home September 17. September 17 after certain again sealed the issue on her first game highest in women's singles in the Minister Amit Shah in this However, he is now accused districts of the erstwhile reached point. In the second game, history of the tournament along regard and the related pro- of reneging on his promise Hyderabad State merged into the final Okuhara briefly kept pace until the with Xhang Ning of China, a two- posal is said to be under upon coming to power, appar- them, why can't Telangana in 2018, score was 3-2 in Sindhu's favour time Olympic gold medallist. 'active consideration' of the ently under pressure from the State do the same? We are not only to go after which the Indian took six Relatedreportinpage16 Union Ministry of Home All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul demanding anything new. down to Affairs. To lay it on thick, Amit Muslimeen, which is TRS' In fact, this is the promise Carolina Marín Shah has been invited to take friendly party. made by KCR during the of Spain. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) part in the 'TS Liberation Day' The BJP is engaged in a Telagnana statehood agita- However, she The stupendously talented @Pvsindhu1 makes India proud celebrations in Telangana fierce political battle with TRS tion. KCR has now back- finally broke being organized on September in Telangana, buoyed by its tracked only to please his the jinx this again! Congratulations to her for winning the Gold at the BWF 17 on behalf of the saffron surprising performance in the friendly party AIMIM, which time, brushing World Championships. The passion and dedication with which party. recent Lok Sabha elections. is against celebrating aside her oppo- she’s pursued badminton is inspiring. Amit Shah is expected to The saffron party won four Telangana Liberation Day offi- nent with a domi- PV Sindhu’s success will inspire generations of players. make an announcement in Lok Sabha seats and even cially." nant show from start this regard. trounced KCR's daughter K Continued on Page 3 AP may have Bahrain pardons 4 Capital Hail the 250 Indian BJP keen on attracting govt cities: TG prisoners shuttle queen! PNS n MANAMA employees to its fold VIJAYAWADA: In a con- troversial statement on In an humanitarian gesture, EC announces Sunday, Rajya Sabha SRIDHAR K PENNA male or female, to effectively the Bahrain government on DEEPTHI NANDAN REDDY l Weaning them away from TRS Member T G Venkatesh said n HYDERABAD penetrate the impregnable Sunday pardoned 250 Indians n HYDERABAD that the YSRC government is Chinese Wall time and again, serving sentences in the Gulf Assembly planning to have four Capital Like millions of people from the 24-year-old toyed with nation during the maiden visit The Bharatiya Janata Party is cities at Vizianagaram, all over, those from the sports her Japanese opponent of Prime Minister Narendra planning to draw employees' by-polls to Kakinada, Guntur and fraternity, including legends, Nozomi Okuhara, who had no Modi to the oil-rich country. organisations to its fold after Kadapa in the State. tend to be extremely supersti- clue to the thunderous stroke- The prime minister expressed weaning them away from the four seats Speaking to 'The Pioneer', tious. PV Sindhu is no excep- play that hit her. Sindhu's his gratitude to the Bahrain grasp of TRS at an opportune PNS n NEW DELHI he said the State government tion to the rule. Her fans, of ruthless annihilation can be leadership for the Royal par- moment. The saffron party is was planning to set up four which there is no dearth, are gauged from the lopsided 21- don. About 8,189 Indians are eyeing government employees The Election Commission regional development more so. Their 'third time' 7, 21-7 verdict that brought an lodged in various prisons in as their en masse support is cru- on Sunday announced by- boards in the State and an lucky prayers were answered anti-climax to the much- foreign countries, with Saudi cial for it to emerge as the main elections to one assembly equal number of Capital by Sindhu, whose obsessively hyped women's championship Arabia having the highest player in state politics. Towards seat each in Uttar Pradesh, cities, one each for all the aggressive 38-minute mas- clash. The win marks Sindhu's number at 1,811 followed by this end, the saffron party aims Tripura, Chhattisgarh and regions. This was precisely sacre helped end an Indian majestic way of settling scores the UAE at 1,392. It was not to leverage the perceived dis- Kerala. The bypolls for the reason why Chief jinx and won her the elusive with her old foe, who had con- clear how many Indians are quiet among government Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Minister YS Jagan Mohan World Championship title. quered the Indian after a 110- lodged in jails in the Gulf king- employees due to some of Chief them to dump TRS, the saffron leaders are reportedly in talks Pala (Kerala), Badharghat Reddy had allotted Deputy Incidentally, Sunday's BWF minute marathon in 2017. dom. Minister K Chandrasekhar party is planning to launch an with TNGO Association, (Tripura) and Hamirpur Chief Minister posts to each World Badminton The summit clash jinx haunt- "In a kind and humanitari- Rao's recent decisions. agitation against KCR's pro- Telangana Tahsildars (Uttar Pradesh) Assembly of the four regions in the Championships success at ed Sindhu last year when she an gesture, the Government of Employees' organisations had posal to scrap the Revenue Association and other employ- seats will be held on State, he said and disclosed Basel is her first title this sea- failed to put it across an equal- Bahrain has pardoned 250 played a key role in the rise of Department (though the Chief ees' associations as part of their September 23. that he had informed the son. A brilliant start, so to say. ly determined Carolina Indians serving sentences in the Telangana Rashtra Samiti. Minister has expressly denied it) larger plan to launch an agitation The bypoll in Hamirpur same to BJP high command. For sheer audacity and Marine. Incidentally, the Bahrain," the Prime Minister's Currently they have good rap- and raise other issues facing against the TRS government. was necessitated by the dis- "But, our party high com- dominant performance, it was defending champion missed Office (PMO) tweeted. port with TRS leaders. To get employees as well. BJP senior ContinuedonPage4 qualification of BJP MLA mand did not respond on awesome when taken under this year's edition. Ashok Chandel. By-elec- the issue," he said. any yardstick. The first Indian, Continued on Page 4 tions to 12 other Assembly seats in UP are also due as most of the sitting MLAs Arun Jaitley cremated with State honours won the Lok Sabha elections this year. But the dates are PNS n NEW DELHI The 66-year-old BJP stalwart Thakur; BJP MPs Vijay Goel Yediyurappa, Nitish Kumar yet to be announced by the passed away at the AIIMS here and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe; and Trivendra Singh Rawat, poll panel. Former finance minister Arun on Saturday. Vice President Congress leaders Jyotiraditya respectively, were also there. The Dantewada, Pala and Jaitley was cremated at the Venkaiah Naidu, BJP veteran Scindia and Kapil Sibal were Earlier in the day, his body Badharghat bypolls were Nigambodh Ghat here with full LK Advani, party president among those present at the cre- was taken to the BJP head- necessitated following the State honours on Sunday in the and Home Minister Amit mation ground. quarters from where it was car- death of the respective sit- presence of leaders from across Shah, Defence Minister Chief ministers of ried in a flower-decked gun ting MLAs. While the noti- the political spectrum and Rajnath Singh, party's working Maharashtra, Gujarat, carriage to the cremation fication for the by-elections scores of his admirers and president J P Nadda, Union Karnataka, Bihar and ground, amidst slogans of would be issued on August party workers. Jaitley's son ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Uttarakhand, Devendra 'Jaitley ji amar rahein' (long live 28, counting will be held on TODAY Rohan performed the last rites. Smriti Irani and Anurag Fadnavis, Vijay Rupani, B S Jaitley). September 27, the EC said. ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Shravana & Krishna Paksha EC shocker: No Huzur Tithi : Dashami: 07:02 am, Rs 1.11 cr gold bars seized from toilet in RGIA Ekadashi: 05:09 am (Next Day) Nakshatram: Ardra: 02:57 am (Next Day) PNS n HYDERABAD Nagar Assembly bypoll Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start The passenger, identified as Shaikh Abdul Sajid, any important work) A youngster from Hyderabad, K VENKATESHWARLU noticed movement of Customs officials and the n HYDERABAD Rahukalam: 07:37 am – 09:11 am in his early 30s, who was allegedly trying to smuggle checking of baggage and dumped the gold bars Yamagandam: 10:44 am – 12:17 pm foreign marked gold into the Political circles in Telangana Varjyam: 12:01 pm – 01:33 pm country, was nabbed by in one of the toilets near the arrival area and State are aghast at the list the Gulika: 01:51 pm - 03:24 pm Customs officials at the Rajiv tried to walk away Central Election Commission Good Time: (to start any Gandhi International Airport released on Sunday announc- important work) on Sunday. ing by-polls to one assembly Amritakalam: 05:23 pm – 06:55 pm The accused, identified as carried the gold bars in his the operator and the receiver. seat each in Uttar Pradesh, Abhijit Muhurtham: Shaikh Abdul Sajid, having hand baggage. However, after They suspect that he could Tripura, Chhattisgarh and As per rules, the Election 11:53 am – 12:42 pm noticed movement of Customs seeing Customs officials, he got have travelled to Sharjah in Kerala as it skipped by-polls to Commission has to conduct officials and the checking of scared and dropped the plan of search of a job. But on his the Huzur Nagar Assembly elections within six months to HYDERABAD baggage, dumped the gold bars carrying them outside the air- return, the operators offered constituency, which fell vacant any constituency that falls WEATHER in one of the toilets near the port. him a free ticket for his return following resignation by vacant. Thus, EC has to con- Forecast: Partly Cloudy arrival area and tried to walk port conducted checks at the questioning confessed to the Further inquiries revealed and forced him to carry gold Congress MLA N Uttam duct elections to the Huzur Temp: 32/22 away, but was nabbed. In all, 26 green channel area for passen- crime. Based on his confes- that the accused, who had with him. He was told to hand Kumar Reddy upon his elec- Nagar constituency before Humidity: 66% gold bars were recovered, said gers. After about an hour later, sion, 26 foreign marked gold landed in an Indigo Airlines over the gold bars to a person tion as Member of Parliament November. Yet, EC's notifica- Sunrise: 06.01 officials. they noticed Sajid moving sus- bars, weighing a total of 2,992 flight from Sharjah, was a con- outside the airport. The gold from the Nalgonda Lok Sabha tion on Sunday did not list Sunset: 06.34 Based on a tip-off, sleuths piciously and intercepted him. grams worth Rs 1,11,60,160, duit, who was offered a free was seized and the accused was constituency in May. Uttam Huzur Nagar for unstated rea- Current Weather Conditions from the Air Intelligence Unit On inquiry, he initially plead- were recovered from the toilet. ticket by the operators. Officials arrested. Further investigation Kumar tendered his resigna- sons. Updated August 25, 2019 5:00 PM of the Customs wing at the air- ed innocence, but on thorough Inquiries revealed that he are extracting details about is underway, said officials. tion on June 5th. Continued on Page 3 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 hyderabad 02

he National Institute of VH the long-distance runner Technology-Warangal's 17th Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao Tconvocation celebrated recently turned 74, but his hectic recently was a standout day for New colour at convocation party-related work can shame a graduating students as is the norm, youth half his age. The other day, VH but quite unusual in some other TDP had kept scribes, PR pros and largest campus, the company show- occupied post-retirement and there ting bitter with both parties grabbing surprised the police by venturing into respects. All freshly-minted grad- such others on their toes hopping cased its voice assistant Alexa. Home REPORTERS’ is also age-limit for further educa- any available opportunity to go for the Nallamala to meet the Chenchus uates were advised to wear 'tradi- from one government event to minister and chief guest Mahmood tion, it make sense for retired pro- each others' throats. This week BJP who are likely to get affected by pro- tional attire'. No, not the traditional another to stay on top of the Ali was invited to ask Alexa anything. fessors to do a course or two that state chief K Laxman and TRS work- posed uranium mining. In a casual Telangana attire; they were asked to goings-on and in the loop. It was a So he asked: "Alexa, industrial poli- D ARY equips them for part-time jobs. A lot ing president KTR sparred over their chat with the Congress leader, a scribe wear whites with a 'saffron dupat- backbreaking time. In contrast, cy of Telangana." Stumped she may of college professors are finding out party membership drives. While said he appreciated VH's very hectic ta' thrown on the shoulders. the YSRCP regime has maintained be, but Alexa continued unapolo- that being an HR or Business ana- KTR mocked the saffron party say- and busy schedule despite his age and Students however were all game for a low profile for its own reasons, getically: "Sorry I don't know". While lyst can be very lucrative proposition. ing BJP is a "missed call party", prayed for his wellbeing. More than the 'change of colour' and enjoyed leaving info-hungry scrolling sites the awkward moment left the audi- more info: "Customers asked this So, no matter their background - Laxman retorted saying TRS enrolls the long miles, it's the 'mileage' that the proceedings at the institute to know if there is anything worth- ence in splits, the minister was question, 'Who's the Chief Minister arts, science, English, chemistry, members by either inducements or he likes more, said the veteran leader, which was till the other day known while that they could cover. Things advised to ask simpler questions like of Andhra Pradesh'! Whew, Ms engineering et al - scores are sign- outright threats. Looks like the fight in true blue politico style. to be slightly left-leaning or neutral. do happen once in a while, but "the Chief Minister of Telangana?". Alexa had more than covered up for ing up for an MBA course. That's might end in a tie - for while TRS Silence of fan vs buzz of cycle there are too few and far between. Now, that was bang in Alexa's terri- some gaps in her knowledge. quite a business strategy in itself! claims it has notched up a mammoth (PV Kondal Rao, Sumit Onka, Alexa knows quite a bit tory, so prompt came the reply: Ex-Professors eyeing analyst jobs Whose claims are fake? 60 lakh new members, the BJP Naveena Ghanate, Sushma It's been either too much or too "Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao." claims it is anyway the world's polit- Nagaraju, Deepthi Nandan, little. Till a few months ago, the At the inaugural of Amazon's Then, very helpfully she even offered While it is best to remain fruitfully Enmity between TRS and BJP is get- ical party. Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu) Gold continues to be in demand PNS n HYDERABAD Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam ‘KCR looting public exchequer’ As against the annual Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, US Fed-reserve, after a meet- import of some 800 Kukatpally, Bowenpally, ing and after soliciting the General Bazar witnessed WILL APPROACH CENTRE SEEKING CBI INQUIRY AGAINST PROJECTS’ REDESIGN: BHATTI views of stakeholders, is tonnes, in the current moderate business. shortly expected to announce To cope with the increase in PNS n HYDERABAD the interest rates. Speculation fiscal year, the imports festival demand, the gov- Congress party will is rife that there would not be are likely to be about ernment has built up huge The Congress Legislature Party take up ‘Projects Padayatra: any change. Therefore, despite buffer stock of essential (CLP) leader Mallu Bhatti Bata' to expose high price, the yellow metal 10 per cent less commodities. Vikramarka has alleged that continued to be in good However, due to the Chief Minister K K Chandrashekhar Rao Komatireddy demand. Barring Friday, recent floods in Chandrashekhar Rao is looting government's corrupt when gold price took a halt, the annual import Maharashtra, the state indiscriminately in the practices to knock on on all other days in the week, of some 800 Karnataka and name of projects' redesign. He — MALLU BHATTI New York gold hovered tonnes, in the Madhya said the Congress will approach VIKRAMARKA, CLP leader HC's door around US $ 1,500 (per oz). current fis- Pradesh, the Union Home Minister Amit Finally, gold closed at US $ cal year, the onion prices Shah seeking CBI inquiry into PNS n HYDERABAD 1,529.20 while silver, also fol- imports are WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW have shot up the corruption. He alleged that Bhatti alleged that KCR gov- lowed suit at $ 17.53 (per likely to be by 76 per the KCR family looted lakhs of ernment had killed Pranahitha- Congress MP from Bhongir Ounce). Platinum and about 10 per cent less. Many cent. The impact of rising crores of rupees in the name of Chevella project, which sup- Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Palladium closed at US $. of the buyers who need to prices of onion will be felt projects redesigning. posed to be completed with has informed that he will 863.20 and Rs. 1,465.76 purchase gold for jewellery, throughout the country. While speaking to the media Rs.28,000, and redesigned it in approach the High Court as respectively. Copper closed at due to higher prices, would During the week, common at Madhira in Khammam dis- the name of Kaleshwaram pro- the state police failed to Rs.440.45 (per kg). try to economize by selling pulses such as tuar dal, trict on Sunday, Bhatti slammed ject with the estimations of one respond on his applications Other economic parame- old household jewellery, moong dal, urad dal and TRS government saying that it lakh crore rupees. seeking permissions for the ters, except Brent and Crude thereby substituting the masoor dal remained steady enhanced the Kaleshwaram pro- He alleged that KCR had proposed 'padayatra' from oil, moved northward. Brent demand. at the previous week's closing ject estimations from Rs 28,000 Pranahitha-Chevella project would taken up Mission Bhagiratha Udaya Samudram, Nalgonda closed at US$ 59.34 (per bar- During the week, Standard levels; so also edible oils and crore to Rs 80,000 crore in the have been completed within three with Rs 50,000 crore to solve to Jalasoudha, Hyderabad rel) while Crude oil was quot- gold (24 carats) appreciated vanaspati. The prices of com- name of redesign. He said that years if the TRS government had drinking water problems. He on August 26. ed at Rs. 3,870 (per barrel). by Rs.130 and closed at mon vegetables increased the KCR government increased opined that the drinking and The move comes after the Gold MCX stood at Rs.38,822 Rs.38,100 (per 10 gms) . substantially due to heavy the cost of Seetharama project, spent Rs 10,000 cr per year for 3 yrs. irrigation needs could have police denied permission to (per 10 gms) and Silver MCX Ornamental gold too, moved rains in the vegetable-growing which is supposed to be com- The project would have provided cleared if completed Pranahitha- Komatireddy's ‘Padayatra’. at Rs.44,593 (per kg). Sensex up in tandem and was quot- areas. Common vegetables pleted with Rs 1,500 crore, Chevella project and Rs 50,000 Nalgonda SP Ranganath and Nifty 50 closed at ed in the range of Rs.36,160 such as cabbage, cauliflower, enhanced up to Rs 15,000 crore. irrigation to 16.5 lakh acres, he said crore could have saved. issued notices to 36,10701.16 and 10,829.35 - 36,260 on the closing day. ribbed guard, snake guard, He alleged that KCR govern- Kaleswaram and Mission Komatireddy denying per- points respectively. Leading Silver (0.999), too, appreciat- lady fingers, cucumber, pota- ment is looting the public exche- Telangana state were being loot- crore more resulting to green Bhagiratha projects had taken up mission making it clear that foreign currencies' exchange ed by Rs. 700 and closed at toes, onions, tomatoes and quer in the name of projects ed. Telangana. only to loot the public money by it is not possible to provide rates were: US $: Rs.71.80, Rs.44,500 (per kg). The sen- French beans, along with redesign. He said that the He said that the then Pranahitha-Chevella project KCR and his family members. security. SP mentioned rea- British Pound: Rs. 88.15, timent in gold and silver is other leafy vegetables, record- Congress will take up 'Projects Congress government had taken would have been completed He said that the Congress sons that people would bring Euro: Rs. 80.70, Singapore $: likely to remain strong during ed an increase in prices in the Bata' to expose KCR govern- up Pranahitha-Chevella project within three years if the TRS would explain the facts to the Ganesh idols from Rs.51.76, Canadian $: a couple of weeks from now. range of 40 per cent to 60 per ment's corrupt practices. with an estimation of Rs 38,000 government had spent Rs 10,000 people of Telangana. The water Hyderabad to districts in Rs.53.85, Swiss Franc: cent due to the increased Bhatti said that the Telangana crore at Thummidihetti to pro- crore per year for three years. would have reached to all parts this route and the police Rs.73.68, Australian $: COMMODITIES supplies. In Hyderabad, the would have benefited with the vide drinking and irrigation The project would have provid- of Telangana if project at have to go to Hyderabad for Rs.48.48, Saudi Rial: Rs. The sentiment in principal NECC wholesale egg-price then Congress government's water up to Chevella. The then ed irrigation water to 16.5 lakh Thummidihetti was completed additional security duties 19.15, Kuwaiti Dinar 236.08 wholesale commodity mar- declined by Rs.27 and closed Pranahitha-Chevella project. Congress government complet- acre. Almost 80 per cent of the on time. The Pranahitha- for Ganesh festival. Reacting and UAE Dirham: Rs.19.55. kets in the twin cities was at Rs.310 (per 100). The high- Bhatti said that the Congress ed works worth Rs 10,000 crore. Telangana would have got drink- Chevella project was being on it, Komatireddy expressed At home, business is yet to moderate. Rythu Bazars and est price of Rs.370 was record- would take up Pranahitha- The Pranahitha-Chevella project ing water if Pranahitha-Chevella designed in a manner that its anger over police. He alleged pick up. Due to high prices, the various commodity mar- ed at Lucknow, while Hospet Chevella project visit on Monday would have completed if the TRS project was completed. The pro- water would have reached to that the police violated his imports are likely to be kets located in Begum Bazar, closed at the lowest price of (August 26) only to explain the government, after the formation ject would have also provided Sripada Yellampally through freedom of roaming freely. adversely affected. As against Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, Rs 290 on the closing day. people as to how the funds of of Telangana, spent Rs 28,000 water to industries too, he said. gravity. He said that he will approach High Court on it. He announced about his 'padayatra' few days ago Revenue demanding the state gov- BATHUKAMMA SAREE PRODUCTION GATHERS PACE ernment to complete the employees' Uadaya Samudram project PNS n HYDERABAD immediately. He said that he Over 25 lakh sarees have been sent to districts so far would file a petition in the leaders to meet Of the required 1 crore High Court very soon. Bathukamma sarees, weaving the occasion of Ramzan and On Sunday in a state- CM KCR of over 60 lakh sarees has In the last three years, power looms in among Christians for the X- ment, Komatireddy PNS n HYDERABAD been completed. So far, around Sircialla district received orders Mas are being woven in informed that he will 25 lakh sarees have been sent Sircilla. Besides, the cloth for announce the dates after Telangana Deputy Collectors to districts and there are plans worth over Rs 900 crore, benefiting school uniforms is being man- getting permission for his Association, Telangana to send at least 50 lakh sarees over 9,435 weavers ufactured here. walkathon from the High Revenue Employees Services by month-end. During the past three years, Court. Venkat Reddy said Association, Telangana The district administration the powerlooms here got designed sarees in attractive 80 government is keen to bring a that he submitted an appli- Thahasildars Association, has been working hard to dis- Assembly. This year, the target cloth. Of the 23,000 power orders for over Rs 900 crore, hues. This year, the sarees special recognition to the cation to the Director Village Revenue Officials tribute the sarees prior to the is to produce 6.84 crore metres looms in the textile town of benefiting 9435 workers. The meant for the aged and senior sarees on the lines of Gadwal General of Police (DGP) Association and Village festival keeping in mind the of cloth at a cost of Rs 320 Sircilla, weaving is going on average earning per month of citizens would have a golden and Pochampalli sarees. The M Mahender Reddy on Revenue Assistants delay that had taken place last crore. As of now, the power 17,000 looms. each weaver is increased to Rs border, while the sarees meant handloom department is keen August 19 seeking police Association have informed year because of the early elec- looms have finished weaving Textiles meant for distribu- 26,000 as against the below Rs for the young women would to get Siri Sala or Sree sala logo permission for his proposed that they will meet Chief tions to State Legislative 4.67-crore metre length of the tion among the Muslims on 8,000 earlier. The NIFT experts have fancy designs. The state printed on them. 'padayatra'. Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao soon in regard to discuss on proposed new Revenue Act. State on path They said that they will Have time? Help out kids in school Andhole Congress share their opinions with of development, Chief Minister in regard to PNS n KHAMMAM new Revenue Act. "We have says Errabelli already prepared a draft in To overcome shortage of teach- cadre in doldrums this regard. We will play our ers in government schools, the PNS n WARANGAL PNS n MEDAK role in preparing new state government has intro- BJP’s emergence as Revenue Act", they said. The duced a scheme called Panchayath Raj Minister Although the former Deputy a major force in this Unions leaders, in a state- 'Vidyanjali' to encourage Errabelli Dayakar Rao asked Chief Minister, Damodara ment issued on Saturday, retired employees, teachers, to the media to focus on the Raja Narasimha has clari- constituency is have condemned the news old students, NGOs, subject development programmes fied that he would making the published in a section of experts and activists of volun- with a positive motto while not defect to any media and said that the news tary organisations to teach on projecting them in the media other party from Congress cadre were published intentionally. part-time basis in the schools. and newspapers. the Congress, think twice They said that it was not Education commissioner The Minister said certain the party cadre proper to the section of Vijay Kumar issued orders in media houses were trying to in Andhole seg- before staying media to distort the inten- this regard on August 13. In tarnish the image of the gov- ment of Medak tion of meeting Health and fact, 533 teacher posts ernment for their vested are in a dilemma with the party. Medical Association remained vacant in govern- interests. "Though the media for the past few There were even Minister Etala Rajender. ment schools in the district. houses might have their own weeks. They alleged that the section Since the teacher recruitment stands, the scribes should Initially, they were inflicted rumours of Damodar of media published the news is not full scale, the govern- focus on the genuineness in a huge loss by the TRS but in Raja Narasimha adding falsehood things. ment wants to use services of the development and they the recent times the BJPs They alleged that the section experienced teachers for some These teachers are not enti- should take utmost interest in emergence as a major force in joining of media is trying to blame time without putting burden Under ‘Vidyanjali’ scheme, retired employees, tled to any allowances like highlighting the facts," he this constituency is making the the saffron party the Revenue Employees on the government. transport allowance or any said. Congress cadre to think twice Unions intentionally. The Those who prefer to spend teachers, old students, NGOs, subject experts other allowances. The retired Stating that the Telangana before staying in tact with the unions leaders said that time teaching, they should and activists of voluntary organisations can employees and subject experts Rashtra Samiti (TRS) gov- organisation. The latest devel- The Andhole BJP is led by they met Etela purely choose their favourite time can coach students in sports ernment led by K opment of Damodara though Babu Mohan and since he too regarding one employee slot. In the designated portal, teach on part-time basis in the schools and games, culture, finearts like Chandrashekhar Rao was a gossip has not been taken enjoyed a considerable chunk named Ramulu's son the candidates should choose music, theatre, craft, dance, trying to implement devel- seriously by the Congress lead- of support base, the Congress Santosh health issue. They relevant school. Having regis- computer education and moral opment with a firm approach, ership but the TRS is taking it leaders in the village level is made it clear that Etela did- tered their names, the enthusi- cers. Their names would be put tions and at national festivals, science and so on. DEO P the Minister said the all- as an advantage and pouncing placed in a disappointed n't inform them about the asts to teach will be welcomed on display in the concerned these volunteers who opted to Madan Mohan exhorted those round growth of Telangana on the Congress to wipe out all mode. This may ultimately Collectors meeting held at by concerned school head mas- school, in the office of the MED teach in schools will be felici- who are keen to teach should state is slowly becoming a its cadre in the erstwhile bas- take the party towards a back Pragathi Bhavan. ter and mandal education offi- and DEO. At various celebra- tated in an appropriate manner. make use of the facility. reality these days. tion of the party. seat, says the cadre.

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Man dies in SUV mishap Mindspace-RGIA Metro JNTUH registration: Staffers say PNS n HYDERABAD portal is insecure, faulty A 35-year-old man was killed on the spot in a road mishap link to give realty a push while his friend sustained Engg teaching staff asked to register by Aug 31, TCEA injuries at Hayathnagar cross DEEPTHI NANDAN REDDY of about Rs 5,000 crore. roads on late Saturday night. n HYDERABAD Therefore, builders are already claims JNTUH portal can be accessed by anybody The accident occurred seriously evolving the potential while the two were travelling The proposed metro rail line of Samshabad for residential SUSHMA NAGARAJU in a Bolero SUV Vijayawada connecting Mindspace launches. n HYDERABAD during the weekend, Junction with Rajiv Gandhi "It is getting to a tipping Hayathnagar inspector K International Airport (RGIA) point in West Hyderabad areas Engineering colleges affiliated Satish said. The deceased may finally spur the long-dor- like Gachibowli, Kokapet, to JNTUH have been asked to was identified as, Arun mant real estate sector in and Raidurg. Land prices have submit lists of their teaching Michell, was a local musician, around Shamshabad and already crossed one lakh mark staff to the university by and his friend as Hanok, said spruce up the social infra- per yard. Also, there is a pres- August 31. The JNTUH the police. structure in the area. sure on infrastructure, with authorities have sent a circular Police said while the two Though lands in everyone flocking to West to this effect asking college men were heading out of the Shamshabad caught the fancy Hyderabad. Though there are managements to register city, a lorry carrying elec- of investors and attracted real- best infrastructure facilities in details of the teaching staff on tronic equipment dashed into tors and builders to the area IT Hub, problems of traffic the JNTU Academic Audit a divider and turned turtle, two decades ago, when the air- The proposed line will push the realty jams, flooding due to rains, online portal to maintain crushing the driver's side of port came into existence, the prospects of Shamshabad upwards congestion are occurring fre- transparency and authenticity. the Bolero. Arun was killed development around the area quently. So it makes sense to However, the Technical on the spot. Hanok however, did not quite take off, giving a and accelerate connectivity for look beyond Gachibowli and College Employee Association escaped with minor injuries. huge jolt to the realtors. residents in many areas go towards Samshabadi or (TCEA) denies the university's "The lorry was being driven In fact, several investors any area abutting ORR or claim that the portal is authen- The association said that there was at a high speed. The driver who had bet big on metro rail," said V Rajashekar tic. The association said that little use of registering details left the vehicle and fled the Shamshabad have burnt fin- projects. Even those working in on either side of the metro rail Reddy, general secretary of there was little use of register- scene," said sub-inspector gers, as neither residential nor the airport are staying in the line. Therefore builders who CREDAI. ing details because as of now because as of now the portal is Nagaraju. Both the vehicles commercial launches hap- city and traveling to the work- are already finding the prices "One can travel to offices in the portal is insecure and any- insecure and anyone from outside can were badly damaged in the pened. But with the metro rail place, but not staying any- in the West Hyderabad region IT Hub within 30 minutes one from outside can access it access it and fill in details, claiming to accident. to be laid between RGI Airport where nearby," said K Sreedhar unviable are thinking of from Shamshabad if the metro and fill in details claiming to be a college lecturer The accident led to km- and Mindspace Junction, Reddy, treasurer of Telangana Samshabad as the next best line becomes a reality. Also be a college lecturer and even long traffic jam on the high- Samshabad and surrounding Real Estate Developers option," he added. one can get land or house at claim an ID. TCEA said and even get an ID issued way. Later, a case was booked areas may get a new lease of Association (TREDA) speak- It might take about three to one-third of cost in uploading details of their staff against the lorry driver under life. ing to The Pioneer. five years for the metro rail link Shamshabad when compared would still not give the uni- appointing B-Tech graduates tions is just one click away, the Section 304A (death by neg- "Though everyone expected "But now Samshabad will between Hitech City and the to Hitech City surroundings, versity a correct idea of the also came to an end. association said. Once the ligence) of IPC. The body was Samshabad to become a grab the eyeballs if the metro airport to come into existence, keeping in view the today's staff number given the inse- The application to register details are filled and a person shifted to Gandhi hospital for hotspot area after the launch of rail comes into existence. but Hyderabad Metro Rail price trends, he said explain- cure nature of the portal. for staff details asks for name, clicks on register, a registration postmortem examination. the airport, the area did not Because, techies who are work- Limited is all set to launch ing the benefits for realty On the university's part, it experience, qualification, date ID is generated. College man- become quite popular as ing in Hitech city, Gachibowli works, as soon as the govern- companies and homebuyers if has already been 20 days since of joining, latest photo and agements use the registration expected. Though initially land surrounds can travel between ment gives the nod. The pro- Shamshabad is developed. engineering classes com- identification proof. IDs generated in such a man- developers and investors with workplace and office quite eas- posed 31-km-long metro rail Besides attractive land prices, menced, and therefore it has Thereafter, a registration ID is ner in files they submit when TSRTC's ‘Dial deep pockets invested in the ily in a short span, if they buy stretch from Mindspace availability of huge land bank instructed colleges to be quick generated for each faculty seeking affiliation. area, no construction compa- a home anywhere between Junction to RGIA Airport will in Shamshabad is also entic- in submitting details. member, said the university "According to AICTE, the your officer' nies or builders have launched Shamshabad to Gachibowli, be taken up with an investment ing builders. The JNTUH's making such authorities. number of lecturers in a request to colleges is not new. Currently, the portal shows Telangana across various dis- Every year, the affiliated col- that 83,543 faculty members ciplines is approximately event today leges need to register details of have registered with JNTUH. 43,286. When that is the case, PNS n HYDERABAD new teaching staff and existing However, the Telangana State how does JNTUH itself show Mother sells baby, files ones to JNTUH. It is meant Technical Employees' lecturer strength of 83,543? To redress transport griev- serve as a record for the uni- Association also contended This process is not at all an ances and provide passenger- versity and help avoid mal- that the portal is not fool-proof authentic and of no use. The centric services, Greater practices in recruitment. and authentic. It does not have portal was opened in 2015 but Hyderabad Zone of ‘kidnap’ complaint The authorities said that a verification exercise to even now cases surface when Telangana State Road Last phase this practice helped it resolved determine whether the details during JNTUH inspection Transport Corporation is Woman arrested, says she was forced to sell her child out of poverty the issue of lecturers working submitted for registration are where fake numbers are pro- organising 'Dial your RTC counseling for for five or six universities. Not from a genuine staff member duced with respect to faculty," officer' programme on PNS n HYDERABAD from Gunti Jangaiah Colony in He confessed that he had just that, the colleges that had or any person from outside. said TCEA president Santhosh Monday from 5 LB Nagar. bought the infant from MBBS seats held been running classes by The creation of fake registra- Kumar. pm and The LB Nagar police rescued She claimed that a couple Vijayalakshmi for Rs 60,000 in PNS n HYDERABAD 6 pm. a 10-month-old boy, who was riding a scooter hit her, and Shadnagar recently. The Officers sold by his mother for Rs sped off with Akhil while she mother too confessed that Kaloji Medical Health rd who can be 60,000, and shifted the infant was lay unconscious after she sold her child due to University will conduct the BJP's ‘TS contacted dur- to Shishu Vihar. The woman the blow. poverty, police said, adding final phase counseling for Woman, 3 accused ing the pro- had cooked up a kidnap story Police collected surveillance that the woman had also MBBS convenor quota seats in Liberation gramme include, and even staged an accident to camera footage from the spot, approached other people in private and government med- Khusro Shah Khan, Regional mislead the police. She was identified the registration Shadnagar to sell the child ical colleges. The one-day final in beheading case, Manager, Hyderabad Region, arrested along with the person number of the scooter and before selling him to Mosha. counseling began on Sunday. Day’... (Ph.8374499915), G who 'bought' the baby. tracked down the vehicle The infant was handed over Most of the seats were filled in Continued from Page 1 Yugendher, Regional Police said accused D owner, Oraganti Mosha, a to Child Welfare Committee, the first three rounds of coun- arrested in Miyapur Manager, Secunderabad Vijayalakshmi, 30, a beggar, vendor. Mosha was detained which shifted him to Shishu seling. The last phase has been PNS n HYDERABAD Referring to the BJP state Region (Ph.9959900808) and allegedly sold her son Akhil for questioning, during which Vihar in Yousufguda for safe introduced to fill the vacant unit's request concerning Madhava Rao, Divisonal due to poverty. She then he confessed that custody. Vijayalakshmi and seats. Candidates can find the The gruesome murder auto Telangana Liberation Day, Manager, Kacheguda divi- lodged a complaint with the Vijayalakshmi had sold the Mosha were produced in details of colleges and vacant driver Praveen four days ago Kishan Reddy said: "The sion (Ph.9959226087), police stating that an uniden- baby to him and that the acci- court and remanded in judi- seats in all medical colleges on was carried out by three Home Ministry is in receipt according to a press release. tified couple kidnapped Akhil dent scene was staged. cial custody. the website. assailants, including a woman of such a request from the who was arrested by the Telangana unit of BJP. A Miyapur police on Sunday. decision on this is yet to be Dokku Swathi, 27 was the taken. Home minister Amit EC shocker: No Huzur third accused arrested in the Shah will take a call on this case along with two others request." identified as Dokku Srikanth Telangana Liberation Day Nagar Assembly bypoll Yadav, 30, and Kukkala Naga Auto driver Praveen, who was killed is usually celebrated by BJP Srinu, 20. All three are resi- and certain other parties on Continued from Page 1 Padmavathi Reddy, who lost dents of Miyapur are in the Srikanth fear September 17 to commemo- the 2018 elections from the city. rate the rebellion and the sub- The Congress, TRS and Kodad constituency at the Madhapur DCP A that Praveen sequent Police Action which other political parties are hands of TRS candidate Bollam Venkateshwara Rao said might kill him led to the freedom of worked up over EC's decision. Mallaiah Yadav. The saffron Praveen had been moving Hyderabad state from the Ruling TRS has started party is yet to find a reliable about for last few months anytime, so he Nizam's rule on September doing the ground work to grab candidate as it barely has pres- with another person whom planned to 17, 1948. On that day, the the Huzur Nagar seat from the ence in the Huzur Nagar con- Srikanth had attempted to kill eliminate the Nizam of Hyderabad party Congress. The pink party stituency. in 2017. Srikanth suspected announced a ceasefire and has done some exercise on the When contacted, Telangana that Praveen was planning to man himself the surrender of his troops, candidate to be fielded from the State Chief Electoral Officer murder him. However, their paving the way for integration constituency. TRS will most Rajat Kumar said that he was common friends tried to bro- Srikanth, Srinu and another of Hyderabad with the Indian Advisor to Government (Media Affairs) KV Ramanachary being felicitated at the event on Sunday probably field Sanampudi Saidi not aware of the by-election ker a compromise between person Rajesh later took Union. Reddy, who lost in the schedule issued by the Central them. Srikanth continued to Praveen's body to a deserted There is a long-pending December 2018 elections at the Election Commission. He said live under constant fear that spot in Miyapur, severed the demand, supported by vari- hands of Uttam Kumar Reddy. that he would find out about Praveen might kill him any- head and threw it at Miyapur ous parties and organiza- ‘Information dept serves There were rumours doing the the schedule. time, so he planned to elimi- crossroads. tions, for official celebrations rounds that TRS may field TPCC working president nate the man himself. On Police registered a case of to mark this day as was being Chief Minister K Jetti Kusuma Kumar suggested August 23, Srikanth along murder and arrested Srikanth, done in Karnataka and Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter that the EC may have skipped with Srinu drove Praveen to Srinu and Swathi based on a Maharashtra. However, this as eyes and ears of govt' K Kavitha from Huzur Nagar. the Huzur Nagar constituency their house where Srikanth's complaint. Police also seized a demand could not be met The Congress may field as BJP does not have a candi- wife strangulated Praveen and knife, and a motorcycle from either in undivided AP or in PNS n HYDERABAD Department and it has pro- Uttam Kumar Reddy's wife date in the seat. killed him. Police said the accused. Telangana State now. I&PR also acts vided a much-needed plat- The Department of as a bridge form to the participants to Information and Public share their experiences. Relations acts as 'eyes and between the Umamaheshwar Reddy, ears' of the government and government and Former Joint Director shared Fragile books, few patrons tells library’s tale plays a pivotal role in dissem- health tips among the partic- ination of information using the general ipants and asked them to MAYANK TIWARI different modes of communi- public, said its imbibe four principles for bet- n HYDERABAD The collection of 40,000 books mostly on history, architecture and cation, said K V Ramanachary, ex-chief ter long life viz. eating half than Advisor to Government before, double water intake, A majority of books at the (Media Affairs) and former light exercise including walk- library of Telangana State old-school philosophy in Persian and Urdu, is country's largest Commissioner, I&PR. Commissioner, I&PR said that ing and stay smiling always. Archives and Research Institute He was speaking at the Department acts as a Earlier, KV Ramanachary also in Tarnaka are old and fragile. tising books on Indo-Persian it can be had for Rs 500 a "Atmeeya Sammelanam" pro- bridge between the govern- released a book displaying the The large leather-bound col- architecture, said, "This library month," said the library assis- gramme held for the retired ment and the general public. It information about all the lection stacked on metal racks is a reserve of literary wealth tant. "Lack of funds and staff employees of the Department not only provides all the pub- retired employees of the is lined with grime and dust. which can be found nowhere crunch is the reason why the at RR District ZP Meeting licity needs of the govern- Department irrespective of Some of these are cataloged else." library is in such a poor con- Hall, here on Sunday. He ment but also bring awareness their cadres of combined state while others are just nameless The collection of about dition," he said. recalled and hailed the services about the policies and pro- on the occasion. Further, tomes. 40,000 books is mostly on his- "State archives is not only a of the employees of the depart- grammes of the government to retired employees who are The archives' library con- tory, architecture and old- repository of books but also of ment during his three stints in the downtrodden classes of the aged above 80 were also felic- tains Persian literature chron- school philosophy. There are old manuscripts letters, folios the capacity of the HOD. The society. itated. Dr B Balaraju, General icling the time before the very few new books dedicated and even scrolls, which makes officers and staff have to work He also shared his memo- Physician and medical expert British colonised India. There to 'Architecture and History of it the largest repository with 43 really hard at any point of time rable experiences during his has delivered a lecture on are works in Urdu literature Hyderabad State' which were million of documents, some with no holidays to upkeep the stay in the department. A L health tips on the occasion. L too, which almost died in post- donated by writers and pub- dating back to 1406 AD. Of image of the government. He Kismat Kumar, Former Veerappa, former DPRO wel- Nizam era. "Post-British era, lishers. these, 90 per cent of the records opined that officers who have Director, I&PR and Chairman, comed while E Venkatesham, Persian held official status in "The library has free entry, are in Persian and Urdu lan- worked in the department can Organizing Committee has former Deputy Director pro- the court and the administra- although very few people show guages, making it perhaps the easily afford to work in other informed that the programme posed a vote of thanks. Retired tion, and it heavily influenced The public library lies almost a few scholars from abroad and up here, although one or two largest quantum in India," said department irrespective of the has been planned as a get- Directors, M Pramoda Rao, A many of the local languages, hidden in one corner of the a handful of Indians. visitors come over on a regu- Dr Zareena Parveen, director of cadre. together function for all the Subash Goud, A Satya Rao also particularly Urdu," says archives and research insti- Kevin Haynes, a Ph.D. lar basis. If anyone is looking State Archives in conversation MVS Prasad, former retired cadres of the participated. Wikipedia. tute and is only frequented by Scholar from US who is digi- for digitisation copy of a book, with The Pioneer recently.

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Employees against CPS, Nizamsagar project Situation not normal in J&K: CPI PNS n HYDERABAD to protest CPI national general secre- from Sep 1 yet to receive inflows tary D Raja, who came to Telangana for the first time PNS n HYDERABAD after becoming the general Against the FRL of 17.80 tmc, there is only secretary of the party, alleged Contributory Pension that the NDA government, Scheme Employees' 0.13 tmc water in the reservoir currently led by Prime Minister Association of Telangana at a Narendra Modi, has made meeting held here on Sunday PNS n NIZAMSAGAR Kashmir issue, which was a resolved not to retire until the bilateral issue till now, into an Contributory Pension The recent heavy rains have international issue. Scheme (CPS) is withdrawn. brought more than enough He said that the Modi gov- Addressing the partici- inflows into Sriramsagar, ernment is stepping ahead to pants, association president D Pocharam, Singitam, Kalyani, transform India as a Hindu Kamalakar exhorted the state Nallavagu, Kaulas Naala irri- nation. As part of it, the Modi and Central governments to gation projects but not into the government abrogated Article give up the adamant attitude Nizamsagar project, which is 370, which provides CPI national general secretary D Raja addresses a meeting in Hyderabad on Sunday against annulling the scheme. described as the boon of undi- autonomous status to Kashmir. The association would step vided Nizamabad district. Moreover, the Modi govern- Consequences in Kashmir". that Kashmir means Pak and against the Jammu up the agitation, if necessary, Lands cultivated in the ment is making it clear that it He said that there is no Occupied Kashmir and China Kashmir people. he said. The association will catchment area of the abolished Article 370 only to truth in the news published in Occupied Aksai Chin but This Act is against the undertake a novel protest Nizamsagar and Singur project fulfill their idealism of making the media that Kashmir is Union Foreign Minister Jai Constitution's Federal Spirit, he programme from September is around 2.08 lakh acres. India as Akhand Bharat. He peaceful after the abrogation of Shankar is stating that India slammed. He alleged that BJP 1 in support of its demands, Against the FRL of 17.80 tmc, alleged that the abrogation of Article 370. The Centre is will stick to actual Line of is suffering from Islamophobia. he said explaining that the there is only 0.13 tmc in rains, farmers transplanted of paddy has been completed Article 370 is undemocratic spreading false news about Control. Ambedkar never supported members would work one Nizamsagar. Similarly, the paddy at many places. But, on in respect of 1.50 lakh acres in and unconstitutional. Kashmir. Prime Minister him- He alleged that RSS and Hindu State and the nation hour additionally in all dis- Singur project's storage capac- account of lack of inflows into Nasrullahbad, Birkur, Kotagiri, Participating in the self is telling lies and the peo- BJP are speaking lies and they would be destroyed if it hap- tricts to register their protest ity is 29.90 tmc while the the Nizamsagar and Singuru Varni, Rudrur, Bodhan, "Indrajith Gupta Centenary ple of Kashmir questioning to never stand by the side of pened, he said. He called upon against governments not will- water available in the project is projects from upper catch- Yedapalli, Renzel, Nizamabad, birth Anniversary Celebrations tell as to whom they believe in, truth. He alleged that the Modi people to protect Parliament, ing to withdraw the CPS. at 0.45 tmc. ment areas of neighbouring Armoor and Balkonda man- at Maqdhoom Bhavan here on he said. government passed Jammu democracy, and constitution as Union General secretary C As per government order, if Karnataka, the transplanted dals. Some of the farmers who Sunday, Raja delivered a speech Ridiculing Union Home Kashmir Division Bill without the Modi government violated Bhupati Rao publicity secre- there is 10.5 tmc of water in paddy is withering away. When transplanted paddy are on 'Abrogation of Article 370- Minister Amit Shah's statement taking the opinion of Assembly all. tary M Raghunandan and Singuru project, water is Karimza stream is in spate in dependent on bore wells while others spoke. released to Nizamsagar. Going Bidar and Maharashtra region, a majority of them trans- The meeting resolved to by the availability of water in there will be inflows into planted paddy hoping that sensitise the state and central Singur project, it is clearly Singuru. there would be inflows into TRS governments on the agony of understood that not a single In Nizamsagar and the Nizamsagar project. If the BJP planning to attract the association members and drop is going to be released Banswada mandals, paddy is rains continue to play truant misleading strive to ensure that the CPS into the Nizamsagar project. being transplanted in an extent for another week, these farm- is withdrawn. Following the recent heavy of 30,000 acres. Transplanting ers will be in soup. govt employees to its fold people: BJP PNS n HYDERABAD Continued from Page 1 Now, with BJP buoyant in the state BJP vice president and mem- "We have got dependable and with BJP's national leadership bership drive in-charge M When ‘recommendations’ push aside merit information that CM KCR has making aggressive moves, even Dharma Rao slammed the made it clear in Collectors' TRS for belittling BJP's mem- PNS n NIZAMABAD Conference to scrap Revenue employees' organisations see light at bership drive. A candidate is sure to get a seat if he or she is Department. He wants to the end of the tunnel and are "TRS working president A seat in BC hostels for poor weaken the Revenue determined to ensure that TRS heeds KT Rama Rao and other students has become hard to armed with a letter from MLA or Minister Department by branding them leaders have been trying to get without recommendation as corrupt. By weakening the their demands mislead people on BJP's of elected people's representa- Municipal Department and membership drive. They are tives or Ministers. Elected rep- have applied. There were no scrapping the Revenue miffed at KCR's stance towards no clarity on the increase in the saying that BJP is giving resentatives sending recom- vacancies in the girls hostel at Departments and by giving full the wing, they have so far not retirement age till now. Now memberships through mendation letters for a seat in Subhashnagar. powers to Collector, KCR dared to go to the extent of scrapping of Revenue mobiles as no one is showing the hostels for their candidates Students pursuing educa- wants to keep villages and launching a stir against the Department has become a interest to become members. has attracted enough criticism. tion in the city hail from dis- towns in his absolute control TRS government. Still, huge concern. Leave alone It is unfortunate that KTR A candidate is sure to get a tricts such as Kamareddy, and run the state in a dictato- TNGOs Association and other promises, we are not even get- and TRS leaders could not seat if he or she is armed with Nirmal, Jagityal, Rajanna rial and tyrannical way. If this powerful bodies are disap- ting an appointment with CM understand the significance the letter. The officials set aside Sircilla, Adilabad and happens, then not just oppo- pointed at the ways of the TRS many a time. Absolute power of online and mobile mem- the rules and give him or her Warangal. To apply for a seat sition parties but even employ- government. to TRS is making us think bership campaigns, while priority. On account of this in hostels, students should ees will be diminished. Now, with BJP buoyant in twice to take on TRS. If oppo- everyone all over the country practice, the eligible candidates have studied in government Therefore, we are planning to the state and with BJP's nation- sition to TRS emerges power- are appreciating it. TRS lead- are not getting the seats. There colleges or schools. The allot- launch an agitation, along with al leadership making aggres- ful, then employees will be ers are making this mislead- are 13 post-Metric hostels for ment of seats should be pure- employees' associations. We sive moves, even employees' ready to fight against ruling ing propaganda, as they are BCs in the district, including ly on the basis of merit. But, feel that this will be a win-win organisations see light at the party," said a senior leader of unable to digest the response seven for BC girls. Each hostel the BC welfare officials shelved combination as BJP will get end of the tunnel and are Telangana Employees Joint BJP's membership drive is has 100 seats. Because of many boys' hosel at Namdevvada didates. In the other hostel at the rules rendering injustice to employees' backing, while determined to ensure that TRS Action Committee, highlight- receiving from people," said colleges are located in the city, (BC-A boys' hostel) for which Mirchi Compound in the city, poor but meritorious students. employees' bodies will be heeds their demands. ing the discontent among Dharma Rao.“TRS leaders demand for seats in hostels in at least 170 have applied. These around 74 have applied for 23 The elected people's represen- strengthened with our support, "Government has not imple- employees. have enrolled members by the city skyrocketed. include, 20 recommended by seats. At least 50 students have tatives issue recommendation as we are in power at Centre," mented any promise it made to Sensing this discontent luring and threatening peo- In the district headquarters, people's representatives. been denied seats. The same is letters, but rarely mount pres- said N Ramchander Rao, employees like the announce- among employees, BJP is wait- ple. But BJP is enrolling only there are only two hostels each The hostel authorities got 20 the case with the girls' hostel at sure on government to increase speaking to The Pioneer. ment of IR, PRC and others. ing for an opportune moment those who are voluntarily for BC boys and girls. There is seats sanctioned additionally Dubba, near here. For 40 seats the number of seats in the BC Although Revenue Even EHS has not been imple- to woo employees' organsia- joining impressed by party's only one seat available in the and allotted them to the can- in the hostel for BC girls, 220 hostels. Department officials are mented satisfactorily. There is tions and consolidate its base. polices,” he said. Hail the shuttle queen! Boat extricated from Ramagundam Municipality Continued from Page 1 With the latest another to announce mind- boggling rewards to the undis- It is a remarkable irony that triumph, PV puted poster girl of Indian gets new hi-tech parking lot Sindhu after two bronze (2013, Sindhu has sport. These honourable gen- Prakasam Barrage n n 2014) and an equal number of actually broken tlemen are averse to support PNS VIJAYAWADA PNS PEDDAPALLI n This facility will ease the silver, Sindhu's fifth medal in up-and-coming promising tal- traffic in the town. There badminton's crème de la crème though the silver ents but do not hesitate one bit The iron boat that got stuck in Police Commissioner V would not be any traffic event, after the All England, to offer mindboggling the 68th gate of the Prakasam Satyanarayana along with local puts her in the illustrious com- jinx that amounts to champions, who Barrage was finally disentan- MLA Korukanti Chander problems in Laxminagar pany of China's Xhang Ning, haunted her are anyway entitled for hefty gled on Sunday, thanks to the inaugurated parking zone at shopping area if vehicles as the only two in its history to prize money. efforts of experts drawn in new Municipal Corporation were parked in central pocket five singles medals in One is not complaining from Visakhapatnam, office in Godavarikhani town. parking area the coveted championship. always expected to scale exalt- against the Sindhus, Sainas Kakinada and other places. Speaking on the occasion, the In a way, with the latest tri- ed summits like the All and Sanias for the staggering The experts extricated the Commissioner said instead of vehicle act. CP Satyanarayana umph she has actually broken England, Olympics and the earnings they make and the 14-tonne boat without causing parking the vehicles in front of informed to arrange more flex- though the silver jinx that Worlds, quite earlier. subsequent endorsement any damage to it. Local irri- shops, the owners and workers ies at important centers to haunted her no end. She had Nonetheless, it is always better deals they rightfully com- gation officials could have Prakasam Barrage on August of the shops should park their MLA Korukanti Chander educate the motorists about to rest content with a second late than never. mand. removed the boat sooner, but 14, the other got stuck in the vehicles at municipal parking the revised penalities. Pitching best finish at the 2016 Rio What stands her apart is that However, one should spare the delay was caused as the gap between the apron of the zone paving the way for the Commissioner, adding, the for the need of wearing helmet, Games, Gold Coast unlike Saina Nehwal, she a thought to the ground real- government did not want the barrage and its 68th gate. customers to park their vehi- owners and people working at the CP and MLA Korukanti Commonwealth Games Down stayed loyal to her mentor, ities-their successors are wait- boat to be damaged in any NDRF and SDRF teams cle in central parking area. different shops should park Chandar felicitated the Under and the Asian Games in Pullela Gopichand, who can ing in the wings but cannot way. tried to disentangle the boat, By this facility to ease the their vehicles at the newly motorists who were wearing Jakarta. take particular credit for mak- knock on the doors because of Officials appreciated the but in vain. Technicians were traffic in the town, there would constructed parking zone only. helmet by giving them rose In hindsight, although it ing an astounding shuttler of want of financial support in team that worked hard to also called to cut the boat with not be any traffic problems in If any one violates the rule, flowers. AR Commandant was a historic first from the the girl who stands at 5'10''. the absence of godfathers and extricate the boat without welding machines, but that Laxminagar shopping area if they would be penalized and Sanjeev, Traffic ACP Indian point of view, there is Now that she has brought patrons. It is these future causing any damage to it. It was called off. After floodwa- vehicles were parked in central their vehicles would be shift- Venkateshwar Rao, an overwhelming feeling in the home the medal that every hopefuls who need to be reas- may be recalled that two boats ter levels came down, all the parking area, he said. The ed to traffic police station, Godavarikhani ACP Umender, circles that this has been badminton player craves for, sured that help is round the were swept away in the flood- gates of the barrage were commuters and the pedestri- warned the Commissioner Traffic CI B Ramesh Babu, achieved a tad too late. There the brazenness of the politicos corner even if they fail to make water at Pavitra Sangamam. closed except the 68th gate, ans had been facing problems who unveiled a flexy detailing One Town CI Parsa Ramesh are reasons for such conclu- will come to the fore, all over the TOPP and Gold Quest While one boat passed which continued to be open on the roads due to haphazard the penalty fees for traffic vio- and others also participated in sions as the lanky Indian was again. States will vie with one grade. through the open gate at the until the boat was extricated. parking in the town, said the lations according to new motor the programme. Mystery shrouds Nizam Sugar Factory land encroached upon PNS n BODHAN under the state government's interests eyed on the valuable Following the land purchase scheme and lands of the factory. In Shakkar techie's death The threat of encroaching the another 3,500 acres have been Nagar, under the control of the Nizam Sugar Factory at privatisation of sold through public auction. core committee, there are many PNS n VIJAYAWADA she started living separately. Bodhan is looming large. Some the lands in Records of the core committee valuable lands, some of which Later, she took up job as a soft- of the lands of over 16,000 acres indicate that 1,292 acres have are suspected to have been The body of a woman was in ware engineer at Algorithm in given by the erstwhile Nizam to 2002, a core been allotted to the factory encroached. a lake at Marlapalem, near Gannavaram. the sugar factory, which is committee employees who retired from The lands distributed Gannavaram, in Krishna dis- She left her house on located on a 20-acre site, have was formed service voluntarily for their among the landless poor trict on Sunday. She used to Saturday evening informing been encroached. Thanks to housing. through various corporations reside at Ramnagar in her mother that she was going the lack of records of the to protect The poor have raised their under the land purchase Gannavaram and worked at to meet a friend. Nizam Sugar Factory lands them houses on the factory lands, scheme ended up in contro- software company Algorithm, Her handbag and scooty with the Revenue Department, dumping yards, schools, versy at many places. Some Medha Towers. Identified as (two-wheeler) were found at which is coming in handy for spread across Bodhan, shrines, social welfare hostel beneficiaries have been given Pushpalatha belonging to the Marlapalem lake. The the encroachers. Yedapalli, Renzel, and Koagairi, buildings have been built on the land, but no pattta and vice Eluru, the woman married police searched the lake and Purchase of factory lands, cane yard in the sugar factory. to protect the lands. The mil- Varni, Mesra, Chandur and the factory lands. The light rail- versa. On Mondays, represen- her lover Anil Kumar, also a found her body. registration, and other deals are When the encroachers lion-dollar question is what the other mandals. Sugarcane cul- way line developed on 188 tations of this nature are sub- resident of Eluru, eight years The police first suspected often turning out to be con- deployed JCB to level the committee has been doing tivation has been encouraged acres later become a road. In mitted to the RDO office as ago. However, she divorced that the woman might have troversies with a lack of pucca ground in the land, some youth when the sugar factory land is by promoting 16 agriculture 2002, the factory was privatized part of Praja Vaani. There are her husband following domes- committed suicide by jumping records with the Revenue living in Hanuman Tekdi being encroached upon? farms. and the management pur- at least 500 cases of irregular- tic disputes. into the lake. But later, know- Department. Recently, some objected to it. When the factory was set up Since 1992, the sale of fac- chased valuable lands in the ities. Nizam Sugar Factory core Initially, she had worked as ing about her marital prob- vested interests tried to Following the privatization in 1938, the erstwhile Nizam tory lands is going on. About vicinity of the factory. By the committee officer Khalid Ali a teacher at the Delhi Public lems, they are not ruling out encroach 2.30-acre land worth of the lands in 2002, a core earmarked 16,000 acres for 8,500 acres have been distrib- time the factory was closed on said that he received at least 350 School in Vijayawada after the possibility of her murder. several crores of rupees next to committee has been appointed the sugar factory. These lands uted among the landless poor December 23, 2015, the vested such complaints. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS Book to detail ‘rise Rahul wants single- Punjab Cong leaders flay Swamy's window for papers to and fall' of Nirav flood-hit people PNS n NEW DELHI NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi statement on Kartarpur Corridor The story of the fugitive dia- has written to Kerala Chief mantaire Nirav Modi will fill Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, PNS n CHANDIGARH the pages of an upcoming seeking setting up of a single- book, "Flawed: The Rise and window system for reissuance Several Punjab Congress lead- Fall of India's Diamond Mogul of documents lost or damaged ers, including two state cabinet We are committed to Nirav Modi". during the recent devastating ministers, on Sunday hit out at Hitting the stands on floods in the state. Gandhi, in BJP MP Subramanian Swamy August 31, the book written by Nirav Modi his letter to Vijayan, flagged for his remarks that the work complete it: Pakistan journalist-author Pavan C Lall that many flood-affected on the Kartarpur corridor will laid bare details of one of The book claims families in his constituency lost should be stopped in the inter- PNS n ISLAMABAD Firdous Ashiq Awan in a the India's biggest financial essential documents such as est of the nation. series of tweets said that scandals and profile the man to expose the ration cards, Aadhaar cards, The senior Congress leaders, Pakistan is committed to Kartarpur is a sacred place allegedly behind it. Modi, 48, incredible twists school or college certificates, including eight party MLAs, complete the Kartarpur cor- for Sikhs and is the perfect currently lodged in a prison in land titles, registered castigated Swamy and said his ridor project for Sikh pil- example of interfaith har- London, is wanted in India in and turns of the documents, birth certificates, comments on the Kartarpur grims ahead of the 550th mony. She dismissed reports connection with the nearly Nirav Modi story death certificates, tax receipts, corridor had hurt sentiments of power rather than working for They also said the Sikh birth anniversary of Baba that Pakistan had stalled USD 2 billion Punjab National pan cards. The flood victims the Sikhs. Sikh interests." Panth would never forgive the Guru Nanak despite the ten- work on the corridor due to Bank (PNB) fraud. mantaire, Modi, moved from are forced to visit multiple In a joint press statement, The Congress leaders further SAD-BJP "for creating obsta- sions in relations with India, fresh strain in ties with India. "It traces Nirav Modi's early Belgium to India and with offices requesting for Punjab ministers Sukhjinder added that the silence of the cles" in fulfilment of the long- a senior aide to the Pakistani She said irrespective of years and his roots in the busi- time became an astute busi- reissuance of lost or damaged Singh Randhawa and Bharat SAD on various issues, includ- cherished wish of Sikhs. Prime Minister said on India-Pakistan relations ness to his association with his nessman whose firm grip over documents, he said. Gandhi Bhushan Ashu besides MLAs ing the GST on gurdwaras Swamy had on Saturday said Sunday. Pakistan's doors are open to uncle Mehul Choksi and the an intercontinental supply suggested that instead of Harpratap Singh Ajnala, Kuljit and the opposition to the cor- the work on the Kartarpur The Kartarpur corridor Sikh pilgrims visiting the phenomenal success he chain saw his branded jew- expecting flood victims to Singh Nagra, Amarinder Singh ridor by a BJP leader, "proved corridor should be stopped in will connect Darbar Sahib in Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. achieved till his taste for the ellery stores dotting not just approach many offices, a nodal Raja Warring, Fatehjung Singh that it was hand in glove with the interest of the nation and Pakistan's Kartarpur with In the world of growing high life led to circumstances every Indian metropolis but officer at the office of the Bajwa, Barindermeet Singh the BJP in this sin". there should be no talks with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in extremism and intolerance, that are any entrepreneur's also marquee locations in for- district collector may be Pahra, Kulbir Singh Zira, "It was part of a deep-root- Pakistan on any issue. Gurdaspur district and facil- Kartarpur corridor resonates worst nightmare," said pub- eign lands like London, New designated to receive Balwinder Singh Laddi and ed conspiracy that Swamy gave "In my view, in the interest itate visa-free movement of the message of respect and lishing house Hachette in a York and Hong Kong. consolidated application from Santokh Singh Bhalaipur said this statement in Chandigarh. of the nation, the work (on Indian Sikh pilgrims, who tolerance, she was quoted as statement. Modi's diamond-encrusted the affected families with the BJP-ally Shiromani Akali Now, the cat has come out of Kartarpur corridor) should will have to just obtain a saying by Radio Pakistan. Based on personal encoun- designs were worn by stars like details of lost documents. Dal (SAD) must clear their the bag and the Punjab BJP not move ahead. Whatever permit to visit Kartarpur Awan said the white colour ters, incisive interviews and Kate Winslet, Rosie stand on the issue. leadership must clarify their work has taken place (on the Sahib, which was established in the Pakistani flag repre- meticulous research, the book Huntington-Whiteley and Child dies after They said, "The entire position as to whether they are project), let it stop there," in 1522 by Baba Guru Nanak. sents minorities and it is as claims to "expose the incred- Naomi Watts, while the manjha slits throat Punjab, especially the Sikh cir- in agreement with the state- said Swamy talking to Special Assistant to dear to the government as the ible twists and turns of the Bollywood star Priyanka cle, knows it too well that the ment of their party leader or reporters on the sidelines a Pakistan Prime Minister green is. Nirav Modi story". Chopra-Jonas appeared in NEW DELHI: A four-and-a-half- Badal family loves to cling to not," they said. seminar here. A third-generation dia- advertisements for the brand. year-old girl, who was travelling on a motorcycle with her parents, died after her throat was slit by a glass-coated Banned drugs Baby-feeding manjha in Khajuri Khas area, Give specific timelines for 8 vehicles of Sule's police said on Saturday. The victim was identified as Ishika, worth Rs 400 cubicles at all a resident of Sonia Vihar. The baby was admitted to JPC cleaning of Yamuna: NGT crore seized convoy booked UP bus stations hospital where doctors PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n IMPHAL PNS n LUCKNOW declared her brought dead, the PNS n MUMBAI police said. The family was on The National Green Tribunal In one of the largest drug The Uttar Pradesh State its way to the Hanuman Mandir has directed stakeholders to seizures in Manipur, the police Eight vehicles, which were Roadways Transport in Jamuna Bazar when the accident occurred. Ishika was give specific schedule for have seized banned party part of NCP MP Supriya Sule's Corporation (UPSRTC) will sitting in the front while her cleaning the Yamuna, while drugs worth Rs 400 crore in convoy, were fined after being set up baby-feeding cubicles father Girish Kumar was riding noting that repeated timelines the international market from found parked in a no-parking at all bus stations of the state the motorcycle, police said. A have not been adhered to in Thoubal district, a senior area in Maharashtra's Solapur in a phased manner, an offi- case under section 304A of the the last 30 years and pollution police officer said on Sunday. city, police said on Sunday. cial said on Sunday. IPC has been registered and of the river was still continu- Acting on a tip-off, a police Sule on Tuesday evening The step is aimed towards further investigation is ing. A bench headed by NGT team with a help of local civil participated in an event called making the state's bus sta- underway, the police added. chairperson justice Adarsh associations detained a mini 'Sanvad Taishi', a mass out- tions "lactating mother and Kumar Goel made it clear that truck at Phoudel Keirambi reach campaign ahead of the NCP MP Supriya Sule newborn baby friendly", the the tribunal will finalise fresh Makha area of Thoubal dis- state Assembly polls, at the official added. Man dies under police timelines with clear adverse such information and suggest serious concern as it was high- trict on Saturday, Indian Medical Association's not removed, he said. In a statement, UPSRTC custody in UP consequences of violating such extended timeline wherever it ly contaminated with indus- Superintendent of Police, hall at Dufferin Chowk in Subsequently, eight vehi- Managing Director Raj revised schedules. has expired. trial effluent and sewage. Thoubal, S Ibomcha Singh Solapur, located around 400 cles, including some SUVs, Shekhar said: "The need and AMETHI (UP): A 35-year-old "Such pollution needs to be The green panel had earlier It had also asked the said. The seized truck was km from here. which were part of Sule's con- requirement was very much man, who was arrested on the controlled at the earliest for said that failure of authorities Haryana Pollution Control brought to the Thoubal police As the programme started, voy, were fined under relevant felt by the UPSRTC in last charges of theft, died under protection of environment and is affecting life and health of Board to conduct a study of station. During search of the there was traffic jam in the provisions of the Motor few years. Now looking into mysterious circumstances in public health and having citizens, and threatening the water quality and the flow of truck the police recovered 40 area following which the Vehicles Act, the official said. the importance and the police custody here on Sunday, an official said. Ram Avtar Pasi, regard to unique significance existence of a major river like Yamuna at the point it enters lakh contraband ampheta- police asked the event organ- These included a four- requirement of this, the 35, was arrested by a patrol of the Yamuna river, which is Yamuna. Haryana, and submit the list of mine-based World is Yours isers to remove some vehicles wheeler registered in the UPSRTC board has approved team Saturday night and he a major tributary of the Ganga The tribunal had earlier also industries located in the catch- (WY) tablets, populary known parked in the no-parking area NCP's name and another vehi- the project of setting up of died in the custody at Inhauna river," the bench said. expressed dissatisfaction over ment area. as party drug, valued at Rs 400 outside the premises, a traffic cle in which Sule, the Lok Breast-Feeding outpost in the early hours of The tribunal directed all the cleaning of the Yamuna The green panel had noted crore in the international mar- police official said. Sabha member from Baramati Cubicles/Kiosks (Baby Sunday, Superintendent of authorities to submit time- river and directed Delhi, that almost 67 per cent of the ket, the SP said. However, despite repeated (Pune district), arrived for Feeding Cubicles) in each Police (SP) Khyati Garg said. lines for the actions to be Haryana and Uttar Pradesh pollutants that enter the "The red-coloured tablets warnings, the vehicles were the event, he said. bus station of UPSRTC." Deputy Superintendent of Police undertaken in terms of orders governments to submit a per- Yamuna would be treated by were kept concealed under- Tiloi Rajkumar Singh has been of the NGT and directed formance guarantee of Rs 10 two sewage treatment plants at neath carpets in the mini asked to investigate the matter, Additional Solicitor General crore each within a month. Delhi Gate and Najafgarh truck," Singh said, adding she added. Garg said the body Sanjay Jain, appearing for the The green panel had said under the first phase of the that the drugs were smuggled has been sent for post-mortem. Delhi government, to compile pollution in the Yamuna was of Yamuna Revitalisation Project. in from Myanmar. BRO DG reaches The exact cause of Pasi's death will be ascertained once the post-mortem report is out, she added. Art show on Lord Krishna’s life Ladakh on 5-day visit PNS n JAMMU 13 injured in clash PNS n NEW DELHI sculpts and conceptual instal- Lt Gen Singh will visit the strategic and between two groups in The exhibition is lations. Border Road Organization administratively critical roads that are The legend of Lord Krishna's a beautiful Simple yet soulful, the allur- (BRO) Director General Lt UP's Muzaffarnagar life, and his triumph over ene- ing divine collection has not Gen Harpal Singh arrived in vital for Army movement in the region MUZAFFARNAGAR: Thirteen mies, which captivates most affiliation where experimented too much with the Leh township of Ladakh on people were injured after a people across the country, is the viewer is colours as one finds the central Sunday to take stock of con- this month. A spokesperson of eastern sector of Ladakh where clash broke out between two now the central theme of an privileged to colour palette blue only, the struction activities of various the BRO said Lt Gen Singh will he will take stock of the devel- groups over taking water from ongoing art exhibition show- colour usually associated with strategic road networks that are take stock of all construction opment of roads vital for the a public hand pump, police said casing the Hindu god in vari- view enchanting lord Krishna, the eighth incar- vital to Army movement in the activities of various strategic movement of troops. on Sunday. The incident took ous avatars. sculptures nation of lord Vishnu. region. road networks constructed Ladakh is the most strategic place on Saturday in Sakoti "Divine Intervention", held Also, almost impossible to The BRO chief's visit to the and maintained under Project region as it borders the coun- village, which comes under the at Art Spice Gallery, The ignore, the paintings depict a strategically important region Himank and Vijayak in try with Pakistan and China. jurisdiction of Jhinjana police Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, by deep child-like innocence in assumes significance as it came Ladakh sector during his five- "During his visit, the station, said Dinesh Kumar, in- artists P Gnana and G The exhibition is a beautiful all of its portrayals -- be it of at a time when relations day visit. General will also interact with charge of Chosana police Subramanian has on display affiliation where the viewer is lord Krishna, Buddha, between India and Pakistan are He will visit the strategic and the top Army brass and local outpost. Injured persons were around 50 paintings and sculp- privileged to view enchanting Ganesha or Hanuman -- under strain following the administratively critical roads administration to discuss var- rushed to a nearby hospital, he tures of Lord Krishna -- along sculptures and beautiful paint- cherishing your devotion to the beside being richly charac- Centre's move to scrap special that are vital for Army move- ious issues involved in the said. Meanwhile, security was with other gods -- connecting ings. sublime but will also provoke terised by bursts of joyous status to Jammu and Kashmir ment in the region, the official development of road connec- tightened and extra police force the viewers to the deepest "It will not only take you on viewer's senses," said colours and having recurring and its bifurcation into union said. tivity which is required to was deployed in the village, human chord of emotive a spectacular visual journey Singapore-based Gnana, wide- leitmotifs of the bird and a territories of Jammu and The spokesperson said the meet the development of the Kumar added. capacity. between master and creator, ly known for his paintings, long-stalked lotus. Kashmir, and Ladakh early General is likely to visit the region," the spokesman said. Man held for kidnapping 3 girls Minority Affairs Ministry team for Kashmir PNS n NEW DELHI efforts to set up schools col- The team will explore development possibilities -- leges, polytechnic, engineering to implicate police officers A Minority Affairs Ministry where schools, colleges, skill development centres colleges and hospitals," Naqvi team will visit the Kashmir can be opened said. PNS n NEW DELHI Valley for two days from MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI "Because of Article 370, Tuesday to identify the areas to Union minister there were many things which A 38-year-old NGO worker implement centrally-sponsored we wanted to do, but could not was arrested for allegedly kid- development projects after pro- do it. Now it can be done," he napping three minor girls to visions of Article 370 were was no going back. and Ladakh, Naqvi said, and said. falsely implicate two assistant abrogated, Union minister "It is (Narendra) Modi's gov- emphasised that the revocation Asked about the reaction to sub-inspectors of Kalindi Kunj Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said. ernment. Everybody knows of Article 370 has opened up the government move, Naqvi police station who had arrest- He also asserted that those that in this government, deci- possibilities of large scale devel- said "some opposition friends" ed him earlier, police said on opposing the government's sion is made after a lot of think- opment there. had hopes that the country will Saturday. withdrawal of J&K's special sta- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ing, but there is no question of Naqvi also said the Pradhan be "set ablaze" with the Article Bimal Kumar, a resident of tus, acting as per their "politi- a rethink after a decision has Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram 370 move, but the opposite Noida Sector-5, was arrested cal prejudice", will also come The minister also said "pre- been made," he said. (PMJVK) will also be applica- happened, and the move was from Khadda Colony in Jaitpur around to support the move cautions" taken in J&K are Asked if people of the ble in all areas of J&K and welcomed. area, said Chinmoy Biswal, after seeing its impact. targeted at a "handful of sepa- Kashmir Valley were support- Ladakh. "It was welcomed in Jammu, deputy commissioner of police "A team of senior officials, ratists" who can mislead the ive of the government move, The PMJVK is a centrally- Kashmir and Ladakh. Article (southeast). including the Secretary, will be people. "It is the job of a Naqvi claimed that they were sponsored scheme that seeks to 370 has not given anything to Kumar was previously sad. Kumar approached them cy to extract revenge on the visiting the area (Kashmir responsible government to not "absolutely supportive". improve the development of the people there, but has taken arrested on June 30 on the and asked the reason for their two Kalindi Kunj police station Valley) on August 27-28. The allow any misinformation cam- Earlier this month, the gov- minority concentration areas away from J-K and Ladakh. charge of breaching peace by sadness. They told him that ASIs who had arrested him. He team will explore development paign to be run," he said. ernment had revoked J&K's through creation of socioeco- Over 100 laws on education, two SIs and since then, he they are sisters and their par- decided to frame them for kid- possibilities -- where schools, Naqvi said the team will also special status under Article nomic infrastructure, provision employment, human rights, wanted to take revenge from ents have died, police said. napping the girls, police said. colleges, skill development cen- visit Jammu and Ladakh at a 370 of the Constitution and of basic amenities, and other minority or child rights, were the police officials, another They told Kumar their Kumar convinced the girls tres can be opened," Naqvi told later date. divided the state into two measures. not applicable there. So, the senior official said. uncle, with whom they now he will take care of them and PTI in an interview. The Minority Affairs Union territories -- Jammu "Now the ministry will be people realised that Article On August 16, he saw three live, does not love them, they also help them get their share The team will look at all pos- Minister ruled out reconsider- and Kashmir, and Ladakh. active in the entire region -- 370 was a big impediment in girls, residents of Khadda said. of property from their uncle, sibilities of social-economic ation on abrogation of Article The focus of the ministry is Leh, Ladakh, Kargil, Jammu their path to development," he Colony, who appeared to be Kumar hatched a conspira- police said. development projects, he said. 370 provisions, saying there now on Jammu and Kashmir, and Kashmir. We will make said. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 nation 06

DENYING INFORMATION TO RETIRED EMPLOYEE SHORT READS ‘Burnt e-waste residue removed MP info commissioner issues Wanted Maoist commander surrenders notices to PWD officials in Chhattisgarh from banks of river Ramganga’ DANTEWADA: A Maoist deputy n PNS BHOPAL Shriniwas then moved an commander, wanted in n PNS NEW DELHI UPPCB," the state government In 2010 Shriniwas filed RTI application asking details of connection with several said, adding that the TSDF will The state information com- a writ petition before his salary break-up and benefits. incidents of violence, Black powdery residue of burnt also begin functioning soon. missioner of Madhya Pradesh Public Information Officer surrendered in Chhattisgarh's electronic waste (e-waste) has "Environment and public has issued show-cause notices the Jabalpur bench of Thakur, who earlier as an exec- Dantewada district on Sunday, been removed from the banks health are one of the prime to two PWD officials for the Madhya Pradesh utive engineer had refused to act a police official said. Muchaki of river Ramganga in concerns of the state and the allegedly denying information upon the court order, denied a Budra alias Naresh (32), who Moradabad, an important trib- state is working with utmost under the RTI Act to a retired High Court which ruled reply to the query. was carrying a reward of Rs 8 utary of the Ganges, a report by sincerity towards providing a employee on payments owed to Shriniwas then moved for lakh on his head, turned the Uttar Pradesh government healthy environment to its cit- him. RTI applicant Shriniwas in his favour and asked first appeal before the superin- himself in before Dantewada has said. izens," it said. Tiwari, a senior citizen now, the state government to tendent engineer, who ordered Superintendent of Police The report was recently sub- Earlier, a committee com- was posted with the Public Thakur to provide the informa- Abhishek Pallava, he said. mitted by the state government prising officials of the UP Works Department (PWD) as settle his pending dues tion but he did not act upon it. Budra, a native of Jagargunda of Uttar Pradesh before a Pollution Control Board a timekeeper in Rewa and Information Commissioner area in Sukma district, bench of the National Green (UPPCB), Moradabad Nagar retired in 2010. Singh, fixing the responsibility, surrendered while citing Tribunal pursuant to its direc- Nigam, UP Public Works He claimed that the PWD claimed, alleging that when he made Engineer-in-Chief R K disappointment with the tions. The UP government, in its progress Department and the UP Rural never awarded him any pro- approached other officers, they Mehra as deemed Public "hollow ideology" of Maoists, The report holds impor- report, informed the tribunal that e- Engineering Services had told motion or tenure-based incen- demanded 10 per cent com- Information Officer (PIO) and Pallava said. He was active as tance as the tribunal had ear- waste removed from the banks of river the tribunal in a report that the tives and he has been running mission for settling of the dues. issued show-cause notices to deputy commander of military lier imposed a environment e-waste lying on the banks of from pillar to post to get his Shriniwas moved a contempt Executive Engineers Thakur platoon no. 24 in Malangir compensation of Rs 10 lakh on Ramganga in Moradabad is being the Ramganga river contains payments. Madhya Pradesh petition before the high court in and Narayan Sharma as to why area committee of Maoists in the UP government after it was stored safely in a scientific manner at hazardous chemicals such as Information Commissioner 2014, after which the then engi- disciplinary action should not Dantewada. "He was told that large number of peo- a temporary site chromium and cadmium. Rahul Singh, while deciding on neer-in-chief of PWD Akhilesh be taken against them, along instrumental in carrying out ple were involved in unscien- The committee, formed by his RTI appeal, held senior Agarwal and Principal Secretary with a fine of Rs 25,000 for RTI several Maoist attacks, tific dismantling, crude chem- the NGT, had said the con- authorities responsible for his K K Singh appeared before the violations. Singh also ordered a including at the house of ical leaching of printed circuit being stored safely in a sci- Storage Disposal Facility centration of metals in the e- grievances. court and informed that the compensation of Rs 10,000 to Congress leader Awdhesh boards, burning of wires/waste entific manner at a temporary (TSDF) in Amroha district. waste, which was in the form Shriniwas filed a writ petition government was actively work- applicant Shriniwas. Gautam at Nakulnar village in electrical and electronic com- site. "The first phase of work has of black powder, was above the before the Jabalpur bench of the ing towards redressing his griev- The information commis- 2010 in which two civilians ponents, grinding of residues "The work of disposal of been completed and verified by prescribed level. Madhya Pradesh High Court in ances. The state government sioner asked Superintendent and a Naxal were killed, and on and washing of metal rich black powder from the banks an inter-departmental com- The report was filed in a 2010 which ruled in his favour produced an order issued by the Engineer V K Jha, along with a Central Industrial Security residue on the banks of the of the river is divided into two mittee constituted by the dis- petition by scientist Mahendra and asked the state government head of the department, saying Mehra, Thakur and Sharma, to Force (CISF) team in Kirandul Ramganga river. phases – first the removal and trict magistrate of Moradabad Pandey, seeking action against to settle his pending dues. that in compliance with the high be present for a hearing on wherein six security men and a The UP government, in its storage of the black powder in comprising officers from Nagar illegal processing of electron- Following the court's decision, court order, Shriniwas' issue August 28 in Bhopal. Singh civilian lost their lives in 2012," progress report, informed the a scientific manner and the Nigam, Rural Engineering ic waste in Moradabad, Bareilly he approached the executive must be resolved. asked PWD Principal Secretary Pallava said. Budra joined the tribunal that e-waste removed second phase comprises per- Services, Public Works and Shahjahanpur districts of engineer of PWD Rewa, Hari The court agreed with the Malay Shrivastav to ensure the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in 2007 from the banks of river manent disposal of the powder Department, Moradabad Uttar Pradesh along the Singh Thakur, who refused to government and the contempt early redressal of the Shriniwas' and was elevated as deputy Ramganga in Moradabad is in the proposed Treatment Development Authority and Ramganga river. act upon the order, Shriniwas petition was dismissed. grievances. commander in 2010, he said. He has been given Rs 10,000 cash as "encouragement money" for laying down arms, MANN KI BAAT Bihar schools have Ribeiro questions Centre’s the official said, adding that he will be further provided worst student- assistance as per the PM calls for movement move, says people's will vital government's surrender and teacher ratio rehabilitation policy. against plastic from Oct 2 PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n MUMBAI Schools in Bihar have the Former police officer Julio Police seizes 1.14 kg PNS n NEW DELHI fewest teachers per student Ribeiro has said people's will brown sugar in Assam with a pupil-teacher ratio is the "crux of the matter" in DIBRUGARH: Brown sugar Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTR) of 38, followed by Delhi issues like Jammu and worth over Rs one crore in the on Sunday pitched for launch- at 35, while Sikkim has the best Kashmir, and he would not international market was seized ing a "new mass movement" student-teacher ratio at four, have taken decisions like the from a house in Dibrugarh town Gajapati urges devotees against single-use plastic from according to HRD Ministry ones taken by the Union gov- of Assam on Sunday, a police October 2, the birth anniversary officials. The Right To ernment from a "moralistic" officer said. Brown sugar of Mahatma Gandhi. Education Act, 2009 in its perspective. cial status to Jammu and weighing 1.14 kg, Rs 19.55 In his monthly radio address schedule has laid down PTR Ribeiro, widely credited for Kashmir and also divided the lakh in cash and two mobile to cooperate with govt's 'Mann ki Baat', the prime min- for both primary and upper tackling terrorism as the head border state into two Union phones were seized during a ister said when the country Independence Day address also primary schools. At primary of Punjab Police with a strong Territories. The government search operation, carried out by observes the 150 birth anniver- , Modi had urged citizens to level, the PTR norm is 30:1 and hand in 1980s, said from the carried out these moves from the police, in the house of one plan on Puri temple sary of the Father of the Nation, eliminate single-use plastic and at the upper primary level it is policeman's perspective, he New Delhi after a virtual lock- Raja Ali at Kalibari area here, "we will launch a new mass suggested that shopkeepers 35:1. "In upper primary will give full marks to the gov- down of the state, by putting Deputy Superintendent of Police PNS n BHUBANESWAR two phases has sanctioned Rs movement against use of plas- provide eco-friendly bags to schools, Bihar has a PTR of 39. ernment's "clever" moves in politicians and activists under (Law & order) Nitumani Das 765 crore for the overall tic". He also called for efforts to customers. His push against In primary schools, the PTR is Jammu and Kashmir. house arrest, imposing cur- said. Ali escaped by jumping Gajapati Maharaja development of Puri town ensure proper collection and single-use plastic is being seen 38 and 35 for Bihar and Delhi, The Centre on August 5 fews and suspending com- from the first floor of the Dibyasingha Deb has and the temple. storage of plastic to save the as an effort to prevent envi- respectively," a senior HRD abrogated Article 370 of the munication, much of which building and a woman has been appealed to all devotees of Though the local people environment. In his ronmental degradation. Ministry official said. Constitution which gave spe- still continues. apprehended, the DSP said. A Lord Jagannath to cooperate welcome the initiative, many search operation has been with the Odisha govern- residents are opposed to the launched to nab Ali, the police ment's initiative to develop state government's plan to officer said. The operation was the 12th century shrine and evict residential, commercial Tea in ‘kulhads' conducted under his leadership, also Puri town. and spiritual institutions like Pakistan releases more water, flood threat along with DSP(HQ) Samir Deb, considered as the first 'mathas' located within 75 across railway Daptar Baruah and Officer in servitor of Lord Jagannath, meters from the temple Charge of Dibrugarh police issued a statement on boundary wall. stations, airports station, Das said. Saturday, a day after Chief After announcing the spe- in villages of Punjab's Ferozepur district Minister Naveen Patnaik cial package on Friday, and malls soon sanctioned an additional Patnaik had appealed the PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n CHANDIGARH also directed the Ferozepur Captured wild tusker package of Rs 500 crore for local people to cooperate deputy commissioner to keep dies of ailment at the development of Puri. with the government's initia- Soon, your favourite cup of tea A few villages in Punjab's bor- NDRF teams on standby to "We welcome the state gov- tive including eviction drive. may be served in eco-friend- der district Ferozepur are fac- meet any exigency arising out forest camp ernment's initiative," Gajapati The chief minister said the ly 'kulhads' across all major ing a flood threat after a major of the floods. BENGALURU: A wild tusker said adding that all should people should made sacrifice railway stations, stalls at bus portion of an embankment in The spokesperson said peo- died apparently owing to a sincerely cooperate with the for the security of Lord depots, airports and malls the catchment area of the Sutlej ple need not panic as the stomach ailment at a forest development plan for the Jagannath's temple. He across the country, with Union river was washed away follow- administration is geared up for camp near Shivamogga on temple and the holy town. assured the affected people Transport and MSME ing the pakistan's release of the task with relief work at vul- Saturday. The elephant Gajapati's statement is sig- will be properly rehabilitated. Minister Nitin Gadkari writ- water into the Indian territory. nerable points being under- Naganna, believed to be over nificant in view of the oppo- Patnaik said as terrorists ing to Railway Minister Piyush Officials on Sunday said the taken at a fast pace. Irrigation 30 years old, showed sition to the state govern- target religious establish- Goyal in this regard. Currently, Ferozepur district administra- and drainage departments are symptoms of the ailment as the ment's initiative by a section ments across the globe, the caterers at two railway stations, tion is on high alert, while pre- already engaged to repair the tusker was very slow in its of local people. state should make all arrange- Varanasi and Rae Bareli, use cautionary deployment of the damaged embankment in movement, according to its Gajapati, however, said: ments to protect the 12th terracotta-made 'kulhads', NDRF and the Army teams has evacuation in most sensitive on the Indo-Pak border. Tendiwala village, he said. mahout. Medicines were given, "All developmental activities century shrine in Puri. glasses and plates. been made in view of the villages along the Sutlej river as Presiding over a high-level Sand filled gunny bags have but the animal did not respond should be undertaken in Meanwhile, the district "I have written a letter to flood threat which looms large a precautionary step besides meeting to review the flood sit- been stacked in huge quantity to the treatment and died, accordance with the spirit of administration of Puri on Piyush Goyal to make use of in some villages. deploying various teams of uation in Ferozepur, Jalandhar, and work is on to strengthen deputy conservator of forest S Puri's great spiritual, reli- Saturday undertook an evic- kulhad mandatory at 100 rail- "Pakistan has released water the health department, food Kapurthala and Rupnagar dis- the embankment, he added. J Chandrashekhar told PTI. gious and cultural heritage tion drive near Baliapanda to way stations and also sug- in huge quantity which caused and civil supplies department tricts, he directed the principal "In the wake of the damage However, the forest department along with traditions." facilitate the construction of gested airports and state damage to the embankment in and others," he said secretary Water Resources to to the embankment due to was awaiting a forensic report He was optimistic on the a multi-layer parking lot close transport undertakings hav- Tendiwala village, and there is Punjab Chief Minister ensure strengthening of heavy discharge of water from to ascertain the exact cause of smooth implementation of to the sea beach. ing tea stalls at bus depots to danger of floods in some vil- Amarinder Singh asked the Tendiwala embankment on the Pakistan side, the strength- the death, said Chandrashekhar. the developmental plan ini- The government has plans make the use of kulhads lages," a spokesperson of the Water Resources Department war footing to avert the flood- ening work of Tendiwala Naganna was captured from tiated by the state govern- to demolish illegal structures mandatory. We will also Punjab government said. to work out a joint action plan ing of nearby villages, an offi- embankment is being under- the Bhadrawati forest division ment. over an area of 1.53 acres near encourage malls to have kul- "Being on guard, the district with the Army to strengthen cial statement said. taken on war footing," the and kept at the Shivamogga The state government in the beach. had tea stalls," Gadkari said. administration has announced the embankment at the village The chief minister, it said, spokesperson said. forest camp. DELHI ‘BAOLIS' Film on Arun Khetarpal Stepping into the past to manage water needs today challenging: Sriram PNS n NEW DELHI servation of the baoli was start- PNS n MUMBAI "A carefully used 'baoli' would make so much more ed with the same stone which Once important community sense, but the Archaeological Survey of India had collapsed," the architect Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, spaces, stepwells from cen- believes in emptying out all its buildings. Conservative recalled. who is set to direct a film on turies ago needn't just be relics There are a total of 15 bao- the life of youngest Param Vir of the past for tourists and his- use should be introduced for many structures lis in Delhi under the Chakra recipient Arun tory buffs but can be used to — NARAYANI GUPTA, Historian-aauthor Archaeological Survey of India Khetarpal, says it is the most conserve water in these arid (ASI) -- most of which were challenging subject for him. times, even with dipping used by local communities and Dinesh Vijan will be pro- groundwater levels, say con- is maintained properly and ered sacred, locals were inhabitants of the fort com- ducing the biopic which is ten- servationists and historians. regularly cleaned. involved at every stage. At the plexes and are now behind iron tatively titled "Ekkis". my zone, I am doing something The disconnect between the After a wall collapse in 2008, beginning of the project, there bars -- the ASI revealed in "Dinesh offered me this else. But I liked the story so I people and Delhi's 'baolis' the Aga Khan Trust together was a community prayer to response to an RTI query by film and when I heard it, I am doing it," he added. caused by restricted access and with the CPWD and the MCD start the project. Then the PTI. found it interesting. 'Ekkis' is Speculations were rife about lack of interest have resulted in cleaned the well to its original community contributed in Hussain, who has been tak- a working title. We are set in Saif Ali Khan being part of the many of the historical struc- depth of 80ft. The project both time and effort and took ing care of the Nizamuddin 1970s. It is the story of two film, but Raghavan said the cast tures being reduced to muse- revealed that there was a great pride in the conserva- baoli for 22 years, believes the eras. We have finished the of the film is yet to be finalised. um pieces. And that has done blocked passage and seven tion," Nanda told PTI. waters can heal what doctors script and are doing a rewrite "Whenever Saif and I meet we more harm than good, they say. past but their "interaction" is A beginning has been made underground aquifers. According to Nanda, since a can't. and all," Raghavan told PTI. do talk about various subjects. Historian-author Narayani today limited to just tourists. with the 'baoli' in Delhi's It was the first time in 700 machine could not clear the "This water is so miraculous "We have enough people We haven't spoken to any actor. Gupta, for instance, believes "A carefully used 'baoli' Nizamuddin area, which has years that it was being cleaned, sludge accumulated over the that if you have any health prob- from military on board. These All this should be announced authorities should introduce would make so much more continued to remain relevant said Ratish Nanda, a conser- centuries, the locals lent a lems a doctor may not be able things you can't get it wrong formally." The director is bask- "conservative use" instead of sense, but the Archaeological through its 700 years of its exis- vation architect with the Aga hand. to heal you, but take a dip in this one bit. When you are working ing in the glory of his last film disallowing access to people Survey of India believes in tence. Khan Trust. The involvement "We removed about 40ft of water for seven days, with a on a real story it is your respon- "Aandhadhun" winning three entirely. emptying out all its buildings. Locals, who believe it is a and the interest of the com- sludge with buckets, we made peaceful mind and everything sibility to get everything right National Awards. The She said all the baolis were Conservative use should be source of 'sacred water', and munity made the difficult job a human chain of buckets, it will be fine," Hussain said, and stay as true and authentic Ayushmann Khurrana-star- maintained, used and cher- introduced for many struc- conservationists have joined achievable and possible. took a long time to clear the adding that it changes colour as possible. It is all the more rer dark comedy thriller is now ished by communities in the tures," she told PTI. hands to ensure that the 'baoli' "Since the water is consid- sludge and then finally the con- seven times a day. challenging for me as it is not being adapted in Tamil. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 world 07

HONG KONG PROTEST G7 to help nations hit by Police tighten noose on protesters Amazon fires: Macron Biarritz: World leaders at the G7 Hong Kong: Hong Kong government for leaving officers summit have agreed to help the police used water cannon for to handle the brunt of the cri- countries affected by the huge the first time on Sunday, rais- sis, while also calling for an wildfires ravaging the Amazon ing the stakes against protest- independent investigation into rainforest as soon as possible , ers who have staged sometimes the police handling of the French President Emmanuel violent rallies that have rocked protests. Macron said Sunday. the city for the past three "I believe within these two "We are all agreed on help- months. months, police have got ing those countries which have Officers were also seen enough opprobrium," said a been hit by the fires as fast as with drawn sidearms as pro- woman who asked not to be possible," he told journalists at testers clashed with police in named and said she was a the summit in the southwestern the district of Tsuen Wan after police officer's wife. French resort of Biarritz. a rally at a nearby sports sta- The city's officers are often Ahead of the gathering, dium. the focus of protesters' anger Macron called on world leaders The financial hub has been because of their perceived to hold urgent talks on the wild- gripped by mass rallies that heavy handling of the rallies. fires ripping through the world's France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to the press after a were initially against a pro- Ten people were left in largest rainforest, pledging "con- plenary session at the Bellevue centre in Biarritz, southwestern France on Sunday AP posed extradition bill to China, hospital after Saturday's clash- crete measures" to tackle it. but have spun into a wider pro- es - two in a serious condition The vast forest also takes in democracy movement target- - staff said, without detailing if parts of eight other countries: ing the pro-Beijing govern- they were police or protesters. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Pope fears for Amazon, ment. On Saturday police baton- French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, As thousands of people charged protesters and fired Suriname and Venezuela. the planet's 'vital lung' marched in the pouring rain to A policeman points a weapon during a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday AP tear gas, while demonstrators "This morning, Colombia Tsuen Wan, a group of hard- threw rocks and bottles later called on the international com- Vatican City: Pope Francis on 78,383 forest fires have been core protesters erected bricks and Molotov cocktails in economic muscle to constrict the second day of station clo- into the night in a working- munity (to help), so we must Sunday voiced concern for the recorded in Brazil this year, the makeshift roadblocks and dug violent confrontations with the protests in a strategy sures in-a-row. class neighbourhood. help out," he said. Amazon rainforest, a "vital" highest number of any year up bricks from the pavements. riot police. dubbed "white terror" by the "However bleak our future Protesters say Hong Kong's "Our teams are making con- lung for the planet, as the since 2013. After firing tear gas in an There were no immediate movement. is, we're trying to express our- unique freedoms are in jeop- tact with all the Amazon coun- worst blazes in years have The Argentine pope, who attempt to disperse the crowds, reports of injuries. The MTR - the city's metro selves rationally," said Peter, in ardy as Beijing tightens its tries so we can finalise some very sparked a global outcry. will gather bishops for a con- police drove water cannon Police had previously said - is the latest Hong Kong his 20s, before the clashes political chokehold on the concrete commitments involv- "We are concerned about ference on the Amazon in vehicles onto the streets, the vehicles, complete with enterprise to face public cen- began. semi-autonomous city. ing technical resources and the vast fires that have devel- October, met Brazilian indige- unfurling signs warning pro- surveillance cameras and mul- sure, after appearing to bend to "We have faith in our- The city had appeared to funding." Macron's bid to put oped in the Amazon," the pope nous leader Raoni in 2013 testers they would deploy the tiple spray nozzles, would only Chinese state-media attacks selves and we have faith in our have pulled back from a sharp the Amazon crisis high on the told the faithful at the Vatican. when he toured Europe warn- jets if they did not leave. be used in the event of a accusing the transport system city that some day our nosedive into violence, with agenda at the G7 angered Brazil's "That forest lung is vital for ing of the dangers of defor- The jets were later fired "large-scale public distur- of being an "exclusive" service demands will be answered." the last serious confrontation far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, our planet." He urged the estation. The pope denounced from the moving trucks bance". to ferry protesters to rallies. A second rally in the after- taking place more who lashed out over what he world's 1.3 billion Catholics to the exploitation of the Amazon towards a crowd of protesters Throughout the protests, On Sunday the MTR shut noon of a few hundred people than a week ago, shortly sees as outside interference, pray for the fires to be extin- by "huge international eco- who ran away, but hardcore Beijing has used a mix of stations near the main demon- - some of them family mem- after protests paralysed the denouncing the French leader's guished as quickly as possible. nomic interests" in a 2015 group of protesters later threw intimidation, propaganda and stration area in Tsuen Wan, in bers of police - criticised the airport. AFP "colonialist mentality". AFP Official figures show encyclical. AFP N Korea tests new ‘super-large' Trump says hasn't ‘discussed' joint G7 message with Iran multiple rocket launcher Biarritz (France): US ing sanctions that have crip- on the eve of the summit. President Donald Trump on pled Iran's economy. He has also held telephone Trump backs Johnson, sends Seoul: North Korea said on KCNA. Korea aims to show off its Sunday denied signing off on Macron has been leading talks with President Hassan Sunday leader Kim Jong Un The "hostile forces" likely weapons to try to get an upper a joint G7 message to Iran over efforts to defuse the crisis by Rouhani on Sunday, a diplo- supervised the test-firing of a referred to the United States hand ahead of a possible restart its nuclear programme as finding ways of resuming dia- matic source said G7 leaders mixed signals on China at G7 "newly developed super-large and South Korea, whose of nuclear negotiations, which announced by his French logue, meeting Iran's top diplo- had mutually agreed to task multiple rocket launcher," recently ended regular military remain largely stalemated since counterpart Emmanuel mat Mohammad Javad Zarif Macron with sending a mes- Biarritz (France): US President for Brexit, Trump replied: "He another demonstration of its drills infuriated North Korea. the second summit between Macron. for rare talks in Paris on Friday sage to Iran. AFP Donald Trump on Sunday needs no advice. He's the right expanding weapons arsenal The North has called the President Donald Trump and "No I haven't discussed backed British Prime Minister man for the job. I've been say- apparently aimed at increasing drills an invasion rehearsal Kim in Vietnam in February that," Trump told reporters Boris Johnson as the "right ing that for a long time." its leverage ahead of a possible and conducted a slew of mis- fell apart due to squabbling on the sidelines of the G7 sum- man" for Brexit and sent mixed In the lead-up to the talks, resumption of nuclear talks sile and rocket tests in response. over US-led sanctions on North mit in the southwestern French Iran's Zarif lands in France's Biarritz signals about his trade war with Johnson had appeared at pains with the US. Some experts said North Korea. AFP resort of Biarritz. China at a G7 summit domi- to distance himself from The North's Korean This contradicted Macron Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister their efforts to salvage a nuclear nated by worries about the Trump after facing accusations Central News Agency said who shortly beforehand had Mohammad Javad Zarif land- deal. global economy. in the past of being too cosy Saturday's weapons test was Trump ‘not happy' with missile test said the G7 countries "agreed ed in the French seaside resort "There will be no meetings Johnson and Trump were with the American leader. successful and cited Kim as say- on what to say to Iran". of Biarritz on Sunday for talks or negotiations with the on obviously friendly terms as And at their meeting, ing the rocket launcher is Biarritz: US President Donald G7 summit after North Korea's Trump said: "We'll do our during a G7 summit, a American delegation during they sat down for a working Johnson again pressed a com- "indeed a great weapon." Trump on Sunday said he was Kim Jong Un supervised the own outreach. But you can't spokesman for his Ministry this trip," he added. breakfast in the southern mon message from European Kim underscored the need "not happy" about North test-firing of a "super-large stop people from talking. If said. French President French resort of Biarritz where leaders at the summit about to "continue to step up the Korea's latest missile test but multiple rocket launcher". they want to talk, they can "Zarif... Has arrived in Emmanuel Macron and his Group of Seven leaders are Trump's escalating trade war development of Korean-style played down the seriousness of Trump has staked enor- talk." Biarritz, where the G7 is being Iranian counterpart Hassan gathering this weekend. with China. strategic and tactical weapons the incident. mous political capital on per- A landmark 2015 nuclear held, to continue talks regard- Rouhani have held a series of "He's going to be a fantas- "Just to register a faint, for resolutely frustrating the "I'm not happy about it but sonal diplomacy with Kim in a deal between Western powers ing the recent measures phone calls in recent weeks tic prime minister," Trump sheep-like note of our view on ever-mounting military threats then again he's not in violation so-far unsuccessful effort to per- and Iran all but collapsed after between the presidents of Iran aimed at de-escalating ten- said in their first meeting since the trade war — we are in favour and pressure offensive of the of the agreement," Trump told suade the dictator to give up his Trump unilaterally withdrew and France," spokesman Abbas sions between Tehran and Johnson took office last month. of trade peace on the whole," hostile forces," according to the reporters on the sidelines of the nuclear weapons arsenal. AFP US support last year, reimpos- Mousavi tweeted, referring to Washington. AFP Asked what his advice was Johnson told Trump. AFP 2 Israeli drones crash Iran denies its Iran blacklists US-based Syria positions hit over Beirut, Hezbollah by Israeli strikes think-tank, says Ministry Tehran: Iran has blacklisted Iranian people's security and Tehran: A high-ranking Iranian US-based think-tank the vital interests", according to the denies firing official on Sunday denied Foundation for Defense of English-language statement Iranian positions had been hit by Democracies and its chief Mark posted on the ministry's website. Beirut: Two Israeli drones crashed in an empty plot near- Israeli air strikes near the Syrian Dubowitz on accusations of They were accused of doing crashed in a Hezbollah strong- by, shattering windows in sur- capital overnight. being behind "economic ter- so through "fabricating and hold in the Lebanese capital rounding buildings. He said the "This is a lie and it is not rorism" against the Islamic spreading lies, encouraging, overnight, Lebanese and second drone was likely armed, true," Mohsen Rezaie, the sec- republic. providing consultations, lob- Hezbollah officials said on judging by the damage it retary of the Expediency The Iranian Foreign bying, and launching a smear Sunday, saying the first fell on caused. AFP Council, told ILNA news agency Ministry said in a statement campaign" against Iran. the roof of a building housing in response to Israeli claims its issued late Saturday that it had As a result, they would be the group's media office while air force struck Iranian positions "added the so-called Foundation "subject to legal consequences", the second landed in a plot Lebanon condemns in the war-torn country. for Defence of Democracies it said. behind it. The spokesman for "Israel and America do not (FDD) and its director to the The move would be "with- the Iran-backed Hezbollah said Israel ‘aggression' have the power to attack various sanctions list". out prejudice to any further legal the group did not fire on any of centres of Iran, while the advi- "The American institution measures that the other admin- the drones, which crashed amid after anti-Hezbollah sory centres that we have, have with the deceitful name" and istrative, judicial or security heightened tensions between not been harmed," said Rezaie, Dubowitz were accused of being institutions and organisations neighbouring Israel and Iran drone attack a former commander of Iran's involved in "designing, impos- may take" against them and and shortly after Israeli war- Beirut: Lebanon condemned Revolutionary Guards. "Actions ing and intensifying the impacts their "collaborators and accom- planes attacked targets near an Israeli "aggression" after two taken jointly by Israel and of economic terrorism against plices". The FDD describes itself the Syrian capital, Damascus. drones Sunday targeted the America in Syria and Iraq are Iran", it said. as a Washington-based "non- Israeli aircraft continued to Beirut stronghold of the Iran- against international regulations The FDD and Dubowitz partisan research institute focus- violate Lebanese airspace backed Shiite group Hezbollah, and defenders of Syria and Iraq were blamed for "seriously and ing on national security and for- French President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump participates in a G-7 Working Session on the Global Sunday, flying low over Beirut warning of further regional will soon respond to them." AFP actively trying to harm the eign policy". AFP Economy, Foreign Policy, and Security Affairs at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France on Sunday AP hours after the drones had tensions. crashed, raising fears of a wider Hezbollah, considered a conflict. Hezbollah spokesman terrorist organisation by Israel Mohammed Afif said a small, and the United States, is a GENOCIDE DAY unmanned reconnaissance major political actor in Lebanon drone fell on a building hous- and a key backer of the ing Hezbollah's media office in Damascus regime in war-torn the Moawwad neighborhood in Syria. The early morning inci- Dahyeh, the group's stronghold dent in south Beirut came Thousands of Rohingya rally in B’desh camps in southern Beirut. hours after Israel said it had He said a second drone, conducted air strikes in neigh- Kutupalong: Some 200,000 crisis. Rohingya leader Mohib Rohingya. "Hundreds of police, which appeared to have been bouring Syria to prevent an Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh Ullah said the stateless minori- army and border guards have sent by Israel to search for the Iranian force from launching an refugee camp to mark two years ty wanted to return home, but been deployed to prevent any first one less than 45 minutes attack on the Jewish state. AFP since they fled a violent crack- only after they were granted cit- violence," local police chief Abul later, exploded in the air and down by Myanmar forces, just izenship, their security was Monsur said. The rally came days after a second failed attempt ensured and they were allowed three days after the failed to repatriate the refugees. to settle back in their villages. attempt to repatriate the Around 740,000 Rohingya "We have asked the refugees, which saw not a single from Myanmar's Rakhine state Burmese government for dia- Rohingya turn up to return escaped in August 2017 during logue. But we haven't got any across the border. On Saturday, the brutal offensive, joining response from them yet," Ullah Bangladesh police said they another 200,000 who fled earli- told the rally. "We were beaten, shot dead two refugees during a er persecution in vast camps in killed and raped in Rakhine. But gunfight in a camp after the pair southeast Bangladesh. still that is our home. And we were accused of killing a ruling Children, hijab-wearing want to go back." Police officer party official. The Rohingya are women, and men in long-skirt Zakir Hassan told AFP some not recognised as an official lungis shouted "God is Great, Under the scorching sun, two sons. I will continue to seek gency operations against 200,000 Rohingya took part in minority by the Myanmar gov- Long Live Rohingya" as they thousands joined in a popular justice till my last breath," 50- Rohingya extremists after they the peaceful gathering. ernment, which considers them marched at the heart of the song with the lyrics "the world year-old Tayaba Khatun said as attacked police posts, but the Security has been tight Bengali interlopers despite many world's largest refugee camp to does not listen to the woes of tears rolled down her cheeks. UN last year called for across Kutupalang camp, the families having lived in the commemorate what they Rohingya". "I have come here to Myanmar had said they Myanmar's top generals to be world's largest refugee settlement country for generations. described as "Genocide Day". seek justice for the murder of my were conducting counter-insur- prosecuted for genocide over the and home to more than 600,000 AFP HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Booster shot Can Sitharaman’s announcements be the energy drink that Old is still gold the Indian economy needs to wake up from its slumber? he Government is right about something, the Indian economy is still growing. But The Govt’s decision to abruptly remove 10-year-old seed varieties from the market may Tthe problem is nobody believes that it is doing so or that it is catching up as fast do more harm than good. It must phase them out gradually and earn farmers’ trust as it should and this lacklustre conviction is the Government’s fault. Growth numbers have been manipulated and uncomfortable figures massaged, others have been withheld to spin a particular narrative. But not all numbers can be fudged. Declining sales and growth fig- ures for publicly listed companies do come out as does Government data. These num- bers are painting a grim picture. And while Union Finance Minister Nirmala INDRA SHEKHAR SINGH Sitharaman may be right in arguing that India too will be impacted as the world itself is headed towards a cyclical slowdown, the fact is that the Indian econ- he Government is about to make omy is still largely based on domestic consumption. This makes arguments a terrible mistake with its seed policy. The Ministry of from the likes of former vice chairman of Niti Aayog, Arvind Panagariya — Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare which essentially went (with due apologies to Marie Antoinette) “let them export” has decided to withdraw certi- fied/notifiedT varieties of seeds that are older when he was talking of the troubles faced by the Indian automotive industry than 10 years from the market. The — belie an understanding of the situation. But at least someone in the Government system, backed by the Indian Government, maybe even the Prime Minister, saw that private sector invest- Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), ment in our country was hurtling downhill. This, coupled with little or no major cancelled the indent of seed producers, who have requested for popular varieties foreign investment, will worsen the job crisis further. India, which mind you between 10-15 years old. needs to create a million jobs a month over the next decade to absorb its “demo- Several small and medium seed com- graphic dividend,” might actually start losing them. panies across the country obtain breeder seeds from ICAR every year and take up At least the realisation has dawned that unless domestic consumption is the production of foundation seeds and cer- enhanced, there can be no short-term growth. So the measures announced by tified seeds to distribute them to the the Finance Minister, crucially about bank recapitalisation and associated issues farmers. Older varieties, between 10 and 15 years, are still very popular among the as well as the Government paying back its dues to ease working capital crisis farmers. In fact, they demand varieties that alongside, are a good start. It is the cup of coffee that many people have to start are older than 25 years, too, because of their their day. It is, however, not a full meal and one hopes that the Government thinks adaptability, resilience and high-yielding capabilities under adverse conditions. The of some other radical new measures to boost the economy. While cutting tax sudden disappearance of the seeds from the rates is an anathema to Indian Governments — whether on the personal side market will rob the farmers of freedom, or on products — it might become essential to boost spending because when their right to choose the seeds he/she wants to grow and the market of laissez-faire prin- people are worried about the state of the economy, they will not spend unless ciples. Besides, this conservative policy one actually puts money in their hands. Cheaper loans will not make an iota of decision may also cause extreme chaos difference if people do not want them. At the same time, the Government has to among the farming community, disrupt the rein in motormouths inside the official structure, who have actively gone and harmed seed economy and impact crop production Gond farmers of Madhya Old is gold, there is no bet- uration point may be reached and understand market trends negatively. Pradesh may not even know ter adherent to this adage than way beyond the 25-30 year to bring transformative industries with comments that have been out of line. Many of those remarks have Any sound agriculturist will tell you about the many Government Indian farmers. General con- period. There are many exam- changes. This policy needs to be come from motivated individuals inside policy-making institutions and others, that diversity breeds resilience, delivering schemes and seeds, given they sensus on a good seed is built ples. PBW-343 (1996), WH-147 reviewed on a case-to-case who hold important roles. There is no doubt that this Government, or any Indian both higher yields and immunity for the are remotely located. on how it performed last year (1978) in wheat, Varuna (1976) basis. plants from diseases and pests. This can be It can be concluded from or when some farmers get for mustard, Pusa Basmati 1 While less popular varieties government, will have major social sector priorities but if economic growth fal- achieved through breeding and introduc- historical evidence based on the higher yields or less disease. (1989), Govind (1989) in paddy can be phased out after 10-12 ters, the aim to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty will remain a pipe-dream. tion of newer varieties to maintain pace spread of Green Revolution in The approach to buying seeds among others are still the farm- years, more popular varieties The situation is frankly quite critical and while one should not go as far as to say with natural evolution among pests and India that there are three is very conservative. Mostly, ers’ favorites and they have con- may continue up to 20-22 pathogens. With time, older varieties need groups — Core areas, covering varieties that have proved tinuously given yields and per- years. Preparing for the replace- that the survival of the modern Indian nation state depends on competent han- replacement as they become vulnerable to Punjab, Haryana, Western themselves over a season or two formed optimally. If suddenly ment drive of a variety of seed, dling of the situation, anyone who makes such an argument today will have the biotic and abiotic factors. Seeds bred for dis- Uttar Pradesh, Andhra in the region are sold. Smaller they are removed from the the Government can use digi- attention of many. We are hoping that this stimulus will lift sentiments and ener- ease resistance may lose those traits as Pradesh, Tamil Nadu; periph- farmers do not gamble with market, with no alternative to tal media to showcase effi- pests/diseases keep evolving, depending on ery, covering eastern Uttar new varieties. Medium/large the farmers, this may lead to ciency, using farmer-friendly gise the equity market. Others still want the big bang reforms, not a nudge. agro-climatic conditions, among other Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, farms may experiment with discontentment among the videos in regional things. This results in decreased efficien- Kerala; and remote, covering newer varieties but it takes agrarian community. languages and live crop demon- cy of the seed or requirements of more crop North-Eastern and hilly States, two to three seasons before the This will also encourage strations. protection or artificial boosters to maintain Goa and Puducherry — when intended advantage is delivered. black marketing, hoarding of This campaign can be Cong’s inner voice sustained yields. So when it comes to sci- it comes to the spread of tech- Farmers need to trust a trusted varieties as the farmers strengthened by efforts of Krishi ence, the Government is making an objec- nological innovation in agricul- variety before they adopt it. will not gamble. Besides, it mitra/village-level agriculture Seniors are against ‘demonising’ Modi or drawing comparisons tive decision, a scientific one. ture. And given the climatic varia- may give birth to a shadow seed officers. The Government can but want the party to fight the government cogently on issues But a one size fits all approach does not The time of adaptation or tions and water scarcity, it may economy. Instead of aiding the supply new varieties to the work in the farm sector. And why should even a variety being accepted by take a longer time for the seed farmers, the Government may farmers directly so that they can t would perhaps be easy enough to conclude it? The category of the Indian farmer is one zone differs to a great to perform ideally. Hence, the well push them to act complic- sow them in small patches in that some senior Congressmen leading the occupied by many — starting from the for- degree. After the commercial- time of adaptation increases, itly with black marketers. The their region. Once the farmers est-dwelling Santhal farmers of Jharkhand isation of a variety, it may take depending on the area. rural economy will suffer and see the new varieties perform I“stop demonising Modi” chorus have been to the progressive cereal farmers from around one to three years for it The harshest truth of the the seed economy along with better, they will develop trust coopted by prevalent nationalist thinking and Punjab, the Gond farmers growing corn in to be widely accepted by core seed world is that its economy the markets will see a decline, for new seeds and, thus, natur- are in a rebellious mood as the party goes adrift central India, the Assamese farmer culti- areas such as Punjab and is based on the choices made by which may translate to a al demand can be created. The vating paddy in the fields of North-East, the Haryana. For the same variety the farmers. The market is dri- decrease in crop production. Government must not only every day. Some would say the simmering desert farmers of Ladakh and Thar and the to trickle down to eastern Uttar ven by demand and is based not But the Government can make the best use of scientific down of the attack could perhaps be influenced coastal farmers from Kerala. The list can Pradesh, it may take another only on science but farmers’ still steer the moment towards principles but also keep in by the severity of government probes against go on and on. three to four years and for it to intuition. They trust their logic creating a positive impact. It mind economic forces of The Indian farmers are a diverse group reach remote areas like over and above the may begin by allowing varieties demand as for many farmers, fellow Congressman P Chidambaram. But what with different qualities and limitation but Jharkhand, six to eight years. By Government/seed retailer or till 15 years to be produced old seed is still gold. senior leaders like Bhupinder Hooda, who has have one common requirement of certi- the time farmers across these the labelling. To cultivate through the ICAR system. (The writer is Programme refused to critique the abrogation of Article 370, fied/superior seeds. While farmers in zones gain confidence in the demand for a particular variety Then, it should do a detailed Director for Policy and Outreach Punjab are very progressive and quick to variety and raise demands, the of seed, therefore, may take ten study to get an estimate of mar- at the National Seed Association or Jairam Ramesh said of appreciating the gov- adapt to newer schemes and seeds, the 10-year period is already over. years or more. In India, the sat- ket penetration of new varieties of India) ernance of the Modi regime when it did right, is perhaps indicative of what could repair the Congress. If one looks back at the party’s heady days of winning cru- cial heartland polls last December and the slide within months in the Lok Sabha S O U N D BITE polls this summer, then one could find the answers. For the Assemblies, the Opposition parties could She (Mira) is creative and has a For many years China (and In the interest of the nation, the Congress campaign relied strongly on regional CM faces, an issue-based counter have visited Srinagar and great sense of clothes and is many other countries) has work (Kartarpur corridor) must and practical alternatives to the existing governance. In contrast, the party’s nation- told the truth to the coun- very good with food, too. Having been taking advantage of the not move ahead. Whatever try. It would have built said that, she is pretty comfort- US. As President, I can no work has been done (on the al election campaign played into the personality cult war that Team Modi had set confidence among people. able in front of the camera, too. longer allow this to happen. project), let it stop there. up with “Modi versus Who,” and the Congress atrociously relying on a catchy but self-defeating tag of “Chowkidaar Chor Hai.” Given the Congress’ own bur- Rajasthan Chief Minister Actor US President BJP MP —Ashok Gehlot — Shahid Kapoor —Donald Trump —Subramanian Swamy den of corruption, it was no doubt easier for Modi to rightfully project himself as a vigilante of the nation’s interests and turn the nomenclature on its head. Undoubtedly, the negative campaign against Modi only ended up lionising him. Many senior leaders had then murmured privately that the party was just not cut L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR out for a presidential style contest and needed a different sales pitch. It could have countered “sabka vishwas” with its own broad-based alliance of varied inter- Welfarist approach “political vendetta” ought to be Healthy criticism is a must for democracy dismissed. Whether the charges ests and regional aspirations, one which it failed at. And by the time it unfurled levelled against him are true or NYAY as its vision document and policy statement, it had missed the bus. It com- Sir — The Bombay High Court t last, some Opposition parties, including Congress not is for the judiciary to deter- pletely misread the nationalist surge after Balakot and would now want to bury has asked the Reserve Bank of leaders, have come out in the open to highlight mine. Nobody is above the law. India (RBI) to file a reply on a APrime Minister Narendra Modi’s success in the “eco- Ultimately, corruption in high the Rafale allegations with the ghosts of history. Public Interest Litigation (PIL) nomics of governance.” A section of the Congress’ senior places must be weeded out. While the Young Turks have set their terms of engagement, refusing to crit- filed by the National Association leadership, including Jairam Ramesh, Abhishek Manu J Akshay icise the Government’s Kashmir policy for the sake of it and wanting to strength- for the Blind, seeking the Central Singhvi and Shashi Tharoor, has said that “demonising” Bengaluru en their network in States where Assembly polls are due, some saner seniors bank’s assurance that sizes of the Prime Minister will not help the Opposition’s cause currency notes will not be and accepted that he “talks in a language that connects Custody blues have claimed the “nationalist” tag of the INC. They are urging the leadership to changed in future as visually him with the people.” The lingering impression among develop a template on issues that have been mishandled by the Modi regime challenged people take time to get the citizens, too, is that the rabid “anti-Modi” stance familiar with new-sized notes. adopted by the Congress led to the Modi Government’s Sir — This refers to the editori- rather than just being a petulant noise-maker. Jairam Ramesh, although consid- The subject came to light resounding victory in 2019. Demeaning and demonis- al, “Chidambaram in a spot” ered a close inner circle member, at least knows that true loyalty is not about after the size of `100 and `500 ing the Prime Minister of a country, despite public opin- ganging up against him, it must re-evaluate its campaign (August 22). It is indeed ironical acquiescence but about showing the mirror to the leadership so that it under- notes were gradually changed ion to the contrary, cannot bring laurels to the strategy to emerge victorious. With Rahul Gandhi gone that Congress leader P after demonetisation. The RBI Opposition. When a leader is denounced on a consis- and Sonia Gandhi at the helm, she must enthuse the spir- Chidambaram has had to spend takes a much-needed course correction. He was pragmatic enough to admit that should give an assurance that in tent basis by any party, it tends to lose acceptability and it of party workers, rebuild the organisation, reviving com- time in custody of the Central Modi’s “economics of governance” and the Ujjwala Scheme to provide cooking the future, if notes are required to trustworthiness even if the condemnation is genuine. munication strategy in order to connect with the mass- Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at gas connections to BPL households did generate a groundswell that no rhetoric be changed, it will be done simul- Though Modi 1.0 could not dissect the problems es and sharpen the economic critique. Instead of criti- the very guest house that was could check. In fact, continued attacks would only make the Congress look like taneously for notes of all denom- faced by the nation and find a long-lasting solution, cit- cising the Government for the sake of it, it must take inaugurated by him. Whether the inations. The problem also izens still reposed faith in it. Even the economic slow- recourse to healthy criticism. charges against him in the INX a vituperative irritant and not the serious national party it is. Besides, focussing extended to coins. down did not change their standing. The Congress brass Ganapathi Bhat Media case are true are not, it on Modi would automatically draw attention away from the gravity of issues and Visually differently abled peo- must take note of Jairam Ramesh’s remarks. Instead of Akola cannot be denied that the modus the Prime Minister, too, would be happy with that. What the Congress must realise ple face the same problem when operandi adopted by the CBI to new `2 coins of exactly the same Law is supreme arrest him was deplorable. It is that a responsible Opposition means that its criticism is worth respecting and size, shape and weight of the then Investigation (CBI) had unnec- scores. A look at all such cases, also defies logic as to why paid heed to instead of becoming the subject of an internet joke fest. If such mus- prevailing old `1 coins are circu- essarily rivetted the nation to its where high-profile leaders are Chidambaram had to knock the ings do inspire a change of thinking, then maybe the party will actually look towards lated. The RBI should also ensure Sir — This refers to the editor- television sets. involved, points to a similar court’s door numerous times if that similar sized coins in differ- ial, “Chidambaram in a spot” Any top politician getting outrage and hullabaloo sur- indeed he is not guilty? working on issues and develop an alternate matrix of governance. The Congress ent denominations are not in cir- (August 22). The ugly spectacle arrested — be it Lalu Prasad of rounding their arrest, though the Shubham Kashyap supreme leader can be powerful not by entitlement any longer, certainly not by culation simultaneously. We must of a former Union Home Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the merits of allegations in each Via email individual charisma but by drawing on organisational strength and giving hope be sensitive in policy-making. Minister going through unseem- fodder scam in 1997 or M case may vary drastically. SC Agrawal ly contretemps and evasions to Karunanidhi in 2001 — becomes So, the Congress’ charade Send your feedback to: to the rank and file. In short, giving Congressmen a workable narrative. Delhi dodge the Central Bureau of a premise for settling political that Chidambaram is a victim of [email protected] HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Greenland's POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY THE FINANCE MINISTER THE NATION IS REELING UNDER RECESSION. THE MODI gamble WILL FACILITATE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, IMPROVE GOVERNMENT IS ONLY DOING HALF AND INCOMPLETE DEMAND AND BOOST THE OVERALL ECONOMY. ROLLBACK OF THE PROVISIONS IT IMPOSED. It makes little difference to Greenlanders whether —PRIME MINISTER —CONGRESS CHIEF SPOKESPERSON foreign investment comes from Denmark, China or the US, so long as they have political control NARENDRA MODI RANDEEP SURJEWALA Integration wasn't won in a day GWYNNE DYER The fight for total mainstreaming of J&K with the rest of India began with the ight from his purchase of New Jersey casinos to his proposed acquisition of Greenland, Donald Trump’s real estate deals birth of the All Jammu & Kashmir Praja Parishad in 1947 Rhave always been plagued by bad timing. The US could prob- ably have bought Greenland from Denmark in 1917 (when it did buy the US Virgin Islands from the Danes), but it’s a century too late now. Nevertheless, the US President’s latest bad idea does give us an incentive to catch up with what’s been happening in Greenland and it’s quite interesting. Trump may not know this, since he rarely reads intelligence reports, but in November 2017 Greenland’s pre- mier, Kim Kielsen, led a government delegation to Beijing to seek Chinese investment. Greenland, the world’s biggest island, is not yet fully indepen- dent but it is autonomous from Denmark in everything except for- eign affairs and defence. Kielsen was looking mainly for Chinese ANIL GUPTA investment in mining enterprises but he was also interested in attract- ing a Chinese bid to build three modern airports on the island, which he political movement headed by Sheikh currently depends on World War II-era airstrips. Abdullah, that originated in Kashmir in 1931, This set off a security panic in NATO, involving implausible night- Tto some extent remained unsuccessful in gain- ing the support of Jammu, especially the Hindu- mare visions about Greenland getting so deep in debt to Chinese dominated areas. Its genesis, growth and ideolog- banks that it would end up letting China (which has comically declared ical moorings made it suspect in the eyes of Dogra itself a “near-Arctic nation”) operate military aircraft from those air- nationalists who viewed it as something alien and ports. The US military, which has a large air base at Thule in north- unacceptable. Pandit Prem Nath Dogra led the All ern Greenland, then took fright. Washington strongly urged the Danish Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Hindu Sabha as the main government, which provides two-thirds of Greenland’s budget rev- opposition party. It merged with Praja Parishad enue, to nip this threat in the bud. Copenhagen had previously refused which was formed in Jammu immediately after the to fund the new Greenland airports but late last year it suddenly tribal invasion in November 1947. came up with very low-interest loans for them. End of panic. The struggle for total integration of Jammu and By then Kielsen’s government in the tiny capital of Nuuk (pop- Kashmir (J&K) with India began with the birth of the All Jammu & Kashmir Praja Parishad, popu- ulation 17,000) had collapsed but his Siumut Party came out ahead larly known as Praja Parishad. It opposed Abdullah’s in the election last April and he is back. And the issue of Chinese major policy planks such as abolition of landlords, mines in Greenland is still on the table. In fact, there already is one anti-Dogra drive, attempts at framing a separate con- in southern Greenland, producing uranium and rare earths for a stitution for J&K, a separate flag and so on. MANY MAY Chinese-Australian consortium. Other projects potentially involving Sheikh Abdullah became the Prime Minister ARGUE ABOUT Chinese capital and workers are under discussion, including an open- of J&K in March 1948. He abhorred opposition and THE RELEVANCE cast iron-ore mine near Nuuk, a zinc mine in the north, and both wanted to become de facto ruler of the state. As an OF THIS ARTICLE offshore and onshore oil and gas leases. advocate of a one-party State, he forced the then UNDER THE For the 56,000 Greenlanders, 90 per cent of whom are Inuit Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to introduce CHANGED (Eskimo), the geo-strategic implications of Chinese investment are Article 370 in the Constitution of India to ensure Kashmiri Muslim domination. After, that he began CIRCUMSTANCES, irrelevant and they are probably right about that. What worries them, annihilation of the opposition. His cronies chant- BUT IT IS and occupies a central place in Greenlandic politics, are the cul- ed slogans like, “ek rehnuma (mentor), Sheikh IMPERATIVE FOR tural and social implications of foreign investment by anybody, Mohammad Abdullah, ek tanzeem (organisation) THE PRESENT Chinese or not. National Conference, ek jhanda (flag), Halwala, ek GENERATION TO article under the changed circumstances in keeping with his habit of double-speak, indulged in competitive communalism The Greenland Inuits are one of the few indigenous societies manshoor (manifesto) Naya Kashmir, which BE AWARE OF THE but it is imperative for the present gen- he implemented the agreement only in and worked towards the establishment of in the world that have full or almost full control over their own des- alarmed the pro-integration Dogras of Jammu. STRUGGLES AND eration to be aware of the struggles and part to further his agenda of autonomy. an independent Muslim majority-state tiny but the impact of the modern world on their traditional culture Prem Nath Dogra and his colleagues felt this was SACRIFICES MADE sacrifices made by their predecessors On January 15, 1952, he delivered a speech claiming that India was not secular has been as destructive as it was for all the others: depression and dangerous for democracy and would fulfill BY THEIR which acted as the enabler of the present at an official function at Gandhi Memorial enough. The Parishad opposed it tooth other psychological illnesses, rampant alcoholism and drug use, Abdullah’s totalitarian ambitions. PREDECESSORS landmark achievement. College, Jammu and hoisted the NC’s flag and nail and accused Abdullah of not and an epidemic of suicides. So they face a choice. Do you go on Moreover, Abdullah’s policies were exclusive- The Parishad tirelessly tried to unite alongside the Tricolour, asking the stu- being Indian enough. Abdullah was ly confined to the welfare of Kashmiri Muslims and WHICH ACTED AS the people of Jammu with a view to foil dents to salute it but they objected. This finally arrested in August 1953 after he trying to preserve what is left of the old Arctic hunting and fishing ignored the sentiments and interests of the peo- THE ENABLER OF the attempts of those who either favoured infuriated Abdullah and he ensured that made secessionist speeches at RS Pura on culture, although it’s already so damaged and discouraged that the ple of Jammu and Ladakh. His animosity towards THE PRESENT autonomy or tried to separate the state they were penalised. April 10 and on July 13. island has the highest suicide rate on the planet? Or do you seek the Maharaja transformed into hatred for the LANDMARK from the Indian Union. It also opposed This was followed by a 38-day After this, the Praja Parishad salvation in full modernisation through high-speed economic growth, Dogras of Jammu. Unfortunately, he had clout with ACHIEVEMENT OF the setting up of a separate Constituent hunger strike by students in 1952. On movement largely subsided and it final- while keeping your language and what you can of your culture? the ruling party at the Centre which had a Kashmir- ABROGATION OF Assembly and favoured the application of February 8, 1952, the people of Jammu ly merged with the Jana Sangh in 1963. What’s remarkable about Greenlandic politics is how aware the centric inclination. This was a major cause of con- ARTICLE 370 the Indian Constitution. came out in solidarity with them that led Ever since then, Jana Sangh and later its players are of their dilemma and their options. “If you want to become cern for the people of Jammu. Praja Parishad was Despite being opposed to a separate Abdullah to impose curfew and get PN successor, the Bharatiya Janata Party rich, it comes at a price,” says Aqqaluk Lynge, one of the founders committed to full integration of J&K with the constitution for the state, a special session Dogra arrested. The intense public (BJP), had been struggling and agitat- of the Inuit Ataqatigiit (Community of the People) party that ran the Indian union and safeguarding the legitimate of the party held on May 8, 1951, decid- pressure that followed this forced Delhi ing for ending J&K’s special status, government until 2013. Lynge and many others didn’t want to pay democratic rights of the people of Jammu. ed to contest the elections to the to act and ensure the release of Dogra which not only promoted separatism, Consequently, it became popular in Jammu, Constituent Assembly. Because of large- and others. It soon turned into a pub- religious militancy but was the major that price, and under the Inuit Ataqatigiit administration, all mining including among Muslims there. Its growing pop- scale rejection of nomination papers of its lic movement against Abdullah’s despo- cause of rampant corruption and poor was banned in Greenland. Quite apart from the environmental costs ularity irked Abdullah who resorted to suppress- candidates and nefarious manipulation of tism and his anti-national activities. The development. The re-entry of Sheikh of large-scale mining operations, they believed, the many thousands ing its growth. Several activists, including the the elections by Abdullah, the party movement found support nationally in Abdullah in state politics in 1975 under of foreign workers they would bring in would have a devastating author’s grandfather, Bishan Das Mahajan, were decided to boycott the elections. In spite the form of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, an agreement with the then Prime impact on the already very fragile Greenlandic culture. expelled from the state. Praja Parishad leaders were of its strong support base, it did not have which was formed in 1951. Minister Indira Gandhi and the subse- The decision was made in 2013, when the Siumut Party took also put behind bars in February 1949 and by mid- a single member in the Constituent Another mass movement was quent Rajiv-Farooq accord and Rahul- power. It believes that modernisation has gone too far to turn back 1949, Abdullah imprisoned as many as 294 of its Assembly, which under Abdullah’s lead- launched by the Parishad in November Omar bonhomie gave a new fillip to the now. Better to gamble on solving the current huge social problems workers. In May 1949, the Parishad began a protest ership, framed a constitution that promot- 1952 against the separatist and commu- demand for autonomy and saw the rise by enabling everybody to live fully modern, prosperous lives. If you’re for the release of Prem Nath Dogra. ed the concept of “State within a State.” nal politics of Abdullah. In December of jihadi and radical forces in Kashmir. no longer marginalised and poverty-stricken, you’ll feel better about Abdullah finally yielded to the combined pres- The NC and Abdullah did everything 1952, Jan Sangh president Syama Prasad The historic decision of August 5, sure and intervention of some nationalist leaders to ensure that all party members were part Mookerjee announced the launch of a 2019 is the result of the struggle and yourself. Let us hope so but the die is cast. Greenland will mod- in Delhi and released him from jail in October of the J&K Assembly. Abdullah dubbed nation-wide agitation for the abolition of sacrifices of three generations of Praja ernise, and in due course, we will find out if that helps. It makes 1949. However, the persecution did not end there the Parishad as communal, ignoring the Article 370. On May 8, 1953 he decided Parishad, Jana Sangh and BJP workers. little difference to Greenlanders whether the foreign investment comes and Abdullah’s hatred for the nationalists was fur- fact that many Muslims were also contest- to enter J&K, thus violating the prevalent The BJP, as a successor of the Jana from Denmark, China or the US, so long as they have political con- ther aggravated by the fact that the Parishad’s ing on its tickets. Slowly, the Parishad permit system and was arrested by Sangh, remained focussed and commit- trol — but they certainly don’t want to become Americans. The demand for full integration clashed directly with turned into a mass movement and played Abdullah as soon as he set foot in the state. ted to abolition of Article 370 and J&K’s “Greenland Purchase” is not going to happen. As Soren Espersen, the National Conference (NC) demand for com- a key role in opposing separatist and com- He was jailed and tortured at Srinagar, full integration with India. Many foreign affairs spokesman of the Danish People’s Party, said last plete autonomy for J&K. As many as 15 youths munal politics in J&K. which led to his mysterious death on June accused the party of using it only as an week: “If (Trump) is truly contemplating this, then this is final proof were shot and some others injured at various places Emboldened by the support he 23, 1953. An estimated 10,000 activists election plank to woo voters in the that he has gone mad.” for hoisting the Tricolour. The agitationists even enjoyed from Nehru and after signing of were imprisoned in Jammu, Punjab and Hindi heartland but all of them have included the demand for abolishing the permit sys- the Delhi Agreement, Abdullah began Delhi, including Members of Parliament, been proved wrong. (The writer’s new book is Growing Pains, the Future of tem for entering or leaving J&K. hoisting the NC flag at official functions leading to an uproar in India. (The author is a Jammu based Democracy and Work) Many may argue about the relevance of this and atop government buildings. However, Blinded by his ambition, Abdullah political commentator and columnist) The great surrogacy debate The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, which prohibits commercial surrogacy but allows it for altruistic purposes, has once again put the spotlight on reproductive autonomy, women's rights and the extent to which the State should intervene a child who is mentally or physically chal- Hong Kong and Vietnam, in most of the with this Bill is that the following aspects child passed by a magistrate’s court. monitor altruistic surrogacy. There is lenged or suffers from life-threatening dis- neighbouring countries it’s either banned are missing from it and must be addressed. However, the Bill lacks any review or enough evidence that families can also be order or fatal illness. This apart, the cou- or there are no regulations governing it. First, the reason for not having a com- appeal procedure in case of rejection of the exploitative towards women who may be ple must also fulfill other conditions that After widespread reports of Indian women mon position on surrogacy as outlined in application. coerced to become surrogates for close rel- may be specified by regulations. travelling to Nepal once India enforced the Assisted Reproductive Technology Fifth, the surrogate mother is required atives. Thus, the argument that the altru- The Bill was introduced to clamp visa restrictions for foreigners commis- (Regulation) Bill, 2017 is not having an to be a close relative of the intending cou- istic surrogacy cannot be an exploitative down on rampant commercial surrogacy, sioning surrogacy in India in 2013, the integrated approach towards the use of ple. However, the “close relative” or the arrangement does not stand. with India fast becoming a hub. Surrogacy Supreme Court of Nepal ruled against assisted reproductive technologies. nature of this relationship is not defined. From a surrogate mother’s perspective, is a $400 million a year business with an commercial surrogacy in August 2015. Second, as per the definition of “infer- While it provides flexibility to the there are several concerns like prevention CHAUHAN estimated 3,000 fertility clinics in major To date, however, normative standards tility”, the Bill excludes women who con- intending couple to broaden the choice of of coercion or any other form of exploita- NEHA Indian cities, says a 2012 UN study. on surrogacy have been relatively limited. ceive but are unable to carry a child surrogates, it may also be subjected to per- tion, legal counselling for the implications he newly-introduced Surrogacy Worldwide, it is estimated that around The UN international human rights through the period of the pregnancy due ceptional scrutiny at the time of receiving of surrogacy on health and lives, informed (Regulation) Bill, 2019, passed by 15 per cent of reproductive-aged couples mechanisms have not yet taken up the to miscarriage, fibroids, hypertension the certificate of essentiality. consent, access to remuneration for sur- Tthe Lok Sabha, has once again are affected by infertility. According to the issue of surrogacy in a focussed or uniform and diabetes. In some countries like The Sixth, the eligibility criterion that rogacy, nature of the relationship with the stirred the big debate regarding reproduc- World Health Organisation (WHO), the way. The UN Special rapporteur on the Netherlands, South Africa and Greece specifies that the couple should be mar- legal family of the child, among others. tive autonomy, women’s rights and the infertility rate in India is between 3.9 to sale of children, child prostitution and medical conditions that permit altruistic ried for at least five years stops the cou- The Bill violates the fundamental extent to which the State should intervene. 16.8 per cent. Infertility rates vary from child pornography has addressed the surrogacy are well-defined. ple from deciding the size of their family rights of surrogates and potential parents. The Bill prohibits commercial surrogacy State to State. While it is 3.7 per cent in issue and highlighted the lack of regula- Third, the Bill includes a sub-clause as per their requirement. It’s not clear that The banning of surrogacy will make it but allows it for altruistic purposes. It man- Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and tion of commercial surrogacy. It has for National Surrogacy Board to define once infertility is established, why a cou- more discreet and underground, putting dates that the intending couple should Maharashtra, it’s 5 per cent in Andhra called upon countries to adopt legislation “any other condition or disease” for which ple should be made to wait for five years. a lot of these women at further risk. have a “certificate of essentiality” and a Pradesh and 15 per cent in Kashmir. to protect the rights of women and chil- surrogacy may be allowed. For a robust Seven, the criteria of not having Despite all the intricacies of the Bill, “certificate of eligibility” that are issued Hence, there’s a big population that dren and develop and implement interna- implementation, the eligibility criteria “been a surrogate mother earlier” cannot it leaves us with these questions — Where upon fulfillment of certain conditions. needs help starting a family but the new tional standards. should not be left to regulations but be part be monitored until there’s a centralised sys- is the choice of surrogate women? Will For instance, the couple must be law will make surrogacy inaccessible for Coming back to the Bill, another stick- of the law. tem to record pregnancies in the country. banning commercial surrogacy address all Indian citizens and married for at least five this cohort. There are arguments for easy ing point is that surrogacy remains only Fourth, as part of the certificate of Eight, the purpose of imposing a focus these pressing issues? Why ban surroga- years; the wife should be between 23 to 50 availability of the option for adoption in for the married heterosexual couples and essentiality, the Bill outlines the following on “altruistic surrogacy” is an assumption cy and not regulate it? years of age and the husband between 26 India, but in the end, the state shouldn’t completely excludes singles, live-in part- conditions, a certificate of proven infer- that it will not be exploitative or coercive. (The writer is Senior Technical Advisor, to 55-years-old. They must not have any decide how couples expand the family. ners and same-sex couples. tility of one or both the partners from a With commercial surrogacy, there is at Advocacy and Accountability at surviving child (biological, adopted or sur- While this Bill makes altruistic surro- The other problem that various sec- District Medical Board; an order of least an option for stringent contract and International Planned Parenthood rogate). However, this would not include gacy legal in India just like South Korea, tions of women groups and activists have parentage and custody of the surrogate legal provisions but it will be difficult to Federation, South Asia) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 money 10 Seven of top-10 firms lose FPIs withdraw Rs 3,014 cr from capital markets in Aug Rs 86,880 cr in m-cap For G7, ‘too PNS n NEW DELHI Overseas investors have pulled early' to out a net amount of Rs 3,014 l crore from the Indian capital ITC takes biggest knock markets this month so far, but reintegrate the trend may reverse following PNS n NEW DELHI the removal of enhanced sur- In a weak broader Russia charge on FPIs, experts said. Seven of the 10 most valued market, Reliance PNS n BIARRITZ According to depositories domestic companies cumula- Industries Ltd (RIL), data, foreign portfolio investors tively lost Rs 86,879.7 crore in HDFC Bank, HDFC, G7 leaders back strengthen- (FPI) withdrew a net amount of market valuation last week, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ing cooperation with Russia Rs 12,105.33 crore from equi- with FMCG major ITC taking after its expulsion from the ties, but pumped in Rs 9,090.61 the biggest hit. ICICI Bank and SBI group in 2014 but believe it crore into the debt segment dur- In a weak broader market, were the other firms is too early to reintegrate ing August 1-23. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which witnessed a Moscow and return to a G8, This has translated into a total domestic equity investors FPIs, confidence in the market HDFC Bank, HDFC, Kotak drop in their market diplomatic sources said net outflow of Rs 3,014.72 crore imposed in the Budget. is likely to be restored, analysts Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank capitalisation (m-cap), Sunday. "The leaders of the from the capital markets (both Prior to the announcement of said. "One can now expect and SBI were the other firms while TCS, HUL and G7 are in favour of reinforc- equity and debt). enhanced super-rich tax in the reversal of the FPI selling. The which witnessed a drop in ing coordination with Russia "Out of 15 trading sessions, Union Budget for 2019-20 in market is likely to look up their market capitalisation Infosys finished with on current crises (but)... it is foreign investors were net buy- July, FPIs were net buyers for from now on. However, sus- (m-cap), while TCS, HUL and gains too early for reintegration," ers in only two sessions. The sell five consecutive months. tained rally in the market will Infosys finished with gains. said a diplomatic source, who off in equities continued due to FPIs had infused a net Rs happen only when we have vis- The m-cap of ITC dropped asked not to be named. a mix of factors including US 10,384.54 crore in June, Rs ibility on good earnings growth by Rs 20,748.4 crore to stand at 15,084.5 crore to Rs 8,08,836 crore. (HUL) added Rs 7,176.31 crore Russia was thrown out of Fed rate cut, US-China trade 9,031.15 crore in May, Rs 16,093 and reversal of the slowdown Rs 2,89,740.59 crore. 2,55,484.91 crore. In contrast, the to its m-cap to reach Rs what was the G8 in 2014 after war and the post Budget tax crore in April, Rs 45,981 crore underway in the economy It was followed by SBI whose HDFC's valuation fell valuation of TCS 4,02,512.28 crore. it seized Ukraine's Black Sea hike on high income investors," in March and Rs 11,182 crore in which requires more reforms. market cap tumbled Rs by Rs 9,921.2 crore to Rs zoomed Rs 31,538.79 In the ranking of top-10 peninsula of Crimea, an said Harsh Jain, co-founder February into the Indian capi- "The Finance Minister has 17,715.4 crore to Rs 2,41,946.22 3,52,202.72 crore and that crore to Rs firms, Tata Consultancy annexation never recognised and COO of Groww. tal markets. However, the posi- announced that she will come crore. of Kotak Mahindra Bank 8,43,367.22 crore and Services (TCS) led from the by the international com- The Centre on Friday tion reversed in July, when FPIs back with more reforms soon. The m-cap of HDFC Bank dipped Rs 5,155.85 crore to Rs that of Infosys jumped Rs front followed by RIL, HDFC munity. The G7 now brings announced a slew of measures turned net sellers to the tune of So, there is hope," said V K tanked Rs 17,335.3 crore to Rs 2,81,185.14 crore. 11,746.94 crore to Rs Bank, HUL, HDFC, Infosys, together Britain, Canada, to revive growth momentum, Rs 2,985.88 crore. Vijayakumar, chief investment 5,91,490.98 crore and that of The m-cap of RIL went 3,44,419.45 crore. ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, including rollback of enhanced Now, with the withdrawal of strategist at Geojit Financial ICICI Bank declined by Rs down by Rs 919.16 crore to Rs Hindustan Unilever Ltd ICICI Bank and SBI. and the United States. super-rich tax on foreign and the enhanced surcharge on Services. CAPSULE Investors, lenders don’t Assets under gold ETFs Glenmark recalls want tycoon Gautam jump to Rs 5,000 crore Thapar as CG Power chief PNS n NEW DELHI products from US l First 4 months of FY20 PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI Assets managed by gold exchange traded funds rose to Pharma major Glenmark is Investors and lenders of power Rs 5,079.22 crore in the first four recalling over 31,000 tubes of New measures by equipment maker CG Power months of the current fiscal, a anti-fungal Clotrimazole and govt to boost leather & Industrial Solutions Ltd period during which stock mar- Betamethasone Dipropionate want tycoon Gautam Thapar ket dropped 3 per cent as cream from the US market, as industry: CLE to be removed as chairman of investors turned to the yellow per a report by the American NEW DELHI: The measures the company after an investi- metal amid economic head- health regulator. The compa- announced by the government gation unearthed a multi- winds. Data from Morningstar ny's US-based arm is recalling to push economic growth will crore financial scam in the showed that assets under man- the lots. According to the lat- firm, sources privy to the agement (AUM) of gold ETFs est Enforcement Report by the According to the help attract investments and latest Enforcement boost exports of leather development said. (Exchange Traded Funds) have US Food and Drug sector, CLE said on Sunday. The company had in a reg- been rising since April this Administration (USFDA), Report by the USFDA, Council for Leather Exports ulatory filing on August 20 investors, at whose behest the year. In contrast, the 30-share Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Glenmark (CLE) Chairman P R Aqeel stated that an investigation probe was launched, now want Sensex has fallen 1,191.79 points Inc USA is recalling 31,224 Pharmaceuticals Inc Ahmed said the stimulus instituted by its board had Thapar and Neelkant to be or 3 per cent during the April- tubes of Clotrimazole and USA is recalling measures have come at the found major governance and removed from their posts to July period. The BSE's bench- adding that the global economy In this financial year, gold has Betamethasone Dipropionate 31,224 tubes of right time, as leather, leather financial lapses including enable a thorough cleanup of mark index suffered a massive has been facing headwinds in given spectacular returns to cream USP, 1 per cent/0.05 per Clotrimazole and products and footwear some assets being provided as the company affairs. drop of nearly 5 per cent in July the recent times, gold has once investors and has outperformed cent, 15 gram tubes, manu- Betamethasone industry is currently facing collateral and the money from An email sent to Thapar compared to the previous again found its safe haven stock markets handsomely, he factured by Glenmark the loans siphoned off by seeking his comments on the month. appeal. In April, gold ETFs added. Pharmaceuticals Ltd at its Dipropionate cream challenges in the global USP market. Exports from the "identified company person- scam and move by investors "For a long time, investors AUM stood at Rs 4,594.06 crore He also noted that gold Baddi facility in Himachal sector have declined by 4.90 nel, both current and past, remained unanswered. have stayed away from invest- and rose to Rs 4,606.69 crore in would continue to attract buy- Pradesh. The ongoing volun- per cent during April–June including certain non-execu- While the regulatory filing ing in gold ETFs/funds, as gold May. It further climbed to Rs ers as economic uncertainties tary class III recall is on 2019, primarily due to tive directors." Also, some lia- had not named anyone prices, after making a high 4,931.16 crore and Rs 5,079.22 prevail and fearful investors account of "Temperature "in which use of or exposure reduction in exports to bilities and advances to relat- involved in the scam, the around 2012, has retracted and crore in June and July, respec- shy away from financial assets. Abuse: complaints received to a violative product is not Europe, which is the major ed and unrelated parties had sources said the investigation remained range-bound since tively, as per the data. Regarding stock markets yet of liquidy texture," it added. likely to cause adverse health market, accounting for about been understated. had found strong links to the then. However, there has been V K Sharma, Head PCG & to give positive returns in the The recall is a nationwide consequences". 53 per cent of exports. While the board had on present management. a reversal in trend this year, with Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC current fiscal, Lakshmi Iyer, within the United States, the Lupin's arm, Lupin May 10 sent CEO and Though the company with gold prices again moving up," Securities said the US-China Chief Investment Officer (Debt) USFDA said. Clotrimazole Pharmaceuticals Inc, is also Managing Director K N 8,000-plus employees and Himanshu Srivastava, Senior trade war, plunging bond yields and Head Products at Kotak and Betamethasone recalling 39,216 bottles of Neelkant on leave pending an manufacturing units at 21 Research Analyst and Manager and fears of recession have Mutual Fund Company, said Dipropionate cream is used on Lisinopril and investigation into some "sus- locations worldwide has an Research, Morningstar attracted safe haven buying in there has been a global trend of the skin to treat fungal infec- Hydrochlorothiazide tablets pect, unauthorised and undis- excellent track record and a Investment Adviser India said. gold. risk aversion, which has meant tions of the feet, genitals, inner USP, 10 mg/12.5 mg, 100 closed" transaction, Thapar strong order book, the alleged While gold as an asset class Gold ETFs are passive invest- less money into risk asset class thighs and buttocks, arms and tablet bottle manufactured at has continued as the compa- irregularities had led to it acts as a hedge against inflation, ment instruments that are based like equities and money flow legs and other body parts. its Pithampur facility from ny Chairman. becoming over-leveraged, it is also a safe haven in times on price movements and invest- into safe haven asset class like As per USFDA, a class III the US market, the report The sources said some investors and lenders felt. of economic turmoil, he said, ments in physical gold. fixed income and gold. recall is initiated in a situation said. Nalco gets Dun & Bradstreet Award for excellence Insolvency proceedings begin against Today Homes Direct MF: Paytm Money expects BHUBANESWAR: Aluminium major NALCO has bagged the PNS n NEW DELHI The tribunal prove default" against the com- Dun and Bradstreet PSU award rejected the pany, the tribunal directed the 2019 for excellence in export The NCLT has initiated insol- erstwhile promoters, directors 50% increase market share submission of the performance. The award was vency proceedings against real estate firm and employees of Today NCR-based real estate firm Homes Noida to "provide every PNS n NEW DELHI expect it to go to 50 per cent presented in recognition of the that it has got four- stellar role played by Navaratna Today Homes Noida Ltd on a assistance and cooperation" to in next 5-6 months," Pravin NALCO among the public petition filed by a group of year extension IRP in managing the affairs of Digital investment platform Jadhav, whole-time director sector undertakings (PSUs) in homebuyers. from UP RERA to the company. Paytm Money expects its mar- at Paytm Money, said. He said the Indian economy as well as A two-member NCLT complete the The National Company Law ket share in direct mutual regular MF, in which com- in the wider socio-economic bench, headed by President project Tribunal (NCLT) also granted fund subscriptions to go up to mission is charged by the sell- development, a company Justice M M Kumar, has it protection from the lenders 50 per cent in six months er, accounts for 85 per cent of release said. Union Minister of appointed an interim resolu- by prohibiting them to recov- with a 'Switch' option that it total market share and direct Heavy Industries and Public tion professional (IRP) to take The tribunal rejected the realty law. er the amount for a certain plans to start in a fortnight, a to switch from regular MF to MF is around 15 per cent. Enterprises Arvind Sawant over the management of the submission of the real estate Today Homes Noida Ltd period. top company official said. direct MF, from banks, stock "We expect direct MF share presented the award at the company. firm that it has got four-year had contended that UP-RERA The tribunal order came Currently, its market share brokers, distributors and asset in the market to increase to 25 PSU Award ceremony held There are many companies extension from UP Real Estate has extended its timeline till over a batch of petitions filed stands at around 40 per cent of management companies to per cent in 2 years. In the direct over the weekend in New in Delhi-NCR which are facing Regulation Authority (RERA) June, 2021 to complete the by home buyers of the real total such subscriptions. Paytm Money. MF segment, Paytm Money Delhi. NALCO clocked export insolvency proceedings, to complete the project, saying Ridge Residency housing pro- estate firms, who are now a The company is planning to "Currently, we have 40 per contribution will reach around earnings of Rs 4,792.71 crore including Jaypee Infratech, that Insolvency and ject in sector 135, Noida. financial creditor of the com- start 'Paytm Switch' option for cent of total direct mutual 50 per cent in 5-6 months from in 2018-19. because of default to home Bankruptcy Code (IBC) over- Observing that there is pany following amendments in mutual funds (MFs) in 10-15 fund subscribed from our plat- 40 per cent at present," Jadhav buyers and bankers. rides provisions under the "overwhelming evidence to the IBC. days that will enable customers form. With Paytm Switch, we said.

RBI REINVENTS GREENSPEAK From ‘Panglossian countenance' to ‘floccinaucinihilipilification' PNS n MUMBAI ficulty," he remarked. The dic- ber of the MPC and is a profes- The Mint Road mavens, from RBI chief tionary meaning of 'Panglossian' sor of economics and planning Mother Dairy to Whether it is in employing one Shaktikanta Das to panel member Chetan is "a way of life characterised by at the Indian Statistical Institute launch Orange Barfi of the longest English words or Ghate, seem to be borrowing a leaf or two one of extreme optimism". The in the national capital. NAGPUR: This Ganesh recalling a character in French from the lexicon of legendary US Federal expression refers to Professor If we look at the central bank Chaturthi, Mother Dairy is set philosopher Voltaire's novel in Pangloss, a character in languages elsewhere, especially to launch Orange Barfi here, a order to cheer an otherwise Reserve chair Alan Greenspan, who was once 'Candide, ou l'Optimisme' or in the US, there is something local delicacy made using gloomy economic countenance, described as someone practicing the art of 'Candide: Optimism' — a satire called the Fedspeak aka orange pulp and milk sourced the RBI's messaging between ‘constructive ambiguity’ written by Voltaire in 1759. Greenspeak, which was full of from farmers, on a call given continuous rate cuts is leaving Earlier this month, the MPC indecipherable delphic dialects. by Union Minister Nitin central bank observers scurry- unanimously voted for a rate cut Those were usages that Alan Gadkari. "The sweet is ing for their dictionaries. The Oxford dictionary reams of academic papers on and with a 4:2 majority chose an Greenspan, one of the longest prepared with 25 per cent The Mint Road mavens, from defineseconomics and monetary poli- unconventional 35 basis points serving US Federal Reserve orange juice and milk. RBI chief Shaktikanta Das to ‘Floccinaucinihilipilification' as cy, on August 19 left the Mint — the first in the history of the chairmen, popularised and were Therefore, it will help orange panel member Chetan Ghate, an "action or habit of estimating Road watchers and bankers Reserve Bank, while the other even derided as "a turgid dialect growers as well as dairy seem to be borrowing a leaf or something as worthless". The scrambling for dictionaries to two voted for a 25 bps reduction. of English", a parallel to the farmers," Gadkari said in New two from the lexicon of leg- 29-letter word, one of the decipher his remarks at a bank- The central bank has slashed 'newspeak' language portrayed Delhi. The Road Transport & endary US Federal Reserve chair Shashi Tharoor's usages have tunately been subject to a fair longest, is based on four Latin ing summit in the financial rates four times in a row. in George Orwell's novel '1984'. Highways and MSME minister, Alan Greenspan, who was once been lessons in vocabulary and degree of floccinaucinihilipilifi- terms that mean "at little value" capital. Das invoked the French Maybe given the complex Greenspan was known for who is a MP from Nagpur, said described as someone practicing one of them found its way in ref- cation. Notwithstanding this, — flocci, nauci, nihili and pili. philosopher and novelist way the Street and the real making wordy, vague, and the dairy brand would launch the art of "constructive ambi- erence to the growth forecast by growth is likely to pick up," he Governor Das, a history grad- Voltaire in a speech on the economy have been behaving, ambiguous statements and the the 'Orange Burfi' on Ganesh guity". Monetary Policy Committee said during the previous three- uate and unlike his immediate economy. "I am not saying we policy wonks are trying to deci- strategy was used to prevent the Chaturthi. Closer home, Parliamentarian member Ghate. "The estimates day MPC meet, as per the min- predecessors Urjit Patel and maintain a Panglossian counte- pher more meaning into the cri- financial markets from overre- and erudite speaker-writer of economic growth have unfor- utes released on August 21. Raghuram Rajan who have nance and smile away every dif- sis. Ghate is an external mem- acting to his remarks. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Monday August 26, 2019

On an otherwise dull and cloudy Sunday morning, 25k people took to the streets to take part in the Airtel marathon. The runners had an exhilarating time as they had scores of citizens and musicians to goad them on 9TH EDITION OF AIRTEL MARATHON TEEMS WITH 25K RUNNERS

arathons have lined the entire route. Anjani Kumar, IPS, become an integral Athletes received their prizes Commissioner of Police, part of weekends for at GMC Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad and 4,516 runners many in the city. Gachibowli from Mr Abhijeet took part in the Half Marathon M And this Sunday Madnurkar, race director, Mr flagged off by Shri M Dana was no less as people Avneet Singh Puri, CEO, Bharti Kishore, IAS, GHMC came out in large numbers to Airtel Andhra Pradesh & Commissioner at People’s Plaza. cheer over 25,000 runners par- Telangana and Mr Murali The 10K run saw 8,292 runners ticipating in the 9th edition of Nannapaneni, President, and was flagged off in the pres- the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon. Hyderabad Runners Society. ence of dignitaries from the gov- Over 12 music bands kept the A total of 1,235 runners par- ernment, corporate houses and runners in high spirits while ticipated in the Full Marathon the organising team from sports enthusiasts and citizens which was flagged off by Shri Hyderabad Runners Society.

r 9,181 RUNNERS REGISTERED IN 5K FUN RUN r 8,292 TOOK PART IN 10K RUN r 4,516 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN HALF MARATHON AND 1,235 IN FULL MARATHON r MORE THAN 1,200 RUNNERS PARTICIPATED FOR CHARITIES r OVER RS 30 LAKH RAISED BY 150 PARTICIPANTS RUNNING FOR 50 CHARITY ORGANISATIONS AND NGOS r 250 PARAMEDICS | 21 MEDICAL STATIONS | 5 FULLY-EQUIPPED AMBULANCES WERE DEPLOYED AT THE SITE FROM CARE HOSPITALS ‘Producers were not casting me because I am sheer bad luck' aapsee Pannu, who is Times quoted her as saying. Taapsee are still her support system. now one of the most further said that she was extremely “Everything has a good and a bad critically acclaimed discouraged by people, who had rig- side (to it), but I only saw the bad side Bollywood actresses, orously cautioned her about casting being portrayed very gloriously, every- T was once shunned away couch and other negative aspects of where. When I entered the film indus- from South industry as the industry. However, she remained try, there were experiences that weren’t she was considered to be “bad luck”. focussed, and achieved heights with- great but I had some people who were Currently basking in the success of out compromising on her morals. genuine, and they’re still with me on Mission Mangal, Taapsee did not have “When you’re not from a film back- my journey,” the actress said. a smooth journey initially. The actress ground, and work to carve a niche, After the success of multi-starrer shared a few incidents from the past people try and paint a different image Mission Mangal, Taapsee will next be that had almost ended her career in about the film industry. I was told, seen in films like Saand Ki Aankh and the industry. ‘Everyone will pounce upon you or Tadka. “The producers were not cast- take advantage of you’. And if you ing me because they thought my enter the industry, you’d have to bend five scenes and two songs in the backwards or do things against your film made a hell lot of differ- morals. It was a scary image for a girl ‘I WAS EXTREMELY Taapsee Pannu Taapsee ence to the film’s result who was sitting in Delhi having a mid- DISCOURAGED BY Sitara's YouTube entry because I’m sheer bad luck. dle-class life. Thankfully, the image That was really hurtful and didn’t turn out to be true and I didn’t PEOPLE, WHO HAD t seems like the two-star kids, ing games and doing some activities. With scary because it ques- compromise on my ethics, or bend Mahesh Babu’s daughter Sitara just two videos on air, their YouTube chan- tioned my credibility and rules to fit in,” she added. RIGOROUSLY CAUTIONED and Vamshi Paidipally’s daugh- nel has already crossed 25,000 subscrip- existence at a point. But The actress further asserted that ME ABOUT CASTING ter Aadya are making their tions with their debut video crossing three thank God, that part every industry has positive and neg- I mark on social media by start- lakh views until today. didn’t take over me and ative sides, but she is blessed to have COUCH AND OTHER ing their YouTube channel Actor Mahesh Babu, wishing their suc- I survived,” Hindusan some people from the industry who NEGATIVE ASPECTS’ Aadya&Sitara (A & S). The little duo post- cess, tweeted, “Some fun time for these lit- ed their debuted video ‘3 Marker tle girls!!! Enjoy ur YouTube stint Wishing Challenge’ in which they showcased play- you two all the very BEST (sic).” 12

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COMEDY MAJESTIC SUNDEEP SHARMA LIVE FURNITURE lSundeep Sharma is the "Brahman bro" of comedy. ocialites attended in This Bareilly guy has a typical Slarge numbers for a North Indian accent and furniture shop performs jokes with a desi launch in the city. Visitors flair. He is a storyteller and enjoyed watching the incorporates social, political latest material on display. and general issues in his comedy. His mimicry of famous national and international personalities only adds to his hilariousness. August 31 onwards, Oakwood Residence Kapil

RUCKUS NIGHT 3.0 l3-hour non-stop comedy trip where we assure you all would be tripping because of laughter. Stand-up comedy in India is moving out of its infancy and garnering major attention among the working professionals. Sightsavers' wishes to host a charity event "Ruckus Night 3.0" of which l Kulsum the entire funds raised shall be used in setting up vision centers across the nation equipped with quality eye care equipment made freely accessible to everyone who needs it. l Shivika September 7, 6 pm, Shilpakala Vedika

DRAMA PARK l Nishetha l A comedy play about three men in a park fighting for their place; there are three benches but not enough. The play touches upon that thing which is at a premium these days - space - Sneha literally and metaphorically. What starts of as l light-hearted banter evolves into a serious conflict about space, territory, and ownership. These become the main issues. August 31, TSIIC Park CHALAM’S ‘MAIDANAM’ l Maidanam, one of the most famous and most

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l Chalam's novels, dramatises his ideas on marriage, freedom and the moral issues involved in them. MUSICAL NIGHT Rajeswari, is a young, frustrated housewife. It all t was a great evening for starts with her thorough disillusionment with her socialites and music lovers who l Lithika tradition-bound, unfeeling, emotionally sterile Iattended the Monster Ultra lawyer-husband who is given to treating her as a White Nights by DJ Ankit Kocher piece of property, as one who fulfills his sexual at Farzi cafe over the weekend. Set and social needs. with the theme ‘glow in the dark September 7 onwards, Phoenix Arena mode', young music aficionados enjoyed the evening with delicious LIKE THE AIR I BREATHE food, booze along with a unique lArtist Bakula Nayak exhibits her paintings musical extravaganza. inspired by the beautiful epic love poem Ritusamharam and vintage ephemeras. Ongoing, until September 2, 6.30 pm, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills.

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Hyderabad Monday August 26, 2019 tollywood ADDALA's dry run ends as RAM okays script Although names like Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh and Sharwanand were rallied around for his next Kuchipudi Vari Veedhi, nothing concrete has emerged until now, writes NAGARAJ GOUD

ne colossal flop can derail a reputed director’s career and that is exactly what happened BUNNY's new BEAST to Sreekanth Addala after o Brahmotsavam. It’s been over lready an owner of there is only one thing on my made headlines for his pur- four years since his last film three high-end mind . Gratitude. #rangerover chase of new vanity van worth released and he is still waiting to get a nod from A SUVs, actor Allu #aabeast (sic).” almost Rs 3.5 crore. A techno- an A-lister to get going with his next project. Arjun has added For those who are late, this logical marvel, it was trans- Although names like Kamal Haasan, another beast to his is the brand new model of formed in a way that it looks Venkatesh and Sharwanand were rallied car collection. And he aptly Range Rover that Bunny, who like a home on the inside, around for his next, nothing concrete has titled it as ‘Beast’. The actor, has two films in the pipeline matching with the tastes of emerged until now. The Pioneer has learnt who shared an image of the besides the on-sets one Ala the actor. According to that Addala has managed to get a nod vehicle on his Twitter handle, Vaikunthapuramlo with sources, the renovation by a from Ram, who is currently basking in the wrote, “New Car in the Trivikram, has acquired for an Mumbai automotive designer success of iSmart Shankar, with the story- House. I named him BEAST. approx of Rs 2.3 crore. had costed him another line of Kuchipudi Vari Veedhi. Everytime I buy something... The actor has recently Rs 3.5 crore. A source close to the development shares, “Addala has met Ram’s uncle Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and pitched the story of Kuchipudi Vari Veedhi. The veteran who liked the script had suggested some changes and Addala agreed to them. Later, Ram heard the narra- tion and said he is interested. As things stand now, Ravi Kishore is likely to produce the film under Sravanthi Movies.” The source further adds that after the success of iSmart Shankar, POOJA HEGDE to Ram was looking at a mass entertainer to consolidate on his market further but we hear nothing caught his fancy. “He had to overlook Thadam remake and a script from Rahul Sankrityan, director of Taxiwala to continue with the winning streak. He believes Addala might star opposite Akhil? not be a commercial entertainer, but has elements to attract a large section of the audience, which is why he has was keen on doing it,” iven their reputation and experience, getting the the source concludes. nod of a happening actress alongside Akhil Akkineni for their next with Bommarillu g Bhasker, has turned out to be an arduous task for leading production house Geetha Arts. The as-yet-untitled film, a romantic comedy, has gone to sets sometime back without a heroine and it seems the mak- ers have finally convinced someone to be the film’s lead- ing face. Although names like Kiara Advani, Priyanka Arul and Rashmika Mandanna were considered, with whom the story was even narrated, they couldn’t be a part of the film over conflicting schedules. And if the word in the corri- dors of Tollywood is anything to go by, then producer Bunny Vaas has got the nod of Pooja Hedge and it seems he had to agree to pay a bomb for her participation. “The female lead part has equal importance to that of the male lead and Bhasker was on the lookout for a performer who is an A-lister as well. The sentiment was echoed by the pro- ducers and Akhil. And so, the casting rigmarole went on Office-bearers of and on,” notes a source. We tried reaching out to Vaas for a confirmation on the development but he didn’t get back Telangana film chamber to us till the time of going to press. — NG Ramakrishna Goud, AM Ratnam, Gururaj, R Ravindra Gupta and Ali Bhai were on Sunday elect- ed President, Chief Advisor, Vice-president and p Secretaries respectively for Telangana Film Chamber of Commerce (TSFCC). Speaking later, Goud said, he would strive hard to come up with lands for the construction of new building for the body and a cultural centre. He also noted that he would see that the workers of 24 crafts of filmmaking would get work on a regular basis. He said he would be meet- ing Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in this regard.

lose on the heels of green-lighting Shiva Digangana Kandukuri’s next with debutante Vaidehi c Chandrasekhar, Hippi girl Digangana Suryavanshi has signed another film. This ON A time it’s alongside a debutant Laksh and the film, a sus- pense thriller, will mark the directorial debut of Ramesh Kadumula. Production house Sri Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Films, which released films like ROLL Bichagadu and Tik Tik Tik in Telugu in the past, is bankrolling the film, which had its The actress muhurat over the weekend. A Shekar Chandra musical, the VETERANS boost untitled film features a bevy of will star noted faces like Ravi Prakash, Ravi Varma, Noel Sean and Chitram alongside Srinu in supporting roles. an anthology Meanwhile, the shooting of debutant Digangana’s film with Shiva will commence in US in Laksh October first week, with a month schedule fol- DRAMA in a lowed by an Indian outing of 10 days. suspense sther Anil who was seen as Venkatesh’s daughter in thriller Drishyam and Naina e Ganguly of Vangaveeti fame are headlining new director Teja Marni’s Johar, an anthology drama produced by Sandeep Marni under Dharma Surya Pictures banner. The likes of acclaimed faces Subhalekha Sudhakar, Easwari Rao and Rohini are playing other key roles in the film, which has completed its shooting for- malities. “The entire story will revolve around five lives with four stories and are affected by one strong deci- sion or a superior lie,” the team said about the film’s core. Shot in Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam and Varanasi, the film is being edited by Siddharth, who directed the damp squib Bhairava Geetha last year, while noted face Chaitanya Prasad penned the dialogues. 14

Hyderabad Monday August 26, 2019 celeb talks

ong the subject of rumor, butreports confirmed that theto exist Breaking just this Bad The New York Times will week, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, EMMA STONE Lmovie, officially titled debut on Netflix in October. The title comes from the vehicle Jesse used to escape in in the final minutes of the series finale. GOES ‘PUNK An official announcement from the streaming service is expected NYT reports the film will be released on to arrive today, but October 11. Written and directed by series creator Vince Gilligan, ROCK' FOR the film is described as follows, “In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in” CRUELLA order to forge some kind of future.” Emmy winner BreakingAaron Paul Bad will reprise his role for the film, calling it “a chapter of ctress Emma Stone will be bringing the story that he didn't realise he wanted. “And now that I have it, I'm so of one of Disney's greatest villains, Cruella de happy that it's there,” he added. Paul revealed that the idea first AVil, on the big screen with Cruella, and she came to him from Gilligan about two years ago as they were says it comes with a fresh approach and is very talking about the tenth anniversary of the series' premiere. “At the “punk rock”. Disney on Saturday shared a first look very end of the conversation he mentioned that he had an idea of of the actress as the iconic villain at the D23 Expo where to take it from here, and he wanted to hear my thoughts here. Stone could not attend the event, but shared Breaking Bad universe information about the project through a video on it. I quickly told Vince that I would follow him into a fire.”NYT It's unclear what other characters from the message, in which a dalmatian also made an will appear in the series, though one photo included in the appearance. “Since you're such huge Disney fans, write up on the story features recurring character Skinny Pete, we wanted to let you know a bit about the story,” now with a full head of hair. Stone said, adding, “1970's set in London, it's The Emmy Award-winning series aired on AMC before seasons punk rock”. In the first look of the live-action were later made available on Netflix. Vince Gilligan credited the project, Stone as Cruella is seen with short streamer for its contribution to the show's success in his 2013 permed hair with de Vil's signature black Emmy acceptance speech, sayingBreaking that he thinks Bad ended Netflix its helped and white colour-blocked hairstyle. She is keep the show on the air. AMC's wearing a black leather checkered jacket, critically acclaimed five-season run with a finale that brought in a and is holding onto three leashes attached series record 10.3 million viewers. It was followed by the to three dalmatians. Her henchmen Jasper prequel series Better Call Saul, focusedsmall-time on Bob Odenkirk's lawyer Jimmy and Horace (essayed by Joel Fry and Paul McGill, which just got Walter Hauser) are in the background. A renewed for a non-Dalmatian puppy can also be spotted fifth season. in the back. The film also stars Emma Thompson. BREAKING BAD MOVIE Cruella first appeared in 1961's animated feature 101 Dalmatians, in which she TO DEBUT ON kidnaps dalmatian puppies with an aim to use their fur to make coats. The character was voiced by Betty Lou Gerson in the animated version. Glenn Close played the NETFLIX IN OCTOBER villain in a 1996 live-action reboot and its 2000 sequel, 102 Dalmatians. Disney's Cruella will delve into the backstory Cruella, and try to find an answer to the EVELYN SHARMA question — “How did IN AWE OF BAHUBALI STAR she get this way?” Directed by Craig MUMBAI: Actress Evelyn Sharma said she is a huge fan Gillespie, Cruella of Bahubali and that she got too excited when she was is slated to offered a role in Prabhas-starrer Saaho. release in “Being a huge fan of Bahubali', you can imagine 2021. how excited I was to work with Prabhas. When I got the call from Sujeeth asking me to join Saaho to play the role of Jennifer, there was only one answer: yes,” Evelyn wrote on Instagram. Along with it, she posted a photograph in which she can be seen sharing smiles with Prabhas. Saaho, a Sujeeth directorial, is scheduled to release in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil on August 30. It also features Shraddha Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh. KIT HARINGTON BOARDS ‘THE ETERNALS', GEMMA CHAN ALSO JOINS FILM

arvel Studios president KevinThe Eternals Feige has movie. announced Harington that actoris the Kitsecond Harington star from has boardedHBO's the star-studded cast of who is set to make his Marvel Cinematic Game of Thrones, Mepic fantasy show, Universe (MCU) debut after fellow-actor Richard Madden joined the film's team earlier this year. Madden is leading the cast which also boast the names of Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, and Barry Keoghan. “We have assembled a giant cast for you.... We pull back the cosmic curtains on MCU in ways that you can'tThe Eternalsimagine,” is Feige set millions said at theof years D23 Expoago when here. theCreated by Jack Kirby in 1976, the story of cosmic beings known as the Celestials genetically experimented on humans to create super- powered individuals known as the Eternals along with the villainous Deviants. About Harington's character, Feige said he is playing “non-Eternal” Dane Whitman, who goes by the name of Black Knight in the comics. Though Harington was not present at the event, the rest of the cast joined Feige on the stage, standing in front of concept art sketches of their respective characters. Madden has been confirmed to portray the film's lead, the all-powerful Ikaris, while Jolie will essay the role of fierce warrior Thena. Hayek will be playing the wise and spiritual leader Ajak. Ridloff makes her debut as the first deaf hero in the MCU. She will portray the super-fast Makkari. Nanjiani will star as cosmic-powered Kingo. Henry has been cast as intelligent inventor Phastos; McHugh as the eternally young, star Gemma Chan is set to start her old-soul Sprite; Keoghan asCaptain aloof loner Marvel Druig; and Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh. Feige also confirmed that The Eternals. The actor will portray the role of second innings in the MCU with humankind-loving Sersi. is scheduled to Critically-acclaimed filmmaker Chloe Zhao isThe attached Eternals to direct the movie from a script by Matthew and Ryan Firpo. release on November 6, 2020. SONG THERAPY SOUND OF MUSIC, VISION OF STARS ollywood heartthrob fame also features in the over four-minute Kiara Advani strategically came before the singer Payal Dev's Ishqa. well as the face of their project. Alia Bhatt is currently video that is more like a movie oozing love release of their film, Kabir Singh, ideally to Asked what made her take up a non-film “It's good to see the importance being given rocking the internet and betrayal. whet fan curiosity about the actor's first-time song, she told IANS, “In today's time when to non-film songs. It would have been better and the music When busy new-age stars as Alia and Vicky pairing with the budding actress. digital platforms are grabbing so much had those non-film songs' videos featured Bchannels with her take out time to foray the non-film music But mostly it is about catching instant public limelight, I don't think it matters if you do a singers instead of actors. There are songs in scorching appearance in the video territory, it signals a trend. It has been attention, as Nora Fatehi of Pachtaoge, who non-film song or a film song. Good content films for actors, so they get to showcase music video of the single titled happening for a while now, with a few other has carved a niche as a dancer lately, would sells on whichever platform you may show it. their skills there. Non-film songs, on the Prada. The peppy number is GenNow stars going the music video way. tell you. Payal Dev's voice is wonderful — it's classy, other hand, give facial recognition to sung by The Doorbeen, of Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor did it a “This year the audience gets to slowly see husky and has a folk-peppy feel which has composers like us,” popular composer Lamberghini fame, with while back for Yo Yo Honey Singh's Dheere my acting abilities with projects such as made the song sound so amazing. Combine Tanishk Bagchi said. newcomer Shreya Sharma. dheere se meri zindagi mein aana. Tiger Batla House and the forthcoming Street it with Mudassar's choreography and Raj “If you look at previous songs like Silk Alia's presence has done Shroff has done it more than once. He was Dancer 3D! I've been waiting for such Ashu's beats and we definitely have a Route's Dooba dooba or Lucky Ali's O wonders for the song as seen with Disha Patani in the Befikra opportunities to come my way as I've always winner.” sanam, the singers had featured in the well as its singers. It video, filmed on the song sung by Meet wanted to be an actress. With a project like Of course, filming a song on a star naturally videos, too. Those songs were big hits. I pitches the two-member Bros, Aditi Singh Sharma and Natalie Di Pachtaoge, I got to purely showcase my means there is a chance that the singer — hope that phase returns,” added Tanishk, band, The Doorbeen, as Luccio. Tiger also filmed Arijit Singh's non- acting skills to another level,” said Nora. the real artiste of the creation — will get who along with actress-singer Zara Khan well as their co-singer film hit Chal wahaan jaate hain with Kriti The new generation of stars getting into sidelined. Ever since Prada released, for recently released a single, Khud se zyada, Shreya, to a league Sanon. Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani did a music videos, however, are merely instance, most of the talk about the song has featuring them. where their names will peppy dance number to Yo Yo Honey Singh's following the footsteps of older actors. been around Alia's presence. Yes, there are films for actors but Neetu now draw automatic non-film recreation of Urvashi. Taapsee Before bursting onto the Bollywood scene, The song's budding singer Shreya Sharma, thinks it is a fantastic opportunity for them to recall. If their earlier Pannu and Saqib Saleem featured in Tum ho John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor and Bipasha asked if this made her feel a little left out, be able to feature in music videos. hit Lamberghini toh, Amaal Mallik's song featuring Shaan. Basu showed their acting skills in pop music points at the fact that star power is “They take their own path nowadays and are made The Doorbeen There are more instances. videos. This was in the nineties. Amitabh important, adding that Alia's lip-synching to loved by audiences. There are so many non- a household name Why do stars of the big screen get into the Bachchan was at the peak of popularity her voice is more than enough. filmy songs which are huge hits, have among music buffs, world of music videos, which gives them when he appeared in Adnan Sami's music Lamberghini was a huge success and it crossed millions of views, and have changed Alia's presence in their footage of a mere few minutes? The reasons video Kabhi nahi in 2002. Sami was a made sense to stick with the same theme. an actor's life,” she said. new music video underlines the fact that the could be varied for different stars. For Hrithik, trendsetter of sorts in the early 2000s, Also, the song is doing really well and Alia “Music and dance are essential in our industry is now taking them seriously. a hit video during a phase of hiatus between casting stars like Govinda and Rani Mukerji Bhatt has performed on my vocals. I don't country and along with films, it gives us This year's National Award-winning actor releases let the actor stay in the limelight. in his song videos. think I could have asked for anything more, actors a chance to do different things. It Vicky Kaushal has also taken the “non-filmy” Tiger Shroff's videos mostly happened in his If top stars are at it, lesser celebrities will Shreya told IANS. helps us grow in different ways, explore path. In singer Arijit Singh's new single, early years — they were a good supplement naturally do it, too. Earlier this month, the While some singers might be open to having ourselves as dancers and emote on Pachtaoge, Vicky plays a passionate man, to his early releases, to endear him to a Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! actress Neetu a Bollywood face fronting their song's video, someone's singing,” added Neetu. who is madly in love. Nora Fatehi of Dilbar larger fan base. Shahid Kapoor's video with Chandra added oomph to the music video of there are others who wish to be the voice as — IANS HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 sport 15

SINGLES IND BLUE CONCEDE LEAD TO INDIA RED Bengaluru: Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne made an unbeaten 121 but could not prevent India Blue from conceding a 30-run lead to India Red on the third day of Stokes keeps Ashes alive the Duleep Trophy match here on Sunday. After bowling out India Blue for 255 in 83.2 overs, India Red (285 in 1st innings) extended the advantage by moving to 93 for Ben’s historic innings help hosts chase 359 with 1 wicket remaining to beat Aus in Headingley Test 2 at stumps, a lead of 123 runs. At stumps, Nair was batting on 43 (55 balls, 7 fours) while Kalsi was on 21 (34 balls, 3X4), looking to be a lot more positive than in his first-innings ton. India Red hit back after a wicketless first session with right-arm paceman Avesh Khan (4 for 58) and left-arm medium-pacer Jaydev Unadkat (3 for 52) and Vidarbha spinner Akshay Wakhare (3 for 32) helping the team pull things back. WAQAR APPLIES FOR BOWLING COACH JOB Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis has applied for the bowling coach role with the national team as he is not mentally prepared to take charge as head coach for the third time. Waqar, 47, who has twice worked as head coach of the Pakistan team in 2010 and in 2014-2016, applied for the bowling coach position with the PCB's application deadline ending on Sunday. "I have applied for the position of bowling coach because I think I can contribute a lot in this area. Frankly speaking, I am not averse to being the head coach but this time, to be honest, I am not mentally prepared for it," Waqar said from Australia. "Would prefer to work in the bowing department if the board shows faith in me," he said. HURKACZ BEAT PAIRE, WIN 1ST ATP TITLE Los Angeles: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz upset top seed Benoit Paire in three sets at the Winston-Salem ATP tournament to clinch his first career title. The towering 22-year-old became the first Polish player to win a tour singles event since Wojtek Fibak lifted the WCT Chicago crown in 1982, winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Hurkacz recorded five service breaks en route to victory in 2hr 9min against “I have no sister but if I did I’d the 30-year-old Frenchman. Hurkacz is the 14th player to want her to marry Ben Stokes.” become a first-time tournament winner on the ATP Tour Smith set for tour match return — GRAEME SWANN in 2019. Saturday's win completed an impressive week AFP n LONDON for Hurkacz, who knocked off 16th seed Feliciano Lopez, “ARISE SIR BEN STOKES.” 10th seed Frances Tiafoe and second seed Denis teve Smith is set to make his —ENGLAND’S BARMY ARMY Shapovalov en route to his maiden title. Sreturn to action in a tour match SUPPORTERS GROUP. against Derbyshire after the Australia WERNER EXTENDS LEIPZIG CONTRACT star batted against bowlers for the first “I’ve seen some remarkable cricket Munich: Bayern Munich transfer target Timo Werner time on Sunday since being con- moments in my life but that is the best has signed a four-year contract extension at RB Leipzig, cussed. I've seen in over 50 years. @benstokes38 the Bundesliga club confirmed on Sunday. The He is expected to return to action saved the Ashes and gave a magical announcement, which was made just before Leipzig's in a three-day tour match at Derby inspirational innings. Even better than his first home game of the season against Eintracht starting Thursday with a view to being World Cup performance.” Frankfurt, ends speculation that Bayern would sign available for selection for the fourth —GEOFFREY BOYCOTT Werner on a free transfer in 2020. "I am happy to have Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, that extended my contract. It was a long process, but I begins on September 4. “Hi, my name is Ben, Ben Stokes!” wanted to be completely sure that I could make the next “Steve Smith batted against — KEVIN PIETERSEN. steps in my development at this club," said Werner. The bowlers for the first time today 23-year-old striker had previously held firm against all (Sunday),” said an Australia team “That was special from Ben Stokes. new contract offers, and openly hinted at his interest in a spokesman. Single handedly winning the test match. move to Munich last season. “The session lasted 25 minutes. Great viewing.” He also did some high intensity run- —VIRENDER SEHWAG DABANG DELHI BEAT UP YODDHA AFP n HEADINGLEY (LEEDS) improbable than England’s celebrated ning.” New Delhi: Naveen Kumar was once again the star for 1981 Ashes Test success at Headingley The spokesman added: “He will “One of the best innings of test match home side Dabang Delhi as they beat UP Yoddha 36-27 en Stokes was the hero yet again as when they won after following-on. continue to be assessed but is expect- cricket you will see, well played in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Sunday. The 19- his incredible unbeaten century This was only the fourth time a team ed to play in the tour match at dal in South Africa. @benstokes38. What a game, what a test year-old raider picked up a Super 10 (16 points) for the Bsaw England to a thrilling one- had made more than 300 to win in the Derby.” He made 144 and 142 in match.#ashesaliveandkicking. Both teams seventh consecutive time this season as Dabang secured wicket win in the third Ashes Test at fourth innings of a Test at Headingley. Smith has made a spectacular Australia’s 251-run win in the first so close together. Go the Aussies for the an important victory to keep their record of 100 per cent Headingley on Sunday. “It was a very special feeling. Stokesy return to Test cricket in what is the Test at Edgbaston and 92 at Lord’s, next test.” win at home intact and push them to the top of the England — all out for a woeful 67 in was unbelievable. It was like nothing I’ve former Australia captain’s first series having retired hurt on 80 when —DARREN LEHMANN Season 7 points table. Meraj Sheykh got a place in the their first innings — were 286-9, still ever seen before. And the crowd was since he completed a 12-month ban struck on his unprotected neck by starting seven for Dabang Delhi after his influential needing 73 more runs to reach a victo- insane,” admitted Leach. for his role in a ball-tampering scan- Archer. “The greatest ever innings by an cameo in their win against Bengaluru Bulls in the ry target of 359 when bespectacled No Australia captain Tim Paine said: “It’s Englishman.” previous outing while there was no Rishank Devadiga in 11 Jack Leach walked out to bat to join hard to take, losing that from that posi- —ALASTAIR COOK the seven for UP Yoddha who went in with Monu Goyat Stokes at the crease. tion but you tip your hat sometimes. Stokes then hoisted the next two balls drive Lyon for a six that just cleared as their chief raider. Elsewhere, Rohit Kumar's Leach, however, held firm with “Ben Stokes played an unbelievable for six. Marnus Labuschagne at long-on and “You cannot do that Ben Stokes .....” impressive show helped defending champions World Cup final winning batting star innings and in the end he was too good He rode his luck when a sliced two England needed two to win. —NASSER HUSSAIN. Bengaluru Bulls beat league toppers Jaipur Pink Stokes’ astonishing 135 not out seeing for us.” off Cummins was dropped by a diving A colossal mix-up between Stokes Panthers 41-30. England complete their highest success- As Leach looked on, all-rounder Marcus Harris at third man. and Leach should have seen the No 11 “Wow, just Wow. The Ashes is something else. England and Australia INDIA FINISHES WITH 12 MEDALS ful fourth innings chase as they squared Stokes went into one-day mode by dri- Stokes, however, commandingly run out but Lyon fumbled the return. Basel: the five-match series at 1-1. ving off-spinner Lyon for two straight pulled and drove Cummins's next two Lyon then had an lbw appeal against keeping test cricket alive. The rest of the India's Pramod Bhagat made a strong comeback “There’s nothing like being out there sixes and then produced a stunning balls for for four to leave England just Stokes turned down by umpire Joel world MUST come to the party now...” to defeat England's Daniel Bethell and clinch his third title in the end and getting your team over the reverse against him that sailed high over nine runs shy of victory. Wilson only for replays to suggest it —ALVIRO PETERSEN in the men's singles SL3 category at the BWF Para line. I didn’t get nervous till we needed deep point. would have been out. Badminton World Championships on Sunday. It was single figures, I didn’t know what to do Stokes’s extravagant scooped six off RUN-OUT CHANCE But Australia had used up all their a boundary to seal an astounding tri- world No 1 Bhagat's second Gold in this World then,” admitted Stokes. Cummins reduced the target to 40. But a single left Leach on strike with reviews. umph. Championships having won his men's doubles SL3-4 Australia, who would have retained Despite Australia captain Tim Paine two balls left in the over. England still needed two to win but The left-handed batsman faced 219 title on the penultimate day of the competitions. the Ashes had they won, missed a clear having scattered all his fielders to the The first of those sailed over Leach’s Leach, who made a career best 92 as balls in total, with 11 fours and eight sixes Interestingly in that match, he and his partner Manoj chance to run Leach out when Nathan boundary, Stokes pulled Josh Hazlewood head and the next saw Australia waste a nightwatchman in a recent Test win over in a superbly paced five-and-a-half hour Sarkar came from a game down to defeat compatriots Lyon failed to gather a throw and then for four to complete a remarkable 199 review for a ball that pitched outside leg Ireland, was on strike to Cummins. inninngs. Nitesh Kumar and Tarun Dhillon 14-21, 21-15, 21-16 in paid dearly for squandering a review. ball-century — his second in a row after stump. Leach though managed a single It seemed England’s chances had the final. Overall, India finished with 12 medals, including England now needed eight — or two that tied the scores as he got off the mark evaporated when they lost three wickets three Gold. Though the total number of medals is same All-rounder Stokes eventually played his 115 not out in the drawn second Test as in 2015 Worlds, but back then India had four Gold, fast bowler Pat Cummins for four to seal at Lord’s — featuring eight fours and five boundaries — as Stokes faced Leach. after 59 minutes at the crease. for just 16 runs after lunch to be reeling making it the best ever show. a famous victory arguably even more sixes. The third ball of the over saw Stokes And Stokes then cut Cummins for at 261-7. AGENCIES Rahane, Vihari take India ahead Watling, CDG put Kiwis on front PTI n NORTH SOUND to keep the scoreboard ticking. Holder now made it all-spin attack jinkya Rahane remained on course by introducing John Campbell from Ato score his first Test century in the other end. Holder ‘extremely disappointed’ two years while Hanuma Vihari hit a As soon as the new ball was avail- fluent fifty as India tightened their grip able, pacers Kemar Roach and over the West Indies in the series-open- Shannon Gabriel operated in tandem with Windies top-order failure er, here on Sunday. but before that West Indies part- Vihari (57) and Rahane (90) raised timers had bowled 41 overs in this PTI n NORTH SOUND chase down the total," he added. an unbeaten 100-run partnership for innings alone. Holder spoke after Virat Kohli (51) the fifth wicket after India lost skipper While Roach and Gabriel bowled ot standing up to a challenge has and Ajinkya Rahane (53) propelled Virat Kohli, taking India to 287 for four a few testing deliveries, it largely Nbecome a “common thing” for India to a commanding position with at lunch on the fourth day for an over- remained an untroubled stay for both West Indies’ top-order batsmen, their unbroken 104-run partnership all lead 362. Rahane and Vihari. lamented an “extremely disappointed” for the fourth wicket, extending the Rahane, who scored 81 in the first Opener Mayank Agarwal (16) was captain Jason Holder. visitors' overall lead to 260. innings, has not scored a Test hundred the first wicket to fall for India in the Holder expressed his disappoint- He lauded his pace attack, espe- since his 132 against Sri Lanka in second innings, trapped by Chase in ment after West Indies were bowled cially Kemar Roach, for his consisten- August 2017. the 14th over although TV replays out for 222 in reply to India's first- cy. For Vihari it's only his second Test showed the ball was innings total of 297 all out in their "Bowlers are doing an exception- fifty. missing the leg opening World Championship Test al job. India is scoring at two and a half Resuming at 185 for three, stump but the match. runs per over, we are fighting very India lost Kohli (51) when batsman didn't "Extremely disappointed... It has hard. The body language has been AFP n COLOMBO partnership of 143 with Tom Dimuth Karunaratne, who his leading edge off go for review been a common thing for our batsmen right up there. We got early wickets Latham, who hit 154. strained a muscle of his left leg Roston Chase flew to ion Saturday. now. We have not been able to step up and they built a partnership in the first ontrasting half-centuries Off-spinner Dilruwan and will be unable to bat until John Campbell, who After as a top-order, the middle and lower innings. We just need to play smart Cfrom BJ Watling and Colin Perera broke the marathon the fall of the fifth wicket, and took the catch on Agarwal's depar- order have done an exceptional job," cricket in the remaining match. de Grandhomme helped New stand after trapping Latham leg wicketkeeper Niroshan second attempt. ture, KL Rahul (38) Holder said. "Kemar has been brilliant. We, as Zealand lead by 138 runs in before on a delivery that Dickwella. That ended and Chesteshwar "We are behind the eight ball a fast-bowling group, have done a their first innings against Sri pitched and hurried on to the Angelo Mathews is the the fourth- Pujara (25) added 43 because we did not bat well in the first good job. Kemar keeps you guessing, Lanka on day four of the rain- batsman’s pad. stand-in-captain and substitute wicket part- runs for the second innings," he said during a media con- there is never a situation in which he hit second Test on Sunday. Latham, who started the Dinesh Chandimal is keeping nership wicket to take India ference at the end of third day's play. gets predictable. It is a plus having Only 48 of the scheduled day on 111, registered his fifth wicket in the absence of between forward. "The boys are fighting, the effort Kemar in this side. He makes some- 98 overs were possible as New 150-plus score in Tests. His Dickwella, who sustained a cut Kohli and Rahul, however, was exceptional, we have been in the thing happen with the ball. Zealand reached 382 for five at career-best 264 not out also on the little finger of his left- Rahane that gave away his wicket, match with the bowling effort. We kept "Yes, Ishant got five wickets in the stumps. The tourists resumed came against Sri Lanka in hand on day three. yielded 106 bowled by Chase. He toiling away, it is not a surface on first innings, but in my opinion, the day on 196-4. The first ses- Wellington last year. The Kane Williamson-led runs for went across which you can bowl out a side cheap- Kemar has been the standout bowler sion was washed out by rain No 7 De Grandhomme New Zealand will be looking India. his ly. We hope to restrict India and then in this match," he added. and a wet outfield at Colombo’s attacked hitting the home to bat only once and then let The other stumps P Sara Oval. bowlers around the ground, their pace duo of Tim Southee overnight bats- while going De Grandhomme scored smashing five fours and five and Trent Boult have a crack man Rahane was for a sweep, nect the ball. innings in reply to 297 with Ishant 83 in an unbeaten 113-run sixes. at the Sri Lankan batsmen in joined by only to expose all An over later, Roach went through Sharma returning with best figures of stand for the sixth wicket with Watling, who started the a bid to square the series. Vihari, who the three stumps Pujara's defence to reduce India to 81 5 for 43. Besides Ishant, Mohammed Watling, who finished the day day on 25, played a patient Play will get under way at easily worked and the West Indian for three. Shami (2/48) and left-arm spinner on 81. knock during his 208-ball stay. 9:45 am (0415 GMT) today, the ball spinner stuck as the Before that, India bowled out West Ravindra Jadeja (2/64) scalped two Watling also played the Sri Lanka were without the final day of the match, around in gaps batsman failed to con- Indies for 222 in 74.2 overs in their first wickets a piece. supporting role in an earlier captain and opening batsman weather permitting. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2019 sport 16

Haryana Steelers Champion for the ages will continue to Sindhu says ‘No words to express happiness, have waited Gold for so long’ build momentum PTI n BASEL “Amazing performance! Congratulations very season of the Pro Kabaddi League is a roller wo-time Silver medallist P V on becoming the 1st ever to win the Ecoaster ride and this season has not been any dif- Sindhu was left speechless after BWF World Championships! You have ferent for the Haryana Steelers. It has been an hon- Ther agonising wait for the elusive made India proud, yet again,” our for me to lead an inspiring bunch of players on Gold finally ended with a maiden —SACHIN TENDULKAR the mat throughout the season so far. We were in World Championship title here on major trouble when we lost three matches in a row Sunday. “PV Sindhu creates history by at the start of the tournament, but the way the side Sindhu became the first Indian to becoming the first-ever Indian to claim has fought back has been incredible. Grit and deter- win World Championships Gold by gold in BWF World Badminton mination is far more important than talent in sport thrashing familiar rival Nozomi Championships! India is proud of and the players in the Okuhara of Japan 21-7, 21-7 in one of @Pvsindhu1. My hearty Haryana team have shown the most lop-sided finals ever. congratulations! Govt will continue to their mettle in this competi- Two years after being robbed of the provide best support & facilities to tion. It was magnificent to produce champions,” Gold by Okuhara in an epic 110-minute —KIREN RIJIJU defeat Patna Pirates, final that went down as one of the great- Bengaluru Bulls and UP est battles in badminton history, Sindhu “Congratulations to @Pvsindhu1 for the Yoddha in consecutive finally exorcised the ghost of that first ever world championships gold matches. The side gained a lot heart-wrenching loss with a dominat- medal from India.” of confidence after triumph- ing win over the same opponent. —SAINA NEHWAL ing in tough contests. “I am really very happy. I have wait- After performing well in ed for this victory and finally I have “What a champion you are girl the first match against Puneri become a world champion,” Sindhu told @Pvsindhu1 congratulations.. Enjoy the Paltan, we couldn’t play to our reporters. moment,” Dharmaraj Cheralatha potential in the next three “I have no words to —SANIA MIRZA matches. And then we express, because I have changed our strategy. Our fortunes changed from been waiting for so long. “Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for thereon. We had issues in our defense unit. The coach- Last time, it was Silver, winning the BWF World Championship. es and the team management thought about which before that it was Silver This is a proud moment for the entire player will be most suitable in which position. and finally I am a world country. Your magic on the court, Thereafter, we had our strategies in place for the raiders champion so I am really really happy. hardwork and perseverance enthralls of the opposition team. The better the defense does, I have been expecting this for a very and inspires millions. Best wishes the better the team will perform. long time. So I got it finally and I want World Champion for all your future Haryana’s raider Vikash Kandola has been a big to enjoy it, feel it.” battles.” boost for the team. We missed him terribly in the first It was Sindhu’s fifth World —RAM NATH KOVIND three matches. The team’s spirits were uplifted after Championships medal — most by a his return. He has been in tremendous form and he female singles player alongside former “Congratulations, Sindhu, on becoming will continue to contribute to the side’s victories in the Olympic and world champion Zhang the first Indian to win the gold medal at upcoming matches. Vikash has been our top raider Ning of China — to go with the two the BWF World Championships. (You) with 58 points in 6 matches. successive Silvers and a couple of dominated right from the start and Along with Vikash, it has been brilliant to see the finished like a true champion.” Bronze medals. —Y S JAGAN MOHAN REDDY way our youngsters and especially Vinay (raider) per- Sindhu has also won an Olympic form in this season. The 19-year-old Sunil has also Silver in 2016 Rio Games, a Silver at “The stupendously talented made vital contributions for the team in the defense Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, an @Pvsindhu1 makes India proud again! set-up. Asian Games Silver at Jakarta and the Congratulations to her for winning the However, the Haryana Steelers’ main advantage BWF World Tour Finals last year. Gold at the BWF World Championships. this season has been our coach Rakesh Kumar. Our Sindhu credited her coaches for the The passion and dedication with which coach is also young, who was playing until last year. performance and dedicated the win to she's pursued badminton is inspiring. He has a good knowledge about how much a certain her mother P Vijaya. PV Sindhu's success will inspire player should practice and how far to push a certain “A lot of credit to my coaches, Gopi generations of players,” athlete. He decides the amount of practice for each Sir and Kim (Ji Hyun) and also to my —NARENDRA MODI player. Rakesh knows what is best for each athlete to parents, my support staff and sponsors perform at his best. who believed in me,” she said. “BAI President @himantabiswa The Haryana Steelers are in a good position in “I dedicate this win to my mom, its announces cash award of ` 20 lakh for the standings, but we have to keep believing in our- her birthday today. I thought I will gift World Champion @Pvsindhu1 and ` selves to win games. The most important aspect in a her something and finally I gift her this lakh for @saiprneeth92 for their historic league format is momentum. Therefore, once we win Gold medal. It is because of my parents performance at the a match, we should ensure that our performance does- #bwfworldchampionship2019.” that I am here today.” —BAI n't drop in the next game. Mistakes happened, but the As the Indian national anthem team is prepared to correct each of its mistakes and reverberated across the St Jakobshalle move forward in the tournament. The team dissects stadium here, Sindhu stood at the podi- she approached the finals like any other “Winning and losing is secondary lead and finished it off. “Sindhu played very speedy returns its performance after each game to play even better um with moist eyes. match and it took the pressure off her but for me just going to the court and “I was very confident even though and I couldn’t move fast enough. I in the upcoming matches. “It was really special when the flag as she could produce her best. giving my 100 percent is very impor- I was giving one or two points, then I couldn’t defend. It can happen in The team has put up a great performance in the went up and national anthem was play- “I think I just focused on my tant.” was getting those points back and final- sports, this time it didn’t work out,” said season so far. The management isn’t looking too far ing and I had goosebumps, I have no match and didn’t think it was a final. I Talking about the final, Sindhu ly I did it.” the World No 4 Japanese. ahead as yet. We are aiming to qualify for the knock- words to express because you play for just thought it was just another match said, “Usually the Japanese girls play a Crestfallen after the devastating “I have lost matches in other com- out stages at the moment and then we’ll think about your country and it is definitely a proud like I played the semifinals and quar- lot of rallies, so there were long rallies loss, Okuhara, the 2017 champion, said petitions so I know I will have to the semi-finals of the tournament. moment for me,” she said. terfinals. I just went in that way and and then I was dominating all of them she just couldn’t match up to the pace improve my physical and mental fitness (The writer is captain of Pro Kabaddi League The Olympic Silver medallist said gave my 100 percent. and from the starting I maintained the of Sindhu. to be prepared for next time.” side Haryana Steelers) Serena-Sharapova showdown seizes sportlight

AFP n NEW YORK erena Williams faces Maria Big 3 remain ones to beat SSharapova in a blockbuster first- round match today at the US AFP n NEW YORK Open, the feature showdown on the first day of the year’s final hile a host of young rivals hope to dis- Grand Slam tennis event. Wrupt the dominance of the “Big Eighth-ranked Williams, who Three” in men’s tennis, Novak Djokovic, lost to Naomi Osaka in last year’s Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer remain the US Open final and to Simona US Open favorites. Halep in last month’s Wimbledon The year’s final Grand Slam showdown final, is seeking her 24th career starts today on the Flushing Meadows hard- Grand Slam singles title to match courts with top-ranked Djokovic, 20-time Margaret Court’s all-time record. Grand Slam champion Federer and Spanish David Silva taps Sergio Aguero’s back after the forward scores his second goal AP The 37-year-old American superstar Nadal having combined to win the owns a 19-2 record against Russia’s past 11 Grand Slam titles. 87th-ranked Sharapova and has Federer, 38, doesn’t see a problem David Silva sparkles as beaten her 18 consecutive times with the dominance by the sport’s elder dating to 2005. statesmen, who together own 54 of the past That lopsided rivalry, howev- 65 Slam titles. Aguero double fires City er, has not prevented the matchup “I don’t think it’s a problem, per se,” AFP n LONDON start of the move with the mid- from being the talk of the tourna- Federer said. “Now that Novak, Rafa and me fielder finding Oleksandr ment since Thursday’s draw are healthy again, Andy (Murray) also slow- ergio Aguero bagged a brace Zinchenko on the left, allowing announcement. ly coming back again, has made it much Sand David Silva marked his the left-back to drill in the low “Of course I’m going to watch harder for young guys to come through. 400th appearance for cross that eventually led to it,” Osaka said. “I think everyone “They are definitely knocking on the Manchester City by playing a Aguero’s finish. in New York is going to watch it.” door big-time now. I think that’s very role in all three goals as the Silva’s contribution to the Williams owns a 3-1 record Serena vs Sharapova “This year I went to two quar- encouraging for those who want to see champions won 3-1 at second was even more eye- over Sharapova in Grand Slam Live from 4:30am IST ter-finals back to back and I feel somebody else win. I think also Novak’s ed over Federer and Djokovic both being Bournemouth on Sunday. catching, with his superbly matchups, having lost their first very confident about how I am domination, Rafa’s domination is also not in the opposite half of the draw. First half efforts from weighted ball picking out such meeting in 2004 at STAR SPORTS NETWORK right now.” normal for the game of tennis. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed Aguero and Raheem Sterling’s darting run Wimbledon, but this will mark the While it’s Osaka’s first time “I think there’s going to be chances a stellar US Open run-up with a win at Sterling ensured Pep into the box before the first time they have met in a US meet second-seeded French Open defending a Slam, she had her first moving forward, but it’s not surprising with Cincinnati and runner-up efforts at Guardiola’s side led at the England attacker struck Open. champion Ashleigh Barty of taste of defending a title this year the type of tennis they’ve been playing in Washington and Montreal. interval despite a stun- past keeper Aaron Williams last won a Australia in the quarter-finals. at Indian Wells. recent years.” Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem ning free-kick reply from Ramsdale. Grand Slam at the 2017 Barty, Osaka, Halep and Meanwhile, Halep, who has Third-seeded Federer also throws in a lost to Nadal in the Roland Garros final and Bournemouth’s Harry Then a positive Australian Open, Czech third seed Karolina crashed out of the US Open in the chance for Swiss compatriot Stan Wawrinka, will be a threat. Wilson. surge into the while pregnant. Pliskova, seeking her first first round the past two years, who like Britain’s injured Murray has won Germany’s sixth-ranked Alexander Argentina striker Bournemouth area Five-time Slam title, are among the enters with confidence after beat- three Slam crowns during the “Big Three” Zverev warns not to ignore other lower Aguero wrapped up caused confusion Grand Slam champi- foes trying to deny Williams ing Williams at Wimbledon. reign, but figures a familiar face will be lift- seeds such as Japan’s seventh-seeded Kei City’s second Premier among the home back- on Sharapova, 32, failed a drug test yet again in a quest she insists does- “It cannot be worse than the ing the US Open trophy. Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, League victory of the season line before Aguero pounced for at the 2016 Australian Open and n’t dominate her thoughts. last two years, to lose in the first “Yeah, it seems like the same guys are and Greece’s eighth-ranked Stefanos with his second goal of the the third. served a one-year ban. The 2006 She has not played since retir- round,” Halep said. “I’m really the favorites again this time around,” Tsitsipas. game after half-time. Those moments helped US Open winner last won a Slam ing from the WTA Toronto final good. I’m feeling healthy. I’m feel- Federer said. “It will be a surprise if anybody It was Silva, though, who City maintain control of a at the 2014 French Open. She has with back spasms, handing ing fresh. else won.” ANDERSON OUT was the architect of the win and game that could easily have reached the fourth round at the Canada’s Bianca Andreescu the “The pressure of doing some- Defending champion Djokovic, seek- Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin having already announced this slipped from their grasp had past two US Opens. title. thing special, it’s off. Now what ing a 17th career Grand Slam title, has won Anderson withdrew from the tournament will be his last season at the Eddie Howe’s side enjoyed bet- Other first-day matches in comes, comes as a bonus. I’m still four of the past five Slams, denied only by on Saturday due to a right knee injury. Etihad Stadium, this display ter fortune. Arthur Ashe Stadium send Swiss OSAKA VERY CONFIDENT working, I’m still motivated to win Nadal’s French Open win in June. The 32- The 33-year-old South African lost the only underlined how much he Aguero’s predatory finish- third seed Roger Federer against Osaka won last year’s final after titles. I’ve started to feel more and year-old Serbian says he has adjusted to the 2017 final at Flushing Meadows to Rafael will be missed. ing was the perfect tonic for India’s 190th-ranked Sumit Nagal, Williams was given a game penal- more that I’m capable to do that so extra pressure of defending over the years. Nadal and finished runner-up to Novak The Spanish midfielder City after Brazil striker Gabriel top-seeded defending champion ty by umpire Carlos Ramos, who my confidence is very high.” “It’s a paramount challenge to defend Djokovic last year at Wimbledon. remains an integral part of Jesus was withdrawn from the Novak Djokovic against Spain’s US Open officials have decided will Barty says “nothing has really a Grand Slam title,” he said. “These are the Anderson’s place in the draw will go to Guardiola’s team, with his con- squad with a hamstring prob- 76th-ranked Roberto Carballes not work on any match with changed for me” since her title at tournaments you want to win the most. This Italian lucky loser Paolo Lorenzi, the US tribution to City’s goals lem sustained in training. Baena and French Open champi- Serena or Venus Williams at this Roland Garros. is where you want to shine.” Tennis Association announced. demonstrating exactly why he City said Jesus will be back on Ashleigh Barty, the second year’s US Open. “I just come here to play and Nadal, 33, has made an impressive run World number 17 Anderson has not is so valued by his manager. to full fitness after next month’s seed from Australia, against 77th- This time, Osaka has had a do the best that I can,” Barty said. with titles at Rome, the French Open and played since his third-round exit at For the 15th minute open- international break, meaning ranked Zarina Diyas of better run-up to the Open despite “I’m focused on my first round on Montreal and a Wimbledon semi-final loss Wimbledon last month. Injury ruled him ing goal, it was Silva who oper- he should miss only next week- Kazakhstan. a first-round Wimbledon crash Monday and that’s all I’m worried to Federer. out of the recent hardcourt events at ated as the fulcrum towards the end’s clash with Brighton. Eighth-seeded Williams could out. about for the moment.” But the second-ranked isn’t too excit- Washington, Montreal and Cincinnati.