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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I THURSDAY I 6 FEBRUARY 2020 WEATHER WORLD 9 TABLOID O SPORTS 15 Max: 32.7 C | | Min: 19.8OC RH: 38% Trump bids Taylor ton crushes Hyderabad ranks Rain: Nil for reelection India in first ODI fourth in fitness Forecast: Partly cloudy sky. Misty morning. deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Max/Min temp. 32/20ºC Vol. 83 No. 36 Established 1938 | 40 PAGES | `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Ram Lalla back in Vikari; Dakshinayana Convicts get 7 days to seek relief Tithi: Magha Shuddha Dwadasi till 8.17 pm Star: Arudra till 1.16 am (Friday) HC says all convicts in Nirbhaya case should hang together Varjyam: 10.05 am to 11.39 am focus before polls Durmuhurtam: 10.37 am to PARMOD KUMAR | DC (26), Akshay Kumar (31) essary steps after the Sup- Akshay to file a review 11.22 am; 3.09 pm to 3.54 pm NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 and Mukesh (32) — have to reme Court had upheld the petition on December 9, Rahukalam: 1 pm to 3 pm be executed together, the death sentence of the four 2019 challenging the Supr- HIJRI CALENDAR The Centre and the Delhi High Court directed the convicts in May 2017. eme Court verdict uphold- Modi announces trust board for Ram temple, Jumada al-Awwal 11,1441 AH government on Wednes- convicts to exhaust all In apparent contrast to ing his death penalty. His day moved the Supreme their legal remedies in the urgency shown by the review plea was dismissed PRAYERS Sunni Wakf Board gets land on the outskirts Court challenging the seven days, after which Centre and the Delhi gov- by the Supreme Court on Fajar: 5.45 am Delhi High Court order the authorities should act ernment now in carrying December 18.” VINEETA PANDEY | DC been assigned about 25 km Zohar: 12.40 pm holding that all four death according to the law. out the sentence, Justice Pointing to the brutality NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 Aayee Aayee from the Ayodhya temple Asar: 4.37 pm row convicts in the Nirbh- Both the Centre and the Suresh Kumar Kait said in of the crime and the delay- (Come come).. complex and even outside Maghrib: 6.19 pm aya gang-rape and murder Delhi government moved his order: “I have no hesi- ing tactics used by them to The Centre on Wednesday Let us all the town, but within the Isha: 7.28 pm case will be executed the Delhi HC after a trial tation in saying that after postpone execution of the announced the setting up support construction Ayodhya district. The SUNSET TODAY 6.30 PM together and not individu- court stayed the execution the dismissal of the SLP death sentence, the High of a 15-member trust to of a grand Ram land is in village Dhani- ally. Both the governme- of the death sentences fol- (special leave petition) by Court added referred to oversee the construction Temple in Ayodhya. pur in Ayodhya, on the SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.46 AM nts, however, challenged lowing the mercy petition the Supreme Court in May the “horrible, dreadful, of a “grand and magnifi- Lucknow highway, arou- MOONRISE TODAY 3.18 PM the order in the Supreme filed by one of the four con- 2017, nobody took steps for cruel, abominable, ghast- cent” Ram temple in Narendra Modi, nd 18 km from the district MOONSET TODAY 3.51 AM Court. victs before the President. issuance of death war- ly, gruesome and heinous Ayodhya, an announce- Prime Minister headquarters, said UP Holding that all four In its ruling on Wednes- rants for their execution.” offence of rape of a young ment made by Prime minister Srikant Sharma. death row convicts in the day, the High Court, how- Justice Kait added: “All woman, which shook the Minister Narendra Modi Reports said the spot case — Pawan Kumar ever, faulted the authori- the authorities were sleep- conscience of the coun- in the Lok Sabha four days chosen by the Yogi IN BRIEF Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma ties for not taking the nec- ing, waiting for convict try”. before the expiry of a Adityanath government is three-month deadline set located outside the “14 by the Supreme Court. kosi parikrama”, or an Centre’s plan The announcement of area of some 42 km around the “broad scheme” for Ayodhya town that devo- for Sr. Citizens Magic of jatara building a Ram temple I fully believe tees circle during reli- New Delhi: The government and formation of the Shri that the wait- gious events. Saints had on Wednesday announced Ram Janambhoomi Teer- ing of millions of peo- reportedly asked that the in Parliament that it will tha Kshetra Trust was ple for centuries will mosque site be assigned come up with a new pro- made by the Prime Minis- be over soon and they beyond the parikrama gramme under which NGOs ter shortly after a meeting will be able to pay boundaries. will take care of senior citi- of the Cabinet presided by The Prime Minister’s zens, who are living alone, him gave its approval. obeisance to Lord Shri announcement, that was at their homes, besides Home minister Amit Ram in his grand tem- promptly followed by a bringing in a law to provide Shah said the trust would ple at his birthplace. gazette notification, comes day care facility. There are comprise 15 members, Amit Shah, at a time when Model about 10.38 crore senior including a Dalit, who Home Minister Code of Conduct is in citizens in the country would be in-charge of the place in Delhi which is all based on 2011 census, min- entire 67-acre land. set to go for Assembly ister of social justice and Mr Modi said formation temple. The Uttar Pradesh polls on Saturday where empowerment Thaawar of the trust was as per government also allocated the BJP is trying hard to Chand Gehlot said during directions of the Supreme 5 acres land to Sunni Waqf wrest power from incum- the Question Hour in the Court and the Union Board that the All India bent Aam Admi Party. Rajya Sabha. — PTI Cabinet has decided to Muslim Personal Law transfer 67.703 acre land to Board has rejected. ■ Page 7: EC says no prior Just 6% under it for the construction of Land for a mosque has permission required 24 are in debt NRC: RUSH Mumbai: Only six per cent of adults aged till 24 are Jagan firm on 3 credit active in India and FOR WEDDING have a higher proclivity for consumption loans like DOCUMENTS two-wheelers and credit capitals proposal cards, a report said on ATHER MOIN | DC Wednesday. However, con- MD ILYAS | DC If we move to HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 trary to assumptions that VIJAYAWADA, FEB. 5 Visakhapatnam, which this age group is subprime already has basic infrastruc- The Wakf Board is flood- from a risk perspective, the Thousands of devotees take a dip at Jampanna Vagu on Wednesday before having a darshan of Sammakka and Andhra Pradesh Chief ture in place, with only ed with the applications study by credit information Saralamma at Medaram in Tadvai mandal in Mulugu district. Lakhs of devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Minister Y.S. Jagan for marriage certificates firm Transunion Cibil said a Mohan Reddy on ten per cent of `1.09 lakh as people seek to secure a Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka and parts of Jharkhand visit Medaram every two bulk of the “Gen Z” have Wednesday minced no crore [pegged to be spent on domicile proof. The mar- better risk profiles. — PTI years for this tribal festival. — DC words on the three capi- Amaravati], I am sure Vizag riage certificate issued tals issue, saying that if will compete with by the Wakf Board is con- the decision was not taken Hyderabad, Bengaluru or sidered to a valid proof now, it would badly affect Chennai within 10 years. for enrolling in the BSY to induct 9 ADMITTED future generations. National Register of “If we do not take this — Y.S. JAGAN MOHAN Citizens (NRC), if it is 10 turncoats Crooks call for KYC check, REDDY decision now and contin- ever implemented. Bengaluru: Karnataka CM FOR VIRUS ue with the older order, it Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Over the last one mon- B.S. Yediyurappa on Wed- would be great injustice to th, the Board has been nesday said ten MLAs, who TESTS IN CITY future generations as the from both cities. It is vir- issuing more than 300 ce- had won bypolls on BJP steal funds from e-wallets cost of providing basic gin land with no proper rtificates per day, which tickets after switching loy- BALU PULIPAKA | DC infrastructure in Amara- infrastructure or even a is twice the number of alties from Congress and HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 JAYENDRA IN A SPAN of three the KYC of his Paytm wal- vati is pegged at `1.09 lakh double road.” applications that it recei- JDS, will take oath as minis- CHAITHANYA T. | DC let, responded by calling a crore, while spending He further said, “It is the ves on a normal day. ter in the cabinet expansion Nine more people have HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 days, two city telephone number provid- capacity of the govern- estimation of the previous Around 50,000 Muslim slated for Thursday. “Follo- been admitted to Gandhi residents lost over ed within the message. He ment is `5,000 crore,” Mr government that to pro- weddings are solemnised wing my discussion with and Fever hospitals in Remote access control `1.4 lakh from their was then prompted to Reddy said. vide basic infrastructure a year in the state. The the party (BJP) president the city on Wednesday mobile apps available on bank accounts linked download a mobile app He reaffirmed the estab- like roads, drains, water board has already issued and other leaders, it has for check-ups and tests the internet are coming in named ‘Any Desk’, which lishment of an executive and the like, it would cost nearly 40,000 marriage been decided to induct for possible coronavirus handy for cyber crooks, to their e-wallets. directed him to transfer capital at Visakhapatnam over `2 crore per acre for certificates in 2019. only 10 as ministers on infections. While five of who are preying on naive `100 to their number. while addressing a con- the 52,000 acres acquired According to officials of Thursday,” he said. — PTI them were admitted to e-wallet users on the pre- unts through such apps, The transaction was not clave here. in Amaravati. The the Board, people are Gandhi, four others were text of updating their KYC without the user being successful, but `62,542 Mr Reddy said, “If we amount the previous TD applying for the certifi- admitted to the Fever details. In a span of three aware of it and rob them. from his bank account move to Visakhapatnam, government spent was cates of the marriages SPEAK OUT Hospital. All these indi- days, two city residents During the last week of linked to Paytm was debit- which already has basic `5,677 crore. That is the which were solemnised viduals were returning lost over `1.4 lakh from January, the Cyberabad ed to other accounts in 19 infrastructure in place, capacity of any govern- 30-40 years ago. Officials from China. their bank accounts Cyber Crime police different transactions. So- with only ten per cent of ment. The Centre has also observed some peo- AIR POLLUTION Their blood and cheek linked to their e-wallets. received a complaint from metime later, his mobile `1.09 lakh crore, I am sure given `1,500 crore and we ple are applying for the Dear Readers, swab samples will be The police have advised I.V. Ravi Shankar, a resi- number stopped function- Vizag will compete with cannot expect more. At marriage certificates of tested at the virology lab e-wallet users to avoid dent of Kukatpally, about ing. It was then that he Hyderabad, Bengaluru or this rate, how many years their parents. The Speak Out on in Gandhi Hospital, and sharing bank and e-wallet losing `62,542 to strangers realised he had been Chennai within 10 years.” it will take to pool `1.09 If this trend continues, February 17 would be a the results are expected details with strangers and who contacted him claim- defrauded and approached Elaborating further, the lakh crores to provide for they claim the Board special issue dedicated to by Thursday morning. not to download any ing they were updating the the police. Chief Minister said, basic infrastructure?” would have to issue one air pollution. Please send in There was some confu- mobile application with- KYC of his Paytm account. “Amaravati is neither lakh certificates this your concerns and your sion with rumours float- out knowing its purpose, Mr Shankar, who recei- ■ Page 3: Don’t share your close to Vijayawada nor to ■ Page 2: Amaravati is not year which will be an all suggestions, feedback and ing during the day that as crooks may hack acco- ved a message to update bank, ewallet details Guntur. It is about 30 km being shifted: Jagan time record. expectations, along with one person, who had your full name, age, profes- came for getting checked sion, photograph and for the disease, had run address. away from the Gandhi RISKING | LIVES Doctors claim sleep deprivation is the root cause for most health problems Email your voices to Hospital but in the end it [email protected] turned out to be just that, a rumour. Looking forward, According to an official, three passengers — Editor Night shifts expose nurses to early deaths who had disembarked at the airport on Tuesday GEETA VALABOJU | DC Research (ICMR), night CDCP RESEARCHERS CDCP researchers found with no night shifts, while blood sugar better. Lack of night, were flagged by HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 shift work has a small but that there was a 27 per cent women with less than five sleep also can lead to COUNTER POINT medical staff because statistically significant found that there was more likelihood of people years of night shift experi- unhealthy weight gain.” they exhibited some cold Women who have high- increase in heart disease a 27 per cent more developing heart disease ence had up to 10 per cent Arun Kumar, a night- and flu like symptoms. stress jobs, particularly risk among female nurses. likelihood of people after working a mere three increased risk. shift employee in a private The three passengers those working in night Additional research is developing heart night shifts a month com- Dr Vikram Sharma, car- company, said, “since I were directed to go to the shifts, such as nursing, needed to understand how pared to those who do not. diologist, said, “during have been working nights Gandhi Hospital directly especially if they have work shifts relate to heart disease after According to a study by normal sleep, blood pres- for more than a year-and-a- from the airport. been doing so over long disease risks, the health working a mere three the National Centre for sure goes down. Having half, I feel stress of getting Excluding the nine who stretches of time, face an officer said, adding that, night shifts a month Biotechnology Information sleep problems means your other things done during were admitted to the two increased risk of heart dis- however, findings suggest compared to those on the working conditions blood pressure stays high- the day, but then hardly hospitals since Tuesday eases, between 13 and 27 that night shift workers of nurses and impact on er for a longer period of get time to sleep.” night, tests conducted on per cent more than their should take extra care to who do not. their health, women work- time. High blood pressure Ms Srilatha, a resident of 25 persons so far — all of counterparts who work in improve their heart health. ing night shifts for longer is one of the leading risks Kukatpally, working as a whom arrived after day shifts. A recent study by the and heart diseases. periods of time were found for heart disease and night-shift nurse, said she January 15 — tested neg- According to Dr Sravan Centre for Disease Control Such people face signifi- to be at the higher end of stroke. Diabetes is a dis- suffers from different phys- ative for the disease. Chenji, cardiovascular and Prevention (CDCP) too cant risk for sleep disor- risk spectrum. For exam- ease that causes sugar to ical ailments, which have Tests on 26 others who health officer for India revealed heightened risk to ders and metabolic syn- ple, women working night build up in blood, a condi- become more pronounced arrived in the city Hypertension Control the heart health of those drome, both which con- shifts for 10 or more years tion that can damage blood over the last two years. between December 30 Initiative (IHCI) pro- working in nights, estab- tribute to poor heart were found to have 13 to 27 vessels. Some studies show “But I have to work to earn and January 15 were also gramme run by the Indian lishing a direct link health, as well as for Type- per cent greater risk for that getting adequate good for my family, so will con- negative for the disease. Council for Medical between sleep deprivation 2 diabetes. heart disease than those sleep helps people control tinue to work,” she added. c m y k c m y k

IN BRIEF Anti-CAA protest Police raids K.E. SCR sends SOS on TS projects Pratap’s home Seeks state’s cooperation to finish Cherlapally terminal, MMTS Phase-II enters 30th day Kurnool: Police raided 20 ADITYA CHUNDURU | DC houses of spurious liquor HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 ATHER MOIN | DC ■ UNANI STUDENTS of accused in Dhone late in the Money on track HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 Nizamia Tibbi College are evening, including the house South Central Railway `6,846 crore: Towards infrastructure works: protesting daily against of K.E. Pratap, brother of (SCR) general manager The ongoing protest CAA-NPR-NRC after former deputy CM K.E. Gajanan Mallya on `2,856 crore: For new lines against CAA-NPR-NRC attending classes Krishna Murthy. So far 22 Wednesday asked for the `3,836 crore: For doubling, third line, bypass by the students of the people were arrested. The Telangana government’s Nizamia Tibbi College ■ THE PROTESTERS said line works raids created a flutter in cooperation with respect entered the 30th day on they are not doing it for political circles. to many delayed projects `542 crore: For road safety works Wednesday. The Unani themselves as many of within the zone, including ` students are demonstrat- them can prove their work on the Cherlapally 900 crore: For track renewals ing daily at the college 5 bookies held in terminal, MMTS Phase 2 `40 crore: For MMTS Phase-II project premises after attending nativity, but they are and Akkannapet-Medak classes. struggling for the rights gaming house raid `10 lakh (token amount): For Ghatkesar- of their countrymen new line project. He was Yadadri extension of MMTS Phase-II State president of the speaking to media person- Students Islamic Organ- ■ THEY SAID they are Hyderabad: ` A North zone nel on the Pink Book, the 54 crore: For Akkanapet-Medak new line isation (SIO) Dr Talha not afraid of being sent to task force team raided a Railway’s annual docu- `235 crore: For Manoharabad-Kothapalli Fayazuddin addressing gaming house in Polishetty ment detailing budgetary the agitating students detention centres but Enclave, Karkhana, and allocations to various new line said the people in power want to protect the idea arrested five bookies, who works that was released `240 crore: For Munirabad-Mahbubnagar who were so obstinate of India which provides were involved in illegal bet- on Wednesday. new line about the CAA in the equal rights for every citi- ting. The police has identi- Mr Mallya announced beginning, are now show- zen fied the accused as Dugad that the SCR zone had `520 crore: For Bhadrachalam-Sattupalli new ing signs of remorse Ajith Kumar Jain, 48, Yogesh received “substantial” line before the unfaltering of the founders of the Kumar Jain, 35, Mirza allocation for the year `483 crore: For Kazipet-Ballarshah third line struggle of common peo- Jamia Millia Islamia and Hidayathullah Baig, 42, M. 2020-21. “We have been ple. However, the task is played a key role in the Ravinder (34) and Raj Kumar sanctioned a staggering `185 crore: For Secunderabad-Manoharabad not easy. “We have to freedom struggle. Singh(52). Identifying Dugad `6,846 crore for this year, doubling struggle for a long period He said now Unani doc- Ajith Kumar as the kingpin, out of which `1,850 has `5 crore: Towards development of to achieve our goals.” tors are playing a role police said initially he was a been earmarked for proj- Cherlapally terminal He said students and in safeguarding the coun- punter before becoming a ects in Telangana. Alloca- women who are on try. bookie. Wednesday evening, tion for projects Telan- A SUBSTANTIAL amount of `672 cr protest are not doing this Dr Zubair Alam, a stu- acting on a tip-off, the gana has, in fact, has been granted for passenger for themselves. Many of dent of BUMS demanded sleuths of Commissioner's increased by nearly 50 per them can prove their the Chief Minster imme- Task Force, North Zone cent from last year,” he amenities, including facilities for nativity, but they are diately convene a session along with Karkhana police said. Divangjan (handicapped) struggling for the rights of the Assembly and pass raided the gaming house at Around `54 crore has GAJANAN MALLYA, SCR general manager of their countrymen. It is a resolution against the and apprehended five book- been allotted for Akka- the responsibility of the CAA and take measures ies, who were accepting bets nnapet-Medak new line government to prove that to avert the exercise of on Mysore races from project. a particular person is not NPR, which will be start- Hyderabad, Mysore, Mumbai, “We are almost through estimated to `Rs 412 crore. SCR. “The first experi- The senior bureaucrat Consultative Committee a lawful citizen of the ed from April 1. with this project. We need The state government is ment is still going on announced that there (ZRUCC) said, “It is ideal country, but this govern- He said the Citizenship some support from the expected to pitch in with between Mumbai and would be 11 new privately- that the Railways spends ment wants to put the Amendment Act is simi- PIO held with Telangana state govern- two-thirds the total cost. Ahmedabad. We won’t run trains within the SCR. money where it is likely to burden of proof on the lar to the laws enacted by ment. The Railways has In a candid moment, Mr think about it until that The details of modalities, get the returns. This is a shoulders of the citizens the Nazis. $55,000 at airport put in more than its share Mallya said, “We are project is over,” he said. Mr Mallya said, were not good trend.” and is asking every citi- This is the law of deten- Hyderabad: A US national, for the project,” he said. unable to get the required When asked about the decided but these trains However, Mr Uppuluri zen to present their domi- tion, deportation and con- who was heading to Dubai Similarly, Mr Mallya said funding. The money is not lack of activity with would be run maintained criticised the way the allo- cile proof, he said. version. It is necessary to with with $55,000 in unac- the state government was coming from the govern- regard to establishing a by private agencies entire- cations have been Dr Talha said we are not oppose this law to safe- counted cash was caught by required to pitch in its ment.” medical college in Secun- ly. announced. afraid of going to deten- guard the pluralism of the CISF personnel at RGI share for the MMTS Also, only `5 crore has derabad, Mr Mallya said Many of these trains “The allocation amounts tion centres. We uphold the country. Airport on Wednesday. At Phase-II project, for which been allotted towards the that the Railways wished originate from Cherlapalli are a tad-bit misleading. the values of equality and He said the police is not 2.30 am, the CISF personnel `40 crore (out of a total development of Cherl- to concentrate on its core to locations such as For instance, if a new line justice. We want to pre- taking action against intercepted the passenger estimate of `817 crore) apally station as a satellite activities. Varanasi, Panvel and project is getting `500 serve the idea of India, those delivering provoca- scheduled to leave for Dubai has been sanctioned for terminal. Mr Mallya “It is unlikely to happen. Srirakulam. There is one crore, it isn’t always the which provides equal tive speeches but is not on EK 525 flight. The pas- 2020-21. agreed that the allocation For instance, we have train between Vijayawada Railways that is providing rights for every citizen. allowing people to carry senger identified as Some “token amounts” was very low. already closed down many and Visakhapatnam as this amount. Many a We are not against the out peaceful protests Prabhakar Rao Tenneti, US have been sanctioned for “But we hope once the schools to focus on core well. times, respective state gov- people who want to imple- against CAA and NRC. If national (Person of Indian projects in the state as work begins, we will get areas,” he said. Meanwhile, observers ernments are supposed to ment the divisive ideolo- the police machinery can- Origin) had put a bag in the well. the required funding On the delayed Kazipet said the allocations seem foot the bill. And which gy. We are opposing their not take action against scanning machine. Security For instance, the much- then,” he said. Coach Factory, Mr Mallya to have been made mostly project a government sup- ideology and will win those who are spreading people noticed a suspicious awaited Ghatkesar-Yada- Meanwhile, the senior said officials are working on profitable routes for the ports is up to it completely. them over with love and hatred, then it should use image and proceeded for a dri extension (33-km-long) bureaucrat ruled out the on replacing forest lands Railways. Sashidhar It would be better if these affection. the tag ‘fascist police’ physical check during which has been given just `10 possibility of high- to move ahead with con- Uppuluri, a member of the figures were clearer to the He remembered Hakim instead of ‘friendly they found the currency. The lakh while its total cost is speed/bullet trains in the struction work. Zonal Railway Users people,” he said. Ajmal Khan, who was one police’. CISF officials said the passenger claimed he was not aware of currency limit and said the cash was meant to buy a house for his daughter Graduation Day abroad. TTD steps up vigil on 19 Drunk man cuts neck with blade sites cheating devotees Hyderabad: A drunk man cut AVINASH P. ■ THE OFFICIAL sites are the Vigilance wing lodged his neck using a blade at SUBRAMANYAM | DC tirupatibalaji.ap.gov.in criminal cases against Neredmet on Wednesday. TIRUPATI, FEB. 5 and ttdsevaonline.com their promoters. The list The injured person was shift- includes ttdtickets.com, ed to a hospital for treat- Anguished over the rise in ttddarshan.com, ment. According to the number of fake web- When a devotee enters Tirupatibalajidarshantic Neredmet police, the inci- sites in the name of inappropriate keywords, kets.co.in, tirupatibalaji- dent took place at Krupa Tirumala Tirupati Devas- fake websites appear darshanbooking.com, ttd- Complex near a pan shop. thanams (TTD), the tem- along with TTD’s official balajidarshan.com, Sai Kumar, 32, had gone to ple administration has websites”, he said. myspiritualyatra.com, the shop at around 4.40 pm stepped up vigil after its “After the TTD online tirupatibalajidarshan.co.i and cut his neck with a vigilance and security quota for darshan and n,tirupatibalajidarshan.o blade. The locals immediate- wing exposed such rack- accommodation gets rg, mybalaji.in, book- ly alerted the police. He is ets. There are reports that filled, the official websites ingtirupatidarshan.com, said to be out of danger, the several fake websites are of TTD shows ‘no vacan- templeyatri.com, tirupati- police said, adding that the cheating pilgrims in the cy’ prop ups. Eventually, balajitemple.com, tirupat- incident was recorded on name of offering darshan the devotees’ approach ibalajidarshanbooking.co. CCTV cameras. tickets, `300 special entry other websites, which in, tirupatitourism.in, darshan and arjitha sevas invariably show darshan tirupatitourismseva.com, and accommodation. and accommodation slots padmavathitravels.in, ttd- A senior temple official as being vacant. The devo- darshan.com, tirupatibal- HC QUESTIONS said that the fraudsters tees, who purchase tickets ajidarshanbooking.co.in, have developed websites on these fake websites, are tirupatidarshanbooking.o with certain key words denied entry, darshan and rg. TTD appealed to devo- RULES TO FERRY that are related to TTD, accommodation at Tir- tees not to approach these Tirumala, Lord Venka- umala,” he explained. fake websites and asked ANIMALS teswara and Lord Balaji. Given the rise in their them to log on to official “After creating fake web- numbers, the Board has websites, tirup- VUJJINI The 5th graduation ceremony of Andhra Mahila Sabha Arts and Science College for Women, Osmania University, sites with these kinds of initiated action against 19 atibalaji.ap.gov.in and ttd- VAMSHIDHARA | DC was held on the campus on Wednesday. Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan was the chief guest on the occasion. names, they enlist their fake websites that have sevaonline.com. All HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 — DEEPAK DESHPANDE websites on various been identified. details can be had on tiru- online search portals. After a thorough probe, mala.org. The Telangana High Court on Wednesday sought answers from the state and Central gov- ernments on why there are CHOICES | CURBED Ministers, bureaucrats tussle over postings AMARAVATI WILL contradictions in the rules framed by them for the pur- Devotees flood BE LEGISLATIVE pose of safe transportation of animals. The bench compris- ing Chief Justice IPS transfers hit roadblock CAPITAL: JAGAN Raghavendra Singh Chauhan Medaram jatara and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy was hearing two sepa- ANUDEEP CEREMILLA | DC ket reached the temple. IREDDY SRINIVAS ■ THERE IS intense lobbying by the police officers to this. Two ministers are FROM PAGE 1 rate pleas filed by WARANGAL, FEB. 5 Pagididdaraju, husband REDDY | DC get plum posts and members of the ruling party have said to have requested Confederation of Indian of goddess Sammakka HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 objected when their recommendations have not been TRS working president Mr Reddy said, “as head Farmers Associations and All Devotees at Medaram also arrived from Punu- KT Rama Rao not to post a of Andhra Pradesh and India Jamiatul Quresh Action jatara were standing for 4 gondla in Mahbubabad The stalemate over the heeded. particular officer as the thinking like a father, Committee that questioned km till Kannepally to wel- earlier in the evening. expected major reshuffle ■ THE TRANSFER of 50 IAS officers in just two days DIG of Karimnagar range. the most prudent thing the rules and pointed out the come the tribal goddess Decorated in the form of of IPS officers has been went smoothly, but there is difficulty in transferring Bureaucrats have object- to do was to take a deci- contradictions between them. Saralamma to her altar at a ‘Pagida’, he is treated as continuing for the last the IPS officers. ed to certain names rec- sion of three capitals. Rule 125 E of the Central the temple. The priests the groom ready for the three days. There is ommended by the ruling Amaravati is not being Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 was performing rituals to wedding. The priests intense lobbying by the ■ THE LIST was finalised on Tuesday afternoon but party for postings in their shifted as is being prop- brought in by the Centre in awaken the goddess at her from Penuka family carry police officers to get plum withheld at the last minute because some senior min- districts and cities. agated. It remains the 2015 and notified in 2017 and temple, entered a a trance Pagididdaraju for the trek posts and members of the isters and leaders of a party friendly to the TRS The Superintendent of Legislative Capital and Rule 253 of the Telangana while going to the temple. of 66 km. The first ruling party have objected objected. Police of Suryapet, who Assembly will function Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 has Devotees outside the Pagididdaraju was placed when their recommenda- was transferred during from there. Legislators imposed certain restrictions temple danced to tradi- on his altar followed by tions have not been heed- ■ SOURCES said Hyderabad police commissioner the Huzurnagar by-elec- will come and stay dur- on the transportation of ani- tional drumbeats and goddess Saralamma and ed. Anjani Kumar will not be moved tion is lobbying to get ing 60 odd days the mals. They made it mandatory entered a trance while her husband Govindaraju After the municipal elec- back his old posting but House is in session. for farmers to have specified chanting in reverence for brought from Kondai. The tions, Chief Minister K officers to be reshuffled in government disclosed that senior leaders want some- Visakhapatnam, which vehicles for the purpose. Small Saralamma. The police rituals for the celestial Chandrasekhar Rao und- districts, and police head Hyderabad city police one else, sources in the already has basic infra- vehicles like tempos etc can- held ropes to protect the wedding of Sammakka ertook a reshuffle of IAS quarters in Hyderabad, commissioner Anjani police department reve- structure in place, will not be used for this purpose. priests from devotees who with Pagididdaraju began and IPS cadres in the Cyberabad, Rachakonda, Kumar will not be moved aled. In the Rachakonda be the Executive Vehicles transporting animals want to touch them. The and they will be complet- state. The transfer of 50 Warangal and Karimn- out as the ruling party’s Commissionerate, two Capital, housing the should not be open-ended. An devotees believe the ed on Thursday after the IAS officers in just two agar Commissionerates. friendly ally wants Mr MLAs have recommended Secretariat and Chief attendant should be deployed priests were ‘possessed’ arrival of Sammakka days went smoothly, but The list was finalised on Kumar to continue in the the name of one officer for Minister’s office, while with each such vehicle while by the goddess. from Chilakalagutta. there is difficulty in trans- Tuesday afternoon but post for some more time. the DCP’s post, but top Kurnool, which was transporting the animals and The procession moved Devotees took a holy dip ferring the IPS officers. withheld at the last There was talk in IPS bureaucrats want the once the capital of there are restrictions imposed briskly while devotees at jampanna vagu and Chief Secretary Somesh minute because some sen- circles that a woman present incumbent to con- Andhra Pradesh on the number of animals that threw their offerings to made their way to the Kumar and Director- ior ministers and leaders would be posted as tinue. The MLAs have between 1953 and 1956, can be transported in each the deity until the god- temple carrying General of Police of a party friendly to the Karimnagar police com- complained to the minis- would become the such vehicle. dess Saralamma in the Bangaram (jaggery) for Mahender Reddy are said TRS objected. missioner, but a minister ter concerned, sources Judicial Capital.” form of a vermillion cas- the deities. to have prepared the list of Sources close to the state from Karimnagar opposed said. Sammakka Sarakka district PAGE BC leader R. Krishnaiah and MRPS founder Manda Krishna Madiga meet chief secretary Somesh Kumar, urge him to City 3 change name of Mulugu to Sammakka Sarakka district DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

SHORT TAKES MIDHANI Rain relief from TAKES PART IN DEFEXPO heat in 3-4 days DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 Night temperatures to be high: Experts DC CORRESPONDENT ■ HOWEVER, venting the sun’s heat Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 from escaping,” Mahesh (MIDHANI), a city-based EXPERTS from Skymet, Palawat, chief meteorolo- defence public sector enter- There are some chances of a private weather fore- gist, Skymet, told Deccan prise, is participating in the getting relief from the casting outfit, say that Chronicle. The rains will 11th edition of Defexpo 2020 heat, especially in the dissipate around from February 5 to 9 this year northern districts of the there will be no or February 10, making way at Lucknow. The Expo was state, in the next three or next-to-nil respite from for the premature summer inaugurated by Prime four days, according to the high night time season, say officials of the Minister Narendra Modi on meteorologists. Indian Meteorological Wednesday. Owing to the creation of temperature. Department (IMD). At the exhibition, it is show- a confluence zone where night time temperature. “Temperatures will only casing a range of indigenously humid winds from the “The winds carrying the continue to rise, though it manufactured products for east and Bay of Bengal, humidity are meeting is only February. In the strategic sectors like army, and dry winds from the with the dry winds of the peak summer, we expect navy and aerospace. west will settle over the west over the state, form- the temperature to go up Some of the products being Telangana state, there will ing a confluence zone. to 45 degrees Celsius, in a showcased are Investment be chances of some rain- Under its influence there few districts. For the city, Casting Valve, Sea Water fall. are chances that there we can say that the tem- Filter, XH – 67 Spider Casting, However, experts from would be light rainfall perature will be anywhere Titanium – 15 Value Body Skymet, a private weather over the state. Apart from between 37-42 degrees Casting, Engine Blade, T90 forecasting outfit, say that bringing rain, the clouds Celsius, this year,” said Armament Assembly, PS IV Overview of the new JBS to MGBS metro rail at the upper level. The lower level is from Miyapur to LB Nagar which there will be no or next-to- will form a layer of mois- IMD Hyderabad director, Engine Model, GS-MK III is already running. The new route will be inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday. nil respite from the high ture over the area, pre- K. Naga Ratna. Display, CAM Engine Model, — GANDHI Cryogenic Engine Model, Titanium HPC Disc Big, Mi 17 Helicopter Model with Stand, Bomb Shell, Aerial Bomb HSO Under NMC, medical edu HSLD, 120mm Motor Barrel, Metro link: KTR holds meet Road Wheel Arm, Fasteners, Bullet Proof Jacket without HAP. DC CORRESPONDENT likely to attended by elect- ■ MR RAMA Rao said Kumar, inspected the JBS will be costly, says Forum It will also sign around eight HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 ed representatives from Metro Rail station to MoUs during the expo with the areas that the Metro the Hyderabad Metro inspect the preparations JSC Ship Building and Ship With the stage set for inau- Rail corridor covers as Rail project has for the inauguration of SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL ■ It will make the the syllabus and degrade the Repair Technology, Russia, guration of the Jubilee well as a large number of emerged as the world’s the third corridor. Mr | DC standards of education. WMT Precision LLC, USA, Al Bus Station-Mahatma people. All protocol Yadav later told reporters HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 managements of pri- Regretting that the criteria Rama International FZCO, Gandhi Bus Station corri- requirements should be largest Public Private that at present, taking the vate medical colleges for establishing medical col- Dubai, UKTMP, Kazakhstan. dor of the Metro Rail on scrupulously followed for Partnership among road from JBS to MGBS National Action Forum more powerful, Mr leges were relaxed in the The expo will be open to gener- February 7 by Chief the event and steps should metro rail systems. takes about an hour but (NAF) against National Khan said. NMC Act, he appealed to the al public on February 8. Minister K. be taken to minimise any once the Metro Rail servic- Medical Commission people to protest against Chandrasekhar Rao, inconvenience to travel- the city’s Metro Rail will es begin, people can ride (NMC) on Wednesday It will make the man- NMC Act and demand its Municipal Administration ling public in the city become the second largest the train to complete this announced that it will agements of private withdrawal. BDL DISPLAYS Minister K.T. Rama Rao because of the event. metro rail system in the journey in just 15 minutes. launch nationwide agi- medical colleges more on Wednesday instructed Mr Rama Rao said the country. Officials should He said that the of the tation against NMC powerful and pave the officials to ensure that the Hyderabad Metro Rail be prepared to share infor- three corridors of the which has led to way for them to loot the PRODUCTS event passes off smoothly. project has emerged as the mation on facilities pro- Metro Rail so far, the two bureaucratic-centrali- people fixing abnormal Mr Rama Rao chaired a world’s largest Public vided by the service, at sta- in service – between sation of medical edu- fee structures in the AT EXPO meeting at Pragati Bhavan Private Partnership tions, the commuter num- Nagole and Rayadurg, and cation and health sec- futures, Mr Khan said. attended by senior Metro among metro rail systems. bers and the like,” Mr Miyapur and LB Nagar – tors in the country. Explaining about the DC CORRESPONDENT Rail officials, Mayor The project has received Rama Rao added. covered a total distance of They will observe a National Exit Test, HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 Bonthu Rammohan, several awards, notched Meanwhile, minister T. 58 kilometres. He also said nationwide NMC Day which will be intro- Minister T. Srinivas Yadav up many firsts and infor- Srinivas Yadav, accompa- that increased public against the NMC Act on duced soon, he pointed Bharat Dynamics Limited, along with senior officials mation on these aspects nied by Rammohan, transport, that is efficient, Thursday. NAF presi- out that the test will headquartered in Hyderabad, from different depart- should be publicised so Deputy Speaker Padma will also contribute to dent Dr Sattar Khan, create an unhealthy has largest-ever display of its ments including the people can appreciate the Rao Minister Ch Malla reducing air pollution addressing a press con- atmosphere in medical products at Defexpo – 2020. police, to review the prepa- project. “Once this third Reddy, Metro Rail MD from automobiles with ference here on education and the BDL is showcasing its prod- rations for the inaugura- corridor is inaugurated N.V.S. Reddy and GHMC people using the public Wednesday said that unskilled may get ucts under various categories tion. He said the event was and begins functioning, Commissioner Lokesh transport more. the NMC Act was anti- licence to practice as namely, Guided Missiles people. the Act will simplify Weapon System and associated equipment, Underwater LIC AGENTS WARN Weapons, Air borne products Don’t share bank, and Ground Support Equipment. OF STIR AGAINST In addition to the above, BDL, for the first time, is show- ewallet details casing Chatbot, Industry 4.0, PRIVATISATION AmoghaIII and Artificial Intelligence based Counter From Page 1 ■ AT LEAST three DC CORRESPONDENT Measures Dispensing System HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 at the Defexpo-2020. Sometime later, his or four cases of General Manoj Mukund mobile number such modus operan- Life Insurance Agents Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, stopped functioning. It di are reported at Federation of India said it VSM, ADC Chief of the Army was then that he strongly opposing the Staff inaugurated the BDL at realised he had been the cyber crime Union Government’s Defexpo – 2020 in Lucknow on defrauded and police station each plans for disinvestment of Wednesday. Commodore approached the police. day. Life Insurance Siddharth Mishra, CMD, BDL Two days later, Corporation of India (LIC) briefed the Army Chief about police received anoth- update their KYC terming it as a move that the various products displayed er complaint from details. If a user was detrimental to public at the BDL stall. Fakruddin Moh- believes these callers, interest. ammed of RC Puram they are made to Founder-member of the area, about a similar download remote Federation, B.N. Chary R-DAY NCC incident. Fakruddin, access applications said apart from the world's who was asked on a and then made to largest life insurer, and call to update KYC watch helplessly as despite 24 corporate play- CADETS details of his Paytm their bank accounts ers in the field, LIC is the account, was instruct- get drained. most profitable one among ed to download a He said at least three them with a staggering FELICITATED ‘Quick Support’ or four cases of such market share of 74 per DC CORRESPONDENT mobile application to modus operandi are cent. With net assets HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 enter details for updat- reported at the cyber totalling `32 lakh crore, ing the KYC. He was crime police station `28,28,000 lakh crore in The NCC annual Republic Day asked to transfer `1 to every day. “There are funds, and `21.5 lakh crore camp was conducted from check the functioning over a hundred popu- in investments in govern- January 1 to 30 in Delhi. The of the e-wallet. lar mobile e-wallets ment securities, State gov- contingent of 121 cadets and 10 Soon after, that fraudsters target ernment and infrastruc- horses from the Andhra Fakruddin got mes- the customers of pop- ture, the LIC last year paid Pradesh & Telangana NCC sages from his bank ular ewallets. No e- `2,611 crore as dividend to Directorate participated in the that about `78,399 wallet or bank the Centre. event. from his three bank employee calls and “It is a profit-making Competitions in various accounts was debited seeks KYC details. The organisation in which activities like drill, firing, ship in five transactions. users should not for- people put their money. modelling, aero modelling, He then lodged a com- get that,” he added. Trust is the buzzword. equestrian events, best cadet plaint with the cyber “E-wallet users will Why is the government competition, cultural events, crime police seeking be made to log into planning to hand this over etc., were conducted. action. Ch Y. Srinivas remote access applica- to corporate houses?” Mr An ‘At Home’ function was Kumar, ACP, Cybe- tion and then do a Chary wondered. organised at Raj Bhavan on rabad Cyber Crimes sample transaction. The national president Tuesday to felicitate NCC police, said in recent While they are enter- of the Federation, cadets. Governor Dr Tamilisai past, crooks are con- ing a password or PIN Singarapu Srinivas said Soundararajan graced the tacting Paytm e-wallet for their e-wallet, they “we are against this gov- occasion. The Governor also users by sending mes- (offenders) collect ernment's decision to float witnessed a dance show. sages and making details and use them an Initial Public Offering phone calls asking to illegally,” official said. for LIC disinvestment.” Save forests from smokers, bonfires

T.S.S. SIDHARTH | DC now be accorded highest ■ Unstubbed cigarettes answer nature’s call,” DFO HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 priority, there are 1,106 Nagarkurnool, Mr Joji, told areas in the state’s along with manmade Deccan Chronicle. While it is a well-estab- forestscape that are prone fires or bonfires are the Another reason for fires lished fact that cigarettes to fires. “We have to be vigi- leading causes of fires breaking out, he said, was are harmful for the human lant to prevent any fire from the occasional cigarette lit lungs, they are worse for breaking out. Forest offi- damaging the state’s by tourists, who don’t put it the state’s green lungs cials must stay alert and forests. out completely. “We have (forests). According to offi- stop the accident before it stopped people from collect- cials of the Telangana State happens. Even fire depart- “More often than not peo- ing beedi leaves. Why?The Forest Department, ment officials will be on ple start a fire, to keep wild collection of beedi leaves unstubbed cigarettes and standby to douse any blaze animals at bay. When they has been banned,” he beedis along with manmade in the forest,” said princi- start the fire they do not added. Worst of all are fires or bonfires are the pal chief conservator of think of putting it out. those light fires for a video leading causes of fires dam- forests R. Sobha. Sometimes they cook on for- that they can then post on aging the state’s forests. While some fires break est land, and sparks fly in social media, Mr Joji said. The situation gets worse out naturally, such as when the air. There are close to 24 The department will now as the summer season dry twigs rub against each villages around the hold educational pro- approaches. other due to the wind, there Nagarkurnool area, and grammes at check posts According to officials of are more anthropogenic most of their inhabitants do aimed at discouraging the the department who say reasons for the fires, offi- not have a toilet. They tend careless use of flammable that fire prevention should cials confess. to head out into the forest to materials. 2-BHK houses PAGE Finance minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday inaugurated 24 double-bedroom houses at City 4 Ponnala village in Siddipet urban mandal DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD SHORT TAKES Narrow miss Cops suspect ex-tenant of 3 chain snatchers get 3-year RI killing owner in gunny bag Hyderabad: Three notorious chain snatchers were con- DURGA PRASAD cut with the phone getting another message the next victed by a court at LB SUNKU | DC switched off. After about day demanding a ransom of Nagar and sentenced to HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 two hours, Next morning, at `90 lakh for setting Ramesh three years of rigorous about 10.30 am, his daugh- free. When the family tried imprisonment in three cases Twenty-four hours after ter-in-law got a WhatsApp to call back, the phone was on Wednesday. According to recovering a gunny bag messages from Ramesh’s switched off again. Rachakonda police, the stuffed with a decomposed mobile phone saying he was The abductor also demand- accused Choka, 28, and body, the police suspect the drunk and could not walk ed proof of the ransom ask- Monu Valmiki, 30, both from deceased, P. Ramesh, was properly and had gone to ing for pictures of the UP, and Chintamalla killed by a former tenant of sleep the previous night. money to be sent before he Praneeth Chowdary, 25, from a house that Ramesh had The messages also said that released his hostage. Kothapet, were involved in owned earlier. Ramesh, who once Ramesh woke up, he Speaking to Deccan three cases of chain snatch- sold that house two years would be brought home. Chronicle, P. Sattaiah, ing at LB Nagar (2) and ago, later shifted to a new Meanwhile, in the evening, Ramesh’s brother, said, “We Meerpet in Rachakonda house in SR Nagar. members of Ramesh’s fami- tried our best to rescue our commissionerate limits. On February 1, at about ly approached the police and brother. The money Choka and Monu snatched 8.30 pm, Ramesh got a call lodged a missing person demanded was very high gold chains from women by from his son P. Pradeep and complaint. SR Nagar police and was impossible for us to travelling on bikes and sold was informed that he was on booked a case and started an arrange. The police formed them to Praneeth. The trio his way to meet Sai, a friend, investigation. teams to catch the abduc- was arrested and remanded. at which point the call got The daughter-in-law got tors.” The police said that charge- sheets were filed against them in three cases before OBITUARY “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY the Second Metropolitan death of his saints”. Ps. 116:15 Her children arise and call her blessed, Magistrate Court at LB her husband also, and he praises her: Nagar. The Court also “Many women do noble things, But imposed `5,000 penalty. you surpass them all.” Prob- 31:28, 29 30-yr-old convicted Iron rods falls off a truck on the busy Sarojini Devi Road in Secunderabad on Wednesday evening. Luckily. no for abusing minor one was injured in the mishap. — GANDHI Hyderabad: A 30-year-old Mrs. RACHEL OOMMEN man from Shamshabad who W/o. Late Mr. K.G. Oommen DoB: 15-11-1930 DoD: 04-02-2020 outraged the modesty of a Funeral service on 07-02-2020, Home girl, 16, was convicted and 9 a.m. Ascension Mar Thoma Church, Chikkadpalli 10.00 a.m. Garrison sentenced to undergo one Cemetery Trimulgherry 11.30 a.m. year of rigorous imprison- Gold smugglers go Inserted by: ment by a court on Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren Wednesday. According to Ph: 9849143504, 9908487809 Cyberabad police, the inci- Late Mrs. DOLLY DAVID dent took place at Pedda off airports’ radar W/o Late Mr. Satya Raj David Golkonda village in 15.07.1931 - 06.02.2019 Shamshabad on March 3, 10th DAY DEATH CEREMONY Inserted by: Family Members 2018, when the victim, 16, a Take detour through roads, railways rag picker was doing her work along with her cousin. DC CORRESPONDENT ■ ALL THE accused even a piece of gold was Accused Charlabavi Ravi, 30, HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 gave similar replies found there,” said a DRI a resident of the same vil- when questioned official, who stated that lage, who was passing by With airports, including the probe was similar to the road had forcibly taken Hyderabad, coming a Tamil movie scene. the girl to the roadside and under intensive vigil by In fact, the arrested The probe revealed misbehaved with her. On intelligence agencies, persons stated that they that gold traders in hearing the cries of the vic- gold smugglers have were trained on what to Warangal engaged their tim, the passersby rescued opted for the more time- reveal and what not to if customers or close asso- her and caught him. The consuming road and they are arrested at any ciates to get the gold We cordially invite you to join us on accused was subsequently railway modes. point in time. from the illegal the 10th Day Death Ceremony arrested. After the investiga- The recent break- With no knowledge importers in Chennai. Today (6.2.2020) of Sri Bangaru tion, a charge-sheet was throughs whereupon about the masterminds, Officials said, “All the Purushotham Garu Time: 1 p.m. Lunch follows filed before the Metropolitan sleuths of Directorate of the Hyderabad Teams, accused gave similar Venue: 7-1-29-B-15 Leela Nagar, Sessions Judge Court at LB Revenue Intelligence which went to Chennai answers. They claimed Begumpet, Hyderabad-500016. Nagar, which conducted a (DRI) bust four smug- to nab the smugglers, that they were given a Mobile: 9441214488, 9502119864 trial and on Wednesday gave gling rackets and seized had to return empty phone number to call (A/1920/D00121) the judgement convicting 31.5 kgs gold, has put handed. after reaching Chennai the accused. The Court sen- Warangal on the radar Working on a tip off and were given direc- 13th DAY CEREMONY tenced C. Ravi to undergo for the first time. that gold was being sent tions to reach a seclud- one year of rigorous impris- The sleuths of DRI, to Warangal from ed place. They were onment and pay `2,000 Hyderabad zone arrest- Chennai in a train, team blindfolded and taken to towards the penalty. ed 13 persons in the four members trapped three a dark room in a unit. operations. They were persons in one compart- They were given the all heading to Warangal ment in whose posses- gold after taking money. from Chennai and were sion they found 7.228 kg None of them knew SIX HELD FOR travelling by train or of gold valued at around names of the persons at bus. `3.05 crore. Chennai, who gave CHEATING OVER Even though interro- “The trio told about a them the gold.” Shri DINESH CHANDER SRIVASTAVA gations did throw some shop in Chennai, where The officials further (D.C. SRIVASTAVA) light on the people the illegally imported added, “It was all black (Retd. Mandal Education Officer) ‘PRIZE MONEY’ involved in the racket gold was melted and money. We could identi- Passed away on 25th January 2020 You will forever be missed ... but in our and the modes they made into gold bars fy different traders who OBITUARY hearts, You are always there ... DC CORRESPONDENT were employing, there with fake numbers. A were into the illegal 13th Day will be performed at our residence Near Pochamma Temple HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 was not much of head- team immediately trav- activity at Warangal Moosarambagh, Hyderabad On way with regard know- elled to Chennai, raided and necessary legal pro- Thursday i.e., 6th February 2020 followed by Lunch at 1 p.m. Six fraudsters allegedly cheating about to the kingpin the shop but found noth- ceedings will follow. It is Inserted by: Family Members ... ing public by telling them of and who were smug- ing. The unit was run also found that these having won prize-money were gling the yellow metal under a shed, which shady happenings were arrested by the Panjagutta into the country from was cleaned up before going on for a long 6th DEATH ANNIVERSARY police on Wednesday. Chennai. the sleuths reached. Not time.” Blessed are the pure in heart for they Identifying the cheats as K. shall see the face of God. Mathew 5:8 Srikanth, Abdul Rasheed, Mirza Aziz Baig, Syed Subhan, DEGREE COLLEGE D. Naveen Kumar and Rahul, L. MEERA SHINDE the police said they collected 3 killed in road D.O.D: 05.02.2020 POSTERS LAND Your memories are always in our details of the victim, when she hearts forever. Funeral Service will visited D-Mart in Attapur. be held on 07.02.2020 at Puranapul According to the police, the CREW IN SOUP Crematorium Procession start at five persons floated a firm accidents in city 11.00 a.m. from Mallepally. Inserted by: Family Members, named Destiny Info Services DC CORRESPONDENT Near & Dear. Mob: 9603273356 and lured public assuring gifts DC CORRESPONDENT In another incident at HYDERABAD FEB. 5 to the persons who enrolled it HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 Balanagar, C. Bhaskar the firm. Reddy, 65, of Navjeevan SR Nagar police JUVITA HARRY Based on a complaint from a Three persons were Nagar was killed when booked a case against 05-11-1963 — 06-02-2014 woman, a resident of killed in separate acci- a lorry carrying domes- Degree College film We cherish your memories Jiyaguda, who was duped by dents at Abdull- tic cylinders hit him. crew for objectionable and Miss You. the gang, Panjagutta police apurmet, Sanathnagar Reddy was into a petty posters at public Inserted by: booked a case and began and Balanagar on Wed- business. His family places. Family Members. investigation. nesday. lives in Bellary. Reddy Following the posters (S/1920/D01800) Speaking about the modus At Abdullapurmet, an suffered a critical head pasted at Ameerpet operandi, M. Niranjan Reddy, employee of Ramoji injury and died on the junction to advertise Panjagutta inspector of Film City, was killed spot. Following a com- the film, SR Nagar police, said, “The fraudsters when a speeding lorry plaint from a relative, police took suo motu contacted her over phone and rammed his bike on the the Balanagar police case and booked them informed that she had won a NH 65. Mohammed booked a case against under Telangana pre- prize. Falling prey to the same Anwar Baig, 43, was a the lorry driver. vention of disfigure- she transferred around `30, resident of JNNURM Meanwhile, an ment of open places 000. The woman grew suspi- Colony. The accident unidentified woman’s and Prohibition of cious and approached the occurred at 8 am, when body was found Objectionable Posters police.” he was on his way to between Fatehnagar and Advertisements Panjagutta police booked a office. The speeding and Sanatnagar railway Act 1997. case against the management lorry (TS 12 UA 4214) stations. The Gov-ern- Meanwhile progres- of the firm following a com- heading towards Vijaya- ment Railway Police sive youth league and plaint from a victim and inves- wada from Hyderabad said that the woman, PDSU student organi- tigated it and arrested the six hit the bike and then aged around 25 years, sation objected to the accused involved in the case. ran over Baig. The could have been hit by a posters which they Abdullapurmet police train when she was said were misleading booked a case. crossing the tracks and could cause harm. 3 held for killing history sheeter 35th ANNIVERSARY DC CORRESPONDENT was attacked by the three at Shareefuddin and Mohd. G. Rambabu, Kamatipura HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 Moinpura near Gandhi Ali attacked him with inspector of police, said, statue, Fathe Darwaza. knives. The duty doctors “We deployed special teams Kamatipura police arrest- Immediately passersby treated Imran for some in the area and extensively ed three persons accused of informed the injured rela- time but failed to save him. examined movements of murdering a rowdy-shee- tives, who rushed to the Investigation revealed the witnesses and locals. ter-cum-businessman, Syed spot and found Imran with that Syed Imran who was The tactful efforts brought MANDA KRISHNA SWAMY Imran on Sunday. severe bleeding injuries into scrap business, was a forth the motive. We (L. Chimanlal & Co) Identifying the accused as and shifted him to Osmania rowdy-sheeter at Kamat- nabbed the accused.” Expired on: 06 Feb. 1985 Tajuddin, 33, Mohd. Ali, 25, General Hospital. Imran ipura police station and He further added they We, all remember you everyday, you always live-in our hearts. and Shareefuddin, 42, informed his relatives that was earlier involved bodily had booked a case against Inserted by: police said previous enmity he had got a phone call offences under Maila-rdev- one Mohd Azeem Khan for Son: Manda Surya Prakash was the cause for the from Tajuddin. When they pally police station nd providing shelter to Grandson: Manda Vishnu Mohan killing. met at a place he asked to Kamatipura police Shareefuddin. He is still Great Grand Son: Anirudh Surya Syed Imran, alias Immu, go, Tajuddin, along with station absconding. Manda Family (B/1920/D00203) Fillip to tourism PAGE Tourism minister V. Srinivas Goud said `50 crore was spent to build resorts and hotels, temple Politics 5 renovations and boating operations DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

SHORT TAKES BJP IN A FIX ‘No fraud’ in wedding sops CM plans series OVER TAINTED Centre gives clean chit to TS in Kalyan Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak schemes of meetings S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU | DC Minister for Electronics & India (UIDAI) has a well in and out of UIDAI prem- financial assistance for SPOKESMAN HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 Information Technology designed, multi layer, ises, particularly the marriages of the poor. An DC CORRESPONDENT In the Collector’s meet- Ravi Shankar Prasad said robust security system in Aadhar centres. amount of `1,00,116 is dis- HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 ing, the Chief Minister IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY | DC The Central government that the Telangana State place which is being con- He said that the security bursed. There were sever- will explain about pro- HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 has given a clean chit to government has reported stantly upgraded to main- assurance of Aadhar al allegations that the Chief Minister K. posed new Revenue Act the Telangana State gov- that there is no rampant tain the highest level of ecosystem has been scheme was misused. Chandrasekhar Rao and government’s priori- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ernment in the much pub- Aadhaar fraud in the data security and integri- strengthened with enact- Keeping this in view, (KCR) is making himself ties. State leaders are finding it dif- licised allegations of Kalyan Lakshmi Shaadi ty. ment of the Aadhar Act BJP’s Nizamabad MP busy. He is planning to Meanwhile, local body ficult to take disciplinary Aadhaar fraud in the Mubarak scheme. He said He said that various poli- which has stringent penal- Arvind Dharmapuri hold a series of meetings representatives will be action against the party’s offi- Kalyan Lakshmi Shaadi no investigation was initi- cies and procedures have ties and punishments for asked the Union Minister in the coming days. enlightened about the cial spokesperson M. Mubarak scheme. ated by the central govern- been defined and are offenders. whether the central gov- The Chief Minister is new Municipal Act, Raghunandan Rao, because of Replying to Bharatiya ment. reviewed and updated con- The Telangana Rashtra ernment has taken note of holding District according to which public pressure from some national Janata Party (BJP) MP The Union minister said tinually, thereby appropri- Samiti (TRS) government the fraud and whether the Collectors conference at representatives of local leaders, though he is facing Arvind Dharmapuri in that to ensure security of ately controlling and mon- introduced the Kalyan central government has Pragathi Bhavan on bodies will lose their allegations from a woman, who the Lok Sabha on Aadhar data, the Unique itoring any movement of Lakshmi Shadi Mubarak initiated any investigation February 11. posts if they make mis- accused him of outraging her Wednesday, Union Identification Authority of people, material and data scheme in 2014 to provide in this regard. After that he will meet takes. modesty. elected representatives of KCR will caution them Although some leaders have local bodies. Apart from against goof-ups, deliber- been demanding action against Ministers and ate or otherwise, and urge Mr Rao, the state senior lead- TTD ADDITIONAL Legislators, the partici- them to live up to the ers are said to have been step- pants include Mandal expectations of the peo- ping back with pressure from BJP intensifies attack on TRS EO TAKES CHARGE Parishad presidents, Zilla ple. They will also be some Delhi-based leaders. Parishad chairpersons, advised to ensure imple- Local leaders are reminding S.A. ISHAQUI | DC second in many munici- At the launch of an the party will take up agi- Municipal Chairmen and mentation of various gov- the top brass about the youth HYDERABAD, FEB. 5 palities. BJP state presi- Ambulance service for tations against the alleged AS SVBC MD Mayors of Municipal ernment schemes with- leader, who had faced sexual dent Dr K. Laxman, Union devotees of the Medaram failures of the govern- Corporations and their out indulging in any form advancement charges from a The Telangana unit of the Minister of State for Jatara from his party on ment in the coming days DC CORRESPONDENT respective deputies. of corruption. woman, and was suspended Bharatiya Janata Party is Home Affairs G. Kishan Wednesday, Dr Laxman and after Parliament’s TIRUPATI, FEB. 5 According to estimates, Apparently, he realises with immediate effect. They employing the tactic of Reddy and others have alleged that the TRS gov- Budget Session, and sever- the gathering will be that the welfare schemes wonder the party leadership is attacking the Telangana been targeting the ruling ernment has failed to pro- al Union Ministers will TTD Additional around 5,000. have benefited the people, dillydallying with regard to Mr Rashtra Samiti aggres- party at these press con- vide basic facilities to tour the state to partici- Executive Officer A.V. Will attend TRS sources and that is the reason Rao. sively in order to show ferences. devotees of “Asia’s largest pate in the people’s agita- Dharma Reddy on said initially KCR pro- they are voting for TRS in A senior leader of the party, that it is the only alterna- They have brought up festival.” The Chief tions. The BJP high com- Wednesday took charge posed to invite even every election. on condition of anonymity, tive to the ruling party in alleged irregularities in Minister had promised to mand has already as the managing direc- MPTCs and ZPTCs to the Meanwhile, the Budget said Mr. Rao was in no mood to the state. the Kaleswaram Lift provide Khumbha Mela announced Mission 2023 – tor of Sri Venkateswara meeting before eventually session of the Assembly heed to their advice of resign- BJP’s state leaders have Irrigation Project, type facilities to people at the date by which it plans Bhakthi Channel dropping the idea. was scheduled to coming instead of facing suspen- been attacking the TRS Mission Bhagiratha, and Medaram Jatara, but he to wrest power in (SVBC). Speaking on TRS leaders are plan- mence from the last week sion from the party. boss and Chief Minister the friendly alliance has not done so, he said. Telangana. Sources said the occasion, Mr ning to hold this meeting of the month. Sources Meanwhile, BJP state presi- K. Chandrashekhar Rao between the TRS and the Mr Rao is not only the new BJP chief J.P Dharma Reddy told the at Kongara Kalan, said that the session may dent Dr K. Laxman said that and his son and minister MIM. The TRS’s stand on deceiving people of the Nadda will shortly visit employees of SVBC that although KCR is yet to be postponed to the first the party would respond after a K.T. Rama Rao in a series the Citizenship Amend- state, he is also deceiving the state and have meet- he will do complete jus- take a call on the venue. week of March. KCR will thorough investigation into the of press conferences soon ment Act, NRC and gods and goddesses by ings with active party tice to the additional Before the 2018 Assembly hold a TRS Legislature issue is completed. after the elections to National Peoples Register making false promises, Mr workers and core commit- responsibilities recei- elections TRS held a mas- Party meeting to discuss Urban Local Bodies were has also naturally earned Laxman said. tee leaders to chalk out the ved as the MD of sive “Pragathi Nivedana the strategy to be adopted over and the BJP came the ire of the BJP. Sources in the BJP say future course of action. SVBC. Sabha” at Kongara Kalan. in the Assembly. Career Chronicle Dual challenge PAGE P. Chidambaram says one of the fundamental ideas for a modern democracy is secularism Nation 6 and it is under challenge along with citizenship DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

SHORT TAKES ‘Mindset change for CRACKDOWN Delay in hanging Nirbhaya ON BOATS IN ending gender bias’ PARMOD KUMAR I DC court that the “physiologi- convicts creates ruckus NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 cal limitations,” lower phys- CHILIKA LAKE ical standards as compared AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO I DC The Supreme Court on to men, prolonged absence BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 5 In Lok Sabha, Law minister says justice will be brought to her Wednesday said there’s due to pregnancy, children’s need for “administrative education were the chal- The Odisha government has DC CORRESPONDENT will and change in mind- lenges that were obstruct- launched a crackdown on NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 MAHA CABINET set” to end gender discrimi- ing the grant of permanent boats operating illegally in the nation in the Army while commission of women offi- eco-sensitive Chilika Lake. Several members in Lok Satisfied, waiting for the hearing the case of granti- cers, the Centre did a som- The move comes in the wake of Sabha on Wednesday DISCUSSES AP’S ng permanent commission ersault and heaped praise a passenger boat having cap- raised the issue of to women officers serving on the abilities of women sized on Sunday. At least seven women safety and delay DISHA ACT in the Army. saying that they can sur- persons were injured when a in hanging of Nirbhaya date: Nirbhaya’s mother A day after telling the top pass men in uniform. fishing boat carrying them rapists. Responding to New Delhi, Feb. 5: capsized in the lake. the members, Union min- New Delhi, Feb. 5: I am satisfied but I Maharashtra Chief Around 20 passengers were ister for Law and Justice Nirbhaya’s mother Asha will be happy only Minister Uddhav returning from Kalijai to Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad Devi on Wednesday said Thackeray on Wednesday Chandraput when the boat assured them that con- she will be happy only on on the day when the said his government will capsized. All the passengers victs in the Nirbhaya the day when convicts in convicts will be hanged. not tolerate atrocities were, however, rescued by the gang-rape case will be the 2012 gangrape and The court has given against women and local fishermen. hanged soon. murder case are hanged, them a week’s time, we stressed on swiftly bring- Reports said a joint taskforce “As far as hanging of shortly after the Delhi ing the perpetrators in constituted by the Khurda dis- convicts in the Nirbhaya High Court gave a week’s will wait till then. such cases to justice. He trict administration on case is concerned, the time to the four for — ASHA DEVI said the state Cabinet dis- Tuesday and Wednesday car- Supreme Court has exhaustion of all legal cussed Andhra Pradesh’s ried out document verification already sentenced them remedies. Nirbhaya’s mother Disha Act which man- of all the boats at Chandraput. to death. The law is being “I am satisfied but I will they be hanged,” she on the road. dates disposal of cases of During the raids, the task- misused by the culprits to be happy only on the day said. A 23-year-old para- On Wednesday, the High atrocities against women force found some fishing boats delay punishment which when the convicts will be medic student, referred Court said all the four within 21 days and hand- were preparing to carry pas- is not justified. We are hanged. The court has to as Nirbhaya, was raped convicts have to be exe- ing out the death penalty sengers towards Kalijai very strict. Justice will be given them a week’s time, and brutally assaulted on cuted together, not sepa- in certain cases. island. given to her. Convicts will we will wait till then. the intervening night of rately, and dismissed the “In Maharashtra, cases be hanged soon,” Mr This was the govern- December 16 and 17, 2012 Centre’s plea against the (of atrocities against Prasad said. ment’s appeal and the inside a moving bus in trial court’s order staying women) should not be pro- PM’S RALLY IN Several women and government will think South Delhi by six men the execution of their longed like in the some male MPs cutting over it how early could before being thrown out death sentence. — PTI Nirbhaya case in which across party lines execution of the guilty is BODOLAND ON demanded better safety still pending,” he said. and justice delivery sys- Thackeray said he has FRIDAY tem as they mentioned Prez rejects another mercy plea asked top police officials incidents of violence to ensure culprits in such MANOJ ANAND I DC against women. New Delhi, Feb. 5: plea, an official said. ers, was put in a correc- cases are punished at the GUWAHATI, FEB. 5 Urging the law minister President Ram Nath Kovind has already tional home for three earliest. to take action, Kovind has rejected the rejected the clemency years. He was released in “I have directed the DGP In what is going to be one of Independent MP from mercy petition of Akshay petition of two other 2015 and sent to an undis- to ensure the accused (in the biggest rallies in its histo- Maharashtra Navneet Kumar Singh, one of the accused in the case closed location amid con- such cases) are dealt with ry when Prime Minister Ravi Rana said that inci- four men facing the gal- Mukesh Singh and Vinay cerns over a threat to his sternly. If needed, beat Narendra Modi will address dents of acid attack and lows in the 2012 Nirbhaya Kumar Sharma. life. The juvenile, when them up and prosecute the ‘thanksgiving’ rally in sexual assault are taking gangrape and murder The prime accused, released, was 20 years them in the quickest pos- Western Assam’s Kokrajhar to place on daily basis. “We case, home ministry offi- Ram Singh, allegedly old. Mukesh, Vinay, sible time,” he said at a celebrate the January 27 Bodo must take some special cials said on Wednesday. committed suicide by Akshay and Pawan were function here in the peace accord between the measures to prevent this Singh filed the mercy hanging himself in the convicted and sentenced evening. — PTI Centre, the state government otherwise such incidents petition before the Tihar jail days after the to death in September and various factions of Bodo will continue where President a few days ago. trial began. The juvenile, 2013. They were to be ■ MAHARASHTRA CM rebel groups backed by the someone throws acid, The President has who was said to be the hanged on January 22 at 7 Uddhav Thackeray said powerful All Bodo Students burns, stabs or kills.” rejected Singh’s mercy most brutal of the attack- am in Tihar Jail. — PTI that in Maharashtra, Union (Absu). The venue of Raising the issue of a cases of atrocities against the rally is Kokrajhar, about college teacher who was adequate compensation AIMIM MP from refusing sexual favours to women should not be pro- 220 km west of Guwahati. set ablaze by her stalker to the victim and Aurangabad Syed Imtiyaz the owner of a beer shop longed like in the The Prime Minister’s Office, in Wardha district of demanded that the Jaleel mentioned about a and sought fastrack Nirbhaya case in which in a statement, said that more Maharashtra, BJP MP accused be punished and sexual assault case in his courts and exemplary than four lakh people from Ashok Nete said the gov- the matter be referred to constituency where a punishment to the execution of the guilty is Bodoland Territorial Area ernment should provide a fast track court. woman was set ablaze for culprits. still pending. Districts and other parts of Assam are likely to attend the rally. The state government has declared Friday a public 2 MILITANTS, 1 holiday in the Bodo autonomous areas to facilitate 104 in ITBP facility test JAWAN KILLED for people attending the rally. Four special trains will run to carry people to and from IN GUNBATTLE Kokrajhar. negative for coronavirus Srinagar, Feb. 5: Two New Delhi, Feb. 5: A militants and a CRPF 18 RESCUED total of 104 people kept jawan were killed in a at an ITBP facility here Team visits Guj to gunbattle on the out- have tested negative for skirts of Srinagar on FROM MUMBAI the novel coronavirus, Wednesday, police said. while results for over The encounter broke FIRE 300 inmates are awaited, review situation out after three motorcy- a force spokesperson cle-borne militants Mumbai, Feb. 5: At least 18 said on Wednesday. Ahmedabad, Feb. 5: As “Till now, 930 people opened fire on Central persons were rescued after a As many as 406 people many as 246 people, who have returned to Reserve Police Force fire broke out on the fifth floor have been quarantined have returned to Gujarat from China (CRPF) personnel posted of a 15-storey residential at the Indo-Tibetan Gujarat recently from (since the coronavirus at a mobile checking building in the posh Malabar Border Police (ITBP) coronavirus-hit China, outbreak in December). unit in Shalteng in Hill area here on Wednesday facility in Delhi's are under observation at We have kept 246 of Parampora, officials evening, officials said. Chhawla area since last their homes, but no pos- them under 14-day quar- said. CRPF jawan A fireman had to be admitted week after they were itive case of the infec- antine observation at Ramesh Ranjan died to hospital after suffering suf- brought in two batches tion has been found in their homes and our after being injured in focation. The blaze had been from Wuhan in China the state so far, a senior doctors are visiting the attack, a spokesper- brought under control by 11 onboard separate Air health department offi- them regularly. son of the paramilitary pm. Officials said the fire India flights. cial said on Wednesday. “We had sent samples force said. Security erupted on the fifth floor of “Samples of all the They are among 900- of eight persons to the forces retaliated and Palma Building located near people being hosted at odd people who have National Institute of killed two militants, he the famous Hanging Gardens our facility were taken. returned to Gujarat Virology, Pune, to con- said, adding that the around 7 pm. Eight fire 104 samples have been from China after the firm if they were infect- third militant, who was engines were rushed to the found negative for coro- outbreak of the new ed with this virus,” she injured, was captured spot and 18 persons were res- navirus infection, while strain of the coron- said. when he was trying to cued from the building with the report for the rest avirus which has taken “However, samples of flee. great efforts, they said. 302 people is awaited,” nearly 500 lives till now five suspected cases — PTI As the building is located at ITBP spokesperson in the neighbouring came negative, while the end of a narrow alley, it Vivek Kumar Pandey country. results of three are yet was challenging for the fire- said. Seven people from A central team com- to come. There are no men to use fire-fighting equip- this group kept at the prising three doctors positive cases of coron- ment, officials said. ITBP centre have been visited Gujarat and took avirus in Gujarat yet. The building’s fire-fighting shifted to Safdarjung stock of the health There is no need to system was not in working and AIIMS hospitals administration’s pre- panic. condition, they added. over the last two days as paredness to identify as “As a precautionary Rahul Kavate, a fireman, suf- a precautionary meas- well as treat any infect- measure, the health fered suffocation due to smoke ure and there condition ed patient, said princi- department has advised and was taken to the govern- is not linked to the virus pal secretary (health) sarpanches (village ment-run GT Hospital. infection, he added. Jayanti Ravi. heads) and female The ITBP facility in Out of the eight per- health workers to the Chhawla area also sons who had shown spread awareness about SC: NO OWNER has seven Maldivians symptoms similar to the the disease and advice and one Bangaldeshi. coronavirus, medical people to maintain good Over 600 Indians have reports of five of them personal hygiene,” FOR SABARI been evacuated from came negative, while the senior bureaucrat Wuhan by the govern- results of the three are said. ORNAMENTS ment. — PTI awaited, she said. — PTI New Delhi, Feb. 5: Taking serious note of internal bick- ering and litigations in the Pandalam Royal family, which nCoV: 2528 in Kerala is the custodian of sacred ornaments of Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Kerala under observation government to suggest measures to safeguard the jew- DC CORRESPONDENT control room and dis- ties. Each wing has been ellery. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, trict control rooms. The provided with a nodal The top court said the jew- FEB 5 state and district control officer. Hundreds of ellery does not belong to any rooms are coordinating health workers and family but to Lord Ayyappa Health minister K.K. activities like collecting experts including doc- and it may appoint a responsi- Shailaja said 93 persons details of persons com- tors are functioning 24/7 ble person for the custody of were under observation ing from the virus affect- in these control rooms. ornaments till the disputes are in hospitals and 2528 in ed areas, providing The minister said that resolved. homes across for novel treatment facilities , sur- the effective functioning A bench of Justices N.V. coronavirus infection veillance in homes, of control rooms had Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna and even as no new con- availability of medi- prevented the spread of Krishna Murari asked senior firmed case was report- cines, equipment, men- the infection in the state. advocate Jaideep Gupta, ed in the state on toring disease, aware- Exclusive hotlines appearing for Kerala govern- Wednesday. ness campaigns and lab- have been set up for the ment, to take instructions Ms Shailaja said that oratory examination. call centres attached to with regard to safeguarding the government has A many as 18 commit- control rooms. So far the ornaments and listed the decided to strengthen tees have been formed to 9,000 calls have been matter on February 7. the activities of state carry out these activi- received. Missive to Modi PAGE CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kashmir issues Nation 7 including calling for release of the people detained DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

SHORT TAKES Delhi polls: Kejriwal invites V-P: NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE Shah for open, honest debate New Delhi, Feb. 5: AAP supremo and Delhi Chief ON CAA ISSUE Minister Arvind Kejriwal Nadda flays Kejriwal DC CORRESPONDENT invited Union Home NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 Minister Amit Shah for a public debate on any issue over ‘AAP’ shooter Asserting that no foreign on Wednesday, saying the country has the right to inter- people of the national cap- fere in the internal matters of ital wanted to know why New Delhi, Feb. 5: week, was a member of India, Rajya Sabha Chairman should they vote for the Sustaining attack on AAP the AAP, police claimed M Venkaiah Naidu on BJP in the February 8 supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. He and his Wednesday said Indian Assembly polls. over the police claim that father joined AAP in early Parliament is a sovereign He also wondered why the Shaheen Bagh shooter 2019, they said. authority to discuss and the Bharatiya Janata was an AAP worker, BJP DCP (Crime Branch) decide on issues related to the Party (BJP) did not clear chief JP Nadda on Rajesh Deo said Kapil’s country. the roads near Shaheen Wednesday questioned mobile phone was seized Responding to Shiv Sena MP Bagh, where a public him if he would “burn and WhatsApp data and Anil Desai's mention in the protest against the down” Delhi to defeat photos of him and his Upper House of Parliament to Citizenship Amendment Prime Minister Narendra father joining the party the resolution in the European Act is going on for nearly Modi and Home Minister were retrieved. Parliament against the two months, and said the Amit Shah. The AAP has questioned amended Citizenship Act, the saffron party was doing “The situation would the police investigation Chairman of the House said “dirty politics” over the not have been this had alleging it was under that no foreign country has issue to grab power in you worked Kejriwal ji. influence of the BJP. the right to interfere in the Delhi. Earlier you incited mob in AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP internal matters of India and The people of the nation- Jamia and Seelampur, Sanjay Singh said, “On this message should be sent al capital wanted to know instigated arson and whose instance, the police out loud and clear. what had the BJP done for stone-pelting in New Frie- is giving statement? How Raising the issue in the Delhi in the last five years, nds Colony, Shaheen Bagh did the photos which were House during the Zero Hour, Kejriwal said, seeking to dharna and then firing by part of the investigation Desai suggested that a resolu- know why the saffron your worker. Would you reach the BJP? Before the tion should be passed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes aim with an assault rifle during the inauguration of 11th edition of DefExpo party was opposing free burn down Delhi to defeat news came out, Manoj India will not tolerate any 2020 in Lucknow on Wednesday. — PTI schemes for Delhiites. Modi and Shah,” Nadda Tiwari in the morning interference from other coun- He said Shah was seek- asked in a tweet in Hindi. stated that the accused tries in its internal matters. ing people’s votes saying Kapil Baisala, who was from AAP. How did "I want to make it very clear, he will decide who will be opened fired at Shaheen Manoj Tiwari get this as Chairman of the House and the next Chief Minister of Bagh protest-site last news.” also as Vice President of the Delhi. country, whatever issues are India eyes defence “How can the people of place for the debate,” he there, Indian Parliament is a Delhi give you (Shah) a said. sovereign authority to discuss blank cheque? They are On Tuesday, Kejriwal NO COMPROMISE and decide....outside countries not fools,” the Aam Aadmi had challenged the BJP to have no right to interfere in Party (AAP) national con- declare its chief ministe- ON SECURITY, our internal affairs," said venor said. rial face for Delhi by 1 pm Naidu while adding that other exports of $5 billion “I want to invite Amit on Wednesday and said he countries should take care of Shahji with an open mind was ready for a public SAYS KEJRIWAL their own respective matters. and honesty for a debate debate. Six political groups of mem- Prime Minister says govt taking measures to woo investors on any issue before the “I ask Amit Shah that if New Delhi, Feb. 5: Delhi bers of European Parliament people of Delhi to make his party does not want to Chief Minister and AAP had moved a joint resolution Lucknow, Feb. 5: India is defence equipment like biggest defence manufac- Affairs will boost the over- democracy strong.... He declare the name of its supremo Arvind Kejriwal against the CAA, calling it dis- eyeing defence export of artillery guns, aircraft turing hubs in India. all defence production. can decide the time and chief ministerial candi- on Wednesday said if the criminatory. USD 5 billion in the next carriers, submarines, Lack of proper policy “We are going to date, he should at least tell person who opened fire at The European Parliament five years, Prime Minister light-combat aircraft, and initiative in last several enhance our presence in the names of the likely the anti-CAA protest site had, however, decided not to Narendra Modi said on combat helicopters, he decades made India the the outer space in coming candidates. Whether Smr- in Shaheen Bagh bel- conduct a vote on the resolu- Wednesday, highlighting said. “Our mantra is Make biggest importer of defe- years,” he said, adding iti Irani, Manoj Tiwari, onged to his party, he tion during its new session the measures taken by his in India, for India, for nce platforms, he added. that the DRDO is putting Vijay Goel, Hardeep Singh should be given a “double beginning March 2. government to boost man- world. In 2014 the export of Modi cited misuse of up effective protection for Puri are the likely chief punishment.” ufacturing and woo inve- defence equipment from technology, terrorism and India’s assets in outer ministerial candidates,” Kejriwal told reporters stors to set up a base in the India was about `2,000 cyber threat as challenges space created by ISRO. he told reporters on Wedn- that there should be no country. crore. In the last 2 years it facing the world and said “Our defence prepared- esday. compromise on national RAJINI: CAA Inaugurating the 11th has gone up to `17,000 defence forces are eyeing ness is not aimed at any “You (Shah) are telling security. edition of DefExpo here, crore. In the next five new technology consider- country as India is a reli- people that the Centre has “I want to urge (Union NO THREAT Modi said a country of the years our target is export ing new threats. India is able contributor to world abrogated Article 370 of Home Minister) Amit size of India cannot of USD 5 billion, which is not behind others, he add- peace. It’s our responsibil- the Constitution and paved Shah not to compromise entirely depend on impo- about `35,000 crore,” the ed. He said a roadmap had ity to ensure security of I want to invite Amit the way for the constru- on national security,” he TO MUSLIMS rts and added the number Prime Minister said. been finalised to use appli- not only India but coun- Shahji with an open ction of a Ram temple. said. Whoever is responsi- Chennai, Feb. 5: Superstar of defence licenses issued India is not only a major cation of artificial intelli- tries in the neighbour- mind and honesty for a People have already voted ble for jeopardising law Rajinikanth on Wednesday in the last five years has market globally but a vast gence in defence sector. hood as well,” he said. you (BJP) to power for this and order should be given threw his weight behind the risen to 460 from 210 in opportunity for the world Modi said the creation of He invited foreign debate on any issue (in the 2019 Lok Sabha a strict punishment, the contentious Citizenship 2014, the year he first as well, he said, asserting the post of Chief of defence manufacturers to before the people of Delhi polls),” he said. AAP chief added. Amendment Act and asserted came to power. that Uttar Pradesh is Defence Staff and the “come and invest in to make democracy Kejriwal added that the Police on Tuesday said that the legislation did not India is building several going to be one of the Department of Military India.” strong.... He can decide BJP had fielded 10 chief Kapil Baisala, who opened pose any threat to Muslims. ministers of states ruled fired at the Shaheen Bagh In his first reaction after the the time and place for the by the party and 70 Union protest site last week, was amendment to the Citizenship debate ministers for campaigning a member of the AAP, Act and nation wide protests for the upcoming polls to sparking war of words against it, the top actor won- — ARVIND KEJRIWAL defeat a small person like between the Kejriwal-led dered as to how Muslims, who No prior permission required: EC Delhi Chief Minister him. party and the BJP. chose to stay back in India following partition will be sent FROM PAGE 1 end on February 11 and “The people of India dis- out of the country. the announcement could played remarkable faith in VHP WELCOMES “CAA is no threat to However, the Election have come after February democratic processes and Muslims, if they face trouble I Commission of India 8. “Seems like BJP is wor- procedures. I salute the GOVT’S MOVE Where is Farooq, questions will be the first person to raise (ECI) said that no permis- ried over Delhi Elections,” 130 crore people of India,” voice for them,” he told sion was required from it he said. he later said in a tweet. DC CORRESPONDENT reporters here. to make this announce- “On the basis of the “Keeping in mind the NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 Besides, the central government and this was not a Supreme Court direction, construction of the mag- Oppn, stages walk-out in LS ment has assured that Indian violation of MCC. “No my government has today nificent Ram Temple and Welcoming the announce- people will have no issues in permission was sought given approval to proposal the spirit of the devotees ment by the Modi govern- DC CORRESPONDENT guishing in jails for the the House in protest. view of the Citizenship from ECI and it was not for creation of Shri Ram who would come to pay ment regarding the auton- NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 past six months, they have Trinamul Congress Amendment Act, he noted. required to be sought Janma Bhoomi Tirtha obeisance to Ram Lalla, in omous trust to construct a been put behind bars leader Sudip Bandyo- Alleging that some political since it is Supreme Court Kshetra Trust. The trust future the government Ram temple in Ayodhya “Where is Farooq without giving any proper padhyay while raising the parties were instigating peo- mandated action,” said an will be free to take all deci- has taken another impor- as per the Supreme Cour- Abdullah? Why is he reason. He has been ille- issue of detention of ple against CAA for their self- official of the ECI. sions regarding creation tant decision. It has decid- t’s order, the VHP on Wed- being prevented from per- gally detained,” Congress Abdullah said this point ish interests, he also blamed Union minister for infor- of a magnificent Ram ed that whole of the app- nesday hoped that the forming his duties as an leader Adhir Ranjan was also raised during the religious leaders for support- mation & broadcasting Temple in Ayodhya,” the rox 67.703 acre acquired temple would be built on MP?,” questioned Oppos- Chowdhury said while all-party meeting and the ing protests against the law Prakash Javadekar tried PM said in Lok Sabha land will be transferred to the model proposed by the ition parties as they demanding the release of Business Advisory and dubbed it “very wrong.” to delink the announce- amidst thumping of tables thus created Sri Ram Hindu body earlier. staged a walk out in Lok Abdullah in Zero Hour. Committee meetings. Backing the National ment with Delhi elections and chanting of “Jai Shri Janma Bhoomi Tirtha Sabha against his deten- Another Congress mem- “I would request the gov- Population Register exercise, saying, “This is the deci- Ram” by the Treasury Kshetra trust”, PM added. tion in the wake of abro- ber Kodikunnil Suresh ernment to intimate this he said the drive is “very, very sion taken for a temple in benches and silence from Soon after the PM’s UP SHIA WAKF gation of Article 370 in also raised the matter but House at least about his essential,” and added that the Ayodhya. Nothing to do Opposition. announcement, UP Jammu and Kashmir last was cut short by Speaker health condition,” Mr Congress-led government had with Delhi. The whole The Prime Minister said Cabinet announced the BOARD’S OFFER August. Om Birla following which Bandyopadhyay said. done it in the past. country is not under elec- that on the directions of allotment of five acres of Abdullah, his son Omar - the Congress and other Congress party general tions. Let us not confuse the Supreme Court, the land to Sunni Wakf Board. Lucknow, Feb. 5: The both former chief minis- Opposition members secretary Priyanka the situation.” government had request- The All India Muslim Uttar Pradesh Shia Cent- ters of J&K, PDP leader entered the Well of the Gandhi Vadra tweeted However, AIMIM MP ed Uttar Pradesh govern- Personal Law Board (AIM- ral Wakf Board on Wedn- and also a former CM House and started raising saying, “Its been six Asaduddin Owaisi ques- ment to allocate 5 acres of PLB) said the Sunni Wakf esday said that had the 5 Mehbooba Mufti are slogans — “Save the Cons- months since two ex-Chief tioned the timing of the land to the Sunni Waqf Board, which will get 5 acres of land allotted for among several political titution.” Ministers have been PM’s announcement say- Board, and the state gov- acres of land in Ayodhya the Sunni Central Wakf leaders who have been “It is the responsibility incarcerated without any ing the BJP makes all ernment acceded to the for the construction of a Board been given to them, kept in detention under of the government and charges and millions of major announcements request. PM also praised mosque, is not the repre- they would have con- the stringent Public House to ensure his wel- people were locked down keeping in mind polls, and the “maturity shown by sentative of the entire structed a Ram temple in Safety Act in J&K to pre- fare and also that he exer- in J&K. Six months ago for the Delhi Assembly the country in maintain- Muslim community and if Ayodhya. Earlier, the state vent them from speaking cises his right as an elect- we were asking how long elections the BJP has ing peace and harmony” it accepts the Centre’s government allotted 5 to public. ed representative,” this will carry on? Now played its last card. following the Supreme offer it should not be con- acres of land in Ayodhya “Three former chief Suresh said as Congress we are asking whether we He added that the ses- Court’s decision on the sidered a decision of all district to the Sunni ministers including and other Opposition are still a democracy or sion of Parliament is to Ayodhya issue. Muslims of the country. Central Wakf Board. Farooq Abdullah are lan- members walked out of not.” MP becomes 5th state to POSITIVE | GROWTH Five IIITs will now be able to award BTech, MTech degrees pass resolution against CAA Cabinet okays INI status to five IIITs DC CORRESPONDENT Institutes of Information ■ THE CABINET CHAIRED lished under the scheme while the airline has five RABINDRA NATH ister P C Sharma said while The resolution exhorted the NEW DELHI, FEB. 5 Technology (IIITs) Laws BY PRIME MINISTER in PPP mode,” the state- years of experience, it CHOUDHURY | DC briefing the reporters after Centre to repeal the law Amendment Bill, 2020. approves IIITs Laws ment said. does not have the required BHOPAL, FEB. 5 the cabinet meeting. besides clearing doubts in the The Union Cabinet on “The bill will declare the Amendment Bill, 2020 In another decision, the 20 aircraft currently. The MP assembly is going to minds of the people on the Wednesday gave its remaining five IIITs-PPP Cabinet approved an ex However, in November Madhya Pradesh cabinet on pass a resolution against contentious issue in the wake approval to confer the sta- along with the existing 15 which declares the remain- post facto (with retrospec- last year, Alliance Air Wednesday passed a resolu- CAA during its ensuing budg- of growing protests against tus of Institution of IIITs in PPP mode as ing five IIITs-PPP along tive force) dispensation started operating thrice- tion against Citizenship et session, he added. MP the law in the country. National Importance (INI) ‘Institutions of National with the existing 15 as waiving the ‘5/20 rule’ for weekly flights on the Amendment Act, calling it would become fifth state in The CAA has provided to to five Indian Institutes of Importance’ with powers ‘Institutions of National Air India’s subsidiary Chennai-Jaffna route. divisive. The state cabinet the country after Rajasthan, grant Indian citizenship to Information Technology to award degrees. This Importance’ with powers Alliance Air to conduct Javdekar said, “Cabinet which met here under the West Bengal, Kerala and non-Muslims in the countries (IIITs). will entitle them to use the to award degrees flight operations between has created an exception chairmanship of Chief Mini- Punjab to adopt a resolution of Pakistan, Bangladesh and The five IIITs in PPP nomenclature of Bachelor India and Sri Lanka. (from 5/20 rule) because ster Kamal Nath urged the against CAA. “Secularism is Afghanistan. Opposition BJP mode at Surat, Bhopal, of Technology (BTech) or research base in the coun- Under the 5/20 rule of from Sri Lanka — there Centre to repeal the law say- basic foundation of Indian took strong exception to deci- Bhagalpur, Agartala and Master of Technology try in the field of informa- the Ministry of Civil are many Tamils there — ing that it was against the Constitution which cannot be sion by the state cabinet, say- Raichur will now be able (MTech) or PhD degree as tion technology,” it added. Aviation, an airline can people should be getting secular character of Indian changed. It is clearly men- ing that it amounted to viola- to use the nomenclature of issued by a university or “These IIITs are already conduct international connectivity. Both coun- Constitution. tioned in the Constitution tion of Constitution by the Bachelor of Technology institution of National functioning as societies flight operations only tries welcome this deci- “The MP cabinet passed a that India is a secular coun- Kamal Nath government. (BTech) or Master of Importance,” an official registered under the when it has five years of sion.” resolution against CAA call- try. Besides, Article 14 of the “The move is nothing but Technology (MTech) or statement said. Societies Registration Act experience and minimum Prime Minister ing it discriminatory and Constitution grants equality appeasement of minorities PhD degree. It will also enable the of 1860. They will now be 20 aircraft. Narendra Modi is set to divisive. The law is against to all citizens of the country by the state Congress govern- The cabinet chaired by institutes to attract covered under the IIIT At a press conference, address one of the largest the secular character of our under the law,” the resolution ment,” state BJP president Prime Minister Narendra enough students required (PPP) Act, 2017, similar to Union environment minis- rallies at Kokrajhar in Constitution,” state law min- by the state cabinet read. Rakesh Singh said. Modi approved the Indian to develop a strong the other 15 IIITs estab- ter Prakash Javdekar said Assam on Friday.