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Medaram Jatara from Friday blockbuster: Sensex Bridge collapses Feb 5 in Vemulawada WARANGAL: Tribal priests on Friday announced the rockets 1,921 pts on tax booster dates for the biennial of Contractor left works midway as Medaram Jatara. The festival, PNS n MUMBAI considered as 'Kumbh Mela govt failed to clear bills of Telangana', would com- Markets roared back to life on mence on 5 February, 2020, Friday, with the Sensex posting Govt slashes corporate RAMAKRISHNA PERALA reportedly not sanctioned, the with the arrival of tribal deity its biggest single-day jump in n KARIMNAGAR contractor left the works mid- Saralamma from Kannepally, over a decade at 1,921 points way. Centring works for 150 two km from Medaram vil- and investors' wealth soaring tax for domestic firms Torrential rains in the meters out of the total length lage. On February 6, deity by a staggering Rs 6.8 lakh PNS n GOA Vemulawada region of Siricilla of 190 meters have been com- Sammakka would arrive crore, after the Finance district caused the collapse of pleted. However, incessant from the Chilakalagutta Minister delivered a surprise In a major fiscal booster, the a newly constructed road rains widened the cracks. On hillocks, about two km from cut in corporate tax rates. government on Friday slashed bridge on Friday. The bridge, Friday, the pillars initially the altar at Medaram village. Announcing the latest set of effective corporate tax to 25.17 constructed on the Mulavaagu, leaned and later collapsed all Devotees are expected to measures to jump-start flag- per cent inclusive of all cess and crashed after 16 beams, which of a sudden under the influ- throng the hallowed precincts ging growth, Finance Minister surcharges for domestic com- had developed cracks report- ence of floods. of the jatara and pay respects Nirmala Sitharaman slashed panies. edly due to non-completion of Meanwhile, the state gov- to the deities on February 7, the base corporate tax for Making the announcement, works, gave away in the flood ernment has ordered an considered to be an auspi- existing companies to 22 per Finance Minister Nirmala of waters. enquiry into the bridge col- cious Friday. cent from 30 per cent; and for Sitharaman said the new tax Sai Constructions was given lapse. Roads & Buildings Continued on Page 2 new manufacturing firms, rate will be applicable from the the contract for building two Minister Vemula Prashanth incorporated after October 1, current fiscal which began on bridges on the Mulavaagu for Reddy appointed R&B chief 2019, to 15 per cent from 25 April 1. Rs.28 crore. Even before the engineer B Chandulal to con- per cent. Tax cut ‘historic’: PM Modi Sitharaman said the rev- Nirmala Sitharaman first bridge could be commis- duct the inquiry and submit a CBI court Bulls took over the market step to cut corporate tax is enue foregone on reduction in sioned, works began on the report within 24 hours to soon after the announcements. PNS n NEW DELHI historic. It is a great stimu- corporate tax and other relief Sitharaman said the second bridge. However, since enable government to initiate admits CM The 30-share BSE Sensex lus to #MakeInIndia, attract measures will be Rs 1.45 lakh revenue foregone on the bills for works done were action. soared 2,284.55 points to a Prime Minister Narendra private investment from crore annually. reduction in corporate peak of 38,378.02 intra-day, Modi said today that his across the globe, improve This, she said is being done tax and other relief Jagan's plea before settling 1,921.15 points government's corporate tax competitiveness of our pri- to promote investment and HYDERABAD: The CBI or 5.32 per cent higher at move was historic and a vate sector, create more jobs growth. measures will be Rs Court at Hyderabad on 38,014.62. "win-win" for 130 crore and result in a win-win for In effect, the corporate tax 1.45 lakh crore Friday admitted a petition Similarly, the broader NSE Indians. It would give great 130 crore Indians," PM Modi rate will be 22 per cent for annually filed by Andhra Pradesh Nifty zoomed 569.40 points or stimulus to his flagship Make tweeted after Finance domestic companies, if they do Chief Minister YS Jagan 5.32 per cent to end at in India scheme besides Minister Nirmala not avail any incentive or con- Mohan Reddy seeking 11,274.20. attracting investments, PM Sitharaman announced the cession. to pay minimum alternative exemption from personal The market capitalisation Modi said in tweets. "The measures. The changes in the Income tax (MAT). appearance before the court. of BSE-listed companies Tax Act and Finance Act will Sitharaman further said, In his petition, the AP Chief jumped to Rs 145,37,378 crore, turnover also zoomed to about outlook in the coming quarters. be made effective through an new domestic manufacturing Minister urged the CBI court from Rs 138,54,439 crore on Rs 2.4 lakh crore. FIIs now have a good reason to ordinance. companies incorporated after to allow his lawyer Ashok Thursday. Cash-market equity "The new corporate tax come back to India and this The minister also said com- October 1, can pay income tax Reddy to appear on his behalf turnover on BSE and NSE reforms by the government is progressive step will stimulate panies opting for 22 per cent at a rate of 15 per cent without during the hearings of the nearly tripled to nearly Rs music to the investors' ears and consumption and ignite capex income tax slab would not have any incentives. The dangling portion of the newly constructed road bridge on the Mulavaagu that disproportionate assets (DA) 90,000 crore, while derivatives will help to revive economic cycle. collapsed on Friday case filed against by CBI. During the hearing of the petition, the court asked the counsel for YS Jagan as to ‘FOCUS IS FROM SC notice to Centre on how it could admit the peti- Pink, saffron parties heat tion which was dismissed by it earlier. Responding to the FARM TO FASHION’ plea of mothers of Rohith question raised by the judge, PNS n HYDERABAD the counsel for the AP CM urged the court to admit the Industries Minister K T Rama up ‘coal belt politics' petition and take up its hear- Rao proclaimed in the Vemula, Payal Tadvi ing as there is a complete Assembly on Friday "We are L VENKAT RAM REDDY change in the circumstances going to create more employ- n HYDERABAD MININGVOTES PNS n NEW DELHI now. This prompted the court ment opportunities than to admit the petition for Bangalore" and pointed out The Bharatiya Janata Party, nOct Singareni unions' The Supreme Court on Friday hearing. that since 2014, the Telangana which is determined to come elections precursor to 2023 agreed to hear a plea filed by government had established to power in Telangana in the Assembly polls mothers of Rohith Vemula 59 Industrial Parks. Boeing, 2023 Assembly elections on the and Payal Tadvi, who had Apache, Sahajanand Medical strength of its surprise victo- nKCR draws first blood by allegedly committed suicide Three held in Technologies had started pro- ries in the State in the recent announcing Rs 1 lakh bonus following alleged caste-based duction in Telangana. Lok Sabha polls, has taken up Singareni staffers discrimination, seeking to end A bench of Justices N K T Rama Rao Continued on Page 2 boat mishap the upcoming elections to nTwo Union ministers out to boost nBJP resumes 'Operation Lotus' to such bias in universities and V Ramana and Ajay major unions in Singareni BJP's prospects weaken TRS other higher education insti- case Collieries Company Limited tutions across the country. Rastogi issued notice (SCCL) as a 'do or die' battle. While Vemula, a Ph.D on the plea and KAKINADA: Three persons, DAC is serious over The elections for recognised threat of a split due to differ- scholar at Hyderabad Central including two women, were trade unions in SCCL are due ences among its top leaders, University had committed sui- sought response from arrested in connection with in October. The term of The BJP is trying to fish in troubled cide on January 17, 2016, fol- the Centre in four the case relating to the Telangana Boggu Ghani waters by resuming its lowing alleged caste bias, Tadvi, weeks September 15th tourist boat Revanth's issue: Kodanda Karmika Sangham (TBGKS), 'Operation Lotus' to take into a tribal student at TN Topiwala mishap in Godavari River. a major union affiliated to its fold disgruntled leaders of National Medical College, Those arrested are Kodigudla K VENKATESHWARLU TRS, is coming to an end in the rival union and thereafter committed suicide on May 22 particularly the Right to Venkata Ramana , Yalla n HYDERABAD October. give a tough fight to TRS in the this year due to alleged caste- Equality, Right to Prohibition Prabhavati and Yerramsetti These elections were previ- upcoming polls. As part of this based discrimination by three of Discrimination against caste, Atchutamani of KVR Travels. TPCC Disciplinary Action ously held once every four strategy, Union Minister of doctors in her college. and the Right to Life. They were arrested at Committee chairman M years. However, in 2017 the State for Home G Kishan A bench of Justices N V The petition has raised Rajamahendravaram on Kodanda Reddy is sore at Central Labour Commission Kengerla Mallaiah Reddy and Union Coal Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issues of rampant prevalence of Friday. Disclosing details at TPCC working president and (CLC) cut short the tenure of Minister Pralhad Joshi are issued notice on the plea and caste-based discrimination in Rampachodavaram in East Malkajgiri MP A Revanth a recognised trade union in union post and expressing his expected to visit Singareni on sought response from the higher educational institutions Godavari, Investigating Reddy for his inappropriate SCCL to two years. The willingness to join BJP-affili- September 26. Thanks to Centre in four weeks. throughout the country and Officer and ASP Vakul Zindal comments in the Assembly TBGKS then approached the ated union Bharatiya Mazdoor 'Operation Lotus', several Senior advocate Indira has said that it reflects flagrant said on Friday that as per lobbies. He told media persons court seeking continuation of Sangh (BMS). KCR's daugh- union leaders and workers Jaising, appearing for both the non-compliance with existing Crime Number 59/ 2019, the here on Friday that the party's M Kodanda Reddy the four-year tenure. However, ter Kavitha, former Nizamabad from TBGKS and other unions mothers, said there are UGC norms and regulations in place. case was booked against the graph, which had increased the court referred it to the MP, was the honorary presi- are expected to join the saffron regulations but they are not It has said these incidents are boat owner and travel agency with the performance of its Revanth Reddy had stated CLC, which stuck to its deci- dent of TBGKS during the party in the presence of union being implemented. violative of fundamental rights owners. MLAs in first three days of the that it was not correct on the sion. 2017 polls and played a key ministers. She said there are docu- to equality, equal opportunity, Continued on Page 2 current Assembly session, had part of some MLAs of the The TBGKS had won elec- role in its victory. Kavitha quit The Singareni unions' elec- mented incidents of suicides right against discrimination, declined with Revanth's party to skip the Assembly tions in 2012 and 2017. the post in February 2019. She tions assume significance as taking place in university cam- abolition of untouchability, unwarranted comments. during the discussion on However, it received a jolt last lost the Nizamabad Lok Sabha the mines are spread over 12 puses. and right to life guaranteed TODAY Much to the chagrin of power. week, with its former president seat in May 2019 to BJP. Assembly seats in six districts. The petitioners have sought under Article 14, 15, 16, 17 and some Congress leaders, Continued on Page 2 Kengerla Mallaiah quitting the With TBGKS facing the Continued on Page 2 to enforce fundamental rights, 21 of the Constitution. ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Bhdrapada & Krishna Paksha AI AND IOT TO HELP CURB MOSQUITO MENACE POLAVARAM PROJECT Panchangam Tithi : Saptami : 08:20 pm Hyd to conduct mosquito surveillance Reverse tendering saves Nakshatram: Rohini: 11:22 am Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start NAVEENA GHANATE The device is designed to diseases. It was previously test- n HYDERABAD ed in Warangal Municipal any important work) attract and capture Rs 58.53 cr to AP exchequer Rahukalam: 09:08 am – 10:38 am Corporation limits. The civic authorities are gearing mosquitoes in the As per the Moskeet website, PNS n VIJAYAWADA Yamagandam: 01:39 pm – 03:09 pm up to use Artificial Intelligence vicinity of around 500 "It captures a broad spectrum of Varjyam: 05:04 pm - 06:41 pm and Internet of Things (IOT) to mosquito species using multiple The decision to go for reverse Gulika: 06:08 am - 07:38 am curb mosquito menace in the metres using sensor attractants and sensors. Light tendering of Polavaram Project Good Time: (to start any important work) city. The Greater Hyderabad technology, artificial and audio sensors capture the has proved to be successful Municipal Corporation intelligence, and public mosquito wing beat frequency with the State government sav- Amritakalam: 08:02 am - 09:42 am (GHMC) will soon set up two and the Artificial Intelligence ing around Rs 58.53 crore to the Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:45 am - 12:33 pm mosquito surveillance devices health entomology inputs layer identifies mosquito species State exchequer. The same called 'Moskeet' in high-risk and gender based on the fre- works were awarded at Rs 290 HYDERABAD zones. High-risk zones are pre- the authorities identify and clas- spray. Each machine costs quencies. Our proprietary IoT crore by the previous govern- WEATHER dominantly near south and sify mosquitoes carrying around Rs 60,000 for GHMC. It platform, true.one, collects the ment, while in the reverse ten- north of the Musi River. Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, can be used to monitor the effec- data from the sensors and sends dering was given at Rs 231 crore, Forecast: Thunderstorms The device is designed to Malaria, Encephalitis or Filarisis tiveness of mosquito control it to the cloud." which translates to 15.6 percent Temp: 31/23 attract and capture mosquitoes viruses in the vicinity. programmes. Last week, the Commissioner Lokesh less. It may be noted that Humidity: 94% in the vicinity of around 500 'Moskeet' is a smart trap that Vijayawada Municipal Kumar said, "This will be set up reverse tenders were called for Sunrise: 06.04 Sunset: metres using sensor technology, can count the number of mos- Corporation (VMC) installed in 1-2 days. Device will tell when Package No 65 - Construction excavation of Approach Tenders for 65th package of 06.13 artificial intelligence, and pub- quitoes, identify the gender, and 'Mosquito devices' on a pilot the mosquitoes are active so that of Irrigation tunnel of about 919 Channels I & II, Exit Channel, Polavaram Left connectivity Current Weather Conditions Updated September 20, 2019 5:00 PM lic health entomology inputs. species and disseminate the col- basis in 10 localities in the city we can schedule our operations m long, Left Flank Head and Excavation of Navigation works have been confirmed. The device is equipped to help lected data in real-time and that are prone to vector-borne of fogging." Regulator, Navigation Lock, Channel (Balance Work). Continued on Page 2 HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 hyderabad 02

MRPS slams CM WARM WELCOME HARISH SEEKS GST RELIEF over Cabinet expansion PNS n WARANGAL FOR BEEDI INDUSTRY MRPS president Manda Krishna Madiga expressed n concern over Dalits not find- Asks Nirmala Sitharaman to exempt the industry from GST slab ing place in the Telangana Cabinet, but Reddys' and PNS n HYDERABAD BCs getting top priority in distribution of ministerial Telangana Finance Minister T berths. He alleged that Chief Harish Rao on Friday met Minister K Chandrashekhar Union Finance Minister Rao did injustice to rest of the Nirmala Sitharaman in Goa communities to give leverage and submitted a representation to the two communities. He seeking to exempt beedi indus- demanded a public explana- try from the GST regime. tion from the CM in this Harish was in Goa to attend regard. the GST Council meeting con- The TRS gave top priority to vened by the Centre. Reddy and Velama communi- He brought to her notice ty in spite of it having MLAs that around five lakh people, from Mala and Madiga com- mostly women in Telangana munities. To protest against the are working in nearly 1,000 practice, the MRPS will organ- beedi manufacturing units, ise Maha Deeksha at KDC who are dependent on beedi grounds in Hanumakonda on Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Telangana Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali receiving Vice President of India M industry for their livelihood September 22. Venkaiah Naidu at Bengumpet Airport on Friday and imposition of GST has been hurting the industry, which in turn is leading to loss of jobs. He pointed out that the RTC JAC serves strike notice Centre has been levying 28 per cent GST on beedis and 18 per cent GST on beedi leaves, due T Harish Rao and others with Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Goa on Friday n Warns govt of intensifying its fight after September 24 to which the beedi industry is facing huge financial burden sought the Centre to exempt PNS n HYDERABAD "We will attend the discussions and face threat of closure. Telangana Finance Minister Harish beedis from the GST (Goods The Joint with the Labour Department on Harish informed Nirmala and Services Tax), which TS RTC Joint Action September 23", he said. that Telangana state govern- Rao informed Nirmala Sitharaman stands at 28 per cent, as over Committee has served strike Action Another co-convener VS Rao ment has been giving Rs 2,106 that the Telangana State government seven lakh persons in notice to the Telangana State Committee said that the government has to monthly Aasara pension to Telangana are dependent on RTC management on Friday. give Rs 3000 crore to the gov- each beedi worker, which is has been giving Rs 2,106 monthly the industry. In a release on The RTC JAC has warned in demanded the ernment. The RTC is paying Rs nowhere being implemented in Aasara pension to each beedi worker Thursday, the union leaders the notice that it will intensify govt to merge 3.6 crore in the form of taxes to the country. He urged her to said that the beedi industry its movement in case the state the RTC in the government. He demanded abolish GST on beedi industry is the second largest in the government failed to imple- the government to give subsidies for the welfare of beedi work- depending on the beedi industry will adversely affect State after agriculture. Their ment their demands on or the state to the RTC while abolishing ers across the country. industry for their livelihood, the interests of beedi workers. votes are crucial for winning before September 24. government taxes to the RTC. Stating that Telangana has Chandrasekhar Rao said he Telangana Beedi and MLAs in 40 seats, they stat- The JAC demanded the state Supervisors Association thousands of workers imposing excess taxes on the Cigar Workers Union has ed. government to merge the RTC leader Vasu said that they will in the state government or pro- extend their support to the JAC vide job security. The JAC the government. On the other ment. The RTC unions went to strike. The government has to said that they would stage hand, the Telangana State gov- Haryana and Punjab and sub- give Rs 530 crore to RTC for sub- Reverse Three held in dharnas before the depots on ernment failed to fulfill the mitted a report to the govern- sidy passes. The government has Pink, saffron parties September 23 and 24. JAC assurances given by the ment on merger of RTC into to pay a total of Rs 2,200 crore tendering ... boat mishap... made it clear that it will inten- Cabinet Sub-committee. government. to RTC but it is not clearing it. Continued from Page 1 sify its movement in case it He said that all unions have JAC co-convener Raji Reddy JAC co-convener Thomas Continued from Page 1 failed to respond on or before decided to wage the movement called upon all RTC unions to Reddy alleged that govern- It is learnt that when fresh heat up coal belt September 24. against the government come forward to wage move- ment was the reason for the tenders were invited for He said that the police were The TS RTC JAC convener demanding it to run the cor- ment unitedly. He warned that RTC losses. The government is Package No 65, M/s MAX Continued from Page 1 the flesh of ruling TRS. on the hunt for the other Ashwathama Reddy has said poration irrespective of bene- the government has to own the not reducing the prices of Infra (I) Ltd submitted its KCR sounded the Singareni accused at large. after serving the notice that the fits and losses. He said that the responsibility if strike is diesel and MV Tax. The tenders at 15.6% less than the The 12 Assembly seats are: poll bugle on Thursday by The ASP said that with 67 state government weakened state government appointed a inevitable. The unions would Andhra Pradesh government estimated cost. Interestingly, Sirpur, Chennur, Mancherial, announcing Rs 1.09 lakh bonus tourists and eight crew mem- the RTC. The Andhra Pradesh committee in 2013 to study the take up agitations during lunch stood on its word and merged the same company had filed Bellampalli, Asifabad, to each of the Singareni staffers bers, the boat was on its way government merged RTC in merger of RTC in govern- hours on September 23 and 24. RTC into government. its tender quoting 4.8 % extra. Ramagundam, Manthani, as Dasara gift. The amount to Papikondalu from Six bidders - M/s Patel Sathupalli, Yellandu, will be credited to the bank Gandipochamma Temple in Engineering Limited, Kothagudem, Bhadrachalam accounts of employees. Dasara Devipatnam mandal and cap- Mumbai, M/s Mega and Bhupalalli, located in six is on October 8 and the polls are sized at Kuchhuluru. Medaram from... Engineering and Infra districts -- Peddapalli, expected to be held in the third Twenty six of the75 on Continued from Page 1 Set up youth commission, Structure Ltd., Hyderabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar- week of October. Employees will board were rescued the same M/s Max Infra (I) Limited, Bhupalapalli, Kumram get bonus amount in their bank day. In all, 34 bodies were Tribal priests would take the Hyderabad, M/s AFCONS Bheem-Asifabad, Bhadradri- accounts just a few days before recovered during the last deities back to their respective Infra Structure Ltd., Mumbai, Kothagudem and Khammam. the polls and TRS leadership four days. Of the remaining places on February 8, signal- Revanth tells KCR M/s MRKR-SLR (JV), Although TRS swept the hopes that this would help its 12 tourists and 3 crew mem- ing the conclusion of the Hyderabad and M/s RRCI- Assembly polls in 2019 across union to win the polls hands bers, the body of one woman jatara. The administration of PNS n HYDERABAD elections. There are over 20 IPL-WCPL Consortium, the state, it lost 8 out of the 12 down. The saffron party is try- was traced on Friday at the erstwhile Warangal district TRS government lakh unemployed youth in Hyderabad - participated in seats in Singareni coal belt due ing to highlight the unfulfilled Kachhaluru. With this, the and the newly created Mulugu TPCC working president and filled only 31,000 the state and 1.25 lakh are the bidding. to 'anti-incumbency' factor. The promises made by TRS in the death toll has gone up to 61; district are making elaborate Malkajgiri MP A Revanth jobs through TSPSC graduating every year and reason was that TRS failed to ful- 2017 polls and secure the sup- still 14 more persons are in arrangements for smooth con- Reddy demanded the Chief searching for a job, the MP fill the promises made to port of workers. the missing list, according to duct of the jatara. Preparatory Minister K Chandrashekhar and 28,000 jobs through alleged in his letter. Telangana Singareni workers in the 2017 Political analysts feel that the ASP.Vakul Zindal also work has been taken up in Rao to set up Telangana State TSLPRB. The govt stood at 22nd place as per DAC is serious union elections. The Congress the Singareni polls could be a disclosed that the boat owner almost all the regions of Youth Commission, which suppressed the youth with Periodic Labor Force Survey over Revanth's... bagged six seats, while TDP got precursor to the 2023 Assembly and owners of the travel Tadwai, Eturnagaram, Pasra should be an autonomous falsehood policies conducted by NSO in regard to one, and a TRS rebel won the polls. They say, in any case, it agency were arrested for and Bhupalpalli belt. The body, to address the problems —REVANTH REDDY unemployment. The survey clear- Continued from Page 1 remaining seat. The Assembly would give clarity that it is going employing unskilled drivers authorities have outlined plans of the youth in the state. Malkajgiri MP ly states that the unemployment polls debacle in the Singareni to be "TRS versus BJP" in 2023 which resulted in the mishap, for transportation facilities in Revanth Reddy addressed an problem in the state Kondanda Reddy said that coal belt has become a thorn in and not "TRS versus Congress". the ASP said. particular. open letter to the Chief Minister is severe. the Disciplinary Action in this regard. In the letter, youth available for the jobs. Telangana Committee viewed Revanth's Revanth Reddy said that the Revanth Reddy questioned got a place comments seriously and their youth are being subjected to KCR saying that TRS govern- only after implications. He said that severe negligence during last five ment filled only 31,000 jobs Bihar, MLAs would decide as to No hike in home prices likely for next two years years rule of the TRS govern- through TSPSC and 28,000 Jammu and what they had to speak in the ment as the youth didn't get jobs. jobs through TSLPRB. The Kashmir, Assembly. Kodanda Reddy PNS n HYDERABAD have reached a peak. land prices. But there is no further rise as it might impact He said in his letter that there government suppressed the Kerala and said that there was no need "The USP of Hyderabad need to panic as at least for the sales," said CREDAI chairman is a need to the Chief Minister Telangana youth with false- Odisha in the for AICC secretary SA As apprehension of property real estate market is afford- next two years, there may not G Rama Reddy. He further to know the problems of the hood policies, he list. Sampath Kumar to take self- prices going up is causing ability. But of late, there are be increase in house prices. said that city real estate might youth and the prevailing slammed alleging that ie with Jana Sena chief Pawan worry to prospective home apprehensions Because see growth over the next two ground realities in Telangana the government failed Kalyan. Many people would buyers, CREDAI Telangana rising among not already prices years, though the sector will state. He said that he is bring- to implement the take selfies by standing chapter hinted that there may just homebuyers haveslow down all over the coun- ing Union Labor Minister Unemployment besides Sampath Kumar, he not be any price rise over at but also among increased try, as most of the IT compa- Santosh Kumar Ganguar's state- Allowance said, while finding fault with least for the next two years in builders that home prices may considerably in the past two nies are stil preferring ment that the employment Scheme though the way Revanth Reddy had Hyderabad, as already prices go up due to the huge rise in years and there is no scope for Hyderabad and Bangalore. opportunities are more in the the CMassured spoken against Sampath. nation but there are no skilled before Assembly

HYDERABAD BULLION RATES ‘Telangana needs to create inland ports’ ‘Focus is from GOLD PNS n HYDERABAD "Hyderabad is the best loca- ` 37,640 (10 gm) Currently the state of ` tion to put logistics infra- 320 The state of Telangana needs to Telangana is in 8th structure. The state has best farm to fashion’ SILVER create more inland ports and position in logistics connectivity, location advan- ` 46,600 (1kg) start partnership with rail- index while Gujarat state is in tage, country longest Outer Continued from Page 1 project, he said. ` 400 ways to surge ahead in logis- the top position Ring Road in place, huge pool The IT Minister said that tics sector, said N Sivasailam, N SIVASAILAM, IAS of land bank and investor Sultanpur in Sangareddy 16 MoUs had been signed by IAS, Special Secretary Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of friendly policies. Many e-com- district housed the largest textile manufacturing com- CHICKEN (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce and Industry merce companies have set up stents manufacturing industry panies to set up facilities in RATES `/KG Commerce and Industry. He and are planning for setting up in Asia, he mentioned. the Kakatiya Mega Textile was addressing the gathering at taken by Government of India their operations in Hyderabad" Taking a jibe at Congress Park. Emphasizing the Dressed/With Skin `164 'India's Logistics Sector: On the to make easy and transparent said Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, leaders, KTR said, "I am sure prospects of the Textile Park Without Skin `186 Path of Transformation' con- process along with ease of Principal Secretary, Industries you know about Rafael com- in Warangal, he said, "The Broiler at Farm `113 ference held at The Federation doing business. and Commerce Department, pany. They have also invested Telangana government, espe- of Telangana Chambers of He ruled that the gains Govt. of Telangana. in Telangana". He spoke on cially Chief Minister K Commerce and Industry. made in manufacturing is lost The logistics conference industries at a stretch in the Chandrashekar Rao, is focus- EGG Speaking on the occasion, he at border trade where the cost first-of-its-kind in India is Assembly. ing on "Farm to Fashion" i.e. `/ said, "Currently the state of at borders is 7 times higher supported by state govern- The government was estab- from agriculture produce to RATES 100 Telangana is in 8th position in making us one of the costliest ment and trade bodies is held lishing textile parks, hand- fashion products set-up in HYDERABAD 368 logistics index while Gujarat country in movement of to discuss government policies, loom parks and apparel parks one place, especially VIJAYAWADA 397 state is in the top position." goods. He urged the govern- opportunities and challenges of as well. As part of the Textile Warangal. He said that Sivasailam while emphasising ment the need to shift focus this sector and promote and Park, direct and indirect Welspun, Pashupati group, VISAKHAPATNAM 410 the importance of logistics in from Passenger ONLY to provide technology based employment would be gener- P&G, Ganesha Ecosphere RETAIL PRICE `3.68 modern world, enumerated freight also specially wrt rail- knowledge sharing among the N Sivasailam, IAS, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce and ated for about 1.13 lakh peo- would be investing in the (IN HYDERABAD) the steps and policy initiatives way logistics. stakeholders. Industry at the conference in Hyderabad ple upon completion of the Warangal textile sector.

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Inter Board ‘Atypical' symptoms baffle doctors Four arrested in secretary Ashok n Among Dengue patients, morbidity increased more than mortality compared to last 3 years ‘sorcery' case transferred PNS n HYDERABAD years. Lakshmi was suffering NAVEENA GHANATE PNS n HYDERABAD Platelet count falling from ill health and was availing n HYDERABAD RISING MENACE down quickly from 1 lakh The Shamirpet Police have treatment at Osmania General arrested four persons in con- Hospital. However, she died on In a sudden development to about While Hyderabad is trying to n ‘The duration of nection with the case where- Tuesday, following which her late on Friday, the state gov- tackle the Dengue crisis, doc- in a youth who was accused of funeral was conducted on ernment transferred A. tors are observing atypical fever is now performing sorcery and Wednesday," said an official. Ashok, the secretary of TS symptoms in patients com- minimum 1-2 20,000 indulging in black magic, was On Wednesday, Anjaneyulu Board of Intermediate pared to previous years. weeks, earlier in a day burnt alive in a funeral pyre in reportedly came to attend Education. Doctors point that morbidity patients would Shamirpet on Wednesday. Lakshmi's funeral. Furious at Syed increased more than mortali- The arrested were identified his presence and suspecting Omar recover in According to ty compared to last three years. n Disease spreading as Gyara Balaram (52), Gyara that he came to conduct some Jaleel, While August-December is 1 week’ doctors, every year Kistaiah (55), Bandala 'poojas', Lakshmi's brother- who is considered as season for viral to other during August-Dec, Sriramulu (35) and Gyara in-law, Balram, and other fam- waiting fevers, dengue has become organs they treat around Narsimha (30). All the four are ily members allegedly attacked for the rampant leading to rapid dete- Fogging spray residents of Medchal. Anjaneyulu with axes and posting, has rioration. Not only the number Last 3 years, dengue had typical picture but this time 50-20 According to the police, the sickles. After thrashing him, been appointed of days to cure the disease has we are witnessing atypical presentations. The virus is samples sent deceased, identified as Boini they threw him into Lakshmi's as secretary of TSBIE. increased, but also it is spread- evolving and may be taking one more shape. children but this time, Anjaneyulu, 24, is an autorick- funeral pyre while he was still Ashok's tenure as TSBIE ing to other organs of the DR T MURALI KRISHNA the number rose to to Pune shaw driver and the neighbour alive. secretary was mired in contro- body. Pediatrician, Nilofuer Hospital 150-200 of K Lakshmi, a woman who Police came to know about versies, especially during the Dr K Murali Krishna, PNS n HYDERABAD died on Tuesday due to ill the incident around 9 pm the announcement of Inter results Government fever hospital health. However, her family same day. Subsequently they in March this year, when said, "The duration of fever As the fogging is not yielding suspected that Anjaneyulu had began their investigation. largescale complaints on errors is now minimum 1- BJP IT cell asks Netizens results, GHMC would make performed 'black magic' result- Meanwhile, Anjaneyulu's in Inter results came to the fore. 2weeks, previously Consider changes to the proportion of ing in her death. brother approached the The issue snowballed into a patients would to 'mark Safe from Dengue' spray being done. The samples Local people are of the view Shamirpet Police Station, stat- major controversy after few recover in 1 amicus curiae of ant-larvae medicine being that Anjaneyulu and his father ing that his brother was miss- students committed suicides week. This fever HYDERABAD: Replicating the case in private hospital sprayed were sent to National practise witchcraft and ing. A missing persons com- allegedly due to goof-up in inter is affecting report: HC to Govt Facebook's dedicated tab and imagine what is the Institute of Virology in Pune. Lakshmi's family members plaint was registered which results as they were awarded various for Safety Check, BJP IT cell condition in Govt hospi- The civic body is likely to get always suspected the duo for was later altered to 302, 201 lower marks or were declared organs, at HYDERABAD: A division bench of Telangana High Court on on Friday launched a cam- tals". results in one week based on Lakshmi's poor health. and 148 of the IPC after an failed. Ashok has not been least in 10 per Friday directed the state government to consider and paign asking Netizens to Another BJP IT Co-con- which the proportions will be "Anjaneyulu and Lakshmi are examination of the scene of given any posting following his cent of the implement the report filed by amicus curiae S Niranjan Reddy "mark yourself safe if you venor Santh kumar gogikar changed. "There will be 5 types neighbours and for the past five crime. transfer. population. regarding Dengue and other vector borne diseases in the are not affected by marked him unsafe of chemicals which are changed Organs such state. The Bench earlier appointed senior counsel Niranjan Dengue". and said, "I am safe on rotation basis to curb mos- as liver, lung Reddy as amicus curiae to assist the court in the PILs Telangana BJP IT from Dengue but quito menace. Entomology says are affected. In filed complaining state government's failure in tackling cell convenor A last week one of that mosquitoes develop resis- one of the case the diseases effectively. The division Bench of the Venkata Ramana my family mem- tance, so every 3-4 years we where pancreas High Court, comprising Chief Justice of the posted a picture ber was admitted to change medicine," GHMC was affected, the State Justice RS Chauhan and Justice A unsafe and in a Secunderabad's Commissioner Lokesh Kumar. prognosis was bad, Abhishek Reddy adjourned the tweet said, "I am Lions Club hospital He added that fogging has but luckily, patient got matter till September 25. suffering from viral due to Dengue. He's final- not been effective with current cured. Dengue virus after tis is fever from almost 3 days ly out of risk but many medicines - Pyrethrins and entering into body will cause being and been to hospital and for such cases are still with malathion as mosquitoes may sepsis which will spread to var- observed. Dr T Murali Krishna my surprise I have seen that hospital. Tensed how have become resistant. "To ious organs, if the patient is in Pediatrician from Nilofuer hos- many waiting at the recep- might be the position in some effect we can increase the low immunity status". pital said, "Last 3 years, dengue tion with viral fever. This is other Govt. Hospitals". doze and if the institute sug- He also added that the platelet had typical picture but this time gests alternate doze. Ultimate count is falling down very quick- we are witnessing atypical pre- option everyone desires is ly from 1 lakh to about 20,000 sentations. Kids presenting This is the viral fever season fever, we give antipyretics and DDT but we are not using. It in a day. Some of the patients do with pleural effusion and from August-December and Dehydration correction should is health hazard as it will enter not believe medical profession- hepatitis, which are a part of every year we were looking at be there. Only for low platelet into our DNA and enter our als or the lab reports, but the dis- inflammation in dengue dis- 50-80 children but this time, count or any bleeding mani- food chain. In agency area itself ease has visibly evolved. In chil- ease process have increased 150-200 children are affected festation, Platelet transfusion is it was last used in 2003. Final dren, the onset of the disese is this year compared to last three with viral fevers, daily". done and it is only 1 per cent solution is DDT. Fogging in very rampant and rapid occur- years. Nearly 5 per cent of them However, the way it is being of kids." Doctors advise taking itself is not advisable for asth- rence in children is leading to are showing such symptoms. cured has remained the same. precautions for mosquitoes by ma patients. Individual house- rapid deterioration. In children, The virus is evolving and may Dr Murali said, "Medicines using repellants, mosquito nets hold should use mosquito nets issues like water in lungs, hepati be taking one more shape. are symptomatic only. Like for and ensuring hygiene. and repellants". RIME Man gets 10 CORNER MLM scam accused years’ RI for Two killed at quarry site remanded to judicial custody raping minor HYDERABAD: Two workers PNS n HYDERABAD from Nalgonda died in a PNS n HYDERABAD crusher machine blast in the According to the A 37-year-old autorickshaw city outskirts at Keesara on Absconding accused in the driver was sentenced to 10 late Friday night. According to ponzi scheme scam, one of the police, Bansi Lal years of rigorous imprison- sources, the deceased were directors of Future Maker Life duped over 20 ment by a court here for rap- identified as Guvva Balaraju, Care Pvt Ltd, has surrendered lakh investors ing and impregnating a girl 27, and N. Balaraju, who were before the Haryana Police ear- student who used to travel to stationed to work at the site. lier this week. He was brought across the country school in his vehicle, three "On Friday night, as the men to the city by the Economics under the pretext years ago. were working at the site, Offences Wing of Cyberabad of quick returns on First Additional crusher machines blasted and police and was sent to judicial Metropolitan Sessions Judge went up in flames, killing them remand. investments Suneetha Kunchala held the on the spot. We are trying to The accused was identified man guilty of raping the 13- ascertain the cause of the as Bansi Lal, the police said. year-old girl repeatedly on blast and will be booking The multi-level marketing Commissioner V C Sajjanar, and evidences, Cyberabad different occasions and crim- cases accordingly" said the money circulation fraud, they have set up an investment police nabbed FMLC chair- inal intimidation.The man police. which was operated from company by name Future man Radheshyam and dis- was awarded 10 years and two Haryana, has duped over 20 Maker Life Care Global tributor Surender Singh from years of RI for the two Woman, son killed lakh investors across the coun- Marketing Pvt. Ltd (FMLC) Haryana and brought them to offences, respectively. The sen- try under the pretext of quick and registered it with Registrar the city on a transit warrant. tences will run concurrently, in road mishap returns on investments and of Companies (ROC). They Police said that Radheshyam is the judge said, adding that a HYDERABAD: A woman and looted more than Rs 1,200 launched their operations in a Class VII dropout, while fine of Rs 3,000 has also been her five-year-old son, both crore from its customers, was Hyderabad three months ago, Surender Singh is a graduate. imposed on him. The victim's residents of BHEL enclave of busted by the Cyberabad trapped over 20,000 customers Both became friends while mother had lodged a com- Old Alwal, died in a road police. in the Telugu states, and had working for an MLM firm. plaint with the police on mishap when a speeding car The Economic Offences collected huge amounts from "The victims were spread December 14, 2016 stating that rammed their scooter on early wing of the Cyberabad police them. across the country and the in August 2016, the driver took Thursday morning. The had earlier arrested two key The scam came to light after majority of them got attracted the girl to a dilapidated build- deceased were identified as suspects - Radheshyam and a Kukatpally-based private to the ads published in leading ing and sexually assaulted her. Priyadarshini, 28, and her son Surender Singh, belonging to employee lodged a complaint newspapers. An amount of Rs According to prosecution, Ayaan, 5, police said. Haryana and seized with police a week ago. He 200 crore was seized from when the girl resisted his acts, he Sources said Priyadarshini was Rs 200 crore from them found the company's claims them deposited in various threatened her with dire conse- driving the scooter with her and Bansi Lal was reported suspicious after he approached banks. The accounts in these quences and raped her several son riding pillion. "When they absconding. them to invest based on an banks have also been seized," times after which she got preg- almost reached their house, an According to Cyberabad advertisement. Based on clues Sajjanar said. nant. unidentified car being driven in a rash and negligent manner rammed them, causing grievous bleeding injuries to both mother and son. They RGIA wins ‘energy efficiency’ awards succumbed to the injuries on the spot" sources said. A case PNS n HYDERABAD has been registered. This is the third GMR-led Hyderabad Passenger caught International Airport has won consecutive year the prestigious CII 'National that GHIAL has with Riyals at RGIA Energy Leader" & "Excellent HYDERABAD: The customs Energy Efficient Unit' awards won the CII officials of RGIA at during the '20th National Excellent Energy Shamshabad have caught a Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Unit passenger with Saudi Riyals Management 2019' ceremony worth Rs 8.57 lakh here on organised by the award. The Friday. The currency notes, Confederation of Indian awards were 45,000 Riyals were found in a Industry (CII) at Hyderabad baggage compartment of a International Convention handed over by D passenger, identified as Habib Centre. Prabhakar Rao, Ali Alkap, who landed at RGIA This is the third consecutive from Abu Dhabi on Friday year that GHIAL has won the CMD, Transco evening, the sources said. CII Excellent Energy Efficient "The customs and CISF Unit award. The awards were officials detained Habib for handed over by D Prabhakar gral part of GMR Hyderabad The recognition will further nological advancement in their questioning and seized the Rao, CMD, Transco and International Airport's opera- strengthen our commitment daily operations. The winners currency notes from his Genco. tions. Our focus on energy effi- towards energy efficiency and are judged on various para- possession. Following the Speaking on the occasion, cient operations has helped to sustainability." meters of energy efficiency investigation, we will proceed SGK Kishore, CEO, GHIAL bring down the per pax ener- The CII annual forum and other measures adopted. with the case according to the said, "We are greatly honoured gy utilisation by 48 per cent recognises the companies / The jury, CII members and statements recorded from the to receive these awards. Since over the last 4 years, without organisations engaged in ener- Industry delegates applauded passenger" officials said. inception, Energy manage- compromising on service qual- gy-efficiency initiatives that GHIAL for adopting various ment has always been an inte- ity and operational excellence. adopt best practices and tech- energy efficient initiatives. FOR SUBSCRIPTION, RENEWALS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT DELAYED PAPER DELIVERY, PLEASE CONTACT 040-23322341-43 HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 hyderabad 04

CAPSULE Cops foil ‘Rural innovation' woman's Outdoor games take suicide bid in back seat in pvt schools Mancherial hangs in balance PNS n MANCHERIAL n Most schools in state are without playgrounds n Sub Inspector B Omkar PNS n HYDERABAD TSIC, focused on identifying frugal innovators Yadav of Mancherial police station showed spontaneity Barring government schools in rural Telangana, cries for funds and people and presence of mind on being run in rural areas, a TRS hiked Metro Friday when he prevented a majority of schools being run NAVEENA GHANATE woman from committing sui- in apartments and multi- Rail ticket prices: n HYDERABAD cide by coming under the storeyed complexes have no Bhatti wheels of a train on Kazipet- playgrounds. The Fire HYDERABAD: Congress Rural Innovation is at stake in Ballarshah railway line. He Department has not issued Legislature Party (CLP) leader Telangana as State Innovation was appreciated for his time- them NOC since there is no Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has cell (TSIC) cries for funds and ly and exemplary policing act. place for the fire-tender to alleged that the Congress had people. In the Assembly, sev- Omkar and his staff spot- move around the building, let brought Metro Rail to eral leaders asked the govern- ted a woman who was stand- alone equipping them with Hyderabad but the TRS ment to expand startups and ing on the railway track to playgrounds. government has increased the IT to Tier2 and 3 cities. In commit suicide due to some At least 1,500 such schools prices of Metro Rail ticket. response, the government said problems she faced. The are allowed to send SSC batch- While participating in a debate that Innovation cell is working police team was returning es with the conditional per- in the House on Friday during on making entrepreneurship a from Rajiv Nagar after con- mission from Education should be devoted to games. demands on Forest and discussion at homes using ducting a cordon and search Department. Besides these, According to Two periods should be devot- Environment, Science & concepts like 'Intinta operation in the fringe local- another 9,000 private schools officials, in ed to playing games, two peri- Technology, Endowments and Innovator'. Minister K T Rama ity at around 8 am. The offi- have no playgrounds. ods to explain the rules to stu- Law, Bhatti asked the Rao said that government has cer and a woman constable However, the private school the academic dents, one period as a mass government to think about also proposed to set up inno- Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) immediately rushed to the managements put the number calendar of the period, while the last one is Nizam Sugar Factory workers. vation cells in rural areas on spot and stopped her from of schools that have no play- Education play all period. But the He asked the government to Monday. However, this may was set up in 2017 under the State resorting to the extreme step. grounds at only 2,482. The Education Department offi- think on filling the vacant jobs. not be a reality anytime soon. Innovation Policy with a three-fold The cops later took the Education Department is Department, at cials say that these periods are He alleged that the TRS Currently, the innovation mandate -to promote the culture of woman to the police station apparently not able to take any least six periods far from being implemented. government did nothing to the cell has only two members - and counselled her not to action against the private man- According to a survey, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship in in a week should industries for the last six years. Phanindra Sama, who is the think of ending her life even agements that state that their be devoted to private schools are limited to One can understand the rule of Chief Innovation Officer and the state if she was facing serious prob- schools have all facilities. making students study hard, the TRS government while a programme manager. There lems. They advised her to Interestingly, some schools say games enable them to converse in seeing the movements of the are six people working at TSIC face the challenges and have a that they have no power and English and help them get tribals, he remarked. He asked at Cybergateway as part of areas. There is a definitely a to promote Innovation in positive attitude towards life drinking water amenities. good marks. Beyond these, the government to initiate yearlong permanent fellow- need to expand Innovation Government departments and and assured her of all supports. The Education Department sports and games events. School nothing much is being done at steps to see that the forest ship programme. The govern- cell. We will be doing it but organisations and to build a Meanwhile, netizens lauded is not able to take action since games federation officials put these schools. A national officials not to take back the ment has repeatedly claimed may not be in this budget year. culture of innovation from the efforts of the officer and his there is no system to subject the participation of private achievement survey said that lands got by the tribal through that through innovation cell, Resources are already tied-up the school stage. team in saving the life of the them to inspection. If the pri- school students is meager. there are many students who Forests Lands Rights. He they are able to take innovation and hopefully in the next To cater to existing needs woman, sharing the message vate schools have the play- In the academic calendar of are not able to study and not asked the government to to rural areas as well. To be able financial year we might for innovation in the state, the and photo of the woman on grounds, many of its students the Education Department, at able to write a sentence prop- provide lands rights besides to run a rural innovation cell expand". government is urging success- social media platforms. should participate actively in least six periods in a week erly in these schools. Rythu Bandu, Loan Waiver even in every district, bud- Telangana State Innovation ful entrepreneurs from the Scheme, Crop Insurance and getary provisions are required. Cell (TSIC) was set up in 2017 State to adopt districts and pro- others. The TRS government When asked on the expan- under the State Innovation vide mentoring to budding has also failed to fight with sion plans, a senior official Policy with a three-fold man- entrepreneurs from the towns Centre in regard to Kazipet from IT Department said, date -to promote the culture of and villages. The Telangana ‘Capsized boat had 77 on board’ Coach Factory. He blamed the "Lots of activity is happening Innovation and State Innovation Cell is work- TRS government for taking in smaller towns and rural Entrepreneurship in the state, ing on this plan now. PNS n RAJAHMUNDRY credit for the development Kannababu said done during Congress regime. The private tourist boat which Bhatti reminded that the then capsized in the Godavari River while 26 persons Congress government provided Peddapalli Food processing units in all in Andhra Pradesh's East were rescued by land rights to the tribals, who Godavari district on September villagers were cultivating lands in MP calls 15 was carrying 77 people, and catchment areas of Godavari Assembly segments: KTR not 73 as believed earlier, offi- immediately after and Krishna for decades, by on SCR GM cials said on Friday. State the accident, bringing Forest Rights Act. PNS n HYDERABAD discussions are being held on Agriculture Minister KA bodies of 35 PNS n MANCHERIAL food draft policy. Kannababu said 16 people are Minister of Industries K T "A draft food processing still missing. He said that the persons were Peddapalli MP Dr B Rama Rao in Assembly said policy that aims to promote statement by the survivors recovered over Venkatesh Netha and that food-processing units food processing industry in the revealed that there were 77 the last five days. Mancherial MLA Nadipelli would be setup in every state has been prepared and is people, including the crew, on Diwakar Rao called on South Assembly constituency in the under consideration by con- the boat, which capsized in the Rescue workers Central Railways General state. Responding to the cerned departments," he said. swollen river at Kuchuluru vil- on Saturday Manager Gajanan Mallya in requests to set up such units by He said that food process- lage near Devipatnam while on Hyderabad, seeking halting of various constituents, he said, ing industry will be promoted its way to the picturesque several trains and creation of "A thorough evaluation of the in three phases. Food pro- Papikonda hills. Visakhapatnam. resume once they get the nod Venkatramna, owner of Royal Kodela suicide: PIL certain facilities for the con- gaps and opportunities in each cessing units will be phased Kannababu said while 26 He said nine persons from from their experts. Vasista, before the media. seeks CBI probe venience of passengers in the constituency has been conduct- out in four years after the persons were rescued by vil- Andhra Pradesh and seven Though the boat was traced Police said the boat was reg- district. ed. Accordingly, food processing Cabinet is approved. He said, lagers immediately after the from Telangana are missing. at a depth of 70-80 meters, no istered in the name of two HYDERABAD: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed Venkatesh and Diwakar units in each constituency by "Immediately after approval of accident, bodies of 35 persons Meanwhile, the rescue work- progress could be made in the women, Prabhavati and in the Telangana High Court Rao requested the general private entrepreneurs, farmer the proposed food processing were recovered over the last ers on Saturday called off efforts to pull it out. Officials Achyutamani, and they too seeking CBI probe into the manager to establish a second producer groups and various policy by the Cabinet, the five days. Rescue workers on search operations due to high say that bringing the boat out were taken in custody. They death of former AP Assembly ticket counter for residents of government agencies will be government will encourage Saturday pulled out body of velocity of water. Personnel is a difficult task. In another face charges of criminal neg- Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Hamaliwada, Rajiv Nagar, promoted". The Minister said development of food process- one woman from near the from the disaster manage- related development, police ligence for operating the boat Rao. The petition was filed by Tilknagar, that steps are being taken to pro- ing industries over the next 4 accident site. She was identified ment team of Uttarakhand arrested the boat owner for despite the river being in one B Anil Kumar. He made the Chunnambattiwada etc., to mote all rural products and years in phased manner". as Aruna, a resident of said search operations would negligence. Police produced K. spate. Telangana Government, CBI operate a shuttle service and Banjara Hills Police as the between Kaghaznagar and respondents in the case. Anil Secunderabad to curb rush, to construct a foot-over Fuel prices kumar told the court that the Cong spokespersons told not ‘Padmavathi will win death of the senior TDP leader bridge from Hamali Zenda to was not a mere suicide. He Old Vasantha Talkies and to may touch urged the Court to order a CBI provide road facility through inquiry in the case. an under-culvert near to participate in TV debates Huzurnagar by-poll’ Mancherial Club. all-time high K VENKATESHWARLU PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD Mallu Ravi has found fault with one of . the official spokespersons, who Congress MP from Bhongir Petrol rates in Hyderabad TPCC has directed its official Komatireddy Venkat Reddy may hit an all-time high of Rs spokespersons not to partici- participated in a discussion on said that they would ensure 82 by month end while diesel pate in the discussions in the Revanth’s comments made in the victory of Padmavathi, rates may touch Rs 78 mark. television channels. According Assembly lobbies spouse of TPCC chief Uttam Oil marketing companies to sources, the TPCC organ- Kumar Reddy, in Huzurnagar (OMCs) are on spree of hik- ised a meeting with TPCC offi- by-election. On Friday at ing the prices of petrol and cial spokespersons on Friday with one of the official favor of Revanth in the debate Suryapet, Komatireddy said diesel. The fuel prices con- morning. In the meet- spokespersons, who par- in the same television channel. that the Congress is in tough tinue to see hike since July 5 ing, the TPCC vice- ticipated in a discus- It is learnt that Mallu Ravi phase. It is not correct to dis- when Finance Minister president Mallu sion on Revanth’s asked official spokespersons pute in regard to Huzurnagar rupted the state, he alleged and Nirmala Sitharaman raised Ravi on behalf of comments made in not to participate in debates constituency candidate at this said that so far, over 30 per rates by nearly Rs 2.50 a litre TPCC chief N Assembly lobbies. from now onwards. Mallu Ravi juncture, he said. cent of farmers have not yet owing to an increase in excise Uttam Kumar In the discussion, didn't inform the time for the Komatireddy said that received Rythu Bandhu duty. Reddy directed the that TPCC official official spokespersons how Manakondur MLA Rasamai amount though the Kharif Meanwhile, experts asked official spokesper- spokesperson had long they are not to participate Balakishan comments are best season ended. the state government to take sons not to go to expressed his views in the debates. example to tell about the inter- He further alleged that the a look at reducing sales tax television channels for on Uttam Kumar Reddy Earlier, the AICC directed nal rumblings in TRS. He state government is spreading and central government to discussions. and Revanth Reddy and new the party official spokesper- stated that the High Court ver- falsehood on Mission slash the excise duty to make About 50 official spokesper- PCC chief issue. According to sons not to participate in tele- dict on Errum Manzil would Bhagiratha scheme saying over the fuel affordable. G Vinay sons attended the meeting out sources, Mallu Ravi opined vision debates when Rahul teach a lesson to the state gov- 56 lakh households are receiv- Kumar, former general sec- Girls told to be wary of 73 official spokespersons. that the same official Gandhi tendered his resigna- ernment. The Chief Minister, ing Mission Bhagiratha retary of TS Petroleum Mallu Ravi has found fault spokesperson had spoken in tion to AICC Chief position. K Chandrashekhar Rao bank- scheme water. Dealers Association said, "On Friday, the petrol price of social media is at Rs 76.05, while diesel is at Rs 72.9. If things contin- PNS n NALGONDA chance for cyber crooks to ue the same way, by month misuse the personal infor- Now travel to Uzbekistan without visa end, petrol will touch Rs 82- Several speakers at an aware- mation. "In majority of the 83 per litre mark while diesel ness programme on Friday cybercrimes, girls and women PTI n NEW DELHI will go up to Rs78-79. We exhorted girl students to be were victims. The girls should Uzbekistan has good relations with urge the Central govern- careful while sharing their immediately approach the Uzbekistan will lift visa restric- India for the past few decades. The ment or the state government personal information on social police when they face any tions for citizens from India in to intervene immediately as media platforms like Facebook harassment on social media a bid to boost foreign tourism Sister City deal with Hyd and Bukhara companies cannot take the and Whatsapp. The Indian platforms," he said. and increase co-operation. will be signed soon, says Farhod burden. At least Rs 2 reduc- Medical Association (IMA)- He also explained the stu- GHMC Mayor Bonthu Ram tion either in sales tax or Women Doctors Wing, in dents about the precautionary Mohan on Friday met Farhod excise duty would reduce association with Cyber Crime measures to be taken to avoid ARZIEV - Ambassador the burden on consumers as Police, conducted the aware- falling prey to cyber crooks. Extraordinary and As per the sister agreement, East and the West and a major well". ness programme on cyber- IMA-Women Doctors Plenipotentiary of the Republic the cities extend co-operation medieval center for Islamic Even though Saudi crimes at Neelagiri Degree Wing State president Dr of Uzbekistan to the Republic in education, culture, business, theology and culture Arabia's pledged to restore College in Nalgonda which Vasantha Kumari said that of India. "E-visa facility has spices, tourism, heritage, med- "We are inviting the film full production by was attended by more than IMA has decided to conduct already been made available to icine. Uzbek has an agreement industry in Hyderabad to September end, dealers are 250 girl students. the awareness programme on tourists visiting Uzbekistan. with Gujarat in Pharma sector. Uzbekistan and there are many not very hopeful. The crude Speaking at the pro- cybercrimes across the State as Uzbekistan had good diplo- The country signed sister city attractions, historical and oil prices are going up due gramme, Inspector of Police a social responsibility. matic relations with India for agreement with Agra with its tourist destinations," he added. to supply related concerns (Cyber Crimes) Suresh Babu IMA Neelagir Branch pres- the past few decades. The Sister city Samarkand. Hyderabad Many students from after a drone and missile said that the girls should think ident Dr Pulla Rao, members City deal with Hyderabad and and Bukhara is second such Uzbekistan are studying in attack on the Saudi Arabia's twice while sharing their per- Dr Anita Rani, Dr Seema Bukhara, 2,500-year-old city of agreement. Bukhara was a Osmania and Central oil facilities that slashed sonal information on social Singh, Dr hemalatha and Dr Uzbekistan is expected to be prominent stop on the Silk Universities in Hyderabad, he Mayor Bonthu Rammohan with Farhod Arziev - Ambassador Extraordinary and over 5 per cent of global oil media platforms as there is Sucharita were also present. signed soon," Farhod said. Road trade route between the further said. Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of India. supply. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS Pak always underestimated our national leadership: IAF chief PNS n MUMBAI MP seeks Rs 11,906- Pakistan always underesti- Dhanoa hails national mated India's national leader- crore flood relief ship and they did the same leadership for package from Centre during the Balakot air strikes, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Abhinandan's quick release BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Birender Singh Dhanoa said suffered a loss of Rs 11,906 here on Friday. PNS n MUMBAI Speaking at the India Friday prayers: crore during the recent floods, The IAF chief, who retires Today conclave here, Air state government officials have later this month, was speaking Air Chief Marshal B S Chief Marshal Dhanoa said told a visiting central team and at the India Today Conclave. Dhanoa on Friday credited he knew Abhinandan since sought immediate financial aid "You must remember that the national leadership for he was a child as he has Fresh curbs in for relief and rehabilitation Pakistan has always underes- getting back Wing worked with his father, who work. The officials made a timated our national leader- Commander Abhinandan was an IAF veteran. formal request for financial ship. Always. In the 1965 war, Varthaman in record time "In Kargil, we lost Flight assistance of Rs 11,906 crore they underestimated Lal after his capture by Pakistan Commander Ajay Ahuja. Kashmir Valley to Madhya Pradesh before the Bahadur Shastri. They never during military confrontation He ejected (from his jet) but central team, headed by expected him to open up the in February. after he landed (across the PTI n SRINAGAR Sandeep Poundrik, joint front and go to Lahore," he He also said the Indian border in Pakistan) he was Restrictions secretary, National Disaster said. Air Force (IAF) is ready for shot... that was playing in my Fresh restrictions were Management Authority, "And then they were sur- So they have always miscalculated. Even now, after any military confrontation mind. imposed in parts of Kashmir under Section currently visiting the state, a Pulwama (terror attack) happened, I think they had public relations department prised. They had thought with Pakistan, but a decision "I told Abhinandan's on Friday as a precautionary 144 CrPc have officer said on Friday. that he will be only fighting miscalculated, thinking that our political leadership will about this has to be taken by father that we couldn't get measure to maintain law and been imposed in The loss figure is based on in Kashmir... They were sur- not permit such a (Balakot-like) strike the political leadership. Ahuja back but will bring order in view of congrega- prised. In the Kargil conflict, The 36-year-old IAF pilot Abhinandan. It is credit to tional prayers, officials said. few areas of the initial assessment of damage BIRENDER SINGH DHANOA, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal caused by heavy rains and they were again surprised. Abhinandan was captured the national leadership that Normal life continued to valley to subsequent floods which have They never expected us to by the Pakistani Army on we could get Abhinandan in remain affected across the maintain law claimed 225 lives so far. pull all our forces and get February 27 after his MiG- record time," the IAF chief valley for the 47th consecutive and order The officials on Thursday held a our Bofors guns and get the (Pakistan) know what our belonging to Pakistan-based 21 Bison jet was shot down said. day with markets closed and meeting with central Air Force into it and take capability is. But they were terror outfits in Balakot. in a dogfight with Pakistani Asked about his flight public transport off the roads, team members and told them them out," the IAF chief always under the impression Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa, jets during aerial combat, a with Wing Commander the officials said. that 36 of the 52 districts have said. that our leadership will not PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, day after the air-strikes on Abhinandan recently, Air Restrictions under Section state into two Union territo- suffered huge losses due to "So they have always mis- (act)," he said. ADC is the 25th IAF chief and terror camps at Balakot deep Chief Marshal Dhanoa said, 144 CrPc have been imposed ries. The restrictions were lift- heavy rains and floods, he said. calculated. Even now, after In February this year, India assumed the post in December inside the neighbouring "I wanted to fly one sortie in few areas of the valley to ed in phases from many parts According to the officer, the Pulwama (terror attack) hap- carried out air strikes across 2016 after Air Chief Marshal country. before I hang my uniform. maintain law and order, the of the valley. five-member team was pened, I think they had mis- the LoC and destroyed terror Arup Raha retired. Before his jet was hit, he Abhinandan had been med- officials said. Internet services have informed that the state has calculated, thinking that our camps in Khyber Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa downed an F-16 fighter of ically cleared. He sat in the They said the curbs have remained suspended across recorded 1203.5 mm rainfall till political leadership will not Pakhtunkhwa province inside will be succeeded by Air Pakistan. Abhinandan was rear and I sat in the front." been imposed in Nowhatta all platforms, they said. While September 17, which is 37 per permit such a (Balakot-like) Pakistan. Marshal RKS Bhadauria, released on the night of The IAF chief is due to and adjoining areas in down- landlines across the valley cent more than the normal. strike. It is not that our Air The strikes involving sever- who was named as the next March 1 by Pakistan. retire later this month. town (interior city) and were functional, voice calls on Due to heavy downpour, crops Force is not capable. They al fighter jets destroyed camps IAF chief recently. Anchar area of Soura police mobile devices were working on 24 lakh hectare of land station in Srinagar. only in Kupwara and worth Rs 9,600 crore were The restrictions have also Handwara police districts of destroyed as per initial been imposed in Kupwara north Kashmir, they added. assessment, affecting about 22 After e-cigarettes, now ban all and Handwara police districts The efforts of the state gov- lakh farmers, he said. Roads and the main towns of ernment to open schools have suffered damage to the tune of Ganderbal, Anantnag and not borne fruit as parents Rs 1,566 crore. tobacco products: Goa NSUI Bijbehara, the officials added. continued to keep children at The central team was told that Security forces have been home due to apprehensions 225 people and 1,400 cattle PTI n PANAJI In this exercise what In this exercise what the deployed in strength in vul- about their safety. government failed to mention nerable areas in the rest of the Most of the top-level and were killed in heavy rains, the government failed floods and lightning, the Public The Congress student wing in with equal vigour was that valley, they said. second rung mainstream Relations Department officer Goa on Friday welcomed the to mention with equal conventional cigarettes are far The officials said the curbs politicians, including three said. Madhya Pradesh Principal Centre's decision to ban e-cig- vigour was that conventional more injurious than e-ciga- were a precautionary mea- former chief ministers – Secretary (revenue) Manish arettes in the country and said cigarettes are far more rettes, the NSUI leader said. sure to maintain law and order Farooq Abdullah, Omar Rastogi informed the meeting this step should be extended to injurious than e-cigarettes Mulla said if the govern- in view of apprehensions that Abdullah and Mehbooba that the state government all tobacco products. —AHRAZ MULLA ment was indeed concerned vested interests might exploit Mufti, continued to be in provided an immediate relief of National Students Union of about the youth, then "we the large Friday prayer gath- detention or under house NSUI Goa chief Rs 125 crore to the affected India (NSUI) Goa chief Ahraz strongly believe the attack erings at big mosques and arrest. people from the State Disaster Mulla, in a letter to Finance should have been directly on shrines to fuel protests. While NC president Farooq Response Fund (SDRF). Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, three years as well as fine. the regular cigarettes and Friday prayers have not Abdullah was first placed Rastogi said a survey of crop lauded the Centre's move to "The NSUI appreciates your tobacco products". "Taking been allowed at any of the under house arrest, he was on damage is underway ban e-cigarettes and said the stand to ban e-cigarettes, but into consideration these major mosques or shrines – Tuesday booked under the across the state and final Normal life hit in step will protect the future of at the same time we strongly points in the interest of the including Jamia Masjid in Public Safety Act (PSA). estimation of loss would be the country's youth. feel it defies logic taking into people of the country, the Nowhatta or Dargah Sharief in His son Omar and PDP prepared by September 27. The Union government on consideration the surprising NSUI Goa strongly demands Hazratbal - in the valley for the president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday banned production, move of not touching the that the government also ban past over a month now. were detained on the night of parts of Assam due import and sale of e-cigarettes regular cigarettes and other the regular cigarettes .and Restrictions were first August 4 -- hours before the and similar products, citing tobacco products, he said. other tobacco products which imposed across Kashmir on Centre announced its decision health risk to people, especially Mulla said the selective nature are the root cause of tobacco August 5 when the Centre to abrogate Article 370 of the to 12-hr bandh youth. It also said an ordinance of the ban makes it problem- related deaths and kill every announced its decision to Constitution and to bifurcate will be brought in to make it an atic for the people of the second person who consumes abrogate Article 370 of the the state into two Union ter- PTI n GUWAHATI One of the offence, entailing jail term up to country. them," he said in the letter. Constitution and bifurcate the ritories. Normal life was affected in parts protesters told of Assam on Friday as a students' reporters that union observed a 12- hour Major fire at Haldia AKRSU will not bandh in the state over exclusion accept the final Petrochemical's unit; of members of an indigenous ‘Attackers would be ‘rehabilitated mentally'’ group from the final NRC. NRC as "the list 15 injured Asserting that the updated was full of errors" PNS n KOLKATA The union minister was on HALDIA: A major fire broke out register, published on August Babul Supriyo (SuPriyoBabul) Thursday shown black flags BJP takes out at the naphtha cracker unit of 31, was "full of errors", the All A day after he was heckled at This is the guy who led the assault in #JadavpurUniversity and heckled by a section of stu- rally in Kolkata the Haldia Petrochemicals Koch Rajbongshi Students' Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Jadavpur University here, .. we will find him out and then see what @Mamata Official does dents at the university, who also Limited here on Friday injuring Union (AKRSU) demanded Nalbari, Nagaon and Sivasagar Union minister Babul Supriyo stopped him from leaving the KOLKATA: The BJP on Friday 15 people, a senior police that members of its commu- districts, the sources said. on Friday described his attack- to him in terms of charging him for assault without ANY campus, prompting West Bengal took out a rally in the city to officer said. nity, who have been left out, be Private vehicles also stayed ers as "cowards and hooligans" PROVOCATION whatsoever from our/my side Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar protest against the assault on The blaze that broke out at immediately included. off the roads, though state-run who would be found soon, but to rush to the campus. Union Minister Babul Supriyo 11.15 am, was yet to be One of the protesters told long-distance buses plied on would not be dealt in a simi- Supriyo had gone to the at Jadavpur University. Senior brought under control, Purba reporters that AKRSU will national highways with police lar manner rather "rehabili- PROVOCATION whatsoever #JadavpurUniversity .. U university to address a semi- BJP leaders Sayantan Basu and Medinipur Superintendent of not accept the final NRC as escort, they said. tated mentally". from our/my side," he tweet- shall be found out by us nar organised by the Akhil Raju Banerjee were seen Police V Solomon Nesakumar "the list was full of errors". Five agitators, including Zeroing in on a picture of a ed. soon but dont worry, you Bharatiya leading the protest march from said. The injured have been He also said that thousands AKRSU's Kumarkata unit student pulling him by his Posting pictures of his shall not be treated in the Vidyarthi state BJP headquarters in rushed to a nearby hospital, he of Koch Rajbongshi people president Deepak Roy, were hair, Supriyo in a tweet, won- assault at the campus manner you treated me," Parishad central Kolkata. Carrying said. The condition of three of have been excluded from the detained by the police during dered what action would the Thursday when he had gone Supriyo, BJP Lok Sabha (ABVP) - posters and placards the injured is "very serious", register. Official sources said the day as they refused to lift Mamata Banerjee-led TMC to address a seminar organised member from Asansol in\ the stu- condemning the attack, the while the rest have suffered no incident of violence has a road blockade. government take against the by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi West Bengal, tweeted. dent saffron party activists "moderate burns" the SP said. been reported from any part of The 12-hour shutdown, student for assaulting him Parishad (ABVP) - the student "We shall rehabilitate you wing of demanded that action be Some of the injured were being the state, but the protesters however, did not have much without any provocation. wing of the RSS, Supriyo, mentally so that you & your the RSS. immediately taken against the brought to Kolkata for were seen burning an effigy of impact on Guwahati, the "This is the guy who led the Union Minister of State for Hooligan Friends (all footages assaulters. "Leftist treatment, he said. The police state NRC Coordinator sources added. assault in #JadavpurUniversity Environment, said those who available with the mercenaries of JU should officer could not say whether Prateek Hajela at Nalbari dis- More than 19 lakh of the .. we will find him out and were involved in his assault media) behave like be beaten up black and workers are trapped inside the trict's Kauli area. Almost all 3.29 crore applicants have then see what would be "found out" soon. you are supposed blue. This attack that took unit. District Magistrate Partha shops, banks, educational been excluded from the final @MamataOfficial does to him "These cowards will not be to behave as place yesterday was a joint Ghosh said, "I am not aware institutes and offices remained National Register of Citizens in terms of charging him for allowed to malign & tarnish students .. till effort by CPI(M) and TMC," of the incident. I am busy with closed in Koch Rajbongshi- (NRC), released in Assam assault without ANY the image of then," he said. Basu said. other things. dominated areas of Morigaon, last month.

SARADHA SCAM 2020 polls: ‘NDA will return to power in Bihar with 200 seats’ Rajeev Kumar fails to PNS n PATNA now includes Ram Vilas Some RJD veterans like Raghuvansh Paswans LJP. Kumar also took Bihar Chief Minister Nitish a veiled dig at the RJD and its Kumar on Friday categorical- Prasad Singh and Shivanand Tiwary had, leader Tejashwi Yadav, men- turn up at CBI office ly dismissed any rift within the after the party drew a blank in the Lok tioning neither by name. PTI n KOLKATA Kumar defied CBI summons alliance and predicted that the Sabha polls this year, have begun to speak Some RJD veterans like to appear before its investi- NDA will win more than 200 Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and Senior IPS officer Rajeev gating team at the CGO com- seats in the next year Assembly in favour of a fresh tie-up with Kumar Shivanand Tiwary had, after Kumar failed to turn up at the plex office in Salt Lake. election. the party drew a blank in the city's CBI office yet again on A special Central Bureau of He further asserted that Bihar recently. The state will see own Chief Minister after the Lok Sabha polls this year, begu Friday, a day after the agency Investigation (CBI) team had those trying to create a fissure poll by the end of 2020. assembly polls next year. Kumar to speak in favour of a fresh tie- issued a fresh notice, been searching for Kumar, between his JD(U) and alliance "There are many who think has been at the helm since 2005 up with Kumar. The proposal, asking him to appear who is now the partner BJP will be in trouble. there is ghachpach (something when the JD(U)-BJP combine however, met with outright before it in connec- Additional Director Addressing the state council amiss) in our alliance. It is not ousted Lalu Prasads RJD, which rejection by Tejashwi Yadav, tion with the probe General of Police in the meeting of the Janata Dal so. Those trying to do ghach- had ruled the state for more who is Prasads younger son into Saradha chit Criminal Investigation (United), of which he is the pach are going to be in trouble than a decade. and was Kumars deputy in the fund scam, sources Department (CID), national president, Kumar lashed "I would advise my party bly poll days. Skeptics were (bura haal hone waala hai), let In 2013, Kumar snapped ties short-lived Grand Alliance said. across various locations out at his detractors charging spokesmen, do not get drawn doubting that we will get major- me assure you, Kumar added. with the BJP and went on to government. Notably, money The former Kolkata in Kolkata. them with "lacking political acu- into all this. Express the party ity. We ended up winning 206 The JD(U) national presi- form the Grand Alliance with laundering cases lodged against police commissioner is alleged In a letter to the West men and trying to gain publici- position on issues firmly but out of 243 seats. Rest assured we dents statement assumes sig- Prasad, his arch rival, and the Tejashwi and the RJDs stout to have suppressed evidence Bengal Director General of ty by launching personal attacks avoid reacting to every slan- will cross 200 next year, Kumar nificance in the backdrop of Congress, which won the 2015 refusal to heed demands for his crucial for the investigation Police (DGP), the agency had on me..many of them later pri- derous remark that may be said evoking applause. recent statements by some BJP assembly polls handsomely. He resignation had led Kumar to into the multi-crore ponzi on Thursday sought Kumar's vately confiding thatthey did so made against me, Kumar said. NDA had won 39 out of a leaders who had favoured the returned to the NDA in 2017. abruptly walk out of the grand scam. This was the third phone number on which he because it was their USP". "Try to recall the 2010 assem- total 40 Lok Sabha seats in party pressing for having its The BJP-led coalition in Bihar alliance. occasion since Saturday could be contacted. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 nation 06

SHORT READS Chopper scam: Delhi Chinmayanand arrested on Delhi court convicts 4 people court allows CBI to question Christian for assaulting doctors NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday allowed the CBI to charges of rape: Police PNS n NEW DELHI interrogate Christian Michel, alleged middleman in the PNS n SHAHJAHANPUR The arrest comes A Delhi court has convicted AgustaWestland chopper scam, four persons for assaulting in Tihar Central Jail where he is Former Union minister Swami nearly a month doctors and damaging a gov- lodged. Special Judge Arvind Chinmayanand was arrested after the woman, ernment hospital property Kumar permitted CBI to quiz on Friday for allegedly raping who is a after one of their relatives was Michel from September 24 to a law student and sent to 14 declared brought dead by 26. The investigative agency days judicial custody by a postgraduate them, observing that such had told the court that Michel court in Uttar Pradesh's student at one of incidents caused doctors and needs to be confronted with Shahjahanpur, police said. the colleges run by other staff to proceed on some more documents. The The BJP leader was arrested strikes demanding secure work court had recently denied bail by the special investigation Chinmayanand's environment. to Michel, who was extradited team (SIT) of UP police from organisation, first Additional Chief "The act of the convicts does not from Dubai and arrested by the his ashram here around 8.50 levelled allegations Metropolitan Magistrate ED on December 22 last year. am amid heavy security Pawan Singh Rajawat sen- deserve any leniency as it has been On January 5 this year, he was deployment. He was then pro- against him tenced Bablu, Imran, Nuru seen that many times the relatives of sent to judicial custody in the duced at the court of Chief and Rashid to six months in patients admitted to hospitals for ED case. He is also lodged in Judicial Magistrate, which sexual intercourse by superin- and three other persons were jail for the offences under sec- judicial custody in another case remanded him to judicial cus- tendent of an institute like a arrested," the DGP said. to enter the premises. tion 186 (obstructing public treatment attacked doctors and the registered by the CBI in tody. jail, stalking, wrongful con- The woman had submitted Teams led by senior police servant in discharge of public property of hospital which caused connection with the VVIP Police said they have also finement and criminal intim- a pen drive containing 43 officials were deployed at the functions), 427 (damage to irreparable disruption in medical chopper scam. Michel is arrested three other persons on idation. video clips to support her alle- court premises and the hospi- public property by mischief) among the three alleged charges of extorting money The arrest comes nearly a gations. tal. The police also patrolled and 34 (common intention) of services," the court said. middlemen being probed in the from Chinmayanand. month after the woman, who Chinmayanand's counsel the area to ensure there is no the Indian Penal Code. case by the Enforcement "Chinmayanand was arrest- is a postgraduate student at one Pooja Singh said the SIT took disturbance, a senior official "The convicts by causing (BJRM) hospital. The doctors and the property of hospital Directorate and the CBI. The ed this morning from his of the colleges run by signatures of his relatives on said. The case is being investi- obstruction to the public ser- at the LNJP Hospital declared which caused irreparable dis- other two are Guido Haschke ashram. The SIT team arrest- Chinmayanand's organisation, the arrest memo but no arrest- gated by the SIT on directions vants in discharging their duty him dead on arrival. ruption in medical services," and Carlo Gerosa. ed him and conducted a med- first levelled allegations against related documents were given of the Supreme Court. of attending to the patients in Following this, the relatives the court said. ical examination. He was pro- him. to them. Chinmayanand was admit- casualty have caused danger to along with 20 other persons It addded that in recent duced in a court and sent to "There was no delay, as the Ahead of the arrest, massive ted to the medical college here the life of the patients who started arguing with the two past, many times such inci- ‘Declare birth jail," said Director General of SIT was minutely investigating security was deployed at on Wednesday and later require immediate attention of attending doctors, assaulted dents have caused doctors and anniversary of Hari Police O P Singh. the case. When the statement Mumukshu Ashram where referred to King George's the doctors and other staff in them and damaged the defib- other staff to proceed on He said Chinmayanand has of the girl was recorded, she members of the SIT reached in Medical University (KGMU) in the casualty. rillator machine. strikes demanding better Singh public holiday’ been arrested on charges of gave some video clippings. All a fleet of more than 12 vehicles. Lucknow. "Moreover, the damaged to The duty constable was secured environment for NEW DELHI: Senior Congress rape. the video clippings of the girl, As Chinmayanand was But he chose to return to his the defibrillator machine has called along with security staff "enabling them to discharge leader Karan Singh on Friday According to Senior and the videos related to extor- taken for a medical check-up, residence on Thursday and not only caused to financial and the situation was brought their primary function of pro- urged Jammu and Kashmir Prosecution Officer Kuldeep tion were sent for forensic patients at the government get ayurvedic treatment there, loss to the hospital but also under control. viding best medical care to the Governor Satya Pal Malik to Singh, Chinmayanand has also examination, and after this hospital had to face a tough according to his counsel Om resulted into the denial of use A case was registered on the patients admitted in the hos- declare his father Hari Singh's been booked under charges of only Swami Chinmayanand time as they were not allowed Singh. of said machine for treatment complaint of the chief medical pital". birth anniversary next week as of the patients as defibrillator officer of the hospital. The court said that by mis- a public holiday, asserting that machine is a life saving device," During the trial, the accused behaving with the staff and it was due to the state's the court said in a recent claimed they have been false- doctors, shouting and pushing erstwhile ruler that it became a order. ly implicated and pleaded the staff members and also by part of India. Singh, the former Seized Rs 32L, USD 10K from According to the prosecu- innocence. damaging the property of the Sadar-e-Riyasat of Jammu and tion, in July 2007, one patient "The act of the convicts hospital including a defibril- Kashmir, said that for many was brought to the Lok Nayak does not deserve any leniency lator machine, the accused years there had been a strong official Delhi house of TMC MP: ED Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital as it has been seen that many have voluntarily obstructed demand to declare the birthday (LNJP) Hospital after being times the relatives of patients the public servants from dis- of Hari Singh as a public PNS n NEW DELHI referred from Babu Jagjivan admitted to hospitals for charging their public duty as holiday. "In fact, both my sons Ram Memorial Hospital treatment attacked doctors authorized by law. had a resolution to this effect The ED on Friday said it has passed in the legislative council seized cash amounts of Rs 32 M Veerappa Moily some years ago, but so far no lakh and USD 10,000 after it action has been taken. The raided the "official residence" 25 Srinagar govt birth anniversary is on Monday, of TMC MP K D Singh in ‘Centre’s move September 23," he said in a Delhi and few other locations Techie's death due to schools to be statement. "Let us recall that it as part of a money laundering to corporatise was due to Maharaja Hari probe against him and others. Modernised Singh ji that Jammu and The central agency said rly units govt apathy: Kamal Kashmir state became a part of searches were launched on PNS n JAMMU India when he signed the Thursday at seven locations in ill-advised’ PNS n CHENNAI instrument of accession on Delhi and Chandigarh includ- The agency said it "Singh through companies The administration has iden- October 26, 1947. Apart from ing at registered offices of 14 raised huge amount of money PNS n NEW DELHI Makkal Needhi Maiam tified 25 government-run that he was a progressive and a group companies of the also searched from thousands of customers (MNM) founder Kamal schools in Jammu and far-sighted ruler who instituted Alchemist Group that is "relat- Singh's house in in the garb of investments by Senior Congress leader M Haasan on Friday blamed Kashmir summer capital many social and economic ed to and controlled" by the Chandigarh and of luring them with high returns Veerappa Moily on Friday hit "government apathy" and Srinagar to equip them with reforms for the welfare of the Rajya Sabha Member of and also against sale and book- out at the government over "half-baked politicians" for modern infrastructure and people," he said. Parliament (MP). two directors ing of plots and flats." the proposed "corporatisa- the recent death of a 23-year facilities to improve their "During searches, a number linked to his "So far, investigation has tion" of railway units, saying old woman techie in Chennai learning outcome, an official TN govt to distribute of documents reflecting the companies revealed that these funds raised such a move would be "ill- after an illegal hoarding put up said. The aim is to transform circular nature of transactions, from public were not used for advised" as they have been by an AIADMK functionary the government schools in safety kits to 25,000 digital evidences and proper- the intended purpose and were performing well. crashed on her. the district into vibrant and construction workers ty documents were seized at Banerjee is in the national diverted or siphoned off to var- The former Union minis- The victim R Subhashree, Kamal Haasan competitive institutions of the official residence of capital and has met Prime ious group companies," the ter claimed that according to riding a two-wheeler, had lost learning, Deputy CHENNAI: As many as 25,000 Kanwar Deep Singh in Delhi Minister Narendra Modi and agency alleged. a document prepared by the balance and fell on the road Haasan said the Commissioner, Srinagar, workers in the construction and cash of Rs 32 lakh along Home Minister Amit Shah Money so collected from the Railway Board, Indian after the hoarding crashed on Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said. sector in Tamil Nadu will with foreign exchange worth among others. The agency innocent public, it said, has Railways will conduct a her and she was run over by a powers that be "The process starts with receive safety kits worth over USD 10,000 was found and said it also searched Singh's been transferred in a circular detailed study of seven of its water tanker that came from have kept people developing 25 pilot schools on Rs five crore, after the seized," the Enforcement house in Chandigarh and of manner in order to conceal production units -- behind. "slaves" by calling modern lines, refurbishing government launched the Directorate said in a statement. two directors linked to his and layer in a "fraudulent" Chittaranjan Locomotive The incident prompted a entire school buildings, equip- scheme on Thursday. Chief It said the official residence companies. The ED is probing manner. Works in West Bengal, public outrage. them "ordinary" ping them with modern infra- Minister K Palaniswami had of the MP is at Tughlaq Lane, Singh, his linked firms and "Further, various web of Integral Coach Factory in Haasan said the powers that folks, but asserted structure and revamping their made an announcement in this connection in the state in the Lutyens bungalow zone associates as part of two money entities involved in this process Chennai, Rail Coach Factory be have kept people "slaves" by such "ordinary" academic structure aimed at Assembly last year, an official of the national capital. laundering cases, it said. are having dummy directors. in Kapurthala, Diesel calling them "ordinary" folks, improving their learning out- The central probe agency The first is based on an FIR These directors have no idea to Mordernisation Works in but asserted such "ordinary" citizens create comes," he said. release here said on Friday. "extraordinary" Each safety kit will contain a had last year summoned the filed by the Kolkata Police state the purpose for which the Varanasi, Wheel and Axle citizens create "extraordinary" The pilot schools were pair of footwear, a helmet, MP, said to be sidelined in the while the other is on the basis said money was being collect- Plant in Bangalore, and leaders. leaders selected out of the total 52 gov- reflective jacket and a pair of TMC, as part of these investi- of a charge sheet filed by mar- ed and transferred," the ED Modern Coach Factory in "Many Subhashrees and ernment schools identified gloves and protective glasses, it gations. While Singh had ket regulator SEBI. charged. Rae Bareli. Raghus have been killed due to from across the district based said, adding 25,000 workers resigned from the post of chair- In the first criminal case ini- The second PMLA case "It's an ill-advised move this government apathy," The late MG on various parameters, includ- will be covered in the first man of the Alchemist group in tiated last year, the ED said, the against the MP and a firm because the seven production Haasan said in a video. Ramachandran, fondly ing that of land and building phase. The effort was aimed at 2012, he is stated to be the Kolkata Police had booked linked to him- Alchemist Infra units have been performing K Raghupathy (Raghu) also addressed as MGR, is founder availability and student roll securing the safety of workers Chairman, Emeritus and Singh, his son Karandeep Realty Limited- dates back to well. These are all public died in similar fashion in of the ruling AIADMK and a and staff strength, Choudhary employed in the construction founder of the business group. Singh, Alchemist Township September, 2016 when ED assets built with tax payers' 2017 in Coimbatore when he former Chief Minister. said. industry, it said, adding the The raids and the latest India Limited, Alchemist filed a criminal case under the money. More importantly was run over by a Corporation On Friday, Haasan won- The deputy commissioner chief minister gave away the seizure information come at a Holdings Limited and various PMLA taking cognisance of a they were doing a good job, lorry after his two-wheeler dered "how many more lives said he was informed during kits to seven workers on time when Trinamool other group companies and charge sheet filed against the both in quantitative and qual- rammed into an arch erected will be taken away by these a meeting on Thursday that Thursday to mark the launch of Congress chief and West directors for cheating thou- company, its directors and itative terms," Moily said in a for the MGR Centenary fete ignorant officials and half- funds for modernisation of the the initiative. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata sands of customers. others by SEBI. statement. then. baked politicians." 25 schools have been released. HC strikes down college hostel Kerala to host country's maiden trans art fest PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM As part of the art festival, the rule prohibiting mobile use Department also invited applications for Talented transgender mem- cash awards from 10 transgenders who PNS n KOCHI bers will soon get a platform to showcase their artistic and cre- have proved their excellence in various In a landmark judgement, the ative skills in Kerala, as the state social fields except cinema Kerala High Court has direct- government is gearing up to ed readmission of a girl student host an exclusive festival for the expelled from a college hostel marginalised group next of the stigma attached to the said the art festival and the TG for opposing a regulation on month. gender," Sheethal, also an actor award would be a motivation use of mobile phones, noting The state Social Justice and dancer, told PTI. Not just for their community mem- that the right to access Internet Department conceptualised in the fields of art, there are bers. is part of the Right to the unique event as part of its several TGs who contribute "It will help remove the stig- Education and Right to Privacy various initiatives to support and serve the society in differ- ma attached to the transgender under the Constitution. the TG community, make them ent capacities but their services community and motivate more The court also held that dis- tioner, the Apex Court has in right to education as well as part of the mainstream society go unnoticed, the activist said. people to come out revealing cipline shall not be enforced by Vishaka & Ors. v. State of right to privacy under Article and to promote their talents. "Many TGs are unsung their gender," Surya told PTI. blocking ways and means of Rajasthan & Ors. held that in 21 of the Constitution of Titled "Varnapakitt-2019", As part of the art festival, the petitions will be held in story, heroes. Their services and tal- Competitions are planned to students to acquire knowl- the light of Article 51(c) and India," the court said. the two-day event is considered Department also invited appli- poetry andessay writing, it ents go unnoticed. People are be held in 20 categories and edge. 253 of the Constitution and the The court gave the judge- to be the first such state-spon- cations for cash awards from 10 said. honoured in our state for fight- those who garner maximum In her judgement on the role of judiciary envisaged ment on a writ petition filed by sored art festival to be organ- transgenders who have proved Transgender activist ing floods and came out of its points will be bestowed with Thursday, Justice P V Asha in the Beijing Statement, inter- a third semester B.A girl stu- ised exclusively for transgen- their excellence in various Sheethal Shyam hailed the gov- hardships successfully. But, 'Kalaratna' award, the festival said, "When the Human Rights national conventions and dent of an aided college under ders in the country. social fields except cinema. ernment initiative and said it our life is a fight everyday. But, manual said. Council of the United Nations norms are to be read into fun- the Calicut University, chal- According to authorities, According to the Art Festival will be an exciting platform for no one recognises it," the There won't be any separate has found that right to access damental rights guaranteed in lenging her expulsion from the the state-level festival is being manual, released by the the TGs to perform and show activist said. competition for transman and to Internet is a fundamental the Constitution in the absence hostel. organised as part of the trans- Department, any TG member their talent to the world. A member of the state transwoman, it added. freedom and a tool to ensure of enacted domestic law occu- In her petition, she had said gender policy implemented by aged 18 or above, who has the "It may be for the first time Transgender Justice Board, Kerala is the first state to right to education, a rule or pying the fields when there is the inmates of the hostel were the government for the uplift- authentic identity card issued in the country that a state Sheethal also said the art fes- unveil a 'Policy for instruction which impairs the no inconsistency between not allowed to use their mobile ment of the community. by the government, can take department is organising such tival and the TG award are con- Transgenders', in the country. said right of the students can- them. phone from 10 pm to 6 am The venue of the festival is part in the festival. an art festival for us. There are sidered as a recognition to The government has intro- not be permitted to stand in "Going by the aforesaid dic- within the hostel and that expected to be the state capi- Besides the performing art several talented persons in our those who have fought sever- duced several innovative the eye of law". tum laid down in the said judg- undergraduate students were tal and the official announce- category including dance, community who do not get a al odds to express their gender. schemes ranging from 'trans- “As pointed out by the ment, the right to have access not allowed to use laptops ment of the dates are yet to music (both single and group), platform to perform and show Sharing her sentiments, gender helpline', TG justice learned counsel for the peti- to Internet becomes the part of also in the hostel. come. mono-act and mimicry, com- their skills to the world because Surya, another TG member, board and shelter homes. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 world 07

GLOBE Trump announces toughest sanctions ‘ever’ on Iran TROTTING THAI RACE TO SAVE TIGERS AFP n WASHINGTON Oval Office. The United States already “terrorism.” crucial funding mechanism protecting the clerical regime. Washington. RESCUED FROM TEMPLE “These are the highest maintains sweeping sanctions Such a designation may be that the Iranian regime uses to Hezbollah, the Shiite mil- The US also imposed sanc- Ratchaburi (Thailand): Officials resident Donald Trump on sanctions ever imposed on a on Iran, including on its central more difficult to lift, even if support its terrorist network, itant group and political party tions on Iran’s sovereign wealth at a sanctuary in Thailand said PFriday announced new country,” he said. bank, with anyone who deals Trump loses next year’s election including the Qods Force, in Lebanon, is among Iran’s fund, whose board of trustees on Friday they are racing to sanctions on Iran’s central bank, The Trump administra- with it subject to prosecution. to a Democrat who wants to ease Hezbollah and other militants closest regional partners. include President Hassan keep dozens of tigers alive after calling the measures the tough- tion has vowed a response Elaborating on Trump’s sanctions as part of a future deal. that spread terror and destabi- The Treasury Department Rouhani, as well as Etemad more than 80 died from disease est ever imposed on another after US officials blamed Iran remarks, the Treasury “Iran’s brazen attack against lize the region,” he said. said that the Iranian central Tejarate Pars, a company that following their confiscation country by the United States. for weekend blasts on Saudi Department said it was autho- Saudi Arabia is unacceptable,” The Qods Force conducts bank has provided “billions of the Treasury Department said from a controversial temple. “We have just sanctioned Arabia’s oil infrastructure, rising sanctions on the central Treasury Secretary Steven international operations for dollars” to the two units, which had sent money international- The Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua the Iranian national bank,” which caused a sharp hike in bank not only over Iran’s Mnuchin said in a statement. Iran’s elite Revolutionary were both previously desig- ly on behalf of Iran’s Defence temple — better known as the Trump told reporters in the global crude prices. alleged nuclear work but for “Treasury’s action targets a Guards, who are in charge of nated as terrorists by Ministry. “Tiger Temple” — had for years attracted tourists with the promise of being able to pose for photos next to the big cats. UK claims ‘momentum’ in Brexit talks Top N Korea negotiator SEX RACKET: FIVE INDIAN AFP n BRUSSELS October 31 departure without talks for the remaining 27 mem- WOMEN RESCUED IN NEPAL an exit agreement and faces the ber states, gave a more sober praises Trump’s ‘new Kathmandu:Five Indian women rexit talks are progressing threat of economic disruption assessment, stressing that the trafficked to Nepal for flesh Bwith “momentum”, the that the government admits British papers amounted to no trade have been rescued by the British Minister in charge of the could cause food shortages more than “a first set of concepts, method’ suggestion police here, according to a divorce said on Friday after and spark civil unrest. principles and ideas”. media report. The women were meeting his EU counterpart, Barclay and Barnier dis- British Prime Minister AFP n SEOUL calling it a “wise political deci- rescued by the police with the despite warnings that a deal cussed three papers submitted Boris Johnson insists the back- sion” in a statement carried by support of Maiti Nepal, a was still some way off. by London with ideas on stop, which could temporarily orth Korea’s chief negotia- the official Korean Central nongovernmental organisation After talks in Brussels with replacing the so-called “Irish keep Britain in the bloc’s cus- Ntor in talks with the United News Agency. which has earlier worked to EU chief negotiator Michel backstop” provisions in the toms union to avoid a hard bor- States welcomed Donald “At the moment I am not rescue Nepalese girls trafficked to Indian cities, The Himalayan Barnier, Brexit Minister Brexit deal struck last year but der in Ireland, is undemocrat- Trump’s suggestion of trying a quite sure what he implied in Times Stephen Barclay said there was rejected by British lawmakers. ic and unacceptable to London. “new method” in negotiations, his suggestion of ‘new method’,” reported. a “shared sense of purpose” to “There is significant work But Britain has so far not come and hailed the exit of his hawk- he added. “It seems he wanted reach agreement and avoid still to do but there are serious up with an alternative that sat- ish national security adviser. to imply that a step-by-step TRUMP: NO CONVERSATION Britain crashing out of the bloc discussions that are taking place,” isfies Brussels or Dublin, and The US President had fired solution starting with the WITH FOREIGN LEADER without a divorce agreement. Barclay said after the talks. “We after Friday’s talks the commis- John Bolton last week, reveal- things feasible first while build- Washington: US President Britain is racing toward its are moving forward with sion once again called on ing deep divisions between the ing trust in each other would Donald Trump again denied on momentum, talks will continue London to come up with sub- two on major foreign policy be the best option.” Friday that he did anything next week between the technical stantial proposals — suggesting issues including nuclear talks Trump had criticised wrong during a mysterious UK rebuffs EU call teams.” But the European the papers submitted fall short with Pyongyang. Bolton’s suggestion of the phone call with an as-yet Commission, which leads Brexit of what is required. Trump on Thursday said “Libyan model” for North unidentified foreign leader after a whistleblower in the for Brexit solution he would consider trying a Korea, a reference to a denu- intelligence services sounded “new method” in talks with clearisation deal with the the alarm. by end of month Pyongyang, which have been African nation’s former dicta- Schoolchildren deadlocked since the collapse tor Moamer Kadhafi — who PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE TO Helsinki: The European of his second summit with was killed after being deposed VISIT PAK FROM OCT 14 Union’s Finnish presidency Kim Jong Un collapsed in in 2011. Islamabad: Britain’s Prince demanded on Thursday that February. Pyongyang had bristled at William and wife Kate Middleton Britain deliver a written new throng streets in vast Kim Myong Gil, that comment, which Trump will pay their first official visit to Brexit proposal by the end of Pyongyang’s top delegate for said had “set us very back very Pakistan from October 14, more September or face a messy “no- working-level negotiations with badly”. Kim Myong Gil than 13 years after the last royal deal” divorce — an ultimatum global climate strike Washington, said the com- described Bolton as “a nasty visit to the country, the UK immediately rejected by ment underscored a “political trouble-maker who used to embassy here said on Friday. London. Britain is racing Paris: Crowds of children point in going to school if we are perception and disposition face everything out of his toward its October 31 departure skipped school on Friday to not going to have a future to live peculiar to President Trump”, anachronistic way of thinking”. TWITTER CLOSES 10K without an exit agreement and join a global strike against cli- in.” Organisers forecast one FAKE NEWS ACCOUNTS facing the threat of border dis- mate change, heeding the ral- million participants overall. Washington: Twitter said on ruptions that the Government lying cry of teen activist Greta In Australia alone, they Friday it shut down over 10,000 admits could cause food short- Thunberg and demanding said more than 300,000 chil- Israel vote deadlock of accounts worldwide for ages and spark civil unrest. adults act to stop environmen- dren, parents and supporters spreading misinformation, The sides have been irrec- tal disaster. rallied. including some artificially oncilably split over ways to It was expected to be the Ghana’s capital Accra, confirmed by amplifying pro-Saudi avoid a hard border between EU biggest protest ever against the where some 44 per cent of the messaging as part of a regional member Ireland and the UK’s threat posed to the planet by country’s population has not propaganda war. The move Northern Ireland in any Brexit climate change. heard of climate change, near-complete results affected pro-Saudi accounts scenario. An agreement that Yelling slogans and waving according to a study by coming from Egypt and the includes the so-called “back- placards, children and adults Afrobarometer. Jerusalem: Israeli vote results was unable to form a right- UAE directed at Qatar and stop”, which would temporari- across Asia and the Pacific kicked Hundreds of others also on Friday confirmed a dead- wing coalition as he hoped and Yemen, Twitter said, as ly keep Britain in the bloc’s cus- off the protest, which spread later took to the streets in Kenya and lock in the country’s general called on Gantz to join him in well as others from China toms union, has been repeatedly to Africa and Europe with Uganda. The demonstrations election and put Prime a unity Government instead. seeking to sow discord among rejected by the UK parliament. crowds filling the streets in Paris, were due to culminate in New Minister Benjamin Gantz responded by say- protesters in Hong Kong. Boris Johnson has vowed to London and Berlin. York, where 1.1 million stu- Netanyahu’s Likud party as the ing he would have to be prime come up with a new solution — “We are the future,” said dents in around 1,800 public second-largest, leaving him minister in a unity govern- and not to sign any in which the Vihaan Agarwal, 15, protesting schools have been permitted to with a tough battle to extend ment since Blue and White backstop remains. AFP in Delhi. “We believe there is no skip school. his long tenure in office. was the largest party. Events began in the del- The near-complete official The standoff has even uge-threatened Pacific Islands results from Tuesday’s election raised the possibility of yet of Vanuatu, the Solomons and gave ex-military chief Benny another election — which Kiribati, where children chant- Gantz’s centrist Blue and would be the third to be held ed: “We are not sinking, we are White alliance the most seats, in a year following April polls fighting.” The defiance message with 33 out of parliament’s that also ended inconclusive- was heard across Asia. 120. Netanyahu’s right-wing ly. Israeli President Reuven Numerous peer-reviewed Likud won 31 seats, but nei- Rivlin plans to begin consul- scientific studies have shown a ther had an obvious path to a tations with all parties voted link between human-made gas majority coalition. In a stark into parliament on Sunday to emissions and climate change. admission on Thursday, decide who to choose to try to But the protests also laid bare Netanyahu acknowledged he form a Government. AFP resistance from those who question the threat. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos on Thursday pledged to make the US technology and retail giant carbon neutral by 2040 and encourage other firms to do likewise. AFP HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Mamata’s flip-flop Her reconciliation with the Modi-Shah duo raises questions Not a matter for courts about why she is staking her credibility amata Banerjee may be the Trinamool Congress chief and the Bengal Chief We are pitting the institutions that make up our Constitutional settlement against MMinister but her larger than life image across India has been of a quintessential rebel, each other with no real understanding of the consequences a fighter for her people, a crusader for justice and a conscience keeper of the establishment. In fact, she has been able to carve up the polit- ical space and craft her invincible spirit pre- cisely because of her fire and brimstone atti- tude and agitationist style. Her politics of sub- version convinced people of her sincerity of purpose, one that never settled or compro- mised. She broke away from the Congress, toppled the Left and swung in and out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government with an activism PHILIP JOHNSTON of principles. In that sense, she has been a disruptor and in recent years emerged hich is sovereign, the peo- as a helmswoman of the Opposition, the only one qualified to take on Prime Minister ple or Parliament? Is the Narendra Modi and his deputy Amit Shah and match their aggression step by Crown — that is the Government — entitled to step. But as she met her arch enemies, carrying sandesh instead of the gravel interpret the wishes of the that she had promised they would have to chew if they overstepped limits in Bengal, Wformer and override the latter? Should the it seemed she had not only softened but had submitted to a truce. Ostensibly courts intervene in these arguments, some- for smoother Centre-State relations. There were yellow flowers too, the colour thing they have been reluctant to do since 1689? Such arcane questions, once the of friendship, something that didn’t even bloom in the 15-month duel of “Jai Shri dusty preserve of academic jurists, are now Ram” and “Jai Maa Kali.” The swiftness with which she changed tack follow- central to politics in Britain. The bedrock of ing the CBI’s heat on Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar certainly rais- the UK’s Constitutional settlement, the sep- aration of powers, has been shaken to its es questions about whether she is dousing flames of the Sarada chit fund scam foundations by Brexit. and staking her political survival on a cessation of hostilities. For her twin meet- There have been so many unprecedent- ings can only be interpreted in extremes, as self-defeatist or selfish. ed political events since the referendum in 2016 that is easy to be blasé about the pro- Didi’s overnight transformation certainly is not in sync with her politically astute ceedings taking place in the Supreme Court. moves. Known for her rabid opposition to the National Register for Citizens (NRC), And yet this is arguably the most extraor- she has now accepted it as part of the Assam Accord and confining its context dinary moment of them all. Here are 11 judges sitting to decide whether the Queen to that State, said it wasn’t needed in Bengal. And in a shocker, she has over- was right to agree to the prorogation of turned her “defiance” by expressing “concern” over “genuine citizens left out” Parliament or whether the advice she and reasoned out their exclusion with the one man she had abhorred, refusing received from her Prime Minister was unlawful. him landing rights in Bengal during the Lok Sabha campaign — Amit Shah. Also, First they must rule on whether this mat- for all the vitriol against Modi — whom she called a “big zero,” a “most corrupt ter is even for the courts to consider at all. man” and a “danga babu” — she actually sought his good offices to set up a The High Court in London concluded that this was non-justiciable because it was con- meeting with Shah, who as Home Minister controls investigative agencies. Modi cerned with “high policy” and politics, areas now is her “Prime Minister”, one whose oath-taking she had shunned, claiming that the courts have conventionally stayed Our system is a balance happen. Boris and those who want to stay it was tantamount to devaluing democracy as he was using it to score political away from. Three senior judges in Scotland between the powers of its insti- Furthermore, it was open to consider his actions to be those took the opposite view. Who is right? tutional components. To hear the Commons to pass a motion of a despot. points. It isn’t rocket science to understand that her offer to Modi to jointly inau- A compelling argument for the latter was some MPs and, indeed Lord of no-confidence in the But these are dangerous gurate a mining block in the State would mean sharing the dais and perhaps even made by Lord Pannick QC, who successful- Pannick, one would imagine that AS HAS BECOME Government if it did not like times. We are pitting the insti- a speech. Considering amnesia comes easy to other turncoat leaders, one does- ly spearheaded the previous case before the what Parliament says goes. Yet what it was up to. The reason it tutions that make up our Supreme Court brought by the business- once it handed the decision on THE CASE IN ANY didn’t was because it did not suit Constitutional settlement against n’t expect such short-term memory loss from the Trinamool leader, whose mem- woman Gina Miller, insisting that a decision Britain’s membership of the the purposes of the Opposition each other with no real under- bers and insiders are just as confused by the sudden turn of events. Assuming to trigger Article 50 must be taken by European Union (EU) to the BREXIT to have an election at this time. standing of the consequences. that Kumar knows way too much and might be pressured to spill the beans, has Parliament, not the Government alone. people, then it was required to ARGUMENT, THE Lord Pannick said he was Moreover, the people versus it spooked Didi enough to risk her credibility? Enough to take away the sheen On the opening day of the hearing in enact the public will and not not questioning the right of a Parliament is not a banner London, he contended that the exercise of seek to frustrate it. FINER LEGAL Prime Minister to prorogue under which any Conservative off her dharna in Kolkata for Kumar, which she had magnified as a national cam- executive power must be proper, otherwise Perhaps MPs agreed to the POINTS ARE Parliament for political reasons: Government should be happy to paign against an assault on constitutional freedoms? Whatever, this latest pos- it was unlawful. This applied both to statu- referendum, thinking they were SECONDARY TO After all, any prorogation in campaign; yet this is where the turing by Mamata beggars logic. Deducing the meetings at face value, even if tory and prerogative powers; and since the doing nothing other than allow- order to bring forward a Queen’s Brexit debate has taken us. If the courts had a duty to enforce rules of ing the country to reaffirm its THE ENTRENCHED speech setting out a new pro- Prime Minister has abused his she has managed to convince the Modi-Shah duo of the need to keep NRC from Constitutional law, the matter was justicia- support for the UK’s continued gramme is a political act. His power then he is answerable to Bengal, what would the BJP get in return? With the latest bonhomie pictures blunt- ble. It was, Lord Pannick said, the “funda- membership of the EU. POSITIONS OF objection was that the suspen- the Commons, who can bring ing the edge of her anti-Modi plank that she had built up with a certain shrill- mental principle of our Constitutional law Certainly, former Prime BOTH SIDES. sion in this instance is for much him down, and then to the vot- that the executive is answerable to Minister David Cameron longer than is necessary because ers. His call for a general election ness, it is difficult to understand how she will get a new narrative going before Parliament.” Ministers are the junior part- thought so, as he has made THOSE WHO the Government wants to block has been blocked by the the Assembly elections in 2021. With the BJP besting its performance in the ners and, therefore, cannot effectively close apparent in his new memoirs. WANT THE UK TO scrutiny of its actions as the Opposition, aided by the Fixed- Lok Sabha polls and within smelling distance of power in the State, it is unlike- down the latter for political purposes. But it didn’t; so Parliament is no clock ticks down to Brexit day. Term Parliaments Act, which While all this may be true, he chose to more entitled to thwart the June LEAVE THE EU It was a political decision. removed the exercise of the ly it will give up on its intimidatory tactics, namely poaching legislators, target- ignore the great big Constitutional elephant 2016 referendum result than it This is true. It is stretching crown’s prerogative power to dis- ting the scam-tainted and naturalising cross-party migration. With the Trinamool in the room: The referendum. Parliament is was the 1975 outcome in favour ARE BEHIND credulity to breaking point to solve Parliament. being the only other party of substance in Bengal, Mamata’s ideology of “Maa, sovereign only in so far as it derives that of staying. The fact that the lat- BORIS AND THOSE claim that a five-week suspen- The case before the authority from the people. It does not exist ter was heavily in favour while sion is needed to prepare for a Supreme Court is unique. The Maati, Maanush” isn’t enough to hold it together. A compromise by anybody else as a discrete phenomenon. Had there not the former was much narrower WHO WANT TO Queen’s speech that the justices are being asked to decide can be taken in stride but the one by Mamata seems like a wilful surrender. Worse, been a referendum, there would not be an is irrelevant — at least in prin- STAY CONSIDER Government can’t even get between an executive acting to though she is known for earlier flip-flops, the current move could cost her the issue. The principle that Parliament is ciple, if not politically. HIS ACTIONS TO through because it has no major- uphold what it believes to be the popular vote. Any comeback after that will be an uphill task. Unless she recon- supreme and the executive is answerable to Even if we leave the referen- ity. But if it is political it is not a democratic will of the people it is not seriously questioned. But there must dum aside, the prerogative to BE THOSE matter for the courts. expressed through a referendum ciles to being just an ideologue than the robust leader she is. Or expected to be. be a source for that sovereignty. When prorogue in this instance does As has become the case in and a Parliament seeking to frus- Parliament is preventing the implementation not undermine parliamentary OF A DESPOT any Brexit argument, the finer trate it. If that is not a political of a majority decision of the people taken in sovereignty. It has not removed legal points are secondary to the matter then nothing is. The a referendum, it is arguable that it is Parliament’s power to scrutinise entrenched positions of both judges should steer well clear; The noose tightens Parliament, not the executive, that is behav- the actions of the executive, even sides. Those who want the UK but I’m not sure that they will. Chinmayanand finally admits to accusations before ing unlawfully. if has limited the time for that to to leave the EU are behind (Courtesy: Daily Telegraph) SIT. All rape survivors in UP need closure he law has finally caught up with Swami S O U N D BITE Chinmayanand whose wrongdoings had The Houston event is the world's I have been blessed, I am India will soar high if People must learn as many Tcost the nation its collective conscience most expensive ever. But no lucky with the roles I have Pakistan stoops low by languages as possible. There as the girl he sexually exploited and treated like event can hide the reality of got to play but at the same raking up the Kashmir issue should not be imposition, nor the economic mess HowdyModi time there is no substitute at the UN General should there be opposition to bonded labour cried for justice. This allowed has driven India into. for hard work. Assembly session. any particular language. the accused enough time to flex his political Congress leader Actor Indian envoy to the UN Vice President muscles, charge her instead with character —Rahul Gandhi —Sonam Kapoor —Syed Akbaruddin —M Venkaiah Naidu assassination and eliminate traces of evidence. Till a Special Investigative Team (SIT) was set up by the Uttar Pradesh Government at the behest of the Supreme Court, this case seemed L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR headed in the direction of unsolved files. But Burning issue The e-cigarette market in now the BJP politician seems to have accepted all the allegations levelled against Why imposing Hindi is a bad idea India is not too large, neither is him and is even “ashamed,” whatever that means anymore. However, the for- it consumed by many. On the mer Union Minister hasn’t been booked on charges of rape though the victim Sir — This refers to the article, “A nion Home Minister Amit Shah needs to be remind- other hand, conventional tobac- Himalayan threat” (September ed that the mother tongue is integral to a person’s co products are available in every had publicly alleged so. Unlike the Unnao rape case, where another BJP leader 19) by KK Paul. The writer must Uidentity as his motherland. Having resided in nook and corner of the country. was involved and which came to light only when the girl threatened self-immo- be commended for having raised Faridabad since 1971, my family and I have grown to If indeed the Government was lation, the action against Chinmayanand, an influential leader who also claims forest fires that have now become love Hindi and become fluent in it. But imposing it as a concerned about public health, it a growing problem for nations national language and putting Hindi speakers at an advan- should have banned cigarettes to be a godman, hasn’t been delayed. So the pressure on justice delivery is clear- across the world. While the tage over others amount to gross discrimination. This and beedis. The present ban is ly building up given the repetitive nature of abuse by those in power.Of course, forests in the Amazon forests cannot take unite people. Shah’s appeal to the people only a token measure. It could this is not the end. While Chinmayanand has been sent to judicial custody, it drew international attention, back to promote Hindi along with their mother tongue and end up boosting the sales figures home, the situation is no differ- the hint that this would fulfill the dream of Mahatma of the country’s tobacco industry. remains to be seen if he sticks to his “confession” in a court of law or does a ent. During the late 1990s and Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel were but a shrewd attempt difficult. Who can forget the backlash that the Congress Rashmi U-turn. Considering he has earlier accused the girl of blackmail, when she went early 2000s, as the then Deputy to manipulate the masses. He also tried to turn the peo- Government faced in the 1967 elections in Tamil Nadu Via email public with her evidence through social media, he could turn hostile. At the heart Inspector General of Forests, I ple against English. He must not forget that English links after having tried to impose Hindi on its own people in of such cases lies the failure of the police, the Government and law enforce- was responsible for the creation all States of the country, regardless of their respective 1965? The mother tongue is an emotional matter and The verdict is out of a roadmap for fire prevention regional languages. neither rhetoric of the Prime Minister, nor the organi- ment agencies, which have consistently failed to respect the criticality of a woman, and protection in the country. I The BJP-led Government is trying to divert atten- sational skills of Shah will be able to make amends if braving backlash and threats, lodging an FIR. They, perhaps, get more anxious had also assessed the quantum of tion from its failure to bring about any development. But they touch that raw nerve. Sir — This refers to the editorial, about brushing the case under the carpet than ensuring a fair and speedy trial. damage done due to fires at by playing with the language issue, it has made its own Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee “Missing woods for trees” around `440 crore. This does not path of coming to power in States like West Bengal more Faridabad (September 20). India is not the And if it involves somebody powerful, then the justice system in the country is include losses to biodiversity, first country to ban the use of e- almost programmed to be on the back gear, more interested in covering up the soils, carbon and other forest cigarettes. Recently, Michigan tracks of political masters. It is precisely because entitlement is encoded in our goods and services. The actual Harish Rawat and submitted a which not only destroys the entire Token measure became the first state in the US to costs are much larger. The same memorandum suggesting a slew ecosystem but is also a health haz- ban flavoured e-cigarettes. The legal system that politicians like Chinmayanand and Unnao rape accused Kuldeep was also communicated to the of measures to tackle the menace. ard for human beings. very fact that vaping serves to Sengar get away. Worse, the senior BJP leadership stayed away from taking a Parliament, which led to the cre- I had even written to the then While central India remains Sir — This refers to the editori- introduce youngsters to smoking stand against these fallen men till matters came to a head. This silence is often ation of an integrated forest pro- Chairman of the National Green the largest fire-affected area, al, “Missing woods for trees” must propel the Government to go tection scheme. Tribunal, who took suo motu southern States and the North- (September 20). The Union all out to ensure that the ban is read as tacit endorsement of the crime, one that has cost the Yogi Adityanath After the 2016 forest fires that action and pulled up both the East, too account for the biggest Government’s decision to ban implemented. government its image. With Chinmayanand often flaunting his closeness to the burnt 4,048 hectares of land, I led Central and State Governments share of fire detections. There is electronic cigarettes is commend- Shubham Chief Minister and the Unnao rape survivor threatening self-immolation in front a delegation of people and met for their lackadaisical approach to a need to protect and preserve able. But it makes one wonder as Via email KK Paul, who was then the this environmental catastrophe. them for the sake of humanity. to why it did not put a ban on of his residence, his reign is under a shadow. In the end, the crime spiral has Governor of Uttarakhand, and Sadly, fire continues to rage in VK Bahuguna other forms of tobacco products Send your feedback to: always defined UP and till that changes, old perceptions won’t. also the then Chief Minister Uttarakhand forests every year, Via email like normal cigarettes and beedi. [email protected] HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Planned desert POINTCOUNTERPOINT TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND INVESTMENT, A NEW A HEADLINE-ITIS AFFLICTED, PANIC-STRICKEN in offing in NCR PROVISION HAS BEEN INSERTED IN THE INCOME TAX MODI SARKAR HAS CUT CORPORATE TAX RATES ACT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF DOMESTIC COMPANIES. LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER A BUDGET. The `16,000 crore Jewar airport needs to be —FINANCE MINISTER —CONGRESS LEADER given up for saving water bodies in the bread basket of western Uttar Pradesh NIRMALA SITHARAMAN JAIRAM RAMESH India’s development warriors SHIVAJI SARKAR Social entrepreneurs are now using their talent to seek better answers to tough ndia recently hosted the United Nations Conference Against Desertification. Ironically, less than 45 kilometres from the venue social problems at a time when the world has never needed them more Iin Greater Noida, a massive international airport project will see desertification of the fertile horn of western Uttar Pradesh (UP). The project must be abandoned to protect farming, lakes, aquifers, swamps and the ecology of the critical northern plains. The `16,000 crore project, just 70 km from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), has evoked severe protest by farmers and consequent increase in compensation. The land at the project site is primarily agricultural in nature, with over 6,000 big trees — mainly arjun and babool — and plenty of wetlands. Since town- ships and activity areas are to spring up all around the airport, many more thousand trees would be felled. About 1,000 known water bod- ies may disappear. MOIN QAZI Delhi-NCR does not need a second international airport so close to the IGIA. It is a massive economic waste at a time when India is istorians tell us that an explosion of creativ- grappling with a slowdown. The real estate all around this project ity occurs the moment the world starts in a 40 sq km area is gasping as hundreds of projects remain incom- Hcomplaining that there is nothing left to invent, or that the search for solutions to complex plete. The Yamuna Expressway, built through the stretch, is itself in problems has come to an end. This explosion is crisis. Its propounder, the Jaypee Group, is going through problems fate’s way of reminding us that there is always some- amid heavy debt and Non-Performing Assets (NPAs).The Hindon thing just over the horizon of knowledge. Social Air Force base airport, that has been opened to civilian traffic, a stone’s entrepreneurs are now using their talent to seek throw from Jewar, hardly finds an airline to host. Another 100 km better answers to tough social problems at a time to the west is the Agra airport with international facilities. Still, under when the world has never needed them more. They pressure of the real estate lobby and unscrupulous political parties, are responding to challenges with solutions that the acquisition of land for the 2,000 hectare project has started. But leave business-as-usual in the dust. They want to use the power of knowledge and the principles of as larger areas come up for development, there is high risk to the THIS NEW ecology in an almost 100-km stretch. business to create a better world. Their primary objective is to make a contribution, not money. GENERATION OF It is not just around Noida and Greater Noida, even Gurugram While top-down initiatives have traditionally INNOVATORS, is subject to massive environmental degradation due to projects being helped drive social change, social entrepreneurs MANY FROM IVY pushed by a greedy real estate lobby. The boom around all these are increasingly trying to use market forces as an LEAGUE places has transformed thousands of hectares of arable land into effective way to bring about change. UNIVERSITIES, plots for highrises, at least half of them incomplete, and leading just The rise of soloists signals the ultimate atom- IITS AND IIMS, not only to an environmental but also an economic disaster. What isation of the modern world. It also demonstrates ARE FORMER is not discussed is that the more you develop the land for real estate, that individual initiatives can be as powerful game- disenfranchised and a sustainable solu- Working as a development worker on the vided for learning and adaptation on the changers as collective efforts. The power and reach BANKERS, tion to economic instability, the lessons ground requires an understanding of the ground. The vocabulary needs to change more it dehydrates the country, said HN Dixit, Speaker of the UP ACADEMICS, Assembly. of individual creativity have grown in inverse pro- of all successful policies and programmes local context. Development profession- — from development worker to devel- portion to the shrinking of the global village. The TECHNOCRATS, for achieving these objectives point to als working in complex social contexts opment leader in letter and spirit. Over the years, Delhi and its neighbourhood are getting deprived BUREAUCRATS of natural water sources. The area around Jewar is now being sub- failure of conventional strategies to alleviate the something we should never forget: The need to be empowered to adapt interven- We must introspect and under- problems that the marginalised face today has trig- AND tenacious and committed officials and tions meaningfully and meet the needs stand the processes within whose con- jected to similar degradation of aqua sources. The region has also gered the creative juices of the younger lot. It has CONSULTANTS. their families whose sacrifices have of the people they serve. The develop- straints the lower bureaucracy works. the highest number of brick kilns, in themselves an ecological haz- catapulted them to a cutting-edge vanguard posi- THEY FAVOUR enabled and continue to make the world ment worker is an actor whose leader- Senior bureaucrats are smart enough to ard in terms of heat, dust and smoke. Close to the region in Aligarh- tion. This approach leaves no room for alibis and OPEN-SOURCE a far better and just place. ship is critical for sustainable change on build up defences in their decisions and Kasganj, Alipur-Barwara and Kasganj-Farrukhabad, acute shortage is highly committed to delivering results. This new SOLUTIONS THAT The influx of talents out of big cities the ground. Their understanding of may leave little paper trail to provide of water for irrigation is being faced, again due to the construction generation of innovators, many from Ivy League SHARE to smaller centres is by no means an indi- ground realities and the actions they take clues to their motives. Junior officials are of the Ganga Expressway, and other human encroachment of aquifers. universities, IITs and IIMs, are former bankers, aca- cation of aspiration deficit. Rather, it are critical to the change that happens on not intelligent enough to understand the demics, technocrats, bureaucrats and consul- INTELLECTUAL means these people are looking at the the ground. implications of their decisions and inad- The administration is trying to revive old river channels. Nobody knows PROPERTY; if it would succeed or not but it has become a money spinner. tants. They favour open-source solutions that share new port with a zeal that was earlier Development workers have their equate understanding of the long-term intellectual property; whether computer code or WHETHER meant only for urban pockets. They want own vision and imagination of social implications of their decisions also Interestingly enough, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) COMPUTER CODE Government was not in favour of the airport project and had sound- DNA sequences, so others can improve and build more fulfilling careers, ones that can change This imagination is anchored in imposes severe handicaps for them. on their creations. OR DNA enthuse and satiate their cravings. We are their values; and these ideas inform their They are also under direct fire from the ed ecological concerns while questioning the necessity of having This is now a global phenomenon. A number SEQUENCES, SO witnessing collaborative social entrepre- actions. When an intervention design is people around them. The system gives an airport so close to the IGIA, Agra airport and the Aligarh airstrip. of bright and committed individuals have given up OTHERS CAN neurship trying to bring about large-scale handed to them, they interpret it from no protection to the sincere and honest The airport project goes against the move to rejuvenate 281 the best of salaries to serve development causes. IMPROVE AND systemic change, giving us tools to nav- their own world view, implement it in the among them. ponds in Jewar itself. About 800 other ponds and water body reju- India’s villages are among the most promising des- BUILD ON THEIR igate an increasingly complex and uncer- context they are surrounded by, and cal- There is much innovation and even venation efforts in Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Dankaur and Bisrakh tinations for them. Moving from villages to big- CREATIONS tain world with confidence, converting ibrate their actions based on their under- heroism and sacrifice by staff of devel- may also get affected. ger cities is no longer the norm. Increasingly, a adversities into opportunities. standing of the ground situation. opment agencies known only to project The Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate BN Singh has growing number of people are moving back to their Social entrepreneurs are helping Development workers constantly beneficiaries and other staff, which is not said that ponds and other water bodies are being encroached as roots or smaller cities. Whether it is disenchant- create an “everyone a changemaker engage with local realities and real only left anonymous but also undocu- construction activities are increasing. He says ponds in many places, ment with city life or the availability of better oppor- world”, a world where each individual is world situations. And yet we seldom ask mented. We should really applaud and including Bilaspur and Surajpur, were encroached by the adminis- tunities in smaller areas, this trend of ‘reverse driven by the idea of bringing about pos- ourselves, “What is their vision of honour ordinary men and women, who migration’ is slowly catching on. itive change. They have shown us that we change? What agency do they exercise? have nobody to back them, yet are work- tration for dumping growing waste. India spends more on programmes for the inhabit a world where everyone must What values inform their work? What ing doggedly to keep projects rolling. The Dadri, on the way to Jewar, declared semi-critical for water scarci- poor than most developing countries, but is not become a changemaker by adopting the processes do they use? What kind of lead- real development story is an aggregate of ty, built its municipality office on 1,140 square metre of pond land. getting the expected dividends that significant pub- path of teamwork, cognitive empathy and ership do they embody? What relation- initiatives in thousands of clusters led by In nearby Tugalpur, a college was built on a water body. lic expenditure would seem to warrant, and the collaborative leadership for creative ships do they build? What capabilities do extraordinary people, few of them Aquifers in Jewar have an over-exploitation rate of 108.81 per needs of important population groups still remain solution seeking. they need to build to do better?” known and the vast majority of them cent, according to the groundwater department. As the area is get- partly addressed. This has been haunting social sci- We have the example of SEWA An organisation must be able to cre- unknown. ting more populated with the impending airport, more ponds and entists and policy-makers. A major flaw in our (Society for Education Welfare and ate an environment that enables risk-tak- When we analyse successful devel- aquifers, despite efforts at conservation, are becoming victims of development paradigm is that the focus is more Action) where highly talented women ing, provides opportunities for capacity opment interventions, we find that a lot development. This includes construction of the airport, industries, on physical resources and less on human resources. have devoted their entire lifetime to enhancement and spaces for reflection of good programmes got their start when large hotels, warehouses, roads and many other facilities. Behind the gleaming images of icons of success- empowering poor women. It would be and learning for development workers. one individual looked at a familiar land- ful development revolutions is the untold saga of outright vanity to dream of becoming It must recognise and respect that its peo- scape in a fresh way. These practical ide- Consequently the critical region may dry out completely. As vehic- sacrifice of the grassroots staff that holds the fort social heroes overnight. The real devel- ple are the ones working to bring about alists demonstrated passion, intellect, and ular traffic and industrial activities surge, it would increase air pol- as brave and heroic warriors. It is the latter’s incan- opment story is an aggregate of initiatives change on the ground. gritty determination and were support- lution. Being close to Delhi, the degradation of a large tract of land descent honesty and unvarnished selfishness that in thousands of clusters led by extraor- We have to ensure that the develop- ed by heroic, skillful, and inspiring field will further heat up the national capital. impart purity to the mission and translate state poli- dinary people, few of them known and ment worker’s capacity and agency is staff. Pairing experts with “on the It signifies that massive finances involved are posing challenges cies into real ground action. the vast majority of them unknown. For strengthened to enable context-specific ground” teams and field workers has to the world leadership which has to choose between conserving The honour and recognition that society owes instance, SEWA Rural promotes work- responses—it is a must for lasting and yielded many good ideas about how to or devastating the environment. to these brave, extraordinary individuals for their life balance through multiple initiatives equitable development. This is possible address the problems of disadvantaged The Jewar airport project needs reconsideration and restora- crusade for a cause bigger than them cannot be that include time-off for parents to sup- only when the design of organisation sys- populations. tion of land back to the farmers to save the bread basket. embodied in awards, promotions and citations. port their wards appearing for board tems and processes are anchored in val- (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s (The writer is a senior journalist) Though our focus is most often on issues such as exams and special leave so that employ- ues of dignity and respect for everyone National Committee on Financial Literacy chronic poverty, empowerment of women and the ees can attend camps for holistic living. in the organisation and spaces are pro- and Inclusion for Women) India closer to fulfilling Nehru’s dream With the emergence of new geo-political equations, ASEAN countries can act as a game changer, particularly because a big power like the US has shown interest in the region. India can be at the forefront of this, given the accretion in its economic and military capabilities into the focal point of India’s foreign for energy, Africa became a major Regarding the security and econ- Vietnam and Indonesia was highly experience in 1965 was bitter, when Washington and Beijing, over the policy. Since then, the search for con- partner for India post-1991. New omy of the region, India has always recognised at different platforms in India’s closet NAM friends showed South China Sea and trade. flict resolution and world peace has Delhi has shown interest in the played a major role, be it in Vietnam, early September when the world unconditional support to Pakistan by Thailand, a close US ally, has a remained the central objective of region by sending troops for United Indonesia or the African continent. marked Minh’s death anniversary. supplying military weapons at the formal relationship with India. In the India’s foreign policy. Recently, at a Nation peacekeeping missions. “But Even before its Independence, the Now, these countries can act as height of war. Learning from histo- past, when Nehru convened an 18- security conclave by Centre for Joint there is still a lot to be done and we country was involved in the freedom a game-changer for India’s influence ry, India signed the Indo-Soviet nation conference, on Indonesia, Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), former can learn from history,” the former struggle of Indonesia against the in the region with the support of the treaty in 1971 as non- alignment left Thailand refused to participate as it External Affairs Minister Salman Minister said referring to the Dutch and supported that country on Vietnamese Navy and by utilising the India lonely. never had to face colonial oppression Khurshid recalled the historic Bandung Conference. July 30, 1947 by raising the issue at Sabang military base in Indonesia for The more recent South-South like India, Myanmar and the rest of SAPNA SINGH Bandung Conference 1955, where 29 Emphasising regional grouping, the United Nations Security Council trade and military engagements. Cooperation (SSC) experienced Southeast Asian countries. Asian-African nations, including Khurshid said that several countries (UNSC). The rise of China at the global rapid growth as in 2016 alone, more As a strategic relevance, Indian nalysts believe that India today China, signed the Panchsheel Pact, in the Indian Ocean Rim are willing In January 1947, before India’s level resulted in changes in the than 500 projects were kicked off leaders were always firm and believed is in a better position to that was incorporated into the Ten to stand with India. In such a sce- Independence, the All-India Student international order. India has tradi- under the SSC framework with the in the idea of Asian nationalism and Arealise the dream of its first Principles of International Peace nario, the relevance of the Bay of Federation had declared a day to be tionally been termed as China’s rival participation of 120 countries. disapproved the idea of a power vac- Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, of and Cooperation enunciated in the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Vietnam Day. There was a huge strike and is one of the few nations in Asia With the emergence of new geo- uum keeping the Southeast Asia Asian resurgence and solidarity in the declaration issued at the confer- Technical and Economic in Kolkata, which was met with to refuse to participate in China’s Belt political equations, ASEAN countries Treaty Organisation (SEATO) and Indo-Pacific region, as there has been ence. The pact focussed on five Cooperation (BIMSTEC), police repression and firing. Two stu- and Road Initiative. Hence where can act as a game changer, particu- Central Treaty Organization serious accretion to the country’s eco- major principles of territorial integri- Association of Southeast Asian dents died and one student, regional power equations are con- larly because a big power like the (CENTO) in mind. nomic and military capabilities. In ty, non-aggression, non-interfer- Nations (ASEAN), G20 and other Ranamitra Sen, was shot in the leg. cerned, the Indian Ocean is of strate- USA has shown interest in the Meanwhile, the prevailing the present perspective, the broader ence, peaceful co-existence and regional associations is pivotal. Minh, a Vietnam revolutionary gic importance to both, especially in region. A few weeks ago, Vietnam atmosphere of anxiety and uncertain- policy-level challenge for India in the equality, which became a magnet for During the CENJOWS conclave and politician, who later became the terms of trade. participated in the first US-ASEAN ty in the Indo-Pacific region will dis- Indo-Pacific region is to cope with Afro-Asian solidarity against white on ‘India and the new multilateral President of the country, also partic- Academicians and strategic Maritime Exercise (AUMX), which sipate under a stable and peaceful the uncertainty precipitated by the supremacy. order’, observers and analysts debat- ipated in the Bandung Conference affairs experts at the conference took place in the Gulf of Thailand strategic order. The real challenge for Sino-US rivalry that is gradually Africa has also played a vital ed on policies in projecting Indian and visited India in 1958. During that remarked that India’s policy is from September 2 to 6. Eight war- both India and China, who are preparing a base for trade wars political role in India’s neighbour- influence in the neighbourhood and sojourn, Minh met Ranamitra Sen focused on multi-alignment, keeping ships, four aircraft and all ten ASEAN together creating an Asian century, between the two nations. hood-first policy. India supported beyond. In an overall assessment, after learning that he was in the audi- the neighbourhood first and seeking countries took part in AUMX that is in the strategic context at a time It was India who invented the Africa’s anti-colonial struggle and geo-political observers believe that ence at one of his gatherings and a common approach towards secu- started at the Sattahip Naval Base in when they are facing serious bilater- lexicon of diplomacy in the post- worked closely in the Non- the Bandung Conference was a key embraced him. rity, economic equity and eliminat- Thailand and ended in Singapore. al as well as regional issues. colonial age. Nehru promoted the Alignment Movement (NAM) and element in the evolution of Nehru’s India’s participation in the free- ing terrorism to maintain peace in Interestingly, this naval exercise (The writer is Principal idea of non-alignment and turned it the G77. With the growing demand Non-Alignment Policy. dom struggle of countries like the region. This is because India’s came amid tensions between Correspondent, The Pioneer) HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 money 10

SHORT READS Anil Kumar Jain RBS picks first woman appointed new Coal Goyal: Tax rates now comparable Secretary for leadership NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer PNS n LONDON Anil Kumar Jain has been appointed as the new Coal to US;hope growth gets a fillip Britain's bailed-out Royal Secretary, according to a Bank of Scotland on Friday government order. Jain is a PNS n MUMBAI appointed long-serving banker 1986-batch IAS officer of Alison Rose as chief executive, Madhya Pradesh cadre. "The Commerce minister Piyush Govt slashes making her the first female Appointments Committee of the Goyal Friday said he "hopes" boss of a major UK lender. cabinet has approved the the tax relief measures taxes in Rose, currently deputy head appointment of Anil Kumar announced by the govern- of the group's NatWest Jain, Special Secretary, ment for the corporates will Holdings retail business and its Ministry of Environment, Forest give the necessary fillip to ‘Mini-Budget’ commercial and private bank- and Climate Change as growth that has been sput- Panaji, Sep 20 (PTI) Battling ing division, will replace Ross Alison Rose Secretary, Ministry of Coal," the tering for long. a six-year low economic growth McEwan on November 1, the order said. Jain succeeds The measures also get our and a 45-year high unemploy- company said in a statement. The incoming CEO, Sumanta Chaudhuri, a 1985- tax rates comparable to those ment rate, the government on She will become the only an advocate of batch IAS officer of West in the US and in South Asian Friday slashed corporate tax woman to have lead one of gender equality in Bengal cadre. economies, if one were to rates for companies by almost Britain's so-called "Big Four" include the exemptions 10 per cent to 25.17 per cent to banks that comprise Barclays, business, has risen thrown in, Goyal said, bring them at par with Asian HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group to the top in a Healthcare industry adding these will help push rivals such as China and South and RBS. traditionally male- investments up. Korea, as it looked to boost The incoming CEO, an welcomes govt's The Union Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal at the 92nd foundation day of Maharashtra dominated arena With an eye to push Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, in Mumbai on September 20, 2019 demand and investments. advocate of gender equality in decision to slash tax growth, which has slipped to Two-and-half-months after business, has risen to the top after working for 27 NEW DELHI: Healthcare a six-year low in the June presenting her maiden Budget, in a traditionally male-domi- years at Edinburgh- industry on Friday welcomed quarter--which is even below that was hailed as "develop- nated arena after working for based RBS the government's decision to that of Pakistan's 5.4 percent- Tax cut to Prasad to firms: ment-friendly" and "future-ori- 27 years at Edinburgh-based slash corporate tax, and said -finance minister Nirmala ented", Finance Minister RBS. rationalisation of tax structure Sitharaman earlier in the push local Nirmala Sitharaman "She brings extensive expe- Rose will assume the helm will provide much-awaited day announced a raft of announced fiscal measures that rience and a track record of just one day after Britain is booster dose to the sector. In a changes in direct taxes, units Benefit from sops will cost the government Rs success from her previous scheduled to leave the major fiscal booster, the including a 10 percentage PNS n NEW DELHI 1.45 lakh crore in revenue roles at the bank," said RBS European Union -- with or government on Friday slashed points cut in corporation NEW DELHI: Auto industry annually and may potentially chairman Howard Davies. without a divorce deal. effective corporate tax to 25.17 taxes to 25.17. body SIAM on Friday said the Union Minister Ravi Shankar derail the country's fiscal deficit per cent inclusive of all cess The measures, which come reduction in corporate tax rate Prasad on Friday exhorted roadmap. and surcharges for domestic a day after Reserve Bank gov- and other announcements electronics and mobile makers In the fourth phase of post- companies. "Reduction in ernor Shaktikanta Das had made by Finance Minister to take full advantage of the tax budget economic stimulus mea- corporate tax and other relief warned against any fiscal Nirmala Sitharaman would incentives announced by the sures, Sitharaman cut base cor- Modi likely to open would create a favourable measures to spur growth say- help give boost to local government, saying the latest porate tax for existing compa- business climate for the ing the government has little manufacturing in the sector. measures underlined the com- Ravi Shankar Prasad nies to 22 per cent from current companies which were under fiscal space to do so, will entail The government slashed mitment to transform India 30 per cent; and for new man- effective corporate tax to global Patidar biz meet tremendous pressure due to a revenue sacrifice of Rs 1.45 into a manufacturing hub. Prasad, who has ufacturing firms, incorporated several internal and external lakh crore to the exchequer 25.17 per cent inclusive of all The comments came after been aggressively after October 1, 2019 and start- PNS n AHMEDABAD market forces," Nathealth this year. cess and surcharges for the government slashed the tax pushing electronics ing operations before March 31, President H Sudarshan Ballal "Some excellent domestic companies. Making rate for companies by almost and mobile 2023, to 15 per cent from cur- Prime Minister Narendra said. The apex healthcare announcements have just the announcement, 10 percentage points to 25.17 rent 25 per cent. Modi is likely to inaugurate the industry body believes that the been made which will I hope Sitharaman said the new tax per cent and offered a lower manufacturing in This will be effective on the second edition of `Global corporate tax reduction move give the necessary fillip to rate will be applicable from rate of 17.01 per cent for new the country, had condition that these companies Patidar Business Summit' to be would be supplemented by the growth that we have all been the current fiscal which began manufacturing firms in a bid to met captains of the will not avail any other incen- held in Gandhinagar in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) waiting for," Goyal said, on April 1. "The reduction of bolster economic growth rate industry earlier this tive or concession such as tax first week of January. reforms as well. speaking at an event organ- corporate tax to 15 per cent from a six-year low by incen- holiday enjoyed by units in Around 22,000 business- for new companies making week to hardsell ised by the Indo American tivising investments to help cre- India as a global Special Economic Zones (SEZ) men from across the world are Wrong to say India on Chamber of Commerce. fresh investments from ate jobs. Prasad, who has been and accelerated depreciation. expected to attend the three- If one were to include the October 1, 2019 will support aggressively pushing electron- production hub The effective tax rate for day meet beginning from 5pc growth trajectory: investment and also FDI in the exemptions, the tax rate now ics and mobile manufacturing existing units, after considering January 3, the organisers said Narendra Modi Bibek Debroy is competitive and compara- auto sector. This is expected in the country, had met cap- Prasad noted that the latest surcharges and cess such as on Friday. ble to those in the US and to give a big boost to Make in tains of the industry earlier this series of measures underscored Swachh Bharat cess and edu- The `Global Patidar Sutariya told reporters here. KOLKATA: Chairman of the elsewhere in South Asia, he India for automobile industry," week to hardsell India as a India's commitment towards cation cess - which are levied on Business Summit' will be held "This second edition of the Economic Advisory Council to said, pointing out that the US Society of Indian Automobile global production hub. manufacturing. It may be top of the income and corpo- at helipad ground near summit will see participation the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) taxes corporate at 21-22 per- Manufacturers (SIAM) "I appeal to manufacturers to recalled that during CEOs rate tax rates, will be 25.17 per Mahatma Mandir in of around 22,000 businessmen Bibek Debroy on Friday it cent. President Rajan Wadhera said avail this incentive. India has roundtable held on September cent as compared to 34.94 per Gandhinagar, said Gagjibhai from across the world. would be incorrect to conclude in a statement. Expansion of Goyal said using the scope of CSR (corporate the technology and human 16, the IT and telecom minis- cent now. For new units it will Sutariya, president of "We expect that over 7 lakh that India is on a 5-per cent exemptions, our tax rates resource and an enabling gov- ter had nudged iPhone maker be 17.01 per cent as opposed to Sardardham, a Patel commu- visitors would visit the summit growth trajectory on the basis social responsibility) are as low as 15 percent as expenditure to include ernment in place," Prasad told Apple to expand manufacturing 29.12 per cent now. nity outfit. as well as the exhibition. We of just one quarter's GDP print. well, and added this will PTI on the sidelines of a con- base in India, and use the coun- The new tax structure is Sardardham is organising have invited PM Modi to The GDP growth in the April- incubation centres and R&D help push investment that activities will also help with ference on 'emergence and try as export hub, and had effective from April 1, 2019, and the biennial summit earlier inaugurate the mega event on June quarter of the 2019-20 has been lagging historical impact of Artificial Intelligence promised fresh sops to galvanise will bring Indian corporate tax held at Mahatma Mandir in January 3. fiscal was 5 per cent, according expenditure in automobile averages in the past five sector, he added. and Internet of Things' hosted electronics as well as phone rate at par with Asian peers in 2018. "We have been informed to government data. "One years. by Jaipuria School of Business. industry in coming 2-3 months. a bid to attract investments. Besides attending the sum- that he has accepted the invi- quarter of 5 per cent does not mit, Modi is also expected to tation," said Sutariya. mean we are on a 5-per cent inaugurate 'Sardardham The summit, though organ- growth trajectory," Debroy said at the CII Banking Colloquim Institute', a multi-storey com- ised by Patidars, is also open plex coming up on the out- for businessmen from other here. Allaying fears of an Corporate leaders hail cut in tax rate economic downturn, he said skirts of Ahmedabad city, social communities, he said. PNS n NEW DELHI there have been instances in boost to Make in India cam- Gopichand P Hinduja, Co- the past when GDP growth fell paign! Chairman, Hinduja Group: below 5 per cent during a Industry leaders on Friday Uday Kotak, CEO, Kotak The tax reduction is an excel- quarter, but recovered to 7 per hailed the government move Mahindra Bank: Reducing lent step that was needed for RBI is more than autonomous, cent in the very next quarter. to slash corporate tax rate for corporate tax rate to 25 per Indian economy revival and Debroy also said GST collection companies. Following are the cent is big bang reform. Allows manufacturing sector. It shows but govt is the sovereign: Das comments of top industry Indian companies to compete government is well seized of has been revenue negative so n far instead of being revenue leaders: with lower tax jurisdictions the economic challenges fac- PNS MUMBAI to discuss, talk and resolve the neutral. Anil Agarwal, Executive like the US. It signals that our ing all of us. I only wish more differences. Chairman, Vedanta Resources: government is committed to such steps, which government Asserting that the Reserve "Let me tell you, there is lot The reduction of corporate economic growth and sup- is already contemplating, Bank is more than of interaction between the Moody's: Corporate taxes, including surcharges ports legitimate tax abiding could be taken together in one autonomous, governor RBI and the government. But, tax cut too boost net and cess, will significantly and helping the country to product prices. companies. A bold, progres- go like tapping NRI invest- Shaktikanta Das Friday said so far as decision-making is boost the economy and will march towards the USD 5 tril- Additionally, the move to sive step forward. ments, with this one so as to though the central bank concerned or taking a final call income of firms provide a huge impetus for the lion-mark. incentivise setting up new Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, create deeper impact, instill engages with the government on any issue is concerned, I NEW DELHI: Moody's Investors manufacturing and infra- State Bank of India manufacturing units in India Chairman, Biocon: Corporate more confidence in economy in free and frank discussions, can tell you, with all my con- Service on Friday said the structure sector. We are con- Chairman Rajnish Kumar: comes at the most opportune tax rate cut from 30 per cent and amongst corporates. there is no interference from fidence, that they are taken by government's move to cut fident this step, in coming The large reduction in corpo- time for foreign companies To 25.2 per cent to spur This would certainly help it when it comes to taking the RBI and the RBI is more corporate tax rate will boost net days, will boost economic rate taxes across the spec- who could be actively looking growth. This is a great move put businesses back on track, decisions. Das said the differ- than 100 percent autonomous income of Indian firms, and is a growth so that GDP can attain trum of all companies is per- for opportunities to invest which will firmly revive generate more employment ences of opinion between the in decision-making. Nobody credit positive move. "The its true potential of 8-9 per haps the boldest reform in the globally! This move could growth and investment. My and most importantly, keep government and the monetary interferes in my decision- Government of India's decision cent. The journey looks last 28 years! Such a rate cut also materially lead to India hats off to Finance Minister for India as the principal invest- authority happens in all the making," Das told an event to reduce base corporation tax extremely bright for creation will boost corporate bottom- effectively integrating with this bold but most needed ment destination amidst glob- countries as the perspectives organised by the media house to 22 per cent from 30 per cent of thousands of jobs in India line, facilitate a reduction in the global supply chain and a move. al slowdown. are different, but it is essential India Today group. will boost net income of Indian corporates and is credit positive," said Vikas Halan, INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS senior vice president, corporate finance group, Moody's Saudi assures India to meet all its Investors Service. He said the extent of final impact on credit Dutch administrator, Jet profiles of Indian corporates will depend on "whether they oil supply commitments utilize the surplus earnings for reinvestment in business, debt Airways' RP agree to cooperate PNS n NEW DELHI plies, but they have assured to reduction or high shareholder make up for all the quantities, returns." PNS n NEW DELHI bankrupt in response to a Saudi Arabia's new oil minis- he said, adding any shortfall complaint filed by two ter Prince Abdulaziz bin can be bought from Qatar. The resolution professional of European creditors. In April, Salman has assured India of India buys around 2,00,000 HDFC to raise up to Jet Airways and Dutch insol- H Esser Finance Company meeting all its committed oil tonnes of LPG every month Rs 3,000 cr via bonds vency administrator have and Wallenborn Transport had supplies as the Kingdom looks from Saudi Arabia. NEW DELHI: Mortgage lender agreed to cooperate in insol- filed a petition citing unpaid to restoring production to pre- Industry sources said Saudi HDFC Ltd on Friday said it will vency proceedings against the claims worth around Rs 280 strike levels by the end of this Arabia has cut throughput at its raise up to Rs 3,000 crore by debt-ridden airline, the crore. month, Petroleum Minister refineries to meet its crude oil issuing bonds to augment its National Company Law NCLAT was hearing a peti- Dharmendra Pradhan said. supply commitments. long-term resources. The Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) tion filed by the Dutch Court Pradhan spoke to his Saudi Pradhan said he also met a secured redeemable non- was informed on Friday. Administrator against the counterpart on phone on Saudi Arabia, which is India's second- senior delegation from convertible debentures will be The RP and the Dutch order of the Mumbai bench of Thursday to discuss in details International Energy Agency issued on a private placement Court Administrator have the National Company Law of its supply plan in the after- largest oil supplier, sells close to 2 (IEA) led by Keisuke basis to persons who are agreed on terms and condi- Chairman S J Mukhopadhaya Tribunal (NCLT), which had math of a massive attack on the million tonnes of crude every month. Of Sadamori, Director, Energy specifically addressed through tions on which they will coop- observed that the Dutch Court declared overseas bankruptcy Kingdom's crude oil facilities this, 1.2-1.3 million tonnes of supplies Markets and Security and a communication, HDFC said in erate in the ongoing insolven- Administrator has all rights to proceedings null and void. that wiped out as much as 5 "exchanged perspectives on a regulatory filing. The issue cy process. be there. During last hearing, NCLAT million barrels per day of out- for September have already been taken the recent events in Saudi size is of Rs 2,000 crore with The appellate tribunal has "He should be there… he had asked the RP of Jet put. and the rest too has been assured Arabia and its impact on glob- an option to retain subscription asked both parties to file their has to collate his claims. Both Airways to cooperate with the "Had a telecall with Saudi al oil and gas markets." up to Rs 3,000 crore. "The terms and conditions by sides should go together," said Dutch Court Administrator, Minister of Energy HRH "The meeting helped to take object of the issue is to Monday and listed the matter NCLAT Chairman adding "he which is also conducting insol- Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, September-end, and will raise that all supply commitments to stock of underpinnings of the augment the long-term for hearing on September 24. must be there for maximisa- vency proceedings against the whom I had met in Jeddah output to 12 million barrels per India will be met. volatile global oil market and resources of the Corporation. During the proceedings, tion of assets." debt-ridden carrier. soon after his appointment day by November-end. Saudi Arabia, which is evolving oil security issues. The proceeds of the present counsel appearing for both The NCLAT further said It had directed the RP to last week. Saudi Minister "He reiterated the Saudi India's second-largest oil sup- India, as an associate member issue would be utilised for sides informed the Committee there should be transparency place before it a draft agree- assured me about uninter- Arabia will remain a reliable plier, sells close to 2 million of IEA, works closely with financing/refinancing the of Creditors (CoC) has agreed in the insolvency resolution ment with terms of conditions rupted supplies of crude oil and and sustainable partner of tonnes of crude every month. IEA on energy issues, includ- housing finance business on all conditions except one. process and each financial and between him and the Dutch LPG to India as scheduled," India in ensuring timely hydro- Of this, 1.2-1.3 million tonnes ing on oil security," he said. requirements of the According to them, the CoC operational creditor has the Court Administrator in next Pradhan tweeted. carbon supplies," the Indian of supplies for September have Earlier this week, Pradhan Corporation," it said. was opposing presence of right to be there. two weeks. He said the Saudi minister minister said. already been taken and the rest had stated that India, the HDFC shares closed 3.93 per Dutch Court Administrator Jet Airways is facing insol- NCLAT had also said the RP stated that Saudi Aramco will Indian Oil Corp (IOC) too has been assured. world's third-largest oil con- cent up at Rs 2,052.25 on BSE. in their meeting. vency proceedings in the may consult the CoC before be restoring its full capacity of Chairman Sanjiv Singh said However, Saudi has sought sumer, is keeping a close watch However, on this, NCLAT Netherlands and was declared finalising the draft. 11 million barrels per day by Saudi Arabia has again assured deferment of some LPG sup- on the developing situation. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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It is not often that one gets to hear that an 18-year-old Indian has qualified for the CREATING WAVES WITH Olympics. But Neha Aggarwal is one such teenager who went against the grain and represented India in table tennis. Speaking to V SATEESH A DIFFERENT BAT REDDY, she shares about her journey from the Olympics, helping girls TEDx Hyderabad is not just grow in sports to her future an event, but an experience. It leaves you with heart-warm- goals ing emotions. Along with inspiring ideas in the form of talks, we also eha Aggarwal, the four medals at the provide you with great perfo- only woman table 2018 Comm- tennis player to rep- onwealth Games, rmances, specially curated social N resent India in the including the Gold spaces and an opportunity to 2008 Summer in singles and team network with a diverse set of Olympics in Beijing, events. Both the has become an overnight star men and women’s speakers. Getting an opportunity to after defeating Poulomi team won gold. At interact with an Olympian is Ghatak and Mouma Das in the the 2018 Asian unique for many reasons and that national-level championship. Games, India won The Delhi girl who is mak- its first ever medal is why we are eager for audience ing waves with a different bat, at the Asian Games to hear Neha’s story is all set to share her story in — a Bronze in the TEDx Hyderabad on men’s team and VIIVECK VERMA September 22 where she plans mixed doubles. LICENSEE AND CURATOR OF TEDX to share her journey to the This year, G. HYDERABAD Olympics and how things Sathiyan became changed after that. the first Indian TT Speaking to The Pioneer, player to break in to the Top and being there was an ate a positive impact on Indian for many reasons Neha says, “In table tennis, 25 world rankings. This is the achievement in itself. I was sports by empowering young and that is why you have to make split second best phase ever in the history sharing my room with Saina girls and help India win more we are eager for decisions. There is such less of TT in India,” she adds. Nehwal and learnt a lot from medals.” our audience to time between shots that if you Reacting to her stint in the her as well.” Viiveck Verma, licensee and hear Neha’s can’t think and act quick, you 2008 summer Olympics in She says, “My game is very curator of TEDx Hyderabad story and how can’t survive.” Beijing, Neha shares, “I was 18 unique and there wasn’t any- says, “TEDx Hyderabad is not she intends to When asked about the status when I qualified for the one whom I could call an idol. just an event, but an experi- continue of table tennis in India, Neha Beijing Olympics. It was a sur- But I looked up to India’s TT ence. It leaves you with heart- being “lim- informs, “In the last four years, real experience. Walking into legend Sharath Kamal for what warming emotions. Along with itless”, we have seen an exponential the opening ceremony with the he has achieved. Serena inspiring ideas in the form of making a rise among people choosing entire contingent behind the Williams is a real inspiration talks, we also provide you with difference TT. At Rio 2016, as many as national flag was something I and keeps me going strong.” great performances, specially not only four Indians qualified for the can never forget. I was the On a concluding note, Neha curated social spaces and an to herself Olympics, while 2018 was the only woman to represent India says, “It’s a rapidly changing opportunity to network with a but tak- Neha Aggarwal best year for TT in Indian as in TT, the first TT Olympian world. Until I was playing, my diverse set of attendees and ing we won eight medals. from Delhi and the second aim was to win medals for speakers. Getting an opportu- along “Manikaa Batra became the youngest Indian Olympian India in various competitions. nity to interact with an several first Indian woman ever to win ever. Qualifying for Olympics Now I want to be here and cre- Olympian is unique in itself people.”

lain-turned-hero, with the ture, does help hurl the sto- Valmiki is a promising movie with a lot final touches from the ry in a different direction. make-up crew. He was far All said, there is not a going for it. A little too much in fact. from the usual chocolate boring moment in the boy image he has been movie thanks to the origi- VARUN TEJ'S It juggles between Varun Tej and other associated with thus far. He nal script of Jigarthnada, yells, curses in Telangana the Tamil movie on which accent, laughs at your mis- this is based. I wouldn’t call supporting cast, most of them who do ery and kills without Valmiki a remake though. remorse. He towers over a Valmiki deviates from justice to their roles. But this movie also large cast, including the Jigarthnada in the end. In second lead Abhilash the Tamil original, the mass entertainer reminds you of the cacophony that the (Atharvaa Murali) and stays gangster (Bobby Simha) in sync with the deafening goes through a catharsis Telugu film industry seems to be filled with. background score by which turns him into a per- Mickey J. Meyer that fol- son who is the polar oppo- KEDAR N writes about the hits, misses and lows him in every scene. site of what he was in the But all this leaves you beginning. Though some- disoriented. The edges turn thing similar happens to whistles associated with this mass movie blurry until everything Varun Tej the payoff is not sticks the landing begins to look the same. If as much because the origi- he wise words of every shot is a close-up how nal ending would require Tanikella Bharani do I know what to look at? bringing down the role of in Athadu, If the duration of all shots the larger-than-life Telugu T “Meeru entha is unequally distributed hero to the level of a com- silent ga untay (editing by Chotta K mon man, which is unheard murder antha Naidu) then how do I feel of Telugu movies. The audi- violent ga untundi (Murder the rhythm of the story? If ence, deprived of this done in silence is more vio- locations are covered in a catharsis, have to content lent),” are seldom followed layer of sepia how do I get with the macho action by Telugu filmmakers. the sense of the place? If all sequences to whistle and There is no silence before dialogues are punch dia- cheer for. Until then, the the storm. Watching a mass logues then how do I which audience have to make do masala Telugu entertainer is ones convey comedy which with the yesteryear Telugu like being swept off your ones convey tragedy? hits that new movies make feet — like by a parent But punch dialogues are references to; to make up when one was a kid — and what Telugu films are for the lack of material this spun around like a toy until known for, especially the generation can look up to. you are dizzy and exhaust- way the characters make ed. But it is fun and you fun of each other by throw- can’t wait to do it again. ing twisted English words VERDICT: Valmiki aka (and also mathematical Gaddalakonda Ganesh is a equations in this movie) at A definite watch for similar rollercoaster of a each other. Brahmaji, teenagers and budding movie. The script, penned Prabhas Sreenu and Satya filmmakers. The script by director-writer Karthik Akkala do not restrain of the movie provides Subbaraj, provides a strong themselves from doing ver- enough twists and turns support to director Harish bal gymnastics for the sake to keep you in the seats Shankar and cinematogra- of comedy. while Varun Tej dis- pher Ayananka Bose who The less said about the tracts you with his sharp never keep the camera idle. heroines the better. This is rugged looks and angry Never taking eyes of the probably what the director stares. This is an enter- tour-de-force, that is thought while shooting the taining potboiler with a Gaddalakonda Ganesh film. Mirnalini Ravi and large cast catering to the (Varun Tej). Pooja Hegde look like they fancies of an excitable Varun Tej, who is known are part of another movie male crowd. to experiment with the altogether. But thanks to films he chooses, built him- the script Mirnalini Ravi’s Rating: 3.5/5 self into the role of a vil- character, at a crucial junc- 12

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Hyderabad Saturday September 21, 2019 tollywood Sreenivas to feature Keerthy turns in Peter Heins directorial debut?

fter announcing that he will be introducing the famous stunt CHAIWALI A master Peter Heins, known for his outstanding work in films like Ghajini, Magadheera and the Baabubali series among oth- ers, as a director earlier this Miss India month, it seems that pro- ducer Nallamalupu Bujji for has got a lead actor in place to spearhead the project. Contrary to reports, which said she will be seen as a model, According to the buzz, he has we've learnt she will be playing chaiwali in the roped in Bellamkonda feel-good entertainer, finds NAGARAJ GOUD Sreenivas for the project, a romantic he 52-second teaser of many emotional moments and action-drama set in Keerthy Suresh-star- humour. The makers believe a family space. Word rer Miss India which KEERTHY WILL BE SEEN the content can resonate with in the corridors of T was unveiled last AS A STUDENT WHO women in particular. Telugu industry has it month ended with the “Every woman comes that Heins vision for the national award win- GOES ABROAD FOR across situations that action sequences aside; ning actress sipping beverage HIGHER STUDIES. SHE IS Keerthy faces in the film, his depth in the emo- out of a mug, staring into the which is why it will con- tional content has sealed horizon while standing on a ter- ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A nect with them more,” pro- the deal for the actor. race. It went viral within no ducer Mahesh S. Koneru The fact that Bujji is also time, increasing the expectations PART-TIME JOB, WHICH had said at the film’s close to Bellamkonda fam- on the film. In fact, this shot has SHE FAILS TO GET. SO launch earlier this year. ily might have worked in a lot of significance with the char- Newcomer Narendra favour of Heins. acter she enacts in the film, The SHE SETS UP TEA Nath, who is a gold When we contacted Bujji, he Pioneer has reliably learnt. OUTLETS TO BUILD A medalist from wasn’t forthcoming on details. Contrary to some reports, which Satyajit Ray Film The yet- to-be-titled project, to be said she will be seen as a model, CAREER Institute, is directing launched on Dussera, will move we’ve learnt she will be playing the film, which is to floors towards year-end. chaiwali in the feel-good enter- almost in the final stages Sreenivas, who is riding high on tainer. of a wrap-up, while S.S. the accolades he received for his “Keerthy’s part will be seen as journey,” informed a source close Thaman is the music director. outing in Rakshasudu, is in a student who goes abroad for to the unit. The supporting cast is stacked talks with Trinadha Rao higher studies. She is on the The source adds that it is a typ- up with the likes of Rajendra Nakkina as well for his next. lookout for a part-time job, which ical underdog story filled with Prasad, Naresh, Nadiya, she fails to get. Around this time, Naveen Chandra, Kamal one of the characters close to her Kamaraju and Poojita spots her natural talent she has Ponnada. for making a great cup of tea; an art she had learned from Every woman comes across her grandfather. She soon Harish gets emotional realizes that she can embark situations that Keerthy faces on a career path by setting in the film, which is why it up tea outlets in foreign will connect with them shores. The locals take Valmiki an immediate fancy to more on title change her outlets and thus begins her and the film’s MAHESH S. KONERU, n a hurried PRODUCER development, the makers of Harish I Shankar’s Valmiki on Thursday evening have changed the film’s title to Bunny to realise his Gaddalakonda Ganesh. The controversy sur- rounding the title has been brewing for the bilingual dream with Atlee? past four months. With eems like Allu Arjun is keen on compensating his close to 18 the collector offices of months absence from cinema with multipleAla Vaikunthapuramlo projects next year. Kurnool and The actor, who is a part of Trivikram’s Anantapur issuing right now, has two more projects in his kitty: one with Sukumar orders to theatres S and another one with Venu Sreeram. He has already initiated which were set to the talks with A.R. Murugadoss earlier screen the film on this year. And now, if reports are to be Friday to cease from believed, he has recently been approached exhibiting it, sensing by Tamil director Atlee for a possible col- law and order prob- laboration next year. It’s a no secret that lems, the makers have Bunny wants to make his Tamil debut and decided to change the he even launched a film with Lingusamy title. Earlier this in Chennai more than three years ago but month, a petition, it was later shelved due to reasons undis- filed by the Boya closed. Film with Atlee will be a Telugu- community leaders, Tamil bilingual with his home banner Geetha seeking a change of No filmmaker will invest 40 towards Valmiki in a film,” he title was moved in crores and a year of his time to said. He added that as a direc- Arts tipped to produceMersal it thoughdirector, an whoofficial word is awaited. The Bigil, the Telangana High attract controversies. We felt tor he got his remuneration like is now awaiting the release of Court. once the concerned sections his actor Varun Tej. “The pro- was sometime back attached to “When Boya watch the film they can express ducers too made good business make a film for Aswini Dutt with Hakkula Porata their objections if any but that deals but the distributors who Jr NTR in the lead, but there has Samithi asked us to wasn’t meant to be, which is acquired the film for Kurnool been no significant development remove the gun unfortunate. We thought since and Anantapur stare at losses. on the project. from the film’s the film already cleared certifi- And so, we’ve decided to change poster, we’ve oblig- cation half our job was done. In to the title,” he pointed out, ed. Since its incep- fact, the film boasts a couple of before hiding his emotions. tion, I was sure dialogues which speak about The title change seems to the film will talk the greatness of Valmiki. I feel have a little effect on the film, about the great- I’ve lost. Not as a filmmaker or which opened to good numbers ness of Valmiki as a writer. But as someone who on Friday across the two Telugu sage to the cur- comes from a Hindu religion, I states. The critical acclaim too rent generation. failed to present my respect is varying from average to good.

Aamir raves K O O L L T S R fter Bollywood superstar Salman I about the Khan posted the Hindi trailer of Sye F Raa Narasimha Reddy before extend- ing his wishes to Charan and A Chiranjeevi on Thursday on Twitter, his friend and fellow superstar Aamir Khan too followed suit. The Dangal actor laud- ed the film’s scale and said he is a big fan of scale of Chiranjeevi. “Just saw the trailer of Sye Raa...! Huge scale! I am a big fan of Chiranjeevi Garu and I can’t wait to see the film! All the very best to Chiranjeevi Sir, Ram Charan and the entire team, (sic)” he wrote on social media. SYE RAA… Earlier this April, Aamir ran into Chiranjeevi at the Kyoto airport and he shared a picture from their impromptu meeting. “Ran into one of my favourite Aamir Khan earlier had an impromptu actors, Superstar Chiranjeevi Garu at Kyoto airport! What a pleasant surprise. meet with megastar Chiranjeevi at Discussed his new project about freedom ere is the first look of Vijay Deverakonda from World Famous Lover, his film fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. You with Kranthi Madhav. An emotional love story, the film, from the stables of are always such an inspiration sir, (sic)" he H Creative Commercials, co-stars Raashi Khanna, Aishwarya Rajesh, Catherine Tresa and Kyoto airport had posted on Twitter. Izabella Leite. 14

Hyderabad Saturday September 21, 2019 celeb talks

he release of Ayushmann and try and help @vickykaushal09 escape Khurrana’s next, Bala, has been BALA RELEASE DATE this haunted ship! And some further news preponed by a week, it emerged ...... ” on Friday. The satirical black PREPONED TO While there is nothing unusual about the T comedy, which was earlier slated rescheduling of film releases, the mention to hit the screens on November of ‘Good Newwz’ in Karan’s second tweet 22, will now release on November 15. NOVEMBER 15 has led to speculations that the Akshay Dharma Productions’ Karan Johar made Kumar-starrer will now release in cinemas the annoucement on behalf of Maddock on November 22. The Dharma Productions Films’ Dinesh Vijan, the producer of Bala. nekar! The new date is 15th November moved to February 21 next year, Karan venture, co-starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Taking to his Twitter account, Karan 2019!” announced in his previous tweet. Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani, is slotted wrote, “The Further GOOD NEWWZ It is to be noted that Dharma He wrote on the micro-blogging plat- for a December 27 release. (pardon the plug) is that my friends funny, Productions’ Bhoot: Part One - The form, “The tides have changed!!! Even Meanwhile, Bala sees Ayushmann play- poignant and mazedar film #Bala has a Haunted Ship, starring Vicky Kaushal and FEAR needs precision! And for that we ing a man who is balding prematurely. The new date which I am proud to announce to Bhumi Pednekar as the lead pair, was earli- need the time to scare you sufficiently and film, directed by Amar Kaushik of Stree all of you! And it’s a week earlier! er scheduled to arrive in cinemas on efficiently! #BHOOT has a new date !! The fame, also features Bhumi Pednekar and #DineshVijan @ayushmannk @bhumiped- November 15. The film has now been 21st of FEBRUARY 2020 ! SEA you then Yami Gautam.

CLAIRE IS MAYIM AMBASSADOR BIALIK, JIM FOR ‘THE UNION’ PARSONS TO IN INDIA ilm and television actress Claire Forlani REUNITE FOR has been announced as the ambassador for International Union Against Tuberculosis COMEDY and Lung Disease (The Union) recently. F The actress will deliver a speech on lung health at the opening ceremony of the 50th CARLA Union World Conference that will be held in Hyderabad from October 30 to November2. More ctor Jim Parsons is re-uniting than 2,500 delegates including political leaders and with his The Big Bang Theory health sector officials and civil society organisations co-star Mayim Bialik for a com- from across the world shall attend the conference. “It edy series titled, Carla. is shocking that today TB is the world’s largest infec- A The multi-camera comedy is tious disease killer, despite it being preventable, treat- based on hit BBC show able and curable,” said Claire Forlani. “I am grateful Miranda, reports variety.com. Bialik and to be able to help raise awareness of this disease, Parsons will executive produce the show, beginning with The Union’s conference in Hyderabad. with Bialik also expected to star in the We cannot end TB around the world unless we end series. It is expected to launch in 2020. SACRED GAMES, it in India.” “We are delighted that Claire has accept- Bialik will be seen playing Carla, a ed this vital role and honoured that she is coming 39-year-old woman who struggles every to India to see the challenges for herself,” said José day against society and her mother to LUST STORIES IN EMMY Luis Castro, Executive Director of the Union. “The prove that one cannot have everything one fight to beat TB is an emergency, and it is our hope wants and yet be happy. To prove her that the conference will provide continuing momen- point, Carla spends the money her parents NOMINATIONS’ LIST tum in the drive to eliminate the disease both in India set aside for her wedding to open Cat and worldwide.” The conference will also host the Cafe. inaugural Survivors Darlene Hunt will write and executive Summit on produce the series, which will be a co-pro- Tuesday, duction between Warner Bros. Television October 29. and Fox Entertainment. “Carla is an unapologetically big, broad multi-cam with a strong female point-of- view, pushing the format in a way that will be distinctive. With the A+ creative team, our partners at Warner Bros., led by the inimitable Peter Roth, and BBC Studios, we think we have something truly special here,” said Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment. The potential series is a co-production between Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV, where Parsons and Bialik are both under overall deals following their longtime relationship with the studio behind Big Bang Theory. As an Indie broadcast network without a studio counterpart following its asset sale to Disney, Fox is boarding many of its new shows as co-productions as a way to ensure it retains at least a partial owner- ship stake in its content.

ndian UK. The web Remix is a series Sacred reality competi- Games and tion web television I anthology Lust series. Announcing the Stories have received nominations, Bruce L. nominations at the International Emmy Paisner, President and Chief Awards 2019. Executive Officer of the Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Thursday International Academy of Television took to Instagram to announce that Netflix’s Arts & Sciences, said, “The diversity, anthology Lust Stories has been nominated under the geographic spread and quality of this year’s Best Miniseries category while Sacred Games has nominees is a testament to the increasing bagged nomination in the Best Drama section. wealth of outstanding television being created on the Also, actress Radhika Apte has been nominated for global scale.” Best Actress for her performance in Lust Stories. On receiving the Best Actress nomination, Radhika “What a day...Emmy nominations,” Kashyap wrote. Apte expressed her happiness on social media. Not only this, Sunidhi Chauhan’s The Remix is “International Emmy,” she wrote. competing in the non-scripted entertainment catego- The 47th edition of International Emmy Awards will ry with nominees from Argentina, Belgium and the take place in New York on November 25.

KATIE PRICE TO GET RID OF PINK CARS odel Katie Price says she will get rid of her pink cars because they “get her into trouble”. The model has cars customised in her favourite shade — including a Range Rover and a Fiat M Ducato horsebox — but soon photos of her driving round her Sussex mansion in these cars will be a thing of the past, reports mirror.co.uk. “My pink cars are going because they get me into trouble,” Katie said during an interview with Flex FM. In February, Katie was banned from driving for three months after being convicted of being nearly twice the legal limit while in charge of her pink Range Rover. The car was found crashed in a bush following a party. Katie had tried to argue she was not in control of the 4x4 in the early hours of October and a mystery man had driven, but the judge ruled Katie was not a “credible” witness. He found her guilty of being in charge of the vehicle while over the legal limit but ordered a charge of drink-driving to be dropped. The three-month driving ban was added to another from earli- er in the year where Katie was summoned to court for getting behind the wheel while disquali- fied and uninsured. Katie was spotted driving a Ford Fiesta near her Sussex home, later claiming she wrongly believed that an earlier road ban for speeding had expired. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 sport 15 Amit 1st Indian to enter World’s final PTI n EKATERINBURG thankful for all the support that I have punches and was sharp defensively got,” Panghal said after the triumph. against the Kazakh. This was after sian champion Amit Panghal Today, he will take on Uzbekistan’s Panghal spent most of the first round (52kg) on Friday became the first Shakhobidin Zoirov, the reigning getting a measure of his rival. AIndian to enter the finals of the Olympic champion. Zoirov defeated Bibossinov was no pushover either World Men’s Boxing Championship Frenchman Billal Bennama in his semi- and tried his level best to cash in on the while Manish Kaushik (63kg) signed off final showdown. height advantage but the Indian kept with a Bronze medal after going down Before this, India had never won him at a distance to ensure that most of in the semifinals here. more than one Bronze medal in a sin- the Kazakh’s attacks either didn’t con- Second seeded Panghal prevailed 3- gle edition of the world championships nect or lacked in impact. 2 against Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov but Panghal and Kaushik In the other semifinal bout featur- in the last-four stage. changed that by making the ing an Indian, Kaushik struggled to keep But Commonwealth Games Silver- semifinals. up with the Cuban, whose counter- winner Kaushik, competing in his “I am going to push hard attacking game was simply outstanding. debut world championship, lost 0-5 to for a Gold,” said Panghal. Kaushik did get a few body punch- Manish Kaushik (blue) during his bout against Andy Gomez top-seeded Cuban Andy Gomez Cruz, His trademark pace and es through but couldn’t fend off the Cruz at World Men's Boxing Championship. Kaushik signed off a Gold-medallist from the previous edi- ability to adapt coming in counter-strikes that came his way in all with a Bronze medal after going down in the semifinals PTI tion besides being the reigning Pan- handy, Panghal outmaneuvered the the three rounds. “I gave it my all but American Games champion. taller Kazakh, who came into the semis I guess there are a few things lacking in “The bout went very well for me after upstaging reigning Artur my game, which I will try to improve although I had to put in more effort Hovhannisyan in the quarterfinals. on. I will work harder and deliver bet- I knew I'll get a than I had thought. It is a huge achieve- The diminutive Armyman was ter results in the coming tournaments,” ment for Indian boxing and I am Amit Panghal (52kg) being declared the winner of his bout against Saken Bibossinov at World C’ship PTI more accurate, put more power into his Kaushik said. medal: Manish PTI n NEW DELHI loss apart, Kaushik can take heart from a stel- medallist on debut lar run at the big event. Aat amateur boxing’s Among the opponents Greenwood saves from Astana shock biggest stage, world he took down en route championship Bronze- the semifinals was winner Manish Mongolia’s fourth- Kaushik (63kg) says he seeded Baatarsukhiin English teenager rescues Man Utd from embarrassing start; Arsenal, Rangers, Sevilla win was sure of finishing Chinzorig, an Asian on the podium in Games Silver-medal- Rangers started in fine fashion as Russia, the day he tri- list and a two-time they edged out Feyenoord 1-0 at FIGURATIVELY “Everybody can be happy and umphed in the selec- Asian Championships Ibrox in Group G with Sheyi Ojo continuing in this competition is tion trials. medal-winner. scoring the only goal of the game Wolves have lost three important, so it was The 25-year-old, Speaking of getting midway through the first half. consecutive games in all good to get a good who hails from Devsar better, coming up for It is an ideal start for Rangers 3competitions for the first time win, especially away village which is about him is the Olympic in a tough group and their next since November 2018 — the only from home.” 5km from the cradle of Qualifiers in February match will be away in Switzerland previous time they had done so Indian boxing — next year in China. against Young Boys, who lost 2-1 under Nuno Espírito Santo —UNAI EMERY Bhiwani, signed off The medal in at Porto on Thursday with Man United have recorded (Arsenal manager) with a Bronze on Ekaterinburg has Tiquinho netting twice for the back-to-back wins across all Friday after losing 0-5 sealed his spot in the hosts. to top-seeded Cuban Indian team and 2competitions for the first time “We made it hard for ourselves. Celtic battled to a 1-1 draw Andy Gomez Cruz. Kaushik said he could- since March 2019 (a run of three, Games like these, you want to make with Rennes in France in a fiery featuring their victory at PSG) “My draw was n’t have been more Group E encounter, with Ryan sure you win the game in the first 20 tough and before that I relieved. Christie’s second-half penalty can- Mason Greenwood is the first minutes and you can enjoy it. You had a tough trial bout “Now that I am celling out M’Baye Niang’s 38th- player born in the 2000s to could see some of our lads needed against Shiva (Thapa). assured of a place in minute spot-kick for the hosts 1score a senior goal for games but it’s pleasing we Once I beat him, I got the Olympic Qualifiers, before the visitors had Vakoun Manchester United (Oct 2001) got the three points.” the confidence that I I feel there is less pres- Issouf Bayo sent off at the death. Bukayo Saka is the —OLE GUNNAR would win a world sure on me,” he said. youngest player to score SOLSKJAER medal,” Kaushik said, “I can prepare GLADBACH STUNNED 18for Arsenal in the Europa (Manchester referring to his long- myself more confident- They now host CFR Cluj, the League/Champions League since United boss) standing home rivalry ly as I know that I same side who eliminated them in Oct 2008, when Aaron Ramsey with Thapa, a three- don’t have to give trials. Champions League qualifying. (17y 300d) netted against time Asian medallist It would help me be at The Romanians shocked Lazio 2- Fenerbahce “I’m so happy to score for Arsenal, and a 2015 world my best in the quali- 1 on Thursday. For the first time in his AS it’s a dream come true — I have Bronze-winner. fiers and hopefully Elsewhere, Sevilla beat Roma's career Nicolò Zaniolo been dreaming of this moment The disappoint- clinch a spot for Qarabag 3-0 in Azerbaijan in 1has both scored and assisted since I was a kid. I just want to keep ment of the semifinal Tokyo,” he added. Mason Greenwood celebrates scoring Manchester United’s goal during the Europa League Group L match against Astana AP Group A with Javier Hernandez in the same match (all comps) working hard to make getting their opening goal. Munir el haddadi has scored sure I can feel this AFP n MANCHESTER was sent off for last season’s beat- an hour with 10 men. PSV Eindhoven opened up in three games in a row in feeling again.” en semi-finalists Frankfurt, and Wolverhampton Wanderers Group D with a 3-2 victory against UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa ast season’s runners-up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were unable to make it three wins Sporting Lisbon while Roma 1 League, becoming in the first —BUKAYO SAKA Arsenal romped to an made sure of the win for Arsenal out of three for Premier League crushed Istanbul Basaksehir 4-0 in Spanish player for Sevilla to do so (Arsenal winger) impressive 3-0 victory at in the Group F clash. clubs as they slumped to a 1-0 Group J. L alongside Kepa, Magdaleno and Eintracht Frankfurt in their Europa Their next game will be at home defeat against Braga at In the same group Borussia Santi League opener on Thursday as home to Standard Liege, who beat Molineux. Moenchengladbach were stunned Mason Greenwood spared Vitoria Guimaraes 2-0 on Ricardo Horta’s second-half by Wolfsberg, losing 4-0 at home There were 37 passes in “We did well in the first half, we Manchester United’s blushes and Thursday. goal gave the Portuguese club all to the unheralded Austrian side the build-up to Sevilla's dominated, the only thing missing Rangers got the better of At Old Trafford, United had three points in Group K and it was who were making their group- 37third goal scored by was a goal. We kept our heads up Feyenoord. teenager Greenwood to thank as a disappointing night for a Wolves stage debut. Óliver Torres against FK Qarabag after going down and the result On a night which featured five the 17-year-old’s goal gave them a team who are still without a win It was a heaviest ever home last night, with all 11 Sevilla doesn’t reflect our British clubs in action, Unai 1-0 win over Astana of Kazakhstan in the Premier League this season. defeat in Europe for Gladbach, the players touching the ball in the performance.” Emery’s much-changed side in Group L. In the same group Slovan two-time former UEFA Cup win- sequence leading to the goal enjoyed the best result of all with The group’s other game saw Bratislava were 4-2 winners at ners. Frankfurt's 0-3 defeat against —KEVIN TRAPP youngsters Joe Willock and AZ Alkmaar come from behind to home to Besiktas, who welcome The biggest winners on the Arsenal was the club's (Frankfurt Bukayo Saka scoring in Germany. draw 2-2 with Partizan Belgrade in Wolves to Istanbul in a fortnight. night were Basel, as the Swiss side 3highest home loss in an goalkeeper) In between, Dominik Kohr Serbia despite playing more than Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard’s hammered FC Krasnodar 5-0. UEFA competition match ever. Sushil's return Sathiyan enters Asian quarters PTI n YOGYAKARTA lasts just one bout Sathiyan on Friday Gbecame only the second Mandeep Singh & Rupinder Pal Singh in a file picture PTI PTI n NUR-SULTAN my defence,” Sunshil said. “But Indian to reach the men’s I am happy with this comeback. singles quarterfinals at the eteran Sushil Kumar’s I competed better than in the Asian Table Tennis Rupinder, Lalit back Vreturn to the World Asian Games. In the coming Championships when he Championship after eight days, you will see better perfor- defeated An-Ji Song of for Belgium tour years lasted just six minutes as mance. My coach is working out B Sai Praneeth returns a shot during his match BWF North Korea here. he lost his opening bout a plan for tournaments Sathiyan, currently the PTI n NEW DELHI to Khadzhimurad I need to play. I will try top-ranked Indian in the Gadzhiyev of Azerbaijan to qualify for the India’s campaign world, hardly orward Lalit Upadhyay and drag-flicker here on Friday. Olympics from the broke a sweat as he FRupinderpal Singh on Friday returned to the Using all his experi- Asian events now,” he notched up a 11-7, 20-member Indian men’s hockey squad, to be led ence, the wily Indian had added. end in China 11-8, 11-6 win against by Manpreet Singh, for the tour of Belgium from raced to a 9-4 lead but In the other cate- his North Korean oppo- September 26 to October 3. conceded seven points in gory which offered PTI n CHANGZHOU nent in the pre-quarterfinal India will be playing three matches against a row to his opponent to lose Olympic qualification on Friday, match that lasted 22 min- Belgium and two matches against Spain during his 74kg qualification round Sumit Malik lost his 125kg first Sai Praneeth suffered a three-game loss to world utes. the week-long tour. bout 9-11. round bout 0-2 to BNo 9 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the quarterfi- The only other occasion Upadhyay will be making a comeback after The Azerbaijani wrestler Hungary’s nals to draw curtains on India’s campaign at the China when an Indian paddler having last played during the men’s World Cup later lost his quarterfinal bout Daniel ligeti, Open World Tour Super 1000 badminton tournament had reached the singles in Bhubaneswar. Rupinderpal had missed out on to USA’s Jordan Ernest who later lost on Friday. quarterfinals was when the Olympic Test Event earlier this year. Burroughs, resulting to in quarterfi- Almost a month after dispatching the Indonesian Sudhir Phadke beat a ITTF/Twitter Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh joins the side after Sushil’s ouster from the cham- nals. en route his historic world championships Bronze at Chinese in the pre-quarter- G Sathiyan celebrates after winning his last 16 match being rested for the Olympic Test Event while pionship. Basel, world No 15 Praneeth went down to the same finals of the Asian all the pressure is on not go past the round of 64, Krishan B Pathak is the other goalkeeper in the The 36-year-old two- opponent 21-16, 6-21, 16-21 in 55 minutes to end his Championships in Gaoyuan.” the other three Indians — team. time Olympic medallist campaign here. Pyongyang way back in Reminded that he and Sathiyan, Amalraj and Manav “All the players in the squad complement each has been struggling for Ginting will now take on eighth seeded Denmark’s 1976. Achanta Sharath Kamal had — made it to the round of 32 other very well and we are hoping that the team long as he had made a Anders Antonsen, who had clinched the Silver at the The Indian, ranked 30 in an impressive outing in the men’s singles. continues its good form. We are delighted to have first round exit from World Championships. the world, will take on world against Gao and his Only Sathiyan sur- Lalit back in the squad as he will play a vital role the 2018 Asian Praneeth, who had reached the finals of Swiss number 4 Chinese Lin partner earlier in the vived to move into in the forward line,” chief coach Graham Reid Games as well. Open early this year, came into the match with a 3- Gaoyuan in the quarterfi- day in men’s doubles, the pre-quarterfinals said. He recently 2 advantage in the head-to-head count against nals. Sathiyan said, “Yes, and then to the quar- He was also happy that Rupinderpal worked returned to the Ginting but he ran out of steam after winning the “I am extremely happy we were almost in the terfinals while the on his game during his time away from the mat for the first opening game. to reach the quarterfinals for medal round and that other two exited. national team and is now back in the mix. time since his In the second game, Ginting galloped to a 9-4 lead the first time and it has would have been his- Among the “It’s fantastic to have Rupinderpal back in the defeat in Jakarta after grabbing six straight points and entered the inter- been a wonderful journey so toric. But in the women players, only side as well, he has improved his game since the when he com- val with a cushion of 11-5. far. I would really love to set decider they (Chinese) Ayhika entered the pre-quar- Men’s Series Finals. We are still looking to fine- peted at an The Indonesian continued to rule the roost after the bar high for Indian table pulled it off.” terfinals before losing to tune a few aspects of our game before we leave event in Minsk, the break, jumping to a massive 18-6 lead and soon tennis and hungry to go In the men’s doubles, three-time world champion for Belgium,” said Reid. Belarus where roared back into the contest. even further in the tourna- the pair of Sathiyan and and reigning Olympic cham- The Australian said that the tour of Belgium he had finished fifth. The decider was a close affair as Praneeth erased ment,” said an elated Sharath Kamal failed to pion Ding Ning of China 5- will be the perfect preparation for the FIH Hockey Sushil conceded that he a 2-6 deficit to catch up with Ginting and was ahead Saithyan. reach the medal round in the 11, 13-11, 4-11, 9-11. Olympic Qualifiers match against Russia in lacked stamina but promised 11-7 at the breather. A fighting Ginting, however, Asked what his plans men’s double as they lost to Manika Batra lost to Odisha. better performances in the turned the tables after reeling off six points on the trot would be against his oppo- the Chinese duo of Liang Hitomi Sato of Japan 9-11, 8- “Belgium are a strong team and if we perform future. to reach 13-12. nent in the quarterfinals, Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan 6- 11, 4-11 in the round of 32 well against them at their own backyard, then the “I felt good on the mat. I The Indonesian kept his hold on the proceedings Sathiyan said: “I will go with 11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11. while Archana lost to Feng team will gain a lot of confidence ahead of the was fast but definitely lacked the after that to grab four match points and converted it an aim to win and try to play Except for Sharath and Tianwei of Singapore 9-11, 9- Olympic Qualifiers match against Russia. We are stamina. I also need to work on easily to enter the semifinals. my best. I am underdog and Harmeet Desai who could 11, 11-9, 4-11. expecting a tough challenge from Spain as well.” HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 sport 16 Kuldeep not worried about T20s exclusion

I am not worried about not being picked for ‘Shreyas, Pandey will the last two T20I series. Maybe the selectors felt I needed keep Rahul on his toes’ a break. Maybe the team thinks some changes are required. I respect that, and I have no complaints. I see this as an opportunity to do well in Tests — KULDEEP YADAV

outing in the game, scalping 4 for 121 in 29 overs in the only innings India Virat effective as captain bowled in the match. In 68 T20 matches since that 2016 T20 World Cup, Kuldeep has taken 81 because of Rohit & Dhoni’s wickets at an average of 22.97 (ninth- best in the world, second among Manish Pandey and KL Rahul wait for their turn to bat in the nets during a training session AP Indians), and an economy rate of 7.60 presence: Gambhir (fifth among Indians). IANS n NEW DELHI “With Rohit and Shikhar at the And, he feels wrist spinners are in top as the best possible opening pair, PTI n AHMEDABAD services of several talented play- demand currently. ormer Indian skipper Sourav KL Rahul will be pushed. He has lost ers. “Captaincy credentials are “There is no doubt that wrist spin- FGanguly feels Lokesh Rahul will his place in Test cricket due to indif- irat Kohli looks an effective noticed when you are leading a ners are dominating the world,” be kept on his toes by Shreyas Iyer ferent form and the likes of Shreyas Vcaptain in the international franchise, when you do not have Kuldeep said. and Manish Pandey for the No 4 slot and Manish Pandey will keep him on arena simply because he has got other players supporting you,” said “But sometimes, when you try to in ODIs, a position which has been his toes if he wants to hold onto the two successful captains like Gambhir, who led Kolkata Knight stop runs, you actually turn out to be debated a lot by the team manage- No 4 slot,” Ganguly wrote in his col- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Riders to two IPL titles. expensive. We need to work on our ment over the last couple of years. umn for The Times of India. Rohit Sharma in the side, former “I have been honest whenev- accuracy. You need to accept that you Iyer was preferred over Rahul in “Shreyas Iyer finds a place in the India opener Gautam Gambhir er I have spoken about this. See do get hit for runs and work on being the three ODIs against the West T20 squad, a reward for his good said. what Rohit Sharma has achieved economical.” Indies and he grabbed the opportu- show in the 50-overs games in West Dhoni is considered as one of for Mumbai Indians, see what Kuldeep, however, feels it is very nity with both hands by scoring two Indies,” he added. India’s greatest captains having Dhoni has achieved for Chennai difficult to adjust to red-ball cricket half-centuries in the two games he The former India skipper also won two World Cups while Rohit Super Kings. If you compare that BCCI/Twitter after consistently featuring in the played and forced his way into the spoke about the visiting Proteas has been a very successful fran- with RCB, the results are there for Kuldeep Yadav poses for photo during India’s practice session limited-overs formats. T20I side. team and said that they are in a chise skipper leading Mumbai everyone to see”, the cricketer- PTI n MYSURU fortable with the white ball,” Kuldeep “It’s hard to play red-ball cricket Meanwhile, Rahul, who has rebuilding phase. “They need to look Indians to an unprecedented four turned politician said. told reporters. when you aren’t consistently playing been in indifferent form in all the at the system back home. Not very IPL titles. Gambhir also backed limited mission from T20 “I am not worried about not that format,” he said. three formats of the game, recently long ago, they boasted of having “Still a long way to go for him overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma International squads for India’s being picked for the last two T20I “If you aren’t a regular in this for- lost his place in the Test squad for the enormous talent, but like many (Kohli). Kohli was very good in to open the batting in the Test for- Olast two series hasn’t bothered series. Maybe the selectors felt I need- mat, it takes time to get into your upcoming three-match series against teams, they have dropped a few lev- the last World Cup (in England) mat. Kuldeep Yadav too much as the chi- ed a break. Maybe the team thinks rhythm. When you are consistently South Africa. els down,” Ganguly said. but he has a long way to go. He “I think KL Rahul has been naman bowler feels it is an opportu- some changes are required. I respect playing limited overs and suddenly captains so well in international given a longer run. It is time for nity for him to do well in five-day that, and I have no complaints. I see switch to Tests without much prepa- cricket because he has got Rohit Rohit to open the batting in Test cricket. this as an opportunity to do well in ration, it will be tough to excel. is still plenty of work to do,” Kuldeep Ashwin, Jaddu (Jadeja) and I are in the Sharma, he had MS Dhoni for a cricket. If you pick him in the Kuldeep was dropped from India’s Tests.” “You need to bowl long spells, play added. squad, it’s challenging to pick the right long time,” Gambhir told squad, he has to be a part of the T20I squads for the West Indies tour Kuldeep was part of the India A practice games, to understand field He said with Ravichandran combination. You need to be ready to reporters on Thursday. playing XI. If he does not fit your and home series against South Africa side for the second unofficial Test placements and to know how to pick Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in fray for grab your chance. Of course, there is Citing Kohli’s record in the playing XI, no point in picking but that hasn’t dented his confidence. against South Africa A, which ended wickets. It was important for me to Tests, he will have to utilise the lim- pressure because you only get a few Indian Premier League, Gambhir him in the squad of 15 or 16. He “So far, I have done a good job in in a draw in Mysore on Friday. come here (in the India A game) and ited chances he gets. chances, and you have to make full use said a skipper’s effectiveness is is too good a player to be sitting limited-overs format. I feel very com- The wrist spinner had a decent bowl as many overs as possible. There “When three spinners like of them,” Kuldeep said. tested when you don’t have the on the bench.” SINGLES Need to look beyond Batsmen feel pressure in T20s: Shamsi PTI n NEW DELHI

outh Africa’s left-arm wrist spin- Dhoni now: Gavaskar Sner Tabraiz Shamsi feels that T20 PTI n NEW DELHI youth as we need to look forward. is a batsmen’s format in which Dhoni has made great contribution to bowlers like him are there to “spoil ormer captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar Indian cricket but it’s now time to look the party”, which the fans come for. Fbelieves that time has come for Indian cricket beyond him,” the iconic opener said. The 29-year-old had decent fig- to “look beyond Mahendra Singh Dhoni” and invest Later on the India Today channel, ures of 1/19 in three overs during in youth going into next year’s World T20 in Gavaskar said: “I think he (Dhoni) the second T20 International in Australia. should be going without being Mohali and is now looking forward JEREMYFINISHES 10TH IN MEN’S However, there has been a raging debate on the pushed out.” to drawing the series level at the 67KG options available as Rishabh Pant has not been Dhoni, who is yet to announce Chinnaswamy Stadium which used Pattaya: Three failed lifts cost Youth Olympics Gold able to grab his opportunities. But he his international retirement, took a to be his “home ground” a couple medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga dear as he finished remains Gavaskar’s “top-choice” going two-month sabbatical from the of seasons back. Shamsi used to 10th in the easier group B competition at the World into the marquee event next year. sport after the ODI World Cup but play for the local IPL franchise Weightlifting Championship here on Friday. Jeremy Asked if Dhoni should be the current selection committee has Royal Challengers Bangalore. lifted 296kg (136kg+163kg) in the men's 67kg group picked for the Bangladesh tour, already indicated that it doesn’t want “I feel it puts all the more pres- B event. The 16-year-old started with a lift of 132kgs Gavaskar replied in the neg- to look behind. sure on the batsman to go out there SA player Temba Bevuma runs with a rugby ball as his teammates, from second left, Beuran in snatch. In his second try, he was successful in his ative. However, Pant’s inconsistency and do what people want to see. So Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi and George Linde try to catch him during a practice session PTI attempt of lifting double his body, 136kg. But Jeremy “No, we need to look and poor shot-selection is hurting the as bowlers, we are just there to spoil failed to lift 139 kg in his final attempt. In clean and beyond. Mahendra Singh team’s interest as head coach Ravi the party and make sure that we him grow as a cricketer with the Shamsi. jerk, the Mizo weightlifter could only make one clean Dhoni at least doesn’t fig- Shastri had recently pointed out. execute our plans well,” Shamsi, likes of Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle South Africa, for a number of lift of 160kg. His second and third attempt of 165kg ure in my team. If you are Gavaskar, on his part, wants to check who has played 17 ODIs and 15 providing him useful tips. years, had Imran Tahir as their pre- and 167kg respectively were unsuccessful. talking about the T20 World whether the young keeper-batsman is batting at the T20 Internationals for the Proteas “Definitely, it helps when you mier wrist spinner and Shamsi Cup, I will certainly think correct number. said. are around speaking to world-class looks at it as a challenge rather than ARCHER REWARDED WITH about Rishabh Pant,” Gavaskar “What is Rishabh’s position in batting order The third and final T20 is players like Virat, Gayle and Shane responsibility to rise to the occasion. CONTRACTS told Aaj Tak. — No 4 or 5? Going in to the World T20 in scheduled to be held here on Watson. The world of cricket is “I don’t see this as an addition- London: England paceman Jofra Archer has been For Gavaskar, if Pant doesn’t do Australia, we will know his (batting) position Sunday. shrinking in the sense that every- al responsibility. When Immy awarded a central contract for Test and white-ball well, then Sanju Samson is the next better,” Gavaskar said. “Chinnaswamy is a small stadi- one is ready to share knowledge,” he (Tahir’s nickname) was there in the cricket for the first time after making an impact best option. But Gavaskar acknowledged that there will um and I mean it’s a T20 series, so said. team, my job was to do what’s best during the World Cup and the Ashes. Archer was “If I need to have an alternate be scrutiny since he started his international career people obviously are coming there “You will find senior South for the team and obviously with him England's leading wicket-taker in their triumphant option, then I will think of Sanju on a rousing note. to see batsmen hit fours and sixes. African fast bowlers imparting not being there, I am the only wrist World Cup campaign. He then took 22 wickets at an Samson because Sanju is a good ‘keep- “The way he (Pant) started his career in Tests, They are not there to see you bowl knowledge to Indian fast bowlers spinner in the team. average of 20.27 in four Tests against Australia. The er as well as a good batsman. it was so good and it is obvious that he will be scru- a maiden over and that’s what it’s all and vice-versa. Being familiar with “But I have not shied away from Barbados-born Archer is one of 10 players to receive “If I have to think of the T20 tinised. I think whatever is happening is for his about,” he said. surroundings while playing for challenges and India is another one a Test deal for the 2019/20 season. Another is World Cup, I would think about good as he can rectify the mistakes he is making.” Shamsi’s stint at RCB has helped RCB will certainly help,” feels of those,” said the burly spinner. opener Rory Burns, who cemented his spot at the top of the order with some battling performances in the Ashes. Spin duo Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid have NAVIN UPADHYAY n NEW DELHI lost their central Test contracts but are in a list of 12, also including Joe Denly, to be handed less lucrative fter the bosses of the All white-ball deals. AIndia Chess federation Chess scandal: Barua writes to Rijuju (AICF) virtually ignored his seri- ARCHANA GETS LATE INVITE ous corruption charges against given. Details of transactions in But the committee is silent on this event in the chess calendar FROM IAAF one of their officials, Arjuna the year 2018-19 as has been any action against Lahiri. of BCA. I had also received New Delhi: National Inter-State Championships awardee and India’s second available to me, which I believe “Ultimately, in the interest of event code from AICF after sub- 200m Gold winner Archana Suseendran has been Grandmaster, Dibyendu Barua to be authentic, is enclosed here- Bengal Chess, I had suggested to mitting necessary fees,” Barua cleared to participate in the World Championships has now shot off a letter to with for your ready reference,” he the Hon’ble Minister of the con- wrote. starting in Doha next week after the Athletics Union Sports minister Kiren said. cerned department ( West Barua added that after he Federation of India accepted a late invite from the Rijiju urging him to take action Barua also accused Lahiri of Bengal) that the project be trans- flagged the issue of corruption by IAAF. IAAF sent invites to three Indian athletes, all in so that “people with conflict of not allowing him to hold an ferred to Bengal Chess Lahiri and misappropriation of women's 200m. The three included Hima Das, who interest and having done corrup- annual youth tournament and Association from Global Chess Govt fund, Lahiri removed the was ruled out of the championships due to her tion should not hold any post in banning two of India top players, Foundation for better manage- said tournament from Bengal persistent back injury. The third invite was extended sports organisations”. Grandmaster Surya Sekhar ment and transparency. Chess Association’s tournament to S Dhanalakshmi but the AFI did not accept her In his letter to the Sports Ganguly and Deep Sen Gupta, Accordingly the project has been calendar and also instructed All name. “We have accepted the invite of Archana but minister, Barua has levelled from taking part in Bengal Chess transferred,” Barua wrote. India Chess Federation not to not of Dhanalakshmi as she did not have consistent serious charges of corruption events. In his letter Barua writes grant permission for the said good timings. Hima, of course, cannot run as she is against Bengal Chess Association “Bengal Chess Association that when Lahiri leant of Barua’s event. injured,” an AFI official said. (BCA) secretary, Atanu Lahiri, had organised National Team meeting with the state minister “Apprehending my further who is also members of the Championship in February, 2019 and transfer of the chess project resistance to his continuous finan- 2ND UNOFFICIAL TEST ENDS IN AICF trainer’s committee. at ICCR, Kolkata. Grandmasters from the Global Chess founda- cial embezzlement, Mr Lahiri DRAW Barua has accused Lahiri of Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Deep tion, he tried to derail — “Chess misused his power as Secretary of Mysuru: Opener Priyank Panchal struck a fine diverting huge amount of fund Sengupta, who were participants For Youth” event. Bengal Chess Association in order century on the final day of the four-day match as the received from the state govern- in this tournament, had their official tournaments. West Bengal government has Organized by Barua’s chess to satisfy his personal scores second unofficial Test between India ‘A' and South ment to his own chess coaching expressed their discontent on Moreover, he had also threatened banned fund flow to Global academy, ‘The Chess For Youth’ against me. I am enclosing here- Africa ‘A' ended in a tame draw. The draw enabled company, Global Chess, saying it the quality of organisation of this the Chessbase India correspon- Chess Foundation, but the AICF is a popular chess tournament in with the exchange of emails India ‘A' to pocket the two-match series 1-0. Gujarat was clear case of conflict of inter- event to “Chessbase India”, which dent with dire consequences in has turned deaf ear to Barua’s which nearly 1000 school chil- between AICF, Mr Lahiri and batsman Panchal made 109 (192 balls, 9x4s, 4x6s) est is a leading digital media that the event he covers any chess demand that Lahiri should be dren take part. myself regarding this event for as India ‘A' declared their second innings at 202 for “The amount received from covers chess news in India and tournament in Bengal, Wrote placed under suspension and “This year I had requested for your information,” he wrote. three in 70 overs, thus extending their lead to 219 the Government has been used abroad. Barua. probe held against him. necessary permission as required When contacted for his reac- runs. Panchal was involved in two big partnerships by the partners of said Global In retaliation to this, Mr Lahiri also barred under-9 The AICF did form a three- from Bengal Chess Association tion, Barua told The Pioneer that — 94 runs for the opening wicket with Abhimanyu Chess Foundation mostly for Atanu Lahiri had verbally national girls’ champion Sneha member committee, which has for organising the 13th edition of he will continue with his crusade Easwaran (37 off 93 balls, 3x4s) and 92 for the third other purposes, which are con- instructed the Committee mem- Haldar from playing in a tour- issued a directive to Lahiri to this event on November 2 and 3. to clean up chess and hoped that with Karun Nair, who remained unbeaten on 51 (99 trary to the fulfilment of the bers of BCA not to invite these nament on disciplinary grounds. conduct the election of state Mr Lahiri had verbally granted the AICF will take suitable action balls, 3x4s). AGENCIES objectives for which the fund is Grandmasters as Guests to any of On Barua complaint the chess association in October. permission and also included to punish Lahiri.