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TRUMP SAYS WILL SOON ‘PERSONALLY' GUJARAT MAN AND WOMAN RAHMAN TO MENTOR ALL-FEMALE PEON'S HOUSE FOUND MEET TALIBAN LEADERS ELOPE FOR SECOND TIME MUSIC STUDIO IN DUBAI FUNCTIONING AS ‘EXAM’ CENTRE

S President Donald Trump on Saturday middle-aged couple from Gujarat has eloped once again, just over a usic maestro AR Rahman will mentor musicians and compose for a n a shocking case of cheating during the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Board Uhailed the signing of a historic deal with Amonth after they had returned to their respective homes, their family Mstate-of-the-art, all-female music studio in Dubai, which will perform Iexams, the house of a school peon had virtually turned into an exam the Taliban that Washington hopes will sources said on Sunday. The couple--Himmat Pandav (46), who hails at Expo-2020 here. The Firdaus (Paradise) Women's Orchestra will centre, where answer sheets were being written by acquaintances of mark the beginning of the end of its from Surat, and Shobhna Raval (43) of become a permanent facility at District 2020 here, candidates prompting the district administration to blacklist the school. longest war, and said he would meet Navsari- had eloped weeks before the according to an announcement on Sunday. Other than Ramanand, who works at Taliban leaders "in the not so distant future." scheduled marriage of their respective son mentoring and composing, Rahman will be attached to the Karmayogi Shripati Babu Ucchtar The US leader said he believed the and daughter in January this year. They had studio's name. The composer, who is credited with Madhyamik Vidyalaya (a self- Taliban were ready for peace but returned to their respective families after two revolutionising Indian cinema music in his over 25- financed school) located in warned that should the deal fail weeks, only to elope again it seems."Pandav and year illustrious career, said: "This world-leading studio Bhatni area of the district, is to take hold, "we'll go back." Raval left their respective homes on Saturday. will attract the cream of the industry to Dubai.” absconding. BAAT BIHAR KI KTR imposes Rs.1 lakh fine TS Assembly to pass resolution on municipal chairman seeking NPR in old format PNS n HYDERABAD Telangana Rashtra Samiti working president and KCR is expected to write to the Registrar-cum-Census Commissioner in this regard Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister PNS n HYDERABAD "additional clauses" that have KT Ramarao on Sunday been inserted superseding pro- directed officials concerned The Telangana State govern- visions in the 2010 manual. to impose a fine of Rs.1 lakh on TRS created ment is inclined to follow in KCR is also expected to Yellendu Municipal Chairman history in the footsteps of the Bihar gov- write an official letter to the Dammalapati Venkateshwarlu, ernment with regard to the Registrar-cum Census who went out of the way to co-op polls: exercise for updation of the Commissioner seeking the erect welcome flexis with Balka Suman National Population Register conduct of NPR exercise as per KTR's pictures across the town. (NPR) in the state. the old format. He wanted the officials to col- The Bihar Legislative The resolution will urge lect the fine immediately. Assembly recently passed a Centre that under NPR Giving vent to his displea- Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao resolution urging the Centre to nobody would be asked to sure over the erection of flex- addressing a gathering in Khammam on Sunday 4 conduct NPR exercise strictly furnish information like place is just to please him, KTR according to the old format as and date of birth of one's par- observed: "One can't become a 8-year-old girl dies while Pattana was done in 2010 during the ed by Chief Minister K pass yet another resolution in ents as many of the older gen- leader while creating hungama Congress-led UPA govern- Chandrasekhar Rao recently the House on NPR, it is learnt. eration, particularly in rural and erecting flexes. Real lead- ment regime. approved the draft of the The Telangana Assembly areas, do not remember the ers would stay in the hearts of Pragati works in Warangal In Bihar, the ruling Janata resolution to be intro- will adopt resolutions say- birthday of their parents and people, while serving them." PNS n HYDERABAD The incident occurred when Dal United (JDU) is running a duced in the Assembly ing no to CAA, while do not pay much attention to The Minister then warned that the earth-mover while cleaning coalition government with BJP. against the Citizenship requiring that NPR upda- these things. he would not tolerate anybody An eight-year-old girl died the drainage in front of the The Telangana Legislative Amendment Act tion should be conducted The state government feels trying to curry his favour by and her brother was injured on house accidentally hit the wall Assembly too wants to adopt a (CAA). It also as per the old pattern. that if NPR is conducted in old erecting flexis in future. Sunday when an earth-mover resulting in it collapsing on the similar resolution during the appealed to In the resolution format, it would ensure that no As part of his tour, KTR was accidentally hit their house two children, they said. The upcoming Budget session, Centre to abro- on NPR, the state unnecessary environment of in the erstwhile Khammam wall in Warangal during work victim's family members scheduled to begin from March gate CAA. government will doubt, fear and bitterness is district on Sunday. as part of Pattana Pragathi pro- alleged negligence on the part 6. Later, KCR reiterate its created among Muslims. 2 gramme, an official said here. of the earth-mover operator. The Telangana cabinet head- decided to opposition to 2 ‘Naxals Minor raped destabilising Rumours added fuel to Delhi 7 injured in two country, by uncle in misleading violence: Kishan Reddy LPG explosions Parlapally people’ PNS n WARANGAL PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD "The Centre is A six-year-old girl was raped determined to go to Seven persons were injured in by her own uncle at 5 Minister of State for Home separate incidents of explosion Parlapally village of Affairs G Kishan Reddy on the bottom of the truth to of domestic LPG cylinders in Mogullapally mandal in Sunday said that the rumours unveil conspiracy, if any, the city on Sunday. Police Warangal on Sunday. The unleashed by a section of polit- that triggered the riots. I Delhi riots suspect gas leak to be the trig- man lured his niece to a field ical parties and social media will reiterate, the CAA is not ger for both the explosions. and sexually assaulted her, added fuel to Delhi violence. to take away the ‘targeted The first incident took place according to the police. "During last week, we have at Malakpet. Four members of According to the witnessed disturbances in citizenship of any Indian structural a family received severe burn Mogullapally Police, the vic- Delhi. Unfortunately, many but to give citizenship to injuries when their LPG cylin- tim's parents live in innocent people lost their lives persecuted religious violence’ der exploded at Venkatadri Hyderabad, where her father and property, including a brave minorities in Pakistan, Nagar, late on Saturday night. works as a watchman. The n constable. The rumours Bangladesh, and PNS HYDERABAD Police identified the injured Tejaswini. Mokshaj and victim had been staying with unleashed by a section of polit- persons as Laxmaiah (50), his Tejaswini are the children of her grandparents, studying ical parties, social media and Afghanistan Terming the violence in north- wife, Yadamma (45) and their the couple's youngest daugh- in 1st standard at a local media added fuel to fire," — G KISHAN REDDY east Delhi as "pre-planned grandchildren, five-year-old ter, who stays in Saroornagar. school. Reddy said while speaking at MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME genocide", AIMIM president Mokshaj and seven-year-old 2 2 the ISB Policy Conclave in the AFFAIRS Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday ‘India can fill up city. urged Prime Minister Highlighting the continuous Afghanistan," he said. rocked north-east Delhi over Narendra Modi to break his export market anti-CAA agitation in the "The Nation in 1950 was the past few days. Kishan silence and discharge his con- GST collections Rs 1.05 lakh space vacated country, he said the Modi gov- divided on religious grounds Reddy asked the youth to stitutional duty to bring the by China due to ernment is determined to go to against the will of India and it debate on the Central govern- perpetrators to justice. the bottom to unveil the truth. was assured during the divi- ment policies during the past The Hyderabad MP ques- crore in February, up 8 per cent Covid-19’ "The Modi government is sion that the rights of the five-and-a-half years. tioned the Prime Minister's determined to go to the bot- minorities in the respective He asked youngsters to silence on the violence, not PNS n NEW DELHI February was, however, lower crore and Cess is Rs 8,947 tom of the truth to unveil con- nations will be protected. The debate and come up with new far from his official resi- than the Rs 1.10 lakh crore col- crore," the Finance Ministry spiracy, if any, that triggered Citizenship Act was brought by ideas for maintaining better dence. He blamed the The government has collect- lected in January 2020. said in a statement. 8 the riots. I will reiterate, the the previous government as law and order, alleviating provocative statements by ed Rs 1.05 lakh crore as GST "The gross GST revenue The total number of GSTR CAA is not to take away the well, then on what basis are poverty and providing health the BJP leaders for the large revenue in February, up 8 collected in the month of 3B returns filed for the month citizenship of any Indian but to they opposing the law now," for all. He also stressed the scale violence, which killed per cent over the same month February, 2020 is Rs 1,05,366 of January up to February 29 TODAY give citizenship to persecuted Reddy stated. need for new ideas, to achieve over 40 people and injured last year. crore of which CGST is Rs stood at 83 lakh -- same as last religious minorities in At least 42 people were a 5 trillion dollar economy by many others. The collection from Goods 20,569 crore, SGST is Rs month. ALMANAC Pakistan, Bangladesh, and killed in the violence that 2024. 2 and Services Tax (GST) in 27,348 crore, IGST is Rs 48,503 2 Month & Paksham: Phalguna & Shukla Paksha Panchangam: Centre keen to retain 160 rape cases reported on rly premises, trains Tithi: Saptami: 12:52 pm Nakshatram: Kritika: 08:55 am Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start 8.65% interest on EPF any important work) Policing on railways is a state subject which is handled largely through GRP/District Police PNS n NEW DELHI sideration and approval in the Rahukalam: 08:04 am – 09:32 am Central Board of Trustees PNS n NEW DELHI According to the robbery, 213 cases of attempt to Yamagandam: 11:00 am – 12:28 pm The Labour Ministry is keen to (CBT) meeting on March 5," murder and 542 murders on Varjyam: 01:59 am – 03:42 am retain an interest rate of 8.65 per according to a source. Over 160 rape cases have been reply, there have railway premises and on board Gulika: 01:56 pm - 03:23 pm cent paid on provident fund The source further stated that reported on railway premises been 136 rapes on trains. Policing on railways is Good Time: (to start any important deposits to around six crore the ministry is keen to retain and on board running trains railway premises a state subject, prevention of work) subscribers of retirement fund the interest rate at 8.65 %, as was between 2017 and 2019, an RTI crime, registration of cases, body EPFO for the current provided in financial year 2018- query has found. and 29 on running their investigation and mainte- Amritakalam: NIL financial year, a source said. 19. Speculations are rife that the While the number of rapes trains during 2017- nance of law and order on rail- Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:04 pm – 12:51 pm The apex decision making interest rate on EPF may be have gone down from 51 in 2019, totalling 165 way premises as well as on run- body of Employees' Provident lowered to 8.5 % for the current 2017 to 44 in 2019, there was ning trains are the responsibil- HYDERABAD Fund Organisation (EPFO) - fiscal, a tad lower than 8.65 per a spike in 2018 when the num- ity of state governments, which WEATHER Central Board of Trustees - is cent provided for 2018-19. ber of such cases rose to 70. 2017, 41 were on railway they discharge through likely to consider the rate of According to the source, the According to the reply to the premises and 10 on running GRP/District Police. Forecast: Partly Cloudy Temp: 32/21 interest on EPF (Employees' agenda for the CBT meeting query filed by Neemuch-based trains. There have been 1,672 During 2018 and 2019, a Humidity: 45% Provident Fund) deposits in its has not yet been finalised and activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur, cases of crimes against women total of 1,39,422 and 1,14,170 Sunrise: 06.33 meeting scheduled for March 5, it is difficult to predict EPFO's there have been 136 rapes on other than rapes — 802 on rail- male passengers respectively Sunset: 06.22 2020. income projections for the cur- railway premises and 29 on year, 36 were committed on 2018, 59 were reported on way premises and 870 on have been prosecuted for unau- "The proposal to provide rent fiscal, which will be the running trains during 2017- railway premises and eight on railway premises and 11 on trains. There were 771 cases of thorised entry or travel in Current Weather Conditions Updated March 01, 2020 5:00 PM interest rate on EPF deposits for basis for fixing the interest 2019, totalling 165. trains. trains. kidnapping and abduction in compartments reserved for 2019-20 may come up for con- rate. Of the 44 rapes reported last Of the 70 rapes reported in Of the 51 rapes reported in these three years, 4,718 cases of women passengers. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 2, 2020 hyderabad 02

oliticians love to fish in trou- bled waters. So do nations with Pimperialistic designs. Few ‘Fishing' in troubled waters and 'chickening out' of stalls would have imagined seeing days when common people feast, if not fish stalls, instead of chicken centers. Cong 'hand' level best to attract the attention of matters. Finally, many scribes had the Judicial arm in Kurnool. If all fish, in troubled waters occasioned Chicken sellers looked longingly at REPORTERS’ Goyal. Nobody bothered to main- to note down points from TV jour- goes well for the ruling YSRCP gov- by the accelerating spread of novel fish sellers who (un)naturally had a in BJP 'strength' tain decorum, regardless of nalists whose cameras, thanks to ernment, the state of Andhra coronavirus (Covid-19) that has field day, with the bulk of non-veg- Bharatiya Janata Party leaders never whether the event was public or the high tri-pods, could grab Pradesh will have three capital made chicken, eggs and other ani- etarians switching to them. This was tire in claiming that their party is D ARY private. When Goyal addressed a Goyal's points without being cities. Some national and interna- mal products suspected carriers of certainly not the case before the out- 'disciplined' compared to other press meet at a private hotel, the blocked by the wall of BJP leaders. tional agencies too have been 'pos- the deadly virus. What if IT break of coronavirus. political parties, particularly the state leaders swarmed it as if it was itive' about the three-capital idea. Minister KT Ramarao and a few For fish sellers, people were a big Congress. Of late, leaders of the saf- a public meeting. Many state lead- Capital conundrum Now, the moot question (be it in a other ministers took part in Chicken catch. In 'line' with the trend, fish fron party seem to be taking a leaf the state. Towards this end, they ers stood right ahead of the front The three-capital concept seems to quiz or whatever) is how to respond and Egg Mela and publicly con- sellers enhanced the prices of fish out the Congress copybook when will not hesitate to push people row meant for media personnel just have compounded the confusion if someone asks 'What is the capi- sumed chicken leg pieces to drive from Rs.20 to Rs.50 or more per kg. it comes to showing 'strength'. standing before them, whoever it to catch Goyal's eye. While block- and wrapped it in an enigma for tal of Andhra Pradesh?' Few home the point that Covid-19 has Still, health conscious non-vegetar- No wonder, one gets to see may be. A similar situation is being ing the view of the dais, they con- people across the country. At the would like to enumerate the wide- nothing to do with chicken and ians rushed to them. It is OK for 'Congress culture' in BJP shows witnessing these days in BJP pro- versed with one another, attended fag end of 2019, the YSRCP govern- ly dispersed arms of the capital. eggs? Certainly health is wealth for people to heed politicians and cast these days. Congress leaders show grammes. A case in point is what phone calls, and did all sorts of ment announced its decision to go people; if not for those who produce their vote. When it comes to their individual 'strength' whenev- happened during the recent visit of things oblivious of the fact that it in for three capitals, with the exec- [Contributed by chicken and eggs or delicacies using health, better go by the gut instinct er the national leaders or anyone Union Railway Minister Piyush was a presser. The state BJP media utive arm in Visakhapatnam, Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu them. On Sunday, people thronged seems to be their mantra. from the high command comes to Goyal. State BJP leaders tried their convener tried in vain to mend Legislative arm in Amaravati, and and Ch Pradeep] 7 injured in Covid-19, US-Taliban pact Expedite drinking water two LPG... Continued from Page 1 According to the Malakpet impact global markets Police, the incident took place around 12:20 am in the night, PNS n HYDERABAD supply works: Harish Rao when the family was sleeping. "The LPG cylinder in the Two factors impacted have PNS n MEDAK room had an old pipe from global markets heavily. They Harish Rao asked the regulator; it was damaged are: spreading of novel coron- Finance Minister T Harish Rao the officials to and leaky. While the family avirus (Covid-19) in over 60 on Sunday directed officials to was sleeping, gas filled the countries sending alarms to the immediately ground works to release water on room from the leaky pipe. A whole world and inking of the supply drinking water to alternate days from spark emanated from the pact for withdrawal of Narsapur from Komatibanda in Singur reservoir to refrigerator's motor, due to American troops from Gajwel Assembly constituency which an explosion Afghanistan by the Talibans with Rs 25 crore released by the Medak, excluding occurred," said B Balraj, Sub- and the US. On account of Pound: Rs. 92.51, Euro: Rs. COMMODITIES Chief Minister. Narsapur, Andole, Inspector, Malakpet Police. these two very important 79.59, Singapore $: Rs.51.80, The sentiment in principal Taking part in a review Due to the explosion, flame developments, India is put on Swiss Franc: Rs.74.82, wholesale commodity mar- meeting at the MLA's camp Narayanakhed, engulfed the room, injuring caution. Australian $: Rs.47.08, Saudi kets in the twin cities was mod- office here, the Minister asked Zaheerabad, and the family and damaging arti- Gold remained buoyant and Rial: Rs. 19.24, New Zealand erate. Rythu bazars and the District Collector Dharma cles in the house. The whole closed at US $ 1,584. 74 (per Dollar: 45.11, Kuwaiti Dinar: various commodity markets Reddy to immediately identi- Patancheru episode lasted a couple of ounce) while silver, followed Rs.235.90, Omani Rial: located in Begum Bazar, fy suitable land to build a mandals minutes, in which the family suit and closed at $ 16.66 (per Rs. 187.47 and UAE Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, sump at Sivvampet and hand Finance Minister T Harish Rao addressing a gathering in Siddipet on Sunday was critically injured. ounce). Platinum and palla- Dirham: Rs.19.65. Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam it over to authroties to ground Neighbours called the dium also marched for- At home, trad- Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, works on Monday itself. Narayanakhed, Zaheerabad, month-end. Before the end of submit the same to the MLA. police who visited the scene ward and closed at $.864 ing was dull. Kukatpally, Bowenpally and Tenders should be called to Sangareddy and Pathancheru fiscal year (March 31) the offi- He told the Marketing along with CLUES team. The (per 10 gms) and $. However, fol- General Bazar was from mod- execute works on war-footing mandals. To transport sand to cials should ground works still Department SE to prepare pro- four were shifted to Gandhi 2,489 (per 10 gms) lowing the erate to strong. so that people of Sivvampet execute development works in grounded and submit the bills posals to develop vegetarian Hospital, where they are respectively. global trend, The inflow of agro-goods and Veldurti mandals receive panchayats and municipalities, on the last day, he said. and non-veg markets, rythu undergoing treatment for Other economic both the from other states, particularly drinking water in 15 days and the Minister told the officials to Further, Harish asked the bazars in 1.5-acre on the their injuries. Police said that parameters too precious Gujarat, Maharashtra, those of other mandals by apply to district collector in pre- officials to take steps to solve Tahsildar's office premises. while all the four received 40 moved north- metals Karnataka and Madhya April first week. scribed format. Development the low-voltage problem and District Collector Dharma per cent burn injuries, ward. Brent WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW surged Pradesh has been smooth. The officials have been works should not halt for want pig menace in Narsapur Reddy, MLA Madan Reddy, Tejaswini's condition was said closed at US $ ahead. During the week, common advised to release water on of sand, he cautioned. municipality. He told the R&B additional collector Nagesh, to be out of danger. Laxmaiah, 50.50 (per barrel) while Crude Standard gold (24 carats) pulses such as tuar dal, moong alternate days from Singur Works related to Vaikuntha officials to prepare proposals to municipal chairman Murali Yadamma and Mokshaj are MCX oil was quoted at appreciated by Rs.670 and dal and urad dal, chillies, reservoir to Medak, excluding Dhamams and segregation lay drainages on either side of Yadav and others took part in still in a critical condition. Rs.3,263 (per barrel). Gold closed at Rs.42,820 (per 10 turmeric and masoor dal Narsapur, Andole, sheds should be over by the Sangareddy-Toopran road and the review meeting. The impact of the explo- MCX stood at Rs.41,397 (per gms). Ornamental gold too, recorded a marginal apprecia- sion was such that the win- 10 gms), while MCX Silver moved in tandem and was tion, while staple food grains dows of nearby houses and closed at Rs.43,979 (per kg). quoted in the range of and common edible oils cars were also damaged. The Sensex and Nifty 50 closed at Rs.40,680 - 40,780 on the clos- remained steady at the previ- TS Assembly Minor raped loud explosion at midnight 38,297.29 and 11,201.80 points ing day. On the other hand, ous week's closing levels. Delhi riots ‘targeted triggered panic among neigh- respectively. Leading foreign Silver (0.999) also appreciated Coriander, ginger and garlic to pass... by uncle in... bours who came running currencies' exchange rates significantly and closed at remained divergent within Continued from Page 1 out of their homes. were: US $: Rs.72.22, British Rs.43,500 (per kg). narrow margins. structural violence’ Continued from Page 1 The NPR rolled out in 2011 had 15 questions while the Continued from Page 1 doorsteps of the BJP govern- The accused has been identified GST collections... one scheduled to be conduct- ment. Owaisi said he had as 38-year-old Jorika Ramesh, KTR imposes Rs.1 lakh fine ed this year has 21 questions. Owaisi was addressing a meet- thought that Prime Minister an agricultural labourer. Continued from Page 1 There are four to five new ing to mark the 62nd anniver- Modi had learnt lessons from According to reports, Continued from Page 1 development and welfare in and see to it that the city's face questions in the new NPR sary of the revival of All India the Gujrat genocide of 2002. Ramesh took her out on the next four years. The govern- was changed for the better. He The government has settled Rs format, raising doubts and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen "Two genocides have occurred Sunday afternoon. He went to In his address at Yellendu, he ment was spending Rs.1 lakh on directed officials to act tough 22,586 crore to CGST and Rs engendering fears among (AIMIM). in two decades," the MP said. the nearby bushes, sexually said that the state government each student and paying tuition with regard to sanitation and 16,553 crore to SGST from people. Hence, the state gov- The MP said a 'storm of He said during the last five- assaulted her, and left her was giving priority to the devel- fees in time to ensure that edu- cleanliness in the city. He want- IGST as regular settlement. ernment wants the Centre to hatred' was created against and-half years only hatred there. When the girl was opment of villages and towns. cation would not be affected. ed officials to initiate action "The total revenue earned by remove them. the Muslims and cautioned was spread against the returning home later, locals Instead of spending money on The government was extending against people dumping refuse Central Government and the People have been given the that this is not good for the Muslims. Repeatedly address- noticed that she was bleeding flexis, which would only add to help to poor students seeking to in vacant places and nalas. State Governments after regu- option not to answer the ques- country. He, however, said ing Prime Minister, the and questioned her. She then trash, leaders should utilize the pursue higher education in for- Municipal staff should collect lar settlement in the month of tions, but the enumerator will those who put their lives at risk AIMIM leader said he should revealed the incident to them. same money for development of eign countries. Chief Minister dry and wet dust separately, February, 2020 is Rs 43,155 leave a dash before the unan- to save people from other speak up for the poor and Her grandmother then the municipality, he suggested. K Chandrasekhar Rao was keen KTR said. The municipal corpo- crore for CGST and Rs 43,901 swered questions. There is communities offer glimmer of innocents killed and who rushed her to a hospital. KTR said that welfare on developing all constituencies ration must prepare a plan for crore for the SGST," the state- fear among people that the hope in the darkness. belong to both the communi- Based on a complaint, the schemes were being imple- equally without showing any proper sanitation and ensure that ment added.The GST revenues dash or blank responses will Terming the Delhi violence ties. He also questioned the Mogullapally Police have reg- mented satisfactorily only after partiality, he underlined. there was no open defecation. during the month of February appear in the National Register as 'targeted structural' vio- silence of Bihar Chief Minister istered a case under various the TRS government came to Addressing a meeting in The corporation must construct from domestic transactions of Citizens (NRC), expected to lence, he said that the respon- Nitish Kumar and Akali Dal sections of IPC and the power. The TRS government Khammam city, KTR asked the 400 toilets in the coming two to has shown a growth of 12% be taken up after NPR. sibility of this lies at the on the Delhi violence. POCSO act. would concentrate on further corporators to "become KCR" three months, he said. over the same month last year. Let intellectual bankruptcy not impact national interests HC UPADHYAY and other divisive forces; rather quiet crystal clear: History does ical leaders, the Delhi High n HYDERABAD the Constitution makes it an This liberty is the lawful freedom of not pardon those who put their Court on February 28, issued unavoidable duty of the govern- expression, religion and preserving self before national interests. notice to Delhi Police, Central The open revolt by jihadi ment of the day to crush such the traditions, besides free movement government and the Delhi gov- groups actively supported by forces ruthlessly without losing Last-ditch attempt by a ernment. The petitioner has pseudo-secularist, anti-nation- a single moment to retain the throughout the country. Obviously, Nirbhaya convict sought action against these lead- al lobby has now come out in sovereignty, integrity and unity such liberty or azadi is not unfettered, Even when death warrants ers who made hate speeches and the open to challenge the sov- of our great country. but is subject to reasonable restraints against all the four condemned instigated people to carry out vio- ereignty and integrity of India. However, strangely these so- imposed by the State convicts are in force for their lence. The court has fixed April One can understand the called constitutional experts execution in the Nirbhaya case 13 as the next date for hearing. involvement of Azadi and try to befool the gullible mass- on March 3 at 6 am, in a last- Tukde-Tukde gangs as they are es by saying that liberty means country is facing historic time of Partition. In 1976, dur- ditch attempt, one of the con- Axe falls on 68 erring patently wedded to terrorism azadi, and, according to them, upheaval by the pogrom ing the period of infamous victs, Pavan Gupta, filed cura- junior colleges and have links to secessionist Kashmiri separatist and jihadi unleashed by criminal forces Emergency, by amending tive petition in the Supreme Acting upon a PIL petition outfits, but one fails to under- goons are perfectly right in masquerading as political work- the Preamble to the Court on February 28, filed by D. Rajesh, a social stand the logic and intent shouting from the roof top the ers and public figures. The Constitution with inser- challenging the Order of worker, who alleged that man- behind the blind support to simple and innocent looking much-hyped anti-CAA-NRC tion of the words "Secular Conviction and sentence in agements of some private junior these anti- national elements by word: azadi. These so-called 'peaceful' protests by the 'true' and Socialist", the de facto the 2012 Delhi gang colleges, including those run by self-proclaimed constitutional intellectuals forget that by lend- lovers of India have now come dictator, Indira rape-murder Sri Chaitanya and Narayana experts and marginalised polit- ing support to divisive forces out in full public view exposing Gandhi had only case, which groups, were not following ical leaders representing the so- they are doing harm to the its 'real' intent: to destroy the put a seal of had rocked the rules relating to affiliation and called oppressed and neglected nation. No person with an secular, socialist democratic approval on the evil country. The petition- facilities, the Telangana High minorities and dalits. average level of intelligence fabric of the country through designs of convert- er has prayed for the Court has instructed the gov- Otherwise, even a child would agree to such an inter- violence and establish on our ing India into an commutation of death ernment to take action against understands the plain meaning pretation handed out by these land, the Mughal Empire! To say Islamic State. LEGAL penalty to life sentence, in such colleges. of the term "Liberty" included experts with "coloured glasses" that the acts and provocative The present gov- his petition. Earlier a In an additional affidavit filed in the preamble to our that liberty means azadi, which speeches by the fanatical ele- ernment has the nec- ROUNDUP five-judge bench of the by the TS Board of Intermediate Constitution. This liberty is in fact, and in the present con- ments should be pardoned since essary will and where- apex court dismissed the Education, the government the lawful freedom of expres- text, means the freedom to some other leaders too have withal to control fissiparous curative petitions of the other assured the High Court that all sion, religion and preserving indulge in anarchism. vented similar expressions tendencies but what comes in 3 convicts. Hope, though justice colleges (numbering 68) without the traditions, besides free Unfortunately, a few of the would be unfair because the lat- the way to do so is probably the is delayed in this case, it would affiliation would be closed on movement throughout the influential and occupants of ter had simply reacted to the high ambition of the leadership not be denied. completion of the Intermediate country. Obviously, such liber- powerful positions in the provocative and threatening to get recognition as the most Annual Examinations on March ty or azadi is not unfettered, but scheme of things of governance speeches by the former. liberal political leaders in the Delhi HC slams notices 28. Good step indeed, but a mil- is subject to reasonable too, have fallen prey to such Indeed, the present volatile world. Therefore, let the polit- on top politicos lion-dollar question remains restraints imposed by the State. vicious narrative. Though one situation and outbreak of vio- ical leaders in command of the Acting upon a petition filed by unanswered: "How could these Article 19, when read in its may be speaking as a matter of lence in Delhi and other parts governance choose between an organisation called "Lawyers' 68 colleges manage to run with- totality, makes it very clear that fact that 'dissent does not mean of the country cannot be their personal ambitions and Voice" seeking court's direction out mandatory affiliation from the 'liberty' granted to a citizen being anti-national' in the nor- termed as spontaneous. The interests of the truly nationalist to order an SIT probe into the the BIE all these years right is not and never available to the mal situation, it carries a nega- seeds of these events were sown forces within the country before inflammatory and provocative under the nose of the govern- anti-national, jihadi, extremist tive message at a time when the quiet a long ago in 1947 at the it is too late. The message is speeches made by certain polit- ment?".

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RIME Child abuse: the worrying graph ORNER C Financiers make fast buck l 34 kg ganja Crimes against children rising steadily in Hyderabad NAVEEN KUMAR seized, one violating auto permit rules n HYDERABAD arrested How vulnerable are children in he Medak division of the PNS n HYDERABAD great demand in today's mar- India to sexual abuse? And TProhibition and Excise ket. how many of them are actual- department raided a house in Sales of auto rickshaws have The state government ly reported for the world to Sangareddy town and picked up in the city helping stopped issuing new permits realise its heinous nature? As confiscated 34 kilograms of the unscrupulous elements earn a for auto rickshaw drivers. per the latest statistics pub- banned narcotic, marijuana on fast buck. The autos are being Therefore, many drivers are lished by the NCRB, a distress- Sunday. The person in sold in black market by the buying new auto rickshaws on ing trend can be seen in this possession of the substance was financiers at exorbitant prices old permits from financiers, category as the offences have apprehended. The accused has on the strength of old permits leading to a spurt in demand. been steadily increasing in the been identified as Rathod as the government stopped In view of the pollution five southern states from 2015. Suresh, a resident of Dola Nail issuing new permits long back level in the city, the state gov- The report reveals that Thanda of Sangareddy. to prevent pollution in the ernment imposed restrictions crimes against children rose by According to the police, a tip off city. on issue of auto permits, which 20 per cent pan India-higher was received about the Transport experts as well as the financiers and dealers are than overall number of crimes contraband in a house at auto drivers believe the cap on exploiting to the hilt. which rose by 3.6 per cent. Shantinagar of Sangareddy. The the permits for autos in the city Auto drivers buy auto rick- Telangana has recorded the Excise officials then conducted a has pushed the business of shaws taking loan from highest number of murder of raid early on Sunday morning three-wheelers into the hands financiers. If they fail to repay children with rape/ Protection and nabbed Suresh. 34 kg of dry of the auto mafia, run by a few the loan, the financiers seize of children under sexual ganja wrapped in 17 packets financiers. More than 1 lakh auto permits are in the grip three-wheelers. Explaining the offences (Pocso), with 10 vic- Many victims face sexual were seized from him. Officials While the mafia makes a lot extent of the auto mafia's grip, tims. Meanwhile, Karnataka There is a common violence from persons related said that Suresh was of auto financiers. While the financiers make of money out of the cartel, it lot of money out of the cartel, they also an official of the transport had the highest number of misconception that to them, and since the offend- transporting the ganja from the also exploits auto drivers, who department on condition of children murdered (case reg- er is a family relative or mem- agency area to Pune. He was in turn exploit their passengers exploit auto drivers, who in turn fleece anonymity said 90 per cent of istered under section 302 of the only children from ber, children do not share earlier booked by Pune Police for by overcharging them. passengers by overcharging them the autos plying in Hyderabad IPC) among southern states at well-to-do families their trauma with anyone else. a similar offence. The value of The Bhurelal Committee were controlled by the mafia. 109, and fourth highest in Alerting children against the seized narcotic is Rs 1.5 way back in 2002 imposed Thus, one lakh auto permits India after Uttar Pradesh (392), are immune to abuse. strangers is easy, but how to lakh, said the excise police. restrictions on issuing per- city roads increased to 1.25 at a cost of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1.6 are in the grip of auto Maharashtra (161) and Mad- Education, gender make them watch out for mits to run new autos. When lakh as the government later lakh. Along with the permit, financiers. The financiers sell hya Pradesh (115). Karnataka and income do not abusers within the family is a the commission issued the issued over 45,000 permits to the total cost of auto rickshaw the permits to auto drivers on also had the highest incidence big task. At some point of time, Man arrested recommendations, the number buy new autos. Currently, the zoomed to Rs 3.6 lakh, which benami names and spreading across India of children kid- provide any security one out of every two children for cheating of autos plying on city roads permits are not being issued. is almost close to the price of their illegal business. napped for the purpose of against this crime in India faces sexual exploita- were only 80,000. The financiers, who have a Maruti Alto car priced at Rs Thus, the hold over begging, with 60 victims. tion" said Achyuta Rao, Presi- businessmen The committee has ordered now formed a cartel, sell the 4 lakh. Fears are being financiers firms up on the dri- There is a common miscon- dent of Balala Hakkula he Cyber Crime Police of that a new vehicle could only autos along with the permit at expressed over their prices vers. Transport, police and ception that only children fr- In majority of the cases, the Sangham. TCyberabad arrested a man be introduced as a replacement hefty prices. crossing the car prices too, finance departments are not om well-to-do families are im- suspect is known to the child. The NCRB numbers do not who had cheated businessmen if the auto becomes scrap. In While the showroom price according to auto rickshaw able to break the vicious circle, mune to sexual abuse. Gender, Identifying the abuser, who reflect the increasing trend of in the transport business. The such a case, the permit passed of an auto is Rs 1.58 lakh, the drivers' trade union. putting lives of those who education and income do not may be close to the family or child sexual abuse material man claimed to engage their on from the old to the new. financiers armed with the old The permits of auto rick- come to city for a livelihood in provide any security against a part of the family, is often a in online across platforms over vehicles at the Rajiv Gandhi The number of autos on the permits are selling each permit shaws, which became scrap, are jeopardy. this crime for them. hard task. the last of couple of years. International Airport in Shams- habad and collected money from them, said the police. The Pan vendor held accused has been identified as D HERITAGE IN NEW LIGHT Nageshwar Rao. A native of West GHMC DIVISIONS MAY Godavari of Andhra Pradesh, for selling ganja Rao, a driver by profession, was residing in Chintal of Quthbull- laced chocolates BE INCREASED TO 200 PNS n HYDERABAD apur. According to the police, Rao collected contact details of PNS n HYDERABAD in 2014. Many approached the new boundaries for each divi- transport companies based in court that there should be 172 sion. Officials of the Balanagar Pr- Hyderabad. He then contacted The number of divisions in divisions for a population of Elections were held to the ohibition and Excise Station the owners and assured them the Greater Hyderabad 67 lakh. The court asked the GHMC in January 2016 and arrested a man for possessing that he would engage their vehi- Municipal Corporation is like- GHMC to the new governing body and selling marijuana laced cles at the airport on contract ly to go up to 200 from the delimit the assumed office the next chocolates at Fateh Nagar on basis for few years. "By making existing 150 as the administra- month. The existing govern- Saturday. them believe that he is into tion has plans to create one ing body's term expires in The police seized 200 cho- transport business, he collected division for every 50,000 February of 2021. colates that were laced with money from the vehicle owners. population. The exercise The government the narcotic. The accused has They transferred huge amounts will receive fillip on the machinery is toying with been identified as Jayanth ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 promulgation of the new the idea of bringing out Pradhan, 41, a pan shop ven- lakh in the name of registration GHMC Act. The GHMC new GHMC Act and delimit dor. According to the police, fee, expenditure towards docu- has plans to complete the the divisions at the rate of one a tip-off was received about mentation and advance," said the exercise by November 2020 divisions. The GHMC com- division for every 50,000 peo- the chocolates. Subsequently, police officials. Based on a and release election notifica- missioner told the govern- ple and complete the process searches were conducted and complaint from the victims, one tion by January next year. ment that the GHMC requires by November 2020 and get the Pradhan was arrested. Prelim- who had lost Rs 2,08,000 and The GHMC came into exis- 172 divisions at the rate of election notification released inary enquiry revealed that another who had lost Rs 70,500, tence with the merger of 12 40,000 people for each divi- in 2021. Since the 2021 cen- Pradhan procured the choco- the police booked a case and Moazamjahi Market stands illuminated after the lighting works on the historic structure was recently completed. MA&UD surrounding municipalities sion. The government did not sus will come into force from late from a person identified arrested Nageshwar Rao. Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar IAS adopted MJ Market for its complete ‘heritage restoration’. in 2007. Depending on 2001 increase divisions, but ensured 2024, the delimitation of divi- as Akash Das. Officials seized census, the GHMC polls were that each division has only sions will take place according 1.2 kg of chocolates in five held in 2009. Its term expired 40,000 population and fixed to 2011 census. packets. Cops lock down EFLU to prevent protests PNS n HYDERABAD The Hyderabad City The students of English and Police had locked Foreign Languages University (EFLU) alleged that Hyderabad the three gates of City Police locked all gates of the university in the the University to stop the stu- dents from taking part in pro- evening to prevent test against Citizenship Amen- the protests. They dment Act and National Reg- opened the gates ister of Citizens near Karachi Bakery at Moazzam Jahi Mar- after the students ket in Hyderabad on Saturday. made a hue and cry However, police officials had locked the three gates of the university in the evening to allowed inside the campus. what basis did the proctor @hydcitypolice locks students prevent the protests and Questioning the discipli- gave permission? It's our right inside their own university. You opened the gates after the stu- nary committee of EFLU, the to protest. Why did the police know who else hates educated dents clamored. Students' Union alleged, "Many lock the gates? Why aren't we people? Boko Haram." The EFLU Students' Union faced inconvenience due to the allowed to join the protest?" However, according to the questioned the university lockdown. Students has missed A researcher on data, gover- police, not many students had administration as to why and their flights and had to miss nance & internet Srinivas wanted to go outside, at that how the police officials were emergency appointments. On Kodali tweeted, "Big Uncle point of time. Officials told Cyberabad City cops join hands to act tough against illegal with Google to fight cybercrime realty ventures PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Google nodal official In view of growing cyber frauds of Cyberabad zone The officials have taken steps through Google's business list- to destroy roads and drainag- ing services, Cyberabad City promised to take es in illegal real estate ventu- Police have instructed the inter- preventive steps res shocking the people who net giant to put stricter checks bought plots in the ventures. to prevent cybercriminals from technically in not The officials have identified posting fake addresses and allowing their at least 250 places in villages. contact details. A coordination platforms to be However, the realtors who meeting was organised by made a killing of at least Rs Cyberabad Police and Google used by cyber 300 crores selling plots have authorities to discuss preven- fraudsters vanished into thin air. tive measures. The GO stipulates that the Cyberabad Police Commiss- farmer is permitted to build ioner VC Sajjanar and Gitanjali, vent customers from being portals, travel portals, banking structures only in 10 per a nodal officer from Google, cheated. At a review meeting portals, e-wallets, payment cent of the agriculture land. Rohini Priyadarshini, DCP held with the Google's Cyb- gateways, courier services etc, Moreover, the structures Crimes, and D Kavitha, erabad officials along with the and trapping citizens in need of should not obstruct flow of Additional DCP Crimes, par- police personnel dealing with genuine customer care ser- underground water channels. ticipated in the meeting. cybercrimes, VC Sajjanar said vices, were being reported. CM K Chandrasekhar Rao Officials discussed the vari- the search engine major needs Officials said cyber fraud- directed officials to get tough ous cyber frauds taking place to take measures by imple- sters were sending fake Google with the realtors who devel- through Google services, issues menting advanced technologies view form links to citizens, ask- oped illegal ventures. Muni- faced by investigating officers, to prevent fraudsters posting ing them to fill confidential cipal Administration Minis- vulnerabilities in Google ser- fake business details. information like UPI Pin, UPI ter KT Rama Rao was also vice exploited by cybercrimi- According to the police, pos- Id, Internet banking username angry at such ventures. The nals and remedial measures ting of fake websites and mob- and password in the guise of officials have took steps to taken by Google so far. They ile numbers of reputed e-com- giving services to them and destroy roads and drainages studied the steps taken to pre- merce portals, food product defrauding them. in 250 ventures. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 2, 2020 hyderabad 04 BHADRACHALAM TEMPLE TRS created history in co-op polls: Balka Suman HIT BY FUND CRUNCH PNS n HYDERABAD In the DCCB and PNS n BHADRACHALAM clothes and pearls to the deities The TRS has created history by is being met from the temple winning the governing bodies DCMs governing As Rama Navami is fast hundi. The state government of nine DCCBs and DCMS, body polls, the approaching, the state gov- has to release the funds upon said Government Whip Balka TRS gave ‘Parties ernment till date has not officials presenting the bill for Suman. released any funds for the same. But the state govern- Addressing media at priority to spreading kalyanam arrangements at ment is not releasing the funds Telangana Bhavan on Sunday, leaders who Bhadrachalam temple. The for the past several years. Suman pointed out how the have taken rumours financial problem of The temple's Vedic people are giving mandate to active part in Bhadrachalam Temple Committee decided to cele- the TRS for the past one year against CAA' Devasthanam is such that the brate Thiru Kalyanam at the in a series of elections. The TRS Telangana employees are not being paid temple from March 25 to April has a balanced approach in movement, PNS n HYDERABAD regularly for the past four 8, including Srirama Navami seeking votes from people, he said Balka months. on April 2 and Sitarama said. "The TRS gave priority to Telangana BJP chief Dr K The state government did Kalyanam on April 3. The Dalits, BCs and Minorities in Suman Laxman on Sunday lashed not declare the celestial wed- events attract devotees from all DCCB, DCMS governing body out the parties for making ding of Bhadrachalam deities parts of the country. elections. The credit of estab- baseless allegations against as state festival nor did it According to a conservative lishing quota in market com- gave priority to leaders who feited its right to represent the the Citizenship Amendment release funds to the shrine to Till date, the govt has not released any funds estimate, the expenses for the mittee chairman posts goes to have taken active part in farmers' problems, he said. Act (CAA). He said that celebrate the event. for kalyanam arrangements at Bhadrachalam event would be around Rs Chief Minister K Telangana movement. During Balka Suman demanded some parties were making Also, for the past six years, 85,000 to Rs 1 crore. Chandrashekhar Rao," he said. the Congress rule, farmers TPCC working president baseless allegations against Chief Minister K temple. The financial problem of temple But the quarterly temple Of the total Primary migrated to other places for Revanth Reddy to return the CAA only to provoke the Chandrashekhar Rao didn't Devasthanam is such that the employees are hundi income does not exceed Agricultural Cooperative want of irrigation facility. 'encroached lands'. Jeevan people from Muslim commu- even attend the Rama Navami not being paid for the past four months Rs 70 lakh. The footfalls of Societies, 95 per cent have Congress leaders did not build Reddy is not table to tolerate nity. Addressing the meeting event and presented silk cothes devotees to the temple have gone the TRS supported can- godowns and siphoned off the rapid progress taking place with Lawyers and Doctors and pearls to presiding deities. come down drastically, of late. didates way, Suman said adding funds, he alleged. under the TRS regime. The organised by the OBC He last presented silk clothes Pradesh, the temple dev- 4.5 crore, which roughly con- It has affected the temple's that elections are being con- The Congress rule is charac- farmers are happy, but the Morcha on Sunday at BJP and pearls in 2015. Afterwards, asthanam governing body stitutes 21 per cent of its annu- hundi earnings too. ducted in state in a peaceful terized by migration of farm- Congress leaders are in trauma. state office, Laxman found elected people's representa- adopted a resolution to the al revenue to the government The temple authorities are atmosphere. ers from Mahabubnagar and He called the politics being fault with opposition leaders tives and officials have been effect that the state government by way of endowment admin- worried over how to mobilise In the DCCB and DCMs fluorosis menace in Nalgonda practiced by Revanth Reddy as for provoking people from presenting them to the deities. should fund the celebration of istration fund, common good funds for the event. Since the governing body polls, the TRS water. The Congress has for- black mail politics. Muslims communit The devotees are of an opin- events like Srirama Navami fund, priests' welfare fund, boat tragedy in Godavari River on NRC. ion that if Chief Minister vis- and Mukkoti Ekadasi in the audit fees and so on. The dev- in September last year, the "Just to destabilise the gov- its temple at least annually once temple. But the resolution is asthanam defaulted payment of flow of devotees to the temple ernment at the Centre, some on Rama Navami day, it would gathering dust. the amount for several years has come down. 0.6 tmc forces created riots in Delhi serve the twin purpose of con- Since 2013-14, the temple and it accumulated to On an average at least 5,000 over CAA," Laxman said. tinuing the age-old tradition hundi earnings and expendi- Rs 14 crore. devotees visit the temple on water released "The government is not and gaining firsthand knowl- ture are more are less. The For want of funds, the tem- normal days as against the cur- against the Muslims. Muslims edge of problems here. average income of the temple ple devasthanam did not pay rent 3,000 devotees. The tem- from Babli in the country are living in Annually, temple hundi annually is Rs 23 crore. Of wages to outsourced employ- ple executive officer Gadaraju PNS n NIZAMABAD peace as compared to the funds are expended to buy silk which, 51 per cent constitutes ees for the past two months Narsimhulu admitted that the Muslims living in 52 nations. clothes and pearls. The income salary bill. This works out to be and sanitation and housekeep- devasthanam has been under- The CWC officials released It is not correct on part of from the temple hundis is not around Rs 11 crore towards ing staff are yet to receive going cash crunch. The esti- 0.6 tmc of water to the SRSP some parties to spread at all encouraging this time salaries and pensions of exist- wages for four months. mated cost of celebration of Sri from the Babli project on rumours against CAA," causing worry to the authori- ing and past employees of dev- The expenditure of Rs Rama Navami is put at Sunday. As per the Supreme Laxman said. ties. In undivided Andhra asthanam. The temple pays Rs 15,000 incurred to buy silk Rs 85 lakh. Court orders, water should be released to the SRSP on March 1 every year to fulfil drinking water needs of cat- RULES? WHO CARES! tle along the Godavari stretch 300 2BHKs allotted between the two projects. Congress MP from Bhongir Komatireddy Venkat Reddy at a programme in CWC executive engineer V Nakerekal on Sunday Gangadhar, SRSP EE B in Khammam Ramar Rao, DEE T Jagadish and Nanded EE NP Gawane PNS n HYDERABAD supervised the water release. TRS failed to curb The government The state government has constructed 240 handed over 300 double bed room houses to the poor in 2BHK units in 63 candidates farmer suicides: Cong erstwhile Khammam district YSR Colony with PNS n HYDERABAD Development in TS is on Sunday. Rs 134 crore. appear for Ministers KT Rama Rao, Congress MP from Bhongir taking place with the Vemula Prashanth Reddy, The Ministers Komatireddy Venkat Reddy help of funds allotted Puvvada Ajay Kumar, V renamed the KNRUHS exam on Sunday blamed Chief by the Centre. There are no Srinivas Goud and local MP colony as 'KCR PNS n HYDERABAD Minister K Chandrashekhar funds with the state as KCR Nama Nageshwara Rao inau- Rao for farmer suicides in the looted them gurated the 2BHK units con- Colony The computer-based recruit- state. "The Chief Minister has — KOMATIREDDY VENKAT REDDY structed for the poor. ment test for the post of sta- failed to prevent farmers from Bhongir MP The government construct- Prashanth Reddy thanked tistical officer in Kaloji committing suicide. He even ed 240 2BHK units in YSR Chief Minister K Narayana Rao University of failed to construct 2BHK units Colony with Rs 134 crore. The Chandrashekhar Rao for striv- Health Sciences (KNRUHS), for the poor in the state," the neglecting the poor. "People Ministers renamed the colony ing hard for the welfare of peo- Warangal, was held peaceful- MP said. shouldn't be afraid of the gov- as 'KCR Colony'. ple continuously. Rythu ly in Hyderabad on Sunday. The MP called upon the ernment. The then Congress Forget helmet, five of a family seen commuting on a bike in gross violation of traffic rules at Gachibowli — SV Chary Later, the Ministers also Samanvaya Samithi president In a release, Telangana people to launch a movement government used to help peo- inaugurated 60 houses in Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, MLAs State Public Service against the TRS government ple from other political parties Raghunathapalum and hand- Sandra Venkata Veeraiah, Commission (TSPSC) said of for failing to fulfil promises. too. I will chase the Ministers ed over them to beneficiaries. Ramulu Naik and others par- the 146 candidates, 63 candi- "The Chief Minister had and TRS MLAs if they harass Waltair Railway In a statement, Roads and ticipated in the dates appeared for the exam- said that he would adopt people and Congress activists," Pensions at doorstep Buildings Minister Vemula programme. ination which was conduct- Nalgonda district, but still the MP said. Komatireddy Division records ed in the morning and after- there is no talk about that," the claimed that the Congress noon sessions. MP said. He also alleged that party registered victory in 9 bring smile on highest loading The exam was monitored there is no representation to municipalities in Bhongir from the command centre the Mala community in state Parliament constituency, how- PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM established TSPSC office, it Cabinet. Participating in the ever, the TRS leaders ensured beneficiaries' faces said, adding that special oath taking ceremony of the victory of TRS candidates With the concerted efforts of squads were appointed for Kethepally Primary as municipal chairmen in ille- PNS n VIJAYAWADA YS Jaganmohan Reddy. He traffic department, the monitoring exam at respec- Agriculture Cooperative gally. “Development in the said that welfare benefits are Waltair Division has achieved tive centre. Society chairman in Nakerekal state is taking place with the Even before the Sunrise, being disbursed to all the highest ever loading of 72 The Commission had constituency in Nalgonda dis- help of funds allotted by the Village Volunteers are on beneficiaries irrespective of rakes (3,782 wagons) in a sin- issued notification for one trict, Komatireddy slammed Centre. There are no funds their toes distributing pen- caste, religion, sects and gle day on February 29. vacancy of statistical officer in the Chief Minister K with the state government as sions to the beneficiaries at political affiliations of bene- Beating the previous all KNRUHS, Warangal on Chandrashekhar Rao for the Chief Minister looted their doorstep. On Sunday, ficiaries. time best 68 rakes per day in The newly-inaugurated 2BHK units in Khammam district December 18, 2019. allegedly looting the state by them,” the MP alleged. Minister for Transport Perni This became a reality, the last year. With 147 freight Venkataramaiah (Nani) made thanks to visionary Chief trains interchange and 92.3% surprise visits on how the Minister, who decided to punctuality of mail and pensions are being disbursed establish Village and Ward express trains, the Waltair New Revenue to the beneficiaries in Secretariats and a volunteer Division is moving fast KCR diverted NABARD funds: Revanth Machilipatnam in Ward No for every 50 families. The towards achieving Railway PNS n HYDERABAD government to appoint a senior Act to draw 21. He personally distrib- beneficiaries are identified Board's target of 68 million IAS officer to expedite the con- uted pensions to the benefi- by the volunteers transpar- tonnes loading for this year. Congress MP from Malkajgiri struction of 2BHK units in the ciaries in a few places. ently and eligible who did not The gross earnings of Revanth Reddy demanded the state. He alleged that the Chief upon tech Speaking on the occasion, get welfare schemes can con- Waltair Division till the end state government to release Minister had diverted the funds PNS n HYDERABAD the minister said that the tact the Village Secretariats of January 2020 is Rs 7,222 funds for the construction of allocated by the NABARD to pensioners expressed their with their details, he said. crore, which is more than 2BHK units for the poor in the private contractors. The MP To link Revenue Act with delight on receiving pension The minister further stat- 10% compared to last year for state. warned that he would launch an technology, the state govern- at their doorstep on the first ed that people, who have the same corresponding "In the last six years, the state agitation and lay seize to ment has stepped up efforts of the month. three acres of cultivatable period. government has failed to allot Collectorates, if the govern- and is going to take revenue Nani recalled that earlier land, are not eligible for Divisional Railway even a single 2BHK unit," the ment fails to respond. employees' associations into the pensioners (senior citi- ration and pension cards. Manager Chetan Kumar MP claimed. "The government "Former Chief Ministers - NT confidence by holding a meet zens, differently-abled, wid- Whose annual income is less Shrivastava appreciated the gave houses to the people built Rama Rao, Chandrababu Naidu with their leaders in a day or ows and patients) have to than Rs 2.5 lakh are eligible efforts of the traffic depart- by the then Congress govern- Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy addressing the gathering in Malkajgiri on Sunday and YS Rajasekhar Reddy used two to apprise them the wait at the pension centres for the 'Jagannana Fees ment and other depart- ment, by just changing the to issue G.O. in the evening if salient features of the New the whole day and repeated- Reimbursement' scheme and ments in accomplish this colour of the houses. The TRS the state to release fundsbefore the government has to build they assured something in the Revenue Act. Their sugges- ly visit the centre till they whose annual income is less feat despite global econom- government has failed to the end of March so as to com- 2BHK units in their slums only," morning. However, that's not tions will be incorporated receive their pensions. than Rs 5 lakh are eligible for ic recession and heading address the problems being plete the construction of 2BHK the MP said the case with Chief Minister K into the proposed Act. However, those pensioners 'YSR Arogyasree' scheme and towards to reach target. faced by the people. I demand units, which are underway. Also, The MP demanded the state Chandrashekhar Rao", he said. Arrangements are being are now getting pensions on all the volunteers should made to achieve automatic the first of every month at explain the beneficiaries mutation of land records their doorstep with the initia- about the schemes, the min- after the sale of lands. A tive taken by Chief Minister ister said. technical system is going to Raghunathpur-Adelli road becomes a reality be introduced to complete the mutation in two days auto- PNS n ADILABAD 4.65 crore. Speaking on the public not to cut the trees and stated that he would offer Boath expressed happiness matically. occasion, Indrakaran Reddy damage the environment. He sumptuous lunch for residents over the creation of the facili- So far, 96 per cent of the In a move that meets the long- opined that the facility would expressed concern over cli- of the village. Boath MLA ty. They said that their hard- land records have been pending demand of the people strengthen bond between mate change and said that Rathod Bapu Rao, who was at ships in reaching the temple cleansed and uploaded onto of Boath constituency, the State Nirmal and Boath constituen- Adilabad was registering max- the function, said that the gov- and relatives living in Dharani portal. The govern- government granted a road cies and travelling distance imum temperatures around 48 ernment realised long pending Sarangapur mandal would be ment wants the mutation to between Adelli village in between two villages was going degrees. He instructed officials dream by granting funds to a thing of past soon. They be automatic on the lines of Sarangapur and Raghunathpur to be reduced by 40 kilometers. concerned to complete the build the road. He expressed recalled that they were forced core banking services. village in Boath mandal. Devotees of Boath region works at the earliest. gratitude to Chief Minister K to travel Boath, Kuchulapur, If the system comes into Minister for Forests, could easily visit the famous Indrakaran urged public to Chandrashekhar Rao for sanc- Kandipalli, Kannur and vogue, the need for deploy- Environment, Endowments Pochamma temple in Adelli, extend their cooperation in lay- tioning the facility. He thanked Sarangapur for visiting the ment of VROs at the grass- and Housing Allola Indrakaran with the advent of the facility, ing the road and assured that the Minister for extending his shrine of the goddess. roots level is eliminated. The Reddy laid foundation stone he added. The Minister under- he would invite people of support in creating the stretch. Adilabad Collector A government has plans to Minister for Transport Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) handing over pension papers for the road on Sunday. The lined the need to protect for- Raghunathpur to Adelli village Residents of Raghunathpur Sridevasena and other offi- transfer them to other to an elderly man in Machilipatnam on Sunday estimated cost of the road is Rs est cover. He appealed the at the time of inauguration. He and many other villages in cials were present. departments. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 2, 2020 nation 05

SHORT READS Maha Speaker NAXALS DESTABILISING COUNTRY, backs demand for MISLEADING PEOPLE, SAYS PATIL caste-based Census PNS n SHIRDI Muslims in the country, Congress and NCP are not able PNS n JALNA to understand that Leftists, Maoists, urban Naxals and Amidst protests against the Maharashtra Legislative new citizenship law, rural Naxals, who are on the rise, want to destabilise the Assembly Speaker Nana Patole Maharashtra BJP chief country. Urban Naxals are trying to mislead the people on on Sunday said he would sup- Chandrakant Patil on Sunday various issues port the demand of OBC lead- accused the "Leftists, urban and CHANDRAKANT PATIL, Maharashtra BJP chief ers to boycott the exercise to Former India hockey rural Naxals" of trying to desta- conduct the General Census player and Olympic bilise the country and mislead 2021 if a caste-based enu- people over different issues. meration is not allowed. bronze medallist Balbir The former Maharashtra it possible? So how does this get and misleading people is part Speaking at an event here, Singh Kullar dies minister also said that as the into the minds of Muslims?" he of it," he alleged. the Speaker said leaderscutting government has crushed the added. "In this, Muslims are When asked whether the use across the party lines had NEWDELHI: Former India Naxals in the last five years, harming themselves...disturbing of abusive language allegedly by demanded that a delegation be hockey player Balbir Singh "silent Naxalism" has started the long-established brother- BJP leader Narayan Rane and sent to meet Prime Minister Kullar, who was a part of the and misleading people was hood. This disturbance will his politician sons against Chief Narendra Modi and Union 1968 Olympics bronze-winning part of it. make life difficult. They don't Minister Uddhav Thackeray Home Minister Amit Shah minister belongs to a OBC he team, has died after suffering a He said the Congress, NCP realise that they are being and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay for allowing the caste-based should understand the pains of heart attack at his home in and the Muslim community trapped. Raut suits the party's culture, Census to find the population the people. The Maharashtra Punjab. He died on Friday should realise that the Leftists "Congress, NCP don't realise Patil said he hasn't noticed any- of people from OBCs. Legislative Assembly on afternoon at the age of 77. Kullar were trying to disturb the that they are opposing the thing like this. "OBC leaders have decided January 8 unanimously passed is survived by his wife, one son country's peace and push their CAA in favour of Muslims, but "The BJP believes in culture, that if the caste Census is not a resolution urging the Centre and two daughters. "My father own agenda. country. Urban Naxals are try- the incidents that are destabil- the Leftists are benefiting from but it does not mean that we conducted they would boycott for a caste-based Census to was to travel with me to the US Patil was addressing a press ing to mislead the people on ising the country," he added. it. They want to disturb the are cowards. Everyone has a the General Census (exercise) find out the population of but suddenly he had a massive conference during his visit to various issues," he said in Patil said members of the country. It is not about any different personality. If anyone and I would support them. OBCs across the country. The heart attack and he died on the Saibaba Samadhi in Shirdi response to a query on the Muslim community should tell political party. It is all the says anything wrong, then the "If a government does not resolution was moved suo Friday afternoon at our family town in Ahmednagar district forces behind the anti-CAA in a debate what their problems agenda of the Leftists," he said. party will act against it. I have follow the norms of the moto ("on its own") by the home in Sansarpur in Jalandhar of Maharashtra. protests. are (concerning the CAA). "It is "For years, despite using not noticed anything like it," he Constitution, then an individ- Speaker. Referring to that res- district," his son Kamalbir Singh, "Muslims in the country, "I appeal to our opponents being fed in your mind that you guns, they did not get success said. "If Shiv Sena does what- ual has the freedom to boycott olution, Patole said the state who is based in US, said on Congress and NCP are not able Congress and NCP that elec- have a problem.Anywhere it is through rural Naxals. The gov- ever it wants, and if Raut writes (any exercise mandated by government can examine if a Sunday. Kullar's cremation will to understand that Leftists, tions and running a govern- being said that (PM Narendra) ernment completely whatever he wants in the edi- the government). We will fol- separate Census exercise can be conducted on Monday. "His Maoists, urban Naxals and ment are different things. Modiji is going to build a jail in drovethem away. In five years, torial of 'Saamana' (Sena low the mantra of Mahatma be undertaken in Maharashtra last rites will be done on Monday rural Naxals, who are on the Sometimes you win, sometimes Delhi and Muslims from across the Naxals were finished. Now mouthpiece)...does it suit their Gandhi," he said. like the demands made in because my son and his rise, want to destabilise the we. But they should take note of the country will be put there. Is 'silent Naxalism' has started culture?" he asked. Patole said since the prime Tamil Nadu and Bihar. grandson just arrived from the US. One of my elder sisters is based in Canada and the other is in US, they also arrived on Sunday," he added. Born at Islam does not teach AAP govt providing relief to riot-hit people: Kejri Sansarpur village of Jalandhar district in Punjab, Kullar made n his India debut in 1963 in Lyon PNS NEW DELHI been meeting and speaking in France. He gained reputation breaching peace: with people from every com- as an inside forward in the Chief Minister Arvind munity in order to build con- Display names, addresses of those Indian team and toured several Kejriwal on Sunday said the fidence among them. The vio- countries like Belgium, England, AAP government is putting lence in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Ajmer dargah deewan best efforts to provide relief to Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv the Netherlands, New Zealand and West Germany. the people affected by commu- Vihar, Bhajan Pura, Yamuna arrested in Delhi riots: Activists to CP PNS n JAIPUR nal riots in northeast Delhi. Vihar areas of northeast Delhi Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal has claimed at least 42 lives PNS n NEW DELHI ed be displayed on the notice Ajmer dargah deewan Syed said he is personally trying to and left over 200 injured. board outside the control BSF man gets NDA united in Bihar, Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on ensure that relief reaches each A large number of proper- Human rights activists on room. asserts Nitish at Sunday said there is no place person in need, asserting that ties have been damaged. Sunday wrote to the Delhi "Compliance with Section Rs 10 lakh from JD(U) workers' rally in Islam for anything which the government wants people Frenzied mobs torched hous- Police Commissioner 41-C and providing informa- weakens the atmosphere of to return to their homes and be es, shops, vehicles, a petrol demanding that the names tion regarding details of those Odisha CM PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish peace. welcomed by their neighbours. pump and pelted stones at and addresses of those arrest- arrested and in custody is BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Kumar on Sunday asserted that the "It is impossible to solve a "We r putting best efforts. I locals and police personnel. ed in connection with the necessary to provide families Minister Naveen NDA, of which his JD(U) is a part, problem with violence. People am personally trying to ensure violence in the national capi- of those persons with clarity Patnaik was "united' in Bihar as he sought to need to recognise the conspir- that relief reaches each person tal be publicised as about their whereabouts to sanctioned a dispel "confusions" arising from his acy created by instilling fear in in need. Our aim is to bring Arvind mandated by the ensure that the correct relief of Rs recent meetings with RJD leader the society for deviating peo- their life back on track. We Kejriwal law. information is reach- 10 lakh to Tejashwi Yadav. Addressing a ple from mainstream due to want people to return to their (@@ArvindKejriwal) In a letter, ing all concerned and BSF constable 'karyakarta sammelan' of the party political selfishness," he said in a gathering on the eve of homes and be welcome by signed by their suffering is not Mohammad here, Kumar underscored that with a statement. 808th Urs. their neighbours," he tweeted. We r putting best efforts. activists Anjali worsened by the Anees, whose house was burnt the state assembly having passed a "Anything that weakens the In this traditional event, The situation in northeast I am personally trying to Bharadwaj, co- spread of misinfor- in the communal violence in unanimous resolution against the northeast Delhi. The chief NRC and the NPR, "patience" should atmosphere of peace has no religious heads of country's Delhi on Sunday ensure that relief convenor of the mation," the letter place in Islam. It is impossible various Chistiya Dargahs were afternoon National posted on Twitter by minister, who was saddened to be kept on the CAA and reaches each person in know that the constable's "controversies" avoided until the to solve a problem with vio- also present. remained peace- need. Our aim is to Campaign for Bharadwaj said. lence. Human history testifies Expressing concern over ful with heavy People's Right to "Despite the express man- house was set on fire by mob, matter was before the court.He also bring their life back spoke to him, a statement from told JD(U) workers "let us resolve to that the atmosphere of peace the current situation in the police deploy- Information, advocate date of law, the names and and positivity is the basis of country, the dargah deewan ment in the areas on track. We want Prashant Bhushan, CPI leader addresses of all arrested per- CMO said. Patnaik has also ensure NDA will win more than 200 sanctioned Rs 10 lakh to the seats in Bihar assembly polls" progress and development in said people are being forced to which witnessed people to return to Annie Raja, Amrita Johri sons are not being displayed at the world. come on road by fears trig- communal riots. among others, said Section 41- the Police Control Room in constable from the Chief Kumar also slammed the their homes and be Minister's Relief Fund, it said. opposition Congress-RJD alliance "The essence of the teach- gered in the society out of Police have also C of the CrPC mandatorily North-East and Shahdra dis- welcome by their Anees is associated with the over the 1989 Bhagalpur riots and ings of Islam is that in a soci- political selfishness. started a massive requires that a police control tricts and police stations falling 9th battalion of the border pointed out that it was only after his ety where there is unrest, peo- He lamented that at a time outreach pro- neighbours room be established in all within the area," it said. A total guarding force deployed in government came to power in 2005 ple will fall behind and out of when these fears should be gramme and districts and section 41-C(2) of 885 people have been Maoist affected district of that the guilty were brought to book the mainstream of the nation," mitigated, negative forces are senior offi- demands that the names and detained and arrested, while and the victims got justice. Abedin said while addressing working to deepen them. cers have addresses of all persons arrest- 167 FIRs have been registered. Malkangiri in Odisha. Polish student asked to leave India NIRBHAYA CASE SC to consider for taking part in anti-CAA rally curative plea of PNS n NEW DELHI Siedcynski, the FRRO. Siedcynski has no who was political leanings but his enthu- A Polish student of Jadavpur siasm to attend the protest rally University has been asked by supposed to and click photographs landed Pawan Gupta the Foreigner Regional write his third- him in trouble," the source Registration Office (FRRO) to semester said. PNS n NEW DELHI BJP workers raise ‘goli maro...' leave the country after he par- examinations Siedcynski, who was sup- ticipated in an anti-CAA rally this year, could posed to write his third-semes- The Supreme Court will on in the West Bengal capital, var- ter examinations this year, Monday consider 'in chamber' slogan en route Shah rally sity sources said on Sunday. not be could not be contacted. the curative plea of one of the PNS n KOLKATA comment anything on the The incident comes close on contacted JU vice-chancellor Suranjan four death row convicts, incident, but said "strict action the heels of a Bangladeshi stu- Das and Registrar Snehamanju Pawan Kumar Gupta, in the A section of BJP workers on will be taken against anybody dent of Visva Bharati University Basu also did not take calls. 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and Sunday raised the incendiary trying to disrupt the law and being issued a similar directive "Siedcynski was served a dents of the varsity were of the The Polish student had ear- murder case, a day before "goli maro..." (shoot the trai- order situation in the city". by the FRRO after she posted notice by the FRRO asking him view that Siedcynski was pay- lier studied Bengali at the their scheduled hanging. tors) slogan on their way to a The home minister is on a photographs of an anti-CAA to leave the country within a ing the price for attending an Visva Bharati University. The curative petition will be rally addressed by Union day-long visit to Kolkata. demonstration, held on the fortnight on receipt of the anti-CAA rally at Moulali area Recently Afsara Anika considered by a bench of jus- Home Minister Amit Shah. There has been a controver- campus, on social media. notice for alleged conduct in the city in December last Meem, a first-year Bangladeshi tices N V Ramana, Arun The group, carrying party sy over raising of such slogans A JU source told PTI that deemed inappropriate for a for- year where he was interviewed undergraduate student in the Mishra, R F Nariman, R The trial court has flags, were heard shouting the during BJP rallies during Delhi Kamil Siedcynski, a Polish stu- eign national staying in India by a Bengali daily and a brief Fine Arts department of the Banumathi and Ashok issued notice to slogan en route to the Shahid Assembly polls and protests in dent of Comparative Literature, on a student visa," the source report on him was published Visva-Bharati University was Bhushan in the chamber of Tihar Jail Minar ground. When con- favour of the CAA due to alle- was asked by the FRRO to visit said. the next day. served an FRRO notice for Justice Ramana. authorities on the tacted, a senior officer of the gations that they provoke vio- its Kolkata office, which he did The JU source said several "Some people probably for- reportedly engaging in "anti- Pawan, 25, against whom Kolkata Police declined to lence. on February 22. teachers and Left-leaning stu- warded a copy of the report to government" activities. the death warrant has been pleas, directing the issued for execution on March officials to file their 3 along with the three other response by condemned prisoners, has claimed juvenility to seek Monday Akshay donates Rs 1.5cr to provide shelter to transgenders commutation of sentence to life imprisonment. PNS n MUMBAI Our trust is now transgender's home. He has filed the curative agely assaulted in a moving entering into its "I consider everyone who plea through lawyer A P Singh bus in South Delhi on Superstar Akshay Kumar has helps as god, so now Akshay seeking setting aside of the December 16, 2012. She died donated Rs 1.5 crore for build- 15th year. We kumar sir is a god for us. I apex court's earlier verdicts on a fortnight later. ing home for transgenders, an wanted to celebrate thank him for lending his appeals and review petitions in Pawan and another convict initiative started by his this by uplifting huge support for this project. the case. Akshay Singh also moved a "Laxmmi Bomb" director Our trust's next vision is to Advocate A P Singh said he trial court here on Saturday Raghav Lawrence's charita- transgenders by uplift transgenders and pro- has filed an application in the seeking stay on the execution ble trust. providing shelter for vide shelter for them all over apex court registry on Sunday of death warrants. Lawrence took to Facebook them, said director India with Akshay Kumar's sir seeking an oral hearing on The trial court has issued to thank the 52-year-old support. I thank him in behalf Pawan's curative plea in the notice to Tihar Jail authorities Bollywood actor. Raghav Lawrence of all transgenders," the direc- open court. on the pleas, directing the offi- "Our trust is now entering tor posted on Facebook. Pawan is the last death row cials to file their response by into its 15th year. We wanted "Laxmmi Bomb" is a convict in the case to move the Monday. to celebrate this 15th year by so during 'Laxmmi Bomb' remake of 2011's Tamil horror top court with his curative While Akshay has claimed initiating a new project for shoot I was talking to Akshay comedy "Kanchana". plea, the final legal remedy that he has filed a fresh mercy uplifting transgenders by pro- sir about the trust projects and Produced by Cape of Good available to a person. petition before the President of viding shelter for them. Our transgender's home, immedi- Films, Fox Star Studios, A 23-year-old physiothera- India, which is pending, trust has provided the land ately after hearing this without Tusshar Kapoor and Shabina py intern, who came to be Pawan said he has moved a and we were looking forward even me asking he told he will Khan, the movie also features known as 'Nirbhaya' (fear- curative plea before the to raise funds for the building, donate 1.5 cores for building Kiara Advani. less), was gang raped and sav- Supreme Court. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 2, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Scarred childhood Delhi may be picking up the pieces after a manic bout of China's ‘trust’ deficit violence but its children have been damaged forever o matter how determinedly we pick up the pieces, we have failed our children Once the threat of COVID-19 is contained, it would be in Beijing’s interest to Nby exposing them to Delhi’s worst communal riots in decades and numbing their introspect as to why it is distrusted by the rest of the world potential forever. For all the happiness cur- riculum that has been the showpiece of the city’s schools as inculcating a holistic and value consciousness among them, it has taken mad fury and hate politics to demol- ish it in one go. We have ended up forcing a moral crisis upon them, one that we have implanted in their minds by attacking them in their homes, their schools and their playgrounds, stripping them of every KUSHAN MITRA comfort zone and emotion, leaving them unchaperoned and fearful in a world of adult mess. What do the visuals of the child, distraught and slumping over he outbreak of Coronavirus that a father’s body, dead because he was hit by a wayward bullet, tell us? How has stymied economic activity across China and the rest of the do we tell students, who have grown up knowing that every school exam would world, including neighbouring take them closer to a better life, that they cannot attend school in the first place? Southeast Asia, has gradually Spare a thought for the boy who got hit by a stone while returning home after beenT brought under control, at least in Wuhan, its epicentre. The viral outbreak, completing an exam, who doesn’t know when the next test schedule would now termed as “COVID-19” by the World be announced and finds it difficult to study in a home that is in sixes and sev- Health Organisation (WHO), has dis- ens overnight. The violence outside scares him further into a ghetto of fear. rupted manufacturing supply chains across the world, crippled tourism and trade Tuition and coaching classes aren’t safe, too, considering that a boy was shot industries and sharply reduced consump- at while returning from one at Jafrabad on February 25. He could have been tion of oil, gas and coal as economic activ- saved but he did not get any medical aid or even an ambulance. Imagine the ity has come to a shuddering halt. Weirdly enough, this may not be a bad thing indeed. plight of board examinees, who are awaiting alternative dates and venues to However, there are a couple of threads that clear the first crucial hurdle of student life, qualifying for a higher education. have emerged due to the spread of this The Delhi High Court has asked the Government to sanitise convenient exam virus. It relates to the way China has tack- centres that aren’t too far away for students and announce new dates so that led COVID-19 back home. This will be worth exploring. their anxieties are taken care of. Yet if the mangled fans and the trail of destruc- Its initial response was actually praise- tion at schools are any indication, then knowledge is a futile asset in a soci- worthy. Once the Chinese Central leader- ety which has found new qualifiers for a settled, peaceful life — religion, iden- ship was made aware of the ramifications and the impact of this virus on its popu- tity and conformity with a greater cause. Arun Modern Public School princi- lation, it acted speedily and in a way that pal Jyoti Rani said that she had students of all communities. Now the riots only a nation-State with such a centralised have made them conscious of where they come from. Answer sheets of exams command structure can do. Information spread was controlled, medical workers and already conducted have been destroyed as have books and computers. Students the armed forces mobilised in a way that had been locked up in another school, an inhuman confinement, like lambs frankly only China, which counts among to the slaughter. And when men in uniform, that could have been borrowed, the world’s largest nations, can do. Back in tain the outbreak? Is China hid- malafide intentions. Well, dur- Government that almost India, if we were to face such a situation, ing something? The Chinese ing the Cold War, the nobody, with the exception of stolen or even original, codify a simple citizenship test, on whether you can one can only imagine television anchors authorities claim not to be Americans and the Soviets lied Pakistan Prime Minister Imran publicly sing the anthem or chant Vande Mataram or not, then you are telling going hammer and tongs against the pan- hiding anything but then, why with malafide intentions. But Khan, trusts China. One sus- the young to forget history lessons and learn the new safety bar codes. The elists. Political parties, too, would not desist is everyone talking about the that’s another story for anoth- pects that in private, even he is from giving a communal angle to the viral COVID-19 outbreak? People in IT WAS AMUSING er day. Politicians and bureau- skeptical of the Chinese stance. divisive politics of the times have propagated a relearning of life as it should outbreak. The speed at which it construct- India and across the world crats lie more often than not to What does this say about be and is turning our children into hunter-survivors than evolved humans. With ed hospitals and quarantine centres in the believe that China is hiding TO SEE HOW cover up their incompetence Chinese President Xi Jinping families fleeing for good, some children will never return and will have to deal city of Wuhan and central Hubei province something. Is it true? and ineptitude. and China, a country that is noteworthy. Videos, purportedly THE CHINESE The problem with lies, as aspires to stand next to the US with displacement. The rioters have successfully created a deep disturbia to That said, the second issue is one that emerging from China, showed GOVERNMENT almost everyone knows, is that as a superpower? Forget other be inhabited by new citizens, who have already been infected and hardened the Chinese leadership ought to be con- how authorities over there are the web just gets bigger and Governments, citizens in other at birth as children of conflict. That explains why so many teenagers were among cerned about. Almost no nation on the forcibly detaining people and SUDDENLY bigger. But when matters of countries have lost faith in planet trusted the statements/information putting them into detention SENT ITS public health and safety are China, a trend that seems to be the arsonists, carrying cricket bats and rods. When prejudice becomes polit- coming out from China about the epidem- camps. The Chinese authorities involved, at least a degree of accelerating over the past few ical capital and children are denied their innocence, it is shuddering to think ic. Nor did anyone believe the statistics put were ham-fisted in the way AMBASSADORS truth will be of help even if years. The Communist Party of what we are bequeathing as civil society. out by it. Such fuss about a viral fever that they dealt with Li Wenliang, the ON A PUBLIC being economical with the China (CPC) ought to intro- It takes no rocket science to understand how children and adolescents has a low fatality rate. According to offi- doctor who first warned about truth is essential to maintain spect why this is the case and cial data, Coronavirus infected less than a the possibility of an outbreak RELATIONS public order. It was, therefore, how the COVID-19 outbreak exposed to communal violence are deformed in the mind. Studies worldwide hundred thousand people in the four and ultimately died of the new OFFENSIVE almost amusing to see how the has made matters worse on the have found this group susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), weeks it was around. Xinhua, the official coronavirus. Some bloggers, Chinese Government sudden- trust front. insecurity, faithlessness, fear, withdrawal and denial, all manifested through press agency of the People’s Republic of too, have been documenting EVEN AS ACCESS ly sent its Ambassadors on a There are lessons for other China, put these statistics on Twitter. But life in the worst-hit provinces. TO INFORMATION public relations offensive even Governments as well, including physical symptoms like repeated bouts of headaches and stomach aches. With it likely failed to see the irony of using a Supposed presentations by as access to information was India, because “trust” is impor- all that they knew gone, the dulling emptiness is often frighteningly filled by social network banned in China. More peo- Chinese conglomerates have WAS RESTRICTED restricted not only for foreign tant. Whether one likes the memories of the past that will seek closure and result in either revenge or retal- ple have died from the common flu in the been leaked into the wild, NOT ONLY FOR correspondents but also for its Press or not, engagement with US in the past year than have officially died which claim that the real num- own journalists. both the local and global media iation. The worst injustice we do to children, therefore, is by not punishing from the COVID-19 virus in China and the ber of deaths is many multiples FOREIGN Of course, coming back to is vital. We have moved ahead the perpetrators of violence. While the Government has detained and demonised rest of the world. of the official numbers, which CORRESPONDENTS the first point, the Chinese from an age of information to protesters and dissenters, there has been no outrage over or action taken against Going by the average toll of 400 at the last count stood at Government must be applaud- that of affirmation. It is impor- deaths per day, in the past month alone, around 2,500 and the number BUT ALSO FOR ed for its initial response to the tant that this changes soon. its sympathisers and loyalists, who unleash their worst selves knowing they more people must have died on Indian of confirmed cases may possi- outbreak, once they realised the Otherwise, we run the risk of have the insurance cover as ideological warriors. The dossiers of the maraud- roads. As far as official statistics released bly be in millions. ITS OWN seriousness of it all, even if few a complete and total break- ers at Jamia Millia and Jawaharlal Nehru University are common knowledge. by China, the infection and fatality rates are Here is the thing: All JOURNALISTS Governments across the world down in “trust” with gover- lower than previous major outbreaks, Governments lie — whether it have the necessary information nance across the world, this Even their faces are known. But they roam free. In the darkest hour of this city, even other flu outbreaks in the past that is the Chinese or the about it, officially at least. But contagion having being started happiness has lost. And childhood has died. have emerged such as SARS. Americans and even our own. even with a new public rela- by a real-life one. So why this panic and a near war-like Lies are propagated to cover up tions outreach, it should be (The writer is Managing emergency in cities across China to con- incompetence than to hide apparent to the Chinese Editor, The Pioneer) The earth is bleeding S O U N D BITE The appearance of ‘blood snow’ in Antarctica may not We remain seriously We are experiencing today a If the Taliban and the Afghanistan There can be no better forum be sinister. But it is another sign that the ice is melting concerned about the contin- new kind of films and I want Government live up to their than the Speaker to decide uing job losses, which will to be part of it. I don't want commitments, we will have a disqualification petitions he sudden discovery of red-tinged ice eventually have an adverse anyone to put me in a box. powerful path forward to under the anti-defection law. around Ukraine’s Vernadsky Research impact on social stability I want to surprise with end the war in Afghanistan The change required is timely TBase might have puzzled any casual and peace in the country. everything that I do. and bring our troops home. disposal of such petitions. observer but it is nothing more than an Congress spokesperson Actor US President RS Deputy Chairman appearance of a select species of algae that —Anand Sharma —Radhika Madan —Donald Trump —Harivansh N Singh thrive in near-freezing zones. So those, who see the emergence of this ice as a sign from God or something like that, can rest easy. L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR However, this can actually be seen as a sign from earth. While the particular algae thrives Votary of rigidity due processes of screening, iso- No protests for better services lation, tracing and followed up in near-freezing conditions, there is a cer- rigorously. Thus, we could pre- tain amount of warmth that it needs to sur- Sir — In times when the BJP, one his refers to the editorial, “Costlier casualty” vent the spread of the virus. All vive. This is why climate scientists are getting concerned. Is the appear- of the ruling alliance partners in (February 28). The anti-Government stand that has affected nations must follow the Bihar, is treading cautiously and Texemplified the mass opposition to the Citizenship guidelines of the World Health ance of the red-ice yet another sign from the earth that climatic conditions keeping an eye over the fast- Amendment Act (CAA) across the country in the course Organisation to prevent further are getting ever warmer and that we might be slipping past a point of no changing political developments of the last few days indicates that when it comes to spread of the virus and also limit return? Facts are clear, the pack ice in the Antarctic is melting, with swathes in the State, Bihar Chief Minister their rights, people of this great republic do not shy the death toll. Nitish Kumar’s meeting with from exhibiting their resentment in public. People are Sweta Sankrityan of glaciers larger than the State of Goa breaking off. There are fears about Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) congregating in large numbers and expressing their Noida the long-term survivability of the Emperor penguin, the isolated continent’s leader Tejashwi Yadav on the anguish over the insensitive ways of a Government that most iconic creature. Up at the North Pole, the disappearance of the polar sidelines of the ongoing Budget came to power riding on hopes and aspirations and with Lame justification Session twice within a week assurances of better days ahead for the country. It has bear has already become a potent symbol of the rapidly declining sea ice must have triggered jitters in the failed to do just what it had promised. in the Arctic. The last few years have seen record-breaking temperatures. party. That there are reports of massive demonstrations Sir — Even if for a minute we Previous three Januaries have consecutively broken records for the warmest But then, in its singular pur- in many parts of the country are proof enough of the believe that there is merit in the suit of electoral Ashwamedha fact that pieces of legislation that affect the people’s Government’s argument that month ever. The wildfires in Australia devastated that part of the planet. Coral Yagna (horse sacrifice), the BJP rights and privileges will be fought tooth and nail by gas, faulty telephones, unstable internet connections Justice S Muralidhar’s transfer reefs are dying, salinity in groundwater near coastal areas is rising as sea may not be inclined to introspect. the masses, even if it means coming out in large num- and a host of other services, which should otherwise was routine and that the levels slowly but surely keep on climbing. The climate apocalypse may not In its journey thus far, it has rid- bers onto the streets to press their demands. Hence, have been faultlessly provided to the aam janata as a President’s approval was sought den roughshod over institutions it comes as a big surprise that when it comes to util- matter of their rights, elicit no adverse response from a month back, one fails to be upon us as yet but we are heading there in a runaway train. And unlike and ignored the innate inclusive ity services and other civic amenities, the public is con- the public. Other than generating gossip material, the understand why did it have to the movie, there are no heroes who can stop it because our politicians are ethos of a nation with hoary tra- spicuous by its “mute” protests against the failing stan- deteriorating services have hardly bothered the mem- issue a late-night notification, jetting around the world to bicker about who sacrifices how much and who ditions. It has never known to be dards, which have become a matter of serious concern. bers of the public. especially when the judge was in any different. The miserable condition of roads, frequent power Pachu Menon the midst of a hearing? There pays how much. After cutting a very sorry outages, restricted water supply, shortage of cooking Margao appeared to be no urgency. The The human race has always risen up to such challenges in the past. figure in Maharashtra, where its timing of the Government’s We managed to send a man to another celestial object. We can now fly oldest ally snapped ties with it, decision has raised apprehen- the BJP was decimated yet again ent as chalk and cheese, could Stick to guidelines countries such as South Korea, sions of bias, amounting to half-way around the world in a single hop. And we have successfully elim- in Delhi, thanks to its overbear- merge in the west, can the east Italy and Iran among others due “obstruction of justice.” inated killer diseases such as smallpox. But currently, we have a critical ing attitude and pure disdain for be an exception? More so when to the lax screening and isolation Anurag Sangar problem and we must step up to the plate and solve it. Time is running out. opponents and allies alike. Now, the BJP worships rigidity in the Sir — This refers to the editori- methods followed by these Via email Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is right: We cannot mess it faces a similar situation in way it does politics? al, “Markets get the flu” nations. India, where three cases Bihar. If the Shiv Sena and the R Narayanan (February 29). The Coronavirus were reported from Kerala, could Send your feedback to: up the planet for future generations. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Time to study the POINTCOUNTERPOINT SONIA GANDHI, PLEASE DON’T PREACH RAJ DHARMA HOW CAN WE MR MINISTER? WHEN YOU DID unspoken rules TO US. YOUR RECORD IS FULL OF ITS VIOLATIONS FOR NOT LISTEN TO VAJPAYEEJI IN GUJARAT, WHY PLAIN AND SIMPLE VOTE BANK POLITICS. WOULD YOU LISTEN TO US? It is one of the gaps of sociological studies that —UNION MINISTER —CONGRESS LEADER social mores have rarely been subjected to scholastic scrutiny RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD KAPIL SIBAL Not a booster shot There is quite a slack in the pace of increase in the budgetary allocations for VINAYSHIL GAUTAM ife is a profound yet subtle experience. The origins of norms, healthcare and will result in India finding it difficult to achieve some of its objectives values and regulations are visible only at a certain level and Lin the context of certain experiences. For instance, consid- er the almost global feeling amongst Homo sapiens that taking human life is wrong, no matter what the colour of their skin, reli- gion or caste. It doesn’t really matter if that person is from the jungles or the cities, or if he is literate or illiterate. The list of such rules, social mores, customs and behav- iours is endless. Consider the universal feeling of love, concern and care that parents have for their offspring. Like other such generic examples these sentiments need no codification. They are so universal that they have become an integral and sponta- KM CHERIAN neous part of life. These may well be referred to as unspoken laws. However, the story doesn’t end there. ublic spending on healthcare in the country What has been said above is generic and global. Moving is among the lowest in the world at just a lit- beyond it can be specific and regional, probably local. Ptle over one per cent of the Gross Domestic Consider perhaps, the oldest surviving institution of Product (GDP). Hence, the healthcare system is mankind: Marriage. A man and woman commit themselves to beset with various problems that include shortage each other and to a lifelong partnership. Sometimes this part- of workforce, infrastructure and dismal quality and availability of services. nership is accompanied by rituals, on other occasions it has been Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman known to be a private contract. When backed by law there is a announced a set of measures to stimulate and boost whole template of prerequisites and consequences. In many cases the healthcare sector as an industry in the Union it leads to procreation, however, all procreation, in biological terms, Budget, 2020-21 and allocated `69,000 crore for it, does not need the institution of marriage. which also includes `6,400 crore for the Ayushman The purpose of these lines is not to explore the depth and Bharat-Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (AB- the reach of this institution but to indicate that basically many PMJAY). In the last Budget, the appropriation was ` patterns of marriage can and are covered by the umbrella of 62,659 crore. Though there has been an increase “unspoken rules.” References can be found to gandharva mar- in the allotment, the fact remains that it is quite riage (undisclosed but accepted physical relationship between insignificant when adjusted to inflation. Moreover, `69,000 crore amounts to barely one per cent of the two consenting adults).What can be legislated has its limitations. THERE IS A DIRE GDP — a far cry from the National Health NEED FOR THE To the universe of unstated rules one could add those that Policy’s much-talked about target of increasing the have to do with kindness, thoughtfulness, honesty, need for com- GOVERNMENT health budget to 2.5 per cent of the GDP by 2025. TO STRESS ON munication, sharing and more. As indicated above, there could There is quite a slack in the pace of increase in be variations in these norms from region to region or indeed from the budgetary allocations for healthcare and will R&D IN BASIC one social unit to another. The bonding of these unstated rules result in India finding it difficult to achieve some MEDICAL creates a community. And the community can take the form of of its objectives, like reducing infant mortality. India SCIENCES AND caste, creed and more. ranks 12 out of the 52 lower-middle income coun- MEDICAL There are people who believe that there is a certain type of tries with a high infant mortality rate. Even though RESEARCH, topic selection which should and can be referred to as “girl talk.” there has been a gradual increase in allocation, the WHICH WILL dismal percentage of the GDP spent on healthcare ance scheme’s budgetary allocation for this ence park in the country with Special healthcare that translates into wellness of Similarly, there can be and there is such a thing as “men’s talk.” PAVE THE WAY is a concern, and will remain so for a long time, FOR GROWTH year is the same as last year, i.e. `6,400 Economic Zone approval. However, dur- citizens. The Finance Minister proposed Put simply, whether it is “girl talk” or “men’s talk”, exceptions unless the Government makes some drastic changes crore. So are the allocations for the ing the last eight years no progress has a viability gap funding window for setting apart, intruders across genders are not commonly invited or wel- AND PROGRESS in the future. OF INDIGENOUS scheme this year sufficient to make AB- been made to start research units like in up hospitals which is a good move. comed. Thus it is plausible to argue that unspoken rules gov- However, Mission Indradhanush, covering 12 PMJAY a success? There is a possibility the Biopolis in Singapore. But, this is not The Budget also declared that the ern widely and in course of time become inputs to defining cul- new diseases including five new vaccines, is defi- TECHNOLOGY. that the payments would be delayed, lead- due to the lack of talent in the country. generic medicine retail outlets Jan ture. nitely a boon as it will provide the people of the IN ADDITION, ing to insurance companies not being a Many attempts are being hindered by the Aushadhi stores would be available In a man-woman relationship, whatever be its character and country the much-needed relief and care. SPECIAL part of it actively. Currently, over 20,000 attitude of financial institutions such as through expansion to every district. locale — office, society, extended family or causal relationship, Setting up of hospitals on the Public Private PROVISIONS hospitals are empanelled in this scheme. public sector banks and so on. Hence, Apart from medicines, these stores in par- the ground rules are mostly known. Illustratively, certain refer- Partnership (PPP) model, along with medical col- SHOULD BE Many hospitals, especially in smaller loans for these intuitions should be at par ticular would also stock up on more sur- ences are banned even with or without intimacy. There is always leges to address the shortage of doctors and open- MADE UNDER THE towns, are yet to be covered. The plan to with NABARD rates or the Government gical necessities. Currently the Jan ing up DNB and FNB certificate courses is a step set up 150,000 health and wellness cen- should give grants rather than taking the Aushadhi stores sell 154 surgical instru- a discreet sense of privacy which is maintained, not only in dress ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ in the right direction. Large hospitals running INITIATIVE FOR tres by 2022 and fund them through the entrepreneurs to Debts Recovery ments, which will now be expanded to but also in the choice of words or for that matter the subject of Residency programmes will also provide a train- budgetary allocation for AB-PMJAY Tribunals, the National Company Law about 300. This will result in a positive discussion. MANUFACTURING, ing platform for medical professionals. WHICH WILL seems to be insufficient in regards to Tribunal and so on. Also, medical research outcome for both SME pharma manufac- Consider the question of hijab for example. Many followers However, private hospitals which venture into achieving this initiative. In order to should be identified separately rather than turers and small domestic medical devices of Islam, men and women alike, believe it is an essential part of PPP projects should be assured of all help by the IN TURN address the shortage of hospital beds and clubbing it with commercial ventures. makers. While a lot of schemes and poli- a woman’s attire. The uniting thread is a belief in what they think Government and reimbursement for patients treat- CONTRIBUTE TO enhance healthcare accessibility through While healthcare services are on the cies have been initiated, there are no clear their faith demands. Move from Islam to Christianity. The world ed in them must be done within a month of the INDIA BECOMING PPP, innovative business models will be negative list of the Goods and Services Tax roadmaps to see these through till the end. view changes. Hijab is not intrinsic to Christianity and most treatment/completion. This is because long delays A FRONTRUNNER crucial. Also, cognizance about preven- (GST) for provision of services, the basic Proper channels and information centres Christian communities do not consider it necessary for women in reimbursement will affect the volume of work IN MEDICAL tive healthcare and the habit of routine input costs of creating such services have should be set up, where potential bene- to wear a veil (except for nuns and while praying). done by hospitals and will not encourage private TECHNOLOGY screening and monitoring could really had an upward tax implication with GST ficiaries can seek details and make hospitals to come forward and join this genuine AND INNOVATION reduce the liability from the entire ecosys- and hence increased the overall consumer informed decisions. A system or a special However, in some other religions, while wearing a veil all attempt to help the needy. tem. cost of such services, with the inability of task force should be set-up to monitor the time may not be necessary for women, covering the head ACROSS THE With 2020 being celebrated as the International GLOBE Even in the present economic sce- healthcare services to offset such costs each scheme. A robust feedback mecha- is considered very desirable in the presence of elders and in sit- Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World nario, India imports over 70 per cent of through input credit. Clarification in this nism from the masses about the same uations requiring reverence, especially during worship. This is Health Organisation (WHO), the Finance Minister’s its medical devices, with a fourth of them regard would have ideally balanced the would also help in their realisation and one more example of the unstated rules of life. announcement of bridge courses for nurses and coming from the USA. While the inten- cost outcome and kept rising costs in improvement. Why must one be “seeing off” the other person when that other healthcare professionals to match internation- tion to impose a five per cent health cess check. With a huge focus on the Internet- There is a dire need for the person is leaving? Surely, this is a part of a social ritual. It may al standards, by allotting `3,000 crore for skill devel- was to strategically redistribute such of-Things, Machine Learning, Artificial Government to stress on R&D in basic be common but it is not universal. Similarly, why receive a guest opment, is a good incentive. earnings to set up tier-II and tier-III Intelligence and analytics, it is believed medical sciences and medical research, at the door? Be that as it may, there are certain unspoken rules Skill development of Physician Assistants and healthcare facilities, it does not resolve to that the Budget will provide a boost to the which will pave the way for growth and which have existed across centuries and certain unwritten rules paramedical personnel through courses should also boost the local medical devices industry. country’s digital economy. However a dig- progress of indigenous technology. In be done and these courses must be recognised by A legitimate certification authority for ital incentivisation plan is completely addition, special provisions should be which survived just a few generations, if even that. Consider the regulatory bodies and other associations such as such devices would aid in use and adop- missing. While 2019 saw various frame- made under the ‘Make in India’ initiative fact, that in certain cold, hilly communities in the world, rubbing the Indian Medical Association, the Medical tion of equipment and devices made in works initiated such as the National for manufacturing, which will in turn of the nose was the accepted greeting and now after the emer- Council of India and so on. This is prevalent the India. Sadly, start-ups in medical devices, Digital Health Blueprint, guidance and contribute to India becoming a frontrun- gence of the Coronavirus even shaking of the hands is being world over but is still not implemented in the coun- indigenous research and innovative prod- adoption remains unaddressed and the ner in medical technology and innovation discouraged globally. try and recognition of these courses will enhance ucts such as bioprosthetic valves and ven- fact remains that budgetary guidance for across the globe. Perhaps it is one of the gaps of sociological studies that these the services provided by the healthcare sector tricular assist devices are not being furtherance and utilisation can go a long (The writer is a Padma Sri awardee unstated rules have rarely, if ever, been subjected to scholastic immensely. Last year, the AB-PMJAY was able to encouraged and the attitude of the regu- way. and cardiothoracic surgeon credited with scrutiny. It is time the gauntlet was picked. cover over 6.9 million treatments. However, the latory bodies in this country has to be This being said, the fact remains that India’s first bypass. He is Chairman and (The writer is a well-known management consultant) world’s largest Government-funded health insur- reviewed. We have just one medical sci- the Government has a holistic vision of CEO of Frontier Lifeline Hospital) Understand sexual harassment to nip it FOREIGN EYE Even though, environment is significantly responsible, what is of pressing concern is the reason why some people and not others, go on to exploit that permissive atmosphere and commit sexual crimes “ignore” certain forms of predatory Consistent with the Vishaka judg- plexity of the interaction between an need to be treated for their deviant with legal remedies. Clinicians have behaviour of men, like passing lewd ment, the Act provides a civil rem- aggrieved woman and the perpetra- behaviour. described case histories, symptom comments, wolf-whistling, staring edy to women and is in addition to tor needs to be understood and the Sexual harassment not only profiles, stress factors and attempts and so on. other laws that are currently in force personality profile of the aggressor results in strained interpersonal rela- at intervention. Theoreticians work- Sexual harassment infringes to pursue a criminal case. requires to be examined in depth to tions and an hostile working environ- ing in the fields of women’s develop- upon the fundamental right of a Consequently, any woman who wish- evolve effective measures to prevent ment, it adversely affects the produc- ment, cognitive functioning and A HUMANITARIAN woman to gender equality under es to report sexual harassment at the the occurrence and reduce the preva- tivity of the organisation, leading to gender-based trauma have generat- CATASTROPHE Article 14 and her right to life with workplace has the right to take lence of sexual harassment at the financial losses. But more than any- ed a parallel body of relevant infor- dignity under Article 21 of the recourse to both civil and criminal workplace. thing else, it affects the mindset of the mation, applying their theories to the The deaths of Turkish RC JILOHA Constitution, which includes the proceedings. Psychological studies show that victims, causing a wide range of men- field of harassment. soldiers have raised the right to a safe working environment. While there is no denying the sexual predators lack a social con- tal health issues. And as physical Sexual harassment presents sig- he horrific mass molestation of Before the Vishaka Guidelines importance of legal protection science; they are callous about their health and emotional well-being are nificant challenges to a victim’s inter- broader risks in Syria, but students at Gargi College — came into existence in 1997, sexual against sexual harassment, its pub- social commitments and have a ten- inter-related, victims often suffer loss nal and external stability. Primarily this is above all a Twhere over 30 men forcibly harassment at the workplace was lic health aspects and their therapeu- dency to exaggerate the situation. of appetite, headaches, weight fluc- recognised as a legal or organisation- humanitarian catastrophe. entered the women’s college — is dealt with under Indian Penal Code tic interventions are no less impor- They justify their misdeeds and tuations and sleep disturbance. The al management issue, it belongs to a Idlib holds the Government’s symptomatic of an atmosphere Section 354, (assault or criminal force tant. They need to be examined and legitimise their aggression, particu- commonly-reported negative effects clinical continuum with other gen- which is permissive of sexual intim- to woman with intent to outrage her addressed to restore the physical and larly against women when it is relat- included fear, concerns for safety, and der-based abuses. If untreated, it can most committed opponents, idation. No doubt, sexual harassment modesty) and Section 509, punish- mental health of the victim and go ed to the endorsement of sexually- post traumatic stress disorder. cause psychiatric illness and long- and jihadist fighters are is a universal phenomenon, though ing the guilty for using a “word, ges- into the reasons for the deviant coercive behaviour. No other form of discrimination term negative changes in the victim’s already planning an it may differ in its manifestation, ture or act intended to insult the behaviour of the perpetrators. Even Studies also show that the psy- has such a wide impact on the phys- internal perception of self, others, insurgency. Opposition once depending upon how a society takes modesty of a woman.” However, the though, environment is significant- chopathic traits of exploitation of ical and mental health of the victims. and the world and severely hinder contained in the province it. Sexual harassment of women in interpretation of the provisions on ly responsible, what is of pressing others and lack of empathy, are Sexual harassment has emerged as a her potential. Appropriate clinical educational institutions is one of the “outraging a woman’s modesty” was concern is the reason why some peo- both commonly associated with major public health problem with interventions for both, the victims will probably move most common and largely underre- left to the police officer. ple and not others, go on to exploit rapists, stalkers and molesters. When long-term physical and mental health and the perpetrators, can provide an undercover. And Syria will ported forms of gender-based vio- On the basis of the Vishaka that permissive atmosphere and sexual harassment escalates, it poses consequences for the victims. opportunity to assess the seriousness face a new phase of lence, often inflicted by male col- Guidelines, the Sexual Harassment of commit sexual crimes. a potential risk of a more serious sex- However, the impact is not restrict- of the crisis and make the workplace instability with repercussions leagues, teachers or perpetrators Women at the Workplace By nature, some people are more ual crime like rape. This link high- ed to their health and seeps into the free from sexual harassment. that will be felt beyond its from outside. In a significant num- (Prevention, Prohibition and hostile, authoritarian and sexist, lights the fact that sexual harassers victim’s social and professional life. (The writer is Professor of ber of cases, women adopt a culture Redressal) Act, 2013 was enacted to which might make them more prone are potential rapists and to prevent This aspect often gets ignored and Psychiatry at Hamdard Institute of borders. of silence as they have learnt to ensure safe working spaces for them. to becoming an aggressor. The com- rapes, those indulging in harassment victims mostly remain preoccupied Medical Sciences and Research) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 2, 2020 money 08

‘VIVAD SE VISHWAS' CAPSULE SCHEME HAL plans to produce Apache CBDT to link field officers' like military chopper annual appraisals, postings PNS n NEW DELHI "Like the LCH (Light Combat PNS n MUMBAI Helicopter) we developed from India's crude steel In an ambitious project with the Dhruv platform, a similar The Central Board of Direct strategic significance, aerospace variant of 10-12 tonnes catego- Taxes (CBDT) will link annu- production drops major Hindustan Aeronautics ry can be produced to make it al appraisals and postings of 3% to 9.3 MT Ltd (HAL) has started ground an Apache equivalent," said field officers with their perfor- work to produce a 10 to 12 Madhavan. mance in terms of collection NEW DELHI: India's crude tonne attack helicopter by 2027 The helicopter will be pow- under the 'Vivad se Vishwas' steel production registered a decline of 3.26 per cent to which will be comparable with ered by twin engines and will scheme, according to a com- 9.288 million tonnes (MT) in some of the best medium-lift feature blade folding option for munication. January this year, according to military choppers globally like ship deck operations. The An office memorandum World Steel Association the Apache of the Boeing. planned roles for the helicopter from the CBDT, dated (worldsteel). The country had Chairman and Managing will be to support air assault, air February 21, also said that col- produced 9.591 MT of crude Director of HAL R Madhavan transport, combat logistics and lection outcomes would play steel during the corresponding said the aim of the mega project combat search and rescue. The a bigger role in the future month last year, the global is to stop import of more than chopper will also have a very postings of the field officers. industry body said in its latest Rs 4 lakh crore worth of military superior weapons package. The latest missive assumes helicopters for the three services Madhavan said the helicopter significance as there have report. Crude steel production Madhavan said the HAL has completed the The latest missive assumes significance as for the 64 countries reporting in the coming years. will have a huge potential for been concerns over alleged to the association was 154.4 Madhavan said the HAL has preliminary design of the helicopter and that export. The Mi-17 helicopters 'tax terrorism' and undue there have been concerns over alleged ‘tax million tonnes (MT) in January completed the preliminary initial plan is to produce at least 500 units make up the backbone of the harassment of genuine taxpay- terrorism' and undue harassment of genuine design of the helicopter and that IAF's helicopter fleet and they ers by tax officials. The eco- 2020, a 2.1 per cent increase with the first prototype set to be ready by taxpayers by tax officials. The economic compared to January 2019, initial plan is to produce at least are planned to be phased out by nomic growth is also slowing the report said. The world's 500 units with the first prototype 2023 if the government gives the go ahead 2032. down. growth is also slowing down largest steel producing set to be ready by 2023 if the to the project this year The HAL's product range Soon after the dispute set- country, China, reported a government gives the go ahead includes a number of helicopter tlement scheme was crude steel output of 84.3 MT to the project this year. like the LCH (Light Combat announced, the department second leg of the Budget ses- per cent in October- in January, an increase of 7.2 "One major project we are for design as well as to produce Tejas military aircraft. "We have Helicopter) and multi-role ALH asked the field officers to sion. December 2019. per cent compared to the focusing on is to produce a heli- the prototype of the helicopter. done the preliminary design. We (Advanced Light Helicopter) work on holidays/Saturdays so There are 4.83 lakh direct The CBDT's missive also year-ago period. copter in 10 to 12 tonnes cate- "If we get the approval in have also been in discussion and Chetak choppers. that when the scheme is for- tax cases worth over Rs 9 lakh comes as the government is gory to replace the Mi-17 fleet. 2020, we will be able to manu- with the Air Force and the India is one of the largest mally launched they get a crore pending in various desperate to meet fiscal deficit It will be an indigenous platform facture the first chopper by Navy. The 10-12 tonnes catego- importers of arms and military head-start on the collection appellate forums — Income targets. Fiscal deficit has with the potential to manufac- 2027. We are looking at produc- ry will have two basic structures platforms globally. The gov- front. Tax Appellate Tribunal already crossed 128.5 per cent ture around 500 helicopters. It ing at least 500 helicopters of the on similar platforms. The naval ernment has been focusing sig- 'Vivad se Vishwas' scheme (ITAT), high courts and the of the full year target as of will stop import of more than Rs variant. It will be a major pro- version will have different nificantly on promoting defence for resolving income tax cases Supreme Court. end-January. 4 lakh crore worth of platforms ject we are working on," he said. dimension compared to the indigenisation by taking a slew was announced during the According to the memoran- "As already conveyed, the from foreign countries," he said. A military expert described one for the Army and the Air of reform initiatives including 2020-21 Budget presentation dum, the department has told performance of the field offi- Madhavan said an amount of the project as the biggest by the Force," Madhavan said on the liberalising FDI in defence by Finance Minister Nirmala field officers that their annu- cers in respect of the Vivad se Rs 9,600 crore will be required HAL after development of the proposed mega project. sector. Sitharaman. al performance and incre- Vishwas scheme, shall be an A target of mopping up Rs ments would be linked to the essential factor in finalising MG Motor Feb sales 2 lakh crore by March 31 has collection outcomes of the their Annual Performance hit by component been set. disputes they handle. Appraisal Reports (APARs) supply disruption Free voice The scheme would formal- Latest official data showed and shall also be an important Cisco says India among highest ly be launched on Monday, that economic growth slowed factor in determining their NEW DELHI: MG Motor India calls no excuse when Parliament resumes the to a near seven-year low of 4.7 future postings," it said. on Sunday reported retail sales of 1,376 units in growing country in APJC region for poor service February, hit by component supply constraints from PNS n NEW DELHI quality: TRAI Maxxis bets big coronavirus hit-China and India and Cisco have a very symbiotic relationship, Govt to infuse Rs 200 cr other locations. The company India was among the highest where we drive good business yet very high growth PNS n PUNE on India as it had retailed 3,130 units in growing country in the Asia rates. India was the highest growing theatre for me in January. MG Motor India Pacific, Japan and China the APJC region during the last fiscal year Telcos are citing free voice in IFCI next fiscal eyes to enter product portfolio comprises n (APJC) region during the last — MIYUKI SUZUKI, Cisco President (Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China) calls to duck action on poor PNS NEW DELHI Revised Estimate. two models — SUV Hector fiscal year for global network- quality of service, but that will Established in 1948 as a top 5 club and ZS EV. MG Motor's sales ing major Cisco, a senior com- not pass regulatory muster, The government has decided to statutory corporation, IFCI last month included 158 units pany official said. through for us, although they Trai Chairman R S Sharma pump Rs 200 crore into IFCI, currently has subsidiaries and PNS n NEW DELHI of ZS EV, the carmaker's latest "India and Cisco have a very have a lot of debt. Telcos will said on Sunday, assuring the country's oldest term lend- one associate under its fold. product offering, the company symbiotic relationship, where work through it, as they need users that the issue of call ing institution, through By the early 1990s, it Taiwanese tyre major Maxxis said in a statement. The we drive good business yet to be prepared when the fun- drops remains on its agenda. the preferential allot- was recognised that Group is betting big on India, company had launched ZS EV very high growth rates. India damental trajectory of 5G The Telecom Regulatory ment route next fis- there was need for where it plans to build up to at an introductory price of Rs was the highest growing theatre becomes a reality in two or Authority of India (Trai) head cal to shore up its greater flexibility to five factories, as it expects the 20.88 lakh (ex-showroom, for me in the APJC region dur- three years," she noted. Suzuki said the watchdog's earlier capital and enhance respond to the country to play a crucial role New Delhi). MG Motor said it ing the last fiscal year," Cisco added that telecommunication provision for a penalty on tel- operations, sources changing financial in its chase to become a top has already received 3,000 President (Asia Pacific, Japan market is an opportunity and com firms for call drops was said. system. It was also five global player by 2025, bookings till date – outpacing and Greater China) Miyuki continues to be one of the sig- successfully challenged in the Government of felt that IFCI should according to a senior compa- the total number of EV cars sold in India in 2019. "The MG Suzuki said. team based in India with over nificant area of growth for Supreme Court, but the reg- India holding in the directly access the cap- ny official. ZS EV has received a She added that the company 10,000 Research and develop- Cisco. Aspects like cybersecu- ulator will continue to work non-banking finance com- ital markets for its funding The company, which stupendous response in its is witnessing high returns from ment (R&D) staff. rity are particularly important for improving the quality of pany, which stood at 56.42 needs. clocked revenue of around debut month, with over 150 the Indian market, along with "India is our second-largest for sectors like financial services service. per cent at the end of It is with this objective USD 4 billion in 2019, is cur- units delivered to our innovation that is being fed R&D centre after San Jose for industry (FSI), she said. "Most of the telcos are December 2019, would that the constitution of rently the world's 9th largest customers already," MG back into its global portfolio of Cisco... They are involved in "...these are some of the offering voice free, their argu- increase after the capital IFCI was changed in 1993 tyre brand and sees India Motor India Director – Sales products and solutions. developing some of our core, ongoing conversations I have ment is that if something is infusion. from a statutory corpora- along with Indonesia to play Rakesh Sidana said in a In fiscal 2019 (ended July what we call needle-moving had with our banking cus- free, how much can you "The (Rs 200 crore) tion to a company under significant part in meeting its statement. 2019), Cisco delivered strong new technologies, whether it is tomers. Also, manufacturing (Trai) punish me because I provision is for equity support the Indian Companies Act, 2025 target. top-line growth and profitabil- in cybersecurity, encrypted sector continues to be a big area, am not getting anything for to Industrial Finance 1956. The company is investing ity, reporting revenue of USD threat analytics... India is an whether it is in terms of that, which may not be cor- Corporation of India (IFCI) Subsequently, the name of USD 400 million on its first 51.9 billion from USD 49.3 bil- important innovation hub," she automation or IoT," she said. rect because they are essen- keeping in view the business the company was also changed manufacturing plant at lion in FY18, registering a 7 per explained. Suzuki said sectors Suzuki said Internet of tially cross-subsidising," programme and capital require- to 'IFCI Ltd' with effect from Sanand in Gujarat, where it is cent growth year-on-year. like banking and financial ser- Things (IoT) also extends into Sharma said at the Asia ment," as per the Budget doc- October 1999. working to hike output to During this time, India reg- vices, telecom and manufactur- other areas like smart cities, Economic Dialogue here. uments presented in Parliament However in 2015, the gov- 60,000 units of two-wheeler istered 19 per cent year-over- ing are big bets for the compa- logistics and transportation. The comments come amid last month. For the current fis- ernment again raised its stake tyres per day from the current year growth, highest in the ny in India. "We also see opportunities in continuing call drops being cal as well, the government has in the firm to over 51 per cent, 20,000 units a day, as part of APJC region. "The telecommunication sec- the automotive industry and the experienced by subscribers earmarked Rs 200 crore capital making it a public sector com- the project's phase I Ajanta-Orpat Cisco has a large engineering tor is still a significant break- railways," she added. across the country. infusion for IFCI, as per the pany. expansion. group plans to double turnover NEW DELHI: Ajanta-Orpat ‘India can fill up export market space India Inc gradually shifting to Group, which operates in consumer electronic, electrical and home appliances vacated by China due to Covid-19’ recruiting firms for quality talent: Study segments, aims to double its turnover in next five years to PNS n NEW DELHI large number of engineering health emergency of the PNS n MUMBAI Market 2020' the study noted Rs 2,400 crore, a top exports from India can fill up Coronavirus epidemic is a mat- that social media platforms company official said. The With the Chinese economy the market vacated by China; so ter of grave concern for the Companies are increasingly and job sites were still relevant group, which is also India's getting impacted due to the is the case with products like entire world, it is incumbent on entrusting recruitment tasks in at hiring candidates, however, largest calculator and room coronavirus outbreak, India leather and leather goods," larger economies like India to the hands of professional an increasing number of com- heater manufacturer, had a can push its exports in the glob- Assocham Secretary General fill up the gaps in the global organisations for quality talent panies now prefer to go combined topline of around al markets to fill up the space Deepak Sood said. market and there is a need to acquisition even as social through employment agen- Rs 1,200 crore in FY2018-19. vacated by the neighbouring He said India can also tap the approach the issue with a clear media platforms and job sites cies. The Gujarat-based company, country, industry body opportunities in segments like strategy. are still one of the key hiring "The main reason behind which is also the world's Assocham said on Sunday. agriculture and carpets. According to the latest PMI channels, says a study. companies shifting gradually largest wall clock It said Indian exporters of "We also need to scale up (Purchasing Managers' Index) According to a study by to recruiting companies is manufacturer, expects revenue electronics, pharmaceuticals, several of our sectors to com- data, China's factory output CIEL HR Services, that because these firms are cutting from its home appliances and speciality chemicals and auto- Deepak Sood pete effectively with China level in February has plummet- focused on the latest trends in down their work and time by fans division to be the key mobile segments depend on even when the Chinese ed to the lowest in about two Indian talent market, compa- junior, mid and senior-level screening and selecting rele- growth driver, contributing China for raw material and are there are increased opportuni- exporters are able to normalise decades, and the consequences nies are now resorting to positions. vant and quality talent," Aditya almost Rs 1,200 crore by facing supply constraints, but ties for domestic traders. their global supply chain," Sood are bound to be felt in the glob- recruiting companies for qual- Titled, 'CIELWorks 2020: Narayan Mishra of CIEL HR fiscal year 2024-25. there are several areas where "Barring a few segments, a said. He also said while the al market, Assocham said. ity talent acquisition across Latest Trends in Indian Talent Services said. Bill to bring cooperative banks under RBI regulation Bank credit growth dips to PNS n NEW DELHI ment has increased deposit were made integral to lending tives taken by the government 8.5% in January: RBI data The proposed legislation will help prevent insurance cover by five-fold to processes. under Rajiv Kumar, who demit- n In a bid to address weaknesses a repeat of Punjab and Maharashtra Rs 5 lakh to ensure security of Besides, the number of banks ted office as Financial Services PNS MUMBAI Within personal loans, in cooperative banking sector, public money in banks. in loan consortium was capped, Secretary on February 28, the credit to housing segment the Parliament is likely to clear Cooperative Bank-like crisis, sources said. In the last couple of reducing borrowers' ability to number of PSBs under Prompt Bank credit growth declined to grew by 17.5 per cent from a Bill to amend Banking There are 1,540 cooperative banks with years, the play one lender off against Corrective Action (PCA) is 8.5 per cent in January from 18.4 per cent, while education Regulation Act to bring multi- a depositor base of 8.60 cr having total Department of another. down from 11 in 2017 to four. 13.5 per cent in the year-ago loan showed a negative growth state cooperative banks under Financial This was accompanied by As many as 12 out of 18 banks period led by a sharp slow- of 3.1 per cent as against a neg- effective regulation of RBI dur- savings of about Rs 5 lakh cr Services has data driven risk scoring and are in profit this year as against down in loans to the services ative growth of 2.3 per cent in ing the Budget session. taken several scrutiny, comprehensive dili- 19 out of 21 in loss just two years sector, according to RBI data. January 2019, RBI data The proposed legislation will Act. The Bill in this regard is porations (HFCs), steps to pro- gence across data sources and ago with the help of record Growth in advances to the showed. Advances growth to help prevent a repeat of Punjab likely to be passed during the auditors, rating mote respon- strengthened credit assessment. recovery and reduction in bad services sector decelerated to agriculture and allied activities and Maharashtra Cooperative second leg of Budget session agencies, this is sive and To ensure financial health of loans. Before joining the 8.9 per cent from 23.9 per cent contracted to 6.5 per cent Bank-like crisis, sources said. starting Monday. The session the last step in responsible public sector banks (PSBs), Finance Ministry, Kumar was in January 2019. from 7.6 per cent rise last year. There are 1,540 cooperative ends on April 3. making the entire banking. recapitalization of Rs 4 lakh Establishment Officer in Bank loan growth to non- Credit growth to industry banks with a depositor base of Having undertaken a slew of financial ecosystem As part of crore was undertaken in the last Department of Personnel and banking financial companies decelerated to 2.5 per cent 8.60 crore having total savings measures, including clean up of almost impossible to be clean banking ini- five years. Provision coverage Training. He was instrumental (NBFCs) slowed to 32.2 per from 5.2 per cent. of about Rs 5 lakh crore. public sector banks (PSBs), pri- gamed, with security of tiative, project cash ratio reached a record high of 77 in many initiatives including cent in the reporting month Within industry, loan The Union Cabinet headed vate sector banks, financial depositors' money being para- flows were ring-fenced, enforce- per cent. NPA and slippages are streamlining of promotion and from a growth of 48.3 per cent growth to paper and paper by Prime Minister Narendra institution like IL&FS, non- mount. ment of terms of loan agree- declining with improved asset appointment process done by a year-ago. During the month, products, rubber plastic and Modi last month gave approval bank financial corporations To further bolster the confi- ments and prior validation of quality. the Appointments Committee personal loans segment grew their products and construc- to amend Banking Regulation (NBFCs), housing finance cor- dence of customers, the govern- backward and forward linkages As a result of various initia- of the Cabinet (ACC). by 16.9 per cent. tion accelerated. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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out there. In South India is my favourite singer. tors about changes in the music composition is He learned Carnatic music or lyrics and mod- different from western classical music and made ulations that will help ideas. Every country has his mark in movies. I feel improve the song.” great singers and we my journey is similar to Most of the times, FOR THE LOVE have great musicians like we see that some We, singers, AR Rahman, movies don’t work prepare for each Ilayaraja and out well at the box- song by discussing more. I learnt office even though from analysing they had great it with the music their songs and music. directors about the music.” “The way the context and the type He said that he movie fares is not OF EVERGREEN of mood it would got his first chance in our hands. My to sing in a group recent song convey. We sing with MM Kiravani. Delhiwala from according to the He shares, “I Disco Raja movie learned Indian clas- went viral but the requirements of the sical music with movie didn’t music director and music gurus V Bala work out. This the film director. As Subramanyam and affects us singers K Ramachari. When and music direc- a singer, I always Kiravani sir was tors since we love to explore new doing Sree Ramadasu give our best but genres. movie, he asked my it doesn’t pro- MELODIES gurus to send some duce the ADITYA IYENGAR singers for semi clas- desired result Speaking to inger Aditya forever when compared to SINGER sical songs. That for the entire Iyengar’s melody songs with fast beats. turned out to be my movie,” he says. V SATEESH has become syn- Melodies stay forever in the first group perfor- Aditya S onymous with hit heart whereas fast beats mance. Later I sung in added that REDDY, playback Telugu songs. fade away eventually. For many songs in movies sometimes Aditya has sung example, we can still listen like Happy Days. I sung some songs singer Aditya many songs in Telugu to AR Rahman’s song Ee my first solo song in were also removed movies including popular Hridayam from 2009 and Kai Raja Kai in 2014. his.” from movies due to vari- numbers such as Delhiwala feel the same no matter how My breakthrough song He says, “We prepare ous reasons and there is Iyengar looks back from Disco Raja, Vastava many times we listen to it. was the English version for each song by dis- nothing the singers can Pilla from Kavacham, Cycle Singers always love to sing of Dheevara song in cussing it with the music do about it. on his entry into from Size Zero, the English melodies,” says Aditya, who Baahubali. Even though directors about the con- Advising budding version of Dheevara from did his MA from the it was not included in text and the type of singers, Aditya says, the industry, Baahubali and more. Madras University. the movie, the song mood it would convey. “Knowledge of music Besides having sung for “My parents have always made my name in the We sing according to the and the industry, and the significance of his over 70 movies, he has also encouraged me to learn industry. I sung in requirements of the ability to never stop written songs for movies singing since my childhood. Telugu, Tamil, Kannada music director and the learning is important for melodies, effect of like Baahubali and several I used to explore singing and English languages.” film director. As a singer, everyone in this field. others in Telugu, Hindi and various genres and songs. When asked about his I always love to explore Updating according to cinema on singers English. After my intermediate, I role model, Aditya says, new genres. Sometimes, the present music trends and more “Melodies will stay fresh started putting my talent “Shankar Mahadevan sir we advise music direc- is paramount.”

I always keep myself Artist in the pursuit updated about the art world since I give art classes to students. I post videos of my work and my classes on my YouTube channel, of many STYLES Aparna Arts, for anyone who is parna Penmatsa is an artist myself updated about the art world. I Aparna well-known for her different post videos on my YouTube channel, interested in Penmatsa, styles of paintings. She holds Aparna Arts, for anyone who is learning art. Many the world record in blade interested in learning art,” said artists stay loyal to A and porcelain painting and Aparna. Besides arts, she has who is an has displayed her work in also learnt dance, music, and one type of art but I more than 50 shows at various galleries. playing the guitar. want to pursue many expert at blade Aparna has done more than 200 art “I have sold my paintings styles shows in different Telugu channels too. at six international shows and porcelain She has won more than 30 awards for and across many cities in APARNA her artwork, including the famous India including Bangalore, PENMATSA painting, Bharatha Muni and Kalaratnam awards. Delhi and Baroda,” said ARTIST “Art has been my hobby till I devel- Aparna who is currently teaches speaks oped it into a profession. My parents working on a series of the history of encouraged my penchant for art but abstract paintings for a the art but its the artist about the were also wary about the career modern arts show. Her who has to choose what kind of prospects,” said Aparna, who is born first solo show was in work they want to focus on,” said importance of and bought up in Dehradun. 2008 where around 100 Aparna. “Learning any form of art is She completed her post graduation in boards of her artwork very tough and one can only see economics. After her marriage, she were displayed. progress when it is worked on diversifying completed Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) She said that blade through interest,” advised Aparna. and continued her artwork. paintings require a lot of “Undoubtedly perfection in art the pursuit of She said that floral patterns and their hard work and are expensive depends on the artist.Art resembles beauty are the key elements of her art. to make too. She added that one’s joy and happiness. Art is an art and more, “Many artists stay loyal to one type of she focuses on murals, land- expression which communicates art but I want to pursue many styles,” scape painting and contempo- through style,” added Aparna. writes said Aparna. rary art. Tanjore paintings, oil Aparna Penmatsa’s work is being dis- Aparna always wanted to spread her paintings, murals, acrylic and played at an exhibition that has been M SHREYA knowledge and had given online art water colors are also something that The extended till March 5 at the Vista Art classes through Skype earlier but now she regularly experiments with. MFA Gallery in Jubilee Hills, RAJ teaches at her home. “I always keep “|I am more of a self taught artist. only Road Number 67. 10

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EXTRAVAGANZA EVENTS elli Sandadi — a one-day exclusive Pwedding exhibition — was held KISI AUR KA SAPNA recently in Hyderabad. Designers lSutradhar Theatre Group is staging a play Kisi from across the country showcased Aur Ka Sapna directed by Shahrukh Surani on their latest works. Fashionistas, who March 5 at Lamakaan from 8 pm. attended the event, interacted with designers about their work and had a gala time.

l Prachi l Ramnivas Bansal and Varun Catherine Tresa l PUPPETRY DAY l Nori Art and Puppetry Centre is conducting World Puppetry Day Celebrations on March 21 at Lamakaan from 6.30 pm.

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Hyderabad Monday March 2, 2020 tollywood Did Mahesh Babu and NAVEEN, VARUN to Dil Raju have a fallout? keletons seem to Sarileru Neekevvaru (from cal rights. With Mahesh be tumbling out non-theatrical rights), was taking his pay from non- after Mahesh expecting a similar package theatrical rights, all in all, S Babu’s project from Dil Raju, who is the Raju’s profit margin will be with Vamshi producer of Paidipally’s less. Which is why, he Paidipally which film. However, with the asked for a pay cut but the was deferred indefinitely. producer not in a mood to actor was not in a mood to battle it out in the ring Besides the script, there part Rs 50 crore, the actor relent,” says a source. seems to be moved on to another pro- The differences were out Prep for a physically intensive role must another duction house, buzz has it. in the open when Mahesh reason Raju too has his own rea- thanked every major player that led sons. “He made very less associated with Sarileru..., be arduous. But Naveen Chandra is Mahesh money from Maharshi, which celebrated 50 days to which he produced along on Saturday, except for enjoying the task of building himself to over- with Aswini Dutt and PVP, Raju. “50 Days of look while the biggest beneficia- #SarileruNeekevvaru. A fit the role of a kickboxer for Varun the ry was Mahesh who got a BIGGG hug to my director handsome package. Yes, @AnilRavipudi& my pro- Tej's next with Kiran Korrapati, Raju did present the actor’s ducer @AnilSunkara1for Sankranti release and made giving me this writes NAGARAJ GOUD money. But overall, it was BLOCKBUSTERThanks to Mahesh who was laughing my entire team, without fter playing a kickboxer boxing drama, a joint pro- all the way to the bank than whom this wouldn't have in recent Dhanush-starrer duction venture between the presenter or the pro- been possible! @vijayashan- Tamil box-office smash Sidhu Mudda and Allu ducer Anil Sunkara. He felt thi_m @iamRashmika A hit, Pattas, Naveen Venkatesh. that with the Mahesh- @RathnaveluDop@ Chandra will now be “I’m being trained by Paidipally film, close to Rs prakashraaj @ThisIsDSP donning the boxing Srikanth Kshatriya, a national-level project, whispers 75 crore to Rs 80 crore will (sic),” he wrote on his social gloves for Varun Tej’s next with boxer from Hyderabad. My training from the T-town indicate. go to the remuneration of media platforms without debutant director Kiran Korrapati. starts at 5 am with two-and-half “Srikanth is monitoring And it has something to do the actors and technicians, mentioning Raju. The film went to floors in hours of rigorous boxing practice. I my diet. I’ve turned vegan with Mahesh Babu’s pay- leaving him with little to The producer was instru- Visakhapatnam last week and, con- practise again in the evening fol- four months ago and my check for the project. The spend on the film even for mental in getting many trary to reports, Naveen says that his lowed by an hour of swimming. I diet for this film comprises actor, who drew its promotions. He will screens for Sarileru... and role will not be an out-and-out neg- am eager to join the sets in March mostly of broccoli, avocado nearly Rs get a maximum of despite facing competition ative role. He said that that his role for a small shooting schedule, post and kidney beans. There 50 crore Rs 110 crore to from Ala Vaikunthapuram- has been characterised in an inter- which I’ve been given 45 days to won’t be any dairy products. I for Rs 120 crore lo, he still managed to reta- esting way and there will be a sur- achieve the desired look,” he says. have to take food for every two from theatri- in theatres after first week. prise for the audience. Refusing to hours,” he says. divulge more about the role, he says, Even though he has been “There will be fireworks when I and shooting non-stop for the past Varun Tej met in the ring. We have NAVEEN HAS NO year without a break, Naveen a back story which adds to the COMPLAINTS EVEN has no complaints, and is least drama as the film culminates into a bothered about fatigue. “I’ve climax.” THOUGH HE HAS BEEN been preparing for this phase The actor, who believes in metic- SHOOTING NON-STOP FOR for years and I’m glad it’s ulous preparation for his roles, says happening now. I’m young so that he has began training for the THE PAST YEAR. I can relax later,” he says. No other actor could've shouldered my story: NAG ASHWIN yjayanthi Movies withheld the genre of their V next with Prabhas even as they announced the film last week on a grand note. But film’s director Nag Ashwin con- firmed that the film is a Sunil joins scientific-thriller. Speaking to a new channel, he said that nobody other than Prabhas could’ve done his Pawan's next story. “There is no other actor who can shoulder he cast of Pawan the story other than him Kalyan’s next with presently. Not just budget- Krish is growing big- wise… I’m talking about some- T ger day by day. After one shouldering the story as the likes of Bollywood it’s filled with intense emo- faces such as Arjun tions,” he said. Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez As is the case with him, he joining the period drama for key took extensive time to come up supporting roles, the latest is that with the script. The gap was the makers have roped in Sunil as more this time around because well for a significant part. He is the film belongs to a genre that believed to be playing a lengthy is rarely explored in Telugu supporting role and will join the cinema. sets later this month. “I didn’t know how to write “It’s a role with a great comic it, so I took time to learn how scope and one will get to see the to write it. Soon after it’s done, ‘old’ Sunil. Along with Pawan, he I took it to Prabhas. Even with is bound to bring the house do- its unique story, the script wn,” says a source. The actor has turned out to be out-an-out earlier shared screen space with commercial entertainer, which PK in films like Balu and Jalsa. Prabhas didn’t expect,” he Sunil, who hasn’t hit peak form noted, smiling. as a comedian in a while, has pro- The untitled film, to roll jects like Colour Photo and towards the year-end, is eyeing Anand Deverakonda’s next with a late 2021 release. Prabhas is Damodar Attada in his kitty up right now filming for Jil fame next. Radha Krishna Kumar’s Radhe Shyam. A romantic drama, its next schedule begins in Europe later this week. Jagapathi, Sukumar set for a hat-trick egend aside, ative turn in Sukumar’s the village is rated as one of but he will be seen in a key Jagapathi Nannaku Prematho. The his best outings till date. And supporting role which is Babu’s sup- actor-director association they are not done yet. quirky and layered. His look L porting role continued further with According to a source, Suk- too will be quite different,” career has Rangasthalam, where the umar has roped in Jagapathi adds the source. got a major fillip actor’s turn as for his next with Allu Arjun The fresh schedule of the because of the menac- as well. still-untitled film, an action- his neg- ing “It’s become customary for thriller, which deals with red presi- Sukumar that he pens an sanders smuggling as its core dent interesting role for Jagapathi. point, will begin in Kerala on of And even if there’s no scope March 13. After the Kerala for his presence in the story, schedule, the film will be Jagapathi’s bond with shot in Maredumilli forests Sukumar has grown so much near Rajahmundry and later over the years that he can in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu for ring him and ask for a role. over 40 days. A production However, for Bunny’s film, venture of Mythri Movie the actor won’t be seen in the Makers, the film is being shoes of an antagonist. It’s planned for a release in being essayed by other actor October. — NG HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 2, 2020 travel 12

e weren’t debutante tourists many arched Diwan-e-Aam or hall of pub- in Jaipur but repeat visitors lic audience. The main palace complex is enthralled by an enchant- tucked away behind walls and archways alive ing city. Over several visits, with a mosaic of inlaid images. The mag- we had explored most of nificent Diwan-e-Khas or hall of private Jaipur’sW awesome roster of attractions and THE KNOWN, audience, elaborate gardens and court- realised that the city’s sights could give other yards, a hall of mirrors that recreates star- great metros an inferiority complex. Throw studded night skies, the private residential in unforgettable cameos of proud locals in quarters of the king and his queens cooled colourful turbans and handlebar moustach- by breeze blowing across channels of water es; village belles in swirling skirts and chunky and filigreed walls with delicate designs silver jewellery and proud camels squatting speak eloquently of a love for opulence... in the sand… Soon, Jaipur begins to resem- And as the sky darkened, the Sound and ble a stage set up with extravagant props. Light show brought the past back to centre But it’s all very real and we decided to stage once again as in a dramatic play, the re-visit some of its known architectural mar- UNKNOWN story of Amer Fort unfolded. Twenty- vels and scoop out some of its hidden trea- eight kings of the Kachwaha dynasty ruled sures as well. A quick stop at the 18th cen- from this impressive fort till the capital was tury Hawa Mahal or Palace of Wind was- moved to Jaipur. Local legends and folk n’t enough. Locals ushered us up narrow music enhanced the delve-into-the-past stairs, above a warren of shops opposite the AND THE UNSUNG experience while the stunning setting of the monument, to get picture- postcard-perfect Amer Fort and Palace complex in the fore- photographs of the palace. The pink, five- ground and the Jaigarh Fort to the left, back- storey palace, honey-combed with over 150 on their e bikes. A gaily painted auto rick- dropped by shadowy hills reverberated with latticed windows enabled ladies to watch shaw, minus the beeps so typical of the city, the thunder of battle and galloping horses; unseen life and processions swirl on the is an arresting art installation in the porch the thrust and parry of swords, the cries of broad street below. On a terrace across Hawa GUSTASP and JEROO IRANI delve into the city where guests love to click some mandato- fallen soldiers, and of bereft princesses left Mahal, perched precariously on a parapet, ry selfies. When we felt overpowered by the grieving in their opulent citadels. some selfie-struck tourists posed, pirouet- city’s manifold charms, we would often relax After the show, we headed to Sahu ted and pouted in front of cell phones held of Jaipur to find treasures beyond the obvious in the vibrant lobby which flows seamless- Restaurant in the old city to warm up. Sahu, aloft to get the Hawa Mahal as a backdrop ly into the restaurant; pour over the inven- famed for its hot milky tea served in an to their preening selves. artist who created it was striking, and in tive menu and admire the witty doodles by earthen kulhad, turned out be a hole-in-the- One of the country’s first planned many ways captured the spirit of Jaipur. For local artists on the walls and tables which wall tea stall which was set up by the pre- cities, the origins of Jaipur go back to 1727 this is a city that is both artistic and impos- cleverly evoke Jaipur life. sent owner’s grandfather and is when Jai Singh II, Raja of Amer, traded his ing; a city of fantasy with modern contours. On our last evening, we headed for now a popular “watering hole” for locals. grand palace within the fortified walls of As a break from Jaipur’s history-webbed FACTFILE Amer Fort, the former capital. En route to The sweet milky tea is slowly brewed on Amer Fort for an even more magnificent monuments, we stopped at Channi Carpets Jaipur on the eastern apex of the fort, we saw another enchanting mar- a coal fire with a dash of their secret masala. city, to be named after him. Jaipur was and Textiles, a factory-cum showroom, one vel that Jaipur showcases so casually, typ- Anything between 1,500 to 2,000 cups a day dubbed the Pink City in 1876 when Sawai of the oldest in the city, where on an upper the Golden Triangle, that ical of a city that suffers from an embar- are consumed as the stall is open from 5 am Ram Singh I who had the city painted pink floor, hand-knotted carpets in wool, silk and includes Agra and Delhi, is rassment of riches…We stopped to gaze to 11 pm. Political heavyweights and even in honour of the visit of Prince of Wales’, who a blend of silk and wool cascaded down walls well-connected by road, rail at the recently restored Jal Mahal or royalty have stopped by for a sip of the bev- was later crowned King Edward VII. Ever or were rolled up against them. They were water palace moored in the middle of Man erage, with which they wash down the sting since, and even today, the city has been get- then strewn and unfurled on the floor for and air to most major cities Sagar Lake. A hidden gem, oft-over- of mirch vadas. ting a coat of fresh paint every once in a us to gawk at and perhaps buy. The carpets around the country. looked by tourists on their way to the mus- But it was at the over 50-year-old Rawat while. and rugs with Persian, Kashmiri, oriental Jaipur has a vast cled Amer Fort, the Jal Mahal is a lake Mishtan Bhandar (a takeaway with a restau- To escape the traffic-clogged streets of and other designs glowed and shimmered palace that exudes feminine charm and rant attached) that we found the flavours of the old city, we retreated for a while into the and we realised how art and beauty are spectrum of accommodation romance. It was once the playground of the Jaipur packaged into crisp mava, potato and rambling City Palace, a maze of cool court- woven into the DNA of the city. In a ground ranging from palace hotels maharajas in the 18th century when it res- onion kachoris; mirch vada, lassi, sweets and yards, gardens and palaces from different floor atelier, artisans demonstrated the art such as the Taj group’s onated with the sounds of duck hunting other delicacies. A magnet for locals and the eras where royal memorabilia is on display. of block printing with vegetable dyes and parties, firework displays and elaborate Indian diaspora visiting Jaipur, we were told There we stumbled on a Craft Centre where teak wood blocks. They even encouraged us Rambagh Palace to more music and dance festivals. In its heyday, the that the kachoris are carried all the way to visitors can view and buy goods directly to try our hand at it. modern and functional ones palace was strewn with silk pillows and the US and last for seven days when refrig- from craftsmen and artists personally Shopping sprees can be addictive in a like the Ibis Jaipur Civil Lines. glowing carpets, and the courtyard and erated. selected by a member of the royal family and city where the past continues to burnish the corridors were shaded with rich awnings. Our voyage of discovery ended with a asked to set up shop. present. We would take frequent breaks from For more information visit Today, a forlorn beauty clings to it. taste of city at Spice It, the edgy, modern We sat next to an artist and watched his tumultuous Jaipur, at the recently re- Rajasthan Tourism at: The 16th century Amer Fort is anoth- restaurant at Ibis Jaipur Civil Lines, where paintbrush glide over the paper. The crisp launched Ibis Jaipur Civil Lines hotel in the www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in er eyeful and as the fading light of a post- we savoured timeless and succulent local clean lines that danced across his canvas held aloft and ready to strike. The contrast city centre. Functional, funky and the epit- sunset sky brushed its ramparts, we quick- specialties like Laal maas and Gatta curry started to merge and a few moments later, between the menacing posture of the hand- ome of modern-day cool, the relaunched ly explored its labyrinthine but stunning for which Rajasthan is famed. We were he handed us his creation: a miniature paint- some young warrior in the painting and the Ibis Jaipur Civil Lines offers guests the option interior. Massive arched gates protect the aware that in this Land of Kings, we were ing of a fierce Rajput prince with a sword gentle demeanour of the wrinkled old to go green, peddle away and explore the city outer courtyard which is dominated by the biting into hefty chunks of history. Eat Your Way Through New York City’s Five Boroughs

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