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Mukesh Meena POLAVARAM PROJECT is Secretary to A double-decker train on Mohan Bhagwat For Governor VIJAYAWADA: The State Vizag-Vijayawada route! Dialogue On Quota Government has transferred Mukesh Kumar Meena, SUMIT ONKA PNS n NEW DELHI hear and consider those against Secretary to Government, n reservation and when those Tribal Welfare Department, There should be a conversation against reservation will hear and on Monday and posted him To ease the traffic and ensure in an atmosphere of harmony consider those for reservation, as Secretary to Governor. good railway connectivity to the between those in favour of reser- then we can find a solution to Similarly, Muddada capital area, Indian Railways will vations and those against it, RSS this in one minute, without a law, Ravichandra, incumbent run double-decker train chief Mohan Bhagwat said on without rules. Till the time that Social Welfare Department equipped with modern facilities Sunday, provoking criticism and harmony is not there in all of Secretary is given full addi- on the Vizag-Vijayawada route. allegations that he is telegraph- society, no one can answer this tional charge of Meena's Union Railway Minister ing the ruling BJP's intent of end- question. We have to attempt this earlier post, until further Piyush Goyal tweeted that the ing quota for the poor and and the Sangh is doing so," orders. all-new Utkrisht Double Decker backward castes. Bhagwat said at the closing ses- R Pavan Murthy, Director Air Conditioned Yatri (UDAY) Mohan Bhagwat's words had sion of Gyan Utsav, an event (IT&C) is given full addi- Express will provide passengers caused a similar flap in 2015, just organized by the RSS on com- tional charge as CEo and Centre seeks with amenities like Wi-Fi, LCD before the Bihar election, when petitive exams. Dismissing talk MD of Screens & a dedicated area to he called for a review of the reser- of the RSS influencing the gov- State Fibernet Corporation enjoy meals. These trains will vation policy. At the height of the ernment's agenda, Bhagwat Limited duly relieving N ply on Coimbatore-Bengaluru, The Central government allocated a Bihar poll campaign, the BJP was also clarified that the Sangh, the Balasubramanyam, from full Bandra-Jamnagar and double-decker AC train to carter the said to have suffered the brunt of BJP and the party-led govern- additional charge duties, full details Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada needs of businessmen who shuttle its mentor's views. Months later, ment at the centre were "three according to a GO issued by routes. Bhagwat tweeted that reservation separate entities" and one cannot Principal Secretary PNS n VIJAYAWADA Polavaram Project. However, South Central division had between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam "is needed" as long as social dis- be held responsible for the (Political) RP Sisodia. the State Government went allocated a slot for plying the crimination remains in the soci- actions of the other. "Since there In an interesting turn of ahead with its decision to double-decker Uday Express ety. In his latest comments, the are Sangh workers in BJP and events, the Union government invite fresh tenders just a day between Visakhapatnam- Visakhapatnam at 10:55 pm. dent, a senior Waltair railway RSS chief said when he raised the this government, they will listen has enquired the State after receipt of the said letter. Vijayawada with nine double- However, the date when it will division official said the Central subject earlier, it created much to the RSS, but it is not manda- Exchange of fire Government about the fresh The Centre is understood to decker coaches and two power start is yet to be announced. government allocated a double- noise and the whole discussion tory for them to agree with us. developments over the have asked the newly-formed cars, with a seating capacity of Generally the train will take decker AC train to carter the went off the rails. "Those in They can disagree as well," he between cops Polavaram project. YSRCP Government in the 120 seats per coach. Three five and half hours to reach needs of businessmen who favour of reservation, when they said. The Ministry of Jal Shakti, State to furnish details of how coaches will have dining facili- from Visakhapatnam to shuttle between Vijayawada and and Maoists asked the Polavaram Project much of work has been exe- ties with a seating capacity of Vijayawada and vice-versa. Visakhapatnam. However, lack Authority (PPA) to submit a cuted after its formation and 104 passengers each while five However, Uday Express will of technical operators of LHB VISAKHAPATNAM: A comprehensive report on can- how much of funds have been coaches will be without dining take five hours 25 minutes with coaches which experience more special police team of the cellation of the ongoing con- spent to clear the pending bills. area with seating capacity of 120 stoppages at Duvvada, jerks due to the CBC coupling Visakhapatnam District and tract of Polavaram Projects For its part, the PPA is reli- passengers. The railway officials Anakapalle, Tuni, Samarlakota, and are not self-power gener- CRPF was engaged in a work and issuance of a notifi- ably learnt to have been announced the timings of Rajamahendravaram and Eluru. ating like ICF coaches had major exchange of fire with cation inviting fresh tenders preparing to furnish full departure from It will run on five days a week- caused problem. A separate Maoists near Mandapalle for the project without any details to the Centre on the Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, generator car was needed for its village, a village bordering information to the Centre. project. Uday Express (22701) from Friday and Saturday. power supply. As Indian Koyyuru and GK Veedhi, in The Centre recently wrote a Official sources say that the Visakhapatnam is 05:45 am The Waltair division chalked Railways is now slowly phasing Visakhapatnam agency on letter to the PPA stating that it Centre is likely to take a deci- and it will reach Vijayawada at out plans to chug-off UDAY out ICF coaches and has been Monday. was not proper for the State sion on the issue only after the 11:15am. On its return journey, express on August 16 but post- successful with this venture so According to sources, Government to go for reverse PPA submits its report to the train number 22702 will leave poned it. far; all new trains introduced about 15 to 20 hardcore tendering in the case of Ministry of Jal Shakti. Vijayawada at 5:30pm and reach Speaking to this correspon- have LHB rakes. cadre from the East Division of the Maoists, included some senior leaders such as Aruna, Chalapathi, Suresh No doctors at Arrest warrant and Jagan. Sana Satish Babu granted bail The combing party com- hospital, MLA against Paul prising men from the CRPF PNS n NEW DELHI and AP Special Police, Allowing bail to Sana, the court observed pitches tent chanced upon the Maoist A court here on Monday over brother's and following which, there granted bail to Hyderabad- that Qureshi, who is the main accused in the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM was an exchange of fire, but based businessman and case, is already out on bail and Sana's role in death casualties were reported Kakinada native Satish Babu Narsipatnam MLA P Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Shaikh Mohammed Iqbal Challa Ramakrishna Reddy PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR from the either sides. Sana, a close aide of contro- the case is no graver than him Umashankar Ganesh staged a The police party recov- versial meat exporter Moin dharna at the government The Mahabubnagar district ered some Maoist literature, Akhtar Qureshi, in a money hospital as there were no doc- MLC POLLS court on Monday issued an a couple of kits bags, about laundering case. things against him... we don't tors to perform surgeries on arrest warrant against 10 tiffin carriers, wire bun- Granting bail, special CBI want to go to a stage where he six pregnant women Monday Prajashanthi party chief KA dles and two radios Judge Anuradha Shukla is not telling anything and still morning. YSRCP nominees Paul in connection with the Bhardwaj directed him to enjoying the immunity." The MLA came to know murder of his brother David furnish a personal bail bond "This is a crucial stage about the absence of doctors Raj. The murder that took of Rs five lakh and one sure- amidst the investigation... we after the relatives of the preg- place in Mahabubnagar dis- It's now Dr YSR ty of like amount. can make him an accused and nant women alerted him. He elected unanimously trict in January 2010. "The accused is, however, granting him bail at this stage rushed to the hospital and The warrant was issued against Abhaya Hastam directed to cooperate in inves- will affect the investigation," made inquiries about the avail- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Shaik Mohammad Iqbal, Paul, an evangelist, after he tigation and be available as he added. Observing they ability of the doctors. too, unsuccessfully contested skipped attending court a few VIJAYAWADA: The State and when called for by the have "a short window of 60 Hospital Superintendent Dr The Election Returning Officer the Assembly election from times. His younger brother Government has changed investigating agency. He shall days of which 20 days have K Vasantha Rao told him that (ERO) has announced that Hindupur but Jagan kept his David Raj had died under the name of Anna Abhaya not leave the country without passed" and hence it was nec- the anesthetist Dr Sudhakar YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) promise and nominated the mysterious circumstances in Hastam scheme on Monday. the permission of the court...," essary till the time the charge left the hospital as there were MLC candidates - Challa former to the Upper House of 2010 after which word spread In a GO issued on Monday, the court said. Allowing bail sheet is filed, bail should not no senior doctors present to Ramakrishna Reddy, Iqbal and the State Legislature. that the brothers were involved Principal Secretary Gopala to Sana, the court observed his statements given in 2017 be granted, he said, adding perform operations. The MLA Mopidevi Venkata Ramana - Challa Ramakrishna Reddy in a property dispute. Since the Krishna Dwivedi stated that that Qureshi, who is the main and 2019. Mathur contended that all others were granted fumed and called District have been elected unanimous- was a three-time MLA and property matter was not set- the new name of the scheme accused in the case, is already that the statements that he bail after the charge sheet was Collector V Vinay Chand and ly. All the three received the sailed with the TDP after 2014. tled, Paul was made accused in will be Dr YSR Abhaya out on bail and Sana's role in made to authorities in 2017 filed. health officials at Amravati. election certificates on Monday. He joined the YSRC days the case relating to David's Hastam. the case is no graver than were recorded under section During the investigation They informed him that the The Opposition Telugu before the recent general elec- death. His name figures at It may be recalled that the him. 50 of the Prevention of of the case, it came to the fore doctors would be brought Desam Party (TDP), with just tions. Both Iqbal and Challa number A9 under Sections State Government had During the course of hear- Money Laundering Act of that Sana was a close aide of from Anakapalle NTR 23 members, stayed away from Ramakrishna Reddy hail from 302, 220c and 379. issued orders to introduce a ing on Saturday, lawyers KTS which his status as a witness Qureshi, who is accused of Hospital and the surgeries the contest as it stood no Kurnool district. The three Co-Contributory Pension Tulsi and Mohit Mathur, was determined. He asked can hawala transactions through would be completed. He told chance of winning at least one Council seats fell vacant as the Scheme called 'Abhaya appearing for Sana, contend- the authorities now say that Delhi-based operators. them that he would wait at the seat. incumbents Alla Kali Krishna Hastham' (IKP pension and ed that his statements cannot his statements were unreliable In October last year, on the hospital till the doctors arrived. Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Srinivas, Karanam Balarama insurance scheme) covering lead to his arrest as he was a and one year down, had basis of a complaint filed by Reports said two doctors was inducted into the YS Krishna Murthy and Kolagatla women members of Self- witness and there is immuni- "become a thorn in their Sana, a case was registered rushed to the hospital around Jaganmohan Reddy Cabinet Veerabhadra Swamy resigned Help Groups (SHGs) in ty provided to a witness that skin". against the then CBI Director 3.30 pm and completed the on June 8 despite him losing from their posts upon their rural and urban areas, pro- no such answers that a wit- Opposing the submissions, Alok Verma and Special surgeries. The Collector the Assembly election from election to the Assembly. The moted by Indira Kranthi ness is compelled to give can Special Public Prosecutor D.P. Director Rakesh Asthana on ordered an inquiry into the Repalle. He has now been tenure of two of the three seats Patham (IKP) programme. subject him to be arrested. Singh argued: "We made him charges of accepting a bribe incident and gave assurance to nominated to the Council to is up to March 29, 2023, while Tulsi argued that the entire accused from a witness as the from a businessman, who the MLA that such incidents fulfil the constitutional oblig- that of the remaining one is till case against Sana is based on investigation reveals many was related to the case. would not be repeated. ation. March 29, 2021. TODAY ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Despite abolition, Devadasi system prevails in State TS HC lifts stay on Shravana & Krishna Paksha Panchangam SHARMILA lence in Karnataka, Devadasis and non-officials n VIJAYAWADA Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, would address the gathering MBBS, BDS counselling Tithi : Panchami 05:30 am(Next Day) Telangana States besides and suggest a course of action Nakshatram: Revati 10:29 pm If one were under the impres- Andhra Pradesh." to completely put an end to the PNS n HYDERABAD academic year of the two UG Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start sion that the State is rid of the He said according to the Devadasi system," he said. courses is scheduled to begin any important work) curse of the Devadasi system, prac tice, parents of the girl According to a recent study In a major relief to the state gov- from September 1. then better bear the reality-it is dedicate their daughter due to conducted by an NGO Aashray, ernment and Kaloji Narayana The decision of the HC has Rahukalam: 03:27 pm – 05:01 pm alive and continues to thrive. pressures from the dominant 81 percent of the Devadasis are Rao University of Health paved the way for officials of the Yamagandam: 09:11 am – 10:45 am Going by a recent study, caste leaders and community dedicated to deities before they Sciences (KNRUHS), a division health university to issue a Varjyam: 09:09 am - 10:55 am traces of the evil practice are heads. Superstitions, traditions attain 10 years of age. Once of Telangana High Court on fresh schedule for the second Gulika: 12:19 pm - 01:53 pm still found in some pockets of and customs are not challenged dedicated, the girl is not Monday dismissed the phase of counselling for the State, despite the Union and but are used by the manipula- allowed to marry and lead a petitions filed against medical and dental Good Time: (to start any important work) State government bringing in tors and exploiters. household life as she is already them that claimed they seat aspirants. The Amritakalam: 07:49 pm - 09:36 pm legislations against its continu- "We are organising the sem- married to God. While in some were doing injustice to counselling was Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:54 am - 12:44 pm ation. According to the system inar to bring about an aware- regions, the Devadasis are tem- students of reserved stayed following a being practiced since ancient Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Director of APSCCFCL held ness about the system. Around ple dancers, in some others they categories in counseling petition by some stu- VIJAYAWADA times, parents marry off their Castes Cooperative Finance that "In the Devadasi system 150 people are expected to are treated as village property. for MBBS and BDS dents alleging that the daughter to a deity or temple Corporation Limited (APSC- girls are dedicated from the participate in the workshop. The Devadasis are doomed to courses for year 2019-20. lone health university of WEATHER before she attains puberty. The CFCL) is holding a day-long most oppressed communities, The participants include promi- sexual slavery and they are not The division bench said the the state was acting against stip- Forecast: Thunderstorm girl is virtually pushed into State-level workshop on mostly from Scheduled Castes, nent Devadasi leaders and allowed to marry. Children petitions are devoid of merit, ulated rules in filling up the Temp: 35/26 institutionalised prostitution, 'Devadasis in Andhjra Pradesh Scheduled Tribes and NGO representatives working born to them are considered and vacated the stay granted seats. They had also alleged that Humidity: 80% giving licence to priests and vil- on Tuesday to bring about an Backward Classes. The act of against the Devadasi system. illegitimate. They live in very earlier on the second phase of seats in the reservation quota Sunrise: 05.59 lage heads to exploit her sexu- awareness over the issue. dedication is completed when NGOs from other states have poor conditions, working as counseling. The court also told were being filled before filling Sunset: 06.38 ally. Taking a serious view of Speaking to The Pioneer, young women are married off also been invited to share their labourers to make ends meet. the petitioners that it would not up those in the open category, Current Weather Conditions prevalence of this heinous sys- Gandham Chandrudu, Vice- to village deities as per the local experiences. Judges, legal Very often they end up lonely intervene in the ongoing admis- which amounted to injustice to Updated August 19, 2019 5:00 PM tem in the modern era, the Chairman and Managing culture. The system is in preva- experts, Senior officials, former and destitute in their old age. sion counselling process as the students. 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CAPSULE Gannavaram Govt failed to to host Jagan harming interests chess tourney of upper castes: APCC tackle floods: TDP PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA “The CM is not PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Andhra Pradesh State Andhra Pradesh Congress implementing under-11 Open and Girls Committee Vice-President TDP senior leader Chess Championship will be Tulasi Reddy on Monday said the 10% Atchannaidu Naidu on held at Sri Mallikarjuna High that Chief Minister YS reservations for Monday blamed Chief School in Gannavaram from Jaganmohan Reddy was harm- Minister YS Jaganmohan August 23 to 25. ing the interests of the upper the conomically Reddy for his ham-handed The championship will be castes by not implementing the weaker sections dealing of the flood situation organised by the Krishna 10 per cent reservations for the in the govt jobs” Mega Star birthday: both in Godavari and District Chess Association in economically weaker sections APTA organises Krishna and urged the association with Andhra in the government jobs. APCC Vice-President Tulasi Reddy Governor Biswa Bhusan Pradesh Chess Association Speaking to media persons, Mohan was taking towards blood donation Harichandan to intervene and Sri Mallikarjuna High he said the Modi government volunteers’ posts. “AP govern- Dalits and poor sections of the camps in US and monitor the relief works. School, according to KDCA is keen to cater to the welfare ment should also consider society was missing while deal- Speaking to media per- secretary D Srihari on of the upper castes, made nec- EWS for the Village Secretariat ing with the upper castes. VIJAYAWADA: Members of sons, he said the Jagan gov- “So far the Chief Minister did not bother to speed up Monday. essary amendments to the posts” “Jagan will earn the wrath of American Progressive Telugu ernment wants to to embar- has not done one review of relief works. It is the inabil- He said players should be existing laws and introduced He said nearly 26,000 vacan- the upper castes if he ignores Association (APTA) rass TDP Chief N the flood relief works. If ity of the government to save born on or after January 1, the 10 per cent reservations for cies were meant for both their genuine concerns," he participated in a mega blood Chandrababu Naidu and Rayalaseema was suffering Krishna and Godavari water, 2008 are eligible for taking EWS (for upper castes) in Village/Ward volunteers and warned. donation camps at various they are not bothered about from water shortage why which went to the sea. part in the tourney . He said educational institutes and gov- Village Secretariat posts for the Reddy said APCC was all set places in the US on Monday relief works. He said when didn't he release water from He found fault with the the time control was 60 min- ernment jobs. weaker sections of the upper to celebrate the 75th birth to mark the birthday of the Godavari was in spate Potireddipadu? he ques- present government for using utes, plus 30 seconds incre- “The Acts had come into castes but so far no effort is anniversary of the late Prime megastar Chiranjeevi, Jagan had left for Jerusalem tioned. a drone over former Chief ment. He said that the official existence in January this year made to issue a GO on reser- Minister Rajiv Gandhi by gar- according to Chiranjeevi Fans and when Krishna was wit- He demanded proper com- Minister’s residence thus entries reach 9966495373 or should be implemented by vations”. landing his statue near Association coordinator Vijay nessing floods he had left for pensation for both flood vic- breaching the security [email protected] both the Central and State gov- Reddy said communities Ramakrishna Nagar at Repalle, who settled in the United States of America tims and farmers, who had norms. TDP MLC m before 10 am on August 23. ernments. “The Centre has like Brahmins, Reddys, Singhnagar on Tuesday. America. He said that the on personal work. suffered owing to floods. Dokkamanikya Varaprasad He said certificates will be introduced in both segments, Kamma, Kshatriyas, Balijas, He said AICC functionary birthday of megastar was TDLP vice-president TDLP vice-president asked the YSRCP to give up distributed to the winners but the YSRCP government Velamas, Kapus and others Christopher Tilak will be the celebrated on a grand note Gorantla Buchaiah N Ramanaidu said the the karakatta politics and and accommodation will be has introduced only in educa- come under the criteria and chief guest of the event in and fans across the globe Chowdary said the present YSRCP Government was too take up relief measures for provided only for officially tional institutions”. many of them were living which several state leaders, were affectionately organising government was pursuing busy in the reverse tendering both farmers and flood vic- selected players from dis- He said it was unfortunate pathetic lives despite having party workers, Mahila blood donation camps for the past few years. He said the sadistic politics. process for Polavram and tims on a war footing. tricts concerned. that Jagan was yet to consider educations qualifications. Congress and Seva dal mem- camp was organised at 51 EWS for the villages and ward He said the care Jagan bers will take part. various places and more than 1000 donors participated in the camps. He further said SC Railway that they could save 3,000 Building Workers Association seeks PVP visits flood-hit lives through donation of blood, he said that they would reschedules continue this social service activity in the days to come. CBI probe into diversion of funds three trains areas in city PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Kadapa to host YSRCP leader weightlifting Andhra Pradesh Building South Central Railways YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) PVP interacted championship Workers Welfare Association rescheduled three trains owing leader Potluri Vara Prasad president Thoram Raja on to late running of its pairing visited the submerged areas in with the families, VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Monday urged Governor Biswa train, according to a release and around Vijayawada city on who are still in Pradesh Weightlifting Bhusan Harichandan to order from SC R on Monday. Monday. Association secretary Badeti a CBI probe into re-direction of Train No. 17064 He, along with other YSRCP submerged Venkataramaiah on Monday welfare council funds and pro- Secunderabad - Manmad leaders, visited Gandhi areas said that the 6th sub-junior tect the rights of the building Ajanta Express scheduled to Colony, Ramalingeswara and junior (boys and girls) workers. depart Secunderabad at 18.10 Katta, Geeta Nagar, Ranigari due to heavy inflow of flood- weightlifting competitions will In a letter to the Governor, he hrs – August 19 is rescheduled Thota and other places and water. Houses are still in one- be held at Kadapa from asked for a white paper on the to depart at 19.10 hrs on the observed the surrounding foot deep floodwater. September 6 to 8. The events balance sheet of Andhra same day due to late running areas, which were in knee- A few students in the colony will be held at kalakshetram. Pradesh Building and Other of its pairing train. deep floodwater. He interact- told PV Prasad that their He said sub-junior and junior Construction Workers Welfare Train No. 22872 Tirupati – ed with the families, who are books were totally spoilt in the weightlifters who had Council Board funds which Bhubaneswar Express sched- still in submerged areas. floodwater and the latter obtained federation ID cards were close to Rs 3,000 crore. uled to depart Tirupati at The victims explained to the assured that he would help by submitting their date of He said like the previous Andhra Pradesh Building Workers Welfare Association president Thoram Raja handing over a letter to Governor Biswa Bhusan 12.15 – August 19 is resched- leader about their pathetic them. birth certificate, aadhar card, TDP government, the YSRCP Harichandan in Vijayawada on Monday uled to depart at 14.00 hrs on situation and said that if they Medical and health depart- medical age verification government has renamed the the same day due to late run- knew about the severity of the ment had taken measures certificate as per Sports Prime Minister's Jeevan Jyothi Insurance’ and diverted Rs 900 “Millions of building work- unable to take care of their ning of its pairing train. flood situation before, they against spread of diseases, he Authority of Idia norms, Bima Yojana scheme as ‘YSR crore from board fund for pub- ers in the State were hit by the families”. Train No. 51433 Nizamabad would have shifted a few said and opined that after YS areeligible to take part in the insurance’ and was redirecting licity and other government improper handling of the sand He said there were about 17 – Pandharpur passenger important household items to Jaganmohan Reddy had championships. For details crores of rupees of Central projects. issue. Many projects, both the lakh building workers regis- scheduled to depart safer places. become the Chief Minister, all contact 94401-86779. government's welfare schemes. Raja said the current govern- government and private were tered with the board and the got Nizamabad at 13.25 hrs – They were confident that rivers are brimming with He said the previous govern- ment for the past 75 days has halted”. “For the past three Rs 1,200 crore through the August 19 is rescheduled to the floodwater would not enter water, which is a good sign. World Photography ment, too, renamed Prime crippled the sand system thus months, the State government Prime Minister's Jeevan Jyoti depart at 14.55 hrs on the same the colony as there was a The government would help Day celebrated at Minister's Jeevan Jyothi Bima affecting the construction activ- forcing many building workers Bima Yojana scheme introduced day due to late running of its retaining wall. However, the all flood-affected families, he PB Siddhartha Yojana scheme as ‘Chandranna ity in 13 districts. to commit suicide as they are by the Central government. pairing train. rainwater entered the colony assured. VIJAYAWADA: P. B. Siddhartha Arts and Science College’s Photography Club Forum pulls up ICICI for on Monday organised a BoB’s consultation meet to ideate future strategy programme to mark World Photography Day in which PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM small industrialists, entre- economy, ease of living, align- pose down to the branch level senior photojournalist denying claim to widow preneurs, youth, students and ment with local priorities and the Bank is geared Dandamudi Sitaram was the Bank of Baroda, ’s sec- women. and corporate social respon- towards implementing the chief guest. Addressing the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Venkata Lakshmi did not sub- ond largest public sector Thematic papers by domain sibility. roadmap for the future, gathering he explained few mit the claim form with rele- lender, has initiated a unique experts on various challenges As a result of the initiative, improve its performance and techniques to the amateurs The Consumer Redressal vant documents along with her consultation where all facing the banking sector a number of implementable align itself to national prior- told them that photography Forum pulled up private bank- husband’s valid and specified branches in Visakhapatnam were discussed during the and innovative suggestions ities so that it may fulfil its can be taken up as a career. ing giant ICICI Lombard paying a premium of 1,696 on class of driving licence. It also Region reviewed their perfor- meet with a view to suggest have been arrived on how mandate of partnering the He said that smartphones Motor Insurance for denying October 5, 2017. Venkata claimed that as per policy mances, deliberated on issues reforms in public sector banks PSBs in general and our bank Indian growth story. have made the youth to show insurance claim to a widow Lakshmi is the nominee of the conditions, Venkata Lakshmi before the banking sector and (PSBs). in particular, may improve This consultation meet was extra interest to take photos and directed the company to policy. was liable to inform the com- ideated on future strategy. The meet also reviewed their performance. presided over by I.V.L.Sridhar, and videos. “If you learn pay 1 lakh claim. The widow’s On June 5, 2018, Raja Rao pany with relevant documents The consultations were held the Bank’s performance and The consultations for gen- Corp GM, BCC and proper techniques in husband died in a road acci- met with an accident while within 30 days. Despite their over a period of two days its alignment with national eration of ideas was conduct- G.V.V.Satyanarayana, Deputy photography to become a dent. The forum has also asked travelling on his motorcycle. pleading, she failed to submit from August 17. priorities in the areas such as ed in a bottoms-up process, Zonal Head, Hyderabad Zone, good photographer,” he said. the firm to pay 10,000 to the He was admitted to KG the claim form and remained The initiative was driven to credit support for economic which will be further dis- Dy. Regional Managers of Prizes were given to winners widow as compensation. Hospital in the city and died silent about the claim intima- seek ways and means avail- growth, infrastructure / cussed at the SLBC / state Visakhapatnam Region of Photography competition. The claimant, Senapathi while undergoing treatment. tion and form. able to increase credit to var- industry, farm sector and level and final consultations A.Venkata Rao and T.Seshu College principal Dr M Venkata Lakshmi (37), a native Following his death, Rao’s President of the forum, CV ious sectors of the economy, blue economy, Jal Shakti, will be held at the national Kumar. Ramesh, director V Babu Rao, of M Koduru in wife filed a claim of 1 lakh with Surya Bhaskaram and lady enhance use of technology to MSME sector and Mudra level, to compare both, intra All -98- Branch Managers placement cell head K Sridhar, Visakhapatnam district, told the firm. She claimed that as the member K Saroja noted that bring about innovation and loans, education loans, export and inter-bank performances, of Visakhapatnam Region students faculty and others the forum that her husband policy was in force at the time Venkata Lakshmi had filed enable big data analytics and credit, green economy, for way ahead implementa- consisting of Srikakulam, were present. Senapathi Raja Rao obtained a of accident, the insurance firm the first information report make banking citizen-cen- Swachh Bharat, financial tion across PSBs. Vizianagaram, motor insurance policy (com- was bound to settle the claim. (FIR), postmortem and inquest tric as well as more responsive inclusion and women The consultative process Visakhapatnam and East prehensive) for his two-wheel- The insurance company reports for settlement of the to the needs and aspirations empowerment, direct benefit has resulted in a renewed Godavari Districts had partic- er from ICICI Lombard by rejected the claim, citing that claim. of senior citizens, farmers, transfers, less cash / digital sense of involvement and pur- ipated in this meeting. VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES GOLD Bhakti Vedanta ` 37,940 (10 gm) ‘Instagram making more revenue than FB’ ` 30 PNS n VIJAYAWADA his digital world, more than people in a fraction of the sec- SILVER words, a picture is most sought ond by sharing mode in the ` team visits SRKIT 43, 500 (1kg) Andhra Pradesh's Director after as it catches the attention mobiles”. ` 300 PNS n VIJAYAWADA through a powerpoint pre- General of Police Gautham immediately". He appreciated the photog- sentation. Sawang on Monday said that He said with the widespread raphers and videographers for Kolkatta-based Bhakti With the present-day tech- Instagram was earning more social media, the significance their sincere efforts to show- CHICKEN Vedanta Institute team visit- nology we can know about revenue than Facebook and the of photographs and videos case the events and news to the RATES `/KG ed SRK Institute of ourselves how great we are, photo and video-sharing social have increased thus turning society in a committed manner. Technology here on Monday. he said and added everyone networking service has democracy more vibrant. Endowment Minister Dressed/With Skin `141 The team led by president should strive for the welfare emerged as popular among all Transport Minister Perni Velamapalli Srinivas appreciat- Without Skin `160 K Vasudeva Rao, director of the society. sections of the society across Nani said for any democracy to ed the association for organis- Broiler at Farm `97 Varun Agarwal, Vrajapati Vrajapati Swamy said the world. survive, the Fourth Estate ing the meeting to felicitate Swamy and Vajendra Swamy human values were not Participating in the World should be vibrant and photog- some senior press photogra- participated in a programme meant to lead a luxury life Photography Day celebrations raphy and videography played phers. EGG and explained about human alone but to live for people organised by Print and a crucial role in the modern Former MLC Ilapuram `/ values and professional around us and for their devel- Electronic News Journalists digital world. “News reaches in Venkaiah, Former Mayor RATES 100 virtues related to science to opment. “Students should Association here, he said pho- a jiffy through smartphones Jandhyala Sankar and others HYDERABAD 315 students and faculty. respect elders, nurture help- tographs played an important and social media platforms. were present. VIJAYAWADA 346 Speaking on the occasion ing nature and politeness”. role in democracy as they Gone are the day when one Andhra Pradesh Union for Vajendra Swamy explained College principal Dr M brought forward difference used to wait for the newspapers Working Journalists organised VISAKHAPATNAM 355 about nature which was far Ekambram Naidu, Dr A facets of the society in a picto- to reach homes to know about a photo exhibition at Press Director General of Police Gautam Sawang speaking at World Photography Day RETAIL PRICE `3.46 (IN VIJAYAWADA) superior to science and Padmaja, faculty and others rial format. “In democracy, news and views. The latest Club in which DGP took part celebrations organised by Print and Electronic News Journalists Association in which cannot be seen were present. media plays a proactive role. In photos and videos are reaching as a chief guest. Vijayawada on Monday

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The Chief Minister Director General of Police numbers from Karnataka, Tamil ing politics over floods, alleged YS Jaganmohan Reddy to sentiments of the is taking Navaratnas to the Gautam Sawang clarified that Nadu and Telangana besides YSRCP MLA Jogi Ramesh monitor the situation and people during his doorsteps of people. the irrigation department had Andhra Pradesh thronged while speaking to the media at provide immediate relief to padayatra, recalls The Chief Minister has used the drone only to check Mantralayam in Kurnool district the party's central office in people, says Jogi Ramesh the YSRCP MLA learnt about the aspirations and the intensity of floods on the to witness Rathotsavam of Sri Tadepalli on Monday. sentiments of the people dur- banks of River Krishna. Raghavendra Swamy. Every year Government officials, MLAs ing his padayatra. He had gone Speaking to the media here on Aaradhanotsavam is celebrated and ministers were directed by n He had gone to the US on his own expense and asked to the US on his own expense Monday, he clarified that due n Gautam Sawang stated in August and this is the 348th Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan NRIs to invest in AP and bring industries to the State, and asked NRIs to invest in AP to a communication gap the that it happened due to Aaradhanotsavam being Reddy to monitor the situation Ramesh reminds and bring industries to the local police were not informed lack of coordination celebrated with gaiety. and provide immediate relief to State. The Chief Minister is a about the drone being used by between the authorities people. However, Naidu and his gentleman, who is striving for the irrigation department. Annavaram Lord to associates are playing dirty pol- Devineni Umamaheswara date. He would not get even 23 teach his son basics of politics, the all-round development of There is no conspiracy about n Henceforth, if anyone itics. It is shameless on the part Rao's statement that there is a seats if elections are held now. the MLA suggested. the State, the MLA said. this and there is no need to wants to use a drone in get diamond crown of the former Chief Minister to plot to eliminate N Umamaheswara Rao should A new era has dawned under Naidu is sending his coverts create a controversy, he said. future prior permission of RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: occupy an illegal house on the Chandrababu Naidu, Jogi refrain from making such state- the leadership of Chief to the BJP to make his voice He stated that it happened the local police should be Presiding deity of Annavaram banks of the River Krishna Ramesh said nobody has any ments, he said and added that Minister. His government has heard. "I warn the TDP lead- due to lack of coordination taken before flying it, temple Lord Sri Veera Venkata and get it certify that it is a gov- intention to kill him and that no one would even look at enacted 19 laws for the uplift ers not to make nonsensical between the authorities. He the DGP said Satyanarayana Swamy will get a ernment building, said Ramesh. the people of State had already Naidu's son Lokesh, who tweets of various sections of people, he statements on floods"," said further stated that henceforth diamond crown soon. Though it Referring to former minister buried him through their man- on silly topics. Naidu should said and added 75 per cent of Ramesh. if anyone wants to use a drone was a little late, commissioner of in future prior permission of visuals and the irrigation endowments department the local police should be department officials clarified accorded permission for making taken before flying it. that it was on their instruc- of diamond crown to the Lord. It may be recalled that the tions that the shooting of According to temple executive NCC cadets to the Now, Naidu will blame Krishna Telugu Desam Party leaders visuals by drone cameras was officer MV Suresh Babu, were trying to politicise the taken up. Furthermore, they Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams issue over visuals of TDP pointed out that it was being (TTD) will make the prestigious Chief N Chandrababu Naidu's done to assess the extent of diamond crown at an estimated rescue of rural folk river for floods: Vijaysai Reddy rented house on the banks of water level. It was not correct cost of Rs 4.4 crore. The TTD River Krishna which was shot on the part of TDP leaders to n n gave model design of the crown PNS WARANGAL ucated, who are unable to PNS AMARAVATI Until recently Modi by drone cameras. TDP lead- obstruct the shooting of the to the temple management on write grievances, are relying on ers questioned as to who gave flood levels with drone cam- August 22, 2015. In a novel initiative, the the writers working in the Taking a dig at TDP Chief N was portrayed as an the permission for shooting eras, they said. National Cadet Corps attached offices at the office complex- Chandrababu Naidu, YSRCP enemy to the State. Pseudo cop held for to LB College in Warangal city es till date. MP Vijayasai Reddy said that Now, all the TDP leaders are looting lorry drivers are helping the Following this, the former run away to jumping on to the BJP uneducated in the NCC cadets of Hyderabad sensing that his bandwagon. Now, the Yellow FLOOD LEVEL IN IRRIGATION TIRUPATI: Police arrested a man writing their the LB College of house on the embankment of for fleecing drunken drivers on grievance appli- Warangal took up Krishna river would be flood- Media is entangled in a mess. inter-state highway by cations. The the task of writing ed even before the gates of the Now, they have no option, but PROJECTS ON THE WANE impersonating as a police officer. District applications for the Prakasam Barrage were lifted. to take the reverse gear PNS n NAGARJUNASAGAR reservoir has 303.94 tmc Addressing the media here, Collectors usual- villagers by erecting "Does video graphing the VIJAYASAI REDDY feet. Against the full reser- Superintendent of Police ly receives griev- a tent on the flooded house of the YSRCP MP Officials on Monday closed voir level of the dam 590 Venkateswara Naik said one G ance applications Collectorate premis- Opposition leader with a drone 12 gates of Nagarjunasagar feet, the water level is at Anil Kumar (48), a resident of from the public es and opened a help camera in any way amounts to and discharging inflows into 587.70 feet. Meanwhile, offi- Taraka Rama Rao Nagar in and resolves them through desk. This help desk, accord- a conspiracy to commit a mur- for excessive flooding", he national party. "Until recent- the project, which have albeit cials closed five of the gates Renigunta, was demanding various departments and for ing to NCC officials, would be der? Releasing that he will be tweeted on his twitter handle. ly Modi was portrayed as an diminished, through 14 of Srisailam project as the money from lorry drivers in the this purpose, a grievance day a continuous process at the humiliated to the core, Sir Vijayasai Reddy pointed enemy to the State. Now, all gates. Currently, the project inflows decreased consider- form of fines by posing himself is held every Monday in the Collectorate of Warangal rural (Chandrababu) had run away out that the Yellow Media - the TDP leaders are jumping discharges 2.16 lakh cusecs, ably into the reservoir. The as the police officer on the inter- district Collectorate offices district and in Warangal to Hyderabad even before gates popularly referred to as that on to the BJP bandwagon. while the inflow into the inflows are measured as 3.87 state highway. He had been spread across the state. Urban. On Monday, around of the Prakasam Barrage were section of the media that Now, the Yellow Media is reservoir is put at 4.60 lakh lakh with outflows reaching targeting drunken lorry drivers As many people from vari- 100 applications have been lifted. All the expensive items always sided with the interests entangled in a mess. Now, they cusecs. The total outflow is 2.47 lakh cusecs. The water on the highway near Renigunta ous parts of the district flock filed by 25 cadets of the NCC in the house were shifted of TDP - began to portray BJP have no option, but to take the 2.55 lakh cusecs. level measured in the project and Tirupati and imposing fines. the Collectorate and submit and this service has received already. It seems now that the as a 'villain' ever since TDP reverse gear", he said in anoth- Against the total storage is 883 feet against the FRL of Anil Kumar would introduce their grievances, some uned- accolades from the public. Krishna river will be blamed snapped its ties with the er tweet. capacity of 312 tmc feet, the 885 feet. himself as a police officer and take drivers to remote places for alcohol and would loot gold, vehicles and money from them. Kodela Police registered six cases Cyber security: Telangana Enhance luggage counter against him. alleges threat Woman kills hubby partners with Israeli firm from YSRCP during Brahmotsavams: TTD with paramour’s help PNS n HYDERABAD leaders n CHITTOOR: In a shocking Telangana has PNS TIRUMALA n incident, a woman killed her The Cyber security Centre of a thriving PNS GUNTUR husband with the help of her Excellence, Telangana has part- TTD Executive Officer Anil paramour in Gudipala on nered with an Israeli organisa- innovative Former Assembly Speaker Kumar Singhal directed the Sunday. According to police, tion, Cybertech events to ecosystem, Kodela Sivaprasada Rao has officials concerned to increase Ramadas (36) of Chittapara organise a forum for Indian alleged attacks on his house the number of luggage coun- panchayat got married to and Israeli minds together to which is evident from rival YSRCP leaders ters in Tirumala for the ensu- Mogilamma (30) and both were share experiences, network in the fields of and perceived security ing annual Brahmotsavams living in Dharmaraju Puram. and enrich the conversation threat to him because of the to avoid the woes of multitude Mogilamma developed an extra surrounding the most pressing Cyber security political harassment to him of visiting pilgrims for the marital affair with Umapathi issues in cyber security. and privacy, and his family from the mega religious fete. (26). It is learnt that Mogilamma Speaking on the occasion, says Jayesh ruling party. He alleged The coordination meeting offered Rs 4 lakhs and gold Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, foisting of false cases against was held at the conference hall TTD Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal addressing a meeting in Tirumala jewellery to Umapathi. On Secretary, Industries and Industries and Commerce him and his family mem- of TTD Administrative on Monday learning about it, Mogilamma's Commerce, said, "Telangana, Hyderabad: Government offi- bers to settle political scores. Building in Tirupati on husband demanded that the youngest state in India has Dr Sriram Birudavolu, CEO, cials and companies from He said that he would Monday. The Executive n Anil Kumar Singhal n The Executive Officer also Umapathi return the money and a thriving innovative ecosys- Cyber security CoE said, Israel and India met for an peacefully agitate if the Officer reviewed various instructed that all directed the officials concerned gold jewellery. On Saturday tem, which is evident in the "Cyber security and privacy are unprecedented discussion on police fail to provide secu- works, which are under works for annual fields of Cyber security and two of the cornerstones of the the challenges and opportuni- rity to him and his family progress. He instructed that all to invite artistes from different night, Mogilamma planned to kill Brahmotsavams should her husband and called privacy. It is the first state in industry, economy and society ties in cyber, as well as a members and register his works for annual States to perform in front of Umapathi to her house. At India to have its own Cyber in an increasingly cyber-phys- unique technological display." protest as per the party Brahmotsavams should be be completed within Vahana Sevas during the midnight they both killed security policy and established ical world. The Telangana Speakers for this event orders. completed within the stipulat- the stipulated time annual Brahmotsavams Ramdas by slitting his throat. a Centre of Excellence (CoE) Cyber security CoE will not include Jayesh Ranjan, Tension prevailed in the ed time. He said the officials Later, early in the morning, she in Cyber security, which is only uplift the Cyber security Principal Secretary, ITE&C former speaker's residence should carry out regular n Already, 10 States have given their consent to take part in the called her neighbours and said catalysing the Cyber security and Privacy quotient in the Department, Government of locality, as YSRCP leaders inspections in Srivari Mettu festival, the Executive Officer added that her husband was killed by ecosystem, especially the star- ecosystem, but also help organ- Telangana, Amir Rapaport, left near the house of Kodela and Alipiri footpath routes an unknown person. The tups and the Global Capability isations exploit the burgeoning Editor-in-chief and Founder, Siva Prasada Rao a tractor and solve the problems of villagers then informed Gudipala Centres of MNCs, who have $231 billion global market in Cybertech, Israel, Ravi laden with cable wires. walkers. "All the engineering works den wing officials to work police. Gudipala CI their operations setup here. these areas. Indo-Israel bilater- Narayan, CEO, THub, Ariel Earlier, the TDP and YSRCP The Executive Officer also in the four mada streets with coordination in enhanc- Lakshmikanth Reddy and SI India and Israel's cyber secu- al collaborations will be Talibi, Managing Director, rivals clashed in the town directed the officials con- should be completed, includ- ing greenery at Sri Shaikshah Vali reached the spot rity partnership could be a extremely beneficial in this APAC & Middle East, over cable TV and discon- cerned to invite artistes from ing the under drainage Padmavathi Rest House areas and shifted the body to the potential game changer. This regard." Cobwebs Technologies, Israel, nected sizeable quantity of different States to perform in pipeline works in time. and near road dividers. Chittoor government hospital for meetup will be an excellent Amir Rapaport, editor-in- Gill Hazaz, VP Sales, EMEA & the wires. The YSRCP lead- front of Vahana Sevas during Similarly, all the toilets should TTD Special Officer AV autopsy. The local police opportunity for the partici- chief and founder, Cybertech, APAC, XMcyber, Israel, ers left wires cut earlier annual Brahmotsavams. be inspected and get repaired Dharma Reddy, JEO P Basant registered a case and took pants to exchange ideas and Israel said, "it is our first Ramamohan Reddy along with the tractors. The Already, 10 States have given if any before Brahmotsavams", Kumar, CVSO Gopinath Jatti, Mogilamma and Umapathi into form global collaborations to Cybertech session in collabo- Bommireddi, CEO & MD, police swung into action their consent to take part in he maintained. CE Ramachandra Reddy and custody. foster the growth of the cyber ration with Cyber security DigitalTrust Technologies Pvt. and shifted the tractor to the festival", the Executive The Executive Officer also other senior officers were also security and privacy industry." Center of Excellence in Ltd. police station. Officer added. instructed the forest and gar- present. Left parties should unite Tirumala forests house rare wild guests to counter BJP: CPI PNS n TIRUPATI PNS n KARIMNAGAR poohed the BJP working pres- ident, JP Nadda, on his claims The lush green forests of State General Secretary of CPI that the BJP was coming to Seshachala ranges, which Chada Venkat Reddy on power in Telangana in future. houses the world famous Monday exhorted the Left par- "It is ridiculous," he comment- Hindu shrine of Sri ties across the country to join ed. The CPI leader demanded Venkateswara Swamy at hands to counter the BJP and that the BJP spell out what it Tirumala, is a dwelling places TRS governments and their did for Telangana and ques- for hundreds of rare fauna anti-people policies both at tioned why the people of and aves and other endan- the Centre and the State. Telangana should give an gered species, which are Addressing media persons in opportunity to BJP, which has unique to these forests alone. Karimnagar, the CPI leader hindered the proposal of the The forest wing of TTD has said that the two ruling parties, establishment of a steel facto- recently procured camera n Cameras installed to capture BJP at the Centre and TRS in ry in Telangana. traps and has placed them in rare species in Seshachala Telangana, were indulging in The CPI leader alleged that the surrounding forest areas ranges anti-people policies. the BJP was neglecting the val- of Tirumala. This is taken up hectares of Seshachala forests tance sensors and pho- The CPI leader said the BJP ues of democracy and carrying as a part of the protection of n EO calls for protection of these where the TTD took up pro- tographed them both during in particular was indulging in out several anti-people policies these endangered species liv- endangered species tection of wild life, along the day and night. the violation of Constitution by in the country. Venkat Reddy ing in Tirumala ranges. with raising plantations. In areas of movement of encouraging various controver- questioned why the BJP was Some of the rare, vulnera- n TTD to take up awareness TTD has set up state-of- animals, the TTD will put up sial Bills in the country. The mum on the issues pertaining ble and endangered species programme through the-art cameras at Parveti sign and display boards to ruling party is trying to belit- to the increasing expenditure in that were captured included, display boards Mandapam, Srigandha enlighten the pilgrims on tle the Right to Information Act the Kaleshwaram project. four horned antelope, which Vanam, Kumaradhara- walking paths of Tirumala. and it is trying to involve in sev- The Centre should have is popular in the vernacular Pasupudhara dam road, TTD will also set up water eral excesses by introducing 35 questioned the TRS regime language as 'Konda Gorre', kukka), Grey Jungle fowl (Mushika Jinka), Porcupine According to TTD DFO D Dharmagiri, Papavinasanam tanks and other protective Bills in Parliament and secur- for this additional expenses, he Asian Palm Civet (Adivi kodi), Leopard ( (Mulla Pandi), Sambar Phani Kumar Naidu, the TTD and Seshachala forest borders measures in the forest belt to ing 32 Bills passed with their said. The CPI leader was crit- (Punugupilli), Indian wild chirutha), Mongoose (Kaniti), Sloth bear forest was spread in about lines. These cameras identify support the needs of wild ani- extra powers. ical about the role of BJP in the dog (Adivi kukka/Race (Mungisa), Mouse deer (Elugubanti). 2,700 hectares of 82,500 the animals through long dis- mals. The CPI leader pooh- Triple Talaq issue. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | AUGUST 20, 2019 region 04

CAPSULE Cyber conmen prey Two more ship fire victims succumb Srisailam shrine PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Coastal Jaguar. There were in gets new EO all 26 personnel including the The death toll in the ship fire crew in the vessel at the time VIJAYAWADA: The State on widows, divorcees mishap off Vizag coast that of the fire mishap. All the 26 government has posted KS PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM occurred on August 12 members of Coastal Jaguar Rama Rao, Deputy Collector as touched four as two more vic- had to abandon their vessel Executive Officer of Sri Of late, divorcees and widows tims sustaining over 90 percent and jump into the water to Bhramaramba Mallikharjuna have become soft targets of burns passed away at a private save themselves from fire Swamivarla Devasthanam, cyber criminals, who create hospital here on Monday. which engulfed the vessel. Of Srisailam, on deputation for a fake profiles in matrimonial The condition of three per- the 26 people in the vessel, 24 period of one year. In a GO websites to con women look- sons with over 90 per cent burn persons were rescued by the issued on Monday, Special Chief ing for second marriage. injuries was in a critical con- VPT and ICG and two persons Secretary Manmohan Singh According to cyber crime dition and undergoing treat- went missing and of which one stated that Rama Rao's services police, widows and divorced ment at Vizag-based private body was found and another is are placed at the disposal of women were most vulnerable hospital. On the day of inci- yet to be traced, said officials Revenue (Endowments) in Andhra Pradesh. Posing as dent, two casualties were ical condition. According to handled on August 12 around of VPT. Department, as Executive Officer, software employees with reput- reported. Trust, one 11.25am. Of the 24 rescued people, 15 Sri Bhramaramba Mallikharjuna ed companies, the fraudsters Fire engulfed Coastal Jaguar person died while another per- As part of rescue operation, received burn injuries and they Swamivarla Devasthanam, create fake profiles on matri- (mother and father) are stay- sional in USA. In another (SPM Support Vessel) in Bay of son went missing. 24 crew the Visakhapatnam Port Trust were admitted a private hospi- Srisailam. Present Executive monial websites and dupe the ing in Delhi. incident, a woman from Vizag Bengal on Monday. The crew members were rescued after (VPT) had deployed its Four tal. Among the 15, five were Officer Ramachandra Murthy has women who looking for a sec- The conman sweet-talked who is looking for second members who sustained major the fire broke out in Coastal Crafts_ Sea Lion Agile, Sea discharged from the hospital. been transferred following a ond marriage. with her and claimed that his marriage was duped by a burn injuries were being treat- Jaguar, which was hired by Lion Sentinel, Sardar Patel The remaining 10 injured were controversy over temple tenders A Vizag woman is the latest mother was hospitalized and is fraudster to the tune of Rs 40 ed at a private hospital. Though HPCL and was carrying out and Fire Float and the Indian in ICU under treatment and allotted to non-Hindu bidders. victim of cyber conmen. She not so easy to transfer money lakh. the hospital authorities were operations at Single Point Coast Guard (ICG) Vessel out of which 3 sustained more The government also scrapped was duped by one David Raj from his bank account in UK Expressing that matrimoni- giving their best, the injured Mooring (SPM) belonging to CG-81 simultaneously partic- than 90% burning and are in a the temple tenders. Kumar through an online mat- to India and he asked Amrutha al frauds on the rise in Vizag, three persons were in still crit- HPCL where crude and oil is ipated to rescue the crew in the critical condition. rimonial site. She was in search to help him. The woman Inspector of Cyber Crime IT pension adalat of a suitable partner through ended up giving Rs four lakh. Police Station, V Gopinath on Aug 23 online sites from May this Later, she approached the said over 12 cases were report- year. David Raju Kumar, who cybercrimes police station. ed in the past two years and in VISAKHAPATNAM: The Office of came across the matrimonial A few weeks ago, a young all most all the cases, the vic- HPCL's shows the way in the Chief Commissioner of site, posed himself as a soft- widow was duped to the tune tims were either widows or Income Tax, Visakhapatnam, has ware employee and staying in of Rs 14 lakh by a person, who divorcees, who are looking for announced that the Zonal UK and his family members claimed to a software profes- partners, he added. Accounts Officer, Principal Chief promotion of green cover Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Direct Taxes will PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM conduct a Pension Adalat for the FROZEN FOR ETERNITY Income Tax Department "We all should work for protec- Launch Pensioners. The venue will be at tion of our environment. Let us Conference Hall, Aayakar Bhavan fill the earth with green plants" movement in Daba Gardens from 10.30am was the clarion call given by Dr to 5.00pm on August 23. The CV Narasimha Das, Deputy against pensioners of the Income Tax General Manager of Skill Department, Visakhapatnam Development Institute here falling within the jurisdiction of on Monday. mining: VH Zonal Accounts Office, Income He was addressing 500 PNS n HYDERABAD Tax Department, Visakhapatnam, trainees gathered to prepare an having any grievances can send additional one lakh seed balls Congress senior leader V their petitions to P. Mahesh as part of the ongoing Hanumantha Rao, who Kumar, Zonal Accounts Officer Swachhta Fortnight at entered into Nallamala forests before August 21. The breaking police surveillance, pensioners should mention their PPO Account Number and Corporation Limited (HPCL) has demanded the party lead- Aadhar Number in their that concludes on August 31. Participants display seed balls they made for use to rescue forests from dying as ers to wage movement against submission / representations "We have already made one part of HPCL's ‘save environment' drive in Visakhapatnam on Monday uranium mining in along with the copies of the first lakh seed balls on Saturday and Nallamala forests. He asked page of their bank pass book these additional ones will make and by this type of plantation, 'Visakhapatnam has been con- the PCC Chief N Uttam containing account particulars & it a record for throwing them the ecology is balanced. As it verted to concrete jungle. Kumar Reddy to gather the last two pages of it, containing on a single day into surround- is, every second, there is loss of Development of greenery will people to wage movement latest transaction details. ing forests in the last week of 1,000 tons of oxygen and the moderate the rising tempera- against uranium mining. He August. I urge you all to trees emit lot of oxygen, oth- tures. Social forestry is the also asked the PCC chief to encourage friends and relatives erwise, mankind will be need of the hour', he said. convene a meeting with the Top spikers for to join the campaign. This exposed to dangerous gases The programme is orga- senior leaders to discuss on State tourney enables that the coming gen- like Co2. nized in coordination with JV the uranium mining issue erations can enjoy fruits, flow- Palli Srinivasa Rao urged Ratnam, founder of Green immediately. SRIKAKULAM: Minister for ers and vegetables," he said. everyone to respect the right to Climate organization and P On Monday, Hanumantha Roads and Buildings Dharmana Senior manager J Mahesh live by every creature by part- Lalitha, J Rajeswari, Devi alleged that the Congress Krishna Das reviewed District Collector V Vinay Chand and GVMC Commissioner G Srijana going around photo exhibition organised by Vizag emphasized that survival of nering such tree plantation Prasad and from leaders are confining to mere arrangements made for the State- birds and animals were essen- drives. Paryavarana Margadarsi press meets on the develop- level volley ball tournament, Photo Journalists Association at Visakha Museum here in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Several school children made it to the exhibiton Photo: G Tirupathi Rao tial for a smooth human life Kiran Kumar informed that Vaisakhi. ments taking place in the which will be held at NTR state. "Chief Minister K municipal ground from August Chandrasekhar Rao is taking 20. After reviewing the Congress lightly because he arrangements, he said that both knew very well that Congress men and women teams from 13 ISKCON to organise leaders would confine to districts will vie for honours. BJP, TRS are ‘secret allies': Uttam statements only", he lament- District in-charge Endowments ed. He opined that being a big Minister V Srinivas will be Janmasthami from Aug 23 party, Congress has to play inaugurating the tournament. Dares the Central government to order CBI probe against KCR PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM will be gently rocked on a big brother role in the move- Chief coordinator B Srinivasa Rao PNS n HYDERABAD said elaborate arrangements were grand cradle on this day. allies in Delhi, and are enact- ularities. The TPCC Chief said ment to be waged against made in view of the cat this was The local branch of Devotees will participate in ing the rivalry drama in that the Congress party has uranium mining in the state. the first major tournament being International Society for swinging the Lord, marking Telangana Pradesh Congress Telangana. He challenged BJP continuously exposed the Alleging that two Telugu conducted in the district. If rain Krishna Consciousness his divine appearance. Two Committee (TPCC) chief and leader Nadda to make his irregularities and corruption by states would be affected with interrupts, matches will be shifted (ISKCON) is organizing grand grand abhishekams, one on MP N Reddy party's government at the KCR regime in Mission uranium mining, VH asked to Shantinagar indoor stadium. Sri Krishna Janmashtami cel- August 23 morning and accused both BJP and TRS of Centre to order a CBI probe Bhagiratha, Mission Kakatiya his own party leaders to meet ebrations at Alwardas another on August 24 night enacting the fake drama of against KCR if BJP was serious and other irrigation projects. Andhra Pradesh Chief Grounds, MVP Colony, from will be performed as part of political rivalry only to mislead against exposing the corrup- Unlike BJP and TRS, he said Minister YS Jaganmohan Whip on pvt August 23 to 25. rituals during the festival. people and damage Congress tion in TRS government. Congress party never cheats Reddy in this regard. He buses in TS Over one lakh devotees are Devotees will throng in party. He pointed out that TRS people with double-talk and lamented that there is no expected to participate in the huge numbers to watch this In a live interaction with supported the BJP govern- dual-standard and it still stands change in the lives of the HYDERABAD: Telangana festival. eye-catching abhishekam with Congress party workers on ment since 2014 and KCR was on its allegations. Chenchus even 73 years after Transport Department officials A special mandapam will be soul stirring kirtans. social media platform N Uttam Kumar Reddy such a great fan of PM Modi Uttam Kumar Reddy said Independence. Targeting have cracked the whip on buses created to perform Hari Nama The ISKCON is also geared Facebook and tele-conference that when the latter visited that the BJP leaders were 'day- police, VH alleged that the run by private travels. In the late- Japa Yagna. Visitors will enter up for the Sri Krishna on Monday, Uttam Kumar ment never took note of our Telangana for the launch of dreaming' of coming to power police looting the people in night raids on Sunday, which the mantapam with a Janmashtami celebrations with Reddy expressed wonder over allegations. Instead, PM Modi Mission Bhagiratha, KCR in Telangana after the party the name of traffic challans. continued till Monday morning, sankalpam to chant Hare colorful lights, chorus of bha- the statement of BJP national and many Union Ministers delivered a speech saying he won four seats. He The police are looting the the officials have filed cases on Krishna Mantra 108 times. jans, and melodious music at working president J P Nadda openly praised KCR govern- just wanted a little space in said BJP would never gain people left and right in the 44 buses for plying without Inside the mantapam there the ISKCON temple near wherein the latter accused ment. Similarly, he said KCR Modi's heart and nothing else. strength in Telangana as Modi name of traffic challans and paying taxes and permissions. will be 108 tiles layed in a Sagarnagar all through the Chief Minister has always behaved like a true He said there were innumer- Govt did nothing for the State drunk and drive. Officials have also seized seven sequence. Devotees will be three days. K Chandrashekhar Rao of 'Modi Bhakt' and never criti- able occasions when KCR sup- in the last five years. It may be recalled that VH buses during the flash stepping on each tile to chant There will be a host of indulging in corruption. cised the BJP Government," he ported Modi Government's He reminded that the entered into the Nallamala inspections. "We have inspected the mantra before they exit the events during the celebra- "Congress party has been said while asking Nadda to decisions, although they were promises made in the forests and visited the private travel buses plying in mantapam. tions, including spiritual and exposing the corrupt practices explain the reasons behind irrational and anti-people. Telangana Act like a Railway Amrabad where Uranium Hyderabad to Bangalore, In the previous festivities, cultural performances. Stalls and mass irregularities of TRS sudden change in BJP's policy Likewise, Modi government Coach Factory in Kazipet, Steel Corporation of India Limited Vijayawada and Mumbai routes around 20, 000 devotees will display and make available government for the last five towards TRS. provided the required shield to Plant in Bayyaram and Tribal (UCIL) successfully and on Sunday late night. chanted the mantra. books, gift articles and years. However, Prime Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said KCR facilitating him to indulge University, remained unim- spoke to the Chenchu tribe Lord Krishna in baby form mementoes. or his govern- that BJP and TRS are secret in huge corruption and irreg- plemented. people. Most Indians feel napping will improve work productivity Regional parties dividing n PNS BANGALORE The survey also found that constant A new survey found that most state of work anxiety hampered 31 secular votes: Saleem Indians felt napping at work PNS n HYDERABAD structure of the country and might improve productivity, percent people's sleep at night, endangering the democracy adding that a nap room could while almost 20 percent TPCC secretary Mohd Saleem and Constitution of India. contribute towards better respondents felt sleepy at work all has alleged that the BJP is suc- It is witnessed in the last five workflow. cessful in dividing secular years that BJP government For the results, Wakefit.co, the time and 51 percent were votes and creating fear among has done no development but an online sleep solutions start- drowsy most of the time the citizens. He said that the divided the nation on the lines up, conducted a nation-wide BJP created an artificial threat of region and religion. Recent survey to emphasise the from minorities, neighbours or amendments in the RTI, NIA, importance of sleep wellness work one to three days a Research has found that terrorists for political benefit. Triple Talaq interfering in in the workplace. week. taking a nap for 20-30 minutes Regional parties are playing a Sharaiat Law, NRC, The 'Right to Work Naps' The research shows that increases short term alert- key role in benefitting BJP by Abrogation of article 370 & survey, conducted with over one in four respondents felt ness among people. While dividing the secular votes. 35A, have no role in the 1,500 respondents, showed commuting to work ham- nutrition and exercise are Regional parties are dividing Mohd Saleem national development but to that a 70 percent of people did pered their sleep patterns the popular work wellness themes minority votes, dalits, SC, ST, target minorities, he pointed not have a nap room at their most. around the world, nap room BC and OBCs which are ben- benefit. These parties have no out. workplaces and 86 percent of "Given the rising sleep- hampered 31 percent peo- While coffee or tea contin- installation can ensure that efitting BJP, he alleged. role in the development of the He slammed that the BJP the respondents confirmed related issues in our country, ple's sleep at night, while ued to be the popular choic- sleep its due credit in compa- In a statement, Saleem said state or nation except for their government is working on the that a nap room would defi- we felt it was imperative for us almost 20 percent respon- es to ward off sleep, there nies' employee wellness pro- that the emergence of region- selfish goals. Elections are lines of RSS ideology, hurting nitely help improve overall to take action and encourage dents felt sleepy at work all the seemed to be a rising aware- grammes. al parties like AIMIM, TRS, fought on their respective party minorities' religious sentiments productivity at work. corporates and employees to time and 51 percent were ness towards the need for an In light of these findings, YSR C P, T D P, N C P, S h i v S e n a , ticket but after the election by creating fear and insecuri- The research revealed that rally for nap rooms at their drowsy most of the time. active lifestyle. Wakefit's 'Right to Work Naps' SP, BSP, JDU, BJD, RLD, RJD, they are supporting BJP either ty among them. Gharwapsi, 41 percent of the people sur- workspaces," said Chaitanya The Great Indian Sleep According to the survey, 33 initiative aims to highlight AIDMK, DMK, Lok Dal, through internal or external beef ban, mob lynching, cow veyed suffered from irregular Ramalingegowda, co-founder Scorecard 2019, Wakefit's percent of people wanted their the positive impact of sleep TMC, SAD,NC, PDP and oth- support, he opined. vigilantes, intolerance and sleep patterns because of and Director of Wakefit.co. annual sleep survey, validated companies to get a nap room wellness in employees' health, ers have divided the secular He alleged that election is attack on the religious places work-related stress and work- The survey also found that this, by revealing that 80 per to increase focus on work well-being and productivity at votes directly or indirectly and fought on the lines of region, are some of the instances ing late at night. constant state of work anxiety cent of people felt sleepy at wellness work. benefitted BJP. They are divid- religion and linguistic basis, which took place during the ing secular votes for their own there by damaging the secular BJP regime. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | AUGUST 20, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS Nation wants closure on Rahul recalls Rajiv Gandhi's achievements in IT, telecom PNS n NEW DELHI birth anniversary falls on August 20. Netaji mystery, says Bose Remembering his father, for- "This week we will celebrate mer prime minister Rajiv my father, Rajiv Gandhi Ji's 75th PNS n KOLKATA "The Modi government has Gandhi, Congress leader Rahul birth anniversary with memo- shown great respect to Netaji Gandhi on Monday drew atten- rial events across India. Chandra Kumar Bose, a BJP and I think if the mystery sur- tion to his achievement in "To honour him, each day leader and one of the grand rounding his disappearance or bringing an information tech- this week, I will draw attention Elephant tramples nephews of Netaji Subhas death has been solved, it should nology and telecom revolu- to one of his many incredible 29-year old man Chandra Bose, on Monday took be announced with respect, not tion in the country. achievements. Today, the exception to the PIB tweet in the manner the PIB did. He He said to celebrate his Information Technology revo- COIMBATORE: A 29-year old observing August 18 as the may have or may not have died father's 75th birth anniver- lution," Rahul Gandhi said on man was trampled to death by freedom fighter's death anniver- in Renkoji. We are waiting to sary, the Congress party will Twitter. He shared a 55-second a wild elephant on the city sary and said the mystery sur- know the truth," he said. organise memorial events clip highlighting the IT achieve- outskirts early on Monday, rounding his disappearance was Several reports have claimed across the country. ments during Rajiv Gandhi's police said. Ganeshan, a driver, yet to be resolved. that Netaji had on August 18, The former prime minister's tenure as prime minister. was returning home in Any announcement regard- 1945 boarded a plane from Pannimadai on the city ing the death of Netaji should Taihoku Airport in Taiwan, which outskirts, when the single only be made by Prime Minister crashed leading to his death. elephant which strayed from a Narendra Modi, he asserted. There is, however, no confir- Goa court to nearby forest area suddenly "Nation wants a closure on mation as experts have come up chased and attacked him. He #NetajiMystery, particularly to Chandra Kumar Bose (@Chandrabosebjp) with different theories. resume trial sustained serious injuries on stop the false theories spread by The Centre from time to his head, abdomen and legs, persons with vested interest. A Nation wants a closure on #NetajiMystery, particularly time had constituted panels — police said. Anti-poaching tweet by @PIBIndia is not the to stop the false theories spread by persons with vested Shah Nawaz Committee in against Tejpal watchers, who were on patrol, right approach. Such an interest. A tweet by @PIBIndia is not the right approach. Such 1956, the Khosla Commission noticed the man lying injured announcement must be offi- in 1970. and the Mukherjee from Sept 23 and rushed him to the an announcement must be officially announced by hon'blePM cially announced by hon'blePM Commission in 2005 — to shed PNS n PANAJI Government Hospital where he @narendramodi ji based on doc- @narendramodi ji based on documentary evidence light on the circumstances lead- was declared brought dead, umentary evidence," he tweeted. ing to Netaji's death or disap- A Goa court will resume trial police said. The BJP leader insisted that closure please get 3 files kept in remembers the great freedom pearance, but none could ren- from September 23 against the Centre should procure files Japan, conduct DNA test of fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra der any answer. Tehelka magazine founder HC stays order to on Netaji's disappearance from remains at Renkoji & release IB Bose on his death anniversary. On September 1, 2016, the Tarun Tejpal in a sexual Japan and conduct a DNA test files to solve the mystery," Bose #Netaji #subhashchandrabose." Narendra Modi government assault case lodged by his for- disclose info on of his "remains" preserved in posted on Twitter, tagging the Bose said Netaji's death isn't a declassified investigative reports mer woman colleague. tenure extn of LS secy Japan's Renkoji temple. PM, Home Minister Amit Shah, trivial matter and an agency like of the Japanese government, North Goa district judge general in 2011 He also sought the Intelligence BJP National General Secretary the PIB should not be making which concluded that Bose died Jammu traders demand Vijaya Pol fixed September 23 Bureau (IB) files in this connec- Kailash Vijayvargiya, PIB any announcement about it. "It in a plane crash in Taian. as the next date of hearing NEW DELHI: The Delhi High tion. "Now that the Ahmedabad among others. should be coming from the Prime Reports have also suggested after the Supreme Court on Court on Monday put on hold its #NetajiMystery issue is raging The Press Information Bureau Minister, not from Amit Shah, that his remains are preserved extension of deadline Monday dismissed Tejpal's single judge's order directing across the nation-for a proper had on Sunday tweeted, "#PIB Rajnath Singh or anybody else. at Renkoji temple in Tokyo. plea seeking quashing of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to charges framed against him. disclose information on for filing IT, GST returns A SC bench headed by extension of tenure of secretary Justice Arun Mishra asked the general of the Lower House in Ritesh Batra PNS n JAMMU told reporters here. lower court to complete the trial 2011.While staying the July 2 Will surrender in court in next Anand said it is unlikely that preferably within six months. order, a bench of Chief Justice D to direct web City-based traders' body traders would be able to file Tejpal is alleged to have sexu- N Patel and Justice C Hari Monday demanded extend- tax returns as internet and ally assaulted the complainant Shankar also issued notice to series on ing the deadline for filing other communication chan- inside an elevator of a five-star the RTI applicant, who had 3-4 days: MLA Anant Singh income tax and GST returns nels are barred in the region. hotel in Goa in 2013. He has sought the information, asking as internet and other com- "We at CTF firmly stand denied the allegations. He was him to file his response by PNS n PATNA I am not afraid of Indira Gandhi munication channels are dis- with the government and wel- arrested on November 30, February 3, the next date of getting arrested. I PNS n MUMBAI rupted following the Centre's come all the measures that can 2013 by the crime branch hearing. The Lok Sabha Controversial Bihar MLA move to revoke provisions of bring lasting peace to our after his anticipatory bail plea Secretariat, represented by Anant Singh, evading arrest in have come to see my Ritesh Batra of "The Lunch Article 370. state that is suffering due to was rejected by the court. He advocate Rajshekhar Rao, has a case under Unlawful Activities ailing friend and will surrender Box" and "Photograph" In a letter to Union Finance Pakistan-sponsored terror- has been out on bail since May challenged the single judge's (Prevention) Act, has said he in the court in next three-four fame will be directing Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ism," he said. 2014. The Goa Police earlier ruling that information on will surrender in court in the days. " But first of all, I will go Vidya Balan's debut web- the Chamber of Traders CTF appreciates the claimed there were "contem- extension of tenure of secretary next three-four days. to my flat and interact with series on Indira Gandhi. Federation(CTF) said its patience of the business com- poraneous" WhatsApp mes- general of Lok Sabha was not In a video message, the inde- Vidya has bought the demand be considered as a munity which despite suffer- sages and e-mails which war- exempted under the RTI Act as journalists pendent MLA from Mokama, — ANANT SINGH, rights to Sagarika Ghose's special case in view of the pre- ing huge losses is supportive of rant that the Tehelka magazine it was granted by the speaker of who has several serious cases Controversial Bihar MLA book "Indira: India's Most vailing situation in the region. initiatives to permanently rid founder face trial in the case. the House. pending against him, also said Powerful Prime Minister" "We demand extension of the state of violence and polit- The trial court in Mapusa he will interact with journalists on which the series will be dates for filing of income tax ical uncertainty, Anand added. town of Goa earlier framed on his return from hiding. Kantesh Kumar Mishra said. based. "Ritesh is directing and GST returns in view of the "We hope that the govern- charges against Tejpal under Only teachers "I am not afraid of getting nate an individual as terrorist His accomplice Chhotan the series," a source close to peculiar ongoing situation in ment would provide necessary various sections of the Indian report to schools arrested. I have come to see my and seize his properties. Singh was, however, appre- the development said. Jammu and Kashmir following relief to augment trade once Penal Code, including those ailing friend and will surrender The accused legislator hended from there. Vidya, who was seen in abrogation of Article 370," situation becomes congenial," related to sexual harassment in Kashmir in the court in next three-four claimed he had sought an A sword and a mobile phone the recently released film President CTF, Neeraj Anand he said. and provisions related to rape. SRINAGAR: Teachers reported days. " But first of all, I will go appointment with Chief were also seized from the leg- "Mission Mangal", had ear- to work in many schools in to my flat and interact with jour- Minister Nitish Kumar but islator's official residence. lier said in an interview, the Kashmir as restrictions were nalists," the legislator said in the failed. Contending that he had The SP said the raids were project has been under eased further on Monday but video clip sent to media hous- not visited his ancestral house carried out in the presence of development for a while not many students were seen. es on Sunday. Singh was booked in the past 14 years, Singh a magistrate and the caretak- courtesy its subject. "I am 10 killed in rain-related Officials said the government under the Unlawful Activities asked, "Why would I keep er, in accordance with the law. doing a web series and it is has made necessary (Prevention) Act (UAPA) after weapons like AK-47 in a house The entire exercise has been my debut, Ronnie arrangements for opening of a police team raided his ances- which is shared by my enemy?" recorded on video, the officer Screwvala is producing it. 190 primary schools in tral house at Ladma village in Singh has a running feud said. Mishra also said that a It is taking a long time to incidents in Uttarkashi Srinagar city as security forces Patna district and seized an AK- with his cousin Vivekanand separate FIR was being lodged put it together as there is so PNS n DEHRADUN remained deployed in most of 47 rifle, a magazine, live car- Singh, a gangster. with Sachivalaya police station much material. "The web the Valley. But all private tridges and two hand grenades Police conducted a second in Patna against the MLA for series requires a lot of The scale of devastation caused schools in the city remained on Friday. Parliament had raid at the 1, Mall Road, offi- giving shelter and protection to work. So it is taking time by heavy rains in Uttarkashi shut for the 15th consecutive recently passed an amendment cial residence of Singh in Patna Chhotan Singh, an accused in but let's see. I hope it does- unfolded on Monday with the day as parents were to the anti-terror law to give on Saturday but he was not pre- a criminal case lodged with n't take longer," the actor recovery of more bodies from apprehensive about the security powers to the Centre to desig- sent, Superintendent of Police Barh police station. had said. different villages in the district, situation in view of violent taking the total number of peo- protests over the past two days. ple killed so far to 10 while six Only Police Public School at others were missing. Bemina and a few Kendriya Search and rescue opera- Vidyalayas saw a handful of Advani, Naqvi call on Jaitley tions, which were hampered by students turning up. "There is so bad weather on Sunday, much uncertainty in the PNS n NEW DELHI resumed on Monday amid situation that sending kids to According to sources, he is on relatively clear weather in the school at this stage is out of As former finance minister extracorporeal membrane oxygenation affected area with three heli- Contact has been established with people question," Farooq Ahmad Dar, a Arun Jaitley continues to be on (ECMO) and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) copters including one from the parent, said. Officials in life support, politicians, includ- IAF pressed into service to take in around half a dozen affected villages while Baramulla district said schools ing veteran BJP leader L K support. A multidisciplinary team of doctors relief material including food efforts are on to reach six more which are in five towns remained closed. Advani and Uttarakhand Chief is consistently monitoring his condition packets and essential medi- likely to have been affected by rain-related In the rest of the district, Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, cines to people. schools were opened, they said. visited AIIMS here on Monday "Ten bodies have been recov- incidents like cloudbursts, landslides and "There is no relaxation in to enquire about his health. isters Rajnath Singh, Smriti doing the best they can." ered from rain-hit areas of the inundation by swollen rivers restrictions in Pattan, Palhalan, Union minister Mukhtar Irani, Jitendra Singh, Ram Vilas President Ram Nath Kovind, district so far while six are still Singhpora, Baramulla and Abbas Naqvi and BJP nation- Paswan, Delhi Chief Minister Union Home Minister Amit missing," Disaster Management Sopore towns. Primary schools al general-secretary Arun Arvind Kejriwal, Congress' Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Amit Negi and IG Sanel, Gunjyal said. swollen rivers, Gunjyal said. in the rest of the district are Singh also visited the hospital Abhishek Singhvi and Minister Yogi Adityanath had SDRF Sanjay Gunjyal said at a However, six people are still With the improvement in open. We are collecting details to know about his wellbeing. extracorporeal membrane oxy- Jyotiraditya Scindia, BSP chief visited AIIMS on Friday to joint press conference on their missing from the affected weather on Monday rescue about the number of students Jaitley, 66, was rushed to the genation (ECMO) and intra- Mayawati and RSS check on the leader's health. return from Arakot where a villages of the district. operations are going on in full who have reported at their All India Institute of Medical aortic balloon pump (IABP) Sarsanghchalak Mohan In May this year, Jaitley base camp equipped with com- Contact has been established swing in affected areas with respective schools," an official Sciences (AIIMS) on August 9 support. A multidisciplinary Bhagwat have visited the hos- was admitted to AIIMS for munication facilities to with people in around half a state police, ITBP, PAC and said. A senior Srinagar district after he complained of breath- team of doctors is consistently pital in the recent days to treatment. Jaitley, a lawyer by monitor rescue operations has dozen affected villages while SDRF personnel engaged in official said a few schools on the lessness and restlessness. monitoring his condition. enquire about Jaitley's health profession, had been an been set up. efforts are on to reach six more the exercise, he said. periphery were opened but in the AIIMS has not issued any Advani was accompanied and meet his family members. important part in Prime Four bodies each were which are likely to have been The exercise was partially hit old city and in civil lines areas, bulletin on Jaitley's health con- by his daughter Pratibha Union Health Minister Minister Narendra Modi's recovered from Makudi and affected by rain-related inci- by bad weather on Sunday, they remained shut due to dition since August 10. Advani. Several prominent Harsh Vardhan had said on Cabinet in the BJP govern- Arakot while one each was dents like cloudbursts, land- Disaster Management violence over the past two days. According to sources, he is on leaders, including Union min- Friday, "Doctors at AIIMS are ment's first term. recovered from Tikochil and slides and inundation by Secretary Amit Negi said. ISRO to inject Chandrayaan2 into lunar orbit today South African woman held PNS n BENGALURU said on August 14. According to with heroin at Delhi airport Following this, there will be further ISRO, Chandrayaan2 — India's In a significant milestone for second lunar expedition — will PNS n NEW DELHI India's Moon mission, ISRO will four orbit manoeuvres to make the shed light on a completely unex- fire Chandrayaan2's liquid spacecraft enter into its final orbit plored region of the Moon, its A South African woman has engine on Tuesday to insert the passing over the lunar poles at a South Pole. "This mission will been arrested at the Delhi spacecraft into a lunar orbit. help us gain a better under- airport for allegedly carrying "It's tomorrow morning (ten- distance of about 100 km from Moon's standing of the origin and evo- nearly five kg of heroin worth tatively between 8.30 am and surface, ISRO has said lution of the Moon by conduct- Rs 20 crore, an official said on 9.30 am). It's challenging," ing detailed topographical stud- Monday. Chairman of Indian Space ies, comprehensive mineralog- She arrived at the Terminal- al and baggage search result- Research Organisation K Sivan lunar surface on September 7, from the Mission Operations ical analyses, and a host of other 3 of the Indira Gandhi ed in the recovery of white told PTI on Monday on the ISRO said. Chandrayaan2, Complex (MOX) at ISRO experiments on the lunar sur- International Airport (IGIA) coloured powdery substance operation to put the spacecraft launched on July 22 by GSLV Telemetry, Tracking and face," the space agency has said. on Saturday from South Africa with granules. in an orbit around the Moon. MkIII-M1 vehicle, had entered Command Network (ISTRAC) "While there, we will also via Doha by Qatar Airlines The powdery substance, Following this, there will be the Lunar Transfer Trajectory on in Bengaluru with support from explore discoveries made by flight, he said. recovered from two brown further four orbit manoeuvres to surface, ISRO has said. space agency. Two orbit August 14 after final orbit rais- Indian Deep Space Network Chandrayaan1, such as the The woman was intercept- coloured packets concealed make the spacecraft enter into its Subsequently, the lan- manoeuvres will be performed ing manoeuvre of the spacecraft (IDSN) antennas at Byalalu, presence of water molecules on ed by the Customs officers in a checked-in trolley bag, final orbit passing over the der will separate from the orbiter on the lander before the initia- was successfully carried out. near Bengaluru. All systems on the Moon and new rock types after she had crossed the was found to be heroin weigh- lunar poles at a distance of on September 2, according to tion of powered descent to The health of the spacecraft is board Chandrayaan2 spacecraft with unique chemical compo- Green Channel, the official ing in total 4,900 g valued at about 100 km from Moon's the Bengaluru-headquartered make a soft landing on the being continuously monitored are performing normal, ISRO sition," it said. said, adding that her person- Rs 20 crore, he said. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | AUGUST 20, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION AIIMS needs fire lessons Though lives were saved, poor compliance means years of Pak in a pincer attack precious research have been lost at the elite institution he intensity of the massive blaze at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences With the economy sinking and a failed bid at the UNSC, Islamabad is in no position to T(AIIMS), New Delhi, and the leaping fury with which it engulfed its floors in a matter of declare war or embrace peace. It will do well to focus on its internal problems moments can be gauged from the fact that it took nearly three dozen fire tenders over eight long hours to be doused. Had not AIIMS been a prized institution, perhaps the emergency response wouldn’t have been activated with as much urgency and wilfulness but the fact remains that even the safety protocols at the most aware of places had not been reviewed in three years, the last time being in 2016. AIIMS is one of the few hospitals in SANDHYA JAIN the city that has an interconnecting ramp to move patients in times of disasters. Perhaps this is why lives weren’t lost in the country’s premier hospital but imag- fortnight after the Modi Government defanged Article ine this in any other government facility and the mind addles to think what could 370, scrapped its illegal be. Thankfully, the fire was confined to the pre-clinical and teaching blocks in appendage, Article 35A and the country’s sought after facility but it did have all the hallmarks of a major dis- split the northern State into the UnionA Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & aster. And while AIIMS authorities are particular about top-notch research, they Kashmir, Islamabad is groping for a coher- ought to be as sharp about protecting them. For though no human life has been ent response. In May 1998, when the then lost, there has been immense loss of intellectual property in the long-term. Hundreds Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee stunned the world by testing five nuclear of blood samples at the micro-biology lab, rare viruses, crucial research, schol- devices (Pokhran-II) and made India a full- arly papers, case updates and expensive machines have been completely gut- fledged nuclear state, Islamabad swiftly ted. Findings are the basis of any medical breakthrough and the foundation for showcased its own nuclear capability. This time, most world capitals over- that is gone forever. And if administrators of such an evolved centre cannot be came their surprise and accepted the far-sighted about basic safety compliances or build efficiencies in awareness, changes in Jammu & Kashmir as India’s then there is little to be expected of others. The Delhi Fire Department has said internal matter; Pakistan was supported by the colonial-minded Western media that some of the buildings, including the one that caught fire, did not have the and China, which arranged “closed con- requisite No Objection Certificate (NOC). The NOC is mandatory in the fire safe- sultations” (unrecorded) in the UN ty document, which is renewed every three years and certified annually. Security Council. India’s action was breathtaking in its simplicity and audac- Intriguingly, the general apathy to hospital and patient safety persists despite ity: Operating within the Line of Control repeated outbreaks of fire at medical facilities across the country claiming scores (LoC), it took long-suffering Ladakh to of lives. Be it the AMRI episode in Kolkata, which claimed 92 lives, the ESIC its bosom as a directly-administered Hospital in Mumbai or the SMU Hospital in Bhubaneswar, post-mortem has revealed Union Territory while Jammu & Kashmir provinces were declared a separate Union how they blatantly ignored warnings and safety recommendations or pushed Territory with an elected legislature. The them out of the priority list in their greed to acquire more cutting-edge compet- Union Home Ministry will have direct itiveness in services. Yet patient care and safety in times of earthquakes, fire or supervision of both. Political parties and dynasties that floods do not even merit an intra-institution workshop. While the Delhi Police is misused Article 370 to nurture separatist Ladakh. Its position is unenvi- internal matter. Islamabad is Kashmir’s demographic charac- reduce the influence of waiting for the forensic report to deduce what led to this catastrophe, there are sentiments in the Valley while neglecting able: To exit a cul-de-sac one unlikely to accept the sugges- ter. Kashmiri (read Muslim) polit- too many questions that demand answers. The hospital was not only ill-pre- Jammu and Ladakh regions have been must go back the way one tion to move the International Interestingly, the scholars ical parties in the event of a downsized and separatists put on notice. entered but this route is not Court of Justice (ICJ) after its allege that the BJP’s agenda is plebiscite under UN auspices, pared but failed to adhere to the guidelines on hospital safety as mandated by A zero-tolerance policy towards terror- open to Pakistan. In the resounding defeat in the mat- to secure demographic change an idea scotched by Kofi the National Disaster Management Authority in 2016 and the National Building ism was already in place. Caught between Mahabharata, Abhimanyu did ter of consular access to Indian in the Valley through resettle- Annan in 2001. Code (NBC) 2005, which made the fire safety certificate mandatory for all build- a perilous economic situation with the not know how to escape the citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav. ment of refugees from West Moreover, the Security Financial Action Task Force (FATF) chakravyu; Imran does but it is Khalid and Mir bemoan Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Council Resolution of 1948 is ings taller than 15 m. In fact, most Government buildings as also shop owners, breathing down its neck on one side, and just not possible. the loss of Jammu & Kashmir’s Chhamb. It is true that the BJP explicit that Pakistan must restaurants, hotels, and other private buildings openly flout norms. Needless to its jihadi groups on the other, Islamabad Scholars Asma Khalid and separate Constitution, flag and has been concerned about jus- withdraw all military and civil- say, the situation is all the more precarious in a hospital environment, which is is in no position to declare war or to Mobeen Jafar Mir of the think autonomy in all matters barring tice for the refugees, who ian personnel from the occu- embrace peace. tank, Islamabad Policy foreign affairs, defence and entered Jammu & Kashmir pied territory who were not home to those who are incapacitated and, thus, movement becomes challeng- Prime Minister Modi’s artful jugglery Institute, blame Pakistan for communications. The during Partition and after, and there before August 14, 1947; ing in case of a fire or any untoward incident. Even so, where building codes has subtly avenged India’s exclusion from failing to anticipate and chal- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Scheduled Castes invited by India is to retain its military in like alarms, sprinkler systems, hosepipes and insulation panels among others the Afghanistan talks, making it difficult lenge India’s hollowing of they say, always proclaimed its Sheikh Abdullah to clean the Srinagar to administer the for Washington and Islamabad to put the Article 370 despite clear signals. intentions in its election man- city on promise of citizenship. plebiscite. Hence, the Pakistani are in place, and where the builder claims to have used materials in line with the Taliban in power in Kabul, with the acqui- In a report, Abrogation of ifestoes and in 2019, reiterated However, Abdullah, supported scholars’ attempt to project regulations, the actuals turn out to be about fake compliance, the certificates escence of Moscow and Beijing. This Article 370: Implications & its determination to annul the by former Prime Minister India as an occupying power in usually got by greasing palms of local officials. In cases where NOC has been gives a breather to the Kabul regime that Policy Choices for Pakistan, Kashmir-specific Articles 370 , later denied the kingdom of Maharaja Hari was also excluded from four-party nego- they urge Islamabad to launch and 35A. them State subject status and its Singh is a non-starter. obtained, rarely are fire safety audits carried out. Most post-fire probes have revealed tiations. Washington is, thus, likely to a diplomatic blitzkrieg against Article 35A, introduced accompanying benefits. The Pakistani fears that India’s how encroachments and tweaks in open areas have made it really difficult for remain trapped in the graveyard of empires India by emphasising the “dis- via Presidential order under issue is now redundant with the action of August 5, 2019, may the firemen to even get into the core zone. They say no tragedy is dark enough because successive Presidents from George puted status of Kashmir”, high- Article 370 in 1954, empow- extension of the Constitution of impact the Indus Water Treaty that the gloom cannot be lifted. Two babies were born amid the raging fire. Which Bush Jr, Barack Obama and now Donald lighting India’s alleged human ered the State Legislature to India in its entirety to the new are premature as India can Trump would not consider gifting the rights excesses and the threats define permanent residents Union Territory. achieve much by merely utilis- means going forward, beyond taking action against those responsible for the impressive American arsenal to the Afghan to regional stability. and barred Indians from out- Azad Kashmir is a sliver of ing its legitimate share of the incident to ensure accountability, there needs to be a strict penal clause, includ- Army, training it to use the same and mak- In a clear sign of side the state from perma- Jammu Province, where pro- Indus waters. As for the occu- ing deregistration of the establishment concerned, if the prescribed safety norms ing a dignified retreat. Islamabad’s political bankrupt- nently settling, buying land, Pakistan radicals created trou- pied territories, Home Minister Washington is unconcerned about the cy and lack of choices, Khalid holding local Government jobs ble for Maharaja Hari Singh in Amit Shah has reiterated India’s are not met. Third-party audits, too, must be made mandatory to avoid conflict fate of President Ashraf Ghani, former and Mir urged their or winning education scholar- 1946. Pakistan dubbed it as claim to the undivided king- of interest between the municipal authorities and Government officials. Unless President Hamid Karzai, their colleagues Government to work for con- ships there. It also barred Azad Kashmir when it seized dom, including Azad Kashmir, a system of checks and balances is put in place, we will never internalise the and supporters, should Taliban return to vening an urgent meeting of female residents (and their the area in 1947-48. Chhamb in Gilgit Baltistan, and Aksai Kabul. But for India, this is a matter of deep the UN Security Council to dis- children) from property rights Hamirpur district of Himachal Chin. Pakistan would do well to spirit of risk containment and expose ourselves to unimaginable dangers. And concern. New Delhi’s checkmate has put cuss the situation; at the “closed in the event of marriage outside Pradesh was an area of conflict focus on its internal problems. that would be foolhardy indeed. Islamabad in a bind: It cannot clinch the meeting” the four other perma- Kashmir. The spirit behind in the 1965 and 1971 wars. (The writer is Senior Fellow, Taliban deal for Washington: It cannot nent members said changing this legislation was to protect Khalid and Mir charge that Nehru Memorial Museum and compensate its jihadi mercenaries with Jammu & Kashmir’s the identity and culture of India will try to enhance Hindu Library; the views expressed Concussion protocols escalated action in Jammu, Kashmir or Constitutional status is India’s Kashmiris and preserve representation in the Valley to are personal) Several sports are taking the risks of head injury seriously. It’s S O U N D BITE time that such norms go to lower levels of cricket as well We have heard that if any ship I'm not against the people of Any such statements that Government's absolute he sight of lying low after a sinks, the captain makes Pakistan. I love and respect link the evolving situation in silence is dangerous. bouncer from English bowler Jofra efforts to save it till the last all who love me. I'm against Kashmir to the Afghan peace People are being removed breath. But the Congress’ terrorism and against the efforts are reckless, unwar- from jobs. The BJP TArcher must have sent a chill down the captain took the first plunge. Pakistan Army. ranted and irresponsible. Government is mum. spine of those not only sitting at Lord’s but also BJP leader Actor Afghan diplomat Congress leader millions of spectators across the world. It was —Shivraj Singh Chauhan —Adnan Sami —Roya Rahmani —Priyanka Gandhi heartening to see Smith get up, something his Australian companion Phillip Hughes could not when he was struck by a bouncer in a domes- tic Australian game five years ago. However, L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR nowadays, the worry is not just about imme- diate injuries but also the long-term conse- Girl next door gy to protect it from evil forces The Damocles sword over Kashmir and for that to happen, the world quences of head injuries, particularly concus- community must get its act sions. A concussion occurs when the brain bounces around inside the skull, Sir — This refers to the report, his refers to the editorial, “India wins at UNSC” together. leading to bruising of the brain tissue. This, as doctors and scientists discov- “Pati, Patni aur Woh actress no (August 19). It seems Pakistan’s gambit of approach- P Senthil more” (August 16) by TN Ting the UN Security Council (UNSC) with the Chinese Via email ered, particularly with players in America’s National Football League (NFL), where Raghunatha. In the death of fronting for it has predictably ended in a whimper. Nothing there are regular head to head collisions, leads to a condition called Chronic Vidya Sinha, the film came out from the closed door meeting at the UNSC. Integrate the Valley Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). world has lost a talented artiste The panel talked out the special item without any clar- of yesteryear. Producer-director ity emerging on the collective position of the powerful CTE is dangerous as it leads to early onset of dementia and a much reduced , who has a body for it to be a diplomatic or a public opinion set- Sir — This refers to the article, quality of life given that brain matter decays after years of physical abuse. The number of light comedies to his back for India. The speech by Syed Akbaruddin, India’s “Educational reforms must” NFL initially ignored the complaints that some players made but after some high- credit, ventured upon to portray Permanent Representative to the UN, broke no new (August 19) by CB Sharma. The Vidya in middle class love sto- ground except helping the nationalist crowd feel good. actual scenario in the Valley will profile suicides and several studies, it quickly rectified its standards to deal with ries through his Rajnigandha, Still, 14 of the 15 members of the UN body were of be visible only when restrictions the issue. Soon after the issues with CTE were identified, several other sports followed by Chhoti Si Baat. Both the view that the changes resulting from the suspension are fully done with. Nevertheless, — even ostensibly non-contact sports like cricket — took notice. New concus- were big successes. of Article 370 were a matter internal to India and that issues locked away in anonymous prisons without any rights to mainstreaming the youth will go However, it was difficult for arising between India and Pakistan must be resolved bilat- food, water and visits to family members and friends. It a long way in restoring normal- sion protocols have been brought in that consider the short and long-term effects her to get ranked in big budget erally. India succeeded in securing the support of is the modern-day version of the Soviet-era Gulag. For cy in the Valley. The process of of brain injuries. A bruise on the brain takes a while to heal and the Lord’s Test films as her contemporaries like Governments but this shouldn’t mean it can rest on its better or for worse, India has chosen to walk a course counter-radicalisation and de- set an interesting new first with Marnus Labuschagne becoming the first ‘Like Rekha, Mumtaz, Zeenat Aman, diplomatic laurels. What is amazing is Chinese Ambassador where the Kashmir file will be a Damocles’ sword, one radicalisation must begin from Hema Malini, Shabana Azmi, to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, sullied his tongue with that will constantly demand a price for unsheathing it. schools. Nationalism and secular- for Like’ substitution in the history of cricket. In India, cricketing legends Farokh Jaya Bachchan, Parveen Babi, human rights. The world knows as to what is happening JS Acharya ism should form an essential Engineer and Nari Contractor, both Parsis, were one of the earliest to be injured. Smita Patil, Tanuja, Sridevi and to the Uighur Muslims — more than a million people are Hyderabad part of school syllabus and par- It was from here that wearing helmets during matches became a common pro- Jaya Pradha, were crowding the ents, too, must be counselled field. As a result, she managed to For the sake of peace well about the bright future of tocol. Other sports like soccer have also brought in concussion norms that force get meagre big films like Inkar many actors, including the and the Taliban. Let such inter- their wards. And for that to hap- substitutions of players who have had an incident that a doctor feels has them (Vinod Khanna), Mukti (Shashi Taliban and the Islamic State esting developments take place. pen, investment must start grad- shaken up. These are all positive moves and must be commended. However, Kapoor), Karm (Rajesh Khanna), Sir — More than 63 people have (IS), there seems to be no end to Any attempt at subverting the ually. There should be job quotas Tumhare Liye () been killed in yet another suicide terrorism. Against this scenario, peace process should be stopped so that the youth can see the pos- one must remember that facilities at the top levels of sport and those at lower and Atmaram (Shatrughna bomb attack at a wedding hall in strong political measures and forthwith and nipped in the bud. itive change. levels are often dramatically different. Several of these concussion routines are Sinha). These circumstances Afghanistan. Terrorism has once well-planned strategies are America has been of great help in Bal Govind poorly enforced at lower levels of sport. Sure, the top players in the top leagues compelled her to switch over to raised its ugly head there. Given required to tackle the menace. this direction and should be so till Noida television. past records and going by the Simultaneously, it has been peace returns in Afghanistan. and highest echelons of sport face bigger dangers in a more competitive space Anil R Torne worst of suffering that the civil- reported that peace talks have A peace deal for Afghanistan Send your feedback to: but that is no excuse to ignore the clear and present danger of head injuries. Maharashtra ians have suffered at the hands of been going on between the US must include a long-term strate- [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | AUGUST 20, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Creating micro POINTCOUNTERPOINT TODAY IS WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY. HUMAN RIGHTS IT SEEMS SHE (MAMATA) IS BUSY APPEASING THE entrepreneurs HAVE BEEN TOTALLY VIOLATED IN #KASHMIR. LET US MINORITY COMMUNITY. SHE HAS STARTED PRAY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE IN #KASHMIR. SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF PAKISTAN. The direct selling industry is a major contributor to the —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —BJP STATE GENERAL SECRETARY economy. Misinterpreting legislation to harass firms amounts to killing the goose that lays the golden egg MAMATA BANERJEE SAYANTAN BASU This isn’t blending in

HEM PANDE The decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken amid high tension, lockdown, irect selling is the business of peer-to-peer sale, in which peo- rumour-mongering and the echo of jackboots in Jammu and Kashmir ple earn a commission on goods sold. It is the marketing, Ddistribution and sale of goods and services as part of a net- work of direct sellers, other than under a pyramid scheme. This industry, which is a major contributor to the economy, is expect- ed to grow at a rate of nearly five per cent every year and be worth `15,930 crore by 2021. Additionally, and perhaps more important- ly, direct selling creates employment. As of now, direct selling firms employ over 50 lakh people in India, a number that is set to grow to 1.8 crore by 2025. And India needs these jobs. Facilitating job creation, inter alia, is one of the top priorities of the government. This industry actively encourages the employment of women in large numbers and is a way to empower them by making them PANKAJ POPIMONI economically independent. Over 53 per cent of entrepreneurs engaged SARMA SHARMA in direct selling in India are women. Stand Up India is a govern- he process of abrogation of Article 370 has ment scheme that incentivises female entrepreneurship by facili- been as controversial as the provisions of tating bank loans ranging from `10 lakh to `1 crore. Direct selling Tthe Article itself. In its bid to reshape the is not only helping create women entrepreneurs, it’s also helping political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, the the government meet yet another of its stated priorities. Modi Government, buoyed by the massive man- All that India’s direct selling industry needs is an enabling ecosys- date it received to return to the seat of power for a second term, scrapped the special status grant- tem, one that enables companies to conduct business in an atmos- ed to the volatile state by the Constitution of India. phere free of prejudice and fear. As things stand, there are very few As is the case with most decisions taken in regulations in place for direct selling companies in India. The Model a democracy, unsavoury or otherwise, in a mat- Framework for Guidelines on Direct Selling, issued in September ter of minutes a political slugfest ensued, fol- 2016 by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer lowing the announcement. While some, most- Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, remains the definitive document, ly those occupying the Treasury benches in the guiding regulation of the direct selling industry. House, saw it as a “glorious day” for India, oth- The guidelines address every aspect of the direct selling busi- ers called it a “dark day” for parliamentary ness. They include detailed conditions for setting up and conduct- democracy. ing a direct selling business, rules for protection of consumers, pro- Nonetheless, the decision to abrogate Article LOOKING AT THE 370 was taken amidst high tension, lockdown, visions for prohibition of pyramid and money circulation schemes, LOCKDOWN IN rumour mongering and the echo of jackboots THE VALLEY AND and for the appointment of a monitoring authority for direct sellers in J&K. The Centre restricted public movement and direct selling companies.The guidelines are advisory in nature by imposing Section 144 of CrPC and several THE VIRTUAL and though 12 states have adopted them, all states must do this important political leaders of the state were IMPRISONMENT and frame laws that govern direct selling in a just manner. detained and put under house arrest. The OF ITS PEOPLE IN The guidelines clearly state that direct sellers and firms shall Amarnath Yatra was suspended early, tourists BLATANT be guided by provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. were asked to leave and all forms of communi- DISREGARD OF There are law enforcement agencies that look at direct selling cation channels were paralysed, isolating the state THEIR RIGHTS IN companies through the lens of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation from the rest of the country, ironically, all in the THE NAME OF Schemes (PCMCS) Banning Act, 1978. This Act seeks action against name of promoting better integration. GREATER Article 370, which granted special status to any scheme that involves making easy money or getting money INTEGRATION AND J&K and Article 35A that empowered the state THE SO-CALLED as the consideration for a promise to pay money based on enrol- legislature to define the “permanent residents” ment of members to the scheme. of J&K and their special rights and privileges, DEVELOPMENT OF vision. Similarly the apex court in SBI ground to maintain peace, one is shattered, the future prospects of unity The Act goes on to say that no person shall promote or con- has long been under the shadow of controver- THE REGION, ONE vs. Zaffar Ullah Nehru (2016) held that tempted to question the hurried need and integrity look bleak. duct any prize chit or money circulation scheme, or enroll mem- sy. It has been a contested constitutional ques- IS PROMPTED TO J&K has a special status and that for abrogating Article 370 without tak- This, therefore, should be a bers to any such scheme or participate in it or receive or remit any tion whether the provisions of Article 370 were ASK WHETHER WE Article 370 is not temporary. ing the people and the political lead- moment of introspection and not that money in pursuance of such chit or scheme. that of a temporary nature and was the HAVE PUSHED On the other hand, Article 3 of the ers of J&K into confidence. Can the of celebration. Looking at the lock- Classifying direct selling companies under this Act is erroneous, Parliament ever empowered to abrogate it. KASHMIR TO THE Indian Constitution empowers the Centre justify the manner in which all down in the Valley and the virtual as they are not engaged in the business of seeking deposits from If we revisit history, it becomes evident from POINT OF NO Parliament to amend the Constitution this was done? In law, especially in imprisonment of its people in blatant people and they do not guarantee returns. Direct selling compa- clause 7 of the Instrument of Accession signed RETURN by a simple majority to change or alter Constitutional law, procedure is as disregard of their rights in the name by Maharaja Hari Singh that the state could not the boundaries of a state but only when important as the outcome. It may be of greater integration and the so-called nies provide people with the opportunity and the skill set to sell prod- be compelled to accept any future Constitution the Bill concerning the same is first recalled that the 1971 election of development of the region, one is ucts and make a commission on sales. of India. Furthermore, J&K was well within its referred to the state Assembly con- Indira Gandhi was declared null and prompted to ask whether India has The business model involves a product that needs to be sold, rights to draft its own constitution and to decide cerned for its opinion. But, the deci- void by the Allahabad High Court on pushed Kashmir to the point of no for any money to be made. Direct sellers have to work hard to make for itself what additional powers to extend to sion to create two new Union grounds of a procedural illegality. return. these sales. They have to use skill and intellect to make people buy the Central Government. Article 370 was Territories, J&K and Ladakh, was More than the act itself, what is The answer is probably blowing in their products, and they have to make sales continuously, in order designed to protect these special rights agreed taken by Parliament without referring worrisome, is the manner in which it the wind in the bleeding Valley. for them to keep receiving commissions. Direct selling is by no means upon under the Instrument of Accession. the same to J&K Assembly. has been dealt with and the subsequent Unfortunately, we have no access a deposit taking scheme and there is no guarantee whatsoever, of Though Article 370 of the Constitution As the Assembly was dissolved by lockdown of the Valley that put curbs to read the writing on the wall of the returns. It is, therefore, incorrect to see direct selling companies states that the President may, by public notifi- an order under Article 356, there was on the liberty of citizens of the state. Valley, with the region being virtual- as falling under the purview of the PCMCS (Banning) Act, 1978. cation, declare that this article shall cease to be no constitutional body to make the Such a sensitive matter certainly ly cut off from the rest of the country operative or shall be operative only with such recommendations either under Article needed political maturity on the part and both the free movement of the fact There have been instances in some states where law enforce- exceptions and modifications and from such 370 (3) or under Article 3. of the powers that be, who, would have finding teams to the state and report- ment agencies have harassed and even jailed representatives of date as he may specify, however, provisio to In such a context, a shortcut was done well to focus on confidence ing from the Valley being restricted to direct selling firms by resorting to such misinterpretation. This is Article 370 clearly states that recommendation found in the provision of Article 356 building measure, by way of discussion a great extent. downright unacceptable and must stop. Misinterpreting legislation of the constituent Assembly of the state referred (1) (b) that allowed the President to with key stakeholders. However, one can safely assume to harass direct selling companies (and their representatives) amounts to in clause 2 of Article 370 shall be necessary declare that the powers of the state leg- Unfortunately, neither was the that in yet another bid to write histo- to killing the goose that lays the golden egg. This industry can play before the President issues such a notification. islature shall be exercisable by or spirit of a deliberative democracy ry in one stroke, the country is going a vital role in creating large scale employment opportunities to make But, since the J&K constituent Assembly later under the authority of the President respected, nor was any consensus to learn the historic lesson that the India a nation of micro-entrepreneurs, a nation that is able to reap created the State’s constitution and dissolved while President's Rule was in operation building attempt made in the frenzied project of national integration promot- its demographic dividend to the full. The Model Framework for itself without recommending the abrogation of in a state. hurry to abrogate Article 370. ing greater unity and integrity calls for Guidelines on Direct Selling was designed because there was no Article 370, the Article was deemed to have In the process, perhaps for the first The whole episode, therefore, not moving beyond the desire of over-cen- become a permanent feature of the Indian time in the history of state reorgani- only undermined the very spirit of tralisation and the idea of forced inte- law to regulate the direct selling industry, and in some states, the Constitution. sation in India, a state was converted democratic functioning but also gration by focussing more on sharing Act was being wrongly used to regulate direct selling. Direct sell- The Supreme Court (SC) as well as High into two Union Territories, reversing demonstrated the centralising tenden- of political power and simultaneous- ing is an industry that is growing fast with the emergence of new Courts of states on several occasions have specif- the hitherto existing trend. cy compromising the framework of ly pursuing policies of greater accom- players and the guidelines lay a foundation for the industry to func- ically stated that Article 370 of the Constitution Needless to say that Indian feder- asymmetrical federalism that the modation. tion properly. The guidelines are there to protect legitimate direct is not a temporary provision. In Kumari alism became the biggest casualty of Constitution of India envisaged. (Pankaj Sarma is an Assistant selling businesses and penalise those businesses that try to cir- Vijayalakshmi Jha vs. Union of India (2017), the our political leaders’ desire to create When the democratic State starts Professor of political science at Kirori cumvent established industry norms. Delhi High Court rejected a petition claiming history in one stroke. With the Valley behaving and functioning like a majori- Mal College, University of Delhi, and (The writer is former Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, that Article 370 was temporary. In 2018, the SC being under lockdown and an tarian and authoritarian one, not only Popimoni Sharma is a former Guest and was responsible for formulating direct selling guidelines in 2016) stated that Article 370 is not a temporary pro- unprecedented number of boots on the does the constitutional promise get Lecturer of GB Law College, Guwahati) The curious Orientalist paradox According to the Jamaat-e-Islami chief, late Qazi Hussain Ahmad, there’s nothing wrong in looking religious because the West is more appreciative of this. This was Orientalism imposing Orientalism but still looking towards the West for validation Take for instance the famous Said wrote Orientalism when the studying in American and European he accused the West of treating the West as a retort against modernisa- exotic spirituality’, revolving around 1924 novel A Passage to India, by US had already lost a devastating war universities, the idea began to be East. tion. gurus and pundits, has for long been British author EM Forster. Dr Aziz, in Vietnam and when Britain was rapidly adopted by certain segments, They lamented that he saw the Occidentalism decries moulded for a Western audience. one of the Indian characters in it, is facing a series of political, social and who used it to justify violent attacks West as a monolith and in an entire- Orientalism as a myopic and reduc- Self-Orientalism can also include a Muslim and portrayed as an intel- economic crises. The predicament in on anything they deemed ‘Western.’ ly generalised manner, thus ignoring tive attack on Western modernity. the example of the ‘passionate’ way ligent but emotional man. Most the West, further compounded by the The attacks were first intellectu- the different cultures and races Orientalism’s academic glorification Pakistani and Indian cricket fans 19th Century British authors, such as 1973 Oil Crisis, generated an acad- al and political in nature, in coun- which reside there. They also argued soon paved the way for it to be adopt- behave, a ‘passion’ constantly defined James Mill and Charles Grant, emic onslaught within Europe and tries such as India, Saudi Arabia, that Said cherry-picked his way to ed by reactionary forces. and reinforced by both South Asian repeatedly describe Indians as being the US that fervently attacked the Pakistan, China, Thailand, South present his thesis, disregarding the Then there is also the case of and Western cricket commentators. PARACHA overtly religious, irrational and emo- modernist narratives of progress on Korea, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, fact that many Eastern cultures will- “Self-Orientalism.” This, too, can be Ultimately, Self-Orientalism actual- NADEEM tional. The celebrated author and which European imperialism and etc. Western civilisations were ingly adopt a variety of political, eco- seen as a critique of Orientalism ly exposes Orientalism as an idea, akistani and Indian cricket fans intellectual, the late Edward Said, then the postcolonial dominance of explained as being devoid of spiri- nomic and social ideas introduced by because it sees cultures that have which eventually ends up doing are some of the loudest and would have denounced this as being the US were supposedly built.Such tuality, morals, roots and values the West. According to them, Said allegedly been ‘Orientalised’ or imag- what it accuses others of doing. Pmost colourful, especially when stereotypes invented by Europeans to modernism was often critiqued in and only driven by sensual pleasures, also ignored some strictly objective ined by the West, becoming equal Take for instance a 2003 inter- faced with TV cameras where they make Eastern societies seem back- the context of how the West had dis- profit and exploitation. This under- studies of Eastern societies by participants in the process. view that former chief of Jamaat-e- often like to scream with reckless ward. torted the image of Eastern cultures standing of the West soon began to Western authors that had no ‘impe- Tony Mitchell in the anthology Islami, the late Qazi Hussain Ahmad, abandon and make the most curious Said was the founder of “post- to facilitate political and economic colour the rhetoric of Hindu nation- rial agendas.’ In 2004, the philosopher Rogue Flows and WG Feighery in gave to Nawa-i-Waqt. To critique faces. They will tell you they are very colonial studies,” the study of the cul- exploitation. But, ironically, almost alists, ‘Islamists’ and intransigent dic- Avishai Margalit and Dutch author Critical Discourse Studies write that Musharraf's “enlightened modera- passionate about cricket. This comes tural legacy of colonialism and impe- all of these critiques emerged in the tatorships. This is when some of the Ian Buruma published Occidentalism: the most befitting way to explore Self- tion”, he said there was nothing from how they proudly explain rialism. In 1978, he wrote the huge- West, even though Said was a first poignant critiques of Said's The West in the Eyes of its Enemies. Orientalism is to study tourism wrong in behaving or looking reli- themselves as belonging to a ‘very ly influential book Orientalism, in Palestinian. However, he wrote his Orientalism emerged.The most vera- They positioned it as an antithesis of industries in various Asian and gious because the West is more emotional nation’ (jazbaati qaum). which he demonstrated how Western book while he was a professor at an cious critiques of Orientalism came Orientalism. They wrote that African countries. appreciative of this than by those This is an entirely subjective claim. writers have been concocting distort- American university. This idea of from British historian Albert Orientalism’s roots lay in the man- To attract Western tourists, these behaving like Westerners. There is no science behind it, which ed views of Eastern cultures, especial- Orientalism generated great excite- Hourani, British author RG Irwin, ner in which conservative and reli- countries gladly appropriate stereo- This was Orientalism imposing proves that South Asians as a people ly ever since the 18th Century. ment among young ‘post-modernist’ American scholar Nikki Keddie gious nationalists opposed the emer- types supposedly constructed by the Orientalism but still looking towards are very emotional. Therefore, it is According to Said, this ‘Orientalism’ academics. Nevertheless, when it did and, especially, the British-American gence of secularism, liberalism and West. For example, in Sri Lanka and the West for validation. This was a largely a perception. So, where did was enacted as a depictive tool leave the confines of American and historian Bernard Lewis. Lewis in capitalism during the colonial era. Thailand, the image of Buddhism as Self-Orientalist idea of how the this perception originate? Most like- which was closely related to and European academia and reach non- 1993’s Islam and the West and Irwin The Western responses were then perceived by the West is recreated at West appreciates a Muslim. The ly, in Britain which ruled India as a formed by the West's imperial poli- Western regions, mainly through in Dangerous Knowledge, argue that appropriated as Orientalism by the specific tourist spots. Orientalist paradox. colony for nearly 200 years. tics and ambitions. Asian, African and Arab students Said treated the West the same way ‘progressive’ intelligentsia in the In India, the region's ‘legendary (Courtesy: The Dawn) VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | AUGUST 20, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE ‘Everything isn't doomed and gloomy about the economy’ PTI n MUMBAI portfolio investors. key macroeconomic data- tune of 110 bps to a nine-year percent and every analyst sees One does realise that there cannot live in isolation. This had FPIs dumping points-be it the IIP or exports low of 5.4 percent since the June quarter growth to are challenges in the economy, "The mood today ranges Admitting that the economy is domestic equities and debt or automobile sales, which hit February has not made any print in lower than the March there are sectoral from existential angst to a slowing down and faces many like dung since the budget, a 19-year low in July plunging positive impact on the ground numbers. issues, and positive attitude. I think the a challenge both from within pulling down the benchmarks over 31 percent and eating level. Addressing the national there are sentiment is very important; and outside, Reserve Bank by over 13 percent July 5. away over 3.5 lakh jobs. All these negative news banking summit here, Das severe exter- and please look at the oppor- governor Shaktikanta Das Continuing their selling Barring inflation numbers comes on the back of a four- averred that "when I read nal global tunities ahead of us. We do Dr Reddy's launches Monday urged everyone to spree that began with the there seems no positive news year GDP print in March newspapers or watch business head- realise that there are chal- look at the opportunities ahead budegt and amidst the rising coming in from any quarters when the economy grew at low channels the mood is not suf- winds and lenges and difficulties coming Roche's Avastin and stop being the propo- uncertainty over the FPI tax and the Reserve Bank's four 5.8 percent, pulling down the ficiently positive and opti- that we from external and domestic biosimilar in India nents of gloom and doom. and global trade worries, for- successive rate cuts to the full year growth to a low 6.8 mistic. sources but one has to look at NEW DELHI: Drug firm Dr The statement comes amidst eign portfolio investors, and as the opportunities and capi- Reddy's Laboratories on reports that an increasing per depository data, have sold The mood today ranges from existential angst to a positive attitude. I think the talise on that." Monday said it has launched a number of corporate honchos equities worth Rs 10,416.25 He, however, was quick are livid with the Narendra crore between August 1 and 16 sentiment is very important; and please look at the opportunities ahead of us. We to add that he was not biosimilar of Roche's Avastin in do realise that there are challenges and difficulties coming from external and India indicated for the Modi government, especially and debt worth Rs 2,096.4 asking for anyone to treatment of various types of after a slew of initiatives in the crore. domestic sources but one has to look at the opportunities and capitalise on that maintain a cancers. The company's recent budget, including high- This also comes continuing — SHAKTIKANTA DAS, Reserve Bank governor Panglossian counte- biosimilar, Versavo, is available er taxes on the rich and foreign southward movement of all nance. in strengths of 100 mg and 400 mg single use vials, Dr Reddy's said in a statement. Commenting on the launch, Dr IL&FS PROBE Reddy's India and Emerging Markets CEO M V Ramana said: "We regard the good Lithuania can be strong health of our patients as our ED summons Joshi's responsibility and are committed to ensure that they always have access to the medicines they need". The tech partner for India: VP son, Raj Thackeray launch of Versavo is another step in that journey and helps PTI n NEW DELHI / MUMBAI in strengthening the company's PTI n NEW DELHI oncology portfolio, he added. The Enforcement Directorate India's growing market (ED) has summoned MNS offers great opportunities to party chief Raj Thackeray in Lithuania, Vice President M connection with its money Venkaiah Naidu said on laundering probe in the IL&FS Monday, as he sought a strong alleged payment default crisis technology partnership with case, officials said on Monday. the country in areas like the It had also called Unmesh agro-food processing sector. Joshi, son of former state chief India to import Naidu arrived here on minister and Shiv Sena leader Saturday on the first leg of his Manohar Joshi, in the same Raj Thackeray Unmesh Joshi crude soya oil five-day three-nation tour that case after which he deposed from Paraguay will also take him to Latvia and before the central agency in Estonia. This is the first ever Mumbai on Monday, they said. The MNS dubbed as "political NEW DELHI: India on Monday high-level visit from India to Unmesh Joshi's statement has notified imports of 30,000 the three Baltic countries. been recorded under the vendetta" the ED move to issue notice tonne of crude soya oil from Addressing the India- Prevention of Money Laundering to its chief to join investigations Paraguay at concessional Lithuania business forum, Act (PMLA), they said. customs duty rate of 10 per Naidu highlighted the comple- Officials said the cent under a trade agreement. The Vice-President, M Venkaiah Naidu in a meeting with the Prime Minister of Republic of Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis ,in "TRQ (tariff rate quota) quota mentarities in the economies of Vilnius, Lithuania on Monday Maharashtra Navnirman Sena notice. It is a case of political tium but later the MNS supre- for import of 30,000 tonne of the two countries. (MNS) chief has been asked to vendetta," MNS spokesperson mo quit. crude soya oil from Paraguay "Lithuania has been an Lithuania has been an important partner for India in cessfully reforming and trans- appear before the investigating Sandeep Deshpande told "The Kohinoor deal is very under India-Mercosur trade important partner for India in Europe as both countries share the common value of forming it's business environ- officer of the case on August 22 reporters in Mumbai. old and Thackeray exited it agreement is notified," the Europe as both countries share ment to attract investments at at the agency's zonal office in The federal agency is prob- long time back. I wonder why the common values of democ- democracy, freedom and rule of law a huge scale. India presents a Mumbai. ing Thackeray's involvement in the Centre has come up with Directorate General of Foreign —M VENKAIAH NAIDU, Trade (DGFT) said in a notice. racy, freedom and rule of law," Vice-President model of successful coopera- The MNS dubbed as "polit- the case in connection with the the inquiry notice so late," TRQ is a quota for specified Naidu said. tive federalism, wherein huge ical vendetta" the ED move to IL&FS group's loan equity Deshpande said. He alleged volume of exports that enter "Both our countries are states are equal partners in fos- issue the notice to its cheif to investment of over Rs 850 that the ED has "become a tool India at relatively low import marching together on the road "This forum is a signature of has a rising middle class mar- tering growth and develop- join investigations. crore in a company called to suppress our voice". duty. After the quota is to successfully creating a free, trust that Lithuania places in ket and 60 per cent of our ment, he said. "Raj Thackeray created a Kohinoor CTNL. "If the government takes reached, a higher tariff applies transparent and robust busi- our business co-operation. I population comprises of "India-Lithuania bilateral sensation during the Lok The company was promot- any action with prejudice on additional imports. ness environment," he said. am happy that companies from skilled youth under 35 yrs of trade has huge potential for Sabha poll campaign earlier ed by Unmesh Joshi and is against Raj Thackeray, we will Naidu said he was delighted India are participating in this age. It is the 6th largest econ- growth. We must double our this year. It had a significant constructing Mumbai's protest on streets," Deshpande to address the prestigious forum," he said. omy in the world, set to attain efforts and explore more and impact on people and to avoid Kohinoor Square towers. said. IL&FS had invested over Business Forum aimed at fur- "India's growing market a size of USD 5 trillion by more areas of cooperation and a similar challenge ahead of the Thackeray and Unmesh Rs 200 crore funds in thering economic cooperation offers great opportunities to 2024-25," Naidu said. engagement between India and Maharashtra Assembly elec- Joshi had jointly bid for some Kohinoor CTNL and is said to between India and Lithuania. Lithuanian business. India He said India has been suc- Lithuania," he said. tions, the ED has issued the assets after creating a consor- have suffered a loss in the deal. Airtel appoints Indian Motorcycle Glenmark receives HCL Tech - Maha Airport Rajesh Tapadia Iran says it has drives in new FTR nod to market 1200 S into India combination drug as CEO of data- warned US against NEW DELHI: Glenmark to create 8,000 jobs at Rs 15.99 lakh Pharmaceuticals on Monday n cloud biz n PTI NEW DELHI The PTI NEW DELHI said it has received regulatory PTI n NEW DELHI seizing oil tanker approval to market a IT major HCL Technologies on campus, American niche bike maker combination of Remogliflozin Monday said it has signed a when fully Telecom operator Bharti PTI n TEHRAN Indian Motorcycle on etabonate and Metformin pact with Maharashtra Airport Airtel on Monday said it has Monday launched its all new hydrochloride film-coated Development Company operational, appointed Rajesh Tapadia as Tehran said on Monday that it model FTR 1200 S in India tablets in India. The drug is (MADC) for expansion of its will employ the CEO of its data centre and has warned Washington against priced at Rs 15.99 lakh (ex- indicated for treatment of MIHAN campus in Nagpur, a over 8,000 cloud business, Nxtra Data. making another attempt to showroom). type-2 diabetes mellitus in move that will help create over Before joining Nxtra, seize an Iranian tanker that has The company, which is a adults, Glenmark said in a 8,000 local jobs. As part of the personnel Tapadia worked at Netmagic departed Gibraltar despite a US wholly-owned subsidiary of statement. The approved MoU (memorandum of under- Solutions as the chief service bid to have it detained. Polaris Industries, also intro- dosage strengths are 100 mg standing), HCL will acquire 90 "Our IT sector has con- pursue higher education from officer and executive director "Iran has given necessary duced FTR 1200 S Race of Remogliflozin combined acres of land to add to the exist- tributed immensely to help BITS Pilani and SASTRA on the board where he man- warnings to American officials Replica in the country priced with either 500 mg or 1,000 ing 50-acre campus in MIHAN, India make its mark on the University, while working. aged data centre through its official channels... flagged tanker in strategic at Rs 17.99 lakh. mg of Metformin, it added. Nagpur, a statement said. world map...This expansion of The company will also con- operations across not to make such a mistake Gulf waters in what Britain Besides, the super bike "The approval for HCL Technologies started its the HCL campus in Nagpur will duct a recruitment drive in multiple cities. because it would have grave called a tit-for-tat move. maker announced a tie-up Remogliflozin and Metformin business operations in Nagpur provide many opportunities to Nagpur on August 24-25 at its "The data centre consequences," Iran's foreign Speaking to reporters on with Orix India to offer its combination is a testament of in April last year and already local talent and promote growth MIHAN campus. This drive and cloud segment ministry spokesman Abbas Monday, the Iranian foreign models on lease. our commitment towards has more than 800 employees and development in the city," will offer opportunities to engi- is an important pil- Mousavi told a news conference. ministry spokesman dismissed "We continually seek to revolutionizing diabetes servicing global accounts. Minister for Road Transport neering, non-engineering, diplo- lar in our strategy to address Iran had been locked in a the notion that there was a link broaden Indian Motorcycle's management in India," The MIHAN centre delivers and Highways Nitin Gadkari ma students as well as students enterprise customers' evolving high-seas standoff with US ally between the two seizures. reach to a wider range of rid- Glenmark Pharma President a spectrum of services includ- said. HCL Technologies has who have completed Class XII needs. I am confident that Rajesh Britain since Royal Marines "There is no connection ers and FTR represents a sig- India Formulations, Middle ing application development, also announced the launch of to explore career opportunities with his stellar track record will seized the tanker off the coast whatsoever between these two nificant step forward in that East and Africa Sujesh product engineering, BPO, IT Tech Bee -- a work-integrated with the company. add immense value to our plans,” of UK territory Gibraltar on vessels," said Mousavi. strategy," Polaris India MD Vasudevan said. This services management as well as career programme for students "Our expansion in Nagpur is Bharti Airtel MD and CEO July 4 on suspicion it was ship- "There have been two or and Country Head Pankaj combination is indicated as an the company's internal enabling who have completed Class XII. going to be part of HCL's (India and South Asia) Gopal ping oil to Syria in breach of three maritime violations Dubey told reporters here. adjunct to diet and exercise to functions. The campus, when After completion of the pro- strategic vision to expand and Vittal said. Tapadia has earlier EU sanctions. made by that ship," he said, With these two models, the improve glycemic control in fully operational, will employ gramme, the students will be bring global opportunities to worked with Trimax, Global Two weeks later, Iran's referring to the British-flagged company now has bikes type-2 diabetes mellitus over 8,000 personnel, the state- deployed at HCL Technologies. tier-II cities, beyond the large Cloud Xchange, Genpact and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Stena Impero held off the which have the DNA of flat patients, the statement said. ment said. They will also have an option to metropolises in the country. Reliance Infocomm. Corps impounded a British- Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. track racing but are designed for the street, he added. "We have tied up with Orix India, making it possible for all bike enthusiasts, who could US economists expect recession in 2020 or 2021: Survey not own an Indian bike earli- er, to lease it," Dubey said. PTI n WASHINGTON ally say that we're not going to remaining USD 300 billion in The FTR series bikes come have a recession. But the rest of The survey came out after President goods not yet hit by US puni- with liquid cooled 1203 cc A majority of economists the world is not doing well like tive duties. The new measures engine that generates peak expect a US recession in the we're doing." Donald Trump pushed back against will take effect in two stages, on power of 123 hp. next two years, but have pushed His chief economic advisor talk of a looming recession as a raft of September 1 and December 15. The bike comes with var- back the onset amid Federal Larry Kudlow also downplayed As Trump continues his ious features including a 4.3- Reserve actions, according to a talk of a recession. US data reports last week showed a vocal campaign criticizing the inch touchscreen with blue- survey released Monday. "I sure don't see a recession," mixed picture on the economy Fed, the NABE survey found tooth that can be operated The survey came out after he told NBC's Meet the Press. economists are concerned even with gloves on. President Donald Trump "Consumers are working at about the impact: 55 per cent Besides, it has three ride pushed back against talk of a higher wages. They are spend- is chief economist at KPMG. the prior report, which had said his remarks do not influ- modes with different throttle looming recession as a raft of ing at a rapid pace. They're Only two per cent of the 226 many more expecting the ence Fed decisions but do response and traction control US data reports last week actually saving also while respondents now see a reces- change next year. "compromise the public's trust intervention levels. showed a mixed picture on the they're spending... So I think sion this year, compared to 10 The results show 46 per cent in the central bank." economy. actually the second half, the per cent in February's survey, expect at least one more rate And over a quarter of "I'm prepared for everything. economy's going to be very NABE said. cut this year from the Fed, respondents said the criticism I don't think we're having a good in 2019," he said. However, "the panel is split while about a third see policy will "cause the Fed to be more recession. We're doing tremen- "We're doing pretty darn regarding whether the down- holding where it is now, with dovish than otherwise, thus dously well. Our consumers are well in my judgment. Let's not turn will hit in 2020 or 2021," 2.25 per cent as the top end of threatening its independence." rich," Trump told reporters be afraid of optimism." The under constant attack, 2018 due to concerns starting Hunter said in a summary of the policy range. The survey also asked Sunday. National Association for demanding more stimulus, but to dog the economic outlook, the survey, which showed 38 Economists are skeptical about fiscal policy, and a "I gave a tremendous tax cut, Business Economists (NABE) before the central bank cut the including the trade war with per cent expect a contraction of about a resolution to Trump's majority of economists said and they're loaded up with found far fewer experts now benchmark lending rate on China. growth next year, while 34 per trade wars, although 64 percent Trump's tax cuts "had an over- money. They're buying. I saw think the next recession will July 31. "Survey respondents indicate cent don't see it until the fol- said a "superficial agreement is all negative impact on housing the Wal-Mart numbers, they start this year compared to a However, the Fed was that the expansion will be lowing year. possible," NABE said. activity over the past 18 were through the roof," he survey in February. already sending strong signals extended by the shift in mon- More economists shifted But that was before Trump months," due to changes in said. NABE conducted its policy that it intended to pull back on etary policy," said NABE pres- their recession prediction to announced another round of deductions allowed for mort- "And most economists actu- poll as Trump put the Fed the rate increases made in ident Constance Hunter, who 2021, narrowing the gap from tariffs of 10 per cent on the gage interest. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday August 20, 2019 A RAPPER'S ANTHEM fter Gully band was compelled to break make the masses conscious about Boy, rap apart leaving the lead singer of the themselves and the political artistes — band to take up the stage name sphere of our country. He aims to A those that Street Violater and continue his cultivate a culture where all artists have voyage as a techno DJ. are recognised and respected irre- talked In 2012, Street started produc- spective of the art form they about the ing hip-hop music for the practice. streets in their Hyderabadis. His first single My He said, “At present, I’m work- beats — have Doll gave him some traction and ing on an album and I will reveal come to the fore- provided him with some exposure the details soon. I’m also planning front, where they sing in the underground hip-hop com- to cover the pressing issues such Hyd-based and rap about the various munity. Furthermore, he consis- as the education system in India issues in the society. Different tently penned other songs such as rappers talk about different issues, My Stupid Wine and We Want rapper Street some about money, some about Justice leading him to make his caste, some about feminism, and mark in the hip-hop community Violater many more. Some rappers like in our country. Street Violater raps about the He shares, “To go further in the talks to community in general. field, I went on to write songs for “In Rajyam, I briefly explained my community, family, and V SATEESH about the problems that have friends. I am moved by my imme- been haunting me, which are diate surroundings, violence and REDDY common issues. When it comes to commotion in my neighbour- Rajyam 2.0, I wrote something hood, disparity of wealth in our about the related to public opinion after tak- country, poorly regulated legisla- ing a poll on my Instagram pro- tion, drug abuse and other calami- issues in our file. With Rajyam 2.0, I declare ties that are affecting the com- that we have to get freedom from moners.” country that ourselves before seeking it exter- His first revolutionary track nally. It can only happen when we Rajyam became an anthem for the inspire his work towards the betterment general population. In it, he community,” said the Street speaks about the inequality of Violater, who recently released his wealth in our country, the poor- works, and Rajyam 2.0 — Antham. While ly regulated law enforcement that about his Rajyam explains how political is affecting the helpless and sup- and corrupt politics.” He also I went on to write songs for my community, leaders are deceiving people, pressed masses of this nation and plans on shedding some light on family, and friends. I am moved by my immediate Rajyam 2.0 mainly focuses on the other pressing issues that are the struggles he had to go through latest album, reservation system and its impact haunting the common man. His as an artist, as a citizen and as a surroundings, violence and commotion in my Rajyam 2.0 on people with merits. latest single Rajyam 2.0 talks resident in his neighbourhood. neighbourhood, disparity of wealth in our country, Street Violater is a Hyderabad- about the education system in Furthermore, he aims to tackle poorly regulated legislation, drug abuse and all based bilingual rapper and musi- India, corrupt politicians, farmers, moral concerns such as the lack cian. He started his musical as the and other issues that need to be of fraternity, inequality and jeal- those affecting people lead vocalist for his band Street addressed by everyone. ously among individuals in the Mafia. After a brief duration, the He said that he intends to world. STREET VIOLATER

Alia Bhatt to raise funds for animals via baking THE HEROES OF HUNGER ood is a human necessity, essential supplies to the foundation. would cherish. We are a small group Attapur Bengali without which we cannot This was one-of-its-kind initiative by of active volunteers who look forward Association survive. As such, food the association to provide support and to bringing some changes to local F donation is often consid- encouragement to the orphanage that seekers in every part of ered a grand gesture by is taking care of the underprivileged Hyderabad.” ollywood actress Alia organised a those who can to those who children. Attapur Bengali Bhatt will raise funds can’t. There are hundreds of organisa- However, a food donation isn’t the Association (ABA), estab- for an animal welfare food donation tions across the country trying to help only charitable activity they organise. lished in 2017, is dedicat- B organisation through impoverished communities by provid- ABA has been addressing numerous ed to promoting the actor Arjun Kapoor’s camp at The ing them with food. This is a very com- charitable causes through voluntary cultural and social sister Anshula mon scene in Hyderabad as well. work and fund-raising activities. The heritage of Bengal Kapoor’s online fundraising platform, Fankind. Cherish Recently, the Attapur Bengali members of ABA are committed in Hyderabad by As part of a campaign on Fankind, a fan will Association (ABA), a non-profit group, towards the development of society and organising vari- get will get a chance to bake a cake with the star Foundation, an organised a food donation camp at The are constantly contributing to the bet- ous cultural, under the guidance of Indian Pastry Chef Pooja Cherish Foundation in Rajendra Nagar, terment of the community. social, charita- Dhingra. Fans have to donate a minimum amount Hyderabad. During the visit to The Cherish ble, education- of `300 or multiples thereof and at the end of the orphanage A team of volunteers from the asso- Foundation, ABA volunteers spent al, and recre- campaign period, one fan will be randomly selected ciation were present at the orphanage some quality time with the children ational pro- to bake a cake with the Udta Punjab actress to distribute food items and other and played various indoor and outdoor grammes “The welfare of animals is a cause I truly believe in games with them. They also discussed throughout and funds raised through this unique experience will with the caretakers about the challenges the year. support World For All, a charitable organisation that children and the orphanage is fac- ABA has based in Mumbai that works towards creating a better ing and assured continuous support. made efforts and safer environment for the cats and dogs living Subir Roy, President of Attapur by organising on our streets,” Alia said in a statement. Bengali Association, said, “It was a Durga Puja Effectively, 70 per cent of the donations will go to wonderful experience to meet the event along ‘World For All’; an NGO which Alia is closely children and caretakers at The Cherish with other associated with. This Mumbai-based animal wel- Orphanage. We are delighted to con- Bengali festi- fare organisation has revolutionised the model tribute a small portion of the facilities vals, which of stray animal adoptions. at the orphanage through our involve- were accredited “As an animal lover and pet parent ment. The most satisfying part of the by various agen- myself, animal welfare is a cause that is visit was spending time with the chil- cies in and around close to my heart and I am so glad that dren, which the entire association Hyderabad. with Alia’s association, Fankind is Cherish able to help spread the message Foundation is a regis- about the importance of animal ABA HAS ALSO BEEN tered charitable trust welfare and can raise funds for working with orphan chil- World For All,” Anshula said. ADDRESSING NUMEROUS dren and running an orphan- — IANS CHARITABLE CAUSES age, which is dedicated to pro- viding a stable and loving family THROUGH VOLUNTARY atmosphere to the children. Cherish WORK AND FUND-RAISING Foundation aims to integrate an orphan child into mainstream society ACTIVITIES through holistic development. 10

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Theatre director Nadir Khan and actor Rajit Kapur say that their forthcoming venture, A Few Good Men, for Aadyam’s fifth season, reflects upon what happens when people in authority are questioned n Rob Reiner’s Mariners accused of mur- room dramas. “They always bring out that character in 1992 film, A Few dering one of their own. The have in store some suspense my own way. I haven’t let the Good Men, it was story highlights the inherent and mystery. I feel that they film affect my performance at I actor Jack flaw of a system that rewards are very intriguing and can all.” Nicholson’s ‘You following orders ‘no-ques- hold the audience. However, The actor believes that can’t handle the tions-asked’, and the poten- 12 Angry Jurors is very dif- since it’s a play, there are not truth’ that became a sensa- tial culpability of those exe- ferent than this one. This much things to play around tion in the era when social cuting the orders. So what play is more about the code with. For instance, the loca- media did not exist. And kind of research was involved of morality rather than the tion. He says, “You don’t the drama became iconic in to understand the structure lack of justice. It really ques- have the liberty to shoot in the history of global cinema. or make any particular tions whether one can han- real locations, of course. You However, not many have changes in the script? He dle the truth or not and have to imagine certain known that the film was explains, “First. We haven’t how,” says he. things in a play and I think, originally adapted from an changed it much. The same This isn’t Nadir’s first stint that is the beauty of it.” eponymous Broadway play things are said in just a dif- with Aadyam. Apart from 12 In this era of social media, (of 1989), which was written ferent way and setup. Second. Angry Jurors, he has previ- does he feel that theatre is and directed by Aaron Yes, some research is always ously brought to the stage, facing a pushback due to the Sorkin, who is known to involved. It was done to #SingIndiaSing, The Hounds advent of the digital plat- have written the stage edition understand the American of Baskerville, and I Don’t forms? He says, “Not at all. of To Kill a Mockingbird. Military judiciary system and Like It. He says, “Five years in Even with online channels, It’s the same script that how it functions. I read a few a row with Aadyam is pres- more and more youngsters theatre director and actor things about their legal pro- sure enough. And when are getting attracted to the- Nadir Khan has picked up for cedures in cases when an CAN YOU HANDLE you’re doing a text as iconic atre. I can recall, when we his next theatrical direction officer commits a punishable as this one, you better make were in college, we only saw for Aadyam’s fifth season. crime, to understand the sure you’ve got a cracking 35 plus people in the audi- Ask him about why he chose process of the play. Another cast to match Sorkin’s superb ence but that’s not the case the very play to adapt for his part of research went into writing. Thankfully, we’ve today. Of course, social next direction, he says that its understanding the kind of managed to do that.” media is a big thing but lines and characters are very costumes that should be Ask Rajit about what was there is simply no compari- iconic and have stayed “rel- given to the characters.” his research while getting son. It’s tough but it has evant” to the times. “And it’s The drama stars Ira Dubey into the skin of his character, always been that way. When when writer Devika Sahni as the persistent lawyer he says, “I didn’t have to read television came, everybody came up to me with the Lieutenant Commander THE TRUTH? or watch anything to do that. said live performances will script. I was instantly drawn Joanne Galloway, Rajit Kapur ideal ones.” of anyone else for this role, I a military officer before. In lenging him. He shouldn’t Nadir had done it all for me. not happen anymore. But to it. In a way, I didn’t choose as Lieutenant Colonel Whereas, Rajit’s reasons juggled my schedules to the play, Jessup’s authority is ever have to explain himself, He was very clear about what they are still going on. So live the script but it chose me. Nathan Jessep, Neil for joining the cast were dif- make it happen,” he tells us being questioned. It show- especially to some desk jock- he wants and how he wants performances are here to And I like scripts which have Bhoopalam as US Military ferent. He says that Nadir is and laughs. cases what happens when ey and he never backs down. it. I won’t deny that I haven’t stay.” good plots and the ability to lawyer Daniel A Kaffee in the a good friend. “But it’s not The cocky, arrogant lawyer somebody in power is being So the way my character watched the film. It was years Danish Hussain, Ashwin stay with a person. In fact, lead roles. Ask Nadir about just because he’s a friend but Lieutenant Kaffee accuses questioned. His personality is looked at things and made a ago when it first came out. Mushran, Tavish the dialogues in the play are why he chose the particular is also an accomplished Colonel Jessup of ordering quite tough. Well, how else perspective was very impor- However, I didn’t want to Bhattacharya, Junaid Khan, very witty and smart,” he cast for the characters, he director. I share a certain the killing of a US Marine at would you describe a guy tant and I kept that in mind.” watch it again to be influ- Sukant Goel, Kenny Desai, says. says, “The characters in the equation with him. And Guantanamo Bay. While whose life motto is, ‘Walk Nadir, who has also direct- enced by it. It is important Siddharth Kumar, Suresh The plot is inspired by plot are very fierce and witty when you have that, there talking about his character, softly and carry an armoured ed another courtroom for me as an actor because it’s Venkat, Sahir Mehta, Zeus true events and is a court- people. And for that, I need- happens to be a mutual trust he says, “It’s definitely a chal- tank division.’ Jessup isn’t drama, 12 Angry Jurors (also evident that people draw Paranjape and Rohit room drama which follows ed a strong cast. And Ira, Neil and understanding. So when lenging part for me since I afraid of anything or anyone for Aadyam), tells us about comparisons. For me, the Dandwani are among the the trial of two US Navy and Rajit were actually the he said that he couldn’t think have never played the role of and is used to people chal- his fascination with court- most important thing was to others in the cast.

Farmers are using drones ‘POPULISM IS to decide how much water SPREADING ACROSS’ ctor Richard Gere says the movement Taking they should give crops the of populism is spreading all around the Aworld, and he hopes to touch upon the next day issue with his series MotherFatherSon. In his first television role in the last 30 years, Gere is seen as a charismatic self- harvest with (1,820 square Blazers made businessman Max, who owns media a higher the least amount of mois- kilometers) in Mexico. outlets in London and around the world. ture — a practice called deficit Agriculture uses 57 per cent to irrigation. 70 per cent of the system’s water in the The drama series, written by Tom Rob In the future, tiny needles attached to US, researchers say. The problem facing pol- Smith, is a tale of a broken family with plants could directly measure how much icymakers is how to divert some of that to deep-rooted issues of politics, conflicts water they contain and signal irrigation sys- meet the needs of growing cities without cam- of a country on the brink of change and view tems to automatically switch on or off. drying up farms, ranches and the environ- eras and power. He said, “It is about a mother, a Getting more bang for the buck is a goal ment. yield moni- father and a son and how those for scientists looking for better ways to help The researchers’ goal is understanding tors — which relationships function. And this human drone farmers manage the use of water. They’re crops, soil and weather so completely that measure the den- story which we can all relate to is set soare using sensors to help control the flow of farmers know exactly when and how much sity of crops like against a much larger story about d water going to plants and to improve the to irrigate. corn and wheat as they international politics and about the over quality of crop yields. “We call it precision agriculture, precision pass through harvesting movement of populism which I feel is a “It’s like almost every month somebody’s irrigation,” said Huihui Zhang, a equipment — can show a spreading across.” blazing hotA cornfield in coming up with something here and there,” Department of Agriculture engineer who farmer which land is pro- northeastern Colorado on a said Don Ackley, water management super- conducts experiments at the Greeley ductive and which is not, said recent morning, snapping visor for the Coachella Valley Water research farm. “Right amount at the right Ed Martin, a professor and images with an infrared camera District in Southern California. “You time at the right location.” extension specialist at the to help researchers decide how almost can’t keep up with it.” The Palo Verde Irrigation District in University of Arizona. much water they would give the Researchers and farmers are running Southern California is trying deficit irriga- “If we’re going to take stuff out of crops the next day. similar experiments in arid regions around tion on alfalfa, the most widely grown crop production because we don’t After a brief, snaking flight above the world. The need is especially pressing in the Colorado River Basin. have enough water, I think the field, the drone landed and the in seven US states that rely on the Colorado Alfalfa, which is harvested as hay to feed these technologies could researchers removed a handful of River: Arizona, California, Colorado, horses and cattle, can be cut and baled sev- help identify which ones memory cards. Back at their computers, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. eral times a year in some climates. The Palo you should be taking out,” they analysed the images for signs the The river has plenty of water this sum- Verde district is experimenting with reduced Martin said. corn was stressed from a lack of water. mer after an unusually snowy winter in the water for the midsummer crop, which Each technology has ben- This US Department of Agriculture sta- mountains of the US West. But climatolo- requires more irrigation but produces efits and limits, said Kendall tion outside Greeley and other sites across gists warn the river’s long-term outlook is lower yields. DeJonge, another Agriculture the Southwest are experimenting with uncertain at best and dire at worst, and com- Sensors placed over the test plots indi- Department engineer who drones, specialised cameras and other petition for water will only intensify as the rectly measure how much water the plants does research at the ‘You can't stop being famous. You technology to squeeze the most out of every population grows and the climate changes. are using, and the harvested crop is weighed Greeley farm. are a famous person even when drop of water in the Colorado River — a The World Resources Institute says the to determine the yield. Soil moisture you are at home. So you don't vital but beleaguered waterway that serves seven Colorado River states have some of “The question then becomes, what’s the monitors measure a have to deliberately detach from an estimated 40 million people. the highest levels of water stress in the economic value of the lost crop versus the single point, but a that because that will always be Remote sensors measure soil moisture nation, based on the percentage of available economic value of the saved water?” said farm has a range of a part of you. If you can look at and relay the readings by Wi-Fi. Cellphone supplies they use in a year. New Mexico was Bart Fisher, a third-generation farmer and conditions and soil it as an advantage, use it and apps collect data from agricultural weath- the only state in the nation under extreme- a member of the irrigation district board. types. Infrared apply it well, it is great. er stations and calculate how much water ly high water stress. Blaine Carian, who grows grapes, lemons images can spot Becoming famous and getting different crops are consuming. The federal government will release a and dates in Coachella, California, already uses thirsty crops, but fame are two different things. Researchers deliberately cut back on closely watched projection on whether the deficit irrigation. He said withholding water only after they For me, my work has always ctress Sobhita Dhulipala-starrer water for some crops, Colorado River system has enough water to at key times improves the flavour of his grapes need water. been important rather than my will premier at the trying to get meet all the demands of downstream by speeding up the production of sugar. Agricultural popularity.’ —Tabu Aprestigious Toronto the best states in future years. A micro-sprayer near Coachella, weather stations International Film Festival (TIFF). The The river supplies more than California, delivers water directly above the provide a action thriller also stars 7,000 square miles (18,000 roots of a plant or fruit tree, minimising wealth of data actor Nivin Paul. “The film is part of square kilometres) of waste. on the recent the special section at TIFF. When I farmland and supports a He also uses on-farm weather stations and past, but they KJOS’ first read the script, I was blown by $5 billion-a-year agri- soil moisture monitors, keeping track of the can’t predict it. I am glad that it is getting its cultural industry, data on his cellphone. His drip and micro- the future. WISHLIST FOR due after so many years now. I including a signifi- spray irrigation systems deliver water “A l l o f t h e s e K2H2 REBOOT am looking forward to cant share of the directly to the base of a plant or its roots things are tools in the showing this film to people nation’s winter instead of saturating an entire field. toolbox,” DeJonge aran Johar has no immediate plans to work on vegetables, For Carian and many other farmers, the said. “None of them at the festival, interacting a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai reboot, but the filmmaker with the international according to the appeal of technology is as much about eco- are a silver bullet.” K says Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Janhvi US Bureau of nomics as saving water. — AP press and cinema Kapoor are on his wishlist if he decides to bring back aficionados,” Sobhita, Reclamation, “The conservation’s just a byproduct. the love story. “Ranveer would play Rahul as he has that which manages We’re getting better crops, and we are, in Made in Heaven-fame, mad intensity as SRK. Alia as Anjali. She has the spunk said. most of the big general, saving money,” he said. and Janhvi Kapoor as Tina because she has the poise dams and reser- But researchers say water-saving tech- and balance of the part,” said Johar, during an audience voirs in the nology could determine whether some Western states. farms can stay in business at all, especially interaction at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The Pacific in Arizona, which faces cuts in its portion Looking back at the casting process, Karan said, “I Institute, an environ- of Colorado River water under a drought was ecstatic to meet SRK. Kajol and he had mental group, says the contingency plan the seven states promised that they would work on my first film. It river also irrigates about hammered out this year. took months to cast for Rani's part after 700 square miles Drone-mounted Aditya Chopra recommended her.” 11

Vijayawada Tuesday August 20, 2019 filmy bytes PRABHAS ANNA has an elephant's memory: Sujeeth ilmmaker Sujeeth Sign, a shot in the trailer where blood Sujeeth handled everyone The director, who has helmed the oozes out of his upper body as he mega-budget action takes a shower. I told him about it speaking at the extravaganza Saaho, when I first narrated him the story like a pro: RAJAMOULI F said that even before in November 2014. Three years promotional event got his first shot at fea- down the lane, when I was about Showering high ilmmaker SS Sujeeth narrated,” the top ture film direction, Prabhas sent to shoot it, he recalled the meet- praise on the film’s Rajamouli, who filmmaker said at an event of Saaho, mentions him a word for a meeting. “UV ing of the said sequence, which I producers Vamsi, is a dear friend of Saaho in Hyderabad on Creations got the DVD of my short forgot. He is extremely passionate Pramod and Vicky, F of Prabhas, said Sunday. that he was able to films and Prabhas anna happened about cinema,” the director said. he rhapsodised, the actor is far- On Sujeeth, Rajamouli to watch them. He felt that I was He further pointed out that “They ensured that sighted. “After I shared, “He is a youngster go about his job good with a screenplay and want- Prabhas had enormous confi- I focused on the narrated the story of and many doubted whether ed to meet me. I was in dence on him to steer the `350 film without any Baahubali he was immedi- he can pull off a massive with confidence Sudharshan theatre (Hyderabad) crore action-thriller that is set to worries. I could ately thinking of his next. He project like Saaho. However, with my dad watching Mirchi storm into theatres on August 30. see their tensed was sure that Baahubali those doubts were put to rest because the actor when I was asked to meet him. I “After working for a technician like faces because of would be a hit and felt the with the film’s first look couldn’t believe it and didn’t meet SS Rajamouli, he chose one-film- the budget, but need to make the right move itself. The moment the film’s him,” he said. He was speaking at old me for his next. Yet, he gave me they never with his next. One fine day, teaser and trailer came out, and the producers a promotional event of Saaho in the same importance that he gave brought what they he excitedly came to me and everyone understood his Hyderabad on Sunday evening. Rajamouli garu. I could go about were going said, ‘Darling, Sujeeth has capabilities. It’s not easy to trusted him to get More than 100,000 fans of Prabhas my job with the utmost confidence through to me. narrated a fantastic story’. work with leading techni- from the two Telugu states attend- because of the faith he had in me. The film wouldn’t What I liked about him is cians and an all-India star the work done, ed the event, which was held at Even when others pointed out to have been possible that he didn’t opt for a big such as Prabhas, but he han- Ramoji Film City. UV Creations whether I have it in if not for them. director after Baahubali and dled everyone like a pro. He finds NAGARAJ Sujeeth added, “Prabhas anna me to direct a project of this mag- They are the best rather believed in the story has done a fantastic job.” has the memory of an elephant nitude, Prabhas felt that I was tal- people that I could’ve GOUD and his mind registers every ented enough to get the job done,” ever asked for.” minute detail about films. There’s the director noted. Shiva Kandukuri's first look from Choosi Choodangaane out

fter announcing the the makers chose the oppor- The actor plays a title earlier this tune moment to reveal Shiva’s month, the makers look. Suresh Babu, who will dis- photographer in the of Choosi tribute the film under his A Choodangaane, fea- esteemed Suresh Productions, movie, and the makers turing Shiva did the honours. Kandukuri, son of producer Raj Gopi Sundar is presently released his first look Kandukuri and ’96 fame Varsha working on the film’s music in Bollamma, revealed the film’s Cochin. Raj Kandukuri is on Monday since it first look on Monday. In the expecting the film, directed by romantic drama, Shiva will be debutante Sesha Sindhu Rao, to was World seen as a wedding photograph- finish all post-production for- er who is looking for a girl who malities by September 10. He is Photography Day will balance his life. As Monday eyeing September 21 as the was World Photography Day, release date. KALYANRAM'S next EVARU TAKES joins Sankranti race THE LEAD lightly delayed, the filming of Kalyanram’s next Entha Manchi Vaadavuraa with Satish While Ranarangam opened on a Vegesna has picked up the Another S pace. With the first schedule strong note, the movie still wrapped up last week, the makers are gearing up for the second sched- thriller in requires `7 crore to break even, as ule, which will commence on August 26 and go on till September 22. Tanuku, reviews had an effect on its Rajahmundry and its surrounding areas will host the schedule, which will witness a cou- Rajasekhar’s ple of action sequences and a song, besides footfalls in the subsequent days talkie portions, being filmed. “The shoot will shift to Hyderabad in October and bank ndependence Day weekend in the US. Chikmagalur in November,” the mak- saw Ranarangam Meanwhile, Allu Arjun ers said on Monday. Originally, they nown for his penchant for Tamil filmmakers, and Evaru battling watched Evaru on Sunday and planned to shoot in Ooty but it seems Rajasekhar has zeroed in on Pradeep I it out at the box- taking to his social media Chikmagalur is filling it. Krishnamoorthy, who has directed Sathya (the office. While the pages, raved the film as an The makers are planning to complete K Tamil version of Kshanam) and Vijay Antony-star- Sharwaa-starrer amazing murder mys- the film this year-end and slot it for rer Bethaludu, for his next. A high-concept emotional gangster drama opened on a tery packed with Sankranti, which is already occupied thriller, the as-yet-untitled film will be produced by national strong note grossing `8.1 crore twists and turns. with films like Sarileru Neekevvaru, Ala award-winning producer G Dhananjayan under his Creative on day one, not-so promising He extended Vaikunthapuramlo and Sreekaram. Entertainers and Distributors. The actor evinced his interest reviews had an effect on its his congratu- A joint production venture between to headline the film after listening to the single-line story. footfalls over the weekend, lations to the Umesh Gupta of Aditya Music and The producer is planning to wrap up the project in a start- especially in ‘A’ centres and in principal Sivalenka Prasad of Sridevi Movies, Entha to-finish schedule and release it in March next year. The the US, where it even failed to cast and Manchi Vaadavuraa sees the likes of VK likes of veterans Satyaraj, Nasser and Brahmanandam breach $100 K. ‘B’ and ‘C’ cen- crew of the Naresh, Suhasini , have been roped in to play key roles, while Simon K tres helped the box-office cause film, which Tanikella Bharani, Pavitra Lokesh, King, who recently composed the music for Killer, of the film, though. It has was direct- Vennela Kishore, Praveen and has been signed on to render tunes. minted an overall `9. 75 crore ed by Prabhas Sreenu in support- Rajasekhar’s last film Kalki, an action thriller, (share) in its opening weekend Venkat ing roles, while Mehreen is with Prasanth Varma, failed to light up the and has to make another `7 Ramji. the film's leading lady. box-office and the actor is pinning hopes crore to reach the breakeven on this one to get him back to win- stage. ning ways. On the other hand, while -starrer opened strongly in ‘A’ centres on Thursday, positive reviews and good word of mouth helped the film pack a punch in the weekend. Didn't know I had tuberculosis for 8 years: Big B Almost all theatres in Hyderabad reported or eight years, self a tuberculosis survivor. getting yourself detected and I cent,” said Big B. almost eight years that I was suf- to full capacity. Made megastar The actor was at NDTV’s don’t mind publicly saying that The 76-year-old star, who has fering from it. I keep saying with on a budget of `8 Amitabh Swasth India launch, speaking I am a Tuberculosis and been associated with various immodesty that if it can happen crore, it has collected Bachchan did to doctor Harsh Vardhan urg- Hepatitis B survivor. Bad blood health campaigns like Polio, to me, then it can happen to any- `7 crore to date and F not know that ing him to spread awareness infusion resulted in me losing 75 Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis and one. Therefore if you are not with no major releas- he was suffer- about regular checkups to facil- per cent of my liver. I was able diabetes, urged people to get willing to get yourself tested then es this weekend, it’s ing from Tuberculosis itate early diagnosis. to detect it after 20 years when tested and diagnosed. “Then you would never find out and bound to increase the and said that he does “I keep quoting my example 75 per cent of my liver was gone. there is a cure. Even with there’s never going to be a cure tally. It has also made not mind calling him- to try and propagate the idea of I am still surviving on 25 per Tuberculosis. I did not know for for it,” he said. $350k in its opening VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | AUGUST 20, 2019 sport 12

Smith closes gap as Living up the hype Kohli maintains top spot PTI n DUBAI lose their pole position in the ICC Test Team rankings, as even Root glad to see Archer ‘shake up things' on Test debut ustralian batsman Steve a 1-0 defeat by the West Indies ASmith pipped New Zealand in their upcoming series will see AFP n LONDON skipper Kane Williamson to them slip to 108 points. That second spot with only nine margin will be enough for the ngland captain Joe Root said fast England unchanged points separating him and the West Indies to overtake Pakistan bowler Jofra Archer had “lived up top-ranked Virat Kohli in the to seventh position at 88 points. Eto the hype” with a dramatic Test latest list for ICC Test list India are on top of team debut against Australia at Lord’s. released on Monday. table with 113 points followed Archer, who replaced the injured for Headingley Test The Indian captain, with by New Zealand James Anderson in team for the sec- 922 points, is on top of the list (111 points) ond Ashes Test, took five wickets in the AFP n LONDON while Smith, after his twin and South drawn match, including 3-32 in Ashes hundreds in Birmingham Africa (108 Australia’s second innings on Sunday. ngland named an unchanged and 92 at Lord’s, is on 913 points). But Archer’s display, which almost Esquad on Monday for this week’s points. helped England achieve an unlikely and third Test against Australia at The other Indian in the top- series-levelling win in a match severe- Headingley. 10 is Cheteshwar Pujara, who ly affected by rain, was about much The injured James Anderson, stayed put at his fourth posi- more than economical figures. England’s all-time leading Test wick- tion. The 24-year-old quick’s sheer et-taker, will continue his bid to Sri Lanka captain speed gave England’s attack a new cut- return later in the series by playing Dimuth Karunaratne ting edge. in a county 2nd XI match starting made rapid strides, Archer hit several Australians, from today. entering the top-10 at with a fearsome bouncer that slammed England’s selectors kept faith eighth with a jump of into Steve Smith’s unprotected neck with the XI that drew the rain-affect- four ranking places. leading to a concussion that kept the ed second Ashes Test at Lord’s, with South Africa’s Aiden star batsman off the field on the last day the hosts having the better of an Markram also at Lord’s and could rule him out of the exciting last day before Australia held improved upon his third Test in Leeds starting on out to preserve their 1-0 lead. ranking to be posi- Thursday. Surrey left-arm seamer Sam tioned sixth “He’s come in and he really has Curran, who did not play at Lord’s, while England made a massive impact, added a dif- retained his place in a 12-man squad captain Joe ferent dynamic to our bowling group for the third Test, which starts at assessed continually ahead of the Root paid and has given Australia something dif- England captain Joe Root’s fourth Test at his Old Trafford home for his slight ferent to think about,” said Root. Headingley home ground on ground starting on September 4. slump in “It’s really pleasing to see someone Thursday. While England’s fallible top form to be at come in on Test debut and really shake With just a four-day turnaround order remains a concern — opener ninth. up things and live up to the hype — between Tests in London and Leeds, Jason Roy has made just 40 runs in In the bowlers’ list, even some of the hype that he put on major changes were always unlike- four innings this series — the selec- Pat Cummins remained himself. ly. tors have resisted the temptation to firmly entrenched on top “He makes things happen when Now England will hope that is bring in new faces. of the table while not many others in world can. Such a sufficient time for World Cup-win- They were under less pressure to Ravindra Jadeja improved unique action and way of bowling, and ning fast bowler Jofra Archer to make changes after the uncapped from sixth place to fifth. obviously natural pace, which is always recover from the 44 overs he sent duo of Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley, His spin bowling partner going to be in the game on any surface.” down at Lord’s. considered to be of the best young Root added: “When you’ve got that Anderson did not play in the openers in England, were both out remained 10th. and the skill of other guys around it, second Test because of a calf injury for low scores on Sunday. Jadeja also remained it makes for a tasty combination and will step his rehabilitation this week Sibley got a duck for third in the all-rounder’s list, I think that’s one of the reasons why we by playing for Lancashire 2nd XI Warwickshire against Somerset on led by West Indies’ Jason always felt we were in the game. against Leicestershire in a three-day Sunday and Kent batsman Crawley Holder, with Shakib Al “It makes for a very interesting last friendly match in Liverpool. was dismissed for just five against Hasan placed second. Jofra Archer celebrates after taking the wicket of David Warner caught Rory Burns during day 5 AP three games.” Anderson’s fitness will be Essex. Meanwhile, India could Rahane gets runs Saini stays as cover for Tests PTI n NEW DELHI Cup in England as well. the past few years. He has the the best that has emerged "Yes, Navdeep saini has pace, and ability to hit the from the country. Rather than ahead of first Test mpressed with his skill-set, been asked to stay back by the deck, move the ball both in air playing domestic cricket, he Ithe Indian team manage- team management for the Test and off the pitch. now needs to be in and ment has decided to keep series. He will stay back pri- "If he is groomed well, it around the international scene speedster Navdeep Saini as a marily as a net bowler, they will only increase our pool of and learn the tricks of the net bowler for the two-Test want to groom him for the fast bowlers for the top tier trade for the next level," he series against the West Indies, Test format keeping an eye on cricket. That's how the team said. aiming to groom him for the future," a senior BCCI management is looking at India will play five Test Pandey, Iyer future red-ball assignments. official said on Monday. him," the official said. matches at home this season Saini, who plays domestic Saini, in fact, bowled six It is believed that if Saini with three against South cricket for Delhi, made his overs during the West Indies stays back, it will help bowl- Africa and two against to share India T20 International debut A first innings in the ongoing ing coach Bharath Arun to Bangladesh in October and against the West Indies in practice match to give relief to invest more time in the 26- November. Florida and won the man of , Jasprit year-old Karnal-lad, who has It will not be a bad idea to A captaincy the match award in his maid- Bumrah and . taken 120 wickets from 43 blood Saini against en appearance. Mohammed Shami and first-class games with three Bangladesh since the manage- The five one day He has earlier been the Bhuvneshwar Kumar didn't five-wicket hauls. ment would be monitoring matches against Indian team's net bowler and bowl in the first innings. "One can't ignore the Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa A will a cover for Bhuvneshwar "Saini has been a per- effort that Arun has put in to Mohammed Shami's respec- Kumar during the ICC World former in red ball cricket for make India's fast bowling unit tive workloads. be played at The Sports Hub in Thiruvananthapuram on August 29, 31 and Shastri names Iyer for No 4 spot Support staff selection Sept 2, 4 and 8

PTI n COOLIDGE Indies A. IANS n ST JOHNS PTI n MUMBAI Having declared on their begins, announcement ndian vice-captain Ajinkya overnight score of 297 for 5 at ead coach Ravi Shastri anish Pandey was on IRahane got much needed the end of the first day, India Hhas for the time put an end MMonday named India A runs under his belt ahead of bowled out the home team for to the debate over the No 4 spot captain for the first three one- the first Test as the visitors 181 in 56.1 overs with Ishant in the Indian batting line-up by on Thursday dayers against the touring South reached 174 for five at lunch (3/21), Kuldeep (3/35) and identifying as the Africa A, while Shreyas Iyer will on the final day of the three- Umesh Yadav (3/19) sharing man for the job. PTI n MUMBAI lead in the last two matches of day warm-up game against the the spoils. Impressed with the pool of the series beginning August 29 West Indies A here on Senior off-spinner Ashwin talented youngsters coming up gnored for the head coach’s in Thiruvananthapuram. Monday. and speedster Mohammed the ranks in Indian cricket, Iposition, Lalchand Rajput Rising talent Shubman Gill Rahane, who has not Shami didn't bowl in the first Shastri — while speaking to was among the aspirants is there in both Pandey’s and scored a hundred in more innings but might bowl in — said Iyer will appearing for interviews on Iyer’s teams and so are Vijay than two years, made a fight- second. continue to bat at No 4 in ODIs Monday to pick the support Shankar, Anmolpreet Singh, ing 54 off 162 balls before a The second day was about for India. staff of the Indian cricket team, Ricky Bhui, Shardul Thakur, reverse sweep led to his dis- the Indian bowlers trying to “One of the areas we con- joining heavyweights such as and Nitish Rana. missal. Rahane, who is the find their groove after switch- centrated on over the last two Venkatesh Prasad. Ishan Kishan was picked as stand-in captain in this game, ing formats. years was to blood as many The senior selection com- wicketkeeper in the team led by had come to open the innings Ishant, India's red ball youngsters as possible. Shreyas mittee, led by former stumper Pandey, while the immensely after failing in the first essay. specialist, hit the right length Iyer, for instance, he is going to MSK Prasad, started an exten- talented Sanju Samson will do The Mumbai batsman had straightaway in his first spell stay at No 4,” said Shastri who sive process to pick the support duty behind the stumps under looked horribly out of touch dismissing Jeremy Solozano has been reappointed as the staff. Iyer’s captaincy. during his 35 overs at the (9) and Brandon King (4) head coach till World 2021 The 57-year-old Rajput India leg-spinner Yuzvendra crease on day two. His 20 not with a hint of away movement. T20. entering the fray means com- Chahal is part of the team for the out on Sunday had three For Jasprit Bumrah, it was Iyer batted at number five petition for the batting coach’s first three matches. boundaries but he played more about getting overs during the just-concluded ODI position could only get tougher The matches will be played more than 80 dot balls, a tes- under his belt and he bowled series against the West Indies with former Test opener at The Sports Hub in timony to his struggles. 11 of them. and scored 71 and 65 in the two Vikram Rathour already Mumbai stalwart Amol Thiruvananthapuram on Rahane and Hanuma Umesh, who hasn't been innings he played. emerging as a strong con- Mazumdar and Saurashtra’s August 29, 31 and September 2, Vihari had resumed the among the top three pacers in Wicketkeeper-batsman tender to replace incumbent batting bulwark Sitanshu 4 and 8. innings at 84 for one and both the starting line-up, also gave was India’s num- Sanjay Bangar. Kotak. The All-India senior selec- batsmen managed to score a good account of himself ber four but he failed to grab Among the incumbents, It was learnt that former tion committee picked the half-centuries. Vihari, who rocking the A team's middle- the opportunities and scored 20 bowling coach Bharat Arun India batsman Hrishikesh teams here. was on 48 overnight, went on order. and 0 in the two ODIs. and fielding coach R Sridhar Kanitkar and ex-Delhi batsman Team for first 3 one-day: to make 64 off 125 balls in an However, with Bumrah, Kohli, after the third ODI have emerged favourites to Mithun Manas also appeared Manish Pandey (Captain), innings comprising nine fours Shami and Ishant being the against the West Indies, said retain their posts after head for interview before the five- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman and a six with India extending top-three choices, it will be that 24-year-old Iyer has pre- coach Ravi Shastri stressed on member panel. Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky their lead to 279 runs. difficult for him to break into sented a strong case for himself retaining the staff. One of the candidates said Bhui, Ishan Kishan (wicket- Off-spinner Akim Frazer the side unless Virat Kohli to be a regular feature of the However, Bangar still faces that giving presentation was keeper), Vijay Shankar, Shivam removed both Rahane and decides upon playing four team in the limited-overs for- a tough challenge with most of not mandatory. Dube, Krunal Pandya, Axar Vihari while Rishabh Pant specialist fast bowlers. mat. the applications received for the For the position of bowling Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravindra Jadeja were the For Kuldeep, getting three Earlier, former India skip- batting coach’s post. The for- coach, former India pacers Shardul Thakur, Deepak other batsmen to be dis- wickets will keep him in a per Sunil Gavaskar also advo- mer India all-rounder has been Venkatesh Prasad, Paras Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Nitish missed. Wriddhiman Saha (6) good headspace and if India cated for Iyer to bat at No 4. “In with the team since 2014 dur- Mbabrey and Amit Bhandari Rana. and R Aswhin (5) were in the happen to play five bowlers my view, Rishabh Pant is much ing which India have played 50 appeared for the interview. Team for last two one-day: middle when lunch was called. with two spinners, he is sure better like MS Dhoni at 5 or 6 Tests and 119 ODIs. As per the criteria for bat- Shreyas Iyer (Captain), On day two, Seniormost to play his part. as a finisher because that’s The process is expected to ting, bowling and fielding Shubman Gill, Prashant pacer Ishant Sharma bowled a The first Test begins here where his natural game and be completed only by Thursday coach, the three personnel Chopra, Anmolpreet Singh, fiery opening spell while left- on Thursday. natural flair will come into after all the interviews for var- should have played at least 10 Ricky Bhui, Sanju Samson arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Brief Scores: India 297/5 play,” Gavaskar had said. ious positions including bat- Tests or 25 ODIs and be less (wicket-keeper), Nitish Rana, Yadav promised to pose stiff decl and 174/5 in 70 overs “If it’s a question of batting ting, bowling and fielding than 60 years of age. Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, competition for Ravichandran (Hanuma Vihari 64, Rahane for 30-35 overs, then I think it coach are done with. The process to choose the Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ashwin as India dominated 54). West Indies A 181 all out should be Shreyas Iyer at No 4 Also eyeing the batting support staff will continue on Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, proceedings against West in 56.1 overs. and Pant at No 5,” he had said. Shreyas Iyer defends during third ODI of the three-match series against Windies AP coach’s job are , Tuesday. Tushar Deshpande, Ishan Porel.