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Debit, credit card WhatsApp confirms ‘snooping’ on details of Indians on sale online HYDSELECTEDAS UNESCO CREATIVECITY Indian journalists, activists too 1.3 million customers at risk PNS n NEW DELHI T and Industries PNS n NEW DELHI IMinister KT Rama As Facebook-owned WhatsApp Cong urges SC to hold Committed to protect Rao said he was sued Israeli cyber intelligence Banking trojans are at work glad to announce that company NSO Group this week Centre accountable rights of privacy: MHA again. Cybercriminals have this 'Hyderabad is selected as that exploited its video calling time put up over 1.3 million @UNESCO CREATIVE CITY system to snoop on 1,400 NEW DELHI: The Congress alleged on Thursday NEW DELHI: Oct 31 (PTI) The government is debit and credit card data of in Gastronomy category, on selected users globally, the that the Modi government has been "caught committed to protecting fundamental rights of Indian banking customers for the occasion of World Cities micro-blogging platform con- snooping" after WhatsApp said that journalists and citizens and reports of breach of people's privacy open sale on the dark side of the Day today. It's among the 2 firmed on Thursday that Indian "It targeted at least human rights activists in India have been targets of are an attempt to malign India, Home Ministry web. These cards are being cities from India in list of 66 human rights activists and surveillance, as it urged the Supreme Court to hold officials said on Thursday in the wake of the sold at a price of $100 per card cities, other being Mumbai in journalists were among those 100 human-rights the Centre accountable over the issue. WhatsApp snooping controversy. and can fetch cybercriminals up Film category', he said. targeted by the spyware. defenders, journalists Facebook-owned WhatsApp said Indian The officials also said the government will take to $130 million. According to n These cards are being sold The Minister also Earlier, multiple media and other members of journalists and human rights activists were among strict action against any intermediary responsible a ZDNet report, these card congratulated Municipal reports said those targeted in those globally spied upon by unnamed entities for breach of privacy of citizens. details have been uploaded on at a price of $100 per card. Administration and Urban India included human rights civil society across the using an Israeli spyware Peagasus. "Some statements have appeared based on Joker's Stash which happens to n Development Principal "Modi govt caught snooping! Appalling but not reports in media, regarding breach of privacy of These card details can fetch activists who were arrested world," the head of be Internet's largest and also the cybercriminals up to $130 Secretary Arvind Kumar and over their alleged involvement WhatsApp, Will Surprising! After all, BJP Govt- 1. Fought against Indian citizens on WhatsApp. These attempts to oldest card shop. Group-IB, a his team for the in the Bhima-Koregaon Dalit our right to privacy. 2. Set up a multi crore malign the government of India for the reported security research firm found million. achievement. Cathart, wrote in an Surveillance Structure until stopped by SC. SC breach are completely misleading," an official said. riots near Pune in January last these cards for sale on web. The n These card details have year. The reports said Indian op-ed published by must take immediate cognisance and issue notice The official said the central government is Joker's Stash is advertising it REPORT ON PAGE 2 to BJP government," Congress's chief pokesperson committed to protecting the fundamental rights of been uploaded on journalists were also victim of ‘The Washington Post’ under the "INDIA-MIX-NEW- Joker's Stash the WhatsApp spygate. Randeep Surjewala said in a series of tweets. citizens, including the right to privacy. 01" heading. "Indian users were among While the source of the Two held while those contacted by us this raise the alarm of hacking and Surprising! After all, BJP Govt Notification authorising data NSO Group used the flaw to breach is yet unknown, the machines. When the card is week," a WhatsApp they promptly took measures- 1. Fought against our right to snooping 4) WhatsApp snoop- hack into users' smartphones. security researchers in their swiped through the skimmer, trying to bury Spokesperson said, without -Technical & Legal. Having privacy. 2. Set up a multi crore ing thru Israeli Software; Next- "It targeted at least 100 early data analysis have found the device clones the critical revealing the numbers or being approached by them, Surveillance Structure until cameras in our Homes in name human-rights defenders, jour- Track 2 data in the card dump details of the card stored on its names of those affected. they suggested measures to be stopped by SC. SC must take of Rashtravaad? Tricks of nalists and other members of which suggests that the card magnetic stripe. baby girl alive However, some individuals safe online". immediate cognisance & issue Bhrasht Jasoos Party?" civil society across the world," details have been stolen via The uploaded card details are HYDERABAD: Thanks to came out on their own on The controversy immediate- notice to BJP Govt" tweeted Congress Party spokesperson the head of WhatsApp, Will skimming devices installed at from multiple banks and not an alert auto-rickshaw driver, social media, revealing they ly snowballed into a political Congress Party leader Randeep Sanjay Jha tweeted: "Big Bro is Cathart, wrote in an op-ed ATMs or any PoS. Track 2 data just one which means that it a three-day-old girl child was were among those affected by one, with several Congress Singh Surjewala. watching, reading and published by The Washington is usually found on a card's isn't a case of compromise of saved from being buried alive the spyware. leaders blaming the Bharatiya Another Congress leader analysing your #WhatsApp Post. magnetic stripe. one bank. Criminals who buy in the nick of the moment Sidhant Sibal, who is princi- Janata Party (BJP) behind the Jaiveer Shergill tweeted: 1) BJP message". In a statement, NSO Group Card skimming is a kind of card dumps from Joker's Stash near the Jubilee Bus Station pal diplomatic and defence WhatsApp snooping on human Govt wanted Aadhar linked The BJP, however, dared denied performing any such card theft where criminals typically use the data to clone here on Thursday morning. correspondent for WIONews, civil rights activists. with phone 2) objected to right WhatsApp to reveal the names act, saying it disputed the alle- install skimming devices to legitimate cards and withdraw Two persons who had tweeted: "Here is the good "Modi Govt caught snoop- to privacy as fundamental right; of those affected. gations and vowed to "vigor- steal card details. Skimming money from ATMs in so-called allegedly tried to bury the news. Whatsapp was able to ing! Appalling but not 3) 20/12/2018 issued According to WhatsApp, the ously fight them." devices are like copier "cash outs." infant have been taken into custody. The auto driver ini- tially spotted the accused carrying the infant in a bag HONEY TRAPPING around 9.30 am at the open KCR convenes cabinet meet ground near the bus station. Continued on Page 4 Scamster couple conned to end RTC monopoly Cyclone Maha L VENKAT RAM REDDY been facing severe hardships lakhs of rupees from pastor n HYDERABAD for the past four weeks due to Rajat Kumar PNS n HYDERABAD impact: Rains the strike. n Husband used to Chief Minister K KCR has decided to encour- A 50-year-old pastor was honey- secretly film his wife Chandrasekhar Rao has con- age privatization in RTC Rajat files trapped, drugged, kidnapped, and victim moving likely in TS vened a cabinet meeting on ostensibly to ensure proper and finally conned to the tune closely HYDERABAD: Cyclone Saturday for what could be a bus services for people, while complaint on of lakhs of rupees by a 23-year- Maha over Lakshadweep and defining moment in the his- taking advantage of certain old woman and her husband, n An American citizen adjoining south-east Arabian tory of the State's public trans- changes made recently by the ‘defamatory' who had approached him at his was their next target Kanishka Vijay Kumar Sea is likely to cause light to portation system when it Centre to the Motor Vehicles church in Moinabad initially by moderate rainfall in approves a 'crucial decision' on Act. seeking help and support. Telangana State over the next ending the monopoly of The Chief Minister has WhatsApp post The Moinabad police have August 11, at around 3 pm, the father and got close with him. three-four days. Scattered TSRTC by providing alterna- decided to invoke certain pro- PNS n HYDERABAD arrested the scamster couple, 23- year-old accused approached She then made him to move rain, coupled with thunder- tive transport systems for peo- visions of the new Motor Kanishka, 23, who worked as an him at the church and informed along with her to Wonderla storms, will be experienced ple. The decision will also Vehicles (Amendment) Act, State Chief Electoral Officer air hostess earlier, and her hus- him that she was suffering from resort, AMB Cinema theatre, across the State during the take the wind out of the sails 2019, under which state gov- Rajat Kumar has filed a com- band, Vijay Kumar, 30. ill health and requested him to and a restaurant at Shamshabad period. The cyclone, which is of the losses-laden TSRTC as n To invoke Centre's new ernments are empowered to plaint with the Cyber Crimes The police recovered one toy pray for her. After he offered etc., and moved with him very expected to continue to move henceforth route permits Motor Vehicles encourage private players in Wing of the Hyderabad pistol, bond papers signed by the prayers as requested, she closely. They even took pho- north-westwards across would be given to private (Amendment) Act, 2019 for public transportation system. Police on what he called a victim, photographs, instant informed him that she was the tographs together. Lakshadweep Islands, will buses. privatization in RTC The entry of private players is 'completely fake and defam- photograph printer, blank pho- chairman of a chain of six hotels Later, one day she came to his emerge into east- central The strike by various RTC expected to increase competi- atory post' moving around on tocopies, six cell phones, a bot- that she owned. church and informed that she Arabian Sea during the next employees' unions, which n Permits for private players to tion, resulting in provision of popular messaging platform tle of artificial blood, passport "The same day, around 4 pm, got a tender of KFC Restaurant 24 hours. It will move west- began on October 5, entered operate initially on 4,000 better services to people at WhatsApp. and a getaway car from their while the victim was proceeding and that she had paid Rs 1.5 northwestwards and intensi- the 27th day on Thursday. RTC bus routes vastly reduced rates. The message, he said in the possession. to a church at Secunderabad, she crore as the bid amount and fy into a very severe cyclonic With the state government as At present, the RTC is run- complaint, was that the gov- Recounting incidents leading requested him to pray again, to took a loan of Rs 10 lakh from storm over east-central well as JAC of TSRTC employ- ning around 10,000 buses, of ernment had "given him to the trap, the pastor said that which he denied, saying he had him to pay the remaining bid Arabian Sea during the sub- ees' unions unbudging on strike, no immediate solution which around 2,000 are hired 15.25 acres as a token gift for every Sunday about 400-500 to rush elsewhere. She accom- amount, said Cyberabad Police sequent 24 hours. Under the their respective stance with is in sight. from private parties. favouring in the elections". devotees visited his church in panied him till Secunderabad officials. influence of Cyclone Maha, regard to the deadlock in RTC People across the state have Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 Moinabad for prayers. On and told him that he was like her Continued on Page 4 heavy rain occurred at iso- lated places in Mancherial district, while the rest of the State witnessed light to mod- No proposal to launch gold Telugu actress erate rains at many places. At Jagan case still haunts IAS officers? 10 cm, the highest rainfall Geetanjali was recorded at Dandepalle PNS n HYDERABAD order on a petition. The peti- ately. At that time, the gov- amnesty scheme: Centre in Mancherial district in the tioner, PV Ramana, com- ernment had extended legal PNS n NEW DELHI government move to launch passes away last 24 hours. A fresh case has been booked plained that Sarma withdrew aid to seven IAS officers who amnesty scheme that will allow against retired IAS officer nearly Rs 8 lakh by submitting were involved in handling The government is not consid- individuals and entities to PNS n HYDERABAD TODAY CVSK Sarma for claiming bogus bills to the govern- cases of graft against Jagan that ering any gold amnesty scheme declare their unaccounted gold fake bills towards legal aid in ment. were before the CBI court. as part of efforts to unearth holding without risk of being Popular Telugu actress of ALMANAC Jagan's Rs 45,000 cr CBI dis- Interestingly, the then chief Subsequently allegations were unaccounted wealth stashed in prosecuted. There is no such yesteryear Geetanjali, who is proportionate assets (DA) secretary PK Mohanty blind- made against CVSK Sarma for the form of yellow metal, offi- gold amnesty scheme under remembered for her role as Month & Paksham: cases. The Saifabad police are ly approved the bills. The then claiming huge amounts cial sources said on Thursday. consideration of Income Tax Goddess Sita in 'Sitarama Kartik& Shukla Paksha investigating the case in revenue secretary PV Ramesh towards legal charges. The clarification comes amidst Department as being reported Kalyanam', passed away here Panchangam CVSK Sarma Hyderabad, following a court released the funds immedi- Continued on Page 4 media report indicating the in media, the sources said. following a massive cardiac Tithi : Panchami: 12:51 am (Next Day) arrest. She was 74. Geetanjali died of a mas- Nakshatram: Mula: 09:53 pm sive cardiac arrest late on Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Cognizant to lay off nearly ‘Ayodhya needs to be addressed legally’ Wednesday night at home, any important work) according to family members. Rahukalam: 10:34 am – 11:59 am She was taken 7,000 staff to cut costs PNS n NEW DELHI Justice Bobde ment on the queries he posed to a private Yamagandam: 02:50 pm – 04:15 pm before counsels of Hindu and super-special- Varjyam: 08:15 pm- 09:53 pm PNS n NEW DELHI reskill around 5,000 associates "Ayodhya title dispute has legal acknowledged that Muslim side in connection ity hospital Gulika: 07:43 am - 09:08 am and redeploy them. This will issues, which should be Ayodhya title dispute with divinity of their respective and hospital Cognizant is the second largest result in around 5,000-7,000 addressed through a legal sys- faith. Though, he emphasized sources said Good Time: (to start any important work) is a matter attached IT employer in India with over employees eventually losing tem," said Justice Sharad these questions were relevant she was Amritakalam: 03:23 pm - 05:00 pm 2 lakh employees based in the their jobs in the coming quar- Arvind Bobde, the Chief with the faith of and important to the case. brought dead. Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:36 am - 12:22 pm country. ters. Justice-designate. He spoke to millions, but the issue The first thing he did after Condoling her death, Global IT major Cognizant This, Brian said, is part of IANS on pressing legal issues the official announcement, Telangana Chief Minister K HYDERABAD is also legal, therefore Technology Solutions (CTS) the company's cost reduc- and the road ahead especially the SC will deliver a Justice Bobde said: "I took my Chandrasekhar Rao said WEATHER will be removing 10,000 to tion plan. "This gross reduc- on issues pertaining to access mother's blessing after the for- Geetanjali's role as Goddess 12,000 mid-to-senior level tion is expected to lead to net to justice for the people in rural judgement on it mal announcement." Sita in 'Sitarama Kalynam' (a Forecast: Mostly Cloudy associates from their current reduction of 5,000-7,000 roles areas. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde Once he formally takes up film made by late N T Rama Temp: 27/22 roles. This was announced by as we aim to reskill 5000 Bobde, is the senior-most "I don't know of any similar the post as the Chief Justice of Rao) would be remembered Humidity: 83% Brian Humphries, CEO of associates, thereby lessening judge in the Supreme Court title dispute is a matter largely dispute (Ayodhya matter) that the country, Bobde empha- forever. Sunrise: 06.14 Cognizant in its earning call the impact on our associates after Ranjan Gogoi, the current attached with the faith of mil- has ever been heard by any sized he will be strengthening Several Telugu actors and Sunset: 05.44 with analysts on Thursday. Of and allowing us to reduce lat- Chief Justice, who retires on lions, but the issue is also legal, court. It is a very important the legal apparatus for enabling also the Telugu Movie Artists Current Weather Conditions the 10,000-12,000 that will be eral hiring," he said in the November 17. Justice Bobde therefore the apex court will matter," he said. easy access to justice for peo- Association condoled the Updated October 31, 2019 5:00 PM removed, the company aims to earnings call. acknowledged that the Ayodhya deliver a judgement on it. Justice Bobde did not com- ple in rural areas. death the Geetanjali. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019 hyderabad 02

ICJS in Hyderabad on UNESCO's Kothagudem Civil Supplies Corp sees PS soon bumper paddy produce PNS n KOTHAGUDEM

The district Police have PNS n HYDERABAD ‘Creative Cities' network planned to introduce Interoperable Criminal The State Civil Supplies n City has been selected in gastronomy, while Mumbai in world of film Justice System (ICJS) in all Corporation has set itself a tar- police stations in Bhadradri get of procuring one crore PTI n PARIS Kothagudem soon. The tonnes of paddy this year with Superintendent of Police (SP) a record produce expected Indian cities Mumbai and Sunil Dutt has informed that during the current Kharif and Hyderabad are among the 66 the system would first be the upcoming rabi seasons. urban settlements designated introduced at II-town police The proposed procurement as creative cities by the United station. It was planned to represents a 318 per cent Nations Educational, Scientific introduce the system on increase since 2014-15 when and Cultural Organisation November 2 and later the only 24.82 lakh tonnes of (UNESCO) on Thursday, it ICJS would be implemented paddy was procured. This rose said in a press statement. at all police stations. to 77.41 lakh tonnes in 2018- Mumbai has been selected for Explaining the significance 19. its contribution in the world of of the system he said case According to the corpora- film, and Hyderabad for gas- details such as first informa- tion, in the past five years, tronomy. tion reports (FIRs) and Telangana rose to the top The designation came on charge sheets filed by the among southern States in World Cities' Day, celebrated police could be submitted to paddy procurement and now on October 31, making the two courts electronically. The it stands second on this front n The corporation n According to the cities part of the 246-member courts could access the details in the country. The rising has set a target of corporation, in the Organisation's Network of of cases, FIR numbers, names paddy production can be Creative Cities. According to of the accused and others as attributed to - supply of 24- procuring one crore past five years, the UN body, the Network soon as they were uploaded hour free power to farmers, tonnes of paddy this Telangana rose to the brings together cities that base into the system. Rythu Bandhu, and improved year with a record top among southern their development on creativ- The courts in turn could be irrigation facilities in the State ity, whether in music, arts and able to send details of remand - the developments which were produce expected this States in paddy folk crafts, design, cinema, lit- orders, bail, property release led by Chief Minister K Kharif procurement erature, digital arts or gas- and other information Chandrashekhar Rao, the cor- tronomy. UNESCO creative through online system to the poration said. cities commit to placing culture police officers concerned. The corporation is also tak- for proper weighing of paddy quality and Rs 1,835 for fine at the centre of their develop- The police could get updates ing steps to ensure availabili- and machinery for winnowing quality grain and to eliminate ment strategies and to share According to the The new members of UNESCO's of court proceedings and ty of tarpaulins at purchase and accurately estimating the the role of middlemen at mar- their best practices. UN body, the orders passed related to spe- centres for farmers to cover moisture content. Instructions ket yards and purchase cen- "All over the world, these Creative Cities Network are... cific cases in their stations, he their produce in the event of were issued to officials at the tres. About 16 crore gunny cities, each in its way, make cul- Network brings added. The ICJS has already rains, provision of basic field level to ensure the min- bags would be made available ture the pillar, not an accesso- together cities For Gastronomy: For Crafts and Folk Art : been in use in Warangal, amenities, including resting imum support price of Rs for the kharif, the corporation ry, of their strategy," said that base their Afyonkarahisar (Turkey), Aregua (Paraguay), - Karimnagar and Hyderabad. areas and toilets, equipment 1,815 per quintal of ordinary said. UNESCO Director-General Arequipa (Peru), Belo Horizonte Gastronomy, Ayacucho (Peru), Audrey Azoulay. "This favours development on (Brazil), Bendigo (Australia), Ballarat (Australia), Bandar political and social innova- creativity, Merida (Mexico), Overstrand Abbas (Iran), Biella (Italy), tion and is particularly impor- Hermanus (South Africa), Caldas da Rainha (Portugal), whether in music, Portoviejo (Ecuador), and Jinju (Republic of Korea), tant for the young genera- arts and folk Yangzhou (China) Kargopol (Russian Federation), YouTube's favourite ‘Grandpa Reddy' no more tions." Sharjah (United Arab PNS n HYDERABAD "On 31 October, UNESCO crafts, design, For Music: Ambon (Indonesia), Emirates), Sukhothai He had gained and officials from 24 cities cinema, literature, Essaouira (Morocco), Havana (Thailand), Trinidad (Cuba), massive around the world will celebrate (Cuba) - Music, Kazan (Russian and Viljandi (Estonia). Narayana Reddy from World Cities Day mobilising digital arts or Federation), Kirsehir (Turkey), Telangana, who became popularity as he the Organisation's different gastronomy. Leiria (Portugal), Lliria (Spain), For Design: Asahikawa extremely popular with this would cook urban networks which focus Metz (France), Port of Spain (Japan), , Baku (Azerbaijan) , cooking channel 'Grandpa not only on culture but also on (Trinidad and Tobago), Ramallah Bangkok (Thailand) , Cebu Kitchen' on YouTube has large amounts access, inclusion, global citi- Netexplo Observatory, the cel- (Palestine),Sanandaj (Iran), City (Philippines) - Design, passed away. He had been suf- of food and then zenship education, defence of ebration will also recognise 10 Santo Domingo (Dominican Fortaleza (Brazil), Hanoi fering from age-related ail- distribute it in rights, economics and employ- cities which use state-of-the-art Republic), Valledupar (Vietnam), Muharraq ments for a few days.Fondly ment, as well as technological inno- (Colombia), Valparaíso (Chile), (Bahrain), Querétaro referred to as 'grandpa', he orphanages. climate change vation at the service Veszprém (Hungary), Vranje (Mexico), and San Jose passed away at his native village The YouTube prevention and of citizens to trans- (Serbia). (Costa Rica). in the state on October 27. He channel had resilience. The cel- form cities around had gained massive populari- ebration, an occa- the world sustainably. For Literature: Angouleme For Media Arts: Karlsruhe ty as he would cook large over 6 million sion for "urban Relying on a global (France), Beirut (Lebanon), (Germany), Santiago de Cali amounts of food and then dis- subscribers dialogues," will network of 20 univer- Exeter (United Kingdom), (Colombia) and Viborg tribute it in orphanages. showcase excep- sities, ten cities will Kuhmo (Finland), Lahore (Denmark). The YouTube channel had grandpa was known for his (Pakistan), Leeuwarden tional cities that rely on inno- be honoured for their innova- For Film: Potsdam (Germany), over 6 million subscribers, special recipes and his versatil- vation and collective intelli- tive use of digital technology in (Netherlands), Nanjing (China), many of them from across the ity, whether it was making Odessa (Ukraine), Slemani Sarajevo (Bosnia and gence to shape their future. their socio-economic and envi- Herzegovina), Valladolid (Spain) world. "Loving, sharing and final tribute video posted on In his videos that were seen traditional biryani, or making "In the framework of a part- ronmental development," it (Iraq), Wonju (Republic of caring, this is my family," the channel, documenting by people across the globe, burgers and even pizzas, with- Korea), Wroclaw (Poland) and Wellington (New Zealand). nership between UNESCO and said on Wednesday. grandpa is seen saying in a his last rites. cooking on a firewood stove, out an oven. Leopard scare Hunter’s trap kills keeps people Warangal to host pharma meet 100 new airports PNS n WARANGAL of India, New Delhi, Dr B away from fields labourer in Kothagudem Janardhan Reddy, Principal Indian Association of Secretary, and Incharge Vice in India by 2024 PNS n NIZAMABAD PNS n KOTHAGUDEM by his friends Ramesh and Colleges of Pharmacy (IACP) Chancellor, KU, will be the PNS n NEW DELHI Buchi Babu, who were also will conduct a two-day other guests. A leopard has been creating A labourer was electrocuted labourers, going to the latter’s 'National Pharmaceutical Eminent speakers from the India is planning to open 100 terror among few villages in when he accidentally stepped agriculture field on the village Sciences Congress -2019' on pharmaceutical industry like additional airports by 2024, as Kotagiri mandal of on an electric trap laid to hunt outskirts when the incident November 1 and 2 at St. Madan Mohan Reddy, part of a plan to revive econom- Nizamabad for the past few wild boar at Burgugudem of occurred. Peter's Institute of Managing Director, ic growth in Asia's third-largest days and on Wednesday, the Annapureddypalle . Khan who was walking in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurobindo Pharma, Dr. economy, according to people leopard followed some deer at According to the police the the front accidentally stepped Hanamkonda. The theme of Krishna Ella, Chairman & with knowledge of the matter. Sompur village. Some farmers incident occurred on Tuesday on the electric trap at a the event is "Connecting Managing Director, Bharat The proposal, which includes out in the fields at work, saw night and the deceased per- mango orchard adjoining a pharmaceutical sciences and Reddy, Minister for Labour Biotech International Ltd., starting 1,000 new routes con- the big cat and returned home son’s body was traced out on cotton filed. His friends who knowledge advancement". and Employment, Dr. V G Hyderabad, Dr. M U R Naidu, necting smaller towns and vil- projects in a bid to revive growth afraid to go back out to work. Thursday. were taken aback at the inci- According to a pressnote, Somani, Drug Controller Director, Natco Pharma India, lages, was discussed at a meeting and achieve a target of making According to a local farmer It was said that the dent ran back to the village to IT and Industries Minister K General of India (DCGI), Ch Bharath Reddy, Managing last week to review infrastructure India a $5 trillion economy by Ravi, he saw two deer running deceased identified as inform his family and the vil- T Rama Rao will inaugurate New Delhi, Dr. B Suresh, Director, MSN Labs, will take needed by 2025, the people said, 2025. Last month, the govern- past him on Wednesday and Azmath Khan accompanied lagers. the Congress, while Ch Malla President, Pharmacy Council part in the Congress. asking not to be identified as the ment cut corporate tax rates, immediately there after he saw discussion is private. Steps to start putting India on par with some the leopard chasing the deer. a plane-lease financing business of the lowest in Asia, to help With his informing others in the country was also discussed, compete with the likes of about the leopard, farmers they said. Vietnam and Indonesia for from Hunsa and Sompur vil- Zoo with exotic wildlife at Statue of Unity With economic activity at a investments amid global trade lages decided not to go to their six-year low and prospects of fur- tensions. The Indian government fields fearing the leopard. ther slowdown looming, Prime has committed investments of 1 Forest Department offi- n LOGISTICS FIRM SEAWAYS SHIPPING BRINGS 43 ANIMALS FROM SOUTH AFRICA Minister Narendra Modi is keen trillion rupees to build airports cials recorded pugmarks of to double down on infrastructure in the next 5 years. leopard in the area. n PNS AHMEDABAD In the last few HYDERABAD BULLION RATES The newly-developed Sardar days, over 43 Patel Zoological Park, just a exotic animals GOLD short distance away from the Statue Of Unity, is brimming including ` 38,500 (10 gm) ` with activity with a number of Giraffes, Zebras, 80 rare and exotic animals Blue Wildebeest, SILVER brought in from across the ` 46,300(1kg) world. In keeping with Prime Gemsbok, Oryx ` 200 Minister Narendra Modi's and Impalas vision, the zoo and safari park were is expected to play a significant CHICKEN role in making the region a transported on a RATES `/KG major tourism hub. Boeing 777 by In the last few days, over 43 Seaways Dressed/With Skin `135 exotic animals consisting of Without Skin `153 Giraffes, Zebras, Blue Shipping from Broiler at Farm `93 Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Oryx Johannesburg to and Impalas were transported Ahmedabad on a on a Boeing 777by Seaways chartered flight EGG Shipping from Johannesburg `/ (South Africa) to Ahmedabad RATES 100 on a chartered flight. The HYDERABAD 393 Seaways team carefully chose in India with proven expertise Wallabies, Llamas and Alpacas levels, will house a large vari- Minister Narendra Modi on VIJAYAWADA 400 this specific model of aircraft in handling such special ship- from the Netherlands to be ety of animals like lions, tigers, Thursday paid floral tribute to to ensurea safe and comfort- ments across the world. Earlier housed in this zoological park. leopards, various types of deer India's first Home Minister, VISAKHAPATNAM 400 able journey for the animals. this month, they had also The new world-class zoo and antelopes, giraffes, zebras, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, at the RETAIL PRICE `3.93 Seaways Shipping is one of helped to transport over 30 rare which is being developed rhinos, bisons and other exot- Statue of Unity on the occasion (IN HYDERABAD) the largest logistics companies and exotic species including across 1,300 acres over seven ic animals. Meanwhile, Prime of his 144th birth anniversary.

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RIME FILMI TWIST TO HAYATHNAGAR MURDER CASE CORNER APSRTC bus Drishyam mows down Did influence the killers? couple DAVE BENNETT SILVERY fan in their house, hoping to n HYDERABAD pass it off as a suicide. couple died after an However, since Rajitha's body AAPSRTC bus hit their Investigations into the sensa- had started decomposing, they motorbike at Pedda Amberpet tional Hayathnagar murder decided to throw the body on Outer Ring Road junction in case revealed a murky tale of a nearby railway track. They Hayathnagar early on brutal murder that was pre- wrapped the body in a bed Thursday. The bus belonging ceded by a web of deceptions sheet, tied it with ropes, and to the Tuni Depot in East involving a minor girl who was dragged the body into Shashi's IT Minister KT Rama Rao with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi Godavari district was on its convinced by her intimate car. They threw the body at an way to the city. The couple neighbour to get rid of her isolated place on the railway Ramana Reddy, who worked mother with an eye on her track at Ramannapet of as a conductor with TSRTC property as she had Choutuppal and returned and his wife Vijaya, residents approached him to help her home. On their way back, they KTR meets Shah of Abdullapurmet, were going abort her unwanted pregnan- burnt the bed sheet and ropes on the motorcycle when the cy from a relationship with using petrol at Nagaram cross- bus hit them.Both of them another youth. roads and cleaned Keerthi's and Piyush Goyal died on the spot. The bodies Drawing a parallel with house. were shifted to Osmania scenes in the multi-lingual Keerthi then went to Bal PNS n HYDERABAD General Hospital mortuary. thriller movie 'Drishyam', Reddy's home, saying that KTR approaches Locals gathered in large Rachakonda Police Rajitha, her mother, had gone IT and Industries Minister numbers at the place to Commissioner Mahesh to Nalgonda for a medical KT Rama Rao urged Union Centre for protest against the accident Bhagwat expressed his shock Rachakonda Police Commissioner, Mahesh Bhagwat addresses the media on Thursday check-up and offered to stay Commerce, Industry and financial aid for and demanding compensation. over the details that unfolded. with them till she returned. Railways Minister Piyush Police from Abdullapurmet The Hayathnagar Police "(On September 19th) Shashi Keerthi stayed for a week at Goyal for financial assistance the proposed and Hayathnagar police cracked the murder case after asked Keerthi to blind Rajitha their place. for the proposed Pharma City Pharma City stations rushed to the spot. Drawing a parallel with scenes in the a thorough probe and revealed by pouring chilli powder on Meanwhile, when Keerthi's being set up near Hyderabad. being set up details on Thursday. The arrest multi-lingual thriller movie ‘Drishyam', her eyes and turn off the lights. relatives asked her about her KTR had already written a Gold worth of Kotha Shashikumar (28), Rachakonda Police Commissioner As per their plan, Shashi, who mother, she told them that her letter to Commerce and near Hyderabad Pallerla Keerthi (19) and was in an inebriated condition, parents used to quarrel fre- Industry Minister Piyush Rs 25 L seized Chimmula Bal Reddy (23), in Mahesh Bhagwat expressed his shock entered their house and the quently under the influence of Goyal ten days ago requesting he Air Intelligence Unit connection with the murder of over the details that unfolded. The duo killed Rajitha by strangling alcohol. She then claimed to release Rs 3,418 crore as manufacturing in India. Tbooked a case against a Pallerla Rajitha (38), Keerthi's Hayathnagar Police cracked the her with a towel. After ensur- that she had gone to Vizag on Grant-in-Aid for the develop- Already Department for passenger, Sheik Fariyaz mother, helped unravel the ing that Rajitha had died, they 23rd and that her mother was ment of external and internal Promotion of Industry and Ahmed, who arrived from case. murder case after a thorough probe dragged the dead body into the missing by the time she infrastructure for the first Internal Trade recognised Dubai by an Indigo flight for According to the police, and revealed details on Thursday bedroom and left it there. returned. phase of Pharma City. Hyderabad Pharma City as smuggling gold into the city. Keerthi was in a relationship Keerthi then went to Bal On the 26th, Keerthi came to During his Delhi visit, KTR Project of National The passenger tried to smug- with her Intermediate class- Reddy's house and the Hayathnagar Police station has personally met Piyush Importance and accorded in- gle gold in paste form weigh- mate Shilpa's brother Bal allow him to take Keerthi lakh from Keerthi so that he Shashikumar went to his house and lodged a lodged a false Goyal and explained about the principle approval as National ing 667.210 gm, the net value Reddy. She became pregnant in along with him for a function could settle down in life. When after locking the doors of complaint alleging that her importance of Pharma City Investment and of which was Rs 25.7 lakh. September as a minor. in Sangareddy. After Rajitha she resisted, he threatened to Keerthi's house, leaving the father harassed her mother and the need for Centre's Manufacturing Zone The gold was concealed in his Balreddy decided to get her to agreed, Keerthi went along leak their photos and then dead body inside". due to which she could have assistance, for the ambitious (NIMZ). rectum in six cylindrical abort the child in Amangal, 80 with Bal Reddy to Amangal convinced her to get rid of her At Shashikumar's instance, left the house and her where- project taken up by Telangana KTR also met Union Home shaped tubes. The passenger km from Hyderabad. where she got the unborn fetus mother so as to be in posses- Keerthi called Bal Reddy's abouts are not known. government. Minister Amit Shah and also smuggled an Apple "As the process of abortion aborted at a private hospital sion of her property, consider- father over phone and spoke as During initial investigations, “Pharma City being set up requested him to direct offi- iPhone 11 Pro valued at Rs needed Keerthi to stay at the and returned to Hyderabad," ing Rajitha runs a chit fund if she were Rajitha and told him Keerthi confessed to the crime. near Hyderabad will give a cials to transfer a small piece 1.09 lakh along with 24 hospital for 2 days, to avoid said Mahesh Bhagwat. business and has plots in that she was in a hospital for Police could piece together the huge push to pharma sector of land belonging to Ministry burqas costing Rs 72,000. suspicion at home while she Shashi later started black- Hyderabad, agricultural lands her treatment and requested details from her call records, of India and create more than of Home Affairs at was away, she took the help of mailing Keerthi for sexual at their native village. The duo him to keep her daughter which showed her presence at 5 lakh jobs including both Rasoolpura junction in Shashikumar, a neighbour who favours. She yielded to his first tried to kill Rajitha by giv- Keethi in their house till she various locations. direct and indirect. It fulfills Begumpet, Hyderabad as part Man booked for stays with his parents in the demands. At his home, Shashi ing her sleeping pills, but did comes back. Subsequent investigations the aspirations of 'Make in of Strategic Road social media post same colony. Accordingly, took intimate pictures with not succeed. After two days, Keerthi and revealed the horrific details, India' programme initiated by Development Shashikumar requested her and used them to blackmail Explaining the chilling mur- Shashi planned to hang after which the trio were arrest- Government of India by Programme(SRDP) of trader, who allegedly Keerthi's mother, Rajitha, to her. He lately demanded Rs 10 der, the Commissioner said: Rajitha's body from a ceiling ed. encouraging pharmaceuticals GHMC. Aharassed his college mate and used social media to post abusive comments and old photographs of her, was Burkha-clad arrested by the Rachakonda RGIA initiates body scanner trials Cybercrime police on Wednesday. The accused, persons loot PNS n HYDERABAD identified as M Srikanth alias Express Security Check Lane The trial of Body Scanner at near Departure Gate No. 3. Hyderabad International Srikanth Arjun, 27, from jewellery in Subashnagar, IDA Jeedimetla In line with the directive given Upon successful completion Airport is voluntary and so far by the Bureau of Civil Aviation of trials and subsequent regu- has received positive reviews of Medchal district and the Old city victim, a resident of Security (BCAS), GMR-led latory approvals, body scanners from the passengers. Many PNS n HYDERABAD Vanasthalipuram were friends Hyderabad International will be installed across the airports in European countries in Intermediate. They were Airport has commenced a terminal for security check. and the United States of close and clicked pictures Five burkha-clad persons three-month trial of body scan- Body Scanners operate on America are already using together then, which were made away with gold jew- ner for passengers on voluntary SAFE Radio Wave Security Body Scanner for security saved by Srikanth in his ellery worth Rs.8 lakh from a basis at the Domestic System, which is an image check. In India, airports like mobile phone. According to shop at Gulzar Houz in the Departures Terminal from free scanning technique, and Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore the police, the victim later old city. The police are yet to 12th October 2019. As a part hence is completely harmless are also known to have initiat- stopped meeting and dis- ascertain whether they were of trial phase, one body scan- and poses no threat of privacy ed trials of Body Scanner for tanced herself from Srikanth men or women. ner has been deployed at the infringement. passengers. and neither made nor The incident took place VV Lakshminarayana (Retd IPS) and other officials during Vigilance Awareness answered calls and messages. three days ago and the man- Week observed by CDA Secunderabad on Thursday Following this, Srikanth bore a agement approached the grudge against her and decid- police on Wednesday night. According to the police, the HMRL, CSIR-IICT ink pact ed to take revenge. In September, Srikanth went to CDA observes Vigilance offenders who were clad in her house and created a nui- burkhas had posed as cus- sance, and abused her parents tomers and walked into Khaja to set up Science Corridor and pressured her to marry and Son Jewellers in Balala Awareness Week n him. He then posted old pho- Complex on Monday. PNS HYDERABAD tos and videos on his social PNS n HYDERABAD by Officers and Staff. The "After diverting the atten- media accounts with abusive inaugural session on the sub- tion of the salesmen, they took Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, comments. Based on a com- The Controller of Defence ject was conducted at a box containing gold earrings Indian Institute of Chemical plaint, the Cybercrime police Accounts (CDA), Multipurpose Hall of PAO weighing 225 grams worth Technology (CSIR-IICT) and L&T booked a case and arrested Secunderabad is observing (ORs) AOC, Secunderabad. Rs.8 lakh and left the the Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited Srikanth at Petbasheerabad. the Vigilance Awareness Week VV Lakshminarayana (Retd shop," said A Satish, Detective have signed a Memorandum of He was produced before the from 28 October to 2 Nov IPS), Former Additional DG, Inspector, Mirchowk. Understanding (MoU) at Hyderabad court for remanding in judicial 2019. The theme of Vigilance Mumbai Police, Former JD, The shopkeepers realized Metro Rail Bhavan here on custody. Awareness Week for this year CBI has graced the inaugural the theft while auditing and Wednesday to develop a Science is 'Integrity - A way of life'. The session who spoke about checked the closed circuit Corridor between Secunderabad Central Vigilance Commission integrity, its awareness, curb- television cameras installed in East and Nagole Metro Stations. Man gets 3-yr jail observes the Vigilance ing and eradicating corrup- the shop. After zeroing on the Conceived by MD, HMRL NVS for cheating bank Awareness Week every year tion, as well as the importance culprits they approached the Reddy and Director CSIR-IICT, Dr S during the week in which the of right way to conduct the police. "They did not remove Chandrasekhar, the MoU for this vide an opportunity to observe and he Principal Special Judge birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai government servants in their the veil in the shop or any- unique initiative was signed by Dr D appreciate the utility of science in Tfor CBI Cases here has con- Patel falls and known to be a day to day life both personal- where nearby. After checking Shailaja, Sr Principal Scientist IICT, BN daily life, HMRL and L&TMRHL victed and sentenced M Ravi man of high integrity. The pur- ly and professionally. scores of cameras on the Rajeshwar, GM, HMRL and have tied up with CSIR-IICT to Kumar, proprietor of Ravi Steel pose of Vigilance Awareness On the occasion, Controller route they took after walking Chandrachud D Paliwal, Company develop a science corridor in the city. Tubes to undergo three years Week is to generate awareness K Venkata Rao, IDAS has out of the shop, we could get Secretary, L&TMRHL in their presence. NVS Reddy said it is also contem- Rigorous Imprisonment with in the public at large about the emphasized the commitment pictures but they are too Speaking on the occasion, NVS plated to organise scientific promo- fine of Rs 1 lakh for providing ill effects of corruption. to achieve the goals of pro- blurred to make out whether Reddy said in order to create scien- tional activities like theme based bogus collateral securities to The Vigilance Awareness moting integrity, transparency they are men or women," said tific temper among common public science and technology exhibitions at State Bank of Hyderabad and Week has started with a Pledge and accountability in public life. the Inspector. and children in particular and to pro- a few metro stations. cheating the bank of Rs 139.57 lakh. According to a CBI press release here on Thursday, cases were booked against M Ravi Kumar and some SBH officials on the alle- Now experience ‘Cloud Dining' in Hyderabad gations that the accused con- PNS n HYDERABAD Dutt Koli says, "We are launching spired together and availed As the cloud this restaurant for the first time in various credit facilities based Hyderabadi food lovers can now India and, we are also coming up on bogus collateral securities, dine at 160 feet above the ground, dining is limited in more metropolitan cities. The violation of bank norms and thereby cheated the bank to at the Cloud Dining Restaurant, to 26 people in inspiration behind setting up this located at Shilparamam. It is the restaurant is majorly the unique- the tune of Rs.139.57 lakh. each session, the During trial, two accused died, first restaurant in the city that ness of the concept as well as the hence the case against them gives people a fly dining experi- owners have strong belief that it can help boost was abated. ence. the tourism in Hyderabad". This foodie palace is divided arranged a One of the directors of the into two parts, one is Cloud seating capacity restaurant Tarun Koli shares, Debt-ridden Dining and the other one is of 150 people in "People, who have registered bizman ends life Cloud Dining Restaurant. In the themselves to dine in Cloud Cloud Dining, which is 160 feet the restaurant on Dining in the sky, will be taken to inancial problems reportedly above the ground, a total of 26 the ground 160 feet height with the help of Fforced a businessman to people can enjoy sky dining at a crane in a dining table like struc- commit suicide by jumping time and it will host three sessions ture. They will be protected with into tank at Varni. Villagers in the evening, each session is lim- seat belts and will be accompanied found his body on Thursday. ited to one hour. Ripu Daman Handa. to the top with trained staffs. The Vittal Rao (50), who ran a As the cloud dining is limited The restaurant is going to serve dining table like structure will be sweet shop, took loans worth to 26 people in each session, the five-course meals at both the sec- an open space from all the sides Rs 5 lakh from villagers. On owners have arranged a seating tions, which will include bread- except a ceiling in the top. To Wednesday he is believed to capacity of 150 people in the basket, mocktail, starters, main make this experience even more have ended his life. The locals restaurant on the ground with 49 course and dessert. Talking about memorable for the customers, we found his TVS moped parked dishes in the menu for lunch and the further plan concerning the have also included live music. The near the tank and a suicide dinner buffet. All of the dishes are restaurant and the reason behind sky dining experience will be a note. specially curated and crafted by setting this up in Hyderabad, man- combination of a great view, food the 2013 Master Chef winner aging director of Cloud Dining, and music." HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019 hyderabad 04 Privatisation IN RTC RTC staff calls Pawan Kalyan to approach for Karimnagar KCR on RTC issue bandh PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n KARIMNAGAR Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan Tension prevailed in front of found fault with Telangana Nagunuri Babu's residence, a government's handling of RTC TSRTC driver, who died of strike saying RTC employees heart attack on Wednesday. agitation is not just related to Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay 48,000 employees but the took up a protest demanding whole society, as crores of the Chief Minister to initiate people are dependent on the talks with the Employees public transport system. union over the RTC strike. Pawan Kalyan said he would The MP declared that the seek appointment with CM cremation of the driver would KCR to discuss on RTC strike. not be taken up till the issue He even stressed that he will is resolved amicably. The join protest programmes employees and workers asso- organised by RTC employees, RTC JAC convenor Ashwathama Reddy I will seek an ciations supported the if the Chief Minister does not with Jana Sena chief pawan Kalyan demand of the MP. The fam- give him appointment. appointment ily members and BJP activists RTC JAC leaders led by dening that RTC strike has with Chief gheraoed the police and there Ashwathama Reddy met entered 27th day and employ- Minister K TELANGANA MAY FOLLOW was mild tension for about an movie star-turned-politician ees have been facing severe Chandrashekhar Rao to hour in the Karimnagar town Pawan Kalyan in Hyderabad problems. It is not just 48,000 on Thursday. Meanwhile, all and sought his support to put employees, but crores of people discuss on RTC crisis. I party action committee and pressure on the government. are suffering due to RTC strike. will join protest the RTC JAC called for a After hearing to employees Government should not act programmes organised by OTHER STATES’ MODEL bandh of Karimnagar on problems, Pawan Kalyan adamantly in case of RTC. I RTC employees, if the Friday. assured them of all help have high regards towards CM Chief Minister does not PNS n HYDERABAD division RTC employees from his side. KCR. I will seek an appoint- allotted to Jharkhand were "It is sad- ment with CM KCR and dis- gives me appointment The Cabinet meeting to be held Experts and officials suggested adjusted in different public cuss on the issue within two PAWAN KALYAN on Saturday is expected to government that it is next to sector undertakings and days. If KCR does not give Jana Sena president reject the demand of RTC impossible to merge RTC with the government departments. appointment, then even I will unions to merge TSRTC with All the routs in the state Kunamneni join RTC employees agitation. Kalyan, after meeting RTC JAC state government. Experts and government. There is no precedence were privatized. 6000 It is the responsibility of every leaders. Pawan urged RTC officials suggested government anywhere, where the RTC was buses were given individual to make efforts to employees not to get disheart- that it is next to impossible to permits. withdraws hunger strike save TSRTC," said Pawan en and resort to extreme steps. merge RTC in government. merged with government o In UP the largest There is no precedence any- state in India PNS n HYDERABAD tal though the police dis- where, where the RTC was with 20 crores rupted his strike at merged with government. Recently in the High Court studied. Some of the possible population CPI senior leader Maqdhoom Bhavan. He In case if RTC is merged in proceeding the advocate rep- alternatives thought of accord- there are only Kunamneni Sambasiva alleged that all the leaders in government then, according to resenting unions said that ing to sources: 12, 000 buses Rao has withdrew his TRS are sycophants of Chief government, there may be merger was not their demand o In Madhya Pradesh in 2005 with state indefinite hunger strike on Minister many more such demands at all. But in the Sakala Janula itself RTC was totally closed RTC. 50 Thursday. All party leaders, K Chandrasekhar Rao. from other 56 corporations Samara Bheri meeting held on in view of huge losses thousand Peoples Unions and RTC The families of RTC are in and in case government does Wednesday, the leaders said incurred. It offered volun- routs in UP JAC leaders have made dark though the entire not accept their demand they that without merger there is no tary retirement to the staff have been Kunamneni to withdraw his nation celebrated Dasara may also approach Courts. life for RTC. With these con- and sent them away. Now in privatized ongoing hunger strike at and Diwali festivals, he said. Then they may also have to be flicting statements the union MP the private operators where pri- NIMS. Speaking on the RTC JAC convener merged with government. This leaders have been misleading have been operating near- vate buses occasion, former CPI Ashwathama Reddy praised leads to havoc and the entire both courts and RTC workers. ly 35 thousand buses. are being national general secre- Kunamneni for staging six government economy gets In the absence of a near pos- Private operators got total operated. tary Suravaram day hunger strike for the affected adversely according to sibility of calling off of the RTC permits of roots. Sudhakar Reddy has sake of RTC workers. He government. In addition, if strike the government appears o In Chhattisgarh also the The government said that it is great on said that Kunamneni played the corporations are merged to be seriously looking at sev- same methodology as in feels that all around the part of a key role in the history of with government there may eral alternatives. The CM has MP was adopted. there has been a dis- Kunamneni for RTC strike. also be several other problems already seems to have begun o In Jharkhand also there is cussion about the role of continuing his TJS chief Prof like staffing, staff promotions, his exercise as to what would no Public sector transport Congress and BJP with hunger strike Kodandaram said urged the transfers and placements. be the best alternative. Senior system. At the time of sep- reference to RTC strike. CM even in RTC workers not to resort RTC unions on different IAS officers, experts also have aration from Bihar the then has already questioned that hospi- to extreme steps. He asked occasions said in different ways been suggesting several alter- government decided against why BJP has been demanding them to wage movement about merger and all of them natives. The best practices in public transport system a thing which was not done confidently. CPI senior leader Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao breaks his fast at NIMS on Thursday were conflicting statements. other states are also being there. At the time of state anywhere in BJP ruled states. 2 held while ‘EKTA DIWAS’ Rajat files KCR convenes trying to... complaint... Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 cabinet meet to end Sensing something fishy, The CEO said the truth was he alerted local constable S that he had, with the permis- Venkata Ramakrishna. sion of the State , purchased RTC monopoly When the cop confronted the agricultural land from the duo, they revealed that different agriculturists at Continued from Page 1 mind to stay clear of legal they belonged to Karimnagar Hemajipur village and had problems, considering that Assembly district and had come to the duly registered it with the Sub- KCR has already such an important decision city for the baby's operation. Registrar during 2013-2014. announced his plans that cannot be taken without tak- However, the baby 'died' dur- He enclosed copies of the TSRTC would be trifurcated: ing members of the cabinet secretary's ing surgery. Since they would government memo in this 5,200 buses to be operated by into confidence. Hence, KCR not be allowed to take pub- regard. Pointing out that such TSRTC; 3,100 buses to be has convened the cabinet tenure lic transport with the dead 'malicious' posts would hurt hired and operated by meeting on Saturday. infant, they chose to bury her the institutional credibility of TSRTC; and 2,100 Due to the monop- extended here. "When the constable the office of the CEO, Rajat buses to be oper- oly of TSRTC, var- checked the bag, he found Kumar requested the police to ated by private ious sections of its PNS n HYDERABAD that the baby girl was alive,” Chief Secretary SK Joshi administers integrity pledge to the Secretariat employees as part of the 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' book an FIR, see that the mes- parties. employees had the police officials said. (National Unity Day) at BRKR Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday sage is taken down. At a presser been frequently Telangana state govern- last week in the resorting to ment has extended the wake of TRS's 'blackmailing tac- duration of present Jagan case massive victory tics' to achieve Legislative Assembly sec- in Huzurnagar their 'impractical retary Dr Vedantam still haunts... Resolve tribals issues, Minister tells officials bypoll, KCR sent demands' from the Narasimhacharyulu, PNS n ADILABAD ITDA-Utnoor governing Horticulture, ITDA, district. She said that efforts shock waves among government for the past whose tenure ended on Continued from Page 1 body's first meeting, following Engineering departments. were made to ensure marketing TSRTC staff by asserting that four decades. So, time had October 31. Minister for Forests, quadrification of Adilabad. Earlier, Adilabad Collector facility to the tribal farmers. with just a stroke of the pen he come to put an end to this men- Narasimhacharyulu has The petitioner argued that Environment, Endowments Indrakaran Reddy asserted and Chairman of ITDA- The MLAs of the district could bring in 7,000 private ace, KCR has said. Under the taken up the position after PK Mohanty and Ramesh had and Housing Allola Indrakaran that proposals were prepared Utnoor, Divya Devarajan brought several challenges buses for public service and lay formula KCR mooted to end the superannuation of S cleared the fake bills of Sarma Reddy suggested authorities for providing drinking water to instructed the authorities con- being faced by the tribals to the off all the employees. To lay RTC's monopoly, 50 per cent Raja Sadaram in without any check. Sarma was and public representatives to all habitations of the erstwhile cerned to take repairs of roads notice of the authorities. it on thick, he even com- of the total buses will be oper- September 2017. the secretary of irrigation strive hard to resolve issues Adilabad district within 100 battered due to rains at the ear- Asifabad MLA Athram Sakku mented then that there was no ated by TSRTC, 30 per cent Narasimhacharyulu when it happened. The latest faced by tribals and asked offi- days. He later convened a liest. She advised them to take said that tribal new-mothers need for him to convene a cab- will be hired from private attended the HC in regard case in this regard had creat- cials to have coordination for review meeting with authorities steps to improve road connec- were forced to produce com- inet meeting for the purpose. players and operated by to expulsion of two ed a sensation in bureaucrat- the welfare of the tribal com- of Mission Bhagiratha, Health, tivity for tribal habitations munity certificates to get KCR He, however, seems to have TSRTC, and the rest will be Congress MLAs ic and political circles. munities. He took part in the Education, Rural Development, across the erstwhile Adilabad Kits. subsequently changed his handed over to private players. Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and SA Sampath Kumar along with Law Secretary V Niranjan Rao during the TRS govern- Scamster couple Race for TPCC president post hots up ment's first term. conned lakhs of n MANY LEADERS IN THE PARTY LOOKING AT THE HIGH COMMAND FOR CHANGE IN TPCC LEADERSHIP Civil Supplies K VENKATESHWARLU n n "I don't know why the party the party's welfare in the state rupees from pastor n HYDERABAD The party high command According to sources high command is hesitating in perhaps," he lamented. dept gets is continuing the present from Gandhi Bhavan, changing the TPCC chief when He hoped that the party high Continued from Page 1 As the Congress party is facing TPCC president Kumar AICC is likely to send the party is facing defeats con- command may take the decision new chief On Oct 2, she invited defeats one after the other con- Reddy even though the a three-member tinuously," he said. now. Rejecting the argument After about 10 days, on October him to her cottage tinuously since the Assembly party is facing defeats committee to Telangana "The party high command that the present leadership will PNS n HYDERABAD 2, she called him on the phone and for dinner, where she elections held last year, the one after the in a week or 10 removed Ponnala Laxmaiah continue till the completion of informed him that KFC tender senior and junior leaders in other, said a days to choose within months after the debacle Municipal polls, he said that Retired IAS officer P had been confirmed and that the served a juice mixed party are now looking towards of the party in 2014 elections. there is no meaning in contin- Sathyanarayana Reddy has senior leader next TPCC officials concerned were coming with an intoxicant, the high command seeking But the party high command is uing the present leadership took the charge as Civil to a resort at Shankarpally area. change in leadership. chief not following the same formu- including Telangana Affairs in- Supplies department's She called him to the resort to following which he Every leader the pioneer la now. I don't know why the charge RC Khuntia. commissioner here on attend the programme. fell unconscious spoke to have expressed the said that Uttam ing severe drubs party high command is giving However, unconfirmed Thursday. The state gov- He reached there to find a cot- same opinion that it is high himself stated that one after the these many chances to the exist- sources from Gandhi Bhavan ernment handed over the tage booked on his name and time for the party high com- he owned the other. Even ing leader," said a veteran leader. informed that AICC will send responsibilities to another cottage booked on her head. Kumar then assaulted mand to change TPCC chief. defeat of the party in Uttam completed One of the young official a three-member committee to Sathyanarayana Reddy as name. On the same day, about 8 him and made him forcefully One of the party general sec- his own constituency five years being in spokespersons, on condition of Telangana in a week or 10 the present Commissioner pm, she invited him to her cot- sign a bond paper, stating that retary, on condition of Huzurnagar in the recent TPCC chief post, he said anonymity, has said that the days to choose next TPCC IPS Akun Sabarwal has tage for dinner, where she served he had borrowed Rs 1 crore anonymity said that the party by-poll. "Owning responsibil- opining that it is better for him party condition is creating sort chief. The committee will stay been going to central ser- an apple juice mixed with an from them and took his pho- is continuing the present TPCC ity means he has to step down to hand over the responsibilities of despair among the youth in the state for few days and vices. unknown intoxicant, following tographs after threatening him chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy or else there is no meaning for to another leader. leaders. It is not good for the select few names and will go to On the other hand, which he fell unconscious. with dire consequences. He even though the party is facing what he said," he said. The party high command party high command to con- Delhi and submit the names to Sathyanarayana Reddy He then woke up the next day was then made to pay Rs 10 lakh defeats one after the other. Another leader on same con- has to act now or else the party tinue this situation further. AICC. The AICC will choose held meeting after taking around 4 am only to find him- and was continued to be threat- It is not fair to it to contin- dition wondered saying that cadre will demoralise with the Continuing same leadership in one name among them and the charge with the Civil self in a bathroom tub with Vijay ened by the girl and the man for ue him till the completion of how the party is continuing continuous debacles in the con- Telangana by the party high announce his name as next pcc Supplies higher officials. Kumar holding a toy gun to his money, according to the police. Municipal polls. He further Uttam though the party is fac- tinuous defeats, he opined. command means it doesn't want Chief, it is learnt. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS Pak invitees to Nitish trashes talk of JD(U) bid to join Modi govt Kartarpur will have to PNS n PATNA a glum face when he was asked "The BJP has a brute major- seek clearance: MEA about the JD(U) having JD(U) national general secretary and chief ity in the Lok Sabha. It does NEW DELHI: Referring to the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish "expressed the desire to join the spokesman K C Tyagi had on Wednesday not need allies to run the gov- Congress leader and former Kumar on Thursday rubbished central government" after a ernment. Our support to the speculations about fresh nego- function held here to celebrate apparently made an out of turn pitch for NDA, which has been extend- cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's JD(U)s proportionate representation at the acceptance of the Pakistani tiations being on for the inclu- the birth anniversary of Sardar ed in the interests of Bihar, will invite to the inauguration of the sion of his JD(U) in the Vallabhbhai Patel. Centre as a reciprocal gesture to Kumar continue unflinchingly though Kartarpur corridor, the Ministry Narendra Modi government at The queries emanated from having inducted many ministers from the we feel no need for such a of External Affairs (MEA) said the Centre, the offer of which a statement to the effect made BJP, including a Deputy CM, after the two symbolic representation", that the "political clearance" he had declined earlier. by JD(U) national general sec- Kumar had remarked after would have to be sought for it. Kumar termed as "faltu" retary and chief spokesman K parties joined hands in 2017 even though deciding against joining Modi "Those who Pakistan wants to (nonsense) queries about his C Tyagi on the previous day in the saffron partys tally in the state government. call have to take political party having expressed the the national capital soon after legislature was significantly lower JD(U) sources say Kumar clearance," MEA spokesperson desire to join the union coun- Kumar had addressed the par- had felt hurt on two counts. Raveesh Kumar said at a cil of ministers in the event of tys national council, a day after Firstly, the symbolic represen- briefing, to a question on Sidhu Prime Minister Narendra Modi getting formally elected for his partys tally in the state legisla- a part of the union government. tation treated JD(U) on par accepting an invite by Imran and BJP chief Amit Shah com- second term as the national ture was significantly lower. He, however, pulled back with much smaller allies like Khan to attend the November 9 ing up with an offer that was president. proportionate representation tionate representation at the Notably, after having fought upon being told by the BJP that Ram Vilas Paswans LJP. inauguration ceremony. He also commensurate with the JD(U)s When the media returned to if it comes from Modi or Shah. Centre as a reciprocal gesture the Lok Sabha polls as an NDA only a "symbolic representa- Secondly, the JD(U) was being said India has given Pakistan a strength in Parliament. Tyagi on Thursday with queries But I never said there is an offer to Kumar having inducted partner in which the JD(U)s tion" was on offer to each asked to make do with just one list of 480 pilgrims for the "Aisi koi baat nahin hui hai. in the light of Kumars rebuff, right now". many ministers from the BJP, tally jumped to 16 from two in coalition partner and that the ministerial berth even though inaugural 'jatha', and is Sab faltu baat hai" (no such he sheepishly replied "there is Tyagi had on Wednesday including a Deputy CM, after the last general elections, JD(U) too could have only the BJP which had just one MP awaiting clearance from talks have taken place. This is no contradiction. I had said we apparently made an out of the two parties joined hands in Kumar had initially hinted that one representative like other more from the state had five Pakistan. all nonsense) said Kumar with would welcome an offer of turn pitch for JD(U)s propor- 2017 even though the saffron his party would like to become allies. ministers from here. IT Ministry seeks WhatsApp's response Maha doesn't on spyware issue bow before Shinde elected as Sena's House Rajnath Singh to represent NEW DELHI: The IT Ministry on Thursday sought a detailed Delhi, says response from WhatsApp on leader, Aaditya proposes name India at SCO meet in Tashkent the issue of an Israeli spyware that was allegedly used to NCP banner PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI target Indian journalists and PNS n MUMBAI human rights activists through The newly-elected Shiv Sena Defence Minister Rajnath its platform. WhatsApp has Maharashtra's history shows MLAs on Thursday elected Singh will represent India at a been asked to submit its reply it never bows before the Eknath Shinde as the leader of two-day meeting of council of by November 4. The ministry "throne of Delhi", said a huge the party's legislative wing. heads of government (CHG) of has written to WhatsApp banner put up outside the Sunil Prabhu was elected as Shanghai Cooperation seeking its response on the office of the Nationalist the chief whip of the party in Organisation (SCO) in matter, a senior government Congress Party here. the Maharashtra legislature. Tashkent beginning Friday. official told PTI. On Thursday, The banner was seen on Shinde, MLA from neigh- The SCO is an influential Facebook-owned WhatsApp Wednesday when newly- bouring Thane, was the leader regional security grouping said Indian journalists and elected NCP MLAs met. of house in the previous term which is seen as a counter- human rights activists were "History shows as well, besides being a cabinet weight to NATO. among those globally spied Maharashtra doesn't bow minister in the BJP-Sena gov- "Rajnath Singh will repre- upon by unnamed entities down before the throne of ernment. sent India in the meeting of using an Israeli sypware Delhi," it said. First-time MLA and pendents are supporting it. Council of Heads of Peagasus. WhatsApp said it It echoed the remark made Thackeray family scion Sena sources said Shinde later told reporters Government (CHG) of SCO in was suing NSO Group, an by party supremo Sharad Aaditya tabled the motion to party chief and that the MLAs had delegated Tashkent on November 1-2," Israeli surveillance firm, that is Pawar when the Enforcement elect Shinde as the leader of Aaditya's father the power to take decisions the External Affairs Ministry "India is actively engaged in various SCO reportedly behind the Directorate named him in a house. Uddhav Thackeray about government formation said in a statement. cooperation activities/dialogue technology that helped money laundering case in Pratap Sarnaik seconded to Uddhav Thackeray. It will be the third CHG mechanisms in the region as well as to unnamed entities' spies to hack September. the motion. was not keen to "All the powers are delegat- meeting of the SCO after India into phones of roughly 1,400 "Maharashtra follows the Sena sources said party chief appoint his son as ed to party chief Uddhav became the member of the further develop multilateral cooperation users. These users span across ideology of Chhatrapati and Aaditya's father Uddhav the head of Thackeray. We will follow grouping in 2017. within the SCO framework," the MEA said four continents and included Shivaji Maharaj. We don't Thackeray was not keen to whatever decision he takes," he The last two CHG meetings diplomats, political dissidents, bow before the Delhi `takht' appoint his son as the head of the Sena's said. were held in Sochi in Russia in journalists and senior (throne)," Pawar had said on the Sena's legislative unit. legislative unit Meanwhile, senior Sena 2017 and in Dushanbe in economic development in the The aim of the SCO is to government officials. However, September 25. After the ED Uddhav Thackeray was pre- leaders will be meeting gover- Tajikistan last year. SCO region, the MEA said. maintain peace, stability and it did not say on whose behest named him in the case relat- sent at the meeting held at the nor Bhagat Singh Koshyari "India is actively engaged in Singh will also have bilater- security of the region. the phones of journalists and ed to the Maharashtra State Sena headquarters in Dadar. 21 Maharashtra elections seek- this evening. various SCO cooperation al meetings on the sidelines of India and Pakistan became activists across the world were Cooperative Bank ahead of It was also attended by some ing equal sharing of the power. Sunil Prabhu said the party activities/dialogue mecha- the SCO meet. full members of the SCO in targeted. the state elections, Pawar of the independents who have The Sena has won 56 seats delegation will request the nisms in the region as well as The SCO has emerged as 2017. India's membership was offered to visit the agency's extended support to the party against the BJP's 105. The governor to declare a "wet to further develop multilater- one of largest trans-regional strongly pushed by Russia, office voluntarily, putting it in which is locked in a tug-of-war Uddhav Thackeray-led party drought" (situation arisen due al cooperation within the SCO international organisations while Pakistan's entry into the Congress leaders a fix. with the ally BJP post- October has claimed that seven inde- to excess rains). framework," the MEA said. which accounts for almost 44 grouping was backed by China. meet Pawar The leaders participating in percent of the world popula- India feels that as an SCO the meeting in Tashkent are tion stretching from the Arctic member, it will be able to play MUMBAI: While saffron allies expected to focus their dis- Ocean to the Indian Ocean a major role in addressing the Shiv Sena and BJP are Uddhav sore at cussions on the multilateral and from the Pacific Ocean to threat of terrorism in the bickering over the power- Murmu, Mathur sworn in as economic cooperation and the Baltic Sea. region. sharing formula even ten days after the state elections, Fadnavis’ ‘no Maharashtra Congress leaders on Thursday met NCP Lt Governors of J&K, Ladakh 50-50’ promise Scrapping Article 370 supremo Sharad Pawar here. PNS n SRINAGAR PNS n MUMBAI Internal security priority State Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat and former Patel's dream of chief ministers Ashok Chavan Girish Chandra Murmu and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Radha Krishna Mathur were Thackeray on Thursday of Modi govt: Shah and Prithviraj Chavan were n ‘Akhand Bharat' among those who visited on Thursday sworn in as the expressed `disappointment' PNS NEW DELHI Pawar's residence here, first Lieutenant Governors of over chief minister Devendra realised: Irani sources said. Pawar, 79, the newly-formed Union Fadnvais's statement that the Noting that citizens have once n virtually spearheaded the poll Territories of Jammu & BJP had not promised `fifty- again given their mandate to PNS AMETHI (UP) campaign of the opposition Kashmir and Ladakh, respec- fifty' formula for power-shar- Prime Minister Narendra alliance in the elections. "The tively. Mathur was first admin- ing in Maharashtra, sources Modi, Home Minister Amit Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's meeting was to discuss the istered the oath by Chief Justice said. Sena MLAs met at the Shah on Thursday said that dream of a united India was strategy of the alliance of Jammu and Kashmir High party headquarters here and internal security is the topmost realised by scrapping Article partners (NCP and Congress) Court, Geeta Mittal, at Leh. elected Eknath Shinde as the priority of the NDA govern- 370, Union minister Smriti in view of the current political This was followed by the Girish Chandra Murmu Radha Krishna Mathur leader of its legislature wing. ment. Irani said on Thursday as she oathtaking ceremony of Sources said that the Sena The Home Minister made congratulated the people of situation," sources said. Amit Shah Thorat, however, told reporters Murmu at Raj Bhavan in Murmu's wife and niece Article 370, a lockdown and chief, who was present at the the announcement during the Jammu and Kashmir and that leaders of the two parties Srinagar. were also present at the cere- communications blockade was meeting, expressed disap- inauguration ceremony here of being it to plug the holes Ladakh, which became two discussed the damage caused The ceremony was kept low mony. Born in Odisha in 1959, imposed in Kashmir that was pointment over Fadnavis's the new Delhi Police linked to internal security or Union Territories after the by withdrawing monsoon rains key despite being a historic 1985-Gujarat cadre IAS officer eased later. comment that no fifty-fifty for- Headquarters building. other things." bifurcation of the state. to crops in various parts of the occasion and the media was Murmu has served as Principal There has been a general mula -- denoting equal sharing "Internal security of the On the occasion, the Home The Women and Child state. Though the BJP-Sena not invited. Senior officials Secretary to Prime Minister shutdown in Kashmir against of power--was promised to the country is the topmost prior- Minister also urged people to Development minister took combine has won a clear from the civil administration Narendra Modi when he was the scrapping of Article 370 Sena. Thackeray, sources said, ity of the Modi government. change their mindset towards part in the 'Run for Unity" majority in the Maharashtra and security, including advi- Chief Minister of Gujarat. which has taken a toll on busi- also stressed that he intended The Modi government gives the police who are playing organised here to commem- assembly, the two parties sors to former Governor Satya After the scrapping of ness and daily life. Public to get a larger share of power guarantee of internal security their role in improving the orate the 144th birth anniver- haven't been able to form Pal Malik, GOC, 15 Corps, Article 370 on August 5, Home transport is also off the roads in the alliance government to the country," Shah said. country's internal security sary of Sardar Patel and government with the Sena Lieutenant General K.J.S. Minister Amit Shah told since August 5. Mobile and compared to the 2014 Various steps have been through their continuous administered the oath of unity demanding equal sharing of Dhillon and BJP MP from Parliament that the statehood high speed internet continues arrangement. The Sena chief taken in this direction towards efforts. to school children. the chief minister's post. The Jammu Jugal Kishore attended of Jammu and Kashmir would to remain suspended. Post- also told his party's legislators eliminating terrorism, nar- He lauded the police, saying On the second day of her BJP has emerged as the single the ceremony. be restored when the situation paid mobile voice calls have that the BJP so far has not cotics supply and circulation of it is the only government visit to her parliamentary largest party winning 105 Malik has been made is conducive. Ladakh, howev- been restored but the same is offered any power-sharing for- fake Indian currency notes. department which doesn't constituency Amethi, Irani seats, while the Sena won 56 Governor of Goa for the rest of er, will remain a UT. yet to be restored for pre-paid mula for government forma- "We are determined to look at the clock while per- administered the oath for seats. his tenure. After the revocation of service. tion, the sources added. make everything the best, forming its duty. maintaining national unity, integrity and security to the school children. Interacting with reporters, she said Amethi has dedicat- Jammu and Kashmir turn union territories ed itself to contribute in the ‘Maha' likely to 'Nav Nirman' of the country PNS n SRINAGAR while working on the path The move is in accordance with the shown by Sardar Patel. As the clock struck 12 and a government's August 5 announcement "Sardar Patel's dream of intensify into severe new day beckoned, Jammu withdrawing the state's special status 'akhand Bharat' was realised and Kashmir on Thursday by scrapping Article 370 and transitioned from a state into under Article 370 and bifurcating the I welcome and congratulate cyclonic storm: IMD two union territories with a state into union territories. the people of Jammu and wary Valley shutting down as Kashmir and Ladakh," the PNS n CHENNAI It is likely to intensify into a it has for 88 days and Prime minister said. Jammu and severe cyclonic storm late Minister Narendra Modi say- paid glowing tributes to Sardar veiled swipe at first prime Kashmir on Thursday transi- Cyclonic storm 'Maha' in the Thursday afternoon, he told ing the "new system" is aimed Vallabhbhai Patel on his 144th minister Jawaharlal Nehru, tioned from a state into two Arabian Sea was likely to inten- reporters here. at "building a strong link of birth anniversary and led the often blamed for the Kashmir union territories on Thursday. sify into a severe cyclonic storm It will further move north- trust". "national unity pledge". issue by the ruling BJP. President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, the regional northwestwards across President Ram Nath Kovind Defending the abrogation In the Kashmir Valley, how- revoked President's rule weather office here said. Lakshadweep and emerge into revoked President's rule of Article 370, he said the spe- ever, it was another day of shut- imposed in the state and took Under its influence the east-central Arabian Sea. imposed in the restive state, cial status provisions generat- downs and tension with mar- over control of the adminis- Lakshadweep was likely to After that, it is "very likely" to long the centre of global atten- ed terrorism in Jammu and kets shut, deserted roads and tration of the two new union receive extremely heavy rainfall, intensify into a very severe tion, and took control of the The move is in accordance the new union territories. Kashmir. children staying away from territories, Jammu and even as the India cyclonic storm, the IMD said. administration of the two new with the government's August Jammu and Kashmir High "The new system in Jammu school as residents came to Kashmir, and Ladakh. Meteorological Department Meanwhile, IMD issued a union territories, Jammu and 5 announcement withdrawing Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Kashmir and Ladakh is not grips with the new identity of (IMD) has issued "red message" "red message" for Lakshadweep, Kashmir, and Ladakh. the state's special status under administered the oath of office meant to draw a line on the their homeland. for the island. in the wake of the forecast of This is the first time a state Article 370 and bifurcating to the new appointees, first in land (to draw a boundary) but “This is a decision against "Maha cyclone lay centred in extremely heavy rainfall. has been downsized into union the state into union territories. Leh and then later in the day to build a strong link of trust," our interests. They have Arabian Sea over Lakshadweep, The "red message" techni- territories, the two new entities Girish Chandra Murmu in in Srinagar. the prime minister said. robbed us of our special sta- about 40km northnortheast of cally refers to "take action," taking the total number of Jammu and Kashmir and As the changes came into "Patel had once said that had tus and our identity,” said Amini Divi," S Balachandran, meaning the state government UTs to nine and bringing down Radha Krishna Mathur in effect, the prime minister was he handled the Kashmir issue, Muzammil Mohamad, a resi- Director, Area Cyclone machinery has to remain on the number of states in India to Ladakh stepped into history as at the Statue of Unity in it would not have taken so long dent of Srinagar's Civil Lines Warning Centre, said. standby. 28. the first lieutenant governors of Kevadiya in Gujarat where he to resolve it," Modi said, in a area. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Revive flood plains Till we link their restoration to a city’s water needs and treat Polling for democracy them as sanctuaries, no action plan on rivers will bear fruit f we want our riverine civilisation to last, then we must save our flood plains from human Results of the latest round of Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana reinforce the Iencroachment and greed and link them as a solution to India’s water needs. The prima- fact that there is a dire need to regulate exit and opinion polls to ensure transparency ry function of flood plains is to hold rivers spilling over during the monsoon and prevent destruction but it is most important to under- stand their role in recharging aquifers and act- ing as groundwater storage. This can take care of a city’s needs and must be harnessed to prove a point. Till this model is functional with demonstrable benefits, nobody can prevent AJOY KUMAR our flood plains from being overrun by development. According to some esti- mates, flood plain revival projects can be used to water over 500 river towns ne of the interesting things that in India. Besides, flood plain aquifers are believed to be the only unpolluted peren- happened during the recent nial water sources left, the water naturally filtering through sand layers of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra was the fact that in banks. This is why one hopes that after Delhi’s rainwater harvesting ponds in at least two Assembly con- the Yamuna flood plain, a similar proposal to clear the flood plains further down- Ostituencies, NOTA (None of The Above) was stream and revive the Mathura-Vrindavan ghats, gets the green nod. The pro- the runner-up. This phenomenon, while inter- esting, is ultimately inconsequential when it posal, now with the Centre, involves demolishing makeshift temples and struc- comes to declaring a winner. Even if NOTA tures besides removing all solid waste dumps, sewer pipes and plastic dumps was to get a majority of the vote, the candi- exiting there. This would not only clear the river, conserve water but allow for date with the second highest votes would still be declared the winner. NOTA does, howev- a riverfront development and beautification of Mathura and Vrindavan under the er, fulfil the role of showcasing disinterest or Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana. However, for all their good more typically the lack of options for a voter. intent, such projects should not exist in isolation but be implemented in an inte- Another way in which this can be gauged in an election is the voter turnout. The most grated manner if we want to renew the Yamuna, which often gets secondary recent round of Assembly elections in treatment with a lot of heat focussed on saving the Ganga. But it sustains key Maharashtra and Haryana recorded disap- cities along its banks and could change their socio-economic fortunes and address pointingly low numbers, showcasing once again that there is a need for challenging par- their civic concerns. Not too long ago, Noida, in the National Capital Region ties to show their best selves. had a perennial water source from its Yamuna floodplain aquifer, which pro- However, the fault does not lie with just vided it with good quality water for over 30 years, enough to meet its needs till the political parties. In this week’s article, I will the sand miners destroyed the banks and polluted water entered from other talk about the phenomenon of opinion polls and exit polls. The latter refer to polls that are play during the last few years. It such circumstances that one tions that have been made. areas, terminally destroying it. Flood plains are our water sanctuaries and their conducted after voters have cast their ballot is unfortunate that these media must look at the opinion/exit Opinion polls, too, must be maintenance needs to be done in mission mode with Day Zero becoming a and have left the polling stations. An opin- organisations are also the ones polls that are showcased during regulated or made more account- possibility in most metros. ion poll, on the other hand, is a survey that who examine and showcase these elections. Television news chan- able. This because some biased is used to predict and/or gauge voter behav- opinion and exit polls as a mea- nels spend a large amount of their opinion polls often claim a no- In Delhi, the integrated flood plain wetlands system at the biodiversity park iour and involves talking to people, who may sure of “electability.” time displaying these opinion and contest and therefore, nudge next to Delhi-Noida-Direct Flyway has not only revived water tables but Delhi’s or may not cast the ballot, before voting takes The inevitable consequence exit polls, each of which have voters into staying home rather flora and fauna. It has also buffered the city’s ambient quality and temperature. place. During the recent Assembly elections, of the biases and assumptions their own biases and assump- than suffering in the sun to cast exit polls got the picture completely wrong. that form a part of the poll num- tions. Rarely is the Indian pop- their votes. Due to our first past With desilted basins, it has arrested flooding in neighbouring low lying areas. Most polls overestimated the Bharatiya Janata bers is that they tend to favour the ulace educated about these the post system, even if 5,000 There are challenges to flood plain management like treating sewerage from Party (BJP) and its allies in the States of present Government and rein- THE INEVITABLE assumptions and biases. Instead, people are affected by these polls, drains before they reach the discharge channels, clearing invasive weed species Maharashtra and Haryana. The ABP-C voter force the notion that there is no we have hours of TV studio the impact on who ultimately poll predicted 70 seats for the BJP, while the Opposition in the country. If a CONSEQUENCE OF experts (this writer included) that wins is massive. like water hyacinths and alternanthera and ensuring that settlers around these CNN-IPSOS and Times Now polls went one person is watching an opinion or examine and justify exit and There were some steps that areas grow sustainable crops and vegetables and not those that require more step further to forecast 75 and 71 seats for exit poll on television and is made THE BIASES AND opinion polls as if they are God’s were taken in this regard. For water. Once the small ponds along the Yamuna flood plains become natural the BJP, respectively. to believe that it is almost certain ASSUMPTIONS holy truth and unimpeachable. example, in November 2013, the There is a theory that if a monkey is given that the BJP will retain power in The results in the last round Election Commission of India water reservoirs, Delhi will certainly not complain about water shortage. Sixty enough darts, he’ll beat the market. This the- Maharashtra and in Haryana, THAT FORM A of Assembly elections reinforce (ECI) consulted with political per cent of the water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board comes from the Yamuna, ory emanates from a research article that sim- there is little, to no incentive, for PART OF THE the notion that this is hardly the parties to put a restriction on around 34 per cent from the Ganga and the rest from groundwater. So this pro- ulated results of 100 monkeys throwing darts that person to cast his vote. POLL NUMBERS case. The impact of such analy- opinion polls as well. All parties ject is expected to directly impact volumes. Question is whether the farmers, at the stock pages in a newspaper. It was found Therefore, even if a potential sis is huge. Just image how the except for the BJP endorsed the that on an average, the monkeys outper- voter is largely unhappy with the IS THAT battle in close to 62 seats in ECI’s suggestion to ban opinion who have been growing seasonal crops here for years and living on it, will be formed the index by an average of 1.7 per cent incumbent Government and is Haryana and Maharashtra would polls from the date of notifica- ready to give up their rights on payment of an annual rent as proposed or will- per year since 1964. Applying the same logic frustrated with issues of unem- THEY TEND TO have played out if there wasn’t tions until the end of polling. to the recent exit polls may seem harsh but ployment or the lack of power, FAVOUR THE hours of TV news coverage that Such a step should be welcome ing to change cropping patterns? But at least a beginning has been made. A the fact that a majority of them got the results there is little incentive for him/her repeated ad nauseum that the as it can lead to a more free and river’s flood plain must be excluded from human habitation and settlement and wrong does not lend too much credibility to to step out of the house if he/she PRESENT Government in power will stay. fair election. The BJP must just allowed to be as it absorbs the most water and could become the biggest them. believes that his vote will not real- GOVERNMENT IN While there are certain explain why it is not in favour of underground reservoir. But as Delhi went through an infrastructural overhaul The question, however, is what impact do ly count. Such an outcome has an restrictions that have been put in a step that can help ensure these opinion and exit polls have on a democ- enormous impact on the work- POWER AND FUEL place in relation to the exit and greater transparency and lesser over the decades, the sustainability of the development process was compro- racy if they are left unchecked? At the end of ing of a healthy democracy. THE NOTION THAT opinion polls, they are hardly manipulation in an election. mised in the name of erecting modern monuments to the city’s pride, namely the day, any poll is driven by a variety of fac- A look at the results of the enough. Under Section 126A of We must remember that the Akshardham temple and Commonwealth Games Village that completely dried tors, including the interview set and the tim- Assembly elections in THERE IS NO the Representation of the People’s some vested entities know all too ing. Other than these variables, there are also Maharashtra and Haryana shows Act, 1951, exit polls are banned well just how unscientific some out the groundwater and allowed no space for seepage or recharge. The bells other assumptions that primarily comprise of that in as many as 25 seats in the OPPOSITION IN from the beginning of the polls of these polls are and have read had tolled way back then for the Yamuna but their gong is being heard a tad guesswork and bias (or ideology). The latter and in 37 seats in the for- THE COUNTRY until half an hour after the final how dart throwing monkeys too late. However late, this is our wake-up call. impact of these assumptions and biases is mas- mer, the victory margin was less phase of voting has been held. outperform the market. sive. This is because poll numbers — whether than 5,000 votes. Of these seats, While this is one step, there are Sometimes, it seems that some of in an opinion or exit poll — serve as a kind interestingly, at least 10 seats in still many more to go. For one, these entities are conducting of democratic currency or a measure of “elec- Haryana and nine seats in before conducting a their own experiments with such tability”, as Richard Seymour from The Maharashtra saw the margin of full-blown analysis on TV on the polls and think we are the mon- China’s new moral code Guardian put it. In India, there are certain sec- victory fall below 2,000 votes. verdict these polls throw-up, keys. Let’s prove them wrong. tions of the media whose lack of desire, will- Therefore, in a large number of there must be a clear explanation (The writer is a former IPS It essentially is the religious text for the cult of Xi ingness and mettle to question the seats, the margin of victory is and breakdown of the method- officer, an MP and currently a that is interventionist and rejects everything else Government in power has been on sharp dis- often excruciatingly slim. It is in ology of the poll and the assump- member of the AAP) resident Xi Jinping is remaking China in his image, rather he is remaking China S O U N D BITE Pto worship his image. After his principles Pehlu Khan is synonymous As Internet has disrupted the We will create a system where My name was used to make it became a key aspect of the Communist Party with mob lynching now. business model for journalism, Ravi’s involvement is more in look like the (BCCI) board was of China’s code, the party, once communist Whenever it is reported in major Internet platforms have the NCA till the time he is being bothered for my tickets future, he will be a responsibility to form coach. We will try and make it or security, when in reality I and now more oligarchist, has issued a new remembered by everyone. partnerships and fund this work a centre of excellence. bought my own tickets. morality code for its citizens to follow. One won- ders whether they have a choice in following Rajasthan Chief Minister Facebook CEO BCCI president Bollywood actress —Mark Zuckerberg —Anushka Sharma Xi’s testaments. It has all the usual things a —Ashok Gehlot —Sourav Ganguly dictator, no matter how benevolent he might seem to be, would like to establish in a cult. The ‘Outline for the Implementation of Citizen Moral Construction in the New Era’ might have the most convoluted L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR name for new quasi-religious text but make no mistakes, with ‘advice’ on how to raise children, surf the internet and behaving while abroad is a life guide like Voters speak clamp down clearly manifests Preserve the spirit of universal brotherhood that after the release of all a good religious text usually is. While most such texts were written in long-lost detained political leaders, fero- times and even the written texts were the culmination of millennia of oral tradi- Sir — The results of the Assembly llumined by an unending stream of oil lamps (diyas) cious violence will break out. But tion, this was put together by the Central Commission for Guiding Cultural and elections in Maharashtra and burning on the banks, the great river Sarayu and the the administration should put it Haryana prove that people are los- Iepic city of Ayodhya looked very serene and sublime to test for return of normalcy. Ethical Progress, which does not have the same ring as the writers of the Gospels. ing faith in the BJP. They have to the world. The annual Diwali event ‘Deepotsav’ in Uttar Nimai Charan Swain Xi might pretend to be the man who will lead China in its manifest destiny to be begun to realise their folly in giv- Pradesh made it to the Guinness Book of World Records Bhubaneswar the ‘middle kingdom’ between Heaven and Earth once again but for better or for ing a massive mandate to the saf- for the sheer number of lamps lit on the eve of Diwali. fron party in the last parliamen- Reports confirm it was a spectacle that overshadowed any The bigger concern worse, he might turn out to be just another leader of a personality cult. Faith is tary elections. The party has other mesmerising light festivals around the world. As we not in crisis in everyday Chinese life, with Buddhism and Confucianism domi- imposed draconian laws that are know, the festival of Diwali is widely associated with nating their practices. In its rejection of Western models in private life and a sug- detrimental to the democratic, sec- Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity. However, different Sir — This refers to the first T20I ular values of the country. The regions and religions cross the country celebrate the fes- match between India and gestion of austerities, Xi is clearly sending a message that these adopted tem- people have also seen through its tival of lights propitiating different gods differently. ing your lamp with your mantle? My house is all dark Bangladesh, which is scheduled to plates are not good enough for an Asian powerhouse, perhaps blaming democ- strategy of using religious polari- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath reduced the and lonesome, lend me your light!’ She raised her dark take place in Delhi on November racy for a slowing economy, the Hong Kong protests and unfair trade practices sation and hypernationalism to festival, otherwise unclouded, to a mandir-centric eyes for a moment and looked at my face through the 3. With air pollution levels reach- divert citizens’ attention from Hindutva event, employing noxious rhetoric. Those dusk. ‘I have come to the river,’ she said, ‘to float my ing the “severe” category, it is not that are not supportive of Chinese neo-imperialism. And contrary to similar dik- important issues such as unem- Hindus, who were critical of the sectarian Hindutva ide- lamp on the stream when the daylight wanes in the west.’ advisable for the players and spec- tats before, neither does it invoke past greats, not even Mao Zedong, nor does ployment. It’s clear that the ology, and Muslims remained unwelcome and took no I stood alone among tall grasses and watched the timid tators to go through this ordeal. it prescribe openness to the world except holding up the Chinese code as the Government will not stand for the part in the annual jamboree in Ayodhya. The event failed flame of her lamp uselessly drifting in the tide.” Oh Not long ago, in 2017, during a common man but for the rich. to symbolise the victory of light over darkness, good over Sarayu! Wish you could extinguish the flames of ultra- Test match between India and Sri only one that matters. Frankly, despite all of Mao Zedong’s terrible flaws, he The Congress, on the other evil and knowledge over ignorance. Rabindranath nationalism on your tranquil banks and light the lamps Lanka, we saw how Lankan play- was a charismatic leader and was also a brilliant military tactician, even if the hand, has improved its tally. But Tagore in his prose poem, Song Offering (Gitanjali), of universal brotherhood there. ers were forced into wearing face tactic was to send waves of peasants to their deaths. it has a long way to go as far as had reflected: “On the slope of the desolate river among Haridasan Rajan masks. This incident did show regaining its political hold is tall grasses I asked her, ‘Maiden, where do you go shad- Kozhikode India in poor light. The BCCI The problem that Xi’s latest actions will have are not so much in China but concerned. It is high time the must consider shifting the T20I more about how this will inspire other monolithic leaders across the world to party took some bold steps to match between India and do equally similar things, and we can think of a few who will get inspiration and revamp its structure. The first step Restore normalcy 370. It’s true that anger, frustra- at the instigation and inspiration Bangladesh to another place. towards this would be to hand tion and harassment have well of Pakistan extremist elements, BCCI should have learnt its lesson will establish morality codes for their nations. Thankfully one expects most human over the baton of leadership to a manifested among some sections unleashing unrest and violence. after the Sri Lanka Test match. beings to be smarter than that, but this has established a dangerous precedent young and vibrant leader. All Sir — This refers to the editori- of the people in the Valley. It is Recent incidents, where a Bal Govind for other political leaders, who must remember that they are not religious or ranks should extend their uncon- al, “Unwelcome visit” (October also a fact that Kashmiris desire truck driver and five migratory Noida ditional support to the candidate. 30). Normalcy has not been no protest or violent demonstra- labourers from West Bengal were cult leaders but politicians, elected or not, to help improve the lives of their cit- Tharcius S Fernando restored in Kashmir even after 87 tions. However, some newly- mercilessly executed by the ter- Send your feedback to: izens, not restrict them. Chennai days of the abrogation of Article recruited youths in the Valley are, rorists even during curfew and [email protected] HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Last call for POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE MANDATE OF VOTERS OF MAHARASHTRA IS FOR FADNAVIS HAS SAID THE ALLIANCE WILL FORM THE telecom sector THE BJP-SENA ALLIANCE. HENCE THE MAHAYUTI IS GOVERNMENT. WE WANT THAT TOO BUT IT WILL BE GOING TO FORM ITS GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE. DONE IN A MANNER THAT HAD BEEN DECIDED EARLIER. The Centre must expedite the process of finding —MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER —SHIV SENA MP a time-bound resolution and long-term-impact policy decision to address the industry’s woes DEVENDRA FADNAVIS SANJAY RAUT Ride the tech wave KUMARDEEP BANERJEE Policymakers in the country appear oblivious to the benefits of new ne of India’s last surviving telecom operators Airtel has deferred release of its audited second quarter results. Almost all banks technologies and lean towards legacy regulations Owhich have huge exposure in the telecom sector have their senior executives in a huddle. The reason for all this mayhem is a Supreme Court (SC) ruling which has suddenly sounded a death knell for ‘incumbent surviving’ operators such as Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Cut to seven years ago when the apex court decided to scrap 122 telecom licences following a series of mind-boggling ‘notion- al’ loss numbers and a ‘circus of scams’ playing out in the nation- al media. The result, as widely reported in many sections of the media, ensured some well-reputed international telecom operators like Malaysia’s Maxis, Norway’s Telenor and Russia’s Sistema, made MEGHA VIVAN an inglorious exit from the country. This was after having sunk thou- PATNAIK SHARAN sands of crores to build a world-class telecom infrastructure and nternet adoption has grown manifold in India service industry at tariffs which were the envy of the world. Top and at a stunning pace. According to Ericsson, bureaucrats, who were haunted for putting their signatures on polit- Ithe average domestic smartphone user con- ical decisions, left a yawning hyphenated format for successors sumes around 10 gigabytes of data per month, to delay decision-making at the cost of nation-building, lest ghosts a stark increase from less than a gigabyte five strike back. And the sector started borrowing heavily from banks, years ago. Consequently, the growth of the dig- jeopardising their stability in the long-term. ital economy has outpaced that of traditional Today, the telecom sector (with three players) has a total debt industries, providing consumers access to seam- of `3.9 trillion, sagging balance sheets with no signs of recovery less communications and diverse content. for the next few quarters, below-cost consumer tariffs and almost However, India employs an inconsistent mix of defunct State-run telecom operators to save from going bust. Add responsive and legacy regulations towards such technological developments. to this the ‘Digital India’ dream built on JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar For instance, a prominent divergence is vis- and Mobile) basic framework, which has started to translate into ible in the progressive approach of the Telecom AT A TIME WHEN on-ground success stories. Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) towards INDIA IS Wireless telephony is fueling billions of buy-ins on e-commerce interconnection regulations in communications STRUGGLING TO platforms, terabytes of content in the form of films, music being markets and the regressive approach adopted by STIMULATE downloaded on the go and ensuring in many cases last-mile deliv- executive branches of Government towards ECONOMIC ery of essential Government services in a faster, transparent way. licensing of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) ACTIVITY, IT IS A citizen’s unique identity, even for law enforcement purposes, is in content markets. TRAI’s approach encouraged IMPORTANT TO mostly the ten digit mobile number. technology transition for the telecom industry ADOPT A Therefore, what does the additional burden of nearly `92,000 and facilitated communications for consumers, PRINCIPLES-BASED while the executive branch is delaying technol- platforms providing streaming ser- radio stations hassle-free acquisition of access to mainstream content, the pain crore (with penalties and interests spread over more than a decade) ogy transition in content industries and creat- APPROACH TO vices and the centering of new business music for broadcasting. Policymakers point that new technology addresses is mean for this sector? Certain quarters have made some interest- ing barriers for investment in quality content that GOVERNING models around personalisation. With are considering extension of this pro- consumers’ access to variety. Fully ing observations on the mess in the sector. To begin with, as one consumers can now access online. TECHNOLOGY THAT traditional broadcasting, latent demand vision to internet streaming, high- leveraging the technology for person- of the leading Chief Executive Officer’s (CEOs) of a top home-grown Let’s consider the progressive approach HAS THE for a wide variety of content is seldom lighting a fundamental gap in their alised content provision will transform telco was allegedly heard saying, “We would have had better returns adopted in telecom first. In 2017, TRAI reduced POTENTIAL TO realised, given the incentives for broad- understanding of the market barriers the listening experience for consumers, on our investments if we had simply put all our money in fixed Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) from 14 GENERATE casters to cater to popular preferences. today and the opportunities that new offering them music that they do not deposits.” Others found it ironical for the apex court to rule in the paisa per minute to six paisa per minute to GROWTH. Online platforms employ new technolo- technologies offer. even know they may enjoy. India’s vast Government’s favour almost concurrent with the World Bank declar- encourage transition from legacy 2G and 3G net- TRAI LED THE WAY gies to incorporate user feedback and Copyright law is generally designed cultural diversity that currently has lim- ing India to be a more attractive destination for “doing business.” works to modern 4G networks. Interconnection IN TELECOM facilitate better matching of listeners to help content owners licence their ited reach can potentially change the The financial stability of the sector was being questioned even lets telcos access each other’s networks and the MARKETS, and viewers with content producers, works for public dissemination at mar- music market in a way that listeners IUC is a compensatory mechanism to enable this. thus changing the shape of the content ket-determined prices. Voluntary cannot imagine going back to old before the ruling came. Fears were raised on the exit of one more Older 2G and 3G networks are based on circuit LEVERAGING market. licencing under the law is a key mech- ways of accessing content. major player/investor, Vodafone from India, which has recently under- switching technology, which requires a dedicat- TECHNOLOGICAL On the other side of this new and anism to enable such access while pro- Involuntary or statutory licensing gone a merger with the number three player in the market, Idea. ed connection for the period of communication INNOVATION. exciting online content market, a seg- tecting the commercial and moral will only prove to be a backdoor for Back of the envelope calculations suggest nearly five lakh job loss- between two networks. DECISION-MAKERS ment of smaller players have a known interests of content owners. Section global music streaming giants to access es in telecom and ancillary sectors as cash-starved investors have Costs of interconnection reduce dramatical- MUST LEARN history of struggling to monetise their 31(D) was specifically created as an vast vernacular music libraries of gone for massive restructuring, if not looking at exit chutes. Fresh ly in modern Internet Protocol (IP) based 4G net- FROM EACH OTHER niche content. For smaller producers exception to voluntary licensing, to pro- Indian music labels for a pittance. By investment in much-needed rural regions have almost dried up, works. IP-based networks rely on packet-switch- AND ACTIVELY creating vernacular content, demand vide wider access to content through extending 31(D) to online streaming impacting connectivity in far-flung and in some cases border posts. ing that allows rerouting of communications DESIST FROM may be in pockets or scattered. For traditional broadcasting. This meant platforms, policymakers will inadver- Is this where, those in the corridors of power, would like the from capacity deficit parts of a network to parts PATH-DEPENDENCE example, communities of overseas that TV and radio broadcasters could tently keep the local industry from country to head, set, as it is, amid a global economic downturn? with a surplus. This dynamic optimisation AND LEGACY Indians have demand and willingness seek statutory licencing in the event that using exclusivity as a negotiating chip reduces network congestion and improves effi- to pay for quality music content in sev- voluntary licencing negotiations with for earning greater value in a market Does the Indian telecom sector need an electric chair at this junc- ciency, reducing costs. A lower IUC dilutes the REGULATIONS, eral regional languages, but the small- content owners failed. where content supply is not a challenge. ture, short-circuiting the life of the financial sector? incentives to run legacy networks and encour- ESPECIALLY IN er labels that produce this type of con- Involuntary or statutory licensing This move would limit the future The answers, for this highly-regulated sector lie with the ages transition to the superior technology. This RAPIDLY EVOLVING tent have not found means to reach is a legacy framework that was only rel- investments of smaller producers who Government, which has to get the disrupted networks back in shape. has led to greater consumer access, borne out by DIGITAL MARKETS these audiences through traditional evant when radio and television indus- have already suffered under the previ- The telecom sector for years has been arguing for rationalisation the spike in data consumption in the country. channels. Such labels now have an tries were developing. Without radio ous regime where mainstream content of levies, duties and taxes. One key bone of contention has been The increased data consumption enabled by opportunity via online platforms to stations being able to source music, dominated. It will reduce the impact of spectrum usage charges levied along with revenue share, topped IP-based networks has driven demand for reach users in dispersed domestic and consumers did not have access to con- new technologies on improving the up with the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The result is that for online streaming services. This is best illustrat- global markets. tent. The original objectives of con- experience of listeners. every hundred rupees pumped in by investors, nearly 45 goes into ed by the fact that over 90 per cent of music is With smaller producers being able sumer access have been met. TRAI At a time when India is struggling the Government’s kitty in way of different taxes. Second, ghosts consumed digitally today. More than 80 per cent to monetise their content, online plat- reported All India Radio (AIR) as hav- to stimulate economic activity, it is of total music record label revenues come from forms will be able to take more diverse ing 420 radio stations in 2017, cover- important to adopt a principles-based of “notional loss” continue to haunt and the Government feels air- digital music and streaming grew by 50 per cent content to their consumers to match ing almost 92 per cent of the country approach to governing technology that waves in any bandwidth are a potential gold mine to autocorrect in 2018 to reach 150 million listeners, excluding individual tastes. Leveraging the key by area and more than 99.2 per cent of has the potential to generate growth. the fiscal deficit. YouTube. This growing preference for online ser- benefits of the new technology the country’s population. India has 369 TRAI led the way in telecom markets, Yes, with the recent hue and cry, the Government has been vices over previously available television (TV) and improves both sides of the market. private radio stations on top, including leveraging technological innovation. taking cognisance and recently constituted a committee of secre- radio broadcasts reflects consumers’ access to a However, policymakers appear in smaller cities and towns. In addition, Decision-makers must learn from each taries, monitored almost from the Prime Minister’s Office, to find wider choice of content, personalisation and oblivious to the benefits of new tech- the push by TRAI for adoption of mod- other and actively desist from path- a solution to save the sinking sector. The appeal is to expedite this interactivity. nologies and lean towards legacy reg- ern network technologies has led to an dependence and legacy regulations, process and have a time-bound resolution and if need be, co-opt- TV and radio broadcasting are over-reliant ulations. Public policy decision-mak- exponential jump in access to content especially in rapidly evolving digital ing some members of the judiciary, arrive at a consensus long- on advertising revenues, which has led to dissem- ers are considering imposition of relative to when TV and radio were markets. term-impact policy decision. Restoring the faith of existing investors, ination of homogenised and formulaic content. licencing rules made for TV and radio dominant. Today, when consumer (Patnaik is an Esya Centre Fellow The primary benefit online subscription services broadcasts to online streaming. Section access is no longer a problem, extend- and Assistant Professor at the Indian while allowing market voices to take the lead, will enable a revival provide is access to niche, personalised content, 31(D) of India’s copyright law, also ing the provision of statutory licensing Statistical Institute and Sharan is an in the sector. that users are willing to pay for. This is clearly known as the provision for statutory to internet streaming is not justified. Advisor to the Esya Centre and Partner (The writer is a policy analyst) seen in both the explosive popularity of online licencing, is meant to provide TV and Although consumers have wide at Koan Advisory.) Beware the inverted yield curve FOREIGN EYE Historically it is an indication that recession is looming large. The Centre has come up with many stimulus packages to stem the slowdown but whether they will save the economy from a downturn or not is anybody’s guess are listed on the stock exchanges get even some major Asian nations, the two largest economies of the world Indian bonds remained volatile cut, though it indicated that the traded by buyers and sellers. At any yields on long-term bonds are lower is creating uncertainty and investors over the past year or two on uncer- moves to ease policy could be near- point in time, a bond would carry than those for shorter tenure debt are rushing to buy US bonds, large- tainties over the maiden offshore ing a pause. Meanwhile, cash con- a yield or a likely rate of interest or instruments. Therefore, the yields ly considered a safe haven. sovereign bonds issuance. India’s ditions are in surplus of `1 trillion VOTERS CAN BE return that an investor is likely to curve now would be ‘inverted’. However, the problems beset- benchmark ten-year bond yield fell and are likely to stay so ahead of the generate if the bond is held till So why is the yield curve invert- ting the Indian economy are differ- below 6.40 per cent (in the previous advance tax payments. UNPREDICTABLE maturity. ing? ent. Its financial sector is grappling year it was 6.48 per cent) after The inversion in the bond yield Britain’s voting system However, the yield keeps chang- Much of the blame has been put with trillions of rupees in bad debt Finance Minister Nirmala is an indication that recession is involves hundreds of very RAJA ing based on the prevalent interest on the US-China trade war. When and resolution of most cases is still Sitharaman assured that the offshore coming. But somewhere we need to ABHISHEK rate scenario, prospects for econom- it started over two years ago, there slow. Fear of probe agencies over bond issuance plan was on track. be cognisant of the fact that com- particular local elections. No ic growth, tenure of the debt, cred- was hope it would get resolved as fresh bad debts and a liquidity The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) modity prices have remained low for party can take anyone’s vote ata analysis suggests that it ratings and inflation. both sides kept the talks going. But crunch are hampering lending by board met in mid-August to discuss a long time and if global liquidity for granted. It is certain that historically an inverted yield A yield curve is a plot or graph- a deal hasn’t come through even as banks. Even as the world talks the issuance plan. moves into soft commodities, which conventional wisdom in Dcurve has been a precursor to ical representation of the yields of US President Donald Trump has put about negative interest rates, India Foreign Portfolio Investors have been slightly benign, all the some area or other will be an economic slowdown. So, there bonds growing across maturities — off the latest round of tariffs on continues to see high interest rates (FPIs) shifted from equities to debt assumptions of Indian recession are fears that the economy might say from three months to 30 years. Chinese imports (video games, and the country is still the second- in August-September as FPIs turned will go. The Central Government is upended in December. What enter into a recession in the next few All listed bonds issued by smart phones, laptops, toys) to fastest growing large economy of the net sellers in equities for the first trying its best to tackle the econom- is often described as quarters. Governments across the world, cor- December 15. world. time since January. Tax proposals ic slowdown. They have come up national volatility expresses We have to look at the possibil- porates and financial institutions The delay affects about half of So the question arises, why outlined in the Budget, including with a stimulus package for the the inadequacy of narratives ity of a massive crisis in the world carry certain yields. the $300 billion target list of Chinese negative yields and interest rates? higher tax incidence on FPIs and beleaguered automobile sector, they economy in the backdrop of Usually, bonds with a longer goods. However, tariffs on tools, Investors are willing to buy high-net-worth individuals have announced mergers of banks, in describing Britain. This is unprecedented technological dis- tenure carry higher interest rates as apparel and some footwear took bonds at any price to protect them- (HNWIs), in addition to levy on corporate tax cuts and so on but will not a new phenomenon, but ruptions worldwide, global trade compared to ones that are issued for effect on September 1. Trump selves against sell-offs in other risky buybacks, dampened and punc- this much save the Indian economy political fragmentation wars and the shift away from fossil shorter time frames. The idea is that apparently backed off his September assets in case the fear of a recession tured some of the optimism in the from a recession or will the slow- seems to be accelerating. It fuels. the later the redemption or gratifi- 1 deadline for ten per cent tariffs on materialises. The rise in bond prices equity markets. down continue further? The answer is matched by economic But first, let’s look at what an cation of the bond, the higher remaining Chinese imports, in the pushes yields downward. Holding Global cues are under watch lies in the future and all we can do inverted yield curve is and why is it should be the interest offered to the hopes of blunting their impact on cash can be an alternative. But that even as the US Federal Reserve on is wait and watch. divergence. so important? investor. US holiday sales. too may not work, as in the case of October 30th approved the expect- (The writer is an author and (The Guardian editorial) Bonds or Debt instruments that In many western countries and But the trade tiff between the many western countries. ed 25-basis point (BPS) interest rate GST and economics specialist) HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE Banks' payments revenues to IOC net dips 83% in Q2 on lower refinery margins dent by $9 bn by 2025: Report PNS n NEW DELHI opposed to an inventory gain of Rs 2,895 crore. A company suf- PNS n MUMBAI a share of the USD 32 billion in State-owned Indian Oil Corp fers inventory loss when it buys incremental revenue growth," (IOC) on Thursday reported a raw material (crude oil case of Raj govt ends Indian banks are at risk of los- the study said. The consultan- 83 per cent drop in second IOC) at a particular price but by ing over USD 9 billion in rev- cy also conducted a survey of quarter net profit on the back of the time it is able to ship it and exemption to pvt enues over the next six years 240 bankers across 22 countries slump in refinery margins and process it into fuel, global rates vehicles from toll because of the changes in the while arriving at its projections. inventory losses. would have fallen. Because payments landscape, a consul- In India, banks will face the Net profit in July-September pump rates are benchmarked at JAIPUR: Private vehicles will tancy firm said on Thursday. maximum pressure on income at Rs 564 crore was 82.6 per cent prevailing international rate, it have to pay toll tax on state Payments will become "more from card transactions and lower than Rs 3,247 crore net books an inventory loss. highways in Rajasthan with the state government revoking instant, invisible and free" in the fees, with free payments putting profit in the year-ago period, Inventory gain are booked if the exemption given to such next few years, which will put 8.4 per cent of the payments IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh reverse happens. He said the vehicles, according to a top the revenues of the lenders at revenue at risk, it said. told reporters here. company also had a forex loss state official. Chief secretary D risk, despite an evident growth Competition from non- "The major reason for the of Rs 1,135 crore in the second B Gupta said on Thursday that in the segment, the survey said. In its study, Accenture said payments banks in invisible payments decline in net profit was inven- to gross refining margin of quarter. Turnover slipped to Rs a notification in this regard will It can be noted that the last few where payments are completed tory losses in Q2 as against USD 6.79 per barrel in Q2 of 1.32 lakh crore from Rs 1.51 years have seen a massive surge revenues will grow by 10.7 per cent every in a virtual wallet on a mobile inventory gain during corre- previous fiscal. Without lakh crore due to dip in prices. be issued on Thursday. The year over the next six years to $ 70 bn by decision of exempting private in digital payments, which will app or device will put 3.6 per sponding quarter of previous accounting for inventory loss- Petroleum product sales was vehicles from toll tax on state be giving a convenient alterna- 2025, However, banks may not be able to cent of bank revenues at risk, it year," he said. The company es, the GRM was USD 3.99 per 21.4 million tonnes, while refin- highways was taken by former tive to users has presented garner all the goods for themselves, as said. earned USD 1.28 on turning barrel. He said the company ery throughput was 17.5 million banks with an attractive revenue The free payments will lead every barrel of crude oil into fuel recorded an inventory loss of Rs tonnes in the September BJP government in April last the non-bank players become more year. "The notification for toll stream. to compression on the pricing in July-September as compared 1,807 crore in the quarter as quarter. tax collection from private In its study, Accenture said active in the segment, it warned front, in turn, putting 2 per cent vehicles on the state highways payments revenues will grow by of the overall revenues at risk, will be issued today," Gupta 10.7 per cent every year over the it said. However, despite the said. State transport minister next six years to USD 70 billion themselves, as the non-bank their business models to adopt potential difficulties, banks will Sensex extends gains Pratap Singh said that the by 2025. players become more active in the latest technologies and focus still be able to garner USD 57 former government took the However, banks may not be the segment, it warned. on providing value-added ser- billion in revenues from the decision in view of assembly able to garner all the goods for "Only banks that change vices to customers will capture payments side, the study found. elections. "The decision of the for 5th session; Yes former government was taken ahead of assembly elections. Roads are getting damaged Sanofi inks Bank zooms 24% Jio: Telcos can and it was necessary to take Tube Investments second quarter the decision," he said. pact with PNS n MUMBAI pay dues as per Extending its gains for the fifth consolidated PAT up 38.9% Unitaid straight session, market bench- SC verdict PNS n CHENNAI PNS n HYDERABAD mark BSE Sensex ended 77 PNS n NEW DELHI For the half year period ending points higher at 40,129 on Tube Investments of India In a landmark development, Thursday on the back of a rally Strongly opposing a bailout of Ltd on Thursday said its con- September 30, 2019 consolidated global biopharmaceutical in IT and banking stocks. telecom companies at tax- solidated profits after tax was total income stood at Rs 2,656.45 company Sanofi will lower After touching a fresh lifetime payers' expense, Reliance Jio at Rs 92.82 crore up by 38.9 crore as against Rs 2,993.87 crore the price of Rifapentine, a high of 40,392.22 (intra-day), Investments, Sharekhan by BNP on Thursday wrote to Telecom Crude oil futures per cent over the same peri- critically important drug used the 30-share index settled 77.18 Paribas, Sensex hit its record Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad od last year. registered year ago to prevent tuberculosis (TB), points, or 0.19 per cent, higher intra-day high on the back of saying firms that have been rise over 1% to The city-based Murugappa as part of the agreement with at 40,129.05. positive factors including decent ordered by the Supreme Court Rs 3,921 per barrel Group company had regis- Unitaid, the Global Fund to The broader NSE Nifty too Q2 results, boost to consumer to pay past statutory dues have tered consolidated profits quarter in prevoius year pri- Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and advanced 33.35 points, or demand in the festive season "sufficient" financial capacity NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices after tax at Rs 66.80 crore marily due to de-growth in Malaria, an official release 0.28 per cent, to close at and policy push by the to clear their liabilities. on Thursday rose 1.06 per same period last fiscal. For the trade market and exit from said on Thursday. 11,877.45. Yes Bank government to support It also slammed the Cellular cent to Rs 3,921 per barrel as speculators created fresh six month period ending institution business. The announcement came at was the top gainer in the economy. A massive Operators Association of positions on spot demand. September 30, 2019 consoli- The revenue from metal the 50th Union World the Sensex pack, soar- spike foreign fund India (COAI) for writing ex- Analysts said raising of bets dated profit after tax went up formed products division Conference on Lung Health ing 24.03 per cent, inflows and hopes that parte to the government on by participants kept crude to Rs 171.95 crore from grew to Rs 379 crore in July- 2019 being held here. after the lender said it the government will the financial distress in the prices higher in futures trade Rs 129.03 crore registered September quarter from Rs Scale-up of affordable had received a binding rejig taxes on equity sector, saying the body was here. On the Multi Commodity year ago. 336 crore registered in corre- Rifapentine stands to benefit offer for USD 1.2 billion investors too boosted investor "blackmailing" to "extract Exchange, crude for delivery in However, total income for sponding period last fiscal. over a million people in India (approximately Rs 8,500 crore) sentiment, traders said. Foreign relief from the government" November traded higher by Rs the quarter ending September The company said the alone, where more people suf- funding from an overseas institutional investors pumped after all legal recourse had 41, 1.06 per cent, at Rs 3,921 30, 2019 fell to Rs 1,261.09 growth achieved in segments fer from TB than anywhere investor. in a net Rs 7,192.42 crore into expired. per barrel in 20,637 lots. crore as against Rs 1,504.50 like railways, industrial chains else in the world. The Indian SBI, Infosys, Tata Motors, the capital market on "We submit that the so- Crude oil for December was crore registered year ago. engineering division was at Rs and fine blanking products, government has set ambitious Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech and Wednesday, while domestic called affected service up by Rs 38, or 0.97 per cent, For the half year period 554 crore for the quarter end- compensated partially for the targets to eliminate TB by HDFC too rallied up to 7.69 per institutional investors sold providers have sufficient at Rs 3,941 per barrel in 641 ending September 30, 2019 ing September 30, 2019 as impact of de-growth in auto 2025. Sanofi's rifapentine med- cent. On the other hand, Tech shares worth Rs 185.87 crore, financial capacity to pay the lots. Globally, West Texas consolidated total income against Rs 772 crore regis- industry during the quarter icine, Priftin, is already on the Mahindra, Axis Bank, Tata data available with stock government dues by mon- Intermediate crude oil rose stood at Rs 2,656.45 crore as tered year ago. The, cycle under review. Shares of the list of WHO prequalified Steel, M&M and ICICI Bank fell exchange showed. etising their existing 0.18 per cent to USD 55.16 against Rs 2,993.87 crore reg- and accessories division, reg- company were trading at Rs products, registered in 11 up to 2.09 per cent. The US Federal Reserve's assets/investments and by per barrel and Brent Crude istered year ago. istered revenue drop of 31 per 400 apiece, up by 8.47 per countries and is in the process According to Gaurav Dua, decision to cut its benchmark issuing fresh equity in their slipped 0.15 per cent to USD In a statement, the compa- cent during the quarter com- cent over previous close in of being registered in many Senior VP, Head - Capital interest rate for the third straight companies," it wrote in the let- 60.70 per barrel in New York. ny said, the revenue in the pared with the corresponding BSE. other countries. Market Strategy and time also buoyed market mood. ter to Prasad. Auto sector's contribution India's growth is in barely Maruti WagonR, to GDP may slip to 7% positive territory: US think tank Hyundai Santro score this fiscal: Acuite Ratings PNS n WASHINGTON only 2-star in crash tests Syndicate Bank PNS n NEW DELHI India's growth is in barely PNS n NEW DELHI standard while the other mod- positive territory, a top els offered only a driver airbag. reports Rs 251 cr Indian auto sector's contribu- American think tank has said, Maruti Suzuki India's popular "The results highlight signif- net profit in Q2 tion to the GDP in the current noting that several key indi- hatchback WagonR and rival icant differences in adult occu- NEW DELHI: State-owned fiscal may come down to 7 per cators are not just slowing Hyundai's Santro received only pant protection in cars that Syndicate Bank on Thursday cent from 7.5 per cent in 2018- down, but in absolute decline. two stars while Datsun RediGo meet the latest Indian govern- reported a net profit of Rs 19 with overall revenue of the In a study, two scholars got only one star in crash tests ment vehicle technical regula- 251.05 crore for the second original equipment manufac- from the Centre for Global conducted as part of the safer tions," Global NCAP said. quarter this fiscal as turers (OEM) expected to dip Development (CGD) exam- cars for India initiative, accord- Commenting on the findings, provisioning requirements by up to 6 per cent in 2019-20, cent to Rs 0.6 trillion as com- ined new data and found fur- ing to vehicle safety group Global NCAP CEO and came down due to reduced according to a study. pared with 0.8 trillion in the ther evidence that India's Global NCAP. Car market President David Ward said, bad loans. The bank had As per Acuite Ratings & same period previous fiscal, growth statistics may be worse leader Maruti Suzuki India's "The latest results in our reported a net loss of Rs Research, the total domestic leading to sector's contribution than reported, and that IMF (MSI) multi-purpose vehicle #SaferCarsforIndia crash tests 1,542.54 crore in the same sales of the automobile indus- to Gross Value Addition (GVA) forecasts may have the same Ertiga, however, scored three show a mixed safety perfor- period previous fiscal. try, including, passenger vehi- of the country to decline - thus issues. World Bank and IMF project With trade volumes shrink- stars in the test. mance, and disappointingly, Sequentially, the bank had cles, commercial vehicles, two affecting its overall contribu- “Several key indicators are for the economy as a whole: ing and indicators of real eco- In the sixth round of there are no five star perform- registered a net loss of Rs wheelers and three wheelers, tion to the GDP. not just slowing, but in the aggregate index of indus- nomic activity slowing to a #SaferCarsForIndia crash test, ers." The Ertiga achieves a cred- 980.46 crore. Total income in were expected to decline by 6- "As recent as 2018-19, the absolute decline, including trial production is up just 2.5 crawl, it might be time for the Global NCAP said it chose itable three stars for both adult the July-September quarter of 7 per cent this fiscal as com- sector had attained a size non-oil imports (-6.6 per cent percent, the index of manu- IMF and World Bank to ask entry-level versions of Ertiga, and child occupant protection, 2019-20 increased to Rs pared with 2018-19 to around equivalent to 7.5 per cent. We in current dollars), non-oil facturing output up just 2.1 some harder questions, they WagonR, Santro and the but it's obvious that more can 6,153.10 crore as against Rs 25 million units. assess that this number is like- exports (-1.6 percent in current percent, and receipts from the said. “India no longer relies on Redigo and as a result only the and should be done to improve 5,888.87 crore in year-ago It also expects the sectoral ly to decline to 7 per cent in dollars), and the index of pro- goods and services tax are up the Bretton Woods institu- Ertiga was fitted with at least overall protection levels for period, the bank said in a revenue to decline by 5-6 per 2019-20," Acuite Ratings & duction of capital and infra- just 1.6 percent in real terms, tions for any meaningful share two airbags as cars sold in the market, he regulatory filing. The bank's cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to Rs Research said. structure goods (-3.5 per cent they wrote. of its financing needs, but if added. provisioning for bad loans and 3-3.2 trillion as compared to Rs The understanding is influ- up to August 2019),” CGD “Growth in toothpaste sales these DC institutions have contingencies came down to 3.35 trillion in 2018-19. enced by the fact that the sec- scholars Julian Duggan and is slowing, car sales have one thing to offer Delhi, it 683.94 crore during the In the second quarter (July- tor follows push model, where- Justin Sandefur said. declined for 11 consecutive should be an impartial, tech- quarter, as against Rs September) of this fiscal itself, in the OEMs drive the entire Other indicators show pos- months, and reports suggest- nically sound perspective on 2,217.26 crore parked aside in the ratings firm expects OEM automotive ecosystem, it itive growth, but far below the ed declines in underwear economic reality,” they the same period a year ago. revenues to drop by 23-25 per added. 6 per cent benchmark that the sales,” CGD scholars said. asserted. Dhanlaxmi Bank Q2 RAJAN REMINDS SITHARAMAN net profit Rs 22 crore Two-thirds of his tenure as RBI Guv was under BJP PNS n NEW DELHI and the job remains unfin- government and I had 26 combination of former Prime been done, but it also has to be She had retorted back saying PNS n NEW DELHI in a regulatory filing. The inter- ished. He said the country months under this (BJP) Minister Manmohan Singh done in the non-bank financial instead there were major issues est income was Rs 253.34 crore, Former RBI Governor needs a new generation of Government. So much of my and Rajan. Rajan, however, sector which is ceasing up and with bank loans during Rajan's Dhanlaxmi Bank on Thursday compared to Rs 244.64 crore a Raghuram Rajan, who faced a reforms to accelerate econom- term (as RBI Governor) was hasten to add that he doesn't you need to clean-up, get the tenure as the central bank reported nearly two-fold rise in year ago. The private sector stinging attack from Finance ic growth. At 5 per cent GDP under this government," he want to get into a political financial system going again if head. "I'm taking a minute to its net profit at Rs 22.07 crore bank made provisions for bad Minister Nirmala Sitharaman growth rate, India was wit- said. He was asked about debate on the issue. you want stronger growth," he respond… I do respect for the second quar- loans and contingen- for presiding over the "worst nessing substantial eco- Sitharaman's comments in "Let me not get into a polit- added. Raghuram Rajan as a great ter ended cies of Rs 25.38 crore phase" of the Indian banking nomic slowdown. New York earlier this month ical back and forth. The reali- Sitharaman's comments at scholar who chose to be in the September 30, as for the September sector, on Thursday remind- "I had just where she said that the ty is, there is a clean-up which the Columbia University were central bank in India at a time bad loan ratio came quarter, while there ed her that two-third of his over eight Indian public sector we started, which is underway, in response to a question on when the Indian economy was down. was a de-provision- tenure as the head of the months in banks had the "worst which needs to be completed Rajan in his previous state- all buoyant," Sitharaman had The bank had ing of Rs 18.19 crore central bank was under the the previ- phase" under the fast. The recapitalization has ments apparently mentioning said. posted a net profit a year earlier. BJP government. Rajan, ous that in its first term, the "It was in Rajan's time as of Rs 12.15 crore in the The asset quality wit- who was Governor of the (Congress) Narendra Modi government Governor of the Reserve Bank corresponding July-September nessed improvement as the Reserve Bank of India I had just over eight months in the had not done better on the that loans were given just based quarter of the previous fiscal. gross non-performing assets (RBI) from September 5, previous (Congress) government and I economy because the govern- on phone calls from crony Its total income in the three (NPAs) fell to 7.06 per cent (Rs 2013 to September 2016, had 26 months under this (BJP) ment was extremely centralised leaders and public sector banks months to September rose to Rs 476.08 crore) of the gross said during his term a Government. So much of my term (as RBI and the leadership does not in India till today are depend- 276.85 crore from Rs 226.73 advances as on September 30, clean up of the banking Governor) was under this government appear to have a consistent ing on the government's equi- crore in the same quarter of 2019 from 7.81 per cent (Rs sector that was "clogging" —RAGHURAM RAJAN, articulated vision on how to ty infusion to get out of that 2018-19, Dhanlaxmi Bank said 488.74 crore) a year ago. with bad loans had begun Former RBI Governor achieve economic growth. mire." Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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REVIVING THE TWO-SYLLABLE RAP I felt that even after rap culture became popular all over India, Telugu rap still remains CULTURE ing to revive the format. He He adds, “I enjoy almost undiscovered, considering the said that it was very difficult everything I write. I think beautiful sound the language to write lyrics with just two Modern Dvyakshari has been possesses. So, I thought I syllables but he enjoyed the the most challenging one till process throughout. The date. But my special one ought to do something which lyrics goes as follows, Nee would be ‘Drunkard on the was never done before in the Naamammanu mananam- road’ that was also recognised entire rap history. So I came munu nenu maananemaina and praised by famous lyricist nee naama mananammunu... Sirivennela Seetharama up with the idea of composing Actually, he wanted to com- Sastry.” a rap song with two syllables pose a rap song with just one He also composed rap in Telugu syllable. “Yes! That was the songs for superstar plan. We do have single letter Rajinikanth’s movie Kaala. “I PRANAV CHANGANTY poetry (Ekaakshari) in our consider that project to be the history. The difficulties are biggest opportunity in my greater with this format. But, movie career. I had very less Telugu rapper Pranav t is not everyone’s social issues. Speaking to The I’m sure, considering the time to write the songs and I cup of tea to com- Pioneer, the 20-year-old says, amount of ignorance out wrote four songs in two days Changanty composed the pose a song. “I felt that even after rap cul- there, it’d only be subjected to for that. Music director I Composing a rap ture became popular all over mockery and no one would Santosh Narayanan has been a in Telugu with just India, Telugu rap still remains even try to understand the huge support throughout my first ever Telugu rap song two syllables — Na undiscovered, considering the poetry and the sheer hard journey.” and Ma is even more difficult. beautiful sound the language work that goes into it. Even Pranav shares, “Rap culture with just two syllables Hyderabad-based rapper possesses. So, I thought I for this video,a section of is growing in Telugu but we Pranav Changanty made this ought to do something which ignorant crowd who didn’t need more authentic rappers and is getting positive happen and is receiving great was never done before in the even read the lyrics straight who don’t forget the roots and response from the audience. entire rap history. So I came away denied the attempt. But are not influencedby other cul- response from Telugu Released recently as Modern up with the idea of composing the response on YouTube for tures. My next rap is Express Dvyakshari (Dvi+Akshari) on a rap song with two syllables the video is terrific. Even Prema, the fastest Telugu rap fraternity all over the YouTube, the song has already in Telugu.” though I hadn’t uploaded a (9.25 syllables/sec) which will crossed 1.5 lakh views and He said that the two-sylla- single video for almost a year be out soon. I’ve four to five world, reports continues to get more. ble songs, also called and then this song came out tracks lined up after that, out Previously, Pranav com- Dvyaksharis, were common and went straight to trending of which two are about the V SATEESH REDDY posed various rap songs on in royal courts and he is try- list,” he shares. Telugu language.”

While taking into account cultural nuances, we realised that invasive products (like tampons or cups) are not easily acceptable. We, at Nua, Go green for your make toxin-free and high- performance sanitary pads and sell them online which can be customised for different types of flow, and come with individual disposal covers. There’s no chlorine, no parabens, no dioxins etc. The pads are cruelty-free, and we use paper-based packaging NEXT PERIOD SHARANA JHANGIANI Awareness about alternatives to non-biodegradable sanitary napkins must HEAD OF NUA COMMUNITY go hand in hand with education on menstruation. Thanks to online platforms, women now have access to these eco-friendly alternatives, finds ANUSHKA PRADEEP Replacing synthetic menstrual he journey from lack of compostable. For the uninitiated, products with its organic awareness to that of conventional sanitary napkins take counterparts, be it the usage of knowledge, from a ages to degrade and are extremely T taboo to a norm, from harmful for the environment. menstrual cups or moving on to cloth to sanitary nap- Additionally, the plastic layering of organic sanitary napkins and other kins, was indisputably these napkins provides a breeding variants of organic products, is one long and laborious. Increasing ground to a host of bacteria, espe- awareness around women’s health cially if they are not changed fre- of the best solutions to prevent any and hygiene — courtesy govern- quently. This can lead to all types of rashes and infections during ment initiatives and the film frater- bacterial and fungal infections as menstruation. Considering that nity with movies like Menstrual well. Man in 2013, Phullu in 2017 and There are alternative menstrual these products are chemical-free the Akshay Kumar-starrer Pad Man care products such as organic sani- and natural they are friendlier to the — has given a boost to sales of tary napkins, menstrual cups, and body female hygiene products in metro- organic tampons that can prove to politan cities and the smaller ones be a solution. These alternative DR ARCHANA REDDY as well. A film on menstruation products are healthier for the CONSULTANT OBSTETRICS AND produced in India, Period. End Of female body and much safer for the GYNAECOLOGY Sentence, even won an Oscar in the environment in comparison to the documentary short subject catego- conventional sanitary napkins. ry. Women have now begun experi- But conventional sanitary nap- menting with these products thanks kins, more often than not, con- to the anonymity of online shop- tribute heavily to environmental ping. In fact, organic sanitary nap- waste production. According to kins are all the rage among alterna- Menstrual Health Alliance tive sanitary products. The popular- The entire value proposition has women these days. The perfumes, India(MHAI), an NGO, sanitary ity of these devices has spawned a been designed in a way to make gels and chemicals used in the nap- napkins constitutes over 45 per cent number of online startups like sure usage and disposal are as con- kins are more often than not, harm- of menstrual waste, which is dis- Carmesi, Nua, Heyday, Azahand, venient and consistent as possible.” ful for the vaginal and urethral area posed off as routine waste along Pee Safe and so on. While many brands are coming when used for a longer duration,” with other household garbage. This Sharana Jhangiani, head of the up with organic female hygiene says Archana Reddy, Consultant poses a major health hazard. There Nua Community, says, “While tak- products, one aspect that is barring Obstetrics and Gynaecology Apollo are 336 million menstruating ing into account cultural nuances, large reach is its availability. These Cradle Jubilee Hills. women in India, of which 36 per we realised that invasive products products are mostly available online “Replacing synthetic menstrual cent use disposable sanitary nap- (like tampons or cups) are not easi- and their offline sale is nearly negli- products with its organic counter- kins which totals to 121 million ly acceptable. We, at Nua, make gible thereby reducing people’s parts, be it the usage of menstrual women, estimates MHAI. Keeping toxin-free and high-performance exposure to them. cups or moving on to organic sani- the number of sanitary napkins sanitary pads and sell them online “Synthetic sanitary napkins are tary napkins and other variants of used per menstrual cycle at a con- which can be customised for differ- often found to be the cause of itch- organic products, is one of the best servative eight and calculating that ent types of flow, and come with ing and irritation resulting in solutions to prevent any rashes and for a year shows that India has 12.3 individual disposal covers. There’s inflammation and redness, and infections during menstruation. billion disposable sanitary napkins no chlorine, no parabens, no diox- they may end up paving way for Considering that these products to take care per year, the majority of ins etc. The pads are cruelty-free, various infections. This is a very are chemical-free and natural they which are not biodegradable or and we use paper-based packaging. common issue faced by most are friendlier to the body,” she said. 10

Hyderabad Friday November 1, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

ART AND CULTURE EK AKELI AURAT lLocked in a flat, a OLD SEEDS solitary woman makes lArtist Sisir Sahana is showcasing her latest her confession. Amid artworks Old Seeds In Glass at Kalakriti Art Gallery, domestic chores and a Road No 10, Banjara Hills till November 5 between forever screaming 10am and 6pm. baby she tells us the story of how her love for a young student led to her imprisonment at the hands of her

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l play will be held at Pheonix Arena today at 6.30 pm. MELANGE Neha Paul

Sai Lakshmi HALF MARATHON l l l NEB Sports Entertainment in association with OPEN ART COMPETITION IDBI Federal Life Insurance is conducting the third lAn NGO, edition of Hyderabad Half Marathon on November Cultivating Art is 3 at Gachibowli Stadium. Pullela Gopichand is the conducting the face of the event. second edition of Hyderabad Open Art Competition on November 10 at Phoenix Arena from 10 am onwards. It is a platform to encourage everyone, especially school children to practice art, explore ideas and encourage all budding artists. l Sulekha CONVOCATION CEREMONY PETEX INDIA urora’s Post Graduate College conducted a mini THEATRE convocation ceremony, Samaroh-2019, at Shilpa CHALAM'S MAIDANAM AKala Vedika recently. Students actively lSamahaara participated in the event and indulged in various fun Theatre Co- activities. Many eminent professors from across operative is India graced the event and presented certificates to staging a play, students. Chalam's Maidanam on November 2 at Phoenix Arena from 7.30 pm. It is one of the most l famous and most PETEX India 2019, India’s largest pet expo, will controversial of Chalam's works, dramatises his be held from November 1 to 3 at Hitex, Madhapur ideas on marriage, freedom and the moral issues between 10 am and 7 pm. involved in them. MUSICAL JOURNEY INDRAJAL l The play INDRAJAL is one of the masterpieces of Hindi writer Jai Shankar Prasad. It is a l Sur-O-Dhwani Foundation is conducting a love story musical evening Ninaad on November 16 at between Bela Nritya Forum for Performing Arts, Road No 2, and Goli, members of a travelling community who Jubilee Hills from 6:30 pm. Barnali Bhattacharya dream of devoting their entire life to each other and will present traditional Khayal, accompanied by how different reflections of our society play a role. Dr Abhijit Bhattacharya on tabla and Rahul It will be held at Pheonix Arena on November 16 at Deshpande on harmonium. 7.30 pm. GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details l Sneha along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] l l l Vaishnavi Photos by SV Chary Kausthubha Priyanka FUN TIME

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Hyderabad Friday November 1, 2019 tollywood Vijay opens up about his reason for advancing the HERO TAKES A BACKSEAT; RAKUL schedule of Fighter over Hero, working BROTHER'S with Puri debut film nears Jagannadh and DEVERAKONDA others, reports completion NAGARAJ GOUD xcept for a couple of porting roles in the film, ADVANCES PURI'S FIGHTER action blocks and which sees newbie Siddhika songs, the filming alongside Aman Preet Singh. fter Dear Comrade failed to nent that we give time to post-produc- E of Rakul Preet Besides Ninne Pelladatha, light up the box-office, tion as well. Also, I don’t want to rush Singh’s brother Aman has also signed first- reports about Vijay with the music, so is director Kranthi Aman’s maiden Telugu film, time director Dasari A Deverakonda’s next, Hero, (Madhav). In another 10-15 days, the Ninne Pelladatha, directed by Lawrence’s film, a romantic with Tamil writer Anand release date will be made official. I will Vaikuntha Bonu, has been action entertainer. It was Annamalai, being shelved be seen in four get-ups in the film and wrapped up. Producers B launched in a glitzy way, with did the rounds. Later, much to the sur- it’s a very unusual film,” he explains, Ramya and Sridhar Babu said Rakul, Lakshmi Manchu, prise of the actor, some reports sur- with a smile. the film is an action drama Sundeep Kishan and Rahul faced that the film is back on sets. The actor is also looking forward to with all the commercial Ravindran in attendance ear- While the sports musical drama is defi- gauge the audience reaction to his pro- tropes. The plan is to release lier this year. However, there nitely on, its next schedule has been duction venture Meeku Maathrame it in December-end, they has been no development on deferred. Cheptha, a tragic comedy, directed by added. The likes of Sai it ever since. Aman is also “Hero was supposed to start after I debutant Shammeer Sultan. Featuring Kumar, Indraja, Seetha, shooting for a Hindi-English wrap up World Famous Lover. But as Tharun Bhascker, Abhinav Gomatam, Madhunandhan and bilingual Sedition, which sees director Anand needed around three Anasuya, Vani Bhojan and Avantika Annapurna are him in the role of a CIA months’ time on the pre-visualisation Mishra, it opens today. He informs that playing agent. of two-three action blocks, I decided to his 70 per cent of his earnings from sup- advance Puri (Jagannadh) sir’s film. Pellichoopulu, Dwaraka, Arjun Reddy, After completing Fighter, I will move Taxiwaala, NOTA and from some com- on to Hero, and it will be followed by mercials have been put into the film. Shiva Nirvana’s film,” Vijay “My dad was against the idea of me get- Deverakonda tells us. ting into production at this stage of my Speaking about Puri’s film — which acting career but I told him let’s see came as a surprise as Deverakonda has how it goes. I was sure that with my mostly associated with relatively inexpe- contacts I will be able to sell the film. rienced directors till now — he adds, So when distributor Sunil Narang “Puri sir left me a message a couple of joined us as a partner and gave us a times to meet him early this year but I cheque, dad turned teary-eyed. He couldn’t as I was involved with Dear couldn’t believe that we turned produc- Comrade. I met him at the success bash ers and we even got a fair amount of of iSmart Shankar in Hyderabad and money that we invested, back. Later coincidentally he was there for another Aditya Music and Star Maa came on event. Puri sir told me that we should board for music and satellite rights. meet and I obliged. Fifteen days later, I Now, I have the confidence to produce met him at his office and he gave me the another film. When we set out to pro- narration of Fighter. I was spellbound.” duce Meeku Maathrame Cheptha, we Despite the massive success of iSmart didn’t know how things would pan out. Shankar, there’s a section which The learning curve was that we should believes Puri hasn’t hit his peak form just go ahead with it. We can learn on yet. Did Deverakonda watch the direc- the job. There is a risk to it but I have tor’s recent films? “I haven’t watched an appetite for risks,” he signs off. iSmart Shankar but I’m a big fan of Pokiri. His touch will be visible in Fighter. He is a gem. You’ll see... He I HAVEN’T WATCHED ISMART gave a complete narration of the script SHANKAR and there wasn’t a single change I could BUT I’M A BIG FAN propose. It was that tight. I will have a OF POKIRI. HIS TOUCH WILL BE blast shooting it,” he replies. FIGHTER Right now, Deverakonda is in the VISIBLE IN . HE IS A midst of finishing World Famous Lover. GEM. YOU’LL SEE... HE GAVE It’s been more than a year since the film was launched and the makers haven’t A COMPLETE NARRATION OF announced the release date despite the THE FIGHTER SCRIPT AND film being in its last leg of production. “The release dates of films are changing THERE WASN’T A SINGLE constantly of late, so we decided to first CHANGE I COULD PROPOSE. IT wrap up the film and then sit down and take a call on the release date. I have WAS THAT TIGHT. I WILL HAVE eight days of shoot left for the film. We A BLAST SHOOTING FOR IT invest a year on the film, so it is perti- Yesteryear actress GEETANJALI no more eteran actress her name Mani was Geetanjali already present in the title, It was saddening to hear about I was shocked to hear her passing We’ve lost a towering personality. Ramakrishna the filmmaker re-chris- Geetanjali gari’s death. Her perfor- away. Whenever I met her, I felt her She had a good bond with my moth- passed away in tened her as Geetanjali. mance in many Telugu films especially warmth. She is one of the few who er Vijaya Nirmala. She would always V the wee hours of Her career was at the Sitarama Kalyanam will forever be had a close bond with our family. greet us with a smile, mingling with Thursday in peak when she married cherished. She took dad as inspiration. She left everyone with grace. Her sudden Hyderabad after suffering a actor Ramakrishna (in — K Chandrasekhar Rao her imprint in the industry with her death shook me. She was very close cardiac arrest. She was 72. 1973), who has acted with acting gigs to MAA as well, participating in its Hailing from Kakinada, her in several films. She —Nandamuri Balakrishna welfare activities. It’s disheartening to it was the legendary NTR stopped acting soon after, a see someone like her leave the world who introduced her to the decision which she regret- silver screen with his direc- ted, as indicated by her in — VK Naresh, MAA president torial Seetharama the interviews she gave Kalyanam in 1961 after over the last decade. Along getting impressed by her with her husband, she even classical dance in the dabbled in production with movie Rani Ratnaprabha. Ramapuramlo Seetha The film was a massive hit (1981) but as the film and there was no looking tanked, they incurred loss- back for the actress ever es. Upon advice from since. The enormous NTR, they decided to appreciation the title song switch away from produc- She was one of the senior most of the mythological drama tion and invested in other The veteran actress had left an indelible actresses’ of Telugu cinema. Her very received meant she business. mark in the Telugu film industry. She name reminds one of her Seetha act grabbed all the limelight. After losing her husband also proved her mettle in films across in Seetharama Kalyanam. She has She considered NTR as her to cancer in 2001, she went other languages, he said . He conveyed carved a separate identify for herself #Geetanjali garu RIP, such a lovely mentor. In a career span- into depression for three his condolences to the bereaved family with comic roles. When our family lady and a good friend of my moth- ning six decades, she fea- years. She pulled herself members of the actress. used to reside in Chennai, we used ers (sic) tured in over 300 films back and did films like —YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, to meet her family members in a — Radikaa Sarathkumar across multiple languages Fools, Maayajaalam, AP Chief Minister theatre she owned. Our bond contin- like Telugu, Tamil, Pellaina Kothalo, Mogudu, ued as we relocated to Hyderabad. Malayalam, and Hindi. Gopi Gopika Godari, My condolences to her family. Some of her prominent Damarukham, — Pawan Kalyan films include Illalu, Dr. Greekuveerudu over the Chakravarthy, Murali last 12 years. Her last film Krishna, Abbayigaru is Tamannaah-starrer That Ammayigaru, Kaalam Is Mahalakshmi, which is Marindi and Sambarala yet to release. Rambabu. She is survived by son Geetanjali appeared in a Adith Srinivas. Her last Hindi film Parasmani, rites were performed in which was a Lakshmikant- Hyderabad on Thursday Pyarelal production. As evening. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2019 sport 12

n PTI NEW DELHI T20 series is B’desh's best he national capital’s air quality is in “severe” category right now but chance to beat India: Laxman TIndia’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said he doesn’t PTI n MUMBAI expect any pollution-related problem Delhi fit to hit during Bangladesh T20 on Sunday even angladesh have a huge opportunity to upset as BCCI president Sourav Ganguly Stand-in skipper Rohit says capital’s pollution ‘no problem’ ahead Bformidable India in their den due to “depth promised “practical scheduling” in near in their batting”, former India batsman VVS future. of 1st T20; Ganguly promises “practical scheduling” in future Laxman said on Thursday as the teams gear up Bangladesh batsman Liton Das was for the Twenty20 series, beginning Sunday. briefly seen wearing a face mask during “This is the best opportunity for Bangladesh his team’s first training session at the Feroz to beat India in their home soil since they have Shah Kotla (Arun Jaitley stadium) but he depth in their batting line-up. However, in their later clarified that it was not due to air pol- bowling department pressure will be more on lution. Mustafizur (Rahman) to deliver since the fast- “No, no it was nothing to do with pol- bowling line-up looks in-experience compared lution. I just wore it myself as I had some to their spin bowler in the team,” Laxman said problems,” Liton told reporters. on Star Sports show Game Plan. Rohit on his part felt that it won’t be “Mustafizur would need to play key-role in a problem as they had not faced issues dur- picking-up early wicket with the new ball. Since Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli during practice session AP ing the Sri Lanka Test, where the opposi- Virat is not there in the side, team India seems tion players were wearing masks and some to be little inexperienced in the middle order,” fell ill. he said. I don't think about my “We didn’t have any problem when we Laxman though predicted that India can win played the Test match here (against Sri the series 2-1. Lanka). We are not aware of the exact dis- “I feel the series will be 2-1 in favour of India. captaincy tenure: Rohit cussion and I haven’t had any problem,” Also with the form Rohit (Sharma) and KL Rohit said during a promotional event in Rahul are in right now, with (Shikhar) Dhawan PTI n NEW DELHI the capital. looking at establishing himself, I am backing the Ganguly acknowledged that deterio- Indian batting power to win the series,” he said. ohit Sharma enjoys the leadership role but rating air quality in NCR is an issue dur- Ris not bothered if he will be handed the reins ing post Diwali days but said it’s too late of the Indian team for the white-ball formats to change the itinerary. is to be played on November 3 and will be played,” permanently or not. “It’s too late to do anything, because Rohit, who will lead the side in the three-match In the absence of Virat Kohli, the opening a lot of preparations go into matches like series in the absence of a rested Virat Kohli, said. batsman is set to lead India against Bangladesh tickets, crowds everything. So it’s not pos- The game Rohit was referring to took place in the Twenty20 series. sible to cancel things at the last minute. in 2017 when the visiting Sri Lankan players sport- There was a debate recently that perhaps it’s Fingers crossed,” Ganguly said at Eden ed face masks during the third Test. Play was also time that India embrace the idea of split cap- Gardens. halted for about 20 minutes due to haze and the taincy and Rohit should be asked to lead the The newly-elected BCCI boss said in “very poor” air quality. side in the limited overs formats. future they would be more “practical”. Delhi’s air quality, at this time of the year, The stylish Mumbaikar, though, refused to “I think we will do that (consultation). remains either poor or severe owing to Diwali and be drawn into the debate, saying he is happy to In future, when we schedule, especially in stubble burning in the neighbouring states of fill in whenever situation demands. the northern part of India during the win- Punjab and Haryana. “These (captaincy) things are not in our ter, we will have to be a little bit more prac- On Thursday, at the start of Bangladesh’s train- hands. Whether you captain one or 100 match- tical.” ing, Liton, for a period of 10 minutes, wore a face es, it is an honour,” Rohit said at a promotion- When Liton was further asked if he mask. al event. had asthma-related issues, he replied: However, no other Bangladeshi player was seen “When we were growing up, it was all about “Nothing like that. I was just wearing it as wearing the mask even though a thick layer of smog playing for the country. I have captained the I wasn’t feeling well. No problems as such.” could be seen at stadium. team and the experience has been good and I Probed whether Bangladesh team Liton didn’t wear any mask when he batted at don’t think about for how long I should be made was worried about Delhi’s poor air qual- the nets. captain. Whenever I get the chance to captain ity, Liton answered in negative. “No prob- “We are well prepared for the series as we had the team, I try and enjoy that,” he said. lems.” a training camp in Bangladesh and a couple of days Rohit gave a thumbs up to the idea of host- With a thick Delhi smog hovering of training here. It’s a good opportunity to adapt.” ing a Pink ball Test match against Bangladesh over stadium, Liton was asked if sighting Questioned why Bangladesh can’t win close at Eden Gardens next month. an aerial white ball was a problem in smog matches against India, Liton said: “I don’t know “I am very excited as it is the first time. I while trying to catch, the player said that what kind of question is this. We have not finished can’t say about others, but I played one match under lights, it will be fine. well against India and hopefully we will turn things in Duleep Trophy with pink ball and it was a “I don’t think when floodlights are on, around this time.” good experience. The opportunity has come and it will be such a problem,” he said. It has also been learnt from team sources that will try to do well and win the game,” Rohit, The BCCI has already made it clear Bangladesh’s Test specialists including new skip- who recently made an impression as Test open- that the match will go ahead as scheduled per Mominul Haque and talented spinner Mehidy er, said. despite the issue of air quality being raised Hasan Miraz will be arriving in Nagpur on “I always try to do well and for me, the by environmentalists and cricketer-turned- November 8. thought is to not stop. My job is to keep per- politician Gautam Gambhir. “They will be arriving in Nagpur and start with forming and I see it that way. Be it Bangladesh “I have just landed and haven’t had pink ball training straightaway in between their red or West Indies after that or when we go to New time to assess. As far as I know the game Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah during a practice session at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday PTI ball practice.” Zealand,” he said. SINGLES LAKSHYA, KIRAN ENTER QUARTERFINALS Thapa, Pooja win Gold Saarbrucken: Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and D/N Test good move if dew Kiran George progressed to the men's singles at Olympic Test event quarterfinals of the SaarLorLux Open Super Tour PTI n TOKYO 100 here on Thursday. Lakshya, who had won his maiden BWF World Tour title at the Dutch Open isn’t a factor: Tendulkar hiva Thapa (63kg) and Pooja early this month, didn't have to break any sweat as n his opponent Germany's Lars Schaenzler gave him PTI NEW DELHI SRani (75kg) clinched Gold medals a walk over, while Kiran beat Netherlands' Joran with impressive wins, while Ashish Kweekel 21-14 21-16 to also make it to the last ndia’s first ever Day/Night Test will be (69kg) settled for a Silver as India eight. While Lakshya will face Germany's Max Ia success only if the dew factor is ended with a decent haul of seven Weisskirchen next, reigning Junior National countered effectively at the Eden medals at the Olympic Test Event for champion Kiran takes on France's Christo Popov in Gardens, says the iconic Sachin Boxing here on Thursday. the quarterfinals. Tendulkar, apprehensive that wet con- The other four medals are ditions might severely hamper pacers Bronze owing to semifinal losses of SANGAKKARA TO LEAD MCC VS ESSEX Shastri to get ‘more and spinners alike. Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Simranjeet London: Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Tendulkar welcomed the intro- Kaur (60kg) Sumit Sangwan (91kg) Sangakkara, the first overseas president of the involved’ in NCA duction of Tests under floodlights in and Vahlimpuia (75kg) on Marylebone Cricket Club, will captain the MCC India, saying it is a “good move” and will Wednesday. against English county champions Essex in Sri KOLKATA: BCCI president the NCA till the time he’s pull back crowds for the traditional for- Four-time Asian medallist Thapa Lanka next March, it was announced on Thursday. Sourav Ganguly on coach. We will make it a mat. out-punched Kazakhstan’s national The 42-year-old batting great — whose 15 year Thursday said that senior good Centre of “As long as dew does not become champion and Asian Bronze-winner international career encompassed 134 Test team’s head coach Ravi Excellence. We have a factor, it is a good move but if dew is Sanatali Toltayev 5-0 to claim the top appearances and over 400 one day internationals Shastri will be asked to get Rahul Dravid, Paras going to be a factor then seamers as well honours. — will lead out his side in the English domestic “more involved” in (Mhambrey) and Bharat as spinners are going to find it challeng- Former Asian Games bronze- season's traditional curtain-raiser at the Galle grooming talent at the Arun also goes there,” ing,” Tendulkar said. medallist Rani edged past Australia’s International Stadium from March 24-27. The clash National Cricket Ganguly said. “Because once the ball gets wet, nei- president Sourav Ganguly that the ends and he offered a tip to the Indian Caitlin Parker in a split 4-1 decision between the MCC and the champions dates back to Academy “till the time he However Ganguly ther seamers can do much nor the spin- experiment is a good idea to bring the batsmen for their net session. to ensure that the Indian women’s 1970 and has been played abroad since 2011. is coach”. said that Shastri is doing ners. So in that way, bowlers will be put crowds back to the stadium. “The batsmen will need to practice contingent also had a Gold in its Ganguly’s prospec- well as the coach even under the test. But if there is no dew, “There are two ways to look at it. with different balls at the nets. A new kitty. POOJA ENTERS U-223 WORLD’S SEMIS tive move to have Shastri though Indian needs to then surely it is a good addition,” the One aspect would be from the public pink ball, a 20-over pink ball and a 50- Asian Bronze-medallist Ashish Budapest: India's Pooja Gehlot (53kg) remained in dual role, could well be address the problem of maestro said about a historic first in point of view. It is a nice concept as peo- over pink ball and an 80-over ball. See (69kg), however, lost to Japan’s in the medal hunt after storming into the semi- an aim to create a syner- not being able to cross the Indian cricket. ple would be able to watch a Day/Night how differently a new, semi-new and old Sewon Okazawa to sign off with a finals of the UWW Under-23 World Championships gy between national team final hurdle at the global The dew was a factor at the Eden Test after their working hours. People ball behaves. Accordingly prepare your Silver medal. The Indian went down 2019 here on Thursday. It was a fantastic display and NCA. events. Gardens during ODI games under can come in the evening and enjoy the strategy,” he suggested. in a 1-4 judgement. from the youngster who started from the qualifying Shastri has now had “He’s done well with floodlights, something Tendulkar is game.” With no Duleep Trophy held this “Shiva has matured quite a lot in stages, where she demolished Ekaterina Verbina of a new contract till 2021 the side. He will be with apprehensive about. “From players’ point of view, it won’t year, He urged the Indian team to take the last one year and this is showing Russia 8-3. In the quarter-finals, Gehlot blazed World T20 but his terms us for next two years. As “I think the dew factor will play a be a bad idea to play with pink ball and feedback from all the players who in the way he is performing. He has through her bout, notching up a commanding 8-0 of agreement is only I said, India need to win big role over here. We need to figure out check how differently it behaves from played the event in last three years. been in tremendous form and will win to set up a semi-final showdown against working with the Indian a world tournament. how much dew is there. The dew will the traditional red ball. It’s about getting Duleep Trophy matches were held continue to grow,” national coach C Zeynep Yetgil, gold medallist at the Junior team with an annual They have the ability and determine, to what extent both teams that pink coloured ball coming to you,” under lights. A Kuttappa said. European Wrestling Championships in 2018. salary of `10 crore. just need to get the last are competing. The conditions should- said Tendulkar. “The India boys should also depend “Ashish too is developing into a “We will also create a hurdle through. We will n’t hinder anything (competitiveness),” Tendulkar’s homework before fac- on word of mouth feedback from all good boxer. His transition from OMAN, SCOTLAND GRAB LAST 2 PLACES system where Ravi’s deal with it when it said the highest run-getter in Tests and ing any particular bowler, be it Shoaib those who played Duleep Trophy and youth to senior level has been very Dubai: Oman defeated Hong Kong by just 12 runs involvement is more at comes.” PTI ODIs. However, he agreed with BCCI Akhtar or Shane Warne, is a stuff of leg- they would have few things to share.” smooth,” he added. in a do-or-die T20 World Cup qualifier to reach the finals in Australia along with Scotland who thrashed United Arab Emirates by 90 runs. Oman and Scotland join Namibia, Netherlands, Papua Barty, Bencic advance to WTA semis New Guinea and Ireland, who had already booked Novak completes routine win their places in the 2020 showpiece but are still AFP n SHENZEN play and fight like always,” she said. competing for the winner's trophy in UAE. Chasing “She’s (Svitolina) one of the players that AFP n PARIS Former world number just 135 to win, Hong Kong collapsed to 18-5 with orld number one Ashleigh Barty this court suits a lot more.” three Dimitrov produced a left-arm seamer Bilal Khan taking three of the Wand Belinda Bencic both Barty, who had already sealed the ovak Djokovic saw off fantastic performance to beat wickets to fall on his way to match figures of 4-23 advanced to the semi-finals after con- year-end No 1 ranking, rebounded NBritain’s Kyle Edmund on fifth seed Thiem 6-3, 6-2 and and finished on 122-9. Earlier, George Munsey trasting victories at the WTA Finals in after a three-set loss to Bertens on Thursday to reach his eighth reach the last eight in Paris for belted 65 as Scotland made 198 before UAE were China on Thursday. Tuesday. She will play the winner of Paris Masters quarter-final, the first time. all out for 108, with nine balls left. Mark Watt and Barty progressed from the round- tomorrow’s Purple Group match where he will renew his bur- It will also be the Safyaan Sharif took three wickets for the Scots. robin stage with a crushing 6-4, 6-2 between Wimbledon champion geoning rivalry with Greek Bulgarian’s first Masters quar- win over Petra Kvitova in one hour and Simona Halep and world number two star Stefanos Tsitsipas. ter-final since the Canadian MAXWELL TAKES BREAK FROM CRICKET 28 minutes at the Shenzhen Bay Pliskova The top seed, battling Open last year as he con- Melbourne: Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell Sports Centre. Bencic prevailed 7-5, 1- “I’m particularly happy with the Rafael Nadal for the year-end tinues his rise up the on Thursday went on a "short" break from cricket 0 in 61 minutes after late replacement way I was able to return tonight,” Barty world number one spot, need- rankings. due to mental health issues and will be replaced by Kiki Bertens retired ill. said. “I think she was trying to take a ed seven set points in the first Dimitrov was the D'Arcy Short in the national Twenty20 squad. Bertens received medical attention little bit more of a risk. That kind of set before winning 7-6 (9/7), world number 78 head- According to Cricket Australia, Maxwell told the after the opening game of the second worked in my favour a bit.” 6-1. ing into the US Open, but team's support staff that he is struggling with his set, where her blood pressure and For Kvitova, the 2011 WTA Finals The 16-time Grand Slam ing six years as the world’s best reached the semi-finals and is mental health and the Board, along with his state pulse were checked, before becoming champion, the loss marks a second champion is chasing a record- player, but Nadal can be sure now ranked 27th. side Victoria, are backing him in this period. “Glenn the second player in the tournament straight winless campaign in her sev- extending fifth Bercy title, of denying the Serbian that He will take on Cristian Maxwell has been experiencing some difficulties to retire mid-match after Bianca enth appearance at the lucrative year- but will next face world num- achievement with a maiden Garin for a semi-final spot, with regards to his mental health. As a result, he Andreescu withdrew against Karolina gy was not there. (I felt) a little bit ender. ber seven Tsitsipas, who leads Paris title this week. after the unseeded Chilean will spend a short time away from the game,” Team Pliskova on Wednesday. dizzy.” World number eight Bencic will “I just couldn’t find rhythm,” she their head-to-head record 2- The Spaniard takes on saved three match points in a psychologist Dr Michael Lloyd was quoted as “I didn’t feel well on court,” play defending champion Elina said. “When it came to the deciding 1. three-time Grand Slam title- deciding-set tie-break to end saying by Cricket Australia on its website Bertens told reporters. “I had some Svitolina in the semi-final on Saturday. points, she always played better than Djokovic is hoping to tie winner Stan Wawrinka in his the run of French qualifier ‘cricket.Com.Au'. AGENCIES problems with my stomach. The ener- “I’m so relaxed already. I will just me.” Pete Sampras’ record of finish- third-round match. Jeremy Chardy.