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3 Maoists gunned down in Modi, Shah must change Telangana State stares at ‘encounter' with AP police their attitude: KCR Rs 1.43L cr public debt: CAG AMARAVATI: Three mem- K VENKATESHWARLU PNS n HYDERABAD bers of the outlawed CPI n HYDERABAD The Comptroller and Auditor General also (Maoist) were gunned down Telangana's total debt stood at in an alleged encounter with Chief Minister K nearly Rs 1.43 lakh crore by expressed concern that the interest payments by security forces in Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday the end of 2017-18, an 18 per the government, relative to revenues, were higher Vishakhapatnam district on criticized Prime Minister cent increase over the pre- at 12.19 per cent against the target of 8.31 per cent the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha Narendra Modi and Union ceding year, the CAG said in border on Sunday, police said. Home Minister Amit Shah for Akbaruddin its report tabled on Sunday in fixed by the 14th Finance Commission The elite anti-naxal squad their anti-Telangana state- the state assembly. Greyhounds of the AP Police ments. In the course of his Owaisi is PAC The Comptroller and encountered the Maoists near reply to Appropriation Bill, Auditor General also of 8.31 per cent fixed by the Gummirevula and that led to KCR demanded that both the Chairman expressed concern that the 14th Finance Commission," an exchange of fire in which leaders should withdraw their interest payments by the gov- the CAG said. The ratio of two women and a man were comments against Telangana PNS n HYDERABAD ernment, relative to revenues, debt repayment to tax rev- killed, Visakhapatnam district state. were higher at 12.19 per cent enue also increased from six Superintendent of Police The Chief Minister was The floor leader of AIMIM in against the target of 8.31 per per cent in 2015-16 to 8.05 Babujee Attada told PTI over reacting to Modi's statement Telangana assembly cent fixed by the 14th Finance per cent 2017-18,it said. phone. "They saved the child, while Akabaruddin Owaisi was Commission. The maturity profile of out- The deceased belonged to letting the mother die" allud- appointed as the chairman of "Outstanding public debt standing public debt as on the Galikonda 'dalam' (squad) ing to the birth of Telangana. the Public Accounts (Rs 1.42,918 crore) increased March 2018 showed that Rs of the Maoists that operated on In a similar vein, Shah had ‘Schemes I have in mind Committee (PAC) on Sunday. by 18 per cent in 2017-18 over 65,740 crore, 48 per cent of the Andhra-Odisha Border remarked that the process Congress MLAs D Sridhar the preceding year at a high- increasingly consuming rev- total outstanding debt, is to be (AOB) area. The SP said one adopted for creating Telangana can finish Cong in TS’ Babu and Sandra Venkata er place than growth of GSDP enue receipts. The interest repaid over the next seven self-loading rifle and two .303 in Parliament was unwarrant- Veeraiah of TDP are among (Gross State Domestic payments relative to revenue years, the auditor said in the rifles were seized from the ed and described the date of ssuing a cryptic warning to the grand old party, KCR observed in the members of PAC. Product). receipts were much higher at report. Maoists in the encounter that formation of the State as 'dark Ithe Assembly on Sunday: "We have 2 to 3 more new schemes with Continued on Page 2 Interest payments are 12 per cent against the target Continued on Page 2 happened under Sileru police day'. us. The Congress will be finished in the State if I introduce those station limits. "As a Chief Minister, I am schemes." Berating the Congress on the last day of the Assembly appealing to Modi and Shah to budget session, KCR said the Congress should not harp on its withdraw their comments… It demand that the government provide jobs to every household. For, is a question of self-respect of the government had been keeping all promises made in the House. TRS govt has left State bankrupt: Bhatti Petrol price Telangana. We are not going to KCR said that the TRS government had done 8 lakh sada bainama tolerate such comments," KCR registrations freely. "We did it in a big way and not like Congress, PNS n HYDERABAD aging the economy. The bud- government had reduced the rise in past 6 said. which had done it for namesake", he remarked. The Congress was get had made it clear that the size of the full-fledged budget, The Centre had not given a the 'breeding centre' for all kinds of atrocities. Human trafficking and Congress Legislature Party State was bankrupt. compared to the vote-on- single paisa under NITI Aayog. all started with the rule of Congress, he alleged. leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Speaking to media persons account sought, he said. days highest It was not correct on the part Continued on Page 3 on Sunday slammed Chief after the House adjourned sine Bhatti criticized the govern- of Modi and Shah to speak ill Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao die, Bhatti alleged that there was ment for borrowing loans indis- in 2 years of Telangana, KCR said in the Bandhu will go and Kisan Beema if BJP came to power in for making a 'political speech' in no clarity in the 2019-20 bud- criminately in the name of pro- NEW DELHI: Petrol prices State Legislative Assembly. Samman will come, which Telangana. BJP-led states were the Assembly in the course of his get for the State's unemployment jects. He faulted the government have been increased by Rs. Targeting Telangana BJP gives Rs.6000 each to all farm- not implementing pension reply to a discussion on the allowance scheme assured by for stating that debts of the cor- 1.59 a litre and diesel by Rs. leaders, KCR said that nothing ers. Arogyasri will go and schemes like those in Appropriation Bill. Bhatti KCR. The government failed to porations were not govern- 1.31 in the last six days — the would happen if BJP came to Ayushman Bharat will come. Telangana. alleged that the TRS govern- make allocations for assurances ment's debts. most since the current system power in the state. "The Rythu There would not be Rythu Continued on Page 3 ment lacked discipline in man- given during the elections. The Continued on Page 3 of daily price reviews was introduced in 2017. Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 27 paise to Rs. 73.62 a litre in Thunderstorm Delhi. The rate of diesel was Pakistan may split into pieces: Rajnath increased by 18 paise to Rs. damages Delhi- 66.74 per litre in Delhi. This PNS n NEW DELHI You can see they're getting discouraged. Pakistan PM comes to PoK is the sixth straight daily and says 'countrymen don't go to India-Pak border'. I say it's good VJA AI flight n increase and has taken the No power would be able to save because if they do, they would not be able to return to Pakistan. They should PNS NEW DELHI cumulative price hike since Pakistan from getting divided September 17 to Rs. 1.59 per into pieces, if human rights not commit the mistake of repeating 1965 and 1971 Two Air India planes were litre in case of petrol and Rs. violations against Balochs and — RAJNATH SINGH, Defence Minister struck by intense turbulence 1.31 for diesel. On September Pashtuns continued, said this week, damaging the air- 17, global energy prices Defence Minister Rajnath Singh "If they (Pakistan) repeat it, pieces," he said. Speaking at the craft and in one case, injur- spiked by 15 per cent after a on Sunday. "You can see they're they would have to think what event, aimed at creating aware- ing the cabin crew. weekend attack on key oil getting discouraged. Pakistan would become of Pakistan ness among people on abroga- The passengers and crew facilities in Saudi Arabia PM comes to PoK and says Occupied Kashmir. Human tion of Article 370 and 35a. members of an Air India caused the worst disruption 'countrymen don't go to India- mistake of repeating 1965 and rights violations are committed "Article 370 was a 'nasoor' plane flying from Delhi to to world supplies on record. Pak border'. I say it's good 1971," Rajnath said at a "Jan against Balochs and Pashtuns (wound) in the Constitution, Woman killed as chunk Vijaywada reportedly sus- because if they do, they would Jagran Sabha" (public awareness there. If it continues, no power which bloodied our heart and tained injuries after the air- not be able to return to Pakistan. meet), organised by BJP in will be able to protect Pakistan our Kashmir, the heaven on the craft suffered damage due to They should not commit the Patna. from getting further divided into earth," he said. a thunderstorm, sources said Coast guard falls off Hyd Metro on Saturday. The flight - AI-467 - seizes departed from Delhi at 7.28 PM's gesture at Houston airport wins hearts KCR, Jagan station ceiling p.m. It was scheduled to land Ketamine worth at 9.40 p.m. in Vijaywada.The PNS n HOUSTON to meet today PNS n HYDERABAD authorities said the mishap passengers suffered minor Rs 300 cr took place when some "small bruises, sources said. Air NEW DELHI: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra PNS n HYDERABAD In a freak mishap, a 24-year-old pieces of plaster" fell off from a India has started an investi- Coast Guard has seized a Modi, who arrived in Houston woman died after chunks of "surface wall" of the station. gation into the incident. huge cache of ketamine drug on Saturday ahead of the mega Chief Ministers of Telangana concrete fell from the ceiling of "The sharp edge of the piece fell Another Air India plane worth Rs. 300 crore from a "Howdy, Modi!" event, received and Andhra Pradesh - K the pedestrian area under the on Mounika's head from about from Delhi to Myanmarese ship, the agency a warm welcome at the airport Chandrashekhar Rao and YS Ameerpet Metro station fell on nine meters height, and she Thiruvanathanpuram, via said on Saturday. where several Indian and US Jaganmohan Reddy will meet her head from a height of nine unfortunately succumbed to Kochi with 172 passengers on The Coast Guard, in a officials met him. A gesture by at Pragati Bhavan here on metres on Sunday. She was the head injury while being board was hit by the turbu- coordinated sea-air opera- the Prime Minister left many Monday to discuss various rushed to a nearby private hos- taken to a nearby hospital by lence on Friday. tion on Thursday, appre- on social media inspired and issues on agenda, including pital, but succumbed to the L&T personnel," said HMRL hended the ship off the Car impressed. bringing of Godavari waters to injuries en route. managing director NVS Reddy. Nicobar islands. On rum- Christopher Olson, Director Srisailam project and pending The woman identified as Sources said Mounika, along maging the vessel, 57 suspi- of Trade and International issues of bifurcation. The CMs Mounika, a homemaker from with her cousin, had come to cious gunny bundles were Affairs, US Ambassador to Prime Minister Narendra Modi picking up flowers that fell off the bouquet lead officials and ministerial Kukatpally and wife of TCS Ameerpet in a Metro train found aboard, the Coast India Kenneth Juster and presented to him delegations and engineering employee Harikanth, was from Kukatpally. They were Guard said. The gunny bags Indian Ambassador to the US officials for the crucial meet- standing in the pedestrian zone there to look for a hostel for her were then transferred to Harsh Vardhan Shringla were walking up to the officials and on the carpet, he promptly ing. The meeting will mainly of the station while taking cousin, who was moving to the Indian Coast Guard Ship at the airport to receive PM exchanging greetings with picks them up and gives discuss bringing of Godavari cover from heavy rains in the city for higher studies. Rajveer, which has appre- Modi. In visuals, PM Modi is them. When he is handed a them to one of his security waters to Srisailam project. evening. hended the ship. seen coming out of the plane, bouquet and some flowers fall personnel. ContinuedonPage3 Hyderabad Metro Rail ContinuedonPage3 TODAY ALMANAC India-US chemistry is good : Narendra Modi Month & Paksham: Bhdrapada & Krishna Paksha PNS n HOUSTON Indians voted overwhelming- had grown 400%. Panchangam ly for prime minister and his Unemployment among Indian “India-US chemistry is party. I join everyone here Americans was down by 33%. Tithi : Shashthi : 08:11 pm good...We in India connected wishing you happy birthday. Nakshatram: Kritika: 10:20 am well with (US) President Trump said he was looking Modi assures Pandits of New Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Donald Trump and with the forward to conclude many Kashmir words of candidate Trump, defence deals with India. Earlier, Modi had a "special any important work) 'Abki baar Trump sarkar', rang "Border security is vital to interaction" with a 17-member Rahukalam: 10:39 am – 12:09 pm loud and clear," said Prime USA, it is vital to India." The delegation of Kashmiri Pandits Yamagandam: 03:10 pm – 04:40 pm Minister Narendra Modi, set- US was taking steps to stop ille- from across the US and assured Varjyam: 03:01 am - 04:42 am ting the state for his business gal immigration, he said. "We them of "building a new with the Trump administra- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at ‘Howdy Modi’ are committed to fighting rad- Kashmir" for everyone. Gulika: 07:38 am - 09:08 am tion, amidst thunderous ical Islamic terrorism, he said. "Kashmir mein naee hava bah Good Time: (to start any important work) Three youth shoot in overflowing applause at the Howdy Modi emotional chord. "This morn- "He was a household name "PM Modi doing truly excep- rahee hai (new winds are blow- Amritakalam: 07:47 am - 09:29 am event in Houston on Sunday. ing you can hear the heartbeat even before he went to hold the tional job for India," Trump ing in Kashmir) and we will all Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:45 am - 12:33 pm stream for TikTok video, 1 drowned Organised by the non-prof- of the two largest democracies. highest seat in the US… His observed as he wished him for build a new Kashmir together it Texas India Forum, the You can feel the strength and name is familiar to every per- his success in the Lok Sabha that will be for everyone," he told HYDERABAD PNS n NIZAMABAD Indrapuram Dinesh (22), Howdy Modi event in human bonds of two great son on the planet. His name elections. "600 million indian the delegation. Modi also Gangachalam and Manoj Houston, with the tagline nations," he said, while talking comes up almost every con- voted overwhelmingly for thanked the community for WEATHER A pleasure trip to a stream in Goud, belonging to 'Shared Dreams, Bright about the friendly relations versation in the world on glob- prime minister and his party. I their patience for over 30 years. Forecast: Thunderstorms flush, coupled with the Gonugoppula village in Futures', shed light on the between the US and India. "You al politics." join everyone here wishing The delegation also presented a Temp: 29/23 prospects of an exciting shoot Telangana, went to tremendous contribution of once introduced me to your Returning compliments, you happy birthday," he says. memorandum to Modi, request- Humidity: 98% for a Tik-Tok video, turned Kappalavagu on Friday to Indo-Americans in United family. Today, I introduce you Trump said: "PM Modi doing Referring to India, Trump said: ing him to set up a task force Sunrise: 06.04 tragic on Friday for three savour the natural beauty of States and the strong and last- to my family," Modi said, while truly exceptional job for India." "It is incredible that India had under the Indian Home Sunset: 06.14 friends as one of them was the stream which was over- ing partnership between the referring to the billions of While wishing him for his lifted millions out of poverty. Ministry to bring the commu- Current Weather Conditions drowned in the gushing flowing due to incessant rains. US and India. Indians. success in the Lok Sabha elec- On his country's contribution, nity together, develop the region, Updated September 19, 2019 5:00 PM waters. Continued on Page 2 Modi began by striking an Hailing Trump, Modi said: tions, Trump said: "600 million he said crude exports to India and repatriate Kashmiri Pandits. 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ow often in the recent past anything to speak of in terms of have we seen Speakers in tangible change for the better. HAssemblies and Chaipersons House Speakers still dyed in party colours? Frustrated MLAs vented their dis- in Upper Houses instinctively comfort in front of Ministers M favouring parties they've come ing only Treasury Benches!" Bhatti currently. One of the doctors at networking and re-working all his anti-government stance. KCR, for Srinivasa Rao and Mopidevi from - whether it is ex-LS Speaker shot back at Speaker Pocaharam Fever Hospital told us, "Of about 50 REPORTERS’ old connections in the IT industry, his part, had set the ball rolling first Venkataramana at a review meet- Sumitra Mahajan or current Rajya Reddy. cases I see in a day, at least 12 are and the Telangana government is all by showing the door to two chan- ing held in Visakhapatnam on Sabha Chairman and V-P Venkaiah dengue positive. The Fever Hospital too happy about the turn of events. nels in TS soon after he assumed Saturday. One MLA said revenue Naidu? The latest entrant in the club Dengue extent not alone has assigned more that 50 D ARY power in the state. Okay, they are officials were just not listening to is Pocaharam Srinivas Reddy, quantified doctors to especially tackle dengue. Jagan taking cue pals, but wonder if they are actu- party leaders, while another one Speaker of Telangana Assembly So, how bad is the dengue epi- Most of them concur that at least from KCR? ally sharing the 'best practices' said they were feeling hamstrung and ex-Agriculture minister of the demic scene after all, and how 100 cases get detected at the hos- There is nothing secret about the between them. because the police were behaving state. On Saturday, the penultimate many have fallen prey to the disease pital every day. This can serve as could to promote Sunrise State of close friendship between AP CM like they were the actual bosses. day of the Session, he happened to in the state so far? Fact is, there fair enough pointer of how wide- AP, returned recently to set up the Jaganmohan Reddy and Telangana YSRCP MLAs in low spirits Minister Srinivasa Rao tried lift respond to protesting Congress aren't any definitive answers. The spread the epidemic is. 'Hyderabad Fintec Forum' in the CM KCR. Both leaders have open- Four-odd months into its fresh spirits by saying all will fall in place MLAs stating: "We didn't pass the Health Department admits that the tech city. Chowdary, who in his pre- ly exhibited their 'dosti' and even tenure, YSRCP's honeymoon with time. But the MLAs weren't Bill when the Congress MLAs were number of dengue patients report- IT's control+Z -- back to vious role used to tom-tom vowed to lend support to each other should have been barely over if not buying the Minister's word much outside of the House." That made ed in Hyderabad this year is much Hyd from Amaravati 'Vishakapatnam Fintec Valley', for better coordination between the still continuing. But its party MLAs' like the voters who are beginning it look he was defending the ruling higher than the season's average Hyderabad is seeing the return of 'Hackathons' and other initiatives Telugu states and progress of Telugu relationship with the electorate to shrug off the MLAs themselves. TRS instead of being impartial as annual data. Officials have not IT experts, who had once gone all- of the AP government. But in the people. While the benefits of the seems to have hit a rocky patch. The the Speaker. Not to be undone, CLP measured the magnitude of dengue out in marketing Amravati under Hyderabad venture, there was no two CMs' camaraderie are yet to trouble is they are finding it diffi- (Contributed by leader Bhatti Vikramarka seized the outbreak and so we might not be the Chandrababu Naidu regime. So mention of Andhra Pradesh. Call accrue, Jagan has surely borrowed cult to convince people of anything Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu, opportunity to make the Speaker provided an exact figure any time much so that somebody no less it what you will - pressing 'reset' a leaf or two out of friend KCR's meaningful being done in AP. The Mayank Tiwari, realise his faux pas with a stinging soon. However, one can get a reli- than JA Chowdary, the IT advisor botton, or backspace or control+Z playbook. He recently banned two masses had a lot of expectations Naveena Ghanate, remark. "We are not attributing any able estimate of the epidemic from of Andhra Pradesh government - but the move is quite a turnaround TV channels in AP, apparently from the Jaganmohan Reddy gov- Deepthi Nandan, motives to the Chair. We are ask- doctors who are treating patients himself, who at one point did all he for the IT tzar. These days he is busy after being miffed at those channels' ernment, but it has hardly done KMP Patnaik) KTR's push for handloom Gold remains buoyant, closes at US $ 1,519. 14 PNS n HYDERABAD between moderate and strong. not matched by supply Standard gold The inflow of agro-goods Ramadugu Amidst simmering hostilities declined by Rs supplies from other states, NAVEENA GHANATE n erates. If we put up on between the US and Iran, oil particularly Gujarat, n HYDERABAD According to Amazon, thousands of buyers project water prices have zoomed all over the 180 and closed at Maharashtra and Madhya officials, supply of may start showing interest, world. However, due to suc- Rs 37,700 . Pradesh, has been obstructed IT Minister KT Rama Rao since handloom is unable to but we couldn't raise our pro- cessful diplomacy of our lead- due to heavy rains and flood he took oath as the Minister, meet the demand duction capacity. This is reaches FRL ership, oil-supply to India is Ornamental gold situation in these states. vowed to promote handloom. because it takes time to create PNS n NIZAMABAD likely to remain uninterrupted, too, moved in During the week, common But the machinery is unable to n For months, the designs especially the modern albeit within higher price- pulses such as tuar dal, cater to the demand which the TSCO website has ones. Even for the designers to After four years, the bracket. tandem and was moong dal, urad dal, chillies, Minister is trying to create. KT been showing the learn and pass it on to others, Ramadugu medium irriga- Gold remained buoyant and quoted in the turmeric and masoor dal Rama Rao's first post after sarees of same model it is time consuming. Once we tion project in the district closed at US $ 1,519. 14 (per range of Rs 35,760 recorded marginal apprecia- swearing as the Minister for sec- without any changes are confident our production reached its full reservoir limit. ounce) while silver, followed tion, while staple food grains ond time was with resembling a capacity is fast enough to meet With the project full to the suit and closed at $ 18.06 (per - 35,860 on the and common edible oils #HandloomSunday. While he dummy website the market demand, then we brim, the farmers belonging ounce). Platinum and closing day remained steady at the previ- tried to spread the word online, will open up.” to 11 villages would benefit, Palladium also marched for- ous week's closing levels. the TSCO website, where peo- The government has been as it would provide irrigation ward and closed at $.948.60 With lower crop estimates for ple can buy clothes is an eyesore. without any changes resem- alternate modes of promoting repeatedly stating that it has been to 5,000 acres. (per 10 gms) and $. 1,645.75 at Rs.37,700 (per 10 gms). soyabeans, its price is expect- There are just about 100 bling a dummy website. It has 38 handloom. The government concentrating on design mod- The project was con- (per 10 gms) respectively. Ornamental gold too, moved ed to go up in the near future. sarees and about 10 duppattas. gadwal sico, 19 gadwal silk has partnered with Amazon to ernisation, but nothing con- structed across Ramadugu Other economic parameters in tandem and was quoted Coriander remained diver- The website, which was glori- sarees, 13 spun silk sarees, 12 promote its handloom prod- crete has come up. Jayesh Ranjan Vagu at Ramadugu village of too moved northward. Brent in the range of Rs.35,760 - gent within narrow mar- fied last year, became a victim Narayapet silk sarees, 9 gol- ucts and crafts. However, when said, "Handloom has niche mar- Dharpally mandal in 1964. closed at US$ 63.82 (per bar- 35,860 on the closing day. gins. at the whims of the contractor labama sarees, 8 pochampally it comes to textiles, the gov- ket. The sarees are good, but it On Friday and Saturday the rel), while Crude oil was quot- On the other hand, The prices of com- who used to run it. According cotton, 6 pochampally ikat, 6 ernment is following the needs to much more contem- project received heavy ed at Rs.4,178 (per barrel). Silver (0.999) appre- mon vegetables rose to a senior official of Gadwal cotton and 10 duppat- approach of one step forward porary as it won't appeal to all, inflows and reached FRL Gold MCX stood at Rs.37,697 ciated by Rs.700 and considerably dur- Department of Handlooms tas. About 13 of these 100 are and two steps backwards. With especially young persons and level, after obtaining inflows (per 10 gms). Sensex and Nifty closed at Rs.46,500 ing the week. and Textiles, “The website was sold out, so evidently govern- Amazon currently only fashion conscious persons. We of over 1,000 cusecs. 50 closed at 38,014.62 and (per kg).The Common vegeta- handled by a one contractor ment can provide only 87 sarees cheriyal masks, Nirmal paint- started working with designers The project has left and 11,274.20 points respectively. divergent trend bles such as cab- Siva Reddy, who found hand- online. Official said that when ings and other crafts are being like Bibi Russell, shravan Kumar, right canals, with the left Leading foreign currencies' is likely to con- bage, cauli- loom business lucrative and left the website was functional, it shipped. When it comes to Divya Reddy, ishita and recent- canal extending to a length of exchange rates were: US $: tinue till the flower, ribbed our website in limbo in most was generating higher sales and clothing, officials point that ly Reena singh. About half a 9.60 km and cultivating 1,400 Rs.71.27, British Pound: Rs. beginning gourd, snake unethical way. We will have the lot of traction. For handloom supply from our weavers is dozen designers with modern acres, while the right canal 88.79, Euro : Rs. 78.42, of Navaratri WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW gourd, lady website updated in another 2 enthusiasts, the TSCO possess- unable to meet the demand. understanding are collaborating has length of 18.80 km and Singapore $ : Rs.51.86, Swiss festival. fingers, months. We are trying to get es 9 outlets located in Northern According to a senior offi- with us. Weavers have to become cultivates 3,601 acres. Franc : Rs.72.30, Australian $: cucumber, potatoes, onions, our handloom on shopify”. India and 37 outlets situated in cial, “The production speed of comfortable, because modern Ramadagu benefits 11 vil- Rs.48.19, Saudi Rial : Rs. COMMODITIES tomatoes and French beans, For months, the website has Telangana State. Meanwhile the handloom textiles is not designs also have some level of lages of Dichpally and 19.03,New Zealand Dollar : The sentiment in principal along with other leafy vegeta- been showing the same sarees TS government is also exploring matching the demand it gen- complexity". Dharpally mandals whose 44.63, Kuwaiti Dinar : wholesale commodity mar- bles, recorded an increase in the farmers grow kharif and rabi Rs.234.40, Omani Rial : Rs. kets in the twin cities was mod- range of 30 per cent to 45 per crops under an ayacut of 184.93 and UAE Dinar : erate. At Rythu Bazars and in cent. 5,000 acres. North Rs.19.41. the various commodity mar- In Hyderabad, the NECC Three youth Telangana's boon, Sri Ram At home, due to on-going kets located in Begum Bazar, wholesale egg price appreciat- MLA seeks procurement centre Sagar Project, is getting heavy Sraddhapaksh, trading was Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, ed by Rs.34 and closed at shoot in ... inflows since the last two days dull. As such, both the precious Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam Rs.378 (per 100). The highest Continued from Page 1 PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR and on Saturday evening, the metals remained divergent. Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, price of Rs.438 was recorded at project received 57,820 cusecs Standard gold (24 carats) Kukatpally, Bowenpally and Kolkata, while Hospet closed As planned, Dinesh and his Kodangal MLA Patnam inflows and water in the pro- declined by Rs.180 and closed General Bazar, it oscillated at the lowest price of Rs.370. friends started making videos Narender Reddy on Sunday ject level was 45.700 TMC. on the mobile video platform met Agriculture Minister SRSP capacity is 90 TMC Tik-Tok. The three friends Singireddi Niranjan Reddy and FRL level is 1,091 feet. waded into the stream despite and urged him to sanction a On Saturday evening, the TS stares at strong currents. farm procurement centre in project's water level reached Akbaruddin Owaisi is... Rs 1.43L cr As they started going deep, Kodangal Assembly segment. 1,077.40 feet, and of 90 Continued from Page 1 Kumar Reddy tendered his they could not hold their The legislator detailed that TMC the project now has resignation from the Assembly public debt: CAG place in the gushing waters he has submitted a represen- 45.700 TMC of water. The Congress lost its status as after being elected to the Lok and were carried away deep- tation to the Minister in the All this is due to heavy the main Opposition party Sabha from Nalgonda in the Continued from Page 1 er into the stream by strong Assembly on Sunday and elu- inflows into Vishnupuri and after 12 of its 18 members general elections. currents. Passing villagers cidated that the Cotton and Jayakwadi projects, which joined the ruling TRS party, as After the Assembly passed "The state government may spotted the youth in trouble pulses produce was picking up reached FRL level, and per a notification issued by the the Appropriation Bill, the undertake a study supported and managed to rescue in the region during the cur- excess water being released Speaker's office in June. Speaker announced the for- by future projections to mea- Gangachalam and Manoj rent year. The pulses produced into river Godavari. On AIMIM has seven members mation of statutory commit- sure its total physical com- Goud, but Dinesh was in Husnabad village of the seg- Friday evening, in the House while TDP has tees such as PAC and Estimates mitments that the ability to drowned. ment is likely to touch the Maharashtra irrigation offi- two members and BJP one. In Committee. meet them. Inform the risk The incident took place in highest mark and hence a pro- cials released flood waters the run up to Parliamentary The session began on assessment on its future bor- Bheemgal town of curement center is needed in from Vishnupuri project by and Assembly elections, K September 9 and sat for 10 rowing," CAG said in its rec- Nizamabad district of Husnabad, he said. lifting two gates. Thanks to Chandrasekhar Rao indicated working days. During the ses- ommendations. Telangana. Inspector of He further said that the Kodangal MLA Patnam Narender Reddy submits a representation to the these inflows and local that AIMIM was a 'friendly' sion, the legislature passed a The CAG report said the Bheemgal said that the youths Kodangal centre in the region Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Sunday catchment recording good party. The Congress strength unanimous resolution, urging government had ensured had gone to see the water needs a cotton purchase cen- rainfall, the SRSP is receiv- in the 119-member House the Centre not to allow urani- decrease in the cost of col- body which was receiving tre and these centres be version of the MLA has Kodangal and this would be ing 57,820 cusecs inflows came down to 18 after um mining operations in the lection in the past three years heavy inflows due to inces- entrusted to the 'mahila sang- assured to allocate a purchase established by the time the pro- and until night they may go Telangana Pradesh Congress Nallamala forest region and prior to fiscal 2018, indicat- sant rains in the vicinity. hams.' The Minister, as per the centre for Husnabad and duction is achieved. up. Committee President N Uttam also other areas of the state. ing greater efficiency mea- sured as cost of tax collection as a percentage of tax collec- tion. The state government, JUSTICE IN SIGHT OVER RAM TEMPLE ISSUE which has placed creation of infrastructure as a priority HC UPADHYAY No provision for consoli- Nations, the High Court of Housing society is not No online sale of liqour: HC area since the formation of n HYDERABAD dation of cheque bouncing Call it travesty of circumstances, Kerala on September 19 industry : HC The Karnataka HC has held the state, spent Rs 79,236 cases in law: SC sinister planning by anti-Hindu forces or declared that right to access the The Allahabad High Court, that online sale of liquor cannot crore on capital projects from Finally, curtains will fall on the The Supreme Court, in a internet is a Fundamental Right dealing with a petition filed by be allowed as there is no provi- 2014 to 2018. much-prolonged legal battle on recent judgment in Vani Agro sheer misfortune, the fact is that over forming part of the Right to Arun Vihar Residents Welfare sion for such sale in the Within the capital pro- the contentious issue of Lord Enterprises vs State of Gujarat four-fifths of 132 crore population has Privacy under Article 21 of the Association, a society regis- Karnataka Excise Act. jects, more than 50 per cent Ram's birthplace in Ayodhya, & anr observed that "there is no Constitution of India. tered under the Societies HIP Bar Private Limited was of the capital expenditure going by the Supreme Court's provision of consolidation of been forced to silently suffer onslaughts Delivering the judgment on Registration Act 1860, has offering a semi-closed prepaid was on irrigation and flood decision to conclude the hear- cases in the Code of Criminal on their faith for several generations! a petition filed by an under- said that the said Society is payment instrument (mobile control, except in 2016-17. ing of petitions on the subject Procedure" with regard to the graduate student, Faheema not an industry within the valet) to its customers after Delays in completion of matter on October 18. cases filed under Section 138 of Shirin, Justice P V Asha accept- Industrial Disputes Act, obtaining necessary permis- projects, however, not only Thereafter, hopefully before the the Negotiable Instruments Act. dated and heard apply, there have to be two tri- ed the petitioner's contention 1957and its employees are not sion from the RBI. However, the adversely affected quality of retirement of the Chief Justice The appellant had issued together. als because not more than three that the restriction placed on workmen. licence issued by the State gov- the expenditure, but also of India, Ranjan Gogoi, the four cheques to the respondent "The main cases can be tried together even access to internet by her college Citing Som Vihar ernment under FSS Act only deprived the state of intend- verdict will be delivered. If that No.2 which subsequently ground raised if they occurred in one year.", hostel curtailing the use of Apartment Owners Housing enabled the company to carry ed benefits and economic happens, and should happen bounced. The respondent is that in the court observed. However, mobile phones amounted to a Maintenance Limited vs. on the business of distributor, growth, the CAG said. under any circumstances, the no.2 sent one notice in terms of the court granted relief by violation of Fundamental Right Workmen (2002) 9 SCC 652, supplier, transporter, wherein In respect of 19 irrigation people of the country would terms of Section 138 of NI Section 219 of directing the trial Magistrate to to freedom of speech and the court observed, "any ancil- the petitioner is permitted to projects, whose original cost heave a sigh of relief. Act with regard to bounc- the Code of fix all the four cases on one date expression under Article lary activities which may be carry on food business relating was Rs 41,201 crore, delay Call it travesty of circum- ing of all the four cheques. Criminal Procedure so that it is convenient to both 19(1)(a)of the Constitution of carried on by such a housing to ready-to-eat savouries, bev- ranging from three to 11 stances, sinister planning by Thereafter, complaints were since the offences the parties to attend the hearing India. The Judge also agreed society would be treated to be erages, excluding daily products. years led to escalation of anti-Hindu forces or sheer mis- filed in the year 1999 and LEGAL took place during of all the four cases on one date. with the petitioner that internet merely adjunct and applying Justice S Sujatha, while dis- projected cost to Rs 1.32,928 fortune, the fact is that over these complaints have ROUNDUP period of one year, accessible through mobile the 'dominant nature test,' the missing the petition said the eli- crore,CAG said. four-fifths of 132 crore popula- dragged on for 20 years, the cases should be Kerala HC follows phones or laptops, provided an same good not change the gibility of age and sound mind to The state government did tion has been forced to silently only on the application of dealt together. Even HRC-UN avenue for the students to gath- nature of the activity so as to receive and consume liquor is dif- not disclose financial results suffer onslaughts on their faith the appellant that all the four if Section 219 of the Code of Following the Human Rights er knowledge as well as to bring it within the purview of ficult to monitor with the trade of any of the irrigation pro- for several generations! complaints should be consoli- Criminal Procedure was to Commission of the United express themselves. the term "industry"." carried out by the petitioner. jects, it said.

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RIME ALL STUDS & STEEDS CORNER ‘BABA' CLAIMING TO BE Two held with unaccounted cash, gold EXORCIST ARRESTED irchowk police found two Mjewellers in possession of unaccounted gold worth Rs 1.25 crore and net cash of Rs Insecurity, superstition fertile 3.69 lakh on Saturday night. he duo, identified as Vishal TMahender Bandari, 35, and conditions for 'Babas' to exploit Ronak Mahender Bandari, 30, both brothers who run Harshi PNS n HYDERABAD their locations from time to Jewels, were residents of Blue These criminals time and from city to city, ask Sky society in Mumbai, police The Old City seems to be exploit people clients to deposit money in said. They were found moving happy hunting ground for specific bank accounts, and suspiciously near Kali Kaman neighbourhood 'Babas', who by taking undue then go untraceable. of Gulzar House and were PNS n HYDERABAD promise people life free of ail- advantage of "These thugs place actual stopped for questioning, and ments in exchange for large advertisements in leading were searched. Police found A man who claimed to be a sums of money. They create a any bad newspapers where they they were in possession of 'Baba', an exorcist who could fear among victims and then situation they promise to help out with gold about 3,530 gm and cash rid people of evil spirits that offer a 'panacea'. These men find themselves problems like court cases, of Rs 3,69,500. The duo possessed them, was arrested claim to perform 'black magic' career issues, love affairs, revealed their identities as on Saturday night. The man to solve problems ranging in, and money, infertility and family disputes. Vishal and Ronak. On further had thousands of subscribers from family strife and health gold ornaments They also claim to be special- questioning, they confessed on his YouTube channel con- to career and finances. ists in Maha Vashikaran," said that they were on their way to taining videos which showed According to South Zone and other such a police officer from the city's sell the gold ornaments but him performing rituals. police of Hyderabad, these valuables central crime station. failed to produce any valid The accused, identified as criminals exploit people by There are also black magi- records about the source, said Sayyed Tipu Sultan alias Tipu taking undue advantage of any cians who maintain websites police. A confessional Baba, 26, a resident of Kinara bad situation they find them- clients. And then there are to gather a following, espe- statement was recorded and Galli in the city, used to shoot selves in. The thugs extort 'online babas', who cheat vic- cially from Hyderabad's low- the gold ornaments and cash videos of himself 'healing' peo- from victims money, gold tims through shady websites," income background fami- were seized from them. ple afflicted of ailments. ornaments and other such said a senior police official. lies. "Black magic and Mirchowk police booked a case A complaint was filed by valuables. These criminals have offices Vashikaran are powerful and started a probe. Jawed Khan, 42, a videogra- "Sorcerers and fake babas in Secunderabad, Panjagutta, tools of ancient astrology. pher, with the Hussaini Alam are thriving in the Old City. Basheerbagh and other places The person who has exper- Woman arrested police station stating that Tipu 'Miracle healers', treasure in the city and its outskirts. tise in both has the power to Baba had accused him of per- hunters and even relation- Another group of these men solve life problems," claims a for burglary forming black magic on his ship advisers now have their solve problems through tele- website run by 'specialist' 37-year-old woman was employee Mohd Irfan, making 'offices' in Hyderabad. Many phone conversations without Ayush Sharma, who offers Aarrested for burglary him fall ill. even use mainstream media disclosing their locations. The services to all Hyderabad offences by the North Zone The Baba convinced Irfan for advertisements to attract crooks, who keep changing residents. Task Force and valuables worth that Jawed has done black Top IAS and IPS officers of Telangana trotted around on thoroughbred steeds for a review of civic issues along the city's Rs 4.70 lakh were recovered magic on him which made him heritage route on Sunday. The team started off from Goshamahal Police Grounds, traversed through Naya Pul, High Court from her. The accused was fall sick. He then offered him video of him doing so on public with his fake tricks," said police booked cheating cases road, Charminar and wound up at Chowmahalla Palace. The senior administrators who undertook the exercise included identified as Pasupula Kalpana treatment and claimed to have YouTube. This is a hoax and a Jawed Khan. against the Baba and arrested MA&UD principal secretary Arvind Kumar, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar, Musharraf Ali Faruqui of GHMC alias Mallamma, a house help healed him and uploaded a big scam. The man is cheating Based on the complaint, the him on Saturday night. and Captain PR Singh and Siraj Attari of Indian Polo Association. from Rasoolpura area in Begumpet, police said. DCP of Commissioner's Task Force, P Radhakishan Rao, said that she moves about carrying cutting ‘Sye Raa Narasimha…' Woman killed as chunk falls off ... pliers, a screwdriver and targets locked houses. She Continued from Page 1 opens locks and decamps with cash and valuables. During lands in trouble again Soon after the mishap, crowds Too strong to fall or weak enough to fall? investigation, officials verified gathered at the spot even as the CCTV footage at the place of PNS n HYDERABAD Dastagiri and Laxmi, who are to pay them for sharing the traffic police did their best to 'Pieces of plaster' falling off a offence and verified the fifth generation family story. However, the amount ensure that traffic flow was not wall on a woman so hard that METRO fingerprints with old offenders. Tollywood actor Chiranjeevi's members of the freedom fight- was not paid to the family affected at the busy junction. An it kills her. The Metro author- Through local sources, police upcoming movie 'Sye Raa er, approached the police members till date" police said. eyewitness later described what ities say so, but this doesn't identified the address of Narasimha Reddy' has stating that the film- The movie unit is organising transpired at the station. add up to make a sound Kalpana and apprehended her landed in controversy makers had not only pre-release function of 'Sye "We were standing at the explanation for the mishap. on Saturday. She was handed with the descendants taken the movie's Raa Narasimha Reddy' on pedestrian zone for shelter from For one, the 'pieces of plaster' over to Market police for of freedom fighter story from them Sunday. the sudden downpour of rain. are large enough to look like further investigation. Uyyalavada but also used their Jubilee Hills Inspector K We saw Monica and another chunks of concrete. Even if it Narasimha Reddy, assets and other Balakrishna Reddy confirmed woman get down from the train is plaster, the thing shouldn't on whose biography places for shooting that they had received a com- and walk down the staircase be falling off walls in such big the film is made, the film. plaint against the film unit of towards us. Like us, they too pieces as would be fatal. lodged a complaint with "They said there were 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'. waited under the Metro station The Metro authority said it Jubilee Hills police alleging that 23 family members of "We are taking legal opinion for the rain to stop when plas- will pay adequate compensation the filmmakers 'cheated' them. Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy before booking a case," he ter pieces suddenly fell on her. to the victim's family. It, however, Larsen & Toubro, no less. It's falling on her head seemed to According to sources, and the film unit had promised said. She sustained grave injuries on had 'no comments' to make over begun to be seen as a pre- have caused her demise. the head and forehead, and the poor maintenance of Metro ferred means of transport for Though it is a freak accident, collapsed. She was rushed to station. How then can 'plaster' many a commuter. Last heard, we have taken it seriously and Prime Hospital in my friend's come off its walls? travel on the luxurious Metro will get it independently inves- Student held auto rickshaw. Her family was There surely is more than was cheaper than on AC tigated to take necessary Woman's rapist-killer held also immediately contacted," what we are told about the buses. remedial measures. I have for killing two PNS n HYDERABAD decomposed, making it ini- said a man who was present at causes of the mishap at For his part, HMR manag- simultaneously instructed Man held for The East Zone Task Force tially hard to confirm the rape the scene of the mishap. Ameerpet Metro station. ing director NVS Reddy said, L&T to thoroughly check all in accident police have detained a man angle, said the Saidabad police, According to SR Nagar police, Let's not forget, "It is very unfortunate that a station columns and surfaces selling e-cigarettes and are wrapping up the case adding that they are checking the woman succumbed to her Hyderabad's famed Metro young lady lost her life. The to avoid any such remote 45-year-old man was PNS n HYDERABAD by gathering evidence agianst the CC cameras in the vicin- injuries while on the way to hos- stands on rock solid pillars height and the sharpness of possibility of plaster peeling Aapprehended by the Central him in connection with a ity for further evidences about pital and was declared brought 5x5 foot thick. It's built by the plaster piece directly off." Zone Task Force Team for The Cyberabad police on rape-and-murder case report- the murderer. dead by the duty doctors. illegally marketing and selling Saturday arrested a college ed with the Saidabad police However, the PME report Meanwhile, a large police posse, e-cigarettes. Officials seized student who was reportedly earlier last week. has confirmed that she was along with L&T security person- in the past too. In one such inci- ing on a bike, also had a close crane operating at the con- 35 machines and 86 flavour driving an SUV that was The deceased was identified raped and killed by a man who nel, was deployed at the station dent in March 2017, a woman shave though the rod hit him struction site crushed him. A bottles from his possession. involved in an accident in as Anjamma, aged about 45, has been taken into custody by and the premises was cordoned was critically injured and went too. The couple was riding past fourth such mishap occurred Police conducted raid at Alwal in which a nurse and wife of Chandraiah, a resident the Task Force officials, said off. However, Metro services into coma after an iron rod fell the Nampally railway station. when a truck plunged into a Gulnar's Perfumes shop in her nephew were killed. of Champapet. Her dead body the DCP of Commissioner's were not affected by the accident. on her at the Metro construction In another accident involving large pit at the Metro construc- Abids and found that the The accused was identified of was found on September 13, Task Force, P Radhakrishna The city Metro has witnessed area at Nampally. Her husband, the Metro, a man was killed near tion site near Malakpet, killing accused Syed Noor Arif Ali, as Raghavendra Chary, who is and has been 70 percent Rao. other fatal or near-fatal accidents along with whom she was rid- Gandhi Bhavan in 2016 when a two workers on the spot. 45, has been illegal marketing a student at the Nizam and selling tobacco contents, College. Chary had hired the banned electronic cigarette SUV from an online car rental ENDS (Electronic Nicotine portal with six other friends to TRS govt has left State bankrupt: Bhatti ‘Schemes I have in... Delivery System) which travel to Sangareddy to meet contains propylene, glycol, a friend. Midway, he lost con- Continued from Page 1 the column, Bhatti job vacancies. The govern- cessfully shut the mouths of Continued from Page 1 dictate to the government. glycerin, water, nicotine and trol of the wheel and rammed Vikramarkha said. For, ment presented a hopeless the opposition with their However, we will discuss with flavorings with no a scooter travelling in front of The Congress leader object- Anubhavadaru was different budget. strength in the House. The Chief Minister asked the employees on new manufacturing dates. Syed ran the vehicle, killing two, police ed to the removal of from tenant farmer. MLA Seethakka alleged She alleged that CM K the Congress not to blame the Revenue Act. Employees will the business clandestinely. said. He was booked under "Anubhavadaru" (occupier) Former Minister D Sridhar that TRS members used the Chandrasekhr Rao was the government in regard to be at a loss if they resort to Telangana banned the sale, section 304-A (death by neg- column from land records. It Babu alleged that the govern- House for their political cam- reason for corrupt prac- VROs. The government had strikes madly. I will remain manufacture, distribution and ligence) of the IPC and was not correct on the part of ment had failed to fulfil its paign. tices in the Revenue not yet taken any decision on on farmers' side as a farmer", storage of noxious tobacco remanded to judicial custody. the government to remove assurance in regard to filling The government had suc- Department. VROs. "We will shift them to he said. and all its variants. The another department, if we The government had not accused violated the Cigarettes want. The Patel Patwari sys- been benefiting upper caste and Other Tobacco Products tem has gone. people alone. "Only 20 per- Act (COTP Act), police said. The VROs are indulging in cent land is in the hands of The accused and seized Delinquency: Parents must control kids’ gadget time corruption more than Patel upper caste people. The material were handed over to Patwaris. VROs may go like remaining 80 percent of the Abids Road police for further Patel Patwaris. We will pre- land is in the hands of SCs, STs investigation. n Incidence of juvenile offenders on rise; proliferation of violent content on Net among causes pare a new Revenue Act in a and BCs. It is not correct on great manner. Dharani has the part of opposition parties NAVEEN KUMAR adult life. Most of them strug- not yet been launched. We to allege that Rythu Bandhu n HYDERABAD Children who gle with emotional issues, low removed 'Anubhavadaru' money is going into the pock- KCR, Jagan experience self-esteem, poor social skills as column. We will not recog- ets of rich", he said. Among the factors primarily parental neglect well as serious learning and nize tenant farmers", he The government would not to meet today contributing to delinquency of adjustment problems, said an observed. encourage tenant farmers at juveniles are lack of parental are more likely to official working at a Bharosa KCR asserted said that the any cost. KCR asked farmers Continued from Page 1 affection and security, lack of show negative centre. entire nation would appreci- to clear their bank loans for family ties and skipping school. Apart from bad upbringing, ate the Telangana govern- renewal their loans as the The issue figured in the ear- A strong bond with parents or traits that conti- some of the most common ment after seeing the imple- government would send loan lier meetings of the CMs of other responsible caregivers is nue in adult life causes associated with juveniles mentation of the new waiver cheques directly to Telugu states. core to developing resilience committing crimes are pover- Revenue Act. "We will not be their residences through post. Earlier, committees of and a healthy personality, said an ty, drug abuse, anti-social peer afraid of Revenue employees. The government had allotted engineers of both the states official from Hyderabad police. The gang used to target group, easy availability of The Legislative Houses make Rs.6,000 crore for loan waiv- jointly and separately dis- Children should be moulded in high-end bikes and sold them weapons, child sexual abuse Acts. The employees cannot er scheme, he said. cussed the issue in tune with a proper way as they tend to get to unsuspecting customers by and the role of media, said psy- the decisions of the CMs. influenced easily. If juvenile criminals were to peer pressure," he said. promising original documents. chologist Dr Mamta C. Various proposals have been In recent times, the com- be categorised, there would be Earlier this year, a gang of six All the six offenders live a lav- "However, in India it is formulated and examined on pulsive need to possess a 'cool three groups, said Hyderabad students, including three juve- ish lifestyle and developed bad mainly poverty and the adverse Modi, Shah must change their... the issue. The proposals of gadget' is one of the biggest Police Commissioner Anjani niles, were apprehended by vices which they fed by com- effect of media, especially the Continued from Page 1 in Telangana in their villages or the two states have been causes which forces a child to Kumar. "The first one will be West Zone Police, who would mitting crimes, said DCP, West social media, which makes merge their villages with taken into the notice of the get involved in criminal acts, those who are denied a comfort watch YouTube videos to learn Zone, AR Srinivas. juveniles inclined towards About 40 Sapranches in Telangana. The Sarpanches CMs. Besides this, pending officials said, adding that a role level in life; then the ones who how to hotwire bikes and drive Usually, children who expe- criminal activities. Poverty is Nanded district of Maharashtra had also sought TRS tickets to issues of the bifurcation of AP played by social media is hav- are spoilt brats of rich people, them away. They were involved rience parental abuse or neglect also a big cause which forces a recently passed a resolution contest the upcoming into Telangana and AP will ing a more negative than pos- and the last lot would be the in 15 cases of bike thefts in the are more likely to show nega- child to get involved in crimi- demanding their government Maharashtra Assembly elec- also figure in the meeting. itive effect on young minds. ones committing crimes due to city. tive traits that continue in nal acts," she said. to introduce schemes like those tions. FOR SUBSCRIPTION, RENEWALS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT DELAYED PAPER DELIVERY, PLEASE CONTACT 040-23322341-43 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 hyderabad 04 CAG report finds fault with TS govt KTR tables CAG PNS n HYDERABAD n Says delays in completion The CAG further men- report in Council of irrigation projects tioned in its report that as of The Comptroller and Auditor ranging from 3 to 11 years March 31, 2018, the state gov- PNS n HYDERABAD General of India (CAG) has led to escalation of ernment's investment in statu- found fault with the state gov- projected cost from tory corporations, govern- The Municipal ernment stating that delays in ment companies, joint stock Administration, IT and completion of Irrigation pro- Rs 41,201 crore to companies and cooperative Industries Minister, KT jects not only adversely affect- Rs 1,32,928 crore stood at Rs 16,365 crore. The Rama Rao has placed the ed the quality of the expendi- n State government's ROI from corporations/com- Comptroller Auditor ture but also deprived the actions adversely panies was low at 0.62 per cent General of India (CAG) state of intended benefits and while the average rate of inter- report for the year 2018 in economic growth. impacted DISCOMs est on government borrowing Legislative Council on final In respect of 19 projects, was 7.21 per cent. day of the Budget session on whose original cost was Rs The State government did not Government investments are Sunday. 41.201 crore, delays ranging disclose financial results of any highest in power sector. He said that the CAG from three to 11 years led to of the irrigation projects. Losses from the power sec- pointed out the Telangana escalation of projected cost to Rs In this regard, CAG rec- tor (Rs.6,202 crore), however, government is backward in 1,32,928 crore. On Sunday, the ommended that the state gov- accounted for 94 per cent of education sector. He said tioned that the Telangana last day of the Assembly Budget ernment may compile work- total losses (Rs 6,619 crore) that the CAG opined that state is in ahead when com- session for the year 2019-20, the since the formation of the state. except in 2016-17. Delays in 19 irrigation projects, whose ing results of major irrigation incurred by State working the Capital Expenditure pared with other states in TRS government introduced It has spent Rs 79,236 crore on completion of projects, how- original cost was Rs.41,201 projects to assess benefits PSUs in 2017-18. State gov- decreased when compared regard to development CAG report in the Assembly. capital projects during 2014-18. ever, not only adversely affect- crore, delays led to escalation from persistent heavy outlays ernment's actions have with the year 2016-17. The expenditure and capital The CAG mentioned in its Within the capital projects, ed the quality of the expendi- of projected cost to Rs 1,32,928 in irrigation sector. These adversely impacted the CAG said that the primary expenditure. CAG explained report that the Telangana gov- more than 50 per cent of the ture but also deprived the crore. An amount of Rs 70,758 working results should guide DISCOMs, which in turn deficit was decreased, how- that the responsibilities of ernment has placed creation of capital expenditure was on State of intended benefits and crore was spent on these future investments in the sec- could impact return on invest- ever, it further pointed out the state government in infrastructure as a priority area irrigation and flood control, economic growth. In respect of incomplete projects so far. tor. ment. that the revenue was not in regard to payments as the a position to clear the debts. government depended on The CAG stated that the dents for the last several government has to ratio- years. However, the CAG ‘Ascertain remaining assets nalise the Finance stated that the state govern- 1,170 PD accounts inoperative Department to prepare the ment gave top priority to Budget to ensure that the basic infrastructure. of Schedule IX institutions' PNS n HYDERABAD Treasuries and Accounts, Entitlement) but by duly noti- and misappropriation of difference between budget The CAG opined that PNS n HYDERABAD Pradesh Re-organization Act, 1,170 PD Accounts with an fying Accountant General funds. estimations and realities to there is a need to the state 2014. An expert committee con- The Comptroller Auditor outstanding balance of Rs (A&E) after opening. The CAG recommended be decreased. government to release the The Comptroller and Auditor stituted for the purpose gave rec- General of India (CAG) 315.43 crore were inopera- Opening PD Accounts in this regard that govern- CAG mentioned that Rs arrears if it wanted to reju- General of India (CAG) has ommendations for demerger of has stated in its report that tive for more than three as a matter of routine with ment to put in place a 24,259 crore revenue venate DISCOMs. KTR said mentioned in its report that an 86 institutions. The Telangana there were 89 Personal years as on March 31, 2018, weak accounting controls, mechanism to review cate- decreased when compared that the CAG mentioned in amount of Rs 1,51,349.67 crore government has accepted the Deposits (PD) Accounts in the CAG further said in its transferring funds to PD gory 'C' PD Accounts and with the last Budget esti- its report that the govern- under Capital Heads and an recommendations in respect of 2017-18 with adverse bal- report. Accounts to avoid lapse lapse the unspent balances mations though the effi- ment spent Rs.70,758 crore amount of Rs 28,099.68 crore two institutions. ances; 701 non operational Government officers, and keeping large balances by the Treasury Officers ciency of the government in on irrigation projects. under loans and advances were The CAG recommended the PD Accounts with 'nil' bal- Public Sector Undertakings in the PD Accounts without concerned as stipulated in collecting Taxes increased Earlier, the Council yet to be apportioned between State government to take steps to ance; 949 PD Accounts with and Autonomous Bodies, lapsing within the stipulat- the government orders. for the last three years. The passed the resolution on Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ascertain the assets and liabilities a total balance of Rs 14.23 were also operating heads of ed period entails dilution of Transpiring money to PD CAG mentioned in its uranium mining introduced even after more than five years of remaining Schedule IX insti- crore, which had no trans- accounts meant for local legislative controls, inflation Accounts from the report that revenue gains by KTR. The resolution of state Re-organization. tutions and also take concrete actions during the year funds. PD Accounts were of expenditure figures and Consolidated Fund of the and Revenue expenses reads the central govern- A total of 91 institutions were steps for apportionment of 2017-18. being opened not in consul- overstating of the liabilities state at fag end to avoid decreased when compared ment has to take its decision supposed to be demerged as per Capital Heads and Loans and As per information fur- tation with Accountant of the government and lapse of funds should be with GSBP. on uranium mining in Schedule IX of the Andhra Advances. nished by Director of General (Accounts and enhances the risk of misuse avoided. The CAG further men- Telangana state.

Meet on food Will borrow more, if necessary: CM KCR misleading people fortification PNS n HYDERABAD The verdict of the people in the last in TS held Unfazed by criticism in sever- Assembly elections reflected with blatant lies, says BJP al quarters about the long-term people's faith in TRS. The pink PNS n HYDERABAD consequences of heavy bor- PNS n HYDERABAD rowing by the State, Chief party's rule had always been far Telangana has got To strengthen the programme Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao better than that of the Congress, BJP president K Laxman cen- into a financial of food fortification in on Sunday shared in the says Chief Minister K sured Chief Minister K mess, due to Telangana, the Karnataka Assembly how borrowed Chandrashekar Rao for push- financial indiscipline and Health Promotion Trust money was going for develop- Chandrashekhar Rao in Assembly ing Telangana into a debt trap (KHPT) will act as technical ment of the state and asserted due to financial indiscipline. inability of TRS support unit to the medical and that, if necessary, the govern- Citing CAG report, Laxman government. KCR is health department with the ment would borrow more. regard, he said. The Kiran Kumar Reddy refused to fired on the Chief Minister say- pocketing commissions and help of the Global Alliance for Referring to the slew of irri- Government wanted to extend give even one rupee for the ing that he has been mislead- looting exchequer by Improved Nutrition, according gation projects being executed Metro Rail to the Old City. development of Telangana, ing people with blatant lies in to Chief Secretary Dr CS by his government, KCR zero. The Congress had ruled In an effort to blunt criticism were you not there in the gov- Assembly on state's financial bringing loans and Mishra. demanded to know whether undivided AP for 51 years. over TRS' perceived operation ernment? Some of the condition. mounting debt. Addressing a meeting of any of the erstwhile Congress During Congress and TDP to woo leaders and cadre from Congress MLAs were ministers "CAG report revealed that — K LAXMAN, Telangana BJP top-notch officials, including regimes had executed irriga- regimes, the names of schemes other parties, KCR said TRS in that regime, he then added Telangana state has a debt of Rs president medical and health principal tion projects without borrow- might have differed, but the was certainly not prepared to with rhetorical flourish. 1.42 lakh crore by the end of financial mess, due to financial secretary Shanti Kumari, he ing funds. In any case, the gov- administration was more or receive lessons on morality The TRS had sought a min- the financial year 2018-19. It is indiscipline and inability of asked them to compile a report ernment would not mislead the less similar, he said. from the Congress. People had isterial berth for BCs at the expected to rise to Rs 1.82 lakh TRS government. KCR has to set up a authority to provide House about the State's fiscal The verdict of the people in seen how the Congress encour- Centre, KCR said, adding that crore by the end of 2019-20. turned into 'Appula Appa Rao'. sists, all the development nutritious food to children and position, he said, while the last Assembly elections aged defection of TRS MLAs he had called on Prime KCR is pushing the state into KCR is pocketing commis- works and welfare schemes will posterity with the help of addressing members as part of reflected people's faith in TRS. during the movement for Minister Narendra Modi in a debt trap due to financial sions and looting exchequer by be discontinued and the whole KHPT. He told the meeting to the current budget session. The pink party's rule had Telangana. Likewise, BJP, on its this regard. He had also urged indiscipline and corruption. It bringing loans and mounting budget of state will be divert- take steps to fortify rice with the Boldness and a spirit of sacri- always been far better than that part, had wooed four TRS MPs then PM Manmohan Singh for is unfortunate that the state debt. In fact there are instances ed towards paying interest on help of the women and child fice were characteristic of TRS. of the Congress. to its fold. The TRS, on the con- creation of an exclusive min- government is not mending its where KCR has even shown loans," he further said. welfare department. Besides Challenges were not new to the KCR assured the House that trary, had been "merging" istry for BCs. Many of the ways in spite of CAG raising debt as assets. But to hide his "To divert people's attention setting up a rice kernel plant, he pink party, KCR remarked, the government would resolve MLAs into the party in line rights of the State were shared alarm over the deteriorating failure and corruption, KCR is from real issues, KCR is trying wanted measures to be in place while seeking to allay fears over the problems plaguing the with the statute, KCR main- with the Centre and the Centre financial condition of the state. pointing fingers towards reces- to blame BJP. NDA govern- to fortify rice produced in TS. the size of borrowings. Telangana Wakf Board. tained. The party had advised had been exercising control About 17 per cent of the state's sion and Centre for ment has given approvals for He entrusted with the Responding to taunts over Further, the TRS government MLAs of other parties wishing over many of the state's rights, spending is going towards pay- Telangana's financial stress," he Kaleshwaram Project swiftly women and child welfare non-availability of water in was committed to providing 12 to join TRS that 'merger' of the he said and pointed out how ing interest on loans, which is said. but KCR has not even sub- department and civil supplies the Jurala project, the Chief per cent quota for Muslims and respective party's blocs would the TRS, in order to counter a serious concern," said K "KCR is even using mitted DPR. BJP has taken up department the responsibility of Minister sought to know how had even adopted a resolution be technically safer route. this trend, had raised its voice Laxman speaking at BJP head- Assembly to peddle lies and separate Telangana state move- advocacy, while saddled the any government could execute to this effect. The government Turning towards Congress to assert the state's rights at a quarters in Hyderabad on mislead people. KCR should be ment, much before KCR Jayashankar agriculture uni- an irrigation project at a place would have no objection to MLAs in the House, KCR meeting held in Goa on the Sunday. made brand ambassador for launched TRS after he was versity studies impact evalua- where water availability was adopt another resolution in this observed: "When former CM GST. "Telangana has got into a lies. If the same situation per- denied Minister post,” he said. tion and efficacy assessment. TS police to get training in AP MRPS slams KCR over Cabinet expansion PNS n WARANGAL said that Ambedkar has incor- reality with the struggles of cross K VENKATESHWARLU Reddy to extend training to again to stop the recruitment porated the issues pertaining to section of people of the state, the n HYDERABAD about 4,000 constables in Andhra process. He alleged that the Madiga Reservation Porata the presence of Dalits not only MRPS leader said that the same Pradesh. KCR said that the AP Congress filed about 900 cases Samiti (MRPS) founder chair- in the Assembly and Parliament people should come forward to Chief Minister K CM accepted his request. against recruitments. "It is not man Manda Krishna Madiga on but also in the Ministries, both launch a similar style of strug- Chandrashekhar Rao has said While giving reply to the proper on the part of Congress Sunday asserted that the sole at the Centre and state. gle to realise the aspirations of that about 4,000 constables will House on Appropriation Bill on to approach courts, while on aim of his organisation was to Expressing concern over the people in order to question the get police training in neigh- Sunday in Legislative Assembly, other side demanding the gov- secure social justice for the non inclusion of Madigas as per anti-dalit attitude of the KCR. bouring Andhra Pradesh state. the Chief Minister said that it is ernment to fill up jobs," he under privileged as per the val- their population ratio into the He said the MRPS would He further said that the police not proper to the Congress to pointed out. ues preached by father of the Cabinet, the MRPS leader said demand the accommodation of recruitment results would come criticise the TRS government say- He said that the Police Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar. the constitution of Cabinet in all these castes on par with the within a week. The Chief ing that it was not filling the jobs. Recruitment Board would filled police vacancies in such a at a time and so that he request- Addressing the the KCR ministry was not made AP Cabinet where the Chief Minister said that he had already The Telangana government is announce the results of nearly massive manner. He said that the ed the Andhra Pradesh govern- 'Mahadeeksha' at Kakatiya as per the thoughts of Minister has allocated five discussed with Andhra Pradesh filling jobs but the Congress is fil- 18,000 police jobs within a week. Telangana has the chance to ment to extend police training to Degree College grounds in Ambedkar. Stating that the Deputy Chief Minister posts for Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan ing cases in Courts time and He said that no government extend training to around 14,000 4,000 candidates in Andhra. Hanamkonda, the MRPS leader Telangana state has become a various sections. ‘Chase out Congress Need reforms to make farming profitable: Venkaiah PNS n HYDERABAD culture, poultry, pisciculture, Agriculture is the backbone of our aquaculture and sericulture to from Huzurnagar’ Vice President M Venkaiah economy and without it the country augment the farmers' income. Naidu on Sunday underscored will face challenges and food Food processing was one area PNS n SURYAPET the by-election has provided the need to introduce structural which has immense potential an opportunity to the people reforms to make agriculture security related problems also, the and needs to be fully tapped, he TRS candidate from Huzurnagar of Huzurnagar to chase out profitable and sustainable. Vice President said said adding the Centre has cre- Assembly constituency Uttam Kumar Reddy from After presenting the "Rythu ated a ministry for that purpose, Sanampudi Saidi Reddy on the constituency. Nestham" awards at a function but there is every need to take Sunday said it would not be pos- Vote for the Congress candi- near here, Naidu urged the cen- state..," he said. The Vice Observing that there was a it up at an intensive level. sible for anyone to stop his vic- date in the by-election will not tral and state governments to President wanted the govern- need for agricultural renais- He also urgedscientists to tory in the by-election with a benefit the constituency and its accord the highest priority to ment and NITI Aayog to look sance in the country, he said find ways to reduce the input good majority of votes. people. "Development of agriculture, education and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presents ‘Rythu Nestham’ award to a woman at a into this aspect and make there should be more focus on costs for agriculture and called Saidi Reddy was addressing Huzurnagar Assembly con- healthcare sectors. programme held in Hyderabad on Sunday structural changes so that the ensuring insurance, irrigation for revamping the curriculum a rally that was taken out stituency is possible only "With 60 per cent of the pop- farmer gets his due. and infrastructure develop- of agricultural courses to ensure from Chillepally toll gate in through the ruling party TRS," ulation dependent on agricul- was doing a pious duty of paying high price and why the "Agriculture is the backbone ment, apart from providing that students spend 50 per cent Nereducharla mandal to he said, adding that 85 per cent ture, the foremost priority must feeding millions, Naidu said the producers are getting less price? of our economy and without it timely credit to farmers. The of their study time by interact- Huzurnagar to welcome him of sarpanches, MPPs, ZPTCs be accorded to promoting agri- farm producer was getting less, That is a big question to be the country will face challenges Vice President also emphasised ing with farmers in the fields. on his arrival at the con- and MPTCs in Huzurnagar culture and making it viable while the trader was getting answered by the system, by the and mankind will face food the importance of diversifica- Telangana Governor Tamilisai stituency after he was declared constituency were won by the and remunerative," he said. more. political parties, by the gov- security related problems also," tion in agriculture and promo- Soundararajan also spoke on as the TRS candidate. He said TRS in the local bodies elections. Noting that the Indian farmer "Why are the consumers ernments at the Centre and the he pointed out. tion of allied sectors like horti- the occasion. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS PRACTICE IN UK Mumbai man drowns Phishing email in garb of I-T in Nagpur lake NAGPUR: A Mumbai resident Doctors, nurses need dept lurking in cyberspace drowned in Ambhajari Lake in Nagpur on Sunday morning, PNS n NEW DELHI police said. Anand Dwivedi, who hails from Matunga in An information stealing com- Mumbai, was working in an not take TOEFL, IELTS puter malware by masking as a Information Technology message from the Income Tax company here, an official said. PNS n NEW DELHI Department has been found "He had gone to the lake with The Occupational prowling in the Indian cyber- 6-7 friends. He did not know to Doctors, nurses, dentists and English Test (OET) space, a federal cyber security swim and drowned soon after mid-wives who wish to prac- is designed to agency has warned in a recent he entered the water. The tice in the UK will no longer advisory. incident happened at 7 am. His have to appear for English meet the specific "A phishing and malware body was brought out later by language tests like TOEFL and English language campaign is active since at least people who were swimming IELTS as the country will now needs of the September 12 and is targeting nearby," the Ambhajari police accept scores of Occupational individuals as well as financial A senior tax official said fraud links station official said. English Test (OET) which the healthcare sector organisations. The campaign candidates have to anyway involves fake emails purporting faking the I-T department are often clear for registering with the to be sent from Indian Income used by fraudsters as people are very Policeman's son relevant healthcare regulator. Hill Institute. Cambridge Tax Department," the CERT- electrocuted in The OET is an internation- Assessment English is a not- In said its latest advisory concerned and serious about their tax al English language test that for-profit department of the accessed by PTI. filing, refunds and other businesses UP's Bareilly assesses the language commu- University of Cambridge. Indian Computer Emergency BAREILLY: A son of a police nication skills of healthcare The test is recognised as Response Team (CERT-In) is with the department personnel was electrocuted professionals, who seek to reg- who have already passed an to all Tier 2 (General) visa proof of English proficiency the national agency to combat here on Sunday morning as he ister and practise in an English- English language test accepted applications submitted from for registration purposes by hacking, phishing incidents and series to educate people and tax- fraud emails being sent with pressed the door bell of a speaking environment. by the relevant professional October 1. The Occupational major healthcare boards and to fortify security-related payers against these frauds," the subject line stating: “Important: police outpost, where his father The candidates had to ear- body, do not have to sit anoth- English Test (OET) is designed councils in the UK, Ireland, defences of the Indian Internet official said. Income Tax Outstanding was posted. According to lier take OET to register with er test before entry to the UK to meet the specific English Australia, New Zealand, domain. While phishing The advisory said at least two Statements A.Y 2017-2018”; Superintendent of Police (City) Nursing and Midwifery on a Tier 2 visa," said Sujata language needs of the health- Dubai, Singapore, Namibia denotes to a category of cyber variants of the latest malware Income Tax Statement XML Abhinandan Singh, the incident Council and the General Stead, CEO, Cambridge care sector. It assesses the lan- and Ukraine. It is also accept- crime where a person's personal emails have been observed. PAN XXX895X.pif; Income took place at the Biharipur Medical Council, which are the Boxhill Language Assessment, guage proficiency of healthcare ed in Australia and New vital information like banking, First variant includes an Tax Statment XML.img; police outpost in the city. two healthcare boards in the which conducts the OET. professionals who wish to reg- Zealand for visa and immi- credit card details and pass- attachment with extension Income Tax Statement Singh said, "It was raining UK, as well as TOEFL or "This change which was ister and practise in an English- gration purposes. words are stolen, malware is an “.img” which contains a mali- XXX8957X.pif among others. when Saurabh (20), son of IELTS like exam to apply for announced last week will make speaking environment. OET is used as an entry or e-virus. cious “.pif” file while the second outpost in-charge Devendra visa. sure that hospitals and medical OET is conducted by exit test for healthcare cours- A senior tax official said variant lures the users to down- The agency also suggested Singh, pressed the door bell. "The UK Home Office has practices across the country Cambridge Boxhill Language es by educators and as recruit- fraud links faking the I-T load a malicious ".pif” file host- some counter-measures: He got an electric shock and streamlined English language will be able to access the staff Assessment (CBLA), a venture ment criterion for employ- department are often used by ed on a sharepoint page via a Do not to open documents died." He said at the time of the testing ensuring that doctors, they need more quickly," she between Cambridge ment of healthcare profes- fraudsters as people are very link of fraudulent domain from untrusted sources and incident, the police outpost was dentists, nurses and midwives, added. The change will apply Assessment English and Box sionals. concerned and serious about incometaxindia[.]info, it said. should disable running macros filled with water. "The fire their tax filing, refunds and This domain, it said, has in MS Office by default; don't brigade was called to pump out other businesses with the now been disabled. open attachments in unsolicit- the accumulated water," the SP department. "The malware samples add ed e-mails, even if they come said, adding that the incident Hamirpur "It is very important to guard persistence by modifying the from people in your contact lists would be probed. On daughter's day, Priyanka against any malicious email Windows registry and have and never click on a URL con- He said the body had been sent bypoll: Four- that talks about your I-T records been observed to have infor- tained in an unsolicited e-mail, for a post-mortem examination. or banking issues. The depart- mation stealing capabilities," it even if the link seems benign, it Gandhi's note on 16-yr-old Miraya cornered ment has run many awareness said. It issued some samples of said. Now Mulayam set to lose his contest Mercedes SUV PNS n LUCKNOW Dalit beaten LUCKNOW: After losing the plush bungalow allotted to him The September 23 bypoll to to death as former Uttar Pradesh Chief the Hamirpur Assembly con- Minister and then the sprawling stituency in Uttar Pradesh for theft Lohia Trust office, Samajwadi will witness a four-cornered n Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam contest, with the BJP, BSP, PNS KOTA (RAJ) Singh Yadav is now set to lose Samajwadi Party and the his swanky Mercedes SUV. The Congress fielding their can- A 40-year-old Dalit man was Mercedes, according to Estate didates. beaten to death for allegedly Department sources, has According to office of the stealing a water pump in developed some technical fault Chief Electoral Officer, UP, Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, and some Rs 26 lakhs is voting will be held from 7 am police said on Sunday. required for the repairs. "Our to 6 pm while counting of The incident took place in votes will take place on PUF insulated Ghatoli area on Saturday budget does not allow us to undertake the expensive repairs September 27. morning, when a 60-year-old so we will give another suitable The by-election, the first to man, his two sons, and some car, probably a Prado, to Miraya Vadra and her elder brother Raihan Vadra, 18, are usually kept away from the public eye be held after the 2019 Lok shelters for forces other unidentified people Mulayam Singh," said an estate Sabha polls, has been neces- thrashed Dhulichand Meena department official. SP leaders, PNS n NEW DELHI sitated due to the disqualifi- PNS n SRINAGAR The prefabricated of Mewakheda village, alleg- meanwhile, see this as yet cation of sitting Bharatiya ing that he stole a water another attempt by the state's Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ahead of winters, the Centre shelters would be pump from their fields, BJP government to target the posted a picture of her daughter this morn- Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel has sanctioned setting up of insulated with Station House Officer (SHO) party leaders. "The government ing on Twitter on the occasion of following his conviction in a over 40 pre-fabricated huts for Nainuram Meena said. can spend crores of rupees in Daughter's Day. In the picture, Miraya murder case. paramilitary forces in the Poly Urethane When Dhulichand was on publicity and advertising but Vadra, her 16-year-old daughter, is seen Nine candidates are in the Kashmir valley, besides Foam (PUF) and his way to a nearby village, cannot afford a mere Rs 26 enjoying the snow. The Congress general poll fray. Prominent among improving infrastructure in Purilal Tanwar, his sons, Devi lakhs for a car repair. This secretary tweeted, "Who knew there was them are Yuwraj Singh (BJP), existing private house and priority would be Singh (23) and Mohan (20) proves that the BJP is pursuing a '#Daughtersday' I thought it was every Hardeepak Nishad hotels to keep its troops com- given to those and the other men confront- the politics of vendetta," said an day." Miraya Vadra and her elder brother (Congress), Manoj Kumar fortable during the snow peri- ed him, the SHO said. SP leader. Mulayam Singh and Raihan Vadra, 18, are usually kept away Prajapati (SP), Naushad Ali od, officials said here. troops who are He said a heated exchange his son Akhilesh Yadav were from the public eye. However, they were (BSP) and Jamal Alam The move, which is indica- stationed in areas between Dhulichand and the made to vacate their official seen posing for a selfie with their moth- Mansoori (Communist Party tive of a longer haul for para- that get more group of men over the stolen bungalows, allotted to them as er in April when their uncle Rahul Gandhi of India). military forces in the Valley, is hand pump soon turned vio- former Chief Ministers, after a filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha The Election Commission likely to be implemented in the snow, the officials lent and he was beaten up Supreme Court order. Earlier election from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. on Saturday had announced next few weeks as the winter said badly. Dhulichand's father this month, the state polling for 11 Assembly seats season is expected to settle by reached the spot and took his government also got the Lohia Happy Daughter's Day: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posts in the state mostly belonging the end of next month in injured son home. Trust office vacated as per the photo of her daughter Miraya to MLAs who had won the Kashmir. had withdrawn paramilitary Later, Dhulichand's con- direction of the apex court. on Daughter's Day Lok Sabha elections and The prefabricated shelters forces, especially the Central dition deteriorated and he resigned as members of state would be insulated with Poly Reserve Police Force, from was rushed to a hospital, assembly will be held on Urethane Foam (PUF) and other areas and airlifted them where doctors declared him October 21. Assembly con- priority would be given to to the Kashmir valley. brought dead, the SHO said. stituencies which will vote in those troops who are sta- However, there have been He said preliminary inves- Depression off Guj coast, may become storm bypolls are Gangoh, Rampur, tioned in areas that get more minor skirmishes since the tigation revealed that Tanwar Iglas (SC), Lucknow snow, the officials said. withdrawal of special status to and his sons had on Friday PNS n AHMEDABAD Kutch region of Gujarat, and kmph, the IMD informed. The Cantonment, Govindnagar, Many CRPF companies the state. complained about the theft to heavy rainfall in isolated places depression over east-central and Manikpur, Pratapgarh, were pushed into the Valley The PUF hut, according to Dhulichand's father, who rep- A depression formed over east- in the coastal districts during the adjoining north- east Arabian Zaidpur (SC), Jalalpur, Balha ahead of the Centre's decision the officials, will have a special rimanded his son and asked central and north-east Arabian next 24 hours, the IMD sea off Gujarat coast moved (SC) and Ghosi. of August 5 to withdraw spe- foam layer to insulate the Tanwar to lodge a police Sea was now around 170 kilo- informed. west-northwest with a speed of cial status to Jammu and interiors from the winter chill. complaint against him. metres west-southwest off Fishermen have been advised 15 kilometres per hour and lay Kashmir and also bifurcate it Besides this, for the first A case under Section 302 Veraval in Gujarat, the India not to venture into the east-cen- centred, at 11:30 am on Sunday, into two Union territories -- time the CRPF has managed (murder) of the Indian Penal Meteorological Department said west-northwest towards Oman tral and adjoining north-east around 170 km west-southwest Jammu and Kashmir, and to secure a sanction for pur- Code and the SC/ST on Sunday. coast over the next 72 hours, the Arabian Sea along and off of Veraval in Gujarat, 570 km Ladakh. chase of over two lakh coir (Prevention of Atrocities) It is likely to intensify into a IMD added. Gujarat coast during next 48 south-southeast of Karachi in The Union territories will mattresses which will be used Act has been registered deep depression and subse- The cyclonic storm will cause hours as the condition of the sea Pakistan, and 1170 km east- come into being from October by the jawans of the paramil- against Tanwar, his sons and quently convert into a cyclonic light to moderate rains in sev- would be very rough with winds southeast of Muscat in Oman, 31. Apprehending a backlash itary force deployed in the seven unidentified men, the storm in 24 hours and move eral places in the Saurashtra- with speeds of 45-55 kmph to 65 the IMD said. following the move, the Centre Valley. SHO said. PM deserves respect when he ‘Suriname working on Ayurveda Chair’ PNS n NEW DELHI very good international certi- In an interview, the fication, with all the botanical represents India abroad: Tharoor Seeking to deepen its cooper- senior leader from details. PNS n PUNE ation with India, Suriname is "We are working on it and an currently working on estab- Suriname also MoU is to be signed between Senior Congress leader Shashi lishing a collaborative said, Bollywood the governments of Indian and Tharoor, who is a strong crit- Ayurveda Chair at a universi- will be "most Suriname to set up the Chair," ic of the Modi-led government, ty in its capital and direct air he told PTI in the interview. on Sunday said the prime connectivity between the two welcome" to shoot Adhin's roots are in Uttar minister deserves respect when countries, Vice President films in his country Pradesh as his great-great- he visits foreign countries as Michael Ashwin Adhin has great grandfather had left the India's representative, but Shashi Tharoor Narendra Modi said. country to reach Suriname when he is in the country, peo- In an interview to PTI, the Delhi University and Punjab- over 140 years ago. ple have the right to question deserves respect in foreign said. senior leader from Suriname based Lovely Professional "We can boost cooperation him. countries as (there) he is a rep- Amid a heated debate over also said, Bollywood will be University. in tourism and we are planning On the row over a common resentative of our nation. But his remark that Hindi should "most welcome" to shoot films On cultural cooperation, to open the airspace so that language for India, the Lok when he is in India, we have be a common language, Union in his country. The Suriname vice president the second cycle of bauxite at Adhin said, work is underway families from India whose Sabha MP from Kerala said he the right to ask him questions," Home Minister Amit Shah on "The two countries share said his country is seeking to the University of Suriname. on setting up an Indo-Surinami ancestors had migrated to was in favour of a three-lan- Tharoor said. Wednesday said he has never cultural ties that go back to "diversify relationship" with These are new opportunities collaborative Ayurveda Chair Suriname, can visit and see the guage formula (promoting On the issue of one com- asked for imposition of Hindi nearly 150 years, when people India to deepen bilateral coop- for the Indian government to at the University of Suriname country today," he said. multilingual communicative mon language in the country, over native languages in the from India had arrived in eration in a number of fields. invest," Adhin said. in capital Paramaribo. Asked if a direct flight is abilities). he said the BJP's ideology of country but advocated its use Suriname in search for a bet- "Tourism and agriculture The 39-year-old leader, a "The last amendments are being planned, Adhin said, He was speaking at a session promoting Hindi, Hinduism as the second language, He ter future... Of the total are the two main areas of scholar of Sanskrit and Indian being made on the subject "Yes, we are working on it". organised by the All India and Hindustan is "dangerous" criticised the ruling BJP over Surinami population of near- cooperation. But, we are diver- scriptures, including the (Ayurveda Chair). All the trib- Suriname aerially connects Professional Congress in Pune for our country. incidents of mob lynching, ly 600,000, around 30 per cent sifying our strategy to include Upanishads, Vedas and al and indigenous knowledge to other countries through its district of Maharashtra. "We need to carry on the saying they are an "insult to are of Indian-origin," Adhin other areas like bauxite, gold Puranas, visited India last week has to be systematised. And, we international airport at "The prime minister three-language formula," he Hinduism and Lord Ram". said. and oil. In 2024, we will start to attend programmes at the feel the Ayurveda system has a Paramaribo. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 nation 06 BJP raising Article 370 to divert attention: Soren SHORT READS PNS n NEW DELHI "The entire Opposition has Lightning doesn't strike a place twice already had a meeting and The BJP is raising the issue of and similarly the BJP cannot fool the once I get over with the ongo- abrogation of Article 370 pro- people all the time. Raising the issue ing 'Badlav Yatra', I will sit visions in the run up to the again with all party leaders," the Jharkhand Assembly polls as a of Article 370 during state assembly 44-year-old son of JMM chief "ploy" to divert people's atten- Shibu Soren said. polls campaign is nothing but the HCL's Shiv Nadar to tion from "monumental fail- BJP's ploy to divert people's attention JMM, Congress, Jharkhand ures" of the Raghubar Das Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) be chief guest at RSS' government, JMM working from its monumental failures in and Rashtriya Janata Dal had president Hemant Soren governance in Jharkhand contested the Lok Sabha polls Vijayadashmi function alleged on Sunday. in alliance earlier this year, but NAGPUR: HCL founder- The former Jharkhand chief managed to win just two out of chairman and Padma Bhushan minister's sharp attack comes tory based on the post- Jammu and Kashmir, and the 14 seats. awardee Shiv Nadar will be the days after Prime Minister Pulwama and Balakot nation- Ladakh, while abrogating Referring to the understand- chief guest at the Rashtriya Narendra Modi and BJP pres- alistic fervour, but the people of Article 370 provisions. ing of JMM fighting the gener- Swayamsevak Sangh's ident Amit Shah referred to Jharkhand have had enough of Asked whether an opposi- al elections under the Congress Vijayadashmi function to be held Article 370 abrogation while this "apathetic" state govern- tion grand alliance will be leadership and vice-versa for at its Nagpur headquarters on listing the achievements of the ment and are waiting to throw firmed up for the assembly state polls, Soren said the con- October 8, a functionary of the NDA government 2.0 in their it out in the upcoming assem- polls, Soren said his party's sole tours of the alliance for both Lok organisation said on Sunday. public addresses in the poll- bly polls, he claimed. aim is to free Jharkhand's 3.5 Sabha and the upcoming The function, an annual affair, is bound state. Last week, Union Home crore people from the "insen- Assembly elections were mutu- keenly watched by political Soren said the Jharkhand Minister Shah, while address- sitive" BJP government. ally decided by the senior most observers as the speech by the Mukti Morcha (JMM) will ployment allowance to those Kashmir and the nationalistic the time. Raising the issue of ing a public meeting in "For this purpose, we are leadership of both parties. RSS chief tends to lay down the raise people's issues in the who are jobless, reserve gov- fervour around it, Soren said a Article 370 during state assem- Jharkhand, had said Prime willing to coordinate with all "So, the Congress leader- agenda for it as well as affiliated campaign and promised that if ernment tender up to Rs 25 government which fails to bly polls campaign is nothing Minister Modi showed like minded parties to collec- ship including its state leader- Sangh Parivar outfits for the voted to power, his government crore for people from the state, address economic and social but the BJP's ploy to divert peo- Pakistan its place by abrogating tively fight the BJP and its divi- ship in Jharkhand should be year ahead. "HCL founder- will ensure 75 per cent reser- implement 50 per cent reserva- crises and key issues that affect ple's attention from its monu- Articles 370 and 35A, and sive policies. JMM was instru- cognizant about this commit- chairman Shiv Nadar will be the vation for the youth of tion for women in jobs and 27 everyday lives of citizens, mental failures in governance established that J&K is an inte- mental in the fight to achieve ment especially when they chief guest at the Vijayadashmi Jharkhand in private jobs. per cent reservation for Other resorts to "creating sharp polar- in Jharkhand," the Leader of gral part of India. Jharkhand as a separate state, make public statements or function on October 8," said the In an interview to PTI, he Backward Classes (OBCs). isation in the society". the Opposition in the Earlier, Modi, while speaking and if necessary, will again remarks to the media. I do RSS' Nagpur 'mahanagar said if JMM forms the govern- Asked about the BJP aggres- "Lightning doesn't strike a Jharkhand Assembly said. in Ranchi, had also referred to engage in the struggle to ensure expect a lot more responsibil- sanchalak' Rajesh Loya. The ment, it will ensure five lakh sively raising the abrogation of place twice and similarly the Modi might have been suc- the government's step of cre- Jharkhand shines bright on ity from them in this regard," RSS was founded by Keshav jobs within one year, unem- Article 370 in Jammu and BJP cannot fool the people all cessful in securing an NDA vic- ating the Union territories of the nation's map," he said he said. Baliram Hedgewar at Nagpur on Vijayadashmi Day in 1925, which fell on September 27. Last year, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi was the chief guest at Government likely to order Amit Shah blames ex-PM Voting for Dantewada the Vijayadashmi function.

36 more Rafale fighter jets Earthmover's loader PNS n NEW DELHI Balakot strike, when the IAF Nehru for PoK's existence bypoll today, security collapses on passenger went deep inside Pakistan to Shrugging off the controversy destroy terror training camps. PNS n MUMBAI and in the coming days, "ter- tempo, kills one around the previous deal, the Ever since, both India and rorism will be finished". stepped up BHADOHI: A 43-year-old Narendra Modi government Pakistan have been keen to bol- Blaming former prime minis- Without taking any names, woman died and eight other has finalized a deal for another ster their air power. Considering ter late Jawaharlal Nehru for he said three dynasties which PNS n RAIPUR women, in the constituency 36 Rafale fighter jets, according India's huge defence market, the Pakistan-Occupied ruled Kashmir didn't allow where 273 polling stations have persons were injured on media reports. official sources here say the US Kashmir (PoK), Union Home the anti-corruption bureau Voting for the by-election in the been established. "Voting will be Sunday, when the front loader of a JCB earthmover collapsed An Indian Defence Research is impressing upon India to Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (ACB) to be set up there. Naxal-affected Dantewada held from 7 am till 3 pm. on the tail end of a tempo in Wing report published buy its Lockheed Martin said it would not have come "Those who indulged in Assembly constituency of Elaborate security arrangements which they were travelling, on Saturday said the jets. However, ever into existence had Nehru not corruption in Kashmir now are Chhattisgarh will be held on have been made for conducting police said on Sunday. new order will be since Wing declared untimely ceasefire feeling the heat despite the cold Monday amid heightened secu- the bypoll," he said. Gopiganj police station in- inked in early Commander with the neighbouring country. there," he said in remarks rity. Total nine candidates are in Nearly 18,000 security per- charge Sanjay Kumar Rai said 2020. The Indian Abhinandan Targeting Nehru over "non- laced with sarcasm. fray for the bypoll which was sonnel, including paramilitary the accident took place when Air Force has Varthaman integration" of Kashmir with He asked Congress leader necessitated following the death forces, have been deployed in the the tempo with 10 passengers recently been downed an F- India, he said Sardar Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief of sitting BJP legislator Bhima Naxal-infested Assembly seg- while going to Gopiganj from handed over its 16 flown by Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's don't see it that way." Sharad Pawar to tell people Mandavi in a Naxal attack in ment, which is part of the Bastar Handia tried to overtake the first Rafale air- Pakistan, this air- first home minister, should "The PoK wouldn't have whether they support or April this year. region, a senior police official here JCB machine. As the tempo craft from France. craft's reputation have handled the issue, instead come into existence had Nehru oppose removal of Article 370. The main opposition BJP in said. Besides, drones will also driver tried to overtake the The official handing has gone down by of the then prime minister. not declared untimely ceasefire Addressing the gathering, he the state is fighting to retain the keep a hawk eye to track the earthmover, the vehicle was hit over will take place on many notches. Addressing a rally here on with Pakistan...Sardar Patel also expressed confidence that seat, reserved for Scheduled movement of Naxals, especially by JCB machine with its front October 8 when Defence Even the F-21 isn't the Centre's decision to abro- should have handled Kashmir, Devendra Fadnavis will again Tribe candidates. "All prepara- in areas close to the polling loader collapsing on it, said the Minister Rajnath Singh will be something India is keen to pro- gate Article 370 in Jammu instead of Nehru handling it," be the chief minister after the tions have been done for con- booths and camps of security SHO. The rear portion of the visiting France. cure, irrespective of the pressure and Kashmir and to campaign he said. state polls next month. ducting a free and fair by-elec- forces, he said. As many as 1,302 tempo was badly damaged and The purchase of another 36 from US. But the Boeing F-18, for the BJP for the next "Not a single bullet has been The state Assembly elec- tion in Dantewada," state's Chief polling personnel have already one of the passengers, Sheela Rafale fighter jets will take the which has both a carrier as well month's Maharashtra fired in Kashmir after the abro- tions will be held in a single Electoral Officer Subrat Sahoo left for their respective booths, he Devi died in the accident, said fleet to 72, which will be key to as an Air force variant, is under Assembly polls, he said, "The gation of Article 370," he said. phase on October 21 and told reporters here on Sunday. said. Both the leading parties have Rai. Eight other passengers bolster India's air power, par- consideration of the IAF along Congress sees politics behind The senior BJP leader said results will be declared on There are total 1,88,263 voters, fielded candidates who have suffered injuries in the accident, ticularly in the aftermath of the with Rafale, say sources. Article 370 abrogation, we there was no unrest in Kashmir October 24. including 89,747 men and 98,876 been victims of Naxal violence. said Rai, adding three of the injured persons have been sent to Varanasi for treatment. Kashmir status SATELLITE MAPPING ‘Justice should neither be Teenager arrested for withdrawn to murder of grandfather protect nation's Central heritage database of instant, nor unduly delayed’ BANDA: An 18-year-old youth was arrested here for allegedly PNS n GUWAHATI Roadmap for the future' was integrity: Gowda archaeological sites soon hacking to death his attended by Chief Justice of PNS n MANGALURU grandfather over a property There should not be undue India Ranjan Gogoi, Acting PNS n NEW DELHI issue, police said Sunday. haste or delay in the justice Chief Justice of Gauhati High The BJP's prime objective of pro- The Archaeological Survey of India will Superintendent of Police delivery mechanism, Justice S Court Arup Kumar Goswami, tecting the integrity of the nation The government is planning to create this digital repository with the help of Ganesh Prasad Saha said the A Bobde of the Supreme Court sitting and retired judges of the and it's development agenda led set up a facility for satellite incident took place in Sandi has said. Gauhati High Court and to the decision for abrogation of mapping and documentation the Tata Trust, which will build this facility village in the district on Friday Instead the mechanism judges from other high courts Article 370 and 35 A of the to create a central heritage under its Corporate Social Responsibility night. Pradeep killed his 65- should be viewed in proper of the country. Constitution that gave special database of archaeological sites year-old grandfather Motilal Pal perspective, Justice Bobde said Justice Bobde also pointed status to Jammu and Kashmir, and artefacts, sources said with an axe. "During at a national conclave here on out the low judge- population according to Union Minister D Sunday. "ASI will sign a MoU to this through this technique will help investigation, it was found that Saturday. ratio in the country which is V Sadananda Gowda. He said The Archaeological Survey effect with the Tata Trust soon in building a sound knowledge Pal had given 22 bigha of land The concept of 'instant jus- 20 judges per ten lakh popu- the party had long back started of India (ASI) will create this and this will mean that base and safe future of artefacts to his elder son Sabhajeet, and tice' has been associated with lation, while in most countries the process to annul both the digital repository with the help unknown archaeological sites for the successful implementa- 21 bigha to the wife of his the worst regimes of the world stood in the right perspective," it is 50 to 80 judges per 10 Articles, which offered special of the Tata Trust, which will and related antiquities can be tion of the key articles of the younger son. The rest 40 but justice should not be the Supreme Court judge said lakh people. "The ratio of status to J&K. The minister build this facility under its discovered and documented in UNESCO Convention on the bigha of land he had kept with delayed either, he said. while reading out the resolu- judges compared to the liti- said that once normality is Corporate Social over next 10 years using the means of prohibiting and pre- himself. It was over this piece "Nobody wants delayed jus- tions taken at the conclave. gations filed is another per- restored in Kashmir, the Union Responsibility. The data will satellite imagery and remote vention of illicit import, export of land that Sabhajeet's son tice but giving justice takes The conclave on 'Challenges spective which should be con- government would focus on the be hosted in India with a high sensing technique," a source and transfer of ownership of cul- Pradeep killed his grandfather," time and it must be under- facing the Indian Judiciary - sidered", he said. development of the region. security cloud based access. said. The documentation tural property. Saha said. We are committed to meet India's energy Shopkeeper schools 300 poor security needs: Saudi Arabia children under Metro bridge PNS n NEW DELHI Saudi Arabia will continue PNS n NEW DELHI A series of drone and missile working constructively with Notwithstanding the biggest- attacks on oil facilities of other producers within and Hoping to change the lives of ever attacks on its oil facilities, outside OPEC to maintain the capital's have-nots, a shop- Saudi Arabia has said it is Saudi Aramco, the country's market stability, thus protect- keeper in Delhi has been run- committed to meet India's national petroleum company, ing all the interests of produc- ning a makeshift school for energy security needs and will ers and consumers alike. more than 300 underprivi- work constructively with other on September 14 knocked OPEC (Organization of the leged children beneath a metro oil producers to maintain mar- out half of its daily oil Petroleum Exporting bridge in the Yamuna Bank ket stability. production, severely Countries) is a 14-nation pow- area for the last over eight years Saudi Ambassador Dr. Saud erful bloc of oil producing without any assistance nei- bin Mohammed Al Sati, in an impacting the global oil countries. "India condemned ther from the government nor exclusive interview to PTI, market and triggering fresh the attacks on our oil facilities any NGOs. dering around the empty fields noise of frequently passing said his country will invite the and reiterated its resolve to 'The Free School Under The close to the Yamuna river. metro trains hardly gets United Nations and interna- tension between Saudi oppose terrorism in all its Bridge', where hundreds of Today, he runs two shifts -- noticed by the students. tional experts to view the sit- Arabia and Iran forms and manifestations. As a children living in shacks and one from 9-11 AM for 120 Sharma, who could not uation on the ground and to friend and strategic partner, we hutments close to the Yamuna boys and the other 2-4.30 PM complete his B.Sc and dropped participate in the investigation appreciate India's support and Bank metro station get educa- for 180 girls -- with the help of out of college due to his fam- into the attacks. severely impacting the global and to forcefully respond to deliberate attempt to disrupt the solidarity," Al Sati said. tion, is run by its founder seven teachers who live in ily's poor financial condition, He said Saudi Arabia has the oil market and triggering fresh these aggressions," he said. global economy. Therefore, the He said initial investigations Rajesh Kumar Sharma. nearby areas and in their free says that no one should be capability and resolve to defend tension between Saudi Arabia Yemen's Houthi terror group perpetrators should be held have indicated that the The sole breadwinner of his time, volunteer to teach the deprived of education due to itself and to forcefully respond and Iran. has taken responsibility for the accountable," the envoy said. weapons used in the attack family of five who live in students – aged between four poverty and to fulfil his or her to "these aggressions", and "As the investigations are biggest-ever attacks on Saudi oil Asked whether Saudi Arabia were Iranian, adding probe Laxmi Nagar, Sharma belongs and 14 years. The open house dream, he dedicates over 50 appreciated India's support and ongoing, the Kingdom will facilities which severely impact- will increase oil supply to India was going on to determine the to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras school, whose roof is a Delhi hours a week to the children. solidarity to Riyadh following invite UN and international ed global oil supply. Saudi to address the shortfall due to source of the strike. district and runs a small gro- metro bridge, has five black- Although he started the the strikes which, he asserted, experts to view the situation on Arabia and its ally, the US, have curb on import of oil from "The Kingdom condemns cery shop in the same locality boards painted on the wall of movement of educating the were "against the international ground and to participate in blamed Iran for the attacks but Iran, the envoy said his coun- this egregious crime which to support his family. the metro complex and some poor children on his own, community as a whole". the investigations," the ambas- Tehran has strongly denied the try is committed to India's threatens international peace The 49-year-old's journey of stationary such as chalks and Sharma is now assisted by A series of drone and missile sador said. "The Kingdom will allegations. energy security and will meet and security and affirms that teaching more than 300 chil- dusters, pens and pencils. teachers Laxmi Chandra, attacks on oil facilities of Saudi take appropriate measures to "The recent attack against any shortfall that may arise due the primary target of this attack dren of slum dwellers, rag- The children, who sit on the Shyam Mahto, Rekha, Sunita, Aramco, the country's nation- ensure its security and stabili- Saudi Aramco was not only to disruptions from other is in line with the previous pickers, rickshaw-pullers and ground covered with carpets, Manisha, Chetan Sharma and al petroleum company, on ty. The Kingdom affirms that against the Kingdom, but sources. attacks against Saudi Aramco beggars began with two chil- bring their own note books Sarvesh who take classes on September 14 knocked out it has the capability and resolve against the international com- He said as one of the world's pumping stations using Iranian dren in 2006 when the idea and study in groups. The place their free will and none of half of its daily oil production, to defend its land and people, munity as a whole, and was a leading energy producers, weapons," he said. came to his mind while wan- is far from traffic and the them get paid for the deed. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 world 07

US likely to escalate trade war GLOBE Iran warns foreign forces of meddling TROTTING AFP n TEHRAN comes from within,” said the with China if no deal is agreed NOT TOO LATE FOR MILITARY PARADE ON IRAN-IIRAQ WAR ANNIVERSARY Iranian president. BREXIT DEAL: JUNCKER resident Hassan Rouhani Following his speech, the Madrid: There is still time for Pon Sunday denounced the Iranian armed forces paraded soon: Trump’s advisor London and Brussels to make presence of foreign forces in the their latest equipment, includ- PTI n BEIJING intellectual property rights a Brexit deal, outgoing Gulf and said Iran will offer a ing tanks, missiles and (IPR) technology transfer and European Commission peace plan, after arch-foe the armoured vehicles as Rouhani he US is likely to ramp up more access to American goods president Jean-Claude Juncker United States ordered rein- and top military commanders Tpressure on China by rais- to Chinese markets. said in remarks published forcements to the tinderbox saluted them. ing existing tariffs if a trade deal Trump delayed a planned Sunday, as the clock runs region. Rouhani is expected to is not reached soon between tariff hike on USD 250 billion down to a October 31 “Foreign forces can cause travel to New York on Monday, the two countries, a key White of Chinese goods as a “gesture deadline. Juncker also told the problems and insecurity for our a day before general debate House adviser has said. of good will” ahead of China’s Spanish daily El Pais that he people and for our region,” kicks off at the United Nations The world’s two largest 70th year of National Day cel- wished the Commission had Rouhani said in a televised General Assembly. economies have been locked in ebrations on October 1. played a more active role in speech at an annual military Foreign Minister a bruising trade war since The two countries are the 2016 British referendum to parade. Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is Trump in March last year preparing for the next round of counteract “lies and fake Rouhani also said Iran subject to US sanctions, has imposed tariff hikes of up to 25 trade talks in Washington in news”. would present a peace plan to already arrived in New York per cent on USD 250 billion of October. the United Nations in the com- ahead of the annual gathering. Chinese goods. “Does the president have WORLD FEELS HEAT OF ing days. Tensions have flared in the In response, China, the options to escalate the trade CLIMATE SUMMIT “In this sensitive and Gulf since May, when Iran world’s second largest economy war? Yes, the tariffs can be United Nations: Saying important historical moment, began reducing its commit- after the US, imposed tit-for-tat raised higher. These are low humanity is waging war with we announce to our neigh- ments to the nuclear deal and tariffs on USD 110 billion of level tariffs that could go to 50 the planet, the head of the bours that we extend the hand the US said it was sending American goods. per cent or 100 per cent,” United Nations isn’t planning of friendship and brotherhood forces to waters near the Michael Pillsbury, adviser Pillsbury was quoted as saying to let just any world leader to them,” he said. Islamic republic in response to to the White House on China by the Hong Kong-based South speak about climate change at Tensions between Iran and In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a “indications of a credible policy, said that Trump would China Morning Post on Monday’s special “action the US and its allies have military parade marking 39th anniversary of outset of Iran-Iraq war, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder threat” from its forces. likely escalate the trade war by Sunday. summit.” Only those with threatened to boil over since Ayatollah Khomeini at Tehran, Iran on Sunday AP The US deployed an air- raising existing tariffs, if no deal Trump’s critics were wrong new, specific and bold plans May last year when President craft carrier strike group and a is reached. to assume the President was can command the podium and Donald Trump unilaterally the possibility of military retal- forces would be “defensive in the region. The farther you bomber task force to the sen- In an interview in Hong “just bluffing” when he threat- the ever-warming world’s withdrew from a 2015 nuclear iation, tweeting that the United nature” and focused on air keep yourselves from our sitive waterways, before send- Kong on Thursday, Pillsbury ened an all-out trade war, he attention, Secretary-General deal and later began reimpos- States was “locked and loaded”. and missile defence. region and our nations, the ing B-52 bombers, an amphibi- said that Trump had been said. Antonio Guterres said. ing sanctions in a campaign of The United States later In his speech delivered more security there will be for ous assault ship and Patriot “remarkably restrained in the “There are other options “maximum pressure”. expanded its long list of sanc- before a massive military our region.” missile battery. pressure he has brought to involving the financial markets, TANZANIA NOT SHARING The tensions escalated in tions against Iran by further parade on Sunday, Rouhani “We are even ready to Following the deploy- bear on China in the trade Wall Street, you know, the EBOLA INFO: WHO the wake of devastating targeting its central bank, as called on the foreign powers in ignore their past mistakes... ments, commercial ships were field”. president has a whole range of Nairobi:The World Health September 14 attacks on Saudi Trump indicated he did not the Gulf region to “stay away”. Since today the situation is such mysteriously attacked, drones Both sides so far have held options,” he said. Organization has accused oil installations that plan a military response. US “If they’re sincere, then that the enemies of Islam and downed and oil tankers seized 12 rounds of talks but failed to Pillsbury said Trump was Tanzania of failing to provide Washington and Riyadh have, Defence Secretary Mark Esper they should not make our the region, meaning America in Gulf waters. Trump in June work out a deal as China con- not seeking to cripple US- information on suspected to varying degrees, blamed on announced on Friday that the region the site of an arms and Zionism, want to abuse the authorised a military strike tinued to resist Trump’s China trade, instead positing cases of Ebola in the country, Tehran. Following the attacks, US was sending reinforcements race,” he said. rift between us. after Iran shot down a US demand for intrusive verifica- that he wanted to “increase the potentially hindering efforts to which caused global oil prices to Saudi Arabia at “the king- “Your presence has always “Our logic is the logic of a drone, only to call off the retal- tion mechanism to supervise level of trade to rectify the curb the spread of the deadly to spike, Trump initially raised dom’s request”, while noting the brought pain and misery for Persian Gulf whose security iation at the last moment. Beijing’s promise to protect deficit” virus. Israeli Prez says Trump, Biden spar over Ukraine Trump to boast to UN UN welcomes Demonstrators clash with ‘stable’ Govt should after whistleblower complaint Houthi offer to include Likud, Blue about US success, but Egyptian security forces AFP n WASHINGTON halt attacks on and White oe Biden accused troubles mounting Saudi Arabia Jerusalem: Israeli President JDonald Trump in rare anti-Sisi protests Reuven Rivlin said Sunday the Saturday of “an over- AFP n UNITED NATIONS A senior administration AFP n UNITED NATIONS AFP n CAIRO forces) fired tear gas, rubber country’s next Government should whelming abuse of official told reporters ahead of and live bullets and there were include both Prime Minister power” and called for an S President Donald Trump the assembly that Trump would he United Nations envoy for gyptian security forces injuries”, a man who took part Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party investigation into accu- Uwill stand before the work to “affirm America’s lead- TYemen welcomed Saturday Eclashed with hundreds of in the demonstration but and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White sations the US leader United Nations on Tuesday to ership role in the rules-based an offer from the country’s Huthi anti-government protesters in declined to be named told AFP. alliance to form a “stable” pressured his Ukrainian declare his country top of the international system.” rebels to halt all attacks on Saudi the port city of Suez on Another resident, who also coalition. counterpart to investigate the eign leader who is looking for world. But with diplomatic But the US president Arabia, saying it could bring an Saturday, firing tear gas and live preferred to remain anony- Rivlin made the comments during presidential candidate’s son. help from the United States and troubles building, his annual prefers to go it alone, preferring end to years of bloody conflict. rounds, said several residents mous, said the tear gas was so meetings with representatives Biden’s allegations prompt- ask about me,” Biden told boast may ring hollow. bilateral deals to coalitions, Implementation of the ini- who participated in the thick it had reached her apart- from political parties to hear their ed a swift rebuke from Trump, reporters on the campaign trail Trump’s political brand is negotiating with enemies and tiative by the Huthis “in good demonstrations. ment block a few kilometres recommendations on who should who himself accuses the in the state of Iowa. as well known inside the clashing with friends. faith could send a powerful A heavy security presence away from the turbulent down- be prime minister following last Democratic frontrunner of “I know what I’m up United Nations as his busi- On Monday, he’ll skip a big message of the will to end the was also maintained in Cairo’s town area. week’s deadlocked elections. wrongdoing in Ukraine during against, a serial abuser. That’s nessman version is to the rest climate change summit organ- war”, Special Envoy for Yemen Tahrir Square, the epicentre of “My nose started burning Blue and White won the most his time as vice president under what this guy is,” Biden con- of New York: brash, ised by the UN secretary gen- Martin Griffiths said. Egypt’s 2011 revolution, after up. The smell was seeping seats in Tuesday’s poll, with 33 out former president Barack tinued. “If he sees any threat to unabashedly self-promoting, eral. Trump, who promotes The Iran-backed Huthis, protests in several cities called for through the balcony. I also saw of parliament’s 120, while Likud Obama. his staying in power, he’ll do and all about claiming the win. fossil fuels and derides the which control the capital Sanaa the removal of general-turned- some youth run and hide in finished second with 31. The back-and-forth whatever he has to do. But this At this year’s UN General need for renewable energy, and other parts of Yemen, have president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. our street,” the woman said. Neither has an obvious path to a recriminations stem from a crosses the line.” Assembly, the former real estate also missed climate change been fighting against a Saudi-led Such demonstrations are On late Friday, hundreds of majority coalition, raising the Washington Post report stating Biden had on Friday tycoon won’t disappoint. talks at the recent G7 summit coalition which supports the rare after Egypt effectively Egyptians poured through the possibility of a third election in a a whistleblower complaint had demanded Trump immediate- “We’ll say the United States in France. country’s internationally recog- banned protests under a law streets of Cairo, chanting slo- year’s time after April polls also been filed over Trump’s com- ly release the transcript of a July is the greatest country in the While at the UN, he’ll meet nised government in a devastat- passed following the 2013 mil- gans including “Leave, Sisi!” ended inconclusively. Rivlin had so munications with Ukrainian 25 call with Zelensky while say- world. It’s never been stronger separately with around a dozen ing five-year war. itary ouster of Islamist ex- and demanding the “fall of the far met representatives from Blue President Volodymyr Zelensky, ing reports that the president and it’s never been better,” he leaders. Griffiths hailed “the desire president Mohamed Morsi. regime”. and White and Likud as part of his and a “promise” allegedly made sought to coerce his Ukrainian said in a mini-review of his But of them, the only for a political solution to end the But discontent over rising At least 74 people were consultations. PTI by the US leader. counterpart, if true, amounted speech. European representative cur- conflict” in a statement issued prices has been swelling in arrested after clashes between Trump allegedly pressured to “clear-cut corruption.” Oh -- and that Americans rently on the list is Boris from the UN headquarters in Egypt, where Sisi’s govern- the crowds and police in the Zelensky to investigate possible Trump slammed the alle- “certainly have one of the great Johnson, the prime minister New York. On Friday, the Huthis ment has imposed strict aus- capital, a security source told ISRAELI ARAB PARTIES corruption involving Biden gations as “ridiculous,” and on presidents in our history.” running the chaotic Brexit proposed halting attacks on terity measures since 2016 as AFP. The protests came after BACK GANTZ FOR PM IN and his son Hunter, who had Saturday accused Biden on Trump’s declaration last process of trying to pull Britain Saudi Arabia as part of a peace part of a $12-billion loan Mohamed Aly, an exiled busi- worked with a Ukrainian nat- Twitter of having demanded, year that he had “accomplished out of the EU. initiative. Saudi Arabia gave a package from the nessman and opponent of Sisi BREAK WITH PRECEDENT ural gas company while his during his time as vice presi- more than almost any admin- There will be intense cautious response, with minis- International Monetary Fund. posted calls online for demon- Jerusalem: Israeli Arab political father was vice president. dent, “that the Ukrainian istration in the history of our scrutiny of a meeting on ter of state for foreign affairs Nearly one in three Egyptians strations against Sisi. parties are backing ex-military Trump has urged media to Government fire a prosecutor country” triggered laughter in Wednesday with Ukraine’s Adel al-Jubeir saying on lives below the poverty line on He upped the pressure on chief Benny Gantz as the country's “look into” Biden’s comments who was investigating his son.” the cavernous UN hall. President Volodymyr Zelensky. Saturday, “We judge other par- less than $1.40 a day, accord- Saturday in an expletive-filled next prime minister in a break with in early 2016 when the then US He also accused news out- Headlines like “The Whole Trump is alleged to have ties by their deeds, actions and ing to official figures released video, imploring Egyptians to precedent, they announced vice president said the Obama lets of fabricating “a story about World Laughed at Trump” fol- attempted to persuade the not by their words, so we will see in July. join a “million-man march” Sunday. administration would freeze me and a perfectly fine and lowed, to which Trump insist- Ukrainian to investigate one of (whether) they actually do this On Saturday, protesters next Friday and to fill all The mainly Arab Joint List alliance $1 billion in US loan guaran- routine conversation I had ed that diplomats were chuck- his 2020 presidential chal- or not.” headed to downtown Suez for “major squares” of the country. made the announcement at tees unless Kiev fire its top with the new President of the ling with, not at him. lengers, Joe Biden. Griffiths stressed “the the second night in a row, “This is a people’s revolu- roughly the same time as its prosecutor, who was looking Ukraine. Nothing was said that A year later, with Trump A larger-than-life figure, importance of taking advantage where they were met by secu- tion... We have to link up leader, Ayman Odeh, published an into the gas company. was in any way wrong, but beset by setbacks from North Trump believes that his per- of this opportunity and moving rity forces barricading the together as one... And organise opinion piece on the New York “This appears to be an Biden’s demand, on the other Korea to Iran and Venezuela to sonality enables him to succeed forward with all necessary steps streets and armoured vehicles. going down to the major Times website speaking of the overwhelming abuse of power, hand, was a complete and total China, will his Big Apple brag- where conventional diplomacy to reduce violence, military esca- “There were about 200 or squares,” he said in a Facebook move. AFP to get on the phone with a for- disaster.” gadocio get a better reception? fails. lation and unhelpful rhetoric”. so people. They (security appeal to his followers. Study: Melting Antarctic glaciers Gandhi’s 150th birthday to be celebrated in Netherlands 26 people killed PTI n THE HAGUE Hague, to slip faster towards ocean Amsterdam, number of public aware- Utrecht and as bus rams into PTI n LONDON Antarctic peninsula coincides Aness events, including a Zoetermeer, with with spikes in snowmelt. Gandhi March for non-vio- the public paying he water from melting The researchers add that lence, will be held next week in tributes by plac- TAntarctic glaciers, flow- this is due to the surface melt- the Netherlands to mark the ing flowers at the mountain in Pak ing through the ice and water penetrating into the ice 150th birth anniversary of feet of the statues beneath them, is rapidly accel- bed, and lubricating the slid- Mahatma Gandhi. as a mark of PTI n PESHAWAR Chilas and some of them erating further thawing of the ing of glaciers. The events — which also respect amidst were in critical condition. continent’s ice sheets towards As temperatures continue includes a cycling rally, an exhi- speeches, singing bus rammed into a The passenger bus, the sea, according to a study. to rise in the Antarctic, surface bition on the life of Mahatma of favourite songs Amountain on Sunday belonging to a private com- The study, published in melting could occur more fre- Gandhi, a commemoration of Gandhi, cul- after the driver lost control pany, departed from Skardu the journal Nature quently, and across a wider meeting, events surrounding tural programmes while taking a turn on a hilly on Saturday for Rawalpindi. Communications, is the first area, the researchers said. the four Gandhi statues in the and Message of Gandhi” will be Non-Violence on October 2 and a memorial meeting by road in Pakistan’s northwest, On Sunday morning, the dri- time researchers have found According to the study, the country and a school outreach displayed in the Atrium of the will be marked by a “Gandhi Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma killing at least 26 people, ver lost control of the bus that melting on the surface Antarctic temperature is an programme — are being organ- City Hall of The Hague. March for Non-Violence” Gandhi in the Peace Palace. including children, and injur- while taking a turn and it col- impacts the flow of glaciers in important factor in determin- ised by the Indian Embassy here The exhibition in Dutch through the city of The Hague A social media campaign ing 13 others, police said. lided against a mountain. It is Antarctica. ing the speed at which glaci- in cooperation with the Gandhi will show the viewers the to highlight the importance of will also be conducted inviting The accident happened in not clear yet how the driver Researchers, including ers move towards the sea. Non-Violence Foundation and important phases of Mahatma the message of non-violence. people to post messages reit- the Babusar Top area, bor- lost control of the vehicle, those from the University of Ultimately, the researchers other groups. Gandhi’s life. Around 300 school chil- erating their commitment to dering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa according to Diamer police Sheffield in the Uk, used said that glaciers on the The celebrations will com- From September 24 to dren and 150 adults will take the principle of non-violence. province with Gilgit-Baltistan spokesperson Mohammad imagery and data from satel- Antarctic Peninsula would mence with the cycling rally on October 3, volunteers will fan part in the march which will This year marks the 150th (GB). Wakeel. lites along with regional cli- behave like those in present- September 29 to spread aware- out to schools and universities begin from the Gandhi statue anniversary of Mahatma The bus was going Police said that rescue mate modelling and found day Greenland and Alaska, ness about the Gandhian phi- of the Netherlands in a “Follow at Hobbemaplein and con- Gandhi, the Father of the towards Rawalpindi from and police teams had been that meltwater is causing some where meltwater controls the losophy of simplicity and sus- the Mahatma” campaign and clude at the iconic Peace Palace. Nation. He led India to inde- Skardu city and there were 40 dispatched to the site of the glaciers to move 100 per cent size and timing of variations in tainability, India’s Embassy here talk about Gandhi’s message of The rally will be addressed pendence from the British rule passengers, including 16 accident. Additionally, a faster than average — by up to glacier flow across seasons said in a statement.. non-violence and its relevance by India’s Ambassador Venu through peaceful and non-vio- Pakistan Army personnel, helicopter has been request- 400 metres per year. and years. The rally in the city of The in today’s world. Rajamony and other digni- lent resistance. In 2007, the the Express Tribune reported. ed from the GB government According to the “Our research shows for Hague will begin at the This school project aspires taries in the courtyard of the United Nations declared his Rasheed Arshad, a so as to transport the bodies researchers, gravity causes the first time that surface Embassy of India and pass to reach over 25 schools and Peace Palace. birthday October 2 as the spokesman for the Gilgit- to Skardu following identi- glaciers to move downhill with meltwater is getting beneath through the iconic Peace over 1,600 children. This will be followed by International Day of Non- Baltistan chief minister, con- fication, Dawn News report- the internal deformation of ice, glaciers in the Antarctic Palace, the Parliament The aim of the programme planting of a tree in the Peace Violence and called upon coun- firmed that 26 bodies, among ed. and by sliding over the ground Peninsula – causing short (Binnenhof), and the most is to bring together volunteers Palace. A plaque with a mes- tries and people across the them women and children, The Babusar Pass road, beneath them — a process bursts of sliding towards the popular seaside resort who in turn can reach out to sage of Mahatma Gandhi will world to celebrate and observe have been retrieved from the frequently used by tourists, lubricated by liquid water sea 100 per cent faster than Scheveningen and return to the several thousand students be placed by the tree. this day by disseminating the wreckage. remains open from the end of called basal sliding. normal,” said co-author Embassy of India. aimed at disseminating the Other celebrations on message of non-violence, He said 13 passengers June to October every year. It The study shows that the Jeremy Ely of the University of From October 1 to October message of non-violence. October 2 include garlanding including through education were admitted to the district is then closed following heavy movement of glaciers in the Sheffield. 4, an exhibition on the “Life The International Day of of Gandhi statues in The and public awareness. headquarters hospital in snowfall at Babusar Top. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION A dose of adrenaline What’s a degree worth? The Indian economy needed a booster shot. Was Nirmala Sitharaman’s corporate tax cut the way to do it? n the face of it, Finance Minister As graduates and class VIII dropouts are forced into the same career stream, Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement to Ocut the corporate tax rates in India from India’s joblessness is leading to desperate choices 30 to 25 per cent, making for an effective slab parents sacrifice their earnings of 25.17 per cent for all companies in India for across the vast hinterland of that do not use incentives, is a smart move, India. If that benchmark is seen as a redundancy, then it is anoth- both for the corporate sector and the optics er challenge in a country where of politics. This avoids any potential conflict literacy is often mistaken to be with sector-specific reductions in Goods and good enough as an education, Services Tax (GST) rates, which would have compromising the overarching process of evolution of the mind. led to a showdown in the GST Council. By cut- Let’s not forget the last Annual ting a Central tax, a decision solely of the Central RINKU GHOSH Status of Education Report Government, days of headache have been avoided. Of course, Opposition politi- (ASER) which found that one hey say the story of India is out of every four Class VII stu- cians will make a fuss about these rates but the smarter among them will under- found in its people, its complex- dents in rural India is unable to stand that not only did something need to be done but that the private sector ity unravelling in everyday life. read even a Class II text and over was essential for creating employment and the challenges thereof might poten- And so it is that I chanced upon one in two Class VIII students Ankit, who is an owner-driver of cannot solve a problem that tially be reduced. Now, how the tax cuts will be utilised could determine how Ta Hyundai Xcent with taxi aggregator Uber involves basic division. they benefit the economy. Companies could use the extra cash to fund expan- and makes anything about `40,000-50,000 In the end, there is the sion, pare debt or even not reduce their workforces in what has been a difficult a month. That’s not new or surprising. But socio-psychological impact of Ankit was a verification officer at Barclay’s levelling out to a bare median, of year. That said, the reduction in corporate tax rates would also be extremely ben- bank, who found himself jobless at a time a graduate and a class VIII eficial for potential foreign investors who might have shied away from India due when he was expecting his first child and his dropout being forced into the to higher rates and could, therefore, give a boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative. family deep in a financial trough for other same bloodstream. Is a compro- reasons. Maternity meant his wife, too, was mise ever happy when you are This shows that the Government is not just taking half-hearted selective mea- hived off from her firm that justified job cuts told that excellence should be sures to revive the economy but is actually taking matters seriously. in the name of smart-sizing. Another job your only pursuit? Besides The prime disappointment though has been felt by middle-class income tax with his qualifications was difficult to come crushed expectations can have by and the offers that came guaranteed him ramifications in the form of payers, who were also hoping for some adjustments in personal income tax nothing more than `35,000 a month. With increased manifestation of dis- rates that remain relatively high. While the after-effect of demonetisation and mounting debts, he invested his severance turbing and deviant behaviour the GST rollout, both of which brought in a lot of the informal economy into the package in a car and drove around the city, among the youth. 17 hours on normal days, 22 hours over the How then can we customise formal scheme, was an increase in the overall tax base, there have been no weekend, so that he could earn the high higher education for a seg- commensurate rate reductions. The investing classes are still peeved about long- points and incentives that Uber guarantees. mented job market rather than term capital gains tax on money market investments and any reduction in these Despite the inhumanity of sleep deprivation dumping a one-size-fits-all for- will excite the markets once again. The problem is that while this might have that such trips entail, Ankit’s biodata on the mula on sectors that can hire but company’s app flashes the only thing that has need specific domain knowl- given the bourses a booster shot, it could take several quarters for the effects become his calling card; that he is healthy edge? How can we make our to really start taking hold of the economy. In the short-term, consumer senti- and ever-ready to run. Now a father of a one- graduates job-ready? As a recent ment might take a while to recover. And that is worrisome. With companies and-a-half month daughter, a fan of Adele skill research has shown, whose songs motivate him on each ride, he employers found 80 per cent of already stressed, some feel that the rate cut will be absorbed in the near-term has invested in a second car which he uses Noida’s one-time booming SEZ level education far exceeds job- Government salary is now Indian engineering graduates by firms balancing their books. While there could be some concerns and some for inter-city tours. Some day, he hopes to area also presents a sordid tale of lessness among illiterates in `18,000 per month, higher than failing to meet minimum cribs, there should be no doubt that the measures taken by the Government grow his tourist car business, may be even a slowdown and shutdown that’s both rural and urban areas: what 70 per cent employed peo- requirements for a hire. Many set up his own agency. But a job he is not forcing our young people to find “The unemployment rate is ple make in this country in des- such firms say prospective can- are on the whole an extremely positive given the overall state of the economy, going back to, even if it means devaluing his their own means of survival. highest among youth with edu- olate times. No data encapsulates didates lack sufficient industry and could even improve collections in the long-run once investments increase. education or explaining to neighbours in the With taxi aggregators like Uber cation until diploma (37 per this better than the Hindi film experience because our cours- If companies pare their debts, it could encourage the banks to start lending more. Ghaziabad condominium he lives in why he and Ola finding the third largest cent), graduate (36 per cent) and Dream Girl, where Ayushmann es are too theoretical and not scours the city at night. “Whatever gives me ride-sharing market in India post-graduate and above (36 per Khurrana plays an educated application-oriented. There Increased investments could spur job creation as well. Yes, the Government money, there is no shame. My education isn’t after the US and China, a driving cent), suggesting the lack of young man from Mathura, who must be an industry-aided skill has huge social responsibilities but the best way to help people is to create jobs working anymore.” partnership has now become a opportunities for a higher skilled has pursued the conventional requirement map so that the and India’s challenge on that front is unparalleled. This will help. However, this Many like Ankit, young graduates and viable self-entrepreneurial workforce.” The crisis was found path of BA, MA and MPhil but problem of over-qualification, as with middling incomes that are on freeze in option. Yet others are signing up to be more acute in urban areas finds himself without a job. evidenced by the latest job rush looks more like a distress management module rather than embodying a vision a sputtering economy, are signing up with taxi with food and other service (7.8 per cent) than in rural (5.3 Out of sheer desperation, he queues in Maharashtra, does not of either long-term goals, structural or big bang reforms that will take us to the aggregators to make ends meet across the aggregators. Some are even per cent). A report by the signs up for a phone-sex call dash hopes. Besides, there must next level irrespective of market trends and crisis. If only, this gives credence country. A very infrequent user, over the last relooking at their passions and Centre for Monitoring Indian centre simply because it promis- be a provision for career-long couple of months I have chanced upon at least acquired skills as there is a shop Economy (CMIE) had also es an income that his degrees skill upgradation given that the to the idea that no Government really changes the status quo unless it is forced six graduates who believe in dignity of labour for every kind of service, utilitar- found that qualified youth — cannot give him. economic paradigm can change to by the scale of an economic crisis. This is a repeat of the scenario in 1991 provided it ensures the right price. There was ian and entertainment, online. those with bachelor’s degrees Undoubtedly, this trend is due to technological break- when the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh liberalised the economy in Sandeep, who was a junior sales executive at If a report released by the and above — faced the highest setting off a socio-economic throughs and fluidity of the a company and a people’s person but once Azim Premji University’s Centre unemployment. transformation. At one level, it is economy. There should be the face of an unprecedented crisis. India’s economy cannot afford to be reac- retrenched, chose the graveyard shift to rush for Sustainable Employment is There have been alarming offering recourse to students enough start-up incentives for tive anymore, it has to be proactive. people to their destinations. There was to be believed, then people with news reports about how gradu- who are not academically bril- engineers to set up small units Vikas, who junked a job of `25,000 simply a graduate degree are more ates and post-graduates are liant and won’t make the cut in that are viable. Yes, use of because it involved gruellingly long hours and than twice as likely to be unem- applying for Class IV services in higher institutions, just plain Artificial Intelligence (AI) may he realised he could make more money in ployed than the national average. Maharashtra and how nearly a regulars who, however, make up kill some traditional jobs but as the same time period. “Now I can pace out The same study also found that third of the 93,000 applicants for the bulk of our educated work- seen with the IT revolution, they Role model my work on my own terms, be my boss and women are more likely to fall by 62 police courier jobs in Uttar force. At another level, it also also encourage an allied layer of take home everything,” he had told me. the wayside. Not only that. Even Pradesh had doctorates. With means we are dilluting their core human services and talent. That Greta Thunberg’s call is reverberating in India where school “What social embarrassment, I am my own if graduates decide to take up more people moving away from competence, productivity and spinoff is often overlooked in kids in metros are missing classes for a climate strike company and I can vary my workflow low-skill work, they have to face agriculture sector jobs to ser- belief that education and knowl- umbrella decisions. The jobs cri- depending on my needs. Which job will give intense competition from those vices, the pool of applicants is edge are tools for an elevated life. sis is severely threatening our outh leadership is certainly changing the me this flexibility? This is my choice.” There who apply to such categories now an ocean of missed oppor- We are teaching them the art of demographic dividend, given world. And the greatest impact among was a young woman too, Suman, who is normally. This trend was echoed tunities. There’s a big rush for compromise, building values that half our population is activist leaders has been achieved by 16- funding her vocational course by driving by a Kotak Institutional Equities any kind of Government jobs as numerically than holistically. In below the age of 25. But a Y around women professionals in a WagonR report too, which cited data from they provide what has become fact, if basic skills like driving and potential asset could become year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden, who has owned by the family. “I drive select hours, am the Government’s periodic elusive today — job security, cooking can earn people the our biggest liability if we don’t taken upon herself the task of awakening the con- on GPS, so safety isn’t an issue. This is good labour force survey (PLFS). The salaries that are routinely revised moolah, then our young may just look at the bigger picture now. sciousness of the world community to the only supplementary income for me.” unemployment rate among male and a relatively good beginners’ give up the idea of “becoming a (The writer is Associate issue that will matter to us — climate change. The fact that I found all these drivers in job seekers with secondary- package. The minimum graduate,” still an aspiration that Editor, The Pioneer) From launching a protest outside her country’s Parliament on August 2018, till a little more than a year now, the teenager has indeed caught the S O U N D BITE The Government has initiated I cried the day Article 377 was India is an important actor in The people of the country attention of not just the intended audience, the a major exercise to formulate abolished in India. The next climate action. Obviously, part have been divided into black lawmakers across the world, but gathered traction among the youth. Her mes- a National Education Policy step is gay marriages are of the dialogue was also and white and there is no sage has been plain and simple: Stop talking, start acting. And she is lead- that will aim to fulfil the allowed in our country. I hope related to our own efforts and shade in between which is ing by example, taking the road and sailing the waters in solar-powered rides aspiration of the youth. that happens very soon. the need to green the UN. called tolerance. while strictly not flying. Now her call for “climate strikes” till the end of the HRD Minister Filmmaker UN chief Congress leader month has ensured the largest student demonstration on planet earth till now. —Ramesh Pokhriyal —Karan Johar —Antonio Guterres —Shashi Tharoor Millions of youth, predominantly school-going, are giving their classrooms a miss to take part in peaceful street protests demanding world leaders to take concrete actions and avert environmental catastrophes. Her echoes have been L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR heard here, too, as millennials in Delhi launched a march from the city cen- tre that snaked past Lodhi Garden and ended at the Ministry of Environment, A wake-up call Timely action Forests and Climate Change. The students even submitted a memorandum Apathy towards a football player to the powers that be. In the spirit of the freedom movement and a display Sir — The world’s largest oil facil- tories about celebrities falling on bad times are Sir — This refers to the editori- of our vibrant culture, brightly dressed students held up placards that read, ities in Saudi Arabia have faced not rare. Managing whatever fortune they amassed al, “Missing woods for trees” “The show must go on” and “if the weather can change, so can you.” Young massive damages in the recent Sduring their heydays, many are known to have had (September 20). With more than drone attacks. Various conspira- pitiable existence thereafter, passing the rest of their 100 million adult smokers, India people in other metro cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata followed suit, cy theories have been doing the lives in near anonymity. But some sagas are known has a huge market for both elec- setting aside their weekday pursuits. rounds regarding the culprits to have their own share of shocks and surprises. The tronic and conventional ciga- Ahead of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, while speaking to the members and the US President, Donald story of ace footballer Uday Konar from Mumbai is a rettes. Although few Indians vape Trump, has as usual pointed a fin- case in point. Harassed by local goons, backed by influ- at present, the Indian ban cuts off of Congress in the House Ways and Means Committee last week, Greta said, ger at Iran. But it must be remem- ential people who are on the lookout to evict him from a vast potential market of 1.3 bil- “This is the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced, you cannot solve a crisis bered that Saudi Arabia has for his hawking space at the Colaba Causeway, Konar is lion consumers for makers of e- without treating it as one. Stop telling people that everything will be fine. As it long been threatened by internal at the risk of losing his only means of livelihood. Apart cigarettes. In particular, the e-cig- conflicts by fringe elements and from the space from where his father used to run a arette market is acquiring ‘epi- looks now, everything won’t be fine.” Bluntly, she told the US lawmakers,“Listen other radical groups. Further, newspaper stall since the 1960s, the land mafia is intent demic’ proportions among the to the scientists, unite behind the science, then take real action.” Echoing her the dependence of the world on on grabbing control of all spots allotted to his fami- Besides playing for Mumbai’s top outfits, Konar was youth and children. Given their words, even the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres could not afford to remain Saudi Arabia for fuel makes it ly in the close vicinity. One can very well understand also part of the Maharashtra squad that won the gold attractive appearances and the crucial for any strife there to be his desperation. medal in football at the 1999 National Games as well availability in a number of fla- a mute spectator and asked member nations to bring a plan and not plain speech- solved at once. This incident The very fact that Konar has not been able to elic- as the 2000 Santosh Trophy. Such indifference vors, teenagers are likely to be es to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Greta’s success and freshness have been goes on to show how such attacks it any response from Government officials speaks vol- towards one of India’s sporting heroes does not behove more prone to such devices. that as a disruptor, she is being heard more and as a representative of a gener- can impact world economics and umes about a powerful nexus with powerful lobbies. well. When it comes to matters of livelihood, it is essen- In this backdrop, the politics. His situation is that of a typical ordeal of a street ven- tial that the administration takes a stringent view of Government’s comprehensive ation we will be bequeathing the earth to, is stirring up enough guilt within us. P Senthil dor who gets targetted by powerful lobbies who use the matter and ensures that the Konar family is allowed ban on these battery-operated Besides, her passionate campaigns and demonstrable actions of how to re-ori- Via email force and bullying tactics to evict them. But how can to operate from its ancestral hawking spots. devices is welcome. The percep- ent modern living in a sustainable manner have given everybody an individual the administration be silent to the plight of the star Pachu Menon tion that e-cigarettes are a less- goal that is easier to meet than effecting a policy change. Climate scientists had Boosting the economy player who has brought many laurels to the State? Margao harmful alternative to cigarettes is entirely wrong. In fact, young- for long warned that the world is running out of time to avert the worst effects the corporate tax rate. This means will be as low as 15 per cent. stand disrupted due to the tariff sters who use ENDS are more of global heating. They had alerted about the consequences — food scarcity, Sir — This refers to the report, that the effective tax rate for firms Due to high corporate tax war between China and the US. likely to start smoking conven- water stress, deaths due to high temperatures, forest fires, and mass displace- “Corporate tax slashed to 25% to who do not avail exemptions rates, investments had remained While the present rate cut bodes tional cigarettes. rev up economy” (September will fall from 34.94 per cent at the lowest ebb. The present well for the overall economy, Bal Govind ments — all of which have become a reality. Youth leaders are more aware in 21). In a bold move to revive the presently to 25.17 per cent. move will encourage private largely, the corporate sector must Noida a knowledge society, more user-oriented and practical. It’s time we go by their economy, Finance Minister However, for new domestic man- investment. It may also give a not falter now. blueprint. For a child is indeed the father of man. Nirmala Sitharaman announced ufacturing companies, incorpo- boost to foreign investments Srishti Mathur Send your feedback to: an eight percentage points cut in rated after October 1, the tax rate given that global value chains Ujjain [email protected] HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

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Unsung hero of BJP SHOULD STAGE A SIT-IN AT DELHI FOR RELEASE KAMAL NATH SHOULD GO TO DELHI HIMSELF AND OF FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS INSTEAD OF INDULGING IN ASK FOR HELP. HAVE I EVER TOLD THE OPPOSITION the downtrodden TONGUE WAGGING AGAINST MY GOVERNMENT. TO GET HELP FROM DELHI WHEN I WAS CM? Though Bhola Paswan Shastri worked tirelessly —MADHYA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER —FORMER MP CHIEF MINISTER AND BJP LEADER for the benefit of the underprivileged, he was KAMAL NATH SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN never credited for his socio-political work Beating desertification RAJ PARASHAR he name, Bhola Paswan Shastri, might have a different mean- At the COP14 held in India, 196 countries and the EU adopted voluntary land ing for different sections of society, but his contributions and degradation neutrality targets that include their restoration by 2030 Taccomplishments in the social and political arena speak for themselves. It is unfortunate that Shastri’s endeavours have not been accommodated in the political history of India. Though he worked tirelessly for the benefit of the underprivileged and the oppressed, and for the freedom of the country from colonial rule, Shastri has never been duly credited for his socio-political work. Simple living and high thinking was a way of life for the three- time Chief Minister of Bihar, who not just dedicated his whole life for the uplift of the marginalised sections of society but also fol- lowed a righteous path in the murky world of politics. Not one to believe in politics of opportunism, nepotism, favouritism, glorification and cashing in on his following by bargain- VK BAHUGUNA ing for political posts, Shastri charted his own course in life and was always guided by political ethics and constitutional morality. t the just-concluded Conference of Parties Born in 1914 in Bairgachhi, Purnea district, Bihar, in a family (COP) 14 hosted by India under the aegis that belonged to the Pasi community (considered untouchables) Aof the United Nations Convention to Bhola Paswan, as he was known at that time, faced intense dis- Combat Desertification (UNCCD), 196 partici- pating countries and the European Union adopt- crimination and atrocities. However, rising above that, he charted ed the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ wherein they his way forward and was a brilliant student. He gained a respectable agreed that land degradation is a major econom- position in society by studying from the renowned Kashi University ic, social and environmental problem, and wel- and the title of Shastri was conferred on him due to his keen intel- comed strengthening of the adoption of volun- lect. Using his education as a means to fight for the emancipation tary “land degradation neutrality” targets that of his people, Shastri began raising his voice against the caste sys- include restoration of degraded land by 2030. tem and the atrocities inflicted on members of the Dalit communi- The UNCCD, one of the three environmen- ty. He participated in many of the struggles launched for the bet- tal conventions running after the Rio de Janeiro terment of Dalits and later on joined active politics to make their Earth Summit in 1992, (the other two being The voice heard as their representative. United Framework Convention Climate Change and Convention on Biological Diversity) was Being a follower of Gandhi, he strongly advocated the Mahatma’s established in 1994 as a legally-binding interna- ideas during the days of freedom struggle and reiterated that polit- tional agreement within the parameters of the UN ical independence could not be achieved unless one was socially and connects the environment and development equal and liberated. Realising the important role education had played with sustainable land management. The conven- in his life; Shastri always stressed on the need for learning and urged tions deal with most vulnerable ecosystems in arid, Dalits to pursue higher education for an overall and holistic devel- semi-arid and dry lands areas. The basic aim of global efforts to mitigate and manage the risks of the bio-diversity and use of land for sustainable opment. His keen understanding of socio-political dynamics allowed the convention is to work for improving the liveli- crippling drought. development of the people living in these areas. Shastri to ignite the minds of the oppressed and encourage them hoods of the people in these ecosystems through Countries will now be expected to address India must gear up its diplomatic channels to to break the shackles of poverty and social stigma attached to the restoration of soil and land and combat draught insecurity of land tenure, including gender ensure creation of fund and technology for tack- caste-system. conditions. inequality; promote land restoration to reduce car- ling the threat by all countries. As for India, an Under the UNCCD, the developed countries bon emissions and mobilise innovative sources of action plan must be prepared to deal with defor- Later Shastri, who also had a nationalistic bent of mind, was are supposed to transfer technologies to the devel- finance from public and private sources to sup- estation, water conservation and land degradation to jump into the struggle for India’s independence as a revolution- oping countries for sustainable land development. port the implementation of these decisions at a COUNTRIES WILL for forest and non-forest lands. The degraded ary and play a significant role in it. Shastri’s dynamic personality The UNCCD had adopted a strategic framework national level. forests below 40 per cent crown density have and love for the country, politics and social issues resulted in him for the period 2018-2030, which among other All countries recognised that desertification NOW BE EXPECTED increased from 24 million hectares in 1985 to 30 becoming the first Dalit Chief Minister of Bihar in 1968. He was to things, primarily focusses on improving the con- undermines health, development and prosperi- TO ADDRESS million hectares in 2017 and regeneration of nat- occupy that post twice more. Shastri was also a member of the dition of affected ecosystems, combat desertifi- ty in all regions and were deeply concerned that ural forests needs to be backed up. Rajya Sabha and a vocal advocate for his community and the pro- cation, land degradation, promote sustainable land the impacts would be felt most keenly by vulner- INSECURITY OF The recent proposal of the Ministry of gressive plans he had for them. management and contribute to land degradation able people. They were also convinced that par- LAND TENURE, Environment, Forest and Climate Change to bring Shastri’s unmatched wit and intellect came through in an inter- neutrality. It also aims to mitigate, adapt to and ticipation from civil society organisations, local private investments in forest areas of less than 10 view he gave in 1978 in his capacity as the Chairman of the then manage the effects of drought in order to governments and the private sector would be cru- INCLUDING per cent crown density should be started on pilot enhance resilience of vulnerable populations and cial to achieving the objectives of UNCCD. basis after taking the local people into confidence. newly-founded Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission. ecosystems; mobilise resources for implementa- The document laid special emphasis on com- GENDER If it succeeds, it will give a big fillip to forest con- When asked about caste-based discrimination in the country, he tion of the convention and improve the living con- munity-driven transformative projects that are servation and enhancement of land productivi- said, “With more people from different communities becoming edu- ditions of the people residing in dry land ecosys- gender-sensitive at local, national and regional lev- INEQUALITY; ty. The land vested with tribals under Forest Right cated, the discrimination against Harijans is slowly becoming less. tems. By far this is the most important conven- els to drive implementation. PROMOTE LAND Act should also be taken up for investment for pro- But then, you also have rigid Hindus, like the ones who washed tion and the success of two other conventions’ While the declaration is a statement of con- ductive use and livelihoods. with Ganga water a statue that Jagjivan Ram had unveiled at Varanasi, objectives depends upon the success of the sensus, the 35 decisions are legally binding on each RESTORATION TO Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in order to ‘purify’ it.” UNCCD. The secretariat of the convention had of the 197 signatories. Activities carried out over REDUCE addressed the ministerial segment of the conven- He mobilised the Harijan community to enter the national main- taken lot of programmes to achieve its mandate the next two years would be monitored by India. tion, outlined the success achieved by India in stream and join hands with other landless peasants to change their and some excellent work has already been The resolutions adopted in the New Delhi CARBON implementation of the objectives of the conven- lives for the better. Shastri supported affirmative action and termed achieved by India though almost one-third of Declaration are vital for India and the world, which tion in checking desertification and land degra- country’s landmass remains degraded and prone is grappling with the ever-increasing effects of cli- EMISSIONS AND dation as well as help in saving the livelihoods of it as a way to rectify the history of injustice dating back thousands to desertification. mate change and faces a major desertification MOBILISE the people residing in dry areas. Modi asserted of years. A proponent of the reservation policy, Shastri often point- China, which became the president of the con- threat. that India was looking forward to making an effec- ed out that Harijans have a double impediment, poverty and social vention in 2017, passed on the baton to India at Around 30 per cent of the world’s populations INNOVATIVE tive contribution at the global level as it took over discrimination, to overcome and quota would help them beat this. the programme held in Greater Noida, Uttar live in dry areas, which cover more than 40 per the chairmanship for the next two years. Shastri was one of the unsung leaders and visionaries of yes- Pradesh. Environment, Forest and Climate cent of Earth’s land surface. Countries like SOURCES OF He called for concerted attempts as two-third teryears who contributed a lot to the nation but never took advan- Change Minister Prakash Javadekar, now has the Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Afghanistan, China and FINANCE FROM of the countries are affected by desertification and tage of their capacity and position. He always gave priority to soci- mammoth task of steering the mandate of the con- Pakistan are prone to repeated draught and in fact, are in the grip of severe water crisis. He exhort- ety over his family and was against amalgamation of wealth, which vention for the next two years. The four issues dis- 40 per cent of the world is now facing draught- PUBLIC AND ed the delegates to create a Global Water Action is why Shastri was left with just a few clothes, a pair of shoes and cussed during COP14 were land and draught; land like conditions due to climatic vagaries. PRIVATE SOURCES Agenda and offered Indian expertise to other a meagre bank account at the time of his death. Socialism and egal- and human security; land and climate change and In India, around 20 per cent (63.8 million countries in land degradation and raised the tar- itarianism were the inalienable attributes of Shastri’s personality which land and sustainable development goals. hectares) of the land is categorised as waste lands TO SUPPORT THE get of its land restoration from 21 million Signatories to the New Delhi Declaration and most of this is in dry areas. Latest statistics hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030. is evident from the journey of his life. endorsed 35 decisions, including commitments shows that 42 per cent of the Indian land mass IMPLEMENTATION Pointing out that India was on course to It will be an injustice to let his name be erased from the annals to combat land degradation, desertification and faces draughts where more than 600 million peo- achieve its Paris climate change targets, Modi of history, especially whenever we remember frontline social reform- drought. In the resolutions, the conference agreed ple live. OF THESE announced setting up of a Centre of Excellence ers and Dalit ideologues. In an era where politics of vendetta and to make the Sustainable Development Goal tar- In the light of these findings, the COP14 is DECISIONS AT A at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and nepotism is being used as a means to further personal agendas get of achieving “land degradation neutrality” vital for the entire world and its recommendations Education to facilitate scientific and technologi- or decimate rivals, his simple lifestyle and brand of selfless poli- (LDN), a national target for action. Besides the need to be implemented in all seriousness. The NATIONAL LEVEL cal collaboration between South-South tics can prove to be the guiding light for modern-day politicians and LDN agreement, whereby countries have pledged people and the institutions of governance must Cooperation and with those who wish to access inspire many budding leaders. to halt the degradation of land to the point where focus on physical structure of land and quality of knowledge and training of manpower so that land (The writer is a Research Scholar at Patna University.) ecosystems and land use can no longer be sup- soil; improve the availability of water; control land- degradation is addressed effectively. ported, there was a landmark decision to boost slides, floods and movement of soil and conserve (The writer is a retired civil servant) The rise of conspiracy theories and fantasies Complex political, economic, demographic shifts and the mushrooming of social media sites have all contributed in making fantastical explanations, that were once relegated to the lunatic fringe, migrate to the mainstream actually, this one left out certain acy theories. However, it became a er Yahya-funded documentary End changes occurring in the post-9/11 widely, but this time as fact, accord- brand new audience in the Arab claims made in the first edition of the huge online hit, encouraging the of Time. Commentary in the Urdu world and the mushrooming of ing to Michelis. world after the creation of Israel in film after they were debunked. makers of the film to turn it into a version was provided by a talk- social media sites, have all con- After doing the rounds in Russia, 1948. Its first Arabic translation A year later in 2007, a third ver- lucrative franchise of sorts. show host, who faithfully replicated tributed in making fantastical expla- The Protocols reached the US in 1917. appeared in 1951 in Egypt. It soon sion of the documentary emerged The first edition cost just $2,000, the film’s sombre tone, pointing out nations — that were once relegated In 1921, US car manufacturer Henry made its way into the non-Arab called Loose Change: Final Cut. This the second $6,000 and the third the ‘signs’ foretold by the holy scrip- to the lunatic fringe — migrate to the Ford financed the publishing of Muslim world as well. edition almost entirely edited out the $200,000, after the rights of the film tures of the coming apocalypse. mainstream. 50,000 copies of the tome. He also I am not sure when it appeared many speculative claims of the pre- were sold to a major DVD distribu- As I mentioned in a previous col- Confusion and polarisation in published a series of articles inspired in Pakistan as an Urdu translation, vious editions. This left the film look- tion company. Translated versions of umn two in-depth studies, conduct- this context allows people to latch on by the book in a newspaper that he but I once found a 1968 Urdu edi- ing more like a compilation of the film were also screened on TV ed in 2018 and published in the to theoretical concoctions connect- owned. The articles all appeared tion of it in a second-hand book store NADEEM PARACHA reports on the attacks because, by channels in various countries, includ- Journal of Individual Differences, ing disparate dots to complete an under the title The International Jew. in Islamabad in 2005. In 1987, when n 2005, an independent filmmak- then, Loose Change had been system- ing Pakistan. identified ‘schizotypy’ as a prominent (often diabolic) explanatory whole. Everything from the communist the Palestinian Islamist outfit Hamas er, Dylan Avery, made a docu- atically debunked through a series of Geo TV ran it with an Urdu com- reason behind the growth in the Nothing new about this, as such. In revolution in Russia to the creation was formed, its first charter (pub- Imentary called Loose Change. articles in various newspapers in the mentary, even though, by then, the acceptance of fantastical claims and 1902 a tome appeared in Russia titled of trade unions and inter-racial mar- lished in 1988) heavily referenced The film explores the many conspir- US and the UK. film had been significantly discred- conspiracy theories in recent years. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. riages in the West was blamed on the The Protocols. But by then the book acy theories which began to emerge Ironically, the American business ited. Influenced by the successful People with schizotypy have an ele- The book reports how a group Jews. In 1922, the book and the arti- had already begun to lose purchase after the 9/11 attacks in New York. tycoon, Mark Cuban, who had manner in which it had managed to vated need to feel unique, but at the of powerful Jews got together to plan cles were translated into German and in the Muslim world as well, until it The documentary does not dis- bought the rights to distribute the last draw a large audience, another local same time take refuge in a commu- a sinister takeover of the world’s eco- became popular in Germany. It returned with a bang a decade or so cuss the theories as much as it actu- edition of the film — which, unlike TV channel, Indus TV, began to run nity of like-minded individuals. Such nomic, political and media institu- would go on to influence the ideol- latter due to the internet explosion. ally promulgates them in a rather the first two editions, was not a series of translated documentaries an individual or community are tions. The book is also a hotchpotch ogy of Nazism in that country. It did- Uploaded by Neo-Nazi and dramatic manner. The film claims released online for free — was quot- funded by the wealthy Turkish more likely to judge nonsensical of segments plagiarised from certain n’t matter that the British daily The white supremacist groups and by var- that it has enough evidence to prove ed as saying that he entirely disagreed ‘Islamic creationist’ and cult figure statements as profound. 19th-century anti-Semitic literature. Times had already thoroughly ious Islamist outfits, The Protocols the conspiratorial notion that the with the contents of the film. One of Harun Yahya. These films explained They often believe in things for Russian scholar and professor Cesare exposed the book as a hoax and a once again managed to migrate 9/11 attacks were an “inside job,” the film’s producers, Mathew Brown, Darwinism, secularism, democracy, which there is no empirical evidence. G. De Michelis writes in his book The forgery. At the end of World War II, from the fringes to the mainstream. meaning they were organised by the echoed the sentiment but added that ‘Western modernity,’ and so on, as the The higher this schizotypy is in a per- Non-Existent Manuscript that The when facts about the Holocaust Its readers again outnumber US Government. he had financed the film because he core reasons behind the misery in the son, the more likely he or she is to Protocols was an anti-Semitic satire began to emerge, the book lost those who are more interested in In 2006, Avery and the film’s pro- believed in freedom of speech. Muslim world and on Earth in gen- believe in conspiracy theories. on a seminar organised by Russian mainstream traction and reader- reading the many exposés that com- ducers released a second edition of The first edition was a sloppy and eral. There is also the fact that the Zionists. Anti-Semitism was peaking ship in Europe and the US, and was pletely debunked the book as a the film, claiming that this one amateur attempt to cynically draw In 2009, ARY News jumped on complex political, economic, cli- in Russia at the time, and this is why relegated to the Right-wing fringe. vicious fraud. included some new evidence. But, traction from online fans of conspir- the bandwagon by adapting anoth- matic and demographic shifts and this satire was then published more But it rebounded by finding a (Courtesy, The Dawn) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 money 10

CENTRE MULLS IMPOSING STOCK LIMITS CAPSULE Top 1,000 listed firms may Onion prices shoot up see Rs 37,000 cr savings PTI n NEW DELHI The Centre is mulling impos- PTI n NEW DELHI ing stock limits on onion CRISIL ON TAX CUT Given that we traders as the retail prices of BSNL pays August CRISIL Research on Sunday expect 5-6 per cent the key kitchen staple have shot salaries to staff: CMD said top 1,000 listed companies up to Rs 70-80 per kg in the could see tax savings of Rs growth in India Inc national capital and other parts NEW DELHI: Ending days of 37,000 crore on account of the revenues and of the country owing to supply agonising wait for employees, corporate tax cut. Ebitda (earnings disruption in the wake of crisis-ridden Bharat Sanchar "Over the past few days, a excess monsoon rains in the Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has made slew of measures have been before interest, major growing states, accord- salary payment to its staff for introduced to address the slow- tax, depreciation ing to sources. August, according to a top down in the Indian economy. As per the data maintained official. BSNL Chairman and Friday's announcement, how- and amortisation) by the consumer affairs min- Managing Director P K Purwar ever, is the most material...Our for this fiscal, the istry, retail onion prices rose to confirmed to PTI that the analysis indicates these 1,000 Rs 57/kg in Delhi, Rs 56/kg in corporation transferred the companies could see tax sav- savings could end Mumbai, Rs 48/kg in Kolkata funds and made August salary ings of Rs 37,000 crore, or up a tad higher," it and Rs 34/kg in Chennai last payment to its employees, last nearly a fourth of the total sav- added week. The prices were quoted at week. "Employees have got ings anticipated by the gov- Rs 60/kg in Gurgoan and It is a short-term supply disruption and their salary now. The salary ernment," it said in a statement. Jammu during the same period. requirements were met The drop in tax rate would per cent of NSE's market cap- Inc. this fiscal, the savings could However, trade data showed if the situation does not normalise in internally," Purwar said.State- now bring India at par with italisation -- indicates that "These estimates are based end up a tad higher," it added. retail onion prices skyrocketing the next 2-3 days and prices rise, then owned distressed telecom most Asian economies, it effective tax rates had risen on profit before tax for fiscal In a major fiscal booster, the to Rs 70-80 per kg towards the firms Mahanagar Telephone added. over the past 5 years," it said. 2019. Given that we expect 5- government on Friday slashed end of the last week from Rs 50- the government may consider seriously Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and BSNL "CRISIL Research's analysis These companies, includ- 6 per cent growth in India Inc effective corporate tax to 25.17 60/kg in the previous week. imposing stock holding limits on onion have been incurring losses of nearly 1,000 companies -- ing oil & gas and financial ser- revenues and Ebitda (earn- per cent, inclusive of all cess Onion prices are on the rise and have been facing spread across 80+ sectors such vices, account for nearly a ings before interest, tax, depre- and surcharges for domestic despite several measures taken traders, the source said problems in clearing staff that they cover more than 70 third of the tax paid by India ciation and amortisation) for companies. by the central government to salaries in the recent past. boost supply. The Department of "The government has taken try as fresh kharif (summer) and NCCF which are selling at Telecommunications (DoT) for several measures in the last few crop will hit the market from around Rs 22/kg and state-run some time now has been India's coal weeks to improve the domestic November onwards, traders Mother Dairy at Rs 23.90 per working on a rescue plan for ‘Markets may take a breather, supply and check further said. kg in the national capital the two companies in the form import declines increase in prices of onion. Traders further said that The state governments have of a revival package that However, retail prices have sud- there is enough supply of been asked to boost supply in entails components such as about 4% denly shot up in the last 2-3 days stored onion of the previous their states lifting central buffer voluntary retirement scheme, sentiment to remain upbeat’ PTI n NEW DELHI because of supply disruption year's crop in the country but stock. Some states like Delhi, asset monetisation and PTI n NEW DELHI due to excess rains in the grow- its transportation has been Tripura and Andhra Pradesh allocation of 4G spectrum. Market will take a India's coal import declined ing states," a source told PTI. affected because of heavy rains. have shown interest so far. Equity markets may take a breather after a by 3.7 per cent to 18.93 mil- It is a short-term supply dis- Much of the onion is stored The centre has a buffer breather following the massive lion tonnes (MT) in July this ruption and if the situation in Maharashtra, where rains stock of 56,000 tonnes of run up on Friday after the gov- massive run up on year from 19.67 MT in the does not normalise in the next disrupted the transport of the onion, of which 16,000 tonnes ernment announced a slew of Friday by witnessing some same month a year ago. 2-3 days and prices rise, then kitchen staple to other parts of has been offloaded so far. In economy-boosting measures, correction. It is important to Of the total coal imports in the government may consider the country, said a wholesale Delhi, 200 tonnes a day is while the overall sentiment is see when FPIs will resume July 2019, non-coking coal seriously imposing stock hold- trader from Lasalgoan in being offloaded. likely to stay upbeat, analysts said. their buying spree and how shipment was at ing limits on onion traders, the Maharasthra, Asia's largest Besides, the Centre has dis- The Sensex posted its 12.66 MT, source said. onion market. couraged export of onion by they are taking the tax rate cut Torrent Pharma biggest single-day jump in coking coal's According to the Met At wholesale market of increasing the minimum over a decade at 1,921 points —JIMEET MODI was at 4.17 Department, main onion pro- Lasalgoan, onion prices rose to export price and withdrawing expands recall of on Friday after Finance Founder & CEO, SAMCO MT, among ducing regions especially Rs 45/kg last week, when com- incentives. It is also cracking hypertension drug Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Securities & StockNote. others, Maharasthra, Karnataka, pared with less than Rs 10/kg down on blackmarketeers. delivered a surprise cut in according to a Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, east- in the year-ago period. Besides rains, prices are NEW DELHI: Drug firm Torrent corporate tax rates. She also "Market will take a breather slashed to 22 per cent from 30 provisional ern Rajasthan and western The Centre has taken several under pressure on likely fall in Pharmaceuticals is expanding clarified that enhanced tax after a massive run up on per cent; and for new manu- compilation by Madhya Pradesh have received measures to arrest the prices of kharif production of this year its voluntary recall for tablets surcharge will not to apply on Friday by witnessing some facturing firms, incorporated mjunction services based on excess monsoon rainfalls in the onion in Delhi and other parts owing to less planted area used to control hypertension capital gains arising from sale correction. It is important to after October 1, 2019, to 15 per monitoring of vessels' positions last two days. of the country. It is offloading under onion on account of in the US due to detection of of any security including deriv- see when FPIs will resume cent from 25 per cent. and data received from ship- Right now, stored onions are onion from its buffer stock excess rains, the sources traces of N- atives in the hands of FPIs. their buying spree and how The reduction in corporate ping companies. sold in most parts of the coun- through agencies like Nafed added. Methylnitrosobutyric acid, Besides, the all-powerful they are taking the tax rate cut," tax, which India Inc hailed as according to health regulator GST Council slashed tax rates said Jimeet Modi, Founder & the one which will revive USFDA. The company is on hotel tariffs and some goods CEO, SAMCO Securities & growth and investment, is the expanding recall for Losartan with a view to addressing sec- StockNote. single biggest cut in tax rates CANCER FEARS potassium tablets USP and toral concerns and spur The base corporate tax for since India opened up its econ- Losartan potassium / growth. existing companies has been omy in 1991. hydrochlorothiazide tablets to the consumer level due to the Dr.Reddys halts worldwide supply of detection of trace amounts of an unexpected impurity while Non-life insurers testing some finished product US seeks India’s tariffs batches manufactured utilising register 17 pc Ranitidine until FDA probe over active pharmaceutical PTI n HYDERABAD ingredient manufactured by rise in Aug regulators and industry part- ners to determine the source Hetero Labs, Torrent WTO dispute panel Ranitidine is an PTI n NEW DELHI Pharmaceuticals said in an Dr Reddy's Laboratories of this impurity in Ranitidine PTI n NEW DELHI Limited on Sunday said that Over-The-Counter being manufactured by sev- announcement posted on the (OTC) and website of USFDA. India's non-life insurance it is suspending supply of its eral companies RPT being The US has sought establish- companies registered a rise of drug Ranitidine worldwide prescription drug manufactured by several ment of a dispute panel by the 17 per cent in their combined as a precautionary measure, companies and examining World Trade Organization's new premium collection at Rs following the ongoing probe which decreases levels of NDMA in Ranitidine (WTO) in a case against 15,964 crore in August, Irdai by the US Food and Drug the amount of and evaluating any possible India's import duties on cer- data showed. Administration into the acid created by risk to patients. tain ICT products, including The 34 insurers' gross pre- reported impurity N-nitroso- Though the FDA is not call- mobile phones. mium collection stood at Rs dimethylamine in it at low lev- the stomach ing for individuals to stop tak- The US sought consulta- 13,657.51 crore in the same els. ing Ranitidine at this time, Amway aims 12% tions in July under the WTO's Bilateral month a year ago. Ranitidine is an Over-The- issue. As a precautionary mea- and an over-the-counter port- however, patients taking the of India biz from dispute settlement mechanism Among these, the 25 gen- Counter (OTC) and pre- sure, Dr Reddys is suspending folio of the product," Dr prescription and wishing to over imposition of import consultation is eral insurance providers scription drug which decreas- all shipments worldwide of Reddys spokesperson told discontinue its use should consumer durables duties by India on certain the first step had a combined premium es the amount of acid created Ranitidine products until the PTI in an email reply. talk to their health care pro- NEW DELHI: Amway India is information and communica- towards of Rs 12,447.10 crore during by the stomach. investigation (by the FDA) The FDA in a statement on fessionals about other treat- expecting its consumer tion (ICT) products, alleging the month, up by 12 per "Dr.Reddys is still evaluat- outcome is available. September 13 had said it is ment options, the US drug durables business to breach of global trade norms. resolution of a cent from same period of ing potential impact of the We have both a prescription working with international regulator said. contribute around 12 per cent As both the countries failed trade dispute 2018. to the company's overall to resolve the dispute through under the WTO turnover in the next two to the consultation process, the three years as the direct selling US has sought setting up of the norms firm carrying portfolio dispute panel. Petrol price jumps expansion plans in the Bilateral consultation is the Taiwan and Thailand have Yogi hails corporate tax cut segment, a top company first step towards resolution of sought to join in the dispute as official has said. Amway India, a trade dispute under the they have claimed significant PTI n NEW DELHI Adityanath exuded confi- of becoming a USD 1 trillion as part of expansion of its WTO norms. trade interest in the ICT prod- dence that the Union economy". "The message Rs 1.59/ltr, diesel Rs 1.31/ltr product portfolio, also "The US held consultations ucts over which India has Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Finance Ministry's behind the cut in the tax PTI n NEW DELHI announced foray into emerging with India on August 1, 2019. imposed import duties. Yogi Adityanath Sunday move will "not only rates is very clear -- more home air purifier segment and Unfortunately, these consulta- The EU has challenged termed as "historic" and "bold" enable India to wealth with the compa- Petrol prices have soared by Rs aims to clock sales of around tions did not resolve the dis- introduction of import duties the cut in corporate tax rates become a USD 5 tril- nies, more investment by 1.59 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.31 Rs 100 crore in the next 12 to pute," according to a commu- on a wide range of ICT prod- and said the measures are a lion economy by 2024 the companies, more cre- in the last six days -- the most 18 months. Besides, the nication of the US to the WTO. ucts, for instance, mobile precious pre-Diwali gift to the as envisaged by PM ation of jobs in the economy, since daily price revision was company is planning to enter Several countries including phones and components, base sector from Prime Minister Modi but also help in provid- high development, increase in introduced in 2017, as a mas- the water purifier segment and the European Union, stations, integrated circuits Narendra Modi and Finance ing an opportunity to Uttar demand and productivity and sive strike at Saudi Arabian oil working on the project. Singapore, Canada, China, and optical instruments. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Pradesh to embark on the path increased income," he told. facilities jolted oil markets. 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While Saudi Arabia is say- developed by CyCa women. said healthcare systems the worl- Oil prices have cooled since ing it can quickly bring supply OncoSolutions founded by her. Startups from Germany and Since the nano technology dover," Dr Nusrat said. the spike on September 16 but back online, experts say the The molecular drilling press release here said. lier won honours at the She Loves US bagged the first two prizes based molecular drilling "Entrepreneurship is not just remain on the edge. shock to the global oil market device that can inject directly 'She Loves Tech' is a global Tech India meet, organised by at the summit, which had lined device has proved effective in a career option. It is a way of Attackers using low-flying will be felt for years. and precisely anti-cancer drugs platform committed to build- KSUM in Kochi recently. up 15 women led enterprises delivering anti-cancer medi- life. It's a mindset that strives drones and cruise missiles India depends on Saudi to the affected cells, devel- ing an ecosystem for technol- Following this, KSUM sent from around the world for the cines to the affected cells to make a difference in people's knocked out 5.7 million bar- Arabia for a fifth of its oil oped by the Odisha-based ogy, entrepreneurship and Dr Nusrat to the four-day boot final round to present their directly, it is expected to cause life and to make a positive rels of production, or about 60 imports and has been in con- research and technology start- innovation that creates oppor- camp in Beijing and subse- imaginative and trail-blazing minimum harm to the unaf- impact on society by ones pro- per cent of what Saudi Arabia stant touch with Kingdom up, has been hailed as a break- tunities for women. quently she made her way to products and ideas. fected cells and to reduce the fessional and personal endeav- currently produces. It was the officials on securing its sup- through in cancer treatment, a Cyca OncoSolutions had ear- the global summit. Cyca OncoSolutions has side-effects. ours", Dr Nusrat added. largest supply disruption in plies. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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GOINGGOING GREEN:GREEN: WHYWHY SCHOOLSCHOOL ITIT ISIS IMPORTANTIMPORTANT FORFOR KIDSKIDS TOTO TRAVELTRAVEL BYBY BUSBUS As the government is keen on spreading awareness about environment by promoting travel via Metro and public transport, it should also educate schools to provide buses for students and encourage them to use the same, reports ANUSHKA PRADEEP

he morning school mind the students’ needs. For ents alike.” fact, our school hires public run has turned into example, students coming P Navya, another parent transport exclusively for our a nightmare as from far off areas or students says, “Although public trans- students. Once the bus has every family drops with physical disability can be port reduces pollution, we picked up and dropped the The school my son was T their kids in their the exceptions. I’m aware that prefer private transport as we students the bus becomes going to provided bus personal vehicles. several parents find that the get to know the whereabouts another normal RTC bus, But there are steps a family can price for school transportation of the child. Also, most school which benefits both us as well facility for its students. And take to tackle pollution and is pretty high and this is where buses lack basic safety features as the RTC authorities. Out of compared to any other means of congestion by being selective I believe the schools should and hire inexperienced drives, 1,200 students approximately transport we have provided for him about the use of private vehi- come in. They must try to reg- leading to an increase in acci- 200 of them travel by these cles to drop and pick up chil- ulate the fee amount they dents involving them.” buses provided.” in the consecutive years I still feel that dren from schools and col- charge for transportation in “If schools and govern- “The reason we are having using school bus was convenient for children and leges. order to encourage the parents ments impose stringent action a hard time to convince stu- parents alike Despite several private and to consider the school bus as against errant bus drivers and dents to use school buses is international schools offering an option.” mandate basic safety rules, that these buses that we hire — PRASOONA transportation, the proportion The actor feels that using parents would eventually cannot go door to door A PARENT of students going to schools in school buses as the mode of verve towards public trans- unlike autos or vans or their cars and bikes is much higher transport might reduce carbon port,” she concludes. private vehicles. Children than the number of students footprint along with fuel con- According to a source at a have to walk up to the bus attending government schools. sumption as several groups of higher-level at Kendriya stops. And for working par- Although the government these students travel together. Vidyalaya Sangathan, under ents, a transport which picks promotes using public trans- Also, another very important the condition of anonymity, up their kid from their port, most state-run schools aspect of this move is that the has revealed that several state doorstep is way more conve- Using school buses might reduce carbon footprint along and Central government parents would be able to teach and central government nient than having their kids schools do not provide trans- their children about being schools do not really provide walk a bit further. We under- with fuel consumption as several groups of these students portation facilities in schools. environment-friendly. A sense transportation facilities. “The stand this, but the benefits of travel together instead of their private transport. Also, another Around 41 per cent of stu- of responsibility towards the government ensures that the travelling in a bus are greater very important aspect of this move is that the parents would be dents attending private schools environment is planted in the fees they charge from the stu- compared to that of pri- arrive in motorised vehicles as minds of the next generation dents is considerably less so vate transports, when able to teach their children about being environment-friendly. A compared 24 per cent attend- at a very young age.” that the students are not bur- we look at the bigger sense of responsibility towards the environment is planted in the ing government schools, Escorting children to dened by the fee structure and picture here. Thus, in minds of the next generation at a very young age according to an article pub- schools in private vehicles can avail education which is order to encourage lished by BMC public health on every day is known to account ideal, but at the same time it students to travel via — NAVDEEP PALLAPOLLU the NCBI website. for a large population of leads to a dearth of funds buses provided by ACTOR While some parents sight household travel and in most when it comes to providing the school we person- the lack of basic safety as a cities peak traffic density coin- transportation to the students. ally took certain mea- major deterrent for not using cides with the beginning and Therefore the government sures such as organis- The reason we are having a hard time to school buses, others feel the the end of the normal working must try to come up with ini- ing talks and convince students to use school buses time taken to travel via a days of schools. Curious about tiatives towards the promotion sessions with is that these buses that we hire cannot school bus and a common pick the opinion of parents on the of school buses, because more members of up and drop point for an area issue, we approached Prasoona than anything else they pro- the traffic go door to door unlike autos or is an extra hassle for working who is a mother of two kids. vide the children with safe police, train- vans or their private parents. She has firsthand experience of travel which would be the pri- ing older stu- vehicles. Children have Speaking about the same, being a parent who sends their mary concern of any parent,” dents to take actor Navdeep Pallapollu, who kids in both private vehicles as he says. Since the government care of to walk up to the bus had recently commented on well as buses. When asked is keen on encouraging people younger stops. And for this issue on his Twitter handle about her opinion she clearly to adopt an eco-friendly ones on working parents, a said, “Chirec Public school has stated, “I prefer my kids travel- lifestyle, initiatives such as the a rule that its students have to ling in school buses than any making school buses mandato- buses transport which picks commute by school bus and in other means of transportation. ry at all state and central and so up their kid from a country like ours with such a The school my son was going schools would yield great bene- forth. We their doorstep is way large population, we cannot to provided bus facility for its fits. And more importantly it do wish expect the government to edu- students. And compared to would bring down the traffic more students more convenient than cate everyone. Hence, it is bet- any other means of transport congestion to a considerable would come for- having their kids walk a ter to impose a rule on the stu- we have provided for him in degree. ward to opt for bit further. dents in various schools and the consecutive years I still feel Narasimha Reddy, Principal buses as their daily colleges about making usage of that using school bus was con- HPS Ramanthapur said, “We mode of commute.” Mr — NARASIMHA REDDY buses mandatory keeping in venient for children and par- prefer public transport. In Reddy said. PRINCIPAL, HPS RAMANTHAPUR A chance for young football talent to shine here are many Fateh Hyderabad AFC, shed ing the league for talent that young kids who more light on how the can go into Fateh Hyderabad' are interested in Hyderabad Baby League AFC’s U-13, U15 and U-18 T football but are would function. “The League teams. This chapter of the without the finan- will be held for the Under 6, initiative is more advanced in cial means to pur- Under 8, Under 10 and terms of venue and spon- sue their passion. Keeping Under 12 age groups. The sors.” this in mind, Fateh cost of the league shall be Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Hyderabad AFC announced borne entirely by Fateh Secretary, Ministry of IT, the second season of the Hyderabad AFC. Kids from Telangana and Andrew STANDING UP FOR ONESELF Hyderabad Baby League local teams and schools are Fleming, the British Deputy which will be held in mid more than welcome to come Commissioner for Telangana t some point of President of Hapkido October at Hyderabad and participate. The matches and Andhra Pradesh time in your life - Association Telangana Riding and Polo Club Baby will be held on Sunday and expressed their support for maybe you were shared and demonstrated League. will be geared towards mak- the event and hoped that walking through techniques of Hapkido - a Yogesh Maurya, Technical ing the participants enjoy more will come forward to A a dark alley at Korean martial art that and Sporting Director of themselves. We will be scout- conduct such events. night or being focuses on locking joints, shoved indiscriminately the grappling and throwing mid-afternoon rush on the techniques in combat. The railway platform - the need moves are meant to weaken for defending oneself might the assailant and give you have occurred to you. Many enough time to get away. working women are vocal The Central government about the need for classes and many state govern- that teach self defense tech- ments, in tie up with vari- niques to adults and chil- ous private agencies, have dren alike. organised self defense class- Recently, a three-hour es in government schools workshop on self defense for the students. The stu- for girls using Hapkido at dents are witnessing the the Guidance High School benefits of attending such in Old Malakpet, witnessed classes through the way a turnout of 100 girls from they are able handle them- classes 6 to 10. selves with confidence in Md. Zaheeruddin, daily routine. 12

Hyderabad Monday September 23, 2019 what’s brewing? GARBA CITY GUIDE Rashma

l COMEDY THEATRE GALA FUNNY BUZZNESS HONEYMOON (A HINDI PLAY) he Park hotel witnessed lFunny Buzzness lManch Theatre is going to organise a comedy colourful pre-Navratri is a well known play in Hindi about two friends. The play Tcelebrations recently. comedy gig series revolves around one friend, on a honeymoon, is A Garba dance, organised by Buzz Kya forced to find a way to help his other friend in by Bina Mehta, was attended Entertainment and trouble. The play will be organised on by many women who laughed has been September 29 at 7.30 pm at Phoenix Arena. and danced in well instrumental in choreographed steps wearing bringing up artists colourful traditional dresses. like — Amit Tandon, Sorabh Exhausted after dancing in tune Pant, Sumukhi with the playful music Suresh and Bina Mehata Naveen Richards. l October 20 at 6 pm HICC. Esha Hindocha l BAS KAR BASSI lThis is a show where PAKITMAAR RANGMANDAL comedian Anubhav l Pakitmaar Singh Bassi will tell you an honest story about Rangmandal is a his career choices and Hindi play written lifestyle. ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ by Asghar is what he said to Wajahat. The story himself when he was is about a fired from his last job. pickpocket named The show will be held Bhagwan who is from September 22 to passionate about October 16 at Kulapati theatre. After Munshi Sadan, King Koti, Basheer Bagh. watching a Parsi play he decides to do a theatre show himself and leave pickpocketing. The play is about the troubles he faces organising the show due to the label of a thief that the society has put on him. The play will be on September ART AND CULTURE 28 at 7.30 pm at Lamakaan. INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL BAAGH lThe fifth edition of l Baagh, a play written by the Indian Badal Sircar and directed Photography Festival by Malyaban Lahiri has Photos by SV Chary will be held till friendship and PARTY October 20 at various relationships at its core. locations in The play revolves around Hyderabad. IPF is an repressed pain, international relationships, and structures that we adhere to. photography festival October 2 at 8 pm, Phoenix Arena which showcases various events, inclu- IN TUNE ding talks, discus- MAHABHARATA - THE EPIC TALE sions and more. l sitar recital by All history Pt. Janardhan Mitta, and mythology is based on Aaccompanied by Sri EXHIBITION cause and Nitin Mitta on the tabla, effect. enthralled music lovers EMERGING PALETTES Mahabharata - at the Gandhi Centenary The Epic Tale... Hall, Exhibition Grounds. lA group art exhibition, a in-depth deals The event was organised platform for emerging with the by Economic Committee artists to display their work, primary AP and Surmandal. The has organised its 11th emotional and chief guest was renow- edition in collaboration with psychological ned singer S.P. Balasu- Goethe-Zentrum. The event causes that were the genesis of this destructive bramanyam and the will be held till October 6 at war. The planet has witnessed destruction based guest of honour was film Shrishti Art Gallery, on the whims of a few people. producer Tammareddy Jubilee Hills. Till October 6, multiple venues Bharadhwaj. GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details along with a poster and contact number to [email protected] FUN TIME

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Hyderabad Monday September 23, 2019 tollywood FROM NOVELS TO SHORT FILMS TO SILVER SCREEN hammeer Sultan, the direc- ending up bagging eight awards,” he he will produce it,” Sultan reminisces he wasn’t a director we would’ve still tor of Meeku Maathrame exults. fondly. cast him.” Cheptha, never expected The success of Naan 8 meant that he It was Vijay’s father Vardhan During the film’s pre-production, that happening faces like landed opportunities at feature film Deverakonda who proposed the name which went on for almost five months, s Vijay Deverakonda and direction but his maiden pro- of Tharun Bhascker to be the Sultan, a fan of Martin Scorsese, David Tharun Bhascker would ject couldn’t get going in film’s lead. The Pellich- Fincher and Edgar Wright, and his associate with his maiden film as a pro- Tamil. Luckily for him oopulu helmer, who is team figured out that language barri- ducer and as an actor respectively. and his team, Vijay fluent in Tamil as well, er wasn’t as tough as they predicted it “Moreover, our entire team is from Deverakonda was helped Sultan and to be. Chennai and we don’t know Telugu. mighty impressed team to translate “Tharun helped us to overcome our Turns out, we’ve made a Telugu film with Naan 8 and and adapt the barrier. Abhinav Gomatam who is and with utmost satisfaction,” the 33- soon a meeting Tamil script of playing another lead knows Tamil as year-old lad from Chennai says in an followed in Meeku Maathrame much as he knows Telugu. Vani Bhojan exclusive conversation with The Hyderabad. This Cheptha into who is cast opposite Tharun in the film Pioneer. happened before Telugu but was is a Chennai-based actress, so it was Sultan started off his creative jour- Arjun Reddy disinclined to act. kind of easy to communicate with our ney by penning a novel in 2010-11. In released. “He “He was like, ‘Why lead actors,” he explains, adding that a first-of-its-kind, he attached an really liked the are you asking me to once Tharun was on sets, the director audio CD to the book, as he wanted script of Meeku act? I’m writing the in him took a backseat. “He didn’t people to listen to the songs while read- Maathrame Cheptha, script for my next’. After interfere much in writing or direction ing the book, so that they can connect but there was this debate the narration, he got excit- on sets. Only when we needed his help, to it at a deeper emotional-level. After whether we should do it in ed and said he would do it. He he was there.” writing a couple of novels, he decided Tamil or Telugu as we were hand- felt the role was close to his real self,” Shot completely in and around to switch to visual medium. Shammeer icapped when it came to the latter. Sultan avers, adding that Tharun’s Hyderabad in 44 days spread over four who was an engineer by profession quit After Arjun Reddy released, equations reservations went on after saying ok. schedules, the film is a tragic comedy Starting his journey with novels, Shammeer his corporate job and started making changed overnight for him and we “We had a few workshops, where we of sorts, a rare genre for Telugu audi- short films along with his friends understood it. Our film is more of a practiced some scenes. There itself we ence. Sultan has now evolved to become a director Madan (cinematographer) and Arjun screenplay-based content driven com- discovered a hidden actor in him and “The title is relevant to the theme of (co-director). “I wouldn’t have made edy and didn’t demand any star as such. his comic timing was spot on, helping the film ‘my best friend’s secret’. The shorts films and a web series, Weekend But he was kind enough to tell us that the scenes to come alive more. Even if screenplay follows the journey of an who is backed by stars like Vijay Machan, with Gautham Menon if it embarrassing secret and how it turns wasn’t for them,” he adds. into a different story altogether, putting Deverakonda and Tharun Bhascker. He One of the first short films he made the concerned friend’s life in a spot of was part of an anthology drama Aviyal ONE OF THE FIRST SHORT FILMS MADE BY SHAMMEER bother. We wanted to generate curios- talks about his rise to recognition with compiled by Jigarthanda director ity about the film in the title itself, Karthik Subbaraj. It even got a theatri- SULTAN WAS PART OF AN ANTHOLOGY DRAMA AVIYAL which is why we’ve named it Meeku NAGARAJ GOUD. cal release. “The last short film Naan Maathrame Cheptha. In fact, it gets 8 travelled to various national and COMPILED BY JIGARTHANDA DIRECTOR KARTHIK repeated multiple times by different international festival film circuits, SUBBARAJ. IT EVEN GOT A THEATRICAL RELEASE characters in the film,” he concludes. GETUP SREENU is NAGA BABU's favourite NIHARIKA bets am Prasad, Sudheer and Getup Sreenu, noted comedians from the big on digital front r TV show Jabardusth, have er film career might not have stream on YouTube from October first teamed up for a film called been as successful as she week. Niharika says, “Except for 3 Monkeys. Directed by G. would’ve expected it to be, but Amrutham not many sitcoms have been Anil Kumar and produc- H Niharika Konidela has been a made in Telugu. Our show follows the er by G. Nagesh, the film’s success story on the digital same pattern as Amrutham but it is differ- title logo was unveiled by front, having produced and ent in its own way. It explores the problems actor Naga Babu in featured in successful web series like faced by millennials and how they go about Hyderabad on Sunday. Muddapappu Avakai and Nanna Koochi in solving it. Sometimes the problems get the Speaking later, Naga Babu the past. Scaling her production further, better of them. The chain of events, how- expressed his happiness on she has now produced a 100-episode com- ever, is dealt in an entertaining way. Each Jabardusth helping film industry edy series called Mad House under her episode will be of 15-20 minutes and the discover new comic talents. “There’s Pink Elephant Pictures. Debutant Mahesh series will go on for almost 18 months. A a still lot of potential which can be tapped from the Uppala has directed the series which will new episode will be uploaded every week.” show,” he told, addressing the industry. He said that in the group, Getup Sreenu is his favourite. “Ram Prasad is good at writing funny skits, while Sudheer can easily be the leading face of a film. Sreenu is my favourite and he can perform on an international platform too. He must’ve played KALYANRAM's next to closed to 90 roles in the show now and every role had a different diction and body language. It’s not an easy task for any comedian. Telugu industry have boat fight sequence will lose a gem of talent if it doesn’t use his poten- tial to its full effect,” he said. he filming of Nandamuri sequence in Godavari with16 boats. The Sudheer said the film is a comic caper which Kalyanram-starrer Entha film will be releasing on January 15.” will make the audience laugh and teary-eyed Manchi Vadavu Ra, directed by The next schedule will commence at the same time as it culminates into a climax. t Satish Vegesna, has been going from October 9 in Hyderabad and will go on in Rajahmundry and its on till October 22. The final schedule will surrounding areas for the past 20 days. take place in Kerala and Karnataka. A joint The schedule will go on till this production venture between Umesh Wednesday. Producer Sivalenka Krishna Gupta of Aditya Music and Sivalenka Prasad says, “A jathara set worth Rs 35 Prasad of Sridevi Movies, Entha Manchi Ala Vaikunthapuramlo lakh has been erected at Thorredu where Vadavu Ra sees the likes of V.K. Naresh, an item song has been shot on Kalyanram Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Tanikella Bharani, and Natasha Doshi. Around 50 dancers Pavitra Lokesh, Vennela Kishore, Praveen and 500 junior artistes participated in it. and Prabhas Sreenu in supporting roles, release advanced We’ve even shot a thrilling climax action while Mehreen is the film’s leading lady. lthough it wasn’t officially since it’s the Sankranti season, producers announced, Allu Arjun-starrer Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna seem Ala Vaikunthapuramlo was to be fine. a expected to release on January 14 Meanwhile, the shooting of the fam- — four days after Mahesh Babu- ily entertainer is in full-swing in starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru opens. But in Kompally, Hyderabad. The major cast, a latest development, we’ve now learnt that including Allu Arjun and Tabu are par- the film has been advanced by two days to ticipating in the schedule which will go January 12. While reasons regarding the on till the month ends. Featuring an change are unknown, ensemble cast consisting of Sushanth, January 12 hap- Navdeep, Nivetha Pethuraj, Jayaram, pens to be a Sathyaraj, Sunil, Rajendra Prasad, Rahul Sunday Ramakrishna, Brahmaji, Harsha Vardhan but and Vennela Kishore, the makers are plan- ning to complete the shoot by November- end. 14

Hyderabad Monday September 23, 2019 celeb talks

VARUN TO STAR IN MUSIC VIDEO this year and we look for- WITH BUDDING HIP-HOPhip-hop dance platform ARTISTESfor ward to expanding it more announced Bfab Crew as the the third time. There is so with the future editions,” treet Dancer 3D winner of the Crew much talent out there which said Anshuman Goenka, actor Varun Showcase category of Season often goes unrecognised. Marketing Head, Bacardi Dhawan will 3, along with winners This is a platform where India. shake a leg with Eshwar Tiwari AKA Bboy they can express themselves Raashi Sanghavi, Festival S budding hip-hop and live their passion in Director, Breezer Vivid Wild Child (Breaking cate- artistes in a music gory) and Neeraj (popping colour, with their crazy and Shuffle, OML, added: video. category). fun moves,” said Varun. “Sending out a lot of respect The artistes are winners of The winners bagged a This year, the festival wit- to the dancers/artists who a hip-hop dance festival. cash prize, the chance to go nessed participation from have been a part of the fest After touring 10 cities to an international dance nearly 1,500 dancers. over the last three years. I’ve across the country and with festival, the opportunity to “Three years ago, when seen massive growth in the an international round in feature in a music video we started out, our objective community and we will con- Bangkok, hip-hop dance fes- alongside Varun, and the was to help provide recogni- tinue to develop more talent tival, Breezer Vivid Shuffle, chance to perform at tion to budding hip-hop to make a mark in the global concluded Season 3 with a BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender. artistes in the country. The hip hop scene.” finale on Saturday here. “It feels amazing to have festival went international Varun, Breezer Vivid been part of India’s ultimate Shuffle’s Ambassador,

ANUSHKA IN FORTUNE INDIA'S LIST OF MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

ctress Anushka Sharma has been named in the Fortune India’s top 50 list of Most Powerful A Women of 2019. The actress, who ventured into Bollywood in 2008 with the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, is the youngest woman on the list and ranks at 39. Fortune India wrote about the actress, “Sharma is not only the face of her clothing line Nush and several other brands such as Nivea, Elle 18, Myntra and Lavie, but also a producer. Clean Slate Films, which Sharma set up when she was 25, has produced three small-budget Hindi films NH10, Phillauri, and Pari. “They made around Rs 40 crore GULZAR each at the box office. Moving beyond Bollywood, Clean Slate Films has tied up with Netflix RETURNS TO to produce a feature film titled Bulbul and a web- series called Mai. It is also PEN SONG IN developing and producing a web-series for Amazon THE SKY IS PINK Prime Video. Fortune’s annual ranking ollywood’s poet-lyricist par excellence Gulzar of India’s most powerful remains active as ever at 85. Although he hasin grown selective with time, he is stillHello penning hello women in business is Raaz. chosen for making an songs as diverse as the sprightlyDilbaro in B Pataakha and the lilting impact by virtue of their business acumen While every new Gulzar track is eagerly await- and social and cultural ed by fans, he returnsThe Sky with Is Pink.a new song in Shonali Bose’s influence. upcoming film, in Bose’s The lyricist has collaborated withDil composer hi toh hai Pritam after a hiatus to create the number film, which stars Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim. Arijit Singh has sung the song along with Antara Mitra and Nikhil D’Souza. “It was an honourDil to hi work toh haiwith is Gulzara very specialSaab for song the and music of this film. it was also an amazing experience to work with Shonali (Bose),” said Pritam.recently had its world premiere at The Sky Is Pink Toronto International Film Festival. The October 11 release is a bittersweet drama about a couple, played by Priyanka and Farhan, over 25 years, by their daughter IT'S (Zaira Wasim), who is afflicted by the deadly disease pul- SPLITSVILLE monary fibrosis. FOR MILEY CYRUS, KAITLYNN HILARY CARTER inger Miley Cyrus and DUFF'S HAS Kaitlynn Carter have gone their separate ways a little over a month after they S started dating. MOM GUILT “Miley and Kaitlyn broke people.com up. They’re still friends,” ctress Hilary Duff, who is battling “very contagious” strep throat, has opened quoted a source as saying. up about feeling mom guilt. The split came as Miley headed to The actress took to Instagram stories about how she was battling a “very con- Las Vegas on Saturday with her moth- tagious” case of strep throat. Although Duff, 31, felt terrible, she said her mom er Tish and sister Brandi to attend the A guilt was making her feel even worse because she is currently unable to spend iHeartRadio Music Festival. Carter time with her children — son Luca Cruz, 7, and daughter Banks Violet, 10 remained at her home here. months — as she recovers from the illness, reports people.com. “They’ve been friends forever and “I’m super sick — I think I have strep throat - and I’m in bed… I’m getting an IV to were there for each other when they hopefully feel better,” Duff explained, before asking her followers, “As a parent, why does were both getting separated, but they’re it feel so horrible to be sick? Like, the guilt of being in bed.” just not in a romantic relationship any- “There’s obviously times when I’ve had to be with my kids all day long, sick and more,” the source added. feeling horrible, with no help. But today, I have help and I should be resting and the The two had been spending quality guilt is crazy.” time together since announcing their “My head is spinning, and I feel like I should be doing a million things and splits from their respective husbands. being with my kids every minute when really I’m very contagious,” she added. They were first linked in early “It’s just the hard part of being a parent. It s**ks.” Since she is unable to do August, when they were spotted anything or go anywhere, Duff said she was using her time in bed kissing on vacation in Italy. wisely — to prepare for the upcoming Lizzie McGuire reboot. “I’m going to take this opportunity to watch Lizzie McGuire, like, start to finish,” she shared. “I’m going to do all my research and get it all fresh in my mind.” HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 sport 15 INDIA MISS, PROTEAS HIT cover. de Kock leads the That brought crowd favourite Kohli in the middle but Dhawan, who began the innings with a chase as South boundary, was in charge and wel- comed leg-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi Africa beat India with back-to-back sixes. The first six was smashed over by 9 wickets to long-on and the for the second maximum, Dhawan sashayed down the ground, played against the level series 1-1 turn, before striking the ball towards long-off. PTI n BENGALURU Going for one too many, Dhawan mistimed Shamsi, who had ndia captain Virat Kohli's bold his revenge after Temba Bavuma move to bat first boomeranged completed a neat catch. Kohli, too, Ion his team as Quinton de followed suit as Andile Kock (79) spearheaded South Phehlukwayo pulled off a fine run- Africa's chase for a series-levelling ning catch in the deep, much to nine-wicket win in the third T20 Rabada, the bowler on the occasion, International here on Sunday. and his team's relief. To everyone's surprise, Kohli Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, opted to bat after the coin landed who improvised to scoop Dwaine in his favour on one of the small- Pretorius over the fine leg bound- est grounds, always known to ary, threw away their wickets with- favour teams chasing in the short- in two balls, leaving India in trou- est format. ble at 92 for five in the 13th over. Initially though, the decision After Pant fell prey to Fortuin's seemed to have worked as India smart piece of bowling, Iyer stepped raced to 54 for one in six overs at out out only to be stumped off a the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. wide ball. The departure of Shikhar It was yet another failure for Dhawan gave the South Africans an Pant and once again to a left-arm opening, and they grabbed it with spinner. After Santner accounted both hands, snuffing out eight him in the World Cup, Fortuin has Indian wickets for 71 runs. now got him twice in two games. In their chase, South African At the toss, Kohli's contention captain de Kock looked in complete was that he doesn't want the team control and struck six fours and five to slip into a comfort zone. Batting sixes in his unbeaten 52-ball first or second, he wants his team unbeaten 79. to be a master of all situations with He added 76 runs for the first little more than a year left for the wicket with Reeza Hendricks in 10 T20 World Cup. overs and then put on another 64 ing back. away to a 25-ball 36 and got India there were two apiece for Bjorn team's best bowler without a doubt he did put pace spearhead Kagiso However, it did not prove to be with Temba Bavuma. After moving Earlier, India were stopped at off to a brisk start that yielded them Fortuin (2/19 in 3 overs) and as he choked run-flow in the mid- Rabada under pressure straight- a successful move as South Africa to 19 in four overs, De Kock cut 134 for nine by a disciplined South 54 runs in the first six overs. Beuran Hendricks (2/14). dle overs along with left-arm spin- away, striking him for two bound- staged a strong comeback to level loose by hitting Navdeep Saini for African attack. Kagiso Rabada was expensive Playing in his first game of the ner Fortuin. aries in his first over - one over the three-match series 1-1 after the two sixes, and there was no look- Top-scorer Dhawan blazed but picked up three wickets, while series, Beuran Hendricks was the Rohit Sharma got out early but cover and the other through extra first game was washed out.

AFP n SINGAPORE MARIN RETURNS errari's Sebastian Vettel Vettel wins in S’pore Fended his year-long drought without a win at the Singapore turn to come in. Grand Prix on Sunday, master- But Vettel, Leclerc and WITH CHINA TITLE ing a hazy circuit to claim a Verstappen were lapping much AFP n SHANGHAI record fifth triumph in the quicker than Hamilton and city-state. when the Briton finally stopped riple world champion Carolina The German was chased seven laps after his rivals, he TMarin retained her China Open title home by teammate Charles emerged in a distant fourth on Sunday, eight months after suffering Leclerc, who started on pole but place. a career-threatening injury. lost the lead to the four-time Hamilton's only hope of The Spaniard recovered from a world champion after making victory was to capitalise on his game down to defeat Taiwan's second- his pit stop, and Red Bull's Max rivals' degraded tyres late in the seeded Tai Tzu-ying 14-21, 21-17, 21- Verstappen, who finished third. race. 18 in Changzhou. "It was a very late call on the But three safety car periods A tearful Marin collapsed to the pit stop and I just gave it every- — when both George Russell court floor and buried her head in her thing on the out lap. I was sur- and Sergio Perez stopped on hands after powering to victory in 65 prised to come out ahead and the track, and when Daniil minutes. it was difficult to manage the their grid positions despite the first of the big teams to bring Kvyat collided with Kimi "It's unbelievable," said the 26- tyres but we controlled it to the Vettel putting immense pressure their cars in for pit stops as Raikkonen -- allowed the front year-old, who injured her anterior cru- end," Vettel told reporters. on second-placed Hamilton in Vettel and Verstappen were fit- three plenty of time to cool ciate ligament in her right knee in Championship leader the opening lap. ted with the more durable hard their rubber. January. Lewis Hamilton finished fourth While a few drivers were tyres on lap 20, with Leclerc fol- Ferrari will be delighted to "I couldn't imagine during my but extended his advantage shifting position further down lowing suit on the next lap. have recorded a one-two finish rehabilitation that I could win in my over fellow Mercedes driver the field, the frontrunners were Leclerc, however, was dis- at a circuit they were not expect- second tournament back. Momota cemented his place as the top Valtteri Bottas to 65 points, with maintaining a one-second gap mayed to leave the pits behind ed to muster a podium finish. "But I did and I feel so happy with men's player with a 19-21, 21-17, 21-19 six races remaining, after the between each other as Leclerc Vettel. Hamilton stayed out on But Leclerc was unhappy myself," added the reigning Olympic win over Indonesia's seventh seed Finn finished in fifth. set a slow pace to make his soft track in the lead to set about with the pit strategy that dashed champion. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in their The race got off to a clean tyres last as long as possible. forging a big enough gap to his hopes of a hat-trick after Japan's world champion Kento final. start with the top six retaining Ferrari and Red Bull were retain the lead when it was his wins in Belgium and Italy. Mumba win against Gujarat Dutee hopes to run PTI n JAIPUR to be the same with both defences trading blows. No MS till Nov Mumba produced an all- Unfortunately for Uround show to beat Gujarat, Sunil Kumar picked n personal best at Worlds IANS NEW DELHI Gujarat Fortunegiants 31-25 in up an injury which disrupted a VIVO Pro Kabaddi League the team's structure. ahendra Singh Dhoni will not be available match at the Sawai Mansingh With Arjun Deshwal out PTI n NEW DELHI is not only for me but for other ath- Mfor selection until November this year, Stadium here on Sunday. for U Mumba with an injury, letes also," Dutee said. according to the Mumbai Mirror. Abhishek Singh secured a the raiding responsibilities for ndia's fastest woman Dutee Chand "I am not running any more The former India captain had previously Super 10 (11 raid points) for U the Mumbai side were solely Ihas set herself a target of reaching competitive race and I have to try missed the West Indies tour after taking a break Mumba, who were also miser- on the shoulders of Abhishek. the finals of the women's 100m dash next year for Olympics qualifica- of two months which also meant that he missed ly in their defence, with The raider produced a in the World Championships start- tion," said Dutee, who has run 15 the ongoing home series against South Africa. Surinder Singh and Harendra a lead for U Mumba as they two-point raid in the 13th ing in Doha on September 27 with competitive races this season (3 The extension of the break means that he will Kumar picking up vital points. inflicted an all-out on Gujarat minute after which the a personal best timing. Indian Prix, 3 in Fed Cup, 3 in miss out on the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the The victory meant the to move to a five points lead Mumbai defence successfully Dutee, who these days has been National Inter-State, 3 in World home T20I series against Bangladesh as well. Mumbai side jumped to the with eight minutes still left for tackled Gujarat's Sachin to training at night similar to her Universiade and 3 in Asian This means that Dhoni would be available fourth place in the points table half time. give U Mumbai a three-point competition schedule in Doha, said Championships). to play for India only in December when the to consolidate their chances of Rohit Gulia found chinks lead after a long time. she is determined to make amends The biennial World West Indies tour the country for three T20Is and making to the play-off stages. in the U Mumbai armour after The raider picked his game of her disappointing performance in Championships are normally held as many ODIs. The series is scheduled to start The match was a closely- the all-out and his eight-point up and helped U Mumba the last edition of the event in 2017 not later than August but in view on December 6. fought affair with two of the half helped the Gujarat team secure an all-out with less than London. of the heat in Doha, the showpiece Dhoni had last played for India on July 10 best defences in the league claw their way back with an three minutes left in the match "I hope to run my best in Doha, event is being pushed to September when the Men in Blue lost to New Zealand in going head to head. all-out with under two minutes to move to a six-point lead. that is my target. I could not reach end to early October. The late sea- the semifinal of the ODI World Cup in England. But Abhishek's raiding to play. The first half ended The defence held firm in the semifinals last time but I am son fixture and the heat, which will His break would effectively be nearly six backed up by some incredible with both the sides locked at the final minutes to clinch an hoping to reach the finals this time. be still high, may impact the tim- months long. defence by Sandeep Narwal 16-16. important victory for the It will not be easy but I will be real- ings of the athletes. This comes at a time when there has been and Surinder Singh opened up The second half continued Mumbai side ly happy if I do that," Dutee told PTI. Under normal circumstances, speculation over the 37-year-old's future in the In the 2017 London World athletics season ends in September team, especially with the team management Championships, Dutee ran a disap- and top athletes all over the world grooming 21-year-old Rishabh Pant as his pointing 12.07 second in the heats have tweaked their training and replacement behind the stumps ahead of next and failed to reach the semifinals. competition schedule to able to year's World T20. SA women beat BPXI Dutee could not touch the Doha peak during the World Recently, rumours about Dhoni announc- World Championships qualifica- Championships in Doha. ing his retirement were doing the rounds after PTI n SURAT tion for the score. tion mark of 11.24 seconds but her Dutee, who is leaving for Doha captain Virat Kohli tweeted a pic of him and Lee was in her elements as he took on the personal best effort of 11.26 seconds, University Games in July, has been on September 25, said her coach N Dhoni during a match with the caption: "A game outh Africa women started their India tour on opposition bowlers, hammering 10 fours and a six. which is also the national record, training with her coach N Ramesh Ramesh will accompany her and I can never forget. Special night. This man, made Sa positive note as they defeated Board BPXI bowlers then removed Brits and one- during the Asian Championships in at the Kalinga Stadium in she will bear all his expenses as he me run like in a fitness test." President's XI (BPXI) by 83 runs in the second down Laura Wolvaardt (7) in quick succession, Doha in April, ensured that she was Bhubaneswar. is not a member of the official When Kohli was asked about it in a press T20 warm-up match here on Sunday. but that did not deter Lee from playing her nat- among the maximum target num- In Doha, she will run in the Indian contingent. conference ahead of India's first T20I against The first warm-up game was abandoned due ural game. ber of competitors for the event. women's 100m heats on September "All the expenses for accom- South Africa in Dharamsala, the skipper said to inclement weather. For the visitors, a late onslaught by Mignon "I am training at night these 28 at 4:30pm local time and 7pm modation and flight will be borne that he had nothing on his mind when he post- South Africa women first posted a descent 174 du Preez (40 off 18 balls) coupled with Nandine days around 7pm to 8pm to adjust Indian time. by me. I have requested the AFI to ed the tweet. for 5 after opting to bat and later bundled out the de Klerk’s 29 helped them go past the 170-run to my race timings in Doha and my She, however, is not hoping to arrange for a pass for him to be hosts for paltry 91 to kick off their campaign on mark. Preez stuck six boundaries and cleared the preparations are going well. Let us qualify for the Tokyo Olympics able to be at the stadium when I "I was sitting at home and I normally put a high. fence once during her entertaining knock. see what happens in Doha," said from the World Championships - run my race. The AFI has said yes," out a photograph and it became a news item. I Luus, a leg-break bowler, returned with best For the hosts, off-break bowler Tarannum the 23-year-old Odisha athlete, - for which the qualification stan- she said. think it was a lesson for me, that the way I think, figures of 3-17 for South Africa women as she ran Pathan grabbed two wickets conceding 23 runs, who became the first top Indian dard is a tough 11.15 seconds. She also rued that she could the whole world does not think that way. There through the BPXI’s middle-order. while pacers Pooja Vastarakar, part of the main athlete to have confessed to same "It is the end of the season and not travel to Europe to run a cou- was nothing in the farthest stretch of my imag- Wicket-keeper Lizelle Lee stoked her way to squad, had forgettable figures of 1 for 32. sex relationship. I have run a lot of races this year. ple of races in the first half of last ination (that it could be taken as retirement trib- 65 off just 48 balls for South Africa women, Chasing the target, BPXI were tottering at 4 Dutee, who became the first So, I have to see how far I can push month due to visa issues and later ute) while putting that picture out on social Tazmin Brits made 20 off 19 as they duo shared for 6 after their first four batters walked back to Indian to win a 100m gold in a my body to run faster. It will be dif- because of some technical prob- media," he said. 61 runs for the opening stand to lay the founda- the pavilion in no time. global event during the World ficult to run that mark (11.15). It lems. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 sport 16 Rahul clinches bronze PTI n NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN) I could have won a wriggled out of Graff’s right leg attacks. He also scored consecutive takedown ahul Aware won the biggest medal Gold. It was within points to lead 4-2 at the break. of his career by bagging a Bronze my reach. I could In the second period too, Graff got Rwhile an injured Deepak Punia hold of Aware’s right leg but the Indian settled for a Silver after pulling out of have won that semi- got himself out of trouble in an impres- the final as India celebrated its best-ever final (against Beka sive manner. performance at the World Wrestling He then pulled the bout away from Championship here on Sunday. Lomtadze). I the American with a flurry of moves - Aware outclassed Tyler Lee Graff, botched it up in the the takedowns and expose -taking a the 2017 Pan- America champion, 11- first period commanding 10-2 lead. It consolidated 4 in the 61kg bronze play-off to take further when the American lost a chal- India’s tally to five medals. lenge. Eventually he won 11-4. Deepak, the reigning junior world I did not get a chance to prove my The morning of the final day of the champion did not take mat against worth,” he argued. championships brought with it the Iranian great Hasan Yazdani due to an “I feared for losing this chance. After news that Deepak will not be able to Lure of job brought ankle injury, sustained during the semi- a long time, something good was wait- compete in Sunday’s final. final. ing for me and I was really scared to lose “The left foot is not taking the load. The other medal winners in this edi- it. I am glad I pulled it off,” Aware heaved It’s difficult to fight in this condition and Deepak to wrestling tion are Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya and a sigh of relief. could have aggravated the injury. I know Vinesh Phogat. Westling of late has been a sport it was a big chance to fight against PTI n NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN) India’s previous best show was at the dominated by grapplers from Haryana Yazdani but I can't help it,” Deepak told 2013 edition, when the country had won and Aware is first from Maharashtra to PTI. restling was just a route which Deepak Punia three medals through Amit Dahiya win a senior World medal. Deepak had come out of the mat Whoped would find him a good job to help sustain (Silver), Bajrang Punia (Bronze ) and “But Maratha sports history will limping and a swollen right eye after his his family. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav (Bronze in remember me for winning this medal. semifinal against Switzerland’s Stefan He wanted a job and was even offered the post of Greco-Roman) I am first from that region to do this," Reichmuth. a sepoy in the Indian Army back in 2016. Winning Gold medal at the 2018 he said adding that he would dedicate It was a good draw for Deepak and But he was told to dream big and not settle for lit- Commonwealth Games was 27-year-old his medal to his first coach, late he exploited it to get the biggest medal tle things in life by none other than Sushil Kumar. Aware’s best performance before. Harichander Brajdar. of his career. “Keep wrestling as your priority, jobs will chase you “I could have won a Gold. It was For the record, the greatest ever In a dream run, Deepak reached the later,” Sushil, India’s most successful wrestler with two within my reach. I could have won that Maharashtrian wrestler undoubtedly is final with wins over Reichmuth, Olympic medals and a world title, had told him, besides semi-final (against Beka Lomtadze). I late KD Jadhav, who won independent Colombia’s Carlos Arturo Mendez and arranging for a sponsorship. botched it up in the first period,” Aware India’s first individual medal, a bronze Kazakhstan’s Adilet Davlumbayev. He He became a World Cadet champion in 2016 and told PTI. in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. became only the fifth Indian ever to only last month won the junior World title, only the Aware had shown early promise Aware, who now trains under Kaka reach the World Championship final fourth Indian ever to do so and first in 18 years. when he won Bronze medals at the Pawar in Pune, said he was under a lot after Bishamber Singh (1967) Sushil Within one month of that feat in Estonia, he found Asian Championships in 2009 and of self-imposed pressure going into the Kumar (2010), Amit Dahiya (2013) and himself face-to-face with his idol and Iranian great Hasan 2011 but suddenly vanished from the bout. The American surprised Aware Bajrang Punia (2018). Only last year he Yazdani for a clash, the winner of which would be scene after that. with a double leg attack, the moment the had won the junior world championship. crowned the senior world champion. “The injuries pegged me back. I was bout started and earned two points with Sushil Kumar remains India’s only It is a pity that the bout did not happen because of ready in 2014 but then there were no tri- a takedown. World Champion. He had won a Gold the ankle injury he sustained during the semifinal against als for the CWG or the Asian Games. So However, he became alert and twice in 2010 in Moscow Switzerland’s Stefan Reichmuth and he settled for a sil- ver. He missed out on a great opportunity to wrestle with one of the best the sport has seen in its history. Milan belongs to Inter But the last three years in Deepak Punia’s life still From bad to worse (Barcelona suffer sounds like a dream. AFP n MILAN So, what is it that makes Deepak India’s best in heavyweight category in recent times. The results have omelu Lukaku fired Inter come thick and fast. shocking defeat against Granada) RMilan back top of Serie A “It’s a combination of a lot of things. Everything has with the second goal of a 2-0 derby to come together,” said India’s former foreign coach AFP n MADRID with little in any of the combi- win that extended their perfect Vladimir Mestvirishvili, who has played a key role in nations to suggest Ernesto start to the season at the expense Deepak’s progress as a world-class grappler. arcelona threw on their stars Valverde has yet worked out of city rivals AC Milan. “You need four things — brain, power, luck and flex- Bof the present and the future who will form his best attacking Belgium striker Lukaku and ibility on the mat. Deepak has all. He is a disciplined but neither Lionel Messi nor trio and in what positions. Marcelo Brozovic’s second half wrestler and that he gets from his father. Ansu Fati could save them from “In the end, the coach is strikes gave Inter their fourth win “Boys usually get bored with the repetition process a dismal 2-0 defeat away at responsible and I feel responsi- in as many games, putting them when they are told to learn a new technique but Deepak Granada. ble,” Valverde said. two points ahead of Juventus after would do it for two, three, four days unless he gets it. Messi was still not deemed “I always think you can the champions’ came back from a It comes from family.” fit enough to start at Los win or lose but at least you have goal down beat Verona 2-1 thanks It’s true. Carmenes while Fati, the 16- to deserve to win when you lose, to Aaron Ramsey’s first Serie A His father Subash has been coming to his training year-old who has lit up La Liga and today it hasn't been like that. goal and a Cristiano Ronaldo centre every morning to deliver milk and fruits to him in recent weeks, also began the penalty. he denied Lautaro Martinez, since 2015 despite the fact their Chhara village in Jhajjar game on the bench on Saturday. MESSI IMPACT LIMITED Antonio Conte’s Inter were Lukaku and Danilo D’Ambrosio. district in Haryana is at a distance of 60km. But while both came on at With Firpo on the floor, looking for a boost after their dis- Lautaro had a goal ruled out after That Deepak has immense appetite for milk was half-time with Barca trailing to Gerard Pique scrambled across mal 1-1 draw in their Champions 35 minutes for being marginally known from his childhood when he was a four-year- Ramon Azeez’s opener, it was but Puertas’ shot only looped up League draw against Czech out- offside. old kid and even it has a role in him getting the moniker Granada that scored again, off the defender to the back post siders Slavia Prague. But the breakthrough came 'Ketli pehalwan'. Alvaro Vadillo converting a where Azeez headed in. And they hit back in a fiery four minutes after the break when The Sarpanch of his village once offered him milk penalty after Arturo Vidal was Granada seemed hungrier Milan derby with Belgian striker Stefano Sensi set up Brozovic, which was kept in a 'ketli' (kettle). He drank that in one found guilty of a handball. than Barca and their domi- Lukaku heading in his third goal whose deflected shot beat gulp. He was offered a second, a third and a fourth and Barcelona have now won nance persuaded Valverde to in four games with 12 minutes Donnarumma and was confirmed he finished all. only two of their opening five make two changes at half-time, remaining after Brozovic’s 49th- after consultation with VAR. From then onwards, people started calling him 'ketli league games and none away Messi and Fati replacing Carles minute opener. Lukaku sealed the win and a pehalwan'. Deepak said staying disciplined has been a from Camp Nou, this their sec- Instead, Granada go top of gests he has finally recovered Perez and Firpo. “At 26 years old, I needed and perfect 12 points from four games big reason for his success. ond loss already, just one fewer the table after capitalising on from the niggling calf injury sus- Messi won a free-kick 30 wanted a coach like this, one who when he guided Nicolo Barella’s "I like hanging out with friends, going to malls and than the three they suffered dur- Atletico Madrid’s goalless draw tained at the start of August. yards out but hit it straight at the motivates me every day,” said cross home with a glancing head- doing some shopping. But we are not allowed to go out ing the entirety of last season. at home to Celta Vigo a few Their problems though are wall while Marc-Andre ter Lukaku of Conte. er, as AC Milan slip to ninth place of the training centre. I like buying shoes, shirts and jeans, With seven points on the hours before. unlikely to be solved simply by Stegen fumbled a cross and had “My relationship with Conte is with six points. though I don't get to wear them because I am always board, this is their worst start to They will stay there until their captain’s return. Junior to react quickly to claw it back very strong, he’s a really good “We came from a performance in a tracksuit," he said. a season since 1994. Sunday, when Sevilla, Real Firpo’s error two minutes into off his own line. coach because he’s someone who in the Champions League that "Whenever I get a chance, like after the tournaments, “Obviously I am worried,” Madrid or Athletic Bilbao could his first start for the club gifted Any hopes of a Barca come- helps players to develop a lot. left us with a bitter taste, but gave I go out and eat even junk food. But once the break is said coach Ernesto Valverde. overtake them. Granada their opening goal and back were dashed in the 66th “I’m really happy to be here us more impetus to face the derby over, I don't think about anything else. Wrestling and “Because we are not getting Barcelona are sixth, grasp- set the tone for a chaotic night minute as Vidal handballed at and to be wearing this shirt.” in the best way,” said Conte. training is life then." good results and when that ing onto the consolation of in defence. the end of a scramble in the box Milan could thank Gianluigi “It is a deserved victory, I am The sponsorship he got from OGQ took away a bit happens in two or three games, Messi’s second substitute appear- And up front, Antoine and Vadillo made no mistake Donnarumma for keeping the happy for our fans, because the of worry and he began to concentrate on honing his it means we are not playing well.” ance in five days that now sug- Griezmann was quiet again, with the spot-kick. match goalless in the first half after derby is always the derby." skills. Ole’s veering off road Sock, Kyrgios keep World in touch AFP n LONDON AFP n GENEVA “We’ve had so many chances first match alongside Alexander Team World draw level with John est Ham inflicted more away-day this weekend, it’s been crazy, so I Zverev in Friday's doubles tie, Isner's victory over Zverev. Wpain on a poor Manchester ack Sock and Nick Kyrgios think the score could be the other beat Australian Kyrgios 6-7 (5/7), Isner fought back from a set United side on Sunday, lifting them- Jpaired up to defeat Rafael Nadal way round. 7-5, 10-7 to the delight of his down to beat Zverev 6-7 (2/7), 6- selves to fourth in the Premier League and Stefanos Tsitsipas as Team “I thought it was a high qual- 17,000-strong home crowd. 4, 10-1 and haul Team World level with a comfortable 2-0 win at the World cut Europe’s lead to 7-5 ity match and we’re definitely “The crowd could feel it, I at 3-3 after Europe led by two London Stadium. heading into the final day of the happy to get the win.” could feel it. I needed to get some points after the opening day. Andriy Yarmolenko's goal shortly Laver Cup in Geneva. Nadal, who won his 19th energy going but you can’t do that The scoring system sees one before half-time and a wonderful late Sock and Kyrgios won Grand Slam title in New York, had if you don’t play any good shots point awarded for each win on the Aaron Cresswell free-kick extended Saturday’s doubles 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 earlier overcome Canada’s Raonic and Nick was playing very well,” first day, two points given for each United's barren run on the road. after Nadal defeated Milos Raonic 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) after defending said Federer, the 20-time Grand victory on the second day, and United, who started the season by in his first match since his US eight break points in the first set. Slam champion. three points on offer in each thumping Chelsea 4-0, have lost twice Open triumph in the singles. “I feel very lucky,” said Nadal. “I was just trying to stay match on Sunday's final day. already in their opening six league while United looked ponderous in “There was a lot on the line “I think he deserved that first focused. If you can turn the This year is the first time the games and lie seventh, without an attack and lacking in ideas, with Marcus there,” said Sock. “We obviously set for sure. Later in the match I momentum, the crowd gets back tournament has been played since away win in any competition since Rashford isolated up front. wanted to keep the overall week- think I started to play a little bit into it and I need some earplugs being added to the ATP Tour. March. The match was drifting towards the end close. Being down 9-3 is dif- better.” next time, it was just phenomenal." Europe won the 2018 edition 13- Injury-hit United were without interval before Felipe Anderson and ferent than 7-5. Roger Federer, who won his Bjorn Borg's holders had seen 8 in Chicago. midfielder Paul Pogba and forward Yarmolenko combined to sap United's Anthony Martial and huffed and puffed confidence with a goal in the 44th but failed to break down their dogged minute. opponents. United went close to an equaliser West Ham are riding high under early in the second half as the rain came Manuel Pellegrini, unbeaten since a 5- down in London, with Juan Mata miss- VENUS OUT OF WUHAN OPEN 0 drubbing in the first match of the sea- ing from close range after an Andreas AFP n WUHAN run from Williams, who saved two match Stephens had lost her last two matches debut at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen and son and this victory followed a home Pereira cross. enus Williams' first visit to Asia since 2017 points along the way as she drew level at 5- against Zhang, and was relieved to get a highly-anticipated Fed Cup final between win last season against United at the Already short of options up front Vwas cut short as she crashed out of the 5. In the decider, Williams got the first mini- through unscathed. Australia and France in Perth. London Stadium. and missing creators in midfield, they Wuhan Open first round on Sunday 7-5, 7- break but it was Collins who eventually cre- The American had won just one of her Barty is top seed at Wuhan and faces But it was a chastening day for Ole lost Rashford just before the hour 6 (7/5) to fellow American Danielle Collins. ated a 6-4 gap, converting with an ace on her last seven matches on tour but said she was- a stiff challenge in the fight for the year- Gunnar Solskjaer's men, just a day after mark, replaced by the out-of-form The 39-year-old Williams, a 2015 Wuhan fourth match point to move into the second n't concerned about her performance this year. end number one ranking from the likes of champions Manchester City came close Jesse Lingard. West Ham went close to champion now 59th in the world rankings, round. "I don't really dwell on things, just move Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Bianca to matching United's Premier League doubling their lead shortly afterwards squandered a lead in the first set before even- It was Collins' second triumph over on," the 14th-ranked Stephens said. Andreescu and Naomi Osaka. The 23- record for margin of victory -- 9-0 but David de Gea got down low to keep tually losing to Collins, who recorded just the Williams, who had also stumbled against the "The season is not fully behind me, I'm year-old Australian is first-ranked this against Ipswich in 1995. out an Anderson shot from a tight angle. second match win of her career on Chinese 25-year-old during the Miami Open last year. still playing, but when I'm done, it'll definite- week and would like to finish the year on Solskjaer played the same side that United upped the pressure and West soil. "This is my first tournament here in Asia, ly be behind me. I'm just going to get in the top, but admitted that she has other pri- triumphed against Leicester last week Ham had goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski The 35th-ranked Collins rallied back I was just happy to come out with a win, said best shape I can, have a great off-season, and orities. while Pablo Fornals came in for the to thank for keeping out a Harry from 3-5 down in the opening set, winning Collins, who next takes on defending cham- get ready for next year." "I think it's a target without being a tar- injured Manuel Lanzini for the home Maguire strike from close range. a whopping nine games in a row to go up 7- pion and ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka, a 6-1, get," Barty told reporters. side. Both sides were cagey at the start But West Ham continued to look 5, 5-0. 6-2 winner over Aliaksandra Sasnovich. TOP RANK RACE "We've put ourselves in a position of the match, with neither side able to more dangerous on the break and Williams, a wildcard at Wuhan this year, Former US Open champion Sloane Meanwhile, 2017 Wuhan runner-up where it's a possibility. I plan my sched- create clear-cut chances. made United pay when Ashley Young finally stopped the bleeding, holding the serve Stephens battled past home favourite Zhang Ashleigh Barty is making sure she has ule, the last six months of this year, well West Ham looked the more inven- brought down Mark Noble on the to interrupt her opponent's momentum. Shuai 7-5, 6-4 to take just her second win at enough left in the tank for a busy closing in advance. I think I'm not going to change tive team when they broke forward edge of the penalty area. It was the start of a surprising five-game Wuhan from four starts. stretch of the season, including her singles it to try and chase it," she added.