Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 9 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW DIALOGUE IS BETTER ‘WRITING IS NOT AN LAST-MINUTE BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THAN DEADLOCK ART IT IS A CRAFT' SUCCESS BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 8 HYDERABAD, THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SCIENCE SAYS, BELLA HADID IS THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com 3 terrorists Liquor shop applications killed in KCR to break his silence encounter in fetch Rs 860 cr for TS Govt south Kashmir L VENKAT RAM REDDY SRINAGAR: Three local mil- on RTC strike today n HYDERABAD itants, who had joined terror groups recently, were killed PNS n HYDERABAD The Telangana State govern- on Wednesday in an l May invite RTC ment has earned a whooping encounter with security All eyes are on Telangana unions for talks to end Rs 860 crore in application forces in Jammu and Rashtra Samiti chief and strike amicably fees from those wanting to set Kashmir's Anantnag district, Chief Minister K up liquor shops in the state. officials said. Chandrasekhar Rao's elec- l May promise The deadline to submit The encounter broke out at tion meeting to be held at revocation of orders applications for setting up a Pazalpora area in Anantnag Huzurnagar on Thursday in dismissing striking RTC total of 2,216 liquor shops on the intervening night of support of TRS candidate across the state ended on Tuesday and Wednesday on for the October 21st employees numbering Wednesday evening. a specific intelligence pro- Assembly bypoll. 48,000 Special chief secretary of vided by the district police. It would be KCR's first revenue, Somesh Kumar said All the three militants have public appearance after that the government had been neutralised, the officials TSRTC staff launched strike announcement that 48,000 received around 43,000 appli- said. A police team, along on October 5. Although the RTC employees were deemed cations by Wednesday with other security forces, strike has entered 13-day, to have been dismissed from evening. The figure could laid a cordon and search in KCR has not publicly react- service for having joined the increase as data from the dis- be selected by draw of lots in the area. It had a pinpointed ed on the RTC strike so far. 'illegal strike' has angered tricts is due to be compiled by l Over 41k vie for all the districts on October 18. information where the three KCR has held reviews at TRS government in a fix and ees, the protests on the street government employees, Thursday. 2,216 liquor shops The bidders were required militants were holed up, offi- Pragathi Bhavan with minis- drawn flak from various by RTC workers have had a opposition parties and vari- Such is the demand for to furnish a non-refundable cials said. ters and officials on the ram- quarters. Two RTC employ- negative fall-out for the State ous social organizations. setting up liquor shops that l Rush attributed to deposit of Rs 2 lakh, along ifications of TSRTC strike. ees resorted to suicide, while government ahead of the The RTC staff unions have over 42,000 applications were AP Govt's phase-wise with their application to set Official press releases several others made attempts Huzurnagar bypoll. called for "Telangana bandh" received for setting up 2,216 liquor ban up liquor shops. detailed the decisions taken to end their lives. Besides, Compounding the woes of on October 19 to register or nearly 19 applicants for In this way, the government Nitin Gadkari at those meetings, but KCR there were clashes between state government, various their protest against the 'dic- every shop on offer. l Draw of lots on Oct earned nearly Rs 850 crore at himself has not uttered any- the police and striking RTC employees associations like tatorial attitude' of KCR. The licences being issued 18 to to allot shops the stage of applications itself. for policy thing publicly on the RTC staffers at various places TGOs, TNGOs, teachers Opposition parties and gov- by the government for the Post selection, each of the strike so far. across the state. unions and students unions ernment employees' unions shops will be valid for a peri- bidders have to pay licence measures to The RTC strike, launched With the opposition par- etc extended support to the have extended support to od of two years — from In view of the huge number fees, ranging from Rs 1 crore against the Chief Minister's ties expressing their solidar- striking RTC staff. the bandh. November 1, 2019 to October of applications received, the to Rs 2.20 crore depending on create jobs stern warnings, has put the ity with the striking employ- In particular, KCR's Continued on Page 2 31, 2021. licencee for each shop would the area and the population. NEW DELHI: Union minis- ter Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday highlighted the need for policy measures to Ex-MP CM rips create jobs in rural areas and Constable shoots check migration to cities for Cong leader for SC reserves order on employment. The minister also called for a detailed ‘Hema Malini PNS n NEW DELHI study to find out ways to skill himself to death at Lawyer tears people in tribal, agriculture cheeks' The Supreme Court Wednesday and rural sectors, pointing PNS n INDORE concluded hearing in the polit- book showing out that skilled manpower ically sensitive case of Ram was the biggest requirement KCR’s farmhouse Senior BJP leader Shivraj Janmbhoomi- land Ram's birthplace in the country. PNS n HYDERABAD 13, and son Chandu, 10. Singh Chouhan on dispute in Ayodhya and Gadkari, who handled Although there are specula- Wednesday criticised Madhya reserved the judgement. here was drama and rancour portfolios of MSME, Roads, A head constable posted at tions that the constable could Pradesh minister PC Sharma's The bench heard for 40 days Tin the Supreme Court on Highways and Transport, was Telangana Chief Minister K have killed himself due to statement that pothole-rid- the arguments of the Hindu and Wednesday. Rajeev Dhavan, the speaking at an industry event Chandrasekhar Rao's farm- alleged harassment by higher den roads in Bhopal would the Muslim sides. advocate representing the here. "Our country's biggest house in Gajwel of officials, the police, while soon be made "pretty" like A 5-judge Constitution Muslim parties, tore apart a problem is unemploy- Siddipet district shot denying the rumours, actor-politician Hema Malini's bench, headed by Chief Justice map that purportedly showed ment...Another issue in front himself dead with said the cop was in "cheeks". Expressing concern Ranjan Gogoi, granted three that the birthplace of Lord Ram of us is migration. People are a service weapon an "inebriated con- over the bad condition of days to contesting parties to file would have been located in the moving from villages to cities on Wednesday. dition" when he roads, the state law minister written notes on 'moulding of vexatious dispute, had revised worship of Hindus at the dis- centre of the now-demolished in search of jobs. Once The incident took his own life. said the roads have spots sim- relief' or narrowing down the the deadline for wrapping up the puted site. In the same year, the Babri Masjid. Dhavan got (Mahatma) Gandhi said 85 took place The Assistant ilar to small-pox, like "the issues on which the court is proceedings. Paramahansa Ramachandra agitated when Vikas Singh, the per cent of the population is around 10.30 am, Commissioner of (BJP general secretary) Kailash required to adjudicate. Fourteen appeals have been Das had also filed the lawsuit counsel for the Hindu in villages. sources said. The Police of Gajwel, P Vijayvargiya's cheeks". The other members of the filed in the apex court against for continuation of worship and Mahasabha, sought to present a book to the five-member victim, identified as Narayana, told media "How can these ministers bench are justices S A Bobde, D the 2010 Allahabad High keeping the idols under the Supreme Court bench hearing Venkateshwarlu, 40, native persons that the constable compare the streets with Y Chandrachud, Ashok Court judgment, delivered in central dome of the now- the arguments. Singh sought to of Valigonda village of Yadadri- had undergone treatment at a someone's cheeks? This state- Bhushan and S A Nazeer. four civil suits, that the 2.77- demolished disputed structure. present Ayodhya Revisited, a Sena MP Bhongir district, belonged to de-addiction centre in ment proves the mentality of The protracted hearing in the acre land in Ayodhya be par- The plea was later withdrawn. book written by ex-IPS officer the 12th battalion of the Narketpally, Nalgonda district, Congress leaders," Chouhan had entered titioned equally among the Later, the Nirmohi Akahara Kishore Kunal, which claimed to injured in Telangana Special Police. He but could not change his habits. told reporters. the crucial final leg on October three parties — the Sunni also moved the trial court in have evidence that correlated was deputed as the security "Even last week, he was given a He also scotched perception 14 when the apex court resumed Waqf Board, the Nirmohi 1959 seeking management and the location of the ‘Janmasthan' attack at rally guard in-charge and assigned warning to give up his bad that he was aspiring for any proceedings on the 38th day Akhara and Ram Lalla. ''shebaiti'' (devotee) rights over of Lord Ram at the centre of the MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP the duty of head guard at KCR's habits. He underwent de-addic- Constitutional post in MP. after the week-long Dussehra Initially, as many as five lawsuits the 2.77 acre disputed land. Babri Masjid. As Singh sought Omraje Nimbalkar was farmhouse in Erravelli, about 70 tion treatment at a private hos- Chouhan's clarification came break. The Constitution bench, were filed in the lower court. Then came the lawsuit of the to present the book as evidence, injured when an unidentified km from here. He is survived by pital for more than a month a day after Leader of which started the day-to-day The first one was filed by Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Dhavan raised objections and man attacked him with a his wife Shobha, 30, a vegetable during September," the official Opposition in the state proceedings on August 6 after Gopal Singh Visharad, a devo- Wakf Board which moved the declared he would tear the knife in Maharashtra's vendor in the village, and two said. Legislative Assembly Gopal mediation proceedings failed to tee of ''Ram Lalla'', in 1950 to court in 1961, claiming title right document and began doing so. Osmanabad district on children- daughter Vennela, Continued on Page 2 Bhargava. find an amicable solution to the seek enforcement of the right to over the disputed property. Wednesday, police said. The accused fled soon after the incident and search was underway to nab him, they said. The incident took place INX case: ED arrests Chidambaram in Tihar Newborn abandoned near NIMS when Nimbalkar, who repre- PNS n NEW DELHI agency to interrogate the senior was placed under arrest. The this case many times in the past sents the Osmanabad Lok Congress leader, lodged in the arrest has been made under the but it had never arrested him as PNS n HYDERABAD She is believed to be about one Sabha constituency, was The Enforcement Directorate jail in the CBI case, and provision of the Prevention he enjoyed a court-issued order week old. On receiving infor- addressing an election rally at (ED) arrested former finance arrest him, if necessary, of Money Laundering of directing the agency not to A newborn baby girl was mation, the Punjagutta police Padoli Naigaon village in minister P Chidambaram in in this case, they said. Act (PMLA) and his take coercive step like arrest found abandoned under a tree reached the spot and shifted Kalamb taluka, located Tihar Jail on Wednesday in A three-member team statement was also against him. Sources indicated at a secluded spot behind the the infant to the hospital for a around 400 km from here. connection with its probe in the of investigators of the recorded under this that Chidambaram will now be Nizam's Institute of Medical medical check-up. She was During the rally, a man INX Media money laundering central agency who same provision, they put through some fresh evi- Sciences (NIMS) in Punjagutta later handed over to the along with a group came case as it now prepares to put arrived at the prison at said. The ED subse- dence, obtained from offshore here on Wednesday. Police authorities of Shishu Vihar, close to Nimbalkar on the him through extensive grilling 8:15 am remained in the quently sought 14-day cus- jurisdictions, and confronted suspect that the infant was Yousufguda for safe custody. pretext of shaking hands with sessions, officials said. premises for about two hours todial interrogation of the for- with the statement of other abandoned by her parents. Her health condition is stable, him, a police official said. The investigating team fol- during which they briefly ques- mer Union minister from a accused in the case once his full- Around 11 am, residents said the Punjagutta police, lowed procedure after a court tioned 74-year-old court here. The Congress MP time questioning begins, after heard the cries of the baby, who have booked a case. TODAY here on Tuesday had allowed the Chidambaram after which he has been grilled by the ED in the grant of custody. which was wrapped in a cloth. Continued on Page 4 ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Ashwini& krishna Paksha Banks had ‘worst phase’ under Manmohan , Rajan: FM Usage of cards declines Panchangam PNS n NEW YORK Tithi : Tritiya : 06:48 am While economists can take a view of what prevails today or prevailed years ago, but I will also want answers for the time in Hyd, UPI payments up Nakshatram: Kritika: 03:52 pm India's public sector banks had when Rajan was in the Governor's post speaking about the Indian Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start the "worst phase" under the NAVEENA GHANATE l UPI transactions grew "combination" of former prime banks, for which today to give a lifeline is the primary duty of the n HYDERABAD any important work) minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister of India. And the lifeline-kind of an emergency has by 142% from January to Rahukalam: 01:28 pm – 02:55 pm ex-RBI governor Raghuram not come overnight The usage of credit and debit September in the city Yamagandam: 06:12 am – 07:40 am Rajan, and giving the ailing cards has declined in —NIRMALA SITHARAMAN, Union Finance Minister l Financial services, food Varjyam: NIL banks a "lifeline" was her pri- Hyderabad but UPI payments mary duty now, Finance have grown rapidly in trans- and beverage, and utilities Gulika: 09:07 am - 10:34 am Minister Nirmala Sitharaman actions in the city, says a were the top-3 sectors Good Time: (to start any important work) has said. The public sector not come overnight. "I do University in which he had study. As per a report 'The Era which contributed to a Amritakalam: 01:19 am - 03:01 pm banks have been grappling respect Raghuram Rajan as a apparently mentioned that in its of Rising Fintech' by Razorpay cumulative of 51% of Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:38 am - 12:24 pm with bad loans and the gov- great scholar who chose to be first term, the UPI platform done between ernment has been taking mea- in the central bank in India at government had not done bet- January and September, Hyderabad's online HYDERABAD sures to address the issue. In a time when the Indian econ- ter on the economy because the "Usage of cards has declined by transactions August, the government omy was all buoyant, she said government was extremely cen- 11% and UPI has grown by WEATHER announced upfront capital during the lecture organised by tralised and the leadership does 58% compared to the last Forecast: Partly Cloudy infusion to the tune of Rs University's School of the time when Rajan was in the the Deepak and Neera Raj not appear to have a consistent quarter. Credit and debit cards the most preferred UPI appli- Temp: 27/22 70,000 crore into the public sec- International and Public Affairs Governor's post speaking about Centre on Indian Economic articulated vision on how to are the highest contributors in cation with a contribution of Humidity: 92% tor banks. Besides, 10 public here on Tuesday, Sitharaman the Indian banks, for which Policies of the Columbia achieve economic growth, the the P2M segment with an 59% in JAS. The findings in Sunrise: 06.09 sector banks are being consol- said: "While economists can today to give a lifeline is the pri- University. minister said instead there were estimated share of 41%, close- this report are based on trans- Sunset: 05.53 idated into four. take a view of what prevails mary duty of the Finance Asked about the ex-RBI gov- major issues with bank loans ly followed by UPI (39%) and actions held on Razorpay UPI Current Weather Conditions Delivering a lecture at the today or prevailed years ago, Minister of India. And the life- ernor's comments during a during Rajan's tenure as the netbanking (18%) in JAS." platform from January to Sept. Updated October 16, 2019 5:00 PM prestigious Columbia but I will also want answers for line-kind of an emergency has recent lecture at Brown central bank head. Google Pay continues to be Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019 hyderabad 02 Farmer Leaders descend on FIVE WITH MAOIST collapses, dies in Huzurnagar as by-poll nears LINKS ARRESTED Tahsil office n Candidates, supporters ‘mobbing’ locals in villages n Accused nabbed in Gadwal, were mobilising funds for banned outfits PNS n SANGAREDDI BAKKA TENNYSON n NALGONDA AVINASH DEEPAK PULI revealed that seven more per- A farmer of Manair Palli n HYDERABAD sons Bandaru Maddileti, Thanda in Kohir mandal Leaders of almost all political Vainamoni Balaram, Kanthi succumbed in the Tahsil parties from Nalgonda district In what is being seen as a major Jagan, Chukkala Shilpa, office premises on have descended on villages of breakthrough, the Gadwal dis- Guntha Renuka, Menchu Wednesday after suffering the Huzurnagar assembly seg- trict police nabbed five out- Ramesh and Nanamasa a cardiac arrest. According ment for the past five days as lawed Maoist party sympa- Krishna were connected with to locals, the tribal farmer, the campaign for the byelection thisers in Jogulamba Gadwal the activity of the Maoist Tulja Naik, 55 , had came to began to peak on Wednesday. district on Wednesday. The frontal units. the office for to get a pat- The Congress has roped in all district in-charge SP Apoorva On October 5, a case was tedar passbook for which its senior leaders for campaign- Rao produced the arrested filed against all these based on he had been doing the ing. Former Dy CM Damodara before the media after they the evidences provided by rounds for the last few Rajanarsimha along with some Ministers oversee preparations for the CM’s upcoming event in Huzurnagar on Wednesday were arrested in connection Naganna, Apoorva Rao said. months. other leaders held public meet- with a case registered in Bandari Maddileti is presently Sources said Naik's pleas ings in Huzurnagar segment. August. acting as the president of TVV, for his pattadar passbook The MLA of Mulugu Seethakka Cong says Huzurnagar will The in-charge SP told the while Nallamala Krishna is the weren't being heard at the and her supporters have taken media that one Puliga Nagaraju vice-president of Telangana Tahsil office for long, leav- up the task of visiting the vil- alias Naganna of Elkur village Praja Front, the SP said. The ing him anxious and frus- lages and in the Nereducharla teach TRS a lesson in Maldhakal mandal was two were recruiting cadre for trated. and Mellacheruvu mandal even PTI n SURYAPET ference here, Raja Narsimha nabbed in August when he was the Maoists and extorting On Wednesday he again as locals felt 'mobbed' and out- said the people of trying to escape from a vehicle money for the naxalites. The SP made a visit to the office numbered by political leaders in Former Dy-CM and senior Huzurnagar "were eagerly check post on the District in-charge SP Apoorva said the two were arrested in where officials still hadn't many parts. Congress leader C waiting to teach a lesson to Mellacheruvu cross road. Rao produced the arrested before Hyderabad by the police certain arrived. Naik complained The ruling TRS has Damodar Raja the TRS government Naganna was chased down by the media after they were arrested Maoist circulars were seized chest pain and collapsed deployed 15-odd MLAs repre- Narsimha on by ensuring the defeat police, who, later recovered a in connection with a case registered from their possession. soon thereafter in the office senting all neighbouring dis- Wednesday said the of its candidate in bag which he possessed con- The men were involved in premises. tricts who have tasked with public mandate in the by-election". He taining outlawed literature of in August conducting several outlawed Locals rushed him to a round-the-clock electioneer- the by-election to alleged that a there CPI Maoists. meetings at the behest of nax- hospital in Kohir, but doctors ing. The TRS has done door- Huzurnagar was a huge scam in the On interrogation, the arrest- Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika , a besides mobilising the funds alites and they were support- there declared him brought- to-door campaigning in the Assembly constituency execution of ed youth revealed purported student wing of Maoist frontal for the outlawed organisation. ed by the other arrested sym- dead. segment thrice over for what it would be a slap on the face of Kaleshwaram Project and links of certain sympathisers, units, was motivating the stu- The police official said on pathisers, the police officer Family members of the considers a very crucial by- the TRS government which he Mission Bhagiratha, which the SP said and added that dents to join the Maoist party further inquiries Naganna said. farmer allege that the offi- election. TRS leaders expressed alleged was taking unilateral are prestigious projects cials without reason delayed confidence that the party decisions. implemented by the state the process of the issuance of would wrest the seat from Speaking at a media con- government. passbook for their land Congress with ease this time. Abandoned which was causing Naik Warangal East MLA campaign was picking up with giving it a serious run, 1.20 lakh fish released in extreme anxiety. He had Nannapaneni Narender, who more and more people extend- enthused by the support he is man dies, reportedly often complained has camped at Nereducharla ing support to the ruling party drawing from youths who about officials' apathy in mandal along with his sup- nominee. Independent nomi- employing novel methods in Nalla Cheruvu reservoir pigs eat body the matter. porters, told PNS that his nee Teenmar Mallanna is also his campaign. PNS n NAGARKURNOOL n TS govt striving to boost fisheries sector: Agri Min An octogenarian passed away after years of neglect n Clusters under ‘Rurban PNS WANAPARTHY and abandoned by his chil- dren but was denied even an Agriculture Minister S hounourable death as pigs Niranjan Reddy on Wednesday gnawed away at his body Mission' reviewed said the state government has which lay in the shed where not only given a fillip to agri- he had spent the last few culture and its allied sectors by months. PV KONDAL RAO extending irrigation to farm According to Bijinapally n WARANGAL lands across the State, but has sub-inspector, Chinthigari also enriched the lives of fish- Kondaiah (80), a resident of Panchayat Raj and Rural ermen by giving fishlings free Nandi Vaddeman village of Development minister Errabelli of cost to the Mudiraju com- Bijinapally mandal had been Dayakar Rao on Wednesday said the munity. ill for the past few months. 'Rurban Mission' proposals set by the "Fishermen who had been His son, who works in the administration will soon bring about neglected for more than three electricity department, desired results in the selected clusters decades in Telangana, had to Niranjan Reddy said, after tunity to develop fisheries like allegedly didn't care for him of the Warangal rural district. settle for alternate livelihoods releasing 1.20 lakh fish in never before. and had put him up in a The minister was reviewing the like selling fruits on roadside. Nalla Cheruvu minor irriga- He thanked Chief Minister shed-like structure which national Rurban Mission programmes With the schemes launched in tion tank in Wanaparthy town. K Chandrashekar Rao for didn't have doors. with district and mandal officials in the interest of fishermen after He said that 1.41 crore fish- sanctioning funds for develop- Kondaiah, who was seri- Warangal. Warangal MP Pasunoori Proposal of covering the the formation of Telangana, lings were released in 290 ing Nalla Cheruvu as a mini ously ill for the past few Dayakar, Wardhannapet MLA Aroori Parvathagiri area had been not only aquatic wealth has tanks this year and that tank bund, works for which days, was not fed properly. Ramesh and district collector M lingering for the last 15 years, increased, fishermen have restoration of irrigation tanks were almost completed and On Wednesday, neighbours Haritha were present at the review but now the task will be regained their original source through Mission Kakatiya not Krishna water was also found Kondaiah's body in meeting. accomplished of livelihood, which has boost- only helped assuring the aya- released into the tank recent- the shed and pigs eating at Addressing the meeting, Errabelli —ERRABELLI RAO ed their economic condition cut under the tanks of irriga- ly, after the tank was lying it. The animals tore away said the proposal of covering the Rural Development Minister across the State," Minister tion, but also created an oppor- neglected for decades. part of his head and his arm Parvathagiri area of the district under and were seen running the unique mission had been linger- around the village with body ing for the past 15 years, but now it Enugal tank works. parts. has been made a cluster to accomplish The minister suggested the estab- Lightning Police who reached the the task. Stating that the new cluster lishment of skill development centre KCR to break his silence... spot found pigs coming out was about to get several development in the Parvathagiri sector and direct- strikes claim Continued from Page 1 Tuesday. The HC has advised of the shed. works, the minister called upon the ed the officials to take up the compre- the state government and The incident has left local officials to prepare plans for the pur- hensive development work of hospi- two lives In this backdrop, expecta- RTC unions to sit across the residents aghast at the way pose so that the development is tal. Local legislator Aroori Ramesh PNS n WARANGAL tions are high among various table and resolve the strike to the old man was treated by achieved from people's perspective. said selecting Parvathagiri cluster quarters that KCR may extend mitigate the hardships being his children. They also felt The minister advised the officials for the Rurban Mission would go a In two separate incidents, an olive branch to RTC unions faced by people due to the revolted at the sight of to take up construction works of long way in developing the district two persons were killed in at the Huzurnagar election crippling of public transporta- domestic pigs, not known to parks, gyms, modern markets and and thanked the minister for secur- lightning strikes in the dis- meet. He may appeal to RTC tion across the state since eat human flesh, devouring government schools on par with the ing Rs 30 crore for the scheme. trict in the past 24 hours. unions to call off their strike October 5 due to RTC strike. a human body. Animal private school network. Saying that District collector Haritha said the One of them was identified and resume talks to break the The High Court has given two activists said it is possible for Parvathagiri was his home place, Parvathagiri Pura cluster has indeed as Pulamma, 40, was a resident deadlock amicably. days' time to the government pigs with piglets get Errabelli suggested to the officials to transformed into RurBan cluster of Akkampet village in It is understood that KCR and RTC unions to begin extremely ferocious and consider the constructional adding that the village development Atmakur mandal, and anoth- may anyhow obey the orders talks. The HC will hear the could seek abnormal diet to Parvathagiri, Annaram and was a continuous process and the set er a farmer Dudaiah, 45, a res- that the High Court issued on case again on Friday feed their young. Chinthanekkonda tanks and take up tasks would be accomplished. ident of Machchapur in Geesukonda mandal. The dis- trict has been experiencing thunder showers accompanied Constable shoots himself... by lightning for the past few City to host flagship healthcare days. The Met office has Continued from Page 1 happened later," she said. advised the people to not ven- Joel Davis, Police ture out as far as possible. and tech convention in Feb However, contrary to the police Commissioner of Siddipet, said version, Venkateshwarulu's "Even after the treatment, he HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD daughter, Vennela told media again got addicted to alcohol. persons that her father had He took unauthorised leave for BULLION RATES The 17th edition of BioAsia stopped consuming alcohol for the past two days. However, the GOLD will be organised in the city the past few days. "This morn- duty officer took him back yes- from February 17-19, 2020 ing, he called my mother and terday after his wife came along ` 38,570 (10 gm) ` at Hyderabad International told her that he had a quarrel and requested. 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The girl later Tuesday sentenced a 20- Ajay Kumar has asked RTC A 62-year-old man was con- revealed that the informed the matter to her year-old man for kidnapping Civic body collects Rs 1 crore in a month from officials to run buses 100 per victed with 20 years of rigor- mother. The mother alerted and sexual assault of a minor cent in the state capital since ous imprisonment (RI) for accused was a her husband and they lodged girl. penalties imposed for dirtying public places schools are going to reopen sexually violating a four-and- habitual offender a complaint with the The man has been identi- on Monday. half year old girl at his resi- and had commited Shalibanda police who booked fied as Eppili Krishna, a PNS n HYDERABAD Addressing the RTC divi- dence in Lal Darwaza in similar crimes on a case under Section 5(m) read native of Odisha, he was a The GHMC has sional managers, regional October 2018. The child- with 6 of Protection of painter residing in Moosapet While you about blissfully lit- taken up a special managers and DVMs from friendly court gave the verdict other children in Children from Sexual in Kukatpally. According to tering roads and even your drive to penalise the office of the transport here on Wednesday. This is the his house Offences (POCSO) Act along the police, the victim was a own premises, GHMC official department here on first such sentence in with Section 376 AB of IPC 15-year-old girl studying in are merrily picking up revenue persons and Wednesday, the minister Telangana after the Criminal against the accused and arrest- Class VII. in the form of penalties for vio- businesses for asked the officials to be on the Law (Amendment) Bill, which under sections of the ed him. Krishna got to know her lating sanitation rules. City res- littering roads alert since the schools are introduced IPC Section 376 Protection Of Children from Police inquiries revealed and induced her to befriend idents' money has been help- and public places reopening after Dasara vaca- AB, came into force in April Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act that the accused was a habit- him. Later he sexually assault- ing to increase GHMC's tion on Monday. 2018. and sentenced him apart from ual offender and had commit- ed her several times and she income through penalties, since May They told the minister that First additional metropoli- imposing a fine of Rs 1,000. ed similar crimes on other chil- got pregnant. which has reached Rs 2.16 buses are plying full strength tan sessions judge Suneetha Additional public prosecu- dren in his house. Court Legal On April 28, 2016, Krishna crore in five months. As of roads and public places since cle from 783 violators. in districts, while the resump- Kunchala held the accused, a tor K Pratap Reddy said the Support Officer Spandana kidnapped the girl from her September 17, GHMC had May. So far 11,019 people and Serilingampally circle collect- tion of bus services in the city labourer, guilty under Section child's mother in her com- Sadasivuni pointed out that the house and dropped her back collected Rs 1crore from fines, organisations have been ed Rs39.6 lakh in penalties was only 40 per cent. 376 AB (for rape on woman plaint said the accused person, judgement had come within a on June 13 at her house. He but with stringent vigilance slapped with fines totaling Rs from 454 violators. However, the minister want- under 12 years of age) of the who stays in the neighbour- year after registering the case was arrested the same day this shot up to Rs2 crore. 2 crore. Ramachandrapuram/Patanche ed all RTC buses to resume Indian Penal Code (IPC) and hood, lured the girl to his on October 25, 2018. and remanded. About 2,500 violators paid the Total penalties of Rs57 lakh ru, Malkajgiri and Yousufguda operations in the capital city. The court convicted Rs 1crore last month. have been collected from 691 remained at the bottom of In view of the heavy traffic Krishna with rigorous GHMC has taken up a spe- violators in the Chandanagar collecting fines, which doesn't in the city, the inexperienced Imprisonment for life and cial drive to penalise persons circle, while Rs 12.4 lakh. was necessarily mean they are lit- private drivers are hesitating fined him Rs 5,000. and businesses for littering colleced from Khairatabad cir- ter-free. to run the RTC buses. GHMC reshuffles Hyderabad leads demand deputy commissioners PNS n HYDERABAD A Shailaja is posted as DC, for overseas education Circle N0 1, Kapra, GHMC In a major shuffle, Deputy vice T Dasharath who is now Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra are the Commissioners (DC) of DC of Malkajgiri, Circle28. GHMC have been transferred Malkajgiri former DC K. across various locations. On Venugopal will now be DC for top-three Indian states leading with requests administrative grounds, Richa Circle No 16, Amberpet which K RAMYA SREE courses of choice being Gupta, DC of Goshamahal, is has been vacant. n HYDERABAD The study says as Engineering, MBA, Medicine/ transferred and posted as joint D. Jagan, Special Grade many as 32,000 MBBS, Journalism, Hotel Commissioner, Khairtabad Municipal Commissioner of A recent study undertaken by requests were Management and Aviation and Zone. Vinay Kapoor, Assistant Khammam is posted as Deputy one of India's leading tech-AI top countries of choice for peo- Municipal Commissioner of Commissioner, Falaknuma platform, has unveiled that generated by Tier I ple from Telangana are: Goshamahal is given Full relieving D Suman Rao who is Hyderabad is among the top cities and they Canada, Australia, USA, Additional Charge (FAC) of the on transfer to Meerpet three cities in India that is lead- contributed to 60 Germany and UK. post of Deputy Commissioner. Municipal Corporation. ing demand for overseas edu- The highest number of cation. per cent of requests has been received for This study is based on vis- online searches Canada with over 19,849 its and searches by nearly requests followed by Germany Chilkur priest says TS govt 32,000 consumers across admission season i.e. (12,979) and USA (11,961). Indian cities that September - December. Satya Prabhakar, Founder & misled by some archakas landed on Sulekha The top three Indian CEO, Sulekha, said, "This study in the last one states that are lead- shows that the number of PNS n HYDERABAD has been visiting traditional year. ing with Indian aspirants who are look- temples to pray to the deities According to requests ing at pursuing higher educa- Temples protection movement for restoration of rituals by the study, as are: Tamil tion abroad is increasing year convenor and chief priest of such families of Archakas. many as 32,000 Nadu with on year by approximately 20%. Chilkur Balaji temple CS In a press statement, he requests have 7,127 Canada has emerged as the Rangarajan said that the said, "Telangana government been generated requests fol- most preferred destination for Telangana government should has to notice the fact that by Tier I cities lowed by Telangana overseas education, owing to restore the status of hereditary Supreme Court had positive- and they con- with 6,228 requests and the visa restrictions imposed archakas. ly responded to the writ peti- tribute to 60 per Maharashtra with 6,218. on students in USA and UK in He visited Mallur tion of Dr M V Soundararajan cent of the online searches. Among the above men- the last few years. We are see- Narasimha Swamy temple, as in 1996 that traditional tem- Tier II and Tier III cities have tioned states, Hyderabad, ing more interest from the part of prayer to revive hered- ples, rural temples would close generated 11,000 and 10,000 and Delhi are the top Indian metros as compared to itary Archakatvam in such down if the Government online requests respectively. three Indian cities that are Tier II and III cities. However, ancient temples on insisted on stopping the ritu- Tier I cities are well informed leading the requests for over- Tier II cities are also fast catch- Wednesday. CS Rangarajan als of hereditary Archakas". and the searches peak during seas education, with their top ing up." DRI seizes Rs 24L gold Plants growing at Metro pillars pose threat at RGIA L&T-HMRL says monitoring teams will remove the wild vegetation PNS n HYDERABAD NAVEENA GHANATE which is growing will be n HYDERABAD As the plants removed shortly". Since the Officials of Directorate of grow, they push concrete failure at Ameerpet Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Plants growing on Metro through the gaps station which killed women, it arrested a passenger and his expansion joints pose threat to is imperative for L&THMRL to associate at the city airport in people. The incessant rains of the expansion be careful. Official stated that Shamshabad for smuggling have led to plants taking root joints and cause L&THMRL is further strength- gold to the city from Sharjah. at the joints of Metro pillars. contraction of ening its maintenance teams to The seized gold weighing 652 Small plants can be seen grow- concrete ensure that even the small gm was valued at Rs 24.61 ing specifically at joints of issues can be addressed imme- lakh. multiple pillars across the city diately. Based on a specific input, in the blue and red corridor. lead to failure of concrete. injury is high. A senior official Meanwhile, the Metro rail is on October 14, DRI nabbed a The tufts of grass and weed When failure of concrete hap- said that the vegetation grows witnessing on an average passenger and on examina- growing in concrete areas pos- pens, chunks of pieces will fall due to heavy rainfall being wit- 50,000 more passengers due to tion, it was found that the pas- ing a big problem. Grass from height. nessed in the city making the the RTC strike. About 3.5 lakh senger was wearing cus- degrades the concrete and can Metro pillars and stations, Metro pillars a fertile ground passengers are travelling on an tomized jeans in which gold eventually widen small cracks. based on the requirement, of plants to grow. average. Officials mentioned in paste form was hidden As the plants grow they push have been built to be more than Official said, "As part of that all the stations are active- and stitched in the waistband through the gaps of the expan- 20 metres tall. When a chunk our regular maintenance activ- ly witnessing traffic over the and bottom area, a DRI state- sion joints and cause contrac- falls from that height, the ity, these small plants are past 10 days across all the cor- ment said. tion of concrete which may chances of loss of life or grave removed. This vegetation ridors. IIT-H develops ‘bio-bricks' from agri waste PNS n HYDERABAD Bio-bricks can provide affordable, eco-friendly construction materials Researchers from IIT- Hyderabad and KIIT School of the desired size. A lime-based Architecture of Bhubaneshwar slurry is prepared, and the have developed 'bio-bricks' chopped agro-waste is added to from agricultural waste prod- the slurry and mixed thor- ucts that can uses in the con- oughly by hand or mechanical struction industry. The devel- mixer, to create a homogenous opment will help manage waste mixture. better and development of eco- This mixture is poured into friendly, sustainable building moulds and rammed with a materials. wooden block to make a com- The research was undertak- A ‘bio-brick’ undergoes a heat test pact brick. These moulds are en by Priyabrata Rautray, PhD left to dry for a day or two, after scholar at IIT Hyderabad and Talking about the research, which the sides of the moulds Avik Roy, assistant professor at Avik Roy said, "Bio-bricks are are removed, and the brick is KIIT School of Architecture, Priyabrata Rautray with the ‘bio-bricks’ at IIT-H in the city not only more sustainable than allowed to dry for fifteen to Bhubaneshwar. clay bricks, but are also carbon twenty days. It takes approxi- Speaking about the uses of Materials and Technology lion tons of agricultural waste sinks because they fix more mately a month's time for 'bio-bricks,' Priyabrata said, Promotion Council (BMTPC) is produced in the country carbon dioxide than they pro- these bio-bricks to attain its "Twenty-two per cent of India's was set up in the 1990's to every year. While some of this duce during their lifecycle." working strength by air drying. total annual Co2 emissions develop eco-friendly and ener- is reused as fodder, 84 to 141 The process of making bio- The team's bio-brick are generated by the construc- gy-efficient building materials, million-tons are burnt, which bricks starts with careful selec- received a 'Special Recognition tion sector. Clay bricks not providing impetus into repur- results in severe air pollution. tion of the dry agro-waste like Trophy' for sustainable housing only use up fertile topsoil, but posing agricultural and indus- Priyabrata Rautray and Avik paddy straws, wheat straws, at Rural Innovators Start-Up their manufacturing process trial waste items into con- Roy have found a new way to sugarcane residue or bagasse Conclave 2019 organised also emits significant amounts struction materials." repurpose agricultural waste and cotton plant. The team recently by National Institute of of carbon dioxide into the Repurposing of agricultural materials. They use it to man- decided to use dry sugarcane Rural Development and atmosphere. Recognising this wastes is particularly important ufacture bricks, a commonly bagasse for the first sample. Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) in problem, the Building in India. More than 500 mil- used construction item. The bagasse is first chopped to Hyderabad recently. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019 hyderabad 04 HC seeks state's BJP leaders complain to Guv RTC agitation spreads response on deeper in districts against govt over RTC strike Day 12: Protestors taking up novel RTC staff salaries methods to draw public attention CLAIM STATE GOVT DOLING OUT RTC'S PRIME LAND TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS

PNS n HYDERABAD There have been Telangana BJP leaders met attempts by the Governor Tamilisai government to lease Soundararajan on Wednesday and submitted a representation out 10 acres of requesting her to take suo prime land at RTC moto cognizance of the obser- Cross-roads, vations of the High Court and advise the Hyderabad for 33 government to years. There are follow its advice. reports that the BJP state president K government has PNS n HYDERABAD they attracted the attention of Laxman, MLC already floated many. PNS n HYDERABAD N notification seeking The JAC of RTC workers on In Medak, teachers and BJP The HC directed Ramchandar these prime Rs.76 crores has been handed Wednesday intensified agita- activists took out motorcycle The Telangana High Court on state govern- Rao along with lands to the over to a ruling party politi- expression of tion as the protests by work- rally in support of RTC work- Wednesday directed the state ment and TSRTC a delegation of private parties. cian. Close to Ramnagar Old interest, which has ers evoked no response from ers. government and TSRTC man- party leaders met Surprisingly, the Bus-stand of Warangal, Rs 25 been designed to the government after 12 days As the stir enters 12th day, agement to respond to a peti- management to Governor. process of handing crore worth land has been of the strike. more and more support is tion filed by Telangana Jatiya respond to a The BJP leaders over to the private prop- given to private parties. meet the interests of At Hanmakonda in pouring in to the RTC strike. Mazdoor Union (TJMU) seek- petition filed by brought to the notice of gov- erties is being done without fol- Similarly, 7,000 sqyd of land certain individuals, Warangal urban district, the As there is no clear picture on ing direction to the manage- ernor that many believe the lowing any norms or proce- in the prime area of Armoor they said RTC workers resorted to a talks with the workers, people ment of the corporation to pay Telangana Jatiya government has been doing dure," they said. town has been given to politi- protest raising slogans against were caught in the grip of anx- salaries to 49,190 employees Mazdoor Union this with an ulterior motive of They cited few examples in cians belonging to the ruling the government and seeking iety. People are not able to feel for the month of September. seeking handing over the prime prop- support of their allegations. party. In Karimnagar town learnt that one individual has immediate conceding of the pulse of the CM K It asked the state and the erties of RTC at vantage loca- There have been attempts by prime land of RTC has been been given over 54 petrol demands by the government. Chandrasekhar Rao because of corporation to reconsider the September tions across Telangana to pri- the state government to lease given to private parties 66 pumps. The profit which the The Telangana Student his tough stand on the strike. demand of the union for the salaries for vate individuals, individuals out 10 acres of prime land at acres on a 100-year lease. RTC should have got is now Federation members took out Though the RTC workers payment of their salaries. The 49,190 employees who have close proximity with RTC Cross-roads, Hyderabad "It is reliably learnt that being pocketed by these private a bike rally in the university JAC leaders are ready for hold- petition was filed by the gen- the ruling party. for 33 years. There are reports RTC has established over 100 individuals," they said. campus in support of the ing talks with the govern- eral secretary of the union K "BJP would want to submit that the government has petrol pumps in agreement It is evident that the prime striking RTC workers. BC ment, the state government is Hanumanthu, a conductor. In ment and the corporation as to you that the RTC has prime already floated notification with Petroleum Corporations RTC land is being doled out to associations president R still adopting dilly-dallying his petition, he told the HC unjust, unfair illegal and properties all across the state to seeking expression of interest, on its lands at prime locations the private individuals and the Krishnaiah and other leaders tactics. There is no deviation that the corporation had not unconstitutional and urged the extent of 1,500 acres of land which has been designed to in different parts of Telangana. current aggression that the took part. in the tough posture adopted paid September salaries of the the HC to direct the state gov- and other assets which are meet the interests of certain However, thus secured petrol government has been showing In Karimnagar, two RTC by the government in spite of employees, who have been on ernment to pass the orders. worth Rs.80,000 crores. The individuals exclusively. pumps have been leased out to against the RTC employees is workers protested in a novel suicides by RTC workers. strike. Later the HC posted the mat- employees unions allege that On Hunter Road in private individuals who have only a subterfuge to handover way by resorting to begging on Therefore, the workers have He urged the HC to declare ter till Monday next week the government slowly and Hanumakonda (Warangal) 4 been making huge profit out of prime lands to private indi- the streets near Karimnagar stepped up their stir to put the action of the state govern- further hearing. steadily is trying to hand over acres of land which is worth sale of petrol and diesel. It is viduals, they alleged. crossroads. In the process, pressure on the government.

People keen on Usage of cards Cong victory in decline in Hyd, Huzurnagar: VH UPI payments up Continued from Page1 lowed by Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. The top-3 sectors that con- Shashank Kumar, CTO and tributed to Hyderabad's digital co-founder of Razorpay said, "It transactions in JAS were finan- is exciting to see how fin-tech in Lallaguda carriage cial services (23%), food and Hyderabad has evolved much beverage (18%) and utilities beyond just accepting payments PNS n HYDERABAD (10%). In Telangana, Hyderabad and being transactional to now workshop receives award city saw the highest number of being transformational and Veteran Congress leader V digital transactions followed by impactful. Hence, it is not sur- Hanumantha Rao on PNS n HYDERABAD prises basic and practical train- Secunderabad, Khammam, prising to see Hyderabad record- Wednesday said people of ing at the workplace, with an Karimnagar, Warangal and ed the highest number of digi- Huzurnagar constitutency Minister for Labour Malla Industry or establishment. Paloncha. Payment links and tal transactions in the state, decided to ensure Congress Reddy awarded the "Best It may be mentioned here that Payment Pages are rapidly grow- which we believe will only grow victory in the October 21 by- Establishment Award" to Basic National Apprenticeship ing among the SMEs too in as UPI leads the way with more poll. However, the TRS, with Training Centre, Carriage Promotion Scheme (NAPS) has Hyderabad. customised offerings and fea- an eye on victory, is distrib- Workshop, Lallaguda for been launched by the The report provides an insight tures. The city's tryst with digi- uting money with the help of imparting skill development Government of India in August, into the rapidly evolving FinTech tal adoption has only just begun. the police, he alleged. training to 550 Trade 2016. The scheme entails finan- ecosystem in India by analysing The developing fin-tech infra- He wondered how KCR, Apprentices during the year cial support to establishments the patterns of digital transac- structure, the transitioning who was a Union Minister ear- 2018-19. The award was pre- undertaking apprenticeship pro- tions and the impact of indus- mindset of people and tradi- lier, could advise workers not sented at a State level awareness grams. The main objective of try innovations such as UPI tional businesses, and collabo- to entertain trade union activ- workshop on Apprenticeship this program is to create a Job- which are harnessing a digital- rative effort of the government ity. After the Huzurnagar by- new notification and imple- Ready workforce and Train and ly inclusive economy. Bengaluru and financial institutions will sig- poll, the Congress would step mentation program held at retain High-Quality appren- continues to top the list of the nificantly aid this growth in up the protest against uranium Telangana Chamber of tices. The financial benefits most digitised city in India, fol- Hyderabad." exploration in the state. Commerce & Industry. Ministry under NAPS are Sharing of of Skill Development and cost of basic training with Basic Entrepreneurship, Government Training Providers (BTP) up to of India has jointly organized the Rs. 7500/- for 3 months/500 Newborn "Apprenticeship Pakhawada" hours or Sharing of 25% of the Renuka calls Cabinet from 30September, 2019 to prescribed stipend subject to a abandoned 15October, 2019. Apprenticeship maximum of Rs. 1500/- per near NIMS ministers ‘sheep' Training is a course that com- month per apprentice. Continued from Page1 PNS n KHAMMAM strike. Footage from surveillance Renuka Chowdhary said More unions pledge cameras in the surroundings Former MP of Congress when KCR's pet dog died a is being examined to identify Renuka Chowdhary on case was filed against the vet the offenders. Data on recent Wednesday alleged that Chief who had treated the dog, but deliveries in hospitals in the Minister K Chandrasekhar the same government is silent support to strike vicinity too is being collected. Rao has been trampling upon when RTC workers commit Following the incident, human rights of people and suicide to press for their PNS n HYDERABAD coordination committee has child rights activists raised termed his action as "anti- demands. decided to organise nationwide concerns over the frequency of democratic". She described The RTC was built over a International Road Transport protests. The organisation will such cases of abandonment. ministers in the KCR Cabinet period of time assiduously, she Coordination Committee con- chalk out its future course of "The incidents of abandon- as "sheep" for not being able to said charging KCR with trying vener KK Diwakaran and action if the government did ment of newborn babies are talk of ground realities before to give away RTC assets to other leaders on Wednesday not respond, he said. seeing an increase of late. This the CM. CM's henchmen in the name pledged their support to the RTC JAC of workers con- is the third such incident The voice that questions is of privatisation. She vowed to agitating RTC workers. vener Aswathama Reddy said within a month in the city," being stifled, she said, adding struggle it out to bring the In support of the October 19 that national trade unions are said Achyuta Rao of the Balala that the adamant CM chose RTC strike to logical conclu- bandh called by RTC workers, also supporting the RTC Hakkula Sangham. not to take notice of the RTC sion. the international transport strike. Shabbir says Mahmood Ali misleading Muslim community SAYS HOME MINISTER IS ALSO SILENT OVER 12% MUSLIM QUOTA WHICH KCR HAD PROMISED IN 2014

PNS n HYDERABAD cheating the community by Abdul Rahman Antulay The Congress leader ques- hiding the truth. (Maharashtra), M Farroq tioned Mahmood Ali's silence Former minister Mohammed He said Mahmood Ali was (Pondicherry) and Barkatullah on the issue of 12% Muslim Ali Shabbir has accused Home personally indebted to KCR for Khan (Rajasthan). He said quota which Chief Minister Minister Mahmood Ali of mis- making him Deputy CM in the Akbar Ali Khan and MM KCR had promised in April leading the Muslim commu- first term and now the Home Hasham had served as the 2014. KCR had assured to nity in order to secure votes in Minister, but he was wrong in Home Ministers of united implement it within four Huzurnagar by-elections. claiming that that he was first Andhra Pradesh. months after coming to power, In a media statement on Muslim in the country to get Present Leader of but did nothing even in six Wednesday, Shabbir Ali alleged the top position. He pointed Opposition in Rajya Sabha is years. that the Home Minister was out that the Congress party got Ghulam Nabi Azad. "Mahmood Ali should also ignorant on the subject of Zakir Hussain and Fakhruddin Therefore, KCR might be a have the courage to admit and minorities' welfare. Referring to Ali Ahmed elected as godfather for Mahmood Ali, speak the truth that 4% Muslim Mahmood Ali's speech in Presidents of India. Several but it was routine for the reservation under implemen- Huzurnagar wherein he Muslims were elevated to the Chief Ministers of different Congress party to nominate tation since 2004-05 was given claimed that TRS government post of Vice Presidents, states. Muslims on top posts. "Even by the Congress regime and so was secular and K Governors and Union They include Syeda Anwara I've served as the Leader of far it has benefitted nearly 25 Chandrashekhar Rao was a Ministers. Taimur (Assam), Abdul Opposition in Legislative lakh poor Muslims in pro-minority Chief Minister, Shabbir said so far six Ghafoor (), C. H. Council because of Congress Telangana and AP States," he he said Mahmood Ali was Muslims had served as the Mohammad Koya (Kerala), party," he said. said. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS ROW OVER BHARAT RATNA DEMAND FOR SARVARKAR Kartarpur corridor gets ready; Prasad hits back at Cong work on Pak side very slow Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab), Oct 16 (PTI) The online reg- with family jibe istration for pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib PNS n NAGPUR Kartarpur is expected to com- mence on October 20 as a Justifying the Bharat Ratna four-lane highway connecting demand for V D Savarkar raised the 'zero point' for onward by the Maharashtra BJP in its journey to Pakistan is getting poll manifesto, Union Law ready, but work across the Mamata pays visit to Minister Ravishankar Prasad border is very slow. Nobel laureate Abhijit on Wednesday attacked the A state-of-the-art passenger Congress for opposing the high- terminal with facilitation cen- Banerjee's home est civilian honour for such tre to host government officials "rashtra bhaktas" (patriots). responsible for ensuring has- KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Addressing a press conference sle-free travel of pilgrims, food here in Maharashtra, he also kiosks, parking areas and secu- construction but it has assured Wednesday paid a visit to The slow progress of Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak accused the Congress of ensur- rity points will also come up by that it will complete the work ing that only the "family mem- November 8 when Prime in good time," Mohan said. Banerjee's house in South the work in Pakistan is Kolkata and congratulated her bers" get the highest civilian Minister Narendra Modi will Gurdwara Darbar Sahib mother on her son's success. honour. formally inaugurate the much- clearly visible from the Kartarpur is one of the holiest The chief minister who was Releasing its manifesto for the Releasing its manifesto for the October 21 Bharat Ratnas," Prasad said. awaited Kartarpur corridor. Indian side as there is Sikh shrines located in the accompanied by senior officials October 21 Maharashtra assem- He alleged the Congress "The online registration for neighbouring country. also exchanged pleasantries bly elections on Tuesday, the Maharashtra assembly elections on always tried to keep the Bharat the pilgrims visiting Gurdwara no work on the road as Mohan said an alternative with Nirmala Banerjee, Abhijit's state BJP raised the demand for Ratna honour in the "family" Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is well as the bridge road is being constructed up to mother. Abhijit Banerjee, an Bharat ratna for the Hindutva Tuesday, the state BJP raised the demand only, an apparent reference to expected to commence on to the zero point due to the Indian-American, has jointly icon along with 19th Century for Bharat ratna for the Hindutva icon along the Gandhis. October 20," Chairman of the which will connect the unavailability of the bridge won the Nobel prize in social reformists Jyotiba Phule "Vallabhbhai Patel died in Land Port Authority of India and the road on the Pakistan economics along with his wife and his wife Savitribai Phule. with 19th Century social reformists Jyotiba 1950 but Bharat Ratna was and Additional Secretary in the four-lane road side. Esther Duflo and Michael Prasad alleged that Congress Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule announced for him only in Ministry of Home Affairs constructed by India Pakistan will provide trans- Kremer. He bagged the award did not bestow the Bharat Ratna 1991 when Narasimha Rao was Govind Mohan told a group of port up to the zero point to for his "experimental approach to 'Sardar' Vallabhbhai Patel, the prime minister. If not Rao, this reporters here. pick up pilgrims to their side to alleviating global poverty". first Home Minister of the Bharat Ratna for Savarkar in its said the former was a "rash- work (honouring Patel) would The total area of the pas- state-of-the-art passenger ter- of the facilitation centre and to West Bengal government is country, andDalit icon manifesto? The Congress always trabhakta" (patriot) who had have been done by the NDA senger terminal is 2.5 lakh sq minal, which can accommo- drop them back. also planning to organise a Babasaheb Ambedkar earlier. gathered 'Bharat Ratna' among spent 11 years of his life in the government of Atal Bihari feet which is being construct- date 5,000 pilgrims, will be He said India and Pakistan grand felicitation for the Nobel "Both these leaders were the family only (sic)," he said. Andaman jail. "Savarkar had Vajpayee. ed on a 20-acre land. Total land completed by October end. are still negotiating on laureate, senior minister Partha given the highest civilian hon- Reacting to the Maharashtra never asked anything in return "It is good that former PMs acquired for the project is 50 However, the slow progress Islamabad's insistence of Chatterjee said on Tuesday. our (posthumously) when BJP's poll manifesto, the from the country," he added. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajiv acres. of the work in Pakistan is charging USD 20 from each Abhijit Banerjee is scheduled to Narasimha Rao, who didn't Congress had said: "If the BJP "Veer Savarkar, as V D Gandhi, and Zakir Hussian (the India has proposed that the clearly visible from the Indian pilgrim and timing of the pil- arrive in the city on the night of belong to the family, was prime government was considering Savarkar is popularly known, third ) were first group of pilgrims should side as there is no work on the grimage every day (first entry October 22. minister of the country," he the Bharat Ratna demand, then Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and given 'Bharat Ratna'. But why did cross over to Pakistan on road as well as the bridge and last exit time). added. God save this country." Savitribai Phule have given so Patel not given the honour ear- November 8. which will connect the four- A total of 55 immigration "Why the Congress is trou- Justifying the highest civilian much to the Society. Such lier? It was because he used to Mohan said the work on the lane road constructed by India. counters are being set up at the Congress leader shot bled with the BJP's demand for honour for Savarkar, Prasad nationalists should certainly get oppose Nehru," Prasad alleged. four-lane highway and the "Pakistan has deferred the passenger terminal. dead in UP's Aligarh: Police ALIGARH (UP): A local NCERT panel to revise Kashmiri students to boycott Civil surgeon, four Congress leader has been shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district over an alleged property 14-yr-old curriculum Sir Syed fete in AMU dispute, police said on others suspended Wednesday. The men, who are n yet to be identified, reached framework PNS ALIGARH (UP) Tributes to students ANTS FOUND ON DEAD PATIENT'S EYES Mohamed Farouk's office near n n Shamshad market under Civil PNS NEW DELHI Kashmiri students in AMU on killed in 1966 PNS SHIVPURI this connection, state Health Lines police station limits on Wednesday said they will boy- agitation Minister Tulsi Silawat said. two motorcycles around 8 pm The National Council of cott the annual Sir Syed day Ants were found crawling on "Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday, said. Educational Research and celebrations, including a tra- JAMMU: Various student the eyes of a dead patient at a and senior Congress leader Superintendent of Police (City) Training (NCERT) is planning ditional dinner on Thursday, to organisations including RSS- state-run hospital in Madhya Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed Abhishek Kumar. The attackers to review the 14-year-old express their anguish over the affiliate ABVP on Wednesday Pradesh's Shivpuri district, anger over the incident. I then barged into the office and National Curriculum situation in the valley follow- paid tributes to students who prompting the government to directed the officials con- fired several shots at Farouk, he Framework (NCF) in accor- ing the revocation of the state's lost their lives in 1966 during suspend a civil surgeon, anoth- cerned to suspend those said. A crowd gathered outside dance with new national edu- special status. Syed Khan, we are living in a protest to demand a separate er doctor and three nurses. responsible for the incident. Farouk's office, which is located cation policy and set up a com- posed revision will be the fifth There are about 1,300 pain." university for Jammu. The Chief Minister Kamal Nath This is serious negligence," in a busy area, after hearing the mittee for the purpose. of the framework. "We are just Kashmiri students studying in He claimed that contrary to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi on Wednesday expressed Silawat said. gunshots and nabbed one of According to NCERT Director waiting for the new education the Aligarh Muslim University media reports and official Parishad (ABVP), Jammu Joint shock annd anger over the Shivpuri's chief medical the assailants. However, his Hrushikesh Senapaty, the coun- policy to be finalised and a com- (AMU) currently. claims "only 5 per cent of the Students Front (JSSF) and the incident, which came to light and health officer Dr A L associates opened fire, freed cil is going to announce a com- mittee for reviewing the NCF Talking to reporters here, postpaid cell phones have been National Panthers Students after some photos purported- Sharma told PTI that after him and fled, the officer said. mittee by the end of this month will be announced by month- Sajad Rathar, a Kashmiri stu- activated in the Kashmir val- Union (NPSU) organised ly showing ants on the eyes of the initial inquiry, the civil Farouk was rushed to a hospital which will revisit the NCF to end. The committee, however, dent leader and former vice ley till now". programmes to mark the the deceased, Balchandra surgeon, P K Khare, duty where he was declared dead, he bring it on lines of the NEP. will keep NEP as the base of revi- president of the AMU students' Rather said how could the occasion at a memorial Lodhi (50), went viral on doctor Dinesh Rajput and added. According to initial The NCF has been revised sion. Ultimately the textbooks union, said, "When the rest of students think of celebrations outside GGM Science College social media. three nurses have been sus- reports, Farouk was apparently four times so far - in 1975, 1988, will be revised as per the new the world is celebrating the when their families were living here. The civil surgeon and four pended for alleged derelic- killed over a property dispute, 2000 and 2005. The new pro- framework." 202nd birth anniversary of Sir in "acute distress". others have been suspended in tion of duty. police said.

Body of truck driver shot dead in Kashmir Rose Valley: CBI officials Respect Amarinder's offer to hold Parkash arrives in Rajasthan Purb celebrations jointly: Sukhbir BHARATPUR: The body of a visit state secretariat truck driver shot dead by n n terrorists in Jammu and PNS KOLKATA PNS PHAGWARA On the government's decision to release five cops Kashmir arrived here in the early hours of Wednesday but CBI officers visited the West Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) convicted of fake encounters during militancy, Badal his family refused to accept it Bengal secretariat on president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "One cannot compare remission of sentence of unless their demands for Wednesday as part of its ongo- said he respect the Punjab gov- compensation of Rs 50 lakh ing probe into the multi crore ernment's offer to celebrate 550th Sikhs who had completed their term in jails with the and the status of martyr for Rose Valley chit fund scam. Parkash Purb function of Guru human rights violation by men in uniform." him were met, officials said. This is the first time that the Nanak Dev at Sultanpur Lodhi The body of Sharief Khan investigating agency personnel under the patronage of Akal arrived from New Delhi in an have visited the state secretariat Takht and with the support of rider or condition on his offer for form." He said those who per- ambulance at 1 am but agitated in connection with the Rose October 18. ernment to provide details SGPC. celebrating it under the com- petrated human rights violation family members and locals did Valley scam. "CBI is seeking details about about the nature of dealings Chief Minister Amarinder mand of Akal Takht Sahib," he should be made to complete their not let it enter the village, Sources said that the CBI land dealings which took place with the ponzi scheme com- Singh on Tuesday had sent a let- Sukhbir Singh Badal added. sentences. saying their demands should personnel reached the state between the state government pany and also about the loca- ter through his two cabinet min- The former Punjab deputy Earlier, addressing the rally, be met first. The body was then secretariat in the morning and the Rose Valley group," a tion of the lands, government isters and later spoke to Akal chief minister was talking to Badal said that SAD-BJP alliance shifted to a mortuary at a hours and submitted two let- senior official at the secretari- officials said. Takht Jathedar to resolve the media that SGPC could take care reporters after addressing a poll was so rock-solid that "we will hospital in Pahadi town, an ters - one for chief secretary at said on condition of Thousands of common peo- ongoing deadlock over holding of religious events inside the gur- rally for BJP-SAD nominee live and die together". official said. "The family Rajiva Sinha and the other for anonymity. ple were defrauded of their the main event. dwara, while the state govern- Rajesh Bagha here. "It is not a political alliance. It members have refused to the officer on special duty to "This is a routine visit to the hard-earned money on Badal claimed that his party ment would look after the func- On the government's decision is an alliance for peace, amity and accept to body and are the land department. state secretariat for the pur- promises of high returns in the has been batting for it from the tion outside it," he said. to release five cops convicted of communal harmony in Punjab. demanding the status of The probe agency has asked poses of investigation", CBI Rose Valley case like the beginning. "The entire Sikh Sangat all fake encounters during militan- Anti-Punjab forces were spread- martyr, a compensation of Rs the state government to submit sources said and sought coop- Saradha ponzi scheme scam. "But what pained me is the fact over the world want joint cele- cy, Badal said, "One cannot ing rumours to the contrary," he 50 lakh and pension to his all files related to the Rose eration from the state govern- Rose Valley had collected that barely two hours after his bration of Guru Nanak's Parkash compare remission of sentence said. Calling Amarinder family. Talks are going on with Valley scam and summoned ment. more than Rs 10,000 crore ministers had presented the let- Purb as the guru preached 'Sarbat of Sikhs who had completed their "ahankari raja" (arrogant king), them," Tehsildar (Pahadi) the OSD of the land depart- The central probe agency from the public through illegal ter to Akal Takht Jathedar, Da Bhala' (welfare of all) and term in jails with the human he said the bypolls will teach him Ramkumar Kanwar, said. ment to appear before it by has also asked the state gov- schemes. Captain (Amarinder Singh) told Captain should not put any rights violation by men in uni- a lesson.

UP to conduct Bajaj Housing Fin provides Rs. 50 crore subsidy under PMAY special audit of PNS n PUNE respectively. of no pucca house Not for ren- The interest subsidy comes as a boon to Particulars EWS LIG MIG- ovation/upgradation Yes Yes power discoms Bajaj Housing Finance Limited first-time homebuyers, helping them I MIG-II Household income Ownership/co-ownership of a PNS n LUCKNOW (BHFL) has made affordable reduce their loan EMIs and thereby, own (rupees per annum) 0-3,00,000 woman Mandatory for new housing a reality by offering 3,00,001-6,00,000 6,00,001- acquisition, Not mandatory The Uttar Pradesh govern- credit linked subsidy scheme a flat or a home without exceeding their 12,00,000 12,00,001-18,00,000 for existing property Not ment on Wednesday decided to (CLSS) known as Pradhan budget. The company's offerings are in Eligible housing loan amount mandatory Not mandatory conduct special audit of finance Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) or for interest subsidy (in rupees) How PMAY CLSS makes home departments of all power dis- (PMAY-U) to the tune of Rs. 50 line with the Government of India's vision Up to 6,00,000 Up to 6,00,000 loan EMIs smaller Since CLSS tribution companies in the crore. Till date, a whopping of providing affordable housing to every Up to 9,00,000 Up to 12,00,000 reduces interest repayments, state after it received numerous greater than 4,000 applications citizen by 2022 Interest subsidy (% per annum) PMAY beneficiaries pay lower complaints of corruption from for the Credit Linked Subsidy 6.50% 6.50% 4.00% 3.00% EMIs as compared to regular consumers. State Power min- Scheme (CLSS) have been Maximum loan tenor (in years) home loan borrowers. For ister Shrikant Sharma said processed. are part of the Lower Income between Rs.12,00,001 and 20 20 20 20 Maximum carpet instance, an MIG II beneficia- strict action will be taken if any The interest subsidy comes Group (LIG). Both categories Rs.18,00,000 are part of the area of the dwelling unit 30 sq. ry taking a loan of Rs.18 lakh financial anomalies were found. as a boon to first-time home- enjoy interest subsidies of up to Middle-Income Group 2 (MIG m. 60 sq. m. 160 sq. m. 200 sq. at a 10% interest will pay EMIs "We have decided to conduct buyers, helping them reduce Rs.2,67,280, at the rate of 2) category. MIG 1 beneficia- m. of Rs.17,370 over 20 years special audit of finance their loan EMIs and thereby, 2022. ernment. Households with 6.50%, on a maximum loan ries get up to Rs.2,35,068 and Discount rate for net present towards a regular home loan. departments of all the power own a flat or a home without How much subsidy can a annual income of up to amount of Rs.6,00,000. MIG 2 can obtain up to value (NPV) calculation of When availing a home loan distribution companies. This exceeding their budget. The customer claim? The extent of Rs.3,00,000 are considered to Families with incomes Rs.2,30,156 as subsidy. The interest subsidy (%) 9.00% under PMAY, such a benefi- will be done at the level of Uttar company's offerings are in line subsidy that a beneficiary fam- be a part of the Economically between Rs.6,00,001 and interest subsidy rates are 4% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% Maximum ciary can claim a subsidy of up Pradesh Power Corporation with the Government of India's ily is allowed to claim depends Weaker Section (EWS) and Rs.12,00,000 qualify under the and 3%, calculated on maxi- interest subsidy amount (in to Rs.2.30 lakh and reduce Limited (UPPCL) in which vig- vision of providing affordable on the household income and those with incomes between Middle-Income Group 1 (MIG mum loan amounts of rupees) 2,67,280 2,67,280 EMIs to Rs.15,149 for the entire ilance officials will also be housing to every citizen by other conditions levied by gov- Rs.3,00,001 and Rs.6,00,000 I) and those with incomes Rs.9,00,000 and 12,00,000, 2,35,068 2,30,156 Applicability tenor. involved," he said. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Lessons from PMC Considering the impact on savings of ordinary mortals, Rescue biodiversity first cooperative banks need to be part of the RBI’s strictest vigil he extent of a crisis is not felt until it impacts human lives. And the stress felt India has a crucial decision to make. Should it conserve its biodiversity and germplasm Tby account-holders of the now collapsed Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank became all too evident when three depos- for future generations or surrender its heritage to corporations and foreign treaties? itors died, two out of anxiety-induced cardiac um companies of India, too. arrests and one committing suicide. The des- The meeting in Rome will peration becomes palpable as cooperative also discuss the dematerialised banks have ordinary individuals parking their use of PGR. With advancements in technology such as gene edit- savings of a lifetime with them, usually small ing, Digital Sequence businessmen, farmers, retired professionals Information (DSI), physical plant and even cooperative group housing societies. material may not be required to develop new varieties. Gene Basically, honest people, who want to make sure that they get by life on a rainy sequences will be enough. While day under the safety net of a bank and breathe easy risk-free. Now they’ve found INDRA SHEKHAR SINGH the world and organisation such their lives and trust completely overturned. While unscrupulous businessmen as the CBD are doing expert stud- ome November, India is about to ies on them, India should support and scamsters — who have made good by defrauding big banks and fled to enter key negotiations on the that DSI and other future tech- safe havens — have left public banks red-faced, the `4,355 crore PMC scam International Treaty on Plant nologies (CRISPR) should be has been more intensely felt simply because the neighbourhood bank sudden- Genetic Resources for Food and added under the benefit-sharing Agriculture (ITPGRFA) at its scheme so that our efforts in con- ly doesn’t seem at all trustworthy. It has shaken what welds a community, faith. Ceighth general body meeting in Rome. But serving PGR are not left out. Of course, the Government has stepped in to assure account holders and a reg- what is at stake? All of India’s future as these But perhaps the biggest ele- ulatory mechanism is kicking in with fury. But why were signs being ignored for talks may impact the country’s biodiversity phant in the room is: Who is and germplasm relating to food and agricul- India really negotiating with? Is such a long time and actionable triggers allowed to pile up? According to Reserve ture. In the delegates’ own words, “The ITP- it the developed countries or Bank of India’s (RBI’s) own data till March 31, 46 of the 1,542 urban coopera- GRFA, adopted in 2001, is a global response trans-national big agricultural tive banks had built up liabilities and 26 were ticked off. Also, RBI itself had been to promote the conservation of plant genet- corporations in the garb of coun- ic resources and to protect farmers’ rights to tries? Such corporations are pre- putting some of these banks under severe restrictions all too frequently, indicat- access and have fair and equitable sharing of sent in each country today, ing a cascading malaise that ought to have been acted upon strictly. This year benefits arising out of their use.” But let us including India, and are lobbying itself, RBI had red circled four cooperative banks and restricted them between examine the agenda behind this treaty. to have access to PGR through a As per ITPFRA/Food and Agriculture second channel. In fact, through January and September, PMC included. The bank had a deposit base of over Organisation (FAO) data, India is the top des- their Indian subsidiaries, they are `11,000 crore, reported a net profit of nearly `100 crore even though its non- tination for plant genetic resources for food even consulting with the performing assets (NPAs) more than doubled. Yet nobody considered the last and agriculture (PGFRA), numbering Government for a softer stance as a travesty or had foreseen the precipice. With the alert mode off, officials con- 725,117. Briefly put, these negotiations are on ITPGRFA. And why would about how other countries can access all these they do that? Because nations tinued their dubious lendings to one group, HDIL, despite its falling fortune. PGFRAs at the minimum price possible. It such as India expressed sovereign What is alarming is that the fraud actually began from 2008 with many of is also to be kept in mind that India is a sig- right over their PGR and have the bank’s senior employees involved in creating fictitious accounts to loan money natory to the Convention of Biological many restrictions for foreign Diversity (CBD) and Nagoya Protocol, which MNCs to access Indian biodiver- without scrutiny. PMC chairman Waryam Singh was a board member of HDIL cover all of its biodiversity already. These two sity under the Biological Diversity and even though RBI sought his removal in October 2018, there was no follow- treaties protect bio-piracy and have worked Act. If the Swiss proposal is up crackdown. Such oversights and laxity led to a sharp rise in NPAs that erod- favourably for a biodiversity/germplasm rich until now and given only 26,530 Diversity (CBD), Seed Act, seed development and expansion of accepted, Indian legislations will country as ours. accessions to the MLS. But we are rules and other prevailing legis- Research and development be bypassed and all doors to PGR ed a small bank’s profits. Even the State Government wasn’t aware though the The first issue in the discussion comes not the only ones. A cold and wet lations. Otherwise we will see a (R&D) activities in India and in will be opened to them without crony capitalism between banks, politicians and businessmen is not new and from Switzerland, which has been advocat- island off the north-west coast of situation where Indian farmers other PGR-rich nations. We can restrictions — all for a nominal this nexus, too, is expected to reveal some important beneficiaries. Clearly, there ing a “Multilateral System (MLS) to cover all Europe, the United Kingdom, has are growing cotton and the mills propose that every State should percentage of profits. other plant genetic resources for food and a total of 834,451 accessions, out of Manchester are making the have ex-situ and in-situ PGR con- Once they have Indian PGR is a need for an incisive regulatory mechanism that doesn’t allow for the slight- agriculture in accordance with Article 3 of the of which it has put only 44,069 cloth. Ultimately, Indians will buy servation project funded by this available to them in any part of est oversight and becomes a trigger for corrective action. Even if a regulatory international treaty.” One should consider that accessions in the MLS. Before their own cotton at 400 per cent treaty. the world, we will see the emer- check is in place, poor governance and professionalism and an aversion to tech- Switzerland has only 39,953 accessions stored considering the inclusion of all times the actual price. This Speaking of funds, the other gence of “seed sweat shops”, with it. Given that India has one of the high- PGRs in Annexure 1, the model will be emulated for seeds, critical issue is of the corpus much like clothes sweat shops in nological processes that guarantee transparency have kept smaller banks out est stored ascensions in the world — 395,001 Government of India and the too. In this case, especially as (FAO trust fund) created for shar- countries like Bangladesh. The of a codified protocol. That carelessness needs to be done away with right now — we would legally be bound to contribute Indian Council of Agricultural some nations allow for patents on ing benefits. India must first design is European or American, at the micro level. A phased withdrawal quota, so that depositors can take their all of them to the treaty. In this sense, we will Research (ICAR)-National seeds, our germplasm can be strongly urge to be on the board raw material is Indian and clothes become one of the biggest donors, too. But Bureau of Plant Genetic patented as part of a foreign prod- committee of this fund and also are made in Bangladesh for a few money out, or cancellation of licence when the damage has been done, cannot is this economically sound and in the inter- Resources (NBPGR) must uct. Then the same seed must be ensure that there is adequate rep- cents an hour and then sold in be the solution. Investors, too, need to watch out for the fundamentals of such est of the nation? After the emergence of cli- analyse how many PGRs have sold to Indian farmers. We must resentation from PGR donor boutique stores for thousands of banks than just falling for the relatively higher rates on deposits offered by them mate crisis, Brexit and Trumpism, it may not been accessed by Indian firms think carefully and ensure Indian countries. This can be done dollars. Countries with the cheap- be the best option. through MLS and how much we legislations go with all our according to the availability/con- est farm labour costs will be over commercial ones. They should remain vigilant about a bank’s capital base, Regarding the Swiss proposal to cover all have contributed to other nations. germplasm, too. tribution of PGR resources. The selected to mass produce seeds see that it hasn’t dipped to negative. Other safety nets, of course, include the other PGRs for food and agriculture, India A policy paper needs to be pub- There is also an attempt to project allotted for conservation and then the produce will be Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India scheme. But the should think of its national interest first and lished on this so that citizens are introduce international union and R&D should be commensu- exported to nations which can ` only those crop species should be included aware of the benefits. for the Protection of New rate with the PGR donations. The pay higher prices. Indian farm- insurance limit here is only up to 1 lakh. There is no guarantee for the rest of and PGR accessions designated, which are NBPGR must also work out Varieties of Plants (UPOV) con- Government of India and ers and women, who have pre- the depositor money in case of failures. Of course, the government of the day already available in the public domain (ie the economic, agricultural and vention through this treaty. India NBPGR must also analyse that served seeds and biodiversity, has predictably resorted to a blame game with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accessible to everyone). Article 1 of the treaty social benefits of Indian seed should advocate farmers’ rights during the last seven to eight may be alienated and all of their admitting that all public banks were allowed to continue fraudulent practices because should also explicitly declare the crop species, companies under MLS. It must in ITPGFRA in accordance with years how many projects for biodiversity commercialised by which we do not want to make available under also make sure there is no vague- provisions of their rights available PGR activities have been fund- big agricultural companies of the of “phone call” recommendations in the UPA regime. The issue has further gained the MLS. In fact, all crops, for which we have ness or secrecy regarding these under the Protection of Plant ed under the ITPGRFRA trust developed world. traction with Nobel-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee predicting that PMC was geographical indication (GI) for now or for negotiations. We need a clear Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, fund versus other countries. Given the threat of climate just the “tip of the iceberg”, that the government simply does not have the band- the future, should be excluded from the treaty. plan of how if we contribute our 2001. Any dilution of farmers’ We have to stress on the fact change, we cannot allow for China is currently not part of this treaty and PGRs, the MLS will reciprocate and breeders rights must not be that monetary benefits arising rampant exploitation of our width to write off loans and rescue ailing banks and that it should, therefore, sell is negotiating on its terms to make inroads. in nation-building. negotiated/accepted, especially after the commercialisation of PGRs only to participate in for- them off. But cooperative banks by their very nature are not meant to look like India should do the same. Our only bargain- The MNCs and foreign when we are not signatories of the PGR should be made directly to eign treaties. We should learn a corporate behemoth but inculcate a habit of banking among unserved sec- ing chip is our vast plant genetic resource companies, which will access UPOV. the PGR donor country. In addi- from China and be more conser- (PGR), let’s not allow it to be taken without the PGRs from the Indian collec- India must seek an expan- tion, the product developed using vative and nationalistic in our tors. There will always be a social dimension to look into and, therefore, greater any benefit to our country. The US recently tion, should maintain strict com- sion of the MLS in such a way the PGR should be made avail- approach towards our biological accountability must not be just monitored but embedded and made systemic. joined on the insistence of the private sector pliance with national legisla- that PGR-rich countries get able to the donor country, espe- heritage. and in a matter of years, it is the chairperson. tions, especially related to the appropriate benefits and advan- cially to the farmers, at relative- (The writer is Programme So the treaty is heavily influenced by big glob- Protection of Plant Varieties and tage for conserving and preserv- ly lower costs. There should be Director for Policy and Outreach al agricultural corporations and geopolitics. Farmers’ Rights Authority, ing germplasm. This can be relaxations for public institutes at the National Seed Association Sports to poll icons India has held a conservative position Convention on Biological done through capacity-building, like ICAR and small and medi- of India) BJP is relying on international medal-winners to break through in constituencies it has never won S O U N D BITE hough the BJP seems all set to win a sec- I strongly believe that the If we talk about the misuse India should opt for further I have been slammed with IPC ond stint in the Haryana polls, it is leav- Chinese students should of freedom in the absence of monetary policy easing and 307. My self-respect proved too ing no stone unturned to ensure its vic- come to India and the censorship, we are all broad-based structural costly for me. Now, the accusa- T Indian institutes should becoming Right-wing. We reforms to reverse a cyclical tion that I have stolen goats and tory and has harnessed the star power of also welcome them. are trying to ban everything. demand slowdown. hens will also remain with me! sportspersons in a State that accounted for Spiritual leader Actor IMF chief economist Samajwadi Party leader every third medal India brought home at the —Dalai Lama —Radhika Apte —Gita Gopinath —Azam Khan 2018 Commonwealth Games. The party hard- ly faces any impediment — what with the Congress riven with faction fights and the Om Prakash Chautala-led INLD still reeling from L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR a split — but this move seems essentially aimed at shining up the Manohar Lal Khattar Economic takeaways Tradition or superstition? Time to course-correct regime’s own achievements and making a breakthrough in seats the party has never won. Haryana has traditionally been a successful model of sports nurs- Sir — This refers to the editori- oliticians wedded to the Hindutva ideology are adept Sir — This refers to the editorial, eries and the Khattar government has encouraged them further, particularly with al, “Bangla pride” (October 15). at converting every event as an opportunity to “Bengal pride” (October 15). The Sheer information or official dec- Pdeclare their commitment to the beliefs, rituals and policy adopted by Abhijit Banerjee regard to women’s participation. The BJP is also hoping that the three interna- laration may testify that Abhijit superstitions associated with the new breed of Hindu must inspire our policymakers to tional sports stars will take the voters away from the deep caste divide, set a Banerjee, along with Esther Duflo religion, shaped to implement a certain political agen- take a leaf out of his randomised neutral context and pull crowds during campaigning. Commonwealth Games gold- and Michael Kremer, has won the da. Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was in controlled field trials (RCTs) model Nobel Prize for Economics just France to receive the first Rafale fighter aircraft from and propel them to course-correct. winning wrestler Babita Phogat is contesting from Dadri seat in Bhiwani Lok Sabha like Amartya Sen was honoured Dassault Aviation. An amused French audience watched Instead of working towards reduc- constituency, former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh has been fielded from with the same in the similar him perform “Shastra Puja” before the delivery of the ing the burden of the corporate Pehowa in Kurukshetra and 2012 London Olympics bronze winning wrestler field. But the underlying fact jet. To create a protective charm, to repel evil eyes and class, our lawmakers will do well remains that the Nobel ward off evil spirits, he placed lemons under its wheels to increase the purchasing power Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat’s Baroda Assembly segment. BJP has not won Committee has actually hon- along with a strategic placement of Indian chillies. A few of the poor, minimise income in any of these seats before, which have been with the Congress. While Singh oured the embedded humanity days later, in Mamallapuram, Brahmin priests clad in inequalities and enhance the qual- and Dutt have already emerged as star attractions, Babita is expected to be the within the trio and previously white dhotis welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with Chandrayan-II mission being under the spell of an evil ity of life of the people. Sen. After all, the economics traditional music and poorna kumbam. The image of a eye that doomed the lander and the rover. If only lemons Yash brahmastra. Apart from her credentials as a sportswoman, what adds to her pursued by them wasn’t related to New India is clearer as our leaders seem inclined to and red chillies had been attached to the spacecraft, it Via email crowd appeal is that sports-obsessed Bhiwani has 12 wrestling and eight box- stock market with an inclined believe in lemons and red chillies as protective shields would not have hurtled off the lunar surface. The troll ing clubs. It is the only district in the country to have four Dronacharya and 24 pro-rich growth story. Rather, for astras (weapons). Astrology and pseudo-science are army also wondered why coconuts were not broken Brewing trouble they pursued economics with a being referred to as “Vedic astrology” to determine dates before the lift-off. It’’s high time we ponder over how Arjuna awardees.The fact that the Bollywood blockbuster Dangal was inspired humanitarian approach. Their and destiny. close we have come in prototyping the future of a much- by Babita’s life story is just gold dust as her tale finds consonance with the sole focus was on exploring However, these deeds and words became fodder for anticipated Hindu rashtra. Sir — The number of deals signed “beti bachao, beti padhao” campaign of the Narendra Modi Government at the strategies to alleviate poverty, the troll army, as they are fondly referred to in social Haridasan Rajan between China and Nepal have improving children’s education media. Trolls that went “viral” recently were about the Kozhikode made it clear that Kathmandu no Centre and also tugs at the heartstrings of a State where many households have and expand access to healthcare. longer wants to be dependent on female wrestlers. Since education and health India nor will it encourage any Will this gamble work? Electing a sportsperson does not necessarily mean form the two most important pil- basic academic/vocational educa- and all these three subjects need health to the deprived by investing Indian dominance. New Delhi lars upon which a society thrives tion and skills. Also, quality edu- to be pursued at one go. maximum resource, energy and needs to be wary of the growing jobs and prosperity on the ground. For instance, Madhya Pradesh’s hockey infra- and prospers, indifference to cation and health can be ensured India and the developing time. Nothing is more crucial Nepal-China cooperation. structure did not see any development despite Aslam Sher Khan becoming a these two can never eradicate the in this commercialised society nations must take cue from the than human capital. Proper nurtur- Shambhavi Union Minister, nor did Navjot Singh Sidhu’s electoral victory do anything for crick- curse of poverty from society. All only when people are uplifted humanitarian approach of the ing and utilisation of it will ensure Via email the fight against it can be initiat- from poverty. three and learn to accord utmost the achievement of all other goals. et or the youth of Punjab. Also, Haryana’s poster boy Vijender Singh contested ed only through an able healthy So it is seen that poverty, edu- priority towards alleviating pover- Kajal Chatterjee Send your feedback to: the recent Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket and lost. nutritious body, enriched with cation and health are intertwined ty and ensuring education and Kolkata [email protected] HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Cruelty in shifting POINTCOUNTERPOINT IF ON THE 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF GANDHIJI, IT IS DUE TO SAVARKAR’S SANSKARS (VALUES) elephants THIS GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS GIVING BHARAT THAT WE PUT NATIONALISM AS THE BASIS RATNA TO SAVARKAR, THEN GOD SAVE US. FOR NATION-BUILDING. Allegations against forest officials, of mishandling —CONGRESS SPOKESPERSON —PRIME MINISTER the pachyderms while removing them from their MANISH TEWARI NARENDRA MODI homes, need to be probed thoroughly Mind barriers in M&As HIRANMAY KARLEKAR Overpriced acquisitions are not a new phenomenon. But what makes a firm ignore he Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) needs to order an inquiry into the circumstances in evidence and overpay for acquisitions? The answer lies mostly in behavioural theories Twhich three elephants — Sandhya (45), Indumati (35) and Jayanti (21) — were shifted on September 26 evening from the facility in which they had been living, to the State-run Elephant Care Facility at the MR Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, Trichy, Tamil Nadu. According to a petition addressed to the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), and host- ed by Change.Org, “forest department officers along with six mahouts who were called in from Anamalai Tiger Reserve, brutally and inhu- manely transferred these gentle animals into a truck — shoving them with an earth-mover, dragging them with ropes, beating them and using bullhooks (also known as ankush) in the process.” HIMA BINDU KOTA That the allegation cannot be dismissed off-hand is clear from a report by Nandalal published in The New Indian Express on t is well-known that 70-90 per cent of merg- September 27 under the heading, “Tamil Nadu: Forest officials accused ers and acquisitions (M&As) fail to create value for shareholders, yet the deals are get- of beating elephants, using JCB to shift them.” A paragraph in the report I ting bigger by the year. According to the India reads, “According to sources at the EleFriends101 elephant care facil- M&A Report 2019 by Bain & Company, M&A ity, these men, who were in a tearing hurry, resorted to hitting them activity has remained buoyant from 2015 well with bamboo sticks. The youngest elephant, Jayanthi, even had to into 2019 with more than 3,600 deals with an endure beatings with a bullhook for putting up a resistance.” The report aggregate value of more than $310 billion. added, “The officers were having a tough time trying to get the ele- During this period, several developments led to phants into the trucks. They even used a JCB to push them into the an unprecedented re-organisation of asset own- trucks,” said a staff member at the centre, who did not want to be ership in corporate India. The present landscape named. offers a tremendous opportunity for well-man- Are the allegations correct? The newspaper report further stat- aged businesses with a strong deal thesis, look- ing for new avenues of growth and/or improv- ed, “When contacted, the forest officer denied the use of bamboo sticks ing profitability. Large deals doubled in value and bullhooks to make the elephants climb the trucks. But the videos between 2015 and 2016 to $23 billion. Over 2017 sent from the site and what we witnessed tell an entirely different tale.” to 2018, large deal value doubled again, to $56 If there is an iota of truth in the allegations, the conduct of the forest billion. Deal size also grew during this period, IN THIS FLASHY department officials involved clearly violated the provisions of the averaging $0.7 billion in 2015 to more than $2.6 CORPORATE Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The latter refers in Section 11. billion in 2017 and 2018. Deal volume has been WORLD, (1) (a), to any person who “beats, kicks, over-rides, over-drives, over- robust across sectors, with industrial goods, ener- EXECUTIVES loads, tortures or otherwise treats any animal so as to subject it to gy and telecom and media representing more ROUTINELY GET unnecessary pain or suffering or causes, or being the owner permits, than 60 per cent deals by volume and value. CAUGHT UP IN uals reach the top of any organisation, from undermining their desired goals. italisation. However, the company any animal to be so treated.” It then states later in the same section Although deal values and volumes increase THE EXCITEMENT is at play, when it comes to acquisitions History is replete with examples of hung on, and by making significant every year, most of them eventually fail to cre- as well. It pushes executives to overpay well-analysed and thought-of mergers cultural and leadership changes, result- that such a person would be punishable by fine “or with imprison- OF THE RACE, ate synergy. Among other reasons, like nasty sur- FALL PREY TO IT for acquisitions so they can get bigger having failed due to cultural clashes as ed in long-term success. ment for a term which may extend, to three months, or with both.” prises due to poor due-diligence, poor gover- and bigger, or so that they can stop a they play a role in preventing post-inte- Since integrating and redefining It should also be investigated whether the manner of transport- nance, poor communication channels, weak AND OFFER MORE competitor from getting bigger than gration plans from being properly the culture and corporate values and ing the three elephants violated any provision of the “Guidelines for leadership, paying a high price for acquisition THAN THEY them. In addition, managers are also executed. January happens to be the reconciling the differences is essential the Care and Management of Captive Elephants” issued on January and non-integration of culture, are the main rea- SHOULD. SO THE susceptible to the Pollyanna Principle, 18th anniversary of one of the worst for success of mergers, companies 8, 2008 by Project Elephant under what was then the Union Ministry son why M&As fail. There are many examples FIRST CRITERION a psychological bias that overrates mergers in corporate history — Time should avoid the “bear hug” i.e. to of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Particular attention should be paid of companies that have destroyed shareholder IS TO BE positive memories and discounts neg- Warner and AOL. Merging the cultures impose their culture on the acquired to two aspects. The first is the provision under the heading “Norms value by overpaying to acquire other companies. DISCIPLINED AND ative ones. This means that executives of these two companies was problem- firm. To integrate cultures, the first step and Standard for Transportation” which reads, “The elephant should Quaker Oats’ acquisition of Snapple for $1.7 bil- DETACHED AND take a cue from a few overpriced deals atic from the word go. The aggressive is to define the cultural objective be fed and given water before loading.” Was this done? Second, a lion in 1994 still rings a bell as it sold Snapple THE KEY TO that were successful — like buying of and, apparently “arrogant” AOL peo- based on where the deal’s greatest value to Triarc for $300 million 27 months after buy- PayPal by eBay for $1.5 billion or ple shocked the sober and corporate lies. An acquirer can assimilate the provision under the heading “Transportation of Elephants” reads, “A SUCCESS IN ing it, losing a whopping $1.4 billion, making BUYING ANOTHER Google paying $1.6 billion for YouTube Time Warner side. Cooperation and acquired company and continue with valid health certificate from a veterinary doctor to the effect that the it one of the worst flops in corporate-merger his- — and turn a blind eye towards scores promised synergies failed to materialise its own organisational values or it can elephant is fit to travel by road or rail, as the case may be, and is not tory. India Inc also has countless examples of COMPANY IS of overpriced deals that went kaput as mutual disrespect came to colour even use the merger to import the showing any sign of infection or contagious disease shall be obtained.” overpriced purchases. Subex, once a fairy well- KNOWING THE such as the disastrous AOL/Time their relationships. When German acquired company’s beliefs into its own Was such a certificate obtained? If so, when were the three elephants known, Bengaluru-based telecom software MAXIMUM PRICE Warner merger that led to a $45 billion Daimler (the makers of Mercedes- organisation. In some cases, it can cre- in question examined? It is imperative to ask another question in this maker, tipped into bankruptcy by the disastrous ONE CAN PAY AND write-down. Benz) merged with American compa- ate a blend. context: Did any veterinary doctor from the forest department visit the acquisition of Canadian telecom software com- THEN HAVING THE Even experienced managers, some- ny Chrysler in the late 1990s, it was The next step is to diagnose the facility to examine them prior to September 26? If not, the health cer- pany Syndesis for $164 million in 2007, which DISCIPLINE NOT times, get attached to a deal, making called a “merger of equals.” A few years cultural differences between the two tificate had to be issued by a veterinary doctor accompanying the team was four times its annual revenue. This deal TO PAY A PENNY them susceptible to bad decisions. In later, due to discordant company cul- companies to identify and measure the forcibly removing the three elephants. Even if such a doctor had accom- turned out to be overpriced as the revenue of MORE this situation, how should managers tures like differences in the level of for- differences among people, units, geo- Syndesis in the following year halved. decide how much to pay or when to mality, philosophy on issues such as pay graphical regions and functions using panied the team, could he/she have done an adequate job of med- Overpriced acquisitions are not a new phe- walk away? In this flashy corporate and expenses, and operating styles, the a variety of tools like process flow maps, ically examining them in the midst of the hurry and forcible removal nomenon. But what makes a company ignore world, executives routinely get caught merger turned into a fiasco. After major customer interviews and employee that, by all accounts, had occurred? evidence and overpay for acquisitions? The up in the excitement of the race, fall losses and layoffs, in 2007, Daimler sold surveys. The third step after setting the What is particularly horrifying is that the allegations, which, prima answer lies mostly in behavioural theories. prey to it and offer more than they Chrysler to Cerberus Capital agenda and diagnosing the gaps is to facie, can by no means be dismissed, have been levelled against for- Agency problem is one of the main reasons for should. So the first criterion is to be dis- Management for $6 billion. Taking an create an actionable plan that is much est department officials who are supposed to adhere to and enforce this, as in most of the cases, senior executives ciplined and detached and the key to example from India, the merger more than the vision and values state- laws and guidelines and not violate these blatantly. Not only should earn bonuses and stock grants based on metrics success in buying another company is between Kingfisher Airlines and Air ments, and is concrete enough to be a credible and thorough investigation, covering all aspects of the inci- that have no real connect to value. Corporate knowing the maximum price one can Deccan failed due to their cultural dif- executed by managers. Finally, senior dent, be held but exemplary punishment given to those, if any, found governance and activist shareholders take a back- pay and then having the discipline not ferences with Kingfisher being a full- leadership should take the responsibil- guilty. Violations of laws and guidelines will tend to become routine seat as executives have a higher influence on the to pay a penny more. A company flight service catering to premium ity for communicating regularly and process. So, they push the deals where they can should be able to walk way from a deal segment and Air Deccan’s vision to frequently using all new technological throughout India if those guilty go unpunished. More, the proneness make more money. Second, when valuations are if the synergy value is not being creat- empower every Indian to fly. innovations and techniques such as to perpetrate illegal acts reflects a certain tendency. If not countered generally high, as in India, companies fall into ed. In addition to overpriced acquisi- Meanwhile, some mergers endured social media, online platforms and at every step, it will grow and in the case of wildlife, come to include the overvaluation trap and end up making flashy tions, culture has also emerged as one the cultural challenges to turn failures web-based employee forums, so that offences like complicity with poachers, allegations of which are not acquisitions. Proposed by Michael Jensen of of the dominant barriers to effective into success stories. One such example the new defined cultural objectives per- unknown. In fact, the entire approach of the officials shows total unfa- Harvard Business School, it is a behavioural trap, integrations and more than half of the is that of Hewlett Packard and Compaq. colate to all the departments and miliarity with the psyche of elephants, who are highly intelligent ani- where managers try to generate the expected per- mergers fail due to lack of cultural inte- In 2001, struggling computing giant employees. mals, sensitive to human attitudes and capable of understanding the formance in the short run, all the way knowing, gration. Culture is the long-standing, Hewlett Packard acquired similarly To summarise, although successful thrust of human speech. Instead of just arriving one evening to take that maintaining higher performance is not pos- largely implicit shared values, beliefs, struggling competitor Compaq. There mergers and acquisitions must be pri- the elephants away from a place where they had lived for three-and- sible, and in turn making investments that will and assumptions that influence behav- were major cultural differences as marily based on strategic, financial and a-half years, the officials should have visited them several times ear- ultimately fall short. By making such invest- iour, attitudes and meaning in a com- HP’s engineering-driven culture was other objective criteria, it should be ments, companies postpone the consequences pany or society. Since, it is a soft con- based on consensus and the sales-dri- more than just numbers and cash flow lier to win their trust and friendship. It might have been a very differ- of their bad investment decision. Too much cept having a set of implicit influences, ven Compaq culture on rapid decision analysis; it has to be more human for ent story then. India has over 2,400 captive elephants. Should such money chasing relatively scarce investment and it is difficult to account for com- making. This poor cultural fit result- it to survive and in turn create value officials have anything to do with their fates? opportunities, is also one of the reasons why pletely or accurately, therefore, it ed in years of bitter infighting in the and synergies for all stakeholders. (The writer is Consultant Editor, The Pioneer, and an author) companies end up paying more for their acqui- becomes the responsibility of the top new company, and resulted in a loss of (The writer is Assistant Professor, sitions. Ego, the driving force that helps individ- management to stop culture clashes an estimated $13 billion in market cap- Amity University) Dialogue is better than deadlock The non-cancellation of the visit by either side despite other irritants like undermining New Delhi’s role in international institutions and China’s reluctance to support India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, has signalled the growing maturity of both the powerful leaders of Asia new form of diplomacy meant to relevance of such summits in the and geo-political initiatives, which Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, However, despite showing firm- ties and support it even at the cost of break the impasse between India and emerging global scenario wherein are aimed at replacing and challeng- expansion of naval power across the ness not to support BRI and attempts India’s national interests. The help- China despite Beijing’s close ties with China is trying to redefine a new ing America as a key security Indian Ocean Region, connectivity to save the neighbours from a debt lessness of New Delhi has made the Pakistan, insistence on resolution of global order with its money, infra- provider and stabiliser in the Indo- and infrastructure development trap, the complex world order has challenge more serious for India. the Kashmir problem as per the UN structure development, connectivi- Pacific. However, its obsession with through Belt and Road Initiative forced India to play its role careful- Therefore, while working closely resolution and hosting of Pakistan ty and expansion of trade. Iran, Turkey, North Korea, non-clar- (BRI) confirm India’s apprehen- ly and engage with China wisely. In with like-minded countries and Prime Minister Imran Khan just This becomes more important ity on global issues and isolationist sions. Bangkok, during the Quad meeting, exposing the Pakistan-China connec- before Xi’s India visit. when one sees it in connection with tendencies reflected through the On the one hand it shows that while supporting the idea of partner- tion at all international forums, ANNPURNA NAUTIYAL The non-cancellation of the visit the US, which is aiming not only to “America First” policy have made India’s encirclement from all direc- ships to promote a transparent, rule- engaging with China through such by either side despite other irritants, change the Chinese-promoted glob- China bold enough to expand its tions by China is complete, but on the based approach to trans-boundary summits is a good policy, though it he second informal summit at like undermining New Delhi’s role in al order through protectionism of reach and influence in all continents, other hand it also signals the desire challenges, India avoided any state- may not bring the desired results. But Mamallapuram between Prime international institutions, China’s trade but also such measures which including Europe, Asia, Africa, of neighbouring countries to venture ments, which could offend China. as the choices are very limited, TMinister Narendra Modi and reluctance to support India’s entry have resulted in trade wars with Southeast and South Asia. This is out of India’s ambit. In view of this, India is also collaborating with India’s move of not unnecessarily the Chinese President Xi Jinping, in into the Nuclear Suppliers Group and China and India. This tit-for-tat something that India is dreading, as the expanding connectivity through Vietnam, Japan and other regional engaging in acrimonious matters is the wake of the abrogation of Article trapping India’s neighbours through approach of countries, in way of rec- in New Delhi’s perception, an eco- BRI is becoming a very serious issue powers, but without annoying China. being seen as the gains of this meet- 370 in Jammu & Kashmir and aid and connectivity, has signalled the iprocal tariffs, is a bad omen for not nomically and geo-politically pow- for India as some BRI-funded pro- The unresolved border dispute, fre- ing which has paved the way for the China’s reaction towards it, had gen- growing maturity of both the pow- only the world economy but global erful China is an obstacle to its dream jects are in the China-Pakistan quent scuffles with Indian troops, next summit. erated apprehension. erful leaders of Asia. This also harmony. The narrow approach of of becoming a leading power of Asia. Economic Corridor (CPEC) in trade imbalance, the growing power Although it is not a game-chang- Most analysts were speculating reflects that both have understood the US and China signals not only China’s constant moral, economic, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) disparity between India and China ing move but if India plans it well and the cancellation of this summit that dialogue is better than a dead- the geo-economical aspects of the military and infrastructural support and in the absence of transparency, and unpredictability of US support also tries to explore opportunities to because of bilateral tensions due to lock as it will lead nowhere. Though US-China competition but also anti- to its all-weather friend Pakistan, Xi’s sustainability and rule of law, the have also forced India to play its card hit China where it can, then in future, Xi’s statements on the Kashmir issue the terse body language of Xi multilateralism, which India views as visit to Nepal after India and cement- neighbours are being trapped in a with precision. Despite knowing the maturity shown by both leaders and Beijing’s open tilt in favour of throughout the visit was also necessary for spreading its power and ing of many agreements, including a Chinese debt-trap. Although during about China eating into Indian ter- and strength and weakness of one Pakistan even before the start of his analysed but the agreement to host influence, especially in the Indo- trans-Himalayan corridor between the second Belt and Road Forum, in ritory in Ladakh and Pakistan’s aid another will prove that dialogue is visit, but the continuation of the the next summit in China has made Pacific and Asia. China and Nepal (CNEC), a railway April, Xi had promised to take care to various terrorist outfits, a face-sav- better than deadlock. “Chennai Connect” proved them the “Chennai Connect” more inter- The US understands China’s line to connect Tibet and of India’s concerns, nothing concrete ing exit from Afghanistan has forced (The writer is professor of Political wrong. This summit indicated a esting for assessing the impact and tactics and its greedy geo-economic Kathmandu, Chinese engagement in is visible. the US to ignore Islamabad’s activi- Science at HNB Garhwal University) HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE India's Sept fuel demand dips to lowest in over 2 yrs

PTI n NEW DELHI "We had previously flagged Airtel selects India as the outperformer, India's fuel demand slipped to forecast to overtake China as Ericsson for 5G its lowest in over two years in the global engine for growth. ready core network September after a fall in diesel While the view still holds in the NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has and industrial fuel consump- longer term, the near-term selected Swedish telecom gear tion negated the rise in petrol prospects have weakened," it maker Ericsson to deploy 5G- and LPG consumption. said. ready cloud technology on its Consumption of petroleum More diversified demand core network across India, the products in September growth will offer a level of two companies announced on dropped to 16.01 million resilience moving forward, but Wednesday. "Ericsson is one tonnes, its lowest since July structurally lower demand of our key network partners 2017, from 16.06 million growth in China and common and this deployment will help tonnes in the same month last Asian emerging markets' expo- us enhance our packet core year, according to data from sure to a weaker external envi- network which will not just the Petroleum Planning and ronment will drag to the down- scale up data capacity, but Analysis Cell (PPAC). side. also make us edge cloud Diesel, the most used fuel in "We have revised down our Mastercard, Dhoni launch ready," Randeep Sekhon, CTO, the country, saw demand drop India oil demand forecast, Bharti Airtel said in a by 3.2 per cent to 5.8 million Fitch Solutions revised downward its reflecting a deteriorating statement. The Swedish firm tonnes, while naphtha sales India oil demand forecast, reflecting a macroeconomic backdrop and drive to push digital payments claimed that would enhance were down by a quarter to rising risks to growth. In part capacity in Airtel's network 844,000 tonnes. deteriorating macroeconomic this reflects the downward PTI n NEW DELHI and enable to address the Bitumen, used in road con- backdrop and rising risks to growth revision to the country's GDP Dhoni urged consumers as well as rapidly growing demand for struction, too saw consump- growth forecast," Fitch said. Payment technology major high speed data services. "The tion drop by 7.3 per cent to "Growth has disappointed Mastercard and its brand merchants to become a part of his technologies and solutions 343,000 tonnes. Fuel oil sales areas in place of firewood to backdrop and rising risks to expectations, dragged down ambassador M S Dhoni on team and play a part in India's that we are providing Airtel are edged 3.8 per cent lower in check pollution and safeguard growth. by slowing private consump- Wednesday kicked-off cam- evolution as a digitally empowered a key part of Ericsson's 5G September to 525,000 tonnes. the health of women. "We now fore- tion, weakened paign to bring more mer- Core offering. The deployment These downward trends Kerosene, which is fast being cast demand investment and chants and customers on board cashless society of these technologies will help negated the rise in cooking gas replaced by LPG and natural growth to average underperformance in with an aim to boost digital Airtel in meeting the rapidly (LPG) and petrol demand. gas as a cooking medium, saw 3.8 per cent y-o-y the services sector," it payments in India. anyone can either nominate has invested continuously and evolving demands of The sale of petrol rose 6.2 demand fall almost 38 per over the three added. The campaign - Team merchants online or give a worked tirelessly to strength- customers and also enable per cent to 2.37 million tonnes, cent to 176,000 tonnes. years to 2021, In response, the Cashless India - brings con- missed call to 9016861000. en acceptance of digital pay- swift deployment of new use but sale of jet fuel or ATF fell Petroleum coke consump- down from 4.6 per government has sumers and merchants to fore- To garner support for the ments amongst merchants, cases and innovative services 1.6 per cent to 666,000 tonnes. tion was however 18 per cent cent previously," it unleashed a raft of front of the digital payments campaign, Dhoni will interact especially those in tier 2 and 3 for SMEs and Internet of LPG consumption surged 6 higher at 1.73 million tonnes. said, adding soft- stimulus measures, dialogue, Mastercard said. with merchants and encourage cities, as they are the real dri- Things (IoT)," Nunzio Mirtillo, per cent to 2.18 million tonnes Meanwhile, Fitch Solutions ening of Indian including tax cuts, a It encourages all Indians to them to 'bat' for a cashless vers of India's economic Head of Ericsson South East on the back of government's revised downward its India fuel demand adds to an liquidity boost for the banking nominate one or more mer- India by accepting digital pay- growth". Asia, Oceania and India at push for the use of cleaner fuel oil demand forecast, reflecting increasingly bearish outlook sector and higher spending on chants who currently do not ments. Mastercard believes Team Ericsson, said. in household kitchens in rural a deteriorating macroeconomic for fuel demand globally. autos. accept digital payments. Mastercard will provide Cashless India will play a vital Mastercard will work select nominated merchants role in engaging consumers together with Confederation of and consumers with a chance and merchants to propel All India Traders (CAIT), to join Mahendra Singh India's transformation as a acquirer banks and finance Dhoni's Team Cashless India. cashless economy, Sarkar said. Worldsteel elects Sajjan technology companies to sup- It will also conduct an out- Dhoni urged consumers as port nominated merchants to reach programme across mul- well as merchants to become a deploy digital payments accep- tiple cities to educate mer- part of his team and play a part tance infrastructure. chants on the benefits of in India's evolution as a digi- Jindal as vice chairman This is in line with accepting digital payments and tally empowered cashless soci- JSW Paints Mastercard's endeavour to cre- provide a platform for con- ety. launched in PTI n NEW DELHI ate an ecosystem which encour- sumers to nominate mer- With this, Mastercard envis- The association ages people to use digital pay- chants. ages to equip 10 million mer- Hyderabad Global body World Steel has also ments for their day-to-day pur- Ari Sarker, Co-President, chants in the country with dig- HYDERABAD: The USD 14- Association (worldsteel) on chases, the company said. Asia Pacific, Mastercard said, ital payments acceptance capa- billion JSW Group on Wednesday said it has elected appointed Tata Under Team Cashless India, "Over the years, Mastercard bilities by 2020. Wednesday announced roll-out JSW Steel Chairman and Steel CEO and Wipro shares of its paints business in Managing Director (CMD) MD T V Hyderabad by offering'any Sajjan Jindal as its vice chair- close over 2 colour-one price' offer. JSW man. Narendran and Paints, Joint Managing Director The association has also ArcelorMittal pc higher after The Postcard Hotel and Chief Executive Officer A S appointed Tata Steel CEO and Chief L N Mittal Sundaresan told reporters: "Our MD T V Narendran and Q2 earnings colour-one price ensures ArcelorMittal Chief L N Mittal as its members consumers great value, ushers n targets USD 1 billion as its members. PTI NEW DELHI price transparency and makes "The Board of Directors of been elected to the post of vice The body further said that it them free to choose colours for the World Steel Association chairman. welcomes RL Steels and Shares of Wipro on their homes." He said the (worldsteel) yesterday on Roger Newport, CEO, AK Energy Limited (India) as reg- Wednesday closed over 2 per of hotel assets in 5 yrs company set up two paint Tuesday elected...new officers Steel, has been elected as trea- ular members and the Steel cent higher after the compa- manufacturing facilities with an for 2019/2020 at the worldsteel surer of worldsteel, the state- Ministry's Joint Plant ny posted 35 per cent rise in PTI n NEW DELHI Mindtree Jul- investment of over Rs 600 General Assembly in ment said. Committee (JPC) as an affili- consolidated net profit for the The Postcard crorea 25,000 kilolitre per Monterrey. The new officers The board also elected a 14- ated member. second quarter ended Homegrown luxury hospitali- Hotel also said it Sep net profit annum coil coatings plant in are elected for a one-year peri- member Executive Committee. worldsteel members repre- September 30. ty chain The Postcard Hotel on Maharashtra and 1,00,000 od," it said in a statement. Jindal, Newport, Yong and sent approximately 85 per Wipro scrip closed at Rs Wednesday said it is looking to is soon foraying down 34.6 pc kilolitre per annum water-based The board has elected HBIS Johannpeter were also elected cent of the world's steel pro- 248.85, a gain of 2.11 per cent own or manage a billion dollars into Sri Lanka decorative paints plant in Group Co Chairman Yu Yong as members of the committee. duction, including over 160 on the BSE. During the day, of hotel assets in five years. and Bhutan as Karnataka. JSW Paints is as its chairman, the body said. Tata Steel's T V Narendran steel producers, national and it jumped 3.32 per cent to Rs "With over Rs 1,000 crore of to Rs 135 cr targeting a revenue of over Rs Sajjan Jindal and Andre and NRI steel baron Lakshmi regional steel industry asso- 251.80. assets under management part of its PTI n NEW DELHI 2,000 crore (when it achieves Johannpeter, executive vice Niwas Mittal were elected as ciations and steel research On the NSE, it rose by 2.15 today and projects underway international full capacity utilisation) by FY22. chairman, Gerdau S.A. have members. institutes. per cent to close at Rs 248.90. across South Asia, The expansion plans IT firm Mindtree on "Wipro's September 2019 Postcard Hotel is looking at Wednesday reported a 34.6 quarter results are broadly in owning or managing USD 1 per cent decline in consoli- line with our estimates," billion (over Rs 7,100 crore) of wants to be in one of the five dated net profit at Rs 135 according to a report by assets globally in 5 years," locations in the mountains, by crore for the quarter ended RIL soon to be 1st Indian firm to hit $200 bn m-cap Emkay Global Financial The Postcard Hotel the sea, in wild life loca- September 30, 2019. Services. founder and CEO tions, in wine estates The company had posted a PTI n NEW DELHI advertising. average of Rs 840 a month. In terms of traded volume, Kapil Chopra and in historical net profit of Rs 206.3 crore in "We think the market is giv- "In our bull-case, we look at 5.81 lakh shares of the com- told reporters palaces and the same period last year, Reliance Industries in 24 ing little credit to these initia- a 24-month fair-value of the pany were traded on the BSE here. monuments," Mindtree said in a regulato- months can become the first tives given limited visibility," company as we believe most and 1.62 crore shares on the The company is Chopra said. ry filing. Indian company to reach it said. "We expect near-term of the new businesses which NSE during the day. also on track to open On being asked The Bengaluru-based USD 200 billion market cap momentum to be strong." are in gestation period will Wipro on Tuesday posted 50 hotels in five years across about the company's busi- company saw its revenue on the back of its new com- Its bull case scenario that take around 24 months to 35 per cent rise in consoli- the world, he added. ness model, he said it is large- grow 9.1 per cent to Rs merce venture and fixed takes m-cap to USD 200 bil- acquire scale and contribute dated net profit to Rs 2,552.7 The Postcard Hotel also ly a mix of management con- 1,914.3 crore in the quarter broadband business, Bank of lion assumed Jio's per mobile meaningfully to RIL's fair crore for the second quarter said it is soon foraying into Sri tract , taking a long term under review from Rs 1,755.4 America Merrill Lynch said new commerce initiative of phone user revenue increas- value," it said. ended September 30. Lanka and Bhutan as part of its lease of the asset and in some crore in the year-ago period, on Wednesday. empowering Kiranas in unor- ing to Rs 177 in FY22 from Rs Reliance Industries (RIL) is The company had regis- international expansion plans. cases it will be buying the it added. In a report, the brokerage ganised retail market by offer- 151, 10 million Kirana's pay- India's largest petrochemical tered a net profit of Rs 1,889 "Opening of two signature assets. In dollar terms, the net said the key drivers necessary ing MPoS (mobile point-of- ing the company Rs 750 a and second-largest oil refin- crore in the year-ago period. hotels, one each in Sri Lanka The upcoming hotels will be profit declined 34.1 per cent for Reliance to breach USD sale), entry into SME enter- month for installing M-PoS, ing company. It has significant Its total income for and Bhutan is our first step in Uttarakhand, Karnataka, to USD 19.2 million, while 200 billion market cap in 24 prise space with Microsoft, and broadband users reaching investments in telecom, con- September quarter stood at towards building a global lux- Andaman and Nicobar, revenue increased 10 per months from current USD Jio's fiber broadband business 12 million by FY22 with 60 sumer retail and media busi- Rs 15,875.4 crore compared ury hotel brand inspired by Darjeeling, and Kanha Tiger cent to USD 271 million in 122 billion market cap are and digital initiatives like per cent of them paying an nesses in India. to Rs 15,203.2 crore a year India," Chopra told PTI. Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the said quarter over the ago. "The Postcard Hotel only he added. year-ago period. In constant currency terms (eliminating currency fluc- tuation from financial per- formance), revenue was up 3.2 per cent sequentially and Bajaj's iconic ‘Chetak’ makes a comeback in electric avatar 11.1 per cent year-on-year (y- o-y). PTI n NEW DELHI opted for scooter the choice of Mindtree's second quarter The e-scooter was unveiled by Union brand was very very obvious." performance of double digit Iconic scooter brand of yester- Road Transport and Highways Minister Launched in the early 70's, y-o-y revenue growth reflects years, Chetak is making a Nitin Gadkari inthe presence of Niti the Chetak scooter had sold the company's client centric- comeback in an electric avatar over a crore units in its hey ity, employees' winning spir- with Bajaj Auto on Wednesday Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and Bajaj days. Its waiting period ran into it and innovation, Mindtree announcing that it will sell elec- Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj not just months but years and CEO Debashis Chatterjee tric scooters under the label as it became a household name said. a premium offering. "when everything is ready there few years ago when the compa- with its popular campaign "We stay committed in The company, which had is no opportunity for you". ny was looking at future direc- 'Hamara Bajaj'. strengthening our execution vehemently opposed a propos- "If you are not the first to the tions and everybody could see However, at the turn of the to invest in growth and drive al of Niti Aayog to go for 100 per market, at worst second to the that there is a huge storm build- millennium, sales of the brand shareholder value," he added. cent electric vehicles (EVs) for market, you lose the market ing up about the arrival of EVs. dwindled as the two-wheeler In July this year, Mindtree, three-wheelers by 2023 and further. It is with this attitude "Nobody knew when but market moved towards motor- in a regulatory filing, had said two-wheelers with an engine that we decided to move into were sure that the storm would cycles and the company decid- that Larsen and Toubro capacity less than 150 cc by our 'kal' with our electric vehi- make landfall and we would ed to stop production of the (L&T) had "acquired control" 2025, said its entry into the EV cle," he said. have to deal with it. So once that brand in mid-2000s. of the company with a 60.06 space is to get the first mover Bajaj said the company is was decided we felt that the In its new electric version, per cent stake and had been advantage in the segment. entering the EV space with a obvious choice was to present Bajaj said the company also categorised as promoter. Bajaj Auto said it plans to proven record over the decades it in the scooter format because plans to export the Chetak to At the end of the start selling e-scooter Chetak e-scooter the company did not around 5 hours. Director Rajiv Bajaj. as a credible manufacturer of strategically for us it was a no various relevant markets in September quarter, the com- from January onwards in Pune disclose the price but said it The e-scooter was unveiled Explaining why the compa- two and three wheelers unlike conflict situation for us....there- Europe from next year itself. pany's active client base stood and then move to Bengaluru would not be more than Rs 1.5 by Union Road Transport and ny has decided to enter the EV others which have entered the fore an obvious choice to start The e-scooter would be rolled at 343. It had 21,267 employ- and after gauging the response, lakh. The vehicle gives a dri- Highways Minister Nitin space, Bajaj cited Alibaba Chief space either as start-ups or our electric initiative with a out from the company's ees at the end of the second expand operations to other ving range of 95 km on eco Gadkari in presence of Niti Jack Ma's remarks of not wait- assemblers. scooter format," he said. Chakan plant and would be quarter with trailing 12- locations. mode and 85 km on sports Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant ing for the environment and Company Auto Executive On choosing the Chetak retailed from its Pro-Biking months attrition at 16.5 per While unveiling the Chetak mode on a single charge of and Bajaj Auto Managing the policies to be ready because Director Rakesh Sharma said a brand, Sharma said,"Once we dealerships. cent. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Thursday October 17, 2019 ‘WRITING IS NOT AN ART IT IS A

shwin Sanghi — who would eventually turn Murder Club series. joy and gratitude for having the author of sev- his passion for writing into a He was remarkably candid Ashwin in their midst. eral immensely career and reach enviously in an exclusive interview with The event concluded with popular crime dizzying heights. The Pioneer. When asked a Q&A session during which A thrillers such as Thus began the interactive about whether even after he presented several sugges- CRAFT' The Rozabal line, session organised recently by publishing several bestsellers tions on writing. “Writing is Chanakya’s Chant and The the FICCI Ladies Organi- he still faces the nervousness not an art, it is a craft. I con- Krishna Key (also called the sation (FLO) who enjoyed and anxiety that new writers sistently mail myself ideas. I Trust an acclaimed author like Bharat series) — started his the talk by ‘the Indian Dan face, he replied with a defini- write everyday between 5 am session with an eager audi- Brown’ who opened up the tive ‘Yes’. “The process of to 9 am. I research for fifteen Ashwin Sanghi to demystify the ence narrating a personal tale world of commercial Indian writing itself is beautiful. It is months, plan, plot and then about his childhood. He literature for them. the most fulfilling part of the write.” he shared. In response writing process and throw light spoke about how his nanaji “The problem with the rat whole journey. But, the mar- to one of the questions, he (maternal grandfather) had race is that even if you do keting part of this business said, “It is not the character upon what sells and what doesn't, acted as a gateway between win, it doesn’t change the fact will always remain a mystery that matters or to be honest the Ashwin who would learn that you’re still a rat,” he to me. So, this contributes to even the plot. What matters reports ANUSHKA PRADEEP the family trade to become a explained, talking about how the uncertainty factor and is one’s skill to manoeuvre businessman, and the Ashwin he would answer people qu- thus the nervousness.” the plot and the characters estioning his inclination Talking about feedback he together in such a manner towards become a writer. got for the characters in his that the audience is hooked He also said how he does- books, especially his Bharat on to the story. Because at n’t let rejection bog him series which come under the the end of the day, it doesn’t down. Ashwin first book was conspiracy fiction genre, he matter whether you’re a good rejected 47 times. He then said, “When I write, what writer or nor, it only matters self-published the Rozabal matters is the character and if you are good storyteller.” line under the pseudonym his story. The representation and ‘Shawn Haigins’ in 2007. of the character as part of the In 2009, the book was picked mythology is only secondary. The process of up by the Tata-owned Westl- I write about a ‘what if’ sce- and and was published under nario which strikes me as writing itself is his real name that went on to something of an after- beautiful. It is the most become a bestseller. thought. I believe that in fulfilling part of the whole “For writers rejection is a order to keep controversies at way of life,” he said mention- bay, while at the same time journey. But, the marketing ing a list of famous writers holding the attention of the part of this business will such as J.K. Rowling, Marg- audience, requires an always remain a mystery to aret Mitchell and Stephen immense amount of research King who faced similar issues combined with the art of me. So, this contributes to the in their career. Ashwin’s lad- good storytelling,” he said. uncertainty factor and thus der of success boasts collabo- Sona Chatwani, the chair- brings about the nervousness ration with internationally person of FLO, along with acclaimed James Patterson, other executive members of that most writers face author of the Women’s the organisation, expressed ASHWIN SANGHI, WRITER

The EDM scene in India is at its nascent stage. Artistes like Zaeden who has received international acclaim shares Let The with ARUN DANIEL YELLAMATTY how to take TAKE music to the next level BEAT CONTROL

ahil Sharma aka career at the age of fourteen. to make career in music. Bina. When I started playing think it is very important for Zaeden, one of the He was an average student When I was in my eleventh people joined me by singing us to be original.” most popular but his mind was tuned grade, I used to listen to a lot ‘Naa-Na-Naa’ which I found Speaking about his visit to S names in the towards creating music. “The of dance music. What actual- to be pretty inspiring. I am the city, he says, “I think Indian EDM first instrument that I experi- ly got me into it was this pod- motivated to take Hindi lan- Hyderabadis are really open (Electronic Dance mented on was tabla. I saw cast I heard on the radio. It guage to the world,” he says. to everything. In some cities, Music) scene who is basking my tabla teacher playing at was performed by DJ NYK Giving advice to upcoming you see that the crowd is in his latest hit Tere Bina that my school assembly and sud- who used to mix a lot of musicians about making inclined towards only one has secured him unprece- denly it became a big deal for Bollywood songs with trans- music, he says, “Whatever I type of music genre, be it dented chart dominance with me. So I started learning it. In progressive tracks. After that, have learned, I picked up Bollywood or Hip Hop, but over 1,00,000 plays and 1.1 a month, I took his place at I started following a few more from YouTube. Even today, I in Hyderabad there is a mas- million views on streaming the assembly. That was my dance artists and that’s how keep watching a lot of tutori- sive crowd for every genre. sites. The artist had also per- first interaction with music,” things started off.” Sahil says als and videos. I am always This helps a musician seek formed at Tomorrowland ear- the artist shares whose remix- bands like Coldplay were an hungry for knowledge. Sim- better feedback from his/her lier this year alongside Lost es on the radio captured the inspiration for him. ilarly, if someone is interested audience and that is exactly Stories, and last year he had imagination of hundreds of “I have been to they need to give it a lot of what I am going to do at my opened for the Justin Bieber listeners. Tomorrowland thrice. The time because most of them event here.” Purpose World Tour in “Then gradually my par- most memorable thing that only pick this as a hobby. But Mumbai. ents and also my sister sup- happened there was me play- this requires a lot of time and Sahil began his music ported the idea of me trying ing my first hindi song Tera effort, just as any other art. I

Whatever I have learned, I picked up from YouTube. Even today, I keep watching a lot of tutorials and videos. I am always hungry for knowledge. Similarly, if someone is interested they need to give it a lot of time because most of them only pick this as a hobby. But this requires a lot of time and effort, just as any other art SAHIL SHARMA, EDM ARTIST 10 celeb talks Hyderabad Thursday October 17, 2019

JENNIFER ANISTON BREAKS INTERNET WITH FRIENDS REUNION POST AS SHE JOINS INSTAGRAM

ollywood star Jennifer Insta page reads, “My friends call me Aniston finally joined Jen.” The picture already has 7,300,773 Instagram on Tuesdays, and likes. H she had nearly 5.4 million fol- Many fans took the post as a hint that lowers within hours of joining Friends, which ran for a successful 10 the social media app. Aniston seasons from September 1994 to May is known to be fiercely private about her 2004, might just be up for a return. Soon life, so her decision to join Insta has after Aniston posted her first snap, sev- pleasantly surprised many of her fans. eral celebrities joined in to post welcome Quite in sync with what fans have messages, too. Reese Witherspoon wrote, loved most about her, the first picture “YASSSS!!! Welcome to Insta Jen!!!” she posted on the social media app is a “Oh, yeah tushy!!” went Chelsea a reunion photo that celebrates her Handler’s comment. Celebs who career-defining show, Friends. In the joined Aniston’s Insta page include snapshot, the star is seen posing with her telly Friends, of course pals. her Friends co-stars Matt LaBlanc, On her part, Aniston is following Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, Kudrow and David Schwimmer, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen according to a report in goss.ie. “A n d DeGeneres, Eva Mendes, Jessica now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI Biel, Reese Witherspoon, Justin INSTAGRAM,” wrote Aniston, who Timberlake, Orlando Bloom, became a global star thanks to the Michelle Obama, and her ex, show. The caption she wrote for her Justin Theroux.

ollywood actress Katrina Kaif has come out with her KAT LAUNCHES own beauty line called SCIENCE SAYS, B Kay by Katrina. HER OWN On Wednesday, the BELLA HADID IS actress shared a sneak-peek of her beauty line on Instagram and cap- tioned the video, “It’s finally ready... THE WORLD'S BEAUTY LINE Arriving October 22, 2019.” Katrina said she dreamt about the MOST beauty line two years ago. “Two years ago I dreamt of creat- ing a beauty line. So excited to final- BEAUTIFUL ly share it with@kaybykatrina you... Can’t wait. #kay- And it’s all on she added. bykatrina #kayxnykaa,” WOMAN! The actress, who was last seen on Bharat shared a letter. She upermodel Bella Hadid is the most screen in beautiful woman in the world. At wrote, “For as long as I can remem- least, that’s what Greek mathematics ber, makeup has been an innate part of my journey- from the says. runway to the big screen, S Scientists determining the most beau- and now I have rendered tiful woman on the planet according to the my love for it to Kay “Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi Standards” have picked Beauty, my first ever the Victoria’s Secret model's face as the one that comes Beauty Brand!” closest to perfection, reports goss.ie. Katrina says she cre- The “Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi” defines beauty ated a brand that in accordance to classic Greek calculations. truly stands for Measurements of facial proportions are done going what she believes in. by standards that Greek scholars applied while try- “I’m always ing to define beauty with scientific formula. on the According to the “Golden Ratio” measure- clock, ments, the 23-year-old Bella has a face that is always on 94.35 per cent perfect. the run, Also, going by the parameters of the with end- “Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi”, pop diva less shoots Beyoncà finished at the second spot. She has a face that is 92.44 per cent perfect. that involve me Actress Amber Heard is at number wearing make-up three with a ratio of 91.85 per cent all the time. As much while pop star Ariana Grande is as I love the look and feel placed fourth with 91.81 per cent. of it, I do wish my skin felt as The measurements were con- comfortable, as I did wearing it.” ducted by Dr Julian De Silva, an Katrina says her Kay Beauty is “a emminent facial cosmetic sur- bridge between high glamour and geon at London’s famous care”. Harley Street. On the acting front, she will be “Bella Hadid was the clear next seen in Rohit Shetty’s. upcom- winner when all elements of ing cop film Sooryavanshi the face were measured for physical perfection. She had the highest overall reading for her chin which, with a score of 99.7 per cent, is only 0.3 per cent away from being the per- fect shape,” Dr Julian NEIL PATRICK HARRIS told The Daily Mail. JOINS MATRIX 4 CAST

n news that may be even Harris recently starred as Count more out of left field Olaf in Netflix’s adaptation A Series than his casting in Gone of Unfortunate Events, and he also WILLEM DAFOE Girl, Emmy winner Neil appeared alongside Matt Damon in I Patrick Harris is set to Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. join the cast of The Though Harris felt a bit out of place JOINING DEL Matrix 4, Collider has confirmed. in Gone Girl, he did a solid job Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne delivering exactly what director Moss will reprise their roles as Neo David Fincher asked of him, and I TORO'S and Trinity, while Aquaman villain also enjoyed his more comedic Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is joining work in the Harold and Kumar NIGHTMARE the franchise as a lead, though franchise. He has also done big- reports that he’ll play a young budget sci-fi before, having starred Morpheus remain unconfirmed. in Starship Troopers back in the ALLEY Lana Wachowski is returning to day. With 27 million followers on ctor Willem Dafoe is joining filmmaker direct the sequel for Warner Bros. Twitter, Harris has a huge fanbase, Guillermo del Toros Nightmare Alley. and Village Roadshow. Aleksandar so he’s certainly bringing added Bradley Cooper is headlining the Fox Hemon and David Mitchell co- value to the project. He’s repre- A Searchlight production, which also counts wrote the script with Wachowski, sented by CAA and Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett and who is producing alongside Grant Untitled David Strathairn among its cast. Hill. Production is slated to start Entertainment, Nightmare Alley is an adaptation of the 1946 noir early next year. and his casting novel by William Lindsay. Its first big screen adap- Harris’ role is being kept under was first tation came out in 1947. wraps, but there are only two reported by Nightmare Alley is set in a world of carnival hus- possibilities here. He’s either playing Variety. tlers and con men and tells the story of a men- a brand new character we've never talist (Cooper), who teams with a psychologist in seen before, or he’s playing a charac- order to swindle the rich. Dafoe will play a head ter we have seen. As much as I wish barker at a travelling carnival. he was playing the older version of Del Toro is directing the thriller and wrote the Spoon Boy, I happen to think that script with Kim Morgan. The filmmaker is aim- Harris would be good as a younger ing for an early 2020 shoot in Toronto. version of the Architect. Isn’t that a Dafoe, a four-time Oscar nominee, has character you’d like to spend more Edward Norton’s Motherless Brooklyn coming time with, and get to know his ori- out next month. gins? 11 tollywood Hyderabad Thursday October 17, 2019

experience in direction. Short Sesha Sindhu who is debuting as a films boom caught up around that time and my director with Choosi Choodangane, experience as an assistant director didn’t count any- FROM ASSISTING CAMERA speaks to NAGARAJ GOUD more. I made a four-minute video as a pitch for my film. I about her journey and her passion started showing it to produc- ers in 2018 and although a for movies since childhood majority of them liked, they had doubts whether I can among others handle a feature film being a woman. Around this time, I DEPT TO DIRECTION tion with The Pioneer. I was up to. Initially, they showed the video to Raj Sesha later completed her were shocked, but they later Kandukuri sir and narrated esha Sindhu Rao, B.Tech in Hyderabad and understood what I wanted to the story to him. He was who is debuting as even contemplated Masters do with my life,” she explains. impressed with it in the first a director with but when her admission in With little more experience attempt itself,” she shares. S Choosi Australia got delayed by a it became easier for her to get It was Raj who proposed Choodangaane, couple of months, she found projects as an assistant direc- the name of his son Shiva was crazy about a chance to get into the tor. “When I joined the Kandukuri to Sesha. “The movies since childhood. She industry. “After learning industry, there were not next day we initiated pre- knew that she would get into about the requirement for an many women in the direction production. We did a couple filmmaking one day or the assistant director post for a department. The film units of auditions and intense other. “I was born in the UAE film by Prakash Kovelamudi, were looking for female assis- workshops with Shiva. My as my dad worked there for I met him. Although I could- tant directors and I had the friend Padma, who is the the Central government. I n’t get the post, I managed to privilege to choose from the writer of the film, helped me. grew up watching a lot of develop some contacts. They films on offer,” she smiles, The good thing about Shiva Shah Rukh films and he had introduced me to a couple of adding that now, the number is that he is hardworking and a great influence on me nurs- cinematographers. I used of women working in the also is capable of remember- ing my filmmaking dream. social media as a tool to land technical arena has increased. ing pages of dialogue alto- So when my dad told me that opportunities to hone my After assisting the unit of gether,” Sesha adds. we would be moving to India skills. I started off my jour- Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, Talking about the film, from Dubai, I was keen on ney in the industry by assist- she soon made it to the cre- which was wrapped up in flat staying in Hyderabad or ing camera department for a ative team of Sukumar’s 35 days, she mentions it as a Mumbai as both of the cities film directed by J.D. Kumari 21F and was associ- love story of a wedding pho- were a filmmaking hub,” she Chakravarthy. Two days later, ated with the film from tographer (played by Shiva) says in an exclusive conversa- I told my parents about what ideation stage to end. She and a drummer (Varsha believes the place (Sukumar Bollamma) who wants to get Writings) like Krish’s had a into the industry as a com- When I joined the industry, there were not lot of scope for creative poser. “We broke a lot of many women in the direction department. exchanges. stereotypes, like we have an The film units were looking for female She stopped assisting after unconventional mother-son Kumari 21F and began to relationship and an male- assistant directors and I had the privilege to develop her own scripts. female buddy’s story. It’s a choose from the films on offer Towards the end of 2016, she very urban film about fragile SESHA SINDHU RAO was ready with the first draft relationships,” she says, DIRECTOR of Choosi Choodangaane. “I adding that her inspirations began to approach producers, include K. Viswanath, Mani who were keen to know my Ratnam and David Fincher.

ilmmaker Ohmkar, who is awaiting the release of Raju Gari Gadhi 3, which he produced and directed, attrib- F uted his standing in the industry to his brothers Ashwin and Kalyan. “They’ve been my support system No Bollywood offers: ever since my anchoring days. They’ve done Bachelors of physiotherapy like me. The film’s production duties were taken care by them. My dream has always been to make Ashwin a hero and Kalyan a producer. I’ve realised that with this film. They don’t have any other backing than me in the DEVERAKONDA industry. Last year, our father passed away and ever since I’ve been seen only in whites. If I don white, I’m reminded of my father. I want to change the color if Ashwin gets accepted as ctor Vijay Deverakonda a hero on Friday (the film release day),” he unveiled the Telugu trail- said. He was speaking at a promotional event A er of Terminator: Dark of the film in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Fate in Hyderabad on The filmmaker has also heaped high praise Wednesday. Produced by James on the film’s cinematographer Chota K Naidu. Cameron and directed by Tim Miller of “Dad sent Chota anna to me as my elder Deadpool fame, the film stars brother. They don’t make humans like him Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, anymore. I haven’t spoken to him about his fee as an older Sarah Connor. Her for the film yet. Generally cinematographers son John will once again be dispatch DI prints to overseas market only if they played by Edward Furlong. are paid but he hasn’t uttered a word about his Fox star India is releasing remuneration,” Ohmkar raved. the film on November in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Although OHMKAR SAYS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN Dark Fate is the sixth HIS DREAM TO SEE HIS BROTHER instalment in the fran- chise, it is being touted as ASHWIN AS A HERO a direct sequel to 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The film ignores the OHMKAR events of the three films that have come since. Speaking at the event, gets Deverakonda dubbed James Cameron as a genius film- maker. “I watched his emotional Judgement Day in school when we used to have a movie night every Sunday. As kids back then, we desperately wanted the villain to die. He would never die… The charac- ters that James Cameron created… the computer graphics were magnificent back then. Watching the Dark Fate trail- er took me back to my school days. After Judgement Day this is the best trailer that I’ve liked of the Terminator franchise. The quality of dubbing has increased from what it was sometime back and I would watch the Telugu version,” the actor, who has returned to city on Tuesday after a 15-day break, said. When asked whether he sees himself in a similar kind of sci-fi action spectacle, he said, “I don’t see gun culture here. If a director comes and narrates a story on it, I wouldn’t connect to it. May be an army film… Prabhas anna is the best fit for such stories. I’m still a boy to attempt such films.” The actor recently was spotted at multiple events in Mumbai, triggering speculations about a looming Hindi debut. Setting the record straight, he declared, “I haven’t been offered any Hindi film. When they are ready to give me a mainstream film, I would take it up.” — NG

ROMANTIC GETS RAMYA'S BOOST hooting in While the nature of her role banners Touring Talkies and Hyderabad for the hasn’t been disclosed yet, we Puri Connects. Akhil bonds with S past 17 days, the unit hear that she will be playing Anil Paduri, a noted VFX of Romantic, starring a strong supporting role and supervisor, who has also Akash Puri and Ketika her presence will be felt all worked with the writing Sivakarthikeyan Sharma, have added a major throughout the film. team of Puri in the past, is star attraction to their film. She has joined the film sets making his directorial debut amil actor Sivakarthikeyan, who is shooting in The film’s makers on Wedn- on Tuesday in Hyderabad. with the project. T Hyderabad for Hero for the past many days, was esday announced that Romantic is a joint ven- Puri has penned the film’s treated to dinner by on Tuesday actress Ramya Krishna will ture between Puri story and dialogues, while evening. Film’s director P.S. Mithran and cameraman be playing a key role in the Jagannadh and Charmee Sunil Kashyap is the com- George too were present at the party. love story laced with action. Kaur under Puri Jagannadh’s poser. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2019 sport 12

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odrigo Moreno fired Spain into Euro 2020 with a last-gasp Requaliser in Sweden while the Republic of Ireland’s chances of Last minute success reaching the finals are still in the bal- ance after they fell 2-0 in Switzerland. Spain became the sixth team to Rodrigo’s injury time equaliser takes Spain to Euro 2020; Italy maintain qualify for next summer’s tourna- ment thanks to Rodrigo, who came perfect record off the bench to score a dramatic injury-time leveller in a 1-1 draw in Stockholm, sparking wild celebra- tions on the touchline. “Qualification is a must for a team like Spain but achieving it still has value,” said Moreno. “It releases the pressure and gives us time to work.” Robert Moreno’s side are top of Group F on 20 points after drawing Sunil Chhetri is surrounded by Bangladeshi defenders during WC qualifiers IFT their last two matches. They are five ahead of Sweden and six above Romania, who missed the chance to take second spot when Norway’s Team will learn from Alexander Sorloth snatched a late 1- 1 draw in Bucharest. However it was a far from vintage B’desh draw: Bhutia display from Spain, who started brightly but faded as the match wore IANS n KOLKATA they will only learn from this. on against the lively hosts, who were Yes it’s not a great result but these distraught after missing out on a Italy players celebrate after scoring fifth goal against Liechtenstein during Euro 2020 qualifiers AP ormer India captain boys and the team needs to con- famous victory right at the death. points we need against Georgia and who maintained their 100 percent FBhaichung Bhutia on tinue the work they are doing. A celebratory night was tem- Gibraltar we can turn our attentions record with an eighth straight win, 5- Wednesday said India’s 1-1 draw They will get better,” Bhutia said. pered slightly by the loss of goalkeep- to Euro 2020,” said Switzerland coach 0 against Liechtenstein. against Bangladesh in the Group India captain Sunil Chhetri er David de Gea to a thigh injury in Vladimir Petkovic. Finland need a win over rock- E World Cup qualifiers was also expressed his disappoint- the second half, although that will bottom Liechtenstein to qualify for “unfortunate”, adding that the ment as he and other players worry his club Manchester United Finland towards history their first major tournament after team needs to learn from their came close to scoring but just more ahead their meeting with Finland inched closer to qualify- fourth-placed Bosnia & Herzegovina mistakes and move on. could not get the ball past the Premier League leaders Liverpool ing for their first ever European lost 2-1 in Greece with an 88th- A last-gasp Adil Khan goal goalpost until the 88th minute this weekend. Championships after Teemu Pukki minute own goal from Adnan saved India the blushes as they when Adil scored off a corner to took his qualifying tally to seven in Kovacevic. held a spirited Bangaldesh, draw level. Ireland lef t sweating eight matches with a double that Israel kept their hopes of quali- ranked 83 places below them, to Taking to Twitter, Chhetri In Group D, Haris Seferovic’s Rodrigo Moreno celebrates with his Spain teammates after scoring equaliser against Sweden AP helped Finland sweep aside Armenia fying from Group G alive after see- a draw. expressed gratitude to the fans early strike and Shane Duffy’s late paign, compared to just the one for The Swiss, who also have the bet- 3-0 in Turku. ing off Latvia 3-1 as Eran Zahavi “I could not watch the who turned up in large numbers own goal kept Switzerland’s hopes of the Irish, who host the Danes on ter of the head-to-head record with Fredrik Jensen gave the Finns a scored his 11th goal of the qualify- match so I won’t be able to com- to support the Indian team. automatic qualification alive with a November 18 needing a win to guar- the Irish as the two teams drew 1-1 31th minute lead. Norwich City ing campaign. ment much on it, but it’s unfor- “We couldn’t deliver a per- 2-0 victory over the Republic of antee qualification. in September, take on group min- striker Pukki then scored just after Andi Herzog’s side are level on 11 tunate,” Bhutia said. formance to match the atmos- Ireland. “It’s a cup final. Beat Denmark to nows Georgia and Gibraltar in their the hour and got his second two min- points with North Macedonia and India held Asian champions phere at the Salt Lake last night, The win in Geneva means the reach Euro 2020. I would have taken final two games. utes from the end with a neat dinked Slovenia and five behind second- Qatar to a 0-0 draw last month and the dressing room is very Swiss are just a point behind group that at the start and I’ll take it now,” “The result doesn’t mean a lot in finish. place Austria, meaning they still and were hot favourites to win disappointed about it. We could- leaders Ireland and Denmark with said the Republic’s coach Mick the group, we still need to get results Markku Kanerva’s side stay nine have a chance with two games against Bangladesh who lost to n’t capitalise on the chances we two matches remaining in their cam- McCarthy. in our next two games. If we get the points behind Group J winners Italy, remaining. Qatar 0-2 at home before this got, but this is a process on the match. pitch and in the stands. You “They are a young side. turned up, we’ll keep attempting PTI n NEW DELHI They have talented players and to,” Chhetri tweeted.

pin great Anil Kumble says Sone of the biggest learnings ‘No decision yet on Ashwin KXIP future’ from his previous coaching stints, including the contro- success those three years I was as a player, as a coach but IPL "We have not decided that versial one with the Indian there. It is nice to have the is a rollercoaster ride. You yet. Some decisions need to team, is to "back off and help experience of crossing the need to be patient and then me made but we don't need to the players relax". line. It certainly helps (you as back the players you have. decide at this moment. IPL is Kumble resigned as India a coach)," Kumble told PTI on "Generally because of cer- still five months away. There head coach after the 2017 Wednesday. tain results you tend to start is an auction coming up, we Champions Trophy final due "It is all about a game of looking at other teams and will start to build a squad to an "untenable relationship" cricket at the end of it. If you that starts influencing your around that as well. with skipper Virat Kohli simplify like that the job decision and that is the last "Ashwin had a wonderful though the team did well becomes a lot easier. The thing you want." two years but of course we did under his tutelage. moment you start putting Earlier this week, Kings XI not get the right results but we The 48-year-old is back to importance to result, wins, Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia have not made any decision coaching again, this time as trophies then it puts more told PTI that the franchsie who the captain will be." director of cricket operations pressure on the players. So the board had a rethink on Kumble conceded that any at Kings XI Punjab. He also learning is just to back off and Ravichandran Ashwin and it decision will not be an easy held mentorship roles at Royal help the players relax and Anil Kumble poses for photo with Kings XI Punjab new jersey has decided to retain him. one as he is a senior player. Challengers Bangalore and when they are relaxed they years. rience to the Punjab squad, Ashwin captained the side in Ashwin has also done well for Mumbai Indians. tend to perform better." Kings XI Punjab have will soon start strategising the previous two seasons but India in Tests of late, having "With RCB we did not win At an event here on never won the IPL and for the IPL auction in failed to take them to the play- made a comeback into the the title but we came close a Wednesday, EbixCash was Kumble has come on board to December. offs. Kumble said it is not cer- playing eleven in the ongoing couple of times. With announced as Kings XI end the title drought. Kumble, "You learn from the previ- tain that Aswhin will captain home series against South Mumbai, we had wonderful Punjab's title sponsor for three who wants to add more expe- ous experiences you have had the side again. Africa. Delhi, Bengal to play PKL final Nikhat to approach PTI n Rijiju as BFI backs Icardi relieved focus aveen Kumar was the star as Dabang Mary for Oly qualifier NDelhi on Wednesday beat defending back on football champions Bengaluru Bulls 44-38 to book their maiden summit clash berth in the Pro AFP n PARIS which includes Real Madrid. League here. "I've always been used to The Delhi team produced an all-round rgentina striker Mauro pressure but I think it helps that performance, with Naveen Kumar impress- AIcardi said Wednesday he we've almost always won so far," ing with his raids (15 raid points) and Anil was enjoying the focus being said the former Sampdoria Kumar dominating with his tackles (4 back on football and away from player. points) to win in front of a packed stadium his private life at French club "It's a little different than at the EKA Arena by TransStadia. Paris Saint-Germain. Inter even though I don't have This was the first time Debanag Delhi IANS n KOLKATA men’s section at the Worlds will The former Inter Milan a real yardstick to compare has qualified for the PKL final. automatically be picked for the captain arrived in the French because I haven't played in The Bulls, just like in the Eliminator sian Championships Bronze Olympic qualifiers, without hav- capital on loan this season and other great teams in the past. against UP Yoddha, had a slow start, with Amedallist Nikhat Zareen ing to undergo trials. after recovering from injury has "PSG has the right players Delhi dominating the first few plays. cried foul on Wednesday after However, for the Eves, the scored two goals in the to do well but the Champions Ravinder Pahal seemed keen to maintain the Boxing Federation of India criteria was only applicable for Champions League and Ligue 1. is a trophy coveted by all the his dominance in duels against Pawan (BFI) hinted that there would no Gold and Silver medallist win- "In Italy a vicious circle had great teams." Sehrawat and started the match with a clean trial between her and Mary ners at the Worlds. been created in certain journal- Icardi said he had settled in ankle hold of the ‘High flyer’. Naveen did make a rookie error as he Delhi were aware of what Pawan Kom in the 51kg category for “Now in December we have istic circles where we always to life in France even if he still Delhi dominated in all departments, failed to complete a raid on time which gave Sehrawat could do on the mat and were participating in the Tokyo Nationals, again I have to go ended up talking a little too considered Milan his home. with Naveen Kumar spearheading the the Bulls some hope going into the break. keen on keeping the league’s best raider in Olympic qualifiers in Wuhan through the grind. Then if there much about anything concern- "I didn't expect so much attack, and inflicted the first All-Out of the Delhi led Bulls 26-18 at half time. the dugout as much as possible. Bulls’ star from February 3 to 14. are no trials, what is the use of ing me," Icardi said in an inter- support from the fans. match in the fifth minute to open up a 6- The Bulls opted for a more aggressive raider spent more than 20 minutes away BFI president Ajay Singh all these competitions. No use view with Italian sports daily "They welcomed me right point lead. approach in the second half with the from the mat as they struggled to reduce told reporters that Mary Kom, right?” questioned the 23-year Gazzetta Dello Sport. from my first warm-up at Parc Pawan secured a three-point Super Raid defenders consistently getting better of the Delhi’s lead. could possibly be their automat- old boxer. "Here in Paris it's not like des Princes. I then had the good in the seventh minute to reduce the mar- Delhi raiders in do-or-die situations. At the other end, Delhi ensured Naveen ic choice for the China event. Asked about her next course this." fortune of playing right away gin but Delhi maintained their momentum But what makes Delhi a complete unit Kumar spent very little time on the bench, And that hasn’t pleased the of action, Nikhar said she will Icardi was the joint top- against Real Madrid, before thanks to an unstoppable Naveen Kumar. is the presence of versatile all-rounders and and that helped them sure another All-Out youngster looking to make a approach sports minister Kiren scorer in Serie A in 2017-18 picking up a slight injury. They inflicted another All-Out in the 13th the likes of Chandran Ranjit and Vijay with three minutes left in the match. mark. Rijiju after trying to contact BFI with 29 goals. But last season, "(PSG coach Thomas) minute to open up an 11-point lead as stepped up with valuable raid and tackle Despite Pawan’s attempts in the last few “Today morning I got to President Singh several times. he was stripped of the club cap- Tuchel is very friendly with the Naveen Kumar secured another Super 10 points to always maintain a healthy lead of minutes, Delhi defenders held firm to clinch know that the President had told “Everything is in President’s taincy amid a long contract dis- players. He talks a lot, jokes, (his 20th consecutive). six or seven points. a berth in the grand finale on Saturday. the media that there would be no (Ajay Singh) hands. I am trying pute and later barred from full tried to put me at ease from day trials,” Nikhat said. to contact him but he is not training. one. “Anyone can win any day. It’s responding. I tried so many The 26-year-old's life with "I think I made a good boxing. I am not saying send me, times. I will try to contact our his television host wife Wanda impression on him. but give me a fair chance. I will Sports Minister and ministry Nara, who is also his agent, had "Neymar, (Kylian) Mbappé, Manju has no plans for 2020 Olympics try to talk to them (BFI). They also, then let’s see what happens. also become the focus of many (Edinson) Cavani, are all strong said before that only Gold and If all this happens I cannot reports. players. PNS n NEW DELHI kg, which is not Olympic focused on preparing myself Silver medallist at the Worlds focus on my game,” she said. Despite parting on bad "It is nice to play with star weight category. She cannot for 2024 Paris games. Frankly will automatically be selected for The BFI did not let Nikhat terms the forward said he had players who change matches he may have just won participate in the Tokyo speaking, I have no plans for the Olympic qualifiers but now participate against Mary Kom at no hard feelings towards the even at the last minute, like SSilver medal in her World games. 2020. For Tokyo, Mary didi hai they are changing that rule for the trials for the Worlds, back in Italian club he joined in 2013 Neymar does." Championship debut but The only situation in vo jayengi (Mary Kom is there, even women,” she said. August also. Chairman of selec- and scored 120 goals in just over Icardi added that he had a Indian boxer Manju Rani has which she can play in Japanese she will go). I want to prepare Six-time champion Mary tors Rajesh Bhandari had said 220 matches. healthy competition with no plans to rejig her weight capital was if she switches to 51 myself for the games after Kom settled for the Bronze in the that her bout wouldn’t take "I can only wish the best for Uruguayan striker Cavani. category and give it a shot to kg or higher. But since 2012 that,” she responded clearly Women’s World Boxing place just to ensure that she is Inter in every competition," "With Edy I have a great compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bronze medallist MC when asked about 2020 games. Championships after losing her protected for the future and not said Icardi. relationship. It's not rivalry, Olympics. Instead, the young Mary Kom is expected to rep- “At present, I aim to estab- semi-final bout of the 51-kg fly- exposed at a young age in the "I'm good now, I'm up and just healthy competition," said champion wants to develop resent India in that, Manju did- lish myself in the 48kg catego- weight category to second-seed World Championships. running again even if I have to Icardi. her skills and prepare herself n’t even want to think about ry and perform. And with time Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in The move had come as a keep working because I had a "In this period Edy was for 2024. challenging her and instead I will think about switching to a split 1:4 verdict. rude shock for both the boxer complicated summer and I injured so I had the chance to The 20-year old won her focus on the future events. higher weight category and Ahead of the Worlds, BFI and her father who had travelled wasn't one hundred percent play immediately. first World’s medal in the “I have a dream to com- play in the Olympics,” she had a selection policy for both from Hyderabad to the nation- when I arrived in Paris." "When he comes back, it recently concluded Women’s pete in the Olympics since day said during the felicitation the men and women boxers al capital for the trials for the PSG are unbeaten on top of will be up to the coach to championship in Ulan-Ude one of my introduction to ceremony organized by Boxing which said all the medal winners championship to be held in Ligue 1, and are also leading choose the best one to send but since she competes in 48 Manju Rani poses with World C’ship Silver PTI this sport. But right now I am Federation of India. (Gold, Silver and Bronze) in the Russia in October. their Champions League group onto the pitch."