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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH I WEDNESDAY 4 I DECEMBER 2019 WEATHER Max: 31OC SPORT | 16 TABLOID Min: 25OC WORLD | 10 Rainfall: 2 mm Pak court to hear Messi wins record Truly a ‘star’ ASTROGUIDE Zardari bail plea sixth Ballon d’Or birthday Vikari: Karthigai 18 Tithi: Ashtami www.facebook.com/deccannews, www.twitter.com/deccanchronicle, www.deccanchronicle.com Vol. 15 No. 248 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | ` 3.00 Star: Sathayam Rahukalam: 12 noon to 1.30 pm POLLS Yamagandam: 7.30 am to 9 am PRAYERS Chennai techie over the moon Slowdown, Fajar: 5.00 am Zohar: 12.02 pm Asar: 3.14 pm ■ Maghrib: 5.40 pm Shan tracks down Vikram, leaves Nasa stunned eco crisis spell Isha: 6.55 pm YAMUNA R | DC ‘SEARCHING last known location, I knew SUNSET TODAY 5.41 PM CHENNAI, DEC. 3 it must be somewhere SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.17 AM PIXEL BY PIXEL’ around that. I searched the Chennai techie Shanmuga 2x2 km sq area pixel by trouble for BJP MOONRISE TODAY 12.29 PM Subramanian has helped pixel—one pixel is around MOONSET TOMORROW 12.29 AM Nasa identify the crash site I searched pixel by pixel 1.25 m or something like YOJNA GUSAI | DC ● There are whis- of Vikram lander of (each pixel measures about that. Since the lander was RANCHI, DEC. 3 pers within BJP Navy forces Chinese Chandrayaan-2 on the 1.25 meters) of Nasa's so small, I had to search circles that chief moon’s surface just when images. I spent about 30 each and every pixel. I was The economic slowdown minister Raghubar naval ship to retreat the space science communi- able to find something out could possibly emerge as ty began showing despera- hours on two computers. I of ordinary over there and I the major threat for the Das has “failed from Andaman tion at not being able to did not use any additional sent out a mail to Nasa”, ruling BJP in Jharkhand. to perform” decipher the disappearance software tools, but only recalled the proud ‘space Generally seen as one of New Delhi: Navy Chief of the lander on September basic image viewing tools. scientist’. the nation’s “poorest BJP. There are whispers Admiral Karambir Singh on 7 when it was supposed to While the nation was states”, the figuresindi- within BJP circles that Tuesday said a Chinese naval soft-touchdown on lunar — SHANMUGA plunged into sadness after cate that lack of industries chief minister Raghubar ship was driven away from surface. the much-anticipated moon and development have Das has “failed to per- India's Exclusive Economic The 33-year-old engineer “I do not wish to com- mission failed, Isro also contributed heavily form”. Trouble is consis- Zone in the Andaman sea NO COMMENTS FROM ISRO posted on Twitter that Nasa ment, I will not explained that contact with to the rising unemploy- tently gnawing at the saf- recently, asserting that such has credited him with find- Vikram lander could have ment in the state. fron party’s heels. A few activities will be dealt with respond to any questions on Chandrayaan-2,” was Dr K. ing the Vikram debris on Sivan’s response when asked about spotting of the lander been lost due to ‘hard-brak- While unemployment days back, BJP sternly. Military sources said lunar surface as his conclu- ing’ in the final phase of its continues to plague the spokesman Praveen the research ship Shi Yan 1 sions from Nasa images of by Shanmuga and subsequent announcement by Nasa. descent. The American state and the UNDP data Prabhakar quit the party. forayed into Indian waters in the lunar surface helped space agency, Nasa, which indicate that nearly “46 He is expected to contest September but was forced to the American premier and apologized for that never replied to him. Subramanian told DC, has been closely following per cent of the state is liv- the Assembly polls from retreat after it was suspected space agency spot the exact delay, there was silence of amid the tight stream of the mission—as also sever- ing in poverty”, one of the Nala on a National to be involved in spying. location of the lander that the outer space from the “I had gone through the media interviews at his al international agencies— key issues being raised by People’s Party (NPP) tick- reportedly broke into sever- Isro. LROC images pixel by pixel Besant Nagar apartment. collaborated in the Isro the BJP is the National et. Sacked from Ayodhya al pieces on crash-landing. While Nasa publishes the and found some minute From the two LROC search for clues about the Register of Citizens. The BJP, however, The IT professional went images of various findings, variations at a spot on the images, Subramanian lander’s whereabouts. While the experiment of brushed this off by claim- case, says through Nasa’s Lunar Isro does not indulge into lunar surface between the could point out to Nasa that Nothing much happened, playing the nationalist ing that “Praveen has no Reconnaissance Orbiter the same. Once Isro starts image of December 2017 the 2017 image had no white until Subramanian’s mail and Hindutva card in influence whatsoever in Rajeev Dhavan Camera (LROC) images doing something similar, it and the one taken on dot whereas the September, landed at the two space did now the state”. New Delhi/Lucknow: Senior “pixel by pixel” to identity a would be helpful for the sci- September 7, when Vikram 2019, image had it at that agencies. “I feel happy I work too well for the Somewhat charged up advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who single bright pixel from the entific community. A large was supposed to land. I sent spot, and that could only could find the debris. I had party, the BJP in after the turn of events in represented Muslim parties in its mosaic taken on number of people have my finding to Nasa and mean that it was Vikram worked for close to seven Jharkhand remains confi- Maharashtra, the the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri November 11 and e-mailed questioned Shanmuga what they did was to closely lander, which could only be hours every day for a week, dent of “returning to Congress is coming out Masjid title dispute case, on his conclusion to both the regarding why he did not search the lunar surface visible as a dot because it going through the LROC power”. with all guns blazing. This Tuesday said he has been Nasa and the Isro. While approach Isro with his find- based on the location I gave was 1.25 m per pixel. “I saw images from Nasa. It was Despite this confidence, correspondent caught up sacked from further appear- the US space agency ings, to which he replied and pick up the location of the internet landing loca- worth it”, Subramanian however the going could with Congress’ campaign ance and is no longer involved responded, albeit a bit late that people from ISRO the larger debris”, tion. From Vikram lander’s said. ■ More on P2 be a bit tricky in the ter- committee chief Subodh in the plea for a review of the rain of Jharkhand for the Kant Sahay. Supreme Court verdict. A five- judge Constitution bench of the apex court on November 9 in a unanimous 5-0 verdict Parliament Owner arrested paved the way for the con- struction of a Ram temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya. passes bill to ■ P6 for wall collapse Cabinet may clear amend SPG Act DC CORRESPONDENT Coimbatore, Dec. 3: A ● CM, Stalin meet Citizenship Amendment NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 day after 17 people were killed in a compound wall families of wall Bill today The Rajya Sabha on collapse near here, the Tuesday passed a bill to owner of the house around collapse victims New Delhi: While the whole of amend the Act governing which the structure had PAGE 4 the Northeast is up in arms the elite Special been built was arrested on over the proposed Citizenship Protection Group. The Tuesday on charges of Amendment Bill (CAB), the bill had already been causing death by negli- Monday, killing the 17, Centre, which was keen to passed by the gence. including ten women and bring the contentious law for last week. Sivasubramanian, who two children. clearance at the Union Cabinet The passage of the had been ‘absconding’ Police said a case under meeting scheduled Wedn- amendments to the SPG since the mishap, was Indian Penal Code section esday, may now hold another Act will pave the way for arrested in Mettupalayam, 304 A (causing death by meeting the next day — only the Prime Minister about 45 km from here, negligence) had been regis- Thursday, December 5 - to get and his “immediate fami- police said adding they tered against the legislation cleared. ly residing with him at were interrogating him. Sivasubramanian, who ■ P7 his official residence”, as A portion of the over 15- runs a textile showroom in well as any former Prime foot high compound wall, Mettupalayam. COUNTER POINT Minister and members of damp due to heavy rains Meanwhile, nearly 80 his immediate family lashing the area for the members of various organ- “residing with him at the past few days, came crash- isations were arrested here residence allotted to him ing down on the adjoining for attempting to stage a for a period of five years, four tiled-roof houses in protest seeking the release from the date he ceases to the Dalit settlement in of 25 people detained on hold the office of Prime Nadur around 5 am on Monday, police said.— PTI Minister,” to be given SPG cover. The Congress has been claiming that SPG Act has been amend- Anbu new IG idol wing ed only because of politi- cal vendetta. after Pon Manickavel Home minister Amit Shah, rejecting the DC CORRESPONDENT Chennai. Opposition’s claim, said CHENNAI, DEC. 3 Although Pon Manickavel the government was con- won the praise from cer- cerned about security of Three days after special tain political parties for all 130 crore Indians and officer of the idol wing Pon “recovering stolen temple not just the Gandhi fami- Manickavel refused to idols,” his appointment as ly. Participating in the hand over all records and special officer of the idol Market report debate over the Special details of the cases pertain- wing after retirement by 24 ct (1 gm): `3,820.00 Protection Group ing to the idol theft, the the , did GOLD 22 ct (1 gm): `3,628.00 (Amendment) Bill, 2019, state government on not appear to augur well Congress MP Vivek Tuesday posted the 2001- for his subordinates or the SILVER Bar (1 Kg): `46,900.00 Tankha said everyone batch IPS officer T.S. Anbu senior officials of the Hin- Sensex 40,675.45 pts wants the Gandhi family who is Inspector General du Religious and Cha- INDICES Nifty 11,994.20 pts to be protected and there of Police (Administration) ritable Endowments (HR & ■ US$: `71.66 Euro: 79.37 should not be “a party as IGP, Idol Wing, CID, CE) department. P3 EXCHANGE politics” on it. Not ready to shoot offenders with Nirbheek

VIKRAM SHARMA | DC ● According to IOF weapons. This ends up in purchased from dealers that HYDERABAD, DEC. 3 officials, only 53 women relying pepper spray we are not aware of.” women from around and mobile safety apps for About 5,000 revolvers of dif- Post-Nirbhaya, the Indian their protection. Or just ferent makes, including Ordnance Factory (IOF), the country purchased sheer luck. Nirbheek, were purchased by Kanpur, manufactured Nirbheek revolvers According to IOF officials, arms dealers in the country ‘Nirbheek’ — a .32 bore lig- from the factory soon only 53 women from around in the last five years. Each htweight revolver designed after it was out in the country purchased Nirbheek has a range of up to for women. The 500 gram Nirbheek revolvers from the 15 metres and is made of tita- handgun was designed to eas- January 2014 factory soon after it was out nium alloy. It costs a little ily fit in a woman’s purse or in January 2014. Around over `1.39 lakh, so not all shoulder bag. licenses? 1,500 have been sold in total. women can afford it. After the recent ‘Disha’ In America with its long- “Two years ago, we opened “'Even the trigger has been episode, are Indian women, standing and well-entre- sale for arms dealers who reduced for smooth opera- who often join the chorus for nched gun-culture, an sold in their local markets,” tion,”' says Singh. Another encounters or lynching for increasing number of women IOF additional general man- model, Nishank, out in the sexual offenders, ready to buy guns for self-protection. ager, Dinesh Singh, told DC. market recently, is also shoot attackers with this In India, however, strict gun "Besides whatever was designed for women. Several handy weapon — provided licensing laws comes in the bought individually, there have made enquiries regard- the government grants gun way of women buying could be some who may have ing it, he said. ■ P6 Greetings Greeting differently-abled people, Deputy CM O PAGE Paneerselvam on Tuesday said the government would Special 2 protect their rights and promote their welfare DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Shan: Blogger, coder, photographer, nerd ■ techie has developed tools and apps A storm is brewing B R SRIKANTH| DC inconsolable when This time, he was spot BENGALURU, DEC. 3 ‘Vikram’ veered off on with his discovery of within the DMK over course and lost contact the debris of the lander, local body polls. On Twitter, Shan@ minutes before a soft as revealed in a letter by Ramanean added a new touchdown on lunar soil. John Keller, deputy proj- Hence, it is trying to attribute to his profile on A few days later, on ect scientist, Lunar Tuesday: I found Vikram September 17, Nasa’s Reconnaissance Orbiter derail it lander! Lunar Reconnaissance Mission. “Using this — D Jayakumar, Shanmuga Orbiter Camera (LROC) information, the LROC Subramanian, 33, or Shan team released the first team did additional Fisheries minister to his friends and col- mosaic of images searches in the area and leagues, has every reason acquired during a flight located the site of the pri- to be proud of his discov- over the site chosen by mary impact as well as OTHER STORIES ery of the lander on lunar Isro for landing. Nasa other debris around the soil, for it was acknowl- also released a mosaic impact location and has (L-R) Actual footage of the impact site and the edged by Nasa, but little image of the site on announced the sighting point found by Shanmuga. Man wanted in did he realize that one ‘Vikram’ crashed while September 26, inviting on the Nasa and ASU tweet about the US space drifting towards a land- people to compare it with pages where you have Picture of lunar surface before impact. gang-rape case, agency applauding his ing site near the Moon’s images of the same area been given credit for your feat could trigger an ava- South Pole, Nasa credited before the crash to find observation,” he said in Picture of lunar surface after impact. surrenders lanche of requests for the Chennai-based blog- signs of the lander. his congratulatory mail interviews from media- ger, coder, photographer, On October 3, to Shanmuga. Coimbatore: The key accused persons from across the and a nerd who dabbles in Shanmuga Subramanian For Shanmuga, a gradu- in the gang rape of a minor world. a wide array of interests tweeted “Is this Vikram ate in mechanical engi- girl, out with her boy friend to The early birds among like travel, space, philoso- lander? (1 KM from the neering from the celebrate her birthday, surren- journalists in Chennai phy, politics etc. landing spot). Lander Government College of Vikram finder: Boost to dered before a city court. showed up at a his apart- “The Chandrayaan-2 might have been buried in Engineering, Tirunelveli, Manikandan, alleged to be the ment inBesant Nagar Vikram lander has been lunar soil”, tagging Nasa locating ‘Vikram’ was a brain behind the crime, sur- Tuesday morning, while found by our Nasa Moon and Isro about part of the challenge as he, like most rendered before Mahila Court others made their way to mission, the Lunar debris, followed it with an bleary-eyed Indians, was citizen science in India Judge J Radhika who reman- his office in the IT Park in Reconnaissance Orbiter. email to Nasa on October awake till dawn on ded him to judicial custody till or waited in See the first mosaic of the 18. On November 17, he September 7, watching New Delhi, Dec 3: The dis- which aim to utilize the new types of light sources December 17. In all, six people the line for interviews impact site,” Nasa said in further zeroed in on his the telecast of the descent covery of Chandrayaan-2’s data of cosmic sources for in the galaxy, like stars, and were involved in the incident over thephone , through a tweet, sharing images observations and tweeted of ‘Vikram’ with rover crash site by Nasa, aided by scientific progresses, even “new aspects of and four of them had been emails, or through direct beamed by its Lunar about the possible crash ‘Pragyan’ in its belly. In Indian engineer Shanmuga should be guided by expert physics, could be discov- arrested a day later. A special message (DM) on Twitter. Reconnaissance Orbiter site of the lander. the past, he has watched Subramanian, is a shot in professional astronomers,” ered when the data are police team was searching for “I have developed (LRO) before and after the "This might be Vikram the telecast of several the arm for ‘citizen science’ Bhattacharyya told PTI in studied systematically, Manikandan and another acc- tools and apps for many crash of ‘Vikram’. “The lander’s crash site (Lat:- satellite launches owing in India and abroad with an email interview. He rea- extensively and in a suit- used, who is still at large.—PTI other applications, and debris first located by 70.8552 Lon:21.71233) & to his interest in space, the free availability of data soned that such expert able way, with the guidance write on these issues on Shanmuga is about 750 the ejecta that was but has no plans on giving enabling amateurs to reach guidance is particularly of professional two of my websites metres northwest of thrown out of it might up his other passion-writ- for the skies - sometimes required “so that the inter- astronomers”. Neet opens (www.ramanean. com and the main crash site and have landed over here . ing codes and developing literally. Citizen science pretation of the data does According to Bhattac- www.azuredevopsguide.c was a single bright pixel (The one on the left side apps. “Some of these apps involves the collection and not take a non-scientific haryya, data from citizen applications om),” he told this newspa- identification in that was taken on July 16th & have been reviewed by analysis of data relating to route”. science projects require an per, adding “DM if you first mosaic,” Nasa one on the right side was New York Times and the natural world by mem- In India, citizen science additional expert process- for 2020 have more questions.” added. from Sept 17)," he said in other publications,” he bers of the public. The largely contributes to ecol- ing and interpreting them, Eighty seven days after On September 7, Indian a tweet accompanying the says. You did India proud, crash site of Chandrayaan- ogy and conservation stud- using the professional Chennai: The National Chandrayaan-2’s lander space scientists were images. Shan! 2’s Vikram lander was dis- ies. But the recent applica- knowledge of the subject. Testing Agency(NTA) on covered thanks to the avail- tion of Nasa’s Lunar In his view, the participa- Monday opened applications ability of data from the Reconnaissance Orbiter tion of interested citizens for Neet 2020. The exam is American space agency for (LRO) data by in the process of cutting scheduled to be held on May ‘Discovery serendipitous’ Shan’s been Chennai’s Rainman common citizens to analyse Subramanian to find the edge scientific research is 3, 2020, between 2 pm and 5 and interpret. Nasa’s Vikram lander’s crash site extremely important as it pm across India. Aspiring “It appears that the ini- He said Subramani- DC CORRESPONDENT seemingly serves as an Exploration Mission has shown its potential can significantly help sci- candidates can apply for the tial searches looked at an’s findings about Vikr- CHENNAI, DEC. 3 interactive platform Planning Office Chief, even for other fields, ence take root in society common medical entrance wrong locations and this am’s “kinematics”, the between Subramanian and Nujoud Fahoum Merancy including astronomy. and promote scientific tem- examination through the discovery by Shan study of motion at the Shanmuga Subramanian, various weather observers, commended Subram- "Astronomy is rapidly per. He said this is possible website ntaneet.nic.in. The was serendipitous,” time of impact, made social media sensation enthusiasts and the public anian’s efforts and becoming such a free data- when a huge amount of sci- NTA has announced that the Dibyendu Nandi, a pro- the discovery more now, has been sharing his who interact over the regu- acknowledged the role of driven science, where citi- entific data and user- last date for submission of fessor at Kolkata’s interesting. For exam- knowledge about ‘outer lar weather and rain citizen science in a tweet. zens can participate, make friendly tools to analyse these ‘online’ application Indian Institute of ple, the depth of the space’ for quite some updates posted on this “Very cool to see citizen sci- discoveries, say of new these data are freely avail- forms will be Dec31, 2019. Science Education and impact crater compared time now. Subramanian is page. ence in action with #NASA planets, comets, asteroids able. While citizen science The NTA has introduced new Research (IISER), told to the spread of also the man behind the An avid weather enthusi- LRO! Good work and other cosmic sources, is under the spotlight with security ‘features’ in the PTI. Vikram’s debris hold famous Chennai Rains ast and amateur astro- @Ramanean!” she said. But and take part to unravel the Subramanian’s discovery, it application form, evidently in The image processing clues to deciphering the page on Facebook, which nomer, Subramanian has this community-based mysteries of the universe," has been used in various the wake of the Neet scam and feature recognition speed and angle of provides live updates on been receiving accolades approach to science has to Bhattacharyya explained. fields in India. The India which was uncovered in ability of the human impact, Nandi said. rainfall in Chennai from all parts of the world be a collaborative effort Citing an example, he said Portal initiat- . Students apply- brain is difficult to easi- “This information by inferring crucial infor- for his work. with professionals guiding the Gaia satellite, a mission ed more than a decade ago, ing will now have to attest ly automate. So what would be useful in mation from satellite Several took to the every step, cautions astro- by the European Space for instance, is a platform their fingerprints along with could not be achieved by reconstructing what images put out by Isro and micro-blogging site physicist Sudip Bhatta- Agency to chart a three- aiming to aggregate data a ‘stamp size’ photo, apart feature recognition soft- went wrong with the IMD. Twitter to congratulate charyya of the Tata Inst- dimensional map of our on all species living in from attaching a passport- ware was achieved by a landing manoeuvre, and His Facebook page is him and his Facebook itute of Fundamental galaxy, provides free data India, with a dedicated sized picture. The photo curious member of the at what height above the presently followed by page has since been flood- Research (TIFR) in on billions of stars. Using module running based on should provide a clear image general public, Nandi lunar surface the anom- 10,972 users and is liked by ed with congratulatory Mumbai. “It is essential tools available on the Gaia citizen science for more of the candidate’s face( at said. aly set in,” he said. 10,646 people. The page also messages. that most citizen efforts, Archive website, he said than eight years. —PTI least 80 percent of the face should be visible). The NTA has also announced that it will use software to screen the pictures provided. The software will match the pho- NETIZENS APPLAUD SHANMUGA tographs, flag identical pho- tographs and detect the rest. In the latter cases, the candi- mid the huge heap techie sent mail inform- ile hailing Shanmuga as many pointing out on so willingly, asked a few. does not. The Isro should project in Deep Learning. dates will be informed and of praise from ing the premier Indian “the Beautiful Mind”- social media that the And then, Shanmuga put out its data and Hoping that I can perform will be provided with a link, Aproud Indians for space organisation about remember the Hollywood American space agency Subramanian himself images so that similar analyses from which will enable them their own ‘space rese- his discovery from the movie by this name fea- was good enough to ackn- pointed out that while researchers like him Chandrayan-2 images as access to click a live photo. archer’ Shanmuga Subra- maze of Nasa images. turing Russel Crowe as a owledge that the break- NASA makes its pictures could benefit, he has said. well”, posted researcher The software cross checks if manian were a few posts ‘Did you send the mail to Nobel Prize mathemati- through was from Shan- public-and he got his find- “Well done Shan. I am Aikya Shah on Twitter, the photo is live. It will then on the social media pok- ISRO as well? Did they cian? muga’s interpretation of ing of the crash site from from ASU and I will be demonstrating how be matched with the ‘prob- ing fun at the ISRO for its respond?’ was the refrain Also, there was much the NASA images. Would examining those images, studying LRO images in Shanmuga’s work has lem’ case in its database. silence when the Chennai from many on twitter, wh- praise for Nasa too; with the ISRO given him credit pixel by pixel-the ISRO December for a personal inspired many. Paradise lost and regained in SELECTION DAY namma marshland B. VIJAYALAKSHMI | DC CHENNAI, DEC. 3

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Jain College for Women at on tance of Ramsar Tuesday. —DC Convention’s wise use of 25 Snails and allies wetlands. Efforts made by the con- 50 Fishes servation authority have 11 Frogs and toads borne fruit with the marsh- Rocket launcher’s used fuel tank sent to Isro land playing host to thou- 15 sands of migratory and res- Pallikaranai marshland. the marshland must know Puducherry, Dec 3: A four- Isro which houses the space disaster management told On Monday, fishermen ident birds now. It has been This book, with valuable its crucial ecosystem helps 10 member team from the centre. PTI found the tank after it fell a treat for bird watchers. information, aims at rais- in flood mitigation and Satish Dhawan Space The team arrived on an The government informed into their net. Not knowing Speaking to Deccan ing an awareness among the groundwater recharge.” 65 Migratory birds Centre, Sriharikota,on intimation by the the space research organi- what the object was, they Chronicle V. Subbiah, younger generation and the The photographs (see a few 105 Resident birds Tuesday inspected the used Puducherry governmentto sation about the tank and brought it to shore and District Forest Officer, public on the significance of above) vividly capture the fuel tank of the PSLV rock- the Indian Space Research the team came and took the were told that it was a used Chennai Division, said, “We this marshland and the inhabitants and winged vis- 10 Mammals et-launcher that was found Organisation about the fuel tank back, the official of fuel tank of the rocket- don’t have any official need to safeguard it. Those itors of the marshland in all by fishermen near here, tank, a senior official of the the Revenue and Disaster launcher. record or literature on residing in the vicinity of their natural grandeur. 167 Plants and transported it back to department of revenue and Management said. —PTI DMK support Recalling that it was DMK govt that provided them 3% reservation in PAGE employment and also formed a welfare board, party president Region 3 Stalin pledged continuous support for the differently-abled DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAYUma I 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI ■ Tragedy while taking bath in Palar Supreme Court TAKING CONTROL stays contempt Teenage boy meets proceedings FROM P1 Tamil Nadu ranks with watery grave His action, especially in arresting a few senior HR third among states in DC CORRESPONDENT police with the help of & CE officials made the taking punitive action CHENNAI, DEC 3 fishermen and fire and latter allege that he was rescue personnel joined being “vindictive.” They against law offenders A 14-year-old boy who the search. even grumbled that he was bathing in Palar However, the body of had not arrested any real — - C. V. Shanmugam, river in Chengalpet dis- Akash has washed culprits in the temple idol Law minister trict in the early hours of ashore three-kilometres theft cases nor filed any Tuesday, reportedly away from the place chargesheet. While he drowned and the body where he was taking and the senior HR&CE was fished out after bath. officials were at logger- three hours flowing an Police recovered the heads, the temple execu- IN BRIEF extensive search by body around 9 am and tive officers and staff police and fire and res- sent it to the Chengalpet alleged that they were Prof cons man of cue personnel. government hospital for being targetted. Police said, the boy S. post-mortem. Palur In a strange turn of eve- Akash was the son of S. Akash police registered a case nts, the state govt’s move `15L, held one Sugumar, a worker under and are investigat- to transfer the idol theft Chennai: A 48-year-old col- from Palur in Akash got stuck in the ing. cases to the CBI ran into lege professor was arrested Chengalpet district. The water current and start- Earlier on Monday rough weather with the for allegedly cheating a man deceased was a class- ed to drown. The other morning, the body of a Madras high court cuash- of `15 lakh under the pretext nine student at a govern- boys screamed for help, newborn girl was found ing the transfer order in of getting him a government ment-aided school in and a few other men floating in the Palar Nov last year. And the job.Police identified the Chengalpet. jumped into the river to river near Maduran- court appointed him as accused as M Tirumalai (48) Around 6 am on save him, but in vain. takam, Kanchipuram. special officer for a year, HR&CE officials seal the buildings for violating norms near Sri Arunachaleswarar temple of , a faculty at Tuesday, Akash and four Despite an extensive Padalam police recov- though he was to retire on and Sri Varadaraja perumal temple in in Chennai on Tuesday. —DC Pachaiappa’s College in other friends went to search, the locals could ered the body and have Nov. 30, 2018. . Sources said he take bath in Palar. While not locate him. Palur launched a search for the Now with Manickavel's received `15 lakh from one they were taking bath, police was alerted. The parents of the child. term as special officer Manikandan, but had neither ending on Nov. 30, the fulfilled his promise of get- state government had on ting him a job nor returned Friday directed him to CBI probe into IIT suicide the money. Hence, Refund student’s hand over all the case Manikandan lodged a com- Fire breaks out in office records and work he and plaint with the Thiruvanmiyur fees, forum tells IIT his team had done during police. Following investiga- his term in office. deaths: orders reserved tions, Tirumalai was arrested coaching centre However, the retired IPS and remanded in judicial building, none injured official had replied that it DC CORRESPONDENT given a representation to case of Fathima, there was custody. Chennai: The District was "legally impermissi- CHENNAI, DEC 3 the Chief Minister of religious discrimination Consumer Disputes Redre- DC CORRESPONDENT reached the spot imme- ble" in the absence of a Tamil Nadu and and she faced harassment ssal Forum, Chennai (Sou- CHENNAI, DEC 3 diately after receiving specific direction from The Madras high court has seeking fair investigation at the hands of some pro- Gold worth th), directed a popular the alert. Fire tenders the Madras high court or reserved orders on a Public and the case of his daugh- fessors. It was found that coaching institute to refu- A major fire broke out from T Nagar, , the Supreme Court, as the Interest Litigation, which ter was homicide. From the through her cell phone she `15 lakh seized in nd `2 lakh to an IIT aspi- on Tuesday morning at and Ashok court made his appoint- sought a direction to the year 2006 onwards, so far 14 has named some profes- rant for failure to conduct the third floor of a Nagar were also sent to ment. Tamil Nadu government students committed suicide sors. Though she named airport coaching classes properly. building in T. Nagar. the spot. He also initiated con- and police to hand over the in IIT campus. It was learnt some professors, till date In the petition, Tharani No injuries were An aerial ladder plat- tempt proceedings in the investigation to CBI in from the students commu- there was no action taken Chennai: Customs officers at of submitted reported as the inci- form also reached the Madras high court respect of suicidal deaths nity that the dean was either by the IIT Dean or the Chennai international air- that her son P. Pranav Kee- dent happened before spot, and the fire was against the government committed from the year adamant to listen to the police authorities, to arrest port seized `15 lakh worth rthan, was studying class staff could arrive for extinguished in less officials. But on Monday, 2006 onwards in IIT-Madras grievance of students. those persons. gold from two passengers on XI in a private school at work, police said. than an hour. the Supreme Court stayed campus. Every time, a student com- Therefore when the inves- Tuesday. Airport sources said Velacherry. He joined the Police sources said J. Sekar Reddy, a min- the contempt proceedings A division bench compris- mit suicide the student tigation was conducted by on Tuesday, Parthiban (22) ‘3-year classroom’ progra- the building houses SR ing baron, issued a and upheld the govern- ing Justices M. Sathyana- point out, “how ineffective the local police there may from Cuddalore and mme offered by FIITJEE Infra Developers statement on the blaze ment order directing him rayanan and R.Hemalatha the present mechanism in be apprehension of social Jabarullah Khan (35) from for IIT-JEE weekend conta- Limited owned by busi- shortly after it was to hand over all case files reserved orders on the PIL the IIT”. It was learnt that 5 unrest and there will not be Pudukottai who arrived from ct classes by paying a total nessman J. Sekar reported. He said, “The to the Additional Director filed by Saleem Madavoor students from Andhra fair investigation because Sharjah by Air India flight of `3,78,230 in April 2017. Reddy. fire is believed to have General of Police, Idol alias Muhammed Salim, Pradesh, 3 students from of the influence of IIT and another by Sri Lankan Tharani had admitted Fire and rescue serv- been caused by an elec- Wing. National President, , 3 students from authorities. This was a case airlines, were intercepted by her son in the coaching ices personnel said the trical short circuit and Following this, on Loktantarik Yuva Kerala and 2 students from of continuous suicides officials. institution hoping that he blaze could have been was extinguished by 9 Tuesday, the State govern- Janathadal, Kerala, after Tamil Nadu, 2 students from the year 2006 On a personal search of would perform well in caused by an electrical am. There was no ment transferred Mr. hearing both sides. from and one onwards. So far the local Parthiban, semi-finished competitive exams con- short circuit. A securi- injury to any staff or Anbu (IGP administra- According to petitioner, each from Puducherry, police or the state govern- crude gold chain weighing ducted by the IIT or other ty personnel spotted loss to the property tion) and posted him as one Fathima Latheef, a res- Jharkhand and ment not conducted any 190 grams valued at `7.5 lakh similar competitive exami- thick smoke emanating except damage to some IGP, Idol Wing, CID, ident of Kerala, who was committed suicide. They enquiry in respect of suici- was recovered. This was kept nations, after completion from the top floor of furniture in two rooms. Chennai, in the newly cre- studying M.A Integrated have faced discrimination dal deaths. So unless the concealed in his trouser of 10+2. Only later, she the building on We are fully cooperat- ated post. Mr Anbu has Course at IIT-Madras died on the basis of religion, CBI conducts investigation, pocket. Jabarullah Khan came to know that the Vijayaraghava Road in ing with the fire serv- held several senior posi- on November 9, 2019. The caste, language, he added. the truth will not come out, appeared to be nervous and branch had no sufficient T. Nagar at around 8 ice officers who are tions in Tamil Nadu father of the deceased has He said in the present he added. on questioning, he admitted staff for conducting coach- am and alerted the investigating the inci- police, including that of to having concealed two bun- ing program and none of management. dent to assess the cause Joint Commissioner of dles of gold in rubbery the staff were from IIT. Police and Fire and of the fire and the actu- the Central Crime Branch spread which was recovered The existing staff was Rescue Services per- al extent of the dam- and Deputy Commis- from the rectum. On extrac- unable to teach and clarify sonnel from age.” sioner, Chennai East. SHRC directs HC grants anticipatory bail to tion, 195 grams of gold val- doubts of the students. The ued at `7.70 lakh was recov- institution was not proper- ered. In Total, 385 grams ly functioning. Her son Tangedo to file gold valued at `15 lakh was was not interested to con- Fire and rescue services priest who ‘slapped woman’ seized from the two passen- tinue the course. Many stu- personnel try to douse the electrocution report DC CORRESPONDENT day’s last pooja, before gers. Investigations are on. dents had discontinued the fire with the help of aerial CHENNAI, DEC 3 closing temple, an course due to lack of staff ladder platform to reach DC CORRESPONDENT unknown woman came and facilities in the bra- the spot on the third floor CHENNAI, DEC 3 The Madras high court has along with some men and Sex abuse of minor: nch. She issued notice to of a building in T. Nagar. granted anticipatory bail insisted for performing the institution in Jan 2019. —DC State Human Rights to Nataraj Ganesh alias pooja. Five arrested As there was no response, Commission has directed Dharsan, one of the hered- He had stated that it was she filed the petition. CMD, Tangedco, to file a itary priests of the the time for closing the Chennai: The all- Ankur Jain, Director, report in connection with Arulmighu Natarajar temple. But since they woman police on Monday M/S. FIITJEE Ltd, electrocution of a woman Temple in Chidambaram, insisted again, he per- arrested five men on charges Chennai Region and Rajni, in Chennai. who apprehended arrest in formed pooja, while so, the of sexually assaulting a minor Head, K.K. Nagar, had not She died after a electric connection with a case lady started quarreling girl. Police identified the appeared before the forum. wire snapped and fell on relating to allegedly slap- with him and alleged that accused as Anbazhagan, her in Red Hills, a few days ping a woman devotee, the voice of the perform- Pushparaj, Kottachi, Anand ago. Based on newspaper after she picked up quarrel ance of pooja was not and Vicky. Sources said the report, SHRC judge D with him for not perform- heard and hence she and class - IX girl of Jayachandran initiated ing pooja on the occasion her men insisted to per- here, visited suo motu proceedings and of her son’s birthday. form pooja once again. alone on Sunday evening. Govt to report on safety in temples directed the CMD to file Justice N. Seshasayee He once again stated that Anbazhagan (22), native of report in four weeks. granted anticipatory bail it was the closing time. But Virudhachalam, who worked DC CORRESPONDENT P.Kotteeswari, which undertaken in such tem- requirements. In the report, Kavery, 36, to Nataraj Ganesh alias the woman raised her hand in an electronics shop on the CHENNAI, DEC 3 sought a direction to the ples and security The bench also directed of Red Hills was waiting Dharsan on the condition towards him. In a self Marina beach, befriended her. authorities to prevent the arrangements to be the state government to near road to drop her son that he should appear defence act, he pushed her He took her to the electronic The Madras high court accidental deaths of undertaken from time to file relevant details with Suryaprakash in a school before the Judicial away from him. However, shop and sexually assaulted has directed the state gov- drowning in the water time through the con- regard to the number of van. Magistrate, Rameswaram the said woman and her her, said police. ernment to file a fresh bodies like tanks, ponds, cerned Joint deaths taken place during Her mother-in-law for 15 days and thereafter men stage managed and Enquiries revealed that the status report with regard creeks, rivers, beaches, Commissioner of the dis- the last one year in the Padmavathy also came to before the executive officer made false allegations and girl was sexually assaulted by to the security measures swimming pool by put- tricts concerned. water bodies and in tem- the place. While they were of the temple concerned. preferred a complaint. The the four other friends of taken temple-wise at least ting the danger signs at The bench also directed ple festivals, obtained waiting at the place an In his petition, Nataraj complainant falsely, inten- Anbazhagan. The girl was with regard to bigger tem- several places. the state government to from the police depart- overhead electric wire Ganesh submitted that on tionally and willfully made rescued by Childline volun- ples where the crowd of When the case came up file a status report ment. snapped and fell on November 16, 2019 when he allegations against him, he teers when she was being more than 5,000 people for hearing on Tuesday, through district collec- The bench directed the Kavery. She suffered seri- was trying to perform the added. forcibly taken by may assemble at the time the HR & CE department tors about the security Union government to file ous burn injuries and died Anbazhagan to rail- of festivals. filed a status report. arrangements made at a status report with at the spot. Padmavathy way station to board a train A division bench com- After going through the the water bodies and regard to funding posi- and Suryaprakasam sus- to Virudhachalam. prising Justices Vineet status report, the bench water falls and to explain tion contributed by it to tained injuries. Based on her statement, Kothari and R.Suresh said the said department as to whether the security the state government and Local residents staged an police arrested Anbazhagan Kumar gave the directive should give the details arrangements were per- other authorities for tak- agitation demanding and the four others. on a Public Interest about the security meas- manent or temporary ing safety measures to action against Tangedco Litigation filed by ures they have already erected for seasonable prevent such deaths. officials responsible for the incident. —DC PIL filed to constitute Police Complaints Authority DC CORRESPONDENT Complaints Authority on should be headed by a atrocities though social failed to constitute the CHENNAI, DEC 3 November 14, 2019. The retired judge of the high media. But in all such cases Police Complaints Secretary in-charge of the court and the District the response of the higher Authorities while all the An advocate has Home department is the Police Complaints officials was lacking and in neighbouring states seems approached the Madras chairperson of The State Authority should be headed most cases, the helpless vic- to have constituted such high court to direct the Police Complaints by a retired District Judge. tims have to wait patiently police complaints authori- Tamil Nadu government to Authority and DGP and Even, in Puducherry, a for years together to get jus- ties in their respective immediately constitute a Additional DGP are its retired high court judge has tice from the top officials of states to assist the innocent police complaints authority members. The District been appointed as the state police which victims to secure justice for at state and districts level as Police Complaints Chairperson of the lethargic attitude also in their sufferings. mandated by the Supreme Authority is headed by the Authority, he added. most cases help the delin- If the state government court to secure justice for District Collector and According to quent officials who gets forms such authority head- ‘PLEDGING’ ONIONS the innocent victims of Superintendent of Police Suryaprakasam, of late their promotion in the ed by a retired judge of this police harassment in the and senior most additional there was a sudden spurt in meantime and also reap the court, and district level state. Superintendent of Police the offences being commit- benefits. In the year 2006, committees headed by a A division bench compris- are its members, he added. ted by the men in uniform. the Supreme court in retired district judge that ing Justices M. Sathya- hearing of the case. Opposing the same, Previously not much was Prakash Singh case man- will not only provide speedy In a novel protest against the skyrocketing onion prices, narayanan and R. When the petition came M.L.Ravi, counsel for the known about the atrocities dated constitution of Police and swift justice but also members of the CPI led by the party's taluk secretary, Hemalatha, before whom up for hearing, advocate petitioner submitted that committed on the helpless Complaints Authority. enhance the confidence of Muruganandham, agitated before a nationalised bank the PIL filed by advocate general Vijay Narayan the state government can- citizens in Tamil Nadu but But even after a lapse of the victims in the branch in Rameswaram on Tuesday, "seeking to pledge" A.P.Suryaprakasam came informed the court that the not constitute such authori- in view of the advancing more than 13 years, the grievances redressal the “high-value onions” to the bank in return for cash, as up for hearing, posted to state government has ty because the State Police technology, the next minute Tamil Nadu government system, Suryaprakasam onion prices they said might get as dear as gold. January 20, 2020 further already constituted Police Complaints Authority people were able to see such wantonly and willfully added. —SP. LOGANATHAN Anti-Hindi Former DMK minister Thangam Thennarasu criticised PAGE Tamil Culture minister K. Pandiarajan for allocating Politics 4 funds for Tamil researchers to learn Hindi DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI 5 to have climate-resilient water supply, sewage, drainage infra J.V. SIVA PRASANNA Flagship Investment Pro- below poverty line KUMAR | DC gram, approved in Septe- households. In addition, Extention of Chennai- CHENNAI, DEC. 3 mber 2018, that will over- nearly 200 km of new Tindivanam NH is a all develop climate-resi- transmission mains and Five cities in Tamil Nadu lient water supply, sewer- 230 km of feeder mains 15-year dream come will soon boast of having age, and drainage infra- would be constructed, climate-resilient water structure in 10 cities of along with two new true for people. PMK supply, sewerage and Tamil Nadu. The first water treatment plants. is to be credited for drainage infrastructure, project under the pro- The project will also thanks to the Asian De- gram with $169 million strengthen the capacity its implementation velopment Bank (ADB), financing is currently of the Commissionerate — Dr S Ramadoss, which has come forward under implementation. of Municipal Adminis- to advance $ 206 Million The project will target tration in Tamil Nadu PMK founder loan to the government four cities: Ambur, for new project develop- to strengthen urban Tiruchi, Tiruppur, and ment, and monitoring services in the 5 cities. Vellore, for developing and benchmarking quali- SHORT TAKES The project is aimed at sewage collection and ty of services across the improving the lives of treatment and drainage 135 urban local bodies in the people in the identi- systems by setting up or the State. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Dy CM O. Panneerselvam inspect wall colapse spot in Mettupalayam near Civic polls: 5,462 fied cities by providing rehabilitating sewage The signatories to the Coimbatore on Tuesday. universal access to water treatment plants, pump- loan agreement were Mr. rural posts in supply and sanitation ing stations, and con- Sameer Kumar Khare ■ and improving sewage necting all households in and ADB Country Totally `10 lakh aid each for victims’ kin Thanjai treatment and drainage the project area to the Director for India Mr. systems. The initiative is sewerage network, Kenichi Yokoyama. DC CORRESPONDENT also expected to help the including below poverty “The project interven- THANJAVUR DEC. 3 State develop the requi- line households. Waste- tions will benefit resi- site ecosystem for eco- water reuse for industry dents, workers, and Local body elections will nomic growth, according will also be achieved in industries in the State’s CM meets families of be held for 5462 posts in to Additional Secretary at least 4 cities. economic corridors, rural areas in Thanjavur dis- (Fund Bank and ADB) of Improvement to water thereby, building indus- trict. the Department of supply systems would be trial competitiveness Official sources said that Economic Affairs in the targeted in Madurai and and creating good jobs. It there are 589 panchayats Ministry of Finance Tiruppur through the also supports urban in the district. Besides Sameer Kumar Khare. commissioning of over reform agenda such as wall collapse victims presidents for these pan- This is the second proj- 1,260 km of new distribu- better service delivery chayats 4569 ward mem- ect loan for the ADB-sup- tion lines to connect through private opera- Coimbatore, Dec 3: Chief bers will be elected for ported $500 million nearly 1,90,000 house- tors and with quality Minister K. Palaniswami them. multi-tranche financing holds with metered benchmarking,” Mr. on Tuesday met bereaved There are 14 panchayat for Tamil Nadu Urban water supply, including Yokoyama said. families of the 17 Dalits unions and 276 ward mem- who were killed in a wall bers will be elected for collapse near here and con- these unions. There are 29 ceded their demands, inclu- wards in Thanjavur pan- ding enhanced solatium chayat union, 18 in and construction of houses. Thiruvaiyaru, 16 in Budlaur, In addition to the `four 22 in Thiruvidaimaruthur, 17 lakh from the Disaster in Thiruppanandal, 21 in Relief Fund already Papanasam, 17 in announced, `six lakh each Ammapettai, 31 in would be provided from the Orathanadu, 15 in Chief Minister’s Relief Thiruvaiyaru, 27 in Fund, he said. Speaking to Kumbakonam, 19 in reporters after calling on Pattukottai, 13 in Madukkur, the families at Nadur vil- 15 in Peravurani and 16 in lage, where the tragedy Sethubavachathiram. occurred on Monday, he Elections will also be held also said orders had already for 28 ward members of been issued to provide suit- Thanjavur district panchay- able jobs to the next of the at council. kin of deceased. Total electorate in the rural A portion of the over 15- areas is 13,50,870. Men vot- foot high compound wall, ers are 6,63,602, while ANNUAL CONVOCATION damp due to heavy rains women voters are lashing the area for the past 6,81,199and others (trans- few days, came crashing genders) are 69. Governor Banwarilal Purohit presents a medal to a graduate at 40th Annual down on the adjoining four Convocation of in Chennai on Tuesday. — DC tiled-roof houses in a Dalit DMK president M.K. Stalin on Tuesday consoles the kin of the victims at Nadur village in settlement in the village, Mettupalayam near Coimbatore. over 50 km from here, kill- ing 17 people, including ten women and two children. Palaniswami, accompa- HC: Govt servants appointed on or after nied by his deputy O Stalin blames govt officials’ Panneerselvam, Local Administration Minister S P Velyumani and MPs and April 1, 2003, not entitled to pension MLAs, consoled the fami- lies of the victims and inaction for wall collapse J. STALIN The Full Bench held that on daily wage basis prior to rendered shall be counted termed the incident as most CHENNAI, DEC. 3 those government ser- their regularization, for the for the purpose of confer- painful. Noting that besides Coimbatore, Dec 3: A day DMK president M K Stalin failed to take action, result- vants/employees purpose of conferment of ment of pensionary bene- the damaged four houses, after 17 people were killed who alleged officials had ing in the incident, he said. The Madras high court has appointed prior to April 1, pensionary benefits. Thus, fits, the Full Bench added. other dwelling units in the in a compound wall col- failed to act on complaints Condemning the police held that those government 2003 whether on tempo- this contrary view taken by The Full Bench said those surroundings were also lapse near here, the owner about the stability of the action against the crowd at servants /employees, who rary or permanent basis two division bench of this government servants who tiled-roof and not safe, he of the house around which wall. Police said a case the hospital, Stalin said are freshly appointed on or in terms of Rule 10 (a) (1) court has led to the present were appointed in the afore- said concrete houses will be the structure had been under Indian Penal Code strict action should be after April 1, 2003, are not of Tamil Nadu State and reference to this Full said four categories before built in their place. The built was arrested on Tu- section 304 A (causing taken against those respon- entitled to pension in view Subordinate Service bench, the Full bench the cut off date and later chief minister said his gov- esday on charges of caus- death by negligence) had sible for the "brutal attack" of proviso to Rule 2 of Ta- Rules will be entitled to added. appointed under Rule 10 (a) ernment had already decid- ing death by negligence, been registered against on the villagers. mil Nadu Pension Rules, get pension as per the The Full Bench held that (1) of Tamil Nadu State and ed to make Tamil Nadu a police said. Sivasubrama- Sivasubramanian, who He also sought increase in 1978 inserted by G.O dated Tamil Nadu Pension those government ser- Subordinate Service Rules slum-free state and con- nian, who had been 'absco- runs a textile showroom in the solatium of `4 lakh August 6, 2003. Rules, 1978 vants/employees appointed and absorbed into regular crete houses will be con- nding' since the mishap, Mettupalayam. announced by Chief The Full Bench compris- prior to April 1, 2003 service after April 1, 2003 structed for those living in was arrested in Mettupal- The DMK leader M K Minister K. Palaniswami ing Justices R.Subbiah, were absorbed and/or regu- whether on temporary or will not be entitled to count low lying areas, on river ayam, about 45 km from he- Stalin on Tuesday visited and government jobs to the P.T.Asha and C.Saravanan larized to service after permanent basis in terms half of their past service banks and in unsafe condi- re, police said adding they the kin of the victims at members of families. gave the ruling while April 1, 2003 were not enti- of Rule 10 (a) (1) of Tamil for the purpose of determi- tions, he said. were interrogating him. Nadur village and consoled Meanwhile, nearly 80 mem- answering the reference tled to count half of the Nadu State and nation of qualifying service On the demand for regis- The arrest of the house them. Later speaking to bers of various organisa- made to it on a batch of past service rendered by Subordinate Service Rules for pension. tering a case under the owner, absconding since reporters, he claimed tions were arrested here for petitions and appeals from them for the purpose of will be entitled to get pen- Those government ser- SC/ST Act against the the incident, came amid despite complaints from attempting to stage a individual employees and conferment of pensionary sion as per the Tamil Nadu vants, who were appointed owner of the house of the demands by the locals and the villagers about the sta- protest seeking the release state government. benefits along with the Pension Rules, 1978. in the aforesaid four cate- compound which collapsed, some Dalit outfits besides bility of the wall, the dis- of 25 people detained on The Full bench said such service rendered by them In case, a government gories before April 1, 2003 he said action would be political leaders, including trict collector and officials Monday, police said. — PTI reference came to be made after regularization. employee/servant had also but were absorbed in regu- taken in accordance with by the division bench on Another division bench rendered service in non- lar service after April 1, the law after proper administration failed to "where is the question of tor and officials failed to noticing that there were held that such persons, provincialised service, or 2003 will not be entitled to inquiry. He noted that the remove the wall despite the government's involve- take action, resulting in the two conflicting decisions whose service came to be on consolidated pay or on count half of their past owner, Sivasubramanian, complaints, Palaniswami ment in it," he added. incident. Police said rendered by the division regularized after April 1, honorarium or daily wage service for the purpose of had been arrested on said the former wanted to Stalin claimed despite Sivasubramanian, a textile benches of this court. In 2003 were entitled and/or basis and if such services determination of qualify- Tuesday. When asked about politicize each and every complaints from the vil- businessman, was arrested one of the judgments, it eligible to count half of the were regularized before ing service for pension, the DMK president M K Stalin's issue. The wall collapsed lagers about the stability of on charges of causing death was held that persons who services rendered by them April 1, 2003, half of service Full Bench added. remarks that the district due to heavy rains and so the wall, the district collec- by negligence. — PTI

WELCOMING SHOWERS DMK not afraid of polls, says Duraisamy D. SEKAR / DC erstwhile districts, district CHENNAI, DEC. 3 panchayat councilors would find their areas split Even as the DMK is await- HC rejects plea to provide between two districts, but ing the hearing of its peti- they would be able to allo- tion regarding conduct of cate funds only for one dis- elections to local bodies, fol- trict. So this is a major lowing the State Election anomaly that has to be reservation in local body polls addressed, he urged. Commission on Monday notifying the polls only for In re-drawing the bound- rural local bodies, in the DC CORRESPONDENT by D.Rusendra Kumar, state aries of wards, the distribu- Supreme court on CHENNAI, DEC. 3 secretary, Puratchi tion of population has not Thursday, a senior leader of Bharatham. been even, Duraisamy said, the party said DMK has The Madras high court has Meanwhile, a division adding, this was another never been afraid of polls. dismissed petition which bench comprising major issue. In places, one "The DMK has witnessed sought a direction to the M.Sathyanarayanan and ward has 18,000 voters and many wins and defeats in Commissioner, the Tamil R.Hemalatha posted to another ward only 800 vot- the elections; it is not just a Nadu State Election December 17, the hearing of ers. Further, the reserva- political party but a social Commission to take action a Public Interest Litigation tion for ST/women has not movement; we are only for notifying local body of the Tamil Nadu filed by Pulavar Esu Mani, been done properly, he said, insisting that the local bod- elections only after ensur- Panchayat (Reservation of challenging an Ordinance adding, all these issues ies elections are held with- ing reservation of seats for seats and Rotation of introduced by the state gov- have been raised in the out any bungling," the Schedule Caste and reserved seats) Rules, 1995. ernment for indirect elec- DMK's petition before the party's deputy general sec- Schedule Tribe in accor- Justice T.S.Sivagnanam tions of Mayor and Apex court. retary, V P Duraisamy said. dance with the provisions dismissed the petition filed Chairman. Mr. Duraisamy said the Explaining the DMK's Supreme Court could either objections to the holding of elections will have to be which has deprived funds to properly, Mr Duraisamy stay the notification until the local bodies polls in the held once in every five the tune of Rs.18,000 crore said there was no clue as to these anomalies were recti- way the AIADMK govern- years. from the Centre to the State, how this exercise had been fied. But if the Apex court ment was going about it, However, during the last said Duraisamy. taken up in the recently still says the polls could be A vendor arranges colourful umbrellas on New Road in Chennai on Tuesday. Mr. Duraisamy said under three years, the ruling Stating that the delimita- carved out five new dis- held, the DMK was ready to — DC the Panchayati Raj and AIADMK had not come for- tion of wards for the local tricts in the State. After the face the elections, he Nagarpalika Acts, these ward to hold the elections, bodies had not been done bifurcation of some of the added. Provide jobs DMDK founder Vijayakanth has urged the govt to PAGE provide jobs to the next of kin of the deceased in State 5 Mettupalayam tragedy DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY I 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Jumbo tramples IT’S SPECIAL DAY FOR THEM Discovery of 'Vikram Lander' mahout in zoo park by Shanmuga Subramanian ZAKEER HUSSAIN | DC SALEM, DEC. 3 Farmer robbed foretells, realising Tragedy struck at the 'Chandrayaan-II Kurumbapatti zoologi- of `55 lakh dream is not far off cal park, a mini zoo sit- uated in the foothills of near Salem — T T V Dhinakaran, Shervaroyan hills near Yercaud, about 10 km ZAKEER HUSSAIN | DC AMMK founder from here on Monday SALEM, DEC. 3 evening, when a female elephant trampled its In a shocking develop- SHORT TAKES mahout to death. ment, a farmer was robbed The 68-year-old pachy- The veterinarian examin- of `55 lakh by four masked derm, Aandal, brought ing the elephant before men when he was return- Initiated by an NGO, children from government schools in Tarapuram town, Salem district, flew down to Chennai along to the park from Alagar the tragedy. —DC ing home with the cash with their 10 guardians, on Tuesday. —DC Kovil near Madurai in near Talaivasal in Salem 2009, had in a sudden fit tion and slowly district on Tuesday. of anger, when it was retrieved the mahout's The miscreants suddenly being examined by a body and sent it to appeared on the highway veterinary doctor, lifted Salem GH post-mortem. from a nearby bush, inter- aloft mahout Kaliappan Poor Kaliappan is sur- cepted the two-wheeler standing near it, vived by wife, three which the farmer M. thrashed him on the sons and a daughter. Chinnadurai, 38, of floor and trampled him Aandal has a history Navakuruchi village near underneath her massive of throwing up violent Talaivasal was riding, feet, forest department tantrums and it had sprinkled chili powder on sources said on similarly killed a his face before threatening Tuesday. woman here, forest him and snatching the As part of the routine department sources cover containing the cash A water logged locality in medical check-up, vet- said, adding, it was a from him, police said. The Rameswaram town after erinarian Dr Prakash problematic elephant robbers then sped off in heavy rains on Tuesday. had come with his team even when it was in the farmer’s two-wheeler and was examining the Alagar Kovil where from there.Chinnadurai is elephant closely when three others had met said to be returning from Several areas in she suddenly went with similar fate. Chennai after collecting uncontrollable. Shocked The department now the `55 lakh from a friend Rameswaram by its behaviour, the vet- plans to shift Aandal to there for purchasing lands erinarian and his team some other camp. in his village, police said. water-logged ran for cover even as the The zoological park He had while earlier going Children stage a play creating an awareness on saving badly mauled mahout set up in 1981 and to Chennai parked his two- trees organised by Govt. Participants at ‘accessible walkway’ in Marina beach set up Rameswaram: The continu- Kaliappan, who hails extending up to an area wheeler at the Talaivasal and Hospital. —DC by the Greater Chennai Corporation on Tuesday. —DC ing rains in Rameswaram from Pollachi, lay dead of 31.73 hectares, has a tollgate and took another and its neighbourhood in near her feet. variety of flora and mode of transport from the last three days has left On information Forest fauna including deer, there to Chennai. A dazed several areas water-logged department officials led , marine species Chinnadurai managed to in the pilgrim island. The by DFO A. Periyasamy like , birds, reach Talaivasal police Couple end lives after killing kid rains were accompanied by rushed to the spot, tran- etc and is a tourist station and filed a com- strong winds, affecting the quilized the elephant by attraction for visitors to plaint. Investigation is M. ARULOLI | DC normal life of the people. administering an injec- Salem. on. TENKASI, DEC. 3 In areas like Gandhinagar, Thiruvalluvar nagar and An auto driver along with Father-son injured in house , the rainwater his wife committed suicide has entered houses in low- near here after poisoning lying areas, making it very Babri case: IUML Patient jumps off his two children, but one of difficult for the people to go their children miraculous- collapse near Ambasamudram about their daily chores. not for review of ly survived the ordeal and Residents have urged the is undergoing treatment. M. ARULOLI | DC the same day. However no ● Ambasamudram municipal and other govern- GH terrace, dies Kandasamy (37), an auto TIRUNELVELI, DEC. 3 one was injured as the region experienced ment authorities to take SC verdict DC CORRESPONDENT Then he was shifted to a driver of house owner Kandasamy the highest level of immediate steps to pump TIRUCHY, DEC. 3 super specialty ward with Kattalaikudiyiruppu vil- Two tile-roofed houses at along with his family was out the stagnant water as it Tiruchy: The Indian a room allotted on the lage near Puliyarai in Ambasamudram col- out of station, police said. 49-mm and also posed health hazards. Union Muslim League A-34-year-old in-patient of sixth floor, and was final- Tenkasi district, was found lapsed injuring two per- The continuous rains Manimutharu 34.20 (IUML) national presi- the ly cured. Doctors attend- dead in his house along sons in the wake of inces- resulted in flash flood in mmof rainfall. dent Prof. K.M. Khader Memorial government ing on him discharged with his wife Esakkiammal sant rains in Tirunelveli the river Thamirabarani NMR services Moideen reiterated that hospital committed sui- him on Monday, but his alias Indhumathi (30) and district. that was in spate with 15.60 mm till Tuesday those who have faith in cide by jumping off the parents wanted his hospi- elder son Chinmuthiran The roof of the house around 25,000 cusecs of morning, with suspended again democracy should accept sixth floor of the hospital talisation to be extended a (5). reportedly caved in the water flowing into the Ambasamudram region the recent Supreme Court on Tuesday. little more, since they Kandasamy's younger wee hours of Tuesday at river. experiencing the highest Ooty: The hill train services verdict in the Babri Police said the deceased, feared that he was not son, a one-and-half-year old Illathar North street, Lack of storage facility level of 49-mm and in the Nilgiris Mountain Masjid land title case. N. Ganesamoorthy of fully cured. baby, lying along with them injured Lakshmanan and in the southern districts Manimutharu 34.2 mm. Railway (NMR) have once He told newsmen at Kallukkuzhi area in the Upset over this, the however, was found alive his son. Lakshmanan's too resulted in the waste- Tenkasi district regis- again Puthanatham near here city, working in a spin- deceased went to the hos- and hence rushed to the wife and daughter, who ful draining of around tered an average rainfall been suspended till on Tuesday that the ning mill in Coimbatore, pital terrace around 07:30 hospital, where he is were also sleeping in the 20,000 cusecs in to the sea of 14.7-mm till Tuesday December 8. IUML, right from the came here to celebrate the hrs and jumped out from undergoing treatment. same house, however at Punnakayal in morning. As all the falls It is pertinent to note that beginning, had insisted Deepavali festival. there. He died in a few Preliminary investiga- miraculously escaped Thoothukudi district, were in spate on Tuesday the hill train services in NMR that everyone should Here, he suffered from a minutes. tion by the Puliyarai police uninjured. complained the farmers. in Courtallam, tourists resumed on accept the apex court ver- virus fever for which he Hospital police recov- revealed that Kandasamy Another house in the The district registered were not allowed to take November 30 after a gap of dict to avoid any situation was admitted to a private ered the body and sent it and his wife resorted to same area too collapsed an average rainfall of bath. 14 days. But, it lasted for of religious unrest. hospital on November 13, for post-mortem. this extreme step of com- only two days Referring to the review and subsequently shifted Hospital dean, Dr K. mitting suicide by consum- as the Southern Railway sus- petition filed by the All to the government hospi- Vanitha, told newsmen ing poison due to debt prob- The younger child, how- micro finance company and that they resorted to com- pended train services India Muslim Personal tal on November 22. A that the entrance to the lem. But before ending ever escaped death, accord- from the self-help group in mit suicide due to poverty between Mettupalayam Law Board, he denied the clinical analysis con- terrace was always kept their lives, the couple ing to the police, who added which she was a member. and debt and that nobody and Ooty till December 3. AIMPLB claim that 99 per firmed that under lock and key every forced their children con- that the auto driver's wife In the inner wall of their else is responsible for their Now, due to the continuing cent of the Muslims were Ganesamoorthy was suf- day. Only the plumber sume poison and allegedly had allegedly taken multi- house, it was found written, death. The police are exam- rains in the supported the move. —DC fering from dengue. used to go there daily. strangulated them. ple loans from a private presumably by the couple, ining the wall writing. hills, the southern railway has announced that the hill train services in NMR is suspended till December 8. Cauvery delta farmers met Chief Minister Man wanted for G.SRINIVASAN | DC Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Minister. Vimalanathan, which is `1,750 and has that state reportedly told that a national-level festi- THANJAVUR, DEC. 3 Baghel at his office at at a press release said given a price of `2,500 per the farmers that 1,540 tra- val on traditional vari- bike theft held Chhattisgarh and that in Tamil Nadu the quintal. This price is only ditional varieties of eties will be organised in A group of farmers led by thanked him for giving price is `1,820 per quin- in Chhattisgarh and not paddy are cultivated in Chhattisgarh to popu- near Tiruchy Sundara Vimalanathan, `2,500 per quintal for tal. Chhattisgarh Chief in any other state in Chhattisgarh and larise them. secretary of Thanjavur paddy as price in the Minister had added `750 India. “We wanted to appealed to the farmers Anbalagan, secretary to Tiruchy: Police arrested a district Cauvery farmers state. to the minimum support appreciate him and thank from Tamil Nadu to culti- Chhattisgarh govern- history-sheeter and seized protection association, They presented coconut price announced by the him,” he said. vate traditional varieties ment was also present at 30 motorcycles and two met the Chief Minister of seedlings to the Chief Central government, The Chief Minister of of paddy. He also said the meeting. cars from him, at suburb Tiruverumbur near Tiruchy on Monday. Police said the accused per- son Augustin of Thanjavur Boulders cripple vehicular who was released from HPF site for Ooty medical college prison four months ago, after completing his one year detention under the traffic on Ooty-Kovai NH draconian Goondas Act. A police team engaged in unsuitable, Greens tell Chief Minister DC CORRESPONDENT road. routine vehicle check at OOTY, DEC. 3 While this instantly halted Malaikovil area intercepted B. RAVICHANDRAN | DC vantageous factors. any plans of resumption of his vehicle and arrested him OOTY, DEC. 3 The site adjoining the The falling boulders and the traffic in this road, the NH again. Further investigations golf club lacks easy and hanging boulders between officials took all out efforts are on, police said, adding, The Nilgiris convenient approach and ‘Present site is viewed Coonoor and Marapalam right from Tuesday morning the accused was wanted in Documentation Centre accessibility. The site is sector of the Ooty- to remove the boulder from several cases. (NDC) has written to the one of the coldest loca- Coimbatore NH crippled the road. Though the works Tamil Nadu Chief tions in the district. The as inauspicious’ traffic flow in this busy were dragging well into the Minister Mr. Edappadi K. temperature regularly national highway for the Tuesday evening, now, some Amman Palaniswami to reconsid- dips below Zero degree B. RAVICHANDRAN | DC some 20-km west of second consecutive day on "hanging boulders" which er the site for the proposed Celsius followed by severe OOTY, DEC. 3 Ooty is the path of the Tuesday as rains continued are precariously placed temple idol government medical col- ground frost during win- souls after death. in the hills. along the slopes there have lege in Ooty. ter. Mr. Venugopal stated The Nilgiris indige- Though the disaster man- begun to pose threat for traf- goes missing Dharmalingam Lamenting various that one reason why nous communities agement teams and the NH fic. Venugopal, director of interferences that have most projects on the including the Todas and staff sweated out through- The traffic from Ooty and Tiruvarur: A panchaloka (an NDC, in the letter stated taken place in the 20,000 Wenlock Downs failed Badagas believe their out Monday to clear the Coonoor to Mettupalayam alloy of five metals) icon that the huge investment Dharmalingam Venugopal. acre Wenlock Downs in or were constantly souls after death reside debris due to landslips in and Coimbatore are diverted belonging to Sri Mani for the medical college the name of development, beset by problems could in the western part of about dozen spots between via Kotagiri on Tuesday too. Amman Temple in a village could have positive multi- all parts of the district as Nilgiriologists have be the violation of the the Nilgiris. Coonoor and Burliar sector Sources said that efforts will near Koradacheri in Tamil plier and acceleration well as easier connectivity observed, "Resource man- sentiments and beliefs That is why no habita- of the Ooty-NH, hopefully to be taken to remove the so- Nadu’s Tiruvarur district has effect for the whole dis- to Coimbatore for comple- agement which does not of the indigenous peo- tion was ever estab- resume traffic from Tuesday called "hanging" boulders allegedly been stolen, police trict if it is done with care mentary and advanced consider the total sys- ple. lished west of morning things changed for there to ensure safety to said on Tuesday. and planning. The college treatment. However, the temic impact of develop- According to the Nanjanad. worst as the heavy showers resume traffic in this road. The incident came to light could propel medical site chosen to set up the ment projects may regret- ‘Badaga - English Therefore, it may be on Monday night in the hills The rainfall (mm) record- on Monday after some men tourism including sports college- cum-hospital now tably lead to the destruc- Dictionary,’ Malladu or unwise to locate a life- again triggered landslips in ed on Tuesday morning in involved in repair work at medicine, he said. at the erstwhile tion of numerous rare and Wenlock Downs, the giving hospital and col- a couple of places in the various spots in the temple found the door The success of the med- Hindustan photo films fascinating forms of life". name of the extensive lege in what may be Coonoor-Marapalam sector Nilgiris is as follows: to the sanctum sanctorum ical college would depend (HPF) premises in the In view of the above, the tract of hills and graz- considered an inauspi- of the Ooty-NH. Coonoor-132, Kodanad-107, broken open and the idol on the site chosen for it. Wenlock Downs area do TN government shall ing land on the Nilgiri cious location in the At a particular spot, a few Ketti-91, Kundah-85, missing, police sources The location chosen not appear to fulfill these reconsider the present site massif stretching district. meters away from the Kotagiri-72, Burliar-58, said adding, further investi- should be in a relatively requirements. for the medical college Katteri park, a huge boulder Geddai-52, Ooty-51, gations were on. warmer area with conven- Besides, there appears to and constitute a search rolled down the slopes and Emerald-41 and —PTI ient approachability from be some patently disad- committee to identify a suitable site for the col- lege, he stated. perched on the middle of the Kinnakorai-33. ‘Speedy verdict’

Verdict in rape cases should be pronounced PAGE in as many month as victim’s age, says Union minister Harsimrat Badal Nation 6 DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Women shy away from real weapon — guns Post Nirbhaya incident, a special revolver was designed for women but it remains largely unsold Previous UP govts FROM PG 1 GUNS & GIRLS just by showing the gave out benefits of weapon,” these officials Strict licensing laws ensure ◗ Post-Nirbhaya, the say. “We do not want a gun welfare plans based that not all get armed. ‘Law culture like the USA’s and enforcement agencies Indian Ordinance fac- therefore more rejections.’ on caste, religion should consider circum- tory (IOF), Kanpur, What if the police is slow stances and issue licenses manufactured or ineffective? Officials — Yogi Adityanath, to those who require it,” had little to offer. UP chief minister said M.S. Shafiq of “Gun “Nirbheek’’ — a .32 But do guns assure safety Affairs” in Banjara Hills. bore lightweight for women? Numerous “Importantly, no license revolver designed for studies in the US suggest holder in Hyderabad has women. that the increasing guns misused the weapon. As for bought by women for self SHORT TAKES Nirbheek, not a single ◗ Only 53 women protection have proved woman has purchased it from around the ineffective during an emer- OBC groom attacked yet. However, there could be country purchased gency. According to a study about 50 to 100 women who Nirbheek revolvers by the Violence Policy for riding on horse have gun licenses in Center, the message that Hyderabad, which they after it was out in firearms make women Agar Malwa, MP: A 28-year- may have obtained long January 2014 safer actually had the old man from an OBC com- ago.” Though the police is opposite effect. In a majori- munity was beaten up for rid- tight-lipped over the num- request for gun licenses,” ty of domestic violence ing a horse during his pre- ber of licenses in said Cyberabad police cases, a gun at home ended wedding party allegedly by Hyderabad, rough esti- commissioner V.C. up killing a woman by a members of the Rajput com- mates suggest it could be Sajjanar. “But I do not relative. In only a few munity in Agar Malwa district, over 5,000. think issuing more licens- instances did a woman use police said on Tuesday. The Indian Arms Act es will solve the problem.’’ a firearm for self-defence. Eleven people have been says threat perception and Hyderabad Police ‘’In America, guns are not arrested in connection with a police record are the key Commissioner Anjani used to save lives but to the incident which occurred aspects based on which Kumar similarly said that take them,’’ sums up the in Bhadwasa village, 42 kms gun licenses are issued. license can be granted to report. from Agar Malwa on the night ‘’Many people apply, but anyone who applies but ful- Another senior IPS offi- of December 1. “The incident most are rejected,” said fills the criteria. cer feels, however, that in occurred when the pre-wed- Shafiq. “People living in Other senior officials say an emergency, a woman ding procession of remote areas feel unsafe, that guns have been mis- pulling out a weapon is Dharmendra Luhar, who as do those in farmhouses. used earlier. Also, nothing enough to deter and repel Women shout slogans during a protest of Delhi Commission for Women against the Hyderabad rape-murder case belongs to an OBC communi- The police should consider indicates that guns prevent her attackers. ‘’They need and alleged rise in the number of incidents of crime against women at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI ty, was being taken out,” said this and issue licenses. If rape or other violent not actually fire the wea- Badod police station in- there is misuse, the agen- crime, barring exceptions. pon,” he says. “Once the charge Rajiv Uike. — PTI cies can always cancel the We have come across cases attacker notices that the Man arrested for raping TENDERS / NOTICES license.’’ wherein license holders woman is armed, he realis- Guj: Man dies after ‘We will examine each have intimidated people es it can be dangerous.” minor after ‘marrying’ her Mandsaur, MP, Dec. 3: some time, a police offi- being hit by MLA car A man was arrested in cial said. : Puri Mandsaur town of Two days ago, he took Ahmedabad: A 47-year-old 22-year-old arrested for on her to a hotel room man was killed after his Tuesday for allegedly where he put a garland scooter was knocked down minor girl raping a 17-year-old girl around her neck and by a car belonging to ‘vulgar’ Facebook post after fraudulently mar- applied vermilion on her Congress MLA Shailesh DC CORRESPONDENT dors who were at a loss as rying her, the police said. forehead, telling her they Parmar in Ahmedabad city, gangraped, HYDERABAD, DEC 3: to why their son was Sonu Kumawat (24), the were now married, and police said on Tuesday. While picked up by the police. accused, and the girl later allegedly raped her, family members of the 2 arrested A 22-year-old man who On coming across the knew each other for said police SI. deceased - Praful Patel — vulgarily commented on posts the Hyderabad alleged that Parmar’s son DC CORRESPONDENT “Disha” on social media cyber-crime police regis- was driving the car, the BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 3 was arrested by the tered a suo moto case on Girl raped, police and the MLA said the Hyderabad cyber-crime November 30. Technical latter’s driver Devendra In the wake of the Disha police on Tuesday. Chavan clues helped trace Sriram. Bhavsar was behind the gangrape-murder last Sriram (22) from Fakira- He was produced in court shot dead, wheels. The mishap took week, a minor girl’s bad in Nizamabad posted and was remanded to judi- place in Memnagar area here alleged gang-rape in nasty comments through cial custody. Police are burnt in on Monday night, a police Odisha’s Puri district has Facebook. Police are look- hunting for others like official said, adding that left many shocked. ing for four others for him, but they turned off ’s Buxar Bhavsar was absconding She was on Monday derogatory posts. their mobile phones and since then. The car is regis- evening waiting for a bus After veterinarian went underground. NAYEAR AZAD tered in the name of Parmar. at Nimapara Square to go Disha’s gangrape-murder Cyber crime inspector N PATNA, DEC. 3 — PTI to Kakatpur. Four per- at Shamshabad, the Mohan Rao said: “Teams sons, including former nation largely condoled are working to trace and The burnt dead body 3 directors of PMC constable Jitendra Sethi, her death and supported nab the others.” of a young woman stopped their car and her family. A few, however, Meanwhile, the was recovered on Bank arrested offered her a lift. She used social media to Rachakonda cyber-crime Tuesday in Kukudha turned it down. The four demonstrate their anti- police have also registered village in Buxar dis- Mumbai: The Economic then forced her into the social behavior. a case against a person trict of Bihar. Offences Wing of Mumbai car and locked the doors. Sriram, an ITI graduate, who posted objectionable The local police sus- Police on Tuesday arrested They then took her to a worked at a fast food outlet content about Disha on pect that the girl, who three directors of Punjab & government quarter in the city and returned social media. A team has appears to be a Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (allotted to Jitendra) near home two months ago. He gone to Guntur in Andhra minor, was shot dead in connection with the alleged Jhadeswari Club in Puri, was jobless since. He used Pradesh. However, the and burnt after being `4,355 crore fraud which is and raped her. Facebook with the profile accused absconded before allegedly raped by under investigation, an official Two of the four includ- ‘Stalin Sriram’ and posted the cops arrived. the criminals. said. Jagdish Mookhey, Mukti ing Jitendra were arrest- vulgar thoughts about Separately, the According to the Bavisi and Trupti Bane were ed on Tuesday. Disha. His comments Cyberabad cyber crime Buxar police, the arrested following extensive Jitendra was dismissed were objectionable. police also registered a killers used stubble interrogation in connection from the Odisha police in Sriram is a migrant case against a person for from the nearby with credit facilities provided February for misconduct. from Maharashtra. His making derogatory com- fields and petrol to by the bank to Housing “Dismissed constable parents are vegetable ven- ments about the CM. burn the dead body. Development and Jitendra Sethi and Infrastructure Limited and its Rajesh Sethi have been group companies. Mookhey arrested so far,” deputy was a director of the bank and inspector general of Ayodhya case: Row after Jamiat ‘sacks’ its lawyer member of its audit commit- police Ashish Singh said. teesince 2005, whereas Bavisi “Four teams are investi- PARMOD KUMAR ing as “malicious and seeking the reconsidera- was director and member of gating. We will also seek NEW DELHI, DEC. 03 untrue” a statement tion of November 9 ver- its loans and advances com- trial in a fast-track court. attributed to Arshad dict that were being mittee, he said. — PTI Charge-sheet will be filed A row has erupted Madani — heading one of drafted under the within 20 days.” amongst the Muslim liti- the two factions of supervision of Rajeev Cases under the IPC and gants, who were parties Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind — Dhavan would be filed POSCO were registered. to title suit after Jamiat saying that they wanted simultaneously on the SC VERDICT ON The DIG said special Ulama-e-Hind “sacked” to file the review petition same day. lawyers would be enlisted senior counsel Rajeev on December 2 itself but A source, who is watch- PC BAIL PLEA IN to ensure severe punish- Dhavan as its lead lawyer Mr Dhavan was unwell ing the developments ment. while filing its plea on and not available to settle from close quarters, said INX CASE TODAY Jitender Sethi was dis- December 2 seeking the the petition. that Jamiat’s action missed from service in reconsideration of Mr Madani sought to amounted to sealing a New Delhi: The Supreme February by the then SP November 9, 2019, judg- justify the dropping of march over other, who Court is scheduled to pro- of Puri after multiple ment by which top court Mr Dhavan as the lead too were ready with their nounce verdict on charges of misconduct gave the disputed site to lawyer, saying that they petitions seeking the Wednesday over Congress including physical idol of Ram Lalla for the wanted to file the plea for review of Ayodhya judg- leader P Chidambaram’s plea harassment were report- construction of Lord the reconsideration of ment. seeking bail in the INX Media ed against him. Rama’s temple at November 9 verdict on Mr Dhawan in a social money laundering case. A He continued to use a Ayodhya. December 2 and Mr media post said, “I have bench headed by Justice R police identity card, so an Mr Dhavan has used Dhavan was not available been informed that Mr Banumathi had on November additional case has been the word “sacking” for to settle the petition. Madani has indicated 28 reserved judgement on the filed against him. his removal by However, sources with- that I was removed from appeal filed by Chidambaram “Misusing of police ID theJamiat. in the Muslim litigants the case because I was who has challenged the card is a criminal The day started with said that it was decided unwell. This is total non- November 15 verdict of the offence,” the DIG said. Rajeev Dhavan describ- that all the petitions sense. Delhi high court denying him bail in the case. During the arguments, the Enforcement ■ Directorate (ED) had claimed Other suggestion: Time-bound punishment for culprits in the apex court that the 74- year-old former finance minis- ter continues to wield “sub- stantial influence” on crucial MPs’ panel wants ban on porn for kids witnesses in the case even from the custody, while he SREEPARNA Sabha chairperson M. formed include Vinay P. said that the agency cannot CHAKRABARTY Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday Shasrabuddhe, Rajeev “destroy” his career and repu- NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 morning and said that one Chandrashekar and tation by making baseless of the foremost sugges- Roopa Ganguly of BJP, allegations. Opposing his bail Seeking ways to prevent tions was that children’s Jairam Ramesh, Rajeev plea, Solicitor General Tushar heinous crimes against access to pornography Gowda and Amee Yajnik Mehta, appearing for the ED, women like the should be banned. of the Congress, Derek O’ maintained that economic Hyderabad gangrape and “Nowadays everybody Brien of Trinamul offences like money launder- murder, a group of Rajya has a smart phone and Congress, Tiruchi Siva of ing are grave in nature as Sabha MPs feel that there with it the access to inter- DMK, Vijila Sathyanath of they not only affect the should be a total ban on net and pornography. This Vijila Sathyanath AIADMK, Jaya Bachchan nation’s economy but also children’s access to issue needs to be of Samajwadi Party, Smt. shake people’s faith in the pornography. addressed first and fore- sions with stakeholders to Vandana Chavan of NCP, system, especially when it is The informal group of most,” one of the MPs be consulted which Amar Patnaik of BJD, committed by people in 14 MPs called the “Study who briefed the chairper- include civil society Kahkashan Perween of power. Senior advocates Kapil Group”, which has repre- son said. groups, parent groups, JD(U) and Sanjay Singh Sibal and A.M. Singhvi, repre- sentatives from 10 politi- Some of the other sug- law enforcement agencies, of AAP. senting Mr Chidambaram, had cal parties met for the gestions are control over regulators like TRAI and The members who met countered Mr Mehta’s submis- first time at AIADMK MP the sale of alcohol and social media companies Mr Naidu this morning sions and said there was no Vijila Sathyanath’s resi- time-bound punishment like WhatsApp, Google include Mr any evidence linking dence on Monday for culprits. and Facebook, sources Sahasrabuddhe, Mr Chidambaram to offence evening. The group has decided said. Ramesh, Ms Bachchan, Ms directly or indirectly. — PTI The group briefed Rajya to hold further discus- The Informal Group Chavan, and Mr Siva. Opportunities

NCP MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday said PAGE PM’s offer to make her cabinet minister reflects magnanimity, but couldn’t happen. Nation 7 DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI ■ Sources claim it could make a strong bid to torpedo the BSY government K’taka polls: BJP Suicide squad ready

Congress rally in Delhi K.N. REDDY cal developments can be KALABURAGI, DEC. 3 expected in the state. Kharge dials on December 14 According to a promi- will ‘shatter Denial of cabinet berths nent legislator of which was one of the Hyderabad-, Gowda to arrogance’ of Centre prime reasons for the col- who is an active member PARLIAMENT DIARY lapse of the previous of the squad, a group of JD(S)-Congress coalition ten legislators drawn from decide on BY GAUTAM LAHIRI — Ashok Gehlot, government in the state, various districts have NEW MAHARASHTRA MINISTERS IN DELHI Rajasthan chief minister could soon haunt the B.S. decided to strike at the alliance Yediyurappa government opportune time as they FOR LOBBYING too with a section of dis- feel they do not have a DC CORRESPONDENT ome of the recently sworn-in SHORT TAKES gruntled BJP MLAs set to bright future in the party, MUMBAI, DEC. 3 Cabinet ministers of rock the boat even if the especially after the entry SMaharashtra have reached the CM secures a simple of the disqualified legisla- With Congress leaders capital for lobbying with the No pardon given to majority in the Assembly tors into the Bharatiya Siddaram- Congress high command. Officially, after the December 5 Janata Party (BJP) . iah and they say that they had come for a Rajoana: Amit Shah bypolls. “We have been legisla- D.K. courtesy call with Congress presi- Sources claim that a ‘sui- Fomrer CM and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumarswamy cam- tors for three or four Shivak- dent Sonia Gandhi. But New Delhi: Union home min- cide squad’ is taking paigns for Mahalaxmi Layout candidate Girish K. Nashi terms and most of us got umar Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav ister Amit Shah on Tuesday shape within the BJP ahead of the Assembly bypoll, in Bengaluru. —PTI elected due to our individ- breathing Thackeray has neither expanded his cabinet nor has told the Lok Sabha that no which could make a relaxing after a hectic ing over being neglected ual charisma. This being down his decided the portfolios. On Tuesday, Shiv Sena leader pardon has been given to strong bid to torpedo the bypoll campaign confident by the party top brass and the case, we should have neck hop- Mallikarjun Sanjay Raut got a huge reception from many MPs. Balwant Singh Rajoana, who Yediyurappa government that the party will romp more so, by the undue been rewarded with cabi- ing to take Kharge Informally, it was discussed that for the time being was convicted for the assas- and ensure the installa- home in at least eight importance accorded to net berths but we have a shot at Shiv Sena will keep the home portfolio and NCP will sination of the then Punjab tion of prominent seats and ensure the sta- disqualified legislators been treated badly. On the the CM’s post if B.S. be given finance. Now, it’s almost certain that both chief minister Beant Singh in Congress leader from the bility of their govern- who have all been prom- contrary, the role of the Yediyurappa’s position former CM Prithviraj Chavan and Ashok Chavan 1995. During the Question Hyderabad-Karnataka ment. ised ministerial berths disqualified legislators in becomes shaky after the will be sworn in as Cabinet ministers. But specula- Hour, Congress member region — Mallikarjun There is however a lurk- after the bypolls. helping the BJP form the bypoll results, veteran, tion is going on who will get the irrigation portfolio from Punjab Ravneet Singh Kharge as CM — a post ing danger ‘within’ —with They are quietly waiting government is being eulo- Mallikarjun Kharge has as NCP’s Ajit Pawar, who was facing a SIT probe, Bittu sought a response which has eluded the vet- a group of BJP legislators for the post-bypoll sce- gised day in and day out, reportedly spoken to was ultimately given clean chit. from Mr Shah on why eran more than once. who could be described as nario after the December 9 which we find difficult to Janata Dal (S) supremo Rajoana was pardoned. Bittu Most BJP leaders are the ‘suicide squad,’ fum- results, when major politi- digest,” he said. H.D. Deve Gowda on the is the grandson of Beant possibility of reviving OPP IN RS FOLLOWS NEW STRATEGY TO Singh. Asking the member the defunct JD(S)- DRAW ATTENTION OF CHAIR not to go by media reports, Congress coalition. the home minister said, “koi BJP MP A highly placed JD(S) pposition members of Parliament (MPs) in maafi ki nahi gayi (no par- Respond to Opp’s attacks but source quoted Mr Rajya Sabha were not sure whether their don has been given)”. —PTI seeks ban Kharge as saying that Onotice for a discussion on electoral reforms both parties should join would be accepted by the chair. They have now for- hands again if the BJP mulated a new strategy for signing the notice to Vadra: SPG removal on social with caution: Rajnath to MPs failed to get the numbers draw attention of the chair. Last week, the chair required for a simple allowed detailed discussion on the economic situa- was political move He also asked party MPs to attend Parl discussions majority in the by-elec- tion of the country. Leaders of main Opposition par- media tions and do a repeat of ties have now decided to sign the notice by a fresh New Delhi: Congress leader DC CORRESPONDENT NITIN MAHAJAN when they term the Prime Congress in LS Adhir Ra- what happened in set of MPs who have not asked for discussion on any Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's hus- NEW DELHI, DEC 3 NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 Minister and the home njan Chowdhary made st- Maharashtra where the subject. As they have convinced the leaders of band Robert Vadra on Tues- minister intruders and atements against the sen- Sena-NCP-Congress Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Telangana Rashtra day described as a “very A day after Peeved over attacks by the call the country’s finance ior leadership of the BJP. combine foiled the BJP Samithi (TRS) for the discussion on electoral big” security lapse the inci- being mas- Congress and opposition minister as “nirbala” Mr Singh also lamented to seize power. reforms, it’s now sure that their demand will be dent of unidentified people sively parties against Prime (powerless). the fact that several party It is not clear when the accepted. driving up to the porch of trolled on Minister Narendra Modi, A combative defence MPs were not regular in conversation happened their home last week, and the social BJP chief Amit Shah and minister also asked the attending the House pro- but it revolved around NAIDU’S LUNCH HOSTING IN MID-SESSION alleged that the removal of media fol- finance minister Nirmala MPs to be prepared to ceedings, underlining the topic of both parties the Gandhi family’s SPG cov- lowing Sitharaman, BJP parlia- defend their leaders and Prime Minister Narendra coming together to keep RAISES SPECULATION er was a “political” move. BJP MP’s mentary party was told by retaliate against the oppo- Modi’s dissatisfaction the BJP out. The Congress general secre- comments Nishikant defence minister and for- sition lies. “The defence over lack of their ade- Mr Gowda reportedly ajya Sabha chairman tary’s office has taken up the on GDP Dubey mer BJP chief Rajnath minister, however, asked quate presence at many asked Mr Kharge the Venkaiah Naidu will host a issue of the November 26 about Singh on Tuesday to retal- them to be cautious in times. obvious question, why Rlunch for some of the security breach with the Ce- which he had said that it iate, albeit within these counter measures The defence minister did he not intervene wh- Opposition leaders on Wednesday ntral Reserve Police Force. has no relevance and parliamentary maryada and to maintain the asked the party’s elected en some Congress lead- where Union ministers will be “Our security is not impor- should not be treated as (dignity). maryada of the House representatives to main- ers created problems for present. Generally, the chairman tant as much as the security ‘Bible, Ramayan and In an address to the par- while making any state- tain good attendance the previous coalition hosts the lunch for the MPs at the of the women in the country. Mahabharat’, BJP MP liamentary party meet, ments,” sources stated. record and ensure pres- government headed by end of the session. But hosting a The government should Nishikant Dubey on Mr Singh said the MPs The comments of the ence in Parliament during his son H.D. Kumara- lunch in the middle of the ongoing think about it at the national Tuesday urged the gov- need to be prepared to former BJP chief came discussion on important swamy? “And why are session has created lot of speculation. Now that the and state level,” said Vadra. ernment to frame a law take on the opposition soon after the leader of bills or issues. you now thinking of government is determined to bring Citizenship Act to regulate social media reviving the alliance?” It amendment bill in the current session of the with regard to is unclear what Kharge Parliament, many MPs speculate whether the Rajya Odisha govt cancels Parliament proceedings. said in reply. Sabha chairman has created a platform to discuss He also sought protec- The Congress veteran about the timing of tabling the controversial bill. auction of 20 mines tion from the Lok Sabha CABINET TO CLEAR CAB TODAY feels it is a now or never Some MPs believe that though the Cabinet will meet Speaker for lawmakers chance for him to realise on Wednesday, the decision for taking up the bill Bhubaneswar: Odisha gov- from being trolled for ANIMESH SINGH ing the next day — early hours Wednesday. his unfulfilled dream of may take another day. ernment on Tuesday their remarks made on NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 Thursday, December 5 — High drama and tense becoming CM. announced to cancel the the floor of the House. to get the legislation scenes were seen at the auction process of 20 opera- Speaking during Zero While the whole of the cleared. meeting, which at the tional mineral blocks initiat- Hour in Lok Sabha, Northeast is up in arms The change in plan had time of reporting, was ed via Notice Inviting Nishikant Dubey said over the proposed to be made after home going on at Tenders (NITs) in October following his comment Citizenship Amendment minister Amit Shah’s Bhavan in New Delhi. Chinese Navy presence this year. The government on GDP on Monday, Bill (CAB), the Centre, meeting with the chief Apparently, all north- asked the director of mines media, especially the which was keen to bring ministers of all north- eastern states have to conduct a fresh auction of social media, has criti- the contentious law for eastern states and other threatened to stall the the leases with a few added cised the statement. clearance at the Union civil rights groups, bill if there is no una- grows in Indian Ocean conditions. The fresh auction Many of the comments Cabinet meeting sched- which had begun on nimity on its contentious of the leases will begin from on social media were uled Wednesday, may Tuesday evening, and is aspects, sources RAJIB CHOWDHURI ◗ The revelation Cmde De pointed out, December 6, 2019, the gov- personal, he alleged. now hold another meet- likely to continue till the said. KOLKATA, DEC. 3 comes close on the “Say if we find a ship ernment said in notice. During debate on heels of reports of a somewhere, it will be Odisha steel and mines Taxation Laws The Chinese Navy has found by the aircraft in department of the has Amendment Bill, 2019 on been found to have PLA research vessel the same area after 10 issued a notice saying a Monday, Mr Dubey had increased its presence in forced by the Indian hours for its slow speed. decision has been taken to said that the Gross the Indian Ocean for Navy to return from That is how we keep track. annul the auction process of Domestic Product (GDP) snooping on India. The the exclusive eco- We can ensure full sur- 20 mining blocks. has no relevance and it revelation comes close on veillance of the Indian should not be treated as the heels of reports of a nomic zone off Ocean with the P8i air- ‘Bible, Ramayan and PLA research vessel Andaman & Nicobar craft, a force multiplier.” Mahabharat’. forced by the Indian Navy Islands recently He noted, “Snooping by Simon Kuznets, who to return from the exclu- the Chinese ships, includ- BJP DEMANDS designed GDP, in his sive economic zone off Suprobho K. De said at ing submarines’ move- report in 1934 said he Andaman & Nicobar INS Netaji Subhas on ments in the Indian Ocean APOLOGY FROM himself was not satis- Islands recently. Tuesday on the eve of the has increased. Their boats fied by the GDP. “The Chinese Navy is all Navy Day celebration. are focussed. In next two The statement on the over the Indian Ocean. “To enter the Indian years, they will have one ADHIR RANJAN GDP was made on basis Right now the Chinese Ocean, the ships have to more carrier. By 2050, DC CORRESPONDENT of evidence which was Navy and Pakistan Navy pass through certain they will have 10 aircraft NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 not taken very well in are doing an exercise. It is choke points like Strait of carriers.” the social media, Mr the international water Malacca. As long as we Cmde De also said that a Bharatiya Janata Party MPs Dubey said, adding, after 12 nautical miles. can monitor those choke plan has been made for in Lok Sabha on Tuesday abuses were lashed out Everybody can come. You points, nobody can enter showcasing a decommis- demanded an apology from to him and his family. cannot stop it. But as long without being detected. sioned Sea Harrier fighter Congress lawmaker Adhir He pointed out that the as we know they are pres- Once you pick up, our air- aircraft at the proposed Ranjan Chowdhury for his proceedings of the ent there, we track them,” craft can monitor the ship TU 142 museum on comments on calling finance House has to be properly A German Parliamentary delegation pose for a photograph at the statue of Mahatma naval officer in charge which moves slowly,” he around two acres of land minister Nirmala Sitharaman reported. Gandhi at the Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY () Commodore added. at New Town in Kolkata. ‘powerless’ (nirbala), and for referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ■ home minister Amit Shah as The admission rate in govt school is less than 60% “migrants from Gujarat”. The ruling party’s member Cong MLA slits palm to write Poonam Mahajan called the Congress leader ‘powerless’ ‘Govt must adopt PPP model for quality edu’ for defending only the rights anti-govt slogan with blood of the women of Gandhi ANIMESH SINGH ◗ have seen in many states family. Despite constant slo- MANOJ ANAND write slogan on a huge Centre recently. NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 She said that stu- like Rajasthan, Madhya gan shouting by the treasury GUWAHATI, DEC. 3 placard that he was car- He also alleged that the dents in villages are Pradesh, Odisha and even benches, Mr Chowdhury, rying. BJP-led government was Bharatiya Janata Party not getting quality in Uttar Pradesh as well as who had raised the issue of In what has come as The slogan that was planning to hand over (BJP) MP and veteran film education and even in my own parliamentary rising onion prices, refused shocker to many, an written in Assamese read the Namrup fertilizer artiste Hema Malini on constituency (Mathura) to cow down and later Assam Congress legisla- that Assamese people’s factory and a tea garden Tuesday in Lok Sabha in modern times, that four to five schools staged a walk out from Lok tor on Tuesday slit his sentiments would not be to private companies. criticised the laxity on schools are running are running from a single Sabha along with other palm with a shaving allowed to be sold, in a Assam has witnessed part of several states under trees. building, and for 100 stu- Congress MPs. The brouhaha blade at the entrance of direct reference to the strong protests against including the party-ruled dents only one teacher is began just as the Zero Hour the Assembly to write Centre’s move to amend the privatisation move, Uttar Pradesh towards an improvement after there. While in many commenced with several anti-government slogan the Citizenship Act of with most demanding the implementing the playgrounds and toilets cases students are without BJP MPs rising to their feet with his blood. 1955 in order to give citi- government to revive the Centre’s education had been set up for them. teachers and vice versa,” and shouting slogans agai- The Congress MLA zenship to non-Muslims PSUs. schemes, due to which the However she lamanted Ms Malini pointed out. nst the Mr Chowdhury, who Rupjyoti Kurmi who is from neighboring coun- “I took this step as the admission rate in govern- the fact that despite the She further added that is also the leader of the Con- known for different tries. government has neglect- ment-run schools is poor Hema Malini initiatives of the Centre, poor students in rural gress in the lower house. Mi- protest within and out- Mr Kurmi who wrote ed the peaceful protest. and the student-teacher the situation is such that areas are not getting qual- nister of state for Parliamen- side the party forum on the slogan by his blood in Today’s protest should be ratio is completely lop- only after the introduction the admission rate of chil- ity education and even in tary affairs Arjun Ram Megh- Tuesday staged a walk front of television cam- considered as a message sided. of the Right To Education dren in government modern times, schools are wal sought an apology from out from the state eras that was streaming that Assam would wit- Highlighting the impor- law (which was enacted by schools is less than 60 per running under trees. the Congress MP for his Assembly and sat in the incident live also ness bloody protests in tance of introducing the the erstwhile UPA regime) cent and children are not “Therefore to ensure comments. At this point, BJP front of the entrance of demanded revival of two the days to come if the public-private partner- in 2009 that the number of going to school. quality education, Centre MP from Mumbai North the Assembly and slit paper mills of Hindustan government does not lis- ship (PPP) model in school schools had increased, “This is mainly due to should take up the PPP Central Poonam Mahajan open his left palm with a Paper Corporation Ltd. ten to the peaceful education across the coun- teachers appointments the fact that several states model just like it is done sought the Speaker’s per- blade. Whose liquidation has protests and relent,” he try, Ms Malini while had gone up and chil- have not implemented the in the field of higher edu- mission under Rule 353 to He used the blood to been ordered by the said. speaking during Zero dren’s enrolment in gov- Centre’s policies properly cation,” the noted actress speak on the issue. Hour, noted that it was ernment schools had seen and shown a lot of laxity. I said. MIND POWER JEAN-LUC GODARD ELEANOR ROOSEVELT PAGE Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our Do what you feel in your heart to be right — 8 most secret self for you’ll be criticised anyway Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI

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Homilies, impotent rage Subhani hide the sickness within arliament was rightly exercised over the gruesome crime against Hyderabadi vet “Disha” (police officially adopted this pseudonym long after millions had already chanted her real name in street Pprotests, social media posts and newspaper debates). She was the victim of a spontaneous crime by four men who then, perhaps fearing the consequences of their actions given the existing stringent punishment enacted by Parliament with the Nirbhaya law of 2013, burned her with diesel purchased “loose” at a nearby petrol pump. The nation is shocked, and that was reflected as members across parties rose to speak their anguish of a young and promising life snuffed out. However, Parliament expressed its impotence by wrongly resorting to bloodlust. “Lynch them,” said Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan — in English. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu spoke of showing no mercy to the rapist-murderers, just in case anyone was contemplating being merciful. Both he and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke of bringing in LETTERS stringent laws and nipping these crimes in the bud. Others used the occa- sion to settle political scores. A bunch of homilies which generated a lot of HYDERABAD CASE heat but shed no light. It is not a surprise that Sam- The laws are stringent enough. If trust breaks down, a ajwadi Party MP Jaya Bach- Indeed, the law includes capital punish- It is a fundamental ment which is of dubious value when it chan has advocated lynching change we have to bring comes to deterrence of crime — of all the accused in the 25- to our collective thinking nowhere in the world has capital pun- year-old veterinarian rape and the pathology of which ishment led to a downward trend in murder case in Hyderabad and heinous crimes. Certainly none of the society cannot survive was manifest in many others have also sought four accused would have thought that capital punishment to be Hyderabad lately by they might end up on the gallows when a country’s policy envi- Aadhaar? It’s the fear of people searching porn they suddenly hatched their plot, ronment, they hesitate descent into an awarded to rapist-murderers. Of late, we come across many sites for videos of Disha’s reportedly in a haze of alcohol. But as is to sink money into it.” Orwellian state. In the increasingly the case, once they Patralekha Is it only economists Hollywood conspiracy such rapes and murders freely rape, or by the sight of embarked on the crime and realised it who are critical of the thriller, Enemy of the committed mainly because of families stopping at the could turn out badly for them, they Chatterjee Narendra Modi govern- State, rogue elements of our legal system which drags site where she was raped burned Disha’s body. It was not enough ment and are flagging the American NSA use such cases for years together. and killed — for a selfie for them to get away with it, but it high- the urgent need to technology to falsely lighted the trend of rapists killing their Dev 360 restore trust in the implicate the character Meantime, the accused come victims so as to wipe out any evidence social and economic fab- played by actor Will out on bail and continue to of their crime. ric of the country? Smith, gets him fired lead a normal life unmindful of And still, in Parliament, they talked not just about capital punishment as magine going to a about commentary in What should an ordi- from his job, and shuts the mental and physical agony a panacea for rape, but also of lynching. As it is, state-sanctioned murder restaurant, order- , former nary Indian make of two down his phone, credit the victims and their families is something civilised societies ought to steer clear of, and here some par- ing a meal, paying Prime Minister Man- eminent Indian entre- cards and bank liamentarians were talking of society-sanctioned mob violence. The test of for it, expecting to mohan Singh, a globally- preneurs publicly talk- accounts. All these tech- undergo. In some cases, they our civility is our adherence to law in the face of the most heinous and be served and then renowned economist, ing about the debilitat- nologies are being even get exonerated on ghastly crimes that occur. discoveringI that neither linked the deeply worry- ing nature of fear and deployed today so it’s benefit of doubt the As for nipping it in the bud: the only way to do so is for our glorious civil- the dishes you ordered, ing trends in the econo- the lack of trust in the hard to dismiss them as prosecution failing to establish isation to overhaul itself. It is not just the patriarchy, or the objectification nor anything else that my with a deeper under- past week? mere fantasy. In a coun- the case with right witnesses / of women, or the putting on a pedestal the son by Mommy dearest, or our you fancy, are available. lying malaise. As nomi- Biocon chairperson try where corruption is evidences to nail them. Unless political leaders telling women what clothes to wear; it is a fundamental Imagine if the person nal GDP growth falls to a and managing director rampant, where trust in change we have to bring to our collective thinking, the pathology of which managing the place also 15-year low, joblessness Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw the government — any stringent laws are enacted to was manifest in Hyderabad lately by people searching porn sites for videos tells that you can’t have rises to a 45-year high, has been quoted in the government — is low, try such crimes in fast track of Disha’s rape, or by the sight of families stopping at the site where she your money back since household consumption media saying that the where predatory rogue courts with a reasonable time- was raped and killed — for a selfie. Truly, we are a sick society, and no he does not have sinks to a four-decade government did not officials abound, where frame to award punishment, change, and that you low, bad loans in banks want to hear any criti- institutions are routine- this menace is going to can come back the next breaking all records, cism of the economy, ly subverted to settle continue unabated. day for your meal. Or and growth in electricity while expressing hope scores and where the What’s happening in Iran? imagine the reverse — generation standing at a that it reaches out to judiciary cannot be Shalini Gerald, Chennai that you are a restau- 15-year low, Dr Singh India Inc to work out counted on to reliably ince Iran’s media isn’t free and the state is authoritarian, and rant owner and a cus- argued that the function- solutions to revive uphold the rule of law ‘INFILTRATOR’ JIBE Western reporting must be viewed with caution due to the curbs in tomer refuses to pay ing of any economy is growth. Her observa- and protect citizens’ Apropos your report on Congress Splace, it isn’t easy to ascertain the political impact of the protests that after having had a meal. the result of the com- tions come soon after rights, it is no surprise leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s rocked the country in November, and the strong governmental repression Luckily, this does not bined set of exchanges veteran industrialist that there is so much comment that both Prime Minister that followed. happen often because and social interactions Rahul Bajaj told home angst around the exten- Narendra Modi and home minister The protests after the November 14 rationing of already very cheap there is tacit trust among its people and minister Amit Shah at a sion of Aadhaar to sce- Amit Shah are infiltrators. This is an petrol, and raising of its price by 50 per cent, spread rapidly across Iran, between a consumer institutions and that public event in Mumbai narios well beyond its insult to voters who had voted them suggesting public receptivity. At some places it turned violent. Initial and a service provider “mutual trust and self- that there was an original scope,” Mr to power. If the Congress feels that reports of deaths after police firing were modest, but later Amnesty and both parties respect confidence are the “atmosphere of fear” Venkatesan observed. they are the infiltrators, then what International spoke of 208 deaths, which Tehran denied. the deal that something bedrock of such social and that people were Much of what these about their own former Prime This figure is unsubstantiated. But the official Iranian media too have that has been consumed transactions among peo- afraid to criticise the eminent persons say is Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and spoken of many deaths in police action, though no figure was provided. has to be paid for, and ple that foster economic government because well known. They are finance Miniter P. Chidambaram, What is undeniable is the frequency of large-scale public protests that vice versa. growth. Our social fab- they do not have the articulating that the who got elected to the Rajya Sabha spread quickly. In December 2017-January 2018, nationwide protests were As we know from our ric of trust and confi- confidence that the gov- economy doesn’t exist in out of their own states. If they can set off by a hike in food prices. Two years later, petrol is the trigger. day-to-day experience, dence is now torn and ernment will appreciate a vacuum, that to do migrate to other states to be in Officially, Tehran accepts that 75 per cent of the population is vulnera- without a degree of ruptured”. any criticism. well it needs rules of the power, why not leaders like Modi and ble. The US sanctions under President Donald Trump’s “maximum pres- trust, no economic Lack of trust in the Last year, Ravi game, and it is the elect- Shah. This is a stupid argument by sure” policy, after Washington resiled from the 2015 nuclear agreement transaction is possible. fairness of the system Venkatesan, a well- ed government’s job to the Congress leader, who owes an with Iran last year, have evidently taken their toll. The economy con- Trust lies at the heart plays out at several lev- known business leader create institutions that apology to voters who preferred tracted nine per cent, inflation is at 40 per cent, and unemployment is of today’s complex glob- els. If you fear that your and former chairman of make sure that the rules Modi to govern the nation. high. It’s probably to address this situation that President Hassan al economy. action or word may be Microsoft India, pub- are fairly and equally Capt N. Viswanathan, Rouhani’s government decided last month to cut petrol subsidies to meet Prosperous countries misconstrued, you could licly pointed out that the applied to everyone. Coimbatore other pressing needs of the bulk of the 82 million population. often tend to be those retreat into a shell of strident and polarised Without this, economic But the timing of implementing the IMF-mandated move seems odd as where business relations silence and inactivity. debate around Aadhaar transactions, invest- LONE-WOLF ATTACKS parliamentary elections are due in two months. If that suggests a quiet between people can be Dr Singh said that many was actually a reflection ment and risk-taking That lone-wolf terror attacks have move within the higher levels of the ecclesiastical regime to embarrass conducted on the basis of industrialists have told of the fact that India is a can’t proceed with mini- continued to pose a grave threat to the moderate President, more information is needed for a confirmation. trust, such as Germany, him that they live in low-trust society and mal costs and smoothly. peace and tranquility in Europe espe- Japan and (perhaps sur- fear of harassment by this has profound conse- That is currently not cially in bustling metros like London, the latest being the London DECCAN CHRONICLE prisingly) the United the government authori- quences for our future. happening in India. States, as political scien- ties, that bankers were “Why are so many peo- Arguably, the absence Bridge knife attack, resulting in the ADITYA SINHA T. 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very few months or so, the dential fetishism is also slightly dif- tem allows them to build a motorway tarian behaviour with minority back to Deng’s reform period, demand for a ‘presidential ferent from previous iterations on at at lightning speed, it’s surely worth groups, it is worth clarifying some Milanovic argues that political capi- system’ of government in least two counts. One is its frequen- importing’. Less facetiously, high important features of China’s politi- talism exhibits two main features: EPakistan makes an appear- cy, which seems to be picking up growth rates, ‘strict rule of law’, zero- cal economy before embracing it as The first is a highly skilled, techno- ance on various social media sites. pace since this government took tolerance for corruption, and the an ideal. cratically efficient, and meritocrati- This happens most prominently on office in July 2018. It appears an ever- overall welfare success of this devel- In an excellent new book on the cally recruited bureaucracy. This Twitter, where a number of users increasing number of people from opmental model are usually cited as past, present, and future of economic bureaucracy (which is clearly the Umair Javed share similarly worded tweets, all one side of the partisan divide reasons for systemic emulation. systems, titled Capitalism, Alone, primary beneficiary of the system) using the same hashtag. believe that the lack of executive This is curious because China’s Branko Milanovic draws a sharp has as its main duty to realise high On its own, there’s nothing wrong authority with the Prime Minister’s actually existing political system contrast between two ideal types of economic growth and implement with the demand for a constitutional Office, the reliance on largely incom- (what drives its well-publicised capitalism that have shown relative policies that allow this goal to be redesign. Political systems are, theo- petent ministers, and the cumber- growth story) is considerably under- durability. Liberal meritocratic capi- achieved. Growth is ultimately need- retically, not set in stone, and neither some legislative procedures required discussed in mainstream political talism, exemplified by the US, and ed for the legitimisation of continued are constitutions. Parties in a num- to push through ‘change’, are hold- conversations across Pakistan. The increasingly characterised by pluto- bureaucratic and party rule. Here’s why the ber of countries have contested for ing the country back. print and electronic media doesn’t cratic levels of inequality and dispar- The second feature is the absence of power on platforms that seek to The second change is the citation of report on China’s domestic politics, ity. And political capitalism, exem- rule of law, rather than its unequivo- change electoral systems, voting for- two countries as case studies worthy and it rarely reveals any insight into plified by China, which stands as the cal application. This, Milanovic Chinese model mulae, power-sharing arrangements of emulation — China and Turkey. what drives economic growth. only present-day alternative to argues, is necessary to ensure that between different social groups, and While the infatuation with Erdogan There’s a recurring caricature of organising politics and economics in the interests of businessmen (and the relations between the executive, leg- has been around for a while, the sys- strong leadership, mythical levels of a particular configuration, since the private sector in general) are never islature, and the judiciary. If any- temic embrace of Turkey is relative- anti-corruption, and decisiveness, in implosion of communism (or state in a position to become primary dri- is unsuitable for thing, initiating a public conversa- ly new. What’s also interesting is drawing rooms, WhatsApp groups, socialism). vers of government behaviour. tion on institutional redesign is cer- that believers in the ‘China model’ and TV studios alike, but that’s China’s political capitalism, Instead, the state retains authority tainly more practical and preferable seem to be increasing in proportion where the depth of it ends. according to Milanovic, rests ironi- and autonomy precisely because it Pakistan’s govt than cheerleading for ad hoc inter- to the country’s enhanced footprint Leaving aside the moral and func- cally on certain pillars some of which can choose to apply the law to ventions by a particular organ of the on Pakistan’s economic and strategic tional desirability of parliamentary seem to be at odds with its popular whomever and wherever it wishes. state. decision-making. The drawing room democracy in ethnically fractured caricature in the Pakistani imagina- The most recent chorus of presi- logic is some variant of ‘if their sys- societies, and China’s own authori- tion. Tracing the current system By arrangement with Dawn Word SPY 9/11 TRUTHER TRUSTAFARIAN PAGE One who believes the US government A jobless person who has access to money — especially a Oped 9 perpetrated or allowed 9/11 trust fund income — and who affects a bohemian lifestyle DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Will Hyd get 5 acres to build a new Charminar?

an unauthorized construc- care about it or dare to do There is now a tion. The Hyderabad high anything about it. Now the sectarian conflict court has stopped any fur- temple’s builders are brewing out of a ther expansion of the tem- claiming it was the Mohan Guruswamy plan to expand the ple. While the origin of the Charminar that came up Bhagyalaxmi temple is now disputed, the around it. This is a traves- current structure that ty, and an outright lie. This Temple growing houses the idol was erected temple must be removed out of the south- in the 1990s. and the Charminar eastern corner of Several magazines and restored to its original con- Hyderabad’s iconic newspapers have pub- ception. The two “then” he Char- recited a couplet in lished old photos that show and “now” photos tell the minar is to Dakhni: “Mere shahr logon Charminar the temple never existed. A truth. Hyderabad se mamoor kar, Rakhiyo temple became visible in Over the years we have a what the joto darya mein machhli is a rare instance of secular the Charminar photos only tacit understanding that Eiffel jaise (Fill this city of mine Islamic architecture in after 1990. religious encroachments Tower is to with people as You filled India. The Archaeological I have been visiting the on public spaces and even Paris or the the river with fishes, O Survey of India (ASI), the Charminar since I was a property will not be Hawa Lord).” Clearly the Lord current caretaker of the child and have also seen removed, even if it causes Mahal is to Jaipur. It is its listened to his prayers, for structure, mentions in its the small stone with ver- the people much disloca- signatureT monument. The now Hyderabad is India’s records: “There are vari- million applied, which tion and distorts the origi- former Hyderabad state fastest growing metropolis, ous theories regarding the grew from a passerby’s nal pristinity. Thus, we had the Charminar on all and was listed by National purpose for which the whim to a small shrine, have mandirs and mazars its coinage. It is as old as Geographic magazine in Charminar earlier; Charminar now Charminar was construct- and now a full-blown tem- rampantly encroaching on Hyderabad itself. 2015 as the second best ed. However, it is widely ple. It is also said that a public space and our sensi- Muhammed Quli Qutb place in the world to visit. and hence the name of the the second Islamic millen- tain rabid RSS quarters to accepted that the stone was placed in that bilities. We need a serious Shah (1580-1611 CE), the How Hyderabad came to new city came to be nium year (1000 AH). The rename the city as Charminar was built at the corner as a RTC bus doing conversation on this. fifth sultan of the Qutb be called that is a now a leg- Hyderabad. Bhagmati’s event was celebrated far Bhagyanagar. A BJP MLA, centre of the city to com- a turn around the Secularism does not mean Shahi dynasty of Golconda, endary love story that lowly origins evoked some and wide in the Islamic Raja Singh, from the near- memorate the eradication Charminar brushed it, and indifference to lawlessness. laid the foundation of the begins with the young harsh opinions. Shaikh world, thus Qutb Shah by Hindu-dominated con- of cholera", a deadly dis- the stone was placed to pro- It actually means greater iconic Charminar to sym- prince falling in love with a Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, founded the city of stituency of Maharajganj, ease which was widespread tect it from future errant respect for the law. Now bolise the founding of beautiful Hindu woman he popularly known by his Hyderabad to celebrate the has been quite shrill about at that time. drivers. In time the stone that is something for the Hyderabad. He was a con- espied at the exact spot the pen name, Faizi, who was event and commemorate it this. Given Bhagmati’s True, there is a mosque gathered vermillion on it. courts to once again define. temporary of both Akbar Charminar stands today. the Malik-ush-Shu’ara with the construction of questionable antecedents, on the top deck. But that The present governor, a I wonder how the courts and Jehangir. Hyderabad More contemporary ver- (poet laureate) of Akbar’s this building. Due to its the likes of Raja Singh need was par for the course in all RSS appointee, even visit- will view the Charminar’s was intended as a citadel of sions have another Salim- court, after a visit to architecture, it is also a better genealogy for Muslim structures. Even ed the temple to offer desecration. Maybe they Muslim power in the Anarkali tale in the Hyderabad wrote to Akbar called the Arc de Triomphe Bhagyanagar, hence the the Taj Mahal, a maqbara, prayers, further sanctify- will give the people of Deccan. Qutb Shah was an Deccan. Only this time that the place commemo- of the East. concocted story of a temple has a mosque. This reflect- ing its illegality. It has Hyderabad five acres of accomplished poet and beauty was rewarded with rates “a hardened whore”. There is now a sectarian of Bhagyalaxmi. The exis- ed the socio-political reali- grown like a giant carbun- land elsewhere to build a wrote his poetry in a city. In 1589, Muhammed According to Jean de conflict brewing out of a tence of this shrine and its ty of the era. cle and right under the new Charminar? Persian, Telugu and Urdu. Quli Qutb Shah married Thévenot, a French trav- plan to expand the expansion now threatens About the temple named nose of the Charminar His famous ghazal “piya the Hindu woman, eller of the 17th century Bhagyalaxmi Temple the syncretic culture of Bhagyalaxmi Temple, that police station. The writer, a policy analyst baaj pyaala piya jaye na, Bhagmati, reputed to be a whose narration was com- growing out of the south- Hyderabad. is now located at the south- Over the years I have studying economic and piya baaj ek din jiya jaye courtesan, who remained plemented with the avail- eastern corner of Contrary to a widely held west base of the Char- been asking various people security issues, held senior na” is still a favourite at with him as his queen till able Persian texts, the Hyderabad’s iconic misconception, the monu- minar, the ASI, which in authority to demolish it. positions in government soirees today. While laying his death in 1611. The sul- Charminar was construct- Charminar. One must ment has no religious over- manages the Charminar, Neither the police, nor any and industry. He also spe- the foundation of tan bestowed the title of ed in the year 1591, to com- relate the name of this tem- tones. It has never been has in no uncertain terms chief minister or even the cialises in the Chinese econ- Charminar, Qutb Shah Hyder Mahal on Bhagmati, memorate the beginning of ple to the demand in cer- used as a mosque. To me it declared the structure as Majlis (MIM) leadership omy. Ordinary Muslims ready to accept Let’s not abandon elders Babri ruling, but who’s listening? who suffer memory loss laugh. Yes, we had driven quently illustrated by the the world”, says Khalil, ‘Young Muslims like “Except for Zafaryab together from Pisa air- psychiatrist Colin “It’s all a question of Jilani who has been there Elisa Segrave port to his father-in-law’s Brewer’s new book title: how we deal with issues as me do not even fre- once or twice, no religious house. “I remember it all O, Let me not get they arise.” quent our neigh- or political leader has ever very clearly!” he Alzheimer’s, Sweet Javed Anand By way of illustration, bourhood mosque; thought it fit to visit declared. Heaven! I understand it’s he cites an example from why on earth Ayodhya and meet those y beloved At other times, his painful to see someone the time when he was should we be wor- they claim to lead,” grandmother memories were more you’ve known as full of sarpanch. In Lasangaon laments Halim. died at 90, and muddled. I mentioned life sometimes talking the gram panchayat rying about a Here is how he began an my mother at Pamela Berry, wife of gibberish, but we must article he wrote in Bedari, M office, an Urdu medium mosque a thousand 89, after having Michael Berry, his for- not abandon that person. he high priests say save the mosque, I say school and a small Maruti miles away? Why following his last trip to Alzheimer’s for 11 years. mer Telegraph employer. Cynthia Kee, who of Indian Islam save the Muslims). He temple had stood cheek by doesn’t anyone Ayodhya in 2017: “In So I am not rattled by the “I was very fond of her. Is turned 90 in May, is have decided to proceeded to add: jowl. In the late 1980s, Ayodhya there is no old; I find their memory she still alive?” another friend of mine file a review “Hamare jaise naujawan Hindus demanded more focus on what our Muslim doctor, no lawyer, lapses challenging rather When I said she’d died a with memory loss. It was petition chal- Musalman apne paas ki space for a grander tem- real issues are?’ no engineer, no teacher. than frightening. (If I while ago (1982), he in her house in Goodge lengingT the recent deci- masjid to jaate nahin; phir ple. “As sarpanch, I fully Muslims there do not have were the full-time carer of exclaimed “Oh no!” and Street that I first met sion of the apex court in hajaar meel door Ayodhya supported the demand. a single school or college an elderly husband, it then declared: “She had a Perry, at one of her par- the Ayodhya land dispute. ki masjid ko bachane ki The gram panchayat shahar mein shandaar of their own. There’s not might be another matter. lavish life.” ties. Cynthia can be In his recent column on kisko padi hai? Hamare office and the Urdu medi- dawatein sajengee. Babri even a madarsa, no Mus- One woman described it What about old family? vague about the present these pages (‘Ayodhya: asli sawaalon par koyee um school were relocated Masjid to wapas banne se lim organisation, no busi- as being strangled slowly Did he remember his but she tells lively anec- Seek compromise, don’t kyon nahin jor deta? and the whole issue was rahi, kya mile ga aam nessman, no organisation by a python.) mother? dotes about her early life. stoke fires’, Nov. 22) (Young Muslims like me amicably resolved,” Musalman ko is review se? for the welfare of the com- I recently visited 96- “Very distantly.” She was told she was too Saeed Naqvi indicated do not even frequent our Khalil recalls. (What will the review munity worth mention... year-old Sir Peregrine Although he was physi- fat to be a -dancer (though that a pollster is planning neighbourhood mosque; What does he think of the achieve? Except that it Such is the fate of Ayo- Worsthorne, former cally helpless for all of in her eighties she jitter- an opinion poll among why on earth should we proposed review petition? will keep our ulema and dhya’s Muslims 25 years columnist, journalist and my visit, Perry retained bugged regularly at the Indian Muslims on where be worrying about a Khalil: “Muslims must other leaders in the lime- after the demolition.” editor of the Sunday his beautiful manners 100 Club on Oxford they stand on the mandir- mosque a thousand miles gracefully accept the ver- light for some more years? The article notes that Telegraph, at his house in and seemed concerned Street) so instead she masjid row. That, I think, away? Why doesn’t any- dict of the Supreme Court. They will fly around from survival for a large num- Bucks. In May, his wife when I brought his lunch became a journalist. She is a splendid idea. one focus on what our Whether we agree with city to city, deliver stir- ber of Muslim families (writer Lucinda that I might not be going got a job on Smallholder Leaders don’t think they real issues are?)” the judgment or not, we ring speeches, feast on lav- depends on the flower gar- Lambton) and a kind to have some too. I found magazine. ever need to consult the Meet political activist should desist from doing ish spreads arranged in lands the women make Croatian carer were pre- his company soothing For her first story she led: the shepherd must Khalil Deshmukh, a anything to vitiate the their honour. Forget the daily, for the Hindu pil- sent. This time, the two of and didn’t mind that he had to cover a reception herd his flock and that’s native of Lasgaon village, atmosphere. We should Babri mosque ever being grims to offer to the gods us were alone for three couldn’t always summon — “John Innes No. 2 that. So the outcome of Pachora taluka, Jalgaon. treat this issue as a closed rebuilt, what will the com- at the over one thousand hours. Perhaps this made the words that were in his Compost”. She ending up the opinion poll may About 25 per cent of the chapter and concentrate mon Muslim gain from temples in Ayodhya. It it easier for Perry, and brain. After all, it was writing a weekly ‘Pig and leave the self-proclaimed population in this Hindu- on issues of peace and this review?)” also talks of the many me, to focus. more frustrating for him Poultry’ piece. After win- custodians of faith un- majority village is progress, for the commu- While the Babri mosque mosques in the town I brought up key figures than me. ning the Vogue talent moved. But it could be an Muslim. When the first nity and the country.” in Ayodhya remains which are routinely short from his past. When I Many readers will be contest, she went on to eye-opener for the rest of gram panchayat was set Meet Halim Siddiqui, among the top priorities of of namaazis. And several mentioned the deceased familiar with the sorts of work at the photojournal- us. While we await the re- up in Lasgaon in the 1950s, social activist and editor the ulema and leaders others where no namaaz Telegraph writer Colin excuses one hears far too istic magazine Picture sults of such a poll, for a Khalil’s father, Dada of Bedari, a monthly Urdu such as Asaduddin is offered post sunset as Welch, Perry responded: often from friends of Post, and then became foretaste of what the opin- Miyan Deshmukh was magazine published from Owaisi, what continues to the local Muslims cannot “Yes, we were great those who are suffering one of the few women in ion seekers might find, elected the sarpanch and Malegaon, a Muslim- agonise Halim is the sta- afford to pay electricity friends. We were at from memory loss. “No television at the time, here read the responses of he stayed in that post for majority textile town in tus of the Muslims of that bills. school together. We went point visiting. He’s too where she found intervie- three Muslims from three 12 uninterrupted years. north Maharashtra. A temple town. Since the For the Muslim leader- into the army together. far gone.” “No, I haven’t wees as a researcher on different districts of Years later, Khalil was soft-spoken person, he mosque’s demolition in ship, the demolished We were in a show togeth- been to see her. I gather the BBC’s Tonight pro- Maharashtra. sarpanch for 10 long years. normally measures his 1992, he has made three Babri Masjid remains a er. His son came here a she’s out with the gramme. (Nina Simone, Meet Akbar Shaikh, a Even today, the Lasgaon words. But ask him what trips there, the last being national concern. As for few days ago. He comes fairies.” Are diagnoses of her favourite, asked small farmer, author, poet village credit society is he thinks about the review two years ago. The pur- the Muslims of Ayodhya, very often.” Alzheimer’s or dementia Cynthia for “haff a and social activist from run by a team that looks petition and he erupts. pose of his visit each time who cares? (I checked with Welch’s perhaps giving potential boiled egg”.) Ujni village in Madha up to Khalil for inspira- “Review se kya nikle ga? was the same: to talk to as daughter Frances and she visitors a get-out? These We must keep listening taluka, Solapur. Asked tion and direction. Bus itna hi na ki hamare many as he can, to under- The writer in convener, confirmed all this; her medical terms, though to the very old. It’s like what he thought of the Does Lasgaon not have a ulema aur digar Muslim stand their situation and Indian Muslims for brother Nick visits fre- important concerning panning for gold — every proposed review petition, Hindu-Muslim, mandir- leadron ki dukaan kuch to enquire if the national Secular Democracy, and quently.) He could recall medication and future so often we may find pat came the response: masjid problem? “It’s not aur saal chamkegi? Yeh leadership which is so co-editor, Sabrang some incidents with clar- cures, tend to separate treasure. “Woh kahte hain masjid just my village, inter-com- sab hawayee jahaz se concerned with the India Online ity. “Do you remember ‘us’ from ‘them’. There’s bachao, mai kehta hoon munity relations continue hawa mein udenge, taqreer mosque also ever thinks of going to Italy, you and also the fear of ending up By arrangement with Musalman bachao” (They to be cordial in our part of jhadenge. Inke liye shahar the Muslims of Ayodhya. me?” he asked, with a like ‘them’, as is elo- the Spectator The right measure of life: Abide by Buddha’s three great truths his bitter beginning to establish an of greed, aggression and self-delu- He was born into a life of great luxu- river and the individual to a boat. In who commit suicides make away influential school of Stoic philoso- sion. The law, or truth, “All things ry, and he soon got tired of it. Then order to float the boat needs the sup- with themselves because they feel phy. Epictetus dedicated his life to are impermanent,” refers to the he tried a life of excessive mortifica- port of water, but when the boat life has lost its meaning”. Moin outlining the simple way to happi- unceasing changes occurring in our tion, and before long he grew weary develops a hole the same water fills Thus, the achievement of an ideal Qazi ness, fulfilment, and tranquillity. minds, in all phenomena as also in of that too. At last he chose a middle the boat and drowns it. Similarly, an and perfect life is not restricted to Epictetus’ teachings rank among the solid, physical manifestation of mat- course and found true happiness in individual needs certain basic any particular class of people, nor greatest wisdom texts of human ter as trees and stones. the doctrine of “nothing too much”. necessities for his daily sustenance. is it related with the degree of learn- civilisation. His greatness lies in Buddha He taught self-control as against self- But once these material things pre- ing, wealth or power. It is a mindset simple yet sagely suggestions on believed indulgence. He was equally opposed occupy his mind, they ruin him spir- that grows out of a pure heart. The how one can lead an ideal life. that to the intoxication of lust, the intox- itually. Greek ideal of “the golden mean” “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life At the heart of Buddha’s teachings knowing ication of power and the intoxica- Sufis consider the spirit and body and “nothing in excess” contains is about creating yourself.” are the three great truths known as that all tion of conquest. An obsession with to be one whole. They believe in inte- the true wisdom of life. the Seal of the Tree Laws: first, “All things are physical pleasure, Buddha believed, gration, not dichotomies. What we Overindulgence in worldly plea- — George Bernard Shaw things are impermanent,” that is, all imperma- is the sign of the diseased and its do in our physical lives affects us sures leads to a state of ennui as the things and phenomena constantly nent sub- craving for mastery over the weak. spiritually and vice versa. We can- body needs to be tempered with the pictetus was born into slav- change; second, “Nothing has an dues the Like Buddha, the true teachers not look at our lives in a vacuum. demands of the soul. ery in the eastern outreach- ego,” which is to say, all things in proud and have always emphasised the need Spinoza says, “Nature abhors vacu- es of the Roman empire. Sold the universe exist in interrelation- gives hope to the wretched, encour- for retaining the equilibrium um”. He might as well have said that Moin Qazi is a well-known banker, Eas a child and crippled from ship with one another; and third, aging them both to make spiritual between the material and spiritual life abhors a vacuum. “Life,” says author and Islamic researcher. He the beatings of his master, Epictetus “Nirvana is quiescence,” that is, the progress. By his own action he scales of life. In an analogy, the Sufi Pavlov “loses its attraction when it can be reached at was eventually freed. 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They (predeccesors) years on record, UN says were unable to Climate change outpaces humanity’s ability to adapt to it prevent the spread of Madrid, Dec. 3: This Islamic extremism decade is set to be the —Gotabaya Rajapaksa hottest in history, the Extreme weather unhealthy Sri Lankan President United Nations said on Tuesday in an annual Geneva, Dec. 3: Climate through lower air pollu- mate action goes to the assessment outlining the change is harming human tion alone. health sector, she said, ways in which climate health as more people suf- “Health is paying the calling it ‘absolutely out- change is outpacing fer from heat stress, price of the climate crisis. rageous’. IN BRIEF humanity’s ability to extreme weather and mos- Why? Because our lungs, Global temperatures co- adapt to it. quito-borne diseases our brains, our cardiovas- uld rise sharply this cen- The World Meterological including malaria, the cular system is very much tury with “wide-ranging Dutch police Organisation said global World Health Organisa- suffering from the causes and destructive” conse- temperatures so far this tion (Who) said. of climate change which quences after greenhouse arrest rape gang year were 1.1 degrees The UN agency, in a are overlapping very gas emissions hit record The Hague: Police have Celsius above the pre- report issued a day after a much with the causes of levels last year, interna- arrested eight men suspect- industrial average, put- climate summit began in air pollution,” Maria tional climate experts ed of being part of a sex ring ting 2019 on course to be in Madrid, urged govern- Neira, director of Who’s warned last week. who drugged underaged the top three warmest ments to meet ambitious department of environ- “Who considers that cli- girls before gang raping years ever recorded. targets to reduce heat- ment, climate change and mate change is potentially them at a car workshop in Man-made emissions trapping carbon emis- health, said. the greatest health threat southern Netherlands. The from burning fossil fuels, sions saying it could save Yet less than 1% of inter- of the 21st Century,” said a arrests were made in Den building infrastructure, a million lives a year national financing for cli- Who expert. — Reuters Bosch and comes after sepa- growing crops and trans- rate rape charges were filed porting goods mean 2019 is by three girls aged 15-16. set to break the record for gases, are now at their jobs. In October, the global ter than the last. The “The girls, who were atmospheric carbon con- highest recorded tempera- mean sea level reached its report said more than 10 believed to have been centrations, locking in tures. The world’s seas are highest on record, fuelled million people were inter- drugged, were then abused further warming, the now a quarter more acidic by the 329 billion tonnes of nally displaced in the first in their helpless condition by WMO said. than 150 years ago, threat- ice lost from the half of 2019, due to several men in the group. Oceans, which absorb 90 ening vital marine ecosys- Greenland ice sheet in 12 extreme weather events Sometimes violence was per cent of the excess heat tems upon which billions months. Each of the last such as storms, flooding used. The girls met the men produced by greenhouse of people rely for food and four decades has been hot- and drought. — AFP via social media,” a cop said. An investigation started early this year and forensic detectives combed the US PROPOSES workshop for clues in April. Nijab corruption Sikh woman enters Pak FACE SCANS FOR trial opens sans visa to meet FB pal TRAVELLERS Kuala Lumpur: Former Washington, Dec. 3: Malaysian prime minister Lahore, Dec. 3: In a The Trump administra- Najib Razak sought to show filmy-style act, an Indian tion intends to propose a he was the victim of a cun- Sikh woman visiting the Pak court to hear regulation next year A diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds a ray at the aquarium of the Multimar ning fugitive financier as he Gurdwara Darbar Sahib that would require all Wattforum national park centre in Toenning, northern Germany, during a rehearsal opened his defense on in Pakistan’s Kartarpur travellers, including US for a visitor event on St Nicholas Day. — AFP Tuesday in his first corrup- tried to go to Faisalabad citizens, to be photogra- tion trial linked to the multi- city of Punjab province Zardari bail plea phed when entering or billion-dollar looting of the without a visa to meet a leaving the United Sta- 1MDB state investment fund. Pakistani man she befrie- SHAFQAT ALI | DC tes, according to the Najib is defending himself nded on Facebook, offi- ISLAMABAD, DEC. 3 administration’s regula- against seven charges of cials said on Tuesday. tory agenda. abuse of power, breach of Manjit Kaur, in her early Pakistan’s Islamabad The proposed regula- Amnesty: 208 killed in trust and money laundering 20s, visited the Gurdwara High Court on Tuesday tion, slated to be issued relating to 42 million ringgit Darbar Sahib via the fixed for hearing former in July by the homeland that allegedly went into his Kartarpur corridor, some president Asif Ali Zardari security department, bank accounts from SRC 125kms from Lahore, in and his sister Faryal would be part of a Iran protests, violence International, a former unit last week of November, Talpur’s bail petitions for broader system to track of the 1MDB fund. The high sources said. today (Wednesday) in the travellers as they enter Dubai, Dec. 3: At least court judge said it was clear Kaur, who was in touch money laundering thro- and exit the US. 208 people in Iran have ■ IRAN’S mission to the ‘RIOTERS’ SHOT Najib, who was also finance with the man through ugh fake bank accounts The plan has already been killed amid protests United Nations disputed Asif Ali Zardari minister at the time, wielded Facebook, met him at the and Park Lane corruption drawn opposition from over sharply rising gaso- Amnesty’s findings, AND KILLED, “overarching authority and gurdwara and attempted references. body. He said that he also some privacy advocates. line prices and a subse- though it offered no evi- power” in SRC and had to go along with him to A two-member bench of suffers from diabetes Jay Stanley, a senior pol- quent crackdown by secu- dence to support its acted for personal gains. Faisalabad by showing a the court is scheduled to which means that he has icy analyst with the rity forces, Amnesty ADMITS IRAN Pakistani woman’s per- preside over the hearing to constantly monitor his American Civil Libe- International has said, as claim. mit. of the bail applications blood sugar levels. rties Union, blasted the one government official ■ Iran shut down inter- Dubai, Dec. 3: Iranian Typhoon Kammuri Indian pilgrims can visit filed by Farooq H Naek on The PPP co-chairper- idea in a written state- acknowledged telling net access amid the state television on the Gurdwara Darbar behalf of both Pakistan son’s medical reports ment on Monday. police to shoot demonstra- unrest, blocking those Tuesday acknowledged Sahib through the recent- People’s Party leaders. were submitted along “Travellers, including tors. inside the country from security forces shot and hammers Manila ly-opened Kartarpur cor- The National Acco-unt- with the application to the US citizens, should not Iran has yet to release killed what it described as Manila: Typhoon Kammuri ridor without visa but ability Bureau (NAB) and IHC. Zardari, who has have to submit to inva- any nationwide statistics sharing their videos and “rioters” in multiple citi- lashed the Philippines with cannot go to the other Accountability Court No. been detained on charges sive biometric scans over the unrest that information with the es amid recent protests fierce winds and heavy rain parts of Pakistan. 2 have been made respon- of money laundering simply as a condition of gripped the Islamic Repu- outside world over the spike in govern- on Tuesday as hundreds of “This is the first inci- dents in the petitions. through fake bank exercising their consti- blic beginning November ment-set gasoline prices thousands took refuge in dent in which an Indian Earlier, Zardari filed a accounts and is presently tutional right to travel,” 15 with minimum prices rallies. — the first time that shelters and the capital Sikh woman attempted to bail plea on medical undergoing treatment at he said. for government-sub- That shows the wide- authorities have offered Manila shut down its interna- leave the restricted area of grounds whereas Talpur the Pakistan Institute of The Trump adminis- sidised gasoline rising by spread economic discon- any sort of accounting for tional airport over safety the Kartarpur corridor sought bail from the same Medical Sciences, agreed tration contends in its 50 per cent. Iran’s mission tent gripping the country the violence they used to concerns. The powerful since its opening on court while pleading with to file a bail plea on med- regulatory agenda that to the United Nations dis- since May 2018, when put down the demonstra- storm, which blew in win- November 9,” a senior the court that she was a ical grounds at the insis- the face scan require- puted Amnesty’s findings President Donald Trump tions. dows and sheared off roofs, official of the Evacuee mother of a differently- tence of his family mem- ment will combat the early Tuesday, though it imposed crushing sanc- The acknowledgment roared ashore late Monday Trust Property Board abled child, and therefore bers. fraudulent use of US offered no evidence to sup- tions after unilaterally came in a television pack- and was due to pass south of said. He said the woman she needed to take care of On November 12, an travel documents and port its claim. withdrawing from Tehr- age that criticised inter- Manila — home to some 13 wanted to go along with that child. accountability court in aid the identification of Iran shut down internet an’s nuclear deal with national Farsi-language million people — and thou- the Pakistani man but the Zardari has maintained Islamabad had rejected criminals and suspected access amid the unrest, world powers. channels for their report- sands of athletes at the security officials did not that he is suffering from a Zardari’s application for terrorists. blocking those inside the Since the summer, ten- ing on the crisis, which regional Southeast Asian let her cross the restricted heart ailment and has had transferring him to The public typically country from sharing sions across the Mideast began on Nov. 15. Games. Forecasters said area. three stents placed in his Karachi for treatment. has 30 to 60 days to com- their videos and informa- have spiked with attacks The state TV report Kammuri had weakened but While Pakistani officials ment on a proposed US tion, as well as limiting the US blames on Tehran. sought to describe remained strong, with sus- said she hailed from regulation. The federal the outside world from Iran, meanwhile, began to killings in four categories, tained winds of up to 150 Amritsar, media reports sent the Indian woman security officials detained agency then needs to knowing the scale of the break the deal’s cen- alleging some of those kil- kilometres per hour, and in India claimed that she back and also informed the man along with his review and respond to protests and violence. trifuges, enrichment and led were “rioters who maximum gusts of 205 kph is from Rohtak, . their counterpart about two friends, including a comments, a process The restoration of the stockpile limitations with have attacked sensitive or as it tracked northwest. “A “The security officials it,” he said. The Pakistani woman. — PTI that can be time-con- internet in recent days hopes of pressuring Euro- military centres with lot of trees fell. There were a suming for major regu- across much of the coun- pe to offer it a way to sell firearms or knives, or lot of roofs flying during the lations. try has seen other videos crude oil abroad despite have taken hostages in typhoon too,” said Junie — Reuters surface. Washington’s sanctions. some areas.” The report Castillo, a disaster officer in “We’ve seen over 200 peo- In a statement on described others killed as one of the areas first hit. NAB freezes Sharif assets ple killed in a very swift Monday, Amnesty said passers-by, security forces “We have yet to quantify the time, in under a week,” there had been dozens of and peaceful protesters, extent of the damage.” allegedly based on TT (tel- Meanwhile, senior PML- said Mansoureh Mills, an deaths in the Tehran sub- without assigning blame DC CORRESPONDENT egraphic transfer). N leader Ahsan Iqbal Iran researcher at urb of Shahriar, likely for their deaths. ISLAMABAD, DEC. 3 The anti-graft body has chaired a meeting of joint Amnesty. “It’s something one of the areas with the In one case, the report ordered to freeze 96-H, opposition to deliberate pretty unprecedented eve- highest toll of those killed said security forces con- LAM: U.S. LAW Pakistan’s National Acco- Model Town – Shehbaz on the appointment of nt in the history of the in the unrest. Shahriar fronted a separatist group untability Bureau (NAB) Sharif ’s residence in Election Commission of human rights violations had seen heavy protests. in the city of Mahshahr WILL HURT has tightened the noose Lahore. The PML-N Pakistan (ECP) members. in the Islamic Republic.” Amnesty offered no armed with “semi-heavy around Pakistan Muslim leader’s 9-kanal home in Consultation on the While not drawing as breakdown for the deaths weapons.” “For hours, League (Nawaz) President Abbottabad has been names for hiring of two many Iranians into the elsewhere in the country, armed rioters had waged HONG KONG Shehbaz Sharif, and fur- frozen as well. ECP members and Chief streets as those protesting though it said “the real an armed struggle,” the Hong Kong, Dec. 3: Hong ther froze his family Furthermore, it has also Election Commissioner the disputed 2009 presi- figure is likely to be high- report alle-ged. “In such Kong leader Carrie Lam said assets on Tuesday. been ordered to freeze the (CEC) was carried out dential election, the gaso- er.” Mills said there was a circumstan-ces, security US legislation supporting pro- Shehbaz Sharif will not assets of Tehmina with participants belong- line price demonstrations “general environment of forces took action to save testers may damage business be able benefit from his Durrani – one of the wives ing to other political par- rapidly turned violent fear inside of Iran at the the lives of Mahshahr’s confidence in the financial family’s assets which are of Shehbaz Sharif. ties including PPP. faster than any previous moment. — AP people.” — AP hub, as she announced a fourth round of relief meas- ures to boost the city’s bat- ■ tered economy. WORKPLACE | WOES Strict office dress codes force women to wear high heels, stockings and makeup Lam said the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act signed into US law last week was ‘wholly unneces- sary’, as the former British Japanese activists urge changes to anti-harassment code colony grapples with its first recession in a decade. Tokyo, Dec. 3: Yumi hair they can have. news conference. Ishikawa earlier this dress code expectations The act requires the US state Ishikawa’s feet bled after a ■ THE #KUTOO The labour ministry “People have hurt them- year began the #KuToo were “necessary and department to certify at least day in the high heels movement whose drafted guidelines in selves wearing high heels protest movement, spar- appropriate” at the work- annually that Hong Kong required by her job, a name plays on the October against workplace and all of these people are ked by her own memories place, though several have retains enough autonomy to memory that led her and Japanese words for harassment — known as women. If we’re working of being forced to wear 7- since commented that the justify favourable US trading other Japanese activists to ‘shoe’ and ‘pain’, ‘power harassment’ or the same jobs, we have the cm (2.8-inch) heels at a job reports of women being terms, and threatens sanc- demand on Tuesday that swelled into a viral ‘power hara’, but failed to right to work under the at a funeral parlour as well forced to wear contact tions for human rights viola- forcing women to wear outcry. More than address the issue of same conditions.” as numerous similar sto- lenses instead of specta- tions. “The impact currently certain items be treated as employers dictating how Just hours before, ries from other women. cles at work appeared to is on confidence because cor- workplace harassment. 31,000 people have female employees should Ishikawa and other The movement swelled violate gender equality porates will be worried about Japanese women took to signed an online peti- dress. “You might think activists submitted papers into a viral outcry on social rules. the actions the US may take in social media in November tion against wearing this is nothing, but the fact to the labour ministry call- media about women being “That’s why it was such a the future after they review to insist on the right to high heels is that some peoples’ lives ing for such dress codes to forced to wear high heels. shock to not have anything this legislation,” Lam said, but wear spectacles at work have been changed be seen as power harass- Over 31,000 people have to about this in the draft anti- did not specify what addition- after reports employers office dress codes that because of these rules,” ment under the new guide- date signed an online peti- harassment guidelines,” al measures would be taken to were imposing bans, the included forcing women to and makeup, and even Ishikawa, an actress and lines, expected to be tion against it. At the time, she said. boost economic activity. latest outcry against strict wear high heels, stockings stipulating what colour activist, told a Tuesday finalised this month. one cabinet minister said — Reuters Thomas Cook gets Trump sees brand right no deadline for India, for a China Lanka trade deal WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Overleaf ■ Interim stay follows appeal by Bajaj Finance & private banks Foreign control of quick Transfer of stocks to Karvy airlines mulled to BITES push Air India sale clients halted on SAT order SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA INDICATORS % NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 Sensex 40,675.45 -0.31 ASHWIN J PUNNEN claim in the case. The regulator, through an Nifty 50 11,994.20 -0.45 MUMBAI, DEC. 3 Separately, HDFC Bank, order passed on November The government is consid- ICICI Bank and IndusInd 22, had barred KSBL from ering amending a rule to S&P 500 3,079.49 -1.10 The Securities Appellate Bank have also approached taking new clients in allow overseas control of Dollar (`) 71.83 +0.01 Tribunal (SAT) has direct- the SAT contesting the Sebi respect of its stock broking local airlines, according to Pound Sterling (`) 93.32 +0.62 ed the National Securities decision. activity and also prevented a person familiar with the Depository (NSDL) to stop Since most shares were it from using the power of matter, which may help its the government to go down Euro (`) 79.62 +0.54 transfer of the remaining kept as securities for loans attorney (PoA) given by indebted national carrier the politically contentious Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,768▲816 2.15 investor securities that made by banks, any "uni- clients after the broker was lure a foreign suitor after route of lifting the cap on Karvy Stock Broking had lateral" transfer of shares found to have allegedly multiple failed attempts for overseas equity invest- Brent crude ($/bbl)* $61.06 +0.14 pledged with lenders. will have a chilling effect misused clients' securities. a sale. ment. IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.462 -0.022 The decision came after on this stream of lending, The order was a result of At a meeting in early Currently, foreign air- US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.759 -0.077 Bajaj Finance challenged tehy argued. a preliminary report for- November, the Depart- lines are barred from buy- Sebi's decision to return to HDFC Bank has lent Rs warded by the NSE on the ment for Promotion of ing more than 49 per cent * As of 9:30 pm IST Karvy’s clients the securi- 400 crore to Karvy based on non-compliances observed Industry and Internal in a local carrier, and for- ties that the broking house the pledged shares. with respect to pledging/ Trade (DPIIT) asked the eign investors, other than had illegally pledged to The counsel for the misuse of client securities aviation ministry if it airlines, need government raise money for itself. banks sought immediate by Karvy. would be feasible to change approval to buy a stake big- 2.79 L cr raised Issuing an interim stay, a freezing of all securities The SAT has asked the the so-called “substantial ger than 49 per cent. ` two-member SAT bench money from the brokerage crore to Karvy against that have been transferred regulator to hear "the ownership and effective An email to the DPIIT comprising MT Joshi and once the pledged shares are pledged securities. to client accounts. appellant (Bajaj Finance) control” clause, the person was unanswered. A repre- via selloff in C.K.G. Nair said the final shifted to clients' accounts. Most of the remaining "Pledged shares cannot be on the basis of their repre- said, asking not to be iden- sentative for the aviation order will be issued Karvy has taken loans to accounts are in dispute transferred without the sentation dated November tified as the details aren’t ministry didn’t immediate- last five years Wednesday afternoon. the tune of Rs 600 crore by with Karvy Stock Broking, consent of the banks," the 23, and or any other addi- public yet. ly respond to a request for The tribunal also asked pledging securities worth so they may get their counsel said. tional representation The rule mandates that comment. The government raised Rs the Securities and more than Rs 2,300 crore of money/securities only The counsel further which they may like to control of an airline Finance Minister 2,79,622 crore from the disinves- Exchange Board of India 95,000 clients with various after clearing dues with argued that going forward make. always remain in Indian Nirmala Sitharaman in ment of PSUs during 2014-19 to hear out the lender's lenders, including Bajaj Karvy. banks will be forced to seek If the appellant is hands, one of several rea- her budget speech in July compared to Rs 1,07,833 crore concerns by December 4 Finance. The latest SAT ruling additional collateral from desirous to make any addi- sons global firms have had said Prime Minister during the 10-year UPA rule from and pass an order by Of these, 95,000 clients, puts a question mark on all brokers due to Sebi's tional representation it been wary of bidding for Narendra Modi’s govern- 2004-14, Union minister Anurag December 10. nearly 83,000 have got back the receipt of securities for December 2 action. shall be made latest by Air India Ltd. ment will look into sugges- Singh Thakur said in the Rajya NSDL has transferred their securities, which these investors. The SAT also asked the December 4." Doing away with the tions of opening up sec- Sabha. "In five years, we raised securities worth Rs 2,013.77 were were illegally trans- Bajaj Finance had lent Rs National Stock Exchange It further directed Sebi “substantial ownership” tors, including aviation, to double the amount. This was crore to the accounts of ferred by KSBL to its own 100 crore after Sebi's June to take a decision on "to consider the represen- clause will enable an over- more foreign investment. It done in an average 21 transac- 83,806 clients who have account. circular that mandated seg- Karvy's trading licence by tation(s) of the appellant seas stakeholder weigh in has already eased rules in tions each year, while it was four paid full amount for these Bajaj Finance, which regating client and propri- December 6. Both NSE and, after giving an oppor- on major decisions of local a number of areas such as between 2004-2014,” he said. securities. appealed against the Sebi- etary accounts. This could and BSE suspended tunity for personal hear- airlines. That may lure for- retail, manufacturing and Lenders fear that they NSDL decision, has given indicate that Bajaj Finance Karvy's trading licence on ing, pass an order as per eign investors to the Air coal mining. would be unable to recover loans to the tune of Rs 345 does not have a strong Monday. law latest by December 10. India sale without forcing —Bloomberg 19 lakh director identification Govt committed to numbers spiked Sugar production Stock limits tightened as halves in Oct-Nov onion heads to `150 a kg more reforms: FM FC BUREAU body had said that sugar Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec FC BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC. 3 output was estimated to 3: Onion prices could soon NEW DELHI, DEC 3 fall 21.5 per cent to 26 mil- touch a new high of Rs 150 Sugar production fell 54 lion tonne in the 2019-20 per kg in the Kolkata man- Finance Minister Tax dept per cent during October- marketing year. The sugar dis, traders and analysts Nirmala Sitharaman, on November owing to a steep season or marketing year said, even as the central Tuesday, said the gov- fall in outout at several runs from October to government imposed ernment is committed to issues 2.1 cr The Corporate Affairs Ministry Maharashtra sugar mills, September. stock limits on onion trade further reforms for has deactivated over 19 lakh which were hit by drought Only 279 sugar mills were on Tuesday. making India a more tax refunds director identification numbers and floods, the Indian operating as on November In most markets of the attractive investment (DIN) for non-compliance with Sugar Mills Association 30 this year compared with eastern metropolis, the and wholesalers to 5 the key kitchen staple. destination. New Delhi, Dec. 3: The KYC norms. Individuals are (Isma) said on Tuesday. 418 units crushing sugar- vegetable is being sold at tonnes and 25 tonnes, The Centre has already “I only can invite and Income Tax Depart- required to have a DIN issued “Sugar production till cane a year ago, Isma said Rs 110-130 per kg, which is respectively. banned onion exports and assure that the ment processed as by the ministry to serve as a November 30, 2019 in the in its latest statement. expected to rise to Rs 150 a Earlier, retailers were decided to import 1.2 lakh Government of India is many as 2.10 crore tax board member of a company. current 2019-20 sugar sea- According to the data, kg if wholesale prices are allowed to hold onion tonnes. committed to further refund cases, returning As on Nov. 28, 19,40,313 DINs son is 18.85 lakh tonne, sugar production in Uttar any indication, they said. stock up to 10 tonnes and Sources had on Sunday reforms in various sec- back over Rs 1.46 lakh have been de-activated, Minis- which was 40.69 lakh tonne Pradesh increased to 10.81 “At Nasik, the highest wholesalers up to 50 said that state-owned trad- tors whether it is bank- crore in first eight ter of State for Corporate Affa- last year on November 30, lakh tonne during October- wholesale rate was Rs tonnes. Now, they can hold ing firm MMTC, which is ing, mining or insurance months of 2019-20, up 20 irs Anurag Singh Thakur said. 2018,” Isma said. November from 9.14 lakh 5,400/40 kg, which trans- half of it, as per an order importing onion on behalf and so on,” Sitharaman per cent over the last India is the world’s tonne in the year-ago peri- lates to Rs 135 a kg," agri issued by the Consumer of the Centre, has placed said, addressing the year, officials said. The largest sugar producer and od. In Karnataka, the out- analyst Sibu Malakar said. Affairs Ministry. an order of 11,000 tonnes India-Sweden Business Centralised Processing lower output here could put dropped to 5.21 lakh Onions will be dear at The revised stock hold- of the edible bulb from Summit here. Centre processed 4.70 push up sugar prices glob- tonne from 8.40 lakh tonne. least till January, when the ing limit would not be Turkey. Though the minister crore tax returns MPC starts ally. Trade and market new crop hits markets in applicable for imported Many traders in Kolkata did not reveal more, she between April 2019 and Production in Maharash- sources said about 15 lakh Nasik and Bengaluru, a onions. claimed that the vegetable has indicated that the November 28. —PTI deliberations on tra fell to 67,000 tonnes dur- tonne of sugar has been trader said. Onion prices have been is being illegally exported government is address- ing the two-month period contracted for exports, In order to curb the ris- ruling high for the past to neighbouring Bangla- ing challenges faced by monetary policy compared with 1.9 million which includes contracts ing prices, the Centre on few weeks even as various desh from the border areas industry, not just Indian- ment-mandated outreach tonnes a year ago. made with port-based Tuesday reduced the stock measures have been initi- of West Bengal. owned but all opera- programme. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das- Last month, the trade refiners. holding limit for retailers ated to increase supply of — Agencies tional industries present Banks disbursed Rs 2.52 headed Monetary Policy in India. lakh crore in October Committee (MPC) started its She invited Swedish and Rs 2.39 lakh crore in three-day deliberations on the firms to invest in infra- November, taking the policy review amid high expec- structure development total disbursement to Rs tations of another round of projects. “Our step of 4.91 lakh crore. reduction in the key policy rate Gold imports surge 78% in November corporate tax reduction To boost consumption to revive the sagging economy. shows how much our and revive the economy, If the RBI cuts the repo rate on SANGEETHA G November imports totalled $2.94 high levels in the domestic mar- is an indicator of a potential government believes in Sitharaman had in Thursday, it would be the sixth CHENNAI, DEC. 3 billion, slightly higher than last ket. Further, the last quarter of the demand in the retail market. reforms. There are many September asked banks reduction in the short-term year’s $2.76 billion. calendar year usually sees a higher The share of dore in India’s gold more steps that we have to reach out to customers lending rate in 2019. Post-festive season, gold imports According to P. R. Somasunda- consumption. “Higher import in imports in November was 33 to take,” she said, adding and signal their willing- surged 78 per cent month-on- ram, Managing Director, India, November makes sense as the tonnes, compared with imports of that the government has ness to lend, particularly month in November, touching a World Gold Council, the trade had prices have stabilised and the mar- 8.5 tonnes in October, as per formed a task force, to MSMEs, shadow five-month high. However, it was enough stocks in the run up to the ket expects the demand to return reports. According to industry which will come out with banks, corporates, retail still down from the imports in festive season. Hence the imports in the fourth quarter,” an indus- experts, the government calculates a list 10 major infrastruc- and agriculture sector November 2018. were lower during the previous try expert said. dore in absolute terms and not the ture projects by borrowers. Nearly 3% of The country imported 71 tonnes months as well as in October. Unrefined dore imports gold derived out of the dore. If one December 15. During the two months, of gold in November, compared Post-festive season, the too have bounced back has to consider the refined gold, The finance ministry, banks have given Rs Mudra loans with 40 tonnes in October, reports bullion dealers and after the discounts went the imports will be slightly lower meanwhile, said public 72,985 crore to the MSME quoting government officials said. jewellers found an off and gold started than 71 tonnes. sector banks have dis- sector while loans to cor- Even five months ahead of the fes- opportunity to replen- becoming available in However, imports were still down bursed a record Rs 4.91 porates stood at Rs 2.2 turn bad: Govt tive season in October, the monthly ish their stocks when the bullion market for a 16 per cent from November 2018 lakh crore of loans dur- lakh crore. For NBFCs, The government on Tuesday imports were lower than that in the prices fell by around premium over the levels, indicating that the market ing October-November, the banks disbursed Rs said 2.86 per cent, Rs 17,251.52 November. In value terms, Rs 200 per gm from record landed rate. This also sentiments are not that strong. as part of the govern- 45,153 crore. crore, of Rs 6.04 lakh crore worth of loans sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has turned into bad loans as of March 2019. The scheme was Gandhi-giri comes full circle with bots and artificial intelligence launched on April 8, 2015 for providing collateral-free loans RITWIK MUKHERJEE which will be released and board of network statis- as a first pilot we shall and tailored to the needs of 2024. These phases would that can be used by any of up to Rs 10 lakh to non-cor- KOLKATA, DEC 3 searchable on the portal. tics,” said Prof Animesh consider a crisis event and the browser. An interac- involve increasing the age-group for understand- porate, non-farm small/micro The books will be further Mukherjee from IIT try to check whether the tive conversation assis- number of digitized publi- ing the life-events of enterprises. Now, bots and artificial used to reconstruct the Kharagpur’s department social bots are able to tance will certainly add cations by processing 100 Mahatma. It might present intelligence too will join social network of the of computer science and reduce the spread of value and enable youth volumes of collected some very interesting efforts to preserve the Mahatma, including his engineering who is lead- hatred, fear and trauma and people to rethink and works of Mahatma serendipitous relations Gandhian legacy. IIT KGP influencers and people ing the project. among the public by take action on Mahatma Gandhi, each volume con- among different personali- Printed & Published by has teamed up with the whom he inspired. The first phase will also injecting positive and Gandhi’s philosophy, life taining several letters, ties, which are otherwise T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan National Council of “We will initially use his involve launching of motivating thoughts from and thoughts,” said Dr speeches, chapters, etc. not yet explored/studied,” Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed & Science Museums and IIT book My Experiments with social bots on Twitter that the writings of the .Shobhana Radhakrishna, and further scaling up the said Prof Mayank Singh of Published at Deccan Chronicle Presses Gandhinagar to develop Truth for reconstructing can regularly post text Mahatma,” said Prof. Chief Functionary at social network construct IIT Gandhinagar. situated at SP-3 Developed Plot, Gandhipedia, a one-stop the social network. This excerpts from Gandhiji’s Mukherjee. Gandhian Forum for for all of these hundred In the later phases of the Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai. portal for browsing work would require AI works and observe how “Gandhipedia will rein- Ethical Corporate Govern- books. project the researchers T.Venkatram Reddy Editor: , RNI Reg. enabled tools to read the these posts spread over the force learning from an ance. “We hope to include have plans to include simi- No. TNENG/2008/25473 Air surcharge Re Gandhian literature, life- 1. © All rights reserved. Reproduction in events and his social net- indexed and digitized ver- social media. unbiased and un-opinion- The phase-I is expected research work on Gandhiji lar digitised works (books, whole or in part without written per- work. Phase-I of the proj- sion. The results will be “There will be two types ated real time insights eas- to be completed by March which are otherwise not writings, thesis, etc.) of mission of The Editor, Financial ect will involve digitisa- visualised by the modern of bots—(a) event-agnostic ily about Gandhian values 2020. It will be followed by referred to in popular other freedom fighters to Chronicle ® is prohibited. tion and indexing of over powerful network visuali- and (b) event-specific bots. which are uplifting, moti- four more phases continu- Gandhian literature. The mark the 75th year of 40 books of M. K. Gandhi sation tools and a dash- In the event-specific case, vating, revolutionising ing year wise till March aim is to create a system Independence. PAGE Financial 12 WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 |CHENNAI

■ ‘No word on US President prefers to wait for 2020 election next Nov. Thomas Cook OPENING higher Trump sees no deadline gets brand right BELL deposit cover’ PROJECTION FOR TODAY New Delhi, Dec 3: for India, Lanka There is "no informa- for a China trade deal tion" on raising the Rs 1 Market lakh insurance limit on SANGEETHA G bank deposits, according DEREK WALLBANK & CHENNAI, DEC. 3 to the Deposit Insurance JORDAN FABIAN cautious and Credit Guarantee DEC. 3 Travel service provider Corporation (DICGC), a France vows retaliation EU to respond Thomas Cook India (TCIL) wholly owned subsidiary President Donald Trump will be acquiring rights to ahead of of the Reserve Bank of signalled he would be will- WILLIAM HOROBIN, companies,” would hit the use the iconic brand in India. ing to wait for another year JENNY LEONARD & revenues of large tech ‘as one’ to US India as well as Sri Lanka Finance Minister before striking a trade LAURA DAVISON companies, including and Mauritius for a one- MPC meet Nirmala Sitharaman agreement with China, DEC. 3 Google, Apple Inc., Brussles, Dec 3: The time payment of Rs 13.9 last month said the gov- casting doubt on the likeli- Facebook Inc. and European Union will crore. The market fell in line ernment plans to bring hood of a phase-one accord France’s government Amazon.com Inc. answer tariff threats by TCIL has signed an agree- with weakness in Asian in legislation on raising within weeks between said the European The American tariffs the United States against ment with AlixPartners, uidator or go for a new markets as the US the insurance cover on Washington and Beijing. Union would retaliate in response could target France "as one" and Thomas Cook UK’s appoint- brand after the tenure to use slapped tariffs on bank deposits from the “I have no deadline,” he if the US follows sparkling wine, cheeses, urged Washington to ed Special Managers in this the current one ceases,” imports from Brazil and current Rs 1 lakh during told reporters Tuesday on through on a threat to handbags and makeup. engage in dialogue, an EU regard. TCIL has been in said Rajeev Kale, President Argentina opening a the winter session of London when asked if he hit about $2.4 billion “It’s not worthy of an spokesman said on talks with the liquidator of and Country Head – new front in global trade Parliament. wanted an agreement by of French products ally, and it’s not the Tuesday. its UK namesake as it has Holidays, MICE, Visa, war. The Sensex closed Her assertion came year end. with tariffs over a behavior we expect "As in all other trade- the right to use the brand in Thomas Cook India. at 40,675.45, down 0.31 days after Sahakar Stocks dropped in Europe dispute concerning from the US toward related matters the EU India only till 2024. Now on, Building a new brand would per cent or 126.72 points, Bharati, a non-profit and US equity futures sold how large tech one of its main will act and react as one TCIL can use rights in per- have been an arduous and while the Nifty settled at with many of its office off as Trump’s comments companies are allies, France, and and it will remain unit- petuity on a royalty-free expensive task for the com- 11,994.20, down 0.45 per bearers close to the RSS, indicated no urgency to taxed. more generally, ed," said EU Commission basis. TCIL was previously pany. cent or 54 points. pitched for an increase reach a deal by Dec. 15, The decision by Europe,” French spokesman Daniel paying an annual brand In addition to Thomas Banking stocks saw in deposit insurance lim- which US Commerce the office of the Finance Minister Rosario after the US licence fee of Rs 2 crore to Cook, the Thomas Cook selling pressure as its to Rs 5 lakh for indi- Secretary Wilbur Ross on US Trade Bruno Le Maire threatened tariffs on TCUK, the company India Group operates lead- investors took a cau- viduals. Monday called a “logical Representative said on Radio French goods on Monday. informed the stock ing B2C and B2B travel tious stance ahead of "The corporation does deadline.” The Trump marks a setback Classique on The threat was in exchanges. brands including SOTC, the RBI monetary policy not have the requisite administration has threat- for efforts to stop Tuesday.“If there response to a French digi- “In 2012 when TCIL were TCI, SITA, Asian Trails, meet outcome this information," DICGC ened to impose tariffs on a conflict over a were new US tal services tax that acquired by Fairfax Allied T Pro (ATP), Austra- Friday. Of the 19 sec- said in response to an more Chinese imports digital services sanctions, the EU Washington says is dis- Financial Holdings of lian Tours Management toral indices, 15 closed RTI query on whether starting that day. Those tax. The levy, would be ready to criminatory, claiming Canada, we had entered into (ATM), Desert Adventures, in the red and 4 ended in there is any proposal levies would hit American which the USTR retaliate.” that it singles out US tech a Brand Licence Agreement Luxe Asia, Kuoni Hong the green. under consideration to consumer products such as says “discrimi- giants such as Google and with the erstwhile Thomas Kong, TC Travel, Private Technical View raise the limit of Rs 1 smartphones, toys and chil- nates against US —Bloomberg Facebook. —AFP Cook Group of the UK to Safaris East & South Africa, lakh insured in the bank. drens’ clothing just before give us exclusive use of the Sterling Holidays and “The market recovered The DICGC insures all the Christmas holiday. brand until 2024 across Digiphoto Entertainment from the lows of 11960 bank deposits. “If nothing happens India, Sri Lanka and Imaging (DEI), with strate- and closed around the —PTI between now and then, the Tariffs on 3/1/2018—and not the deal is going to be jumped to records on opti- Mauritius for an annual gic investments in Ithaka by levels of 12000. Real president has made quite the US is taking in massive right. It’s got to be right,” mism for a truce in an 20- licence fee of Rs 2 crore. So Travel Junkie Solutions. estate and consumer clear he’ll put the tariffs in amounts of money (and he said. “The China trade month tariff war between when this very attractive Unlike it UK namesake, durable stocks showed —the increased tariffs,” giving some to our farmers, deal is dependent on one the world’s two largest investment opportunity of which has gone into liquida- signs of fresh buying Ross said on Fox Business who have been targeted by thing: Do I want to make it? economies that has led to complete ownership of the tion, TCIL is financially from experts. Techni- Syndicate Bank Network. China)!” Trump tweeted on Because we’re doing very tariffs on some $500 billion brand name across these strong. It has operations in cally, it seems that the A flurry of US trade Monday. well with China right now in bilateral trade. markets, for a onetime pay- 29 countries and five conti- market is going to con- moves in the past 24 hours Speaking to reporters on and we could do even better Earlier on Tuesday, ment of Rs 13.9 crore came nents, a team of over 9,700 solidate ahead of the allows MSMEs has eroded investor opti- a trip to attend a summit with the flick of a pen.” Chinese state media said up, it truly was an opportu- and had combined revenue announcement of credit mism that Trump would for the 70th anniversary of The dollar reversed early the government would soon nity we had to grab!”, in excess of Rs 6718.7 crore policy which is due on ease up on tariffs that have NATO, Trump suggested gains versus the yen, and publish a list of “unreliable Madhavan Menon, Chair- for 2018-19. 5th December. Nifty to recast loans slowed the global economy. that in some ways, it might Treasuries advanced. entities” that could lead to man & Managing Director, It has cash and bank should remain between Rather than ratcheting be better to wait until after The U.S. and China have sanctions against US com- Thomas Cook (India) said. deposits balances of Rs. the range of 11900 and Bengaluru, Dec. 3: down trade tensions, the US presidential election been trying to conclude panies, signaling trade This move by TCIL also 1088 crore as of September 12150 and our strategy Syndicate Bank said on Trump is indicating confi- next November. phase one of a trade deal talks between the two prevents possible new 30, 2019. On a standalone should be to byhuy on Tuesday it is providing a dence that his import taxes “I like the idea of waiting that White House economic nations are increasingly entrants into these markets, basis Thomas Cook India is dips,” said Shrikant breather to all of its are good for America. until after the election for adviser Larry Kudlow said under threat from disputes using the brand name after debt-free and the group gen- Chouhan, Senior Vice- Micro, Small and “US markets are up as the China deal. But they more than two weeks ago over human rights in Hong 2024. “We had two options. erates an average annual President, Equity Medium Enterprises much as 21 per cent since want to make a deal now was “coming down to the Kong and Xinjiang. We could either get the free cash flow of around Rs Technical Research, (MSME) customers by the announcement of and we’ll see whether or short strokes.” Stocks have — Bloomberg brand forever from the liq- 200 crore. Kotak Securities. extending the facility for “Technically, Nifty restructuring of the made a lower highs for loan. third consecutive ses- This will provide them sion and formed a red a flexible repayment body candle on daily option and prevent their NBCC, Suraksha place Jaypee bids Motilal starts ETFs NSE identifies chart. On hourly chart, accounts from being we witnessed Head & classified as non-per- New Delhi, Dec. 3: State- connects Noida to Agra in 8 stocks for Shoulder pattern break- forming assets (NPAs), it owned NBCC Ltd and Uttar Pradesh. down; however, it is hov- said in a statement. Mumbai-based Suraksha On the other hand, on Nifty-50, Next 50 surveillance ering around lower end Restructuring of loan Realty on Tuesday submit- Suraksha Realty has also of a Rising Channel. is a facility given to cus- ted their final bids and improved its resolution FC BUREAU “In the recent past, mid- New Delhi, Dec. 3: The momentum oscilla- tomers to reschedule the offered more land parcels to plan and is now offering MUMBAI, DEC.3 cap and small-cap compa- Leading stock exchange tor RSI indicates a nega- repayment structure of lenders to acquire bankrupt 2,220 acres of land worth Rs nies have underperformed NSE has shortlisted tive divergence on daily their loan accounts, it realtor Jaypee Infratech 9,800 crore under the land- Motilal Oswal Asset significantly and in any eight companies, includ- chart and till the time, was noted. through insolvency process, debt swap deal. Earlier, it Management Company case for investors desirous ing Future Enterprises Nifty sustains below The provision is given sources said. had offered 1,934 acres of owned by Motilal Oswal of managing a pure alloca- and GMR Infrastruc- 12000 – 12025 zone, we to those customers Lenders had asked both land worth Rs 7,857 crore. Group has come out with tion, mixing of market ture, that have higher may see a profit booking whose units are under the suitors to sweeten their It has also increased two large-cap index fund - caps to beat indices is not levels of pledged shares move towards 11850 – stress due to various resolution plans and submit three-and-a-half years from upfront cash payment to Motilal Oswal Nifty 50 ideal because it increases by promoters, for sur- 11800 levels. On the flip- internal or external rea- their bids by December 3. the earlier four years for the lenders to Rs 175 crore from Index Fund and their risk,” Motilal veillance action. side, 12158 levels sons, thereby helping According to sources, completion of over 20,000 Rs 25 crore earlier. Motilal Oswal Large- Oswal Mutual The exchange would remains major hurdle them to stabilise their NBCC in its final bid has flats. For homebuyers, Surak- Nifty Next 50 cap index Fund said. levy minimum margin for the index,” business over time. offered 1,526 acres of land to For lenders, the public sec- sha has set aside Rs 250 Index Fund, funds are expec- “Large-cap of 35 per cent on the Siddhartha Khemka, The Bank's MD & CEO, lenders as against its earlier tor firm has also proposed crore worth land against based on the ted to mirror index funds shares, including on Head - Retail Research, Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, proposal of 1,426 acres. to increase concession land parcels worth Rs 100 two popular benchmark returns have a purity of stocks in derivatives Motilal Oswal Financial said MSMEs contribute For homebuyers, it has agreement by 10 years on crore earmarked earlier. indices—Nifty allocation to segment. Services Private Ltd. more closely significantly to the coun- reduced the timeline to Yamuna Expressway, which — PTI 50 and Nifty large caps and Jindal Steel & Power, Market View try's economic growth. 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It has been observed that a GKN Aerospace total of 3,766 incidents Mercedes-Benz GLC What’ll happen to markets on Dec. 15 of fraud were detected in the last fiscal (FY19), to open new ERIC LAM & Investment Officer at strike a deal of some sort. and Europe are likely an rising by 15 per cent GREGOR STUART HUNTER Deepblue Global That will reduce uncertain- effort to bolster Trump’s from a year ago, while facelift for `52.75 L DEC. 3 Investment.“What hap- ty and help the global econ- “tariff man” image ahead losses incurred due to facility in Pune pened recently makes this omy do well.” of a trade deal with China, frauds have also risen President Donald Trump’s trade deal more costly for For Kerry Craig, global he said. by 80 per cent, according MICHAEL GONSALVES MICHAEL GONSALVES latest missives on trade are Chinese leaders -- so I’m market strategist at “With the economy in a to a survey. PUNE, DEC. 03 PUNE, DEC. 3 a wake-up call to markets seeing a gloomy future for JPMorgan Asset Manage- very delicate situation, if Understanding the risk close to record highs that a the short term, one-to-two ment, a key concern is mar- this came on, it would seri- posed by white-collar GKN Aerospace, the UK- Mercedes-Benz, India’s major deadline is looming months.” kets have already priced in ously ratchet up the risk of crimes, Netrika based and London-stock largest German luxury car with China. With the clock running the prospect of a trade deal a recession—and the White Consulting, a profession- exchange listed 3.5 billion maker, which showcased The Dec. 15 flashpoint on down on 2019 and a that has yet to be signed. House wouldn’t want this al risk and integrity pound multi-technology Mercedes GLC SUV facelift tariffs was thrown into prospects of a trade deal “There had been a lot of situation going into the management company, tier 1 aerospace supplier, is earlier this year at the 2019 sharp relief on Tuesday looking more remote it’s optimism built in around a 2020 presidential election conducted a survey cov- opening a new factory in Geneva Motor Show, has when Trump said he sees time for investors to take a trade deal and it’s still the next year,” Lee said. ering respondents from Pune on Wednesday to now launched it in India. no urgency to complete a little bit of risk off the thing that will weigh on There may be some mas- law firms, media houses manufacture electrical Priced at Rs 52.75 lakh to deal. “If tariffs scheduled table, said Steve Brice, markets over the coming sive initial market swings and corporate house. wiring interconnection Rs 57.75 at pan-India show- for Dec. 15 are implemented Chief Investment months,” Craig said on in store, said Chris Weston, White-collar crimes are systems (EWIS). room, the Mercedes GLC tweaks, BS-6 compliant it would be a huge shock to Strategist at Standard Bloomberg TV. “In the head of research at committed for financial The company is investing SUV comes in two options - petrol and diesel engines the market consensus,” Chartered bank. meantime we need to see Pepperstone Group Ltd. in gains and usually by peo- Rs 154 crore for now. The GLC 200 and GLC 220d and the new MBUX inter- said Sue Trinh, MD for “It looks like it’s going to more of a pick-up in the a note to clients. ple in higher positions. new facility, aimed at both 4Matic. It will rival the face system, which debuts global macro strategy at be pushed to the beginning global economy to really “We could face a wild Statistics has, however, the local and global mar- Land Rover Discovery in India for the first time Manulife Investment of next year at the best offset some of those uncer- day,” he said. The S&P 500 showed that there is a kets, would directly Sport, the Audi Q5, the on the Mercedes-Benz GLC Management in Hong case,” Brice said. The mes- tainties.” is likely to fall about 2 per trading value of Rs 4,000 employ 800 skilled opera- BMW X3 and the Volvo SUV. Kong. “Trump would be the sage to investors is “maybe For some, the retreat in cent, with currencies crore using fake or dupli- tors and engineers. XC60 in the country. The new MBUX gets ‘Hey Grinch that stole trim a little bit of equity equities at the start of the including the yuan, cate PAN cards. “An “We are investing Rs 72 At present, the Pune- Mercedes’ voice command Christmas,” she said. exposure, or certainly not week already presents a Australian dollar and approximate 3.2 million crore in the new factory," headquartered Mercedes- interface and a large cen- The following are the chase the market at this buying opportunity. Korean won also likely to people have lost card Michiel Barenose, VP and Benz offers the largest SUV tral touchpad that is seen views of a number of mar- stage. But look to do so in “I’d fade the correction move, he said. A relief rally details at banks ATMs MD, Aerostructures and portfolio in the luxury car for the first time on the ket participants on what the next few weeks if we today,” Eli Lee, head of may be in the offing after- pointing to increasing Systems Europe and Asia segment in the country at GLC range. Additionally, happens if the tariffs on see a 5-to-7 per cent pull- investment strategy at ward, particularly if adoption of technology at GKN Aerospace told FC. eight SUVs. the GLC facelift also gets China kick in Dec. 15. back.” Bank of Singapore, told there’s agreement to revisit by white-collar crimi- He said an additional Rs 72 The new SUV receives a updated textures to name It will be “definitely risk- Longer term, Brice Bloomberg TV. talks in 2020, he said. nals,” the survey said. crore would be invested mid-life cycle update and it another change in the off across the screen,” said remains optimistic “the The renewed tariff pres- over 10 years . now gets subtle styling cabin. Tongli Han, Chief U.S. and China will still sures on South America — Bloomberg Indian variants PAGE HP expands its Chromebook portfolio in India with the new Chromebook x360 in 12”, 14” variants, catering to Technomics 13 diverse computing and entertainment needs DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI SHORT TAKES Microsoft fixes flaw in SLEEP TRACKING LEADING TO NEW DISORDER Azure login system If not averted, vulnerability would have affected thousands Washington, Dec. 3: In a were vulnerable to this shocking revelation, secu-  The bug, addressed  This kind of type of attack. The apps rity researchers said by Microsoft weeks vulnerability’s are automatically Microsoft fixed a vulnera- after it was alerted, attack surface is approved within any bility in its login system Microsoft account, mean- SLEEP LOSS IS GOOGLE TRIES TO that could have put thou- would have given very wide and its ing attackers don’t require sands of users at risk of hackers access to steal impact can be any user consent to AN EPIDEMIC THAT GAMIFY ACTIONS having their accounts account tokens, which very powerful, exploit them, researchers COULD HAVE DIRE hijacked. allow users to access researchers said. said. CONSEQUENCES AND IS A WITH AI Researchers at Israeli their accounts without In some cases, this could NON-NEGOTIABLE cybersecurity company, have been done in what BIOLOGICAL NECESSITY, Washington, Dec. 3: Google’s CyberArk, said the vul- having to constantly re- researchers call a ‘zero- DeepMind unit is working on a nerability, associated with enter passwords. click’ way — an attack SAYS UNIVERSITY OF project to recreate how a sense Microsoft Azure accounts which doesn’t require CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY of consequence develops over and Microsoft’s OAuth 2.0  Apps like Azure user interaction. PSYCHOLOGIST, a period of time. They tried to applications, could have could have been “This vulnerability’s MATTHEW attack surface is very wide create a software that acts sim- been used to trick users approved within WALKER, IN HIS ilar to what people do when into giving attackers any account. and its impact can be very they figure out the long-term access to their online powerful. By doing noth- BOOK, WHY WE consequences of their choices. accounts. ing more than clicking or SLEEP. WITH THE DeepMind’s project is a deep The researchers said addressed by Microsoft nerability allowed for the visiting a website, the vic- OBSESSION OVER learning program called there was no scope for weeks after it was alerted, creation of tokens, with tim can experience the 18% ACHIEVING 'SLEEP “Temporal Value Transport.” users to fix the vulnerabil- would have allowed hack- the victim’s permissions, theft of sensitive data, The global sleep- It is a way to send back les- ity or prevent it from ers to steal account which could let the hacker compromised production EFFICIENCY' PERHAPS sons from the future, to the accessing the accounts. tokens. access and control the servers, lost data, manipu- AT ITS PEAK IN HUMAN tracking market topped past, to inform actions. The impact could have Account tokens, used by account, researchers lation of data, encryption HISTORY, SLEEP TRACKERS $1 billion in 2016 and it is They say that in a way, it is been ‘very powerful,’ due websites and applications, said. of all the organisation’s LIKE FITBIT, WHICH expected to increase ‘gamifying’ actions and conse- to Microsoft’s bug, they allow users to access their CyberArk researchers data with ransomware by another quences, showing that there added. accounts without having said they have already and more,” researchers MEASURE THE DURATION can be a way to make actions The bug, which is to constantly re-enter found applications pub- said. AND QUALITY OF SLEEP, 18 percent by in one moment obey the proba- believed to have been their passwords. The vul- lished by Microsoft that — Agencies THE GLOBAL SLEEP- 2024. bility of later developments to TRACKING MARKET IS score points. They offer an account of behaviours that EXPECTED TO RISE IN THE  Maiken Nedergaard, a may inspire models in neuro- RUSSIA BRINGS NEAR FUTURE. BUT, neuroscientist leading a research science, psychology, and SCIENTISTS SUGGEST THAT showing the biological value of behavioural economics. The Twitter to tweak privacy ALL THE TRACKING AND sleep, documented how during point of departure for the IN ‘ANTI-APPLE’ game is called ‘long-term cred- CALCULATION ON SLEEP sleep, fluid washes over our it assignment,’ which is the LEGISLATION TIME ARE ONLY ADDING TO brains, clearing out toxins like ability of people to figure out policy amid concerns THE WOES IN DEVELOPING beta amyloid, which is linked to the utility of a current action Moscow, Dec. 3: SLEEP DISORDERS neuro-degenerative diseases. based on what may be the con- San Fransisco, Dec. 3: We want to be would likely be restricted Russian President, sequences. — Agencies Twitter Inc. is updating able to by the General Data Vladimir Putin, has its global privacy policy to Protection Regulation signed a law requiring  Results in research made her anxious about her own bedtime give users more informa- experiment without (GDPR), Europe’s land- all smartphones and priorities, to the point that she now says she takes sleep very tion about what data immediately running mark digital privacy law. computers sold in the seriously. advertisers might receive afoul of the GDPR “We want to be able to country to come pre- and is launching a site to provisions. The goal is experiment without installed with Russian  There exists a range of  Sleep is now considered as the provide clarity on its data immediately running software. protection efforts, the to learn from those afoul of the GDPR provi- The legislation, which gadgets offering the pinnacle of well-being as a company said. experiments and then sions,” Twitter’s data pro- will take effect in July illusion of science, with lifestyle trend. Ironically, The changes, which will provide those same tection officer Damien 2020, is aimed at promot- reports full of numbers and scientists say, with much by take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, experiences to people Kieran said in a phone ing Russian-made soft- charts purporting to show agony over sleep, it is also will comply with the interview. ware. But it has been California Consumer all around the “The goal is to learn dubbed the ‘anti-Apple’ just how well we're turning into a source of anxiety, Privacy Act (CCPA). world from those experiments law because it would performing while sleeping. which is in turn keeping people The California law and then provide those force the US tech giant to  Fitbit kicked off this up at night. requires large businesses DAMIEN KIERAN same experiences to peo- pre-install non-Apple CLOUDWALKER to give consumers more ple all around the world,” software on its products. trend when it released the  Fitbits and Apple Watches transparency and control data protection he said. The Russian govern- first tracker in 2009, which around wrists, Beddits and LAUNCHES 4K over their personal infor- officer, Twitter The company, which ment will now draw up a couldn't monitor heart Emfits beneath sheets and mation, such as allowing said it has upped its com- list of products affected rate but included a mattresses and sensors them to request that their that it is moving the munications about data by the law, published SMART SCREENS data be deleted and to opt accounts of users outside and security-related dis- and signed by Putin, as sleep tracker that promise to monitor Hyderabad, Dec. 3: out of having their data of the US and the closures over the last two well as a list of applica- that heart rates and sleep CloudWalker Streaming sold to third parties. European Union, previ- years, emphasized in a tions that would need to measured cycles are all Technologies, the revolution- Social media companies ously contracted by blog post that it was work- be pre-installed. the leading to what ary tech company creating dig- including Facebook Inc. Twitter International ing to upgrade systems It comes amid a slew of ital products for smart enter- and Alphabet Inc.’s Company in Dublin, and build privacy into measures taken by duration scientists call tainment on the big screen, Google have come under Ireland, to the San new products. Russian officials to con- of sleep, orthosomnia - a has announced the launch of scrutiny on data privacy Francisco-based Twitter In October, Twitter trol the tech sector, producing condition where its ground-breaking 4K LED issues, fuelled by Inc. announced it had found including a law that took sleep anxiety over proper Smart Screens that will be Facebook’s Cambridge The company said this that phone numbers and effect on November 1, available on Amazon. Analytica scandal in move would allow it the email addresses used for requiring local internet efficiency sleep metrics actually It is a one-of-its-kind, multi- which personal data were flexibility to test different two-factor authentication providers to install score. induces insomnia. tasking screen that offers the harvested from millions of settings and controls with may inadvertently have devices provided by latest innovation and smart users without their con- these users, such as addi- been used for advertising authorities to enable  All this measuring, rating, tracking, and comparing now upgrade for home entertain- sent. tional opt-in or opt-out purposes. centralised control of amounts to a new sleep disorder. ment. Twitter also announced privacy preferences, that — Reuters traffic. — AFP The CloudWalker 4K LED Smart Screens come with an entertainment mode for multi- media playback, personal com- puter mode, child safe mode, ANDROID IS VULNERABLE mobile connectivity, content China aspires to make it big with e-vehicles discovery engine and content TO ‘STRANDHOGG’ FLAW partners. Beijing, Dec. 3: China cle battery technologies, tive industry has staked It also comes with a wireless Washington, Dec. 3: (phishing) pages when should adopt a plan that improve infrastructure for its future. keyboard, mouse and remote Security researchers tapping on a legitimate will see electric vehicles hydrogen fuel cell vehicles But, after years of strong for operation. from Promon, a application. make up a quarter of all and driverless cars, it said. growth, car sales fell last If you want to get enter- Norwegian firm said they The firm said the flaw autos sold in the country The draft proposal, year for the first time tained on a brilliant display by identified a bug in the has already been exploit- in six years’ time, the which includes guidelines since the 1990s, hit by a watching your favourite digi- Android OS that lets mali- ed in the wild by malware country’s industry min- for the development of the slowing economy, US trade tal content or discover cious apps hijack legiti- gangs. istry said on Tuesday, as new energy vehicle sector, tensions and a Chinese Android Apps or use the mate app, and perform The company said it the sector struggles with from 2021 to 2035, is open crackdown on shady cred- Smart Screen as a personal malicious operations on “identified the falling sales. for public feedback until it practices that has computer to work on docu- their behalf. StrandHogg vulnerability A draft blueprint for the December 9. crimped car-financing ments or presentations, In a report, Promon’s after it was informed by development of the ‘new A previous state target channels. browse the web, catch up with research team said the an Eastern European energy vehicle’ sector — set in 2017 had called for 20 Passenger vehicles sales emails, make video calls or vulnerability can be used security company for the which includes hybrids per cent of cars sold to be in China have now fallen shop online, you will to trick users into financial sector (to which and fully-electric vehicles September, according to either hybrids or fully- electric vehicles by 2020, for 15 consecutive months, love it. granting intrusive per- Promon supplies app — comes after the govern- the China Association of electric vehicles. but the draft released on according to the CAAM. missions to malicious security support) that ment withdrew subsidies Automobile Manufac- The measures are partly Tuesday gave no indica- The government had ear- apps when they tap and several banks in the for car-makers earlier this turers (CAAM). to ensure the country tion whether China was lier said it was planning to interact with legitimate Czech Republic had year. The ministry of industry meets its air pollution tar- on track to meet that goal. impose quotas requiring GLOBAL MEET ones. reported money disap- China is the world’s and information technolo- gets, and to reduce Fuelled by rising car-makers to maintain a The vulnerability — pearing from customer largest new energy vehicle gy’s draft proposal said Beijing’s dependence on incomes and government certain percentage of new ON E-MOBILITY which Promon named accounts.” market, but sales of elec- China should seek to imported oil. sales incentives, China is energy vehicles in their StrandHogg — can also be — Agencies tric motors plummeted 34 ensure one in four of all China would also contin- the golden goose upon Chinese production. IN BENGALURU used to show fake login percent on-year in vehicles sold in 2025 were ue to develop electric vehi- which the global automo- — AFP Bengaluru, Dec. 3: The third edition of an international transportation electrification TWITTER | TROUBLE Tesla boss, facing a defamation trial, is to testify over his intentions behind the comment conference-India 2019 on e- mobility solutions will be held here from December 17, organ- isers said on Tuesday. “This meet is one of its kind Musk faces defamation trial for ‘pedo guy’ tweet because we are not only target- ing the technology companies Los Angeles, Dec. 3: Elon ‘PR stunt.’ The tweet, ■ After calling Vernon Musk and Tesla reached company. The cave drama across the world but also tak- Musk will be tried for his widely interpreted as a ref- a $40 million settlement played out for more than ing into consideration the troublesome tweets in a erence to a pedophile, was Unsworth, who helped with the Securities and two weeks in the summer VIDEO GAME MAKER TO PAY community,” chairman of the defamation case pitting removed by Musk, who rescue 12 boys trapped Exchange Commission of 2018, when the 12 boys organising committee, Girish the billionaire against a disputed that’s what he in a Thailand cave, a last year on allegations he — aged 11-16 — and their $10M IN GENDER BIAS CASE Ramaswamy, said at a press British diver he allegedly meant. ‘pedo guy,’ Musk misled investors with a soccer coach were trapped Los Angeles, Dec. 3: for promotions and fos- conference. branded a paedophile. “‘Pedo guy’ was a com- tweet declaring he had in a flooded cave in north- The maker of popular tered a ‘bro culture’ that The conference will see 13 The Tesla CEO will be mon insult used in South explained that it was a secured financing to buy ern Thailand. video game League of excluded them. international speakers from called to testify early in Africa when I was growing common insult which out the electric car-maker. Musk and engineers Legends has agreed to The lawsuit claims that across the globe - Europe, US the case in the Los Angeles up,” Musk said in a court means ‘creepy old He agreed in the settle- from his SpaceX rocket pay $10 million to its culture led to sexual and China - and 19 from India, federal court to explain declaration. ment to have future tweets company custom built a female employees to set- harassment and miscon- he said. There would be a what he meant when he “It is synonymous with man.’ about the company mini-submarine to help tle a broad gender dis- duct. panel discussion by experts called Vernon Unsworth, ‘creepy old man’ and is screened. with the rescue. The crimination case. Allegations of miscon- from the field and policy-mak- who helped rescue youth used to insult a person’s being a paedophile. He was forced back into device was heavily publi- Los Angeles-based Riot duct against women have ers during the event, he said. soccer players trapped appearance and The lawyers also said he court on accusations that cised but never used. Games will pay about plagued the video game “Not only will exhibitions underwater in a Thailand demeanor.” hired private investigators he violated that agreement Unsworth, a diver and 1,000 current and former industry for years. and presentations will be part cave, ‘pedo guy’ in a Unsworth’s lawyers have to dig up evidence by tweeting a misleading caving expert, whose female employees who The plaintiff ’s lawyer, of the event, but also an organ- Twitter spat more than laughed off that explana- Unsworth was a child figure about how many advice was considered cru- have worked with the Ryan Saba, said the large ised ride-and-drag event year ago. tion and said his claim molester, which they never cars Tesla would manufac- cial in the rescue opera- company over the last settlement amount shows where people can drive the Musk later apologised for was undercut by a subse- found, according to ture this year. The SEC tion, said the sub would five years. The case that Riot was serious vehicles at the venue so that lashing out at Unsworth quent tweet when he said, Unsworth’s lawyers. sought to hold him in con- never have fit in the cave’s against Riot Games about changing its cul- you can feel the technology on Twitter after the diver “Bet ya a signed dollar it’s The lawsuit is not the tempt of court, which led tight spaces. He told CNN claimed the company ture. A spokesman said that will soon be running on belittled Musk’s efforts to true” in response to a first time Musk’s tweets to a new agreement impos- that Musk could “stick his paid women less than the company was pleased Indian roads will be on offer, build a tiny submarine to question about whether he have landed him in hot ing tighter controls on submarine where it men, passed them over to have the settlement. said Ramaswamy. — PTI save the trapped boys as a had accused Unsworth of water. Musk’s tweets about the hurts.” — AP Trial PAGE Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed will go on trial in Britain on Tuesday accused of being part of an alleged Cricket 14 spot-fixing bribery conspiracy in the Pakistan Super League DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Bumrah’s back We lacked a lot in the bowling Dada wants department, we Pacer works with trainer rejected by CoA panel New Delhi, Dec. 3: The India to play couldn’t build any much-talked about legacy pressure & dismiss that former India trainer more D/N Tests Shankar Basu had sup- Australian batsmen. posedly created over the Kolkata, Dec. 3: With — Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan head years around the Indian support from skipper coach-cum-chief selector team and the National Virat Kohli, BCCI presi- Cricket Academy (NCA) dent Sourav Ganguly seems to have fallen flat wants the Indian cricket SHORT once again. team to play a pink ball TAKES Contrary to the general Test in every series. rule of injured Indian India took to pink ball players undergoing rehab Tests after initial resist- at the NCA, pace spear- ance on Ganguly’’s insis- head Jasprit Bumrah has tence as Kohli and boys been working on his took on Bangladesh at the strength and fitness Eden Gardens last month. under Delhi Capitals It was a gala affair as trainer Rajnikanth Eden witnessed sellout Sivagnanam. crowd although the match Interestingly,Rajni- was as lopsided as it can Jofra Archer kanth is the same person get with the home team who had been rejected for winning by a massive Kiwi police to the position of Strength margin. and Conditioning Coach “I am pretty upbeat back in August and the about it,” Ganguly told probe racial abuse job was handed to Nick The Week. Hamilton: New Zealand police Webb under the “I feel this is the way for- were on Tuesday asked to Committee of ward. Not every Test, but investigate racial abuse direct- Administrators (CoA). at least one Test in a ed at England cricketer Jofra The panel for conducting series.” Archer during last week’s first practical exams consisted Ganguly said he will Test, following information sup- of the national selectors share his experiences of plied by New Zealand Cricket and Ranadeep Moitra — hosting a pink ball Test at officials. NZC chief executive owner of the Endorphins Eden with other associa- Jasprit Bumrah during a gym session. — Twitter Kieron Pollard during a training session in Hyderabad on David White said they lodged a Gym in Kolkata. And they tions. Tuesday. — P. Surendra complaint with police after placed Webb and Luke Rajni. He was asked to do with one of your best pure merit. “I will share my experi- studying CCTV footage, listen- Woodhouse over things by the gym trainer bowlers even though his “You tell me something, ences with the board and ing to audio, interviewing spec- Rajnikanth. on the panel that no one body was on auto heal who decided that NCA we will try and imple- tators and obtaining material Speaking to IANS, a else was. What was curi- mode. So, he was sent to trainers have to be below ment it in other places. on social media. Archer com- BCCI official not only ous was that the person the UK for consultation. 35? The last employment After this, everyone is Pollard sets the plained of being racially abused questioned the turn of on the panel had not We have an important advertisement given by ready. Nobody wants to during the first Test against events, but also asked if worked at the level that tour of New Zealand com- the BCCI for Strength & play Test cricket in front New Zealand in Mount the process followed in Rajni had worked at. It ing up in the new year Conditioning Coach at of 5,000 people,” the for- Maunganui last week. In a mes- the appointment during would be interesting to and he will be an integral the academy required the mer India captain said. tone in training sage on social media he said it the CoA regime needs a know who placed him on part of the planning person to be below 35. So, — Agencies was “disturbing hearing racial re-look. the panel,” he said. there. So, the team man- who exactly are we trying GANDHARV KAMALA I DC tions this time around. insults today whilst battling to “This is not a judgment Bumrah’s importance in agement was very clear to push and who are we HYDERABAD, DEC. 3 Earlier last month, help save my team, the crowd on Nick in any way, but the Indian set-up is pretty that they are happy to trying to keep away? Windies whitewashed was been amazing this week the process was hard- well known and sources wait and have him back at When national interest is West Indies skipper Kieron Afghanistan in the ODI except for that one guy.” White er for Rajni in the know of develop- his best in time for the at stake, why such a Pollard set the tone with series (3-0), won the one-off said the information gathered than anyone ments said that even the New Zealand tour,” the bizarre rule? We have some powerful shots dur- Test, but lost the T20 series by NZC did not conclusively else. I had Indian team manage- source said. been training domestic ing their first practice ses- 1-2. identify the person responsible enquired ment didn’t wish to This isn’t the first case teams over the years and sion ahead of their first The reigning World T20 but there was enough evidence from a mem- take any chance of India players refusing when we have reached a T20 against India at the champions are without to bring the police into the ber on the with his recovery to head to the NCA for level of experience, we Rajiv Gandhi Stadium their attacking opener investigation. — AFP panel who post the stress fracture rehab and trainer across are told that the age is an here. Chris Gayle and leading was sur- on his back and that is the country believe that it issue,” one of the trainers Tall, muscular and allrounders Andre Russell Young Pak bowlers prised at the why he was sent to the is the result of having associated with a state I will share my flaunting gold chains, the and Dwayne Bravo. Gayle apparent hos- UK for consultation. trainers who are picked team said. experiences Windies cricketers were a decided to take a break tility towards “Can’t take a chance on reasons other than — Agencies with the board chirpy bunch. Pollard led from all forms of cricket, will improve: Waqar from the front. After every while Russell, despite Karachi: Pakistan’s young pace and we will try ball he faced — during his being fit, did not find a attack might have failed to and implement it in 40-odd minute stint in the place in the team. Bravo, deliver in Australia but bowling Ponting feels Australia’s bowling attack better than India other places. After nets — the allrounder had who had earlier hinted at coach Waqar Younis has backed Adelaide, Dec. 3: that is why he has to pick amazing for the last cou- this, everyone is an opinion. He even had an international comeback the under-fire bowlers, saying Cricketing great Ricky them over the Indian ple of years and then you friendly banters with the was not considered either. with experience they will only Ponting reckons bowling line-up. put Umesh Yadav into the ready. Nobody bowlers and his batting The three-match series get better. Australias bowling “I am taking ours every equation with Ishant wants to play Test partners. kicks off in Hyderabad on Pakistan had picked three attack is better than day of the week,” Ponting Sharma, they’ve got some cricket in front of Unlike their previous December 6, while the sec- young pacers for the Australia the current Indian was quoted as saying by very good fast bowlers. 5,000 people. tour to India, West Indies ond T20 is in tour but the decision backfired bowling as Cricket.com.au. And when you put R. have been in the country Thiruvananthapuram on as they allowed the hosts to Australians are bet- “India’’s is fantastic; Ashwin and Jadeja in — SOURAV for over a month and are December 8. The third T20 amass huge runs in both the ter suited in differ- (Jasprit) Bumrah and there, their attack is very GANGULY better equipped to tackle will be played in Mumbai Test matches. With the young ent conditions and (Mohd.) Shami have been good.” — Agencies the sub-continent condi- on December 11. seamers failing to take wickets Ricky Ponting or stem the flow of runs, Pakistan suffered innings defeats in the two Tests at Brisbane and Adelaide. Their poor show prompted former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting Father’s sacrifices helped Kane, Taylor lead NZ to series win to lebel the bowling unit as the “worst attack” he has seen in a Hamilton, Dec. 3: BRIEF SCORES long time playing on their soil. Centuries from Kane Kiwis win Spirit of Cricket award Waqar admitted it was a disap- Priyam fulfill his dreams Williamson and Ross New Zealand 375 and 241/2 pointing performance. Taylor ensured New for sportmansip in World Cup final (K. Williamson 104 not out, “Yes I admit that we didn’t get Lucknow, Dec. 3: Zealand drew the rain-hit Taylor 105 not out) drew the sort of performances or Priyam Garg says his second Test against Hamilton, Dec. 3: The lowing a controversial with England 476 (Root results we wanted from them. journey from a small England in Hamilton on New Zealand cricket overthrow that allowed 226, Burns 101, Pope 75, But for teenagers you tend to child without means to Tuesday, sealing a 1-0 team has been bestowed England to take the final Wagner 5/124). be unable to maintain the line buy cricket gear to series win. with the Christopher to the super over and and length you need to bowl in becoming Indian team New Zealand batted the Martin-Jenkins Spirit of eventually claim their Williamson gently test matches,” Waqar said in captain for Under-19 final day needing a sub- Cricket award for its maiden crown on bound- chipped a slower delivery podcast from the Pakistan World Cup would not stantial innings to avoid exemplary show of ary count. from Jofra Archer Cricket Board. have been possible with- defeat and were helped by sportsmanship during The team was present- straight to Denly at short The former Pakistan captain, out the sacrifice of his sloppy England fielding. the epic final of the ICC ed the award, the brain- midwicket and, as the however, insisted that the father, who resorted to Williamson, who had World Cup at Lord’s in child of the Marylebone bowler leapt in celebra- teenaged pacers like Naseem driving a school van to three lives including a July, which it lost under Cricket Club and the tion and Williamson Shah, Musa Khan, Muhammad fulfil his son’s ambitions. howler of a dropped controversial circum- British Broadcasting made an apologetic ges- Hasnain and Shaheen Shah The 19-year-old Priyam catch by Joe Denly, stances. Corporation, during the ture to Taylor, the ball Afridi were all the future assets was on Monday named described it as a “good Kane Williamson and drawn second Test popped out of Denly’s of Pakistan cricket. “I think captain of the Indian effort” to end up with a his men were robbed off against England at hands. “It was a one-off once they play few matches under-19 team for the draw. the World Cup title fol- Seddon Park. — PTI goober,” said Root. more over a period of a year World Cup to be played “A lot of hard work had There were compar- they will get better and in South Africa from to go into saving the Williamson brought up wickets but their plans isons drawn on social Shaheen is a example of this.” January 17 to February match when time didn’t his 21st Test century with went off track when Ollie media to the widely — PTI 9. Hailing from village allow us an opportunity a four off Joe Root in the Pope and then Denly regarded worst dropped Quila Parikshitgarh, to win it,” he said. third over after lunch, spilled simple chances catch in Test history about 25km from Meerut, However, England cap- while Taylor reached cen- from Williamson. when England’s Mike Priyam picked up the bat tain Joe Root felt the Test tury number 19 with a The New Zealand skip- Gatting put down a sitter GHAVRI NAMED and ball at the tender age was always heading for a flourish in Root’s next per was on 39 when wick- off the gloves of India of six. draw, saying even if the over when he smacked a etkeeper Pope put down a batsman Kiran More in “My father Naresh weather and fielding had four and two sixes in con- regulation offering off 1993. — AFP SAURASHTRA Garg drives a school van. gone England’s way “we secutive balls. the gloves, much to Ben I have one elder brother still couldn’t have forced Two balls after Stokes annoyance, and on RANJI COACH and three sisters. I am a result.” Taylor had 62 Denly inexplicably the youngest in the fami- Heavy rain arrived soon raised his bat dropped an even easier Rajkot: Former India pacer ly. My father didn’t have Priyam Garg with Rahul Dravid. after lunch to end play on and poked his chance. Karsan Ghavri has been enough money to take dream that I play cricket ished runner-up in the the fifth day when New tongue out in appointed as the coach for the care of such a big family for India and now that Deodhar Trophy. Zealand were 241 for two his signature cel- Saurashtra Ranji team. and support my cricket I’m the captain of the “I used to practice in their second innings, ebration, the Saurashtra Cricket Association career,” Priyam said. under-19 team she is not cricket for 7-8 hours a 140 ahead with Taylor on rain arrived to secretary Himanshu Shah con- “But seeing my love here to see it. I regret day while continuing my 105 and Williamson on wash out firmed Ghavri’s appointment. and dedication for the that the most.” India is studies. Sanjay Rastogi, 104. England’s faint “Yes, he (Ghavri) has joined sport, he borrowed some the most successful team my coach in Meerut used It ensured the spoils hopes. (the team) as the head coach,” money from his friend in the tournament, hav- to help me and because went to New Zealand New Zealand Shah said. The 68-year-old and bought me a cricket ing won four titles till of that and my father’s after their innings victo- resumed the Ghavri, a former left-arm kit and arranged for my date, including the last efforts I was selected in ry in the first Test, and day at 96 for speedster, has played 39 Tests coaching. I started play- edition in 2018. the Ranji team in 2018,” improved their record to two with and 19 ODIs, picking up 109 and ing cricket and due to my Priyam will now carry Priyam said. eight wins, a draw and England 15 wickets respectively in the father’s hard work today the same responsibility A right handed top- one loss to South Africa hunt- two formats. He was earlier a I’m captain of the under- which was once on the order batsman, he scored in their past 10 Test ing part of the Cricket 19 team,” he added. shoulders of Mohammad 800-plus runs in his series. early New Zealand captain Improvement Committee of the Priyam suffered a per- Kaif (2000), the current debut Ranji Trophy 2018- Kane Williamson Mumbai Cricket Association. sonal setback when he India senior team skip- 19 season for Uttar dodges a bouncer from Saurashtra finished runners-up lost his mother at the age per Virat Kohli (2008) Pradesh, scored a centu- England’s Jofra Archer. in the last Ranji season after of 11. His only regret and batsman Prithvi ry in his debut game — AFP losing to Vidarbha in the final. now is that his mother Shaw (2018). against . Like every “I take it as a challenge and I can’t see him play for the Priyam has a first-class other Indian cricketer, am doing it after 10-11 years. It Indian team, which was double hundred and a Priyam too aspires to is a new beginning (for me),” her dream. List A century to his meet Sachin Tendulkar Ghavri, who is currently with “My mother died in name. He was a part of to take tips from the leg- the team, said. — PTI 2011 and it was her the India C team that fin- end. — PTI Chinese whisperer PAGE Fabio Cannavaro expects to remain the coach of Chinese football team Guangzhou Games 15 Evergrande after wining the league DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | CHENNAI Pressure is on Joshua, Indians have a field day says Ruiz Riyadh, Dec. 3: I'll be disappointed Heavyweight champion Clinch 27 medals on day two of the South Asian Games Andy Ruiz Jr. said on if they are cheering Monday that all the pres- enthusiastically for Pokhara (Nepal), Dec. 3: sure will be on dethroned Indian men’s and women’s champion Anthony Tiger Woods. badminton team expected- Joshua in their con- ly claimed gold medals tentious showdown in — Adam Scott, International team’s after beating Sri Lanka in Saudi Arabia. golfer, asking the fans to not cheers its respective finals at the Ruiz, who was born in for Woods at the President’s Cup 13th South Asian Games the United States but (SAG) here on Monday. fights as a Mexican, The men’s team, led by caused one of boxing’s Kidambi Srikanth, defeat- biggest upsets in New SHORT TAKES ed Sri Lanka 3-1 in the York in June when he finals, while the women’s handed Joshua a first Austin wins it side blanked the same defeat to win the WBA, opponents 3-0 in the sum- IBF and WBO crowns in for West Brom mit clash to make it a dou- New York. ble bonanza for India. The pair will fight the London: Charlie Austin’s 90th- Srikanth started the pro- rematch on Saturday in minute penalty sent West Brom ceedings for the men’s, Diriyah, close to the back to the Championship sum- struggling past Dinuka Saudi capital Riyadh, in a mit with a 1-0 win at Preston. Karunaratne 17-21, 21-15, hotly-anticipated contest Austin converted from the 21-11 in the opening dubbed “Clash on the spot to secure the Baggies a match. Siril Verma then Dunes”. fifth successive victory and gave India a 2-0 lead after “We’ve got to see where move them back above Leeds. his opponent Sachin he's at because all the Slaven Bilic’s side looked set to Premashan retired with pressure is on him. The rue a number of missed oppor- the scoreline reading 21- pressure isn’t on me tunities in the first half as they 17, 11-5 in the Indian’s because I followed my struggled to break through a favour. dream, made my dreams resilient Preston defence. Arun George and come true,” Ruiz said in But Austin’s spot-kick moves Sanyam Shukla, however, Riyadh. them two points clear of Leeds, suffered a 18-21, 21-14, 11-21 “Of course I want more while Preston slipped to a third loss to Sachin and B. though — I want the lega- successive defeat. Tharindu Goonathilake as cy of Andy Ruiz Jr.,” he “I’m an experienced cool head Sri Lanka grabbed one added. and I know what I'm doing,” point to make it 1-2. Meanwhile, Joshua said Austin told said. Krishna Prasad Garanga he was “comfortable” and “I had a look at the 'keeper and Dhruv Kapila then “very relaxed” ahead of and sent him the wrong way. completed the win with a the rematch. We’ve got great youngsters, 21-14, 21-18 win over “I am just going to win. I we’re top of the league and it’s Karunaratne and Hasitha know I can do it.I was this an exciting future for us,” he Chanaka in the second close last time, so next added. doubles match. time I won’t mess up,” The visitors were much the In the women’s finals, Joshua said. better side in the first half and Ashmita Chaliha, Saturday’s bout is mired Bilic would have been frustrat- Aakarshi Kashyap and in controversy. The ed his side failed to lead at the Gayatri Gopichand Saudis have faced intense break. Preston were vastly claimed victories in the diplomatic fallout over improved in the second period three singles to give India last year’s murder of dis- and created a flurry of chances a 3-0 win against Sri sident journalist Jamal just after the hour mark while Lanka. Khashoggi in the conser- West Brom increasingly strug- Earlier in the day, the vative kingdom’s con- gled to break through a men’s team mauled sulate in Istanbul. — AFP resilient Preston defence. Pakistan 3-0 with doubles — AFP pair of Arun George and We’ve got to see where Sanyam Shukla, singles he's at because all the players Krishna Prasad pressure is on him. The Spanish league Garanga and Siril Varma pressure isn’t on me registering easy wins. The Indian women’s badminton team pose with their gold medals after beating Sri Lanka 3-0 in their South Asian Games final on Tuesday. because I followed my president resigns While Arun and Sanyam dream, made my beat Raja Muhammad dreams come true. Madrid: Javier Tebas has Hasnain and Atique announced that he will stand Muhammad 21-12, 21-12, — ANDY RUIZ JR. down as head of the Spanish Siril thrashed Zahid Awais Five-star champs blank Maldives Heavyweight football league (LFP) in a bid 21-7 21-7 and Krishna champion on his to win a third term as president Prasad Garanga overcame Pokhara (Nepal), Dec. 3: bout against in new elections. Ali Murad 21-19, 21-18. Bala Devi grabbed a brace Anthony Joshua “I have presented my resigna- Up against the same as the Indian women’s 1,500m tion as president of La Liga in opponents, the India football team mauled order to begin new presidential women’s team also Maldives 5-0 in their open- elections, in which I will be a blanked Pakistan 3-0 in the ing game of the 13th South Athletes candidate,” Tebas said on semifinals to enter the Asian Games here on Twitter. Tebas, 57, was first summit clash against Sri Tuesday. named president of the LFP, Lanka. Apart from Bala, triumph which runs Spain’s two profes- While Sai Uttejitha Rao Dangmei Grace, Manisha sional divisions, in 2013 before Chukka overcame Mahoor and Jabamani Tudu — all Kathmandu, Dec. 3: being re-elected three years Shahzad 21-12, 21-18; scored a goal apiece to India’s athletes contin- later after resigning and then Gayatri Gopichand hand India three points at ued their fine show at standing unopposed. brushed aside Palwasha the Pokhara Stadium here. the 13th South Asian Elections to decide the new Bashir 21-14, 21-11 and dou- It only took five minutes Games by adding four president were initially sched- bles pairing of Meghna for the Maymol Rocky- medals, including a gold uled for October next year, but Jakkampudi and N. Sikki coached side to take the in men’s 1500m race at Tebas said in a letter to Spanish Reddy saw off Javeed lead through Grace, who the Dasarath Stadium clubs that he had forced an Huma and Akram Sheera rifled in a shot from the here on Tuesday. early poll in order to “give the 21-14, 21-12. right flank. The Indians bagged Mandeep greatest level of stability” to PADDLERS CLAIM TEAM Bala, who returned last the gold and silver in the LFP. Tebas cites the bidding GOLD TOO week from a trial with the men’s the 1500m for TV rights for 2022-25, which Scottish club Rangers besides winning the sil- wins on will begin “between March and The Indian men’s and WFC, scored two goals in ver and bronze in the June 2021 ... Too close to the women’s table tennis quick succession to put women’s 1500m event. comeback original election schedule”. teams claimed gold medals India in a commanding Ajay Kumar Saro won “Over the years, we have fol- after defeating Nepal and position. Bala Devi (in blue) vies for the ball during their match against Maldives at the South the gold in men’s 1500m Greater Noida, Dec. 3: lowed a genuine strategy for Sri Lanka in its respective In the 25th minute, she Asian Games in Pokhara on Tuesday. India won 5-0. with a timing of 3.54.18 Mandeep Jangra marked our TV rights, it’s not simply a finals latched on to a pass from seconds while Ajeet his return to the ring case of results on the day of India beat hosts Nepal 3-0 Jabamani from the left Kumar clinched the sil- with a hard-fought split the competition, we are work- in the men’s final, while flank to score. Eight min- ver by clocking 3.57.18s. decision win over Dinesh ing with this in mind, we are their women’s counter- utes later, she was on the MEHULI LEADS SHOOTING MEDAL HAUL The bronze went to Dagar to help North East preparing the market,” he parts defeated Sri Lanka end of a cross from substi- Kathmandu, Dec. 3: ● Mehuli Ghosh India also won the team Tanka Karki (3.50.20s) of Rhinos hold Bengaluru added. — AFP by an identical 3-0 margin tute Manisha — making Indian shooters bagged claimed gold with a gold in the 10m air rifle Nepal. Brawlers to a 1-1 draw at to win a gold each. no mistake with the finish. nine medals, including event. Earlier in the day, the Big Bout Indian Santoo Shrestha gave The defending champi- four golds in the 13th score of 253.3 while In the men’s 50m 3P India’s Chanda (4.34.51s) Boxing League here on some torrid moments to ons then scored two more South Asian Games here Shriyanka Sadangi event, Chain Singh clinched the silver Tuesday. Anthony Amalraj before goals in two minutes in the on Tuesday, with Mehuli (250.8) took silver clinched the gold medal medal in the women’s The Brawlers’ 91kg TYPHOON AT the Indian rallied to win closing moments of the Ghosh finishing on top of and Shreya Agrawal with compatriot Akhil 1500m event while com- Reyal Puri left Uzbek 12-10, 14-16, 11-5, 11-8 to put game. — PTI podium with a score better (227.2) clinched Sheoran winning the sil- patriot Chitra Palakeez boxer Ergashev Timor his team in the lead. ● than the world record. ver. (4.35.46s) settled for the with a bloodied nose in Soumyajit Ghosh then Bala Devi netted a The 19-year-old Mehuli bronze in women’s Yogesh Singh and bronze. The gold in this the second round. IT AGAIN, HITS accounted for Shiva brace while Dangmei clinched the gold with a 10m air rifle. Gurpreet Singh won the event was bagged by That result did put pres- Sunder Gothe 11-3, 11-2, 12- Grace, Manisha and score of 253.3 in the final, gold and silver medal in Uda Kuburalage. sure on the 2013 Asian SEA GAMES 10 and Harmeet Desai fin- Jabamani Tudu — all which is 0.4 more than the the 25m center fire pistol The Indians have so Championship finalist ished it off in style with a current world record of the silver with a score of event respectively. India far accumulated 21 Mandeep when he Clark, Philippines: Powerful 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 win over scored a goal apiece 252.9 which is in the name 250.8, while Shreya also won a silver medal in medals, including six stepped into the ring Typhoon Kammuri forced Purushottam Borja- to hand India three of another Indian, Apurvu Agrawal (227.2) clinched the 25m center fire pistol gold, 11 silver and four against the taller and organisers of the Southeast cahrya. points. Chandela. the bronze in a 1-2-3 podi- team event. bronze. — PTI younger Dinesh in the Asian Games in the Philippines — PTI Shriyanka Sadangi took um finish by the Indians. — PTI men’s 57kg bout. — PTI to reschedule about half of the events set for Tuesday, but they pledged the competition would finish on time. The storm, which made land- fall late Monday, wrought par- Milwaukee rout hapless Knicks Woods gets better of ticular havoc on water-based and outdoor events, causing Los Angeles Dec. 3: ● Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 the hunt on Monday, approximately 16 of them to be Giannis Antetokounmpo points as the Milwaukee Bucks stretched claiming a 103-94 win over postponed. scored 29 points as the the Utah Jazz. Spieth in Hero Shot However, roughly 17 other Milwaukee Bucks their winning streak to 12 games with a Tobias Harris led the competitions — primarily indoor stretched their winning 132-88 demolition of New York Knicks. scoring for the Sixers Nassau (Bahamas), Dec. each took another six shots ones — were supposed to go streak to 12 games on with 26 points, while Joel 3: Golf legend Tiger Woods GOLF | CHALLENGE with the highest two second ahead as planned, a statement Monday with a 132-88 Embiid added 16 points defeated fellow American round scores advancing to from the organisers said. demolition of the hapless and D.J. Wilson, who Antetokounmpo mean- and 11 rebounds in what Jordan Spieth to win the over reflections pool at the championship. Spieth “It’s not safe to play and we New York Knicks. added 19 off the bench. while said Milwaukee had threatened to become inaugural Hero Shot event, Baha Mar. and Woods moved on, post- apologise,” Ramon Suzara, the The Eastern Conference No fewer than six were not thinking about a rout at Philadelphia’s an ideal warm-up ahead of The first round of the ing scores of 900 each while organising committee’s chief leaders showed no mercy Milwaukee players fin- their winning streak but Wells Fargo Center. the high-profile Hero World Hero Shot featured three Stenson was eliminated operating officer, told a news to the worst side in the ished in double digits, rather looking ahead to The Sixers had surged Challenge here. head-to-head match-ups — after posting a score of 800. conference, announcing the division, outscoring the including Antetoko- their next game. into a 60-42 lead at half- Woods defeated Spieth in Rahm vs Stenson, In the championship rescheduling. Knicks by 33-15 in the unmpo’s elder brother Knicks coach David time and looked to be in the championship round by Woodland vs Spieth and round, Spieth took on Kammuri brought high winds first quarter and showing Thanasis who chipped in Fizdale admitted his team control until a sustained a score of 1,800-900 on DeChambeau vs Woods — Woods with each taking and heavy rains across the no let-up through a one- with 10 points from his 12 had been bracing for an Utah fightback. Monday. with each player taking six final six shots at the target. northern Philippines, but did sided encounter. minutes on the court. onslaught from the tip-off. The Jazz had trailed by The 43-year-old defeated a shots at the target. Woods won in walk-off not directly hit the region Antetokounmpo was on The win saw the Bucks The Bucks are two 19 points after three quar- star-studded field featuring Stenson advanced by a fashion as the two were tied around the capital Manila, court for just 21 minutes, improve to 18-3 at the top games clear of second- ters and managed to claw Spieth, Bryson score of 1,200-1100, while going into the final shot. which is home to the three main adding 15 rebounds and of the Eastern placed Toronto, who back the deficit to seven DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Spieth won his match-up by Woods called game, hitting event hubs. The storm’s potent shooting 10-of-14 while Conference, while the stand at 15-4, just ahead of points with one minute Henrik Stenson and Gary a playoff score of 200-100, bulls eye and earned 1,000 gusts also forced officials to leading the scoring. Knicks remained rooted the Miami Heat and remaining before the Woodland. Woods earned a 900-700 vic- points in the process. close Manila’s international air- The Greek star was to the bottom of the Boston Celtics (14-5). Sixers steadied the ship The players took their tory. The Hero World port as a precaution. backed by Khris standings with just four The Philadelphia 76ers for the win. best shots at a bulls eye 130 In the second round, Challenge begins here from — AFP Middleton with 16 points wins against 17 defeats. meanwhile remained in — AFP yards away, hitting shots Stenson, Spieth and Woods Wednesday. — PTI