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DELHI RECORDS COLDEST OCTOBER ‘RAM NAAM SATYA JOURNEY’: BJP'S ‘FREE COVID VACCINE’ POLL TIME FOR CHANGE, CHINA CAN'T IN 58 YEARS: MET DEPARTMENT ADITYANATH'S ‘LOVE JIHAD’ WARNING PROMISE NOT VIOLATION: EC RELY ON OLD MODEL: XI JINPING

he month of October was the coldest in 58 years in the national Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today cited an Allahabad he BJP's poll promise in Bihar - to provide free coronavirus vaccines resident Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China can no longer rely on Tcapital, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The High Court order on religious conversion for marriage to raise the issue T- does not violate the model code of conduct in force during Pits previous economic development model of depending on global mean minimum temperature in October this year was 17.2 degrees of "love jihad", and invoke "Ram naam satya" - a Hindu funeral chant - to Assembly elections in the state, the Election Commission said Saturday, exports and must build self-controlled, safe and reliable domestic Celsius, the lowest since 1962, when it was 16.9 degrees Celsius, the issue a thinly-veiled threat to "those who... play with our sisters' responding to a RTI filed by activist Saket Gokhale. "...no violation of production and supply system to ensure industrial and IMD said. Normally, Delhi records a mean minimum temperature of 19.1 respect". Yogi Adityanath, whose administration has been any of the provisions of Model Code of Conduct has been observed...," national security. The just-concluded plenary session degrees Celsius in October. On Thursday, Delhi recorded a minimum criticised for a spate of horrific crimes against women - the poll body said in its reply, news agency PTI reported. Sources told of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius - including two separate instances of alleged rape against PTI the Election Commission cited "Directive headed by Xi, adopted his proposals to make the the lowest in the month of October in Dalit women in September - also repeated his plans for a Principles of State Policy (as) enshrined in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). While the 14th five- 26 years. The last time Delhi recorded "Mission Shakti" to "make sure all sisters and daughters Constitution..." to say "there can be no objection year plan envisages a massive overhaul of the such a low temperature was in 1994. are protected". "Allahabad High Court has said to the promise of welfare in an election country's domestic market to boost consumption in The national capital had recorded a low religious conversion isn't necessary for marriage. manifesto". The trust of voters should be sought order to reduce China's reliance on shrinking exports of 12.3 degrees Celsius on October 31, The government will work to curb "love jihad". We only on those promises that can actually be markets, the Vision 2035 visualises a long-term 1994, according to the IMD data. will make a law,” Adityanath said at a rally. fulfilled, the poll body said in its second point. plan, reflecting the development vision of Xi.

CORONA QUAGMIRE Jagan asks PM to intervene, AP’s borrowings for first half of resolve Polavaram imbroglio fiscal more than revenue: CAG n Naidu’s letter accepting revised cost of project at 2014 price level is proving to be a stumbling block now: CM PNS n VIJAYAWADA Commercial Taxes Department PNS n VIJAYAWADA Jagan also sent this letter to The Andhra Pradesh govern- Union Jal Shakti Minister, say- ment's borrowings for the first rolls up its sleeves to fill coffers Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan ing that the delay in release of half of the 2020-21 fiscal far Reddy has written to Prime the Central funds was causing exceeded revenues and the ith money hard to come Minister Narendra Modi ask- hurdles for the project works. revenue deficit touched a stag- by, the Commercial Taxes ing him to release pending The Chief Minister empha- gering Rs 45,472.77 crore, WDepartment will launch a Modi to babudom: funds to ensure speedy com- sised a specific paragraph in according to the state finance special drive to collect Rs 961 Move from ‘gov- pletion of Polavaram project. the Cabinet note dated April accounts released by the crore in additional revenue by the This is part of Jagan’s efforts 29, 2014 that says: “The present Comptroller and Auditor end of the year. ernment to to convince the Centre and estimated cost is Rs 16,010.45 General. Chief Commissioner of State remove the stumbling block in crore at 2010-11 price level It said the state borrowed Rs Taxes Peeyush Kumar on governance' Saturday said that the minimise the revenue deficit and the form of a letter by former which is likely to increase con- 55,169.84 crore from different Commercial Taxes deparment also bring additional revenue to chief minister N Chandrababu sidering time and cost over sources in the first six months has drawn a plan to bridge the the State exchequer, a special Naidu to the Prime Minister, in runs, inclusion of command as against Rs 48,295.59 crore gap between the targets and the drive is organised with an aim to 5 which the Andhra Pradesh area development works and target for the entire fiscal. revenue deficit occurred due to collect additional revenue of Rs government accepted the increased compensation under The revenue accruals, on the the economic slowdown, the 961 crore during the three revised cost of the project at the the Right to Fair other hand, were just 27.73 added impact of Covid from months period from October price level as on April 1, 2014 ter in the edition dated to complete the State’s lifeline Compensation and percent at Rs 44,915.52 crore March 2020. 2020 to December 2020. and requested the Prime October 30, 2020. project. He pointed out that Transparency in Land in the first half out of the tar- “To fill the revenue gap and Minister to approve the revised In his letter made public on Polavaram was taken up as a Acquisition, Rehabilitation and geted Rs 1,61,958.50 crore for 2 cost. Saturday, Jagan reminded the national project as per the Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act 30 the year. just Rs 29,936.39 crore, com- od last year, the report, released The Pioneer had reported Prime Minister that it’s the duty promise made in the AP of 2013)”. AP's tax revenue during the pared to Rs 41,904.25 crore on Friday, said. about the fallout of Naidu’s let- and responsibility of the Centre Reorganisation Act. 2 April-September period was during the corresponding peri- 2 YSRCP to gather feedback on delivery of governance PNS n VIJAYAWADA years Praja Sankalpa Yatra. The mass contact programme had given YSRCP leaders and activists an insight to him of the plight would spread out across the of people. This was reflected in state and meet the people for the manifesto which was 10 days from November 6 translated into welfare Curve of mistrust onwards to gather feed- schemes,” Sajjala reminded. peaks again in AP back on the welfare He said that the YSRCP schemes being implement- government has fulfilled ed by the YS Jaganmohan about 90 per cent of the Reddy government over the promises mentioned in the past one-and-a-half years. party’s election manifesto. 2 “Commencement of this “Jagan has emerged as a trend- drive will coincide with three setter in working for social jus- years of the Praja Sankalpa tice,” Sajjala said. TODAY Yatra,” said Government toHe said that party leaders Advisor (Public Affairs) Sajjala achieve, have been brought and cadre would be meeting ALMANAC Ramakrishna Reddy on about in the state by the Chief people to get feedback on the Month & Paksham: Saturday. Minister in the past one-and- implementation of the welfare He said that remarkable a-half years. schemes and how to provide Ashwin (Adhik) & Shukla Paksha changes, which would have “It was on November 6 three better services. Panchangam otherwise taken three or four years ago that Jagan began his 2 Tithi : Pratipada: 10:49 pm Nakshatram: Bharani: 08:57 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start any important work) Edu officials fine-tune norms Rahukalam: 04:15 pm – 05:40 pm Yamagandam: 11:59 am – 01:24 pm Varjyam: NIL ahead of reopening of schools Gulika: 02:50 pm - 04:15 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA Good Time: (to start any important work) Amritakalam: 03:33 pm – 05:21 pm Asserting that all precautions Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:36 am – 12:22 pm are being taken and that safe- ty measures would be strictly adhered to as schools reopen VIJAYAWADA from November 2, School WEATHER Education Commissioner V Forecast: Mostly sunny China Veerabhadrudu said Temp: 33/23 that the academic year 2020-21 Humidity: 64% has been extended up to April Sunrise: 06.14am 30. Sunset: 05.44pm “As schools reopen in a phased manner, our officials day meals in order to adhere to Veerabhadrudu told reporters Current Weather Conditions Updated october 31, 2020 5:00 PM are making changes right from safety protocols in wake of the here on Saturday. day-to-day schedules to mid- Covid-19 pandemic,” 2 OBTUSE ANGLE ‘Original James Bond’ Sean Connery dies at 90 PNS n VIJAYAWADA had been unwell for quite some time. Legendary Scottish star In the career spanning half Sean Connery, who became a a century, the actor featured in global sensation as the first many critically-acclaimed and James Bond and featured in a commercial blockbusters such string of cult hits in his five- as "The Hunt for Red decade-long career, has died. October", "Indiana Jones and He was 90. the Last Crusade", "Murder on According to BBC, the actor the Orient Express" and "The passed away overnight in his Rock". sleep while in the Bahamas. He 2 02 SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020

mary health centres and dis- pensaries is among the list of 29 subjects set out for devolu- ‘ALL AND tion to panchayats. Curve of mistrust peaks again in AP Andhra Pradesh stands to SUNDRY’ lose Rs. 5,100 crore from the back of its landslide win in redress complaints that the statewide election cannot be Centre under the 14th Finance 2019, ousted Ramesh Kumar The ruling party too has not covered official machinery had pre- faulted. Innovative ways have Commission due to postpone- he curve of confronta- and appointed a former High vented opposition candidates to be found to work round the ment of these elections. YSRC tion between the A. P. Court judge in his place. itself with glory by attributing caste from filing nominations. problem. What is getting lost leaders contend that they are TState Election Ramesh Kumar was, however, motives to Ramesh Kumar, accusing The YSRCP claims that it in the tussle between AP SEC ready to forego this amount if Commission and Chief restored to his position after him of acting at the behest of TDP wants to save lives by postpon- and Jagan Mohan Reddy is the lives are saved, if the Covid-19 Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan government lost the ensuing ing the elections, while the spirit in which the 73rd and curve is flattened by deferring Reddy has once again hit a court battles and received a rap president Chandrababu Naidu and SEC wants to discharge its 74th Constitutional the elections. This is a silly peak. In a 180-degree reversal from the Supreme Court about being overanxious to see his back constitutional role under Amendments were passed argument as the money can be of their roles, the Commission its motives. Article 243by conducting three decades ago. The laud- used for fighting the virus. is intent on conducting elec- The SEC chief had deferred them. These stands are not able objective behind these After the healthy turnout of tions to the local bodies while the elections in March when the Chief Minister and meet- covered itself with glory by mutually contradictory as changes was to break away voters in the first phase of the YSR Congress will have the Covid-19 cases were in sin- ing BJP leaders Y. S. Chowdary attributing caste motives to S NAGESH KUMAR many would like to believe. from the conventional plan- polling in Bihar, the Election none of it because of the gle digits but amid ominous and Kamineni Srinivas in a Ramesh Kumar, accusing him Former Resident Editor, The Kerala model has shown ning process that did not Commission described its Covid-19 pandemic. projections by epidemiolo- star hotel in Vijayawada, giv- of acting at the behest of TDP The Hindu how panchayat raj institutions involve citizens. decision to hold the polls as "a About eight months ago, gists about future spread of the ing YSR Congress leaders a president Chandrababu Naidu have lent strength to the fight Another logic was that pan- leap of faith and not a leap in Commission chairman virus. Now, he is making handle to circulate conspiracy and being overanxious to see against Covid-19 by effective chayats must not be conceived the dark". Andhra too needs a Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar moves to hold the elections theories. Normally, such meet- his back. Its disquiet over the Bunni festival in Kurnool implementation of as extensions of the state gov- leap of trust for bringing syn- triggered a political uproar by when the caseload has touched ings should not be a matter of holding elections citing the recently after banning it; Kudumbashree, a community ernments but as units of self- ergy between the SEC's duty to announcing postponement of 8.20 lakh and the daily cases controversy but for the allega- pandemic does not sound Jagan's misreading of the coro- organisation of neighbour- governance. In the context of preserve the Constitutional elections due to the coron- are hovering around 2,900. He tion about the collusion convincing not merely because na threat by his statement hood groups of women. On the current health pandemic, norms and the Government's avirus threat. An outraged had lent himself open to fur- between Ramesh Kumar and of its U-turn on the matter. It that paracetamol was the only the face of it, the govern- Entry 23 of the 11th schedule concern to safeguard people's YSR Congress, which banked ther criticism by writing a Srinivas. has to answer for laxities dur- medication and the steps his ment's stand that social dis- that reads as "health, sanita- lives. This is well within the upon riding to victory on the letter to the Centre targeting The ruling party too has not ing religious festivities like government had taken to tancing will go for a toss in a tion, including hospitals, pri- realm of possibility. ‘Original James Bond’ Jagan asks PM to intervene,... AP neglects onion farming, Continued from Page 1 negation of the provisions of revision in cost of any ongoing the AP Reorganisation Act, project is a natural process to Sean Connery He said that the Cabinet 2014 on Polavaram,” Jagan arrive at a realistic cost of com- note made it clear that the then wrote. pletion considering time over- dies at 90 Government was amenable to He said that this virtually runs and cost overruns. Cost Continued from Page 1 consumers left teary-eyed revising the cost estimates so added additional burden on revision is necessitated main- as not to cause loss to the State the State Government though ly due to time overrun, infla- Scotland's First Minister PNS n HYDERABAD This is despite the fact that Government. the state's share had already tion, introduction of new taxes Nicola Sturgeon mourned the KP variety — cultivated in “I would like to appraise you been spent and accepted as on (GST), Acts or rules (Act 30 of the veteran star's death, say- The failure of successive gov- Rayalaseema — commands on the latest happening the April 1, 2014 as recorded by 2013). ing that the country has lost ernments to encourage onion high demand in Arab nations, execution of Polavaram project Central Cabinet resolution of Jagan said that the AP Gov- "one of her best loved sons". cultivation is now forcing peo- while onions cultivated in and its revised cost estimates May 26, 2014. ernment has already incurred "Sean will be remembered ple living in both the Telugu Telangana are relished in Dubai leading to an imbroglio and “Somehow the then an expenditure of over Rs best as James Bond - the clas- states to depend on Karnataka and other countries. But the embarrassment which is war- Government of Andhra 12,520.91 crore after State sic 007 - but his roles were and Maharashtra for the essen- domestic cultivation of onions ranting your kind interven- Pradesh failed to bring this bifurcation on the project many & varied. He was a tial spice in their cuisine. is not sufficient to meet the tion,” Jagan said in his letter. He complete ad hoc departure including on land acquisition global legend but, first and Truth be told, there is hard- people’s needs. As a result, the expressed concern that any from Gazette notification of and rehabilitating and resettle- foremost, a patriotic and ly any encouragement, or infra- state is depending on imports. further delay would escalate May 28, 2014 to the notice of ment of the project displaced proud Scot - his towering structure to store the onions, The input cost is around Rs the cost of Polavaram works to Government of India for the families. presence at the opening of even if the vegetable is cultivat- 60,000 per acre, meaning that an unimaginably unbearable reasons best known to it,” Out of this, around Rs @ScotParl in 1999 showed his ed on a massive scale in the two if the MSP is Rs 10 a kg, the level in future. Jagan said. 8,507.26 crore has been reim- love for the country of his Telugu States. farmers would break even. “Already, the inordinate The Chief Minister remind- bursed and the balance of Rs birth," she tweeted. Connery It’s no secret that onions are Hybrid onion seeds are sold delays earlier have caused a ed that since the last approval 4,013.65 crore is due for reim- was born on August 25, 1930, pinching a hole in the pockets by seed companies at Rs 2,000 steep hike in Polavaram esti- of investment clearance was bursement and the bills are to a Catholic factory worker of consumers and this is being a kg. Earlier, the horticulture mated costs which came to Rs done at 2010-11 Price Level, pending for works done since and a Protestant domestic even more acutely felt in the Onions are cultivated in As long as the area under department used to give Rs 600 55,000 crore,” he said. the Polavaram Project December, 2018. cleaner. He left school at the festival season. kharif and rabi in cultivation of onions does not subsidy per kg of onion seeds. “It is pertinent to mention Authority (PPA) had asked Jagan said that on October age 13 with no qualifications What hurts more is that Mahbubnagar, Ranga Reddy, increase, a repeat in the future For inexplicable reasons, this is here that the project was Govemment of Andhra 12, the Union Finance and delivered milk, polished daily, lorry loads of onions are Kurnool and Kadapa districts is almost a certainty, the offi- being denied to farmers for the accorded investment clearance Pradesh to submit a realistic Ministry had cleared reim- coffins and laid bricks, before being imported from Nasik to of Telugu states. In Nizamabad cial said. last three years. for the 1st Revised Cost revised cost estimate for com- bursement of Rs 2,234.77 crore joining the Royal Navy. But Telugu states. district, the farmers raise white Onions does not figure The horticulture depart- Estimate (RCE-1) vide letter pletion of the project. of the the Rs. 4,013.65 crore he was invalided out of the The kharif onion output onions once they harvest among 24 crops for which the ment extends Rs 1.40 crore to dated May 8, 2017 by the Accordingly, the State due on condition that the service with stomach ulcers was originally estimated in paddy in the kharif. Centre declares MSP annual- those who build cold storage Ministry of Water Resources Government filed a revised Polavaram Project Authority only three years later. the country at 43 lakh tonnes. The light soil in undivided ly. facilities. If the subsidy were to with a condition (in pursuance cost estimate for Rs 55,548.87 accepting the second revised He initially made a living As the crop was damaged in Ranga Reddy district, Medak, The government has left the be suspended, onions can be of September 30, 2016 decision crore at the 2017-18 Price cost cstimate (RCE) at 2013-14 by doing odd-jobs like dri- many states, the yield is unlike- Nalgonda, Warangal and choice of procurement price of cultivated in 25,000 acres, of Ministry of Finance) that Level. A Revised Cost price level, that too removing ving trucks, working as a life- ly to cross 37 lakh tonnes. Mahbubnagar districts is suit- onions to the traders. This according to a senior official in while 100 percent of balance Committee (RCC) reviewed water supply component from guard and posing as a model The quality of onions suf- able for cultivation of onions often leads to artificial short- the horticulture department cost after April 1, 2014 shall be the proposal in detail and rec- irrigation component against at the Edinburgh College of fered because of high moisture and an acre yields up to 150 age. Two months ago, farmers who wished to remain anony- borne by the Government of ommended a second revised the norms of CWC (Central Art. The actor spent his spare content. This has led to prices tonnes. dumped the harvested onion mous. India and balance cost of irri- cost estimate for Rs 47,617.74 Water Commission). time bodybuilding. skyrocketing and quality In 2019, a kg of onions was crops in the farm as prices were Lack of proper plans to gation component at latest crore. However, investment “This is tantamount to onions are being sold at up to sold at Rs 50 in September and not remunerative. increase the area of cultivation Price Level shall be borne by clearance for second revised accepting a totally unrealistic Rs 100 a kg. October. As the officials did However, farmers are not under onion crop, lack of ware- the State Government from cost estimate (for the project is cost to complete a National Currently, onions are raised not plan on increasing cultiva- too enthusiastic about raising house facility, lack of support their resources. This adhoc yet to be given by Ministry of Project declared under AP Commercial Taxes in 5,500 hectares in Telangana tion, the vegetable is now being onions due to lack of proper price have been contributing to decision of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Chief Minister Reorganisation Act, 2014,” department rolls up and 15,000 hectares in AP. sold at Rs 100 kg. storage facilities. the shortage. Finance in a way was a total wrote, pointing out that that Jagan wrote. its... Continued from Page 1 YSRCP to collect feedback... Edu officials fine-tune... AP’s borrowings for The target is allocated to Continued from Page 1 Chief Minister with a holistic and hence introduced the Continued from Page 1 be undergoing orientation on divisions based on the poten- view to give a larger picture of English medium in the prima- Covid precautions and the first half of fiscal... tiality, arrears, Professions Sajjala pointed out that vil- the governance, Sajjala said. ry school level, which was He explained the steps classes start from 9.15 am and Tax balances and GST Return lage secretariats have been set Reverse tendering was intro- also opposed by Naidu claim- being taken to ensure a safe will go on up to 1.45 pm, fol- Continued from Page 1 The state, though, received and other balances,” Peeyush in place and village volunteers duced for effective work at less- ing that mother tongue was environment in compliance lowed by midday meals. In the Rs 13,678.79 crore in grants Kumar said. recruited to take governance to er cost and 100 per cent trans- being neglected. with the Standard Operating afternoon hours, the students "It's obvious that the coro- from the Centre, a substantial “With our unstinted and the doorsteps of the people. fer of money transparently. “Telugu is being given equal Procedure (SOP) of the will be taking online classes for navirus-induced lockdown increase from Rs 9,230.20 concerted efforts, Rs 334.29 “The government has “Naidu had messed up the importance by the govern- Government of India. those students, who didn’t had a telling impact on the crore during the correspond- crore was achieved over and turned the volunteers into whole system and left debts of ment. Amma Vodi and Nadu- Although schools would turn up for schools. The aca- revenues and hence the steep ing period last year. above the fixed target of Rs facilitators who have been hundreds of crores of rupees to Nedu besides other pro- start functioning from demic year 2020-21 is extend- decline in income," a senior With more freebie schemes 332.55 crore for the month of working on saturation basis in the state. The opposition was grammes are in place for edu- November 2 for Classes 9 and ed up to April 30, totalling 180 official of the Finance depart- launched this year, the revenue October. Further an amount a transparent manner to take going to court against any cation of the poor. One can see 10, the students will be attend- working days” said ment said. Since the revenues expenditure showed a sharp of Rs 295.16 crore and Rs the government programmes good thing that the govern- the importance being given to ing on alternate day and class- Veerabhadrudu. had fallen sharply, the govern- increase from Rs 23,397.69 333.32 crore is set as target for to the poor and weaker sec- ment wanted to do whether it women by the Chief Minister es will be held till noon. The The officials have also made ment had to rely on borrow- crore during April-September the months of November tions. Over 50 lakh farmers be providing housing to the with 50 percent reservation officials made it clear that alternative arrangements for ings heavily, he noted. Though 2019-20 to Rs 54,206.63 crore 2020 and December 2020 have got input subsidy direct- poor or introducing the and schemes like Cheyutha each classroom will be limit- students opting to stay at various tax rates were during the same period in the respectively,” the taxman said. ly into their accounts through English medium at the prima- and Asara,” Sajjala said. ed to only 16 students, follow- home and pursue online edu- increased in the last couple of current year. He said that though the the Direct Bank Transfer ry school level,” Sajjala stated. He said revolutionary ing social distance protocols. cation, by bringing dedicated months, they have not yet The capital expenditure too targets fixed are at higher (DBT) with the stroke of a He said all the schemes changes were also being “Wearing face masks, wash- mobile apps like Abyasa and fully reflected in the revenues. showed a significant jump to side, habituated by fervency, computer button by the Chief were introduced with family brought in the health sector ing hands, and maintaining Diksa, along with classes on "We may see some increase Rs 9,331.90 crore this year, the departmental officers are Minister as part of the Rythu and village as a unit, emphasis- with 2,000 diseases being cov- physical distance are mandato- Doordarshan and YouTube in the coming months," the compared to Rs 3,338.59 crore striving hard to achieve the Bharosa programme,” he said. ing that the Chief Minister ered in the Arogyasri pro- ry which should be followed by channels, based on the stu- official added. last year, the report said. targets set for coming two All this has been done with wanted the poor to become gramme and all hospitals being every student as well as teach- dent’s accessibility to the tech- months. a strong conviction by the educated and come up in life developed. ers. Every day the students will nology.

VIJAYAWADA Covid tests cross 80 BULLION RATES Covid case fatality rate falls below 1.5 pc GOLD lakh mark in AP PTI n NEW DELHI and non-invasive oxygen, the Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, PNS n VIJAYAWADA fell below the 25,000 mark to ` 51,900 (10 gm) statement said. Madhya Pradesh — account 24,575, after a total of 7,92,083 ` 250 India's Covid-19 case fatality The effective implementa- for 85 per cent of the total Andhra Pradesh on Saturday recoveries and 6,690 deaths. SILVER rate (CFR) fell below 1.5 per tion of the strategy by state and deaths, it said. completed 80 lakh sample The overall Covid-19 recov- ` 65,300 (1kg) cent on Saturday, the Union UT governments has resulted Six states and UTs registered tests for coronavirus, which ery rate improved to 96.20 ` 900 health ministry said, crediting in early identification, prompt cumulative deaths below 100, turned out a total of per cent while the the Centre-led strategy of 'test, isolation and timely clinical whereas eight states and UTs 8,23,348 positives so mortality rate trace, track and treat' for keep- management of hospitalised registered deaths below 1,000, far. remained stable CHICKEN ing coronavirus-related deaths cases, it said. it added. The state also at 0.81 per RATES `/KG low and within manageable "These have ensured that Sixteen states and UTs have crossed the 1.50 cent. numbers. India's Covid mortality is kept recorded deaths below 10,000. lakh mark in West Dressed/With Skin `181 Deaths per million popula- low and within manageable India added 59,454 new recov- tests per million Godavari and Without Skin `206 tion in the country stand at a numbers," it added. eries the previous day, while with an overall Krishna dis- Broiler at Farm `125 very low level of 88, it said. The ministry said 65 per 48,268 new infections were positivity rate of tricts reported The ministry said 23 states cent of the total deaths were reported. 10.25 per cent. more than 400 and union territories in the recorded in five States — The total number of recov- In 24 hours end- new cases, while EGG country have a CFR lower tent decline in the number of The Centre-led strategy of Maharashtra (36.04 pc), eries has crossed the 74-lakh ing 9 am on Saturday, East Godavari, RATES than the national average, while daily deaths, the ministry said 'test, trace, track and treat' has Karnataka (9.16 pc), Tamil mark (7,432,829). 82,045 tests were done, yield- Guntur and Chittoor added `/100 65 per cent of the total deaths in a statement. focused on effective contain- Nadu (9.12 pc), Uttar Pradesh "Higher number of single- ing 2,783 fresh cases of Covid- between 300 and 400. HYDERABAD 480 so far were recorded in five "On a progressive decline, ment strategy, aggressive test- (5.76 pc) and West Bengal day recoveries is also reflected 19, the latest bulletin said. Four districts added states. the CFR has dropped to 1.49 ing and standardised clinical (5.58 pc). in the continuous increase in It said 3,708 patients had between 100 and 200 more VIJAYAWADA 505 A total 551 deaths were per cent as on date. Also, 23 management protocols based Ten states and UTs — the national recovery rate, recovered from the infection cases while four others report- VISAKHAPATNAM 490 reported the previous day, states and UTs have CFR lower on a comprehensive Standard Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil which is at present 91.34 per while 14 more succumbed in ed less than 100 in 24 hours, RETAIL PRICE `4.80 according to the ministry. than the national average," it of Care approach which Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West cent," the ministry under- 24 hours. it added. Kurnool added the (IN VIJAYAWADA) There is a steady and consis- said. includes use of anticoagulants Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, scored. The number of active cases lowest 34 cases.

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NAIDU INTERACTS WITH YOUNG MINDS OF IIT BOMBAY Police foil ‘Jail Bharo & Chalo Guntur' Naidu underscores need PNS n VIJAYAWADA TDP LEADERS PUT UNDER HOUSE ARREST Police foiled the call for 'Jail VIJAYAWADA: TDP senior leader new peak. Bharo and Chalo Guntur' on Yanamala Ramakrishnudu What people were seeing in for ‘technopreneurs’ Saturday planned by the flayed the government for Andhra Pradesh was not a Rule Opposition parties in protest 'ruthlessly suppressing' the 'Jail of Law but a 'Police Raj', which PNS n VIJAYAWADA n The country's against handcuffing of farmers. Bharo' agitation launched by was trampling on all rights of landscape was Police restricted the move- Amaravati farmers and Dalits. people. TDP National President N constantly changing. ment of TDP and other He condemned the house TDP leaders Nimmakayala Chandrababu Naidu had an Seven decades ago, arrests of TDP leaders and Chinarajappa, Devineni Opposition party leaders by online interaction with the everybody was thinking putting them under house former ministers across the Umamaheswara Rao, Nakka young brains of IIT Bombay arrest. TDP leaders slammed State. The suppression of Anand Babu, Prathipati Pulla when he gave a clarion call to of pre-independent and post-independent India. the government for suppress- Police obstruct the agitators in taking part in ‘Jail Bharo and Chalo Guntur’ call peaceful protests by the agitators Rao, former MLAs Jyothula the GenNext to imagine, visu- ing farmers and Dalits and given by the Opposition, in Guntur on Saturday was heinous and inhuman, which Nehru, Nettam Raghu Ram and alise, adapt and innovate for Later, the perception objected to the house arrests of was not being seen anywhere others were placed under house bringing qualitative transfor- changed to pre-reforms their party leaders. else in the country. He said that arrest. The police issued notices mation in the country in the and post-reforms The situation turned tense in everybody should condemn the to them under CrPC Section 149. next 30 years. Guntur when the leaders and The situation turned tense in Guntur unconstitutional and The Opposition parties took part He underscored the need for activists belonging to the TDP, when the leaders and activists undemocratic activities of the in protests against the police for the budding technopreneurs n Now, everybody is looking at things as pre-Covid and post- the CPI and other organisations government. handcuffing Dalit farmers before and young managers to devel- Covid. In just a few months, the invisible virus changed the tried to barge into the district belonging to the TDP, the CPI and Dalit farmers were protesting shifting them to the jail. op Vision-2050 for their per- lives and lifestyles of one and all forever democratically against the Farmers were only stopping jail. other organisations tried to barge into sonal growth and for the future n Amaravati farmers JAC leader the district jail handcuffing and imprisonment of outsiders from entering the growth of the nation by giving Naidu said that the future would belong to those Puvvada Sudhakar, non-politi- their fellow farmers. Amaravati capital city area. They their individual and collective who meticulously follow the three takeaways, which cal JAC leader Mallikarjuna Permission was asked much were duly checking the photo contributions. are IT literacy, non-conventional energy and skill Rao, Amaravati women JAC in advance but officials were identity cards of the outsiders Naidu delivered his enlight- upgradation leader Dr Rayapati Sailaja, AP government was treating farm- and took them into their cus- hand-in-glove with the ruling coming in auto-rickshaws into ening address as a distin- Parirakshana Samiti convener ers as criminals for conducting tody and shifted thme to party to thwart the Opposition Amaravati to take part in 'counter guished speaker at Alankar- individuals and families, States tasks along their local, region- Prof Guntupalli Srinivas, peaceful protests, hence, police Nallapadu police station. CPI protests. agitation' in favour of three 2020, IIT Bombay's Global and countries work with vision al and global importance. Congress leader Sunakara handcuffed farmers. They dem- State secretary K Ramak-rishna TDP leader Varla Ramaiah capitals plan of Jaganmohan Leadership Summit organised and a meticulous execution of He told the budding man- Padmasri, CPI State assistant anded unconditional release of and others rushed to Nallapadu objected to the police placing Reddy. Because of this, cases with the theme 'Order in that vision. He said that the agers that it was constant secretary Muppalla Nageswara farmers from jail and with- police station and objected to him under house arrest. were filed against Dalit farmers Chaos' by the Shailesh J Mehta present generation would have learning and relearning that Rao and others squatted on the drawal of cases.Police swung the forcible arrest of women, He deplored that the chaotic of Krishnayapalem in capital city School of Management. to plan big and develop a inspired him to be an active main road in front of district into action and forcefully farmers and demanded the and archaic activities of the area and they were eventually He said that this enormous 'mega mindset' with a broad participant and a dynamic jail.The leaders alleged that the removed leaders and protestors release of arrested activists. YSRCP regime were reaching a jailed. crisis could as well be turned world perspective, while at change leader in today's into a beautiful opportunity if the same time, prioritising knowledge economy. Top NEET rankers' APAA former secy elected Edu institutions under TTD CM to take list released as AFI joint secretary to reopen from Nov 2 part in AP PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Formation Day The list of candidates, PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA The NTR University of Health who appeared for All the schools and colleges Sciences, Vijayawada, has Andhra Pradesh Athletic managed by the TTD will Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan released the Andhra Pradesh NEET and secured Association (APAA) former reopen from November 2, Reddy will unfurl the national NEET top 25 rankers' list on 113 and above score, secretary AV Raghavendra has according to TTD JEO flag to mark the Andhra Saturday. been elected as the joint secre- (Health & Education) Sada Pradesh State Formation Day at G Chaitanya Sindhu are placed on the tary of the Athletic Federation Bhargavi. She disclosed this the camp office in Tadepalli at secured the sixth rank, K university website of India (AFI) in the annual while addressing a review 9 am on Sunday. Venkat 13th, B Manasa 16th, general body meeting of the meeting of principals and After rendering the ‘Maa SKA Khadeer 18th, L Sekhar federation held in New Delhi headmasters at the TTD Telugu Thalli’ song, the Chief Satvik Sarma 20th, J Bala sons with disability (OC) is on Saturday. APAA former secretary AV Raghavendra Secretary of APAA Hyma administrative building on Minister will pay tributes to Sivarama Krishna 26th, D Sai 129. This is the highest position Saturday. Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu, Chakradhar 39th, T Swetha The list of candidates, who for an administrator from The TTD JEO instructed Telugu Thalli and receive the Gayatri 40th, Y Mahitha appeared from AP for NEET Andhra Pradesh post bifurca- won medals in rural meets. Another railway employee, officials to launch sanitation guard of honour. Later, the Reddy 54th, M Likhith Kumar 2020 and secured 113 and tion. Present secretary of He actively played a role in Hyma was actively involved in drive at all colleges and schools Chief Minister will address a Reddy 60th, G Srikar above score, are placed on the APAA Hyma has been elected staging several junior nation- athletics and took part in 100 as per Covid-19 guidelines. video conference with District Nikhilesh 71st and S university website as the Executive Committee al athletic meets and also metres, 200 metres, 400 metres For the academic year 2020- Collectors and SPs. Mahammad Jeelan 95th are http://ntruhs.ap.nic.in. member of the Federation and senior national held at Acharya and 4x100 relay. She took part 21, admissions will be con- Ministers belonging to vari- among the top 25 rankers, There are 29 colleges for both were elected unanimous- Nagarjuna University in 2017. in as many as 16 junior nation- ducted following the guide- ous districts, District In-charge who secured the ranks below medicine with 5,010 seats that ly. He also organised two South al meets in her 10 years career lines i.e; 16 to 30 students per should be conducted at regu- Ministers, District Collectors 100. include two minority medical Raghavendra, working in Zone meets - one at ANU and representing all age groups class with regular sanitation, lar intervals. and SPs will watch the State- As many as 43,977 candi- colleges and Sri Padmavathi Vijayawada Division of South the other at Kakinada. starting from under-14. She, wearing of masks and social The TTD JEO also issued level programme through video dates appeared from Andhra Medical College for Women Central Railway, is a product of As a manager, he went, on sports quota, joined the distancing. special guidelines and pre- conference. After the conclu- Pradesh while 35,270 candi- (under SVIMS), Tirupati, and Vijayawada Sports School and along with Indian contingent Indian Railways and represent- She directed the health cautions to be followed by offi- sion of the event, programmes dates were qualified in the 16 Dental Colleges with 1,440 represented Krishna district to Asian meets at Doha (Qatar) ed railways in the national department officials to ensure cials at all TTD institutions. of respective districts will start. NEET examination. seats. Students are informed to and later Andhra Pradesh in and at Jakarta (Indonesia) in meets for four years. She regular sanitation and avail- DEO Ramana Prasad, addi- In case, the District Ministers The cut off score for gener- look at the university website 400 metres and 400 metres 2018. He also actively partici- became the secretary of APAA ability of soaps in all school tional health officer Dr Sunil are not available for various rea- al category is 147, for regularly for notifications for hurdles. He took part in sev- pated in seminars and work- in 2018 and represented India and college corridors. Covid- Kumar, principals of all col- sons, the respective District SC/ST/BC and candidates submissions of online applica- eral district, rural and state shops on dope tests and the in an Asian-level woman lead- 19 awareness programmes for leges and headmasters of all In-charge Ministers will receive with disability is 113 and per- tions and web counselling. meets from 1990 to 1995. He perils of using the substance. ership seminar at Jakarta. students and their parents schools were present. the guard of honour. Ajit Singh Nagar residents BJP seeks extension Polavaram is Centre’s project, get a whiff of fresh air of Form 18 & 19 says Minister for Irrigation PNS n VIJAYAWADA n Reiterating that PNS n VIJAYAWADA Polavaram is a Central submission date The State government is only a project and the State is People staying in and around facilitator and it’s the Centre, working on behalf of Ajith Singh Nagar dumping PNS n VIJAYAWADA and lack of necessary facilities which has to complete the the Union government, yard can get a breath of fresh enabling them to submit the Polavaram project, asserted he said the previous fire, thanks to the Vijayawada BJP State unit president Somu forms as eligible voters and the Minister for Irrigation and Water government has Municipal Corporation, as seg- Veerraju on Saturday odd times prescribed by Resources Anil Kumar Yadav. regation of waste has become addressed a letter to their administrations for Speaking to the media here on bungled on the a reality. the Chief Electoral their duties and also Saturday, the minister blamed Polavaram issue, Thousands of tonnes of Officer requesting for other valid rea- the previous TDP government Minister for Irrigation garbage, which had been piled him to extend the sons. for messing up with the and Water Resources up for more than 20 years in An aerial view of Ajit Singh Nagar dumping yard in Vijayawada time to file Form "We examined this Polavaram project despite shar- Union government, including Anil Kumar Yadav said the dumping yard, is finally 18 and 19 by the issue in depth, thanks ing power with the BJP. Chief Rehabilitation and Resettlement, segregated and removed from from the dumping yard by bio- The Vijayawada Municipal eligible teacher vot- to God there is a per- Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy he reminded and blamed the ment, the Polavaram project 45 acres. As per the agreement mining, which segregates plas- Corporation has built several ers. ceptible reduction in has written a letter to Prime TDP for neglecting the project was landed in jeopardy. with the VMC, the Tamil tic, earth and other material. hundred houses in Ajit Singh In his letter, he stat- Covid-19 cases but the Minister Narendra Modi to take by not tabling the revised esti- He said that the previous Nadu-based Zigma Global People living around Ajith Nagar under the JNNURM. ed that the party had received threat perception and antici- the second revised estimates mates in the Central Cabinet government welcomed the pack- Environ Solutions, had com- Singh Nagar dumping yard Several hundred houses are yet many complaints and requests pated second wave are very into account and narrated the meeting. age announced by the Union pleted its task and reclaimed have been suffering a lot until to be occupied by the benefi- to approach the electoral much frightening. sequence of events, the minister The State Bifurcation Act has government and brought it the waste by installing a bio- the recent past due to increas- ciaries. authorities to seek extension of In the given circumstances, said. clearly mentioned that the under the package without con- mining plant in the dumping ing ground water pollution, air "Out of the reclaimed land the time for submission of sufficient time, that is to say Reiterating that Polavaram is Polavaram will be constructed by sidering cost escalation. Though yard. pollution, bad odour caused five acres will be converted two Form 18 and 19 by the eligible more period than normally a Central project and the State is the Union government as a the Union government had The VMC and Zigma due to the organic content acres for waste to compost pro- teacher voters from the sched- given for presenting Form 18 working on behalf of the Union national project. It was also asked to submit the revised esti- Company signed the agree- decomposition, mosquito, fly cessing facility, five acres for uled time of November 6. and 19 by the eligible voters are government, he said the previ- agreed that the Centre should mates of the project between ment more than two years ago menace and stagnant water farmers produce market and Many of the complaints are not only advised but also nec- ous government has bungled on provide funds for irrigation, 2014 and September 2016, the for the removal of garbage near the dump. five acres for children's park," related to restricted mobility essary," he said. the Polavaram issue, he said. land acquisition and rehabilita- TDP government had failed to Entire responsibility of tion. However, due to the negli- do so, which ultimately led to the Polavaram project is on the gence of the previous govern- current situation, he alleged. AP FORMATION DAY TODAY JR COLLEGES Governor foresees bright future for AP Minister refutes charges PNS n VIJAYAWADA physical, social and industrial n Referring to the as agriculture, health, educa- infrastructure, the Governor business-friendly tion, housing, welfare etc. On the eve of Andhra said he is confident that policies and robust "All of us in the State have Pradesh Formation Day on Andhra Pradesh is poised to physical, social and gone through the difficult sit- of non-availability of seats November 1, Governor Biswa become one of country's best industrial infrastructure, uation posed by the Covid-19 PNS n Bushan Harichandan said the States in the future. the Governor said he is pandemic, which has made VIJAYAWADA sion process to bring trans- found violations of rules, State is blessed with abundant The government is com- confident that Andhra an adverse impact on the eco- parency. The minister said, "A hence, action was initiated natural resources, fertile land, mitted to providing assured nomic growth and develop- Minister for Education propaganda has been carried against 613 colleges. He said river basins, extensive canal water supply for domestic, irri- Pradesh is poised to ment," he said. Adimulapu Suresh refuted the out about the non-availability that Chief Minister YS system and conducive agro-cli- gation and industrial use and become one of He hoped that patience and allegations of non-availability of seats in Intermediate, which Jaganmohan Reddy is keen on matic conditions. ensure supply of quality power country's best States in continuous perseverance of seats for Intermediate cours- is baseless, required seats are providing good education. He said apart from possess- to farmers as well as improving the future towards the desired goals to es in the State. available in colleges and the Therefore, modernisation of ing the second longest coastline infrastructure right from fight the adverse situations Addressing a press meet government has issued notifi- government educational insti- in the country and one of the Anganwadi centres to higher created by this unprecedented here on Saturday, the minister cation to start 561 new junior tutions was taken up under the largest producers of marine education institutions in the welfare benefits on an inclusive calamity faced by mankind said that 5,83,580 seats are colleges. "He alleged that the Nadu-Nedu programme. products, the State is also education sector as well as basis. will pay off in the near future. available. The government has famous corporate colleges are The government has decid- equipped with abundant upgrading infrastructure from Secretariat system, a first of its The Governor in his address He cautioned that even initiated disciplinary action operating classes in tiny rooms ed to open all higher educa- human capital with huge primary health care centres to kind in the country, which highlighted 'Navaratnalu', the though the situation is slowly against 613 colleges for viola- without basic amenities despite tional institutions, including potential, progressive attitude super specialty hospitals in enabled taking the administra- integrated welfare programme improving, people should tion of norms in 13 districts as collection of huge fees, which university colleges and its affil- and high level of entrepre- the health sector, he said. tion to the doorstep of people consisting of nine major wel- remain alert, not to lower the these colleges had failed to pro- is a violation of norms. iated colleges across the State neurship aptitude. He made a special mention with the convergence of gov- fare schemes aimed at develop- guard and strictly follow guide- vide basic facilities. He said that officials con- from November 2, and class- Referring to the business- of the implementation of ernment programmes and ment of all regions of the State lines till a viable vaccine is He said that the government ducted inspections in private es will be conducted on all six friendly policies and robust Village Secretariat/Ward speedy delivery of pro-poor and covering core sectors such made available for all. has begun the online admis- and corporate colleges and days of a week. SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 telangana 04 DUBBAK BY-POLL BJP cheated people with Candidates make last-ditch efforts false promises, says Harish PNS n DUBBAKA PNS n HYDERABAD As campaign drew to a close for the by-polls in Dubbaka, Finance Minister T Harish the ruling TRS and opposition Rao has accused the BJP of Congress and BJP are making cheating Telangana with false all out efforts to woo the vot- promises over the years. ers. The leaders of all three par- Addressing the Yuva Garjana ties are crisscrossing the con- held at Bonala Kondapur in stituency, addressing rallies Chegunta mandal on Saturday, and conducting road shows. he stated that that the BJP had The TRS, which is sitting pret- passed the "one vote two states" ty to retain the seat, is ahead of resolution during BJP its rivals in the campaign with Kakinada meeting, he said Finance Minister T Harish that the TRS leaders had sev- Rao himself leading the charge TRS, Congress and BJP leaders campaigning in Dubbak Constituency on Saturday eral times tendered their res- busy in social media and are with the target of ensuring the ignations to force the Union The TRS senior seen less among the people. He party's victory with a majority not believe the TRS and the Godavari water here is going to electoral success, he added. government to create leader has said that Congress and BJP of one lakh votes. Harish Rao BJP. solve the irrigation problems of The welfare schemes intro- Telangana State. leaders will not be seen after had been visiting the villages In the 2018 elections, out of the region. The TRS govern- duced by YSR are still every Public holiday The TRS senior leader has appealed to the the elections. It's only the TRS and addressing meetings much the 1,90,483 votes over 1,63,658 ment welfare and development green in the memory of the said that neither Union constituency government which works for before the announcement of were polled. While the TRS schemes reached every house- voters, he said adding that the declared in Minister of State for Home G the people, he said. While the poll schedule. He believes candidate Solipeta Ramalinga hold, she said assuring the Congress has a very strong vote Kishan Reddy nor any other people to elect participating in a public meet- that both the Congress and the Reddy was polled 89,112, electorate to develop the con- bank in the constituency. The Dubbak on Nov 3 BJP leader tendered their res- Solipeta Sujatha ing held at Narsing mandal BJP are competing for the sec- Congress nominee Maddula stituency further with support BJP candidate Raghunandan ignation. Harish said that as an MLA to head quarters in Dubbak con- ond place. Nageswar Reddy secured from minister T Harish Rao. Rao has said that the people of PNS n HYDERABAD Kishan Reddy had refused to stituency, Harish Rao said that On the other hand, contes- 26,691 votes. The BJP candi- Congress nominee Cheruku Dubbak have been seeking tender resignation and backed continue all the the TRS will be in power in the tants are confident of winning date Raghunandan Rao Srinivas Reddy said that his change of leadership as they The government has declared the Andhra leaders when the development in coming three years. Dubbak the seat. While TRS nominee secured 22,595 votes. TRS father and former MLA were vexed with the TRS. The November 3 as public holiday TRS leaders resigned to their will witness rapid develop- Solipeta Sujata is banking on nominee Solipeta Sujata, exud- Cheruku Mutyam Reddy people are vexed with the TRS to all the workers and posts. "Do such leaders really the ment in the coming years, he the development and welfare ing confidence of TRS retain- developed the constituency lies, he added. The people of employees working in the have the moral right to seek Constituency said and added that the TRS programmes initiated by the ing the seat, said that the peo- during his regime. The voters Dubbak played a crucial role in shops and establishments in votes from people of government gave Rs 30,423 TRS government, BJP candi- ple has strong faith in the TRS of the constituency sent the struggle for the statehood the area of Dubbak Telangana?" Harish questioned. crore however, the Centre gave date Raghunandan Rao is and is hopeful of getting elect- Mutyam Reddy four times to to Telangana, but the fruits of constituency. Commissioner of Recalling the participation of Constituency have joined TRS mere Rs 1,147 crore. banking on the anti-establish- ed to the Assembly with a huge the Assembly. The very people development are trickling Labour Neetu Prasad in an all sections of the people in the on Saturday. The TRS senior He alleged that the Centre is ment vote and a wave in favour margin of votes. are extending support to him down to Sircilla, Gajwel and order said that the public Telangana movement, Harish leader has appealed to the harassing the state by not giv- of the BJP that is sweeping Earlier, the constituency was as the true political heir to Siddipet. People who have seen holiday was declared under said that youth, students and constituency people to elect ing Rs 11,180 crore. "The Centre across the constituency as an rated as the backward region Mutyam reddy, claims Srinivas development in the three con- section 31 of Telangana Shops every section of people have Solipeta Sujatha as an MLA to will not give what the state undercurrent. Congress nom- with people facing problems Reddy. Moreover, the people stituencies would not vote for and Establishments Act 1988. participated actively in the continue all the development deserves, however, they will inee Srinivas Reddy strongly for drinking water and irriga- would not believe in BJP and the TRS, he analysed. The "All concerned employers are Telangana movement. in the Constituency. He has give an impression that they are believes that whatever develop- tion. In the new state of the TRS as they have strong Centre has been giving funds therefore requested to allow Stating that the people of further said that the Congress giving everything," he alleged. ment that took place in the Telangana, her husband faith in Congress. Ever since on a large scale for develop- their employees a public Dubbak Constituency under- Party is not even offering any TRS candidate Solipeta Sujatha constituency had taken place Solipeta ramalinga Reddy the election notification was ment of villages. Moreover, holiday on November 3, to stood the false propaganda, contest in Dubbak by-elec- said that she will strive hard for only during the Congress quenched the thirst of the peo- issued, the Congress leadership charishma of Prime Minister exercise their franchise," the Harish maintained that the tion. Medak MP Kotha the development of the Dubbak regime and exuding confi- ple with the support from has been camping in the con- Narendra Modi would also order said. result was apparent as hordes Prabhakar Reddy said that the constituency similar to her hus- dence that the people would Chief Minister KCR. Bringing stituency and working for his work in Dubbaka. of people of Dubbak BJP and Congress leaders are band late Ramalinga Reddy.

HIGH FIVE! TRS neglected Dubbak, alleges Uttam PNS n HYDERABAD Assembly segment and did nothing for its development. Telangana Pradesh Congress He said Ramalinga Reddy was Committee (TPCC) president completely ignored by CM, N Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged Harish Rao and KTR. He him- that the TRS government not self admitted on the floor of the only neglected the Dubbak Assembly he was unable to Assembly constituency, but develop Dubbak due to lack of ignored Ramalinga Reddy who cooperation from the local Only BJP is represented the segment for authorities. four terms. Addressing He said Ramalinga Reddy capable of taking Congress leaders, In-charges was never made a minister and cadre of Dubbak Assembly although he was a four-time constituency through Zoom MLA. Ridiculing Harish Rao's on TRS: DK App and Facebook live on claims of his close association Saturday, Uttam said that the the voters and its candidate Dubbak constituency. He said with late Ramalinga Reddy, he Aruna Congress campaign has been Srinivas Reddy would register Chief Minister K asked why Harish Rao did not successful so far a comfortable victory in the by- Chandrashekhar Rao, resign from the cabinet to PNS n DUBBAKA and the party was able to elections to be held on Ministers Harish Rao and K.T. facilitate Ramalinga Reddy get reach all the voters in every November 3. Rama Rao focussed on their a berth in the State cabinet. He BJP national vice-president Nizamabad MLC K Kavitha shares a light moment with a girl in Hyderabad on Saturday. Ministers, legislators, TRS party polling booth. He claimed that Uttam alleged that the TRS constituencies Gajwel, Siddipet said Harish Rao has no moral DK Aruna on Saturday leaders and activists called on the new MLC at her residence and extended greetings the Congress party was getting government completely and Sircilla. But they never ground to seek votes from the accused the TRS leaders of overwhelming response from neglected development of looked at adjoining Dubbak people of Dubbak. terrorising the BJP activists and exuded confidence that the BJP candidate Raghunandan Rao victory Revanth for CM mourns is certain in spite of gim- ‘Dharani will end irregularities’ Bandi challenges micks played by the TRS. Ramrao She campaigned in favour PNS n SURYAPET inquiry into aid of the BJP nominee in Maharaj's Aakaram and Gambhirpur Energy Minister G Jagadish for flood-hit CM for open debate villages of Dubbak rural Reddy on Saturday said the PNS n HYDERABAD mandal along with the state government has taken up PNS n HYDERABAD demise party nominee. initiatives to accord full rights TPCC working president and KCR will make PNS n HYDERABAD She said that the on the agricultural and non- Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Telangana BJP chief Bandi KTR Chief Congress was no longer agricultural properties to its Reddy on Saturday addressed Sanjay Kumar on Saturday Chief Minister K popular as Chief Minister owners by putting an end to an open letter to Chief launched a scathing attack on Minister on the Chandrashekhar Rao has K Chandrasekhar Rao bull- land disputes and illegal prop- Minister K Chandrasekhar Chief Minister K very next day of mourned the death of dozed the party. erty transactions. Rao demanding the latter to Chandrasekhar Rao and Banjara Community spiritu- Moreover, Rahul Gandhi He was speaking after order vigilance alleged that the latter has no TRS candidate's al head, Paura Devi Peeth is no longer seen among attending the swearing cere- Power Minister Jagadish Reddy at a programme in Suryapet on Saturday inquiry into the interest in the victory of TRS defeat as it will Head Ramrao Maharaj. The the people. Therefore, she mony of Suryapet Agricultural irregularities candidate Solipeta Sujatha. Chief Minister commended said that the Congress Market Committee. Speaking problem in the rural areas. The problems being faced by farm- took place "KCR will make his son KT provide an that Sant Maharaj had taken party was given a decent on the occasion, Jagadish initiative of the state govern- ers in mutation of their lands, during the Rama Rao Chief Minister on opportunity to up several programmes to burial. She said that the Reddy said that after taking to ment would also benefit the registration of lands, creation of distribution of the very next day of TRS can- remove Harish bring in change and for the TPCC is fielding Srinivas land records purification pro- farmers more than others, he fake documents for the lands Rs 10,000 finan- didate's defeat as it will auto- upliftment of Banjaras. The Reddy to scuttle the win- gramme, the state government maintained. and so on. The Telangana soci- cial aid to the flood- matically provide a chance to Rao, alleged Chief Minister said the ning chances of the BJP. has launched Dharani portal, He pointed out that 65 per ety is deeply indebted to KCR. affected people. In his letter, remove Harish Rao," he alleged. BJP chief Maharaj had made a place in But giving a vote to the which would make the tam- cent of the budgeted funds have Therefore, he wanted the farm- Revanth Reddy alleged that While participating in cam- the history for uniting and Congress nominee would pering and illegal transaction been allocated for agriculture ers to be more united under the the 'pink eagles' ate major paign in Doultabad on creating awareness among be useless. Only the BJP is of properties by managing sector. He also referred to the leadership of KCR, the Minister p[art of the aid. "After seeing Saturday, Bandi Sanjay alleged is ready to hang himself if his the Banjaras. KCR said that capable of defeating the anybody. execution of the Kaleswaram said. Suryapet Agriculture your corporators and local that KCR is dividing the peo- claims are wrong. "I am ready the Telangana state govern- TRS, she said appealing to Owners of the properties Project to benefit the farmers. Market Committee Chairman leaders, I have a doubt whether ple in the name of castes, sec- for an open debate on Sunday. ment would continue the the people to give their would have no need to worry The Dharani Portal was Uppala Lalitha Anand, Vice they are humans or not. If the tions and creating rifts among Is KCR ready for it?" he asked. spirit of Ramrao Maharaj-ji. vote to the lotus symbol of about the protection of the launched unmindful of the Chairman Muddam Krishna government has sincerity, it them. He claimed that the He alleged KCR didn't pay The Chief Minister conveyed the BJP and send immovable assets. It would expenditure to identify clear Reddy and other director would have deposited the Centre gave Rs 208 crore to tributes to Sardar Vallabhai his condolences to the Raghunandan Rao to the also benefit the farmers as title of the land owners. The were assured charge on the amount directly into the ben- Dubbak constituency and chal- Patel, who was the reason for Banjara community in the State Legislative Assembly. land disputes were a major Chief Minister knew about the occasion. eficiaries accounts,” he said. lenged KCR by stating that he the liberty of Telangana. State.

Pensioners told to 1,445 new Covid submit certificates 400 Rythu Vedikas across State soon PNS n HYDERABAD for verification While the State government cases in state Agriculture Minister earmarked Rs 572.22 crore towards PNS n HYDERABAD Singireddy Niranjan Reddy PNS n HYDERABAD said that 300 to 400 new Rythu the construction cost, the cost of All the State government ser- Vedikas would be set up in the each Rythu Vedika is Rs 22 lakh. Telangana registered 1,445 vice pensioners/family pen- State in the coming days in more Coronavirus cases, tak- sioners and other govern- addition to 2,601 that were ing its overall tally to 2.38 lakh, ment pensioners who are already sanctioned. the share of MNREGS is Rs "The Rythu Vedika will while 1,486 more Covid-19 receiving pension through "Construction of 95 per cent of 260.10 crore. According to the serve as a platform to impart patients recovered, officials pension payment unit in twin the sanctioned Rythu Vedikas agriculture officials, Rythu skills to the farmers, and help said on Saturday. cities have been asked to was already completed and Vedikas are first-of-its-kind in stabilise the income of farm- Hyderabad accounted for submit annual verification the remaining five per cent the country and in the world ers by providing the informa- highest 286 infections report- certificates from November 1 would be completed in four to where a platform is being tion on the institution finance ed in the past 24 hours, fol- to March 31 through digital five days," he said. created for the farmers. The and to ensure their continu- lowed by Medchal Malkajgiri modes T-App folio, Mee Seva The Minister also said that Rythu Vedikas will help in ance in farming. The Vedikas district 122, Rangareddy 107, state, raising its death toll to and Jeevan Praman mode the main objective behind menting several pro-farmer able, etc.," he added. mobilising the farmers to will also help in encouraging Nalgonda 102, Bhadradri 1,336. Telangana's Covid-19 due to Covid-19 and vulner- setting up the Rythu Vedikas schemes and waiving off farm While the State govern- organise themselves in to farmers to adopt innovative Kothagudem 90, Khammam fatality rate now stands at ability to pensioners. They is to provide a platform for loans, is constructing the ment earmarked Rs 572.22 groups for attaining their ulti- and modern agriculture prac- 77, Karimnagar 65, Warangal 0.56 per cent compared with were requested to refrain farmers to discuss the issues Rythu Vedikas in all the agri- crore towards the construc- mate objective of getting the tices and ensure flow of cred- Urban 53, Siddipet 43, Jagityal India's 1.5 per cent. The recov- from approaching the APPO related to farming and mar- culture extension officer's tion cost, the cost of each remunerative prices, better it to the agriculture and allied 35, Mehboobnagar 28, ery rate is 91.72 per cent, branches for submitting life keting of their produce and clusters in the State with a Rythu Vedika is Rs 22 lakhs. marketing facilities, higher sectors," said an official Sangareddy 27, and Rajanna which is higher than the certificate for this AVC year finally help the farmers to view to create awareness The share of the agriculture productivity and ultimately adding that they would help Siricilla 26. Six more Covid-19 national average of 91.3 per in view of Covid-19, accord- earn profits. "The TRS gov- among farmers about all wel- department in the construc- making the agriculture prof- the farmers interact and share patients died in the southern cent. ing to a press release. ernment, apart from imple- fare schemes, subsidies avail- tion is Rs 312.12 crore, while itable. the knowledge. SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 nation 05 Modi to babudom: Move from SP-supported candidate to ‘expose’ BSP-BJP ties: Akhilesh ‘government to governance' PNS n LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party president PNS n AHMEDABAD Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday asserted that his party support- Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM launches seaplane ed independent nominee on Saturday advised the proba- Prakash Bajaj for the Rajya tionary civil servants to take service in Gujarat Sabha election to expose the decisions in the national inter- understanding between the est by following the mantra Kevadiya (Guj), Oct 31 (PTI) Ahmedabad in around 40 BJP and BSP. of"minimum government and Prime Minister Narendra minutes after covering a “Those having socialist lean- maximum governance". Modi on Saturday launched a distance of around 200 kms. ings decided to support the He also asked them to stay seaplane service between the Floating jetties and water independent candidate for the away from limelight and gob- Statue of Unity near Kevadiya in aerodrome buildings were Rajya Sabha so that people can eyond their routine jobs to Gujarat's Narmada district built at the riverfront and at come to know that the BJP and biennial Rajya Sabha elections, Akhilesh Yadav, were later sus- establish their identity. and Sabarmati Riverfront in pond-3 near Sardar Sarovar BSP are together,” Akhilesh Prakash Bajaj had filed his pended by BSP president Modi was addressing the Ahmedabad.He inaugurated the Dam to enable passengers to Yadav told reporters after an nomination papers from Mayawati who also declared probationers through video- service by boarding the twin- board and alight from the plane. event held to pay tribute to Varanasi as an independent that her party would vote for conference from Kevadiya in The turn at which the country stands engine plane from pond-3 close After his arrival in Ahmedabad, Acharya Narendra Dev on his candidate on the last day for any other political outfit, to Sardar Sarovar Dam near here Modi unveiled a plaque Gujarat's Narmada district, today...the role of bureaucrats like you is of anniversary. the filing with the Samajwadi including the Bharatiya Janata wherehe paid tributes to Sardar after taking part in the Ekta announcing the launch of the He alleged that the BJP can Party's support. He had filed Party to ensure the defeat of Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue minimum govt and maximum governance. Diwas celebrations at the Statue service from Saturday. enter into an understanding them minutes before the clos- the Samajwadi Party in the ofUnity on his 145th birth You have to ensure that your interference of Unity on the occasion of Modi, who was on a two-day with anyone and those who ing of the filing on Tuesday. upcoming elections to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 145th Gujarat visit from Friday, anniversary earlier in the day. in common people's lives is reduced and have an internal understand- His nomination, however, Upper House of the Uttar "The turn at which the coun- birth anniversary. then left for the airport for his ing need to be exposed. was rejected during the scruti- Pradesh assembly and the try stands today...the role of that they get empowered, he said Before boarding the plane, Modi further journey. In a dig at the BJP-led state ny of papers the next day after Rajya Sabha. bureaucrats like you is of min- spent some time at the water The service will be operated by government, Akhilesh Yadav a daylong drama in which She had also termed her imum government and maxi- aerodrome at the pond and took SpiceJet's fully-owned enquired about the present seven BSP MLAs, including decision to join hands with mum governance. You have to be in the national interest and under you may be small, but details about the service subsidiary, Spice Shuttle. Daily state of the cleaning of river the four who had signed the the Samajwadi Party ahead of ensure that your interference in aimed at strengthening the there should be national per- and the aircraft from the crew as two flights will be operated Gomti, a work started by his nomination of their party can- the last year's general elec- common people's lives is unity and sovereignty of the spective in your decisions," he well as officials. on the Ahmedabad-Kevadiya government. He also rued that didate Ramji Gautam, gave tions a “mistake”, lamenting reduced and that they get country and keeping India's said. "A government does not The plane carrying Modi landed route from Saturday, there has been no expansion of an affidavit that their signa- that she should not have with- empowered," he said. "I would constitutional spirit high," he run on policies alone. Peoplefor on the waters of the company said in a the Lucknow metro project tures had been forged. The drawn a 1995 case against also request that whatever deci- said. "Your area may be small, whom the policies are meant Sabarmati Riverfront in statement. which his government had seven MLAs, who are said to Akhilesh's father Mulayam sion a civil servant takes should the limit of the department need to be involved.” started. In a major twist to the have met SP president Singh Yadav. INDIA CORNER Choudhary: Voters will prefer Man held in Rs 750 cr C'garh: CRPF jawan kills self with service rifle in Sukma Nitish’s experience over Tejashwi bank loan fraud 27-year-old jawan from the PNS n NEW DELHI Central Reserve Police Force PNS n PATNA The Opposition Minister in the state, said his A(CRPF) allegedly committed political rivals are creating The Enforcement Directorate suicide by shooting himself with his A section of voters may have is trying to create such a narrative. has arrested a person in con- Police making service weapon in Chhattisgarh's a sense of fatigue following the this perception "The opposition is trying to nection with a money launder- Sukma district, police said on nearly 15-year rule of Chief that he is old... But create this perception that he ing case linked to an alleged Rs Saturday. Constable Kamla Kant Minister Nitish Kumar, but is old... But he has delivered on 750 crore bank loan fraud scribes wait Rohidas, belonging to CRPF's 223rd people will still opt for his he has delivered every front, be it infrastructure, committed by misusing cred- battalion, shot himself with an Insas experience and "unblemished" on every front, health, or education. People are it facilities, the central probe for long hours: rifle at his unit's headquarter in Dornapal police station area on Friday track-record over the opposi- be it happy. They also remember agency said on Saturday. night, an official said. On hearing the gunshot, Rohidas' colleagues tion alliance's chief ministeri- what Lalu Prasad did in the It said Sai Chandrasekhar media orgs rushed to his barrack and found him lying in a pool of blood, al candidate Tejashwi Yadav, infrastructure, RJD's 15-year rule," he said. was arrested under the following which he was taken to a local hospital, where he was Bihar JD(U) working President health, or Asked about the perceived Prevention of Money PNS n NEW DELHI declared brought dead, the official said. The deceased jawan was a Ashok Choudhary has said. education, he said "fatigue factor" against Kumar, Laundering Act on Friday fol- native of Jharsuguda district in neighbouring Odisha, he said. Speaking to PTI, he said, "(It) might be there as lowing which a local court Two prominent media organ- "No suicide note was found at the spot, but prima facie, his WhatsApp Choudhary, a confidant of certain people may think there here sent him to seven days isations have claimed that messages suggest that he was disturbed over a love affair," the official Kumar and a Dalit face of the have been 15 years of Nitish Ji. ED custody. some journalists are being said, adding that a case has been registered in this regard. party, also underlined the not be welcome after all he has But they will not have Tejashwi The money laundering case was filed against them after frequently summoned to The CRPF is extensively deployed in Sukma district for anti-Naxal JD(U)'s opposition to any said against Kumar. in his place." "He (Kumar) is against Chandrasekhar per- studying an FIR registered by police stations in Delhi for operations. move to bring Lok Janshakti Downplaying the much experienced. As a Union min- tains to a probe initiated by the the economic offences wing interrogation in cases of Party back in the ruling talked about anti-incumbency ister first and then as CM, agency against Virkaran (EOW) of the Delhi Police on arrests of their colleagues National Democratic Alliance factor against the chief minis- there has been no charge Awasty, Vinod Sirohi and the basis of a complaint and made to wait for hours, after the Bihar polls, saying its ter, Choudhary, the Building against him. He is unblem- KPMG India Pvt Ltd, it said in received from Hassad seriously hampering their Ramraoji Maharaj, spiritual leader president Chirag Paswan will Construction Department ished," Choudhary added. a statement. The PMLA case Netherlands BV. normal professional duties. In a memorandum to of Banjara community, dead Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Press Association hri Sant Ramraoji Maharaj, a Santosh Gangwar's and the Press Club of India spiritual leader of the Banjara Raj’s bills to negate impact of farm laws also said that they have no Scommunity, died at a private family members intention to create any hurdle hospital here, sources close to him PNS n JAIPUR first day of the Assembly ses- in the process of investigation said on Saturday. The 84-year-old sion. but journalists should be religious leader was undergoing test Covid positive The Rajasthan government on A number of provisions to contacted to interrogate in a treatment for the last one month Saturday introduced three bills protect the interests of farmers, mutually agreed and conve- and died around 11 on Friday PNS n BAREILLY (UP) in the Assembly to negate the including sale or purchase of a nient date, time and the night, they said. He was known for impact of the farm laws enact- crop under farming agreement venue. "It was brought to our his work for creating awareness about superstition, promoting Union Labour Minister ed by the Centre recently. on a price equal or greater than notice that some of the jour- literacy, and his campaign against the dowry custom. Prime Minister Santosh Gangwar said on The move comes after the minimum support price and nalists are frequently sum- Narendra Modi was among political leaders who paid tributes to him. Saturday that his wife and six Punjab Assembly earlier this imprisonment of three to seven moned to the police stations "Shri Ramrao Bapu Maharaj ji will be remembered for his service to other family members have month adopted a resolution years for harassment of farm- for interrogation by the inves- the society and rich spiritual knowledge. He worked tirelessly to tested positive for the novel against the farm laws and ers, have been included in the tigative agencies in connec- alleviate poverty and human suffering," Modi tweeted. "I had the coronavirus. The 71-year- unanimously passed four bills bills. tion with cases of arrests of honour of meeting him a few months ago. In this sad hour, my old minister too underwent to counter the Centre's con- Rajasthan Amendment) Bill Farmers Produce Trade and The Congress leadership has fellow journalists. The two thoughts are with his devotees. Om shanti,"the prime minister said. test for COVID-19 and his tentious legislations. 2020, the Farmers Commerce (Promotion and suggested that states where it is media bodies said the jour- Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said Ramraoji report came negative. Rajasthan's Parliamentary (Empowerment and Facilitation and Rajasthan in power should pass laws of nalists were asked routine Maharaj's death was an irreparable loss to entire society and not just the Banjara community. Gangwar, who is the parlia- Affairs Minister Shanti Protection) Agreement on Amendment) Bill 2020. their own to counter the cen- questions and let off in the mentarian from Bareilly in Dhariwal introduced the Price Assurance and Farm He also introduced the tral legislations that had trig- night or after long hours, with Uttar Pradesh, told reporters Essential Commodities Services (Rajasthan Code of Procedure (Rajasthan gered farmers' protests in sev- directions to them to appear here that his family members (Special Provisions and Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Amendment) Bill 2020 on the eral parts of the country. again. 90-year-old woman had recently gone to Delhi where they contracted the ‘gang-raped' in Tripura infection. All of them have been admitted to the ESI 90-year-old woman has Hospital in Faridabad. The Kamal Nath moves SC against EC TN Minister battling been allegedly gang- cook of the family has also Araped by two men in her taken ill and has been admit- PNS n NEW DELHI status for violations of the decision on various grounds house in Tripura, police said on ted to a hospital as a precau- model code during campaign and an urgent hearing on the Saturday. The incident took tionary measure, he said. Former Madhya Pradesh chief for the bye-polls in 28 assem- plea would be sought. The poll Covid-19 is critical place at Barhaldi village in The union labour and minister Kamal Nath has bly constituencies in the state. panel on Friday took note of Kanchanpur subdivision of employment minister said moved the Supreme Court Senior lawyer and Rajya alleged breach of "ethical and North Tripura district on some officials of his ministry challenging Election Sabha MP Vivek Tankha told dignified behaviour" and PNS n CHENNAI October 24 but her relatives have also tested positive for Commission's decision to PTI that the senior Congress revoked the "star campaigner" lodged a police complaint on the virus. revoke his "star campaigner" leader has challenged the ECI's status of Congress leader. Tamil Nadu Agriculture October 29, a senior police officer said. The two men accused of Minister R Doraikkannu, bat- raping the woman are absconding and a manhunt has been launched tling COVID-19 pneumonia to nab them, Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty said. and on life support, is "One of the accused used to call the woman 'grandmother', who was extremely critical, a hospital living alone in her house. On the night of the incident, he and another In Lalu bastion, no walkover for Tejashwi treating him said here on man broke into the house and raped the elderly woman," the officer Saturday. The 72-year-old said. The woman had fallen ill after the incident but she did not PNS n HAJIPUR The 31-year-old, Minister's health has "suffered inform the police. When her relatives came to know of the incident, a significant deterioration in they lodged the complaint five days later, he said. He is hopping from oneregion the younger son of vital functions. to another daily to drum up Lalu Prasad, had He is extremely critical support for the Grand Alliance taken the electoral despite being on maximal life so that he could become the support," Kauvery Hospital's breathlessness, tested positive President, VP, Shah pay chief minister of Bihar, but plunge from Executive Director Dr for COVID-19. On October winning his own seat won't be Raghopur in 2015, Aravindan Selvaraj said in a 13, the minister experienced tributes to Sardar Patel easy for Tejashwi Yadav who is when he had bulletin. unease when he was on his up against an experienced BJP The hospital had said on way to attend the funeral of resident Ram Nath rival in Raghopur constituen- barely reached the Monday that the Minister was Davusayammal, Chief Kovind, Vice President M cy. qualifying age of 25 being treated for severe Minister K Palaniswami's PVenkaiah Naidu and Home A part of the Hajipur Lok for fighting polls COVID pneumonia and its mother, who had died at the Minister Amit Shah paid floral Sabha seat, Raghopur assembly complications and maintain- age of 93 at Salem. tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai segment in Vaishali district will ing the functions of his vital Doraikkannu, who was Patel on his birth anniversary vote in the second phase on organs was challenging, con- travelling in his car, was on Saturday, which is observed November 3. Kumar, whom he would call announced Tejashwi as its CM Tejashwi's main rival now, sidering his multiple comor- rushed to the government as the "National Unity Day". The 31-year-old, the chacha (uncle) then, an candidate. the BJP's Satish Kumar, had bidities. medical college hospital in The top dignitaries paid their younger son of Lalu Prasad, expression of respect and But from being a CM can- emerged a giant killer, defeat- A CT scan had showed Villupuram and from there tributes to the first home minister of independent India at his statue had taken the electoral plunge alliance. But the alliance fell didate to actually becoming ing Rabri Devi in 2010 state 90 per cent lung involvement was shifted to Kauvery hospi- located at Patel Chowk here. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said from Raghopur in 2015, when apart in 2017, and now the one depends on whether election. vis-a-vis the infection and he tal the same day. the country's first home minister is an epitome of national unity and he had barely reached the Tejashwi is challenging his Tejashwi wins his won elec- Kumar, however, had lost to was put on ECMO (extracor- Palaniswami and his lives in the heart of every Indian. He said Sardar Patel united the qualifying age of 25 for fight- chacha for the top post. The tions. Raghpur seat is a Yadav- Tejashwi in 2015, when poreal membrane oxygena- Cabinet colleagues, including nation post Independence, which was scattered in hundreds of ing polls. Grand Alliance, spearheaded dominated constituency across Tejashwi was a nominee of an tion) and ventilator. Health Minister C Vijaya princely states, and laid the foundation of today's strong India. "The He won the election and by the RJD and with the river Ganga which Lalu Prasad alliance comprising his RJD, Kauvery hospital had said baskar, had visited the hospi- country can never forget his great contribution, decisive leadership went on to become the deputy Congress and Left parties as its had won in 1995, 2000, and his the JD (U) and the Congress, days ago that Doraikkannu, tal on October 25 to enquire and unparalleled commitment towards the motherland," he said. to Chief Minister Nitish members, has already wife Rabri Devi in 2005. while the BJP had gone solo. who was admitted with severe about Doraikkannu's health. SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 money 06 Amazon tells Sebi its partner Nafed floats bids for supply of 15k Future Retail is misleading public tonnes of onions Marginal fall in PNSn NEW DELHI Amazon is locked in a bitter legal dispute PNSn NEW DELHI petrol, diesel Amazon has complained to with Future Group, which in August sold its Cooperative Nafed on India's market regulator that its retail assets to Mukesh Ambani-led Saturday invited bids from local partner Future Retail Ltd importers for supply of 15,000 prices next week FRTL.NS misled shareholders Reliance Industries Ltd for $3.4 billion. The tonnes of red onions by by incorrectly saying it was deal, Amazon alleges, breaches 2019 November 20 in order to boost PNSn NEW DELHI complying with its contractu- agreements by Future the domestic availability and al obligations to the U.S. e- check price rise. Consumers can cheer as oil commerce giant, a letter seen The cooperative has asked marketing companies by Reuters shows. bidders to supply 40 to 60 mm (OMC) may actually bring Amazon is locked in a bitter allegations, saying there was no nesses, has said it plans to size of red onions from any down the retail prices of legal dispute with Future question of any fraud or mis- “enforce its rights and complete country of origin at Rs 50 per ipation in the tender, Singh petrol and diesel in the Group, which in August sold its leading the public or share- the (Future) transaction ... kg by November 20. The bid- said it has been decided to coming week and provide retail assets to Mukesh holders, without elaborating. without any delay.” ding will close on November keep the minimum bid quan- relief to them ahead of Ambani-led Reliance Amazon declined to com- The faceoff comes as Jeff 4 and received bids will be tity lower at 1,000 tonnes Diwali. Oil sector experts Industries Ltd for $3.4 billion. with Reliance from a Singapore regulator to investigate the ment on its letter, the contents Bezos-led Amazon has already opened on the next day, it said. (instead of 2,000 tonnes) said that with global oil The deal, Amazon alleges, arbitrator both sides had matter and not approve the of which have not previously been battling tighter foreign The shipments are to be which has to be supplied in prices under pressure from breaches 2019 agreements by agreed to use in case of dis- deal. been reported. Reliance and investment rules and antitrust delivered at Jawaharlal Nehru multiple lots of 100 tonnes. slowing demand in the sec- Future. putes. The Indian retailer then “Such a disclosure is against SEBI did not respond to cases in India, which is one of Port and Kandla ports, it Since the buffer stock of ond wave of the Covid-19 The tussle has strained said in a news release it had public interest, misleads pub- requests for comment. its key growth markets where added. "We have floated ten- onion, which Nafed manages pandemic sweeping through Amazon’s ties not just with complied with all agreements lic shareholders ... as well as Amazon says the 2019 deal, it has committed investments ders for supply of 15,000 on behalf of the government, several countries in the Future Retail - one of India’s and “cannot be held back” by perpetuates a fraud for the ben- in which it invested nearly of $6.5 billion. tonnes of imported red onions. is gradually getting depleted, West, crude prices have fall- top retailers - but also with the arbitration proceedings. efit of the Biyanis alone,” $200 million in a Future unit, Some Indian lawyers have This will help increase the the cooperative has been asked en in recent days and could Ambani, Asia’s richest man, In the letter to the Securities Amazon letter said, referring to had clauses saying the Indian argued the Singapore arbitra- domestic supply situation," to augment domestic supplies fall further. If the trend and his Reliance group, which & Exchange Board of India Future’s promoter family led by group could not sell its retail tor’s order in favour of Amazon Nafed Additional Managing with imported onions to con- holds, there could be posi- is fast expanding its e-com- (SEBI) Chairman Ajay Tyagi Kishore Biyani. assets to anyone on a “restrict- is not automatically enforceable Director S K Singh told PTI. tinue with ongoing market tive gains for auto fuel con- merce business and threaten- on Wednesday, Amazon said A spokesman for Future ed persons” list, which includ- and would need ratification by The bids will be evaluated intervention. sumers in India by way of a ing companies like Amazon. Future’s news release and stock Group and the Biyani family ed Reliance. Reliance, which in an Indian court. But Amazon based on volumes, quality and Last year, Nafed had not fall in the retail prices of Amazon last Sunday won an exchange disclosures violated declined to comment. A Future August bought Future’s retail, believes the order is binding, it early date of shipment. Bidders only imported on its own petrol and diesel. injunction to halt Future’s deal Indian regulations, urging the group source denied Amazon’s wholesale and some other busi- told SEBI. have to supply fresh, well some quantities but also dis- dried and cured onions, he tributed onions imported by added. To ensure better partic- state-run MMTC. Mumbai airport handles Just Dial Q2 Pvt-bound BPCL postpones net drops 38 MONEY MATTERS key expansion projects over 18L passengers pc to Rs 47 cr Chinese manufacturing expands in PNSn NEW DELHI PNSn NEW DELHI PNSn MUMBAI October but at slower pace Digital directory service Privatisation-bound PSU Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji firm Just Dial on Friday hina's manufacturing refiner Bharat Petroleum Maharaj International Airport posted a 38 per cent decline activity expanded in Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) has (CSMIA) handled over 18 in consolidated net profit at COctober for the eighth delayed expansion plans for its lakh passengers, including Rs 47.34 crore for the straight month, though at a refinery projects, pending its international passengers under September quarter. slightly slower rate than in share sell off programme that the Vande Bharat Mission and The company had regis- September, the National will see government complete- private charters, through tered a net profit of Rs Bureau of Statistics said ly exiting from the company 24,036 flights operated 76.94 crore in the same Saturday. The Purchasing and handing over its manage- between June and September, quarter a year ago. Managers Index stood at ment to a strategic investor. the airport said on Friday. od, CSMIA witnessed a total "The operations of the 51.4, down from 51.5 the previous month, the agency announced. BPCL has plans to expand Commercial air passenger of over 7,150 international company were impacted, A reading above 50 in the monthly survey of companies indicates its Bina refinery and take effi- services remained suspended air traffic movements (ATMs) due to shutdown of offices expansion. The economy has gradually recovered since the index ciency improvement measures between late-March and May with over 21 international air- following lockdown plunged to 35.7 in February during the peak of the coronavirus at Mumbai refinery. But invest- of over Rs 30,000 crore. Plan is BPCL to a strategic investor to 24. While domestic flights lines flying about 2,49,320 imposed by the govern- outbreak in China. The world's second largest economy grew 4.9% ment decisions on both the also to set up a petrochemicals mobilise over Rs 50,000 crore resumed from May 25, inter- passengers to 26 destinations, ment authorities to contain in the three months ending Sept. 30, the second straight quarter of projects are now left for the unit with a 1.5 mtpa naphtha as disinvestment receipt. This national operations continue the private airport operator spread of Covid-19 pan- growth. Manufacturing employment remained in negative territory new owners in the company cracker. will help in containing coun- to be grounded, owing to visa said in a release. demic. with a reading of 49.3, a decline from 49.6 in September. China has that is expected to take control With regard to Mumbai try's rising fiscal deficit that is and travel restrictions put in During the same period, the "Due to the Covid-19 struggled to get people back to work even as the pandemic has after the current bidding refinery the plan is to connect slated to these clause to 8 per place by various countries in airport registered over 16,886 pandemic, there has been largely receded at home. process ends, sources said that the unit with an ethylene cent of GDP due to adverse the wake of the pandemic. ATMs in domestic operations an impact on the revenue... a senior BPCL officials told cracker plant set up at an impact of Covid-19 pandem- But, special international with over 15,55,700 passengers which has been partially analysts at a recent post results alternate location. ic. flights have been operating flying to 53 destinations across offset by major cost reduc- conference call. These expansion plan will The strategic sale process at under the Vande Bharat the country through 10 tion, including reduction in Disney World to lay off 11,000 The Bina Refinery expan- now be kept on the back burn- this juncture has not been Mission since May and under domestic airlines, it said. employee benefits, advertis- sion involves taking up its er till clarity emerged over the easy as initial bidding date the bilateral 'air bubble' CSMIA has also observed a ing and sales promotion amid pandemic capacity from present 7.8 mil- company's new owners. under the process being arrangements with selected rising growth in both interna- expenses etc," the company lion tonne to 15 mt over next Government is selling its already postponed on four countries since July. tional and domestic air travel said in its financial alt Disney World says five years with an investment entire 53.29 per cent stake in occasions. In the June-September peri- during this period, it said . report. it plans to lay off more Wthan 11,000 unionized workers because of the new coronavirus, bringing the Ather Energy total number of pandemic- Amazon’s Diwali sales Nirmala wanted me out of related job casualties at the Florida resort to almost opens full 18,000 positions. Disney World said in a letter to state off to a good start Finance Ministry, says Garg payment window and local leaders Thursday that the 11,350 union workers — mostly part-timers — will be laid off at the end of the year. PNSn NEW DELHI million. PNSn NEW DELHI RBI should give as dividend to PNSn MUMBAI Company officials previously had said that another 6,400 nonunion "...we feel good about the the government and dealing Disney employees in Florida would lose their jobs. Earlier this E-commerce giant Amazon level of investment that's con- Subhash Chandra Garg, the with problems of non-banks Electric two-wheeler startup week, 720 Disney World actors and singers were laid off since has said its Prime Day sale in tinued and we see that we're former finance secretary who had surfaced within months of Ather Energy opened the full many of the live entertainment shows at the Florida resort have August in India witnessed a committed to continuing that, was shunted out of the finance her takeover. payment window for its 125- gone dark, according Actors' Equity ssociation, the labour union strong growth and Diwali sales even after the pandemic and ministry within three weeks of "Serious difference also cc 450 Plus and 450X e- representing the performers. are also off to a good start. including the international Modi-2.0 government's first developed on some key issues scooters for the customers in The US-based e-retailer saw segment. Of course, there is budget last year, on Saturday like economic capital frame- Bengaluru and Chennai from its net sales increasing 37 per India where we've had a very alleged that new Finance work of RBI, a package for Saturday. Bookings for the cent to USD 96.1 billion in the strong Prime Day and Diwali Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dealing with problems of non- rest of the cities will open ICICI Bank Q2 net profit rises over third quarter of 2020 from is off to a good start," Amazon got him transferred out. banks, resolution of non- before Diwali, the company about USD 70 billion in the Chief Financial Officer Brian Garg, who took voluntary banks, partial credit guarantee said in a release. 6-folds to Rs 4,251 crore year-ago period. Its net Olsavsky said in an earnings retirement soon after being scheme, capitalization of non- Ather Energy has opened income increased to USD 6.3 call. moved from the finance min- retired from the government banks like IIFCL and other the full payment window for CICI Bank on Saturday billion in the reported quarter Amazon -- which competes istry - where he handled the service but for the VRS. financial entities and the like. 450 Plus and 450X from reported an over six-fold from USD 2.1 billion in the with Walmart-owned Flipkart Department of Economic Garg said he "did not share "Very soon, not only had our October 31 and the scooters Ijump in its standalone net year-ago period. International in the Indian market -- also Affairs - to power ministry, a good and productive work- personal relationship soured, will be delivered within profit at Rs 4,251 crore for segment revenue was at USD faces competition from said Sitharaman, unlike her ing relationship" with but the official working rela- three weeks of payment, the the second quarter ended 25.1 billion in the September Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance predecessor Arun Jaitley, had Sitharaman, who came to the tionship also became quite company said. Along with September 2020. The bank 2020 quarter, while profits Industries that has been bol- "a very different personality finance ministry "with some unproductive," he wrote. the buyback scheme for had posted a net profit of Rs earned from the segment grew stering its position in the and knowledge endowment". pre-conceived notions about Sitharaman wanted him out 450X at Rs 85,000 and Rs 655 crore during the same to USD 407 million. Amazon's country's retail segment. Both Ministry of Finance me"."She did not seem to have in June 2019, ahead of the July 70,000 for 450 Plus at the period of the previous fiscal international net sales stood at Sellers and brand partners and Sitharaman's office refused confidence in me. She was not 5 budget presentation, he said end of three years, it had year. Total income (standalone) in July-September 2020 stood at USD 18.3 billion in September experienced the biggest two to comment on the blog Garg quite comfortable working but did not say why her request also announced cutting 450 Rs 23,650.77 crore, up from Rs 22,759.52 crore in the same 2019 quarter, and the segment days of sales in the festival's wrote on the day he said he with me as well," he said wasn't immediately accepted Plus price by Rs 9,000 to period a year earlier, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing. On asset registered a loss of USD 386 history, it added. would have in normal course adding differences over surplus by the government. almost Rs 1.40 lakh. front, there was an improvement with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) falling to 5.17 per cent of gross advances as of September 30, 2020, against 5.37 per cent a year ago. In value terms, gross NPAs or bad loans stood at Rs 38,989.19 crore as against Rs Yamaha ties up 45,638.79 crore. Net NPAs fell to 1 per cent (Rs 7,187.51 crore) with Amazon 37 pc engineers rue stretched working hours from 1.60 per cent (Rs 10,916.40 crore). India PNSn MUMBAI Irrespective of their professional experience, a majority of respondents Relaxo Footwears Q2 profit up PNSn NEW DELHI Even as the majority of engi- neers interviewed favour agreed being more comfortable with tele- 6.5% at Rs 75.10 crore Two-wheeler maker India remote working, 37 per cent working, with 64% saying they find it easier Yamaha Motor on Saturday them find work from home to work remotely, while 36 per cent of elaxo Footwears Ltd on said it has tied up with challenging mostly due to Saturday reported an Amazon India to sell its range extended working hours, respondents said they find it challenging Rincrease of 6.46 per cent of apparels and accessories according to a survey. in its net profit at Rs 75.10 online. Irrespective of their profes- crore in the second quarter This is for the first time in sional experience, a majority of About 22 per cent of respon- working experience faced more ended September 2020. India that the company respondents agreed being dents connect with peers, while (40 per cent) technical issues It had posted a net profit of would sell its apparels and more comfortable with tele- the remaining 20 per cent take compared to their counter- Rs 70.54 crore in the July- accessories online, India working, with 64 per cent say- regular breaks to relax, it parts. This may be attributed to September quarter last fiscal, Yamaha Motor said in a state- ing they find it easier to work added. The survey further an irrelevant skill set or lack of Relaxo Footwears said in a ment. remotely, while 36 per cent of els of work experience in the cope up with work from home, showed that extended work upskilling opportunities over regulatory filing. Its revenue With this move Yamaha respondents said they find it categories of less than one the survey showed. hours are the biggest obstacle the years that could have from operations was down 7.38 per cent to Rs 575.87 crore during customers and motorcyclists challenging, according to a year, a professional experi- Out of the total, 58 per cent for 37 per cent respondents widened the skill gap for those the period under review as against Rs 621.77 crore in the will be able to buy a wide survey by IP-driven incubation ence between 1 and 2 years of the employees are simulta- during tele-working. job roles, it observed. corresponding three months of the previous fiscal. Relaxo range of accessories and lab BridgeLabz. The survey and more than five years. neously taking part in house- It is followed by frequently Colleagues (20 per cent) and Footwears' total expenses were at Rs 480.56 crore, down 12.48 apparels for both motorcycles was done online with over 'Trying to balance work at hold chores to strike a healthy occurring technical errors and lack of concentration (13 per per cent, as against Rs 549.12 crore in Q2 FY2019-20. and scooters in an easy and 1,000 BridgeLabz alumni from home' emerged as the most work-life balance to deal with glitches (29 per cent), it noted. cent) were some of the other The company's operations are almost at pre-COVID levels and the convenient way through October 16 to 28. The respon- popular answer when probed the ongoing remote work effec- It found that respondents challenges reported by the liquidity position also is quite good, said Relaxo Footwears. Amazon India, it added. dents possessed different lev- about how they are trying to tively, it added. with more than five years of employees, it said. SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 special 07

The world is her oyster nce in a while we all must have dreamt of travel- I REMEMBER MY ling around the WONDERWONDER KIDSKIDS world. But with FIRST TRIP, IT WAS age,O the interest often fades away. But not for a Mumbai- A FAMILY VACATION based 15-year-old Rainna Goel, who is already a travel IN DUBAI. I WAS influencer, author and pho- ONE OR TWO From a 16-year-old Agra-based entrepreneur to a 14-year-old who has travelled to 24 tographer. “I began travelling when I YEARS OLD. I DON’T was a toddler with my family countries to an eight-year-old who has developed a mobile app to help identify everyday for holidays during the sum- RECALL WHAT WE mer and spring. That’s how my objects, there is no bound to young talent. MUSBA HASHMI catches up with these love for travelling grew,” she DID BUT IT LED TO tells you. MY LOVE FOR Her first trip, she says, was young guns to bring you a report of their achievements to Dubai when she merely two EXPLORING THE years old. “I remember my first trip being to Dubai, UAE when WORLD I was one or two years old, the Advengers in mid-2019. Once I had thing was as easy as it sounds in Batra’s life. He reason being a vacation. I enough confidence about skills to run had to struggle a lot. couldn’t remember much about and scale startups, I started Teen Hive “When I started my journey of learning and it but it definitely added to my a book. Hence, I stepped out of Age no bar and Skill Hive, which focuses on help- experimenting with skills, I had to learn every- love for travelling and explor- my comfort zone and inspired ing teenagers develop life skills, educate thing myself with help from YouTube and ing the world,” Goel, who has myself to come up with a t the age of 16, he is an entrepre- experiment with skills. My start- them about mental health, makes sure Google as institutes were not willing to give travelled to 24 countries, tells because I was appreciated for neur and an author. He started his up helped these students learn that they have the right mindset and admission to a ten-year-old, which ended up you. my blog. Now, I finally had a career when he was as young as 10 skills that I experimented with, like help them build a career road map for being a good thing as I learned the ability to do Her most memorable trip, topic I knew I was passionate and has already seen both highs web development, digital marketing, themselves and helps individuals do trial research and figure out things all by myself. I she says, was going for the about to write a book on, and and lows. Meet Agra-based Ojas content creation, 3D and VFX at and error with skills like web develop- faced much criticism from my relatives, teach- Disney Cruise. “It was a cruise so I did,” she tells you. Batra,A Founder and CEO of Hive Group of an affordable price while they ment, data analytics, digital mar- ers and friends around, who thought that this by Disney itself, taking us The biggest lesson that she Companies and author of Teenage AF, a book engage in school stud- keting, content creation and is not my cup of tea and that my focus should through the Scandinavian- has learnt while travelling, she that will be the torchbearer to all the readers ies,” he explains. others,” he tells you. be on studies at this age. This was something Norwegian route. Since I was says, is to travel is to live. “I feel out there and help them to adapt, improvise This startup Ask Batra what does it that made me question myself in the early days. around 10, Disney always fas- that every time I travel, I for- and step forth in life. got acquired in take to achieve so much at Even when I started freelancing, I had to do cinated me, and being paired get everything else and I feel Take us through your journey. How did you less than a year such a young age and he many projects for free as the clients were not able with travelling across seas, was like I am just living in the start your career at 10? in 2019. “I had is quick to respond — to trust a 10-year-old to do their work. But I the best part because as I said, moment. Without this serene “When I was 10, I realised that school did- the option to acceptance of failure and learnt from it as well. Today, I even suggest my exploring new destinations is feeling, I don’t think life is com- n’t make much sense to me, as what I was learn- take an invest- self-believe. students to do their first few projects for free to something I absolutely love. It plete. And so, to travel most ing didn’t have a lot of implementation and prac- ment in “In order to understand how things are implemented the was truly a dream because definitely is to live,” Goel, who tical application and to a certain extent was out- exchange of achieve something at right way. Another big challenge I faced was Denmark and Norway were has recently been awarded dated. That was the reason I started experi- 25 per cent any point of your life, when I started my first company. When I hired such tranquil and scintillating Young Exuberant Traveller and menting and exploring practical skills that had equity, but I be it as a kid, a teenag- employees, they wanted to run my company for places,” she tells you. A Budding Author by India value and were needed in the real world. I exper- rejected that er or an adult, one me as they had issues working for a 14-year-old Taking her love for travel- Book of Records 2020 and imented with different skills and freelanced to and offered needs to accept failure but that also gave me many learnings about why ling to another level, Goel nominated for the Young implement my skills and understand if it is the whole and learn from it. credibility matters,” he tells you. recently launched A Luxury Author Award by The India meant for me or not. While I was doing this, I startup as I Self-believe, self- Not that Batra didn’t feel like quitting. He Wanderer’s Book, which is Awaz 2020, says. stumbled upon e-commerce, specifically drop- realised that analysis, persistence just overcame all the fears and setbacks. “There about understanding what lux- Her parents too has been shipping when I was 12 and I was allured even though towards your goal, were many instances when I felt like quitting. ury means to you, your pre- extremely supportive and have towards the concept so I invested some of the the idea was the ability to make But I always had my parents by my side who told ferred kind of travel. “The always motivated her to do money that I had made through freelancing in good and we decisions and get- me to give it another try. I also realised that such book takes you through desti- what she loves the most. my first store. The store failed but I understood were profitable, ting the best out of situations are a significant part of entrepre- nations and places you’ve never “I balance my time well by the workings and learned a lot about market- I lacked the it is just as impor- neurship, and ups and downs will always be even thought about. Right from setting deadlines and allotting ing and e-commerce,” Batra tells you. knowledge and tant. Also one there, we just need to learn from them,” he says. hotels and being en vogue to a certain amount of time to Even after the failure, Batra didn’t lose hope. skills required to should understand He has a piece of advice for students who going to your destination, this each of my chores. I prioritise He learnt from the mistakes and thought to give scale the startup. the difference want to do something similar in life but are not book covers it all,” she says. the important things and bal- it another try. “I opened my second store and That’s why after get- between criticism and sure of where to start from. “The important Having a travel blog for ance the others. I really believe it succeeded beyond my expectations. I ended ting my startup hatred and learn to take thing is that you start, not where you start, find three years, writing a book was that if you want something up having 14 successful ecommerce and selling acquired, I went on it sportingly,” Batra says. out the skills that are needed in the world and always on her cards. “I began then you automatically make all of them, and I left dropshipping in 2019 as to work with mul- His success mantra, make a list of five that you might be interested writing my travel blog when I time for it and because I con- I realised that it’s becoming a saturated market tiple startups and he says, has always been in. Start learning and implementing them, as it’s was 12. I showcase all my trav- sider writing, travelling and and it is not suitable in the long-term. While I with corporates to to explore things out of all about trial and error. One last thing that I el experiences through writing academics as things I love, I was running my e-commerce stores, I also start- understand opera- the comfort zone and would like to mention that my mentor always and pictures. My blog is titled make time for them on my ed an EdTech startup to give back to the student tions and skills needed to keep challenging says is that confusion is what leads to clarity,” Travels A La Carte. And hav- own. It doesn’t feel like an community, as not everyone has the opportu- scale a company. I also started myself. he tells you. ing had a blog for three years, added pressure at all,” she tells nity to leave school and go out of their way and my marketing agency — However, not every- I always wanted to pen down you. AT 8. SHE HAS AN APP OF HER OWN f you thought that eight- engine that spells out the got stuck while making the yoga, dance and reading she was curious to create year-olds are only good scanned object’s name in five app. Sometimes the design books,” she says. something that would not only at making sand castles at different languages including was not what was desired and A message that Singhal help nurture a young child’s the beach, then you are English, Hindi, Spanish, sometimes the result was not wants to give out to children of exploratory nature but also clearly mistaken. Meet French and German. perfect. That time, I took my her age is that one should make them self-sufficient, and ManyaI Singhal, a Class IV “I got this idea by seeing teacher’s help and solved the never try to pull down others. the learning experience fun. student of Suncity School, my two-and-a-half-year-old problem. Apart from this, there “There are many children who We are proud of Manya for her Gurguram, Haryana, who has sister who keeps on asking were no major problems, how- bully their classmates. Some perseverance to create this developed a mobile application everyone about the objects ever the design was the most even try to pull down others by app. It’s endearing that despite to help identify everyday that she comes across in daily challenging part,” she explains telling them that they can’t do being a kid herself, she’s trying objects. life. And no one was patient and tells you that there are a a certain thing. Instead one to help other kids deal with The app, Pickaboo (avail- enough to keep on repeating few features that she want to should always motivate his real-life problems with the aid able on Google Play Store), the names of the object until add in the app. One of them classmates. This is the best of technology. We will contin- helps kids scan real-life objects she learns to pronounce it. So being a more personalised quality one can have,” she tells ue to encourage her to find to hear the name. The appli- I made this app to make her touch to the app. you. such creative projects that con- cation takes a picture of the and other children feel inde- It took her around one Seeing Singhal excelling tribute to her holistic devel- object and sends it to a pendent,” Singhal tells you. month to make the app, the in her domain at such a young opment,” Harsh and Shikha Microsoft Image Processing It’s been seven months reason being it is in its simplest age, her parents, teachers and Singhal, Manya’s parents, tell API. Once the API returns the since Singhal has been learn- form. “I worked for about two friends are already on cloud you. description, it is sent to a ing coding on WhiteHat Jr and hours a day on the app,” she nine. Though there is no specif- Translator API (based on lan- the app is nothing but a result tells you. “Manya dedicatedly ic thing on Singhal’s cards, but guage settings). The result is of implementation of the learnt Apart from technology, spends time teaching new she is sure to make best use of then sent to a Text to Speech skills. there are many things that things to her sister. While she technology and make her par- Converter and a translator “There were times when I interest Singhal. “I love doing loves that little routine of hers, ents feel proud in future too. sunday magazine TRUST IN DREAMS, FOR IN THEM IS HIDDEN THE GATE TO ETERNITY tarot 8 — KAHLIL GIBRAN November 1, 2020

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 This week health will show positive changes. You will This is the time when you are at your best — physically, This week you will reap the results of your past efforts. feel energetic. Your efforts regarding your health mentally, and emotionally. Health vitality, and inner Even if you are heavily stressed regarding your time and regimen are beginning to show results. You are filled vibrancy fill you with energy and inspiration. Creative energy, take time to think positively. Remember that with positive energy throughout the week. Those who ideas will occupy your mind and make you shine. Mental when you make a point to be generous — whether with have recovered from a serious ailment must follow-up peace is assured. On the career front, there could be a time, energy, or money — that too is an investment in with another check-up. On the career front, there is a phase in your life which will ask to bring some desirable your future. On the career front, you may be inspired to wake-up call for you. You achieve success because of changes in your career. You might not be satisfied with start a new creative project. You see new potential in your creativity in a business project and gain victory by your current job. Switching to a new job is likely. You may allowing your creativity to flow. If you are looking for a being persistent in a competitive situation. Those opt business, instead of a job. There is a possibility that job, a suitable offer matching with your profile may involved in competition are advised to keep an eye out you will face an uncontrolled loss of income. Do not avoid surprise you. On the relationship front, if you are in love for any fraud. On the personal front, it is important to reality, if this comes about. On the personal front, you are and decide to make that someone your life partner, take feel free and unburdened to move ahead positively in likely to come across some analytical minds. You in a the approval of your parents. You will be able to maintain personal aspects. This week you need to be expressive highly competitive phase. Make sure you don’t engage in relations with your seniors at home and take their in a relationship. silly debates. Do not ignore your personal life. blessings.

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TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week you enjoy happiness, good health, and worldly This week you may feel that your mind is working You are a quiet and keen observer this week. Staying pleasures. You tend to be enthusiastic. Consider carefully overtime. And that your drive to make things happen is positive will change your perception about life. You feel what others ask of you. You are inspired by everything ignited. Your analytical and reasoning powers are very healthier than ever. Spiritually, things will move along around you. Connecting to Yoga, meditation, cosmic strong, and you will not listen to others. You believe that well, and you will be hopeful about the future. healing, learning new interests is on the cards. Regular what you say or what you do is right. Do not find faults Professionally, you want your time and space and may walks or Yoga can be therapeutic for you this week. On in others. It is not that you don’t care about others, but spend time in isolation for a bit. If you are feeling the career front, some distractions are on the card. A rift you connect to other people through an intellectual exhausted and tired, now is the time to seek rest. over two choices may play on the mind. You must make understanding rather than an emotional understanding. Perhaps, the trauma of losing your job, financial and choice between work and entertainment. It is a good time Career-wise, some good news is on the cards. Out of the health worries, stress and conflict with your colleagues to check your priorities and responsibilities. You should blue opportunity in career may surprise you. On the are overpowering you. You find most of the answers in act decisively for better work conditions and outputs. On personal front, fraud, clashes in love matters could be your isolation, talking to yourself. Relationship-wise, the the relationship front, avoid getting into moods and fads. experienced this week. Lack of communication and beginning of love, happiness and compassion is on the Look hard at yourself as to whether you are being understanding could be harmful at this point. Separation, cards. Start of a new relationship, be it a friendship or a realistic with regards to love. divorce or similar situations could make you worried. romance will bring a smile to your face.

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GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 This week you make efforts and enjoy the fruits of good Health issues may crop up. You may face problems, one Running away from reality does not suit your health. If you are thinking on the lines of self- after another, on the health front. You need to get in touch personality. If dealing with a health problem, your improvement, this is the best time to do so. Plan some with some health professional to understand why you are health care practitioner may not be the best one to creative work. Get busy to avoid stress. Take proper feeling this way and work to release yourself from these help. Consider other professionals for a review. sleep, adequate rest, and a good diet. Do not hesitate to restrictions. Accept and surrender to your present Rejuvenate yourself in natural surroundings. Leave the share your feelings with friends or ask for help from circumstances. On the professional front, you are in mood stress behind. On the career front, you are ready to fix them. On the career front, this is a very good time to to enjoy and want to have a blast. You may spend time to any unfinished business in your life. You are decisive start planning long term, even if you are in your just pamper yourself and to feel good and look good. and determined. You have reviewed and learnt from twenties. Get the career counselling; focus on your Money is not a problem. Earning will be good. This is a your past experiences. All the pieces of the puzzle of skills and potentials. Money is very likely to be headed good time to work on home décor and spend on domestic your life are finally coming together as one. On the for an upswing. On the relationship front, someone you luxury items. On the love front, messages of love and personal front, you should listen to your mind than care about may be away for a while. Existing affection are likely to come your way. Your romantic your heart. You find that your drive to make things relationship too may suffer due to lack of aspirations are likely to get fulfilled, as you get closer to happen is ignited. At home, your bossy attitude could understanding. Conflict is likely to happen. the one you secretly admire. make others irritated, and you may be left alone.

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CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 This is a good week. You will encounter new experiences You can solve many problems with your wisdom. With You will have to make some efforts to improve your and welcoming hosts who will embrace you and invite your experience and maturity, you may be able to take health situation. You need to exercise more under expert you into their world, no matter where you go. Everything hold of your life. Instead of being innovative, you need to guidance or a nutritional expert to make sure that you are will fall into place, and you can be one with the situation. adapt to the existing set of beliefs and systems that are eating better. Nothing will change by wishing things were Career-wise, an enhanced status, promotion or already in place. Professionally, you may be your own different. Take control. This can be a very creative time for designation is on the cards. You can take important worst enemy. Do not expect the entire system to change you. Enjoy yourself and this play will deepen and enrich decision related to career or relationship, as you are very just because you believe it should be different. How you your life. Career-wise, the working environment will be sound and grounded. You are hard-working and very speak your mind is as important as what you say. Be friendly, consistent and that would increase your focused. Expect some stressful moments today. Your sure that your behaviour is impeccable Try to cut your efficiency. You will enjoy working as a team and come out abundance of energy and self-confidence will give you a expenses. Patience is the key to success. On the with productive results. You will be able to win the boost to move ahead. On the personal front, you are relationship front, if you’re feeling suspicious for some support of your seniors. On the relationship front, true charged with some extra energy. Mental force, reason about your partner, make a point to talk about this love, commitment, and all the good things that most of us intellectual and critical reasoning are at the peak. even if it’s difficult. Being passive-aggressive is only hope concerning love and relationship are easily available Romantic life remains satisfactory, but you can certainly going to make things worse. for you. do with some more excitement. Lucky number 10 Lucky number 14 Lucky number 11 Lucky colour White Lucky colour Sky Blue Lucky colour Silver Lucky day Sunday Lucky day Friday Lucky day Tuesday Madhu Kotiya is a tarot card reader, spiritual healer, and Founder, MShezaim Institute of Tarot and Divination. Contact details: [email protected], www.indiatarot.com, M: 9873283331

ASTROTURF BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO Astrology can be baffling The possibility of his wife and even his lose sense of reasons and direction. So, ate 2001, I entered the room of an of your observation?” mother being involved in the process Mars — Rahu period had to put him astrologer friend. Finding him Well, it is very simple. Saturn the was there. through challenging situation. In pro- Lbusy reading the astrological chart lagna sub-lord, representing the person Let us now look at the transit. gression chart, the lagna had touched of somebody visiting him, I said sorry concerned, is in the 5th house identified Saturn has moved to the 9th house, Neptune of the birth chart, which was and then turned back. He stopped me with love life. Saturn is opposite the Sun where from it extends its friendly aspect placed adverse to Venus which made from leaving and asked me for my opin- identified with government agencies as to the Sun and Venus. Remember, if him susceptible to be faced with unfore- ion on the critical chart instead. The well as Venus, the planet reflecting a planets are placed adverse to each other seen circumstances. word critical somehow got registered female and carnal desires. Cusp-wise in the birth chart, whenever they The person concerned was satisfied firmly in my mind. So, my first atten- Venus is in the 10th house identified become supportive to each other during with my detailed explanation, which tion was on looking at the criticality of with his profession, meaning that she transit, they join hands to create mis- saved my astrologer friend the embar- the chart. After having a good look, I would be someone associated with his chief. Incidentally, Mars in transit is rassment of being charged with breach observed: “The person appears to be works. Sun, incidentally is the 12th lord passing through the 3rd house, opposite of trust. He then asked: “When do I get going through an unprecedented situa- posited in the friend signifying 11th transit Saturn, its dire enemy, thus, cre- out of this shit?” “The situation may tion in life. I will not be surprised if he house. 12th being 8th from 5th implies ating ground for some criminal offence. begin to ease out soon, most likely is faced with a criminal case of serious that he would be put through an In the dasha chakra, he was running beginning October 12, when sub-sub consequences. There seems to be a role unprecedented situation because of Mars dasha and Rahu antardasha. Mars period of Venus begins. For, Venus of a woman in the whole episode, possi- some unforeseen happening to his girl- being lord of 3rd house (one’s own ini- being lord of 2nd (union with family) bly his wife, who seems to have tacit friend. Neptune in the 2nd house iden- tiatives and dealings) and 8th house occupies the constellation owned by support of his mother. Is somebody tified with family, is placed adverse to (great difficulties) remains the most dis- Mercury in the 11th house identified behind bars, I asked?” Saturn, Sun, mind signifying Moon and advantageous planet for the Virgo born with fulfilment of desires. The person who had come to seek Venus. The obvious implication is that native. Mars is in the 12th house in his It was later revealed that his wife and guidance seemed baffled with such a the girl’s presence in his life was an birth chart. It points to loss of reputa- mother could not digest his relationship quick observation. He looked curiously embarrassment to his family members. tion and unforeseen expenses, as well as with a lady colleague. Later his love mate towards my astrologer friend, as if ask- Saturn aspects Jupiter, the 4th and 7th serious difficulty to his love life, if any was murdered. And his wife had been ing him whether he had shared the lord, respectively signifying the mother in existence. Mars is placed adverse to arrested on the charge of having con- details with me. The astrologer friend and wife, and which is placed adverse to Rahu in the birth chart. Rahu occupies spired the brutal murder of that woman. instantly pointed out that no informa- Rahu and Mars. All put together makes the constellation owned by Jupiter in the The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant tion had been shared. It appeared that him vulnerable to be confronted with 7th house, which again is opposite and spiritual counsellor. Connect with him at the person could not believe his obser- unforeseen circumstances, difficult to Mars. It implies that the partner’s fire Tel: 91-111-99818037273/9871037272 vation. He asked me: “What is the basis withstand, when time becomes adverse. will get so much enraged that she may Email: [email protected]

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BEING RAM: THE RELEVANCE OF THE RAMAYANA TODAY Whether we choose to draw inspiration from Valmiki's original work or from Tulsidas's worshipful rendition, the fact is that the legend of prince Ram lives in us. It is kept alive because of our anxieties, writes MADHAVI S MAHADEVAN

ven with an abundance of religious festi- has versions in several regional languages, Ramlila changes, over the slow-but-stable progression of While the wisdom of these tenets is vals, thirty-six at a conservative esti- performances are almost exclusive to the north. government employment. Leveraging technology respected, there are aspects of the legend that mate, Vijaydashmi or Dussehra has The story’s episodic structure lends itself to in the pursuit of their professional and personal make millennials uncomfortable. (Devotees are remained special. Marking the end of enactment. Individual episodes bear titles like Van aspirations, they have focussed on creativity and different as they see all Ram’s actions as godly Navratri, it celebrates the victory of Gaman (Departure for the Forest), Sita Apharan value-addition. Economically better off than their acts.) There are three instances when Ram’s Egood over evil. A double victory — of the goddess (The Kidnapping of Sita), Lanka Dahan (The parents, owning a home and a car has become de behaviour appears questionable: the deceitful Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasura and Burning of Lanka), Raavan Vadh (The Killing of rigueur, as has been affording their children a killing of Vali, the killing of the Shambuka, the of the legendary prince Ram over Raavan, the ten- Raavan). Though similar to the original, these more comfortable lifestyle. shudra ascetic who performed tapas and the headed king of Lanka. Anyone who has witnessed amateur dramatisations can be a purist’s worst While the family remains a core concern, mil- rejection of Sita. The last two appear in the the burning of the enormous effigies of Raavan, nightmare come true. Using local talent for every lennials are aware that having more choices has seventh chapter of the Ramayana, Uttara his two rakshasa brothers, Kumbhakarna and aspect of the production — from lights and music improved their quality of life. However, they are Kanda, believed to be a later addition. Ram’s Meghnad, cannot forget the high-octane drama to scripting, direction and acting — they fre- wary of being trapped by the ‘hedonic treadmill’. treatment of Sita, in particular, is condemned. that is a fitting finale to the preceding nine nights quently combine Bollywood style entertainment. While increased awareness of the world has Nothing new in that: through folk narratives, when one of the world’s oldest epics, the Songs, dances and over-the-top dialogues are meant that they are more individualistic in their women have always shown sympathy with Sita’s Ramayana, is dramatised in parts of North India interspersed with reiterations of the messages of choices, there is a concern about the environment, pain. as the Ramlila. the Ramcharitmanas. a respect for diversity, a growing egalitarianism. However, millennials’ views, focussed on Attributed to the sage Valmiki, composed For instance, in the scene where Surpanakha Articulate on social media, they are ready, the injustice, are gender neutral. Says Teesta, a between 200 BCE-200 CE, the Ramayana (Ram’s makes overtures to Ram and Lakshman, she may through collective power, to generate dissent over thirty-five-year old Food Quality and Supply Journey), a 24,000 verse poem in Sanskrit, is one sashay onstage to the song Yeh mera dil pyaar ka societal ills, to push for change. Chain Management professional, ‘The agni- of ancient India’s principal literary works, a cor- diwana (from the film Don). The next episode, However, as newer realities emerge, hope has pariksha Sita had to undergo was uncalled nerstone of art and culture in, not just the subcon- showing the decadence of Lanka, may have the given way to anxiety. The economic slowdown, for… synonymous with the disrespect and dis- tinent, but across Southeast Asia. The story, com- demon king, dressed in black and gold, quaffing hugely exacerbated by the ongoing Covid-19 pan- trust of a man towards his wife. The founda- pressed, is about Ram, a righteous, dutiful prince, wine and regaling his inebriated court with Urdu demic, has already led (according to a CMIE tion of any relationship is trust. Ram mis- who struggles to rescue his wife Sita from the poetry. Zing is added to speech through rhyming, report) to 21 million salaried job losses. In these judged and misconstrued his wife to defeat this clutches of her abductor, Raavan. as when Hanuman proclaims his loyalty to Ram: circumstances, difficult decisions need to be very basis. He is a man of principles, an ideal Ram’s difficulties, however, begin much earli- Hanuman aapka wafadaar hei, sahayata karne ko taken. As disquiet builds up and a certain amount son and brother, but not perfect — not in er, on the eve of his coronation when, due to the taiyaar hei. of introspection is inevitable, the legend of Ram today’s context.’ machinations of his stepmother, he is exiled for The didactic quality of the Ramcharitmanas, WHAT MAKES THE becomes less about myth and more about exam- Sanjay Rao, a thirty-year-old commercial fourteen years. The couple go to the forest accom- the razzmatazz of the Ramlila have contributed to RAMAYANA, IN ining the civilisational values it propagates. pilot differs. ‘He was the ideal man, but the panied by Ram’s younger brother Lakshman. the legend’s popularity, but, in the last hundred PARTICULAR, Whether we choose to draw inspiration from people he ruled were not. It was they who When both brothers spurn the overtures of the years, movie-making has become instrumental in Valmiki’s original work or from Tulsidas’s wor- made the allegations. As their king he had to rakshasi Surpanakha, she incites her brother the spread of the meta-narrative. Dadasaheb INTERESTING IS THE shipful rendition, the fact is that the legend lives take notice and act… though he sent Sita away Raavan, the all-powerful king, who abducts Sita Phalke who made India’s first film, Raja WAY IT HUMANISES ITS in us. Just as it nurtures us, it is kept alive because to the forest, he remained constant to her, in an and imprisons her on his distant island kingdom. Harishchandra (1913) also made Lanka Dahan HERO RAM: AS A MAN of our anxieties. As audiences of longstanding, we age when kings were allowed several wives.’ In his efforts to rescue Sita, Ram is helped by the (1917). However, the credit for, arguably, the most WHO, EVEN AT THE are in the narrative, seeing something of ourselves A third view is articulated by Tilak, a thir- armies of the monkey king Sugreev, and his min- accomplished and, in their time, extremely suc- in its characters and something identifiable about ty-six year old investment banker: ‘The trial- ister Hanuman. A terrible battle follows, Raavan is cessful screen adaptations of the epic belongs to WORST OF TIMES, them in us. What makes the Ramayana, in partic- by-fire, though unpleasant, established Sita’s killed. Reunited with Sita, Ram returns to Vijay Bhatt who made Bharat Milap (1942) and CHOOSES TO MAINTAIN ular, interesting is the way it humanises its hero blamelessness, but casting her away, because of Ayodhya to assume kingship. Ram Rajya (1943). The latter, supposedly, was one HIS COMPOSURE AND, Ram: as a man who, even at the worst of times, a smear campaign, is unacceptable… She was While Valmiki planted the tree, the of the two films that Mahatma Gandhi ever CONSEQUENTLY, ACTS chooses to maintain his composure and, conse- pregnant at the time… If he felt that his cre- Ramayana, with over 300 transcreations, has watched. In recent times, the crown for record quently, acts with intelligence, courage and com- dentials as a ruler were under a shadow, he grown into a forest. Among its offshoots in the viewership goes to the televised version of the WITH INTELLIGENCE, mitment. The life lessons are custom-made for could have considered stepping down, asked Gangetic plain is the Ramcharitmanas. Composed Ramayana, first aired in 1987 and, more recently, COURAGE AND Indian realities, predicated on the notion that the Bharat to continue, as he had been regent for by the 16th century Vaishnava saint, Tulsidas, the in April 2020 when it garnered, according to COMMITMENT. THE LIFE life you live isn’t always the one you want, but the fourteen years, or appointed Lakshman. That chaupais (quatrain verses of poetry popular in the Doordarshan, 7.7 crore viewers. Following the re- LESSONS ARE CUSTOM- one you are given. would have been more honourable and taught medieval period) in Awadhi bhasha, are still recit- telecast, the social media was inundated with Ergo, opting to conduct oneself with dignity, his people a well-deserved lesson.’ ed in Hindu homes. Whereas high literary quality memes and discussions, such as Manthara being MADE FOR INDIAN decency and decorum is praiseworthy. It starts Epics are relevant for the questions they marks Valmiki’s work, the Ramcharitmanas is voted the world’s favourite villain, proving that the REALITIES, PREDICATED with the awareness of dharma — knowing what raise. While these don’t change, every age finds regarded as a ‘holy book’; Ram occupies a story is evergreen. ON THE NOTION THAT one’s duty is to oneself, family and society. The new answers. Mythological time being pedestal as maryada purushottam, the man who This begs the question: What does the legend THE LIFE YOU LIVE ISN'T advice, though not always simple, is sound: follow immutable, we celebrate the victory of good practised righteousness to perfection. of Ram offer modern audiences? the path of truth and righteousness, work for over evil with every Dussehra, and welcome While its piety has given comfort to many, the Among millennials, age bracket 25-40 years, ALWAYS THE ONE YOU unity within the family and in society, respect the victor home with every Diwali. Perhaps, as Ramcharitmanas has also inspired a colourful the oldest were children when the 1987 telecast WANT, BUT THE ONE diverse cultures, use your judgement to filter good this year’s diyas are lit, it’s time to acknowledge annual ritual, the Ramlila, a theatrical event of kept entire families glued to their TV sets. In sub- YOU ARE GIVEN advice from bad, don’t speak ill of others, keep that Ram rajya — a society built on virtues, immense popularity that had its first perfor- sequent years, as the country shed its socialist your word, control your senses if you want to morality and fairness — is what we create. mance, it is said, in Varanasi around 480 years image and opted for more liberal economic poli- avoid sorrow, be compassionate. Understand that ago. Later, as Hindu immigrants crossed overseas, cies, they entered the job market. Better educated life can change its course in a split second; accept The writer is an author. She has recently the Ramlila tradition travelled to Fiji, Mauritius, than previous generations, internet- savvy, they what you cannot control but do your best, via the published ‘Bride of the Forest: The Untold South Africa, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and have preferred the rapid growth promised by the right attitude and action, to deal with it. Finally, it Story of Yayati’s Daughter’ with Speaking Tiger Tobago. Within India, although the Ramayana private sector, irrespective of frequent job is adversity that brings one closer to the Self. Books sunday magazine IF WE CHOOSE, WE CAN LIVE IN A WORLD OF COMFORTING ILLUSION spirituality 10 — NOAM CHOMSKY November 1, 2020

HIDDENSOULS THE ULTIMATE ILLUSION PRAMOD PATHAK The essence of spirituality was summarised by Adi Shankaracharya in one page. As we enter But, over time, we learnt to associate it with the word maya, says HINGORI the last lap hat is maya? Well the consciousness and the supreme con- word literally means sciousness is you. But this is a discus- illusion, but what does sion for another time. it entail? The answer The company of righteous, wise lies in the question and enlightened people expands the whenW you realise that there is only one intellect helping you eschew igno- true reality. So, what is this reality? As rance and psychological distress. While stated countless times over in ancient it takes time to really understand the scriptures and by sages, proved again truth and even longer to realise it, stim- by the intellectuals of today, what we ulating conversations keep our minds perceive as reality and definite around open and receptive. It is said that sat- us, isn’t truly so. And if you believe this, sang (good company) is superior to all then maya too is maya! It is a play of forms of religious practices like chari- our mind. ty, austerity, pilgrimage and the perfor- The ‘one reality’ I spoke of can only mance of religious rites. be called so if it can be defined and if It requires significant will and per- iving with Coronavirus has been a part of our life for that definition remains constant. But, severance to achieve all four of the months now and despite many proposed solutions, the nothing is constant. Quantum physics above gatekeepers. You will realise, the Lquestion how to deal with the pandemic still remains explains this using the fourth dimen- moment you embark on this path, that unanswered. But one thing that we all must realise is that sion, time, which is ever changing. Since everything will start coming together this is certainly going to come to an end. And probably in every object, molecule and atom is for you, just as a frame of a jigsaw puz- the next few months. It is this hope that has to be nursed defined by at least four dimensions if zle helps finding the pieces within it. even if reports suggest that there is a second surge or a third not more, one of them being time, then Having said this, unfortunately these surge or whatever. Yes, we have all reached the end of the everything is constantly changing, and gatekeepers come with no guaranteed tether and this is a worrisome trend. Already we are witness- nothing is ever really the same. outcomes even though they assure ing desperate steps being taken by many as anxieties are tak- Let’s dive deeper into the scrip- your journey in the right direction — ing their toll on reason. Even the slightest trigger leads to tures. They say there is only one true so in the absence of milestones, at least explosion in many cases. What we need to remember is that reality, although known by several you will have a compass. This path is though our patience is wearing out, that is the one thing we names — the Brahman, the infinite one of faith, perseverance and accep- need today to survive in these difficult times. Even if our mind consciousness or the consciousness tance. is getting wayward, there is need to exercise maximum supreme. It exists beyond the physical But the first step to achieving any patience. Mind is the issue and we have to tame the mind. realm we perceive to be the truth. It of the gatekeepers is recognising the Our predicament is like that of a long distance runner into experiences no emotions, nothing is concept of maya. An easy way is this, his last lap. It is this last lap that creates maximum anxiety right or wrong. Simply put, it is the state you say: “Good morning, maya” every- and coping with this anxiety is the most important require- of nothingness. At this point, you are day as you begin your day, knowing that ment in order to win. If we let our patience wear out in the probably challenging the veracity of what follows will all exist within maya. last lap and commit blunder out of sheer frustration, we stand this idea of the ‘reality’ as you feel the As you go through your day, each time to lose. This is what is happening. Out of sheer desperation, mobile phone in your hand, hear the you receive a bout of awareness and people are throwing all caution to winds. It has to be under- sounds of activity around you. The idea remember that you are living in maya, stood that maximum caution is needed in this last lap. The of ‘nothingness’ being reality seems the finite entity creating the ‘dream’ we dom there is self-control and peace. It say out loud, “oops, maya once again”. lifestyle disruption that stretched rather long has now reached ridiculous, but it truly isn’t. Imagine all live in. Since it is one supreme con- is not attained by rites, rituals or pil- Do this every time you find yourself the brink. While the festive season tempts us to venture out, you dozed off and found yourself sciousness reflecting itself onto all our grimages. Self-control is the conquest wrapped in emotions too. As time goes the last round calls for extreme caution. The mantra, then dreaming of mountains and rivers, minds that creates the dream we see or of the mind where you can look with- by, and if you do this sincerely of course, should be to celebrate with care in the present times. As roads fresh green forests, the wind, people. the world we live in, each of us dreams in and accept yourself as you are, see- you will find yourself aware of your and streets are getting overcrowded, social distancing has gone In the dream, you were deeply the same dreams, so to say. Imagine you SELF-ENQUIRY OR ing the divinity within you. It is about existence being within maya about a for a toss. People are coming out in droves and masks seem engrossed in the conversations and have an empty pot of clay. What does GYAN IS A PROCESS being emotionless, without compromis- hundred times a day, it becomes a habit, to be a forgotten habit. This may prove dear. The protocols pleasure, peace and excitement, the it contain? Nothing to some, and to ing on empathy. If there is peace and a part of your everyday life. that we were following in the earlier days of the pandemic view, the sensations. When you wake some it holds air. What surrounds this OF CLEARING THE serenity, there will always be anger and As it is for everything in life, you still need to be followed, rather, more so. Complacence may up that dream dissolves and along with pot? Again, nothing, or perhaps air. IGNORANCE AND the same goes for happiness and pain. must believe in the realm beyond be dangerous. It is going to be a test of human patience. This it every sensation. That is what maya Now if you break this pot, the air with- Emotions can be compared with a see- maya to be able to recognise it, there patience comes from faith. Faith that we shall survive. It seems is. The physical world we live in is real- in merges with that outside and you see DELUSION. ONCE saw. The best place to sit is at the cen- are no halfway houses. It is easier said as if people are losing faith and embracing recklessness. It ly only a dream. We are merely reflec- no difference. The pot here is Maya. It CLEAR, THEY ARE tre on the fulcrum. It is indeed difficult than done. For all you know, it could is not just a question of one’s own life. It is putting life of oth- tions and mirages that have conversa- separates the finite from the infinite cre- for those who give in to temptations be a bedtime story for children, born ers to jeopardy. The fight against coronavirus is a war of attri- tions; feel pain, anxiety, happiness ating an illusion that they are disjoint- UNAFFECTED BY THE and lean towards their cravings. in another time. A story perhaps you tion and more than strategy, the resilience is needed. The and love; eventually only to ‘wake up’ ed when in reality they are the same, GOING-ONS IN THE However, with the right effort and guid- may see it as, however it is far removed battle can be won by default, that is to hang around dogged- to the reality that is nothingness. It is they are one. ance this effort yields unparalleled from fiction. Yet even in the scriptures ly. True, the present generation did not experience a situa- this state of illusion that the scriptures It may seem terrifying to abandon WORLD. YOU FIND results that cannot be experienced by they have factored in that those who are tion like this, but that is no reason for not acquiring men- state we are living in. everything you’ve ever believed and PEACE AND BLISS only the five senses. living in ignorance may discard the tal toughness. Our lifestyle changed drastically in the last few A question arises here, why does it accept that we are just characters of a Self-enquiry or gyan is a process of learning. And so I recommend you decades. As we outsourced everything, our metamorpho- all feel so real if it isn’t, and if it is just dream; and that what we feel, we don’t — PEACE BECAUSE clearing the ignorance and delusion. trust their experience and embark on sis from human beings to couch potatoes of television era a dream, how are we all living the same really feel and what we see, we don’t NOTHING TOUCHES Once clear, they are unaffected by the your journey, then trust your instincts. to mouse potatoes of computer era and then to slouch pota- one? This is a tricky concept to under- really see. The question arises, how does going-ons in the world. You find peace Be aware of subtle shifts that may occur toes of the social media is complete. A large section of human- stand. There is a fitting quote I once one achieve this awakening? YOU AND BLISS and bliss — peace because nothing — perhaps some coincidences, sensa- ity has forgotten the basic problem solving skills, the think- read in the Yog Vashisht, “The world As explained by Guru Vashisht, the touches you and bliss because the heart tions that defy conventional logic, per- ing mind has become a vestige. Even small problems appear is a stage, the mind is its magical actor, path to this wisdom lies with the four BECAUSE THE experiences the truth. It is enquiry that haps behaviour shifts without any big. It is time to reinvent, rather rediscover human poten- the soul is a silent spectator watching gatekeepers at the entrance to the HEART gives freedom from delusion and context or even a call out of the blue. tial and practice the art of hanging around in crisis. Patience the show in the light of its own intel- realm of freedom, mukti or moksha. detachment. There is no limit to the Notice the patterns, make the connec- in the wake of adversity is the best solution. Staying on the lect.” The consciousness supreme is an These are self-control, self-enquiry, con- EXPERIENCES THE curiosity that unleashes when you tions between seemingly random wicket was what good cricketers adopted when chips were infinite reality that remains absolutely tentment and good com pany. TRUTH look within and begin to recognise the events, and you will know that you are down. Life, after all, is a test match, not a T-20. So play defen- still, neither expanding nor shrinking, The quest for the eternal, unchang- divinity within you. The biggest ques- on the right path. sively, on the backfoot. while our minds are smaller, finite enti- ing freedom is achieved through the tion for which you seek an answer is The writer is the author of Hingori Sutras Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed public ties. The infinite reality reflects itself in conquest of one’s mind because in wis- “Who am I?” — You are the supreme series of spiritual books speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] Stop complaining, act now God is a friend, but... Bhagwad Gita is an excellent guide to learn what kind of relationship people talk their heart out. Krish, always be stuff beyond my con- tions to yourself when stuck in a There will always be it turned out, had hundreds of trol. Things to divert me, derail similar situation: one should have with God, writes AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI points to complain about. For me; but I have to stay focused. I l What facts or signals have stuff in life beyond Krish, everything was wrong, should not care and spend ener- you been ignoring or turning a od is our friend. Lord Krishna one's control, that everyone was wrong, but Krish gies on things outside my circle blind eye to? Did you reach states this fact in the verse himself. of influence. There is nothing, where you are in a day or over- G#5.24 of the Bhagwad Gita. would divert and This incident took me back you or I can do to change the time? However, we shouldn’t make the same to an important lesson I learned things beyond my circle of influ- l What could you have done mistake as Arjuna did, for which he had derail them from before my graduation. January of ence. differently when you first to apologise profusely to the Lord. 2000, after my last paper for We tend to wait for that per- realised the problem? (11.42) How do we deal with our the goal. All one has medical entrance (MBBS), I was fect moment when we wish that l What new did you learn friends? Who do we choose as a to do is stay sure that my dream of becoming everything would fall in place. about yourself from the situa- friend? My understanding in this mat- a doctor would remain a dream. And when that happens, we will tion? ter is to divide people in three cate- focused, says I was not going to make it this give it our best shot. That never l What are you going to lose gories. Those, who are superior to us year too. happens. Look back at your life, if you stay like this and don’t should be treated with respect. Those NANDAN GAUTAM From the time I started you will get your answers. change? equal to us should be treated as friends. preparations, I used to dread the Three years after this hit me, I l What is that one thing you And those inferior to us should be rish looked hassled while competitive landscape of medical completed my graduation with a will do today? What will be that treated with compassion. filling the exit clearance entrance. Two thousand-odd gold medal, got through merit- one small action you can take Based on this yardstick, God can- Kform. It was his last work- seats out of four lakh applicants; based M.Sc courses and studied at today to move forward? not be chosen as a friend, because, He ing day in the organisation. I it was tough. “Ordinary people one of the best B schools in India. Remember, you and only is omnipresent, omnipotent and omni- thought it was the pain of docu- like me can never crack these I changed, the way I looked you are responsible for where scient, whereas we are His parts. (15.7) mentation that was troubling exams,” I used to tell myself. at the world changed; so did the you are in your career. Own up Similarly, our dealings with our friends him. That day too, with my mind full results. That is why perhaps I your current state, establish will leave much to be desired if we “So Krish, what next?” I of excuses, I came back home could relate with what Krish was where you want to be, have an adopt the same attitude towards God. orate, but we honour God and feel His tressed. Sure enough I turn to God for asked. “I don’t have anything in where an uncle, who happened undergoing. While he had his action plan. Results will follow! Arjuna had to seek forgiveness for jok- presence. Regarding taking shelter guidance and help. Who else can do that hand. I am leaving because the to be a doctor himself, asked me problem statement, I could see Otherwise, you can choose ing with the Lord, the moment he with God as instructed by Lord Krishna better. Fortunately, I am never disap- manager and organisation did about the exam. I vent out my the answers lying within him. to wait for that perfect moment realised who God actually was. in the verse #18.62, I am trying to fol- pointed; My Lord does respond; He not bother to solve my prob- frustrations, which was a long Krish was in the “Why me” zone. when all the variable of the In fact, Gita is an excellent guide low God’s instructions in the verse helps. I have plenty of material needs lems.” Krish said. His response list. When I was done, my uncle He had to shift to “How to” and world will come into perfect to learn what kind of relationship one #18.65, in which He states that we and who else other than God to turn to. was cold. I could sense frustra- asked me a question that “What next” for things to alignment and make way for you should have with God. The very first should develop God consciousness, Being a writer, I need to learn more tion, anger and aggression in his changed my life. “Ketan, how change. He just had to accept to act and succeed. requirement is to follow God’s instruc- become His devotee, make sacrifices for spiritual truths for which I surely have tone as well as in his body lan- many seats do you need? “ he things that were outside his circle Krish waited for sixteen tions. Personally, I find my nature to be Him and offer obeisance to Him. to turn to God; He gives me realisa- guage. asked. “One,” I responded. of influence and commit to years, how long are you going to a deterrent. Because I wish to become I try to be as devoted to God (8.22) tions. And after more than two decades Significant learning “The go get it, stop giving focusing on what was within his wait? exceedingly dear to God. (12.20) I am as my nature permits. Fighting my of writing, I can consider myself some- that I have gained work- yourself excuses”, he said. circle of influence. The writer is an HR practitioner, a coach, trying to get linked with God in many nature is a big battle for me, because what of a wise man, whom God uses ing as an HR That is when I under- We all have been in this situ- an author, ways. (14.26) I try to chant “Ram” changing my nature has not been as an instrument, empowering me to Professional is to let stood that there will ation. Ask the following ques- and a speaker throughout the day. When I am not easy. I believe that this is a common write. chanting, I try to remember Him, problem. There is a popular saying To sum it up, I can state with con- which is quite frequent, because my life which goes like this: “Nature and sig- viction that God is indeed a friend but is centered around God. nature don’t change.” They do if we are not in the conventional sense; He is I don’t know if I have become a reg- determined. more like a well-wisher. This became ular practitioner of yoga as described Lord Krishna has spoken about clear to Arjuna, when Lord Krishna in the verse #9.22, but I am trying to four kinds of virtuous people, who wor- preached to him from the verse #18.64 get there. My wife and I have been wor- ship God (7.16) These are: a distressed to 18.72. Similarly, I am under no illu- shiping God in His Laddu Gopal form person, an inquisitive man, a seeker of sion that I can treat God as a friend. for more than three decades. (9.29) We truth and a wise person. I find myself Being a part of God, I am more than have a regular pooja ghar in our resi- in all the four categories. In this “dukha- happy to remain that only. dence. We don’t worship God as is done laya” (place of miseries) (8.15), there are Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached in a regular temple, which is quite elab- plenty of occasions when I feel dis- at [email protected] SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 films & tv 11 HOME THEATRE Cute, sweet and fun The horror is Shabana Azmi’s talent HOLIDATE will make one cringe or blush given Netflix whether one is a prude or is open- *ing: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, minded. Manish Dayal, Frances Fisher Believe it or not, a romantic is wasted here Rated: 6/10 movie is definitely what we need in these testing times. Holidate will leave re you the kind of person who the viewer feeling warm and fuzzy in your head loves to watch rom-coms with however cliched the story may be. Ahappily-ever after? If the answer Emma Roberts as Sloane is cute is a resounding yes, then Holidate is and shines here. However, one didn’t a movie that is right up your alley even have to show the other women though we know how it is going to around her to be weird or strange. end. While there is nothing new that Take an example: Her aunt, a cougar, the movie has to offer — a single girl who will go after any man even the who is heart-broken and the family man Sloane’s mother has chosen has pushing her to date and parades a slew her intended. But however weird or of eligible men – yet the way the movie strange these other women may be, progresses, it is sweet, cut and fun to they are fun to watch as they watch even though we as Indians may meander through the film. They add not subscribe to the concept. Our the fun element to the movie. mothers one the other hand, may have Luke Bracey, Jackson, plays the a totally different take on this. Hemsworthy charm with aplomb to Nothing gets you going like Roberts' aversion to crowds and watching a romance film with clear dressing up. Together they look cute undertones of comic timing even if making this film watchable. there are a couple of moments that — Shalini Saksena

KAALI KHUHI Netflix managed to create — a non-descript *ing: Shabana Azmi, Sanjeeda Sheikh, village in Punjab, the sprawling fields, Riva Arora, Satyadeep Misra, Leela the early morning mist, the heavy Samson, Hetvi Bhanushali rains and a well that has non-existent HIS HOUSE Rated: 5/10 water. Netflix from his village died? These are some of the All this adds to the creepiness. *ing: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt questions that haunt the house where this ust because there is a ghost in the Beyond this, there is nothing much here Smith couple lives. In that sense is it really the house movie, it doesn’t make it scary. Sadly, that will hold one’s interest as the first that is haunted? Is the couple really the ‘good Jmost horror films are based on two half will leave one wondering what is Rated: 5.5/10 people’ like the husband keeps repeating so premises — either the things that go bump happening. ave you ever wondered what would that they can stay in Britain and not be sent in the night are flesh eating ugly as sin, It is only after 45 minutes into the happen if you committed a crime and back? (remember Ramsay Brothers ghosts?), film that one will get some clarity which Hthe evil followed you home and made His House explores all these questions blood dripping creatures or the ghost is makes one wonder why such a long a home for itself in your head? The result with the haunting and horror explodes just out for revenge. In Kaali Khuhi, it is build up? would be devastating and the guilt would around the husband. He does his best to blend the latter. This means that there are Even Shabana Azmi’s talents are eventually eat one alive and kill in the end. His in — wears grays, eats with fork and knife bodies that are falling left, right and centre wasted here. There is nothing much for House is not your typical horror movie where instead of hands and insists he is home here and nothing else much. her to do here but appear to be part the ghost goes bump in the night to scare you in Britain. All the while, the wife wants to go It is another matter that Terrie scared about what is coming and part away. This ghost has an agenda — an eye for back to Sudan even at the cost of letting the Samundra, who has written and trying to appear that all is well in a an eye — death for death. And it all begins ghost take her husband in exchange for the directed this one, has added a rather sad village that has a horrible practice of with the couple fleeing from war-torn Sudan little girl she lost. and horrible reason for this ghost to throwing newborn girl child into a well. and seeking asylum in Britain. Do the couple manage to overcome their take revenge — female foeticide. Hence the title Kaali Khuhi. Despite How does one win against the ghost that differences? Are they finally at peace with The positives here are the subject this, she is the one who holds the film is in one’s head? How does one move forward themselves? Has ghost been vanquished? of the film, which is hard-hitting and together.Overall, a watchable movie. and live with what one did just so that he and Watch this one. the atmosphere that Samundra has — Shalini Saksena his wife could flee and survive while many — Shalini Saksena

TELLYTALE While Manish is all set to once again and applause, Asit Modi continued: “Humare ‘I was born to be an artist’ MANISH KHANNA GOES BALD channel the evilness within him for his new Disha Vakani ne jo mehnat ki thi ye kirdaar Zee TV has presented several successful role, Brahmarakshas 2 will depict the ke liye, aur aaj bhi hum sab mehsoos kar shows over the past 27 years and won its journey of an ordinary young girl — Kalindi, rahe hain, unki kami humare show main, EISHA SINGH, who played the lead in the first episode of the new audience over with out-of-the-box and whose destiny gets entwined with an evil toh agar kabhi bhi aisa laga, to main aap extraordinary content. Now, yet another force and a drastic twist of fate has her se (Rutuja) gujarish karunga… kya lagta season of Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, speaks with SHALINI SAKSENA compelling narrative is set to take the drawing all her inner strength to combat the hai jetha bhai?” To which Dilip Joshi was channel's audience on a trip full of fantasy wicked Brahmarakshas. Set against the quick to respond: “Full marks! Chalo ek about her role, how she got into acting and upcoming projects with the second season of its immensely backdrop of Songadh, while the latter chota audition le hi lo… mauka bhi hai aur successful and intriguing show garners its strength from kidnapping brides dastoor bhi!” n What is your role in Pyaar Tune Kya Brahmarakshas. Produced by Balaji on the day of their wedding and casting a Geeta Kapur said: “I was about to ask Kiya? Telefilms, the show will feature popular dark spell over the town, Kalindi’s only Ashish after the act why did he not bring I play Preet a girl who is already television actress Nikki Sharma alongside source of strength is her love for her partner, Rutuja on the stage as I only saw Daya engaged. She enjoys life and loves her parents Pearl V. Puri essaying the lead characters of Angad (played by Pearl V. Puri). As she Bhabhi dancing. Daya’s character is very a lot. She is independent in her thinking and the show. Featuring alongside them will be navigates and manoeuvres her way through important and strongly played by Disha wants to fulfill her father’s dream of opening the popular TV actor Manish Khanna, who is the world of evil and her own ordinary life, Vakhani, her body language, the way she franchises of his restaurant across India. That yet again all set to stun viewers with his Kalindi finds herself fighting a tough battle to brought out her jaw to get into the character, way she is very ambitious. impressive dedication towards his work and protect the people she truly cares for! she is not like that but she literally put life n How is this different from Zara Siddiqui I am not the performance in a new role. into that character. I still love the fact that in Ishq Subhan Allah on Zee TV? kind to prepare Essaying the character of a tantric, DAYA BEN ON INDIA’S BEST DANCER she has gone to her maayke and has not yet The main obvious difference of course Manish is a notable name in the television Sony Entertainment Television’s dance come back and till date aapne unki jagah is that Zara is from a Muslim family. Preet for the character in industry and is known for playing varied reality show has raised the dance kisi ko nahi di. Aur agar aap ye offer kar belongs to a Punjabi family. Zara is all about advance. I read the positive as well as negative characters competition quotient high with exceptional rahe hai Rutuja ko, then I am very grateful. fighting for Muslim women’s rights. Preet across a span of shows. Last seen essaying dance performances, especially with the Rutuja, aapki mehnat zaroor rang layegi. is more focused on realising her dad’s dream. script and go to the the negative character of Dushyant in finale getting closer. This weekend will be Yeh mehnat na, has to pay off some day.” n What were some of the things that you sets and go with my Kumkum Bhagya, the actor has once again On Asit Kumarr Modi’s request, since had to prepare for in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya? bagged another grey role, the preparations the entire team has been waiting for an I am not the kind to prepare for the instincts on what for which seem to be quite high and intense. opportunity to see garba played by Jethalal character in advance. I read the script and feels right when I Bowing to the needs and demands of his and Daya Ben, Rutuja and Dilip Joshi obliged go to the sets and go with my instincts on character, Manish decided to spot a clean and set the stage on fire with their garba what feels right when I am finally in front am finally in front bald look in order to bring out the best of his performance on Chogada! of the camera. Also, for Preet, I didn’t have role. much time to prepare. She has these layers of the camera. RAJVEER IS THE NEW NEEL that unravel which I learnt as the episode Also, for Preet, I Zee TV's popular fiction drama, Qurbaan progressed. I had a different perspective Hua, has been entertaining audiences with on my character. The director and writer didn't have much interesting twists and turns in the life of Neel have a different one. So, the best thing was time to prepare. and Chahat, who have tied the nuptial knot not to prep in advance. On the sets, once with vested interests arising out of fierce a scene was explained to me, I would close She has these loyalty to their respective families. While my eyes and think how she would behave layers that Neel wants to get to Chahat's father — Dr and go with it and built my character Baig, the gynaecologist he holds responsible n What got you interested in acting? unravel which for his pregnant sister's death, Chahat is It was not one thing. I knew from the I learnt as convinced she can get to the bottom of the very beginning that I would not be able case and clear her father's name by being a to do a 9 am to 5 pm job. I was born to the episode part of Neel's family. act. Being an artist, I can live so many progressed super fun with Taarak Mehta special episode In the upcoming episodes of the show, personalities. I can play so many where the whole cast of Taarak Mehta Ka viewers are in for a shocking twist. While professions. I am the tailor of my life. Ooltah Chashma will be seen enjoying the Chahat will be seen keeping the Karwa If I am playing Zara or Preet, I am me, performances as well as celebrating 3000 Chauth fast for Neel, Neel will meet with an Eisha yet I am not. I am playing episodes of the show. While Daya Ben was accident in a factory wherein a splash of someone else. I can experiment with definitely missed, after looking at the Lava will burn his face and parts of his body. different things in my life through my performance of Rutuja Junnarkar and Everybody will assume that they have lost characters. I don’t always have to be me. choreographer Ashish Patil on the song Neel forever, but audiences will discover that I can do so much more as an actor and would cry when Baby Doll, everyone was surprised with Neel is rescued in the nick of time and n Did you think that Dhaani of Ishq I would hear the real- Rutuja’s next to real portrayal of Daya Ben! having undergone multiple cosmetic Ka Rang Safed would become so life horror stories of Rutuja Junnarkar who hails from Pune surgeries, will emerge as a man of altered popular? these young women stunned everyone when she performed her appearance. Consequently, actor Rajveer Not at all. I was 16 when I gave the who have every act as Daya Ben. Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi was Singh will step into the shoes of Karan audition for the show. I played a 20- right to live a left speechless, he said: “For a second I Jotwani as Neel. year-old widow in the show and how colourful life but Talking about the preparations that went thought that Disha ji (Daya Ben) was Ecstatic to join the show as the male she dealt with people who continuously the society doesn’t in, the actor said: “My character has an evil dancing here. The way she entered the stage lead, Rajveer said: “I am extremely excited, targeted her because I was a widow. I let them and puts shade to it which we felt was very necessary and danced, it was exactly how Disha as this is the kind of role I haven't explored was not sure whether people would so many to depict in my appearance. From beards to Vakhani enacts. From the outfit and small before. Taking over a well-established accept me in this role. I too was not restrictions on moustaches to different wigs, we must have nuances that they kept in mind during their character comes with a fair share of convinced whether I would be able to them – can't eat tried something like 15 -20 looks before I performance, I really believed that Disha ji is responsibilities and of course the pressure to do justice to this role. But luckily for me certain kinds of finally decided to just drop the whole extra performing here”. live up to the image of the character built by everything fell into place. People loved food, can’t laugh effort and go completely bald. And that Asit Kumarr Modi who was so the previous actor. Joining an already Dhaani. I too learnt a lot along the way. or have dreams worked very well! In fact, the appearance impressed with the performance, said: “Kya established show leaves me with enough to n Was it tough to play a widow at and ambitions. was much scarier than we imagined, and it expression hai! Jab expression ke saath research and learn about my character and such a young age? n What next? perfectly reflects the character. I am quite dance hota hai to bohot mazza aata hai. Jo the dynamics he shares with various other It was extremely tough. I had no I want to content with this decision because I believe garba ke saath saath aapne beech main characters. So, I will use that to my idea about the struggles of a widow. know the same. I that adding fake touches to one’s look alag alag steps kiye hain, jo aksar humari advantage and bring a sense of freshness to My maternal grandmother was a am not sure where I will doesn’t showcase authenticity. Moreover, I daya Bhabhi karti hain… kuch karte karte the character. This is my first project after widow but she was in her 70s. I had go from here. There are a feel they cause a hindrance to my alag jagah par beh jaati hain. Main aaj is the lockdown so I am looking forward to my no clue what young widows go few projects. But for now, I am performance as well and currently I am manch se ek cheez leke jaana chahta hu – new avatar and I do hope the fans of the through and how society looks at at home taking a break. extremely comfortable shooting with this aap ye Daya Bhabhi (Rutuja) ko humare show will like and accept me as their new them and treats them. But when look.” show main de dijiye!” Amidst huge fanfare Neel.” I actually got to play Dhaani did I realise the harsh reality of life VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 12

People who took With son-in-law Dr. Anoop, daughter Neeta, wife Jamuna, son coaching there Nitin and daughter-in-law Kshamitha would definitely get From aspiring to be a doctor in his through MBBS. At that time, the Indravelli youth to helming Telangana's incident happened and I was under that influence; so, my Health and Family Welfare I left it and came back. I did- self-confi- Department as Minister, Eatala Influenced n’t get through in the examination. I had studied hard dence, and but lost it by a few marks. There were no private col- brought me Rajender has come a long way. by elder leges then. May be I would have got through if such respect. It was a As captain of the department brother facilities were there. Now, as Health and Family step for me to When I contested for Welfare Minister, I am able to mingle with them eas- come into the which has been stretched to the first time from I was largely influ- ily. I always believe that in whichever role we are in, public eye and enced by my elder brother Sammayya, any department, we should respect it, get involved in the second its limits due to Covid-19 Kamalapur, I was who was active in unions, more than my it, and make a mark. step was confident that I would parents. I was born into a middle-class becoming pandemic, Eatala, with win the elections and family with an agricultural background TRS floor exemplary couraged and in Kamalapur and studied there up to Love marriage leader. it has been that way VIII Class. It was during the I married Jamuna whom I knew since my school patience, and at great personal ever since. Never I felt Emergency that my brother faced days. It was a love marriage. Initially there was resis- Day in and risk, has steered Telangana State that I would lose any challenges when most of his asso- tance from her family, but our bonding has been strong ciates were being jailed or shot. ever since for more than three decades now. I gave out with in a remarkably cool manner. election because it is So, they came to Hyderabad and up union activity after witnessing a lot of conflicts, my choice not chance noticed that the place was good. ideological changes, disrespect and the like in 1986. KCR In an interview with The When he settled, they brought us Then I decided to move on and start business. I never I campaigned Pioneer, Rajender, known for here. I studied in Keshav Memorial looked back. Until I decided to set up poultry busi- along with KCR With Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao School up to X Class then went to ness, I was largely confined to fighting and agitations. in 2006 when he was winning over Aliya College and later to Saifabad contesting from Science College for my degree. I used to Karimnagar. We were able to people with his mild manners, recalls his live in government hostels. As for my asso- Poultry biz not lucky lottery sustain the Telangana sentiment ciation with unions, there used to be debates, When I was in PDSU, I was incharge of our activ- and inspire people. I remember, our journey from being a students' union brawls, death threats -- everything was part and ities in medical colleges. At that time, I used to dis- party president at that time at Karimnagar clock leader to becoming the first parcel of it. cuss poultry business with people. Poultry is slight- tower said, “Na chermam olchi cheppulu kutinchi- ly at a higher level than agriculture – there is no way na, Karimnagar prajala runam terchukolenu (I can Finance Minister of Telangana. In to deceive people by adulteration, this and that. It is never repay the faith reposed in me by the people Wanted to be a doctor dependent purely on efficiency in all aspects. It is not of Karimnagar). That was a moment for me. We are a candid conversation with I wanted to become a doctor; so, I went to Guntur like lucky lottery or real estate type revenue and is together day in and day out; so, there are many Naveena Ghanate, Eatala shares to study in Ravi Tutorials, which was famous at that related to agriculture. So, I ventured into it. Even in moments with him. Prior to Telangana formation, time. business there were ups and down. Even though poul- when we were in Delhi, we used to go to the low- how he ventured into poultry try business was dominated by Andhra People, I did- est level of people to get our work done. We used n’t face any region-based discrimination. to feel happy just looking at a small scrolling on TV business, dealt with related to Telangana. coronavirus in these Succeeded by choice Presenting budget in trying days, and, amidst Even after becoming an entre- Family preneur in the 90s, I used to be hall where TS was insulted all this, manages to part of associations. confined me to maintain work-life Whenever there were move- I will always remember the day when the a different floor ments, I used to participate. Telangana Separation Bill, 2014 was introduced in balance. In 2002, when I decided to the Assembly and the words that I spoke on that day. There is no secret to join politics, there was no That was a very big responsibility for me. Another being Covid-free. In my resistance from family. My gratifying moment is as Telangana’s first Finance case, I strictly follow the wife was also students union Minister, I presented the first budget. In the same protocol given by our gov- leader; so, she stood by my hall, where they said they won’t even give Rs 1 for ernment doctors. HCQ decision. When I contested Telangana, I presented the budget. I am not an econ- tablet, immune system devel- for the first time from omist, but as the first Finance Minister with our CM opment – zincovit, multivatim, C and D3 vitamin, I Kamalapur, I was confident we laid a nice foundation for the state. took it regularly. I do steam inhalation at home. People that I would win the elec- like me cannot get scared and sleep at home, we have tions and it has been that to be at frontline. I had to be strong even when every- way ever since. Never I Anxiety as captain one around me was infected – be it driver, cook, pub- felt that I would lose any of health department lic representatives, officials - Everybody was infect- election because it is my ed. Initially there was tension among family choice. Our Chief This year there has been a certain level of anxi- that I’ll get infected and will infect Minister (K ety due to the coronavirus pandemic. As Minister them. They dedicated a floor for me Chandrasekhar Rao) often who is responsible for people’s health, there will be in my house and nobody used to says, “If you have to succeed angst. Every minute has been testing time. But 6-7 come. But as time passed by, in something, it shouldn’t be months into it, when we look at cases and treatment, the fear subsided and by chance, it should be by death rate, and recovery, there is some relief and it now we are living choice”. is now sort of less fearful. Naturally, as I am captain together. of this department; if people are safe, I will be fine. Initially there was a lot of hue and cry about beds, Didn’t want to be kits, doctors' availability, medicines Karimnagar district in charge and oxygen. Now there is lit- tle respite. But when we Generally in politics people fight for posi- think of how the situ- tions. But when KCR asked me be to ation could be in the Karimnagar district in-charge, I was hesitant. coming days, there is I was a new MLA. There were big wigs in certainly nervousness. that district and I wasn’t sure of my strength. I was a young guy and had apprehensions like how I will handle. But KCR con- vinced me. That position gave me nice elevation, increased Soft-spoken politicians are the future Being a soft-spoken leader is certainly an advan- Open forum at home tage in politics and it has helped me to reach where I am. There is a loud physique attributed to politi- I have a son Nithin and daughter Neeta, cians – someone who can scare others. But in my both are married. My son is into business and opinion – a political leader should be able to married to Kshamitha, who is into interior change the future of people with tactfulness, com- designing. My daughter is a doctor and recent- mitment and honesty. People who have these qual- ly married a doctor – Dr Anoop. My wife ities are political leaders, not background or peo- takes care of my family completely. Unlike ple who can murder. Trend is changing and when- conventional political leaders' children, mine ever politicians with these qualities come in, this turned out to be completely systematic and country will develop. I don’t like people criticis- disciplined. At home, we all sit together and ing just for the sake of it. It does hurt when it is like an open forum about all topics and Opposition does baseless allegations. They have there is no place for positions etc. to cross verify and talk about it only if needed. With wife Jamuna

Strength - Self confidence Weakness - sometimes I overspeak Describe yourself - Everything is possible Favourite if you are determined food - spinach What do you like in other person - I like Favourite Color - white people who want others to grow Movies - I don't watch movies at all Exercise regime - I do gym for about 1 hor. Book you read recently - Shakthi Suthralu Holiday spot - I don't go on holidays, my life Are you religious - No and I will never has routine and I like it that way believe Any favourite spot in TS - I like entire Coffee or tea - Buttermilk With Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his wife Shoba at daughter Neetas QUICK BITES Telangana. I like to be close nature wedding with Dr. Anoop With daughter Neeta and daughter-in-law Kshamitha In prime of life