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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH I SUNDAY I 27 OCTOBER 2019 WEATHER www.deccanchronicle.com Max: 31.1 OC Min: 23 OC SUNDAY SHINING BRIGHT, THIS RH: 65% Rain: Traces CHRONICLE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Forecast: Cloudy sky. LUXURY LABELS ARE tabloid Rain, thundershowers BRANCHING OUT TO CHILE MARCH BEARS STARK RESEMBLANCE TO INDIA >> PG 9 HOMECARE, FOOTWEAR likely. Max/Min 32/23ºC Vol. 82 No. 297 Established 1938 | 48 PAGES PLUS A FREE COPY OF 16-PAGE SUNDAY CHRONICLE | `5.00 DC wishes its readers a happy and prosperous Khattar to head coalition regime To take oath of office as Haryana CM today, Dushyant Chautala to become his deputy DC CORRESPONDENT NEW , OCT. 26

The BJP-Jannayak Janata Dy CM’s dad to be Party coalition govern- ment will take oath on Sunday, a day after BJP president released on parole announced his party’s alliance in Haryana with DC CORRESPONDENT Lok Dal (INLD) in 2018, Mr the Jat-dominated party. NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 Dushyant Chautala and Interim chief minister, his father Ajay Chautala , will Immediately after Dushy- founded the JJP. be sworn-in as the next ant Chautala’s Jannayak Dushyant Chautala is chief minister of the state, (JJP) extend- the great grandson of for- while the JJP’s Dushyant ed its support to the BJP, mer deputy prime minis- Chautala will be his its founder Ajay Chautala ter Chaudhary Devi Lal. deputy. has been granted furlough Ajay Chautala is sched- After facing severe criti- for a period of 14 days. uled to leave the Tihar jail cism over seeking support Ajay Chautala is the on Sunday. According to a of controversial leader father of Dushyant Chaut- prison official, Ajay Chau- Gopal Kanda, the BJP was ala. He was lodged in the tala has been granted a forced to clarify that it will Tihar jail after he was con- two-week furlough and it not take the support of the victed in a teacher recruit- will start from the day he Haryana Lokhit Party leg- ment scam in 2013 along will step out of the jail islator. Kanda is facing with his father and former premises. two abetment of suicide chief minister and INLD The development comes cases, including that of a leader Om Prakash Chau- on a day the BJP staked former female employee tala and 53 others, includ- claim to form the govern- and her mother. ing two IAS officials. ment in Haryana after Mr “I want to clarify one After being expelled Chautala’s party offered thing — the BJP is not from the Indian National support to the BJP. Devotees light thousands of earthen lamps on the bank of the HOLIDAY NOTICE The offices of Deccan Chronicle will remain closed going to take the support Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, on the eve of Diwali, in | of Kanda,” said Union Ayodhya on Saturday. — PTI today for Diwali. There will be no edition on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 minister on Saturday. He was in Chandigarh for the Sena seeks share BJP’s legislative meeting as a Central observer. ASTROGUIDE TEWARI: CONFER In the just-concluded Assembly polls in the Dakshinayana in CM’s tenure Vikari; RTC’s talks with striking state, the BJP bagged 40 Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula BHARAT RATNA seats, six short of a simple DC CORRESPONDENT Sarnaik told reporters, Chaturdashi till 12.24 pm majority. Other than the MUMBAI, OCT. 26 after Sena chief Uddhav Star: Chitta till 3.16 am (early ON BHAGAT SINGH JJP’s 10 MLAs, the BJP Thackeray met newly- hours of Sunday) staff hit merger block also has the support of Newly-elected Shiv Sena elected party MLAs on Varjyam: 12.58 pm to 2.23 pm New Delhi, Oct. 26: seven Independent MLAs. MLAs on Saturday dema- Saturday. Durmuhurtam: 4.11 pm Congress leader Manish RAJESWARI PARASA | DC which had instructed it to huddled outside and then Earlier in the day, the nded written assurance He said Uddhav also to 4.57 pm Tewari has urged Prime HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 initiate talks. said they were not ready BJP legislative party met from the BJP on sharing made it clear to them that Rahukalam: 4.30 pm to 6 pm Minister Only 21 demands were for further discussion,” in Chandigarh and elected the Chief Minister’s post he had “other options”, to confer the Bharat The State Road tabled while the JAC Mr Sharma said. Mr Khattar as the legisla- for two-and-a-half years but was not interested in HIJRI CALENDAR Ratna on freedom fight- Transport Corporation demanded a discussion on The JAC is planning a tive party leader. He then each. They also pushed exploring them since the Safar 26,1441 AH ers Bhagat Singh, (TSRTC) joint action com- all 26 demands, during the “Chalo Collectorate” on met Haryana Governor the case of Aaditya BJP and the Sena are PRAYERS Rajguru and Sukhdev. mittee (JAC) announced two-hour meeting. It yield- Monday and a large-scale Satyadeo Narain Arya and Thackeray for the bound together by the Fajar: 5.12 am In a letter to Mr Modi, that the RTC strike will ed no results and the dead- public meeting for RTC staked claim to form the Maharashtra CM post. “ ideology”. Zohar: 12.10 pm he also requested him to continue, as talks initiated lock continued with the employees, political lead- government in the state. “We want the BJP to The Congress and NCP formally confer the hon- walkout by JAC leaders. ers and the general public Mr Chautala accompanied give us in writing how leaders have also started Asar: 4.12 pm by the management at orific title of Shaheed-E- Of the four JAC leaders in Saroornagar on Octo- him. “The governor has power would be shared. In making overtures to the Maghrib: 5.54 pm Errum Manzil failed on Azam on them and dedi- Saturday. allowed in the meeting, ber 30. In several depots, invited us to form the gov- earlier discussions, it was Sena, though both parties Isha: 7.01 pm cate the Chandigarh air- The RTC JAC leaders Ashwathama RTC employees and their ernment on Sunday,” Mr decided that chief minis- do not want to take an ini- SUNSET TODAY 5.48 PM port to the memory of emerged midway from the alleged the government families sat on hunger Khattar said after meet- tership would be shared tiative in holding talks SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.13 AM Bhagat Singh. talks alleging that the had no intention to strike on Saturday. ing. equally. We want the chief with the party. MOONRISE TOMORROW 4.09 AM “I would like to draw committee comprising the resolve the issue. On Diwali, teacher A. The oath-taking ceremo- minister’s post for a peri- Reacting to the Sena’s your kind attention managing director, Sunil “The JAC wanted a dis- Narsi Reddy, an MLC, ny will take place at 2.15 od of two-and-a-half years. demand, Congress leader MOONSET TODAY 4.40 PM towards the fact that Sharma, and CM’s secre- cussion on the TSRTC will sit on hunger strike pm on Sunday, the day Uddhav, however, will Vijay Wadettiwar said, “It Shaheed Bhagat Singh, tary, Sandeep Sultania, merger as well, which is from 9 am at Dharna Diwali will be celebrated take the final call. We is up to Shiv Sena to Rajguru and Sukhdev among others, was not impossible and is not list- Chowk near Indira Park across the country. have passed a one-line res- decide if they want a five- COUNTER POINT inspired an entire gener- looking for solutions but ed in the 21 demands,” as well, demonstrating the Mr Khattar said that Mr olution, giving him full year CM or wait for the ation of patriots by their was merely buying time to Sunil Sharma said. “When support of the teachers’ Chautala will also take powers to take decisions,” BJP’s response on 2.5-year unrelenting resistance to satisfy the High Court, we told them this, they unions. oath as the deputy CM. Shiv Sena MLA Pratap CM demand.” British Imperialism and later their supreme sac- rifice on the 23rd of March, 1931,” the MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab said. DHANTERAS “It would be in the fit- KCR thanks Huzurnagar with `100cr ness of things that if on GOLD SALES 26th of January, 2020 all S.A. ISHAQUI | DC Nallamada Padmavathi ■ able tribal population, Mr three of them are hon- HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 Reddy, He had to cancel a Huzurnagar municipality will get `25 crore Rao promised a residential oured with the ‘Bharat campaign visit due to the and Nereducharla `15 crore for development school and a Banjara DROP 50% Ratna’. This gesture Chief Minister K. Chandr- rain. ■ Bhavan. would touch the hearts asekhar Rao on Saturday He kept off politics, say- Each of the 134 gram panchayats in the He said about 600 lift irri- ● Gold sales and souls of 124 crore gave a `100-crore gift ham- ing he would not speak constituency will get `20 lakh. Seven mandals gation schemes which have halved in Indians,” the Congress per ahead of Diwali to much about Opposition will get `30 lakh each. being controlled by the leader said, in his letter thank voters in leaders and their politics Irrigation Development Hyderabad on dated October 25. Huzurnagar for handing as it was a happiest occa- ■ Huzurnagar will become revenue division and Corporation, societies, Dhanteras due to His suggestions come out a thumping victory for sion. would get a subordinate court. individuals and NGOs will high prices and eco- IMD rain alert in the wake of the BJP the party in the byelection. Mr Rao announced `25 be taken under the direct nomic uncertainty unit in Maharashtra Mr Rao made the crore for the Huzurnagar control of the government in the country. for next 2 days demanding that the announcement at a public municipality and `15 crore lakh. An outer ring road would be declared a rev- to relieve the burden on Bharat Ratna be con- meeting at Huzurnagar for Nereducharla. Each of would be built for enue division and a subor- the farmers. The govern- Across India, sales DC CORRESPONDENT ferred on Hindutva ideo- after TRS candidate S. the 134 gram panchayats Huzurnagar and tank dinate court would be set ment would supply water dipped by 30%. HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 logue Vinayak Damodar Saidi Reddy won the in the constituency is to bund for the lake in the up in Huzurnagar after from the Krishna and Savarkar, which trig- byelection by 43,358 votes get `20 lakh, and the seven town. consultation of the Chief Godavari water as soon as ■ REPORT ON PAGE 3 Heavy rain and thunder- gered a row. — PTI against the Congress’ mandal headquarters `30 He said the constituency Justice. For the consider- possible. storms have been forecast for the next two days, pos- sibly making it a wet DIWALI | BLUES ■ Retailers say people have curtailed spending, wholesalers are not offering them credit Diwali in the city and envi- rons. The Indian Meteor- ological Department said there is a likelihood of thunderstorm and light- ning on October 27 and 28 Festive season fails to bring cheer to traders due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal and the ADITYA CHUNDURU | DC across the twin cities, in Badri, owner of an appar- garments’ retailer near ness anymore. It is difficult employees’ strike and the of the Garments Manufa- impact of Cyclone Kyaar HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 Badichowdi, Abids and el shop in General Bazaar, Gokul Chat in Koti. for retailers like me to get Metro construction in cturers and Wholesalers in the Arabian sea. General Bazaar. Traders, said, “Dasara is usually the Akshath, who owns a credit from wholesalers. Badichowdi had also affect- Association (TS), admitted Weather expert, Rajani- In Kushal Market, a tradi- both retail and wholesale, busiest time in Telangana, saree and dress shop in They don’t trust us. They ed his business. that wholesalers had made kanth Poolla, said, “The tional marketplace in Koti, complained that business more so than Diwali. Badichowdi, claimed his ask us to pay for supplied A hosiery shop owner in credit lines tighter. This cyclone has led to a change men who have for decades was slow for months. However, business was business had dropped 40 goods as soon we can, often Abids claimed he had trou- was because of the reduced in the wind patterns. It has sold clothes worth lakhs, September, with the major slow even then. We had per cent from two years in less than two months.” ble getting regular supply. buying power of cus- also led to moisture being this year lie in wait for cus- festivals of Diwali and expected this. We didn’t ago. The market had not Earlier, wholesalers gave “The stocks aren’t selling tomers. “Earlier, when we pulled in from the Bay of tomers. But on the day Dasara, was similarly dis- think the market would been the same since them more leeway, he as quickly as they used to. supplied to a retailer, we Bengal due to which TS before Diwali, most were appointing. Most activity pick up.” Other traders demonetisation and the added. “Today, I only take Wholesalers are not sup- were sure of getting our and AP are seeing a strong glued to YouTube on their in these markets was on agreed. “It has been slow GST implementation, both goods that I am sure of sell- plying goods, for they money within 60-75 days,” movement of clouds. There mobiles, hunting for the roads: customers for nearly two years. within a span of six ing. I am not taking risks,” know we cannot sell it in he said. will be more thunder- watchable videos. There perused the flowers and Dasara was disappointing. months. “Customers are he said. time for our payment storms due to the change was no ‘festive rush’ here. earthen lamps, but ignored We didn’t expect sales for fewer,” he said. “I don’t Akshath added that fac- schedules,” he said. ■ Page 5: Traders face in the wind’s direction.” It was the same story the shops behind. Diwali,” said a readymade have liquidity for my busi- tors like the TSRTC Pawan Bansal, president trust deficit c m y k c m y k

PAGE DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD 2 Route check PAGE Metro Rail MD N.V.S. Reddy inspects Kukatpally-Nanakramguda junction City 3 for Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Festive spirit HC order on streetlights falls on deaf HMDA ears If the RTC can be merged with Dark ORR service roads pose threat to commuters government in AP, MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ■ OFFICIAL SOURCES authority on Friday, but have amber flash lighting why not in TS? HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 officials were yet to see it. at Kokapet rotary and near said that the court While this is so, the vehicle underpass to cau- — Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy Some officials of the order pertaining to HMDA is sitting on another tion motorists. Hyderabad Metropolitan safety notification, this The HMDA has been CPI leader streetlights had Development Authority are reached the munici- time from the Cyberabad avoiding taking any action using a petition being police. Citing the risk posed on the police notification, heard by the High Court to pal authority on to two-wheeler riders on claiming that the issue per- ASTROGUIDE effectively ignore orders on Friday, but officials the ORR service roads, the taining to lighting on cen- pedestrian and motorists were yet to see it. Cyberabad police after con- tral medians on the ORR Monday, 28 October 2019 safety on the service roads ducting a survey, had was pending with the High Vikari; Dakshinayana leading to the Outer Ring ■ THE ORDER was instructed HMDA to install Court. The two issues are Tithi: Sravana Bahula Amavasya till Road issued on October 21, LED lights from Kokapet to not related, sources said, 9.09 am, Kartika Shudda Padyami till The High Court had considering com- Financial District on prior- but the HMDA had mud- 6.13 am (Tuesday) instructed the HMDA to ity. It specifically informed died the situation to make Star: Swati till 1.02 am (Tuesday) install streetlights on serv- muter safety. the municipal authority to it appear that the matter Varjyam: 8.21 am to 9.48 am, 6.12 ice roads leading to the install LED lights at an was still in court. This am to 7.41 am (Tuesday) Outer Ring Road on the that though the judges had underpass near Vertex would justify their inac- Durmuhurtam: 12.22 pm to 1.08 city’s outskirts. The order pronounced the order, the Panache Apartments, con- tion. When questioned, an pm, 2.40 pm to 3.26 pm was issued on October 21 HMDA was yet to receive sidering the safety of official ignored the Rahukalam: 7.30 am to 9 am considering commuter written orders from the women. It also has asked Cyberabad police notifica- safety and to minimise court. the HMDA to construct sci- tion completely, and said HIJRI CALENDAR accidents on the service However, official sources entific speed-breakers to the municipal authority Safar 27,1441 AH roads. said that the court order restrict the speed of four would float fresh tenders PRAYERS Asked about the street- pertaining to streetlights wheelers. The Cyberabad next week after receiving Fajar: 5.12 am lights, an official claimed had reached the municipal police asked the HMDA to the court orders. Zohar: 12.10 pm Asar: 4.11 pm Maghrib: 5.53 pm Isha: 7.01 pm AMEENPUR LAKE ACB NABS FIREMAN HAVEN FOR FOR TAKING IN BRIEF WINGED GUESTS `1,500 BRIBE

Durgam Cheruvu DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT project gets award HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 Hyderabad: Durgam In a phoenix-like resur- A fireman working at the Cheruvu was conferred the Bhagyalakshmi Temple, adjacent to , has been decorated with special rection, the picturesque Maheshwaram fire station Green Standard award insti- Ameenpur lake, which was arrested by the Anti- lightning for Diwali celebrations on Saturday. — P. SURENDRA tuted by the Indian Green seemed destined to lose Women celebrate Diwali with their families on Corruption Bureau officials Building Council (IGBC). Its out to encroachers and Saturday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE on Saturday for demanding landscaping was done by had almost become a and accepting `1,500 from a the Greater Hyderabad cesspool that had to be person to give permission to Municipal Corporation shunned, is gradually sell firecrackers. (GHMC) in association with regaining its lost glory. 50 pc fall in gold According to the ACB, the Raheja Group. The lake Hyderabadis to cheer Now home to over 250 Manthena Guruvaiah, a lead- was built during the Qutb species of migratory ing fireman, had demanded Shahi rule (1518-1687) as a birds, it is finally justify- the bribe from one K. Durga water source. In 1970, the ing the biodiversity der- sale on Dhanteras Prasad to process and hand public works department itage tag conferred on it. over the permission papers renovated it. the poor this Diwali This transformation is DC CORRESPONDENT Customers who would for selling firecrackers. being celebrated the HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 usually purchase for `1 The fireman was caught T.S.S. SIDHARTH | DC ■ EVEN THE cyber “There are many chil- most by bird-watchers. lakh bought only for while accepting the bribe at Inter exam fee HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 world has crowd-funding dren who miss out on the Around 40-odd proba- There was a 50 per cent `10,000 this year.” the fire station. campaigns for making joy of Diwali, like how I tionary IAS and IPS offi- drop in the sale of gold A similar situation was dates extended Bursting and burning Diwali a more inclusive miss out on walking. cers, who visited the for Dhanteras ahead of noted across all sections Hyderabad: The Telangana crackers in Hyderabad is festival. Even this year, we gave a lake last week, had a Diwali as compared to of society, the people were State Board of Intermediate passe and with the organised gifts—com- first-hand experience of last year. Regular cus- extremely cautious in Education (TSBIE) has Supreme Court banning ident of Sainikpuri, is prising sweets, crackers the achievement. They tomers who buy gold on their buying of gold. extended the date for pay- polluting firecrackers, also finding joy in shar- and clothes—for these were told about the this auspicious occasion The gold price stood at ment of exam fees of the residents of the city are ing the light of Diwali children. I have made it importance of saving gave it a miss as the mar- `36,870 for 10 grams on Intermediate Public ensuring that the spirit with underprivileged my aim to spread smiles and preserving biodiver- kets do not have sufficient Saturday and could have Examinations to be held in of Diwali is continued in children. “Earlier, we among children,” said sity. “Not only has there liquid cash. been one of the factors for March next year from other ways. used to have a mela of Narsing Rao, who has been an increase in the Mr Vijay Kumar suppressed the purchas- October 29 to November 4. One such is what VVM sorts for these children. been confined to his number of winged visi- Aggarwal, president of es. Mr Mahender Dayal, The change is applicable for Trust is doing. It has But over the years, we wheelchair for the last 23 tors to the lake, the vari- the Twin City Jewellers president of Hi-Tech both first and second year started collecting unused have begun to give them years. ous species that have Association, said, Jewellers Association, regular, failed and private or old items from houses crackers and sweets on Even the cyber world begun flocking it, are a “Customers who came to said, “Regular customers candidates both for general in Sainikpuri, A. S. Rao an individual basis,” she has crowd-funding cam- feast for the eyes. From the shops purchased gold came in our part of the and vocational courses. Nagar and surrounding said. paigns for making the common egret to for the sake of formality town too but the sales After collecting the fee, the areas. “We collect these Similarly, in western Diwali a more inclusive something as rare as the to mark the occasion. have been the same as last principals of junior colleges unused or old items and parts of the city, like festival. Saying many spotted billed pelican, There was no enthusiasm year. It has not been have to remit the examina- hand them over to desti- Balapur and Meerpet, children are denied the many beautiful crea- to buy gold. high.” tion fee amount through tute children who live or Bongurla Narsing Rao of opportunity to celebrate, tures can be seen,” said internet banking via the scamper around the rail- Wonder on Wheels groups like Youngistaan Mr Sriram Reddy of the gateway provided on the way station near Foundation is going Foundation are contact- Hyderabad Birding Pal TSBIE website by November Neredmet," said Seeta around on his wheel- ing people of the city to (HBP). 5, according to an official Agarwal, a member of chair handing out gifts come forward and assist According to a report release here on Saturday. the trust. and sweets to deprived in making someone’s life published by the Deepa Shailender, a res- children. brighter. Environment Protection Training and Research Garbage vehicles (EPTRI), the lake, meas- uring 93.15 acres, is con- to be monitored Owaisi greets Syedna sidered small but is Hyderabad: The Greater known for harbouring Hyderabad Municipal rare and threatened Corporation (GHMC) has birds to the point of decided to set up a dash- emerging as a natural board to monitor the move- reserve or ‘hotspot’. ment of vehicles carrying This, birdwatchers garbage. In order to curtail insist, is because the irregularities and enhance its birds have become more transparency, the corpora- confident of dwelling at tion has decided to geo-tag the Ameenpur lake, the vehicles. The movement compared to Osman- of the vehicles could be sagar, Himaya-tsagar or monitored through the dash- Nizamsagar. This is, board and would be put in essentially, thanks to the the public domain. A GHMC relentless efforts of the official said that they had locals and that of TS spe- already notified 1975 Swachh cial protection force auto-tippers from a total chief, Tejdeep Kaur 2,450. The civic body will Menon. The officer con- notify the vehicles and geo- ducts walks around the tag them apart from setting lake, speaks to locals to up manual check mechanism identify and nullify all from 2 pm to 5 pm daily in possible threats to the each zone at designated AIM president called on the Dawoodi Bohra community spiritu- birds. “The lake has locations. They will also al head, Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, at Husaini Villa, Nampally, on Saturday been developed to such monitor 532 vehicles, which and greeted him on his anointment as 53rd spiritual leader of the community. an extent that birds like transport the garbage from Earlier, the Syedna felicitated MIM legislators and Madina Education Centre sec- the rare greater flamin- transfer stations to the retary K.M. Later, in the evening the Syedna inaugurated the Masjid-e-Burhani at go are regular visitors,” Jawaharnagar dump yard. Hussaini Alam, named after his father. said Mr Rajeev Khandelwal of HBP.

BOLD | MOVE Refined methods of protest get positive responses from authorities Lessons from Nizams on tackling protests

public demand and the gov- ■ THE COUPLET while Asman Jah ordered dis- Syria, taunts that his son Syed ernment of the Nizam connection of water supply. has become ‘Amir-e-Kabeer’ meeting it with aplomb and referring to the heinous Aggrieved by the action, a who stopped water from Inam ur humility. During the tenure incident of blocking access rather bold poet composed Jalpally. This couplet did of Sir Asman Jah, (Amir-e- to water of the Euphrates a couplet (sher) and sent it the trick and water supply Rahman Kabeer, the highest noble) to members of the across to the Sadar-ul- was ordered to be restored. as Sadar-ul-Mahaam (Chief Prophet’s grandson and his Mahaam. It read: The incident is an exam- Minister) of Hyderabad family in Karbala by the Faraat us ne kiya band is ple of how people did not State (1888-1894), a situation ruler of Syria, taunts that ne Jalpally shy away from openly con- t a time when the arose wherein the populace his son has become ‘Amir- Amir e Sham ka beta bana demning the actions of the state is reeling under of Shahalibanda, near e-Kabeer’ who stopped Amir-e-Kabeer powers-that-be, and how the Athe impact of the Charminar, deliberately The couplet while refer- authorities responded in a strike called by workers of stopped payment of the water from Jalpally. ring to the heinous incident positive manner to such the Road Transport nominal cess imposed for of blocking access to water refined methods of protest. Corporation, it would be piped water being supplied expenditure the state had to of the Euphrates to mem- It should also make us instructive and interesting from the Jalpally reservoir. incur for construction of a bers of the Prophet’s grand- ponder on how, early times, to recall a profound The reason for levying the water tank to cater to the son and his family in Hyderabad citizenry was instance of unjustifiable cess was the additional needs of a larger area. Karbala by the ruler of availing of piped water. Festival funds PAGE Minister Satyavathi Rathod thanks KCR for sanctioning `75 crore for the City 4 Medaram Sarakka-Saralamma jatara DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD REINVESTIGATION ORDERED INTO RAPE, MURDER OF TRIBAL GIRL D. SIVA RAMI REDDY | DC Reddy School on August 19, school officials — had even questioned the , OCT. 26 2017. ASP Ramadevi has Vallapureddy Janardhan social status of the victim been asked to reinvestigate Reddy and his sons Diwakar and claimed that she could AP home minister, the case and nail the cul- Reddy and Harsha Vardan not be labelled as tribal, as if Mekapati Sucharita, has prits. The 16-year-old girl Reddy. The victim’s parents that would have had made ordered a fresh inquiry into was a Class X student when were allegedly pressurised the crime less gruesome. the rape and death of a she was killed. Police, led by the police to withdraw DIG Venkatarami Reddy is Anyone encroaching minor girl at the by DSP Vinod Kumar, had the case but they persisted. learnt to have given the con- on Wakf land Cattamanchi Ramalinga taken into custody the The investigating officer tours of the case to the ASP. will face strict action — Koppula Eshwar Welfare minister

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CUSTOMERS OF RTC employees along with their family members stage a protest at the Jubilee `13L, NABBED bus station against the government on Saturday. — S. SURENDER REDDY DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 OBITUARY “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its A former employee of a pri- RTC driver dies pathway there is no death.” Prov 12:28 vate company which works with the SBI Credit Card divi- sion was arrested for obtain- ing credit cards using the iden- tification proof of customers mysteriously and purchasing a bike and jewellery. Police said Nemalapalli Was among the striking employees and Sreedhar, 25, a resident of Kukatpally, was arrested on had attended the funeral of a colleague KOKKONDA JOHN (BSNL) Saturday for duping SBI Cards S/o Late K. Harrydas and Payment Services Ltd to DC CORRESPONDENT employees, who are on strike. DOB: 18/01/1964 DOD: 23/10/2019 MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held in the tune of `12.66 lakh. HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 strike went to his house He was also said to be Parish Hall, CSI Wesley Church, Clock Sreedhar, while working at to attend the final rites under stress with the Tower, Secunderabad. On 27/10/2019 at 7:30PM Axis Securities, Bengaluru, A striking Telangana and Venkateshwarlu ongoing issues around ------Inserted by ------had collected identification State Road Transport was one among them. the strike. Wife, Brothers, Sisters, documents of bank customers Corporation driver, who He had taken `500 from On Saturday morning, Nephews and Nieces who had not applied for a cred- went to attend the final his wife and left the locals noticed (S/1920/D01122) TEARFUL HOMAGE TO it card and used them to get rites of his colleague, home informing her Venkateshwarlu’s body OUR BELOVED PATRON credit cards. Sreedhar fur- was found dead under that he would return by by the roadside, on the 2nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY Blessed are those who die in the Lord ... for nished his mobile numbers in suspicious circum- night. outskirts of they will rest from their hard work; for their place of the contact numbers stances at Narketpally However, he did not Narketpally. They alert- good deeds follow them! (Revelation 14:13) of the customers so that they in district, on return home but called ed the local police who are never alerted about the Saturday morning. his family members rushed to the spot and credit cards. In this manner, According to the during the evening, sent the body for the he obtained as many as seven Narketpally police, the reportedly told his wife post-mortem examina- credit cards. He used them to deceased person, identi- to take care of the chil- tion (PME) at a govern- purchase jewellery in fied as A. dren and cut the call. ment hospital. Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Venkateshwarlu, 53, a Venkateshwarlu, a When contacted, the and a bike, mobile phones and native of Kattangur vil- father of two, had mar- Narketpally police said watches, all worth `12.66 lakh. lage, was working as a ried off his daughter by that a case of suspi- Late. Rev. V.YESU SHANKER Mr. M.T. JOSEPH Bank officials who learned of driver with RTC at taking loans. He was cious death has been DOB: 12.10.1951 DOD: 27.10.2017 DOB: 05-04-1941 DOD:24-10-2019 this during internal checks, Narketpally depot. facing financial issues registered and only The pain of losing you is immeasurable. Funeral will be held on Sunday lodged a complaint with the On Friday, a driver, and also did not receive after receiving the PME Every day we remember you in our 27-10-2019, 3.00 pm at Mount Carmel prayers, in our thoughts. Your memory can Church, Bowenpally. cyber crime police, who Jameel, of the same his salary for the month report, they would be never be forgotten. We love you so much Inserted by: Naveena, Samskarika Kala nabbed Sreedhar from depot, died of cardiac of September, like all able to confirm the rea- and miss you. Rest peacefully in heaven! Kendram, Fathenagar, Hyderabad. Fondly remembered by: Ph:040-27753876, 9849024866. Kukatpally. arrest. Several RTC other employees on son of death. Wife, Children and Grand Children Ph: 9393377699 (S/1920/D01117) FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY SRI CHAITANYA 7 HELD FOR BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE IN REMEMBRANCE PRINCIPAL HITS No parking lights, ROBBING TO BOY IN BELLY driver loses life SMOKE GANJA DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 DC CORRESPONDENT ■ HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 A TEAM OF Principal, Hari Babu, of Sri CYBERABAD Police arrested a group Chaitanya IIT Academy in Not turning on parking TRAFFIC POLICE of seven youngsters, Kukatpally has been booked lights while changing that analysed the including two students, for punching a student in the the tyre of his lorry who took to robbery stomach on Friday. The proved fatal for its driv- reasons behind only to raise money to Late Smt. P.K. KAMALAM SRIDHAR DAMARAJU Intermediate first year stu- er when he was run accidents had buy ganja. Late SANJAY SURENDER In everlasting memory of my beloved S/o Raj Kumar mother Smt. P.K. Kamalam, 7th Feb 1976 --- 27th October, 2018 dent, who is 16 years old, was over by a truck at found that acci- A stolen phone, two “We love you and miss you. (W/o Late Shri P.P. Nair) Subbalakshmi Damaraju studying Physics when the Raikal Toll Plaza on bikes and an auto-rick- Remembering you in silent tears” DOB: 27-01-1928 DOD: 28-10-2018 Radhika and Ram Damaraju principal allegedly punched National Highway 44, dents largely take shaw were seized from Inserted by: DAD, MOM, BROTHERS, 9652593580 (Mohan) Padma and Gopala Ajjarapu SISTERS-IN-LAW, NEPHEW & NIECE him in front of the class, said near Shadnagar, a week place on national them. (S/1920/D01020) (S1920/D01126) the student’s father, Mr ago. highways when The case came to light IN REMEMBRANCE OF Santosh Kumar, a private com- A team of Cyberabad road users do not when on October 19. A. pany employee, in his com- traffic police, which Sairam, an escort SIXTH DEATH ANNIVERSARY plaint. Mr Kumar told the analysed the reasons take the required guard at a software police: “The principal was for various accidents, precautionary company, was walking doing rounds in the college. He has found that acci- measures while home in Yousufguda came to my son’s study table dents largely take place from Jubilee Hills and started punching him. on national highways parking their vehi- Check Post. Sairam After this, my son called from when road users do not cles. was accosted by seven the college and asked his take the required pre- people riding on two mother to take him home. He cautionary measures bikes and an auto-rick- felt humiliated.” Mr Kumar while parking their and submit a report to shaw, who threatened said he did not get a satisfacto- vehicles. higher-ups for taking him and took his ry response from the college. In this case, at around the required preventive mobile phone away. The college management did 1.30 am, on October 18, measures. Following a com- not respond to calls from this a speeding truck (RJ 19 “Erecting signage plaint, the police inves- K.A. KURIAKOSE reporter. Kukatpally inspector, GB 8332) ran over Raj using cones, boards, tigated and identified Never far from our hearts B.L. Narayana Reddy, said the Ali, 30, who was chang- red flags or any avail- the vehicles. The By police would find out why the ing the tyre of his lorry. able material would accused have been Wife, Sons-in-Law, principal punched the student. He got crushed under prevent such incidents. identified as Shaik Daughters & Grand Children Balala Hakkula Sangham the wheels of the speed- Turning on the parking Salman, 21, intermedi- (S1920/D01116) activist Achyut Rao said the ing lorry and died lights is the safety ate student Arbaz case was booked as a bailable while undergoing treat- measure, which drivers Khan, 19, degree stu- 20th ANNIVERSARY offence, which is not fair. ment at a hospital an must compulsorily fol- dent Syed Imran, 19, “Students can be questioned hour later. low when they park car driver Mohammed or warned but physical abuse Following the inci- vehicles along the car- Jahangeer, 22, labourer is not acceptable,” he said. dent, the Cyberabad riage way,” said Khaja Pasha, 19, and traffic police constitut- Cyberabad DCP auto drivers Mohd ed a team to study rea- (Traffic) S.M. Vijay Salman, 20, and Shaik GAMING SHOP sons for such accidents Kumar. Ghouse. OWNER HELD Truck hits ambulance with T. SIVAIAH GUPTA OVER BETTING Congress Leader, Risala Bazar, Bolarum Its been 20 years you left us, your memories are fresh, greatful to you for giving us DC CORRESPONDENT such a beautiful family. HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 body, 2 sisters die, 5 injured WE MISS YOU DAD. Inserted by: THOTA FAMILY A gaming shop owner, who DC CORRESPONDENT freezer that was carry- DAUGHTERS RUMALLA PADMA & ■ GOGULA VIJAYA LAKSHMI HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 Police said the ing the body was not was organising betting on the (S/1920/D01082) toss of a cricket video game, freezer that was damaged in the acci- 100th BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE What are human beings that you are mindful was arrested along with 12 oth- Two sisters travelling carrying the body dent. “And shewing mercy unto thousands of them of them, mortals that you care for them? ers by the Task Force police on with the body of their In another accident in that love me, and keep my commandments.” Yet you have made them a little lower was not damaged in Ex: 20:6 than God, and crowned them with glory Saturday. relative were killed Nalgonda, two labour- and honor: Psalms 8:4 & 5 Police said Md Ghouse, 24, when a truck rammed the accident while ers were killed when 25th DEATH ANNIVERSARY was collecting bets of `100 into their ambulance two sisters were the truck in which they from each punter at a video near Bakri Chepayala killed and five oth- were travelling, with a game store in Musheerabad. on Saturday. The vic- load of plants, over- The punters bet on which of tims, K. Sunitha and M. ers were injured turned near the two teams will win the toss Rani were heading to Chikatigudem at in the computer-generated Husnabad from the city. Shameerpet. Nalgonda on Saturday. video game. Five others in the The accident occurred Police said the van, A press release of the Task ambulance survived when a speeding truck coming from Force police mentioned that with injuries, said a rammed into the ambu- Vijayawada, was travel- Ghouse and the 12 punters Siddipet (Rural) police lance from the rear. ling at igh speed. were handed over to the official. Siddipet (Rural) Both the vehicles over- Two labourers, identi- RUSSELL TAYLOR Musheerabad police, along sub-inspector S. turned and Sunitha and fied as Nageshwar and BANDUGULA SOLOMON Date of Birth: Oct 22nd 1973 DOB: 27-10-1919 DOD: 16-02-1975 Called to the Lord: 27th Oct 1994 with `49,810 cash that was Srinivas Reddy said Rani were killed on the Ramulu, sleeping in the Inserted by: Children, Grand Children, We love you seized during the raid, a TV, a Sunitha, 35, was a resi- spot. The truck driver van, were thrown on the Great Grand Children, Will always love you PS2 gaming box and 15 mobile dent of Alwal, and Rani, escaped from the spot. road and killed on the Great Great Great Children From Loved Ones phones. 41, of Thurkapally, in The official said the spot. (S/1920/D01124) (S/1920/D01123) Gov’s greetings PAGE Governor Dr will accept Diwali greetings today between Politics 5 11 am and noon at Raj Bhavan DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Huzurnagar win silences TRS rebels

GHMC will to spray Record byelection victory strengthens the leadership’s hand after LS poll setback and RTC strike larvicide on 385 km S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU I Rajendar came out open- ■ ETALA RAJENDAR Arvind. At the last many seats as it had tar- on nalas to control DC ly and said he was also minute, he was persuad- geted in the Assembly HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 one of the owners of the had spoken up in the ed to reverse his decision elections. Its perform- mosquitoes TRS. Mr Rajendar was past and was support- and stay on with the ance in the H’nagar, final Winning the Huzurnagar reacting to speculation ed by V. Lakshmi-kan- party. elections was unexpect- — Lokesh Kumar byelection with a record about his continuance in tha Rao and Rasamayi. TRS leaders said that edly poor. Besides the GHMC commissioner majority has helped the the Cabinet after he was Shakil Amir had almost after the Huzurnagar presence of the BJP on TRS leadership screw the blamed for leaking result, no one will leave the sidelines gave straw for TD lid shut on dissidents in details of a meeting that left the TRS. While the the party not raise their strength to the dissidents. the party. There is a Chief Minister K. TRS managed to per- voice against the leader- The Congress restarted DC CORRESPONDENT byelection. It appeared to be FROM AP sullen silence in the Chandrasekhar Rao had suade the dissidents, ship. its campaign that the TRS HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 eyeing the votes of 50,000 ranks of the rebels. with officials. the Huzurnagar bypoll Before the 2018 was losing its hold on the ‘settlers’ of AP origin and For the first time in the Mr Rajendar notably Assembly elections, some people. Then came the The Kukatpally story has 11,000 voters of the Kamma BJP, YSRC TO recent past, dissidents found support from party victory will weaken the MLCs had left the TRS RTC staff strike. repeated in Huzurnagar for community who stay in the had raised their voice in MP V. Lakshmikantha dissidents. and joined the Congress. It was against this back- the Telugu Desam. In a con- Huzurnagar constituency. the party after the TRS Rao and legislator There was speculation drop the the Huzurnagar stituency that has a strong The party even fielded POACH TD performed poorly in the Rasamayi, among other in the Lok Sabha elec- that TRS president and byelection was held. The presence of ‘settler’ voters Chava Kirnanmayi who Lok Sabha elections in leaders. tions, Bodhan TRS MLA Chief Minister K. BJP lost its deposit and of origin belongs to the Kamma com- April-May this year. Then, in the midst of Mohammed Shakil Amir Chandrasekhar Rao has the Congress gave up a and those of the Kamma munity in a bid to cash in LEFTOVERS When he was under rumours that the BJP, almost left the party and lost his grip over the seat that it held for three community, its traditional on old loyalties. MD ILYAS I DC attack within the party, then on the ascendant held discussions with party. terms. And it maun vrat supporters, the party still The idea was that the VIJAYAWADA, OCT. 26 health minister Etala after winning four seats BJP MP Dharmapuri The TRS did not win as for the dissidents. managed to lose the byelec- party will receive a substan- tion. tial number of votes from The Telugu Desam is being sub- It was a throwback to the these two groups, from ject to another round of poach- 2018 Assembly elections in which it can build itself. ing of its leaders by both the the state. The Telugu Desam That was not to be. The vot- BJP and the YSRC. The pres- BJP: Huzurnagar contested 17 seats in ers it was wooing over- sure is so severe that the party BJP gears up to give a alliance with the Congress whelmingly rejected the may split, according to sources. but could win two. party. Ms Kiranmayi could The manoeuvres of Telugu The TD leadership get just 1,827 votes and lost Desam supremo N. Chan- thought that the Kukatpally her deposit. drababu Naidu may not be rally deceptive tough fight in civic polls Assembly constituency was From an expected revival, enough to stanch the flow of an open and shut case. This the Huzurnagar byelection leaders away from the party. DC CORRESPONDENT BJP MLC N. Ramchan- AVINASH PUJARI I DC  Central schemes ensured that all houses constituency is dominated may well bring down the Sources said Mr Naidu had HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 der Rao said Mr Chandra- HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 had toilets will be pro- by ‘settlers’ and Kamma curtains for the TD as a seri- dropped hints about allying sekhar Rao’s promise to will be promoted moted during the cam- community voters. To make ous contender in the state. with the BJP and the Jana Sena Telangan state BJP give funds was hollow. “If After losing its deposit during the BJP paign. victory certain, the party Telangana TD leaders are of to create a 2014-like coalition to spokesperson Krishna he really releases the in the Huzurnagar campaign Through this, the BJP fielded N. Suhasini, grand- the opinion that it will not prevent the party leaders from Saagar Rao said that the funds, how can he indulge bypoll, the BJP is aims to remind people of daughter of the late N.T. possible to restore the party leaving, but it was having little Huzurnagar public rally in partiality? Funds for preparing itself for the Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas Rama Rao. to its lost glory in the state. success. Worse, BJP leaders of Chief Minister K. development should be upcoming municipal covering at least 150 kilo- and how the foundation TD president N. Ironically, the TD was have repeatedly rebuffed Mr Chandrasekhar Rao was released for every village elections and hopes that metres in a fortnight. of the country was laid Chandrababu Naidu and stronger in the Telangana Naidu by quoting party presi- not a “gratitude rally” but in the state,” he said. the Gandhi Sankalp Former MP A.P. and discuss the growth actor Balakrishna too car- region of undivided AP dent Amit Shah and saying the a “deception rally” as he He claimed Mr Chan- Yatra will be a good Jithender Reddy said, and development of the ried out a strident cam- than it was in the erstwhile “doors are closed” for him. made many promises drasekhar Rao had failed medium to reach the “Since 2014, Prime nation under Mr Modi, paign in the constituency Seemandhra. The BC voters Besides, Mr Naidu called for which he would never to fulfil his earlier promis- people. Minister Narendra Modi he said. but to no avail. The con- were its backbone in the statewide protests against the deliver. es of providing double The yatra is the party’s has launched multiple BJP MLC N. Rama- stituency went with Mr Telangana region. sand crisis on October 25 but Mr Krishna Saagar Rao bedroom houses to the outreach to the people to flagship schemes that chander Rao, a national Madhavaram Krishna Rao After bifurcation, the TD many top leaders skipped the said the TRS government poor, drinking water to mark the 150th birth have impacted upon and executive member, said of the TRS in the December leadership concentrated on programme. in six years has not given every household and had anniversary of improved people’s lives. clusters meetings will be 2017 elections. AP and neglected the TS The BJP has given Rajya funds to any gram pan- not looked after farmer Mahatma Gandhi. We will be discussing held in all the munici- The impact of the defeat unit. Sabha member Y. Sujana chayat. welfare. While party president the schemes with people palities. One round of in the Assembly elections TD leaders in Telangana Chowdary the task of bringing “Today KCR promised BJP leader Rakesh Amit Shah flagged off and how they connect tours by the party lead- was such that the Telugu state started migrating to TD and YSRC leaders into the `20 lakh to each village Reddy said that the Chief the yatra on October 2, with Gandhiji’s ideals of ers had been done, he Desam in an unprecedented other political parties party fold. He has started off by and `30 lakh to each man- Minister has misled the the Mahatma’s birth social welfare.” said. manner did not contest the which greatly weakened the meeting TD leaders including dal in Huzurnagar. How people and played with anniversary, it will start Mr Jithender Reddy “During the Gandhi Lok Sabha elections in party. legislators Vallabhaneni Vamsi should anyone believe their sentiments and on October 31 with a said that Central govern- Sankalp Yatra, we will Telangana state. After the dust of the and Karanam Balaram. these shallow promises,” trust. padayatra in the state. ment schemes like explain to the people the This was the first time Huzurnagar byelection had Interestingly, Mr Vamsi is he asked. If Huzurnagar “He makes big promises The padyatra will be Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala initiatives of the Central that the party had sat out an settled, someone comment- being wooed by the YSRC as was not developed, he but closes the door of the focused on municipali- Yojana which has government and expose election after it was founded ed that in 1982 NTR had week. Ministers Kodali asked, wasn’t the Chief camp office when people ties and towns, keeping brought LPG cylinders the promises made by by NTR. launched the Telugu Desam Venkateswara Rao and Perni Minister responsible as come to meet him and ask in view the upcoming and good health to Chief Minister K. Chan- Then, in a surprise move, in Telangana, and it was Venkataramaiah contacted Mr the TRS was in power for about his promises,” Mr elections. All the leaders women and Swachh drasekhar Rao which the TD leadership decided disappearing in the state Vamsi to strengthen the party six years. Rakesh Reddy said. and members will be Bharat Mission which have not been fulfilled.” to contest the Huzurnagar after 35 years. in Krishna district and met YSRC president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Mr Vamsi is being RETAIL TRADERS COPS SEIZE 110 offered the district party presi- dentship and a Legislative Council seat. Mr Vamsi with- All 42 gates of Sriramsagar lifted FACE TRUST QUINTALS OF out refuting rumours of party change said that he would NARENDER PULLOOR | DC DEFICIT PDS RICE announce his decision after the SRIRAMSAGAR PROJECT, Diwali amavasya. OCT. 26 FROM PAGE 1 DC CORRESPONDENT Opposition legislators and RAMAGUNDAM, OCT. 26 leaders are worried about pro- After a gap of three “Today, if given the same tecting of their supporters and years, officials lifted all leeway, they will pay us Ramagundam police on followers against the attrac- 42 crest gates of the Sri- only after seven or eight Saturday seized 110 quin- tions being promised by the ramsagar project (SRSP) months. The retailers are tals of rice meant for BJP and the YSRC for the next at Pochampad in more worried about meet- Public Distribution Sys- four and a half years without Nizamabad district on ing their own needs than tem (PDS), while the con- power. A TD leader said, “We Saturday. Around two paying us. We have no signment was allegedly could do something for our fol- lakh cusecs of water is option but to change how being smuggled to lowers if we were the ruling being released into the we operate,” he said. Gunjapadu of Sirnoncha, party.” Godavari. Purna and Mr Bansal claimed situated in neighbouring According to reliable sources, Aasna, tributaries of the demand is low all over, not state of Maharashtra. 10 leaders including four MLAs Godavari, are in spate in just in the clothing indus- The rice was being smug- are readying to quit the TD neighbouring Maharash- try. “There is an economic gled out in a DCM vehicle after Diwali. Mr Reddy has tra, resulting in a heavy slowdown. People are from Manthini mandal of directed Assembly Speaker flow in the river. spending conservatively. Peddapalli district. Tammineni Sitaram to disqual- According to sources, There was no activity in According to police com- ify legislators who try to join Maharashtra and Telan- the malls,” he said. missioner V. Saty- the YSRC without quitting gana state level irrigation A garment trader from anarayana, the task force their parent party. officials situated in Mum- General Bazaar also police team led by circle To circumvent this, TD legis- bai and Hyderabad are blamed the TSRTC strike. inspector Raj Kumar inter- lators are planning to form a monitoring the flood situ- “When buses are running cepted a DCM vehicle with separate group and defect to ation in the Godavari at people are mobile. Only number TS 02 UA 1517, avoid disqualification. This the Telangana-Maharash- then will they enter our heading towards Gunjap- holds a bigger danger to the TD tra border. The Gaikwadi shops,” he said. adu in Sironcha mandal of as it would split the party. A and Vishnupuri dams are Signs don’t bode well for Maharashtra state, carry- political analyst said that when at full reservoir level and After three years, all the 42 crest gates of Sriramasagar project were lifted at Pochampad in Nizamabad on the industry. India Brand ing 110 quintals of PDS YSRC and the BJP are trying to released floodwater into Saturday. Around two lakh cusecs of water is being released into the Godavari. Elsewhere, the water level at Equity Foundation report rice illegally. The police net powerful leaders of the TD, downstream. Outflow the Srisailam dam on the Krishna continues to rise. Flood monitoring officials predict that though no rains have said, it is the second seized the rice and arrest- the party would be in grave from SRSP has turned been reported in the upper reaches, the flood flow from the Priyadarshini Jurala project continues to be steady. largest employer in the ed two persons involved in peril. mandatory to balance the country, after agriculture. the illegal transport. Asked about the poaching, AP flood situation in Maha- water into the Godavari through escape gates was ing 2 lakh cusecs. On the escape gates, 2,500 cusecs BJP president Kanna rashtra. by lifting the gates. 2.531 released so far. In view of other hand, 5,500 cusecs water inflow continued. Lakshminarayana said that Mr For the last six days, tmc for Kakatiya canal, around 1.50 lakh cusecs of for the Kakatiya canal, Total outflow stands at Naidu was living with the fear SRSP officials released 0.071 tmc for Saraswathi inflow, officials gradually 800 cusecs for the 1,58,800 cusecs on of corruption cases which was around 15.329 tmc flood canal and 1.134 tmc lifted all 42 gates, releas- Saraswati canal, through Saturday evening. damaging the morale of TD leaders and cadres. He said there was no future for the TD due to its corruption and anom- MURDER | MOST FOUL Cops accused of helping land-grabber who killed bizman alies in the past five years. KOTAMREDDY HC no to cops’ plea against probe READY TO DIE VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA | of criminal proceedings required to follow due against the prosecution,” totalling 8,275 seconds DC to initiate departmental process, they said. the court said to explain (2.29 hours) in nine HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 proceedings. “The police Justice Rao said disci- the differentiation months till January 31. FOR JAGAN officials should have plinary proceedings and between the two. DSP Malla Reddy when DC CORRESPONDENT The Telangana High impeccable character and criminal proceedings Rambabu as station he was posted as ACP, NELLORE, OCT. 26 Court turned down the their primary duty is to were different aspects. house office of Raidur- Ibrahimpatnam, and pleas of three police offi- enforce the law by nab- On establishment of gam was accused of Rakesh Reddy spoke 141 Nellore Rural legislator cers to stall departmental bing the offenders. They charges against the maintaining a close asso- times on the phone for Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy has disciplinary proceedings were hand in glove and employees, appropriate ciation with Rakesh 11,989 seconds (3.33 vehemently denied the reports against them for alleged- had maintained a cordial punishment can be Reddy despite knowing of hours) from June 2018 to in social media that he is ly associating themselves relationship (with the imposed by the employer. his criminal activities. January 31. revolting against the Chief with a known offender, K. accused),” Justice Rao “In domestic inquiry to He had requested Rakesh Reddy is Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Rakesh Reddy, the prime said. establish charges, cir- Adibatla station house accused of having lured Reddy. Speaking to this newspa- accused in the murder of “There are allegations cumstantial evidence can officer R. Govinda Reddy NRI businessman C. per, he asserted that he is an NRI businessman made against some of be taken into considera- to help the accused in a Jayaram to his flat in ardent follower of Mr Jagan Chigurupalli Jayaram them that they advised tion to hold the charge as land encroachment case. Jubilee Hills Road No. 10 and he is ready to sacrifice his and alleged land-grabber. the accused to abandon proved and to impose Police said Rambabu and using a few people includ- life for the YSRC Chief. Justice P. Naveen Rao the body of the deceased appropriate punishment. Rakesh Reddy had called ing a mimicry artiste and The ruling party MLA’s out- dismissed the petitions of somewhere in AP,” the On the contrary, criminal each other 224 times and killed him in a bid to burst on Friday against irregu- DSP S. Malla Reddy and judge observed. law requires that the their conversations extort money. Police is larities in the supply of sand inspectors Mallaraset The officers questioned charges levelled against a totalled 19,568 seconds investigating a claim that from the Pottepalem sandreach Rambabu and S. the start of the discipli- person must be proved (about 5.43 hours) Jayaram owed Rakesh in his constituency and his Srinivasulu. All the three nary proceedings against beyond reasonable doubt between May 2018 and Reddy `4 crore. warning that he would launch officers are under sus- them when the criminal and burden lies on the January 31, 2019. The body was disposed an agitation against the sand pension. proceedings initiated prosecution to establish Srinivasulu, when he of in Andhra Pradesh to mafia raised doubts over his Justice Rao made it against them were pend- the charges. Any defi- was SHO, Nallakunta, cover the tracks and to intentions. clear that there is no need ing and trial was yet to ciency and element of met Rakesh Reddy twice. create jurisdictional has- to wait for the conclusion start. The employer is doubt in evidence will go They exchanged 61 calls sles. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER FREDERICK THE GREAT MAX BORN PAGE Diplomacy without armaments is like music I am now convinced that theoretical physics is 6 without instruments actually philosophy Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

Krishna Shastri Subhani LETTERS Devulapalli SHINE TRAGEDY The authorities wake up Off the beaten track only after a tragedy and lives are lost. The Shine hospital case is the latest. The boat tragedy in No humour please, we’re Godavari was another recent incident. Earlier when City Light hotel col- Indians using Facebook lapsed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal ho doesn’t love food. Or who doesn’t have clueless friends, for that Corporation swung into matter. A well-meaning buddy of mine, not a particularly bright action and notices were one, though, recently included me on this Facebook group, served on many dilapidated W‘WineDineMine’, dedicated to all things food, liquor and, I guess, buildings. After the fire ore. Only thing, it was meant exclusively for those who live north of the Vindhyas. And I live in a quaint little town called Madras, which is accident in a coaching cen- 50km or so north of the historic Chinese city of Mahabalipuram, India’s hub tre in Surat the authorities for plogging. sealed around 300 coach- Well, anyway, every day, I got into checking out things like “Can you rec- ommend a good place for baba ganoush in Gurgaon?” to “I need a caterer for ing centres in the twin 50 people asap to serve authentic Indian-Chinese food for Japanese tourists”. cities. In most of the cases, It was an active, buzzing site. Made my day a bit lighter. And hungrier. owners are arrested or Recently there was this post: “Hi, Friends... wanted master cook who can penalised and a few offi- prepare Mughlai dishes for my restaurant in Patna. Anyone interested, please respond.” cials down the line are Two days later, when I checked out of curiosity, there was not a single Maharajah can rule, made scapegoats. But the response. I felt bad for the gentleman, one Mr A. Gupta, and decided to higher officials relaxing in respond. I had been part of this group for a year and hadn't engaged even once. I thought maybe it was time for me to step up to the plate. (You saw what air-conditioned chambers, I did there? I said 'plate' and this is a food-related group. LOL!) who are supposed to imple- “I am interested,” I said. ment the guidelines on the “Please give details,” he said. given a fair chance ground, go scot-free. Me: What details? AG: Your bio, etc. first decade of the 21st and restructure the air- Varghese George Me: I write non-best- century after the launch line? Air India has prime Secunderabad selling books, like R.D. of no-frills carriers such real estate all over the Burman songs and long as SpiceJet, GoAir and world, bilateral rights, walks on the beach when Manish Tewari Indigo. Low cost carriers prominent parking slots the Velankanni festival is entering the market dis- at most international air- NEW REVENUE ACT over and done with. I have rupted business models of ports, fifth freedom rights During general elections, Chief good hair but I dye it. What State of the Union full-service players such in some cases and prof- Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao about you? as Jet and Air India, eat- itable subsidiary compa- had announced that soon he will AG: Thanks for those ing into their market nies. The whole package bring the New Revenue Act to fix details. But could you ndia’s flag carrier, The last one still has not share. With a rapidly has an enterprise value malpractices and corruption in please tell me about your Air India, has long paid its employees. changing business model over five lakh crores if MRO offices and do justice to the catering/cooking experi- been vilified as the Together, these airlines in the aviation sector, properly valued and not pattadars who are victimised. It’s ence? poster child of what left unrecovered dues to along with severe regula- the 20,000 odd crores or more than 10 months now but the Me: Sure. I could do that. ails India’s public the tune of `100,000 crores tory constraints that even much less that the new Act has not yet been taken up. I don’t want to have any Isector undertakings. For before going belly up. hamper the competitive- government wants to The delay is making land-grabbers secrets from you. the last 20 years, govern- There is no empirical evi- ness of Indian carriers, hawk it off at to some flourish at the cost of pattadars AG: Okay... er... I’m wait- ment after government dence that suggests that it’s not surprising that favoured oligarch. That with all support from corrupt MRO ing. has mulled over disin- the private sector can run not only Air India, no air- would be the scam of the offices and the sleeping RR district Me: Well, I cater to mid- vestment. The United an airline better. line is doing well in India. century and no minister collector office which has gone into dlebrow readers. The Front Government in 1997 One of the key determi- A prudent analysis in in charge or Group of hibernation. I request Mr Rao to Bengali and Mallu bigwigs and then two NDA gov- nants of an airline’s suc- fact shows that Air India Ministers would ever be bring the promised new Act at the of Delhi publishing won’t ernments from 1998 to cess or failure is the price is actually doing better able to live it down. earliest. give me time of day. As for 2004 attempted to sell Air of aviation turbine fuel. than most. In fact, it is The government has a R.S. Murty cooking, I’m quite good at India. However, the Its cost accounts for already on a fast recovery pitiable track record of Hyderabad chopping onions really United Progressive All- roughly 40 per cent of an track. A junior civil avia- correctly valuing public fine. I do it whenever our Recently there was this post: ‘Hi, iance government for 10 airline’s operating costs. tion minister informed enterprises. It recently cook doesn’t turn up. Friends... wanted master cook long years tried to revive High taxes on aviation the Lok Sabha that Air found out that IRCTC, HUZURNAGAR LESSON AG: You own a restau- who can prepare Mughlai dishes the airline through finan- turbine fuel in India — India made an operating which it valued at just The result of the Huzurnagar rant? cial infusions and a merg- one of the highest in the profit of `105 crore and a over `5,160 crores might byelection has a lesson for the Me: Why would you for my restaurant in Patna. er between Air India and world — make Indian car- net loss after tax of actually be worth twice Congress and the BJP. The TRS is think that? Anyone interested, please Indian Airlines that failed riers less competitive `3,836.77 crore in the 2015- that amount after draw- difficult to be defeated even with AG: You just said your respond.’... to get off the ground. against global players. 16 fiscal. Air India’s oper- ing an oversubscription high-pitch criticism of the dictator- cook... The sell-off effort was Airlines pay several ating profit is expected to of 112 times the offer of ial attitude of Chief Minster K. Me: I’m talking of ‘I am interested,’ I said. revived again by the charges to airport opera- swell to `700-800 crores in `645 crores. It’s making a Chandrasekhar Rao. The Devaki, the lady who ‘Please give details,’ he said. NDA/BJP government in tors, both private airports fiscal 2019-20. With proper similar error with Air Opposition should focus on evolv- makes our grub at home... 2017 but found no takers. and Airport Authority of policy support from the India. Therefore, the gov- ing manifestoes with focus on vot- AG: Can she cook Me: What details? Once again the current India-operated airports, government, the Maha- ernment must rethink its ers to attract them instead of bank- Mughlai? government is in the for landing, parking, rajah is capable of emerg- decision to sell the ing on anti-incumbency. Me: No. She is from the process of formulating an route navigation and roy- ing as India’s number one Maharajah. A wiser deci- M.V. Nagavender Rao deep south. She can make a killer Gobi Manchurian, though. Expression of Interest to alty. Other than these carrier again within the sion would be to appropri- Hyderabad AG: Which part of Patna are you from? find a possible suitor. charges, airlines have to next five years. ately value Air India, Me: I’m from Besant Nagar, Chennai. I just told you about the Velankanni However, it is erroneous send their planes abroad If Air India is shuttered, restructure the airline, festival. ROFL! Why would you think I’m from Patna? to view Air India from the due to lack of repair, the world’s fastest grow- reform policy and then APT CARTOON AG: Then why are you talking to me at all? I don’t see how any of this has to prism of an ailing public maintenance, and over- ing aviation market will give the airline a chance Mr Subhani’s cartoon (DC, Oct. do with my requirements... sector enterprise in India. haul facilities in India, just have a single full-ser- to turn profitable. 19) correctly depicts the state of the Me: But you said “Anyone interested, please respond”. In fact, it should be seen but get no input credit for vice carrier that is also a If the government wants banking system in India. Though AG: So you ARE interested? as symptomatic of the taxes paid abroad. collaboration between to reduce its equity stake the present dispensation at the Me: Of course I am. Why would I respond otherwise? I’m not mad or jobless, larger distress in the avia- The regulatory frame- Singapore Airlines Ltd in Air India to even 26 per Centre has been in power for more you know. tion sector in India that work in the aviation sec- and the Tata Group. cent or less, a better way than five years, it still blames the AG: Sorry... I am confused. Are you a Mughlai cook? Or is this Devaki per- warrants institutional tor is hurting competi- Incidentally, it is making would be to divest the UPA government for every malady son one? And you don't mind moving here? reform. This malaise in tiveness of Indian carri- losses, too. Whether gov- equity in the market and in the financial sector, ignoring the Me: Neither. I just told you I’m a writer. And why would Devaki move to the aviation sector has ers. Till 2016, the govern- ernment-owned or pri- make it a shareholder- ill effects of demonetisation on the Patna? Don’t get ideas, okay? affected public and pri- ment had a self-defeating vate-owned is not the owned company driven economy. A spurt in deposits (due AG: Then why the f@#k are you having this conversation, you moron? vate players alike. rule of 5/20, which meant issue, moot is a compre- by an independent board to demonetisation) had shrunk the Me: Hey, listen, Mr Gupta. No need to be rude, okay. I was interested. So I The irony is that over an airline had to operate hensive overhaul of the and liberated from the profitability of banks as lending contacted you. the last four years, India’s for five years in India and regulatory framework in clutches of the civil avia- cannot increase overnight. This AG: Saalaa ... whathef@%&k are you interested in? Tell me, man! aviation market has have 20 aircraft to be able this sector, a restructur- tion ministry completely. directly affects the profitability of Me: I’m interested that you are in Patna and want a Mughlai cook. I want grown at a yearly average to fly overseas. This con- ing of Air India’s opera- This is the new norm banks and in turn their sharehold- the backstory. What happened to your previous cook? Did you have a previ- rate of 20 per cent, among strained airlines revenue tions and a redefining of globally. The minister ers. Instead of strengthening the ous cook at all? Or is this your first brush with Mughlai? When did you start the fastest in the world. generation capacity. Air- its market position. concerned has spent a loan recovery system with provi- your business? What are the challenges of making Mughlai food in Patna? Do Despite this, all major air- lines now need to operate If the government has to lifetime in government sion for punitive action against you think you are better off setting up a Chinese restaurant? Are you lonely? line players are in dire only 20 aircraft on local write off Air India’s debt service as a distinguished defaulters, we are writing off bad Are you a dog person or a cat person? Who do you think suited Dev Anand financial straits. routes to start flying before making it attrac- diplomat, probably flying loans to project a better balance better? Kishore Kumar or Rafi? That kind of thing. A product of India’s abroad. Further, the Cen- tive for disinvestment, Air India around the sheet and this will send wrong sig- AG: Give me your phone number. I’ll call and explain in detail, you #$% ... “open sky” policy intro- tre allows 100 per cent why not absorb the debt world. He must cast nals to honest borrowers. Me: Bfn. Someone is at the door. duced in the early 1990s, Foreign Direct Invest- around for more innova- Depositors also feel unsafe. I tell you, people can be so rude. Jet Airways, India’s ment (FDI) in airlines, but tive options than just a S. Nageswara Rao largest private airline at has strangely has capped A prudent analysis in heavily discounted gar- Hyderabad one time, is the most it at 49 per cent if foreign fact shows that Air age sale. Air India Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a humour writer, novelist, columnist recent among 10 private- carriers wants to invest India is actually doing deserves better. Every Monday the best letter of the and screenwriter ly-promoted airlines that in an Indian aviation better than most. In week wins `300. Email your letters The author is a lawyer, have collapsed in less company. Since aviation to [email protected], than 30 years. Other carri- is a highly capital-inten- fact, it is already on a Member of Parliament ers that have suspended sive business, FDI curbs fast recovery track... and former Union infor- [email protected], or fax operations include the prevent it from acquiring Air India’s operating mation and broadcasting them to 27805256. 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Nadda as its full-time party chief searching questions regarding finan- Rajasthan unit of the party hosting Bombay unrolls red before the year-end. In the process cial transactions. While everyone in the jamboree. ‘Protectionist’ Pawar carpet to moon some leaders from the party are set to the party is tightlipped about it, some join the government while there is a see the income tax department inves- Kanda is in luck! ould Sharad Pawar contemplate BOMBAY, Oct. 26 possibility of few leaving the govern- tigations as “routine” and a part of Wa merger of his Nationalist ment and opting for party work. Mr the ongoing investigation against the orty seems to be a lucky number Congress Party with the Congress The moon heroes Neil Nadda, for instance, is himself a chief accountant of the party. Ffor Gopal Goyal Kanda, a contro- Party? Apparently, Rahul Gandhi and Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Union minister. Anil Baluni, a young versial Independent MLA from Mr Pawar are serious about coming Michael Collins and their wives member and BJP func- Congress regrouping Haryana, accused of rape leading to together and Sushil Kumar Shinde is were received at Santa Cruz air- tionary from , is likely to the death of an airhostess. In 2009, Mr working out the details. But there is a port her this afternoon with a join the goverment as he is seen as a uoyed by good performances in Kanda had teamed up with the catch. Mr Pawar and the NCP are will- thunderous applause by thou- challenger to Uttarakhand chief min- BHaryana and Maharashtra, the Congress when the Bhupender Singh ing to consider a political reunion but sands of Bombayaites. ister . Congress leadership is toying with Hooda-led Congress had hurriedly are unwilling to transfer assets such The American Presi-dent’s the idea of holding an All India merged Haryana Janhit Congress to as buildings, properties and so on that White House jet carrying the Congress Committee session in have another term in office. Mr Kanda are carefully guarded by a variety of moon trio touched the Santa INC under I-T scanner Udaipur in Rajasthan. Congress chief was made minister till controversy trusts. This hiccup is leading to a Cruz airport at 2.45 pm. Sonia Gandhi has recently constitut- had him arrested and removed from yawning trust deficit... The crowd estimated to be he Congress recently survived a ed a group to sharpen the party’s ide- By WAQYANAWIS the ministerial chamber. over 15,000 including 5,000 chil- Tmajor scare. It so happened that ological stance on key socio-economic Interestingly, the Congress tally in dren, got up and gave a standing income tax department officials and political issues. Priyanka Gandhi 2009 had come down from 67 seats The writer is a keen ovation to the three astronauts reportedly came knocking asking Vadra is part of the panel and report- practical suggestions. Party insiders while the INLD had jumped from nine observer of the goings-on as they appeared at the exit of some 24 Akbar Road staffers some edly giving out some substantial and say January 2020 may see the seats to 31 in 2009. The mandate was in backrooms of power the plane waving.

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A millennial’s perspective on How Jagmeet Singh, Canadian MP, failed annihilating caste to love his father fully uraj Yengde’s Caste Yengde notices the rise Yengde characterises the Indian overcome social prejudices of Matters is a remarkable of a certain state-society as an entity of the upper castes, falls back on book providing a mil- brahmin supremacy." (p. 71) and the community to meet its social lennial perspective and ‘Ambedkargodism’ among faults the constitutionality of needs. Yengde observes how the Kulbir Kaur Anand compelling proof for dalits: ‘Ambedkar has the state for not “explicitly talk- dalit middle class upholds the Sthe continued prevalence of ing about the unequal stakes Ambedkarite dictum — “becom- Teltumbde become a fairytale hero casteism in modern India. It has who has solution to every inherited by the traditional ing the ruling class” revived by by now received raving reviews, power brokers…” The Indian Kanshiram, but will convenient- review review and also a few brickbats, the lat- problem.’ He laments that Constitution is fraught with ly ignore his vision of socialism. ter, paradoxically, from his own the iconoclast Ambedkar high-sounding dictums but The next chapter on “Dalit brethren. Seven students of being cast into the lacks in basic accountability of Capitalism” presents an inter- he personal is political” and not surprisingly, the memoir Jawaharlal Nehru University godhead and worshipped the power holders who enjoy esting comparison between of Jagmeet Singh, elected as the first visible minority Booker T. Washington, who for- accused Yengde to be opposed to in Hindu style. unlimited impunity (p. 73). face to lead a major federal political party in Canada, was Ambedkarism. It is not the con- Yengde has narrated how dalits mally established the National Treleased during an election year. He led Canada’s New tent of their accusation, which at every echelon of society are Negro Business league in 1990 Democratic Party (NDF) to win 24 seats in the recently concluded may be easily trashed by any moment of social justice and discriminated against. Justice with an intent of creating a cap- general election and was briefly set to play “kingmaker” to Justin reasonable reader, that matters prejudice”. C.S. Karnan, a dalit sitting judge italist class among the Black Trudeau’s Liberal Party. but the very fact that it comes The book is divided into six of a high court, who was incar- population in the US and Web The title of the book, Love and Courage, his signature political from a collective of the millen- chapters. The first chapter cerated for six months, is one Du Bois, who wanted the Black catchphrase, emerged as a response to a heckler who typecast nial dalits, indicating the hope- “Being Dalit” juxtaposes dalits such case. (p. 74). Yengde is population to acquire positions people sporting turbans as Muslim and accused them of being less disorientation of the dalits against the non-dalits, particu- inspired by the youth fury over of eminence in arts, literature, terrorists. Whenever he was faced with Islamophobia, Jagmeet at a time when they face the larly the Brahmins, and illumi- the institutional murder of academia and other forms of Singh never replied, “I’m not a Muslim”, because “hate is wrong, worst crisis in modern times. nates the difference between Rohith Vemula to see a neo-dalit cultural, moral and intellectual no matter who it is aimed at”. “We must respond to hate with love Autobiographical accounts of them along such dimensions as rising. Sadly, this reaction had endeavours. Du Bois wanted to and courage,” was his message. dalit lives generally evoke pruri- love, humour and universalism. not even lasted up to the first elevate Black people from their Can you separate the personal from the political, especially ent interest among non-dalit Its narrative is replete with pro- anniversary of Rohith’s enforced subservience. This is when you belong to a visible minority community with very vis- readers. From the earliest auto- found observations such as, martyrdom. similar to the idea of Ambedkar ible religious symbols as markers of your identity? Singh, like so biography, Baluta, by Daya “Dalit love is a juxtaposition of The third chapter takes stock who wanted Untouchables to many other non-Caucasians, faced stares and taunts like “Dirty”, Pawar, to Juthan by Omprakash possibilities and deep pain” (p. of many categories of dalits, leave hamlets that were the site “Paki”, “diaper-head”, what with society, including the media, Walmiki to the recent one, 49), “the situation that Dalits acknowledging the changes that of traditional caste-mandated broadcasting the image of a terrorist as “brown skin-plus-young Interrogating My Chandal Life live under is akin to an open befell the community. One one occupations (p.210). The folly of male-plus-beard-plus-turban”. “Carding” and “profiling” were by Manoranjan Byapari, an prison” (p. 52), “the idea of con- hand, it reflects the progress the the fad of Dalit capitalism is more widespread among black and indigenous people, often important addition to the galaxy temporary India is a community made but on the thus disposed of. termed as “routine procedure”. Bouncers at clubs targeted of dalit writers from the unlike- Brahminical project designed by other, a loss of community itself. The last chapter “Brahmins brown-skinned people. Violence against cab drivers was common ly state of West Bengal, the story Brahmins”(63), and so on. The It also notices the rise of a cer- against Brahminism” acknowl- and the lives of brown people were deemed less valuable. has been much the same. The main argument of the chapter is tain “Ambedkargodism” edges the contributions of peo- Jagmeet (which means friend to the world) became an activist vivid description of abject that Dalits are culturally dis- amongst dalits. Yengde boldly ple of the brahmin caste to anti- in addition to his law practice and participated in anti-poverty poverty, squalid surroundings tinct. The self-pride with which points out: “Ambedkar has Brahminist struggles of the and pro-human rights demonstrations. He regularly organised and the uninhibited lives of the dalits are depicted smacks first- become a fairytale hero who has oppressed castes. “Know your Rights” workshops and soon went on to form the subjects make captivating read- ly of treating them as a homoge- solution to every problem”. (p. The book boldly confronts first Western Sikh student association. ing for the non-dalits and to nous people, which they are not, 146) He laments that the icono- most of the contemporary This book is, in fact, his journey from being Jimmy to Jagmeet. most dalits it reminds of their as he himself explains in the clast Ambedkar being cast into issues facing dalits, largely suc- It was a life-changing moment for our hero when at the end of his own past. Caste Matters is not third chapter and secondly, they the godhead and worshipped in cessfully. However, it has certain second grade he made two big decisions — to change his name exactly an autobiography but it are made of some different stuff. Hindu style. logical angularities. As it class- from Jimmy Dhaliwal to Jagmeet Singh and to stop cutting his might be mistaken as one as it The compartmentalised lives of The fourth chapter deals with es people by caste, it necessarily hair. This memoir is also a window to some basic Sikh theologi- launches itself from the very different castes and communi- the phenomenon of the dalit feeds into caste identities, which cal beliefs and practices in everyday life. With some core values personal memoir of the author ties in India are bound to reflect middle class and brings up the the author detests to start with. like Ikk-Onkar, God is one, Chardi Kala (to remain in high spir- in the introduction. The some cultural specificities but question of reservations. It its against all odds), Gurbani as a source of strength, gurdwara scathing exposure of pervasive- within the overarching caste notes that although reservations The writer is a columnist and as a gateway to enlightenment, seva (service), sacrifice, charity CASTE MATTERS ness of caste is what makes the culture. have benefited many individu- civil rights activist. He taught in and sarbat-da-bhala, it can be said that Jagmeet Singh has truly book stand out. Yengde The second chapter “Neo-Dalit als, it has not uplifted the com- IIT Kharagpur and currently embraced the “Sikh way of life”. There are pieces of Sikh histo- by Suraj Yengde describes it as “an ethnography Rising” is an exposition of the munity. (p. 164) This upwardly heads Big Data Analytics at the ry and culture as well in the book and these include references to Penguin, `599 of the sociality of caste in the ways caste operates in India. mobile middle class, unable to Goa Institute of Management. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Akali movement, the British Sikh Army, the Punjabi language as a bond between Jagmeet and his parents, Operation Blue Star and the 1984 riots. Jagmeet writes that Canada is home to him and it is a country that respects human rights and dignity of life. Initially, Jagmeet was so shy that he couldn't even pick up the phone to order a pizza. Incidentally, he had turned into a vegetar- ian just to win an argument. Jagmeet also faced sexual abuse Anxious Kolkata girl loves anew with family blessings from his trainer when he was part of a “special programme” that only the very best were allowed to participate in. It required a lot Lata Ghosh is a bit of a moaner. years, the answer is a firm no as endary Tollywood star. from UP, but no one can tell the dif- of courage to come out on this incident that had kept Jagmeet in This is her default mode: “Lata well. Both Lata and Ronny have The most charming romance in ference). This integration between a shell for a long time. fell back onto the mattress and had other loves in between, and this book is the one that blossoms Bengalis and Marwaris (almost, Jagmeet Singh is the first Sikh with a turban to sit as a provin- Rupa covered her face with the crook of no tortured bouts of yearning for between sarcastic, no-nonsense or not) is a nice, warm touch, con- cial legislator in Ontario. Chosen by Toronto Life magazine as one Gulab her elbow. The exhaustion of last each other. In fact, more than Aaduri and her seemingly earnest sidering that Marwaris have been of the five youngest rising stars and featured in the top ten best- year, things staggering to a stop Lata, it’s her family members boss with a spoofy, dead-serious- a part of West Bengal for ages. dressed people of 2013, Jagmeet Singh’s image as a style icon is after the final break-up with Ari who look forward to her getting editor sort of name: Hem Shankar Kolkata is dutifully and beauti- also related to his attempts to meet stares and unfriendly looks (after which she went through the back with Ronnie, now a famous Tiwari. Only, Hem and Aaduri are fully paid respect to. If you had thrown at him because of wearing the turban. To dress sharp was review excruciating block-unblock-block- award-winning filmmaker, who not writing poignant editorials on lived there during the seventies, a part of his socialisation process when his father discovered it unblock saga for months). The currently is in a relationship poverty alleviation or award-win- eighties or nineties, you’d proba- as a way “to belong”. “As people of colour, we couldn’t afford not annoying clients, the terrible with the young daughter of a leg- ning investigative stories on bly sing along with Lata when she to look good,” he believed. His father said one cannot control the ushing forty, divorced, Tinder dates, the daily commute, defence deals-they work in the dig- bursts into of the most loved non- colour of his skin or his country of birth, but one can control and disillusioned even the wetness of weekends that fol- ital space where memes, hits, etc Bengali songs during those what one’s wardrobe says to the world — so Jagmeet made sure further after a failed live- lowed the terrible Tinder dates. are the things that stress them out decades, Dolly Parton’s yowly his clothing never gave anyone a reason to think he didn’t belong. Pin relationship in London, The long journey from Heathrow most. It's terribly embarrassing “Jolene”. It doesn’t matter if The use of simple language in his work immediately builds a management consultant Lata to Dum Dum. Everything seemed when young, just-out-of-some-US- you’ve lived in Kolkata or not, bond with Jagmeet’s readers. Jagmeet’s story, intersecting many Ghosh goes on a little holiday to to rise around her like a river in university trainees know more on though. The characters are alive, social and political issues, inspires one in myriad ways. His first Kolkata to meet her mother, the flood. She was sinking.” the subject of digital media than the one-liners are fun, and the meeting with Walid Mansour stays with you and brings a smile lovely but annoying Manjulika Moan and groan, ad nauseum. If their bosses! observations are witty. If a happy to your face. It is difficult not to remember Jugnu, his dog, who Ghosh, who would visit her every Lata were a character in a Satire is what makes you turn ending is what you’re after, you proved to be the only link among and source of solace for all fam- year in London, urge her to Wodehouse novel, rest assured no the pages of this book: Ronny may be disappointed. Lata finally ily members. freeze her eggs, and try to lure one would holler “Hail to thee, leads to hilarious takes on has a valid reason to feel But the real hero of the book turns out to be Jagmeet’s father, her back to Kolkata with tales of Blythe Spirit” on catching sight of Tollywood, and his agony over his depressed, but take heart-there’s a and not Jagmeet himself. Born in Punjab and armed with a med- friends who were doing astonish- her. Dear me, no-she is more like new script is painful. He chops silver lining too! ical degree, Jagtaran Singh Dhaliwal had landed in Canada to ingly well there. It’s not easy to Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, and changes and rarely meets While Lata's mother may not start a new life. Working as a security guard at night and study- argue with a woman like this: “Alone, alone, all, all alone/Alone deadlines, which makes his think Friends from College is a ing for the Medical Council of Canada examination in the library, “Manjulika Ghosh taught history on a wide wide sea!/And never a almost-Marwari assistant, Bobby worthy book, she would perhaps it was a struggle but failure was no option. From providing an and geography in middle school. saint took pity on/My soul in Bansal, feel like tearing her hair agree that it is a pleasant and com- affluent lifestyle to his family to giving them exposure to various She also only wore the finest agony.” Which, actually, is perfect out. forting read. Feel free to ignore activities and hobbies like horse-riding, skiing, snowboarding Dhakai saris on her annual jour- for chick lit. Unfortunately, Lata is Bobby is only the first of the Manjulika Ghosh’s stricture on and golf, he made sure his children got the best upbringing. Alas, ney to London, where unlike the far too beautiful (Helen of Troy almost-Marwaris you meet in this books to read while travelling: his drinking problem proved to be his nemesis. Despite Jagmeet other passengers who emerged was a moniker thrust upon her by book. Her cousin is engaged to “You bought a new book to read on seeming to see his father as part of every single problem and from Heathrow looking like the Head of the Economics depart- Lata’s cousin Molly (who organis- a journey-and mind you, no pot- defending his mother and siblings’ harsh treatment of him, your crushed paper towels, she glided ment when she failed to answer a es her wedding by ordering almost boiler or whodunit either. A wor- heart bleeds for him and you end up seeing what Jagmeet failed out like Aparna Sen on set.” question) and intelligent and com- everything online, which is so thy book. To accompany your wor- to notice. Though his mother complained to the authorities Once in Kolkata, Lata’s friends petent to be a chick lit heroine, and smooth). As the final tiresome thy self.” against him, Jagtaran never received a single complaint from from Presidency college pop up not witty enough besides-her best and troublesome offline wedding any patient. Always sober at work, he used to help out with psy- (including Ronny-an ex) and you friend Aaduri has all the best lines! FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE preparations finally kick off at Rupa Gulab is a freelance writer chiatric services and provided treatment to needy. Though he was can look forward to squeals of joy, Before you think we’re treading Ghosh Mansion, you meet the and the author of Girl Alone, Chip addicted to alcohol, he was also the family's sole breadwinner and cheerful banter, laughs and love- into Jane Austen’s Persuasion by Devapriya Roy entire strict vegetarian almost- of the Old Blockhead and The supported the children’s college educations. He got fancy cars or maybe not. The problem is, where old flames meet after Westland, `299 Marwari family (who are actually Great Depression of the 40s and separate apartments for all his children. It breaks your heart when he was not allowed to live in his own apartment. Ask who you remember the most after reading Love and Courage and it is definitely the father whose story inspires you, pierces your soul and becomes a part of your memory. Though Is there no field in which the Jewish mindset doesn’t excel? Jagmeet Singh loved and cared for his father, albeit in pieces, how I wish he would have shown more courage to love into assimilation and the no motor car; without out slipping into tautology in. “Tell me,” says Singer, him — right at the start. David Crane common seas?” Rosalind Franklin no — a “Jewish joke” takes “why did you have to rein- For the Orthodox believ- model of DNA; without one as close as one is prob- vent Hebrew when we have The writer teaches sociology at Shyama review er, armed with the certain- Fritz Haber there would ably going to get — the one such a beautiful Jewish Prasad Mukherji College, ties of God’s covenant with not be enough food to sus- quality, for Lebrecht, that mother tongue in Yid- His people, the question tain life on earth. distinguishes the “Jewish dish?” Begin explains that ore than 20 might not exist, but for I don’t know if Lebrecht mindset” is the rabbinical, Yiddish is unfit for govern- years ago, those who cannot go down actually buys into so sim- counter-intuitive ability to ment. It has no administra- George Steiner, that road Norman ple a description of scien- think “outside the box”. He tive terms and its elaborate LOVE & COURAGE: Mmeditating on Lebrecht’s urgent and mov- tific progress, or whether it is quick to refute any sug- courtesies are unsuited to MY STORY OF FAMILY, 2,000 years of persecution ing history provides a dif- is just a good, combative gestion of Jewish “excep- military situations. To and suffering, posed the ferent and stirring answer. kick-off to a book, but tionalism”, but whether in order ‘shoot’ in Yiddish, an RESILIENCE, AND ‘taboo’ question that no one “Between the middle of the either way the main thrust the end it is a matter of cul- officer would have to speak dared ask: “Has the sur- 19th and 20th centuries,” of the argument is ines- ture, hereditary experience a full sentence to indicate OVERCOMING THE vival of the Jew been worth Genius & Anxiety opens, a capable. For the best part of or the eternal, driven angst the possibility of a shot UNEXPECTED the appalling cost?” It was few dozen men and women the past 200 years a small of a people who could only being fired. “Why,” cries not just the horrors of the changed the way we see the and threatened minority fear the worst, the western Begin, “Yiddish has no pogroms or of Auschwitz world. Some of their names has exerted a creative influ- world has every reason to word for weapons, no word by Jagmeet Singh that ‘enforced’ the question are on our lips for all time. ence out of all proportion be grateful to this astonish- even for army”’ Singer sur- Simon and for Steiner, nor the cen- Marx, Freud, Proust, to their numbers, and ing explosion of talent. veys the Israeli PM with turies of exclusion and vio- Einstein, Kafka. Others whether they flaunt it like a But Lebrecht is not blind sad grey eyes. He raises a Schuster, `499 lence but — equally have vanished from our Disraeli or a Bernstein, or to the paradox at the heart forefinger in the air and destructive — “the fear, the collective memory, but a convert like Mend- of political Zionism, nor utters a single Yiddish syl- degradation, the miasma of their importance endures elssohn, whether they hate the realities of Israeli state lable. “Oh!” says Singer — contempt, latent or explic- in our daily lives. Without it like Marx, are religious power. In 1978, the Nobel meaning just imagine a GENIUS & ANXIETY: HOW it,” which has been the Karl Landsteiner, for ins- or atheist, Orthodox or Prize-winning novelist, Is- world without such things. JEWS CHANGED THE hereditary birthright of tance, there would be no Reform, assimilist or aac Bashevis Singer, on a “The two men,” Lebrecht WORLD, 1847–1947 every Jewish child “across blood transfusion or major Zionist, the one thing they visit to his son in Israel, adds, “never speak again.” the millennia”. “Would it surgery; without Paul Ehr- share is their “Jewish- was invited to tea by a fel- by Norman Lebrecht not be preferable,” Steiner lich no chemotherapy; ness”. While it seems a dif- low Warsaw Jew, the prime By arrangement with Oneworld, £20 asked, “if he was to ebb without Siegfried Marcus ficult thing to define with- minister, Menachem Beg- the Spectator Prime move PAGE Centre has asked former PM H.D. Deve Gowda to vacate his guest Nation 8 accommodation in Lutyens’ Delhi DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD BJP wants to keep home, revenue Fadnavis to be sworn in by Nov. 3; Sena likely to revisit 1995-formula on portfolios SONU SHRIVASTAVA formality since PM Kashmir is on way to MUMBAI, OCT. 26 Narendra Modi and the party president had Vij, Trikha likely to development after Art Even as the Shiv Sena is already declared mounting pressure on the Fadnavis as the BJP’s 370 revocation to chief ministerial face — Amit Shah share the Chief during the polls. be in Khattar team Minister’s post for 2.5 Sources said that the Union minister years each, the later has BJP has been holding Chandigarh, Oct. 26: Saraf, Kamal Gupta, started preparations for internal discussions to Six-time MLA Anil Vij, Subhash Sudha and ’s deter the Sena from being Banwari Lal, Seema Deepak Mangla, the swearing-in ceremony. A allocated the home, rev- Trikha from the BJP, sources said. senior party leader on enue and finance portfo- while Ram Kumar Haryana Governor IN BRIEF Saturday informed that lios. Gautam and Ishwar Satyadeo Narain Arya on Fadnavis is likely to be The Maharashtra BJP has convened a meeting of its The Sena, sources said, Singh from the JJP are Saturday invited the BJP- is drafting its charter of led coalition to form the sworn-in as the Chief MLAs on October 30 to elect the leader of the House. among the probables who Minister for the second demands keeping in mind are likely to get ministeri- next government in the This will be a mere formality since Narendra Modi and POSTAL BALLOT time on November 2 or 3 the portfolio distribution al berths in the new state. at Wankhede stadium. Amit Shah have already declared Fadnavis as the BJP’s exercise undertaken in Haryana government. BJP working president FOR PEOPLE The senior BJP leader chief ministerial face during the polls. 1995. Among seven independ- J.P. Nadda, Union minis- said, “The swearing-in In the first saffron gov- ents who are supporting ters and the chief minis- ceremony of the new gov- The Amit Shah-led party Shah will speak with Mr ernment, the BJP, then a the BJP-led coalition ters of Himachal OVER 80 ernment is likely to be won 105 seats, while its Thackeray,” the BJP junior partner in the gov- which will be sworn in on Pradesh, Uttarakhand New Delhi, Oct. 26: The dis- completed by November ally, the Shiv Sena, won 56 leader said on the condi- ernment, had been allo- Diwali day here on and Uttar Pradesh are abled and people over 80 years 3. Meanwhile, the discus- seats in the recently-con- tion of anonymity. cated home, water Sunday, late Devi Lal’s likely to attend the swear- of age can now cast their vote sion over sharing of port- cluded election. Meanwhile, the BJP has resources, rural develop- son Ranjit Singh ing-in ceremony of through postal ballot, the gov- folios would be held with With the BJP register- also called for a legisla- ment, civil supplies, pub- Chautala is among the Manohar Lal Khattar as ernment said on Saturday, in a Shiv Sena president ing a below-par perform- tive party meeting at the lic health, transport, pub- frontrunners for the min- the Haryana chief minis- move that will help increase Uddhav Thackeray.” ance in the polls, the Sena Vidhan Bhavan on lic works, finance and isterial post, party ter here on Sunday, party voter turnout. Interestingly, the BJP is reportedly playing October 30, to elect its planning but not revenue sources said. sources said. At present, voting through leader added that the hardball and is batting leader in the new legisla- and urban development. Vij, who was the health Some BJP MPs will also postal ballot is available to party had earlier planned for a 50-50 formula (rota- tive Assembly. In the present dispensa- minister in the previous attend the event at the armed forces and those to hold the swearing cere- tional chief ministership Fadnavis would be elect- tion, the chief minister term, is the senior most Haryana Raj Bhawan in assigned poll duties. On the mony at Mahalakshmi and meatier portfolios). ed as the BJP legislative has kept several impor- leader of the party to the afternoon. recommendation of the Race Course — if it had “A team of senior state party leader in the meet- tant portfolios such as the have been elected for the Replying to a question Election Commission, the min- managed to get a majority BJP leaders including ing before the party home department with sixth term from Ambala who will take oath as istry of law and justice has on its own. Sudhir Mungatiwar, observer, who would be himself. However, a jun- Cantt. ministers in the new gov- amended the Conduct of With the BJP short of 40 , would sent by the Delhi leader- ior minister in the home Other BJP MLAs doing ernment, Khattar said Election Rules, 1961, on seats to form the govern- accompany Amit Shah ship. department represents rounds for ministerial this will be made known October 22, allowing senior cit- ment, it will have to take for the meeting with the The BJP leader added the Sena — Deepak berths are Mahaipal on Sunday. izens and person with disabili- the Shiv Sena on board. Sena chief. However, only that this will be a mere Kesarkar. Dhanda, Ghanshyam — PTI ties in the absentee voter list. The absentee voter refers to a vote cast by someone who is unable to go to the polling sta- tion. Officials said that in both Festive lights ‘RAM TEMPLE these categories there are peo- ple who are unable to reach the CONSTRUCTION polling stations and thus are unable to cast their votes. FROM DEC. 6’ “This will enable people from these two categories to cast Unnao (UP), Oct. 26: their votes with ease and will Controversial BJP MP also thus increase the voter Sakshi Maharaj on turnout,” an official said. Saturday claimed that The poll officer will attest the the construction of absentee voter in the case of Ram temple in Ayodhya senior citizens and person with will start by December disability in the form 13A. 6. “The construction of In the last Lok Sabha elec- Ram temple will com- tions, about 60.14% of absentee mence before December voters voted through e-postal 6. I want to thank the ballot while in 2014, this figure Supreme Court as it has was just 4 per cent. heard non-stop for 40 days the matter that was pending for 150 U.S. LEADERS years and after serious- ly hearing both the sides has reserved the UP ANTE ON judgement,” he said. “I feel that soon we will get the verdict by KASHMIR ISSUE the Supreme Court and DC CORRESPONDENT it will be in favour of with agency inputs the Ram temple and its NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 construction will start by December 6,” he Days after the US government said. sought a roadmap from India It was on December 6, on political and economic nor- 1992, that the disputed malcy in Kashmir and asked Ram Janambhoomi- the Indian government to People stand near a diya (an earthen lamp), claimed to be one of the biggest earthen lamps in the world, that Babri Masjid structure immediately release all the was lit during Diwali celebrations at Digholi Pukhuri in Guwahati on Saturday. The lamp is about 8 feet in diam- was demolished by kar political detainees, six US eter and 2 feet in height, and has a storage capacity of about 200-litre oil. — PTI sevaks. — PTI Congressmen have written to the Indian ambassador asking some uncomfortable questions. In a letter to Indian envoy Harsh Vardhan Shringla, the For local polls, C’garh American lawmakers have said that many of their constituents have portrayed a much differ- ent picture in Kashmir com- opts for ballot papers pared to what the Indian ambassador had told them on RABINDRA NATH body polls in civic body polls besides October 16, when he briefed CHOUDHURY | DC Chhattisgarh, sched- going for indirect elec- members of the House Foreign BHOPAL, OCT. 26 uled to be held in tion of mayors and Affairs Committee. December, a spokesman chairpersons of munic- The six US Congressmen — Chhattisgarh is all set of Chhattisgarh gov- ipalities and municipal David N Cicilline, Dina Titus, to dump Electronic ernment told this news- corporations by the Chrissy Houlahan, Andy Voting Machines (EVM) paper. councilors. Levin, James P McGovern and to return to ballot paper This was the first time The cabinet which Susan Wild — have asked the in the civic body polls in last 15 years, ballot met under the chair- Indian government if 100 per with the governor papers would be used in manship of chief min- cent landlines have been Anusuiya Uike ratify- local body elections in ister Bhupesh Baghel restored in Jammu and ing an ordinance to the Chhattisgarh. Last two approved the recom- Kashmir or there are any effect. civic polls in mendations and issued remaining outages. They also The governor on late Chhattisgarh were held an ordinance accord- asked when mobile networks, Friday evening through EVMs. ingly. Baghel defended including Internet, will be approved the ordinance Last week, a cabinet his decision to return to restored. The lawmakers also seeking amendment to sub-committee consti- ballot paper in civic asked about the number of peo- Municipality Act tuted by Bhupesh polls, saying majority of ple detained under the Public paving way for re-intro- Baghel government rec- voters did not under- Safety Act. duction of ballot paper ommended use of ballot stand the functioning of in the upcoming civic paper in the ensuing EVMs. Boy slips further into borewell as rescue operations continue J. V. SIVA PRASANNA ing. He did respond with A volunteer from the state KUMAR | DC feeble ‘hmm’ noises even at fire service has been TIRUCHY, OCT 26 3.30 a.m., but has fallen drafted to don special out- silent since then. Also, mud fit, including focus light Hopes of rescue receded as has slipped from the walls and tunneling equipment, two-year-old Sujith Wilson of the narrow borewell to drill a four-inch slipped further to about 100 walls and fallen on him,” diameter tunnel to reach feet depth into the borewell health minister Dr C. the boy. in his father’s corn field at Vijaya Baskar said. “We first thought of Nadukattupatti village He has been camping at digging the pit about one near Manapparai near here the mishap site since metre from the borewell even as multiple expert Friday evening. but decided to do it three agencies and teams contin- After the failure of over metres away to prevent ued efforts to retrieve him six different expert teams caving in of the soft mud or for the second day on coming from various parts the vibration if we hit a Saturday. of the state and elsewhere, rock which could harm the “Despite our best efforts along with their machines kid and the borewell. These and the hard work of vari- and innovative gadgets to experts are experienced ous organisations, the boy rescue the kid, a group in doing such deep tunnels, could not be retrieved so comprising the ONGC such as the underground far and has in fact slipped and NLC experts began Metro Rail works”, said further to about 100 feet. He work late Saturday night to minister Vijaya Baskar, has not been responding to dig a pit parallel to the adding that he hoped the our calls and there is no borewell pipe and a little boy would be reached by sign of any movement in deeper than Sujith’s posi- the brave fireman in about him since 5.30 this morn- tion at 100 ft. three hours. Rare honour London’s Natural History Museum said a minute PAGE species of beetle is being named Nelloptodes gretae World 9 in honor of climate activist Greta Thunberg DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD NAWAZ SHARIF SUFFERS ANGINA ATTACK Lahore, Oct. 26: Former Pakistan prime As bishop of this minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday suffered diocese, I ask angina pain while undergoing treatment at forgiveness from a Lahore hospital, according to a media those who have been report. offended by this Angina is a type of — Pope Francis chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the on Amazon statue theft heart. Sharif suffered angina pain in the morn- ing while undergoing IN BRIEF treatment at the hospi- tal, Dawn News reported quoting Services Ins- Death toll climbs titute of Medical Sciences Principal Dr to 42 in Iraq Mahmood Ayaz. Baghdad: The death toll Ayaz refuted reports in from protests in Iraq has a section of media that climbed to 42 after a senior the 69-year-old Pakistan government official in the Muslim League-Nawaz country’s south said 12 pro- (PML-N) leader has suf- testers died in a fire they fered a heart attack. started while storming the Earlier in the day, office of powerful militia Sharif ’s lawyer Khawaja during a rally there a day Haris claimed that the earlier. The anti-government former premier had suf- protests erupted after lead- fered a “minor heart erless, spontaneous revolts attack” last night and were violently quelled earlier that his “life is in dan- this month in the war-torn ger”. country. The southern official Ayaz said Sharif ’s says that in Diwaniyah town, platelet count is now ris- bodies were being removed ing. He is administered from a building belonging to around 16 injections of a powerful militia where the intravenous imm- protesters set it on fire. The unoglobulin (IVIg) every official spoke on condition of day. The Lahore High anonymity because he was- Court granted bail to n’t allowed to talk to Sharif, who is undergo- reporters. In Baghdad, pro- ing treatment, after testers gathered again in the being diagnosed with an central Tahrir Square but As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully in Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in Chile. — AFP acute immune disorder, there were no immediate which reduced his blood reports of violence. platelet count to danger- ous levels. The three-time pre- Fire danger for mier was in Kot Lakhpat jail but early this month millions in CA was sent to the custody of the National Acc- San Francisco: Millions of ountability Bureau Californians were preparing Deja vu for Indians (NAB), which is probing to live in the dark again as the Sharif family in the the state’s largest utility T.S.S. SIDDHARTH | DC collective fare-dodging in eties reacting to this police and military mem- defied curfew and have Chaudhry Sugar Mills warned it may cut power for HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 subway stations. From matter? bers deployed throughout implicitly rejected the case. Sharif ’s daughter the third time in as many October 14th, more joined Several Human Rights Chile, as per the Ministry agreement by calling for Maryam Nawaz, 45, is weeks because of looming When Chileans woke up their protest, and by the organizations (National of Interior, National new demonstrations and also under treatment at strong winds and high fire on October 20, they were 17th the subway service Human Rights Institute, Association of Physicians, continuing to march. the same hospital. danger. Pacific Gas & Electric under their first curfew was suspended several Instituto Nacional de and the National Attorney Today a new march was — PTI will decide whether to black- since 1987. The cascading times during the day. By Derechos Humanos, Office. called by the National out 8,50,000 homes and effect began on October 4, the 18th, almost the entire INDH) are offering daily Pablo Abufom, an Confederation of Trade businesses in 36 counties for when the government subway network — 136 sta- reports of people injured, activist for a new pension Unions. 48 hours or longer through- announced a hike in the tions, transporting app- killed, and detained. system, says: “The govern- Today, people were out the San Francisco Bay subway and bus fares. roximately 2.6 million peo- As of Thursday, the ment’s response has been mulling gathering down- Area, wine country and This echoes happenings in ple daily — were suspend- Association of Physicians twofold: Emergency (in- town for a new march. It Sierra foothills. The two pre- India, where people are ed. of Universidad de Chile cluding deployment of mi- was expected to be a mas- vious shutdowns were done vociferous about sky-rock- Masses were sponta- Pablo Abufom have confirmed 24 people litary and curfew, which sive demonstration today. amid concern that gusty eting prices and the curb- neously protesting in the killed (13 shot by armed resulted killings and ille- There has also been a call winds could foul or knock ing of civil rights. streets of the capital and military units were forces), 39 severely wound- gal arrests) and an att- for a constituent assembly, down power lines and spark Residents like Pablo Santiago and several sta- deployed. ed by gunshots, 23 severely empted “National Agree- and several neighbour- devastating wildfires. Abufom of the Solidarity tions set ablaze. The presi- By the 19th, protests wounded (hit by cars), 62 ment” with conservative hoods in Chilean capital Weather forecasts called for Movement recount to dent declared a state of spread to other cities, to severe eye trauma, and and centrist political par- Santiago and other cities record strong winds to lash Deccan Chronicle: “High emergency in the city, which the government 5,845 arrested since ties.” are establishing neigh- much of the region over the school students began restricting some civil lib- responded with more October 18th (the night Despite these efforts, bourhood assemblies to weekend, with some gusts organizing what they erties like the rights to Emergency declarations.” Emergency was declared). people in several cities, organize their safety, hitting 85 mph. PG&E’s warn- called a ‘massive evasion’, freely move and assemble, What are the civil soci- Forces comprised 19,461 especially Santiago, have protests, and supplies. Nawaz Sharif ing came as firefighters bat- tled flames in Northern and Southern California. A blaze destroyed at least six homes in the Santa Clarita area near US troops going Pentagon snubs Amazon, RELEASE MUELLER Los Angeles and prompted evacuation orders for up to 50,000 residents, although DOCUMENT: JUDGE some were allowed back to Syria oil fields gives Microsoft $10b deal Washington, Oct. 26: A meddling in the 2016 home after Santa Ana winds US judge validated the election. began to ease. Brussels, Oct. 26: The San Francisco, Oct. 26: will store and process vast legality of the US district judge Beryl United States will send The Pentagon awarded amounts of classified Democratic-led impe- Howell, handing a major armored vehicles and Microsoft a $10 billion data, allowing the US mil- achment inquiry aga- victory to the House of combat troops into east- cloud computing contract, itary to use AI to speed up inst President Donald Representatives, under- DIWALI IN U.S. ern Syria to keep oil snubbing early front-run- its war planning and Trump and ordered his cut an argument that fields from potentially ner Amazon, whose com- fighting capabilities. administration to hand Donald Trump’s fellow falling into the hands of petitive bid drew criticism A cloud strategy docu- over an unredacted copy Republicans have made IS RELIGIOUS Islamic State militants, from President Donald ment unveiled by the of former special coun- in attacking the US defense secretary Trump. ■ TRUMP has defense department last sel Robert Mueller’s impeachment inquiry. LIBERTY: DON Mark Esper said. Bidding for the huge year called for replacing report detailing Russian — Reuters It was the latest sign project, known as Joint frequently expressed the military’s “disjointed Washington, Oct. 26: that extracting the mili- Enterprise Defense Infr- his ire for Amazon and stove-piped informa- Sending Diwali greetings to tary from Syria is uncer- Mark Esper astructure, or Jedi, pitted and founder Jeff tion systems” with a com- , Jains, Sikhs and tain and complicated. leading tech titans Micr- mercial cloud service Buddhists, US President Though Trump repeated- as Bradley armoured osoft, Amazon, Oracle and Bezos, who “that will empower the Donald Trump said that the ly says he is pulling out of infantry carriers and pos- IBM against one another. also owns the warfighter with data and observance of the festival of Syria, the reality on the sibly tanks. This would The giant contract has Washington Post is critical to maintaining lights throughout America is ground is different. introduce a new dimen- attracted more attention newspaper our military’s technologi- KU an important reminder of the Adding armoured rein- sion to the US military than most, sparked by cal advantage.” ◆ significance of the country’s forcements in the oil-pro- presence, which largely speculation early in the The Pentagon empha- core tenets — religious liberty. ducing area of Syria has been comprised of process that Amazon administration would sized that the process was A day earlier, Trump cele- could mean sending sev- special operations forces would be the sole winner “take a very long look” at fair and followed procure- brated Diwali in the Oval eral hundred US troops, not equipped with tanks of the deal. Oracle and the process. ment guidelines. It noted DO Office with a small group of even as a similar number or other armoured vehi- IBM pushed back with Trump has frequently that over the past two ◆ Indian-Americans. are being withdrawn cles. Meanwhile, Russia their own bids and also expressed his ire for years, it has awarded “The observance of Diwali from a separate mission acc-used the US of “inter- formally protested the Amazon and founder Jeff more than $11 billion in throughout America is an closer to the border with national banditry” after bidding process last year. Bezos, who also owns the ten separate cloud-com- SU important reminder of the sig- Turkey. Esper described Washington announced Oracle later challenged Washington Post. At the puting contracts, and said nificance of one of our the added force as “mech- its intention to protect the process in federal time, he said other compa- the Jedi award “continues YESTERDAY’S ANSWER Nation’s core tenets — reli- anised,” which means it Syria’s oil fields which court, but lost . nies told him that the con- our strategy of a multi- WHAT gious liberty,” Trump said in a likely will include are controlled by Kurdish Trump waded into the tract “wasn’t competitive- vendor, multi-cloud envi- TO DO Fill in the grid so that statement ahead of the Diwali armoured vehicles such forces. — AP fray in July, saying the ly bid.” The JEDI system ronment.” — AP every row, every column, celebrations in India, the US and every 3x3 box and across the world. contains the digits 1 to 9. “My Administration will ■ Every puzzle has only continue to defend the rights HUMAN | SMUGGLING Migrants gamble their lives as safer routes are closed one correct solution. enshrined in our Constitution that enable people of all faiths to worship according to their beliefs and conscience,” he Ex-refugee recounts dangers of trafficking said. “As Diwali commences, London, Oct. 26: Ahmad heard the cries of the des- Rashid said. “People do try had got in touch about Melania and I wish those Al-Rashid knows what it perate migrants and this out of desperation.” missing relatives. 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Tips available engage in prayer, light diyas English Channel turned Rashid told his story to They take risks because, began the process of iden- Britain. at www.sudoku-xls.com and lanterns, and partake in into hours of terror in The Associated Press so he said, they feel like they tifying the victims, the Beijing has said the DC-AGE SU DO KU FORUM: Discuss the SU DO KU puzzles printed and con- traditional feasts and other 2015. The truck hadn’t people understand that have no other choice. Vietnamese embassy in nationalities of victims tribute mind teasers of your own at festivities with friends and even left the French port migrants and refugees “No one puts their life in London said families from had not yet been con- www.sudexel.com/ family,” he said. of Calais when someone gamble their lives in danger for no reason,” the southeast Asian coun- firmed. — AP forum YESTERDAY’S ANSWER Defence woes PAGE Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will not buy a player in the January transfer window despite admitting he is con- Games 10 cerned about his team’s growing list of injuries in defence DECCAN CHRONICLE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Sindhu bows out FOXES HUNT IN PACK of French Open Honestly, by the Paris, Oct. 26: Ace ● The fifth seeded Leicester blank Southampton 9-0 in English Premier League Indian shuttler P.V. Indian went down time I got to the Sindhu failed to stop her Manchester, Oct. 26: recent-run of early exits 16-21, 26-24, 17-21 (WTA Finals), I was Manchester City closed after the reigning world to the World No.1 just so tired. the gap on Premier League champion crashed out in Tai Tzu Ying in a leaders Liverpool to three the quarterfinals of the hard-fought match — Naomi Osaka, World No.3 points as Raheem Sterling French Open after a women’s tennis player, on the inspired a 3-0 win over three-game defeat to top that lasted one season-ending WTA Finals Aston Villa on Saturday. seed Tai Tzu Ying of hour 15 minutes. tournament. Pep Guardiola’s side sur- Chinese Taipei here. vived a tame opening peri- The fifth seeded Indian od as second half goals went down 16-21, 26-24, 17- Indian had also got the from Sterling, Kevin De 21 to the World No.1 shut- better of Tzu Ying during SHORT TAKES Bruyne and Ilkay tler in a hard-fought 2016 Olympics before Gundogan put Villa to the match that lasted one knocking out the number AFC recognises sword. hour 15 minutes on one women's singles play- City’s second successive Friday night. er in the World Tour ISL as top league league victory lifted them This the 10th time Finals last year. above Leicester into sec- Sindhu had lost to Tzu This was also world New Delhi: The Asian Football ond place and put pressure Ying, who now enjoys a number six, Sindhu's Confederation (AFC) on on Liverpool to beat dominant 10-5 record over fourth successive early Saturday recognised the Indian Tottenham in Sunday’s the Indian. exit from a tournament Super League as the country's clash at Anfield. Sindhu had last defeated since claiming the World premier competition while rec- The only frustration for the Asian Games gold Championship at Basel, ommending the AIFF to “open Guardiola was a red card medallist on the way to Switzerland in August. a pathway” for two I-League for Fernandinho, who was her maiden World The Indian has struggled clubs’ entry into ISL by the end dismissed after earning a Championship title in to find form since then. of 2020-21 season. second booking when he August. The 24-year-old — PTI The AFC's executive commit- tugged at Keinan Davis in tee approved All India Football the 87th minute. Federation's (AIFF) proposed City were upset by roadmap for the country’s sport Wolves in their last league during a meeting in Vietnam. fixture at the Etihad In a release on Indian foot- Stadium, but Guardiola Tiger surprises ball’s roadmap, the AFC stated, had never lost back-to- “In season 2019-20, the ISL will back home league games attain the status of premier as a manager. league competition in Indian Sterling's latest virtuoso himself at Zozo football.” display came just days Another key recommendation after his second hat-trick Inzai (Japan), Oct. 26: by the AFC is to open a “path- of the campaign in City’s Tiger Woods surprised way for two I-League clubs' Champions League demo- Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy (centre) celebrates after scoring his third goal during their English Premier League himself with a second entry into the ISL by the end of lition of Atalanta. match against Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton on Friday. Leicester won 9-0. — AFP straight 64 Saturday for a the 2020-21 season, subject to Earlier, Leicester City two-stroke lead over Gary the criteria being fulfilled”. went into the Premier Woodland at the halfway The top continental body will League record books on stage of the rain-delayed allow the winning ISL club to Friday with a 9-0 hammer- Zozo Championship in represent India in the AFC ing of Southampton that Japan. Champions League play-offs, equalled the biggest ever Liverpool brace for Spurs battle “I'm surprised that I was and the I-League winner will win in the history of the able to score as well as I get to play in the AFC Cup division. Liverpool, Oct. 26: The have,” admitted Woods, play-off. Ayoze Perez and Jamie comprehensive midweek who is playing his first — PTI Vardy both hit hat-tricks defeat of Red Star tournament for two as Brendan Rodgers’ side Belgrade raised hopes months after having I’m surprised that I was moved second with a huge Tottenham Hotspur have arthroscopic knee sur- able to score as well as New York Knick win that continued their turned the corner after a gery. superb start to the season. dismal start to the season “It usually that takes a I have. It usually that past Brooklyn The rout equalled but their revival will face little bit of time. I’ve been takes a little bit of Manchester United’s 9-0 a stiff test when they face able to strike my irons time. I’ve been able to Los Angeles: The Nets, out to demolition of Ipswich at Liverpool at Anfield on pretty well this week so strike my irons pretty make Brooklyn the center of Old Trafford in March Sunday. far and that's been nice,” well this week so far New York City’s NBA universe, 1995. It will be the first meet- he added. and that’s been nice. edged the Knicks 113-109 Leicester are just five ing between the two sides The 15-time major win- — TIGER WOODS Friday, but not before a fourth- points behind league lead- since their confrontation ner lit up the back nine in after grabbing lead quarter dogfight. ers Liverpool. in the Champions League five-under 31 to take con- at the Gary Brooklyn’s new star Kyrie — AFP final in Madrid in June, trol on an empty Woodland Irving didn’t match the 50 since which Jurgen Narashino Country Club points he dropped in a heart- Klopp's side have pushed course, closed to specta- breaking season-opening loss on from their victory and tors for safety after soak- Chasing a record- to Minnesota, but his 26 points took control of the early ing up more than six inch- equalling 82nd PGA Tour included a step-back three- Premier League running. es (150mm) of rain during victory, Woods had pointer with 22.4 seconds to Tottenham coach Friday’s washout. bounced back from bogey- play that gave the Nets a 111- Mauricio Pochettino “I had made a couple ing his opening three 109 lead that they wouldn’t give admitted on Friday that putts today and I went to holes to shoot a mes- up. defeat has weighed heavi- put my hand up and I’m merising 64 with nine Allonzo Trier’s 22 points ly on his players and has Liverpool’s James Milner (left) and Andrew Robertson train ahead of their Premier like, don’t put your hand birdies in Thursday’s helped the Knicks erase a 19- bled into their miserable League match against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Saturday. — LIVERPOOL up, there's no one clap- first round. point deficit and take a three- early season form that ping,” said Woods. — AFP point lead with 3:41 to play. suggests June’s final was a coach added. Back then Ron Atkinson LeBron James and the Los high-water mark. Meanwhile, Manchester was sacked to pave the Angeles Lakers, who lost their “It means a lot for the United travel to Norwich way for Alex Ferguson's Live on TV We said at half time, season-opener on Tuesday to club to reach the final of on Sunday hoping the arrival at Old Trafford, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Double trouble their upstart cross-town rivals keep your speed in the the Champions League promising performance to but United’s executive the Clippers, bounced back game and we have to but for the players or the hold Premier League lead- vice-chairman Ed Arsenal vs Crystal Palace with a 95-86 victory over the punish them. We have coaching staff we felt ers Liverpool last week- Woodward has been from 10 pm Utah Jazz. to come out of the boy empty after the game,” end proves to be a turning emphatic in his belief that James scored 32 points with zone and play like men Pochettino said ahead of point in their season Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is Liverpool vs Tottenham 10 assists and seven rebounds. and respect the game. the trip to Merseyside. rather than another false the man. Hotspur — AFP They are very talented “Now we have full ener- dawn. Solskjaer managed to from 10 pm gy and we have recovered A 1-1 draw against the avoid matching another and learning to be Norwich City vs ruthless. from that situation and European champions still unwanted club record of now it’s the moment to left United just two points 12 away games without a Manchester United — BRENDAN build again our confi- above the relegation zone win with a 1-0 victory at from 10 pm RODGERS dence and trust and start in 14th place after their Partizan Belgrade in the All matches on Star LEWIS FIFTH Leicester City coach to show our real talent and worst start to a league sea- Europa League on Sports IN SECOND potential,” the tottenham son in 33 years. Thursday. — AFP PRACTICE OPENER TAMIM TO Mexico City: Lewis Hamilton’s Kohli gets Jumbo’s backing NOT BE A PART OF hopes of wrapping up his sixth drivers world title this weekend New Delhi, Oct. 26: I think that has certain- atmosphere was brilliant, dimmed on Friday when he lan- Former India cap- ly been one of the ways it is in the heart of the INDIA’S TOUR guished in fifth place behind tain and coach Anil of promoting Test crick- city that was one of the Dhaka, Oct. 26: Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari Kumble has supported et. By restricting it to reasons that the crowd Bangladesh opening after second free practice at Virat Kohli’s view of few centres and not could come in irrespective batsman Tamim Iqbal the Mexican Grand Prix. having five centres for just that it is also of the time of the day,” has pulled out of next Kumble added. After topping the times in the Test matches in order to important to choose the month's Twenty20 and opening session, the defending bring the spectators The 49-year-old, who is Test tour of India on five-time champion was unable back to the stadium. time of the Test match. back to coaching again, personal grounds, the to resist the pace of his main Kumble, in fact, — ANIL KUMBLE this time as director of Bangladesh Cricket rivals as four-time champion wants the BCCI to go former Indian cricket operations at Board said on Saturday. Vettel delivered a best lap in back to the old tradi- captain Kings XI Punjab, also lent The 30-year-old Tamim one minute and 16.607 seconds. tion of the 80s and 90s support to the idea of — Bangladesh’s top run “It wasn’t good enough,” said where Test matches Kolkata of course,” he India playing day-night scorer in all formats — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, at specific centres added. Tests. “I think day-night had indicated he would whose team clinched an were held during Earlier this week, the Test cricket will certainly likely miss part of the unprecedented sixth champi- festivities. final Test between India bring in the crowds tour to be with his wife Tímea Babos (left) and her doubles partner Kristina onship double last time out in During the 80s and South Africa wit- towards the latter half of as they expect their sec- Mladenovic walk the ramp before the start of the sea- and 90s the nessed a lukewarm that game,” Kumble said. Japan. ond child, chief selector son-ending WTA finals in Shenzen on Friday. — WTA On an overcast but warm day BCCI calender used to response from the Indian “You also need to choose Minhajul Abedin said. at the Autodromo Hermanos have Tests on New Year crowd in Ranchi, prompt- the right time of the year Bangladesh are sched- Rodriguez, the outright pace of in Kolkata and in ing Kohli to suggest the because we’ve seen in day- uled to play three the Ferraris ruled on the main Chennai at the time of idea of five permanent night ODIs, the ball gets Twenty20 internationals straight with Max Verstappen, Pongal. Test centres for future really wet because of due. and two Tests in India in FEDEX DISPATCHES winner of the last two Mexican “I think that has certain- home series, similar to the So, you may have to November, starting in races for Red Bull, also showing ly been one of the ways of English and Australian choose the venue and time Delhi on November 3. competitive pace. promoting Test cricket. model when top teams of the year,” he added. Tamim missed TSITSIPAS IN BASEL The Dutchman was second, By restricting it to few tour those countries. World No.1 India, put up Bangladesh’s recent tri- just one-tenth down on Vettel, centres and not just that it “I think it is important a dominant effort in all series Twenty20 tourna- Basel (Switzerland), Oct. 26: Roger Federer but four-tenths ahead of is also important to for Test cricket to promote departments to white- ment after a dip in form. defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to Charles Leclerc with Hamilton’s choose the time of the these centres where peo- wash visitors South The left-hander also make his 15th final at the Swiss Indoors on Mercedes teammate Valtteri Test match,” Kumble was ple would know that these Africa 3-0 in the recently- struggled in the World Saturday. Bottas fourth. — AFP quoted as saying by are the centres where you concluded Test Series Cup in England, where Earlier, Australia’s Alex de Minaur survived a bar- CricketNext. are going to play Test after winning their last he scored only 235 in rage of 26 aces from American giant Reilly Opelka “We all remember that match cricket in prior to two overseas series in the eight innings, a 29.37 to battle to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/3) win the other Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 in the festival time, the start of the season so West Indies and Australia. average. semifinal of the Swiss Indoors. Printed and Published by during the festival of that you can market Test They also lead the World The 30-year later made The world number 28 is the first Australian to T. 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