Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 Published From FUELS UNDER GST: A PROPER BENCHMARKS CLIMB TO NEW LIFETIME BHOPAL RAIPUR ILLOGICAL PROPOSITION HIGHS; RIL, IT STOCKS LEAD CHARGE TEST WIN RANCHI VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 318 HYDERABAD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable NABHA TO BE MAHESH AND TRIVIKRAM'S SECOND LEAD? { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com VHP: RAM TEMPLE FOUNDATION TO BE SC REFUSES TO DEFER NEET-UG CHHATTISGARH GOVERNMENT WAIVES PARTY THAT GETS 120-130 LS SEATS READY BY OCT, ‘GARBHAGRIHA' BY ’23 EXAM SCHEDULED ON SEPTEMBER 12 OUTSTANDING LOAN OF WOMEN SHGS WILL LEAD OPPN FRONT: KHURSHID he foundation of the Rama temple in Ayodhya will be he Supreme Court Monday refused to defer the hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday he is still in the "best position" to clinch 120- completed by the end of September or the first week of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-UG examination, announced waiving off the overdue or unpaid loans 130 seats in the next elections and assume TOctober and Ram Lalla will be consecrated in the Tscheduled for September 12, saying it does not want to Cworth Rs 12.77 crore of the women SHGs so that they Tthe leadership role in a prospective anti-BJP opposition ‘garbhagriha' (sanctum sanctorum) by December 2023 interfere with the process and it will be "very unfair" to can avail fresh loans to start new economic activities. The alliance, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, and when devotees can take darshan, a Vishwa Hindu Parishad reschedule it. The court said if students want to appear in CM made this announcement at his residence on the occa- rejected suggestions that the party was facing a "leadership leader said here on Monday. Speaking to reporters, VHP multiple exams, then they need to prioritise and make a sion of the Teeja-Pora festival, a public relations departm- crisis". The CWC member also reminded regional parties national general secretary Milind Parande said the constr- choice as there may never be a situation where everyone is ent official said. Notably, senior Congress leader and state opposed to the BJP of the defeat in 2019 General Elections uction of the temple will take a little time but the satisfied with the date of exams. The apex court said how- minister TS Singhdeo, who is locked in a tussle with when powered the NDA to a second straight ‘garbhagriha' will be in place by December 2023 with ever that the petitioners will be at liberty to make a repr- Baghel over the issue of rotational chief ministership, also term in office due to a fragmented opposition, warning the starting of puja ritual and darshan for devotees. esentation before the competent authorities on the issue. shared the stage with Baghel at the latter's residence here. "BJP is coming after them" in their respective States. Red Alert for 5 11 projects legal, remove them from districts, Yellow for Hyd gazette, KCR requests Shekhawat ML MELLY MAITREYI of , Madhya Pradesh NAVEENA GHANATE n HYDERABAD Chief Minister and . n HYDERABAD K The Indira Sagar and Rajiv Sagar Rain claims two Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Chandrasekhar projects were given in principle The first low pressure of September Rao on Monday explained in detail Rao presents a allocation of 16 tmc ft each. The has formed in quick succession lives; four missing the objections of the Telangana bouquet of Devadula LIS was allocated 38 trailing the last system towards the State to certain provisions in the tmc ft and all relevant clearances for wo persons were killed and flowers to end of August. gazette notification issued by the Jal Union Jal the project were also obtained. This has induced incessant rain- Tfour have gone missing in Shakti Ministry over the jurisdic- Thus a total of 155 tmc ft allo- separate incidents since Sunday. Shakti Minister fall in several parts of Telangana, A 23-year-old youth was washed tion of Krishna and Godavari River Gajendra cation was obtained from CWC for leading to inundation of low-lying away in a stream while taking a Management Boards. Singh these four projects. The relevant areas and water entering into many selfie in Mahabubnagar district. In his representation submitted Shekhawat documents of allocations were also homes. Shivaprasad was taking a selfie to Union Jal Shakti Minister during their enclosed with the representation, he North Telangana is witnessing while standing on the bund of Gajendra Singh Shekhatwat, KCR meeting in said. very heavy rains; the intensity has Dondubi Vagu when he slipped clarified that 11 projects men- on KCR said in lieu of above four been ‘moderate to light’ towards the and fell into the stream which was tioned as unapproved in the Thursday. projects, the State government has south of the State. in spate and drowned. His body Godavari basin were started before decided to take up the Sitarama IMD issued a Red Alert, mean- was recovered some distance the formation of Telangana State project with an allocation of 70 tmc ing ‘extremely heavy rain and away. A drum beater was and are well within the 967.94 tmc ft, Devadula LIS with barrage at flooding’, for Peddapally, drowned in an overflowing stream ft share of the State. Tupakulagudem with 60 tmc ft, Jayashankar-Bhupalapally, Mulugu, in Vikarabad district. Goraiah, 35, He urged the Union Minister to Mukteswar (Chinna Kaleshwaram) Bhadradri-Kothagudem and along with seven other drum give appropriate directions to LIS with 4.5 tmc ft, Ramappa- Khammam for Monday and Red beaters were trying to cross the GRMB and CWC for taking imme- cleared by the CWC and water oration losses etc, KCR explained. Pakala link with 3 tmc ft, Alert for Adilabad, Asifabad, stream on return to their village diate action and remove them availability has been cleared by the The Chief Minister said that 85 Modikunta Vagu with 2.14 tmc ft Nirmal and Nizamabad for Kumaram Bheem-Asifabad, Dornal after beating drum at a from the list of unapproved proj- Hydrology Directorate for anoth- tmc ft was allocated to the and Chowtupally Hanumantha Tuesday. Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, local festival. ects. er 148.82 tmc ft. The balance allo- Inchampalli project according to Reddy LIS with 0.8 tmc ft. An Orange Alert was issued, 2 Out of this allocation, projects cation of 60.26 tmc ft has been kept the GWDT award and the meaning heavy rain, for Adilabad, 2 for 758.76 tmc ft were already as reserve for future projects, evap- Interstate agreement with the States 2

Varavara Rao need Do the ‘powerful’ need We have to coexist with Covid, Allow 2nd Covishield not surrender till dose after 4 weeks: Sep 25, says HC not pay traffic challans? start work from office: KTR HC to Centre PNS n PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n KOCHI PNS n HYDERABAD to running as usual and life goes on thousands like elsewhere in the The Bombay High Court on A post on Twitter claiming four- even if we have to coexist with the country,” the Minister said. The Kerala High Court has direct- Monday adjourned till wheelers registered in the names of Pointing out that the world has to virus.” Tech Mahindra MD & CEO CP ed the Centre to allow scheduling, September 24 the hearing on government departments, and peo- accept the fact that it has to coexist He said, “I am hoping that Gurnani and Principal Secretary on CoWIN portal, of second the plea for interim bail exten- ple in top positions in the Telangana with Covid-19, Industries and IT Covid disappears from our Jayesh Ranjan were present. COVISHIELD dose after four sion of poet-activist Varavara government have unpaid challans Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday life. Even if it doesn’t, we KTR flagged off seven weeks from the first for those who Rao, an accused in the Elgar amounting to lakhs of rupees went hoped that people can get back to should start coexist- ambulances donated by want to take it earlier than the Parishad-Maoist links case, and viral on Monday. working from offices and allow the ing, as vaccination is Tech Mahindra in present suggested gap of 84 days. said he need not surrender to A quick cross verification of the normalcy to return. being ramped up.” Hyderabad. He acknowl- Justice P B Suresh Kumar said Taloja prison authorities till post on the social media platform Speaking after inaugurating an The Minister edged the contribution that if the central and state govern- September 25. with the data on the State govern- oxygen plant donated by Tech pointed out that of Tech Mahindra and ments can permit persons traveling The National Investigation ment’s e-challan website said that a Mahindra at St Theresa Hospital in Telangana is one of said, “Already, one lakh abroad to choose between early and Agency (NIA), which is conduct- car registered to the ‘Principal Jukkal of Telangana has 35 unpaid Sanathnagar on Monday, KTR said: the few states where tractors by Mahindra are better protection from COVID-19, ing a probe into the case, Secretary of Telangana’ had 44 challans worth Rs 35,325. A car reg- “Hopefully with everyone being vaccination rate is very being manufactured in there is no reason why the same opposed Rao's plea for the exten- unpaid challans worth Rs 45,540. istered in the name of ‘Puranam vaccinated, hopefully with all of us good. “We are punching Hyderabad. About 24,000 peo- privilege cannot be extended to sion of medical bail and to shift Another car registered to ‘District Satish Kumar’ from Adilabad and trying to learn more and under- much above our weight and doing ple are working in tech space and those here who want early protec- to Hyderabad from Mumbai, Collector and Magistrate’ had 23 Member of the Legislative Council standing its aftermath, we should much better than a lot of larger now the company is venturing into tion in connection with their saying his medical reports did unpaid challans worth Rs 22,905. Yet has 28 unpaid challans worth Rs look forward with a great deal of States. Fortunately for us, Covid sit- education space through Mahindra employment or education. not indicate that he suffers from another car registered in the name 27,180. enthusiasm to going back to work, uation is under control in the State. University and is among the first list The high court, in its order any serious medical ailment. of ‘Hanumanth Shinde’, elected from 2 to making sure businesses go back Cases are in hundreds and not in of universities to get approvals.” dated September 3 which was Rao (82), who was granted made available on Monday, said interim bail on medical grounds that even according to the Union in February 22 this year, was 's history-making Health Ministry's policy the peo- scheduled to surrender and Vaccination speed doubled in TS, to touch 2 cr Arts, crafts and ple shall have the choice to get early return to judicial custody on vaccination, for the implementa- September 5. Paralympians return PNS n HYDERABAD music to create tion of which vaccine is being dis- But, last week, the activist, magical moments tributed on payment basis through through lawyer R to rousing reception Easy availability of vaccines has had India creating private hospitals as well. Sathyanarayanan and senior PNS n NEW DELHI a remarkable impact on the pace of on Tank Bund Page-3 counsel Anand Grover, filed an vaccination; this is visible in the fact record, 1.25 cr Covid 2 application seeking extension The last batch of India's tri- that Telangana is all set to touch the of the bail. 2 umphant Paralympic athletes, milestone of two crore vaccines any vaccines daily: Modi including shooting sensation time this week. rime Minister Narendra Modi on Avani Lekhara and shuttler-cum- It took 160 days for the State to PMonday said India is bureaucrat Suhas Yathiraj, vaccinate 1 crore population; of Ministers keep TRS administering a record 1.25 crore TODAY returned home to a rousing recep- this, 88 lakh doses were adminis- Covid vaccine shots every day, tion on Monday with their sup- tered in the first 75 days. Now, stressing that this figure is higher porters and families thronging the about 1.8 lakh to 2 lakh doses are than the entire population of several ALMANAC airport for a glimpse of the heroes. being administered per day on campaign tempo countries. Addressing the people of Month & Paksham: India returned with an average in the State. Vaccination commenced on virtually on Shravana & Krishna Paksha unprecedented 19 medals, Officials from the health depart- January 16 and on June 25, one achieving the target of administering including five gold, ment said that arrangements are in crore doses were administered. Panchangam the first dose of Covid vaccine going in Huzurabad place to complete 2 crore doses in to all eligible people, Tithi : Amavasya 06:20 Pratipada 28:36 2 the next seven to 10 days. 2 2 PNS n HYDERABAD Nakshatram : Purva Phalguni 17:05 Though there is no likelihood of a Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad by-election in Huzurabad in the time to start any important work) immediate future going by the Rahukalam : 3:17 pm - 4:49 pm KCR’s extended stay in Delhi sets off speculations notification issued by Election Commission, the TRS leadership Yamagandam : 9:10 am - 10:42 am SNCN ACHARYULU ally not too interested to stay for a has not slackened its campaign n Varjyam : 11:56 pm - 1:27 am HYDERABAD long time in the national capital. It tempo. is for this reason that the extension Senior Ministers Harish Rao, File photo Gulika : 12:13 pm - 1:45 pm Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar of his stay in Delhi has left even the Koppula Eswar along with Good Time : (to start any important work) Rao has uncharacteristically extend- TRS circles surprised. Gangula Kamalakar have been ing party’s decision to defer the by- ed his three-day tour to Delhi to six While those considered to be meeting different sections of peo- poll. Amritakalam : 10:53 am - 12:26 pm days now, and this seems to be the close to the Chief Minister say that ple in different mandals of the con- The longer the by-election is Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:49 am - 12:38 pm only topic of discussion in political he extended his Delhi tour to meet stituency and campaigning for delayed, the more time the ruling circles these days. Union Ministers, TRS seniors say the TRS candidate Gellu Srinivas party will gain to turn more vot- Politicians and bureaucrats alike that KCR may discuss his brainchild while reminding the electorate of ers in its favour in the constituen- HYDERABAD are unable to confidently pinpoint – the Federal Front – with opposi- the achievements of the TRS gov- cy which had seen overwhelming WEATHER the reason behind KCR’s prolonged tion leaders, except the Congress, ernment. sympathy and support for BJP Forecast: Rain stay in Delhi. during his stay. In recent times, for- Even as the EC took into consid- candidate Eatala Rajender imme- Temp: 29/22 In Delhi, KCR laid the foundation mer Union minister and Nationalist eration the request of the TRS gov- diately after his resignation as Humidity: 83% stone for the TRS party office on Congress Party chief ernment to delay the Huzurabad MLA. With the introduction of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao introduces members of his team to Union Minister Nitin Sunrise: 6:02 am September 2. He met Prime Minister and Chief Minister by-election till the festival season Dalit Bandhu scheme to give Rs Gadkari during their meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. Sunset: 06:24 pm Narendra Modi the next day and on have taken the ends and keeping in view Covid 10 lakh to every Dalit family in Current Weather Conditions September 4, he met Union Home initiative to bring together anti-BJP cases which are still being report- the constituency, Updated SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 5:00 PM Minister Amit Shah. On Monday Nitin Gadkari and Gajendra Singh longing his stay in Delhi is quite parties. ed, opposition parties see a delib- KCR met two more Union Ministers Shekhawat. TRS leaders said pro- uncharacteristic of KCR; he is usu- 2 erate political strategy in the rul- 2 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 hyderabad 02 Modi’s 20 years in office have been a trendsetter xcept Narendra Modi, over two decades. Though strength in the official remains unnerved by any Modi made people feel there is no other leader Karunanidhi held the post of As per a Morning Consult survey, Modi with machinery review- amount of abuse heaped proud whether by taking Ein India to have served CM for nearly 20 years, he ing programme on him. part in Ganga Arti in both as Chief Minister and never held the post continu- 70 percent ratings emerged as the most implementa- As PM, Modi Varanasi or penance in Prime Minister during a two- ously. After them, N popular leader, ahead of US President Joe tion in phas- TRULY works with the same Kedarnath caves or facilitat- decade stint in office. Chandrababu Naidu was the Biden and German Chancellor Angela es, holding SPEAKING zeal and dedication ing construction of Ram Ever since he became Chief CM of undivided AP for officials as he did during his temple at Ayodhya or abro- Minister of on nine years continuously. Merkel. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and accountable. stint as an RSS Pracharak. gation of Article 370. He October 7, 2001, Modi has Only Modi has the record Rajiv Gandhi are nowhere near Modi’s record. In the infrastruc- When he became the made people express their never been out of power. He of becoming successful in tural development sector, he Gujarat CM, none predicted views confidently. On ideo- served as Gujarat CM for 13 all elections he contested. achieved many successes in that he would last that long. logical issues, he never years and has been the PM Nehru was made PM by ment ‘Seva Aur Samarpan when calamities of such mas- seven years and made the Similarly, nobody imagined adopted a questionable line for the past seven and Mahatma Gandhi. Indira Abhiyan; from September sive nature rock their States, country gain a foothold that as PM, Modi would of thinking. remains as popular as ever. Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi 17, Modi’s birthday, to Modi ventured out and among global nations. emerge stronger with each He always took an unchal- As per a Morning Consult succeeded Nehru to the post October 7, the day when he reached the masses. Y SATYA KUMAR In 2016, he undertook a passing day. lenged stand on financial survey, Modi with 70 percent as his heirs. But Modi was the first became Gujarat CM. That year, the MPs, MLAs BJP National Secretary whirlwind tour of five coun- There has been a percepti- issues, in spite of the reper- ratings emerged as the most only leader to ensure BJP The objective is to sensitise and other elected people’s tries by travelling over 33,000 ble change in the thinking of cussions. Whether as CM of popular leader, ahead of US won elections and became people about the life of the representatives celebrated for five years. km for 140 hours. Upon people with the advent of Gujarat or PM of the coun- President Joe Biden and the PM as the majority party PM and his achievements. Diwali among the quake-hit Kutch and other villages returning to Delhi at 6.30 am Modi as PM. People hitherto try, he meets officials to dis- German Chancellor Angela leader in the Lok Sabha, Modi became the CM of people. have been rebuilt achieving from his tour, he rushed to bore with corruption, anar- cuss problems and has no Merkel. Jawaharlal Nehru, proving who has the most Gujarat on the heels of a Modi and his Cabinet col- record development. Once his South Block office and chy, family rule, lobbying, coterie or relatives of his Indira Gandhi and Rajiv popular support. major earthquake that rocked leagues visited the places areas hit by earthquakes, chaired three crucial meet- politics of appeasement and own. Gandhi are nowhere near As Modi regards his office the State. The death toll was where the quake-hit were they are now permanent ings to the surprise of so on, but Modi has made The days of family mem- Modi’s record. as an opportunity to serve the 13,000, with Kutch alone rehabilitated. Taking advan- addresses for development. bureaucrats. people think of alternatives. bers or coterie influencing Jyoti Basu of West Bengal, people and to achieve devel- accounting for 12,000 deaths. tage of the calamity, Modi Modi’s policies put not only There has been no It will be no exaggeration decisions are now over. Why Pawan Kumar Chamling of opment, he remains an Not perturbed at the massive launched reconstruction the Kutch region but the instance of Modi paying to say that people have been would the people of India give Sikkim and Naveen Patnaik undisputed leader. loss of lives, unlike some activities in Kutch. He invit- whole of Gujarat on a high attention to Opposition crit- either opposing or support- up a PM who is selfless, patri- of have the record of It is for this reason that the CMs who are confined to ed private companies and road to development. icism – either as CM of ing ideological issues because otic and always thinks about holding the CM’s office for BJP has decided to imple- their residential quarters offered concessions on taxes As PM, Modi infuses Gujarat or as the PM. He of Modi. the good of the country? CM urges Gadkari to notify 4 state roads as Red alert for 5 Telangana... Continued from page 1

Jagtial, Rajanna-Sircilla, Rain claims two lives, four missing... national highways, nod for pending projects Karimnagar, Jangaon, Siddipet, Continued from page 1 Yadadri-Bhuvangiri, Suryapet, Two of them – Goraiah and Krishna – were washed away while PNS n NEW DELHI opment of a 340-km long for 2021. 765. The NH-765 connects six-laning of Hyderabad- Mahabubabad, crossing the check dam. While Krishna was rescued by his Expressway around The proposals were finalised Hyderabad with the famous Vijayawada section of NH-65, (Rural) and Warangal (Urban). colleagues, Goraiah was washed away. After six-hour-long search Telangana Chief Minister K Hyderabad. but the Central government is Jyothirlinga at Srisailam. the CM said this project is to A Yellow Alert (heavy rain) operation, divers recovered his body. Four persons went missing Chandrashekhar Rao Monday He also requested the Centre allocating only around Rs 250 According to toll records, be completed by April 2024 as for Nalgonda, Rangareddy, in different parts of the state and are feared killed. A 30-year-old met Union Road Transport to declare four state roads -- crore per year to the state gov- the present traffic up to per the agreement with the Hyderabad, Medchal, was washed in flood water along with his motorbike in Sangareddy Minister Nitin Gadkari and Choutuppal-Amangal- ernment under the CRIF, he Kalwakurthy on NH 765 is concessionaire GMR Hyd-Vij Malkajigiri, Vikarabad, district. In Siddipet district, two persons were washed away in a demanded an early nod for Shadnagar-Kandi; said. about 14,000 PCUs (passenger Expressway Ltd. Sangareddy, Medak, flooded stream. A group of 10 people belonging to one family had pending road proposals under Karimnagar-Sircilla- "It is requested to kindly car units), and will increase "However, it is learnt that the Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, gone to the stream. Four of them got into the water for a bath. the Central Road and Kamareddy-Yellareddy-Pitlam; sanction the pending CRIF manifold once Kalwakurthy- concessionaire has raised a Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthi, While two persons were rescued by locals, the other two were Infrastructure Fund, and Kothakota-Gudur upto proposals and increase the Karivena section of NH-167 K dispute and not showing any Narayanpet and Jogulamba- washed away. A search was on. declaring four state roads as Mantralayam; and allocation of funds under CRIF is developed, he said. inclination to take up the six- Gadwal districts of Telangana. national highways. Zaheerabad-Bidar-Deglur -- to complete the approved road "Keeping in view the present laning. It is requested to kind- Thunderstorm accompa- In an hour-long meeting, as national highways. projects under CRIF within traffic and future require- ly look into the matter and help nied with lightning is very Medak (15.0). adjoining west-central Bay of Rao -- who is on a week-long Discussing the development two financial years -- 2021-22 ments, it is essential to devel- in taking up the six-laning of likely to occur at isolated In GHMC limits, Bengal off south Odisha-north visit to the national capital -- of state roads under the and 2022-23," Rao said in a op the existing two lane paved this very important corridor...," places in all the districts of Patancheruvu received 17.3 cm Andhra Pradesh coast with also demanded Gadkari to Central Road and representation made to shoulder highway from he said in the representation. Telangana. As per TSDPS, rainfall followed by Rajendranagar associated cyclonic circulation sanction the four-laning of Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), Gadkari. Hyderabad to Kalwakurthy He also informed the traffic Vikarabad received 20 cm (14.7) and Amberpet (10.9cm). extending up to 7.6 km above Hyderabad-Kalwakurthy sec- the CM said the state govern- Requesting him to sanction (NH-765) to four lane stan- on this highway is more than rainfall, followed by As per TSDPS, the rains are mean sea level. It is expected to tion of NH-765 to ease the traf- ment has submitted proposals the four-laning of Hyderabad- dards," he added. 40,000 passenger car units Sangareddy (18.4), Bhadradri- due to “a low pressure area that move west-north-westwards fic congestion, and the devel- with an outlay of Rs 744 crore Kalwakurthy section of NH- Flagging concerns about the (PCUs). Kothagudem (15.1) and has formed over northwest and during next 2-3 days”. Ministers keep No need to pay... 11 projects legal, remove... Continued from page 1 KCR’s extended stay in Delhi sets off speculations TRS campaign... Continued from page 1 of the Central government,” Continued from page 1 Congress at any cost. by KCR is possible only as a to use the numbers to their the representation said. Likewise, a car registered in the However, analysts point out post-election scenario and not advantage due to the BJP bag- Continued from page 1 This totals to 140.44 tmc ft KCR said that Kandukurthy name ‘The Collector and However, both these leaders that regional parties play a before polls. In fact, even after ging a comfortable majority. leaving a balance of 14.56 tmc LIS, a minor scheme serving District Magistrate’ has 31 want to bring together all anti- prominent role in India’s politics, Lok Sabha elections, formation It is only in the event of the The mood of the Dalits has ft as reserve. an ayacut of 3,300 acres, unpaid challans worth Rs BJP parties, including the but their influence is confined of any Federal Front will depend BJP or Congress not being able been changing and the time As these projects are taken Ramappa Pakal link and the 34,385. Yet another vehicle Congress, on a single platform. to their own states. A pre-poll on the seats secured by the BJP to form the government on their gained due to delay in the up by Telangana State out of Tupakulagudem barrage registered in the name ‘Chief KCR is averse to this; he alliance between regional parties and Congress. own that regional parties from poll will help the govern- water allocations already which are part of Devadula Commissioner of Land wants nothing to do with the for the Lok Sabha elections is In the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- the southern states may get to ment execute the scheme at approved by CWC, the DPRs project do not require any Administration’ has 28 unpaid Congress. Sources said that not possible, analysts believe. tions, the YSR Congress Party, play a crucial role in the forma- the ground level and also in of these projects may be expe- approval. The Gudem LIS is a challans worth Rs 27,580. KCR is firm about not sailing A senior politician said that TRS and DMK secured a sizable tion of a new dispensation at the other mandals elsewhere in ditiously approved, he said. part of the approved Kaddam A total amount of Rs with either the BJP or the any Federal Front as proposed number of seats but were unable Centre. the State to gain credibility “The additional 1 tmc ft project constructed to serve 1,92,915 was pending from for the sop, observers said. /day of Kaleshwaram Project is the tail end areas and does not these six cars alone makes one On Monday, Minister not additional nor a new pro- need any approval. wonder how much more nd Koppula Eshwar met with ject. It has only been taken up Kanthanapally which is non- would be pending from other Allow 2 Covishield dose after 4 weeks... members of the Mudiraj with State government funds to existent and should be public service representatives. Continued from page 1 of second dose of COVISHIELD SBI, Hyderabad Circle community and handed over utilise the 240 tmc ft allocation dropped from the list of unap- Social media users ques- vaccine after four weeks of the first the proceedings for sanction made to the Kaleswaram pro- proved projects, he said. tioned who would pay the "The fourth respondent (Centre) dose for those who want to accept of Rs 20 lakh for Mudiraj ject by CWC, within a short- The Chief Minister was challans and wondered if tax- is directed to make necessary pro- the 2nd dose after a period of four on inauguration spree Sangham Bhavan at er time period and as such accompanied by Irrigation payers would have to bear the visions forthwith in the CoWIN weeks in terms of the initial pro- PNS n HYDERABAD Trust, Hyderabad has imple- Jammikunta to the commu- does not require any approval department officials. burden. portal, so as to enable scheduling tocol of the vaccine," the court said. mented "SBI Sanjeevani" in nity leaders. The Managing Director of various remote locations where Introducing Gellu Srinivas, State Bank of India, Challa communities have limited TRS candidate to them, Srinivasulu Setty, who is on a access and other socio-eco- Eshwar said it was Chief HC says Varavara... visit to Hyderabad has attend- nomic barriers to healthcare Minister K Chandrasekhar Continued from page 1 Vaccination speed doubled in TS, to touch 2 cr ed inaugural ceremony to flag facilities. Since 2017, SBI Rao who helped the commu- Continued from page 1 lakh doses were administered off SBI Sanjeevani in through SBI Foundation has nity by reviving tanks under Rao had also sought permis- to people above 60 years of age. India creating record, 1.25 cr Covid vaccines... Peddapothulupadu in Gadwal implemented the initiative in Mission Kakatiya and distrib- sion to stay in his hometown A total of 1,38,45,619 individ- Officials said that the only on Monday. various locations in India. uting fish seed free of cost in Hyderabad while out on bail, uals were administered the way to protect oneself is to fol- Continued from page 1 This 'Clinic on Wheels' will State Bank of India, every tank to encourage fish saying he found living in first dose while 49,99,678 per- low Covid norms and get vac- Modi said as many as 70 crore vaccines have been administered so far cover 20 villages in Manopad Hyderabad Circle has been cultivation, help fishermen to Mumbai and accessing health sons received the second dose cinated. “The cases that are in the country. At the same time, Modi said, we should not forget the Mandal, benefitting nearly undertaking CSR initiatives earn more income and elim- facilities here unaffordable. as on Monday. coming, especially those mantra of "Davai Bhi, Karai Bhi' (get vaccinated, strictly follow Covid 10,000 households in the area. with a vision to improve the inated the role of middlemen. In its affidavit filed before Individuals between 18 and requiring severe hospitalisa- protocols).' "India is creating a record by administering 1.25 crore SBI Foundation, being the socio-economic well-being of “KCR took initiative and the HC on Monday, the NIA 44 years form the largest chunk tion, are among people who vaccines every day. The number of vaccines administered in a single day CSR arm of State Bank of the society, particularly of the facilitated procurement of said, "The medical reports among age groups to have were not exposed and are by India is more than the entire population of several countries," Modi India supports social develop- less fortunate and under-priv- entire paddy cultivated by filed by the applicant do not received Covid vaccine in the unvaccinated. In September, 50 said apparently referring to a landmark figure reached recently. Modi said ment programmes in various ileged members of the society farmers while the Union gov- disclose any major ailment State. lakh doses will be given in Himachal Pradesh has become a "champion" by being the first state to parts of country, in areas like and enable them to live up to ernment was for removal of which necessitates him to A total of 93.7 lakh doses Telangana and the Centre is administer the first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible people despite healthcare, education, liveli- their potential. Accordingly, market committees and intro- take treatment at were given to people in the 18- supplying them promptly. By logistic difficulties and about 30 per cent of its residents have got their hood, community develop- today a CSR activity was ducing a free market that Hyderabad, neither it forms 44 age group while 59.93 lakh Dusara, 100 percent of second dose as well. Sikkim, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli too have ment. undertaken at Government would go against the interest a ground for further exten- were given to people in the 45- Telangana, around 2.60 crore achieved this target and several other states are approaching it, he said. SBI Foundation in partner- High School for boys, of farmers and deprive them sion (of bail)." 59 age group. Another 34.72 people, will be vaccinated.” ship with Bhavishya Bharat Chinthalpet, Gadwal. of minimum support price,” Eshwar said in the meeting. “The TRS government was pro-farmer and pro-poor India's history-making Paralympians... government and it would be Continued from page 1 Manish Narwal among others. Kakinada among wettest places in the world on Monday in their interest to vote for the The para athletes were TRS candidate. Eight silver and six bronze to received by Sports PNS n HYDERABAD IMD predicted heavy to sign off the country's best-ever Minister and former hockey extremely heavy rainfall in CHICKEN Paralympics campaign by fin- player Sandeep Singh, officials As per Eldorado Weather, four States till September 9, RATES `/KG ishing 24th in the overall tally of the Paralympic Committee Kakinada received 150 mm with extremely heavy rainfall on Sunday. of India (PCI), besides a swarm rainfall on Monday, putting it over coastal Andhra Pradesh Dressed/With Skin `241 The last batch of Indian of fans among others. at 9th place among the top 10 on September 6; over para athletes, who returned Earlier, silver medal winning wettest places in the world. Telangana on September 6 and Without Skin `261 home this evening were the table tennis player Bhavinaben According to Mahesh September 7; over Madhya Broiler at Farm `133 badminton contingent, shoot- Patel also returned to the coun- Palwat of Skymet weather, Maharashtra September 7; over ers and recurve archery team. try in the morning along with nearly 131 mm of rain lashed north Konkan during Among the medal-winning other athletes and officials. Kakinada in Coastal Andhra September 7 and September 8, EGG para athletes who returned to All the athletes were garland- Pradesh in the six hours and Gujarat on September 8 RATES `/100 a grand welcome were 19- ed and escorted out of the ter- between 08:30 am and 2:30 and September 9. year-old Lekhara, who won a minal by airport's civil defence pm of Monday. Extremely heavy rain could HYDERABAD 413 gold and bronze, gold winning volunteers amid thunderous As per IMD, Southwest lead to localised flooding of VIJAYAWADA 425 shuttlers Pramod Bhagat, and applause. monsoon has been vigorous roads, inundation and water- 425 Krishna Nagar, silver-medallist The Tokyo-returned para over coastal Andhra Pradesh logging in low-lying areas and Yathiraj, bronze-medallist athletes are scheduled to meet and Rayalaseema; active over closure of underpasses main- RETAIL PRICE `4.13 Manoj Sarkar, and triumphant Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tamil Nadu, Kerala and ly in urban areas of the above (IN HYDERABAD shooters Singhraj Adana and on Thursday. Karnataka. places, the IMD warned.

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CYB SHE TEAMS RECEIVE 180 PLAINTS Pastor accused of harassing wife for Hyderabad holds the key to Harassment of women defeat third wave of Covid dowry, held for raping another lady over phone on the rise PNS n HYDERABAD kept postponing the topic or PNS n HYDERABAD Other complaints included avoiding it. 95% in GHMC inoculated with at least one dose blackmailing, cheating, A church pastor accused of On Friday, Joseph's second The SHE teams of the manipulating to marry, harass- raping a woman under the pre- wife, Rebecca, lodged a com- NAVEENA GHANATE Cyberabad Police received 180 ing and other complaints. text of marrying her was plaint against him wherein n HYDERABAD complaints and stopped four The Jagadgirigutta SHE arrested by the Medipally she stated that he was harass- child marriages in the month Team conducted a decoy oper- Police on Monday. ing her both physically and Hyderabad has enough health of August alone. The most ation and arrested an auto- The arrested person has mentally and was demanding infrastructure to sustain the number of complaints were rickshaw driver who was been identified as Sadu Chinna additional dowry. A case was third wave, if surveillance, vac- received about phone harass- threatening and harassing the Venkateshwarlu, also known as registered and was being inves- cination and following proto- ment and domestic violence. victim to love and marry him. Joseph, 35, a pastor from tigated when the victim who cols hold the key to the sever- Officials registered 35 cases, The Pet Basheerabad SHE Laxmi Nagar Colony in was exploited by the pastor, ity of the third wave of Covid of which 11 are criminal cases Team registered a case and Boduppal. approached the police and pandemic in the country. and 24 are petty cases. In 69 arrested a house owner, who According to the police, room in Uppal. He reported- lodged a complaint against During the peak of Covid, petitions, warning was given to had trespassed into the com- Joseph was married to Sandhya ly took her around to various him. several patients, most of them change the accused person's plainant's room, misbehaved in 2010 and the couple had a places in his car for prayer Based on her complaint, only in severe cases were seen attitude. As many as 112 resp- with her and threatened her. girl child. However, Sandhya meetings. In January 2020, the Medipally Police regis- rushing to the city, which lead to ondents were given counseling In similar cases, the SHE died due to ill health. In 2015, Joseph lured the victim with tered a case under section 376 shortage of beds. Officials indi- and 122 persons were caught teams of other zones also Joseph married Rebecca and him in his car and took her to (rape), 493 (By deceit cause cated that such instances and the red handed during decoy arrested persons who were the couple were blessed with a the outskirts of Shamshabad any woman who is not lawful- severity was more during the operations and e-petty cases involved in stalking and misbe- boy. However, disputes arose area and raped her after telling ly married to him to believe Covid second wave. To address were booked against them. having with a minor, harassing between the couple and her that he would marry her. that she is lawfully married to the issue, the beds in Intensive Officials said that the most a neighbour and other cases. Rebecca moved back to her The victim said that Joseph him and to cohabit or have sex- Care Units (ICU), especially in Hospital and TIMS with focus Director of Health Dr G number of petitions were The Cyberabad SHE Teams parent's place. had also had sexual inter- ual intercourse), 417 and 420 critical care units are being on critical care. Srinivasa Rao said, "As part of received due to phone harass- requested all women suffering Joseph later got acquainted course with the victim sever- (cheating) and 506 (criminal increased in the hospitals. Officials said that apart from the mobile vaccination drive, ment with 44 complaints from teasing, stalking to with the 24-year-old victim al times at his house after that. intimidation) of the India Officials from the Telangana existing 500 beds, another 260 we administered vaccines at received, followed by 28 com- approach them by sending when she began coming to a However, whenever the victim Penal Code (IPC) and arrest- Health Department said, "We beds are being added in the doorstep of the citizens in plaints of domestic violence. WhatsApp messages. church he started at a rented asked him to marry her, he ed Joseph. have added additional beds Gandhi Hospital in another the heart of Telangana. Over 60 area hospitals in the city as block. On the other hand, the per cent of the colonies are 100 patients tend to come to the Health Department has inten- per cent vaccinated. As many city from other districts. We sified the vaccination drive in as 5.16 lakh doses were admin- have increased the number of the city. istered only through the Gold bars found in Dubai-Hyd flight toilet, seized beds by adding over 900 beds, Officials said that any out- mobile vaccination vans. This including oxygen and ICU break in the city will lead to a programme will run for anoth- PNS n HYDERABAD 17.14 lakh were concealed in a smuggling detected at the air- A day earlier, Customs offi- beds, to area hospitals at big cluster. It's been over 15 er week covering the entire tubelight choke inside the flight port in less than a week. cials had recovered 495 grams Golconda, Kondapur, days since the mobile vaccina- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Customs officials at Rajiv toilet. On September 3, 895.20 of gold valued at Rs 24.14 Malkajgiri, Vanasthalipuram, tion was launched in the city Corporation (GHMC). After Gandhi International Airport The gold was seized on grams of gold valued at Rs lakh from a passenger on his Malakpet and other areas as and the staff were going door city, special drive will be taken here seized three gold bars Sunday from IndiGo Flight 43.55 lakh was seized from a arrival from Dubai. well. to door gathering information up in the 20 municipal corpo- from a flight which arrived 6E 025 which arrived from passenger who arrived from The gold was concealed in While, the Health on those vaccinated and inoc- rations around GHMC and from Dubai, an official said on Dubai. Hyderabad Customs Sharjah. various items like blender, Department has also added ulation those who are not. eventually take it to other cor- Monday. booked a case for smuggling of The gold was concealed in facial cream box, sandals. A another 200 to 250 ICU bed Officials said that 95 per porations and rural areas." The gold bars weighing gold against an unknown pas- tions to trace the accused. paste form inside the undergar- case for smuggling of gold was facilities in the area hospitals. cent of Hyderabadis have been He urged people in GHMC 349.80 grams and valued at Rs senger and took up investiga- This is the third case of gold ments of the passenger. registered. This apart, the state is also inoculated with at least one to wear masks and get vacci- increasing beds in Gandhi dose. nated. ED gets custody of Karvy 3 held for debit card fraud Spa running flesh trade 20 injured as PNS n HYDERABAD Group MD for seven days Officials of the South Zone racket busted, 11 held bus hits truck Team, Commissioner's Task PNS n HYDERABAD Officials rescued 11 women PNS n HYDERABAD It was learned that Force, Hyderabad along with including natives from West Parthasarathy obtained loans PNS n HYDERABAD the Nallakunta Police appre- In second such case under a Bengal, Nagaland, Haryana, The Enforcement Directorate from various banks by mort- hended three persons involved week reported in the Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh and (ED) has taken the chairman gaging Karvy shares. He bor- At least 20 passengers travel- in an interstate debit card Cyberabad Commissionerate Telangana. and managing director of rowed Rs 340 crore from ling by a Hyderabad-bound fraud on Monday. draw the cash," said Anjani the customer as he is the vict- limits, 11 persons were arrest- According to the Police, Karvy Stock Broking Private HDFC bank, Rs 137 crore Vemulawada depot bus sus- The arrested persons have Kumar, Commissioner of im of a failed transaction. ed late on Sunday night fol- the Madhapur Special Limited C Parthasarathy from Indus Ind bank tained minor injuries when been identified as Mohd Iqbal, Police, Hyderabad City. Taking this as an advantage, lowing a raid at a spa in Operations Team (SOT) raid- into their custody for and another Rs 7 the bus hit a container lorry 27, from Delhi, Ansari, 31, The duo then spend some the trio committed several Madhapur that was a front for ed Haven Beauty Salon and seven days from the crore from HDFC at Pragnapur on Rajiv from Haryana and Mohd time near the ATM and act as offences and claimed the a prostitution racket being Spa located at Kavuri Hills and Hyderabad Central bank. The banks Rahadhari in Siddipet district Salaim, 31, also from Haryana. if cash is not dispensed from money from the banks," added operated by the owners. caught the organizers and Crime Police, after in the complaint in the early hours of Monday. Officials seized Rs 2,11,000 the cash dispenser. Later, the the Commissioner. The arrested persons have customers. the Nampally court stated that the The container was taking a cash, 23 debit cards of differ- accused lodge a complaint Based on credible informa- been identified as Chittibabu Officials said that the Spa granted the permis- loans have been left turn towards Jagadevpur ent banks and other evidence with the bank that they could tion, police officials appre- Arigela, Jai Singh, Jayanth was just being operated as a sion to investigate misused by when the bus rammed into from their possession. not withdraw the cash from hended them and seized debit Sikdar, Kodama Raja Harsha front for a prostitution rack- him on Monday. Parthasarathy. the truck. “The accused after chosing the ATM and their transaction cards and cash from their pos- and Thirre Praveen, all et. The police officials rescued Last month, the police Now, the ED, which However, the passengers unmanned ATM kiosks enter failed. The bank concerned session. Police said that the trio involved in organizing the the 11 women from the arrested Parthasarathy for is suspecting that the amount escaped with minor injuries the ATM kiosk. While one of with the ATM then verifies and wanted to fund their expensive racket. Whereas, Gourinath premises and seized Rs 73,000 allegedly defaulting bank loans, taken from the banks was cir- as the driver applied brakes in them operates the ATM nor- finds that the transaction of the lifestyle habits and hatched a Varma, Nagur cash, 28 mobile phones, a car besides raising loans against the culated abroad, was granted the last minute. Gajwel police mally by using a debit card, the accused failed because of error plan to commit offences by Reddy, Sannap Reddy Kiran and other evidence all worth securities of his clients without permission to inquire the case. shifted all passengers to the second person manipulates due to technical error during using debit cards. The master- Kumar Reddy, Koduru Hari, Rs 20 lakh from their posses- their consent. The firm's Chief The ED is going to question Area Hospital, where their the ATM using his tools, to dispense of cash. mind behind this plan, Mohd Nimmala Srinivasulu and sion. Operating Officer and Chief Parthasarathy over the invest- condition was stated to be create a technical error while “As per banking ombuds- Iqbal, learnt of this technical Kasula Akhil were customers The Madhapur Police have Financial Officer were also ments and spending of the stable. A case has been regis- the cash is being withdrawn man guidelines, the ATM bank lapse by the banks and decid- who were apprehended at the registered a case and are inves- arrested on Thursday. money he borrowed. tered. from the ATM but still with- has to pay back the amount to ed to exploit it to his advantage. place. tigating. M&M donates Vice-President releases book 3 O2 plants, 12 ambulances to on Covid protocol, guidelines hospitals in TS PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD On the occasion of Teacher's As part of its wide-ranging, Day, AIG Hospitals released empathetic response to the the Covid Protocol and Covid crisis, the Mahindra Guidelines book as a ready- Group is donating three oxy- reckoner for the practicing gen plants and twelve ambu- physicians. The book was lances to various govern- released by Vice President of ment and public charitable India Venkaiah Naidu, at his hospitals in Telangana. residence in Hyderabad. During the Covid crisis, At a time when the country deadly pandemic is published. spent by more than 25 of our the Mahindra Group has is still reeling under the Covid Speaking at the launch clinicians while treating over The expansive lawns on the Tank Bund are expected to break out in supported Telangana by pro- pandemic, this book is a com- event, Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, than 25,000 Covid patients a rash of colours with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development viding emergency cab ser- prehensive guide intended for Chairman, AIG Hospitals said, both in Outpatient and Authority (HMDA) creating lush green lawns and planting 150 vices for vaccinating the the medical fraternity for "The AIG Covid protocol book Inpatient setting. We will be elderly and transporting oxy- bringing in evidence-based is an earnest attempt from our distributing 1 Lac copies of this varieties of shrubs and palm trees. The HMDA would spend Rs gen cylinders as a part of its medicine for management of side to put forward the science book free of cost of doctors 1.11 crore for planter box planting, mounding, preparation of the Oxygen on Wheels initia- Covid. India diagnosed its and experience from our ter- across India. It is our humble lawn bed, ground cover and flower bed and planting, and planting tive. first patient with Covid on tiary care center into a form endeavor in making sure that of hedges and shrubs. Another Rs 12.4 lakh would be used for The group has also provid- January 30, 2020. Ever since, that is easily consumable by patients across India receive purchasing palm trees, shrubs and grass and the maintenance cost ed face shields, ration kits, the entire medical fraternity physicians across the country standardised and scientific outlay is Rs 47.65 lakh for a year. "#TankBund The landscaping & cooked meals, face masks, has been working diligently for so that ultimately more and care which will not only reduce greenary is taken up by @HMDA_Gov & should be ready and PPE Kits, aerosol boxes and the last 585 days and it is high more patients can be benefit- Covid related deaths but also blooming in another 4 weeks," tweeted Special Chief Secretary medical equipment for hos- time that an evolved, standard- ted. The AIG Covid algorithm reduce pressure off the health- Arvind Kumar. pitals, it said. ised protocol for managing this is the result of relentless hours care system." Guv lauds PK for Arts, crafts and music to create magical moments on Tank Bund PNS n HYDERABAD ate a Magical experience ... Let's Police are not allowing any Tank Bund is frequented explore a laser show in the lake vehicles on Tank Bund from 5 morning walkers, families Telangana's Minister for & some viewer galleries on all pm to 10 pm every Sunday. enjoying an evening and helping folk artist Municipal Administration and sides," added KTR, at whose Families are enjoying the watching the sunset over 450- PNS n HYDERABAD tweet Jana Sena thanked her Urban Development KT Rama initiative Tank Bund became traffic free Tank Bund to cap- year-old lake. for acknowledging 'our effort Rao on Monday came out with traffic free on Sunday evenings ture the beautiful view of the The stretch has spacious Telangana Governor Dr to encourage traditional folk suggestions to start activities to enable citizens to enjoy the water and surroundings or footpaths on either side and it Tamilisai Soundararajan on artists like Sri 'Kinnera' like arts, crafts and music at walk along the three km stretch spending time on the green is also famous for series of stat- Monday praised actor-politi- Mogulaiah'. iconic Tank Bund on Sunday which joins twin cities of lawns or open spaces on the ues of Telugu icons including cian for extend- Pawan Kalyan handed over evenings. Hyderabad and . other side of the road. Children poets, freedom fighters and ing financial help to folk artist the cheque to Mogulaiah on Two weeks after Tank Bund, Meanwhile, responding to are seen playing around, leaders. Darshanam Mogilaiah. Sunday. Pawan Kalyan the most popular hangout place KTR's suggestion, Arvind cycling or skating. Tank Bund place got a face The Governor thanked the Learning Centre for Human in Hyderabad, became traffic Kumar tweeted that crafts, art, It was on August 24 that lift early this year with the Jana Sena leader for his ges- Excellence, the trust founded free for five hours every Sunday music activities will start KTR had asked Hyderabad installation of specially ture. She tweeted that she was by the actor, had announced evening, Rama Rao mooted immediately on Tank Bund. police to consider and plan designed cast iron railing, grills glad to know that Pawan the financial aid to Mogulaiah. new attractions. September 5 was second traffic curbs during evening and designer lamp posts. Kalyan has extended a finan- The 12-fret kinnera folk "Doesn't that look more like Sunday since the police hours every Sunday on Tank Hussain Sagar thanks to its cial help of Rs 2 lakh to tradi- artist lent his voice to the title a carnival on #TankBund ... imposed traffic restrictions on Bund. He liked a suggestion by strategic location and natural tional Kinnera instrument song of Pawan Kalyan's Let's start more kids oriented Tank Bund. Hundreds of peo- a citizen on Twitter to restrict beauty and with boating facil- player Mogulaiah. The upcoming film 'Bheemla activities," tweeted Rama Rao, ple thronged area to enjoy the traffic movement every Sunday ities and surrounding parks, Governor hoped that his ges- Nayak'. The song was launched who posted a couple of pho- walk along Hussain Sagar lake. Administration Secretary Sunday evening on the banks evening as there are total chaos food joints and Imax theatre is ture will inspire others. on September 2 to coincide tographs of Tank Bund teem- KTR, as Rama Rao is popu- Arvind Kumar. of picturesque Hussain Sagar and families struggle to cross the oldest and popular hangout Responding to the Governor's Pawan Kalyan's 50th birthday. ing with families enjoying a larly known, tagged Municipal "Arts+Crafts+Music will cre- lake. the road. place for citizens. hyderabad 04 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

HUZURABAD STATE BJP CHIEF COMPLETES 100 KM BYPOLL ‘Govt strives for uplift of all sections’ Surekha shocks Sanjay: Padayatra aimed Congress by not applying for ticket at dethroning family rule PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD

It seems former minister “My padayatra is aimed at Konda Surekha is not in dethroning the family rule, cor- the race for the ensuing ruption and dictatorial rule of Huzurabad bypoll as she Chief Minister K has given a shock to the Chandrasekhar Rao,” asserted Telangana Congress lead- BJP state president and MP ership by not applying for Minister for Women and Child Welfare Satyavathi Rathod addressing the party functionaries of Tadwai Assembly constituency in Mulugu on Monday Bandi Sanjay Kumar the ticket. The BJP chief cut the cake Besides Konda Surekha, PNS n MULUGU of the wind not favourable as against 63 in the first term. ered under the Rythu Bima. weighing 100 kg on the occasion Karimnagar DCC presi- here for the TRS in the last The TRS went on to win all The government would soon of completing the 100 km mile- dent Kavvampally Minister for Women and Child Assembly elections, she point- ZPs, municipalities because give pattas to their lands, she stone of his padayatra, which Satyanarayana also did Welfare Satyavathi Rathod has ed out. KCR works for the welfare of added. She asked the party was made by BJYM workers led The BJP president enquired not apply for the ticket. It said that the creation of Mulugu Opposition parties have been all. Referring to the leaders here to work hard to by Bhanu Prakash and with habitant dwellers whether The BJP chief cut is learnt that Konda district despite electoral revers- staging histrionics on Opposition demands to imple- strengthen the party. Singayapalli Gopi. they have been vaccinated, in the cake weighing Surekha would contest the es, identifying the district for UNESCO awarding the World ment Girijana Bandhu, BC Condemning the BJP for hik- The party workers burst turn, they said no. Then, he bypoll only if the party health profile project, sanc- heritage structure status to Bandhu schemes on the lines ing the prices of petroleum crackers and released balloons to asked them to avail of the 100 kg on the wants her to contest, tioning Rs 137 crore to Ramappa temple, she said of Dalit Bandhu, she said that products and LPG prices, she mark the public campaign of opportunity as the Central gov- occasion of hence, she didn't apply for strengthen Godavari flood questioning them what did the people of Telangana would pointed out that Prime Minister Sanjay, which crossed the 100 ernment was supplying vac- the ticket. banks, UNESCO according they fail to achieve it in undi- not give credence to such lead- Narendra Modi claimed to km milestone. cines free of cost. completing the 100 However, 11 local lead- World Heritage status to vided AP. ers, ruling out government have sold tea on railway plat- Addressing a roadside meet- Sanjay began his 10th day of km milestone of ers, including strong tick- Ramappa temple are some of While the TRS laid the foun- fulfilling their dreams. She forms, but bent on privatising ing on way to Sadashivpet on his Praja Sangram Yatra from his padayatra, et aspirant Pathi Krishna the achievements of the TRS dation stone for its national highlighted the benefits of the railways and also other pub- 10th day of padayatra, Sanjay Momimpet this morning. Reddy and seven non- during the past seven years of party office in Delhi, many par- KCR kits, Amma Vodi ambu- lic sector organisations like the said the next government would Former minister Chandrasekhar, which was made locals, applied for the tick- rule. Therefore, she appealed to ties existent before the TRS has lance services, Arogya LIC, BSNL, VSP and so on. be formed by the BJP and he will ex-MLA Bodige Sobha, yatra in- by| BJYM workers et. The leaders have sub- the TRS leaders and cadres to no party offices in Delhi. , Kalyana Lakshmi If the BJP and Congress continue his yatra till there is a charge Manohar Reddy, state mitted their applications strive hard to strengthen the Furthermore, she pointed out programmes, schemes imple- leaders spread falsehoods change in the state. party general secretary Dugyala attaching Rs 5,000 DD. party further. how the local Congress MLA, mented by the government. about the government, they He expressed his gratitude to Pradeep Kumar, SC Morcha Jai and Jai BJP”. Sangareddy con- As per schedule Addressing the important who criticises the TRS day in and But, what did the local MLA would not be able to move the Vikarabad district people for national secretary S Kumar, state stituency party in-charge, former announced by the party, party functionaries of Tadwai day out, resides in camp offices Sitakka do to the constituency, freely in the constituency, she making his yatra a success. party official spokesperson MLA Nandishwar Goud and the party has to conduct Assembly constituency here built by the TRS government. she sought to know. warned and appealed to the Later, he proceeded towards Rakesh Reddy, Singayapalli Gopi Ashish Goud gave a warm wel- interviews to the ticket on Monday, she said the peo- KCR gives Aasara pension to Integrated Collectorate is TRS cadres to condemn the Sadashivpet, along with party and other leaders accompanied come to Sanjay, who will make aspirants applied for the ple of the district got Kavita of over 40 lakh, including single being built here at a cost of Rs lies. leaders, and after reaching Sanjay during his padayatra. a night halt at Sadashivpet. ticket on September 6. the TRS elected as the MP women, toddy tappers, 55 crore, eliminating the need TSIIC Chairman Balamallu Mekvanampalli village, he went Earlier, leaders of the state On the other hand, NRIs have However, the TPCC did- believing in CM K weavers, beedi workers, in the for the people here to go to said that the party would soon to meet people living in huts to Veerashaiva Lingayat- Linga extended their support to the n't conduct interviews as Chandrasekhar Rao, who has state every month, she said Warangal to get their works hold its plenary session this know their problems. Balija Sangam welcomed the Praja Sangrama Yatra. They the Election Commission been implementing many pro- adding that qualifying age for done, she said. year as it could not hold it last Sanjay said he began this state BJP chief with a garland said that they will celebrate deferred the elections grammes for the development the pension has been brought KCR will resolve the Podu year on account of the Covid. yatra to know the problems of and expressed solidarity with Telangana Liberation Day in instead of conducting of tribals. KCR made Mulugu down from 65 to 57 years. problem in the area, she said Prior to that, village, mandal, the poor and fight against the him. Praja Sangram Yatra America and requested Bandi Huzurabad bypoll, along district keeping up his promise The people returned TRS to and added that even Podu cul- district and state committees corrupt government, which entered the Sangareddy district Sanjay to participate in the cel- with West Bengal bypoll. to the people of the area in spite power in 2018 giving it 88 seats tivation practitioners are cov- will be constituted, he said. failed in addressing their woes. with slogans of “Bharat Mata Ki ebrations virtually.

HUZURABAD BYPOLL Sharmila to back jobless in KCR transformed lives of fishermen: Koppula National Lok Adalat PNS n KARIMNAGAR ing to various sections of soci- ety are enjoying the benefits of filing en masse nominations Before carving out a separate schemes, which are being to be held on Sept 11 state for Telangana, step-moth- implemented by the govern- K VENKATESHWARLU protesting the delay in releasing erly treatment was meted out to ment, he reminded. n HYDERABAD job notifications. On the other Mudiraj and Gangaputra com- The schemes and develop- PNS n KARIMNAGAR hand, Sharmila has changed her munities by the respective gov- ment programmes that are Calling upon the unemployed route from staging Nirudyoga ernments, but after TRS com- being implemented in the District Judge Priyadarsini youth to file nominations in a Deekshas at the villages where ing to power, Chief Minister K state are not being imple- has said that National Lok massive way in the Huzurabad unemployed youth committed Chandrasekhar Rao strived for mented anywhere in the coun- Adalat session will be held at bypoll, YSRTP chief Sharmila suicides to staging Nirudyoga the uplift of these communities, try. The Chief Ministers and the district court on asked the jobless to teach a Deekshas in front of the univer- pointed out Minister for ministers are committed to September 11. befitting lesson to the TRS sities from this Tuesday. Welfare Koppula Eshwar, serving the people of the state. Disclosing this to the media government. She decided to stage The minister was accorded a Lashing out at former min- here on Monday, she said that District Judge Priyadarsini addressing The YSRTP will extend its Nirudyoga Deekshas in front of warm welcome by Mudiraj ister Eetala Rajender, the lat- the Lok Adalat would be held the media in Karimnagar on Monday help to the unemployed youth Palamuru University on and Gangaputra communities Minister for Welfare Koppula Eshwar speaking at a gathering in Jammikunta on Monday ter could do a few develop- under the joint aegis of to file their nominations in the Tuesday. According to sources, upon his arrival in Jammikunta. ment works in his constituen- National Legal Services the cases in one day saving Huzurabad bypoll to lodge Sharmila took this decision in Later, he had a darshan of restored under the Mission benefits of harvest, thanks to the cy with the support of the Authority, Delhi and the their time and money and their protest against the govern- view of the non-cooperation Peddamma Thalli, which is Kakatiya progamme, he schemes launched by the gov- Chief Minister, but BJP MP Telangana State Legal Services make good use of the facili- ment. from the families of the unem- located in the town. reminded. Rs 50 lakhs worth of ernment. Bandi Sanjay didn't do any Authority to settle petty crim- ty. Sharmila has appointed ployed youth, who committed In a meeting with the fish seedlings were released Fishermen are provided development works in his inal cases, civil disputes and No appeal would be Bhaskar Reddy as the coordina- suicides. Mudiraj Sangh Committee, into lakes and ponds across the with nets, vehicles and boxes constituency. He appealed to family disputes cases, cheque allowed against the decisions tor for filing the nominations. She has already staged eight Koppula gave away the pro- state. Before the formation of necessary for fishing. Similarly, the people to vote for TRS bounce cases, chit fund cases arrived at the Lok Adalat, she She assured that the YSRTP will Nirudyoga Deekshas by consol- ceedings letter of the sanc- Telangana, lakes and ponds the government launched nominee Gellu Srinivas Yadav, and road accident cases under said putting the total number be with unemployed youth. ing 12 families of unemployed tioning of Rs 20 lakh for the were under the control of the schemes for the Yadava com- as they are aware of good gov- the MV Act and so on. of cases that can be resolved She said that the YSRTP will youth, who committed sui- construction of Mudiraj Sangh middlemen. munity, including the distrib- ernance being provided by She appealed to both par- through National Lok wage a fight in Huzurabad cides across the state. Bhavan. Ponds and lakes were Fishermen are reaping the ution of goats. People belong- KCR. ties to the litigation to resolve Adalatat 4,943. Minority kids advised to pursue higher edu Snake enters Disclose names of bigwigs classroom in PNS n MAHBUBNAGAR a committee having judicial powers to protect Wakf Board govt school behind drug mafia: Raja Singh Expressing concern over chil- properties, he said adding that dren of minorities running it extends financial support of PNS n NARSAPUR PNS n HYDERABAD would come to power in the their homes. minor errands for livelihood, Rs 20 lakh to each student of next elections as Bandi Sanjay’s He asked the YSRCP govern- Minister for Excise Srinivas the minority communities to Students and teachers of Telangana has been transformed padayatra is evoking a good ment to give a chance to the peo- Goud attributed it to lack of help them pursue overseas the Government Upper into an ‘intoxicated’ Telangana response from the people. He ple to celebrate the Ganesh fes- education and awareness. He education. Primary School at Ahmed instead of Golden Telangana, warned that those who try to tival following the Covid proto- advised them to pursue high- ZP chairperson Swarna Nagar in Narsapur mandal alleged BJP MLA from obstruct Sanjay’s padayatra will col. er education to occupy top Sudhakar Reddy sought the of Medak district on Goshamahal T Raja Singh. He go into oblivion. He reminded that even positions in society to lead a release of loans to minorities Monday bolted out of their demanded that the government He alleged that the TDP chief N dignified life. on time and advised the classrooms fearing for life disclose the names of the big- Chief Minister made Chandrababu Participating as the chief minorities to make good use as a snake entered one of wigs behind the drugs mafia. the Chief Secretary Naidu, too, found guest in the Prime Minister’s Minister for Excise Srinivas Goud speaking at the Prime Minister’s new 15-point of the loans being given to the classrooms in the Taking a dig at Congress to send a false fault with the new 15-point formula commit- formula committee meeting in Mahbubnagar on Monday them. school. leaders, he predicted that the report to the curbs imposed tee meeting held at the ZP Jadcherla MLA Dr C However, they heaved a party will vanish into thin air in Election on celebrating the meeting hall here on Monday, state. He stressed on minori- students pursue education Lakshma Reddy sought the sigh of relief only when the Telangana and he made it clear Commission for Ganesh festival. he listed out the TRS govern- ties pursuing education to spending Rs 1.25 lakh per creation of amenities for chil- villagers came to their res- that Telangana BJP chief has no the postponement He asked Jagan ment’s minority development wriggle themselves out of head. He asked the 15-point dren of minorities to pursue cue and killed the snake habit of switching his loyalties to of the Huzurabad to tell as to how programmes like Shaadi poverty. Therefore, he advised programme implementation education. He asked the com- hitting it with sticks. other parties. He alleged that bypoll and added the covid rules Mubarak, self-employment the minorities to focus on the committee members to explain mittee to take steps to benefit They said that there TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy that KCR is afraid of apply to the Ganesh schemes, protecting lands of education of their children. the government schemes like the minorities financially too. were such precedents in has been making unsavoury surveys. festival only when the mosques, Wakf and churches, The government set up res- Shadi Mubarak, 2BHK houses, He offered his full support to the past too. Lack of com- statements in the media to hog Andhra Pradesh Chief same did not apply to YSR’s overseas education for children idential colleges and schools pensions among the minorities the implementation of the 15- pound wall around the the limelight. He said that Rahul Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy death anniversary. Why the AP of minorities, 2BHK houses for for minorities, he said adding at the field level. The govern- point programme for minori- school, location of agricul- Gandhi becoming the Prime has been insulting the senti- government didn’t allow the the homeless minorities, pen- that there were 18 such schools ment allotted 14 acres in the ties. tural fields close to the Minister means Congress is ments of Hindus and found fault people to celebrate the Ganesh sions and the like. and colleges, nine each, in district headquarters to locate Collector S Venkata Rao has school, wild growth of the ready to join hands with any with the AP government’s deci- festival when Telangana govern- He pointed out there were Mahbubnagar district. graveyards for the minorities asked the committee to focus bushes are responsible for political party. sion of asking the people to cel- ment allowed, Raja Singh ques- no communal clashes any- The government helps over and four acres for Christians. on education, medical and snakes finding their way He predicted that the party ebrate the Vinayaka Chavithi at tioned. where in Telangana in the new 5,000 minority community The government appointed health of the minorities. into the school, they said. Cops arrest Cong leader demands ‘Dalit Bandhu’ CPI seeks action against fake doctor PNS n GADWAL Gandhi granted statehood to PNS n PATANCHERU Telangana to uphold the self- Former MLA and AICC sec- respect of the people of the state fraudulent chit fund cos AB Pharmacy student trying to retary SA Sampath Kumar on and to provide educational and secure job in a local private Monday said that Dalit, Girijan employment opportunities and PNS n WARANGAL He quoted the recent he said alleging that these hospital as gynaecologist with AtmaGourava Dandora pro- to render social justice, but the example of a Chit Fund com- companies enjoy the support the help of fake certificates was gramme was held in state became a hostage in the The CPI has urged the gov- pany management in Warangal of the TRS in the state and BJP nabbed by the Lingamvai and Kasapuram hands of KCR, he lamented. ernment to take urgent steps making a bid on the life of the at the Centre. Ramachandrapuram police on village of Alampur mandal He charged KCR with not ful- to rein in the Chit Fund com- subscriber for his fault of ask- With the support of the Monday. She was identified as demanding the state govern- filling his promises on2BHK panies, which have been ing the company to pay back elected people’s representa- G Mounika of Papireddy ment to implement Dalit houses to Dalits, three acres of diverting the public funds to the amount bid by him. tives, the Chit Fund compa- Colony in Chanda Nagar area Bandhu to benefit Dalits and lands to landless Dalits, govern- other projects and resorting The middle class and the nies’ owners have become of the city. She completed her Tribals simultaneously. ment jobs to Dalits, but resort- to attacks on subscribers poor save money to meet their brazen, he said asking the B Pharmacy and also Pharma As part of it, Congress Former MLA and AICC secretary SA Sampath Kumar takes out a rally on ed to new drama called Dalit demanding the companies to future needs in Chit Fund government to save the people D. She opened her own clinic activists visited homes in Dalit Monday as part of Dalit, Girijan Atma Gourava Dandora programme in Bandhu with en eye on by-elec- pay them money owed by the companies, he said adding from their clutches. and conducting herself as a colonies amidst beating of Lingamvai and Kasapuram village of Alampur mandal tions to Huzurabad. companies. In a statement, that the companies are making These companies are invest- self-styled gynaecologist. drums and explained the cheat- He demanded that the gov- CPI state executive member the subscribers do rounds to ing public money in real estate She tried to secure job in the ing indulged in by the TRS gov- ing the government extending tions are around the corner. ernment to benefit each and Takkallapalli Srinivasa Rao the office to pay them the auc- ventures and construction local N CARE hospital as ernment. the scheme to only 100 eligible He alleged that the CM did every Dalit family under alleged that the chit fund tioned amount. activity, he said demanding the gynaecology. But on a tip-off, The demands include, paying in each constituency and not respond at the atrocities per- Alampur constituency along companies mushroomed in When questioned about it, officials to probe into their the police arrested the fake Rs 10 lakh to each Dalit family extending it to all Dalit families petrated on Dalits, at least once. with those in Huzurabad con- the state and resorting to the companies are resorting to activities and take stringent gynaecologist. in the state, he said condemn- in Huzurabad, where by-elec- UPA chairperson Sonia stituency. attacks on people. threats with the help of goons, action against them. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 nation 05

Restrictions remain in Over 100 dengue cases in Centre's asset monetisation plan is in INDIA force in parts of Srinagar Delhi this year, 72 in August public interest: BJP's Arun Singh CORNERormal life remained affected for the fifth day on Monday as authorities imposed restric- t least 124 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, according efending the Centre's asset monetisation plan, BJP national general secretary Arun Ntions in parts of the city to prevent exhumation of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Ato a civic report released on Monday. The number of dengue cases for January 1- DSingh said it is in public interest and that previous governments did not have the Geelani's body from the Hyderpora graveyard for burial in the Eidgah Martyrs' graveyard in September 4 period is also the highest this year since 2018 when the count had stood at courage to implement a similar policy. "Previous governments have also been making old city. "Restrictions have been imposed around Hyderpora and Eidgah areas of the city 137 in t same duration. Seventy-two cases were reported in August, according to the efforts to go for monetisation," he told reporters here on Sunday. Be it the UPA as a precautionary measure," officials said. The officials said there were inputs that mis- report, which is about 58 per cent of the total reported cases. No cases have been recorded government or under the Congress, efforts were made in every budget for monetisation, creants might attempt to exhume Geelani's body for burial at the Eidgah graveyard where in the first four days of September. Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear, standing water, but they never could implement it, Singh added. Refuting opposition allegations of selling many militants and two top separatist leaders -- Abdul Gani while those of malaria thrive even in dirty water. the country, the BJP general secretary said this government works on the principle of Lone and Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq -- are buried. Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported "maximum governance, minimum government" and Geelani had expressed his desire to be buried at the Eidgah between July and November, but the period may running industry is not the business of the graveyard, according to a statement issued by separatists stretch till mid-December. According to the civic government.The money raised through asset in February last year. The 91-year-old died at his home report issued by the municipal corporations last monetisation would be utilised for the welfare of the here on Wednesday night. Officials said all roads leading week, 97 cases of dengue were recorded till August poor and for development of the country, he asserted. towards Eidgah and Hyderpora have been barricaded and 28 this year. At least 124 cases have been reported Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled drones used for maintaining overhead vigil around these this year till September 4, the report said. The a National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that included areas. They said CCTV cameras have already been month-wise distribution of cases are January (0), unlocking value by involving private companies across installed at the Hyderpora graveyard where Geelani was February (2), March (5), April (10) and May (12), infrastructure sectors -- from passenger trains and buried on Thursday. June (7) and July (16), it said. railway stations to airports, roads and stadiums.

SC refuses Centre emasculating tribunals by to stay order Climate action can’t wait for on physical Covid to end, journals warn hearings not making appointments: SC PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI that within the next two weeks, a The world leaders need to take decision on appointments to all The Supreme Court Monday immediate action to limit climate The Supreme Court Monday said the tribunals, where the search refused to stay an order of the change, restore biodiversity, and the Centre was testing its and selection committee has Uttarakhand High Court for protect health, according to an “patience” and "emasculating" already recommended names for resumption of physical hear- editorial published in over 220 tribunals by not appointing offi- appointments,” he said. ing of cases, which were sus- leading journals, including The cials to the quasi-judicial bodies The court took note of the sub- pended in March due to the Lancet and the National Medical which are facing severe crunch of missions and adjourned the hear- Covid pandemic, saying Journal of India. presiding officers as well as judi- ing on a batch of pleas pertaining young lawyers are suffering The editorial is being published cial and technical members and to the vacancies at the tribunals due to virtual hearing. ahead of the UN General sought action on the matter by and the new law for further hear- A bench headed by Justice Assembly, one of the last interna- September 13. ing on September 13. ”We hope Nageswara Rao impleaded tional meetings taking place Asserting that it did not want Bench refuses to entertain plea the appointments will be made by the Bar Council of India, before the COP26 climate confer- any confrontation with the gov- then”. Supreme Court Bar Assoc- ence in Glasgow, UK in ernment, a special bench headed “It seems you are bent upon not iation and issued notices to November. by Chief Justice N V Ramana for opening of Singhu border respecting the judgement of the them in the matter. It warns that the greatest threat asked the Centre to make some PNS n NEW DELHI between freedom to protest and court... We have only three The top court made it to global public health into the appointments to the tribunals the freedom to access of basic options left, one is staying the leg- clear that use of virtual hear- future is the continued failure of and distribution of food, markets focus on mitigation and adapta- before next Monday. The Supreme Court on Monday amenities. It allowed the petition islation or whatever the Act that ing should be limited and that world leaders to take adequate for financial investments, and tion, including improving the There are around 250 posts refused to entertain a plea filed by to be withdrawn and granted lib- you have made and directing you the petitioner should not say action to keep the global temper- health systems. resilience of health systems, it said. lying vacant at various key tribu- residents of Sonipat seeking erty to them to approach the to go ahead with the appoint- that hybrid system should ature rise below 1.5 degrees Richard Horton, Editor-in- The editorial argues that this nals and appellate tribunals such opening of the roads connecting and Haryana High Court. ments, or close down these tri- continue for ever. Celsius and to restore nature. Chief of The Lancet, said urgent- money should be provided in the as NCLT, DRT, TDSAT andT. Delhi and Haryana at Singhu bor- The top court said that the invita- bunals and give the powers to "We'll issue notice to BCI "The recent examples of extre- ly addressing the climate crisis is form of grants, rather than loans, “You are emasculating the tri- der here, which have been tion to interfere is very tempting high courts to take up these mat- & SCBA. Let's see what their me weather all over the globe one of the greatest opportunities and should come alongside for- bunals by not making the blocked by farmers protesting but there are High Courts, which ters, and third is we ourselves will response is. We've seen the have brought into focus the real- for advancing the wellbeing of giving large debts, which con- appointments,” said the bench, against three agri laws and asked can deal with the local issues. appoint the people. We may con- order but we're not going to ity that climate change is," said people worldwide. strain the agency of so many low- also comprising Justices D Y Ch- the petitioners to approach the “Suppose, tomorrow there is a sider initiating contempt pro- stay it," the bench, also com- Peush Sahni, Editor-in-Chief of "The health community must income countries. andrachud and L Nageswara Rao. High Court. A bench of Justices border dispute between ceedings,” the CJI said. prising Justices B R Gavai and the National Medical Journal of do more to raise its critical voice Additional funding must be Solicitor General Tushar Mehta DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath Karnataka and Kerala or some “We do not want confrontation B V Nagarathna said. India, and one of the co-authors in holding political leaders marshalled to compensate for requested the bench to adjourn and Hima Kohli said that the peti- other states. There will be no end with the government and we are It said it is not the intention of the editorial. "We must act now accountable for their actions to inevitable loss and damage caused hearing due to non-availability of tioners has the freedom to to this. This court shall not be the happy with the way the nine of e-committee or this court lest it is too late. We owe it to the keep global temperature rises by the consequences of the envi- Attorney General K K Venugopal approach the high court and state first recourse. High Courts are Supreme Court judges were not to see lawyers here. future generations," he said. below 1.50 C," Horton explained. ronmental crisis, the authors due to personal issues. administration is also amenable there to deal with local problems. appointed. The entire legal frater- "We are really missing all of The authors warn that while The editorial argues that suf- noted. "No, sorry. Last time, we had to the directions of the high court We have a robust system in nity appreciated this... But what you. We want to see you face recent targets to reduce emissions ficient global action can only be "While low and middle made it very clear. We have set up to deal with maintaining a balance place,” the bench said. about these tribunals? These are to face . Also the performance and conserve nature are welcome, achieved if high-income countries income countries have historical- this special bench of two senior small tribunals. Some of them are of lawyers is getting affected. they are not enough and are yet do far more to support the rest of ly contributed less to climate judges by disturbing two regular very good like NGT, CAT, con- Sitting in your office and ma- to be matched with credible short the world and to reduce their own change, they bear an inordinate benches. They had earlier heard ing our patience. Last time, you Administrative Tribunals and sumer commissions, NCLT. No king submissions is different and longer term plans. consumption. burden of the adverse effects, these matters and passed detailed made a statement that some per- shared information from the chairpersons, no presidents, noth- from you arguing in court. They urge governments to Developed countries must including on health," said judgements," the CJI said. sons have been appointed. Where Finance Ministry on the new ing...they are collapsing. Why "We are actually missing the intervene to transform societies commit to increasing climate Professor Lukoye Atwoli, Editor- “There is no respect for the are they appointed,” he said. Tribunals Reforms Act and the are you so particular about these eye to eye contact in court wh- and economies, for example, by finance: fulfilling their outstand- in-Chief of the East Africa judgements of this court. This is Mehta said these appointments rules to be framed under it. tribunals, we do not understand,” ere you are making argume- supporting the redesign of trans- ing commitment to provide USD Medical Journal, and one of the what we are feeling. You are test- were made in Central "The government will ensure the bench said. nts in full flow,” the bench said. port systems, cities, production 100 billion a year, have a dual co-authors of the editorial. Curbs in Karnal Umar Khalid withdraws, as farmers call Durga puja organisers cut for protest costs to help orphans, poor files new bail petition PNS n KARNAL (HARYANA) PNS n NEW DELHI certain allegations that the PNS n objections taken by the pros- Karnal (Haryana), Sep 6 Former JNU student leader ecution are dilatory tactics. (PTI) Prohibitory orders ban- With West Bengal still recov- Umar Khalid, arrested under Therefore, to paint the prose- ning the gathering of people ering from the ravages of the stringent anti-terror law UAPA cution by saying that it is were imposed in Karnal on COVID-19 second wave and in the 2020 Delhi riots conspi- dilatory tactics is not fair,” the Monday, a day ahead of a cyclone Yaas, several Durga racy case, has withdrawn his prosecutor said. farmers' planned gherao of puja committees here have bail application and filed a fr- The fresh application was the mini-secretariat here over decided to allot a portion of esh one after the city police filed after Prasad submitted Kovind awards the August 28 lathicharge this year's budget for human- objected to its maintainability. that the court hearing the episode, officials said. itarian causes. Senior advocate plea is a special court The district administra- Samajsebi Sangha Durga Trideep Pais, appe- designated under tion has issued prohibitory Puja, one of the big-ticket aring for Khalid, UAPA Act and President's Colour orders under section 144 of pujas in the city, said it would told Additional Se- therefore exercises the CrPC, banning the bear a year's educational and tary, told PTI. Mollakhali area in ssions Judge all powers that are assembly of five or more medical expenses of 10 chil- Lauding the initiative, Sundarbans on October 3 to Amitabh Rawat before the Court to Naval Aviation people, and a traffic adviso- dren orphaned due to Rasbehari MLA Debashis hand over books and games that the applicati- of Magistrate ry with planned route diver- COVID-19, as part of its pro- Kumar said Goddess Durga to children. We will give on seeking bail within the rigours sions, they said. ject 'Sneho'. will be happier, if the puja extravagant illumination a under Section 439 of section 437 of PNS n PANAJI placed diagonally opposite the Haryana Bhartiya Kisan "Puja is all about serving organisers reach out to the miss this year," one of the of the CrPC has been CrPC. national flag in the canton, a Union (Chaduni) chief humanity. We have decided to poor and the needy. organisers said. substituted with the one ASJ Rawat sought the President Ram Nath Kovind Naval spokesman said in a Gurnam Singh Chaduni on shun all pomp and show this He promised to extend all The Bhawanipore 75 Pally under Section 437 after the police reply on the fresh bail awarded the President's release. Monday said a big panchay- Durga puja. In our locality, a possible support to the has decided to come to the aid police objected to it. application and posted the Colour to the Indian Naval On the occasion, Kovind at will be held here on child lost both his parents to Samajsebi puja committee. of 'Chhau' artistes of Purulia Special Public Prosecutor matter to September 8. Aviation near here on Monday said, "The Indian Navy has Tuesday, after which farmers the second wave. The popular College district, who have been badly Amit Prasad, representing the In the last hearing on the and said the prompt and effec- invested significant effort in will proceed to gherao the "Our members have unan- Square Durga Puja commit- hit by the lockdown. 'Chhau', police, objected to the fresh bail plea on September 3, Kh- tive deployment of the Navy in meeting all regional commit- mini-secretariat. imously decided to chip in for tee will be distributing books a traditional dance form, has plea that purportedly accused alid told the court that the the time of crisis has under- ments and furthering our “Farmers will be gathering 10 such children... those and toys among children in performers retelling episodes the prosecution of adopting charge sheet in the case has scored the country's vision of diplomatic engagements with in Karnal's New Anaj Mandi deprived of 'sneho' (affec- the Sundarbans region, where of Ramayana, Mahabharata “dilatory tactic” and called it made hyperbolic allegations being the 'preferred security friends and partners in the on Tuesday morning," he tion) by a sudden cruel blow two cyclones have wreaked and the puranas, donning "not fair". without any factual basis and partner' and 'first responder' in Indo-Pacific." said. of fate," Arijit Moitra, the havoc in the course of a year. colourful costumes and “In the interim application reads like a script from a web the Indian Ocean region. With missions like the committee's general secre- "Our team will visit Chhoto masks. you have filed, you have made series and news channels. The president was address- 'Operation Samudra Setu' and ing the event held at the INS 'Mission Sagar', the Navy was Hansa base located in Vasco a key instrument of India's town, about 40 km from the COVID-19 outreach, deliv- state capital Panaji, where he ering assistance and support to Sops to regulated recycling can help cut pollution: Study was given the guard of honour maritime neighbours and by the Indian Navy. partners in the Indian Ocean PNS n NEW DELHI published in international "The insufficiency of primary performance of battery recycling Kovind, who is on a tree- region, he said. research journal 'Resources, lead sources to satisfy the demand to name a few. day visit to Goa, presented the "The prompt and effective Reducing tax and providing sub- Conservation and Recycling'. makes the recycling of used bat- The team used a system President's Colour to the Naval deployment of the Indian sidies to the regulated recycling According to the team, the teries necessary. However, the dynamics model to explore the Aviation in the presence of Navy in the time of crisis has sector can help reduce lead pol- workers who recycle lead in an unscientific way of recycling by implications of economic policies Chief of the Naval Staff underscored India's vision of lution from lead-acid battery informal setting break the lead- the unregulated sector poses seri- quantitatively on the recycling of Admiral Karambir Singh. being the 'preferred security recycling, a study by researchers acid batteries in a fashion causing ous environmental and health used lead-acid batteries. Goa Governor PS Sreedha- partner' and 'first responder' in from Indian Institutes of spillage of acid and lead dust in the threats due to the high amount of "From the implementation ran Pillai, Chief Minister Pra- the Indian Ocean Region,” he Technology (IITs) Madras and soil and surroundings. Also, the lead excretion. We studied to point of view, the policymakers mod Sawant and others were added. has found. lead is melted in open furnaces quantitatively assess the impact of can consider the results of this present during the function. The president said besides Researchers from the two insti- due to which poisonous gases different policy instruments on study to frame policies and rules The President's Colour is securing the country's mar- tutes have come together to look reach the air. This way of lead shifting the recycling business for the LAB recycling activity in the highest honour bestowed itime boundaries, he would collectively at the problem of recycling is not only harmful to from unorganized to the orga- India. As a natural course of on a military unit in recogni- like to highlight a special lead recycling in India as lead pol- the environment but also the nized sector in India," said R K future research, the implication of tion of its exceptional service achievement of the Navy. lution can harm the mental and health workers engaged in the oping countries where the costs recycling and re-manufacturing Amit, Professor at Department of these policies on the social dimen- to the nation. “I am told that the Indian physical health of people and can recycling process. and lenient regulations and laws sectors reduce lead pollution from Management Studies, IIT Madras. sion, in terms of job loss in the It consists of a 36 inch by 48 Navy has actively taken up contaminate the environment. However, the low operational have helped the unregulated sec- lead-acid battery recycling. Another In the study, the researchers unorganised sector and possible inch white ensign with the indigenisation. This is well The team's research was aimed cost of this manoeuvre makes it tor to grow at a faster pace. important finding was that a very have assessed the impact of poli- ways through which the unorgan- national flag in the canton and reflected in the Navy's current at finding out appropriate policy still an attractive choice. The The study suggested that policy high subsidy to the formal re-man- cies such as reducing tax on reg- ised sector's workforce can be inte- the state emblem embroidered and future acquisition plans, instruments that can help presence of the informal sector guidelines such as reducing tax on ufacturing sector can lead to the ulated recyclers, subsidies to grated with or relocated to the in gold at the centre. The ele- which are powered by indi- Indiareduce lead pollution. The and its undesirable consequences the regulated recycling sector and shutting down of both regulated organised recyclers and formal organised sector will be explored," phant, signifying strength, is genisation,” he said. results of the research have been are more predominant in devel- providing subsidies to regulated and unregulated recycling sectors. battery re-manufacturers on the he said. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Soldiers of no flag Moot point India would get a peek into the psyche of Pak, China, Russia on Afghanistan at the SCO meet carry no allegiance BHOPINDER SINGH ndia will get a fair measure of the inner thinking on Afghan affairs of Pakistan, China and Russia during the September 16-17 Dushanbe meeting of the Shanghai In the wake of the US pullback from Afghanistan, there is clear and ICooperation Organisation (SCO). That should help New Delhi formulate its thoughts on dealing with them as well as the Taliban. India may have been the only one with- out formal communications with the Taliban when the latter came to power on August present danger of the ‘contract combatants' industry getting a fillip 15, but since then the Afghan group has not missed an opportunity to reassure India etreat of the US forces on the terrorism front. They initiated a formal meeting with India in Doha, sending from Afghanistan will over a fairly senior representative. India now needs to assess the strategies of China bring back focus on ‘con- tract combatants’, despite and Pakistan, which are already in a boastful mode of forging closer links with the theirR inefficacy, governance and Taliban. The non-American troika of Russia, China and Pakistan will be cautious, even lack of morality that accompanies wary, of seeing India involved in Afghanistan. That is why their presence at the SCO their shadowy usage. ‘Soldier of Fortune’ is an established phenom- meeting is all the more crucial. For argument’s sake, enon that goes with popular terms if a Taliban government can convince New Delhi of as mercenaries, hired guns and its sincerity to guarantee India’s security and eco- legionnaires, wherein they are not nomic interests, it would obviate India’s need for a members of any official military but fight for money in an increas- mediator with the Taliban. India is aware, and the ingly corporatised framework. Taliban is, too, that it carries more weight and cred- Since antiquity, foreign mercenar- ibility than Pakistan in the international communi- ies have fought in distant lands ty and has the backing of the United States. Where (Greek mercenaries were described as Yavanas in Indian texts). China is concerned, the country is not given to open- Arguably, the East India Company ly challenging India, despite the Ladakh standoff, was among the earliest renditions relying instead on subtle manoeuvres in the UN of corporate contractors Security Council like when it did not support an (‘Company’) who further hired local mercenaries. In the 20th Indian statement on terrorism without naming the Taliban. century, the fragile regimes of To that extent, even without any formal role to play in Afghanistan at present, Africa and Latin America became India goes to Dushanbe not without some confidence. Unless there is a drastic change the favoured playing grounds for national outcry over the use of off desperate people who were out attracting international in its policy, China’s involvement in Afghanistan will not be as deep and exhaustive mercenaries, especially the white flagrant mercenaries. The inci- trying to get out of Afghanistan attention, legality or opprobri- architypes. The recently conclud- as the media claims. At no cost will it repeat the follies of the former USSR and the dent became symbolic of by selling inflated tickets on um. ed US operations in Afghanistan America’s consistent inability to chartered flights. Profit-motive The post-Afghanistan United States. It will be wondering how, in the absence of the US in Afghanistan, (and the ongoing operations in the comprehend why the ‘liberated’ that is inherent in any corpora- world will introspect many stability on the ground can be ensured for Chinese economic initiatives. It may think Iraq-Syrian swathes) have seen an populace hated the American tised setup showed its cold face existing models and options of of more investments only after that. Of course, China has invested in countries with extensive use of ‘contract combat- presence, albeit under the guise even amid such humiliating conducting the ‘interventionist’ ants’ with names like Blackwater of ‘contract combatants’ like retreat. A former distinguished roles in a discreet and cost-effec- as much instability through its Belt and Road Initiative, but Afghanistan poses dif- (now rechristened, Academi), Blackwater, who refused to soldier who served in Trump’s tive manner — sadly, the mush- ferent problems. China would try to leverage financial aid and recognition as the incen- KBR, Titan and Northbridge. comply by the laws and Cabinet, Gen James Mattis, had rooming industry of corpora- tives for restraining the Taliban. It will also nudge ally Pakistan to mentor the Taliban While the usage results have hard- restraints in civic life that the US WHILE THE USAGE presciently warned: “When tised security solutions will get to see that the hunger for power among the various factions does not end up in an ly been encouraging, the ambigu- was trying to project, but failing. Americans put their nation’s an inevitable fillip, irrespective ous nature of their legality, over- As Blackwater contractors had RESULTS HAVE credibility on the line, privatis- of the downside of this phenom- internal conflict. It would also want Pakistan to lean on the Taliban to rein in the sight, accountability and presence initially tried to wriggle out of HARDLY BEEN ing it is probably not a wise idea.” enon. This can metastasise the terrorist groups sheltered in Pakistan. The question before Pakistan is whether the makes it extremely convenient for justice citing inapplicability of The idea of contract war policy already complex domain of the all-powerful Taliban will heed its demands or act independently, like how it appears authorities to push in higher num- local laws, the locals perceived ENCOURAGING, is fraught with the risk of getting terror industry as the ‘control bers, and thereby bypass awk- to have hedged its bets by holding talks with India. Another worry is that the world this highhandedness as that of ‘sold out’ in case a better deal lever’ in such operations is ward congressional, public, multi- not just the contractors them- THE AMBIGUOUS comes along — there is no place either very limited or suscepti- will always hold it responsible for continued instability in Afghanistan. lateral or any other form of sover- selves, but of sovereign US’s self- NATURE OF THEIR for patriotism or ideology for a ble to fleeting ‘counter-opportu- eign ‘questioning’. Once, an unprece- ishness and unconcernedness. ‘Soldier of Fortune’. nities’. The failure of convention- PICTALK dented 1,60,000 contractuals were The ‘divide’ in opinions about PRESENCE, LEGALITY Russia’s Wagner Group is a al forces, foreign policy or even working in tandem with the paral- the US military’s foreign inter- & ACCOUNTABILITY similar ‘Company’ which offers domestic political compulsions lel ‘surged’ numbers of matching vention and intention never plausible deniability to the should not give rise to even 1,60,000 US Military personnel in bridged between the ground MAKES IT Russian expansionism across more surreptitious, reckless and the Iraqi-Syrian region. perceptions in conflict zones EXTREMELY continents. As the battlegrounds uncontrolled corporate options. Given the need to fight but and mainland USA, as both of Middle East and Central By its inherent construct, it can without blood, pain or accountabil- sides imagined a different real- CONVENIENT FOR Asia get sneakier and asymmet- also be misused towards dimin- ity — outsourcing of security has ity. The contractors were often ric, the utility of mercenaries to ishing the tenets of democracy developed a global market and considered far more ruthless AUTHORITIES TO operate got irresistible and, per- and blunting internal opposition unleashed a dark industry where and insensitive towards local PUSH IN HIGHER ceptively, cost effective. Today, as the services of such entities personnel are trained and armed sentiments than professional there are specialist contractors are domain agnostic — only, with the latest weaponry. soldiers, and they got embold- NUMBERS, AND who cater to specific clients, profit is king. Prevailing global Importantly, their deployment ened by the deliberate impuni- THEREBY BYPASS such as Malhama Tactical, the security situation warrants less- numbers, actions or even fatalities ty afforded onto their conduct. first-of-its-kind Jihadi private er weaponry in private hands; committed/suffered, need not get Erik Prince, founder of AWKWARD military contractor and consul- privatising combatants only recorded on the official tally. Blackwater, later proposed a ‘QUESTIONING’ tant, whose services are available adds to the complexity. Conversely, it can lead to situations brazen $5 billion plan in 2018 to any terror group or puritan- (The writer, a military vet- like the infamous 2007 Nisour that envisaged replacing US ical regime! The global securi- eran, is a former Lt Governor Square (Baghdad) massacre of 14 Military with private forces — ty market is awash with prod- of Andaman & Nicobar Islands civilians by security guards from while that plan got shot down, ucts and services that can the- and Puducherry. The views Blackwater, which led to an inter- today he is accused of profiting oretically do the needful with- expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

STALIN’S GESTURE No country can aspire to become an Passengers, flouting COVID-appropriate behaviour, travel on a train, near PTI Sir — It delights us to see Tamil Nadu Farmers’ stir gains momentum economic or region- Chief Minister MK Stalin changing the political culture in the State for the bet- the farmers. The Congress also voiced sup- al powerhouse while ter. He has allowed the distribution of 65 port for the mahapanchayat, with party being dependent on In disarray lakh school bags embossed with the pic- leader saying that the call of imports to defend itself. tures of former AIADMK Chief truth was echoing and an “unjust Ministers; J Jayalalithaa and E Government” would be forced to listen. President The infighting in Kerala Cong has left the Panneerselvam. What has made it a mag- Farmers are the providers of the coun- — Ram Nath Kovind space for an effective Oppn unoccupied nanimous gesture is that having their pic- try and the Government cannot silence their ture is otherwise regarded as a privilege voice against the farm laws. The whole coun- I cannot disclose he Kerala unit of the Congress finds itself at a crossroads. The appointment of of the incumbent Chief Minister. It was try is with the farmers in the fight to save the exact date K Sudhakaran as the Pradesh Congress Committee chief has opened a Pandora’s to his credit that Stalin, as the sitting Chief agriculture and in demanding their dues in of announcing Minister, did not superimpose his picture housands of farmers protesting lieu of their hard work. The mahapanchay- box, with some of the old guards raising the banner of revolt against the high the incoming T on those of the ex-Chief Ministers. A against the Centre’s three controversial at was also a mark of protest against the Government but command. Oommen Chandy, the 77-year-old former Chief Minister, and Ramesh leader worth his salt, Stalin has put pub- Tagricultural laws held a massive lathicharge by the Haryana police in it will be soon. We are solving Chennithala, former Leader of the Opposition, boycotted an online function in which lic service above personal fame and polit- mahapanchayat at in Uttar Karnal, which left at least 10 injured. The some technical issues. Rahul Gandhi was the chief guest. It speaks volumes ical rancour. Pradesh to continue their agitation against farmers' protest could pose threats for the His gesture was in sharp contrast to the BJP. The 40 union leaders made it clear BJP's political campaign in UP for the about the discontentment in the party. The grouse Taliban spokesperson the insistence of the AIADMK that they will campaign against the BJP in upcoming Assembly elections. It would be — Zabihullah Mujahid of Chennithala and Chandy (they were both rivals till Government to print the picture of both the and Uttarakhand worth seeing how these massive protests, Sudhakaran’s appointment) is that they were not con- Amma on the relief materials supplied by Assembly elections in 2022 and also threat- which have erupted again after a while, sulted by the high command before reorganising the NGOs in the aftermath of natural disas- ened to carry on with their agitation till the would impact the coming Assembly polls It is always ters. It also stands out at a time when 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The ruling BJP and what strategy would the Government refreshing when DCCs. Chennithala had staged a road show, from attempts are being made to erase the has become nervous and does not know follow to pacify this wave of farmers. a movie centred Kasaragod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the memories of national leaders like what to do with the growing anger among Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai around a feminist south, in December 2013 to pressure then CM Jawaharlal Nehru for ideological reasons. story is told by the Oommen Chandy to induct him in the Council of It is also noteworthy that Stalin has asked lowing the footsteps of the Indian con- the agency's success rate in court cases voices of women. his party’s men to refrain from spending Actor Ministers. Groupism and factionalism are not new tingent in the Tokyo Olympics. and is likely to evaluate its perfor- their time and energy on eulogising him It must be admitted that the “Khelo mance. A two-judge Bench of Justices SK — Richa Chadha in the State Congress. A faction in the party got K to inveigle themselves into his affections. India” scheme launched by the Kaul and MM Sundresh observed that Karunakaran removed as the CM in 1995, charging Those leaders who wallow in being Government in 2017 had provisions for it is not enough for the agency to mere- Rishabh Pant praised to the skies would do well to fol- promoting sports, among specially abled ly register a case and investigate, but also showed he is him of shielding those accused in the infamous Isro spy case. Later, Cherian Philip, low his example. a trusted associate of Chandy and AK Antony, disclosed that the spy case was a sportspersons. Although there are draw- to ensure that the prosecution is carried capable of batting in G David Milton |Tamil Nadu backs in the scheme, differently abled out successfully. more than one style. story fabricated to oust Karunakaran from the CM’s chair. sportspersons have more access to more It's time that the SC brings in best And in all fairness, One need not go in the search of reasons for the “successive failures” of the party A TOURNAMENT GONE WELL special facilities and coaching than practices to shorten the time taken by the he's done it before, against in the last two Assembly elections, held in 2016 and 2021. Sudhakaran rose from the Sir — The world’s biggest sporting event before. More support from the private courts to close pending cases. The SC Australia earlier this year. for the specially abled saw India excel. sector is required for the promotion of must also pull up investigating agencies ranks to his current position through sheer hard work. It was Sudhakaran who revived With five gold, eight silver and six sports among the disabled which is and the police for laxity in investigations the Congress in Kannur district, the stronghold of the CPI(M) in the State. Chandy and Former England captain bronze medals, our para athletes demon- expected to happen after a successful and undue delays in filing charge sheets. — Nasser Hussain Chennithala should not forget that they failed to deliver the result twice. The best thing strated their capabilities and proved that Tokyo Paralympics. The tournament With due respect to the judiciary, one they could do is to cooperate with Sudhakaran to revive the party, which is in a mori- they have high spirit and enthusiasm, has given hope to many people who wants to know, who is going to evaluate despite their physical inabilities. The doubt their potential because of physi- the performance of the SC and other Himachal is a proof bund state after the last Assembly election. The ruling CPI(M)’s strength is due to the Tokyo Paralympics was a record-break- cal disabilities. courts? It reminds me of the Bengali of how the country's absence of an effective Opposition. Any weakness in the Congress would weaken democ- ing campaign for India. It must be noted Venu GS |Kollam proverb Chalan bole suchn ke tor keno rural society is racy in Kerala. The BJP is nowhere to be seen in the State’s political landscape. The that since making its first appearance at cheda (A steve laughs at the eye of a nee- empowering the world's largest and current crop of the BJP leadership has proved that theirs is a rudderless ship and, hence, the Paralympics in 1968, India had won SC’S SWING AT THE CBI dle) or pot calling the kettle black. only 12 medals in total till the 2016 Rio Sir — It’s heartening to see the Supreme Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | fastest vaccination campaign. the Congress is the only alternative to the CPI(M). The Congress high command needs edition. It is a matter of pride that a bunch Court (SC) clean the dirt from the soci- to ignore the bickering by a section of leaders that has its own agenda. It is time to of indomitable Indian para athletes sub- ety using its judicial wave. Particularly Send your feedback to: Prime Minister show the rebels their place and offer Sudhakaran the elbow room to function. stantially increased the medal tally, fol- for the CBI, the SC has sought data on [email protected] — Narendra Modi HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN MARINE SPATIAL Fuels under GST:

PLANNING UTTAM GUPTA Insights into ocean management and Illogical proposition the embedded resources a must Given the yawning gap between the existing tax rate and the maximum that can be levied under GST (28%), the shifting of fuels to the new regime is impractical n a recent discussion with economists VINAYSHIL GAUTAM and industry experts on transition of energy products into the Goods and ot so long ago, talk of South China Sea dominated the focus Services Tax (GST),NITI Aayog pro- of international relations. Landlocked countries were either rel- Iposed a formula for bringing two motor Negated to columns of lesser attention or seen in stereo type phras- fuels, petrol and diesel, besides electric- es or expressions of traditional aberrations in statecraft. All the while, ity under the new regime. Under it,the however, confidential negotiations were on somewhere in Doha between Centre could keep the two fuels in the the US and Taliban. Nobody exactly knew what it was all about other highest slab of 28 per cent and electrici- than how serious the US was about withdrawing from Afghanistan. ty in the 18 per cent slab. To compensate states for the loss of revenue resulting There was verbal peace because the ‘conventionalmoney games’ were from the shift to the GST dispensation - on. Millions of dollars of US aid, reportedly, to ‘secure democracy’ fully in case ofelectricity and partially for in Afghanistan, strengthen its defences and create a so-called ‘sta- petrol and diesel - the think-tank has pro- ble nation State’ were at stake. The truth was that the influential entre- posed levying a 50 per cent cess. preneurs of both US origin and central Asian origin were laughing all First, as per a 2016 Constitution the way to the bank. Some are arguing that even the business of set- Amendment, petrol, diesel, and electric- ting up a modernised Afghan army had been outsourced to the advan- ity (besides crude oil, natural gas, avia- tion turbine fuel or ATF) are included tage of American business men. Illustratively, it appears, some of them under GST, but zero rated, meaning that they continue to be governed by the erst- while dispensation -- while the Centre collects central excise duty (CED), the States levy value added tax (VAT) and other local taxes. Electricity is taxed exclu- sively by the states. When will these levies ONE SHUDDERS be replaced by GST? AT THE VERY Second, under the GST THOUGHT OF Compensation Act, 2017, the States are THE REVENUE entitled to compensation for five years LOSS THAT WILL (from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2022) for the loss of revenue to be calculated as the RESULT FROM deficit of `70,000 crore during 33,and VAT, `23. The tax compo- One shudders at the very thought difference between their actual collection TRANSITION 2019-20 (this was partly mitigat- nent alone is `56 per litre or 56 per of the revenue loss that will result (including transfer of their share in indi- OF THESE FUELS ed by using the surplus from pre- cent of the pump price (in case of from transition of these fuels to rect tax collected by the Centre) and the TO THE GOODS vious two years) and `180,000 diesel, it is 50 per cent). GST. As for electricity,the shift to amount they would have got with annu- AND SERVICES crore during 2020-21. The CED of `33 per litre GST in the tax slab of 18 per cent were making battle fatigues for the soldiers of the Afghan army point- al growth at 14 per cent over the 2015- During 2020-21, against the includes `21due to the Road and - implying states getting to tax at less for desert warfare. This is symbolic and important because sim- 16 level under the erstwhile regime prior TAX. AS FOR requirement of about `264,000 Infrastructure Cess (RaIC)and nine per cent - will result in huge ilar processes were reportedly happening in the armament and arms to July 1, 2017. ELECTRICITY, crore, the collection in cess pool Agri-infrastructure Cess (AIC) revenue loss. industry. The left overs of the US arsenal, now being paraded by Taliban, Third, under an amendment to the THE SHIFT TO was only `84,000 crore leaving a which is entirely retained by the The think-tank talks of com- tell a story which has yet to fully unfold. Afghanistan is a landlocked GST Compensation Act (2018), the GST IN THE deficit of `180,000 crore. Of this, Centre. Of the balance `12, it pensating the loss to states ‘ful- ` ` territory, always important for anyone interested in traversing from Centre levies a cess on supply of demer- TAX SLAB OF 110,000 crore was borrowed by retains 59 per cent or 7 and gives ly’in case of electricity and ‘par- it goods (those which fall in the highest the Centre under a special RBI- `5 to the states (41 per cent tially’ for fuels. Partial compen- Euphrates to Indus. However, to get back to the concern in the open- tax slab of 28%) such as automobiles, 18 PER CENT — enabled mechanism for transfer to under the 15th Finance sation of revenue loss to states is ing sentence of this text: Oceans have not lost their importance. They tobacco, drinks and so on with a provi- IMPLYING STATES states as ‘back-to-back’ loans.That Commission or FC devolution arbitrary (even this limited relief are just temporarily out of media focus. Of the different oceans of the so to use the proceeds for compensating GETTING TO left an uncovered gap of `70,000 formula).On a net basis, therefore, will be at the cost of strangulat- world, Indian Ocean is amongst the more strategic ones and has been states. The cess was to remain in force for TAX AT NINE PER crore. Add expected deficit of the Centre gets Rs 28 (21+7), ing industries which contribute to the pathway of many empires which at one time originated from east- five years in sync with the Centre's CENT — WILL `90,000 crore during the current while almost an equivalent the cess pool - by imposing 50 per ern peninsular India and on others Europe via Gibraltar, Suez, Aden, obligation to compensate States for that year, the Centre will have to bor- amount (23+5) goes to the states. centcess on top of subsisting 28 period. RESULT IN HUGE row about `160,000 crore during Expressed as percentage of ERP per cent tax plus cess). Ironically, Mumbai, Colombo, Singapore. That story has many layers; much of The rationale behind keeping these REVENUE LOSS 2021-22. (ready to send to petrol pump) or the proposal doesnot even men- it is still untold. arrangements in place for five years was The cess has to continue even `40, this is 70 per cent each. tion about compensating the Till some months ago, Quad was the flavour. Naval exercises were that at the end of this transition by June beyond June 30, 2022 if only to ser- If, as per NITI Aayog formu- Centre which will suffera much being held to demonstrate source of power. The news has it that the 30, 2022, the GST dispensation would vice this huge debt of `270,000 la, petrol is placed in the 28 per bigger loss. heads of Quad are supposed to meet againa few weeks from now. have acquired the much-needed "vitali- crore (110,000 plus 160,000). cent GST slab, the Centre and To conclude, the formula In the meanwhile, the purpose of the elaboration above is to under- ty" and "resilience" to yield sufficient Meanwhile, states have also made states will get to tax it at 14 per cent floated by NITI Aayog is not score that whereas media attention can and does grab its story from resources for the states to meet their bud- a representation to 15th Finance each. As per FC devolution formu- practical. Neither the States nor getary requirements within a prudential Commission to continue thecess la, out of its collection, the former the Centre will accept. Given the political, armorial goings-on, it does not alter the basic significance limit set under the Fiscal Responsibility for a further 3 years. This means, can retain only 59 per cent imply- yawning gap between the existing of some processes and domains. Such domains determine many and Budget Management Act (FRBM) the GST Council will not only con- ing that it will have to contend with tax rate and the maximum that aspects of existence and quality of human life. Ocean is one of them. thereby obviating the need for any extra tinue with existing cess/levies but only 8.26 per cent (14x0.59) even can be levied under GST (read 28 Marine spatial planning, though at a relatively early stage of its evo- support beyond this date. With less than also raise them or even bring as the latter will get 19.74 per cent per cent), the shifting of fuels to lution, is one of the prime determinants of quality of human life. It a year to go, things have not panned out more items under its purview. (14+14x0.41). The shift to GST the new regime is unthinkable. It has somehow got linked up with sustainable development goals dated as expected. Now, consider the impact of dispensation will thus result in could be thought of only in a sce- lined 2030. There is nothing wrong with that but marine spatial plan- During the first two years of 2017-18 NITI Aayog idea of bringing fuels Centre’s tax collection plunging nario where monthly GST collec- and 2018-19, the situation was comfort- and electricity under GST and from 70 per cent to a low of 8.26 tion reach at least `150,000 crore ning while being a part of global sustainability has a unique charac- able with collection from the cess being impose a 50 per centcess. per cent whereas the collection of (currently it is around `100,000 ter of its own. It determines and gets influenced by littoral and coastal higher than the shortfall in tax revenue In Delhi, the pump price of the states will dip to 19.74 per cent. crore). NK Singh, Chairman 15th economy. It is difficult to control and determine because territorial the states faced. This resulted in a surplus around `100 per litre (as on July Currently, the Centre collects Finance Commission, feels there (The writer is a policy boundaries of nation States are not always helpful either in under- of about `47,000 crore in the cess pool as analyst. The views 5, 2021) included the ex-refinery `335,000 crore from petrol and is scope for increasing it by 3-4 standing or developing ocean or terrestrial environments. Putting it on March 31, 2019. In the succeeding two expressed are personal.) price plus freight of `40, dealer diesel in taxes, while the states col- per cent of GDP. Till that hap- simply, marine spaces and resources cannot be effectively managed, years however, it deteriorated with a commission of Rs 4, CED, Rs lect `203,000 crore (2020-21). pens, it will be status quo. with varying territorial jurisdictions which are essentially meant for land geopolitical situation, in the form of a ‘nation State’. Ocean resources have their own natural zones and boundaries. What is need- POINTCOUNTERPOINT ed is an insightful understanding of the nature of ocean management and the resources embedded in it. For the future of Indian growth, TMC LEADERS HAVE BEEN JAILED IN ODISHA DILIPBABU MAKES TALL CLAIMS. THE BJP KNOWS the sooner this is recognised, operationally, lesser will be the FOR LOOTING PUBLIC MONEY. WE CAN SEND NOTHING BETTER THAN INTIMIDATING OPPOSITION dangers of sinking into pit-falls of social anxieties embedded in a land THE CORRUPT TO JAILS IN THIS STATE, TOO. PARTIES WITH THE USE OF CENTRAL AGENCIES. oriented economic theory. — WEST BENGAL BJP PRESIDENT — TMC STATE GENERAL SECRETARY (The writer is a well-known management consultant. The views expressed are personal.) DILIP GHOSH KUNAL GHOSH Afghanistan: Keeping the elephants away The Taliban have been nationalists totally fixated on gaining power in their own country man is sitting in a train and other Western troops has ‘bases’. Even during the guer- ment, using tactics identical to States. Some of the young sion and the end of Taliban somewhere in Europe, strengthened rather than rilla war of the past two those of guerrilla movements men who served as ‘muscle’ on rule. The Taliban’s ideology is Atearing sheets of paper ended that delusional thinking. decades, the Taliban didn’t from the Mau Mau to the Viet those teams spent time in al- theological, which is theoret- into little pieces and throwing Retired military officers, civil- really have ‘bases’. There were Cong. Those tactics always Qaeda’s camp in Afghanistan, ically a transnational doc- them out the window. (It could ian defence pundits and senior Taliban groups operating all include a lot of terrorism, but but that training could have trine, but in reality, they have have been in America too, but politicians are now claiming over the country, and they had it’s not usually ‘international been done anywhere. been nationalists totally fixat- passenger trains are pretty DYER that the ‘international terror- to live somewhere, but it was terrorism’, and it wasn’t in the The only real purpose of ed on gaining power in their scarce there.) GWYNNE ist threat’ is bigger than ever. generally just in various hous- Taliban case either. the ‘training’ in Afghanistan own country. Now that they The only other person in A typical example was es spread throughout a village As for the notion that ter- was indoctrination in jihad, a have it, they are unlikely to pay the compartment, puzzled by Frank Gardner, the BBC’s or a district. rorists must have ‘bases’, it function that is now better much attention to the rest of his behaviour, asks him why ‘security correspondent’, who that “for 20 years there has not They would have had belongs to the James Bond done on the internet. And the the world. he’s doing it. “I’m keeping the lamented the loss of intelli- been a single transnational some cell-phones, and person- universe, not to the real world. camp was only in Afghanistan There are genuine interna- elephants away,” the man gence sources in Afghanistan attack launched from al weapons and improvised Its constant use in reference because Osama bin Laden tional jihadis in Afghanistan, replies, tossing another piece of that were “vital in disclosing Afghanistan.” explosive devices would have to the Afghanistan invasion is was already a hunted man, and mainly in the form of ISIS-K paper out. the covert activities of al- Where to begin? Maybe been hidden not far away, but an essential device for those the Taliban leader, Mullah members, but they are few in “But there are no ele- Qaeda, ISIS-K, and other with the idea of ‘transnation- there was almost no physical who are still trying to justify Omar, offered him refuge number and they are at war phants here,” the questioner jihadist militant groups. al attacks launched from ter- infrastructure. That’s quite that misbegotten adventure, there. The two men became with the Taliban, whom they protests. “See, it works,” says Afghan, US and other special rorist bases’ in Afghanistan. normal in guerrilla warfare: but it was never true, not even friends in the 1980s while see as sell-outs to the West. the crackpot triumphantly. forces were then able to swoop Because with the exception of don’t give an enemy with supe- in 2001. fighting the Soviet occupation So, the final ignominious Western strategic thinking in... and close down those the 9/11 attacks on the United rior firepower easy, fixed tar- The 9/11 attacks were of Afghanistan. There is, how- departure of Western mili- about the alleged ‘terrorist (Gwynne Dyer’s new book bases before they could suc- States in 2001 (which were not gets to shoot at. mostly planned by Arab mem- ever, little reason to believe that tary forces does not signify an threat’ from Afghanistan has is 'The Shortest History of cessfully launch any interna- made by Afghans), there has The Taliban were fighting bers of al-Qaeda living in bin Laden ever told the Taliban increased risk of internation- War'. The views expressed followed a similar logic for the are personal. ) tional attacks.” never been a ‘transnational a classic ‘war of national liber- Germany, with flight training leader about his plan to attack al terrorist attacks from past twenty years. Those operations were so attack launched from ation’ against foreign occupiers for the pilots on the hijack the United States, which was Afghanistan — and the ele- The final withdrawal of US successful, Gardner claimed, Afghanistan’ - and there are no and their local puppet govern- teams carried out in the United bound to result in a US inva- phants will still stay away, too. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 Money 08 Benchmarks climb to new lifetime highs; RIL, IT stocks lead charge

PNS n MUMBAI ed global markets. noted. Sector-wise, the BSE "Economic normalisation realty index surged 2.97 per Equity indices ticked higher to attracted buyers in realty cent, followed by IT (1.48 per fresh lifetime peaks for the stocks while safe haven IT cent), consumer durables (1.43 third straight session on stocks continued to lead the per cent), teck (1.25 per cent) Monday, riding on robust gains upbeat market," said Vinod and energy (0.78 per cent). in Reliance Industries and IT Nair, Head of Research at However, oil and gas, power, stocks amid a firm trend over- Geojit Financial Services. utilities and bankex tumbled seas. Milind Muchhala, Executive up to 0.66 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex Director, Julius Baer, said the In the broader markets, the advanced 166.96 points or Indian markets continued to BSE smallcap and midcap 0.29 per cent to its new clos- clock new highs, aided by indices rose as much as 0.59 India’s July-September GDP ing record of 58,296.91. It contributions from a few per cent. Global markets were touched an all-time high of index heavyweights. However, in the positive terrain after 58,515.85 during the session. the broader markets seem to weak US payrolls data boost- Similarly, the broader NSE be witnessing some signs of ed prospects of the Fed main- growth seen at 7-8 per cent Nifty climbed 54.20 points or exhaustion, after the healthy taining its accommodative 0.31 per cent to its fresh life- rally seen in the past month stance for longer. In Asia, PNS n MUMBAI and investments -- on the vate consumption grew at a time peak of 17,377.80. where India was the best per- bourses in Shanghai, Seoul, other hand, has grown decent- three-month high of 6.9 per During the session, it touched forming market with gains of Tokyo and Hong Kong ended The growth rate of India's ly. "Although there is no one- cent YoY, though government a record 17,429.55. HCL Tech around 9 per cent, with significant gains. GDP for the July-September to-one correlation between consumption fell 31 per cent was the top gainer in the "In fact, a small correction Equities in Europe too were quarter is likely to remain in our EAIs and the official YoY in July 2021. Sensex pack, spurting 2.17 would be welcome at this trading on a positive note in the range of 7-8 per cent. GDP/GVA due to the under- Excluding government con- per cent, followed by Infosys, juncture and help the markets mid-session deals. In the first quarter of finan- lying differences, our com- sumption, EAI-GVA grew Reliance Industries, Tech to become healthier, although Meanwhile, international cial year 2021-22, India's GDP posite indices move in sync faster at 7.1 per cent YoY in Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, M&M the trigger for that currently oil benchmark Brent crude witnessed a growth of 20.1 per with the official real GDP (ex- July 2021, faster than 3.2 per and HUL. seems elusive and it could just rose 0.80 per cent to USD cent compared to the same discrepancies) and real GVA cent YoY in June 2021, but On the other hand, be a part of the broader glob- 72.03 per barrel. The rupee on period of the last fiscal. estimates," it said. slower from March-May 2021. IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, al correction. Monday declined by 8 paise to According to the EcoScope "Accordingly, we expect real Further, faster growth in Power Grid, Sun Pharma, "The underlying sentiment, close at 73.10 against the US report of Motilal Oswal GVA growth of 7-8 per cent imports compared to exports Asian Paints, Titan and ITC however, remains quite con- currency, tracking the Financial Services Limited YoY in 2QFY22 v/s 20.1 per led to negative contribution were among the laggards, structive, well supported by strengthening of the green- (MOFSL), there would be cent YoY growth in 1QFY22." from external trade to EAI- skidding up to 1.13 per cent. steadily improving economic back in the overseas markets. some moderation in Economic As per Motilal Oswal's esti- GDP in July 2021. The market breadth was neg- data, positive earnings expec- Foreign institutional Activity Index-Gross Value mates, total consumption grew Total investments grew at ative, with 17 out of the 30 tation and a healthy pick up in investors were net buyers in Added (EAI-GVA) growth in 5.1 per cent YoY in July 2021 five-month lows of 12.1 per Sensex stocks closing in the strong support from IT and economic support by the Fed daily inoculations, and the capital market on Friday, July 2021, largely on account of against 2.7 per cent in June cent YoY in July 2021 against red, while the remaining 13 realty stocks, aided domestic Reserve due to weak US job investors would be on the as they purchased shares weaker fiscal spending. 2021 and '-12.1' per cent in July 18.5 per cent in June 2021 and mustered gains. markets to trade modestly data and talks of more stimu- lookout for intermittent cor- worth Rs 768.58 crore, as per It, however, noted that pri- 2020. 21 per cent decline in July "Positive global markets and higher. Hopes of continued lus in Japan and China boost- rections to add positions," he exchange data. vate spending -- consumption Within consumption, pri- 2020. MONEY MATTERS Sebi to auction properties Sugar output may drop to 30.5 m tn ISB awarded Jio completes 5 years of of Vibgyor, two other cos with more cane diversion to ethanol Rs 5 cr under PNS n NEW DELHI Infrastructure, and two prop- PNS n NEW DELHI ‘Startup India operations erties of Pallan Group of com- rom Google India to Market regulator Sebi has panies at a reserve price total- India's sugar production is Seed’ scheme Zomato, and Netflix to lined up 18 properties of three ing over Rs 62 crore. The auc- likely to decline marginally to PNS n HYDERABAD FPaytm - the who's who of entities--Vibgyor Allied tion will be conducted online 30.5 million tonne in the next the tech world lined up to Infrastructure, MPS Group of on October 4 between 11 am 2021-22 season as more sugar- ISB's DLabs Incubator has congratulate a company's five companies, and Pailan Group and 1 pm. The regulator has cane will be diverted for been awarded INR 5 crores years of operations. No of companies-- for an online initiated the process for sale of ethanol making, a senior gov- under the 'Startup India Seed surprise, they have been a auction next month at a total assets of the companies as per ernment official said on Fund Scheme' by the beneficiary of the data reserve price of over Rs 62 orders by the Calcutta Monday. Department for Promotion of revolution that Reliance Jio crore. The properties High Court. Sugar production is esti- Industry and Internal Trade brought with its dirt cheap that have been put Justice Sailendra mated to have reached 31 mil- (DPIIT), under the Ministry rates. Data usage in India has on sale include Prasad Talukdar lion tonne in the 2020-21 sea- of Commerce and Industry, zoomed 1,300 per cent and the number of broadband users grew land parcels, office has been son (October-September), he Government of India. four times since September 5, 2016, when billionaire Mukesh space, commercial appointed as the said. India is the world's sec- In the current season, cane 26.3-26.5 million tonne in 'Startup India Seed Fund Ambani marked re-entry into the telecom space with Jio. While HDFC space, and a flat one-man com- ond biggest sugar producer meant for production of 2 2021-22 season, he added. Scheme' would enable star- said "sar uthake jeena koi tumse seekhe", Hotstar said: "From asking located in West mittee for liqui- after Brazil. million tonne sugar was divert- The domestic consumption tups to graduate to a level 'What's the score?' to watching it LIVE, cheers to #5YearsOfJio." Bengal. dating the assets "Sugarcane crop by and large ed for ethanol making, while in in the 2020-21 season is esti- where they will be able to Google, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, PhonePe, Apollo Hospitals, The move is part of the firms and is good this year. We are the 2021-22 season cane meant mated to be 26 million tonne. raise investments from angel Ashok Leyland, Tinder India, Voot, Zee5, Samsung India, Vivo, Oppo, of Sebi's effort to recov- repaying the investors. expecting diversion of more for production of 3.5 million With the likely opening investors or venture capitalists Dominos India, and Sony Liv were among the lot that took to Twitter er investors' money. "The committee has cane for ethanol making and as tonne of sugar will be divert- stock of sweetener is estimat- or seek loans from commer- to congratulate Jio on its 5th anniversary. In a notice on Saturday, the directed Sebi to proceed with a result sugar production will ed, he said. ed at 9-9.5 million tonne and cial banks or financial insti- Securities and Exchange Board auction of select properties of be slightly lower at 30.5 million However, sugar production expected production of 30.5 tutions. Under this Scheme, of India (Sebi) said it will auc- Vibgyor Allied Infrastructure tonne during 2021-22 season," will be sufficient to meet the million tonne, the total avail- ISB's Dlabs Incubator Ola ties up with banks, tion 13 properties of MPS Limited, MPS Group, and Joint Secretary in the Food domestic consumption, which ability of sugar in the 2021-22 Association will facilitate the Group of companies, three Pailan Group of Companies," Ministry Subodh Kumar Singh is expected to increase by season will be 39.5 to 40 mil- allotment of Seed Funds to fin institutions for loans properties of Vibgyor Allied the notice mentioned. told PTI. 3,00,000-4,00,000 tonne at lion tonne. eligible early-stage startups. la Electric on Monday said it has tied up with leading banks Oand financial institutions, including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki hikes vehicle prices by up to 1.9 percent Annalect India launches Kotak Mahindra Prime and TATA PNS n NEW DELHI Shashank Srivastava had said Capital, for providing loans to there was no other option left customers for its S1 electric The country's largest carmak- for the company, but to their new office in Hyd scooter that will be available for er Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) increase prices to offset the PNS n HYDERABAD purchase from September 8. The company, which had last month on Monday said it has impact of high commodity launched the Ola S1 electric scooter in two variants -- S1 and S1 increased prices of its entire costs. He had said that steel Annalect India launched their Pro -- at prices Rs 99,999 and Rs 1,29,999, respectively (ex- product range, except Celerio, prices have gone up from Rs 38 third Centre of Excellence in showroom including FAME II subsidy and excluding state subsidies), by up to 1.9 per cent with per kg last year to Rs 65 per kg Gachibowli, Hyderabad on 6th said it will start deliveries in October. "We have tied up with all the immediate effect. in May-June this year. Sep 2021. The company would major banks and (financial) institutions...we will have many of them In a regulatory filing, the Similarly, copper prices have also be actively recruiting a live starting September 8 and then others will be live soon after," Ola company noted that it has doubled from USD 5,200 per wide range of talent by The company supports their Electric Chief Marketing Officer Varun Dubey told PTI. The banks and taken the decision to hike tonne to USD 10,000 per December 2021, as a part of its partner agencies in Omnicom financial institutions that Ola Electric has tied up include Bank of prices due to an increase in var- tonne. growth strategy to further in driving greater efficiencies Baroda, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDFC First Bank, ious input costs. The weighted In the case of precious met- expand its Centers of Excellence and value in marketing IndusInd Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, Jana Small Finance Bank, average price rise in ex-show- als, the overall demand has in the fields of Technology, through our expertise in Kotak Mahindra Prime, TATA Capital and YES Bank. room prices (New Delhi) across gone up in various global mar- Media Services, Marketing media, data, creative and tech- select models is 1.9 per cent, it At present, the company The carmaker had last kets and India due to the tran- Sciences and Creative services nology for global brands. added. This is MSI's third price sells a range of models from month said that a price hike sition to stricter emission norms. across the country. The office would be our hike this year. entry-level hatchback Alto to was necessary, as it looks to Srivastava had said that the Annalect India is currently next Center of Excellence, Rupee drops by 8 paise The auto major has already S-CROSS, priced between Rs protect its profitability amid a prices of precious metals like based out of two more loca- bringing a diverse genre of tal- raised prices in January and 2.99 lakh and Rs 12.39 (ex- steep rise in commodity prices. rhodium have increased from Rs tions- Gurugram and ent, thinking styles, work styles to 73.10 as USD rebounds April this year, with an overall showroom prices Delhi) lakh, MSI Senior Executive 18,000 a gram in May 2020 to Bengaluru and has a diverse and skillsets from the bustling he rupee on Monday declined by hike of around 3.5 per cent. respectively. Director (Sales and Marketing) almost Rs 64,300 a gram in July. talent pool of 800+ employees. IT hub and its institutions." 8 paise to close at 73.10 against Tthe US currency mainly due to the dollar's gains in the global markets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic Air passenger traffic up 31% at 66 L in August: ICRA currency opened flat at 73.02 but PNS n later lost ground to touch a low of MUMBAI around 65-66 lakh in August, 2,000 in April 2021," Shah business travel have been cur- to the resurgence of the second in the current scenario, travel 73.11 in the day trade. On Friday, the compared to around 50.1 lakh said. tailed due to various state- wave of the pandemic. is limited to only necessary rupee had settled at 73.02 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the Domestic air passenger traffic in July 2021, signifying a y-o- The average number of pas- wide restrictions, despite the It had again increased the travel while both leisure and dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket continued on the growth tra- y growth of around 131 per sengers per flight during decline in infections, she said. permitted capacity to 65 per business travel have been cur- of six currencies, traded 0.28 per cent higher at 92.29. Brent crude jectory in August with volumes cent," Kinjal Shah, Vice August 2021 was 114, against The Civil Aviation Ministry cent with effect from July 5, tailed due to various state- futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.63 per cent to USD 72.15 growing up to 31 per cent to 66 President and Co-group Head an average of 106 passengers permitted increasing the capac- which has subsequently been wide restrictions and the per barrel. Analysts said the US Treasury yields rising to more than lakh over the previous month, for Corporate at ICRA, said. per flight in July 2021, she said. ity deployment on domestic increased to 75.2 per cent from spread of the infections. one-week high supported the greenback which had dropped to helped by higher capacity The airlines' capacity deploy- Though the recovery contin- routes, gradually from 33 per August 12 this year, Icra said. However, it will allow airlines around month's low last week. "RBI intervention remains a major deployment and a downward ment for August 2021 was ued in August 2021, there is cent, with effect from May 25, In addition, the ministry to recoup some part of the factor supporting USDINR near 73 levels. However, upside remains trend in the pandemic, credit around 99 per cent higher at continued stress on demand, when domestic travel resumed has also increased the mini- increase in jet fuel prices, capped near 73.40 as exporters remain active sellers," said Anindya ratings agency ICRA said on around 57,500 departures, as driven largely by the second after the first wave last year, to mum and maximum fare band thereby cushioning some Banerjee, DVP, Currency Derivatives & Interest Rate Derivatives at Monday. against 28,834 departures in wave of the pandemic, limiting 80 per cent, with effect from by 10-13 per cent for domestic impact on the airlines' losses,” Kotak Securities Ltd. The domestic passenger traf- August 2020, Shah said, adding the demand to only necessary December 3, 2020. flights with effect from August it stated. fic in August 2020 was 51 that on a sequential basis, the travel, while both leisure and However, it reduced the per- 12, 2021 until August 31, lakh, ICRA said in a release. number of departures in missible capacity deployment 2021. Domestic passenger traffic August 2021 were higher to 50 per cent of pre-Covid lev- "In ICRA's view, the Gold declines Rs 71; silver on a year-on-year basis, how- by around 22 per cent, as els, with effect from price increase may not ever, spiked around 131 per Covid-19 infections June 1, 2021 materially impact cent over August 2020 traffic of demonstrated a due the passenger traf- jumps Rs 263 2.83 million passengers, it said. downward trajecto- fic demand as old in the national capital on Monday declined Rs 71 to Rs The ratings agency said ry. 46,503 per 10 gram in line with weak global precious metal despite the continued recovery "For August Gprices, according to HDFC Securities.In the previous trade, the in the previous month, there is 2021, the average precious metal had closed at Rs 46,574 per 10 grams. In contrast, continued stress on demand, daily departures silver gained Rs 263 to Rs 64,168 per kilogram from Rs 63,905 driven largely by the second were at around per kilogram in the previous trade. In the international market, gold wave of the pandemic, limiting 1,900, significantly higher was trading lower at USD 1,826 per ounce and silver was flat at travel to only necessary travel. than the average daily depar- USD 24.78 per ounce. "Gold prices traded off the two months high "The air travel demand has tures of around 900 in August on Monday witnessing some selling on dollar recovery," according continued to register improve- 2020, and higher than around to HDFC Securities, Senior Analyst (Commodities), Tapan Patel. ment and the same grew by 1,500 in July 2021, though it around 30-31 per cent at remains lower than around Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday September 7, 2021 IOT CHANGING THE FACE OF START-UPS role as it makes the possibility for machines to learn from experi- ence, stimulate human intelligence processes and adjust to new This Pale to inputs and perform human-like tasks. With the use of AI, com- puters can be trained to perform your task with minimal time and with no waste involved in it. It add colour amid also processes a large amount of data and recognizes patterns in the data. Hence, with AI, the productivity level increases the pandemic which results in higher out- comes.” He tells us that there is rammy-nomi- the presence of virtual reality nated classical too, that has been creating an Indian legend, immersive sensory experience composer and that digitally simulates a virtual G sitarist Shujaat environment. The major benefit of Husain Khan VR can be utilised for startups of and renowned Iranian- domains, such as healthcare, edu- American vocalist cation, engineering and robotics, Katayoun Goudarzi give a entertainment, fine arts, and few new urgency to the age-old others! love poems of Rumi on With internet reaching every their latest album This Pale house, it has become a necessary to be released on October also step for startups in product and 1st 2021 Globally. being services to build an android/ios In these dark days of taken app to enlarge their portfolio and stark societal uncertainty only so to link it to direct sales with pay- and pronounced cultural that start- ment options. Via interactive and intolerance, could the illu- ups can get engaging applications, one can minating words of the cal Persian poetry, a boost in reach out to and engage millions world’s greatest poet and Katayoun Goudarzi had the city, for of people within a very short span champion of tolerance and always been quite fascinat- instance, G of time. Isn’t that cool? Apart love inspire dialogue and ed by the fact that a poet Narayanamma from that, with the most domi- spark a constructive collec- from a completely different Institute of nant social communication plat- tive conversation. This country who lived, loved, Technology & Science form around the world, questions is earnestly and and composed almost 800 has launched the first WhatsApp is a daily necessity to eloquently explored by a years ago, could be the cohort of MiraiNxt accelera- everyone’s life. The integrated culturally diverse group of best-selling poet in the tor programme which aims to WhatsApp function helps startups musicians and close friends United States for nearly 20 support startups in reducing their build on WhatsApp. Using this on This Pale (to be released years running. The ecstatic time to market and leveraging tool to reach out directly to the October 1, 2021), the new poems of Jalal ad-Din This, faster revenue scale-ups. The customer will enhance the rela- album from Grammy- Muhammad Rumi, a 13th- SHIKHA DUGGAL is how to first sustain, and then infact, is a deciding factor of founder of Cherise further adds, tionship between a startup and nominated master sitar century Persian mystic grow on a daily basis. Even, in the whether the startup will succeed “In today’s era, the internet is the customer and hence convert them player Shujaat Khan, bard and Sufi master, have initial stages, startups majorly face or not, in today’s day. Such is the one mass solution for the entire into regular customers. Interactive Iranian-American vocalist always stood for tolerance, e see a lot of startup issues over getting funding at the importance of adopting high tech- problem as it connects the uncon- WhatsApp bots can serve as excel- KatayounGoudarzi, Iranian love, and inclusiveness. So, results, with focus on right time or finding the right tal- nology-based systems in the early nected and provides help through lent marketing tools, that we have ney player Shaho Andalibi, to Goudarzi, the enduring growth. Today, we nar- ent at the right place, and time stages of any new business today. its virtual assistance. As for begin- seen time and again. and 5th-generation tabla popularity of those words row our focus to the management. But with time, pro- Some of the technologies that ner startups, the internet helps Reflecting the vibrancy of player of the Thirakwa lin- said something powerful W many collection of star- ductivity is of the utmost impor- start-ups today should seriously them to provide important data Hyderabad’s startup ecosystem, eage Shariq Mustafa. about the underlying spirit tups — many, infact, tance as it relates to the gain and consider adopting, regardless of for converting their ideas into city-based Makers Hive, which Together, they have forged of humanity; it said some- begin only for the life as a solu- achievement of a startup which what industry they may be, are - great startups. The use of IoT for works on bionic arms, has found a an unlikely ensemble that thing about how people are tion to a problem. Turning a reflects its image in the market, internet of things, artificial intelli- startups sees many opportunities place in the ‘Forbes Asia 100 to has defied the limits of embracing one another, hobby into a business is all what and hence, it is vital for any start- gence, virtual reality, building as they open a huge platform! Watch’ list. It is one of the 22 both lock-down and cultur- accepting differences, and start-ups means these days! up to keep its productivity high. apps, and integrated Whatsapp.” Sometimes this makes things easi- small companies and startups al difference to bring a new celebrating other cultures. Startups are basically set up on Parimal K Shah, Founder & He also mentions that research er for us or sometimes more diffi- from the country that are on the urgency to Rumi’s cen- Across the tracks, listen- the basis of ideas an entrepreneur CEO of a startup says, “With the and development is also the most cult. In the previous years, IoT has rise and found a place in the turies-old words of wis- ers will hear and experi- comes up with. Established by one role of technology in today’s era, it important aspect and ensures that been used amongst the tech cir- Forbes list. That is the power of a dom. This Pale is a fresh ence different spectrums of or more entrepreneurs who want has become crucial for any startup the business remains relevant. No cles only but now SME-based star- startup these days, hence today’s multicultural take on an emotions from joy to sad- to enlarge services for which they or businesses to adopt the latest matter what the industry maybe, tups are taking help of this. With Indian youth also isn’t afraid of old tale. ness, to grief and love, as trust there is a demand, and once technology which enhances its continuous and smart R&D is this, a startup can increase their casting aside their 9 to 5 jobs to As a seasoned vocalist, Rumi’s words progress the startup is set, the major chal- performance and enables them to what ensures success for a start- productivity with their effective see their dreams take flight and adept at maximising the across the arc of human lenge that comes into the picture survive in the competitive market. up in the long run! Initiatives are use. AI also plays an important become a living reality! musical qualities of classi- passions. Herbs, nuts, fruits to enhance your daily diet utrition is the corner- like sunscreen or any other rem- infections. Consuming Giloy is stone of good health edy for skin problems. 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SURIYA LAUNCHES DIRECTOR SHANKAR’S DAUGHTER ctor Suriya upcoming feature film also mark the debut of Aditi a Twitter post on Sunday #Viruman. In cinemas 44-year-old actor for the couldn’t have asked for a and Raj Kiran. Yuvan Sivakumar, on Viruman. To to be helmed Shankar, the daughter of evening. “Excited to present 2022!” he tweeted. film. better team to debut with. Shankar Raja has been Monday, by director Muthaiya, acclaimed filmmaker our next with my Muthaiya, who previously Aditi said that Viruman Blessed with the best,” she roped in to compose musis. announced that Viruman is billed to be a Shankar. @Karthi_Offl a beautiful directed Karthi in the 2015 was the perfect launch for wrote. Suriya will be producing A he will be produc- family entertainer. Suriya shared the details family entertainer directed hit Komban, said he was her. “So excited to have The movie also stars Viruman under his banner ing actor Karthi’s Interestingly, the film will of the upcoming project in by @dir_muthaiya thrilled to reunite with the signed for this project. I actors , Soori, 2D Entertainment.

Chiru boost Nabha to be to Seetimarr Mahesh and eetimarr, a sports- based movie, star- ring Gopichand, Tamannah Bhatia, is S gearing for a grand Trivikram's release. Currently, busy with its promo- tional activities, the director of the film met Megastar . The actor has second lead? screened the trailer of the film and he looks very impressed with the trailer of Seetimaarr. A video is now going viral ctress Nabha Natesh of Solo on social media, in which Brathuke So Better fame is one Chiranjeevi is seen along with of the most happening ladies Sampath Nandi. in Tollywood. The fresh talent The actor is heard saying, “I A made her Tollywood debut have just watched the trailer of with Nannu Dochukunduvate in Sampath Nandi’s Seetimaarr 2018, and has been bagging good roles im Sharma and former and it is impressive. The film ever since. Her recent biggest hit was with KIM SHARMA IS DATING tennis ace Leander Paes is based on rural sport kabad- Ram Pothineni in iSmart Shankar. The K are officially dating, di. I know Samapth Nandi for actress, we now hear, will have her next FORMER TENNIS ACE according to a social media a long time who is good at project with none other than post shared by the Bollywood narration.” himself. LEANDER PAES actress. “We are truly blessed and According to sources, Nabha Natesh The rumours about Kim and honoured @KChiruTweets sir received the golden chance to star opposite Paes' relationship have been for this special n memorable Superstar Mahesh Babu in his upcoming doing the rounds for a long gesture @YoursGopichand film. We know that the Khaleja actor has time now and the actress put @tamannaahspeaks teamed up with director Trivikram an end to the speculations by @SS_Screens @srinivasaaoffl Srinivas for a film, tentatively titled confirming her relationship @DiganganaS @bhu- #SSMB28. The film, which will star status with a picture she mikachawlat @rohitpathak99 Pooja Hegde as the female lead, has the shared on Instagram. @adityamusic, (sic),” tweeted makers considering Nabha Natesh to be In the image, Kim and Paes are Sampath Nandi. another leading lady. seen posing. The former tennis The film recently completed Nabha is currently awaiting the player is lovingly looking at her its censor formalities. Apart release of her immediate next outing, while the Mohabbatein actress from Gopichand and Maestro, which will be out on is smiling at the camera.For the Tamannah Bhatia, the film Disney+ Hotstar on September 17. caption, the 41-year-old actress also stars Digangana Maestro has Nabha sharing screen dropped an evil eye and girl Suryavanshi, Bhumika Chawla, space with Nithiin, Tamannah heart boy emoji. Rahman, Tarun Arora, Rao Bhatia, and Jissu Sen Gupta. Kim was earlier in a Ramesh, Posani Krishna Directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, the relationship with actor Murali, Tanikella Bharani, and film is the official Telugu remake Harshvardhan Rane, Paes was Preethi Asrani among others. of the National Award-winning previously married to model The film is all set to hit film Andhadhun, which had Rhea Pillai. screens on September 10. Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, and Radhika Apte in lead roles.

PK'S NEXT WITH HARISH SHANKAR TO GO ON VD keeps promise, Shanmukha Priya to FLOORS sing for Liger

SOON ndian star LIGER @TheDeverakonda Shanmukha is Known for them... Priya, who has #LigerPromise.” I made a reputa- A specialist in Carnatic fter Gabbar ish his current assign- Delhi, Pawan Kalyan can tion for herself music, jazz, and yodeling, Singh, Harish ments with Bheemla be seen on a Royal by appearing on Priya has participated in Shankar is col- Nayak completing its Enfield in the poster, but reality song shows, was in the well-known Telugu- A laborating shoot and Hari Hara there’s a twist. The Badri for a huge surprise when language show Padutha with Pawan Veera Mallu commenc- actor’s face was not visi- Vijay Deverakonda blessed Theeyaga in the past. She Kalyan again ing its next schedule in a ble. her through a video mes- has also appeared on Sa Re for a yet-to-be-titled short time. The makers of the film sage at the grand finale of Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs as film. On Pawan Kalyan’s Producers Naveen promised that there will . well. 50th birthday, the mak- Yerneni and Y. be much more than just The actor, The project marks the ers revealed a new poster Ravishankar of Mythri entertainment in the who told her that he songstress’ first offer since from the film. Movie Makers have con- story. Anand Sai has enjoys listening to Priya’s her stint in Indian Idol. Tentatively titled firmed that their film been roped in as the art songs, finally made the big Vijay Deverakonda, #PSPK28, the action film would be launched director and Devi Sri reveal, that she would be meanwhile, is gearing up will see the Powerstar simultaneously and fur- Prasad will be compos- singing a song in his for the release of Liger. back as the powerful ther details will soon be ing tunes for the film, upcoming Bollywood He also recently dubbed hero. revealed. while Ayananka Bose debut Liger! for his character in the The latest update is Director Harish handles the camera. The film’s co-producer directorial, that the film will go on Shankar earlier unveiled Other technicians Chota K Prasad, and ers are yet to make an Charmee Kaur earlier which is going to be a pan floors soon. Pawan a new poster of his film. involved in this block- action choreographers announcement regarding tweeted, “Promises are India release. The film also Kalyan would soon fin- Against the backdrop of buster project are editor Ram-Laxman. The mak- the rest of the cast. meant to be kept & Our stars Ananya Pandey. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 sport 12

Covid +ve Shastri, Toss-up b/w Chakravarthy Arun & Sridhar not going to Manchester & Rahul for T20 WC place PTI n LONDON PTI n NEW DELHI While most of the teams ndia head coach Ravi Shastri are announcing 15-member Ihas tested positive for ystery spinner Varun squads, the BCCI is expected Covid-19 along with two MChakravarthy and Rahul to announce either an 18 or 20 members of the support staff Chahar, with his fast leg- member squad as the ICC will in the confirmatory RT-PCR breaks, will fight it out for the allow a squad strength of 30, tests, ruling them out of the additional tweaker’s slot when instead of 23 in earlier editions. team’s fifth and final Test the selectors pick the Indian The Indian white ball team against England in Manchester squad for next month’s ICC will have at least 13 to 15 mem- this week. T20 World Cup in the coming bers, who are automatic selec- The 59-year-old Shastri couple of days. tions but there are a few spots returned positive in a lateral It is expected that the for which there would be some flow test (Rapid Antigen Test) Chetan Sharma-led selection discussions. on Sunday and on Monday, his committee will meet at the Yuzvendra Chahal and RT-PCR test report confirmed BCCI headquarters in Ravindra Jadeja are two spin- the infection. Mumbai and link up with ners who are all but sure of Three support staff mem- skipper Virat Kohli in their slots and it could well be bers — Bharath Arun, fielding Manchester and coach Ravi a toss up between coach R Sridhar and physio- Shastri in London either on Chakravarthy, who has had therapist Nitin Patel — were Tuesday or more likely on good IPL runs and Rahul, also isolated after being Wednesday. who impressed in the recent deemed his close contacts. BCCI President Sourav tour of Sri Lanka. It is learnt that Arun and Ganguly and secretary Jay With Rishabh Pant and Sridhar have tested positive Shah are also expected to be a KL Rahul both capable of among the three and will part of the most donning the big gloves, Ishan remain in isolation for at least important Kishan, with some good per- PTI n LONDON bowling in the rough. The He batted well in both the batted the situation. Once we “I know the importance of the next 10 days. The fifth and selec- formances for India in the bowlers were good with the innings,” he said. got the lead. We just wanted to opening the innings. I am glad final Test is scheduled to start tion. recent tour of Sri Lanka, is proud Virat Kohli on reverse swing today. We England skipper Joe Root put pressure on the bowlers. I could make it count.” on September 10. expected to pip the highly- Monday rated his team’s believed we could get all 10 too said that it was Bumrah’s rated-but-under-performing Abowling performance in wickets, we had the belief. spell that changed the game. Sanju Samson. the fourth Test among top-three “Well, I think the best thing “Credit to India, they got With Hardik Pandya not in his captaincy stint and about both the games (Lord’s the ball to reverse. I thought Bumrah fastest Indian pacer bowling his full quota of four extolled his players’ strong char- and Oval) has been the charac- Bumrah’s spell was the real overs, Shardul Thakur might acter as India produced a ter the team has showed. We are turning point of the game,” said be required after his superb 157-run win after con- not looking to survive in this the home captain. to reach 100 Test wickets new-found batting ceding a huge 99-run lead game, we are here to win. “It is frustrating not to get prowess. against England. Really proud of the character something from the game London: Jasprit Bumrah on Suryakumar Yadav The Oval track did not the team has showed.” today. We felt we had an oppor- Monday became the quickest Jasprit nominated for ICC monthly award can be called a certainty offer much assistance to the fast Bumrah made a huge tunity to win. We could have Indian fast bowler to take 100 while Shreyas Iyer will bowlers but Jasprit Bumrah impact on the game with his made more of a first-innings Test wickets, achieving the Dubai: India pace spearhead skipper Joe Root and Pakistan get his rightful place Umesh Yadav and Shardul spell in the second session of lead, and you have to make feat in his 24th game, on the Jasprit Bumrah was on pacer Shaheen Afridi. back in the squad. Thakur shared seven wickets to the day when he dismissed chances count against world- fifth and final day of the Monday nominated for the The nominees among the For the extra bundle out England for 210, Ollie Pope (2) and Jonny class players. fourth Test against England. ICC ‘Player of the Month’ women were Thailand’s opener’s slot after Rohit scripting India’s comprehen- Bairstow (0) “Got to find ways to get bet- Bumrah surpassed the award for August Nattaya Boochatham, and the Sharma and Rahul, sive 157-run win. Kohli said it was Bumrah ter but be realistic and realise legendary Kapil Dev, who had following his Ireland duo of Gaby Lewis and Shikhar Dhawan, with good “This is among the top who wanted to have a go at the that was world-class bowling.” taken 25 Tests to reach the brilliant Eimear Richardson. back-to-back IPLs, and an in- three bowling performances I England bowlers at that time Rohit Sharma was 100-wicket mark in 1980. perfor- Bumrah, who has been form Prithvi Shaw will be have witnessed as India cap- and delivered. adjudged Man-of-the-match Bumrah reached the mile- mances with exceptional with his fast bowl- locking horns. But in case of tain,” Kohli said with a big smile “As soon as the ball started for his 127-run knock in the stone mark when he cleaned both the bat and ing against England, took nine a 20 member squad, both on his face during the presen- reversing, Bumrah said give me second Indian innings. It was up Ollie Pope (2). ball in the ongo- wickets in the first Test. He might get a look-in. tation ceremony. the ball. He bowled that spell Rohit’s first hundred in overseas He had made his ing Test series received just as many plaudits In the fast bowling Kohli did not put much and swung the game in our Test series. Test debut against against England. for his role with the bat in the department, Jasprit emphasis on the fact that it was favour with those two huge “I wanted to be on the field South Africa in Besides second Test at Lord's, when he Bumrah, a flat and placid track where his wickets,” he said. as much as I could. That hun- Cape Town in Bumrah, the oth- contributed to an 89-run Bhuvneshwar bowlers produced exceptional For Kohli, the all-round dred was special. We know January 2018 ers in the men’s ninth-wicket partnership with Kumar and performance but hailed the performance of Shardul Thajur how important was the second and since category includ- Shami that proved pivotal to Mohammed strong character his players was also key in his side’s innings. Really glad that I could then has ed England Test India’s win. PTI Shami (if fully fit) displayed after conceding a 99- emphatic win. get the team into an important been an are automatic selec- run lead. “You pointed his perfor- position. integral 28 Tests and Bumrah is now 22nd on tions but Deepak “It’s quite relative what you mance. Rohit’s innings was fan- “The three-figure mark part of the Mohammad the list of highest wicket tak- Chahar and the red-hot call flat. The conditions were tastic. What Shardul has done wasn’t in my mind, we knew the Virat Kohli-led Shami 29 to get ers for India in Tests, the list Mohammed Siraj are also hot and we knew were in with in this game stands out. His two pressure on the batting unit so Indian team. their 100 Test being led by spin legend Anil in contention. an opportunity when Jadeja was fifties deflated the opposition. we kept our heads down and Irfan Pathan took wickets. Kumble (619 wickets). PTI No Fakhar, Sarfaraz in Pak’s 15-men T20 WC squad Italy set new unbeaten record Lahore. formances.” Afridi). points above Switzerland who have two games in “Asif Ali and Khushdil The squad includes five Arshad Iqbal, Faheem hand. Italy are bidding to banish the memories Shah may not have impressive batters (Asif, Babar Azam, Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, of their shock failure to qualify for the 2018 World numbers against their names Khushdil, Mohammad Hafeez Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Cup. The group winners automatically reach next but hardly anyone can doubt and Sohaib Maqsood), two Khan and Usman Qadir, who year's finals in Qatar, with the runners-up head- their tremendous talent and wicketkeeper-batters (Azam were a part of the Pakistan ing into the play-offs. prowess,” Chief selector Khan and Mohammad squad for the T20I series in The Germans brushed off the cobwebs of their Muhammad Wasim said. Rizwan), four all-rounders England and West Indies, have underwhelming 2-0 win over Liechtenstein in “They are the best in the (Imad Wasim, Mohammad been left out. Hansi Flick’s first match in charge by thrashing available pool of middle-order Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Zaman, Qadir and previous leaders Armenia to go top of Group J. batsmen and we remain con- Jnr and Shadab Khan) and Shahnawaz Dahani have been Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry scored fident that they will provide us four fast bowlers (Haris Rauf, named as travelling reserves. twice in the first 15 minutes. solutions to our middle-order Hasan Ali, Mohammad However, Sarfaraz has been Timo Werner set up Marco Reus, who was difficulties through solid per- Hasnain and Shaheen Shah completely omitted. recalled by Flick, to put the result beyond doubt before netting himself to complete a dominant opening 45 minutes. The home crowd in Stuttgart were given a fifth goal to cheer by Jonas Hofmann Misbah resigned as he wasn’t consulted on Pak squad early in the second period, before the four-time PTI n KARACHI Cup. Karachi: Differences over selec- prised to see that the national the World Cup but was then world champions added further gloss in added The seven home T20Is in tion of Pakistan’s T20 World squad for the coming home conveyed that orders had come time through 19-year-old debutant Karim iddle-order batsmen Asif Lahore and Rawalpindi will be Cup squad and being given a series and the World Cup was from higher authorities for him AFP n PARIS Adeyemi. MAli and Khushdil Shah played from September 25 to break from the home series already selected without his to take a break for the New They now lead Armenia by two points, with were picked despite not having October 14 before Pakistan against New Zealand that he inputs. Zealand series,” he added. taly broke the world record for the longest Romania a point further back after beating “impressive numbers” in takes on arch-rivals India in never sought led to Misbah-ul- “Misbah then got another “When Misbah and the Iunbeaten run in international football with a Liechtenstein 2-0. Pakistan’s 15-strong squad for their T20 World Cup opener Haq resigning as head coach of shock when Wasim told him PCB CEO failed to reach com- goalless draw at Switzerland on Sunday, while Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski scored twice next month’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on October 24. the national team on Monday, that he should take a break from mon ground, Misbah made it Germany got their World Cup qualifying cam- and Adam Buksa grabbed a hat-trick as the Poles even as the experienced duo of Asif played his last T20I a PCB source has claimed. the New Zealand series to clear it would be better if he did- paign back on track by thrashing Armenia 6-0. hammered San Marino 7-1. Fakhar Zaman and wicket- against Zimbabwe in April A well-placed source which the former captain flat- n’t continue as head coach,” the European champions Italy should have taken Spain, who are in danger of not qualifying keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed were and averages 16.38 in 29 claimed that Misbah, who ly refused,” the source said. source added. The source said all three points, but Swiss goalkeeper Yann automatically, thrashed Georgia 4-0 in Badajoz. left out. matches with a strike-rate of reached Lahore on Sunday after “Misbah made it clear that that Waqar Younis, the bowling Sommer saved Jorginho’s second-half penalty. Belgium put one foot in Qatar with an impres- The Babar Azam-led 123.74, while left-handed bats- a 10-day quarantine in the he didn’t require a rest and con- coach, was then also asked to The draw, however, extended Mancini’s side’s sive 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic which squad will also play in upcom- man Khushdil averages 21.6 in West Indies, went to meet with sidered the home series against resign after it became clear unbeaten run to 36 matches, breaking the previ- saw Romelu Lukaku mark his 100th cap with a ing T20Is against New Zealand 9 matches. He last played a Pakistan Cricket Board CEO New Zealand and England as Misbah and the PCB had gone ous mark they shared with Brazil and Spain. goal. The Chelsea striker has now scored 67 goals and England before the World T20I against South Africa in Wasim Khan and was sur- very important for preparing for in different directions. PTI The Azzurri remain top of Group C, four for his country and 50 in his last 50 appearances. Bottas to join Alfa Romeo in 2022 Fernandez backs Osaka win by beating Kerber Paris: Valtteri Bottas has signed AFP n NEW YORK Olympic Bronze a multi-year deal with Alfa medalist Elina Romeo starting next season, the een stars Leylah Fernandez Svitolina, the fifth F1 team announced on Tand Carlos Alcaraz backed seed from Ukraine. Monday, paving the way for up their upset wins over Naomi Svitolina, who George Russell to join Lewis Osaka and Stefanos Tistispas in turns 27 next Sunday, Hamilton at Mercedes. the last match by reaching their beat two-time major “A new chapter in my rac- first Grand Slam quarter-final winner Simona Halep 6- ing career is opening: I’m excit- while Dutch qualifier Botic Van de 3, 6-3 to reach her eighth ed to join Alfa Romeo Racing Zandschulp played an epic five- Grand Slam quarter-final. for 2022 and beyond for what Brazil-Arg match suspended setter to reach the last eight at US Svitolina, coming off a WTA is going to be a new challenge Open on Sunday. title in Chicago, stretched with an iconic manufacturer,” Canadian teen defeated her win streak to nine Bottas said in a statement. over Covid controversy German 16th seed and three- matches. The 32-year-old Bottas has Sao Paulo: Brazil’s World Cup Argentina’s squad should be time Grand Slam champion Second seed Aryna spent the past five seasons qualifying clash against placed in “immediate quaran- Angelique Kerber 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6- Sabalenka, who made a alongside seven-time world Argentina was sensationally tine” for breaching Covid-19 2 while Spaniard Alcaraz downed Slam-best run to champion Hamilton at abandoned shortly after kick-off protocols. 141st-ranked German qualifier Wimbledon semi-finals, Mercedes, winning nine on Sunday as controversy over According to Brazil’s Peter Gojowczyk 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6- eliminated Belgian 15th Grands Prix and claiming 17 Covid-19 protocols erupted. National Health Surveillance 2, 6-0. seed Elise Mertens 6-4, pole positions in 92 starts with Amid incredible scenes at Agency, Premier League players Alcaraz, ranked 55th, is the 6-1. the team. Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian youngest US Open men’s quarter- as he chases his first Slam title. showing by any US Open quali- Sabalenka will next He also finished second the match between the two Romero (both Spurs), Emiliano finalist since Brazilian Thomaz Medvedev, who lost this year’s fier, last-eight runs by Frenchman face Czech eighth seed twice in the world champi- giants of South American foot- Martinez (Aston Villa), Emiliano Koch in 1963. The Spaniard will Australian Open final to Novak Nicolas Escude in 1999 and Gilles Barbora Krejcikova, the onship. His last win came at the ball was halted when Brazilian Buendia (Aston Villa) provided face Canadian 12th seed Felix Djokovic and the 2019 US Open Muller of Luxembourg in 2008. reigning French Russian Grand Prix in health officials ran onto the “false information” upon their Auger-Aliassime who beat final to Rafael Nadal, has not Seven of the top nine women’s Open cham- September 2020. pitch, triggering a melee involv- entry to Brazil. Romero, Lo American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6- dropped a set in four matches. seeds reached the last 16 with pion, who Bottas will replace Finnish ing team officials and players Celso and Martinez were all in 2, 7-6(6), 6-4. He next faces the 117th- Osaka and top-ranked beat ninth compatriot Kimi Raikkonen at from both sides. the Argentina starting line-up Russian second seed Daniil ranked Van de Zandschulp, who Wimbledon champion Ashleigh seed Alfa Romeo, with the 2007 The stunning intervention that kicked off Sunday’s game — Medvedev defeated British 24th outlasted Argentine 11th seed Barty exiting early. Garbine world champion retiring from came just hours after health prompting the surreal inter- seed Daniel Evans 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4, 5- Fernandez, who turns 19 on Muguruza 6- the sport at the end of the cam- authorities in Brazil said four vention of ANVISA officials. making his fourth trip to the last 7, 5-7, 6-1 in four hours and 20 Monday, advanced to a first Slam 3, 7-6(4) in a late- paign. AFP England-based players in AFP eight in the past five Grand Slams minutes. He also matched the best quarter-final against Tokyo night match.