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New H-1B visa CBSE EXAM rules shut doors School goofs up on entry-level on question programmers paper, case filed

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THE Trump administration has IN what appears like a reckless mis- reworked its H1B visa norms, a take on the part of a school manage- move that is likely to hit entry- ment, as many as 24 Class-X students level software programmers from of a city school were forced to answer India the hardest. The revised Telugu question paper - meant for And- guidelines were released by the hra Pradesh - in the ongoing Central US Citizenship and Immigration INDO-PAK PEACE TALKS Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Service ahead of the H1B season exams. Though the exam was held on which opened on Monday. Ac- March 15, SR Nagar police registered a cording to reports, prospects of case against Vignana Jyothi Public entry-level programmers would STAY AWAY, UNCLE SAM School on Tuesday following a com- be severely affected as they would plaint from parents. no longer be considered under The students were given Telugu the ‘speciality occupation’ cate- American ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley says Washington, question paper of Andhra Pradesh EXPRESS READ gory, Also, the government has and Trump himself, may try and play a role in efforts to which had questions for 58 marks, the tightened the minimum educa- same as Telangana Telugu paper. But, Land acquisition for open cast mining stayed tion requirements for program- de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions; New Delhi shrugs, nixes the offer for the remaining 32 marks, the ques- mers. Accordingly,diploma-level tions were completely different for the Hyderabad: A division bench of the Hyderabad High Court on degrees and those with educa- RAMANANDA SENGUPTA @ Chennai wait till something happens.” She two states, which the students could Tuesday directed the Telangana govt and Singareni Collieries tional background in other sub- went on to add that apart from Techie from TS not answer. Company Limited (SCCL) not to go ahead with the land jects might not be eligible. NEW Delhi on Tuesday snubbed the US National Security Coun- When contacted, Aruna Kumari, acquisition process for Kalyani Khani Open Cast Mining project The move also makes it diffi- the US’ offer to mediate in the cil, even President Trump might hangs self in Seattle principal of the school, said, “Telugu in Mancherial district without resolutions from gram sabhas. P5 cult for students who studied out- India-Pakistan conflict, saying get involved in the process. Hyderabad: Madhukar teacher of our school was entrusted side the US to find a job in the there was no change in the gov- In a terse statement, the Minis- with the responsibility of picking the Reddy Gudur, a 27-year-old IPL: Hyd to take on country.“An entry-level program- ernment’s position on “bilateral try of External Affairs said that software engineer from question paper code given by the CBSE. mer position would not generally redressal of all India-Pakistan is- while India’s position against Bhongir, allegedly hanged In this case, the teacher selected ques- B’lore in opener today qualify as a position in a special- sues in an environment free of third party interference is con- himself at his house in tion paper code pertaining to Andhra ity occupation because the plain terror and violence”. sistent, “We of course expect in- Pradesh whereas our students follow Hyderabad: Sunrisers Seattle in the US, according language of the statutory and This follows American ambas- ternational community to en- Telangana state Telugu syllabus.” Hyderabad and Royal to reports reaching the regulatory definition of “special- sador to the UN Nikki Haley’s re- force international mechanisms Aruna Kumari said, “We have not Challengers Bangalore will family on Tuesday. The ity occupation” requires in part marks at a press conference in and mandates concerning terror- received any response from the CBSE set the 10th season of the family is awaiting more that the proffered position have a New York Monday, where she ism emanating from Pakistan, as to what can be done now. No action ENJOY YOUR FAVOURITE GUIDE TO Indian Premier Leauge rolling details about the reasons minimum entry requirement of a said Washington may “try and which continues to be the biggest will be taken against the teacher and THE CITY NOW WITH ALL 12 PAGES on Wednesday evening. Hyd US bachelor’s or higher degree,” find its place in efforts to de-esca- threat to peace in our region.” that led to the suicide of our focus now is on how to solve the IN COLOUR TO REFLECT THE is captained by David the statement said. MORE P8 late Indo-Pak tensions and not CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Madhukar Reddy. problem.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 VIBRANCY OF HYDERABAD Warner. 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02 HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY 05�04�2017 City-based millet incubator to be boon for farmers, entrepreneurs Union govt sanctions H10 crore to Nurturing Incubation Entrepreneurship with Leverage of Agri-innovation in Nutri-cereals which will come up at IIMR next month

RAHUL V PISHARODY @ Hyderabad ary allocation will begin this have close to 70 technologies (in- same period, explained B.Day- commercial face of coopera- Superior to rice in April. Named NIELAN (Nurtur- cluding ready-to-consume prod- akar Rao, principal scientist who tives,” said Rao. “At the moment, many respects AT a time when drought-resistant ing Incubation Entrepreneurship ucts, shelf-life technologies, bio- will head the incubator. the farmer does not benefit much. Millets are C4 crops indigenous millets of Telangana with Leverage of Agri-innova- fortification to enhance Rao said that the researchers To make the system sustainable, which efficiently utilise beg for more attention not just as tion in Nutri-cereals), the facility functionality of food, machinery, and scientists will offer mentor- we need to do backward integra- a nutritional food supplement set up on the IIMR campus at Ra- packaging and labelling) gener- ing on physical as well as finan- tion. With FPOs and production carbon dioxide to and staple diet, the city-based In- jendranagar will accommodate ated at the institute to choose cial aspects. . “We are bringing clusters, farmers would start increase productivity. dian Institute of Millet Research about 10 entrepreneurs. from, apart from an entire value together millet farmers from all benefiting immensely. The erst- They are drought- (IIMR) has opened up an entire IIMR director Vilas A Tonapi chain of production to consump- over the country to form a con- while districts of Rangareddy, tolerant and can survive market for dryland farmers and said, supply of millets does not tion. The necessary infrastruc- sortium, link them with self-help Medak, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda high temperatures. entrepreneurs. match the huge demand for the ture such as office space, factory groups and NGOs and form FPOs and Adilabad have the potential They are gluten-free, The institute has recently been cereal. “We have all the technolo- and storage facility will also be (farmer producer organisations) to become supply hubs,” he said. high in calcium, iron, zinc and anti-oxidants sanctioned a grant of `10 crore to gies and the market for value ad- provided on the campus for the which would be like a vibrant M i l l e t s a r e g r o w n i n Ready-to-eat food items establish a technology-business dition products. On the policy Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Mad- and have high a Biscuits, flakes, vermicelli, pasta, noodles, presence of dietary incubator, the first of its kind in front too, we would love to work We have all technologies and market for value addition products. On hya Pradesh, Karnataka apart the country, by the department of with the state government. Oth- the policy front, we would love to work with the state government from Telangana. In the state, yel- pongal, dosa, rotis, samosas, upma, fibres and, above all, science and technology of the erwise, all the R&D means noth- low jowar in Mahbubnagar is the sankati, khichidi, chuduwa, idli, pancakes, release carbohydrates Union government. The budget- ing,” he said. The incubatees will Vilas A Tonapi, IIMR director most widely cultivated millet. sweets, etc can be made with millets. in slower quantities. DROWNING CASE TS govt in talks with Centre, IRDA ‘Prevent public from visiting to set up vehicle salvaging biz: KTR EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Jalpally lake’ @Hyderabad

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE THE state government will dis- @ Hyderabad cuss with the Union Govern- ment and Insurance Regulatory IN view of the repeated incidents Development Authority (IRDA) of drowning of youngsters in the to introduce vehicle salvaging lake, the Pahadishareef police and refurbishing industry in In- have decided to send recommen- dia, said IT, Industries and Mu- dations to the state irrigation de- nicipal Administration minis- partment to take necessary meas- ter KT Rama Rao. ures to prevent public visiting “Vehicle salvaging and refur- the Jalpally lake for swimming. bishing business is new to India In an incident on Tuesday, a and Telangana government will 20-year-old youth from the Old discuss with the Centre and Execuitve Vice President of Copart Will Franklin, IT minister KT Rama Rao and City of Hyderabad drowned in IRDA for introducing the busi- Chief Technology Officer of Copart Rama Prasad, during the launch of Copart Jalpally lake when he went for ness in India and pave way for India Technology Centre in Hyderabad on Tuesday| EXPRESS PHOTO RESPITE FROM HEAT swimming giving a blind-eye to sustainable and environment the warnings of police and locals friendly way of disposal of used Copart has plans to expand A boy enjoying water from a newly-launched tube well in Hyderabad on Tuesday | VINAY MADAPU What is Copart? workers, to not enter the lake, as and damaged vehicles,” said not just its technology opera- it is unsafe. Around 17 persons Rama Rao after launching the tions but also to enter Indian The US-headquartered Copart is a have drowned last summer in the global salvaging and online ve- market and introduce the busi- leading global tech company, lake while swimming. hicle auctions company, Co- ness of vehicle salvaging and involved in salvaging and online Man behind postcard ‘triple talaq’ arrested Amer of Phoolbagh in Chan- part’s India Technology Centre re-marketing business in the vehicle auctions. The company acquires damaged vehicles, and Hyderabad: A man from the city, who had sent a postcard with ‘triple talaq’ written on drayangutta had come to the Jal- in Hyderabad on Tuesday. country. “We work closely with after repairing and completing all it to his second wife, has been arrested by Bhavani Nagar police. The accused, pally lake at around 12 pm. The Stressing that the decision of insurance companies and to en- the insurance related formalities, Mohammed Haneef, was also booked on charges of rape. According to police, after patrolling personnel when saw Copart to set up its technology ter into Indian market we are Amer going towards lake have centre in Hyderabad will en- discussing with Telangana gov- sets up for resale on its website. It marriage, Haneef took his wife to a rented house in Kukatpally and stayed there on that warned him. The workers in that sure its robust growth, Rama ernment, insurance companies sells two million units per year. night. The next morning, he was found missing. Later the woman got to know that CRIME area also saw Amer going to- Rao assured that the state gov- and regulators here,” said Rama Will Franklin, Copart Executive Haneef was already married and had two daughters. On March 16, the victim received a TIME wards the water and advised him ernment will provide all sup- Prasad, senior vice president Vice President, MA Khuddus, postcard with ‘triple talaq’ sent by Haneef, after which she lodged a complaint. After not to get into it, but he did not port for the firm to enter Indian and chief technology officer, director, CITC and others were HYDERABAD probe, the police on Tuesday arrested Haneef under sections 420, 498 A of IPC. listen, said Pahadishareef in- market. Copart. present on the occasion. spector V V Chalapathi. “We have put posters in the Principal booked for Corporator booked for Techie held for morphing area advising youngsters and others to not get into the Jalpally EXPRESS READ ERRATUM harassing co-worker alleged trespassing pictures of colleague lake waters for swimming. The As per the National A private school principal from Hayathnagar corporator Sama A software engineer working in water has become stagnated due to the heavy rains in the last year. Deadline for first Haj HMDA gives oustees Institutional Ranking Kapra who relentlessly Thirumal Reddy has been booked Hyderabad has been arrested by As there is no outflow of water, instalment extended 444 developed plots Framework (NIRF) results harassed a married female for trespassing, criminal Cyberabad cyber crime police for algae has accumulated,” said the announced on Monday, teacher with love proposals was intimidation and intention to sending morphed pictures of his Hyderabad: Telangana State Haj People who lost their lands to inspector. University of Hyderabad female colleague to her friends Committee announced on the Musi Conservation and River booked by Kushaiguda police on insult resident of Vanasthalipuram He stressed on the need of the holds 14th position and and harassing her mentally. Due Tuesday that the deadline for Front Development at Uppal charges of harassment. The in the city. Vanasthalipuram police government taking immediate not 23rd in the Common to harassment, the victim had payment of first instalment of Bhagath village in Rangareddy accused continued to harass on Tuesday registered a case measures to prevent loss of lives Overall Ranking, as the teacher despite warnings against TRS corporator and stopped going to office since in the lake. Around 20 persons Haj expenses has been extended were allotted 444 developed reported in these columns. from her husband, said initiated a probe. Police have last two months and went into have drowned since last year in till April 13. SA Shakoor, special plots by Hyderabad The varsity has secured Kushaiguda police. A case was booked a case against the depression, the police said. the lake during swimming. The officer of the committee, said, Metropolitan Development 56.30 out of 100 and is registered against Reddy under corporator under Sections 448 Cyber crime police traced and lake has free access from all the “The pilgrims can pay at any Authority (HMDA) on Tuesday. one of the five institutes Section 354 of IPC, Kushaiguda (Criminal trespass), 504 arrested Suresh on Tuesday. sides providing easy entry into branch of SBI or Union Bank of About 250 square yards size from the state to be SI Sudeer Krishna said. A team (Intentional insult) and 506 Police have sent Suresh to the water, said inspector India or pay through e-payment plots were given to as many 33 featured in the top 100 is searching for the accused. (Criminal intimidation) of IPC. judicial remand. Chalapathi. on www.hajcommittee.gov.in.” people. list. The error is regretted.

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Construction under GHMC limits picks up once again For transparency’s sake Going by the building permissions issued by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, construction activity under GHMC limits, after a lull The civic body introduced of around two years, has once again picked up pace since last financial year Development Permission Management System (DPMS) for issuing online building Permissions granted (2016-17) A526.64 permissions from June 2, 2016 building permissions issued, which was Entire procedure of application 8,704 6,844 in financial year 2015-16 including processing, payment crore of fee, release of building permit order and plans made Corporation collected Of this online. SMS alerts sent to 526.64 crore towards J citizens with regard to status building permit fee, 26 major residential projects of application development charges and 21 multi-storied commercial buildings betterment charges. While average time taken to Additional J30 crore adopt the online system in other 5 multi-storied buildings for IT office space towards proportionate cities is around one to two years, 3 malls-cum-multiplexes layout charges GHMC has implemented the system in less than three months

This apart, L196.27 crore collected During 2016-2017, of the 8,074 from Layout Regularisation permissions issued, 6,158 were applications through DPMS A total of 23 million square feet of Average time taken for disposal built up area has been approved across of applications is 22-27 days as the city compared to 30-40 days earlier No smart city tag for city but GHMC pays a whopping L46L for consultancy It was as per the request of the CM that the Centre replaced Hyd with Karimnagar for SCM last year

Objective of the Smart S BACHAN JEET SINGH @ Hyderabad ed for preparation of proposal for consultancy charges payable to the Cities Mission assisting GHMC to participate in the extent of work done, if any, be paid HYDERABAD might have backed smart cities challenge. The consult- by GHMC, as per the state govern- The objective of the Smart Cities out of the Smart Cities Mission ant prepared proposals and submit- ment instructions. Mission is to promote cities that (SCM) giving in for Karimnagar’s ted to GHMC and charged `40.40 The consultant submitted the provide core infrastructure and inclusion, but the same has not pre- lakh towards fee and `5.85 lakh to- smart city challenge proposal as per give a decent quality of life, clean vented the cash-strapped Greater wards service tax. the template of Ministry of Urban and sustainable environment and Hyderabad Municipal Corporation The above consultant was one Development (MOUD) and the total application of smart solutions to from shelling out a whopping `46.26 among the 11 empanelled consultant work entrusted to them is complete its citizens. The focus was on lakh towards consultancy services. listed by the Centre. The consultant and if the proposal was forwarded to sustainable and inclusive The GHMC Standing Committee prepared city-wide concept plan, MoUD, the consultant will be eligible development and the idea is to approved the proposal and recom- draft smart city proposal and final for 100 per cent payment for consul- look at compact areas, create a mended the same to the state govern- city draft proposal. tancy from MoUD. However, the con- replicable model which will act like ment a few days ago. It was as per the On Dec 7, 2015, the consultant was sultants agreed to receive 60 per cent a light house to other aspiring request of the Chief Minister that verbally informed that state govern- of the contract price from GHMC, cities. Though Central Government the Central Government replaced ment has decided not to pursue the since the smart challenge proposal selected Hyderabad as one the Hyderabad with Karimnagar for smart city challenge proposal for not forwarded to the Central cities under the Smart Cities SCM last year. Warangal is another Greater Hyderabad. However, by Government. Mission but after few months, city selected by the Centre for the that time most of the work for smart SCM is an urban renewal and ret- Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar mission. city challenge proposal was rofitting programme launched by Rao urged the Central Government However, before Hyderabad was completed. Central Government with a mission to replace Hyderabad from the list replaced from the SCM, the civic Since the GHMC had already en- to develop 109 cities all over the country making them citizen friend- and include Karimnagar body had appointed consultant M/s gaged the consultant for preparation Knight Frank (India) Private Limit- of smart city challenge proposal, the ly and sustainable in June 2015 EXPRESS READ Thundershowers in city HC seeks RTC report on potable water taps at K’nagar bus station bring traffic to a standstill Hyderabad: A division bench of HC on Tuesday directed TSRTC EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad authorities to submit a report on the functioning of drinking THUNDERSHOWERS struck various parts water taps at Karimnagar bus of Hyderabad and the surrounding districts station. A PIL was filed by of Medchal and Rangareddy on Tuesday. Telangana Citizens Welfare The thundershowers were a result of a Association which challenged a combination of high temperatures over the circular issued by authorities past few days of around 40 degree Celsius that all stalls in RTC bus and presence of moisture in the air due to a stations had to sell drinking trough that exists from Vidarbha in Mahar- water bottles of only ‘one’ ashtra to southern Tamil Nadu, an official of the India Meteorological Department(IMD) brand. The bench called for the Golconda records max rainfall report on drinking water taps in said. This combination of high temperatures and enough presence of moisture causes for- Karimnagar and adjourned the In Hyderabad, the maximum rainfall mation of cumulonimbus clouds that cause case by one week. was recorded at 2.5 cm in Golconda sudden rain and high speed winds over an followed by 2.4 cm in Shaikpet, 1.3 cm area of 6-8 kilometres. Such process is com- in Jubilee Hills and 1.2 cm in Srinagar mon till the occurrence of monsoon, said an Colony. Apart from these areas, at GHMC ready to spend IMD official. many places across the city sudden 17.7 cr for removal of While the sudden downpours brought tem- L thundershowers were recorded water hyacinth porary relief from heat, it also resulted in bringing traffic to a standstill at a few places. including at Ameerpet, Banjara Hills, To deal with water hyacinth, At some places where the intensity of rain Panjagutta, Begumpet, Tirumalgiri, algae and weed growth in and winds was high people experienced pow- Marredpally, Secunderabad, water bodies under GHMC er cuts as well. Narayanguda, Kachiguda, Amberpet, proposes to purchase aquatic However, there will be no long lasting re- Bahadurpura, Saidabad, weed harvester machine for lief due to these sudden downpours. The IMD Rajendranagar, Gachibowli, Madhapur removal of water hyacinth from said on Tuesday that maximum tempera- and Ibrahimpatnam. Highest rainfall lakes. GHMC commissioner, B tures will continue to be above normal by 2-3 was recorded at 3.7 centimetres(cm) in Janardhan Reddy instructed degree Celsius at a few places over Telangana Shapur Nagar followed by 3.2 cm at officials to tackle the removal on Wednesday. In Hyderabad the maximum Jeedimetla and 2.5 cm at Balanagar in of water hyacinth in lakes temperature was recorded at 39.5 degree Cel- the Medchal district. At Abdullapurmet spread upto five acres by the sius. The maximum was recorded at 42 de- in Rangareddy district 3 cm rainfall help of entomologists. gree Celsius at Adilabad. was recorded. oil paintings of prominent personalities of Telangana including PV Narasimha Rao, Chakali Ilamma and Dasarathi were unveiled at 34the Ravindhra Bharathi by the Telangana Cultural department.

04 HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY 05�04�2017 Truck owners await response, strike continues Will address Ram Mandir Presently, 10 pc of trucks are on roads providing essential commodities, but soon five pc of them could get pulled off issue soon, says Togadia

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE sential commodities to public. and they haven’t gotten back to owners. “Our other demands can modities. The lukewarm re- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Karimnagar ‘Centre should @ Hyderabad However, Lorry Owners Associa- us with any updates,” said Durga easily be sorted by the minister sponse from the government to implement CPP tion said they will not enforce Prasad, general secretary,Lorry and the principal secretary,” he their protest forced a section of VISHWA Hindu Parishad (VHP) Internation- for all religions’ WITH the truck owners strike the ban so as not to create incon- Owners Association. added. the owners to extend the ban to al working president Pravin Togadia had entering its sixth day,truckers in venience to public. Presently, The transport minister had ex- At the time when the strike essential commodities as well. dropped enough hints that he would be mak- Nizamabad: Praveen state stare at a loss of `1.08 crore. only 10 pc of trucks are on roads pressed his desire to meet his AP was called on March 31, lorry “We are facing huge losses as ing an important announcement regarding Togadia demanded As 2.7 lakh trucks are staying off providing Hyderabad with need- counterpart to resolve the issue owners had decided not to ex- we stay off the road. There will construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya dur- that Union roads, truck owners face approxi- ed essential commodities, but on single permit for the lorry tend the strike to essential com- be a reduction in the number of ing a public meeting to be held at Hyderabad government should mately `40,000 loss per day. soon five pc of these vehicles trucks after Rama Navami. on Wednesday. implement Common With no response coming from could get pulled off the road. We do not wish to put the pub- Disclosing this at a media conference along Population Policy We had talks with P Mahender Reddy and other officials on March 29, but (CPP) for all religions the state government, the truck “We had talks with P Ma- its been six days and they haven’t gotten back to us with any updates lic at inconvenience so about with VHP international president G Raghava owners have now called for blan- hender Reddy and other officials 5 per cent of trucks will be on Reddy after inaugurating VHP building here of the country. He ket ban on trucks providing es- on March 29, but its been six days Durga Prasad, general secretary, Lorry Owners Association the road,” said Prasad. on Tuesday, Togadia said VHP’s action plan has opined that this would be made public during the meeting. would help to Though he refused to dis- maintain population SUBMISSION BY APRIL 20 close the crucial an- for all religions nouncement. Earlier, ad- according to their dressing gathering of existing population. Fee regulation report: activists of VHP and Ba- He was inaugurated jrangdal, he said, “VHP VHP new district is not a social or cultural office building in organisation, but a reli- Dubba area of the Panel rejects plea for gious organisation fight- town which was ing for dignity and rights constructed and of Hindus,” he said. donated by VHP deadline extension He expressed his an- leader Danpal guish against anti-nation- Suryanarayana alists saying that it was unfortunate people Gupta. VHP has EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad who praise Pakistan still reside in India. taken up several To protect Hindus and the Nation, VHP is programmes DURING the second meeting of the committee which is set preparing a massive youth force, he dropped up to look into the regulation of school fee by private institu- hints. For the last 60 years useless fellows including creating tions and for setting up of District Fee Regulatory Commit- ruled country and democracy was disrupted. awareness in Hindus tees (DFRC), the School Association’s demand for extension But presently,there is no chance as VHP will to capture power in of time was rejected by the chairman, professor Tirupathi not tolerate them who works against country, view to protect the Rao.The deadline for submission of the report is April 20. he warned. Togadi revealed VHP’s six point Hindu rights as only Hyderabad Students Parents Association (HSPA) repre- agenda — healthcare, education, jobs, wom- respective PM or CM sentative argued that member said the extension should be en’s health, support to traders and farmers would concentrate to given only on the condition that the fee hike for the ensuing and prosperity of Hindus. protect Hindu rights. academic year 2017-18 is stopped. “The GOs that pertain to the subject like GO MS No:1, for instance, has been there since 1994. If 23 years are not enough FALSE REPORT CLAIM for the school to form an opinion on it then surely any amount of time would not be enough,” Ashish Nare- Vemulaghat oustees seek HSPA insisted that the di, from HSPA said. government table the The committee also discussed the summary of its findings draft GO. Both the Schools and Par- JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE PARK from 162 schools on the ents associations agreed that the action against officials A squirrel seen munching on grass at Indira Park in Hyderabad on Tuesday | VINAY MADAPU percentage of fees that academic year should begin from is actually being paid to June each year instead of March/ EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tion of a reservoir in forest land. teachers as salaries. April. The Schools’ body batted for EXPRESS READ @ Siddipet The villagers said in their com- Ashish Naredi, HSPA a common admission schedule and plaint that local revenue officials calendar for all schools and that all VEMULAGHAT oustees lodged a had submitted a false report institutions begin and close admis- TRS MP greeted with File counter on panchayat ‘All related to child complaint with officials and po- claiming that sarpanch Manjula, sion process on the same dates. All school Associations also ‘go back’ slogans in OU dues: HC tells State govt marriage will be penalised’ lice on Tuesday and sought regis- secretary Narsimulu, forest route agreed to the limit the admission fees to `5,000. tration of a cheating case against officer, ward members and about On DFRC, there was some friction between the two par- Hydreabad: TRS Rajya Sabha MP K Hyderabad: A division bench of the Hyderabad: After preventing as the officials who submitted a re- 150 villagers had told the govern- ties. While both agreed on the need for school fee regulation Keshava Rao faced an embarrassing High Court on Tuesday admitted many as three child marriages in a port that a grama sabha was held ment that they did not have any and formation of DFRCs, the schools association did not situation in the Osmania University the PIL filed against TS month’s time, the Rachakonda and villagers accepted the gov- objection to the government us- agree on the other limits like giving 50 per cent of the fees campus when students and government not providing Gram police commissioner MM Bhagwat ernment’s proposal for construc- ing the 5,000 acres of forest land as salaries to teachers, etc. “HSPA also insisted that the gov- unemployed youth raised the Panchayats with their transfer on Tuesday said that supporters, near Vemulaghat for construc- ernment table the summary of its findings from 162 schools slogan ‘Go Back’, protesting the duties, professional taxes, priests, wedding card printers as tion of Mallanna Sagar project. on the percentage of fees that is actually being paid to teach- supposed failure of government in seigniorages by violating the AP well as participants of such The officials had claimed in their ers as salaries. Commissioner, G Kishan said that he will ensuring job recruitments. The Panchayat Raj Act, GOs 63 and 64 marriages will also be held report that the grama sabha was decide on the same and let us know,” said Ashish. Discussion agitating students were taken into where the Gram panchayats since responsible and subjected to penal held on February 27. on the remaining clauses of the GO will be done on April 6. custody. Later, they were released. 2014 have not been given funds. action. The villagers lodged their complaint with Thoguta police sub- inspector, Siddipet RDO and dis- DEER POACHING Sangareddy ryots trict collector. Two more Bhadrachalam prepares arrested want Singur water EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE for celestial wedding @ Bhupalpally EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE of district collector Manik Raj @ Sangareddy Kannan and state election officer B S AT YA N A R AYA N A R E D DY IN a significant development in Nagireddy got stuck in the @ Bhadrachalam the spotted deer poaching case, the IN a demand to release water traffic. police arrested two more accused from Singur dam, farmers Meanwhile, election officer AS the stage is set for the celestial — Akbar Khan and Abdul Raheem blocked Sangareddy-Jogipet road Nagireddy escorted the vehicles weeding of Lord Rama with his on Tuesday. for about two hours on Tuesday. and villagers allowed them to consort Sita in the temple town of Five people have been arrested They alleged that the officials pass on. Later, the villagers Bhadrachalam on Wednesday,the in the case so far. The police also had encouraged them to cultivate blocked the collector’s vehicle. temple and its premises wore a seized one licensed rifle, 18 rounds crops in the Rabi season promis- Farmers demanded that collector festive look. The temple town and and 3 cellphones from Akbar’s ing Singur water but the same is should assure them release of Mithila stadium (Kalyanamanda- house. Both were remanded to ju- not being done at present. They Singur water. pam) are decked up for the event. dicial custody. utilised Komati cheruvu water Later, Pulkal SI Satyanaryana Expecting more than 2 lakh ades, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao According to Mahadevpur DSP for cultivation and demanded re- reached the spot and told the pro- devotees from across the country, and his wife Shobha will offer mu- KRK Prasad, special teams have lease of Singur water into the testers that he had spoken to the the district administration along tyala talambralu and pattuvastra- been formed to nab the absconding tank. They claimed that officials irrigation officials and they had with temple officials have made lu to lord Rama on behalf of the persons. The police registered cas- are ruling out the possibilities of promised that water will be re- elaborate arrangements to avoid state government. es under Section 25 (1) (a), 27 of releasing water from the project. leased from Singur project to inconvenience to devotees. Tick- TSRTC is operating more than Arms Act, 353, 189, 429, 143, 144, 506 Farmers blocked the road in their village Choutkoor in a cou- ets are priced at `5,000, `2,000, 500 buses from all parts of the (ii) red along with 149 Indian Penal Choutkoor village. As a result, a ple of days. The villagers finally `1,000, `500, `200 and `100. state and AP for transporting Code (IPC). traffic jam resulted. The vehicles withdrew the protest. As part of the tradition for dec- devotees to the temple town. The state government should convene a meeting with the peoples’ representatives of

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05 HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY 05�04�2017 HC directs govt, TJAC, BJP join hands SCCL to stop on 2 issues acquiring land E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E @ Hyderabad HC says not to acquire land under Kalyani IN a significant development, Khani proj without Gram Sabha’s resolutions TJAC chairman Prof M Kodan- daram on Tuesday closeted with state BJP chief Dr K Laxman and E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E Petitioner’s counsel B Rach- discussed about the two working @ Hyderabad na Reddy contended that no together on some issues. Gram Sabhas were conducted Kodandaram met Laxman seek- A division bench of the Hy- and neither any consents were ing the latter’s support on two is- derabad High Court on Tues- taken pursuant to Section 41(3) sues that TJAC is fighting on. One day directed the Telangana of Land Acquisition Act, 2013. is about shifting of Dharna Chowk PLAY SCHOOL government and Singareni Before acquisition or aliena- from Indira Park and the other be- Collieries Company Limited tion of any land in Scheduled ing government’s decision to go With schools declaring summer holidays, children come together to play games as well as study at Malagunda in Nampally on Tuesday | SAYANTAN GHOSH not to go ahead with the land Areas, the prior consent of the ahead with Open Cast mines. acquisition process for Kalya- concerned Gram Sabha or Though the BJP is opposed to EXPRESS READ ni Khani Open Cast Mining Panchayats or the autonomous the shifting of Dharna Chowk, it project in tribal areas in Man- district councils shall be ob- has been fighting alone.The TJAC, cherial district without Gram tained under the V Schedule on the other hand, got support Paddy procurement to commence next week Mission Kakatiya worthy of emulation: CWC team Sabha’s resolutions. of the Constitution of India from other political parties except The bench of Acting Chief before issuance of any notifi- BJP.TJAC chief wanted Laxman Hyderabad: All arrangements are in place for procurement of paddy Hyderabad: Irrigation minister T Harish Rao told the visiting Central Water Justice Ramesh Ranganathan cation under the Land Acqui- to support TJAC in the issue. during Rabi season in TS to ensure MSP to ryots. Civil supplies Commission team that Mission Kakatiya was implemented successfully and Justice Shameem Akther sition, Rehabilitation and Re- Also, the TJAC wanted the BJP department has set a target of procuring 37 lakh tonnes of paddy. with participation of locals. CWC chief engineer CKL Das felt that the was passing this order in a PIL settlement Act, 2013, she to support its fight against OCP The procurement will commence next week. The MSP for A grade Mission would be useful for drought-prone states. He said they were to case filed by the Telangana noted. mines. variety paddy is H1,510 and H1,470 per quintal for common variety. study irrigation tanks restoration scheme to replicate it in other states. Vidhyavanthula Vedika (TVV), On the other hand, special associated to Telangana Joint counsel of Telangana B Ma- Action Committee (TJAC), hender Reddy submitted that challenging the action of the the authorities will not dispos- authorities in issuing the land sess the land owners without Mission 2019: Cong to aggressively expose state govt’s failures acquisition notification with- complying with all the prereq- out conducting Gram Sabhas uisites of the Act. E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E meetings would be held at least the police force to harass Con- other opposition parties and He also condemned the TRS in the villages affected by the After recording the special @ Hyderabad once in every three months.” gress leaders and workers and groups. The TPCC chief also ac- Government for its failure to ad- proposed project. counsel’s submission, the Uttam Kumar Reddy said the said that Congress would launch cused the TRS of downplaying the dress the issues concerning farm- The petitioner submitted bench ordered the respondent THE TPCC, as part of its Mission Congress have decided to expose ‘Jail Bharo’ campaign if the po- ongoing drinking water crisis in ers. Citing an instance, he said the that the Singareni authority is authorities - state government 2019, has decided to expose fail- the irregularities in the irriga- lice fail to mend its approach to- the state. He said several areas in government has failed to help seeking acquisition of land by and Singareni not to go ahead ures of the TRS government in tion tenders called by the TRS wards opposition parties. the state were not getting adequate nearly one lakh chilli farmers SCCL, of about 175 acres in with the land acquisition pro- an organised and aggressive government. Regarding shifting of Dharna supply of drinking water. Howev- who were hit due to falling prices. Kasipet village, Kasipet man- cedures without the required manner. Condemning the behaviour Chowk from Indira Park, he said er,the government is making false Both State and Central govern- dal in Mancherial district, by Gram Sabha’s resolutions. After a day-long with sen- of police, he alleged that the a massive agitation would be claims of supplying water to all ments have been acting as mute threatening eviction and coer- The bench directed the prin- ior leaders, TPCC chief N government was misusing launched in consultation with the areas. TPCC chief said Con- spectators as chilli farmers were cively demanding the locals to cipal secretary to revenue and Uttam Kumar Reddy said, gress leaders have decided to meet burning their produce in anger sign on blank ‘consent forms’ Singareni management to file “The strategy for 2019 gen- the President of India against Gov- and disappointment, he said and The strategy for 2019 polls was discussed during the meeting. for the said project with dubi- a detailed counter affidavit in eral elections was dis- Similar meetings would be held once in every three months ernor ESL Narasimhan for allow- demanded the government too ous and serious environmen- the matter and adjourned the cussed during the ing induction of defected MLAs as procure chilli directly from ryots tal implications. case by two weeks. meeting. Similar N Uttam Kumar Reddy, TPCC chief ministers in AP, TS cabinets. at the rate of `12,000 per quintal. HYDERABADWEDNESDAY THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 06 05�04�2017 HYDERABADWEDNESDAY THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 07 05�04�2017 As people are losing faith in the TRS government, Chief Minister K

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THE CLINCHING PROOF Haley’s ‘not a Here are the new Visa guidelines serious player’ India Inc provides jobs in US What’s in the DNA? FROM PAGE 1

Haley’s “not a serious player,” said HC found that ‘the procedure followed by investigation agency and forensic Former foreign secretary Kanwal Stricter 1,00,000 science laboratory casts a cloud of suspicion on credibility of the DNA report’ Sibal. “Trump doesn’t give much definition of Directly employed by Indian IT firms in US importance to the UN. She has no skill levels for participation in decision making.” computer EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada “I preserved it in the system for com- Besides, while Trump has been programmers paring the DNA profiling of the sus- seeking some opening towards Rus- 10% 1.7% THE prosecution’s argument in the pects. I have compared the samples of sia, “she has been making harsh Programmers Ayesha Meera rape and murder case eight suspects. I cannot say the date of statements and lambasting Russia will Annual growth in American Was the overall job rests mainly on the DNA test results. generating DNA profile for eight sus- at the UN,” he added . “She has no qualify for jobs supported by Indian IT growth of US When the DNA profile of Satyam Babu, pects as I have only brought the record apparent understanding about In- temporary visa firms between 2011-15 during that period the main accused, matched the DNA pertaining to Satyam Babu” dian sensitivities and the positions only if the jobs profile of vaginal swabs and semen that have been taken by the earlier cannot be filled stains collected from the victim’s body, Most crucial aspect US administrations including by Americans America got talent... crunch could there be any more doubt about his George Bush, to not publicly inter- guilt? The Hyderabad High Court, in its The most crucial aspect was whether vene,” he said. Firms verdict setting Satyam Babu free, was the DNA fingerprint expert had done the “Trump and his team are very discriminating 2.8 mn 50% not convinced of this “clinching proof” DNA profiling on the alleged vaginal agitated about Islamic terrorism, US workers and found that “the procedure followed swabs and smears of the deceased the kind that you see in Kashmir.So would face estimated unfilled STEM of these vacancies in by the investigation agency and the (Ayesha) on February 13 as deposed by she is creating difficulties for her- action jobs in US by 2018 IT-related positions forensic science laboratory (FSL) casts a ted that there was no document on record him. self, for her UN role, and relation- serious cloud of suspicion on the credi- to show that he had handed over the By his own admission, he had not sent ship with India. At a time when PM Of H1B Of them Indian IT bility of the DNA report.” vaginal swabs and semen stains to the the DNA profile allegedly generated by Modi is planning to visit Washing- The verdict by the two-member bench, police. him on February 13 to the police. “Thus, applications given to 7 workers ton, she has put an unnecessary is- comprising Justice CV Nagarjuna According to him, he received the it is evident that till the blood and hair last year Indian IT on sue on the table,” said Sibal. 70% 17% 0.09% Reddy and Justice MSK Jaiswal, pointed chemical analysis report from FSL on samples of the appellant (Satyam) were were from majors in Fy temporary “Haley does not actually indicate out that the prosecution sought to but- February 2, 2008 through a police consent to him, the existence of the DNA India 2015 visas any shift in US policy,” argues tress its case with the versions of the stable but there was no mention therein profile of the deceased was not in the Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Fellow at doctor who conducted the autopsy, DNA that the DNA test was conducted. know of anyone, including the police Ananta Aspen Centre. “There is a 20 MILLION AMERICANS LOSE JOBS EVERY YEAR DUE TO REASONS fingerprint expert, DNA report and Neither was any DNA profile, pertain- and the court. In the absence of standard difference between wanting to me- NOT LINKED TO H1B EMPLOYEES (Source: Nasscom) chemical analysis report, and went on to ing to the MOs collected from the body of DNA profile of the deceased made diate between India and Pakistan closely examine all of them. Ayesha, enclosed. He further admitted known to anyone, it was not difficult for and saying US will seek to preempt that he had not received any document the FSL to manipulate the DNA report any conflict between the two coun- The doctor’s version from the FSL to show that DNA test was by comparing the DNA profile of the tries. The US did intervene in a conducted for the MOs submitted by deceased with left overs belonging to the conflict before: during Kargil and it The doctor, in his report, said vaginal him on or before February 2, 2008 or that deceased available with the FSL as sug- worked in India’s favour.. ..” swabs, vaginal smears and pubic hair of he had received the DNA profile on or gested by the defence,” the court ruled. Parents worried as continuous the victim showed human semen and before the said date. The FSL as well as the investigating spermatozoa which indicated recent agency have not maintained trans- ‘Veto won’t keep us sexual intercourse. He admitted that in DNA fingerprint expert says parency right from the stage of from acting on Masood’ negotiations with school fail case of a sexual offence, the preserva- collecting the samples from the US said countries using veto to tion of vaginal swabs and smears have The DNA fingerprint expert, Express body of the victim and in prop- scuttle sanctioning of terrorists FROM PAGE 1 complaint with the police,” she said. much relevance and if not preserved who also analysed the blood Special erly preserving and sending will not “preclude” it from However, parents are worried after properly, they will become unfit for anal- and hair of Satyam Babu, stated them till the alleged DNA profil- taking actions, amid continued continuous negotiations with the school Students worried about their CGPA ysis after some time. He deposed that the in his cross examination that he ing was done, it concluded, add- Chinese opposition to efforts to management failed and lack of response inspector of police, Ibrahimpatnam, had received a letter dated January ing that the procedure adopted by get Pak-based terror group JeM from CBSE. Students are worried over their Cumula- gave him a requisition in writing on 10, 2008 for conducting DNA profiling of the investigation agency was suscepti- chief Masood Azhar banned by J.Poojitha, a former actress and par- tive Grade Point Average (CGPA). Says December 27, 2007 for preserving vagi- vaginal swabs, smears and the pubic ble to manipulation in preparing DNA UN. “Are we going to have ent of one of the students, says, “We had P Charitraryan, “There were at least nal swabs and semen stains and that in hair of the deceased. He said that serol- profile to falsely implicate anyone as people that veto certain issues? not gone to police till today as we hoped seven students among us, including me, the instructions, clearly asked him to ogy sections received vaginal swabs, they wish. Yes. But that doesn’t preclude that the school would solve the issue as who were expecting a perfect 10 CGPA. examine the body of the deceased to find smears and hair on January 9, 2008. But, “When the DNA profiling was alleg- US from acting... Our goal is to the fault was entirely theirs. Attempts to We worked hard the entire year and now out whether rape was committed. he later revised the date of the letter of edly generated on February 13, 2008, the get more done together than get a response from CBSE in Chennai because of the school’s mistake we He further deposed that on January 1, advice to January 3, 2008. He said he did same along with the left overs should also failed.” might lose it. On the examination day we 2008, he sent the MOs (material), not know whether the MOs were in tran- have been sent to the investigating agen- we do separately. If we can’t “The CBSE officials fumed at us, ask- were panicked after seeing the question addressed to the FSL, via the Assistant sit between January 3 and January 9 but cy which in turn should have produced get it done separately then we ing us that why were we contacting them paper and almost one hour was wasted Commissioner of Police, West Zone, said he had received the MOs on Jan 11 the same before the court for being pre- just move in another direction,” while the school had been dodging the in discussing what to do next after which Vijayawada, who in turn sent the same from the Serology Department. He also served.” Haley said matter by putting the blame on the we attempted the questions which were to the FSL. deposed that he had conducted the DNA “This would have ruled out any pos- CBSE. Therefore, we finally lodged a from our syllabus.” He denied the suggestion that he had profiling and that he generated the DNA sibility of manipulation of DNA report not sent the MOs to the FSL till the appel- profile on February 13 but did not send it as suspected to have been done to falsely lant (Satyam Babu) was arrested. He, to the police. implicate the appellant,” the court rea- however, admitted that he did not have The court, in its verdict, found the fol- soned. any record to show that he had handed lowing admissions by the witnesses cru- In the absence of such procedure over the vaginal swabs and semen stains cial. being followed, it is not difficult for the collected from the deceased to the police “We can generate DNA profile from police and the FSL, a government agen- but claimed that the “proceedings in the left overs available in our depart- cy under the control of the police depart- which he has sent them to the police ment. I have not sent the copy of DNA ment, to manipulate the DNA results to were referred to in the dispatch register profile generated by me on Feb 13, 2008 to suit their purposes and to falsely impli- of their department.” In effect, he admit- the police.” cate Satyam Babu, it said. INDIA Co Max Min Max Min Ahmedabad 43 26 Mumbai 36 23 Bhopal 41 25 Panaji 35 25 34 41 23 33 21 Jaipur Patna Amritsar 36 19 Lucknow 39 17 of all the 312 BJP MLAs in Uttar New Delhi 37 21 Port Blair 32 22 Pradesh are women Kolkata 33 25 Imphal 24 12 Srinagar 21 06 Chandigarh 35 18

WEDNESDAY 09 HYDERABAD 05�04�2017 CABINET MEET `36 cr assets of Chhattisgarh IAS officer attached

Yogi waives NEW DELHI: The Enforcement tionate assets amassed by the was to open large number of accounts in the names of unsus- Agrawal was arrested Directorate has attached assets bureaucrat. It has attached 70.78 counts in the names of unsus- pecting villagers of Kharora and by CBI in February worth `36 crore of a Chhattis- acres of land worth `4.4 crore, pecting villagers and then cash nearby villages with Union Bank It is alleged that Babulal Agrawal, garh cadre IAS officer in con- plant and machinery valued at deposits were deposited in the of India, Pandri branch and an IAS officer of 1988 batch, farm loans nection with its money launder- `23.89 crore, factory building said accounts.” Ramsagarpara branch, Raipur. ing probe against him and worth `7.07 crore and a Innova Further, these deposits were With the active connivance of wanted to “settle” CBI probes others. The agency said it has car belonging to Ms Prime Ispat “channelised into shell compa- bank officials, they opened the against him which were registered issued a provisional order un- Limited. nies” as share application mon- said bank accounts even though in 2010 when he was the Health up to 1 lakh der the Prevention of Money “Also, attached are a residen- ey and thereafter the shell com- none of the account holders Secretary in the state K Laundering Act (PMLA) and at- tial house of area 2,482 sq ft panies invested the said tainted came to the bank in person for government. He was arrested by tached properties of Babulal worth `55 lakh and a plot of money as equity at a large pre- verification of their signatures the CBI in February. During the Move to benefit 86L small & marginal farmers, Agrawal, a Principal Secretary land of area 4,391 square feet mium in Ms Prime Ispat Ltd, a and flouted all KYC norms. Dur- investigation, the benami account UP to incur expenditure worth J36,359 crore rank officer of the state, and Ms worth `4.61 lakh belonging to company owned by brothers of ing the investigation, the ac- holders who were drivers, mason, Prime Ispat Limited in Raipur. Agrawal are attached,” it said. Agrawal, it added. count holders who were drivers, paan vendors, farm labourers, The ED had registered a mon- The agency, in a statement, “During the period 2006-08, mason, paan vendors, farm la- carpenters, milk vendors etc NAMITA BAJPAI @Lucknow ey laundering case against him said the modus operandi adopt- Agrawal with the help of Sunil bourers, carpenters, milk ven- denied having operated their based on a 2010 CBI FIR on ed by Agrawal “to launder the Agrawal, Chartered Accountant dors etc denied having operated accounts,” the enforcement More jobs FULFILLING its promise of waiving off farmers’ charges of alleged dispropor- tainted money earned by him opened 446 benami bank ac- their accounts,” it said. PTI Directorate’s order said. in UP loans in its first Cabinet meeting, the BJP government on Tuesday announced a `36,000-crore With the waiver package for small and marginal famers intent to stop with a land holding of 5 acre and less. migration of As per the decision taken at the Cabinet meet- LAST WISH unemployed ing, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, youth to loans of up to `1 lakh taken by 86 lakh of 2.15 CPM leader calls West Bengal CM ‘maal’ greener crore small and marginal farmers till March 31, Boy jumps pastures, the 2017, would be waived. Besides, the government cabinet will also waive over 7 lakh NPAs, incurring a AISHIK CHANDA @ Kolkata he seeks an apology. Trinamool Congress leaders, in- decided to set total expenditure of Rs 36,359 crore. During the speech, Deb had cluding Mamata Banerjee, just to death from up industry UP has around 2.30 crore farmers of which CONTROVERSIAL CPM leader claimed that during her 25-day before the 2011 Assembly elec- and bring 92.5 per cent (2.15 crore) are small and marginal Gautam Deb is in a soup after iconic hunger strike against tions which saw the downfall of investment to who will stand benefitted with the cabinet deci- calling West Bengal Chief Min- Tata Nano plant in Singur in the 34-year Left Front regime in Taj hotel, the state. In sion. The state government will have to bear a ister Mamata Banerjee a ‘maal’ 2006, Mamata Banerjee used to the State. this direction, burden over around Rs 36,000 crore to repay (item) during a public meet. regularly eat and drink back- Meanhile, West Bengal Chief the these loans on farmers’ behalf to various banks The former housing minister stage while Partha Chatterjee Minister Mamata Banerjee on livestreams it government including cooperative. in the Left Front government used to run the show on stage. Tuesday dubbed the BJP as a decided to “We will raise the waived amount through the had to issue a written apology He went on to call Mamata a party which “understands only draft a new State’s own resources by floating Kisan Rahat on Tuesday after top CPM lead- ‘maal’ with a ‘criminal bent of the language of riots,” while ac- E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E industrial Bonds in the wake of the provisions of Fiscal ers, including former Chief mind’. cusing it of using social media @ Mumbai Let our unity win. Always stay policy. A Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Minister Buddhadeb Bhattach- Despite the apology, Trina- to “instigate people and spread Act, 2003,” said government spokesman Sid- arya, Left leader in the Assem- mool Congress has taken the rumours.” united and never pay heed to A day after Bengalaru boy group of any kind of rumour. Do not be minister dharth Nath Singh while addressing mediaper- bly Surya Kanta Mishra and po- comments very offensively. A po- While making the allegations Arjun Bhardwaj committed sons after the State’s first Cabinet meeting. litburo member Biman Bose lice complaint has been booked ahead of the RSS plans to cele- scared of threats. Maintain suicide and livestreamed it under Deputy “As per the FRBM Act provisions, the State’s expressed strong displeasure against Gautam Deb by a Trina- brate Ram Navami in a big way peace and harmony on Facebook, the Mumbai Po- CM Dinesh fiscal deficit cannot be more than three per cent over the personal attacks on mool Congress worker. Also, a on Wednesday, the CM also ap- lice, who are investigating Sharma was Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM of its GDP.So we have tried to balance the fiscal Mamata Banerjee. Calcutta High Court lawyer, pealed to the people not to be the case, feel that the act was set up and it deficit by raising the money through Kisan Ra- Left Front allies CPI, RSP and Ramaprasad Sarkar, has sent a misled and instigated by ru- premeditated but the circum- would visit hat bonds,” Singh maintained. Forward Bloc issued written legal notice to the former Left mours. She came down heavily ‘Jangalmahal peaceful’ stances under which the the states like He, however,clarified that the decision would criticism of Gautam Deb. Front minister seeking an apol- on the BJP alleging it was using 23-year-old ended his life are Maharashtra be implemented immediately after getting it In the letter, Deb wrote that ogy written to Mamata Baner- the social media to “instigate On Tuesday, Mamata said yet to be ascertained. and Gujarat passed in the upcoming budget session of the during a public meet called by jee. He has threatened to take people and spread lies.” “Let our ‘Jangalmahal,’ the tribal The Bandra police, who to study the State Assembly. The other major proposal to get four Left organisations in Kolk- legal action if no answer is re- unity win. Always stay united area earlier dominated by registered a case of acciden- nuances of the Cabinet’s approval was setting up of 5,000 ata on Sunday, he had made per- ceived within three days. and never pay heed to any kind Maoists had witnessed tal death, confirmed that the industrial wheat procurement centres across the State. sonal attacks against Mamata The former Left Front minis- of rumour, do not be scared of violence in the past but the post-mortem has been con- policy and Fulfilling its other poll promise, the Yogi cabi- Banerjee and education minister was infamous for his threats threats. Maintain peace and peace has returned there ducted and the body was draft a new net moved to set the wheat procurement target ter Partha Chatterjee for which and personal attacks against harmony,” she said. after TMC came to power. handed over to his father, one with of 80 lakh tonne in the current fiscal of which Hari Narayan Bhardwaj. The single window the government aims at purchasing 40 lakh post-mortem report is how- system for tonne in the first phase. The State government ever awaited, a senior official UP. Besides, a has made the provision of giving `10 per quintal of the Bandra police station three- as loading charge over the MSP of Rs 1625 per Clashes over tearing of Ram Navami posters told The New Indian Express member quintal to the farmers. It has been made clear on Tuesday evening. ministerial that at the procurement centres, all the purchas- “The way the suicide was group was set es will be done by the farmers themselves in- ANAND ST DAS @ Patna way 31 was also blocked for an conducted, the way he wrote up to tackle stead of the involvement of any middleman. 4 companies of paramilitary forces deployed hour by hundreds of people, the notes, the way he record- the menace “The money will directly be credited to the A clash, involving a mob of who demanded the arrest of ed the act on Facebook Live, of illegal bank accounts of the farmers on the basis of stone pelters, took place among The Centre has provided Bihar four companies of paramilitary those who tore up the Ram Na- shows it was premeditated mining. The their Aadhar Card,” said the government hundreds of people of two com- forces, though the State government had demanded six, to deal vami posters. and enough thought process committee spokesman. Prominent among other major pro- munities in Bihar’s southern with possible communal tension during the festival. The blockade led to a pileup had gone into it,” a senior po- was asked to posals approved by Yogi cabinet, included cabi- town of Nawada on Tuesday af- of vehicles for several kilom- lice official said. submit its net’s stamp on regularisation of illegal slaughter unidentified anti-social ele- eters at both ends of the high- The boy was in Chembur in report within terhouses. The state government claimed that it ments allegedly tore up Ram way. Police intervened and end- Mumbai with a relative and a week. In a had closed down only 26 illegal slaughterhouses Navami posters pasted across security. Nawada is the constit- was on and some people from an- ed the road blockade after was in touch with his father a push to the across the state so far.While it decided to redress the town. uency of firebrand BJP MP and other community threw stones persuading the agitating people few days ago, police said. the issues related to licensing process and re- Given Nawada’s vulnerabili- Union minister Giriraj Singh. It at them. Then there was an ex- that an investigation would be Arjun was a third-year development newal of expired licences of meat sellers, the ty to communal tension, the dis- had witnessed communal ten- change of stones by both sides. carried out. BCom student of Narsee of Purvanchal, cabinet reiterated its resolve to implement SC trict police jumped into action sion in 2013 arising out of the Swift police deployment brought Giriraj Singh reached the Monjee College of Commerce the state order and the recommendations of National and promptly brought the situ- food served at an eatery in the the situation under control,” spot and tried to persuade an- and Economics who hailed government Green Tribunal (NGT) in letter and spirit in ation under control. With Ram town. Singh was present in the said Nawada SP Vikas Barman. gry people on both sides to de- from Bengaluru and lived in approved a curb the illegal meat trade in the state. Apart Navami scheduled on Wednes- town during Tuesday’s commu- Police had to open fire in the sist from vandalism, said a flat in Andheri. multi-facility from approving the phenomenon of anti-romeo day and elaborate arrange- nal flare-up. air to disperse the mob that had sources. He booked a room at the sport Squads for the safety of women, the Cabinet also ments having been made by “Tensions were reported at started pelting stones, damag- Anticipating communal ten- Taj Lands End Hotel in Ban- complex. set up a three-member ministerial committee to various organisations to cele- Sadbhavna Chowk, where a dem- ing vehicles and setting nearby sion during Ram Navami, Bihar dra and checked in at around take care of the interest of potato growers. brate it here, police beefed up onstration by a group of people shops on fire. The national high- has been put on high alert. 3 pm and spent over three hours in his suite before be broke the glass window and jumped around 6.30 pm. “We are looking at the case in detail. We have spoken to his father but a detailed state- Tributes pour in for legendary classical singer Amonkar ment is to be recorded. We would also be speaking to his friends and relatives. We are E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E singing was deeply spiritual,” as always be remembered,” he said. remembered her by calling her also checking his social me- @ Mumbai he paid tributes to her. Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal by what she was popularly re- dia profile and his posts,” the “She was not just a great clas- termed Kishori tai as one of her vered as- the “Gaan Saraswati”. official said. Asked whether TRIBUTES poured in as legen- sical singer but, she experiment- biggest inspirations. “Her voice “She had such a personality that the boy was into drugs, the of- dary Hindustani classical music ed with it. She created her own and melliflous gayaki has been no one would dare utter a word in ficial said that he could com- singer Kishori Amonkar, who en- distinct style and kept on adding part of my life since childhood,” front of her. But, when she used ment only after the post-mor- thralled audiences with her soul- to it. That was her real great- she said. to start singing all that tough- tem report. ful singing for decades, breathed ness,” classical singer Kalapini Kailash Kher termed Amonkar ness, roughness used to vanish her last here at her residence in Komkali told The New Indian Ex- as an institution of music and and listeners used to get a divine ‘May have taken drugs’ Dadar (West) just after midnight press. Singer Shankar Mahadevan said, “One of the greatest singer- experience,” he added. on Monday. “I felt very sad upon too termed her passing away as a performers of classical music “Her music is immortal and Asked whether the boy was hearing the sad news. She was an great loss to classical music. “Her has left for her heavenly abode.” will continue to influence genera- into any kind of drugs, a police extrordinary singer. Her death legendary style of singing would Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain tions,” said music composer Sal- official said that he could has inconvenienced classical mu- im Merchant. comment only after the post- sic,” Lata Mangeshkar tweeted Those who attended the crema- mortem report is out. “At on Tuesday upon hearing about She was not just a great classical singer but, she experimented with tion at the Dadar crematorium least, we would come to know it. She created her own distinct style and kept on adding to it. That whether he had taken any the death of Kishori Amonkar. was her real greatness included santoor maestro Pandit Pandit Jasraj said, “India has Shivkumar Sharma and musi- The cremation of Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar being performed drugs before the suicide,” he lost a great artiste. Her style of Kalapini Komkali, classical singer cian Abhijit Pohankar. with full state honours at Ravindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai on Tuesday | PTI said.

EXPRESS READ TIME TO BLOSSOM AHMEDABAD NEW DELHI LUDHIANA MUZAFFARNAGAR GURUGRAM IPS officer becomes 1st Railways lose 1 lakh Pb police fails to trace Murder accused arrested Two female bank woman DGP of Gujarat passengers to flexi fare Rakhi Sawant in Mumbai after shootout with cops staff foil robbery bid Senior IPS officer Geetha Johri, With Railways losing on Punjab Police on Tuesday denied A murder accused who had Two female bank employees on who was asked by the Supreme passengers post-flexi fare system reports that actress Rakhi escaped from police custody last Tuesday foiled a robbery bid by Court to dissociate with the SIT introduced in premium trains, it is Sawant, against whom a local year was nabbed after a two armed persons after probing the 2002 Gujarat riots now working to make some court has issued an arrest warrant shootout with police near overpowering them in a branch of following allegation of bias, was changes in fare system to ensure for her alleged objectionable Pachenda road here. SSP Bablu SBI in Badshahpur. The incident on Tuesday appointed the new berths don’t remain vacant. The remarks against sage Valmiki, has Kumar said the in-charge of the took place on Monday around 1 State police chief. A 1982 batch move comes after Railway been arrested, saying she was not crime brach and a constable pm when two persons with IPS officer, Johri, who has often Minister Suresh Prabhu asked the found at her address in Mumbai. suffered bullet wounds during the firearms entered State Bank of landed in controversy during her railway board to look into changes “Rakhi Sawant has not been encounter and have been India’s branch and locked it from career, will replace as the state’s following review that since the arrested. Warrant of arrest has hospitalised. The man is accused inside, PRO of Gurgaon Police, DGP in-charge P P Pandey, who launch of flexi fare in September been issued against her by the of being involved in 28 cases of ACP Manish Sehgal said. The duo was on extension and forced to 2016, it has earned D250 crore court... A police team from murder and loot and there was a tried to take both the women quit on the ground that he was while it has lost 1 lakh passengers Ludhiana went to Mumbai, but reward of Rs 50,000 for employees hostage but they Women cultivate Calendula flowers on the outskirts of Amritsar on Tuesday. The charge-sheeted in the Ishrat on the routes of these premium she has not been arrested,” Police information leading to his arrest, fought back and snatched the flowers are used in making garlands for religious offering | PTI Jahan fake encounter killing case. trains. Commissioner Kunwar Vijay said. the SSP said. pistol from one of the miscreants. Death by China. This is the very real risk we all now face as the world’s most populous nation

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HOW DOES COW LOVE The US president’s remarks on Taiwan & North Korea are seen by Beijing as attempts AFFECT BEEF’S to recast US-China economic ties OWN COUNTRY? he ‘pink revolution’ that had peaked during the UPA-2 regime, with red CAN TRUMP meat exports touching an all-time T high of 15.08 lakh tonnes in 2014-15, TAME THE has been on a downward slide over the past couple of years and is now totter- DRAGON? ing—10.77 lakh tonnes in 10 months of AMIT BANDRE 2016-17. But the business lost overseas may have found a domestic outlet in a hinese President Xi Jinping is be “the most important conver- director of his newly-created Trump conveyed his commit- China Sea. In turn, Trump may set to meet US President Don- sation” at the Xi-Trump sum- National Trade Council, and ment to the ‘One China’ policy be expected to accommodate re- southern state. Keralites, with a pro- ald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago mit, as has already been con- China critic Robert Lighthizer to Xi. This call was reportedly quests for lowering defence ties nounced penchant for beef on the plate, retreat in sunny Palm Beach, firmed by Nikki Haley, the US is the new US Trade Represent- arranged by China's Ambassa- with Taiwan as also open closed have shown their appetite for red meat Florida, as part of their first Ambassador to the UN. ative—surely reflect his limited dor to the US Cui Tiankai with sectors like IT, energy, robotics, remains unsatiated. Its consumption AC summit which starts tomorrow. But China seems in no posi- obsession with recasting US- the help of Trump's son-in-law telecommunications, aerospace keeps clocking a phenomenal growth. Trump has faced multiple court tion to make any real conces- China business equations. The Jared Kushner, after Cui invit- and ports to Chinese companies The consumption of beef has risen dra- injunctions on his executive or- sion on North Korea. China has Chinese therefore see this busi- ed Trump's daughter Ivanka to making it look like a ‘win- ders and failed to pass health- its own difficulties with ness baron's overreactions to the Chinese Embassy's Lunar win’—a sentiment underlined matically from 2.56 lakh tonnes in 2015-16 care reforms even in the Repub- Pyongyang. As its closest ally, political contentions on Tai- New Year reception where her by US Secretary of State Rex to 4 lakh tones in 2016-17. At about `260-280 lican-dominated Congress. So China continues to provide it wan, South China Sea or North daughter sang in Mandarin. Tillerson's preparatory visit to a kilo, raw beef worth `11,000 crore was Trump's team will look to critical food and fuel supplies. Korea as nothing more than Starting with Alibaba chief Beijing. sold in the fiscal year gone by. Add to this project him as ‘presidential’ in But it does so out of compul- bargaining chips to recast the Jack Ma's January meeting During Trump's February the value addition it undergoes in the foreign policy. The Chinese side sions as putting too much pres- US-China economic with Trump, where Ma prom- summit with Shinzo Abe, the seems focused on avoiding sure on Kim Jong-Un may trig- Trump's relationship. ised to create one million jobs two leaders had a 19-second many nooks and crannies of the state, and Trump's protocol blunders and ger the collapse of his regime U-turn on Only last year, Trump raised in the US, Chinese companies handshake at the White House we are talking about a humungous money is strategising to limit any dam- leading immediately to refu- Taiwan is a storm about China's “greatest have unleashed a business blitz- followed by a visit to Mar-a-La- spinner here. age that might arise from the gees pouring into China. A col- being used theft” and “rape” of America krieg making deals to ensure go where they played golf for Therefore, not many—especially the US leader’s impulsive nature lapse would also facilitate the by China to and threatened to revoke the cash flows, if possible, to the four hours. But Xi does not play claim the two politicians—would want to take potshots and, if possible, introduce a 're- unification of the Korean pe- ‘One China’ policy, hoping to personal kitties of the Trump golf and is staying at nearby set' in US-China ties. ninsula with US forces shifting sides may not use this concession as a bar- team. But can China rely on Eau Palm Beach Resort; he is at it and the state unit of the BJP is no In his Financial Times inter- up north to China's borders. So, just evolve gaining chip. And he followed it Trump's tweet-shift where he not likely to have long hand- exception, the recent retraction of an ear- view last week, responding to Trump's U-turn on Taiwan is a ‘reset’ but up by calling Taiwan President first described his coming sum- shakes or walk by the greens. lier statement by its Malappuram Lok North Korea's unceasing mis- being used by China to claim even outline Tsai Ing-wen in December 2015, mit with Xi as “very difficult” Trump is outspoken, impatient Sabha candidate notwithstanding. Given sile tests, Trump was quoted as the two sides may not just a productive the first such instance since followed by another one wel- and prone to angry tweets while these high stakes, Kerala has enough rea- saying that “China has great in- evolve a ‘reset’ but even outline framework 1979. Beijing, on the other hand, coming Xi saying he has “great Xi is outwardly calm and has no fluence over North Korea. And a productive framework for has considered the ‘One China’ respect for China” and he social media presence. Unlike son to be worried about the ongoing hype for their China will either decide to help their future partnership. future policy as an irreversible cardi- “would not be at all surprised if Trump, Xi was born into poli- against cattle slaughter in other states. us with North Korea, or they Trump has also repeatedly partnership nal principle of US-China rap- we did something that would be tics and is aware of Trump's There is the danger of Kerala turning into won’t.” Then came Trump's tweeted and spoken about the prochement since the early very dramatic and good for both lack of experience and of his, a dumping ground for unhealthy cattle in usual punchline, “If they do, South China Sea, but the Chi- 1970s when President Richard countries”? now famous, acrimonious long the country. Telltale signs are already vis- that will be very good for China, nese, like most people, doubt Nixon visited Beijing, making Believing it would work, Xi is phone call with Australian PM and if they don’t, it won’t be his interest or understanding it the only exception in US his- expected to offer big-ticket in- Malcolm Turnbull. In the face ible, with hundreds of tonnes of cattle good for anyone.” of this complex irritant in Sino- tory where a serving president vestments in building back US of such contrasts, their shared carcass along with barely standing cattle Experts are interpreting this US ties. Trump has also pro- visited a country with which factories and infrastructure nationalist and ambitious vi- getting ferried into the state through its to mean unilateral pre-emptive posed to slap a 45 per cent tariff the US had no diplomatic ties. lifelines while paying nominal sions of ‘America First’ and porous borders. The reason: Farmers in military strikes on North Ko- on Chinese imports. His ap- But by February, the Chinese lip service promising to put ‘China Dream’ could create fric- most states who rear cattle are reluctant rea's nuclear installations pointments—Peter Navarro, successfully managed a fence- more pressure on North Korea tion between these increasingly might be possible. So this will author of Death by China, is the mending phone call where and respect rules in the South vocal global rivals. to take the animals to registered abattoirs owing to the ongoing protests. Considering 70 per cent of the people in the state are partial to non-vegetarian Cold War’s ‘scapegoats’ Guilty & framed Of course they were food, and with beef being the preferred DEATH TO NUKE SPIES: guilty. But you can’t meat of most Keralites cutting across re- Some of the evidence against Julius “So the FBI ‘enhanced’ quote me. My public ligious barriers, there is a case for cau- GUILTY OR FRAMED? and Ethel Rosenberg was highly evidence and got position is that the questionable and false, historian witnesses to ‘improve’ Rosenbergs were tion. Kerala should ensure the cattle that A US federal judge sentenced a husband-and-wife duo to innocent … If I were in Ronald Radosh and author Joyce their stories,” A “venerable” gets shipped its way are healthy and meat death on this day in 1951 for passing nuclear secrets to their place, I would Milton who conducted many Dershowitz adds. The US Communist the USSR. But were the Rosenbergs guilty? Why did FBI falsify evidence? have done the same comes only from certified abattoirs. interviews and obtained access to FBI was aware of Party lawyer to thing. What was so Ethel’s limited role but numerous files under the Freedom The FBI knew for certain that Julius Radosh and bad about helping of Information Act, found. Did the was guilty because they had access to exaggerated it to Milton Stalin get the US, caught up in the McCarthy Red secret intercepts of Soviet intelligence increase its leverage A-bomb? It was the Scare frenzy, execute two young messages, wrote law professor Alan on Julius. Thus the responsibility of a GRAND YOUNG MAN idealists? But Radosh and Milton Dershowitz in America on Trial and Rosenbergs were both good Communist to also concluded Julius transmitted added, “But prosecutors couldn't use it guilty—and framed, do whatever he could OF INDIAN CRICKET nuke secrets and that Ethel knew since the FBI didn’t want the Soviets the law professor do to help the Red wrote in the LA Times Army gain victory t’s that time of the year when spectators about her husband’s role to know their code had been broken” start flocking the stadium and TV seri- als start jostling for space with cricket MAILBAG I in the evenings. In its 10th year, the In- Write to: [email protected] dian Premier League which has waded through a sea of controversies has stood A virtual escape Attack on Africans barbaric, but it isn’t racial prejudice the test of time and become the show that commands maximum eyeballs. Despite It is unfortunate that the heads of Why no action against Bhushan? Able officer takes charge in Kerala adverse publicity arising out of crime, African missions in India have de- Kamlesh Tiwari has been behind Kudos to senior IAS officer Nalini debauchery and role models held guilty from reality cided to seek an enquiry by the UN bars for several months after he al- Netto for taking charge as the new of improper conduct, this T20 Mardi Gras Human Rights Council into the legedly insulted Prophet Moham- chief secretary of Kerala. She is the ghastly violence against Nigerians has created a unique space of its own. med. Now we have a so-called intel- fourth woman in the state to assume he discussion at work centred on a colleague buying a new pair in India by a mindless mob. Their lectual in Prashant Bhushan who the top office. Her work as the first Irreverence from a section of aficiona- of glasses. The discussion then veered to the pros and cons of anguish is understandable. But the has insulted Lord Krishna. He has woman chief electoral officer of dos notwithstanding, its TRP has risen rimless versus half-rimmed versus regular glasses. When I told barbaric act should not be branded hurt the feelings of crores of Hin- Kerala is remarkable. Her focus along with the rate for advertisement them I had selected my glasses online, had them fitted at home as racial prejudice. The government dus and yet is roaming freely. Why should be on redressing grievances slots. Grounds are generally full for 4 pm and delivered by courier, eyebrows were raised in surprise. has not shown any leniency in re- this differential treatment? Why is of citizens routed via ministers. All T My foray into the world of online shopping happened more sponding to the crime. Anyway, the starts in peak summer and going by spon- the law not same for all? ministerial departments should be out of necessity,rather than by choice. Since my mobility has onus is on New Delhi to allay the Madhava Hebbar, Bengaluru equipped with strong grievance re- sorship amounts, the IPL also appears to been steadily decreasing over the years, it was getting increas- fears of the latter by briefing them dressal cells. be immune to economic meltdowns. Yet, ingly difficult to go through the process of getting tailor-made about the action taken. Trump’s timely warning to China K A Solaman, Alappuzha it is not uncommon in an average house- clothes. Stumbling upon a site which offered clothes in my size, D V G Sankararao, Vizianagaram US President Trump’s warning to hold to find at least one member who does I took the chance of buying a top online. This was the begin- China to do more to rein in North Root out global terror ning of a whole new way of shopping! Books were replaced by Envoys cannot be faulted Korea could not have come at a bet- The writing is on the wall. We have not like this marriage of cricket, glamour e-books, movies were watched online. From online shopping, The African envoys cannot be fault- ter time as Chinese President Xi seen terror strikes in the Indian and a fair dose of nonsense occupying the move to online banking was just a click away. Paying bills, ed for slamming India for the “xeno- Jinping is set to visit the American sub-continent. The terror strike in prominent space in public mind. be it electricity or telephone; paying taxes, be it income or prop- phobic, racial attacks” on Africans leader’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Flori- Moscow, coming after the London Why does the IPL still see even PSUs erty; everything was possible from the comfort of one's chair. living in India. Indeed, the Africans da this week. Besides North Korea, and Paris attacks, causes great con- queuing up to buy a corner on the shirts Going digital has made life more comfortable. Communica- have reason to feel hurt as India un- the two leaders are expected to dis- cern. Terror has become universal and a permanent solution is the the players wear? The answer lies in the tion has become instant with email replacing snail mail. All derplayed the mob violence on the cuss bilateral trade relations and one needs is a working internet connection, memory of appro- Nigerian nationals as a “criminal the South China Sea issue. need of the hour. In the present situ- huge number of people for whom going priate passwords, and of course, act triggered by the untimely death R Sampath, Chennai ation, terrorism calls for a thorough to the cricket matches and posting a selfie enough money in the bank! of a young Indian student”. and comprehensive global in KKR or CSK colours comes as an es- GOING DIGITAL Yet, as convenient and exciting as G David Milton, Maruthancode More tunnels needed response. cape from routine chores. Over years of it had been to ‘go digital’, I’m begin- It is a matter of pride that the Che- C K Subramaniam, Navi Mumbai SARAH FERNANDES emotional ups and downs, cricket in India ning to feel a growing dissatisfac- EC should take action against Kejri nani–Nashri tunnel in Jammu and Email: [email protected] tion with the fallout of how this has During the last Delhi Assembly Kashmir was presented to the na- has attained the status and ability to played out at the emotional level. polls, the AAP got a thumping mation by PM Modi. Other states with grant gratification. Just being there It’s almost a relinquishment of so- jority and Kejriwal was elected as mountainous terrain should also matters. cial interaction. With every modern convenience comes the the CM when EVMs were used. Now think about such tunnels. THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS The IPL’s presence on front and sports distancing of oneself from the rough and tumble of human that the AAP has lost miserably in M R Nair, Nileshwar pages and across channels makes it what interaction. With mixers and grinders taking the place of the Punjab and Goa, he is claiming the Chairman of the Board: Manoj Kumar Sonthalia old grinding stones, one does get the desired end product of EVMs were tampered with. The EC Terrorists vs terrorists? Editor: G S Vasu everyone wants to be part of. So despite ground spices, or pulses, but loses out on feeling the dry ingre- should take disciplinary action It is supreme irony that abettors of ticking off IPL in his essays as the root dients passing through one’s fingers and getting transformed against Kejriwal. terrorism like Saudi Arabia and Pa- Published by R K Jhunjhunwala on behalf of cause of evil when the spot-fixing case into the right consistency for use. One misses the spicy ingre- O P S Menon, Palakkad kistan should have formed a group Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd., at Plot No.2, broke in 2013, Ramachandra Guha, as dients burn our fingers and eyes, or the feel of the sloppy wet called the Islamic Military Alliance H.No. 6-3-1186, lane next to ITC Kakatiya Hotel, part of the court-appointed panel to run batter on the grinding stone. One sacrifices hands-on contact AAP misusing public money to Fight Terrorism. The IMAFT has Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500 016. and printed by for time-saving results. It is shocking to see Delhi CM Kejri- been formed to further the geopo- him at M/s. Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No. 19, IDA the BCCI, has to be part of meetings to Though WhatsApp, Facebook and text messages have made wal make use of taxpayers’ money litical interests of Saudi Arabia, es- Industrial Estate, Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500 037. ensure the smooth conduct of the event. it quite possible to interact socially, this is often at the cost of to pay his lawyer Ram Jethmalani pecially to bolster its defences It is an example of higher economic reaching out to actually hug a loved one (not a digital {{{(())}}}), for a personal case. Earlier, he spent against the aggressive Shia state of Vol. 41, No. 80. RNI Reg. No. 32179/77. stakes superseding other considerations sharing a warm, home-cooked meal and lingering on, remi- crores of government money for ad- Iran. The IMAFT will not act against Phone: 040-23413908, Fax: 040-23414282. in a market where everyone thinks there niscing about old days. Are these mouse clicks really expedi- vertisements in newspapers. The terror groups that enjoy the patron- ent? Or do they engender an escape from reality? As Einstein AAP administration, which claims age of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Copyright: Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. is something for him. Sustaining frenzy wisely said, definitely talking of our generation, “I fear the day to be the poor man's government, Moreover, it will accentuate the All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner, over a decade shows the IPL has success- that technology will surpass our human interaction, the world has been looting public money. Shia-Sunni divisions within Islam. electronic or otherwise, in whole or in part, without fully charted a new course. will have a generation of idiots”! A Srikantaiah, Bengaluru V N Mukundarajan, T’puram prior written permission is prohibited. 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WEDNESDAY 11 HYDERABAD 05�04�2017 No need to amend law to use ballot papers, says EC The poll panel says the law provides for use of both ballot paper and electronic voting machines and it will decide on what should be used

E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E the law or the rules be construed @ New Delhi as including a reference to EVMs ‘wherever such voting machine is AMIDST the controversy over the used at any election’. Therefore, functioning of electronic voting as per law, both EVMs and ballot machines (EVMs), Election Com- papers can be used, added the mission (EC) officials have said official. that there is no need to amend the Sources said the EC is thinking law to use ballot papers for polling. of inviting political parties in the The EC still believes that EVMs coming days to try and hack its are a more reliable and safer EVMs. EC officials had conveyed means to carry out the democratic its plans to invite politicians and exercise. others to try and tamper with the Recently, many political par- Maya had questioned the EVMs when AAP leader Arvind ties, including the Aam Aadmi reliability of EVMs Kejriwal had met them at the Party (AAP), Bahujan Samaj Par- BSP chief Mayawati had repeatedly commission’s office last week ty and the Congress have raised questioned the reliability of the over the issue of reliability of the the issue of EVMs and Voter-Ver- EVMs following her party’s poor machines. ified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) show in the UP elections. Many political parties intensi- not functioning properly. They fied their demands to do away demanded that polls in future be with the EVMs last Saturday af- held through the use of ballot pa- of both — the EVM and the ballot ter a video of a VVPAT machine pers. The parties also claimed paper — to cast votes. The official dispensing the slip with BJP’s that the reliability of the EVMs said there is no need to amend symbol when the button of an- has come under a cloud following the law and it is the prerogative other party was pressed went vi- the recently-held Assembly elec- of the commission to decide ral. The EC had also ordered a tions in five states. whether to use the EVM or the probe into the alleged EVM tam- Following the controversy, ballot paper in elections. pering issue after the Congress questions were raised on wheth- The Representation of People complained that the VVPAT ma- er going back to the conventional Act, 1951, was amended in 1988 to chine printed a BJP slip during a system would require a change in introduce the use of EVMs for trial run. Kejriwal also said that the law. voting. The new Section 61A, the municipal election in Delhi FESTIVE SPIRIT Replying to this, an EC official made it clear that any reference should be postponed so that it can said the law provides for the use to a ballot box or ballot paper in be held using ballot papers. A huge number of buses parked in a makeshift camp at Kayad Visramsthali during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. Thousands of pilgrims from different parts of the country are camping in Ajmer to take part in the festival | PTI

End in sight? NDA ANNIVERSARY Tough call: Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit: Modi calls Hazare plans fresh Stop meddling, China told for meet on When signals go on the blink Symbolic E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E deeply respected as such by the Ramlila protest trip @ New Delhi Indian people. No additional col- SYL issue A survey by travel portal RailYatri.in our should be ascribed to his re- hasfoundthatonsomerailroutes The visit of IN demonstrating its resolve to ligious and spiritual activities the Dalai inthecountry,themobilenetwork stand up to China on the issue of and visits to various states of In- Lama to HARPREET BAJWA @ Chandigarh for Lokpal in July connectivity is excellent,while in the Dalai Lama, India on Tuesday dia,” the MEA statement read. Tawang is others, the service is dismal made it clear that no “artificial The Tibetan spiritual leader is on THE long-pending Satluj-Yamuna fraught with controversy” should be created a 12-day tour of the Northeastern Link (SYL) Canal issue between E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E pal andolan. Whereas his com- symbolism as around the Tibetan spiritual gu- states and is scheduled to reach Punjab and Haryana may be re- @ New Delhi rades-in-arms made hay out of 88% it was the ru’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Tawang on Thursday. solved as Prime Minister Naren- his fast-unto-death resolve pro- place where The Ministry of External Af- “The government, therefore, dra Modi has reportedly called a JUST as the NDA government tests, he was relegated back to Network coverage experienced the 14th fairs (MEA) issued a statement urges that no artificial controver- meeting of chief ministers of both is planning to put its best anni- Ralegan Siddhi — his village in Delhi-Howrah rail route Tibetan Dalai enumerating six instances when sy should be created around his the states on April 20 in a bid to versary show armed with the perch in Maharashtra. Lama had the Dalai Lama, the “revered reli- present visit to Arunachal resolve the issue. spectacular electoral wins — Now with renewed vigour, 78% crossed over to gious leader”, had visited the Pradesh,” the statement said. Sources said both the State gov- ‘paradigm shift in policies and Hazare has again written to India in 1959. north-eastern State in the past. The government has shown as- ernments have been directed by politics’ — the near-forgotten the Prime Minister. This time Network availability on MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju sertiveness in extending invita- the Centre to formulate plans and old Lokpal warrior, Anna Haza- it is Narendra Modi, urging Bengaluru-Chennai route said, “Arunachal Pradesh is an tion to the Dalai Lama, some- develop a strategy on the issue. re, is planning a second innings him to appoint a Lokpal with- inseparable part of India and thing that has irked Beijing quite Highly placed sources said the with another Lokpal out much ado. It seems, 74% China should not object to his a bit. Ties between the two coun- Union government may form a major andolan. Hazare is keen to (Dalai Lama’s) visit and interfere tries have soured with Beijing new tribunal to solve the issue Only this time there’s No status launch a protest in Del- Link on Delhi-Mumbai route in India’s internal affairs.” adamant in opposing New Delhi’s but it has indicated that the tribu- no Arvind Kejriwal, for Oppn hi’s Ramlila Maidan, “The government has clearly entry to the Nuclear Suppliers nal will only be formed if Punjab Prashant Bhushan or leader around July. 70-88% stated on several occasions that Group and in putting Jaish-e-Mo- abides by its directions, if at all Kiran Bedi to mine Mallikarjun Sources indicated His Highness Dalai Lama is a re- hammad chief Masood Azhar in ando- Network connectivity on some it’s directed to release water to their respective support Kharge is the that he wants the vered religious leader, who is the UN sanctions list. lan routes Haryana. The government has to bases, among NGOs leader of the to coincide with the also finish building the disputed and activists. Instead, main Oppo- NDA government’s an- SYL canal. it’s Rajasthan water- niversary celebration 20% sition party, The Punjab government had in man Rajinder Singh “so that pressure can be but the gove- At some other places, March told the Supreme Court, who’s turning out to be built”. rnment never depending on the network reaffirming a stand which its suc- Hazare new ally. Asked whether Haza- gave him the providers cessive governments have taken, Together, along with re’s in touch his former Top Congress legal eagles to that the SYL canal cannot be built the like-minded, anoth- status of Lea- acolyte the Delhi CM, due to depleting water flow. It had er Lokpal protest may der of Oppo- the answer was: “Anna 63% sition — a con- argued that a 2004 State law, be in the offing. believes in people’s Mobile network coverage on represent Punjab in SC which terminated water-sharing If the last time round stitutional movement’’. the Bengaluru-Mumbai-Kolkata agreements with its neighbours, Hazare had managed to position — Kejriwal who mined route was never challenged or declared shake the conscience of hence a Lokpal the last Lokpal move- HARPREET BAJWA @ Chandigarh unconstitutional. the nation demanding can’t be ment to make a transi- After the Congress came to the enactment of the appointed tion from street politics 58% WITH the change of guard in forthwith. power, Punjab’s Advocate Gener- anti-corruption Lokpal to power,therefore may Coverage on Mumbai- Punjab, the new State govern- al Atul Nanda made it clear that Bill, this time the de- quite make the cut. Bengaluru and Mumbai- Eminent ment has decided to hire promi- the government was contemplat- mand would be imple- The protest is being Chennai routes counsel in nent Congress leaders Ram Jeth- ing the move to approach various mentation of the Bill — the ap- conceived in the backdrop of A-1 malani, P Chidambaram, Kapil authorities, including the Union pointment of the Lokpal. the government’s recent deposi- category Sibal, Salman Khurshid, Ab- government, as it does not have a It was in one of Singh’s water tion before the SC. Attorney While stations are hishek Manu Singhvi and Man- Four categories Category A-1 single drop of water to spare. conclaves the idea of raising General Mukul Rohatgi told the getting high-speed ish Tewari to defend its cases in WiFi connection, the A few days ago, Punjab CM another Lokpal movement was court that it’s not possible to consists of the Supreme Court as well as oth- RailYatri data Capt Amarinder Singh met Modi germinated and Hazare readily “constitute the Lokpal because prominent er courts outside Chandigarh, A-1 showed fluctuating Supreme Court and taken up the issue with him. concurred. The old Gandhian there are more than 20 proposed mobile connectivity and primarily in tribunals in Del- He told the that the issue should had touched the peak of his amendments that need to be lawyers hi on a case-to-case basis. 25 lawyers will be in this on long-distance including, be sorted out at the State level. fame during the previous Lok- cleared on the bill”. train routes Sources said the State govern- category; they will be paid D3.3 Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khat- Attorney ment has formulated a list of 73 lakh per appearance besides tar had already said that the for- Manish Rathi, CEO of General of lawyers divided in four catego- D1.1 lakh draft and clerkage Why have they not appointed a Lokpal — andolan jaroori hai Railyatri.in India, Solicitor mation of a Congress govern- (agitation is needed) ries — A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4. charges ment in Punjab will not have any General, Fali The lawyers include Tarun Vir impact on the SYL canal issue. Anna Hazare, activist Nariman, K K Kehar, son of Chief Justice of In- Venugopal, dia (CJI) JS Kehar, Saket Sikri, A-2 Kapil Sibal son of Justice AK Sekri and Rak- EXPRESS READ among others, tim Gogoi, son of Justice Ranjan 17 lawyers, who will be paid reported Bar Gogoi. D2.20 lakh per appearance and Bench. Other names include Justice besides D55,000 each as JAIPUR GHOSTS BEWARE! NEW DELHI V K Bali (retd) and his son Puneet clerkage and drafting charges Bali and Aakshay Bhan, son of Liquor ban: Rajasthan Hasina to honour Will defend Kejriwal Kin of former Supreme Court Judge, judges in Justice Ashok Bhan (Retd) and denotifies highways 1971 war heroes for free: Jethmalani A-3, A-4 Jasjit Singh Bedi son of former A-3 Justice HS Bedi (Retd). Rajasthan has denotified certain During her much-awaited visit, A day after sending a bill of 3.4 The A-3 and 10 lawyers and their charge will D The list also includes names of A-4 categories be 55,000 per appearance in sections of State Highways Bangladesh Prime Minister crore to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Attorney General of India Mukul D passing through populous Sheikh Hasina will honour for defending him in the stand out due Rohatgi, besides Solicitor Gen- addition to D25,000 as towns, days after the SC order families of Indian soldiers who defamation case slapped by to the eral of India Ranjit Kumar, Dush- drafting and D22,000 clerkage banning liquor vends within 500 had laid down their lives during Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, presence of kin yant Dave, Fali S Nariman, Gopal charges metres of National and State the 1971 War that led to the senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani of some sitting Subramaniam, Harin Raval, In- highways took effect. The chief creation of Bangladesh. Lance said he will fight the case for judges of the dira Jaising, KK Venugopal, APS engineer of the PWD, however, Naik Albert Ekka, a posthumous free. “If he is unable to pay I will SC and High Doel, Mukul Gupta, Parag Trip- A-4 said the process of denotifica- recipient of the Param Vir do it for free,” Jethmalani said. Courts. They athi, PP Rao, Shyam Divan and tion has nothing to do with the Chakra, along with his fellow How-ever, later in the day, will be paid others. About 24 lawyers, including kin SC directive. He said the status Armymen will get the official Kejriwal said “Should I pay from the least The lawyers who have been fi- of judges will be paid D35,000 of State Highway has been recognition from the Bangladesh my pocket?” breaking his silence among the nalised will appear in only spe- per appearance, D15,000 revoked for only those stretches Bhopal Municipal Corporation workers demolish the government. Their families will on his move to pay Jethmalani four cial cases and not in routine cas- drafting charges and D11,000 passing through populous areas historical but dilapidated ‘Bhoot Bungalow’ in Bhopal, receive D5 lakh in cash and from the public exchequer for categories. es. The panel of regular lawyers clerkage where bypass roads were built. Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday | PTI letters of gratitude. defending him in the case. will be notified after a few days. Punjab shares a 536 km border with Chitta, which refers to adulterated or low quality Pakistan which serves as the main heroin available at cheaper prices, is the drug of entry point of drugs in the state choice for the younger generation

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IN THE FLUSH OF THE ELECTION How are the drugs smuggled? CAMPAIGN, CAPT AMARINDER SINGH SAID From very elementary methods of just throwing them across the border to other ingenious methods, drug peddlers make the HE WOULD END PUNJAB’S DRUG Four weeks of best use of natural elements to push their ware. Some of them MENACE IN FOUR WEEKS. NOW INTO HIS are: � Throwing drugs over barbed wire fence THIRD WEEK, HE’S DISCOVERING THE � Pushing through water pipes in water-proof covers REAL CONTOURS OF THE PROBLEM � Consignments are left in the fields to be collected by couriers cold turkey ain’t � Concealing heroin packets in special cavities in Samjhauta HARPREET BAJWA @ CHANDIGARH structure needed to treat the vast Express train number of drug addicts in the � Through barbed wire fence in river areas that frequently get uring the Punjab Assembly state. The numbers tell a shock- damaged election campaign, the Con- ing story. � Carving out a cylindrical cavity on trees on Indian side of the gress’ promise to the voters Last year, 1.49 lakh cases border and hiding the drugs there Dwas very specific: if voted to �came forward to get them- gonna cut it power, its government would selves admitted in the rehab cen- rid the state of the drug men- tres. Only 7708 could be taken in. ace in four weeks. Captain Ama- rinder Singh took office on March The government has only 34 17. With three weeks gone, how ��psychiatrists in service at has it fared? Here’s the concrete the moment against the sanc- action taken so far: tioned 63 posts.

The Punjab Police have ar- There are just 22 rehab cen- ��rested 497 drug peddlers and �tres -- one in every district 2014: 637 kg registered 449 cases. except Pathankot.

The government set up a The centres in Nawansha- �24x7 helpline and received �har and Ropar districts are 240 tip-offs. non-functional. A Special Task Force (STF) In 37 de-addiction centres Action Profile of a drug �has been constituted on drug �run by the government, the offences with IPS officer Har- data base of addicts has not been under NDPS user in Punjab preet Singh Sidhu as its head. updated. The problem is so vast, four weeks is just not going to be Act According to Punjab Opioid De- SHO level teams, backed by enough despite the Captain’s bra- pendency Survey, there about 2.3 ��CIA and Anti-Narcotics Cell vado. Of course, he’s got no Punjab has a lakh opioid dependent people in units, have been formed in every choice but to keep going. The frontrunner in the state. Male youth in Punjab district. state will soon have its first inte- registering cases are disproportionately affected by grated rehabilitation centre for under the Narcotic opioid dependence. Data suggests State Special Operations patients requiring medical care Drugs and Psycho- that among 18-35 years old men in ��(SSOP) cells have joined the and physiotherapy at the Chris- tropic Substances Punjab, about 4 in 100 are opioid drive, which the government ex- tian Medical College and Hospi- Act, falling only dependent and about 15 in 100 pects will lead to major drugs sei- tal (CMCH) in Ludhiana. It’s be- behind Maharash- could be opioid users. The study zures across the state ing set up with the support of the tra. A look at the also showed that 99 per cent of us- Vardhman Group which will bear number shows that ers are males, 89 per cent of them The civil administration has half the cost of Rs 4 crore. the cases registered are literate, and 99 per cent have been told to extend full sup- peaked in 2013 and Punjabi as their mother tongue.

� HEROIN SEIZURES (KG) port to the anti-drugs campaign On the awareness side of it, the then showed a The most common opioid drug by the various police and intelli- government has begun to target slight slump. used was found to be heroin (53 gence agencies. schools and colleges with its just- per cent), and 33 percent inject the say-no drive. There will be drug. A whopping 75 per cent of However, that’s not nearly nukkad nataks and road shows NO. OF CASES respondents said that they started enough. Clearly, Amarinder with participation from NGOs, FILED IN using drugs due to peer pressure, Singh has an uphill task in keep- youth clubs and Nehru Yuva Ken- PUNJAB though 80 per cent admitted that ing his promise. dras. Some de-addiction centres UNDER NDPS they had tried quitting. Only 35 Curbs on drug peddling and that had gone defunct under the ACT per cent users had received help disrupting its supply lines are Akali Dali government are being to aid quitting drugs. just two aspects of the problem. reactivated. The new Punjab There’s the rehab side of the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder 2012 A GENERATION LOST IN equation too. The state has much Singh is himself seeking daily re- DRUG HAZE IN PUNJAB to do about the medical infra- ports on the issue. 10,220 2015: 428 kg 1.23 lakh 2.3 2013 lakh No. of people 14, 654 No. of opioid dependent on dependent heroin people

2014 I want the bigwigs in the 14,483 drug trade and no small 8.6 lakh children will be picked up by the Special Task Force 2015 No. of opioid users on in Punjab (STF) set up to eliminate 10, 159 the menace from the state Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister 2016 5,909 1400

2016: 139 kg A per day Average amount of 2017 money spent by a heroin Source: National Drug Dependence Treatment 936 (till Centre (NDDTC) at AIIMS addict March 10) 2017: 10 kg

BREAKTHROUGH BARC scientists develop cancer drugs from Rampatri

SCIENTISTS from Bhabha Atomic Re- Chattopadhaya. search Centre (BARC) have developed “Pre-clinical trials have been done two anti-cancer medicines from the for both the medicines and we have fruit extract of the Rampatri plant, sought permission of Drug Controller which may help destroy tumours and General of India to test it on humans,” revive cells damaged by radiation. he said. From June this year, Tata Me- Rampatri plant, which is used as a morial Centre in Mumbai may begin spice in foods, belongs to the Myristi- clinical trial of Radio Modifier medi- caceae family and is found in western cine. “Radio Modifier helps to protect coastal region of the country. healthy cells during radiation therapy Scientists at Bhabha atomic Re- and if this medicine is given within search Centre (BARC) based in Anush- four hours in case of any nuclear acci- aktinagar, Mumbai, tested the medi- dent, life of the affected person may be cines made from this plant on mice and saved,” said Dr Santosh Kumar Sandur, found that they may help in treating scientist of Radiation Biology and lung cancer and neuroblastoma, a rare Health Sciences at BARC. cancer found in children. The fruit rind of the Rampatri plant In neuroblastoma, cancer cells grow is used as an exotic spice in Indian cui- in nerve cells of adrenal glands, neck, sine. The plant has also been recog- chest and spinal cord. The medicines nized in traditional medicine for its were developed by Dr B Shankar Patro, ability to protect against liver cancer. scientist at Radiation Biology and While sifting through the extract of the Health sciences at BARC. Patro said plant’s fruit rind, the researchers found that the molecules of Rampatri fruit research centre was working for many four organic compounds — malabari- might destroy cancer cells. Medicines years to develop cancer medicines from cones (designated as mal A–D). Among developed from these molecules may herbal plants. mal A, mal B, mal C and mal D, mal C also help in reviving cells destroyed “We have developed BARC Radio showed DNA cleaving property, which due to radiation. Modifier and BARC Radio Protector. meant that it could be used to kill can- S Chattopadhaya, head of Bio Sci- We have also applied for patent and cer cells. ence Division of BARC, said that the hope we will get it soon,” said PTI Beijing 11 0 SNY Los Angeles 18 11 LC Colombo 30 24 TDS Melbourne 28 17 SNY 2,100 Dhaka 30 21 LR Moscow 5 2 LC GLOBAL Dubai 26 18 SNY New York 1 -8 SNY Police o�cers killed and 22,000 others WEATHER Hong Kong 21 17 SNY Singapore 28 24 TDS LR: Light Rain HR: Heavy Rain Islamabad 20 7 SNY Tokyo 14 5 LC injured while on duty since 2012 in China TDS: Thundershower LC: Light Cloud SNY: Sunny London 12 6 LC Washington 5 -5 SNY

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SINGAPORE STOCKHOLM SEOUL DAYTON QUITO FRANKFURT ISLAMABAD ‘Returning Daesh fighters Muslim school’s gender N Korea threatens to hit 13-yr-old dies of heroin Protests rattle Ecuador NATO urges Germany to ‘Saudi-led alliance not to regroup in Philippines’ division sparks outcry back over US sanctions overdose, dad jailed amid election fraud claims spend more on defence against any country’ Battle-hardened Southeast Asian A Muslim elementary school in North Korea has warned it will Authorities say a 13-year-old Ohio Supporters of Ecuadorean NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged Pakistan Foreign Secretary Islamic State fighters returning Sweden, which separated boys and retaliate if the global community boy died of a suspected heroin opposition leader Guillermo Lasso Germany today to spend more on Tehmina Janjua said Tuesday from the Middle East following girls on a bus and during sports ramps up sanctions over its latest overdose, and his father has been gathered in the streets for a second defence, touching on a sore point Islamabad remains committed to the group’s setbacks are expected lessons, sparked controversy round of weapons tests. The jailed in a previous drug-related night Monday to protest what they in German politics that has also its policy of non-interference in the to rebase in the southern Tuesday with the prime minister warning comes as President case. Nathan Wylie’s father and consider fraud at the ballot box inflamed relations with the United conflicts of Muslim countries. She Philippines, a security conference condemning it as “despicable”. Donald Trump threatened the US another man brought the that tilted a presidential runoff in States. “For me it’s decisive that gave the assurance at National heard on Tuesday. Instability and Swedish broadcaster TV4 filmed was prepared unilaterally bring unresponsive boy to a Dayton fire favor of his leftist rival. Sunday’s the US and Germany agree that we Assembly Standing Committee the easy flow of weapons have secret footage of the privately-run Pyongyang to heel if China did not station March 28 and indicated razor-thin win Lenin Moreno bucked have to invest more in our security,” meeting on Foreign Affairs which made Mindanao attractive to Al-Azhar School where boys are step in. North Korea has quickened that Nathan got into his father’s the trend of right-wing electoral the former Norwegian prime discussed the issue of clearance extremist groups, said speakers at seen entering a bus from the front its missile programme in recent drugs. The boy died Saturday at a victories in South America after 15 minister told German business given to ex-army chief Gen Raheel Milipol conference in Singapore. and girls from the back. months, with a volley of tests. hospital. years of leftist domination. daily Handelsblatt. Sharif to lead the ‘Muslim Nato’.

‘Trump envoy met Chemical attack kills 58 in Syria Russian metro Morethan50people,includingchildren,werekilledinwhatissuspectedtobeoneofthe deadliest chemical attacks in Syria bomber from secretly with Russia’ Airstrikes hit the rebel-held city of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province on Tuesday morning, giving off a “poisonous gas,” and injuring hundreds, according to eyewitnesses and victims Kyrgyztan? According to The Washington Post, private security firm Blackwater’s founder held secret meeting with Putin’s official on Trump’s behalf days before election

Trump admin WASHINGTON cuts off UN CONTROVERSIAL Blackwater founder Erik Prince acted agency’s funds as a back-channel go-between for President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a The Trump report. administration is The meeting, convened by the United Arab Emirates cutting off US funding (UAE), took place around January 11 — nine days before to the United Nations Trump’s inauguration — in the Seychelles islands, The Population Fund over Washington Post said in a report on Monday citing US, concerns about European and Arab officials. Though the full agenda abortion. The State remains unclear, the UAE agreed to broker the meeting in Department has part to explore whether Russia could be persuaded to Russian President Vladimir Putin places flowers at the determined that the UN curtail its relationship with Iran, including in Syria. site of the blast; alleged suspect Akbarjon Djalilov | AFP agency falls under the Officials said that Prince represented himself as an “Kemp-Kasten emissary for then President-elect Trump for the meeting in SAINT PETERSBURG amendment.” The the Seychelles, though both he and the administration deny amendment affects it. Prince, the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, RUSSIAN investigators Tuesday identified organizations that was an avid supporter of Trump. After the Republican the suicide bomber in the Saint Petersburg support or participate in convention, he contributed $2,50,000 to Trump’s campaign. metro blast as 22-year-old Akbarjon Djalilov, coercive abortion He founded the Blackwater firm that became a private as Russia’s second city mourned the 14 people programs or involuntary security provider for the US government in Iraq. Al-Hasakah killed. sterilization. The State He has ties to people in Trump’s circle, including Stephen Aleppo The Investigative Committee said Djalilov Department says the K. Bannon, now serving as the President’s Chief Strategist “carried out an explosion” in the carriage of IDLIB agency partners with and senior counsellor. He was also seen in the Trump Al-Raqqah a train travelling between two busy stations China despite China’s transition offices in New York in December, The Washing- PROVINCE on Monday.Djalilov’s “genetic trace” was also restrictions on ton Post report said. found on a bag containing a second bomb left reproduction The US officials said the Federal Bureau of Investigation at another metro station and later defused. In- (FBI) has been scrutinising the Seychelles meeting as part KHAN SHEIKHOUN ‘Consequence vestigators gave no further details about Djal- of a broader probe of Russian interference in the 2016 US of Obama’s ilov but his name and year of birth coincided election and alleged contacts between associates of Putin with a statement from the Kyrgyz security and Trump. However, the FBI has declined to comment. weakness’ services which said Tuesday he was a natural- “We are not aware of any meetings, and Erik Prince had no Homs Today’s chemical ised Russian citizen originally from Kyr- The decision to role in the transition,” Sean Spicer, the White House press attack in Syria gyzstan. The remains of the bomber were terminate US donations secretary, said in response late Monday. against innocent found at the scene of the blast. The explosion to the UN agency was A Prince spokesman said in a statement: “Erik had no RifDimashq people is came after the Islamic State group called for based on the fact that role on the transition team. This is a complete fabrication. reprehensible and attacks on Russia in retribution for its mili- China’s family planning The meeting had nothing to do with President Trump. Why cannot be ignored by tary intervention in Syria against the jihad- policies still involve the is the so-called under-resourced intelligence community Daraa the civilized world. ists. Russian authorities are investigating the Al-suwayda use of coercive abortion messing around with surveillance of American citizens These heinous bombing as an “act of terror”. Kremlin and involuntary when they should be hunting terrorists?” IANS actions by the Bashar spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday: “The sterilization CONFUSION al-Assad regime are a fact that the act of terror was perpetrated in OVER TOLLS consequence of the US State Department past administration’s the moment that the head of state was in the weakness and city is food for thought.” irresolution. Flags flew at half-mast in Russia’s second White House President Obama city and flowers and candles piled up at an im- asked to save all 70 58 said in 2012 he would promptu memorial outside the metro station establish a red line rocked by the attack, as authorities beefed up Trump’s tweets Toll given by Toll given by the against the use of security in the city. Agencies the Aleppo Syrian Observatory The National Archives is chemical weapons Media for Human Rights Syrian doctors treat children following a and then did nothing telling the White House Centre (including ten suspected chemical attack, at a makeshift to keep each of hospital, in Khan Sheikhoun, in Idlib Sean Spicer, White TERROR TIMELINE children) House press secretary President Donald province, Syria AFP Trump’s tweets, even OCT 2015: Russian jet from Egypt exploded those he deletes or mid-air an attack claimed by ISIS, killing all corrects. The head of Whodunnit? UNSC meets 224 on board the National Archives Dec 2013: Two consecutive suicide bombing The attack has been blamed on THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY and Records killed at least 30 in the city of Volgograd,. Administration, David S. the Syrian regime by activists MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE ATTACK and global leaders Mar 2010: Two suicide bombers killed 40 Ferriero, told Britain and France called for the meeting people in subway stations in Dagestan Democratic senators Nature of the substance has that the White House not been officially confirmed Horrific reports of chemical Idlib attack is a crime against Jun 2004: Chechen militants stormed the has assured him it’s weapons attack in #Idlib #Syria. humanity.Those saying Syrian people interior ministry building of Ingushetia, killing Unclear if the planes involved Incident must be investigated & will decide Assad’s future: no people already doing this. The 92 people, including acting regional Interior were Syrian perpetrators held to account will remain if attacks continue archives contacted the President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Minister Abukar Kostoyev White House about the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Washington on Monday | AFP Boris Johnson, UK Foreign Secy Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey FM matter because such Oct 2002: Chechen militants seized a theater correspondence is You (Egyptian leader al-Sisi) have a great ally in the US SYRIAN ARMY IN DENIAL in Moscow, taking 700 people hostage. Russian required to be preserved and in me. I just want to let everybody know that we are forces pumped a strong narcotic gas into the under the Presidential very much behind President al-Sisi — he has done a The Syrian army ‘categorically’ denied involvement in the attack, stressing that it has never used building to sedate the attackers. 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HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY 14 05�04�2017 SPOT MARKET Titan says second half EXPRESS READ Power trade Fireworks lose sparkle ABB Group acquires Austrian firm Industry demands lowest GST rate, says products are handmade better than expected at IEX up ABB Group on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Austria-based PRAMOD THOMAS @ Kochi cerned,” said G Abiruben, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ Chennai B&R, a solution provider in the 15% in Mar former president of Tamil Nadu automation of machines, for an THE fireworks industry in the Fireworks and Amorces Manu- TITAN Company,the premium watchmaker and accessories brand, undisclosed amount. Through the ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU country seeks the lowest rate facturers Association. on Tuesday said that it had seen a much better second half this fi- acquisition, ABB expects to @ New Delhi under the GST regime as the Apart from Tamil Nadu, nancial year than it had expected -- despite the speed bump posed expand its leadership in industrial products are completely hand- which has 800 fireworks facto- by demonetisation in November. automation. Both the companies WITH temperature rising, the made. The demand came at a ries out of 840 nationally, these This, it said, had been a better half than the first which had been have complementary portfolios. spot power market at IEX saw time when the government in- products are being made in Ker- marred by several policy changes in the jewellery sector,where the ABB is a provider of solutions a 15 per cent jump in electrici- tervened for effective enforce- ala, West Bengal, Maharashtra firm draws a substantial portion of its revenues from. serving customers in utilities, ty trade in March but average ment of the Explosive Rules and Rajasthan. In a statement, the company industry and transport and rate remained low at `2.56 a 2008. The government directive According to Abiruben, the stated that consumer senti- infrastructure. B&R is a solution unit. As many as 3,364 million came following the fireworks industry is worth `5000 crore ment and demand had both provider in the automation of units (MU) changed hands in tragedy in the Puttingal temple, and employs four lakh people. recovered significantly by the machines and factories for March compared to 2,927 MU Kerala, last year. Hence it is entitled to get lowest start of the fourth quarter of industries such as plastics, traded in February. After the tragedy, the state rate under GST. The industry is 2016-17 and sales were good packaging, food and beverage. “On a daily average basis, suffered a loss of 50 per cent in growing at five per cent. across its divisions in varying over 109 MUs were traded, up sales so far. Players in the field K Jose, who owns Vadaketha- degrees. from 105 MUs in the previous also point out that demonetisa- la Fire Works in Thrissur said In contrast to the first quar- month,” the power trading tion spoiled their party. that post Puttingal tragedy sales ter, the jewellery division had platform said in a statement “For authorisation of tradi- are down by 50 per cent and de- a decent quarter due to the “re- KEC Intl bags orders here. With rising temperature tional fireworks such as Amit- ples, authorization will be ac- monetisation has driven the fi- sounding success of the stud- worth K1,781 crore and earlier than usual arrival tus, Kuzhiminnal, Palm leaf corded within 30 days,” said the nal nail in the coffin of the in- ded jewellery activation”, the Engineering, procurement and of summer, the market saw av- crackers, multi-shots, gundus order dated April 3. dustry in the state. “Now a fear firm said. It has also launched construction major KEC erage daily purchase bids of manufacturers shall apply to Storage licences to store fire- factor drives customers away a new sub-brand under Tan- 139 MU, 10 per cent increase Chief Controller of Explosives, works, if required, near the dis- from fireworks. Also, Chinese ishq called Rivaah during the International on Tuesday said it over February, while the sell Petroleum and Explosives Safe- play site shall be taken from the crackers are flooding the mar- period and is spending consid- has won new orders worth C1,781 bids were 200 MU. ty Organisation (PESO), Nagpur Office of Deputy Chief Control- ket. We do not expect this would erable marketing efforts for its crore. The company bagged “The market, however, con- as per Rule 6 of the Explosives ler of Explosives, PESO at Er- change anytime soon,” he promotion. Meanwhile, Ti- international orders worth C1,270 tinued to see low price during Rules 2008, accompanied by par- nakulam, it further stated. added. tan’s watches division, which crore for the transmission and the month. The average mar- ticulars namely nature, compo- “The units in Tamil Nadu are Biju K S, a native of Ernaku- had been struggling after getting negatively impact by demonetisa- distribution business while ket clearing price for the sition, percentage of ingredi- already following these norms. lam , who used to work in a Fire tion and where trade through both single or multi-brand retail domestic orders are worth C432, month was `2.56 per unit, ents, dimensions, process of Now PESO license made manda- Works factory in Kerala, lost his channels had been affected, also had a good quarter, said the firm. KEC International said in a BSE almost at par with price of manufacture and performance tory to carry out traditional fire- job a couple of months ago ow- However, the global slowdown has resulted in significant head- filing. Domestic orders include `2.54 per unit in February,” it characteristics of the works display in Kerala. The ing to slowdown. winds for Titan’s exports and original equipment manufacturing contract from PGCIL for said. The average area clearing fireworks. temple fireworks display in the “More restrictions mean slow- businesses within its watches division. Titan also stated that it had construction of 800 kV HVDC price varied from `1.53 per PESO will approve the fire- state uses products made in Ker- down in sales. There are many opened its first handloom apparel store in Bengaluru’s upscale transmission line and unit to `4.47 per unit across the works within 10 days and after ala itself. Hence this is a good like me who lost jobs in the re- India Nagar during the last quarter, marking its entry into the construction and extension of bid areas. submission of fireworks sam- move as far as safety is con- cent past,” he said. women’s wear segment, currently in pilot mode. 765/400 kV GIS/ AIS substations. FPI The money foreign portfolio investors pumped into the inflow A49,000cr Indian capital markets in FY17

15 HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY 05�04�2017 PARTNERSHIP Tax mop-up exceeds target as government collects `17.1 lakh crore in FY17

ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU Refunds of `1.62 lakh crore higher than the actual revenue Service tax collection during @ New Delhi were issued during April 2016- receipts in 2015-16. Till March 2016-17 grew 20.2 per cent at `2.54 March 2017, which is 32.6 per 2017, 101.35 per cent of the re- lakh crore compared to `2.11 THE revenue department has ex- cent higher than the refunds is- vised estimates of indirect taxes lakh crore in the previous finan- ceeded its revised tax collections sued during 2015-16, according to for 2016-17 has been achieved. cial year. Tax collection from for both direct and indirect tax an official statement from the fi- Net tax collection from the customs during 2016-17 grew 7.4 target for 2016-17 by about 18 per nance ministry. central excise registered a per cent at `2.26 lakh crore com- UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip cent at `17.1 lakh crore against Direct tax collections up to growth of 33.9 per cent at `3.83 pared to `2.10 lakh crore in the Hammond (L) with Union Finance the Budget Estimate of 16.97 lakh March 2017 stood at `8.47 lakh lakh crore during 2016-17 com- previous financial year, accord- Minister Arun Jaitley | SHEKHAR YADAV crore. In terms of gross revenue crore, which is 14.2 per cent more pared to `2.86 lakh crore in the ing to the finance ministry collections, the growth rate in than the net collections for the previous financial year. statement. corporate tax stood at 13.1 per corresponding period last year. India, UK cent while that of personal in- Direct tax collections show 100 come tax was 18.4 per cent. After per cent achievement for 2016-17, Direct tax collections up 14% adjusting for refunds, the net states a note for the finance min- to strengthen growth in corporate tax collec- istry. Indirect tax collections Direct tax collections up to March 2017 stood at C8.47 lakh crore, tions stood at 6.7 per cent while (central excise, service tax and which is 14.2 per cent more than the net collections for the growth in personal tax collec- customs) in 2016-17 were at `8.63 corresponding period last year trade ties tions stood at 21 per cent. lakh crore, which is 22 per cent ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ New Delhi GROWTH PANGS INDIA and the UK will work to- Stalled projects nix revival hopes gether to strengthen existing economic partnership to further Fund crunch vexes boost trade and investment and Incomplete projects triple since FY11, touch C12 lakh crore in the fourth quarter of FY17 enhance cooperation at multilateral forums. “Both sides commit to work to- biotech start-ups ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ Mumbai gether to strengthen our co-oper- ation in the G20, IMF,World Bank ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU years. The association has been INDUSTRIAL investment was and other multilateral bodies to @ Bengaluru annually running a boot camp mixed during the fourth quarter that end,” Finance Minister Arun by picking the best startups in of FY17. While new project an- Jaitley and Philip Hammond the BIOTECHNOLOGY start-ups in the sector. The investors meet nouncements, and completions Chancellor of the Exchequer said the country face great difficulty sought to connect the entrepre- picked up, stalled projects rose in a joint statement at the 9th in getting adequate funding. neurs with investors, he added. and projects under implementa- UK-India Economic and Finan- Majority of the start-ups are de- Nonetheless, funding remains tion fell, puncturing expecta- cial Dialogue. pendent on government funding a challenge. “That is still some- tions of an investment revival. Both countries also agreed to and usually, they receive early- thing which we need to focus on. The government continued to remain strong advocates for free stage funding. However, sustain- It’s not all rosy up here. There is drive investment in FY17, ac- markets and free trade, address ing it to the next level remains a some government intervention counting for 82 per cent of the cross-border tax evasion and to challenge. that comes in early stage fund- incremental projects under im- collaborate in determining the There are as many as 1,022 ing. However, series B and C plementation, while private in- status of wealth deposited in for- start-ups in the bio-technology funding is a problem. Unfortu- vestment fell 1.3 per cent. Ac- eign financial accounts by sector with one-third of it being nately that is still not growing cording to data from CMIE, nationals of both the countries. run by women entrepreneurs. in a bit way,” he explained. stalled projects tripled since “We look forward to enhanced This growth has been witnessed The BT sector has not seen FY11, indicating distress in the cooperation in this area,” the in the past five years, said P M much of venture capital invest- private sector and touched statement noted. Murali, president, Association ments and is largely dependent `12 lakh crore during the fourth The two ministers also ac- of Biotechnology-led Enterpris- on either government funding quarter of FY17 against `11.7 knowledged the progress made to es (ABLE), interacting with or angel investors, he added. lakh crore the previous quarter. establish the joint India-UK fund Express on the sidelines of the Medical instrumentation, bio Construction, real estate and under the National Investment Bio-Invest 2017 here on Tuesday. IT and artificial intelligence railways accounted for 90 per and Infrastructure Fund. The event is aimed at providing sectors would play a big role in cent of the increase. The joint UK-India fund aims an interaction platform for the growth of the BT industry, Despite the subdued demand, to leverage private-sector invest- start-ups and investors. he said. bankers aren’t shying away from ment from the City of London to ABLE has sought to double “We need to get prepared for extending debt. “We aren’t stop- finance Indian infrastructure the number of start-ups in the agriculture requirements in ping ourselves from lending to projects. “Both governments BT sector, over the next five 2050,” Murali explained. any of these sectors. There will reaffirmed their commitment to be a pick-up in demand,” anchor invest up to £120 million B Sriram, MD, SBI told Express. tion rather than investment. Pri- Asia Economic Research (India), But, much of this came from each in the joint fund which aims Of the total stalled projects, vate sector capital expenditure Standard Chartered Bank. state investment fairs conducted to raise around £500 million, and private sector accounted for may remain subdued due to Meanwhile, new project an- by Gujarat, West Bengal, And- has the potential to unlock much nearly 72 per cent. Among sec- weak capacity utilisation and nouncements worth `2.6 lakh hra Pradesh and Jharkhand be- more in future,” the joint state- tors, construction and real estate high leverage, while fiscal con- crore were made – the highest in tween January and February. ment noted. accounted for 65 per cent, fol- straints leave limited room for the past four quarters, indicat- “Such events typically increase The fund will focus initial in- lowed by railways at 25 per cent. public capital expenditure,” said ing renewed activity and as the the number of investment pro- vestments on India’s energy and Regulatory clearances, input Anubhuti Sahay, head, South impact of remonetisation faded. posals announced. New an- renewable market. Meanwhile, availability, weak business senti- nouncements are generally er- both countries have committed to ment and land acquisitions are ratic and we will monitor their the common reporting standards holding back the projects from India’s economic recovery in FY18 will be driven by consumption sustainability especially amid rather than investment. Private-sector capital expenditure may on automatic exchange of tax in- moving forward. remain subdued due to weak capacity utilisation and high leverage the likely implementation of formation and will begin to ex- “India’s economic recovery in GST,” Sahay added. change information in 2017. FY18 will be driven by consump- Anubhuti Sahay, head, South Asia Economic Research (India), StanChart PARADIGM SHIFT Wonderla to expand to Chennai

ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU amusement park in Hyderabad, same growth rate to continue Content is king for these telecom minnows @ Hyderabad as the firm is adding ‘virtual re- even in 2017-18, as we are seeing alty ride’ at the park with an out- good potential. To reach out to JONATHAN ANANDA @ Chennai tors lease them infrastructure at already concentrating on gov- can, and this will be where they WONDERLA Holidays Limited is lay of `40 crore. more people and increase foot- discounted rates. ernment no beyond offering differentiate,” said another planning to expand to Chennai “Amusement parks business is falls, we have unveiled the new WITH the telecom sector in India However, this model is no cheap calls. Aerovoyce, an senior analyst. and add more features at its exist- still in nascent stage in India and brand identity. We are aiming to going through a rapid consolida- longer likely to work, say ex- MVNO brand promoted by a Their entry, while adding to ing amusement parks. With we are the leading players not expand our footprint and emerge tion process, and major telcos perts. “They will need to do south-Indian entrepreneur, has the competition for telecom ma- amusement parks in Bengaluru, just in India but globally. While as a complete entertainment and scrambling for funds to compete something better than just com- already launched its logos and is jors, is actually a win-win for Hyderabad and Kochi, Wonderla we’ve seen 30 per cent growth in hospitality company,” Chittilap- with rivals like Jio, the Indian pete on tariffs. Because, one, it expecting to begin operations in both the industry and the cus- is one of the leading amusement 2016-17, we are expecting the pilly added. market is set to see the re-entry will not work since voice tariffs a few months. “We will concen- tomers. For one thing, most of parks operators in India. It is now of Mobile Virtual Network Op- trate a large portion of our re- these MVNOs are likely to be lo- planning to set up a new amuse- erators (MVNO). However, this sources on quality and customer cal and hyper-local in nature re- ment park in Chennai with an time around, these little firms services. That will be a major maining isolated competition, outlay of `300 crore. will be trying to take on the big- marketing strategy of ours,” and secondly, because they result “We will soon acquire land for gies not through cheaper serv- Sivakumar Kuppusamy,Founder in extra revenue for telecos – amusement park in Chennai. ices, but content and quality. & CEO had said during its launch whose unused infrastructure While the work will begin this What is an MVNO? Licensed earlier this year. will be put to use. year, amusement park in Chen- as such by the sector regulator, But, quality and support sys- Rishi Tejpal, principal re- nai will be ready by 2019. Besides MVNOs use the infrastructure tems are just one part of the search analyst at Gardner, had planning to invest over `300 crore of existing telcos to offer their for example are already drop- deal. The real fight, say experts, said earlier last year that this in the Chennai park over the next services, usually done through ping sharply.And two, you need will be in the content and access would be a huge opportunity for two years, we will be investing contracts for bandwidth and oth- very deep pockets to sustain the to content that MVNOs will pro- mobile network operators such `75 crore in 2017-18 to add more er infrastructure of varying kind of subsidies telecom ma- vide. “This is a real possibility. as BSNL and MTNL, which could features at existing parks,” Arun terms. Traditionally, in interna- jors are already providing,” Telecom companies in India expand their revenues on the ex- K Chittilappilly, managing direc- tional markets where MVNOs pointed out Neil Shah, co-found- right now are ill-equipped to take tensive infrastructure they pos- tor, Wonderla Holidays told have thrived, they have been able er, Counterpoint Research. on a content distribution role, ses but without having to fix Express on Tuesday. to offer cheaper tariffs on calls This is one reason players because this is not their core their lack of marketing A major part of the investment and services since normal opera- looking to enter the market are competency. However, MVNOs prowess. this year will be on Wonderla

EXPRESS READ TODAY’S STOCK PICK Current Price Mahesh Kumar Jain Kishor Kharat takes Indian Overseas Bank cuts base rate by 20 bps South Indian Bank Indian Bank revises A3,393.85 assumes charge as charge as MD&CEO Indian Overseas Bank has cut its base rate (BR) by 20 basis points with rights issue over- FCNR(B) term MD & CEO, IDBI Bank of Indian Bank effect from April 1. The new base rate of the Chennai-headquartered subscribed by 84% deposit interest rates Target Price public-sector bank is 9.50 per cent. The existing loans linked to the Mahesh Kumar Jain has assumed Indian Bank said on Tuesday that South Indian Bank has said the Indian Bank has revised interest base rate will be priced at the revised rate with effect from April 1, 2017, BRITANNIA charge as MD & CEO, IDBI Bank. Kishor Kharat has taken charge as rights issue of shares for a total rates on FCNR (B) term deposits the bank said in a statement. The move comes ahead of the Reserve 3,775 INDUSTRIES Prior to this, Jain was MD & CEO its new managing director and amount of 630.99 crore was with effect from April 1. For FCNR A Bank of India’s meeting on monetary policy on Thursday. One basis C of Indian Bank, where he handled CEO. Prior to this, Kharat was the oversubscribed by 84 per cent. (B) deposits, in US dollar, the Britannia is the market leader point is equal to one one-hundredth of one percentage point (0.01 per key portfolios such as corporate MD and CEO of IDBI Bank. He was The shares issued under rights revised interest rate has been in biscuits category. Biscuits cent). Therefore, 100 basis points would be equivalent to one per cent. and retail credit, SME credit, risk the Executive Director in Union were allowed for trading on both fixed at 2.4 per cent for deposits contribute 85 per cent of the management etc. He also served Bank of India from March 2015 till the BSE and NSE from March 31, of one year and above but less company’s consolidated as general manager with his elevation as MD&CEO of IDBI 2017. The bank had a capital to than two years (2.33 per cent revenue. We are enthused with Syndicate Bank and handled Bank in August 2015. During his Kenichi Yokoyama takes over as risky asset ratio of 11.05 per cent existing); at 2.62 per cent for the consistent healthy growth portfolios, including credit, stint at IDBI Bank, Kharat served ADB India country director at the end of Q3, and the fresh deposits of two years and above in a difficult operating environ- operations, investments and risk IDBI Capital Market Services, IDBI capital raised will push up the but less than three years (2.57 per ment, which results in higher management. He began his Asset Management and IDBI Kenichi Yokoyama has taken over as country CRAR by about 160 bps, SIB said. cent existing); at 2.88 per cent for visibility of growth compared banking career with Punjab Trusteeship Services as its director of India Resident Mission of the Asian “The recent capital raising deposits of three years and above to peers. We retain Buy. National Bank. Jain is a member chairman. Kharat started his Development Bank. Yokoyama replaces M Teresa together with expected retention but less than four years (2.78 per of the NIBM Governing Board, career with Bank of Baroda where Kho who is now posted as Deputy Director of internal capital generation can cent existing); at 3.01 per cent for — Motilal Oswal Securities Limited PGDM Executive Council of NIBM, he had a successful stint of 37 General of ADB’s East Asia Department in Manila. support targeted business deposits of four years and above Yokoyama was previously heading the Nepal CII National Committee on years. A graduate in commerce growth of 20% per annum with but less than five years (2.92 per Disclaimer: The views and Banking 2016-17 and CII National and law, Kharat is a Certified Resident Mission of ADB. “I will work closely a comfortable CRAR position for cent existing); and at 3.11 per cent recommendations made above Council on Financial Sector Associate of the Indian Institute with the Government of India to reconfirm two years,” said V G Mathew, for deposits of five years only are of the individual analyst or Development 2016-17. of Bankers. our commitment to help India strengthen managing director and CEO. (3.05 per cent existing). broking company, and not that of its core infrastructure,” said Yokoyama. The New Indian Express 8:00 pm 8:00 am 10:55 pm Onthe IPL NBA LA LIGA Hyderabad vs Bangalore Kings vs Mavericks Barcelona vs Sevilla TUBE Live on Sony ESPN, HD Live on Sony Six, HD Live on Ten 1, 1 HD

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Injuries to key players major concern for visiting Bangalore ahead of IPL opener, Hyderabad coach Moody happy with surface 10 to tango: Offence is the best form of title defence

VISHAL VIVEK @ Hyderabad um here, will be important as With adjustments to his feel lucky to not have been bitten ments to his technique, he was But Moody feels the job is the they will look to carry forward technique, Warner was able by the injury bug, even though able to become a complete play- same. “It’s a game of 120 balls, Bowlers too SUNRISERS Hyderabad have the momentum generated by the to become a complete they missed out on the evening er,” Moody noted. “He’s always and each ball has to be dealt taken a quantum leap, compared run to the title in 2016. RCB, player. Despite a back-door practice session a day before the hungry for more. Despite a back- with,” the 51-year-old explained. to last year. They were under- meanwhile, will hope that the entry into the Australian match due to a spell of rain. door entry into the Australian The coach dropped a hint that team, he has become one getting good dogs then, having finished a low- ever-increasing list of injured “It’s a totally different tourna- team, he has become one of their Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan ly sixth in the previous two edi- players does not grow further. of their important players. ment every year.We need to keep important players,” he added. leg-spin sensation, may get a tions. But by the end of the ninth The core of the batting unit, in Tom Moody, SRH coach evolving,” SRH head coach Tom A little more than 10 days ago, look in, saying youngsters lend edition, they were champions, the form of Virat Kohli and AB Moody said on Tuesday. ground staff at the stadium here an edge to the team. “Both Af- IPL deals led by in-form skipper David de Villiers, will not figure in the One of the most crucial factors were on strike. But they did a ghan players lend diversity to Warner and thanks to a handy encounter owing to injuries. in Hyderabad’s title triumph last good job, as Moody was content our squad (the other being Mo- bowling attack at his disposal. Youngster Sarfaraz Khan, who season was the consistently ag- with the wicket. “The ground hammad Nabi), and Rashid could now: Nehra Come Wednesday, the opening played important cameos last gressive form of Warner. Moody staff here have always done an give us an edge.” match of IPL-10 against last season, is most likely to miss the felt the 30-year-old’s transforma- excellent job.” The last thing the Southern ri- VISHAL VIVEK @ Hyderabad year’s finalists Royal Challeng- tournament owing to an injury tion from a specialist T20 player The contest is between a full- vals would want is rain gods ers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gan- he suffered during a practice ses- to a master of all formats was strength squad and another that playing spoilsport. LAST year, when Sunrisers Hy- dhi International Cricket Stadi- sion on Monday. The hosts will commendable. “With adjust- has been robbed due to injuries. [email protected] derabad lifted the trophy, their bowling arsenal was hailed as most wickets were snapped by the frontline bowlers. The bat- The six machines ting, meanwhile, mainly relied MATCH upon the might of the two aggres- BOX With the IPL starting today, Express takes a sive openers — David Warner look at the top 5 six-hitters in the league... and Shikhar Dhawan. Despite already sporting what Chris Gayle can arguably be described as the Pros & Cons best attack, a few more additions 251 were made to bolster the firepow- RCB: Batting has er during the auction. New re- always been Royal It isn’t surprising that cruits like Mohammed Siraj and Challengers Gayle has most sixes in Rashid Khan are still up and Bangalore's strength. IPL. Fans are used to coming but it cannot be denied With injuries affecting seeing the Jamaican launch the best that the duo is one of the most their preparations, bowlers into the stands. Hasn’t been at exciting players in the domestic they can still call on his best of late, though he did contribute and international circuit the services of Chris towards the business end in 2016. respectively. Gayle, Shane Watson Ashish Nehra has been a part and Kedar Jadhav, the of the side since 2016 and thinks latter coming off a bowlers have become a more vi- fruitful season. Apart Rohit Sharma tal part of the T20 setup. “There from injuries, pace was a time when the best bowlers 163 commanded only half of what bowling is a concern, batsmen did. Now, the difference as they don’t have The MI captain, who led is only of about 15-20 per cent,” proper support for his team to titles in 2013 Nehra said while mentioning left Tymal Mills. and 2015, has a reputation for being a slow starter, but arm quick Tymal Mills, who was acquired by Royal Challengers SRH: Sunrisers have can switch gears if he sticks around. In a team of big-hitters, Rohit is usually the Bangalore to become the most ex- always banked on the pensive bowler in IPL history. stabilising force. bowlers, and they have The speedster also cited the ex- retained the core for ample of Delhi Daredevils, who this season too. While boast of an equally potent pace Mustafizur Rahman Suresh Raina battery in the form of Pat Cum- isn't available for this 160 mins, Mohammed Shami, Kagiso match, they will have Rabada and Zaheer Khan. Nehra the usual suspects The CSK veteran, now added: “Pace comes naturally to Bhuvneshwar Kumar captaining Gujarat Lions, me but at the same time I train and Ashish Nehra, in is one of the most for it and try to maintain my fit- addition to the newly destructive players, and has time and ness. I spend four to five hours aquired Chris Jordan again raised his game for the IPL. His every day on it, round the year. I and Mohammed Siraj. 25-ball 87 against Kings XI in the 2014 have undergone 10-12 surgeries Fragile middle-order is playoffs is still fresh in memory. as well.” a concern though.

Pitch & Virat Kohli Conditions 148 The pitch could assist Known for crisp drives pacers early on. There and wristy flicks, Kohli is was a spell of rain on a surprise inclusion in the Tuesday, but there is list, but then last year’s IPL had seen him no rain forecast for at his dominant best. He smashed 973 match day. runs, including four hundreds, to top the run list.

AB de Villiers 555 141 Ashish Nehra No of runs by David De Villiers can pull off an Warner against Royal array of incredible shots. Challengers Bangalore, In 2012, he took 23 off an in 13 matches at an over from Dale Steyn during his 17-ball 47, average of 46.25, the STARS AND STRIPES which included a scoop over short fine-leg Dipa set to miss Asian third-highest by a and another stunning six off a near- (Top) Sunrisers Hyderabad players ahead of their IPL opener against Royal Challengers on Tuesday; artists while rehearsing for the opening ceremony | VINAY MADAPU C’ship after surgery batsman. perfect yorker. NEW DELHI: Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has undergone a knee surgery, ruling her out of the BACK IN THE MIX Asian Championships next month. Karmakar, who finished fourth at the Rio Olympics, underwent an Anterior Cruciate Ishant answers call of Kings, sets aside county ambitions Ligament (ACL) surgery in Mumbai, and will not participate in the Thailand meet scheduled R AV I I Y E R @ Chennai Ishant was the only one in this good to continue playing, be it I immediately responded in now has so many options in fast from May 18. pack not to have secured an IPL IPL or in some other event. I the affirmative when I got bowling. If one is unable to play, IN the longest home season ever contract. But all that changed knew this was a time where I a call from Kings XI. The IPL there is always the other guy played by India, the biggest posi- when the veteran of 77 Tests was needed to keep myself on-field, is a good platform to waiting to put his hands up,” the Johnson strike gets tive was the improved levels of called-up by Kings XI Punjab on and not slack off. So I continued showcase what you are Delhi lad opined. Bengaluru full marks fitness shown by the pacers. Tuesday. “I immediately respond- my training and was planning to capable of. I’m focused on Kings XI have an array of pac- They have the image of being ed in the affirmative when I got join one of the county sides in doing my best and helping ers. Asked what will set him MALE: A John Johnson goal from Punjab go all the way. walking injuries, with a break- a call from Kings XI. The IPL is a England. Luckily, I hadn’t signed apart when the management what was to be the last chance of down always around the corner. good platform to showcase what a deal yet with any team, so there Ishant Sharma starts planning the XI, Ishant the game meant Bengaluru came But this notion was dispelled to you are capable of. I’m focused on was no issue regarding sudden felt it was experience. “I’ve away with all three points in a an extent by the likes of Umesh doing my best and helping Pun- change in plans.” the other. While Bhuvi swings played international cricket for dominant show against Maziya Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Bhuv- jab go all the way,” Ishant said. With a reservoir of pacers the ball, Umesh and Shami are almost a decade now, and that Sports and Recreation Club in the neshwar Kumar. With the Cham- The 28-year-old was planning a available for the national side, skiddier. I’m tall, so bounce is ob- experience will surely keep me AFC Cup. Blues outplayed their pions Trophy in the horizon, In- stint in county cricket after find- competition for places will obvi- viously a plus point. Selection in the selection scheme of opponents, creating multiple dia’s stocks in this department ing no takers at the auctions, ously hot up. And Ishant feels into the XI will depend on what things,” concluded the right-arm chances without a goal, only look good, if Mohammed Shami where he was listed at a base what each brings to the table will kind of surface we play on. You fast bowler. for the defender to score in the recovers. price of `2 crore. “It’s always be key. “Each of us differs from have to also realise that India [email protected] dying moments.

BOARD AFFAIRS Amid confusion over status of nominated officials, NCA board considers ignoring CoA diktat

ATREYO MUKHOPADHYAY bers believe they can function qualfied” officials from taking Shah has stepped down from the Saurashtra body (because he is looked this. Shah should chair cifically barred it from meeting, @ Chennai normally on a few fronts. up any role, even in advisory over 70), but he can continue as NCA chairman because that is a the NCA board meeting,” relia- but its instruction bars Shah from A special general meeting is capacity. nominated post. The CoA has overlooked this. Shah should chair ble sources told Express. attending such meetings. AFTER lying low for a few lined up for April 9 and the BC- The BCCI members are argu- the NCA board meeting. BCCI source The NCA board has important “A date for the NCA meeting months following the appoint- CI’s National Cricket Academy ing that “disqualification” ap- decisions to take, including finali- will be finalised at the SGM. ment of administrators to run board plans a meeting after that. plies only to elected office-bear- sation of land to buy in the out- That’s when all members can ex- the show, the BCCI is slowly wak- There was uncertainty over the ers, not sub-committees, where years in states can serve nine bearers. Previous court orders skirts of Bengaluru. Meetings press their views. The CoA was ing up. There was confusion over NCA board. Its chairman Niran- members are chosen by elected more in BCCI. mention this. Shah has stepped had been planned, but cancelled overstepping its jurisdiction in a jurisdiction following dos and jan Shah is above 70, having re- office-bearers. They are drawing “Those who have been deemed down from the Saurashtra body, following lack of clarity over eli- lot of cases. We want to make sure don’ts issued by the court-ap- signed as Saurashtra secretary confidence from the March 24 or- inelgible for being above 70 or but he can continue as NCA gibility of members. Headed by that doesn’t happen,” said a mem- pointed committee (CoA). But the because of that. The CoA had der upholding their contention for completing nine years, are chairman because that is a nom- Shah, the NCA board has four oth- ber who will attend the SGM. March 24 order has made mem- through a circular barred “dis- that those having completed nine ineligible only for posts of office- inated post. The CoA has over- er members. The CoA hasn’t spe- [email protected] Broken Cricket @BrokenCricket #IPL2017 #VivoIPL @OnlyScore 18isBetterer @VolleyMePlease IPLCaptains:RCB:Watson/KohliRPS: 20 commentators announced by BCCI for Top players Federer has beaten this Smith KXIP: Maxwell KKR: Gambhir SRH: thisyear'sIPL_2017-nonefrom year:Nadal(x3)Wawrinka(x2)Berdych Warner MI: Rohit DD: Zaheer GL: Raina Pakistan #Cricket #IPL2017 (x2)NishikoriKyrgiosRBADelpo

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DAVIS CUP WADA has released its 2015 report and India are in third place with respect to Anti Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). Express takes a look at some of the more interesting numbers the world body put out... Denis no longer a menace to India League of nations high on dope Istomin’s foot injury changes dynamic between rivals, tie likely to witness even contest

KRISHNENDU BANERJEE Paes to join team in (Fayziev) was playing a tourna- @ Bengaluru Bengaluru today ment in Bahrain. Temur (Is- mailov) was preparing in Greece, LONG before the Uzbek team ar- India’s doubles specialist Leander while I was preparing in Tashkent. rived in India for the Davis Cup Paes is yet to join the team. Paes So, we’re ready,” Dustov said. Asia/Oceania Zone Group I sec- won his first title of the year in A right-hand injury had side- ond round tie starting from April Leon Challengers in Mexico lined Dustov for several months 7 at the KSLTA Stadium here, partnering Canadian Adil but he said he was ready to play all there was a question mark over Shamasdin. As per reports Paes three days. “I haven’t played since star player Denis Istomin’s fitness. will join the side on Wednesday December but I’ve been training a Theidentitiesofcountriesthathadthe and is travelling from Mexico. With just 72 hours to go for the lot. Fitness wise, I’m ready to maximum violations in 2015 don't really come as first rubber, Istomin has indeed play,” he said. Irrespective of inju- asurpriseasathletesbelongingtothesecountrieshave Denis (Istomin | in pic) was ries to their experienced Davis pulled out. frequently been featured on the news supposed to come on Ranked 71st currently, Istomin, Vardhan. “Undoubtedly, Istomin’s Cuppers, both sides have chosen to Saturday but when he said who handed World No 2 Novak pullout is good for us. But we are pick a young bunch in the team. he would stay back for tests on his foot, I had a Djokovic a shock defeat in the sec- also not able to field two of our top While Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Nations with highest feeling he would not turn ond round of the Australian Open, singles players. So it’s more bal- N Sriram Balaji would make their number of ADRVs up at all. I had a backup isnursing a footinjuryinTashkent anced right now,” he said. debuts for India, Uzbekistan has a plan in place. With two and will be out of action for at However, India is yet to take a fresh face in Ismailov. days left, it gives me least two weeks. Captain Peter call on the playing combinations. Bhupathi said his players were enough time to work on Lebed said he already has contin- In fact, Ali didn’t rule out the ready to play on any surface and who plays. gency plans in place. “Denis was chance of playing both doubles conditions. “We’ve a young group 176 129 117 84 67 59 59 51 50 48 1061 supposed to come on Saturday but specialists. He said that the team of kids who have the ability to play Peter Lebed, Uzbek skipper Russia Italy India France Belgium S Africa Turkey Korea USA Iran Other when he said he would stay back combinations would be decided on multiple surfaces and can serve for tests on his foot, I had a feeling after a team meeting, once Lean- at 130 mph, which I think in to- he would not turn up at all. I had der Paes joins the team. But India day’s power tennis is a big advan- Not a surprise as sports that Every player is capable of Sports with highest number of ADRVs a backup plan in place. With two skipper Mahesh Bhupathi was not tage. I think just creating a team have had problems in the playing good doubles as days left, it gives me enough time in favour of picking two doubles atmosphere and constantly work- past continue to lag behind long as he’s pointed in the to work on who plays singles and specialists. For Uzbekistan, the ing on the same bunch, we can in- right direction. So, that’s doubles,” he said. other most experienced player in stil the belief that we can find a Disciplines the reason we are still registering AAFs uncertain on who’s playing India coach Zeeshan Ali be- the team, Farrukh Dustov, will way back into World Group. Then doubles on Saturday. lieves it would be an even tie as spearhead the challenge. He said we can pick players depending on Bodybuilding Athletics Weightlifting Cycling Powerlifting Football (ALL INDIA) India is also missing singles spe- that others in the team have been the opponents and surface,” he 270 242 239 200 110 108 Aquatics 3 Mahesh Bhupathi, India captain cialists Yuki Bhambri and Vishnu preparing individually. “Sanjar said. [email protected] Athletics 21 Bodybuilding 1 Boxing 8 Rugby Union Boxing Wrestling Basketball Other 80 66 57 39 490 Cycling 4 Field hockey 1 Football 1 Unexpected sports registering AAFs Judo 2 Kabaddi 4 Powerlifting 3 Rowing 2 Lawn bowls Chess e-sports Arm Wrestling WDC Dancesport 1 1 1 18 1 Street and Ball hockey 1 Weightlifting 56 Wrestling 8 Wushu 2 Darts Tug of war 3 Source: WADA 1 (medical reason) (medical reason 2, no case to answer 1) AAF: Adverse Analytical Finding Lack of awareness blamed for weight of shame

RAVI IYER AND SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN I have come across a couple of reports which @ Chennai said that only eight samples were taken during the Nationals that were held four Indian players have a light moment during a practice session ahead of their clash against Uzbekistan at the KSLTA courts in Bengaluru on Tuesday | NAGESH POLALI months ago. So with very testing, people are THE first page Google throws up to the query more than willing to take their chances ‘weightlifting + doping’ tells you everything you need to know about the sport’s chequered his- Ashok Ahuja, former head of sports medicine at tory when it comes to its association with one NIS Patiala of the sport’s darkest arts. LOCAL EXPRESS Battle of Blues Even by its inglorious standards, August 24, Ten points clear following the international break, Chelsea saw their lead 2016, was groundhog day for international doping problem that the sport refuses to shake AOC crowned Rahim Mini stadiums to be built trimmed to seven after they crashed at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday. weightlifting. Eleven medallists at the 2008 Ol- off. “Given it’s a power sport, the extensive use League champions across Telangana Now, they face another tricky challenge against Man City at Stamford Bridge. ympics in Beijing, including three from China of anabolic steroids are prevalent.” Here's a look at some of the numbers... who won gold, had failed retests. With respect to the 56 examples of ADRVs, he HYDERABAD: In an exhila- HYDERABAD: In a welcome an- Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF), too, placed the blame squarely on not enough les- rating encounter between nouncement for sports lovers, has enjoyed its share of the spotlight. It had sons being learnt. “I have come across a couple AOC and AGORC on Tues- Sports Authority of Telangana been banned in the past by the International of reports which said that only eight samples day, the former trumped State (SATS) vice chairman and Kevin de Eden Weightlifting Federation (IWF). On Monday,as were taken during the Nationals that were held the latter 2-0 to become the managing director, Dinakar Babu, Bruyne Hazard the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) dropped four months ago. So with very testing, people There is big its 2015 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) are more than willing to take their chances.” A-Division Rahim League told that the state pressure, champions. It turned out government report, the Indian body had its own version of However, the senior IWLF official refuted those but it is groundhog day. claims. “I am sure the number is more than to be a smooth affair for has decided normal Out of a total of 238 ADRVs in weightlifting, eight. According to the usual norm, NADA when you AOC, who were playing at to construct After winning eight matches (PL) in a row against India itself accounts for 56, 23.52%. That’s a ri- would have collected at least 25-30 samples.” are in a their home ground -- AOC a mini Man City between 2005 and 2009, Chelsea have diculously high number for a sport that has However, the source confirmed that the body football ground. Rahul stole stadium in 5 great club won only five of their last 15 against them (D3 L7). and you are been in many metaphorical WADA watchlists. cannot go on for much longer without ignoring the show for the champions each assem- very good. It’s not easy to spin this one way or the other but the sheer magnitude of these numbers. “We will as he led from the front to bly constitu- 3 Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick in this fixture last a senior IWF official opts to look at the silver do everything in our power to ensure this score twice to ensure his ency of Telangana. Dinakar Babu season as Man City won 3-0. Antonio lining. “Over the past five years, we have had no doesn’t occur. We have also been doing a lot to Conte, team’s triumph. Babu, together Man City have lost only one of their last six Premier issues at the international level,” the source told spread awareness against the ills of doping ac- with District Collector Anitha 1 Chelsea Express. “It’s only at the junior and the univer- tivity. We will make sure that in future events, Yellow cards: League matches in London (W3 D2). manager Ramachandran inspected the mini sity levels that the problem persists.” every athlete has been cleared by NADA before Ashok Ahuja, a former head of sports medi- they participate in any event, and have already Nitin Chetri (AOC) stadium construction work going cine at NIS Patiala, echoes those sentiments. sent letters regarding the same to each State on at Alair constituency on Tuesday. Fixtures: Swansea vs Tottenham; Arsenal vs West Ham; Hull vs Middlesbrough; Tathamnaidu (AGORC) “There have to be more education initiatives association.” Ramachandran requested the SATS Southampton vs Crystal Palace; Liverpool vs Bournemouth (Star Sports Select HD 1); done at the grassroots level because there is an Time, as always, will be the best judge of this Chelsea vs Man City (Star Sports Select HD 2). The league was revived in leader to sanction extra funds for enormous amount (of doping) going on there.” particular proposal. October 2010. ground repair and other works. All matches 12:15 am onwards There is also, according to Ahuja, an inherent [email protected]

WRESTLEMANIA Asian Championship looming, Vinesh & Co hope to exploit Bulgaria opportunity

S H A N A S @ Kochi took the fight to the wire. The For Bajrang, the Bulgaria so- The Rio episode was painful but that is over. My injury was severe and way she won was not befitting journ will be a major landmark. I had to be out of action for six months. I could hit the gym only a WITH Vinesh Phogat and Ba- Vinesh, who is hailed as the most Competing in the 65kg alongside month ago. Returning to my old fitness level is not an overnight task. jrang Punia set to lead India’s The Bulgaria event will reveal how much I’ve improved prolific women wrestler in the Dutt, Bajrang happily remained challenge in the international in- country today. a sidekick to the master wrestler. vitation tournament slated to be Vinesh Phogat, wrestler “That was the first bout I had But with Dutt now past his prime, held in Bulgaria on April 8 and 9 after the injury last August. For a the team management will be — most probably the last compe- senior guide, Yogeshwar Dutt. tion for six months. I could hit the wrestler, a knee injury is debili- hoping to see Bajrang evolve as tition ahead of the Asian Cham- After having her knee dislocat- gym only a month ago. Returning tating. Apart from the physical his successor. pionship — the duo will have ed, Vinesh underwent six months to my old fitness level is not an limitation, injuries affect the “He has been doing well for a their tasks cut out. of rehabilitation in Bengaluru. overnight task. The Bulgaria mental make up also. The mind long time, but remained eclipsed For Vinesh, this will be her The pangs of missing out on a event will reveal how much I’ve will repeatedly doubt whether by Dutt. Dutt has been mentoring first international outing after medal still lingering, Vinesh said improved,” Vinesh told Express. the injuries have healed, the mus- him and now with him past his the Rio Olympics where she had she would use the Bulgaria com- The road to return was not cles have grown fully. A good out- prime, we want Bajrang to take to forfeit her quarterfinal match petition to test her fitness level. easy for the 22-year-old. She had ing in Bulgaria will accelerate over from Dutt. He is also good due to a knee injury, while Ba- “The Rio episode was painful to contest the selection trials (48 my return to the top form. After like Dutt,” a senior WFI official jrang will be expected to step out but that is over. My injury was kg) last week where her oppo- that, the Asian Championship is said. of the shadow of his mentor and Vinesh Phogat is using the upcoming tournament in Bulgaria to test fitness severe and I had to be out of ac- nent, a relatively unknown face, my next real target,” she added. [email protected] HYDERABADWEDNESDAY THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 18 05�04�2017 READ � SHARE � FOLLOW http://epaper.newindianexpress.com WEDNESDAY 05�04�2017

2 E G A P N O Y R O T S SOUL SEARCHING VIA STORYTELLING The lost art form of telling tales has more to offer than demons and fairies.An Indian Canadian Dastango,Jawaid Danish, is on a multi-city tour and is visiting Hyderabad for the performance. He chooses contemporary themes like immigration, deportation and related repercussions COOL PLAYBACK SINGERS DEALS CAN’T BE PAGE 9 REPLACED BY ACTORS: PARINEETI WILL CHOPRA HEBAH PAGE 11 DO A HATTRICK? PAGE 12

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astangoi has new demons to tell the world about. It has attained D a new form of narrative where jinns, fairies and Tilism-e-Ho- shruba do not exist, instead the ra- conteurs of this ancient art form of oral story-telling chronicle the mor- bid state of immigrants, their identity crisis, the deportation and the related psychological trauma they go through. Get ready to watch such dastangoi live in the city by Canada- based Indian theatre-artiste, poet and playwright Jawaid Danish who is visiting the country for his multi- city tour. In his dastans, you get to hear an immigrant complaining: “Achhi bhali rotiyan paka raha thha Meerut mein,” to prophetic references of swallows that don’t carry pebbles in their beaks to drop on invading soldiers. Excerpts:

As an immigrant-artiste yourself how do you feel in a foreign country where neither the climate nor the culture is same? Migration is not just moving physi- cally from one country to another. It is an experience which dwells between problems and pleasures. It is an international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not native. While migrat- ing, some fortunate ones get early settlement. But most of the time, it brings trials and tribulations and are ground between two cultures and tra- DASTANGOI IN THE TIME OFIMMIGRATION ditions. But patience and acceptance of the host country adds to the peaceful coexistence. Canadian multicul- Canada-based Indian dastango and playwright Jawaid Danish has given this ancient art of story-telling a new dimension tural ministry guarantees new immigrants to practise their faith, and maintain their cultural heritage. ‘Ek Baap Ki Aulad’. I even wrote audience take Hindustani drama? Do you think diasporic writings about the psychological problems I started RangManch-Canada, a are catching the attention of au- Justin Trudeau said: “We need that immigrants face and named the theatre organisation, 25 years ago. diences more towards the writer poets to change the world.” Do book ‘Chalis Baba Ek Chor’. I Indianised the plays presented. In than the problems that are part you see hope for South Asians I feel that if all 2004, we started Hindustani Drama of the narratives? artistes/poets/authors? countries deal with the How did this journey from theatre Festival as an yearly event. We per- Yes, the spotlight is more on the Yes, of course, there’s hope. But to dastangoi happen? What form plays in several Indian lan- writer because of the cotemporary there’s a process. As an immigrant influx of immigrants stories of immigration do you guages like Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, connect. The issues addressed in the artist you have to begin from the choose for your audience? Gujrati and even Sanskrit. The idea narrative do float towards the writer, scratch and have to be patient enough with peace and Dastangoi, too, is theatre with mini- is to break the language barrier. but it’s the artiste or the author who to make your voice heard. mum stage requirement. I was ex- And the people really connect to the gets the full attention first. reason, there will be ploring story-telling history and rea- themes. The Canadian citizens see How did theatre happen to you? less trouble and more lised that though there is good work the other side of the story. That’s how Do you use humour in your Theatre is a gift to me from Kolkata happening in Delhi by a few talented I was chosen as one of the 12 special narration? How do you dilute the where I grew up. While studying at peace in the world dastangos, no one was talking about persons of Pickering city, where I darkness of such issues? St. Anthony’s School, I was associat- the contemporary crises or issues. live. And it was an honour for me as I always use humour, in fact satire, ed with stage plays and it continued That’s when I thought why not tell they present this award to a citizen to dilute the dark naration for the even when I went to Aligarh Muslim stories of the immigrants and began who makes remarkable contribution problems and pleasures of immi- University (AMU) for graduation. In with the ‘Dastan Hijraton Ki’. It was to the country. grant tales, both in my plays and the 70s, I migrated to Canada. There a hit. also in dastangoi. The title of my was not much in theatre by Asians For example, In my play ‘Hijrat ke Deportation poses a serious award winning Book ‘Hijrat Ke in that country. Everybody came to Tamaashe,’ the plot is of new immi- threat to the mental health of Tamashey’ narrates plays of migra- inhale that ‘clean air’. When I was grants meeting one another in a com- immigrants especially children, tion. Immigration for me is like a in India, I began writing plays and munity centre. Two social workers do you see any solution as an marriage of two parties or destina- my first book of plays ‘Hijraton Ke ask the new immigrants to tell their artiste? tions. Just like compromise is the Tamashey’ in Urdu in 1990. As the stories to their counterparts and After Trump closed the gates for the key element in any marriage, simi- name suggests, it is on the immi- share their old problems and solu- entry of immigrants from six coun- larly compromise is needed by the grants from South Asia to The West. tions. We hear eight different stories tries, it was Canada that accepted people moving to a new country. Back then and even now there are which give the message that it is en- around 25,000 refugees. EI feel that if I strongly believe that in this age hardly any book of plays on Indian tirely up to the individuals, how fast all countries deal with the influx of of chaos and confusion, Theatre is a diaspora. On a world level, there’s not they embrace the culture, and be part immigrants with peace and reason, great source of comfort and healing. much that has been translated into of the new country. there will be less trouble in the world Urdu especially literature from Cen- and people won’t end up in mental tral Asia. I did translation of Jewish How do the Canadians, both im- hospitals. and Palestinian plays in Urdu named migrants and the locals, as

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It will have a manufacturing capacity of ��Unlike solar power planets, it occupies very little space.The price of the one lakh units per annum, he informed. product is not yet fixed, informed Suryaprakash. Details: info@archimedes- — Express Features greenenergys.com City on a contemporary jig hink Magical’s two-hour pro- designing besides community gramme recently had par- service. T ticipants learning spatial and Think Magical is the brainchild speed dynamics of dance. of Indraja Siripuram, a software Contemporary movement, a dance engineer by profession who be- workshop by the group at Lama- lieves in helping others. “We want kaan recently, attracted over 30 to create some magical moments in participants, a mix of students, other’s life too,” she says. Last week working professionals, business featured Durga, a contemporary men/women, and homemakers. dance choreographer who taught “Such workshops are for upcom- students how to explore organic ing artists or the beginners who movement principles, spatial and want to learn the basics of contem- speed dynamics and of course cre- porary dance and want to network ating vocabulary using the body as and turn passion into a career,” a tool for expression. The partici- says team Think Magical, a team pants ranged from upcoming danc- PAMPER TIME of creative professionals formed ers, students, sports people, fitness Tollywood star Rana Daggubati at the inauguration of Toni & to bring innovative solutions in enthusiasts, yoga practitioners and Guy, a 2,500 sq feet hair dressing salon at Banjara hills on the fields of photo/videography, homemakers. Monday. He is seen with Naaz, managing director of the salon event management and fashion — Express Features WEDNESDAY WhatPeopleWant 05�04�2017 4

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POD COLUMN TREES THATARE ON BEFORE YOU FIRE IN SUMMER ��Ganesh Babu NM Murukkan or Ilai Porasu in Tamil; Mo- BRING HOME duga in Telugu. Palaasha paapraa is the popular name in trade. shok came running breathlessly, It is medium-sized deciduous tree “Dad, the forest nearby is catch- with showy, flame-coloured flowers. ing fire, we need to inform the Each leaf stalk has three leaflets seen A authorities soon”. Ashok’s dad as Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma in Hindu ran out to the street and watched mythology. This tree is also important the rising flame. in Buddhism. Fruits are pods, strap- YOUR PET Worrying about the trees, they both like, softly-hairy, strongly nerved and ran to alert the authorities. “What hap- single seeded. It occurs in dry decidu- Adoption should be a well thought decision. Here pened, why do your faces look fright- ous forests, open grasslands and scrub ened,” asked the botany lecturer, get- forests of India and in the outer Hima- are a few factors to consider before adopting one. ting off his bicycle. They showed the layan regions. forest canopy that was on fire. The lec- Brahmavruksha is one of the trees ��Debaleena Ghosh turer smiled and said, “this happens in which all parts are valued either me- for a smaller breed who won’t need such every summer... what you both are see- dicinally or commercially (root, bark, high intensity workouts. ing is not wild fire, but flowers of leaf, flower, seed and gum). The bark is Brahmavruksha!”. used to treat diarrhoea, dysentry, intes- ou have just met your FINANCIAL ASPECTS: “These trees, during summer, lose tinal worms, bone fractures, rectal dis- neighbour’s cute little All breeds we commonly see in India are all the leaves and keep only bunches of eases, ulcers, tumours and diabetes. pooch and have convinced not native to our land and climate. This orange scarlet flowers that make the Seeds and gum are considered useful in your family to bring home along with rampant and unethical tree look like flame of the forest”. the treatment of ringworm, boils and one. Hold on to that breeding makes all the pure breed dogs Ashok asked: “Is Gulmohr tree flame pimples. thought, but there are few an easy prey to various health issues. of the forest”. The lecturer laughed Leaves are useful to heal pimples Yfactors you need to keep in mind before Persistent skin issues, Hip Dysplasia, aloud and said, “The Gulmohr tree can and boils and flowers against skin dis- you act on it. Adoption should be a well eye and respiratory problems in snub- only be called as flame of the roadside eases including leprosy. Green leaves thought out decision and here are what nosed dogs and so on are common. In- because it is planted always as avenue are used for making cups and dried you need to consider. dian dogs with their strong immunity trees, along the streets, and not natu- leaves are used as beedi wrappers or are often the most suitable breeds. ralised in our country!” stitched together to make leaf-plates. AGE: Certain breeds such as long-haired This brahmavruksh is known as Pal- Wood pulp is suitable for newsprint Contrary to popular belief a puppy is Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels,Lhasa Ap- as in Hindi, Marathi and in Malayalam. manufacture. NOT a good idea if you have elderly peo- sos and Poodles require periodic profes- ple or young children in your family. sional grooming and are naturally high Puppies mean work. The extremely maintenance. high-energy pups need 24/7 supervi- sion, they need to be fed every few hours TIME: and once they reach the teething age, Remember your dog will grow in size they will bite into everything just like a and his/her needs. They not only re- human baby.With another infant or an quire feeding and daily exercises but elderly person around this might be too being very social creatures they need exhausting and a non-feasible idea. An human company. They just like human adult dog with a calmer temperament child will fall sick, will have tantrums would be ideal for this scenario. and will demand your attention. Can For first-timer pet parent, an adult you provide for all this? A dog is not dog who is easy to train and who adjusts meant to be chained and left alone. If to your lifestyle much faster is a better you can commit this amount of time for choice. Ditto for working spouses, an next 12 to 15 years only then consider adult dog who can stay alone, is an ideal adoption. choice. COMMITMENT: BREED: Having a pet requires lot of lifestyle ad- CELEBRITY CHAT Big breeds such as Rottweilers, Dober- justments. You need to be at home at a mans, and GSDs need experienced certain time to take him for his walk, hands… someone who can provide them you might need to do a midnight vet run the space and the requisite physical ac- and you have to board him in safe board- tivity. Beagles, preferred by apartment ing when you travel. dwellers, also need families who are Also giving them up when any unaware of their traits because they are precedented emergency situation arises notorious for running away and diffi- should never be an option. Pets get ex- cult to train too. Bernard and Huskies tremely traumatized and even pass are dogs belonging to cold climates, not away when abandoned by their at all genetically suitable for a tropical families. climate like ours and are also extremely high maintenance. LEGAL /SOCIAL ASPECTS We as a society lack empathy for pets. I have two pets – Smoky and MJ. SIZE: Land lords, apartment associations and A big breed dog or certain breeds such pesky neighbors will create problems. I love them so much.They are my as Boxer and Labrador are extremely AWBI guidelines clearly mention that life.They keep me happy.They high-energy dogs. If you cannot commit NO-ONE can object to anyone having SNIPPETS cheermeupwhenIamsad.I to a high-intensity dedicated walking/ pets in houses or apartments or even exercise routine don’t opt for these feeding strays on roads. Be ready to cannot imagine a life without them. breeds. They are not meant to be cooped stand up to others to protect a life who — David Whitbread, actor and fashion stylist up in tiny spaces without physical and is completely dependent on you. Trees Emit mental stimulation, lack of which will My Lab(known Chews for his role as devil up My Shoes lead to behavior issues like destroyingAllSo think is hard and Fair, practically before even you ‘Borrowing’, Methane: Study and in thenot Onida TV My ad campaign) Husband’s things, whining, peeing inside home. decide on a pet. If you have a sedate lifestyle, then go Choosein a life, notLove a breed. and Gardening ASK AN EXPERT Quick Greens by Vidya S

Rather than storing it, tree trunks in ��Arati K Prasen upland forests actually emit My three-year-old Labrador methane, a powerful greenhouse was adopted by my husband gas, say a study published in the before our wedding. I used to journal Ecosystems. Upland forest visit him often. But now after soils usually take up and store our marriage, he seems a bit methane, but this effect can be possessive. He would chew or counteracted by methane emissionsFungus to Solve run away with my stuff but irmala Janardhan, from from tree trunks, the study found. never my husband’s even if it Kozhikode, has a 10,000 square feet home-garden Garbage Issue lying on the floor or on table. of flowering plants and He’s friendly with me and I N vegetables. love to play with him. Is this pleading him with ‘sweetie’ She has more than 50 different a possessive behaviour? pies and possibly playing a types bonsai, denium,ferns,orchids game of kabaddi with him and fruit trees including of banan- —Neema Kantha which he thoroughly enjoys. as, jackfruits and mango. He thus sees you as a playmate Her love for gardening began Dear Neema, whom he can entice! This from a very young age of 9 years. What you have in hand is a tendency to dodge and play is On evening walks with her father, naughty playful labrador. more prominent in dogs that she would study all the plants. "I There is nothing possessive or tend to be lonely or bored and even stole a few of them," she coy- otherwise in his behaviour. are seeking attention. ly admits. From your description, I If you do want him to stop Her passion for gardening was assume that your boy is chewing on your things, stop encouraged by her father, with friendly and of good tempera- encouraging this play.If he weekly trips to a plant nursery. ment as well. He seems to be a does grab one of your things "He would buy me anything I In a discovery that may spell good big playful attention seeker. and runs, ignore him. If he wanted,” she says. “I was born news for the environment, a novel If he is bored or is looking for understands that he will not with a passion for gardening." fungus Aspergillus tubingensis, attention, then his go to game get your attention, he will lose Even as a young child she would gardening group. They meet every "There is not a single plant that capable of degrading polyurethane would be the ‘catch me if you interest in the game. On any read every article she could find other week to buy and sell plants I will not grow. Many of my friends (PU) plastics has been identified by can’ game. This game has day, make sure he is sufficient- on plants. from and to each other. They even believe that thorny plants give out Chinese researchers, a media report become his favourite because ly exercised and has good She is even interested in interi- organise meetings where they a negative energy but to me all said. They will gradually figure out of the attention that he gets amount of mental stimulation or gardening and has numerous share various tricks and tips for plants are beautiful," she says. the ideal conditions for the rapid when running away with your that will keep him from about her house. Her favourite gardening. Pinterest and YouTube are her growth of the fungus. things. If you chase him to get getting bored. Emphasise on flowering plants are orchids be- Every morning she walks in her go-to for gardening tips. "Passion the item back you are the "No" command so that he cause of their variety. "People usu- gardens and talks to every single is the key to good gardening," she basically playing along, does not pick things he is not Tips ally don't like them because they plant and tree she owns."They give says. "Many people say that they thereby making the game all supposed to. Most of all, scale need extra care, when compared to me a positive energy that works are busy and have no time for it, the more fun for him. So why up on your leadership skills Time and love is essential to other flowering plants," she says. better than any of these medi- but if you have the passion, you is it always you and not your and teach him to respect you. grow plants She even grafts plants to create cines," she says. will find the time." husband? Simple. You new varieties. Nirmala is fond of Is there any plant she wishes Her garden draws visitors and probably react with higher (Is your pooch disobedient? Talking and bonding with your grafting Adenium plants into she had? “If I really need a plant, I the horticulture department has levels of excitement by either Write to our expert at pet.faqs@ plants every morning helps beautiful ornate trees. will keep searching for it till I find even awarded her vegetable yelling, or begging and gmail.com) them grow faster. She actively participates in a it,” she says. garden. WEDNESDAY ART 05�04�2017 8

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MUSICAL MEMORIES Ghazal singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who is buried in Sultan Shahi, is still fresh in people’s minds on his 115th Birth Anniversary celebrated recently LIFE, PHOTOGRAPHIC � Palak Dubey

he ongoing show of photographs at Goethe Zentrum by four photographers unveils T life, through myriad, irides- cently hued moments. Each pho- EXPRESSIONS tograph brings forth a fresh, novel perspective from which the photog- The eclectic blend of distinctly diverse excerpts from rapher has embraced ‘life’ and its eternal essence. The show amal- life, make for a very interesting collage for the viewers gamates images of landscapes, heritage architecture, animals, musician, Joe Koster has been liv- portraits and still life. Photogra- ing on and off in Hyderabad from pher Masood Husain has brought last one decade. The photographs forth the picturesque charms of clicked by Joe exemplify the natu- Artful summer the wild life. His camera zooms into ral charms of the huge, enchant- nooks and corners of jungles with ing, magnanimous mountain an apparent affinity and passion. ranges surrounded by soft, fluffy � Palak Dubey hance and accelerate/encourage the His photographs have captured trail of fleeting clouds. The seam- participants to look, interpret, draw, animals in their natural habitat less seashores make for a very he Children’s Fine Art Gallery colour, write and perform. Four engrossed/occupied in their rou- picturesque experience. Some of ( a Daira art Gallery initiative ) weeks of the camp will be dedicated tine existential/survival instincts. the photographs bring forth people in collaboration with State Art to four artists,Thota Vaikuntam, MF The animals look unperturbed or engrossed in their mundane activi- T Gallery is organising an art Husain, Raja Ravi Verma and the unaware of any intruders/onlook- ties. The perspective and stance in based summer camp for children, Cartography week inspired by ers and hence get exemplified in which they get represented in the teenagers and adults. The gallery Govind Biswas. their natural, unpretentious grace photographs makes them appear has designed art exercises using In cartography works, the par- and strengths. extremely attractive and special. several Indian artists artworks as ticipants will prepare route maps, One of the photographs depicts The works by Hari Priya rein- the base and foundation to explore create different visual representa- a white lipped Himalayan pit vi- state her prowess in assimilating art in a holistic manner. tions of areas and imagine visual per and a small spider standing experiences into a string of effer- ‘’The six weeks’ art camp has a journey of exquisite experiences, just beneath its head. The two ani- vescent visuals. She has captured well-designed structure wherein the like view from hot air balloon and mals make for a very interesting, architecture, landscapes, portraits, participants will be exploring art as many more through exercises. allegorical stance. The snake gets dance performances in a stylis- a process, open to be transformed During each week, the partici- captured in all its serene authority tically rich manner. One of the and fluid to evolve into extensively pants will concentrate upon the and power. photographs captures a weaver creative territories. The freedom of body of work by one artist. The The photographs exhibited in preparing the very popular and ex- expression and the manner of ex- works created during the week the show by Carlos are extremely tremely exquisite Kashmiri carpet. ecuting/reaching, a concrete visual will completely revolve around the eclectic in terms of concepts as The exhibition will be on till April form is an ecstatic journey style, concept and composi- well as in terms of places where 18 to which the participants tion created by the artist. they were clicked. A Spanish na- will be introduced, The Summer The participants will be tional Carlos Pozo is now settled ’explained Atiya and introduced to the intri- in Hyderabad. An ardent travel- Atika Amjad, the camp has drawn cacies of the artist’s ler, Carlos brings forth his per- curators of the camp. inspiration from the oeuvre and will also sonalised versions of images from The workshop Museum of Modern Art be encouraged to ex- Singapore,Varanasi,Thailand, looks forward to in- (MoMA) , NewYork’s periment and explore Spain Hyderabad and Hampi. The troducing to the art museum education. the art works in inde- photographs explore the widely enthusiasts from all pendent manners and spread, seamless landscapes, along age groups to the style, styles. The workshop with the water bodies, portraits of composition, colour palette will conclude into an art ex- people as well as heritage sites. Re- and the concepts manifested hibition wherein the art works gardless of the subject that the pho- by well-known artists through their executed during the six weeks will tographer chooses to click through expressions. The inclusion of var- be displayed. his camera, he unanimously excels ied media during the camp encom- in bringing forth a serene, quiet passes interesting activities which The camp begins from April 17 essence that is sure to have a sooth- will initiate and influence deep in- and continues till May 26, 2017 at ing and tranquilizing influence on volvement of the participants. The The Telangana State Gallery of Fine the viewer’s mind. integrated art exercises included Art, Kavuri Hills A Swiss national and a trained in the workshop are designed to en-