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HARISH PRESENTS PRO-FARMER TELANGANA BUDGET BUDGET BEATS SLOWDOWN „ Harish presents ‘jumbo budget' of Rs 1.82 lakh crore, up from Rs 1.46 lakh crore last year „ Comes up with tax-free budget

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FARMERS’ The State government on DEBT WAIVER Sunday presented a Rs 1.82 KCR praises lakh crore jumbo budget that RYTHU 6,225 CR Harish for is free of any fresh taxes and BANDHU largely oriented towards ‘balanced improving the lot of farmers. 14,000 CR budget’ Finance Minister T. Harish Rao presented the Budget for hief Minister K 2020-21 for the first time in the RYTHU Chandrashekhar Rao has Telangana State Legislative BHIMA C complimented the Budget presented by Assembly. Finance Minister T Harish Rao presenting the TS Budget 2020-21 for the first time in the State Legislative Assembly on Sunday Finance Minister T Harish Rao for the The total outlay of the bud- 1,141 CR financial year 2020-2021 and said it is a balanced one. The get was pegged at Rs farmers, instead of paying Chief Minister went on to describe it as "a progressive Budget prepared for 1,82,914.42 crore, which is sig- BONANZA FOR FARMERS through banks. POWER the Welfare Telangana State." The Chief Minister said the Budget was realistic, nificantly higher than the Rs These cheques will be hand- SUBSIDY striking a balance between the income, expenditure and needs of the people. The 1.46 lakh crore budget present- n Farm loan waiver to n Loan waiver cheques ed over to the farmers by local Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over adequate allocations made in the Budget ed by the state government last begin this month, to be to be handed over to MLAs. The move is likely to 10,000 CR for the plans made for welfare of all sections and for all sectors. He said despite the year. Of this, the establishment completed in four farmers directly by the yield political mileage for TRS, fact that the country was going through an economic slowdown, decrease in the state expenditure is estimated at Rs phases MLAs as 103 out of 119 MLAs in the revenues, reduction in the funds from the Centre, the Budget was made not to hamper any 78,301.80 crore and scheme Assembly belong to TRS. development activity in the State. He, therefore, congratulated the FM's efforts. KCR said the Budget was made expenditure at Rs 1,04,612.62 n Crop loans up to Rs n Rythu Bandhu, The government has in accordance with the promises made during the elections, measures taken by the government for the village and crore. The revenue surplus is 25,000 of Rythu Bima gets announced waiver of crop urban progress and development, the objective of including more poor in the welfare schemes.the Finance Ministry. estimated at Rs.4,482.12 crore, 5.84 lakh more funds loans up to Rs 1 lakh in four while the fiscal deficit stands at farmers to phases, for which Rs 24,738 Rs.33,191.25 crore. be waived off n Harish crore is required. KCR had slashed the Budget in the first says TS could The Chief Minister's brain- by 20 per cent in September phase overcome child Rythu Bandhu has been Hyderabad scores big in TS Budget 2019 when he presented a recession allotted Rs 14,000 crore, against 'full-fledged budget' of Rs 1.46 with state's Rs 12,000 crore last year. Rythu NAVEENA GHANATE n TRS in a run-up for GHMC elections, n KTR hails, says this will ment of six Metro Cities in lakh crore, in place of the Rs own Bima got Rs 1,441 crore. n HYDERABAD allocates Rs 10,000 crore to city, help Hyderabad develop India. Central Government 1.82 lakh crore 'Vote-on- resources] Another Rs.1,000 crore has the highest ever as global city has not granted special funds Account' sought by the govern- been allocated towards Market The Telangana government to Hyderabad and other ment in February 2019 citing Intervention Fund to ensure has allocated a whopping cities". 'recession'. Minimum Support Price amount of Rs 10,000 crore in Pointing out that the alloca- As the impact of recession is Public Dept Capital Expenditure (MSP) for farmers for their the Budget 2020-21 for the tion under the budget would still being felt in the realization Rs 35,000 cr Rs 22,061 cr produce. Public Dept Hyderabad Urban boost infrastructure works in of government revenues, there Revenue Loan To speed up the completion Revenue Repayment Agglomeration area so as to and around Hyderabad, were expectations that the pre- Receipts Recoveries of pending irrigation projects, Expenditure Rs 6,521 cr metamorphose the 'City of Municipal Minister K Taraka sent budget would be similar to Rs 1,43,151cr Rs 50 cr Rs 11,054 crore has been allo- Pearls' into an international Agglomeration area". 50,000 crore is required over Rama Rao said, "The city's the one presented last year in Rs 1,38,669 cr cated to the irrigation sector. city. The massive allocation is the next five years to take up development will be accelerat- most respects. However, Public Accoun Loan and Micro irrigation has got Rs 600 Finance Minister T Harish evidence that the ruling party developmental works in the ed by the allocation of Rs Harish sprang a surprise by (Net) RS 4,000 cr Advances crore allocation. Rs.100 crores Net-Deficit (Rs 212 cr) Rao said, "An amount of Rs is gearing up for the upcoming capital city, which is being 10,000 crore in the current increasing the budgetary out- Rs 15,662 cr has been proposed in this 10,000 crores is proposed in GHMC elections. "transformed into an interna- budget for infrastructure pro- lay to Rs 1.82 lakh crore -- the Budget for extending incen- this Budget to carry out the Later, at a presser, Harish tional city". jects and development projects same that was presented by loan waiver scheme, beginning farmers who have obtained tives to the dairy farmers. An Musi River purification and Rao termed this allocation for Harish said, "The Chief currently underway in KCR in February 2019. this month. The government loans of less than Rs 25,000. amount of Rs 350 crore has Musi River Front Project and the city as a "big decision". The Minister had requested the Hyderabad and surrounding The highlight of the Budget has allocated Rs 6,225 crore for Interestingly, this time, the been sanctioned for construc- all other special projects and Telangana Government has Central Government to grant areas". is the government's decision to this purpose in the first phase. government will hand over tion of Rythu Vidikas. works in Hyderabad Urban estimated that a sum of Rs special funds for develop- 2 implement the pending farm This will benefit 5,83,916 loan waiver cheques directly to 2 TS fiscal health hinges on tipplers 3 Infosys staffers held for taking bribes No handshakes, only FM expects more revenue from Excise Dept from taxpayers ‘namastes’ for Sindhu K VENKATESHWARLU from liquor sales, taking the Rs.12,600 crore. In a similar PNS n BENGALURU n HYDERABAD monthly total to nearly Rs manner, the government PNS n NEW DELHI lifestyle changes in the 1,400 crore. expects the revenues from Three Infosys employees, Olympic year. Right or wrong, a high point of Harish Rao said that the liquor sales to cross Rs.20,000 attached to the Income Tax Top Indian shuttler P.V. "Only Namaste," world the Rs 1.84 lakh-crore budget government was expecting crore, significantly more than department's Centralised Sindhu will not be shaking number six Sindhu told presented by Finance Minister "good revenue" from the Excise estimated in the budget. Processing Centre here, were hands during next week's All Sunday's Times of India news- T Harish Rao on Sunday is the Department in the coming 12 In his interaction with arrested for allegedly taking England Open Badminton paper when asked how she state's unabashed reliance on months. Although the govern- media persons post presenta- bribes from tax-payers for Championships in planned to greet players and TS GSDP drops, but is vastly increased revenues from ment had estimated Rs 16,000 tion of the Budget, the Finance speedy processing of their Birmingham and use the tra- officials during the March 11- the Excise Department as a crore revenue from liquor sales Minister estimated that rev- refund, police said on Sunday. ditional 'Namaste' greeting 15 tournament in way to tone up the fiscal health for the financial year 2020-21, enue this year from liquor According to police, the key instead following the coron- Birmingham. above national average of Telangana. the government might get far sales showed almost 27 percent accused among the three was avirus outbreak, the 24-year- "We need to avoid it (hand- While being confident of the more than the estimated rev- growth. During 2019-20, the attached to the CPC's data old has said. shakes). It's always good to be TS per capita income at Rs.2,28,216, state meeting all its revenue enues. government had estimated division and had demanded More than 106,000 people on the safer side, to take extra targets from various depart- In the Budget of 2019-20, Rs.10,901 crore revenue from and collected money through have been infected by the care of oneself," said the Rio higher over India's Rs1,35,050 ments, the Finance Minister the government had estimated liquor sales; however, accord- his friends from some major coronavirus across the Olympics silver medal- PNS n HYDERABAD State Domestic Product mentioned that for the past revenue from liquor at ing to revised estimates, the taxpayers with whom he had world and 3,600 have died list. (GSDP) in 2019-20 is estimat- three months the State had Rs.10,901 crore. However, as revenues for the year 2019-20 contact over phone for pro- from it, according to a "Wear protective Telangana's Gross State ed at Rs.9,69,604 crores, at cur- been getting every month Rs per the revised estimate for the increased to Rs 12,600 crore. cessing their I-T refund claims Reuters tally of govern- mask, use hand Domestic Product (GSDP) in rent prices, indicating a 300 cr revenues additionally year 2019-20, the revenue was 2 at the earliest. ment announcements. sanitisers all 2019-20 witnessed a growth of growth of 12.6% over the pre- It has wreaked the time, do not 12.6%, which is a slight drop vious year. Because of the havoc on the move in groups from 14.3% recorded last year economic slowdown, there sporting land- and avoid (2018-19). has been a slight decline in the TODAY scape as well crowded places. In his budget speech, growth of GSDP, in current Honour killing accused forcing ath- It's good to be Finance Minister T Harish prices, from 14.3 % in 2018-19 ALMANAC letes into careful all the Rao stated, "As per the to 12.6% in 2019-20. Month & Paksham: making time." Advanced Estimates, Gross 2 Phalguna & Shukla Paksha Panchangam: Maruthi Rao ends life Tithi: Purnima: 11:16 pm n Nakshatram: Purva Phalguni: 01:08 am PNS HYDERABAD Amid virus spread, hand sanitizers (Next Day) Time to Avoid: In what gives a sensational (Bad time to start twist to the Miriyalaguda any important work) honour killing case, Maruthi Rahukalam: become 16 times costlier 08:00 am – 09:29 am Rao, one of the prime Yamagandam: 10:57 am – 12:26 pm accused, allegedly ended his Varjyam: 11:09 am – 12:33 pm life on Saturday night by con- People have been advised to keep their hands clean Gulika: 01:55 pm - 03:23 pm suming "an unknown poi- n Good Time: (to start any important son". His body was found PNS NEW DELH Due to panic buying, needed the most. work) lying on the bed by his driver "...Is this fair to sell 30 ml of on Sunday morning around Some sellers on etailers like neighbourhood hand sanitizer at 999 at the Amritakalam: 07:32 pm – 08:56 pm Abhijit Muhurtham: 8:45 am, following which the Flipkart are quoting 16 times kirana stores are need of the hour for ppl?" a 12:02 pm – 12:50 pm Hyderabad Police confirmed the maximum retail price reportedly running Twitter user Chaitra said. HYDERABAD his death. (MRP) for a 30 ml bottle of "Companies are actually The 'suicide' theory, com- hand sanitizer amid the spread out of sanitizers and Working hard to help people WEATHER ing just two days ahead of the of the highly contagious Novel kirana stores reportedly run- other liquids by selling a 30 ml Hand Forecast: Partly Cloudy trial scheduled for March 10, Coronavirus. Health experts ning out of sanitizers and other Sanitizer for only Rs 999 and Temp: 32/22 has added a new twist to the have advised people to keep liquids to disinfect the hands. different prices for the same mind that that's with a discount Humidity: 61% honour killing case. A 'suicide Body of the honour killing accused Maruthi Rao lies on a bed in a room of Arya their hands clean as it may help On Flipkart, a seller by the product, as it could be listed by of Re 1. Please do something Sunrise: 06.28 note' was reportedly found in Vysya Bhavan at Kharaitabad in Hyderabad on Sunday. (inset) Maruthi Rao reduce the risk of contracting name SuperRetails has listed a many sellers." for those who are selling prod- Sunset: 06.24 the room. the virus. Himalaya PureHands 30 ml People on Twitter have ucts over the MRP price," Current Weather Conditions Later, police sources said T by consuming an unknown Chintalabasti, Khairatabad The arrival of the coron- bottle at Rs 999, several times complained about the high tweeted Himanshu Kumar, tag- Updated March 08, 2020 5:00 PM Maruthi Rao, father of poison in a room in Arya on Saturday night. avirus in India has led to panic above the MRP.Flipkart on its prices of hand sanitizers at a ging Flipkart. Amrita, committed suicide Vyshya Bhavan at 3 buying, with neighbourhood help centre says, "You could see time when they could be 3 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020 hyderabad 02

otwithstanding the tall talk steps to contain the virus. While the from lofty pulpits about masks were sold at Rs 5 per piece Nwomen empowerment, Female political leadership still a far cry before the outbreak of the disease, female political leadership at high- now the going rate is Rs 50 in the er echelons is still a far cry. Going along with those of former Rajya in many districts reflected these Legislative Assembly and Provide masks, unmask black market. The most disgusting by the permutations and combina- Sabha member Gundu Sudharani aspects. The upshot is that though REPORTERS’ Legislative Affairs Minister Vemula unscrupulous traders fact is that even the most popular tions of political parties, female of TRS and another former minis- the demand for women reservation Prashanth Reddy introduced the Regardless of the efforts to contain pharma outlets claim that masks leaders are unlikely to increase in ter Konda Surekha of Congress has been vociferous at the nation- Budget in Legislative Council. the spread of coronavirus in the are in short supply. numbers among the major political from Warangal district. al level, fewer women seem to be D ARY Harish Rao did not invite his fam- State, the solitary weapon that Parents are under pressure as parties in the coming years. There are a few more leaders in interested in politics these days. ily members. However, Vemula may help prevent one from con- schools and colleges in the city are Of course, there is no dearth of Padmavathi Uttam Kumar Reddy, In quest of a woman scribe Prashanth Reddy invited his fam- tracting the virus, the mask is insisting that their wards wear female leaders at the level of local Seetha Dayakar Reddy of the pre- ily members-wife Niraja Reddy, son scarce in the market. One is greet- mouth masks. It's time the govern- bodies. Still, the same equation may sent generation on the political Following Budget presentation, on the special day. In fact, this has Pujith Reddy and daughter Manavi. ed by 'no stock' reply at medical ment acted quickly and distributed not be seen in the next General arena, along with the likes of Harish Rao was in a quest of a been the scene at Assembly these Prashanth Reddy also invited Rajya stores across the city. The State gov- masks freely or at highly sub- Election when it comes to rural Kalvakuntla Kavita who enjoy polit- woman reporter. Since the Budget days, with the number of women Sabha member J Santhosh Kumar ernment has been gloating over the sidised prices. It should also keep Telangana districts. ical clout. Among freshers, there are was presented on the International journalists dwindling. as a special invitee for his Budget setting up of isolation wards with a tight vigil on unscrupulous Sample these: the ruling TRS has only a few names that are going to Women's Day, Harish wanted to presentation. 15 beds at every district-level and traders who want to mint money a Minister in Satyavathi Rathod, emerge in the coming years, con- start his talk by wishing a reporter. Prayers before unveiling Harish Rao, however, visited teaching hospitals. The man in the by taking advantage of the helpless- whip in Sunitha Mahender Reddy, sidering that the interest towards He looked around the room for a Finance Ministers normally Seetharama Chandra Swamy tem- street, however, is worried about ness of the people in these trying Padma Devender Reddy in Medak taking a plunge into politics among brief moment and said that he was invite their family members when- ple near his residence at Kondapur, the prevention of the disease. The times. district , another minister in Sabitha female leaders has been waning in not able to see even one woman ever they introduce the Budget in before coming to the Assembly for only way to ward off the spread of Indra Reddy; the opposition rural Telangana districts. Keerthi journalist in the room. Fortunately legislatures. On Sunday, the unveiling the budget. Incidentally, the virus is to wash hands frequent- (Contributed by Congress has Dhanasiri Anasuya Reddy of BJP from Bhupalplalli is for the minister, there was one Telangana State government intro- Harish Rao did not invite his fam- ly and wear masks. Instead of P V Kondal Rao, in Warangal district, and the BJP one such leader who is aspiring to woman reporter. Upon being alert- duced Budget-2020 in both the ily members even during his first making sanitizers and masks avail- Naveena Ghanate, former minister DK Aruna in the be somebody in the coming years. ed, the minister greeted the lone Houses. Finance Minister T Harish budget presentation in the able freely, the government is pub- Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu women leaders list. These names are The International Women's Day fete member of the tribe and wished her Rao introduced the Budget in the Legislative Council last year. licising allocation of funds and and Ch Pradeep) ‘IT IS A WOMAN'S WORLD’ Gold buoyant; platinum and n palladium march forward VICE-PRESIDENT VENKAIAH NAIDU INAUGURATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN NETWORK n PNS HYDERABAD Gold remained buoyant and closed at US $ PNS n HYDERABAD This week too, two factors 1,673. 85 (per ounce), while silver followed The Vice-President of India, M Guv: Women don't impacted the global markets Venkaiah Naidu emphasised heavily. They are: further suit and closed at $ 17.32 (per ounce). that educational and econom- spreading of coronavirus like Platinum and palladium also marched ic empowerment is important need a crown, their wildfire in 80 countries send- forward and closed at $.903 (per 10 gms) for women empowerment. ing alarm signals to the whole Speaking at the inaugural of world and breach of the pact and $. 2,451 (per 10 gms) respectively. iWIN (International Women head is their crown for withdrawal of American Network) on the occasion of PNS n HYDERABAD disparity still exists in our troops from Afghanistan by Women's Day in Hyderabad on society. In my early practice the Talibans, following which US $: Rs.74.00, British Pound: Sunday, the Vice-President said Participating in Women's as a house surgeon I felt the air strikes on Afghanistan were Rs. 96.56, Euro: Rs. 83.51, COMMODITIES that that no country could day celebrations at Niloufer dire need of Women Breast carried out by the US. Singapore $: Rs.53.68, Swiss The sentiment in principal make progress if women were Hospital, Governor of Milk. It was just a sheer Gold remained buoyant and Franc: Rs.79.00, Australian $: wholesale commodity mar- denied equal opportunities and Telangana Dr Tamilisai coincidence that I asked closed at US $ 1,673. 85 (per Rs.49.21, Saudi Rial: Rs. 19.72, kets in the twin cities remained were made to lag behind. Soundarajan said women my Secretary couple of days ounce), while silver followed New Zealand Dollar: 47.04, moderate. Rythu Bazars and Describing education as the don't need a crown, their back to enquire if there was suit and closed at $ 17.32 (per Kuwaiti Dinar: Rs.242.28, the various commodity mar- key to economic, political or head is their crown. any Breast Milk Bank in the ounce). Platinum and palladi- Omani Rial: Rs. 192.27 kets located in Begum Bazar, social empowerment of If a mother has two bab- city. That is when I decided um also marched forward and UAE Dirham: Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, women, Naidu said that it was that women were always given (epic), or we do Vandana , Puja ies and doesn't get breast to visit this. In fact I volun- and closed at $.903 (per 10 Rs.20.15. Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam the duty of each one of us to see a respectable place in Indian or Aarti with Shraddha sufficient to feed both chil- teered to come here and it gms) and $. 2,451 (per 10 At home, trad- Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, Kukat- that no girl was left out of culture and traditions and we towards God to pray, we are dren, she gives more prefer- so happened that it is world gms) respectively. ing continued to pally, Bowenpally, General school. He opined that an edu- need to go back to our roots. still with women. ence to a male than female women's day informed Dr Other economic be dull. Howe- Bazar was from moderate to cated woman would possess Stating that life always needs Maintaining that the great- child. Unfortunately that Tamilisai Soundarajan. parameters moved ver, following strong. skills, self-confidence and women, Naidu in his trade- est human values are feminine, southward. Brent the global tre- During the week, common could become a better parent. mark style, said "First it is edu- Shri Naidu said, "when we closed at US $ 45.50 nd, both the pulses such as tuar dal, masoor "She would also provide better cation, then wealth and final- grow older we want Karuna (per barrel), while precious dal, moong dal and urad dal, nutrition and hence ensure ly it is peace" (compassion) or Mamta (love). Crude MCX oil metals su- and commodities like chillies, that her children are healthy," He further opined that the From those who are angry was quoted at WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW rged ahe- turmeric and garlic recorded a he added. In this aspect, he ex- gentle most and life giving with us we want Kshama (for- Rs.3,159 (per ad. Stand- marginal appreciation, while pressed happiness over tremen- elements in nature are identi- giveness)." barrel). While Gold MCX ard gold appreciated by a staple food grains and com- dous impact made by 'Beti fied as women. "Rivers in our "It is a woman's world", he increased and stood at whopping Rs.1,650 and closed mon edible oils remained Bachao, Beti Padao' in increas- country are named after said. Observing that even after Rs.44,158 (per 10 gms) even at Rs.44, 470 (per 10 gms) . steady at the previous week's ing the Gross Enrolment Ratio women. From dawn to dusk we seven decades of Indepen- MCX Silver has seen an Ornamental gold too, moved closing levels. Coriander, gin- of girls across all levels. are at work seeking Annapurna dence, there were still reports increase and closed at in tandem and was quoted in ger and tamarind remained Calling for a change in (food)", he added. of gender discrimination, Rs.46,969 (per kg). Sensex and the range of Rs.42,270 - 42,370 divergent within narrow mar- mindset, the Vice-President Describing spiritual sym- atrocities and violence against Nifty 50 closed at 37,576.62 on the closing day. Similarly, gins. Following scare of coro- said that there was an urgent bols, the Vice President stated, women, the V-P stressed that and 19,989.50 points respec- silver (0.999) also appreciated navirus, the prices of common need to make boys respect whether we chant the Gayatri there should be zero tolerance tively. Leading foreign cur- significantly by Rs. 3,400 and vegetables declined consider- girls from a young age. He said (mantra) or read the Gita towards such social evils. rencies' exchange rates were: closed at Rs.46,900 (per kg). ably during the week. TS fiscal health hinges on tipplers Telangana budget beats slowdown TS GSDP Continued from Page 1 schemes, though the Centre Rs.21,972 crore. The govern- Continued from Page 1 a half years. As a result, there is Tax and GST compensation. development through dual drops, but ... had not been supportive of ment was expecting 20 per- reduction in tax devolution Following the economic slow- strategy of enhancing people's Continued from Page 1 Harish Rao exuded confi- the state with regard to cent additional revenue from The government has taken a and other transfers to the State down, the growth of the State's purchasing power step by step dence that the government finance matters. the taxes on sales and trade decision to construct one Rythu by the Centre, and decline in the own revenues in 2019-20 (till and by spending resources on However, the decline is would realize targeted rev- Still, the government extra. The government was Vedika for every 5,000-acre growth of State revenues. There the end of February) is estimat- capital expenditure." much lower than that of the enues from various sources. would target more revenues expecting additional revenue cluster so as to enable interac- is an immediate need to keep up ed to be at 6.3%, much below Harish concluded by saying decline in national GDP Growth of revenue would from the Excise Department, also from the stamps and reg- tions among farmers. Each the growth momentum in the the growth of 16.1% achieved in that, "There is no reduction in growth from 11.2% to 7.5 % henceforth be one of the real estate, sale of non-per- istration fees. Rythu Vedika is estimated to State. The tax devolution from 2018-19," Harish said in his the funds pertaining to welfare in the corresponding period. focus areas, considering all forming assets, and other That is, the government is cost Rs.12 lakh. Centre to the State is expected Budget speech. programmes, but decisions Thus, to a great extent, the elections have been complet- sources. expecting Rs.10,000 crore "This Budget has been pre- to be lower in 2019-20 by Explaining the reasons for taken are reflected in this State economy has withstood ed in the state, he said. The revenues from taxes revenue from the depart- pared against the backdrop of Rs.3,731 crore, as compared increasing budget size, Harish Budget to increase the benefi- the shocks of the economic The Finance Minister on sales, trade and extra ment of stamps and registra- overall economic slowdown with the budget estimates. said, "The antidote to economi- ciaries under welfare schemes. slowdown across the country pointed out that the govern- touched Rs.26,400 crore, as tion fees this year or Rs.4000 gripping the Indian economy. There are delays and shortfalls c recession is to enhance peo- This Budget depicts the state and maintained a double ment had not reduced budget against the revised estimate crore more than what it real- The economy has been facing in the release of State's share in ple's purchasing power. Gover- commitment towards advance- digit growth rate. This for any of the welfare for the year 2019-20 at ized last year. slowdown for the past one and Integrated Goods and Services nment is achieving economic ment of poor people.” resilience has been made possible because of the fore- sight of our CM in taking up numerous and first of its kind developmental and wel- fare schemes in the State and Time up for declaring India as ‘Hindu rashtra'! putting the State economy on a higher growth trajectory." HC UPADHYAY 'Azadi', truly meaning secession Parliament, seems to have given is mandatory, and unless that reference made by a single- Harish said that agriculture n HYDERABAD from the country, likewise but The Pan-Islamic dream of ruling the the mind of the ruling party notice is given in accordance judge of the High Court in and allied sectors have reco- not with similar intent, it is high when he said, while addressing with the provisions contained Vinod Kumar v/s State of U.P rded an impressive growth in Let this caption frighten Jihadi time that the juggernaut rolled world is taking a heavy toll on humanity. the Legal and Legislative therein, the entire acquisition and another, 2019 (12) ADJ 495. 2019-20. While the crop sec- Muslims and pseudo-secular on the strife-ridden country and Therefore, not only in India but all over Committee of the BJP at proceedings would be vitiated. However the bench observed tor is estimated to grow at people from all religions, creeds set right the unruly, anti-nation- the world, a new radical line of thought Hyderabad on March 5: "The An entry into the premises that strong, cogent, compelling 23.7 per cent, the livestock and language groups. Let this al and blood-thirsty fanatics. time has come to call a spade a based on such non-compliance and special circumstances must and fishing sectors are esti- caption send tremors in In fact, declaring India a is gaining currency. According to this spade". This curt expression of would result in the entry being necessarily be found to mated to grow at 17.3 per Pakistan and Turkey. Let this Dharmashala for all and sundry, new dispensation, fanatic Muslims a ruling party big-wig conveys unlawful. The law being ex-pro- approach the High Court first cent and 8.1 per cent respec- caption induce chest-beating after giving away 1/3rd of its ter- would be paid back in the same coin a lot if one tries to read between prietary in character, the same without adjusting the remedy tively. The per capita income among Communist comrades. ritory to Muslim fanatics in the lines. is required to be strictly fol- available before the court of ses- of the State of Telangana is In short, let the heavens fall, but 1947, the erstwhile leadership new dispensation, fanatic by the principles and traditions lowed." The court's observation sions. greater than the per capita today, this is the battle-cry of the committed a Himalayan blun- Muslims would be paid back in of the Hindu religion should be Statutory provisions came in D.B Basnet(D) v/s The income of our country. mammoth majority of Hindus der and give a long rope to anti- the same coin. Hence, nothing incorporated. Thus, instead of must be followed while Collector in Civil Appeal no. TS-HC first HC to in this country, called Bharat national elements thereafter. can prevent India to officially having a piecemeal approach to acquiring land: SC 196/2011. caution about Covid-19 that is, India. What was logically indeed need- declare our country as the the problem, a bold and A division bench of the apex The Telangana High Court Hyd scores As discussed in these ed after the Partition was to 'Hindu Rashtra'. It is as simple solid action like this is court, comprising J. Sanjay For anticipatory bail, probably is the first High Court columns, if people want a par- declare the Hindu- dominated as it was declared a secular and preferable. Kishan Goud and J. K.M. approaching sessions in the country to have issued a big in TS... ticular thing to materialise, they India as a 'Hindu Rashtra'. socialist country through 42nd Instead of dying every Joseph, observed that though court not mandatory circular, giving guidelines to its will have it. What the framers of Instead, dancing to the tunes of Constitutional Amendment, day by the threats of vio- the State has the right to In an important judgment subordinate courts on how to Continued from Page 1 the Constitution could not vested interests, in 1976, the whereby these two words were lence and arson acquire land under delivered by a five-Judge bench, deal with Covid-19 epidemic. In deliver in 1950, either knowing- then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira hurriedly inserted when the from traitors and the Land the Allahabad High Court has its circular ROC No. Minister KTR expressed ly or unknowingly, now the time Gandhi inflicted yet another entire opposition clan was in fanatics, it is Acquisition Act, held that under special circu- 394/50/2020 dated 4-3-2020, confidence that Hyderabad has come to get it notwithstand- injury to the wounded Hindus prisons during the draconian always desirable to it is obliged to follow the mstances, a person apprehend- the Registrar General A. would be transformed into an ing the minorities' apprehen- by hurriedly incorporating the Emergency period. face such threats provisions of the relevant ing arrest may approach the HC Venkateswara Reddy has asked international city in the next sions. words, 'Secular and Socialist' in Now what needs to be done and have a show- law for such acquisition. directly seeking anticipatory all the unit heads in the State "to four years as the govern- True, this is the true spirit of the Preamble to the is to just introduce a down to put a full "....even though rights in bail, without approaching the take all necessary steps required ment would spend over Rs our Constitution. The majority Constitution. Constitutional Amendment Bill stop to the nuisance. LEGAL land are no more a Sessions Court first. for sanitation on the Court 50,000 crore over the next voice has to prevail over the The Pan-Islamic dream of whereby the word 'secular' This is the need of ROUNDUP Fundamental Right, still it This decision has been ren- premises, provide sanitizers, four years for the city, with Rs minority, be it even 50% to 49%. ruling the world is taking a inserted in the Preamble to the the hour. If we fail to remains a Constitutional dered unanimously by the five- soaps in the toilets on the 10000 crore being allocated This is called democracy. Just as heavy toll on humanity. Constitution of India during the stand up to the situation now, right under Article 300A of The judges bench comprising C.J. premises, also take necessary every year. He stated that a under the garb of the Therefore, not only in India but Emergency should be dropped our future generations will not Constitution of India... it is Govind Mathur, J. Ramesh steps to keep hygiene and for large amount of funds had Constitution, the Tukde-Tukde all over the world, a new radi- and in its place, a loud and clear pardon us. Happily Dr. Sambit also settled law that, following Sinha, J. Sunita Agarwal, J. providing masks to all the offi- been allocated to the SRDP gang supported by jihadi ele- cal line of thought is gaining declaration that India is a Hindu Patra, the BJP national the procedure of section 4(1) of Yashwanth Verma and J. Rahul cers, staff, litigants etc; visiting projects to strengthen the ments has been demanding currency. According to this Rashtra and that it shall be ruled spokesman and a Member of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Chaturvedi, while answering a the courts." road network in the city.

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HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020 hyderabad 03 RIME Establish isolation wards CORNER Bhang keeps Holi spirits high NAVEEN KUMAR n in towns and cities: Etela HYDERABAD As per definition of PNS n HYDERABAD the health minister recently With the festival of colours, ganja as a narcotic visited the wards treating which marks the consumption in NDPS Act, officials Health Minister Etela Rajender patients with symptoms of of bhang as a part of common say, the reference is has visited the Government coronavirus at Gandhi celebration in many Indian Chest Hospital at Erragadda Hospital. He spoke to the homes, right around the corner, only to dry leaves, and asked the hospital author- patients who tested positive for officials from the Excise seeds and buds of ities to keep ready an isolated the virus and wished him Department are gearing up to the plant. Bhang is building on the hospital speedy recovery. During the curb the sales this year. premises for patients visiting visit, he asked the authorities The contraband drug generally made from the hospital with symptoms of to close down access to the CRPF constable takes many forms, green ganja leaves, coronavirus. ward from other wards. ranging from simple which do not come The Minister went around In the same fashion, the shoots self with pills or golis created various wards created for coro- minister visited chest hospital by mixing the under the definition navirus suspects. on Sunday. service weapon cannabis with water, Bazaar and among five to six people for a of a narcotic Paying a visit to the chest Medical education director CRPF constable, hailing from to sweet bhang las- Mahabubganj mild high" said a person who hospital on Sunday, the ities. The Minister asked the Dr Ramesh Reddy, Telangana ANagpur in Maharashtra, on sis, where the leaves areas. has purchased bhang last year. of bhang leaves is enough for Minister passed several medical and health authorities medical infrastructural ameni- sentry duty allegedly committed are ground and added N Anji Not so far away, at Dhoolpet, making 10 litres of kulfi and instructions to hospital author- to increase the number of ties corporation managing suicide by shooting himself with to heavy milk with Reddy, Assistant now being touted as gudumba kulfi made out of 1 litre would ities. In the two-storeyed beds meant for coronavirus director Dr Chandrasekhar his service weapon in the early almonds, sugar, and other Excise(illicitly distilled liquor) and be enough for 15 persons, he building, four isolation wards patients. He suggested estab- Reddy, chief engineering hours of Sunday. According to flavorings. The drug can also be Superintendent of ganja free, hundreds of families says. have been readied for the lishing isolation wards in dis- Lakshma Reddy and chest police, the victim was identified packed into Indian 'mithai' or Enforcement in Hyderabad said survive making kulfi (a popular As per definition of ganja as coronavirus suspects. Of them, trict headquarters towns and hospital superintendent as Baban Vithal Rao Manwar, 40. sweets made with nuts and such hotspot areas are kept frozen dairy dessert). a narcotic in NDPS Act, officials eight beds have ventilator facil- cities. It may be recalled that accompanied the minister. He was stationed on sentry duty condensed milk and decorated under strict surveillance by While some of them sell kulfi say, the reference is only to dry at the CRPF public school here with silver and gold edible foil. teams deputed to nab the sell- across the state, they invariably leaves, seeds and buds of the when he took the extreme step. In its diluted form, bhang offers ers. "Apart from keeping the turn towards making bhang plant. "Bhang is generally made "The man allegedly shot himself a mild buzz or high. Consuming area under our watch, we are kulfi on Holi. Mukesh, who from green ganja leaves, which PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM Mobile phone to death under the chin with his it in larger quantities is akin to also keeping an eye on the claims to have been in the busi- do not come under the defini- service weapon, an SLR (self- smoking weed. habitual offenders and suspect- ness since decades, prepares tion of a narcotic. Another snatcher held, loading rifle) at about 2:10 am" In view of the festival, to curb ed persons to ensure that there kulfi from at least one quintal alternative raw material could be TSRTC MD asks people said the Police Inspector of ganja and bhang sales, in accor- are no drugs given out to the milk on an average day. A paper poppy seeds. Cultivation of Jawahar Nagar, P Bikshapathi dance with instructions given by public," he said. cup helping costs Rs 30. poppy seeds is regulatory but its bike seized Rao. Following a complaint from Deputy Commissioner of the "Several men approach However, on Holi, the same straw is used in deriving opium, PNS n HYDERABAD Deputy Commandant, B Excise Department C Dhoolpet area during the festi- comes at Rs 60. And that's which when processed, gives to patronise RTC buses Rathnamma, an official from the Vivekananda Reddy, the val to find bhang, which is sold bhang. heroin," said an official, adding PNS n HYDERABAD prosper if they patronise it. A 26-year-old man was appre- group centre of CRPF, a case has Enforcement teams kept special in the form of small, cake-like "It's bhang ka patta (leaves). that even chemical analysis of Sunil Sarma encouraged hended by the Commission- been registered, police said, vigilance on the sales of delica- sweets for Rs 50 each. The They are green leaves, ayurvedic bhang samples would not easi- Managing director of people to board the Route er's Task force, Central Zone adding that the reason behind cies mixed with bhang and instruction is given to cus- in nature. These are not ganja ly establish the raw Telangana State Road No.229 as the RTC dri- Team, for his involvement in Manwar's extreme step is being ganja at the Dhoolpet, Begum tomers to share each piece leaves," he insists. A quarter kg material used. Traffic Corporation vers will help them theft cases in Hyderabad and ascertained. (TSRTC) Sunil reach their desti- Cyberabad areas. The officials Sarma on nation safely recovered three snatched and Sunday took since they are stolen cell phones and seized 23-year-old driver people by sur- very experi- a bike used in the commission accused of raping 24-year-old youth hangs Amid virus prise by enced. of offence worth Rs 1.20 lakh announcing The RTC from his possession. woman in car spread, hand about public controllers The accused was identified 23-year-old married woman address system and other per- as Kuncham Koti, a resident Awas allegedly raped by a man himself at his residence sanitizers... to board city Bus sonnel feel moti- of Ganesh ghat in Jiyaguda. in his car near here after giving Route No. 229 at vated with the ges- Based on credible informa- her a lift, police said on Sunday. PNS n HYDERABAD the RTC point near ture of their MD. tion, the police apprehended The 33-year-old accused offered Continued from Page 1 Gurudwara at Secunderabad Greater Hyderabad Zone the accused and recovered the the woman a lift in his car on late A 24-year-old student commit- Hyderabadi hangs self in Bengaluru railway station. executive director K snatched and stolen smart- Friday while she was waiting on ted suicide by hanging himself n employee from Hyderabad working with a Visa company in The Himalaya Drug He said that the people's Venkateswarlu, Secunderabad phones from his possession. the roadside to go to at his residence in Company tweeted it "will blessings are a great source of regional manager G The accused along with ABengaluru allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his rented Chandanvelly village, they said. Vanasthalipuram on Sunday flat on Saturday night. The victim was identified as G Ranjith Kumar take action against those strength to the RTC. The Yugandhar and other officials property, was handed over to Instead of taking her to the morning. The victim, Reddy, sources said. According to sources, Ranjith is the only son of who are responsible for transport undertaking would were present on the occasion. Saifabad Police. destination, he drove to an Rachamalla Sai Tharun, who G Srinivas Reddy, residents of Ganesh nagar of Uppal in Hyderabad. this". "This is to clarify isolated place and allegedly was pursuing his masters in After completing education in the city, Ranjith was posted at that we have not raped her, the police said. The Australia, was the son of a Bengaluru, a year back.Ranjith was found hanging at his rented flat increased the rates of our accused also hails from the Rachakonda sub inspector. on Saturday night. His friends noticed him hanging to the ceiling and PureHands Hand same village, hence the woman According to police, Tharun Sanitizers. The rates of State-of-the-art medical facilities shifted him to hospital, but he was declared brought dead, following after being offered a lift boarded completed his engineering in which police registered a case and started investigation. our sanitizers have been his car, they said. The woman Hyderabad and went to Police are enquiring from his friends and colleagues to know the illegally increased by lodged a complaint on Saturday, Australia for his Masters. "He possible reasons behind the suicide. They checked his flat but did unauthorised third-party at NIMS comes in handy for poor based on which a case has been came home for vacation a not find any suicide note or any suspicious activity. It is suspected sellers. We are not associ- n registered and the accused taken month ago and was planning that he could have taken the extreme step due to personal issues. His ated with these unscrupu- PNS HYDERABAD Besides these, the hospital medical department having into custody, they added. to leave this week. His flight family members have travelled to Bengaluru to complete the lous sellers in any way. has set up eight transplantation obtained the health card for tickets were booked as well," formalities and bring his mortal remains for performing the last rites. These are illegal prac- The Nizam's Institute of suits. The stem cell depa- treatment of one department. said the police. tices and must be dealt Medial Sciences (NIMS) have rtment, coming under the uro- The card validity would be 14 Mentally ill man On Saturday with firmly in accordance set up eight transplantation logy department, has been set days. night, he com- brother was in the other different angles. It is suspect- with law," Himalaya suits in its Millennium Block, up at a cost of Rs 20 crore. NIMS has introduced health goes on attacking plained of ill- room leaving Tharun in ed that he took the extreme tweeted. Five of a family whose fifth floor also has the In creating the stem cell check-up packages in the old spree, detained health and the hall. step, not willing to leave his in Kerala have tested pos- facility to provide stem cell department, NIMS director building, where it offered Cath everal commuters Secundera- went to a "After sometime, parents. No suicide note was itive for coronavirus, tak- transplantation, as part of an Dr K Manohar took special lab services earlier. Sbad were attacked by a ment- nearby hos- when his parents came found at the spot," added the ing the total number of exercise to bring the state-of- interest. It may be recalled that A wellness center is being ally ill man who went on a spree pital for out, they found him police. infected people in the the-art medical facilities to the hospital runs general out- run in the building and also on Sunday. The attacks were so check-up. He hanging to the ceiling Police are enquiring his par- country to 39 today. the poor in general and Aaro- patient department besides Ayush services. Ayush center severe that one of the victims su- returned fan in the hall. He was ents and brother to know if he The coronavirus was gyasri card holders in partic- the evening out patients' ser- sensitises patients on food ccumbed later at Gandhi hospi- home, had din- brought down and rushed had shown any symptoms or first detected at a seafood ular. vices. To access the outpatient habits and offers yoga therapy. tal. The Gopalapuram Police then ner and went to to a nearby private hospital, any abnormal behaviour on market in China's The hospital, offering treat- services, one has to pay Rs 500. Similarly, the wellness center detained the attacker, identified sleep. On Sunday, he woke up, where he was declared brought Saturday night or Sunday Wuhan, from where it ment in 28 super specialty win- The patients would have to has Ayush and health check-up as R Rajender. The incident hap- spoke to his parents and elder dead. While parents are clue- morning. A case has been reg- spread quickly to other gs has been taking care of liver pay an additional Rs 200 packages. The NIMS has been pened in Secunderabad. The brother. Later, as his parents less as to what drove him to istered at Vanasthalipuram countries. and kidney transplantation towards the fees if they want to drawing up plans to provide detained hails from Namakkal were in the bedroom and the suicide, we are probing from police station. cases. avail consultation of another food courts too. district of Tamil Nadu. He was moving suspiciously carrying sticks on Sunday and after some time, he started attacking passer- Maruthi Rao might have sby. While many managed to Be a water warrior, says PM's Twitter account handler escape, some of them received injuries. A native of Visakhap- PNS n HYDERABAD idea when she saw the city's for Advancement of Human house is nourished by recycled atnam, M Ravinder Reddy was dependence on tankers and Endeavour (SAHE), she is not water. She has several fruit trees realised his mistake: Kin one of the victims who had come Kalpana Ramesh, one of the water cans. As her family also only creating awareness on and a small vegetable garden on to the city for some personal seven women achievers who had to order tankers every week water conservation but also the terrace. PNS n HYDERABAD tion on whether it is true or work. "While he was walking took over Prime Minister to meet water requirement, she, helping homeowners, apart- With the SAHE volunteers, not. I cannot say anything as towards Secunderabad station, Narendra Modi's social media along with husband, began har- ment complexes and offices to Kalpana promoted the 'Save Soon after the news about Ma- of now but perhaps tomorrow Rajender targeted him. Even accounts on the International vesting rainwater on their ter- harness rainwater. Following 10K bores' initiative to help ruthi Rao's death, his daughter, when I get to know every- before Ravinder could realise Women's Day on Sunday, is a race. the success, she and her team revive defunct borewells, by Amrutha cleared the air about thing," was her reaction. and escape, Rajender rained water warrior. According to her, water con- launched the initiative to recy- directing rainwater to a recharge speculations that he had sent She further said, "I was not blows with sticks. Ravinder was An architect, who specialises servation is simple. All that is cle grey water. Under this initia- pit in the vicinity. She has got feelers to her about a compro- in contact with him. If he has injured and collapsed. Passersby in interiors, Kalpana advocates required is outflow pipes from tive, water that flows out from around 200 families in and mise deal vis-à-vis property in indeed committed suicide, he noticed this and alerted police rainwater harvesting. Her solu- the terrace to a sump. The showers and kitchen is directed around the city to repair their lieu of her clean chit to him in might have realised his mis- and ambulance. Police rushed to tion is simple -- channelise the water passes through a small fil- towards a physical filtering sys- defunct borewells and adopt the killing of her husband take. But if there's any other the spot and detained Rajender, rainwater from rooftops to a ter bed of coal and sand to tem before leading to a tank and water harvesting methods. and his son-in-law two years reason, I don't know. I have while Ravinder was shifted to storage tank to reduce depen- remove soil and leaves and Kalpana Ramesh then to a recycling unit to Working hand-in-hand with back. "I got to know of his not seen him since Pranay's Gandhi hospital," said the police. dence on tankers. flows into the storage tank. remove chemicals. This recycled the GHMC and a couple of death through news channels. death. All I can think is that he Gopalapuram Police registered a Kalpana, who shifted to Since she installed a tank in family no longer requires water can be used for gardening NGOs, Kalpana is now a part of We don't even have confirma- might have regretted. " murder case against Rajender Hyderabad from the US more her house in the Gachibowli tankers. and cleaning purposes. the City Lake Action Committee and started investigation. than a decade ago, hit upon the area to collect rainwater, her A volunteer with the Society The garden in Kalpana's to conserve lakes. Maruthi Rao accused in...

Continued from Page 1 nent, he may have taken the Men make way for women in Chilkur Balaji temple extreme step, it is said. "Girija Rao, along with others, was kshaminchu, Amrutha amma PNS n HYDERABAD named among the key daggaraki raa," said the suicide accused in the murder of note found in the room, which Girls are considered a form of Metro helps women employees achieve goals Perumalla Pranay Kumar, a translates to "Forgive me goddess Mahalalshmi in our Dalit who had married Rao's Girija. Amrutha come back to culture. But, many are increas- &T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited daughter after a love affair. your mother", mentioning his ingly becoming insensitive L(L&TMRHL) organised International The video of Pranay being wife and daughter. Police towards girls today. If you look Women's Day celebrations across all the hacked to death went viral in recovered the small piece of at the male-female ratio, tho- three corridors of Hyderabad Metro Rail, September 2018. paper kept on the dressing ugh the girls are in low num- emphasising on Sunday. The theme 'Equal The Superintendent of table in the room in which he bers, they are not treated prop- World is an Enabled World' and 'Each for Police of Nalgonda, A V had stayed during the night. erly. We had decided to sensi- Equal' were very well received by the Ranganath, told the Police suspect that he con- tise the society on the need to women passengers and staff. Managing media:"We have got informa- sumed an unknown poison, respect women and girls prop- director of L&TMRHL KVB Reddy stated, tion from the relatives of though they did not find erly, said chief priest at Chilkur "Hyderabad Metro Rail is committed to Maruti Rao here that he com- traces of any such substance in temple CS Rangarajan. women's empowerment and will strive for ‘WALK FOR GLORY’ MARKS SCR mitted suicide in Hyderabad." the room. "We are ascertain- All the women at the temple gender equality at all levels across the Amrutha Varshini has filed ing whether he had consumed assembled for worship for 10 organisation. The theme for International Women's Day is, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's a petition in High Court seek- the poison before arriving or min in Chilkur on Sunday. For Rights. Hyderabad Metro Rail helps and supports women employees, to achieve their work-life balance, WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATIONS ing expeditious trial in the after entering the room. 10 min it was all women and while ensuring work satisfaction at all times so that they are be able to meet both professional and HYDERABAD: To mark the occasion of Women's Day, a rally ‘Walk for case against her father. The Further, we are also probing if girls near dhwajasthambham personal goals." The best example of women empowerment Hyderabad Metro Rail can boast of are its Glory' has been organised by South Central Railway on Sunday. General Dalit family of Pranay is also he spoke to anyone over the and the men were briefed women train operators. A typical day of a woman train operator shows how a woman plays different roles manager Gajanan Mallya, Additional General Manager BB Singh, presi- working on it. Police had phone in the night. As his about the respect due to in a day, both as a professional and as a homemaker or as a daughter. dent of SCR Women's Welfare Organization Jayanthi Mallya, officers, filed a tight charge- sheet smart phone could be vital women in Chilkur. staff and women employees along with their family members participated with all evidence. Maruti Rao evidence and provide more It was International Wom- restore the status of women in tradition became a means for name of goddess Mahalakshmi in the rally with enthusiasm. Speaking on the occasion, Gajanan Mallya was trying to delay the trial clues to the suicide, it has been en's Day and it was a great way the society. Rangarajan had spreading awareness on caring 108 times, the students were complemented the women associated with SCR and lauded their through legal methods. seized and will be sent for of reiterating Chilkur Balaji reminded the devotees how in for girl children. applied turmeric and made to contribution in different spheres of activity. He stated that around 11 per However, as the chances were forensic examination," the Temple's commitment to the past an ancient forgotten While the priests chanted the perform certain rituals. cent of SCR's work force are women. bleak and his trial was immi- police said. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020 hyderabad 04 TS debt rises to Rs 2.29 L Cr Debt burden was Rs 1.52L cr in 2017-18, which subsequently increased to Rs 1.75L cr in 2018-19 n The govt has decided to PNS n HYDERABAD increased to Rs 2.29 lakh crore implement farm loan in Budget 2020-21. The total debt of Telangana The government depen- waiver scheme state government has breached dence on loans for completion beginning this Rs 2 lakh crore for the first of irrigation projects and month. The time. The Budget presented by Mission Bhagiratha is said to Finance Minister T Harish be the reason for increasing government has Rao on Sunday has estimat- debt burden. allocated Rs 6,225 ed the total debt bur- The govern- den of TS govern- ment secured crore for this ment at Rs 2.29 The loans worth purpose that will lakh crore. interest Rs 22,380 benefit over five lakh The debt crore for burden was Rs burden of state irrigation farmers in the State 1.52 lakh crore government, which projects who have loans of in 2017-18, and Rs which subse- was Rs 13,086 cr in 12,010 less quently 2018-19 increased crore for than increased to Rs Mission Rs 25,000 1.75 lakh crore in to Rs 14,385 cr Bhagiratha 2018-19. The gov- in 2019-20 by setting up ernment has to spend exclusive corpo- Rs 14,615 crore towards rations. payment of interest alone on The interest burden of state these loans. government, which was Rs As per revised estimated in 13,086 crore in 2018-19 Budget 2019-20, the debt bur- increased to Rs 14,385 crore in den has been pegged at Rs 1.99 2019-20 and to Rs 14,615 crore lakh crore. This has further now.

Govt eyes real estate 25% TER D to increase revenue OOS OSE inance Minister T Harish Rao declared that the government would increase its B rise in allocation internal revenues by focusing on real estate. "Government has established many institutions like Housing Board, Rajiv Swagruha at the time when Rs 6,225 Freal estate was not in existence. At present, real estate has become a big for Aasara pensions industry. Hence, the government has decided to sell the non-performing PANCHAYAT assets held by these institutions in a very transparent Crore he Telangana government has allocated Rs 11,758 crore in the way to raise revenues," he said. It RAJ DEPT Budget for Aasara Pensions as compared to Rs 9,402 crore may be recalled that in earlier proposed for the scheme in the previous Budget. Harish Rao Budget as well, the government FOR LOAN GETS Tsaid that there is more than 25 per cent increase in allocation decided to earn revenue to the for Aasara pension. "As per the assurance made in the election tune of Rs 10, 000 crore by WAIVER manifesto, I take immense pride in announcing that old age selling government Rs 23,005 pensions will be given to all the eligible people who are lands. However, they above 57 years from 2020- couldn't source 21. Due to this funds in this Crore decision, the The format. Harish number of old age Rao attributed this delay beneficiaries of pensions will be to continuous elections over Rs 14,000 Aasara the past one year. Clearing the pensions in the given to all the apprehensions, the Finance Minster said, "Recently, MUNICIPAL State will eligible people who are for the first time, we won a case in Supreme Court over increase from above 57 years from valuable lands, due to Chief Minister's intervention. Crore the present 2020-21, said Finance Now we will concentrate, sell the lands and use the ADMINISTR- 39,41,976 Minister Harish money for welfare of the poor. We have said directly in beneficiaries," he Rao the Budget that we will be selling our lands". Harish ALLOCATED ATION DEPT said. It may be Rao added that real estate is a big business in recalled that the Hyderabad and due to reorganisation of districts, it is FOR Government had increased booming there as well. Harish Rao, speaking about Rs 14,809 the pension amount from Rs 1,000 2BHK houses, declared that 1 lakh beneficiaries will get RYTHU to Rs 2,016 which is being given financial assistance towards house construction in the to senior citizens, widows, beedi ensuing financial year. It may be recalled that in its BANDHU workers, filaria victims, single election manifesto, TRS promised to provide financial Crore women, handloom weavers, toddy assistance to the poor people for constructing double tappers and AIDS victims. Disabled bedroom houses if they have their own land. An INDUSTRY pensions was enhanced from amount of Rs 11,917 crore has been proposed Rs Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,016 for Housing Department in SECTOR per month. this Budget. 3,498

Cr Cr EDUCATION Shot in the KALYANA SECTOR LAKSHMI arm for GODAVARI 12,144.27 Decline in Rs RIVER Rs 1,350 FRONT allocations for industry sector Cr Rs 300 Cr inance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday presented Rs 1.82 education sector lakh crore Budget for the financial year 2020-21, signalling a strong resolve to overcome the economic slowdown. In a F big boost to the industries, the he allocation made by the Telangana government for education sector in the Budget for the financial state government has year 2020-21 has come down as compared to previous years. This year, the government has allocated Last year, just proposed Rs 1,500 crore ‘Kalyana Lakshmi' Rs 300 cr Rs 12,144.27 crore, while it was Rs 12,220.75 crore in 2019-20. Presenting the Budget in the towards industrial incentives TAssembly, Minister Harish Rao said, "An amount of Rs 10,421 crore has been proposed in this Budget about Rs 75 cr and Rs 1,998 crore towards for Godavari for School Education Department. An amount of Rs 1,723.27 was allocated development of industrial scheme gets crore has been proposed for Higher Education Department". An to industries sector. Presenting the Budget riverfront amount of Rs 100 crore has been proposed for 'Each One Teach and several in the Assembly, Harish Rao One' initiative, he added. However, the Budget came as a said, "An amount of Rs 1,500 additional Rs 650 cr n a bid to promote disappointment to the teachers and students. N Ashok Stalin of AISF representations crore is proposed towards tourism along the Godavari said, "The state government is reducing the percentage allocation in were made industrial incentives and Rs River, the government has budget every year. In 2014-15 Budget, 10.5 per cent was allocated ith the number of beneficiaries belonging to the 1,998 crore has been allocatedI Rs 300 crore for to education sector, now in 2020-21 the share of education to the Backward Classes increasing under Kalyana Lakshmi proposed towards Godavari Riverfront project. sector is 6.63 per cent accounting to Rs 12,144.27 government to scheme, the government has decided to increase the development of industrial “Because of completion of crore. TRS government has not given 30 per Wfund allocation accordingly. Harish Rao proposed to make an release dues sector in this Budget". Last Kaleshwaram project, Godavari river cent allocation to education following the additional allocation of Rs 650 crore in the Budget for the and further year, just about Rs 75 crore will flow for 150km live at width of 2- Kothari Commission's financial year 2020-21. The government was allocated to industries and 3km for 365 days. Thousands of recommendations. The Budget is not incentives made a total allocation of Rs 1,350 several representations were people from state and other states are enough for education sector".In 2014- to them crore for the scheme in the Budget. visiting the place and witnessing the 2015, 10.9 per cent of Budget was made to the government to He said that the additional increase project. We allocated Rs 300 crore for allocated to education followed by 9.71 release dues and further would benefit 80,000 beneficiaries Godavari river front per cent in 2015-16, 8.2 per cent in 2016-17, 8.5 per cent in 2017-18, 7.61 in 2018- incentives to them. Later, during press briefing, Harish said, in the state. Speaking about Shaadi project," the Finance 19, 6.75 per cent in 2019-2020. In 2019-20 Rs 9,899 crore was allocated. "From a meager allocation of Rs 75 crore last year, this time Rs Mubarak scheme, Harish Rao said It Minister said. "It is K Ramana president Telangana progressive 1,500 crore has been allocated for industrial incentives. As the that till now, 1,44,301 minority is a startup a startup grant teachers federation (TPFT) said, "The market economy is slowing down, to give a push to industry women have benefitted through the grant and we and we want to amount (Rs 10,421 crore) is not enough and take it further ahead, Rs 1,500 crore incentives are being scheme. An amount of Rs 1,369 do it as big want to do it as big for school education. There are 2,54,376 For the financial given". This allocation certainly bought a cheer with FTCCI, crore provided in 2019-20 financial year project in PPP project in PPP mode vacant teacher posts in the state, 11,000 which has been asking for allocation of Rs 2,000 crore towards towards minorities welfare will be spent year 2020-21, mode or will or will invite private additional classrooms, 2,000 schools incentives for the last two years, expressed happiness that completely by the end of this month. An the state invite private investors, said lacking potable water and government has given due consideration for their request. amount of Rs 1,518.06 crore has been investors. It Finance compounds. Many schools are government Ramakant Inani, senior vice-president, FTCCI said, "We express proposed for the welfare of minorities in the would encourage Minister running with Vidya volunteers. Rs our thanks to Chief Minister for allocating Rs 1,500 crore for Budget. Harish said that the amount has allocated tourism sector, 1,723.27 crore earmarked for higher industrial incentives which will allocated for minorities is being completely Rs 12,144.27 cr especially along the education is not sufficient for bring a huge relief to all the spent. "Previous governments made allocations but never Godavari River front with Kaleshwaram and several education. Universities are facing for education units awaiting for release of spent it. This is for the first time in history of Telangana that other barrages to boost employment and revenue," many problems due to sanctions." Meanwhile, Harish all the funds allocated to minorities are completely spent." sector, while he added. lack of government funding. There Rao said, "TS-iPASS Act are no VCs and governing it was enacted by the state has bodies and no infrastructure in 12 Rs 12,220.75 cr become a boon to the industrial This is for the first time in history universities in state. Rs 2,650 crore for the financial sector. So far, 12,427 industries of Telangana that all the funds has been allocated for fee obtained permission through this reimbursement but the total arrears year 2019-20 system.” There were no direct allocated to minorities are are Rs 4,170 crore. These funds are allocations to IT sector. completely spent, says Harish not adequate". HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020 Hyderabad 05

MAJOR ALLOCATIONS SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENT WISE BUDGET 2020-21

Rs in crore Total expenditure for 2020-21 is estimated at FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES (Rs in crore) Department Establishment Scheme Grand Aasara Expenditure Expenditure Total Rs 1,82,914.42 cr Rythu Bandhu Agriculture & Cooperation Department 895.42 23,221.15 24,116.57 Total receipts for 2020-21 are estimated at 11,758 Agriculture Marketing & Cooperation Dept. 101.41 7.42 108.83 14,000 Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Department 1,409.38 177.00 1,586.38 Hyderabad Urban Rs1,82,701.94 cr Agglomeration Backward Class Welfare, Department 453.24 3,903.59 4,356.82 Power Subsidy Revenue surplus is estimated at 2 BHK Dept for Women, Children, Disabled 10,000 & Senior Citizens 827.37 720.82 1,548.20 10,500 10,000 Energy Department 320.88 10,095.00 10,415.88 FC including Rs 4,482.12 cr Environment, Forest, Science Farmers Debt Matching Grant Fiscal deficit is estimated at & Technology Dept 781.15 10.32 791.47 Waiver Rice subsidy 5,472 Finance Department 31,503.68 60.00 31,563.68 Rs 33,191.25 cr 6,225 2,287 Food & Civil Supplies Department 68.47 2,294.36 2,362.83 (3.00% of GSDP) General Administration Department 298.41 214.53 512.93 Special Health, Medical & Family Welfare Dept 3,824.16 2,361.81 6,185.96 Kalyana Industrial Development Fund Higher Education, Secretariat Department 1,638.04 85.24 1,723.27 BUDGET AT A GLANCE Lakshmi Incentives Home Department 5,179.22 672.74 5,851.96 Rs in crore 3,500 Housing Department 1,416.59 10,500.00 11,916.59 S N Item BE 2020-21 2,240 1,500 Industries & Commerce Department 329.98 1,668.21 1,998.19 1 Total Expenditure 1,82,914.42 Insurance Market Intervention RTC Information Technology & Communications 2.78 25.30 28.08 a) Scheme Expenditure 1,04,612.62 to Farmers Fund & SDF Irrign. and Command Area Development Dept 7,446.97 3,606.58 11,053.55 b) Establishment Expenditure 78,301.80 1,000 1,141 1,500 Labour and Employment Department 289.26 107.78 397.05 Law Department 807.73 115.70 923.44 Vaddileni Runalu S N Item BE 2020-21 Legislative Secretariat 148.21 0.00 148.21 (Rural) 3 Total Revenue Receipts 1,43,151.94 Minorities Welfare Department 379.60 1,138.45 1,518.06 a) State share in Central Taxes 16,726.58 Municipal Administration 900 b) State's Own Tax Revenue 85,000.00 & Urban Development Dept. 1,261.98 13,546.97 14,808.95 Mission Bhagiratha of which : Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Dept 4,701.04 18,304.31 23,005.35 (38 Municipalities) Sales Tax 54,000.00 Planning Department 71.41 4,158.13 4,229.53 State Excise 16,000.00 800 Stamps and Registration 10,000.00 Public Enterprises Department 1.27 0.00 1.27 Taxes on Motor Vehicles 4,300.00 Rain Shadow Areas Development Department 0.54 0.00 0.54 c) Non Tax Revenue 30,600.00 Devalayalu Revenue Department 2,348.28 215.88 2,564.17 MBC CDP KCR Kit (Temples) d) Grants from Centre 10,525.36 4 Total Expenditure 1,46,492.30 Scheduled Castes Development Department 237.91 2,372.28 2,610.19 500 480 443 550 a) Revenue Expenditure 1,38,669.82 Secondary Education, Secretariat Department 9,113.11 1,307.83 10,420.94 b) Capital Expenditure 22,061.18 Transport, Roads and Building Department 1,930.39 1,563.27 3,493.67 Collectorates & c) Loans and Advances 15,662.20 Rhythu Vaddileni Haritha Micro Andariki Tribal Welfare Department 426.26 1,859.98 2,286.24 Vedika Runalu (Urban) Haram Irrigation Vidya Command Control d) Capital Disbursements 6,521.22 5 Revenue Surplus 4,482.12 Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture Dept 87.66 297.95 385.62 350 300 300 299 100 550 6 Fiscal Deficit 33,191.25 Grand Total 78,301.80 1,04,612.62 1,82,914.42

Rs 3 crore to NEW BEGINNING each MLA, MLC under CDP Harish Rao slams Centre Towards development of constituencies of MLAs and MLCs, the Budget for 2020-21 has allocated Rs 3 crore to each MLA and MLC and guidelines over pending GST claims will be issued shortly for the same. The Budget has PNS n HYDERABAD March, GST sum reduced it to Rs took potshots at the Centre earmarked Rs 480 crore under will change," 19,719 crore. Rs for not implementing the head of Constituency Finance Minister T Harish he said. The 864 crore was Fifteenth Finance Development Programme (CDP). Rao on Sunday came down Finance reduced Commission (FFC). "Central Also, the government, with a heavily on Central govern- Minister from Vote government, where there is a view to provide offices for MLAs ment for delaying the release also Onneed for reduction they in their constituencies, decided of State's share in Integrated noted Account to reduced and implemented to build offices in all Goods and Services Tax that for full Budget FFC interim report. But constituencies. (IGST) and GST compensa- IGST, and in the wherever they had to give tion. He claimed that for the Centre recent allocations, they didn't. FFC year 2019-2020, Rs 933 crore has to give revised esti- not only reduced devolution GST claims are pending from about Rs mates, tax from 42 percent to 41 percent Central government. 2,300 crore. devolution is but also reduced our state's "In 2017-18, we didn't Speaking further reduced 2.437 tax devolution to 2.133 Finance Minister T Harish Rao takes blessings from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao before presenting the Budget claim GST as the state had Rs about tax devolu- to Rs 15,988 crore. for FY2021. This will lead to in Telangana State Legislative Assembly on Sunday 514 crore extra revenue. In tion, Harish said, "Tax Full Budget to revised reduction of Rs 2384 crore in 2018-19 we didn't claim GST devolution for Rs 2019-20 on estimates, tax devolution devolution. Same FFC asked due to 14 per cent cutoff on Vote-On-Account Budget was reduced by Rs the center to give tax revenue, and state got Rs was Rs 20,583 crore, but in 4595 crore for state Rs734crore grant to cen- ‘Budget gives maximum relief to farmers’ There is a huge gap 957crore additionally in form full Budget they (Center) for 2019-20". He ter, but the center did n between allocations and of taxes. In 2019-20, our tax not accept it," he said. PNS HYDERABAD 500 crore for development of fare, agriculture, health, educa- revenue reduced beyond 14 He stated that the 6 per temples in the State and tion, power, and infra- expenditure for the last six per cent so we need to get In 2017-18, we didn't claim GST as the state cent growth is only state The Budget for the financial Rs 50 crore for main- structure sectors while years. The govt is not even claim. As of Febrarury 2020, had Rs 514 crore extra revenue. In 2018-19 revenue, the overall year 2020-21 reflects the true taining daily rituals allocating funds in spending 60 per cent of the our eligibility is Rs 3,193 we didn't claim GST due to 14 per cent cutoff growth is around 10.5- aspirations of Telangana people, in the temples. He the Budget," he said. allocations. The govt has to crore in from of GST. We 11 per cent this year. said Endowments Minister also thanked the He pointed out received Rs 2,263 crore in on tax revenue. In 2019-20, our tax revenue reduced Even in debts we are Allola Indrakaran Reddy. Chief Minister for that the government reveal how it increased the form of GST. This is act, so beyond 14 per cent so we need to get claim. As of well within The Minister, who met with allocating Rs 791 has set aside consid- Budget from Rs 1.46 lakh without even reducing Rs 1, Febrarury 2020, our eligibility is Rs 3,193 crore FRBM Chief Minister K crore for Forest erable amount of crore last year to Rs 1.82 they (Centre) have to give us in from of GST limits, Chandrashekhar Rao in the Department. funds for alleviation lakh crore this year despite money. But Rs 933 crore is he fur- State Assembly after the presen- "Despite the nation- of poverty, welfare of still pending from the Center ther tation of the annual Budget, wide economic slowdown, the farmers, agriculture, Palle and stating that the state is T HARISH RAO, Finance Minister reeling under economic that too until February, again said. thanked him for allocating Rs State has given priority to wel- Pattana Pragathi programmes. crisis. The government has deceived the farmers by allocating mere funds for loan waiver scheme Budget unrealistic, misleading: Congress — K LAXMAN It's farmers’ Budget, TS BJP state unit president PNS n HYDERABAD crore. This may not even on papers but a reflection of Harish wrongly said that the Budget was not reach the set target in the next social values. Budget is not a The Budget for the financial Former Minister Mohammed about figures written on papers but a reflection two months and may stay political speech. It is about saysn Niranjan Reddy year 2020-21 is 'unrealistic'. Ali Shabbir has described the of social values. Budget is not a political around Rs 1.10 lakh crore. Is hardcore statistics of income, PNS HYDERABAD number of beneficiaries had There is no mention of Budget for the financial year it not unrealistic to have a revenue sources and expendi- increased. He said allocations allocations for employment 2020-21, presented by Finance speech. It is about hardcore statistics of income, Budget of Rs. 1.82 lakh crore, ture. Government is spending Agriculture Minister for Rythu Beema, loan waivers Minister T Harish Rao in revenue sources and expenditure when your revenues are people's money and it Singireddy Niranjan Reddy and Rythu Vedikas for every and for the distribution of Assembly on Sunday, as com- just Rs 1.10 lakh has to be done in an on Sunday termed the Budget 5,000 acres were the deci- — SHABBIR ALI, Congress leader three-acre land. We will pletely unrealistic, fictitious crore? he asked. appropriate man- as a reflection of Chief sions that would further boost explain the people with and imaginary. "How will the ner. State Minister K Chandrashekhar the confidence of the farmers figures in the Assembly He was addressing a press compared to the revised and the Chief Minister pre- government Government Rao's determination and aspi- in State. during discussion. The govt conference at Gandhi Bhavan Budget for the year 2019-20. sented a full-fledged Budget gather addition- must be account- rations. He said the Budget Terming the decision to along with senior leaders He said Rs 1,82,914 crore in September 2019 cutting al revenues of Rs able for each and reiterated that the govern- allocate Rs 1,000 crore for had introduced Rs 1.34 lakh including MLA Seethakka, Budget was totally unrealistic down the total estimated 70,000 crore in every paisa of tax ment was pro-farmer and the market intervention fund as crore Budget during 2019-20 former union minister Balram and misleading. expenditure to Rs 1,46,492 the next one payers' money Budget was a farmer's Budget. brave, the Minister said the financial year and now for the Naik, ex-MPs Mallu Ravi, T He pointed out that Chief crore. year? Will it bor- which is being The Minister expressed decision would help stabilise year 2020-21 the Rajaiah and Konda Minister K Chandrashekhar It was later revised to Rs row more loans or spent," he said. happiness over higher alloca- economy thereby saving the Vishveshwar Reddy, ex-MLA Rao presented an Vote-on- 1,42,152 crore. However, the sell away properties, The Congress leader tions for agriculture and its farmer from distress sales. He government has increased T Rammohan and other lead- Account Budget of Rs overall revenues of Telangana lands and other assets of said the Rythu Bandhu allied sectors. He appreciated said the budget allocated funds the Budget to Rs 1.84 lakh cr ers. 1,82,017 crore for 2019-20 in government till the end of Telangana?" he asked. scheme was not implemented additional allocation of Rs for seed subsidy, dairy, sprin- — MALLU BHATTI Shabbir Ali said there was February 2019. Citing eco- January 2020, as per CAG, "Finance Minister has properly and many farmers 2,000 crore to Rythu Bandhu kler and drip irrigation, VIKRAMARKA an increase by a whopping Rs nomic slowdown as the rea- were Rs 1,05,992 crore, wrongly said that the Budget were yet to receive the scheme. He said additional round-the-clock free electric- CLP leader 40,762 crore in the Budget son, the Budget was trimmed including loans of Rs 26,383 was not about figures written promised assistance. allocation was needed as the ity and irrigation sector. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 06 facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ op nion PAPER WITH PASSION Relief for civil society SC clears foreign funding for voluntary bodies crusading for public causes and civil rights Prejudice the new normal n a breather in these hyper-choked times of regulated democracy and a big relief to rights- Ibased groups, the Supreme Court has ruled The politics of otherisation has now reached the chambers of our minds with a stamp of that the Government cannot stop foreign fund- ing of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) officialese, courtesy a regime that predicates religion as not only proof of identity but loyalty that fight citizens’ causes through democratic need an aggressor we can tame means. In other words, it spares them from visibly. So we have created a new being punished for dissent or protest over enemy within our own and declared Government policies that impinge on transferred all our non-func- tioning abilities to “termites” human rights. Further, it grants them the con- and “viruses” detected after 70 stitutional right to be heard and conduct their years of incubation. Mainstream campaigns fairly without fear of hitbacks or acceptance is the most dreaded clampdowns. Through its consecutive regimes, the Narendra Modi Government monster, for it means obeying handed down guidelines and has often run down civil rights movements as a conspiracy of the West to besmirch RINKU GHOSH abjuring any responsibility India’s image and present a lopsided view of our rights record. Its crackdown on towards nation-building. foreign funding of “unfriendly” non-profit organisations had led to a whopping 40 ow that the embers of the Delhi The establishment’s segrega- riots are being washed away by tory policies and practices have per cent fall in overseas fund flows by 2017-18, says an industry report by Bain an unseasonal rain, drowning hurt and alienated the enlight- & Co. About 20,000 NGOs were affected. The ruling is significant simply because the sad memories of how we can ened “Indian Muslims” whom it it re-establishes the primacy of democratic practices at a time when they are under become refugees in our own is so desperate to reassure in pub- Nland, there is talk about “heroes.” There are lic. Not that the latter aren’t try- threat of being stifled. The court said that curtailing an NGO’s right to access for- reports of how Hindu families sheltered ing; if the recent protests over the eign donations was in violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles Muslim neighbours in the city’s northeast- citizenship law are any indica- 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(c) of the Constitution relating to free speech and peaceful ern parts as the mob rampaged through their tion, then Muslims have homes and hearths. There have been emerged as rightful citizens pro- protests. Ending two contentious provisions of the Foreign Contribution umpteen reports about Hindu samaritans tecting their existence than out- Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, that allowed the Government to clamp down on helping the battered and bruised, rushing sourcing their crusade to either all dissent and critiques, the court held that if an NGO was not pursuing a polit- them to hospitals, arranging aid supplies and the clergy or votebank politi- setting up shelters. There was also this report cians. Many elite Muslims, so far ical goal or objective, it could not be penalised for supporting public causes through of a Hindu man taking down a saffron flag confined to their own spheres of demonstrations and strikes. In other words, the anti-CAA or student protests can- from atop a desecrated shrine and restoring excellence, are now stepping up not be legally classified as being foreign-funded. The ruling also ends confusion our faith in humanity. Some would say this as demanding citizens. Yet they represents the syncretism of our civilisation- feel vulnerable without the over what qualifies as “political interests”, an amorphous code that the Government al ethos, the fabric of a cultural legacy that armour of a stereotype. Though had been using to disqualify movements or groups opposed to it. Earlier, Rule 3 can never be torn asunder, the equality of there have been no major sepa- (vi) of FCRA was categorical that any NGO, which used common protest meth- humans as it is meant to be. Others, depend- ratist protests that you would ing on which side of the discourse they are associate with minorityism in ods like strikes, shutdowns, sit-ins, demonstrations, rail roko or jail bharo agita- on, would probably call it the big-hearted- other nations, we could see a rad- tions in support of public causes, could be declared as an organisation of a “polit- ness of a triumphalist faith over another. But ship of convenience. Growing up knew displacement, denial and is stranger than past fiction. icalisation of an unknown kind ical nature.” This provision gave the Government unguided and limitless powers in the end, it is all about characterising a good with them was in the normal flow destruction first hand but chose Would we have imagined mark- if justice fails them now. For the to label any organisation it didn’t like as mischievous in intent and cancel its for- deed, even lionising it as one, rather than nor- of everydayness. It was never to to resolve it his way like many ing the entrance to our homes “Indian Muslims” have never malising it that is deeply troublesome. It is be screamed out as exception, others, levelling the furrows than with religious motifs as a neces- sought any autonomy or privi- eign funding. Now, as per the court order, the Centre is required to take into account this need for categorising our behavioural pat- simply because it was the rule. It upturning them further. He was sity than choice? Or thought leges as their co-religionists in the activities and ideology of the NGO, including its association with activities of tern that represents why “otherisation” has was also about an informal but very particular about not privi- about reconverting shrines that Kashmir have, and they have any political party, before declaring it as an organisation of “political nature.” While deeply penetrated us at the societal level. worldly-wise education. Today, in leging anyone over any other. are few centuries old than build- existed pan-India with local sen- So much so that the majoritarian guilt retrospect, such experiences He found solace along the ing new ones? Would we have sibilities. They have considered hitting out at the Government, the apex court also restricted other political par- syndrome is just as consciously executed or would be labelled as my father’s river at Dakshineswar, a Shakti imagined classifying vegetables India their holy land. ties from having front organisations and funnelling funds, saying such outfits would recognised as the awareness of minority vic- liberal experiments with classless- peeth dedicated to Kali and her and meat as Hindu or Muslim? The public parade of anti- not escape the rigour of the Act if evidence was strong enough. timhood. I am glad I grew up in Kolkata, ness, his brashness in entrusting most ardent devotee, Sri That’s precisely what is happen- CAA protesters in Uttar Pradesh, where the cheek by jowl co-existence that we a significant part of my childhood Ramakrishna Paramahansa, who ing in Uttar Pradesh, with ven- some of them proven activists, Many civil society bodies, including the Indian Social Action Forum, TARSHI need to define so fervently these days was to strangers who were just about embraced a multi-faith approach dors tagging their religion on presenting them in a rogue’s Delhi, Ford Foundation, Greenpeace India, Amnesty International India and the Centre always a lived experience. During my kinder- skilled but not educated enough, to divinity as a cosmic essence, their signages. So after identity gallery and recovering costs of for Social Justice, have been fighting against the “abuse of legal procedures” and garten years, it was the Muslim weavers at my and along with my missionary soul evolution as the only enlight- theft, there is going to be an eco- damage to public property from father’s jute factory who would drop me to education, an erosion of my enment. Swami Vivekananda, nomic denial. As a “not so god- them, legitimises this hatred as “the use of the FCRA as a tool of repression.” Even India’s top human rights watch- school and back, bicycles on normal days, atop Hindu mooring. The fact is he who carried on his legacy and fearing Hindu,” hosting guests for mainstream and taints an entire dog, the National Human Rights Commission, had issued a notice to the Home their shoulders on rainy days. My parents had strengthened it in the who kept Hinduism relevant as dinner with decided preferences community with the same brush. Ministry on the issue in 2018. Still, it cancelled the licences of those engaged in thought nothing about me playing with their process. a world religion, is sadly only could now be tricky business. There is no room for dissent, just children in the common playgrounds in front Nowhere is every puja, be it quoted for exhibitionism while The politics of otherisation acquiescence. No space for con- rights-based advocacy work. The Home Ministry had time and again justified these of their staff quarters. I cannot forget of Lakshmi, Saraswati or his plurality gets trampled day in has finally set in. It is an accumu- science, but extremism. actions, saying it had no place for bias but was just focussing on technical vio- Qurbaan, who would buy me clothes from Narayan, solemnised at home and day out. lation of prejudices, both latent What we once dismissed as lations of the FCRA. Incidentally, the original FCRA came into force in 1976 dur- his meagre budget during Eid, along with with such frequency as it is in Midway through life now, and overt, simply because it now hilarious is dead serious. those for his children. His wife would cook Bengal. Be it a bout of jaundice through its many comedies and has a stamp of officialese cour- Consider the diktat warning ing the Emergency of the Congress era and prohibited MPs, electoral candidates, an elaborate feast that he would bring over or malaria, my mother would tragedies, weddings and funerals, tesy a regime which predicates Muslim men against marrying political parties, judges and media organisations from accepting foreign contri- to the house and we would all partake of the immediately perform a puja for there have been Muslim friends, religion as not only proof of iden- Hindu girls or women or the butions. However, the FCRA was amended by the Finance Bill 2016 and those flavours and joys together. He and his fami- gratitude and fortitude. The peers and colleagues who have tity but loyalty. It has seeped in toxic masculinity of Hindu men ly were a constant in my life till the day I got home pujas made divinity stood by me as steadfastly as fam- because of a nationalist thought declaring their right to marry changes made it more severe than its predecessor as it targetted “organisations married. Then there was Abdul at my grand- supreme over rituals and priori- ily. Quite naturally. So it bothers factory that spins history lessons Kashmiri women post the abro- of a political nature.” The new law also put a 50 per cent cap on the proportion father’s home in Lucknow, who embodied the tised the personal God over the me immensely when they ques- as a retrospective duel with inva- gation of Article 370. Such claims of foreign donations, thereby controlling the way NGOs spent their money and summer afternoons of my long and lazy vaca- regimented one. The worship of tion their Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, sions than learning lessons from are finding a ready receptacle in made it mandatory for them to renew their licence every five years. This gave tions, when I would read in the courtyard and Durga and her Kali avatars, when they ask whether their par- them. You cannot blame the fun- drawing room chatter over he would tell me stories while pounding and which the zamindars turned into ents and grandparents were right damentalist fringe like Bajrang evening drinks. A Hindu may not the Government the power to decide whether an NGO could renew its licence or mincing meat on his wooden board for the huge community, all-faith affairs, in choosing India as homeland Dal or Vishwa Hindu Parishad know all stanzas of Vande not. In its continued onslaught, the Government had also cut short the term of finest kebabs that I could almost swallow. If has historically codified plurali- during Partition or when they anymore. For their thinking is Mataram but a Muslim unable to Nachiket Mor, the country director of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, from the my grandfather encouraged my reading ty as a socio-cultural-religious wonder about applying for citi- mainstream now, accepted by the recite them — albeit under fear those afternoons, Abdul would regale me with credo. In the Bengal that I grew zenship or work visas overseas. educated elite in drawing rooms. of the gun as seen in the Delhi RBI’s central board after the RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch lobbied for animated stories and legends of Lucknow up in, pujas were a matter of peo- How does one console them for They may have pushed in from riots — is a traitor. It is not that his removal. As the Central bank oversees funding for NGOs coming from abroad, nagri, so much so that I am still teary-eyed ple’s pride, an efflorescence of its their systematic marginalisation, the fringes but it is the porosity Muslims haven’t been ghettoised Mor was believed to act as a facilitator of liberal interests rather than being a pro- about this city even when both have gone. Feel creative expression, not an emo- the dilution of their stakeholder- of the intelligentsia which has or targetted before for political it in my pores as the lanes of Qaiserbagh and tion to be whisked and shredded ship in nationhood? There is no yielded to their osmotic pressure. gains. They have. But the prob- ponent of Government agenda. However, thanks to the judiciary, once again the Aminabad. There were many others, drivers, to prove a point. By throwing me explaining to young Muslims Because we need an excuse to jus- lem now is that we have cast them democratic right to freedom of expression will remain alive and kicking. shopkeepers, the candyman, gardener, the into this eco-system, my father how their ancestors fought the tify our failures. And an easy one away in the poisonous gas cham- barber and what not, what you would call ser- had never ever betrayed his pain elitist Muslim League’s imag- at that. Unlike the economy, bers of our minds. vice-deliverers in today’s terms. But my and anxieties over the Partition, ined fears of slavery in a majori- global trade winds and poverty (The writer is Associate Saudi crackdown bond with them was never about a relation- of which he was a sufferer. He tarian land, when current truth that we have no control over, we Editor, The Pioneer) Mohammed bin Salman has detained family S O U N D BITE members seen as threats to his rule yet again Hindus are in danger in a This country has elected in a Vajpayee was Prime Minister Everybody, when they look true sense under the Modi democratic manner a terror for six years, Manmohan Singh at citizenship, has a context audi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Government. The money accused to Parliament but for 10 years, this is the sixth and a criterion. Show me a bin Salman, who uses the self-styled in banks is of majority when I asked questions to the year for Modi. During his peri- country which says moniker of MbS, has been projecting him- Hindus which is not ruling dispensation, I was od, RBI has become like a everybody in the world is S safe now. labelled as anti-national. Why? department of Finance Ministry. welcome. Nobody says that. self as an energetic reformer, a modernist with a deep understanding of and respect for what Congress leader Actor Former Prime Minister External Affairs Minister the people, especially the youth, want. The —Sachin Sawant —Swara Bhaskar —HD Deve Gowda —S Jaishankar grandiose plans laid out by him to pull his coun- try back from the dark ages, especially with its dipping oil potential, through a series of eco- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR nomic and foreign initiatives, have received inter- Bitcoin safeguards now be on hastening the acqui- national acclaim. But the fact remains that no Resolve banking crisis before it’s too late sition process. The RBI, too, matter how benevolent he might want to be seen must be unanimous in its as, he is an absolutist and autocrat. He has no qualms in stifling criticism over Sir — This refers to the editorial, his refers to the editorial, “Train wreck” (March 7). approach to rescue banks, be it “Bit allowed” (March 5). There is Months after the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative private or co-operative. the image he has crafted, locking up not only fellow members of the royal fam- much more to the Supreme bank rendered depositors helpless, the present cri- Varun Dambal ily but activists, religious moderates and even young economists questioning his Court’s order lifting the ban on Tsis at Yes Bank has raised doubts over the way private Bengaluru “Vision 2030” programme. Not to forget the hit he purportedly ordered against cryptocurrency imposed by the sector banks are regulated in the country. This has erod- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) early ed public’s confidence in financial institutions. It’s good Maintain discipline columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey. So his latest crackdown on his family, includ- in 2018 than just opting for a new that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acted swiftly to take ing two senior princes, over treason, isn’t shocking. Clearly, this is another move vehicle for transmission of funds. charge of Yes Bank and announced a reconstruction to stamp his authority over the entire kingdom, which until now was headed by While the industry has hailed the scheme, too, but why did it wake up so late? Sir — This refers to the editorial, apex court’s order, it is notewor- The blow-up at Yes Bank was long in the making. “House row over riots” (March 7). powerful branches of the ruling family. The detention of the two princes means thy that it has not given in-prin- Two years ago, the Central bank had itself forced co- Parliamentary proceedings are there cannot be any more challengers. Clearly, he doesn’t want the ghosts of his ciple approval to cryptocurrency promoter Rana Kapoor to step down. And now, with the usually synonymous with pande- controversial ascension to haunt him. Breaking all norms, he was appointed the exchanges. This form of trade calls bank being placed under a moratorium, a withdrawal monium. But what happened for constant upgrade of anti limit of `50,000 per month has been fixed. Why should (PSBs) always take the burden to rescue private banks? recently was a new low for our youngest heir apparent in Saudi history despite being the seventh son. Other mem- money laundering laws and more the depositors or businesses suffer? It’s not just about It is also true that the Government’s sole focus has been temple of democracy. It was all but bers of his family, including the more experienced cousin Mohammed bin Nayef, importantly, data privacy. Even in the savings of the common man being at stake. The cri- on reforming PSBs, which are faced with mounting non- expected that the communal vio- who has now been detained, were sidelined or placed under house arrest. He the US, where crypto trading is sis has affected the stock market, too. After the Central performing assets (NPAs) and heavy loan defaults. The lence that engulfed northeast legal, Facebook’s new digital cur- bank’s intervention, Yes Bank’s scrip crashed by as much Government has two challenges now. One, to protect the Delhi would take centrestage in may silence the royal house but can he silence the growing criticism over his rency, the Libra project, faced stiff as a whopping 84.94 per cent to hit its 52-week low of interest of depositors and second, it has to maintain- Parliament. It’s a pity that the transformational intent? resistance from regulators due to `5.55 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). On the ing trust in the private banking system. This episode Opposition and Treasury bench- When he took over in 2017, Bin Salman at first was carefully progressive, privacy concerns. National Stock Exchange (NSE), it declined as much as should call for quick reforms in the banking sector. es clashed with each other over the Nevertheless, the top court’s ` issue. Unruly behaviour by parlia- allowing women to drive, cracking down on hardliners, diversifying the country’s 84.65 per cent to 5.65. Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee verdict will have broader conno- For that matter, why should public sector banks Faridabad mentarians won’t help in deter- oil-based economy, jumpstarting non-oil industries and making technological tations. It will encourage Indian mining the whys and wherefores advancements. In the process, he ensured that the supremacy of the royal house regulators to be open to newer Mounting crisis of the mayhem. If the Opposition technologies even as they hone the issues afflicting the Indian PMC bank crisis. It should have wants to hold the Government wasn’t diluted, claiming that revolution could come only from the highest seat of their skills in designing pragmat- banking sector. These crises have stepped in at the right time accountable, it has to be done by power and not from the people. That explains his provocative crackdowns on the ic fire walls around misuse. There Sir — This refers to the editori- now taken a toll on the bank’s cus- instead of acting when the panic using clear words and arguments. the intelligentsia, which has elicited international condemnation. And now that his is much toil ahead in every sphere al, “Train wreck” (March 7). The tomer-focussed approach, which button was pressed. JS Acharya as technology forces a paradigm crisis at Yes Bank has exposed the otherwise used to be the prima- The State Bank of India New South Wales modernisation and economic uplift are in tatters — oil prices have plunged about shift from familiar hearths. deep loopholes in the Indian ry goal. In Yes Bank’s case, the (SBI)’s takeover bid may result in 30 per cent since January — Bin Salman has only his strategic worth to fall back R Narayanan banking system. Bad loans, frauds Reserve Bank of India (RBI) delayed transactions, thus invit- Send your feedback to: upon. 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www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Whose history POINTCOUNTERPOINT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE MEDIA TO KNOW THAT THE HOW DID THE LOAN BOOK OF YES BANK JUMP FROM is it anyway? EXPOSURE OF YES BANK TO SOME VERY STRESSED `55,633 CRORE IN 2014 TO `2,41,499 CRORE IN 2019? CORPORATES HAS BEEN THERE SINCE BEFORE 2014. IS NO ONE IN RBI OR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE? Post-revisionism has come to question the —FINANCE MINISTER —FORMER FINANCE MINISTER cherry-picking of history and the ideological lack of nuance of both orthodox and revisionist historians NIRMALA SITHARAMAN P CHIDAMBARAM STEM the gender gap NADEEM PARACHA From the perception that few women are found in the fields of science, technology, engineering and t is often said by some historians that Pakistan’s founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, did not have a single, cohesive narrative explaining his idea mathematics, emerges the paradox that the disbalance is by choice rather than any constraint Iof Pakistan. This is largely correct. But by citing Jinnah’s inaugural address to the country’s first Constituent Assembly in August 1947 — in which he envisioned Pakistan as an inclusive and pluralistic Muslim-majority State — the liberal intelligentsia insists that Jinnah saw his creation as a demo- cratic and progressive entity. However, those who disagree with this often produce documented quotes in which he speaks about constructing an Islamic Republic. Historiography would define this claim as “orthodox history” and the previous one as “revisionist history.” The truth is he was a sharp politi- cian who adjusted and readjusted his words according to the audience. So, in a Constituent Assembly that had a majority of “Muslim modernists” and also some prominent non-Muslims, Jinnah explained the new coun- try as a pluralistic entity. On the other hand, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while addressing an audience of conservative Pakhtuns, he spoke about a ANUPMA MEHTA country run by Islamic laws. Then, while talking to the Voice of America, he asserted that Pakistan was not to be a theocracy. Orthodox historians s the world celebrated another Women’s Day, and revisionists have for long fought over his legacy by using his words. on March 8, this time under the shadow of But the following is how a relatively new strand of historiography would Athe lethal Coronavirus, with scientists and medical professionals across the globe working explain the discourse between them: Both are correct. round the clock to develop a vaccine to counter the This new strand is called post-revisionism. It first emerged in the 1970s virus, it is pertinent to reflect on the rather in the US as an “objective” response to revisionist as well as orthodox his- ambivalent relationship between gender, on one toriographies, which dominated history till the 1950s. It is about history that hand, and research and technology, on the other. is formulated by historians and intelligentsia to justify the creation and then From the almost unanimous perception that much existence of a nation-State. The works of Pakistani historian, the late IH Qureshi, fewer women than men are found in the fields of are a case in point. His books emphasised the “historical justification” of science, technology, engineering and mathematics HOWEVER, the creation of Pakistan, by suggesting that the national impulse in the Muslims (STEM) emerges the paradox that the gender gap THERE IS LIGHT of South Asia had developed during the 500-year-old Muslim rule in India. in science education is the result of choice rather BEYOND THE He saw it as an evolutionary process that culminated with the creation of than any constraint. Women, particularly in advanced societies, voluntarily pursue careers in TUNNEL AS Pakistan in 1947. This thesis was adopted by the State and became the other fields rather than STEM. This paradox WOMEN country’s orthodox history. But from the mid-1980s, Pakistan’s orthodox needs to be unbundled, especially in the current SCIENTISTS ARE history began to be countered by some scholars. KK Aziz, Sibte Hassan grim environment wherein men and women need CURRENTLY and Ayesha Jalal launched a severe critique of the country’s orthodox his- to stand shoulder to shoulder to decimate the killer SEEN TO BE tory by deconstructing it and restoring “facts” which they believe had been virus and restore normal life and health in the world. INCREASINGLY distorted/suppressed because they contradicted the origin story of Pakistan. Traditionally, several scholars and policymak- PRO-ACTIVE IN The works of these historians endeavoured to validate the more liber- ers have pointed out male domination of STEM THEIR FIGHT al sides of Jinnah. They also demonstrated how he had been reshaped as fields, with historically low participation of women AGAINST THE a quasi-Islamic ideologue by orthodox historians. This was revisionist his- in these professions. The reasons for this gender dis- CORONAVIRUS. tory taking to task orthodox history. In the last two decades, revisionist his- parity are reportedly lack of encouragement from parents to daughters for pursuing higher studies in THE MOST tory in this context has picked up momentum. For example, in August 2015, mathematics and science and laboratory experiences PROMINENT gender inequality in educational outcomes ly to prevent woman-centred research. using recombinant nanoparticle technol- the Sindh Government decided to include Jinnah’s August 1947 speech and financial resources needed to study these sub- AMONG THEM IS in India is a product of social back- In such a situation, women may end ogy. When an ABC7 news reporter asked in the curriculum. The speech, which was largely suppressed by the State jects, all of which favour men over women. The fact AN ALL-WOMEN grounds, access to learning resources and up receiving sub-optimal treatment, lead- her what signal it would give young girls since 1977, also made its way into a 2019 book on Jinnah published by that the privileged professions with high remuner- TEAM OF FOUR cultural attitudes, which lead parents to ing to higher mortality. He cites the exam- if the vaccine came from the hands of the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan Army. ations in STEM fields are dotted with men is an SCIENTISTS, LED prioritise their son’s education over ple of the last global pandemic, SARS, women, Patel said, “Well, that’s encour- But there are historians who see some inherent problems in the revi- undisputed corollary of this gender gap. BY INDIA-BORN daughter’s education. when even the World Health aging for young girls to become scientists. sionist school of thought. This gave birth to what came to be known as A 2018 survey conducted by Mastercard and NITA PATEL, The IHDS, carried out by the Organisation (WHO) had pointed to the You know, I’m a woman (and can say) post-revisionism. It largely emerged from the works of American scholars Incite, titled Revisiting Women in STEM, carried out DIRECTOR FOR National Council of Applied Economic gender gap in data, specifically relating to that’s awesome.” Novavax is aiming at an such as JL Gaddis and Thomas Peterson. While studying the origins of the among 136 Indian women, working in both STEM VACCINE Research (NCAER) in collaboration with the serious impact of the disease for preg- extremely aggressive timeline, having Cold War between the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union, Gaddis and Peterson and non-STEM jobs, arrived at some intriguing DEVELOPMENT the University of Maryland, in two waves, nant women that was not sufficiently reached phase-II of development of the claim that both orthodox as well as revisionist historians were heavily invest- results. It found that 45 per cent of the women in 2004-05 and 2011-12, points out that addressed by the SARS vaccine. vaccine. If they get the next phase of tri- respondents working in STEM jobs were dissatis- AND ANTIBODY the prevalence of a gendered education “From cancer to Coronavirus, there als right, they could hit the market with ed in defending their respective ideologies in discussions on the Cold War. fied with their current career choice and also did DISCOVERY AT THE system stemming from India’s patriarchal isn’t an area of health research or science a viable vaccine in as little as three months. For example, while orthodox historians accuse the Soviet Union of start- not expect to continue in the job for their entire NOVAVAX society has created all-round fissures in that is not gender-blind. Science, it However, Patel and her team are not ing the Cold War “to undermine US democracy and freedom”, revisionists work life. Regarding the reasons for this discontent, LABORATORY, IN educational attainments. seems, is institutionally sexist,” fulminates the only women engaged in the grim bat- blame the US for “betraying the Soviet Union after World War-II in a bid to 46 per cent cited the need for constantly updating THE MONTGOMERY This issue is also flagged up in a 2019 Hamilton. He links this medical sexism tle against Coronavirus. Kathleen Neuzil, sideline it in the post-war order.” Gaddis and Peterson find this discourse their skills in STEM careers, 39 per cent were unable COUNTY OF paper by leading IHDS researchers at the to the paucity of women in senior director of the University of Maryland’s problematic. They lament that historic evidence was cherry-picked to defend to adjust to the long hours and commitment need- MARYLAND, USA. University of Maryland’s Sociology research roles and a gender imbalance in School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine their respective ideological dispositions. This made the orthodox and the ed in these jobs and 36 per cent were apprehensive AND THERE ARE Department titled, The Emergence of technological laboratories dominated by Development, who co-leads a consortium revisionists miss out the many nuances which greatly contributed to the of working in a male-dominated office environment. OTHER WOMEN Educational Hypogamy in India. The men who may never be able to fully established by the National Institutes of start of the Cold War. To Gaddis, these economic and political nuances made In addition, 24 per cent complained that women SCIENTISTS paper argues that though women today understand a woman’s health experiences. Health at Emory University in Atlanta, to the Cold War inevitable and no one side could be blamed for starting it. were less likely to be paid as much as men in these are more likely to be involved in higher It is also widely suggested that women quickly tackle new infectious diseases, is high-profile occupations. All of these are valid rea- AROUND THE education than before, often even being may be found aplenty in early-career lev- also working in this area. Another problem that post-revisionists have with the revisionists is that, even sons for women to be wary of joining the science WORLD INVOLVED more educated than their spouses, in els of medical research but their male Another notable STEM researcher is though the latter want to demystify and deconstruct the ideological edifice and technology bandwagon but they have serious IN THE SAME terms of subjects, they are still more rep- peers are more likely to ascend the pro- Lauren Gardner, a civil engineering pro- of orthodox history, they do this by replacing it with their own set of ideo- implications for attracting bright, young women into PURSUIT resentative in traditionally considered fessional ladder and become professors. fessor at Johns Hopkins University, who logical preferences. It thus becomes a clash between ideologies in which these streams. “feminine” fields such as humanities and However, there is light beyond the has led a team to build a map based on important historical nuances get ignored. Critics of revisionism have also The situation is complicated further by the play social sciences, while men are more like- tunnel, as women scientists are current- information collected from various demonstrated that since revisionism is more about critiquing than docu- of discriminatory forces constantly seeking to limit ly to be in the STEM fields, which gen- ly seen to be increasingly pro-active in sources in China, the US and elsewhere menting history, it has given birth to “historical negationism” or “denial- the frontiers of higher education and employment erate higher economic returns in the their fight against the Coronavirus. to track the spread of the virus and locate ism”, which piggybanks on revisionist ideas to claim that horrific episodes for women, especially in conservative societies labour market. Among the most prominent of them is an areas where the virus is taking hold in real of genocide, such as the Holocaust, never happened. Also, since revision- across India. Academics and experts in the field of Coming back to the Coronavirus, in all-women team of four scientists, led by time and where it may attack more in ists, just as orthodox historians, are largely driven by political ideologies, education also argue that the gender gap in India’s an article in The Independent last week, India-born Nita Patel, Director for future. Surely, these path-breaking technological workforce is an outcome of the lack Ian Hamilton, lecturer in mental health Vaccine Development and Antibody endeavours by women would not only there is always the danger that, in the event of their preferred account of of both infrastructure and quality teachers in tech- at the Department of Health Sciences, Discovery at the Novavax Laboratory in provide succour by saving thousands of history not being accepted, they may end up substantiating the history that nical institutions of higher learning that fail to University of York, takes the discrimina- the unassuming neighbourhood of lives against the killer disease but also they set out to counter. For example, some revisionists want Pakistani lib- accommodate more women students. This discrim- tion argument further. He claimed that Gaithersburg, Montgomery County of influence STEM research and policymak- erals to let go of Jinnah’s image as a progressive leader, and accept that ination is exacerbated by the persistent male-female due to differences in the immune systems Maryland, USA. And there are other ing in the long term. Can we still say that the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim-majority country was a mistake. Thus, and urban-rural divide in India’s pedagogical of men and women, there is a need to women scientists around the world STEM is not for women? they inadvertently end up substantiating the image of Jinnah constructed landscape. develop two different strains of the vac- involved in the same pursuit. (The writer is consultant editor at the by their orthodox opponents. This is when revisionism ends up eating its In consonance with these findings, scholars cine as women often have more severe Patel and her team are working day National Council of Applied Economic own tail. (Courtesy: Dawn) using data from the India Human Development adverse reactions and higher antibody and night to isolate the virus and find a Research, New Delhi. The views expressed Survey (IHDS) have also repeatedly asserted that responses to disease. But sexism is like- breakthrough vaccine against Covid-19 are personal) A masterstroke gone horribly wrong The then MD and CEO of Yes Bank, Rana Kapoor, thought that he had found his niche by lending to well-known companies who were finding it difficult to get finances from existing lenders. What looked like a good business plan at the time turned out to be the bank’s nemesis their repeated failures. After 1969, the financial magazine reported, “If the corporate entity. Kapoor thought Erwin Braich, were interested in buy- ation. While the first two revolve pri- deposits has been revised. Deposit RBI became highly conservative and nobody will lend you money, Rana that he had found his niche by lend- ing stake in it. But after rejection of marily around the skill and capacity of insurance commenced in India with no new bank licences were issued till Kapoor certainly will. Many an indus- ing to well-known companies who Braich’s offer, failure was inevitable. the lender to assess sectoral, compa- a limit of `5,000 in 1968 and was 1994, when 10 new banks were given trialist has lived for a good part of the were finding it difficult to get finances The RBI has superseded the board and ny and project risk keeping in mind the revised to `10,000 two years later in permits. In the early 2000s, two more last decade or more with this unshake- from existing lenders. What looked like will take charge of it. micro-structure of their balance sheets, 1970. The next revision happened in banks were given licences, followed by able belief.” Those taking a loan from a masterstroke at the time turned out Banking regulations in India: the last two are to a large extent relat- 1976 to `20,000. Again in 1980, the another two in 2014. Since then, only the bank were required to pay an to be the bank’s nemesis. Yes Bank’s Banks in the country are now gov- ed to the level of corporate governance. limit was changed to `30,000 and the a few special banks like local area upfront fee, which in turn was used to stock hit an all-time high in August erned by both international Basel Unless we strengthen corporate gov- last revision took place in 1993 when banks, payments banks and small run the bank. 2018 and market capitalisation crossed norms and domestic regulations. The ernance, we will keep suffering bank it was increased to `1 lakh. A SBI finance banks have been licensed. A bank that started from scratch `1 lakh crore. But it began retreating RBI has extensive powers to inspect failures. The Companies (Auditor’s research paper has pointed out that the ABHISHEK Why Yes Bank failed: The Yes and built an asset book of over `3 lakh soon after and due to capital erosion, banks and intervene in their opera- Report) Order 2020 is also a step deposit coverage in India is one of the RAJA Bank crisis was a long time coming. crore in a little over a decade was sign- the bank was in dire need of fresh tions. Given the fact that banking reg- towards transparency and accountabil- lowest in terms of per captia income. ast week the Reserve Bank of The RBI had raised concerns over cor- ing away cheques to nearly every bor- investments. Yes Bank started work- ulations have only got stringent over ity. Even the revised cover of `5 lakh India (RBI) took control of one porate governance lapses and the rower, who either went bust or turned ing on it and Kapoor stepped down in time, all these bank failures are puz- Protect your money: The issue of is not sufficient. Thus, diversification Lof the country’s top-five private deteriorating quality of the bank’s into a non-performing asset (NPA) January 2019. Ravneet Gill was zling. protection of bank depositors has holds the key to safeguarding money. sector lenders, Yes Bank, and imposed loan books in the last few years. Yes within years. Yes Bank gave loans to appointed as the new CEO and took There are four primary issues stoked frequent debates. However, People can try and keep their money limits on withdrawals. This has trig- Bank rapidly expanded its corporate almost every stressed entity in India, the reins in March 2019. plaguing Indian banks that come to the these remain academic only as we had in three-four different banks. For gered confusion and fear among loan book by aggressively lending to including IL&FS, Dewan Housing, Jet In February 2019, the bank fore. These are poor decision-making not seen concrete action on the instance, a depositor can have one account holders. But was this the first corporates. Rana Kapoor, then- Airways, Cox & Kings, CG Power and announced that a risk assessment due to the lack of capacity to judge pro- ground on bank loan defaulters. account with a PSB, second account case or do we have a history of bank Managing Director and CEO, is Cafe Coffee Day and so on. A foreign report conducted by the RBI did not ject quality. Plus, there is a structural Whatever might be happening in the with a private bank and another one failures? known to be a risk-taker, lending to banker, Kapoor was a well-known face find any divergence in the recognition asset-liability mismatch due to long- banking sector, the tragedy is that the with a foreign bank. Also, people can Bank frauds and banks in crisis even stressed companies. The crisis in the corporate sector and used to cut of bad debts. A day later, RBI pulled dated assets and short-dated liabilities; common man is always on the receiv- use the services of the nearest Post have been an integral part of India’s was an accident waiting to happen most of the deals. This route not only up the bank for selectively disclosing a delay in recognising NPAs on the ing end. The Government, in this year’s Office for extra safety. Spreading fixed financial history as between 1935 and since 2008, when the global econom- gave him a higher interest rate but also a confidential report. The regulator books and outright fraud and the Union Budget, announced that the deposits in various banks and adding 1947, nearly 900 banks failed. This was ic recession shook the world. While the helped him secure a collateral against pointed out that the report had absence of fundamental corporate insurance cover for small depositors exposure to liquid funds or cash followed by 665 banks going bust in world economy tanked and markets that loan. But when things turned bad, revealed several lapses and regulato- governance standards. has been increased to `5 lakh from `1 funds of mutual funds, are also some the period from 1947 till nationalisa- went into panic mode, there was the bank found it difficult to monetise ry breaches in the bank’s functioning, While the first two factors have lakh. This means that at the most, safe options. This way, depositors will tion of private banks in 1969. In fact, absolutely no impact on Yes Bank and the collateral either. Take, for instance, and the selective disclosure by the bank received significant coverage and dis- depositors will get back `5 lakh if their not be keeping all their eggs in one bas- one of the major reasons for the all through 2008-2010, Rana Kapoor the shares it had as collateral in some was a deliberate attempt to mislead. cussion, the last two factors probably bank goes out of operation. ket and their nest egg will stay safe. Government’s decision to nationalise continued to giving loans to both com- cases, whose value deteriorated In December 2019 Yes Bank said deserve even greater attention going Significantly, this is the first time (The writer is an author and GST the biggest banks in the country was panies and individuals. In fact, one because of the slide in the fortune of two investors, SPGP Holdings and forward, given the gravity of the situ- in 27 years that insurance limit on bank and economics specialist) HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020 money 08 CAPSULE FPIs turn net sellers, pull out Six of top-10 firms lose Rs 13,157 cr in March so far PNS n NEW DELHI Snapping their six-month buy- Rs 95,432 cr in m-cap ing streak, FPIs pulled out a net Rs 13,157 crore from the Indian capital markets in the first five Rourkela Steel l trading sessions of March as the Plant registers Reliance Industries takes biggest hit coronavirus outbreak spooked record production PNS n NEW DELHI investor sentiment. The market According to depositories BHUBANESWAR: The ourkela Six of the 10 most valued data, foreign portfolio investors Steel Plant (RSP) registered domestic companies suffered capitalisation (FPIs) withdrew a net Rs the highest February a combined erosion of Rs (m-cap) of RIL 8,997.46 crore from equities production of hot metal 95,432.26 crore in market val- plummeted and Rs 4,159.66 crore from the from two of its blast furnaces, uation last week, dragged debt segment during March 2- officials said on Sunday. down by Reliance Industries Rs 37,144 cr to 6, taking the total net outflow The RSP produced 2,29,704 Limited (RIL) and HDFC Rs 8,05,118.67 cr, to Rs 13,157.12 crore. According to depositories data, foreign portfolio tonnes of hot metal from Blast Bank amid a bearish trend in taking the biggest Prior to this, FPIs were net investors (FPIs) withdrew a net Rs 8,997.46 cr Furnace-5 and 82,300 tonnes the broader market. During buyers in the Indian capital from Blast Furnace-1, which the last week, the BSE Sensex hit among the top-10 markets for six consecutive from equities and Rs 4,159.66 cr from the debt are the best February plunged 720.67 points or 1.88 firms for the week months since September 2019. segment during March 2-6, taking the total productions of the respective per cent. On Friday, the Sensex ended Friday "The spread of coronavirus in net outflow to Rs 13,157.12 cr furnaces since inception, it plummeted 894 points amid the US is a major driving fac- said in a statement. The RSP the Yes Bank crisis and coro- tor and India is witnessing a also achieved the highest navirus outbreak which Limited (HUL) rose by spillover effect of what is hap- ing a slowdown, he noted. As sell-off is certainly the effect of February production of crude has stoked fears of a global Rs 2,534.8 crore to pening in the global markets. per Jain, the current situation in uncertainty caused by rippling steel and saleable steel. It recession. Rs 4,73,359.77 crore. There has been a consistent India, seen along with the Yes effect of coronavirus (COVID- produced 3,06,510 tonnes of The market capitalisation 14,229.1 crore to Rs at Rs 2,83,225.26 crore. In Likewise, Kotak Mahindra drain of money from Indian Bank crisis, is not very encour- 19) in major economies." crude steel and 2,81,501 (m-cap) of RIL plummeted Rs 2,54,309.90 crore. The market contrast, Tata Consultancy Bank gained Rs 2,447.7 crore equities as well as the debt aging. Going forward, depending tonnes of saleable steel. 37,144 crore to Rs 8,05,118.67 cap of HDFC tanked Rs Services (TCS) made the max- to Rs 3,12,168.86 crore. where FPIs are fleeing the "In the next 3-4 weeks, the on how the US market reacts to The steel plant also registered crore, taking the biggest hit 11,625.3 crore to Rs imum gain as its m-cap In the ranking of the 10 Indian markets amidst fear of coronavirus behaviour in the coronavirus and slowdown the highest February among the top-10 firms for the 3,65,214.59 crore and that of climbed Rs 43,884.14 crore to most valued firms, RIL an extended slowdown," said western world will dictate the fears, FPIs will react as the US production of HR coil at week ended Friday. ICICI Bank fell Rs 6,325.67 Rs 7,94,717.56 crore. retained its top spot, followed Harsh Jain, co-founder and investment behaviour by FPIs economy will be the cue for 1,52,917 tonnes. HDFC Bank's valuation crore to reach Rs 3,14,705.23 Infosys added Rs 3,364.34 by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, COO, Groww. The US Fed in India," Jain said. these investors for either bring- dropped Rs 23,435 crore to Rs crore. Bharti Airtel also suf- crore to its valuation to reach HDFC, Infosys, ICICI Bank, brought in an emergency rate Echoing the views, Nirali ing in fresh investments or 6,22,109.94 crore and that of fered an erosion of Rs 2,673.22 Rs 3,14,821.60 crore. The m- Kotak Mahindra Bank, Airtel cut of 50 bps, which shows that Shah, senior research analyst at withdrawing from India, Shah Bajaj Finance tumbled Rs crore from its m-cap to stand cap of Hindustan Unilever and Bajaj Finance. the US government is expect- Samco Securities, said "The added.

Saudi, Gulf shares Govt to restructure SFIO; ArcelorMittal fears slump after OPEC Munjal positive on deal fails increase manpower to 350 Covid-19 will hit DUBAI: Saudi's stock PNS n NEW DELHI exchange fell 6.5 per cent and regulatoryn bodies PNS KOLKATA On Goods and Services other Gulf markets tumbled to Tax, Munjal said although the The government is set to more sales, profitability multi-year lows at the start of Hero Enterprise chairman initial concept of GST was than double the manpower at trading Sunday after OPEC Sunil Kant Munjal has lauded simple, it has now become the Serious Fraud Investigation PNS n NEW DELHI increases the risk of a global and its allies failed to clinch a the regulatory framework of complex owing to "a lot of Office (SFIO) to nearly 350 as pandemic and a much larger deal over oil production cuts. the country saying it is getting political compromises". it continues efforts to curb Amid deepening coronavirus negative impact on global Shares in oil giant Saudi better and regulators are now Nevertheless, he expects corporate wrongdoings. crisis across the world, global GDP. The Company is moni- Aramco dropped below their IPO price for their first time. stepping in promptly to han- that complications around the Corporate Affairs Secretary steel giant ArcelorMittal has toring the situation closely The Dubai Financial Market dle financial crisis. latest tax structure would be Injeti Srinivas said the process expressed apprehensions of and in particular in Italy, as dived 8.5 per cent and the India is currently experienc- addressed and GST will even- was on to further profession- its sales and profitability get- should the virus spread more Kuwait and Abu Dhabi ing the "pain of transition", tually evolve into a simpler alise and streamline the SFIO. ting impacted in 2020 in case widely through Europe this markets dropped more than Munjal said at the launch of form. "Corporate frauds are very the virus spreads widely will likely have a material 7.0 per cent. his book "The Making of Asked about the RBI's inter- complex. The whole challenge through Europe, particularly impact on the Company's sales Hero". "A lot of questions on vention in Yes Bank and the is in getting quality people in Italy. and profitability IBC was raised but the way it possibility of SBI picking up a with domain expertise (for the The in 2020," the steel is functioning... in the next 2- 49 per cent stake in it, Munjal SFIO). "The strength also has to Luxembourg- behemoth said in 3 years, it will be a smooth said, "It sends a very mixed be increased significantly. There said. On the proposed restruc- Amardeep Singh Bhatia, an headquartered its latest annual functioning system," Munjal signal. On one hand, it proves is a proposal to increase it turing and increasing the man- official from the Enforcement company is the report. said at the programme on that the regulatory bodies are from 133 to close to 350," power, Srinivas said it would be Directorate and advocates, world's largest In Italy, the Saturday. awake, On the other, it scared Srinivas said in an interview. done in a calibrated manner. among others as members. steel producer epicentre of Stakeholders had raised a lot of peo- The SFIO, which comes under "There will be cadre posts at "The committee shall devise with steel-making operations Europe's outbreak, death toll concerns as cases dragged on ple who the corporate affairs ministry, the entry level and will have an all encompassing manual for in 18 countries on four conti- has climbed to more than for months and years in the are not investigates white-collar crimes some promotion posts but at carrying out effective investiga- nents, including 46 integrated 230, and its confirmed cases to Mumbai's Bhendi NCLT and NCLAT and some able to and is currently probing high the middle and senior levels, a tions in tune with provisions of and mini-mill steel-making 5,800, third behind South Bazaar takes leap of the most important cases access profile cases like the IL&FS fias- lot of (people on) deputations relevant Acts...," as per an facilities. It recently complet- Korea and China, where the have eventually settled in the their co. According to Srinivas, the have to come. order issued by the ministry on ed acquisition of debt-ridden virus was first detected in into future Supreme Court. deposits. ministry is in the process of "People on deputations can Friday. Apart from preparing Essar Steel in India for about December. MUMBAI: After many failed restructuring the agency, espe- stay for seven years and there the manual to plug possible Rs 42,000 crore and has The company said the epi- attempts over the past decade, A lot of questions on IBC was raised cially considering the number is no major issue of continuity," loopholes that may hamper announced plans to ramp up demic may affect Bhendi Bazaar, one of the most of pending cases as well as like- he noted. The ministry has also SFIO's investigation, the com- its finished steel producing ArcelorMittal's operations in underdeveloped and busiest but the way it is functioning... in the next 2-3 years, it will be a ly new cases coming to the set up a 12-member high-level mittee would specify the capacity in India to 8.5 million certain regions and cited business-cum-residential SFIO. panel to prepare an investiga- applicability of the Code of tonnes per annum by the end examples of how its projects districts of the city, is taking a smooth functioning system "The pendency with SFIO tion manual for the SFIO. Criminal Procedure and the of 2024. were impacted in Liberia in big leap into the future in — SUNIL KANT MUNJAL today is close to 90 and 20 to 30 Chaired by Srinivas, the Code of Civil Procedure on "The recent increase in cases 2014 and 2015 during the what's said to be the nation's Hero Enterprise chairman cases get added each year," he committee has SFIO Director the agency. outside China is worrying and Ebola virus disease epidemic. largest cluster redevelopment project. The 125-year-old neighbourhood spanning 16.5- acres, not very far from the 5 ROAD PROJECTS FACING RS 10,500-CR DEBT iconic CST, is already home to Manjushree Technopack eyes two newly-developed towers of 36 and 41-floors which are IL&FS seeks extension of bid validity opening a new world of modern living for the families acquisitions, tripling revenue n approximately Rs 6,250 crore. there. Around 610 of the over PNS NEW DELHI However, an expired valid- PNS n NEW DELHI 3,200 families and 128 of the Being steered by a govern- ity may pose challenges in sale over 1,250 businesses have ment-appointed and eminent of these assets in the absence Rigid plastics packaging major moved in to the new buildings banker Uday Kotak-led board of an extension, even if lenders Manjushree Technopack Ltd — all for free. The families, on its path to recovery, crisis- have approved the bids. (MTL) expects acquisitions which were living in 80-ft hit IL&FS has sought extension After a huge crisis came to to play a significant role as it dilapidated homes, are moving of bid validity for five road pro- light due to outstanding debt of seeks to triple revenue and into 350 sq ft modern jects that are faced with debts over Rs 90,000 crore at IL&FS, profit in the next four years, apartments now. totalling over Rs 10,000 crore. the government in October according to a top company This is the country's largest Infrastructure Leasing and 2018 had seized control of the official. and one of the most ambitious Financial Services (IL&FS) had debt-trapped company and The company, which ended cluster redevelopment programmes till date. It is received time-bound binding and Jharkhand Infrastructure spokesperson said, "We are superseded its board by last fiscal with revenue of over being fully funded by the bids for these five road projects, Implementation Company working with the bidders to get appointing a new one, led by Rs 1,100 crore and EBIDTA of Saifee Burhani Upliftment but the validity of those bids (JIICL). The five projects have an extension of the bids and Kotak as its chairman. Rs 220 crore, expects to have Trust, established by the late expired on February 29. received bids totalling Rs 7,489 will follow the laid-out process The new board, as part of "a couple of more acquisitions ic growth," MTL CEO Sanjay Kapote, however, declined Syedna Mohammed These five projects are crore, as against an aggregate for concluding the transac- the overall resolution process in the next one year" adding to Kapote said. He further said, to comment on how big these Burhanuddin, the former Chenani Nashri Tunnel project debt of Rs 10,500 crore, as per tion on receipt of the exten- for the IL&FS Group, has sold the takeover of an Amritsar- "We have acquired a company acquisitions could be as the spiritual head of the Bohri (CNTL), Pune Sholapur Road an affidavit filed by the com- sion." Out of the five projects, a number of assets to clear dues based firm last quarter. last quarter. We will be doing process is ongoing. He also did Muslim community who are Development (PSRDCL), pany before the National the company recently got and debt, while the process is "We will triple revenue and couple of more (acquisitions) not disclose the deal size of the vast majority of the Jorbat Shillong Expressway Company Law Appellate approval from lenders for three underway for resolution of EBIDTA in the next four years. in next one year....still the tar- MTL's acquisition of National residents and tenants Limited (JSEL), Hazaribagh Tribunal (NCLAT). projects — PSRDCL, JSEL and several other debt-laden Almost Rs 1,000 crore will get identification and the Plastics in Amritsar, citing a of the area. Ranchi Expressway (HREL) When contacted, an IL&FS CNTL — for bids totalling projects. come come through inorgan- process is on." non-disclosure agreement. ‘Markets to remain under pressure amid Yes Bank crisis’ ‘Women clear about savings; taking charge of their money’ PNS n NEW DELHI triggered broad-based selling. Several key macroeconomic data Yes Bank tanked over 55 per PNS n NEW DELHI veyed were disciplined with Markets are likely to remain cent on Friday after the RBI monthly savings but only 30 under pressure in the holiday- announcements are also scheduled during placed the lender under a mora- Indian women are actively sav- per cent invested their money shortened week ahead with the week. Industrial production and retail torium, capping deposit with- ing and taking charge of their in inflation-beating financial investors tracking the Yes Bank inflation rate will be released on Thursday drawals at Rs 50,000 per account money, with a whopping 68 per instrument — mutual funds. crisis and the coronavirus out- and WPI inflation on Friday for a month and superseding its cent either managing Scripbox undertook this break which have cast a shadow board. Meanwhile, the their own finances or survey in February over trading sentiment, Enforcement Directorate on having an equal 2020 with over 600 analysts said. semblance of normalcy return- updates on spread of coron- Sunday arrested Yes Bank co- say in their fam- women respon- Equity markets would remain ing, markets are likely to remain avirus cases would be the single founder Rana Kapoor under ilies' financial dents across India. closed on Tuesday for 'Holi'. under pressure and highly biggest factor dictating global money laundering charges. decisions, Of these, nearly Several key macroeconomic volatile. Fluctuations in FII equi- markets going forward. On the "Another bank bites the dust. according to a 70 per cent were data announcements are also ty flows can also add to volatil- domestic front, updates on res- This time its Yes Bank - one of survey. millennials, 24 per scheduled during the week. ity," said Siddhartha Khemka, olution plan for Yes Bank along the large private sector banks. Only less cent were GenX, Industrial production and retail till clarity emerges on financial investors, he added. Head - Retail Research, Motilal with spread of coronavirus cases RBI has stepped in and leading than 10 per cent while the remain- inflation rate will be released on distress (Yes Bank and Covid- "Indian equity market contin- Oswal Financial Services. would be actively tracked by state-owned institutions are women leave the ing were in the over- Thursday and WPI inflation on 19)," Jimeet Modi, Founder & ued its sharp slide for the second Religare Broking, VP - traders and investors." patching up a bailout plan for financial decisions 50 years age bracket. Friday. CEO, SAMCO Securities & consecutive week on fears of fast Research, Ajit Mishra said, "We During the last week, Sensex the bank and more important- to male members of the Interestingly, women "Given the volatility and fear- StockNote said. spreading coronavirus cases continue to maintain our cau- plunged 720.67 points or 1.88 ly, safeguard the interest of family, said the survey by emerged as savvy investors ful psychology, market partici- Markets are expected to outside China and Yes Bank cri- tious view on Indian markets per cent. The Sensex had plum- depositors. However, the already Scripbox, a provider of online too, challenging the common pants are likely to drift away and remain low with subdued inter- sis and its repercussions on the and expect volatility to remain meted 894 points on Friday as weak sentiments have been financial services. misconception of 'women save, reduce their exposure to equities est and little activity from active financial system. Till we see a high in the near term. The regulatory curbs on Yes Bank dented further. Majority of the women sur- men invest', it said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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Few among orn in 1919 at appointed by the those who were Venkatramapuram Nizams used to of Ananthagiri man- kill people who witness to dal in Suryapet dis- were against the B trict, Jalagam latter. They even India's freedom Radhamma has wit- killed women nessed many riots and move- and looted gold struggle, the ments in her life, starting from vil- ‘Men fought, from the fight for India’s lages.” fight against Independence. Talking During her heyday, she about her par- Razakars’ had also taken part in ticipation in the protests against Razakars’ fight against atrocities, and the atrocities and the freedom Razakars’, she adds, of the Telangana region “I was in second grade from Nizams. at that time and it was movement for a Speaking to The called Pedda Bala Shiksha. Pioneer, Radhamma says, During those days, we were WOMEN formation of a but “I was born in Suryapet only taught Urdu, but one and moved to Medipalli Muslim teacher helped me learn separate Telangana village in Warangal after Telugu secretly by drawing on marriage. We used to the sand. To stay safe from state are alive today. listen to the news Razakars’, the women used to about our stay in groups. We used to carry Warangal-based 100- Independence move- chilli powder in our clothes to be kept them alive'Most of the men ment and believed prepared for any unfortunate used to stay in year-old Jalagam that even our region incidents.” Telangana must be free of the While it was mostly the men was still the forests. Our Radhamma is one Nizam’s rule after who were out on the battlefield, ruled by the Nizams duty was to give Independence. But the women played a more impor- as a separate country. such person, finds that was not the tant, crucial role — keeping Speaking about the them food secretly. We case as our region them alive. Explaining how they fight to freedom for would prepare local, V SATEESH was like a separate used to help men who were Telangana, she said, Telangana dishes like country during fighting against the Nizams by “We heard that India their rule. The living in the forests, she shares, got Independence on sakinalu which would last REDDY Razakars’ “Most of the men used to stay in August 15, 1947 and for at least a week. We the forests. Our duty was to give felt happy as we would them food secretly. We would also be merged with the would distribute the food by prepare local, Telangana dishes country. But unfortu- going to the forests as daily like Sakinalu which would nately that wasn’t the wage labourers and hide last for at least a week. case and the Razakars’ We would distribute atrocities increased. the food amongst our worktools the food by going to Nehru and Patel helped the forests as daily our region be free from JALAGAM RADHAMMA wage labourers the shackles of the and hide the Nizam using police food amongst action and we were final- ers.” our work ly free on September 17, She also finds it sad that tools.” 1948.” nuclear families seem to Even Radhamma’s children have become the norm after India are all well-settled and these days. “It is very sad got free- despite her age, to see joint families van- dom from Radhamma takes care of spend Rs 10 for an ishing. At our time, we used to British herself without asking for other prod- acre for farming. Now, not many do all things in unity. We used to Rule, help. Asked about her ucts which weren’t adulterated. people are into agriculture.” discuss the good and the bad secret to remaining fit for a 100 More importantly, there was no She however laments the use together.” years, she said, “We used to eat tension to earn money as we of plastic flowers during On a concluding note, Jonna rice, Ghatka used to exchange products, also Bathukamma these days and Radhamma said that the and called Vastu Marpidi, for a living. said, “We used to play Telangana Chief Minister has During those times, we Bathukamma using natural flow- introduced various welfare used to ers and at three different places. schemes for the wellness of the The government must set-up state and added that it would be nurseries for these appreciable if the government flow- felicitated people who fought Sculpting his against the Nizams.

Sculpting is a difficult job and is definitely not way to fame everyone's cup of tea. The thought process that

goes into it makes it an art that requires finer enkatramana was the first student to get a Chary was born distinction in BFA sensibilities for proper appreciation. Hard work and in Vishwa (Bachelors in Fine Arts). Brahmin caste Chary has so far designed experience aside, a sculptor needs patience and and sculpting has 500 sculptures. V been their occu- “While designing a sculp- forethought to visualise how he wants the end pation for ages. This led to ture one should not have him developing these skills anything in their mind apart product to look like. Speaking to M SHREYA RAJ, in his childhood itself. He from concentration as a was always interested in sculptor’s mood will reflect sculptures and has won over in his work. You can suc- Byroju Venkatramana Chary, the sculptor of 70 awards for his works. He cessfully complete your also received two interna- work only if you begin with Telangana Thalli, elaborates his journey of tional awards, Kalaratna peace. You can give any award and Visista Kalaratna. among the nine emotions becoming a sculptor Telangana Thalli is one of (navarasalu) to the sculp- his best sculptures for which ture,” he described. he received an award from Speaking about his expe- Chief Minister K rience in designing Chandrasekhar Rao also Telangana Thalli, he said given a cash compliment of that he conceived the idea Rs 1,16,000 on August 15, on the lines of Telugu Thalli. 2015 in Golconda Fort. “I designed a sculpture and every academic year and Sculpting requires con- showed it to K earns only Rs 15000 per centration, deep observa- Chandrasekhar Rao sir. month,” his wife Sai Sudha tion, love and passion. However he wasn’t concluded. Chary used to help his impressed and said it lacked father and learned sculpture devotional appeal like on his own by observing his Bharath Maata. He motivat- father work. He always par- ed me to design the embodi- ticipated in school competi- ment of a traditional woman tions by designing sculp- belonging to Telangana. tures with his creativity and Hence, I redesigned the won prizes. model with a crown on her He began his journey with head and Batukamma and clay by making idols of maize corn in her left and gods. right hand respectively,” he Elaborating on his jour- added. While designing a sculpture ney, Chary says, “Painting “It took many years to one should not have and sculptures are not very design the sculpture of different art forms, but a Telangana Thalli. Later, I anything in their mind apart painting is a two-dimen- took the help of 70 members from concentration as a sional thing, whereas sculp- including Tamilians,” he sculptor’s mood will reflect tures are three-dimensional. said. This is something that helps He is an academic assis- in his work. You can even blind people decipher a tant contract lecturer at successfully complete your sculpture with touch and Telugu academy where he work only if you begin with texture and that is its great- teaches practicals including ness,” portraits and life studies. peace. You can give any Chary however has not “In spite of being talent- among the nine emotions stuck to only sculpting and ed and having experience, (navarasalu) to the is in fact a singer, actor, my husband does not have director, writer and yoga a proper income as his job sculpture teacher. He possesses a mas- is temporary and lasts only VENKATRAMANA CHARY ters degree in fine arts for one academic year. He SCULPTOR (MFA) from JNAFAU and has to apply as a fresher 10

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... Tharun Bhascker to AFTER BREAK host a show now Puri and Vijay’s fter dabbling in has now set his sights on from March 14. writing dialogues hosting TV shows. The Tharun, who has month-long schedule for Sharwanand’s director-turned-actor has recently finished next with Shree taken up the job of inter- directing a politi- Karthik and act- viewing celebrities for a new cal thriller for A ing for a major show that will be aired on a Netflix, is also in Mumbaicelebrating Holi today. part of last year, including popular general entertain- penning the he second schedule of “The next schedule of a month his debut as a lead with ment channel. Titled Neeku screenplay of his Puri Jagannadh’s next will begin in Mumbai on April Meeku Maathrame Cheptha, Maathrame Cheptha, it will next with Victory (tentatively titled 15th. After this, the unit will filmmaker Tharun Bhascker go on air every Saturday Venkatesh. Liger) with Vijay leave abroad for the final sched- Deverakonda has been ule, which will call it a wrap for T wrapped up in talkie portions. The filming of Mumbai over the weekend. Until songs — mostly in Hyderabad- now, the director has shot for 40 will follow later,” said a source days, filming scenes involving close to the unit. Deverakonda, Ramya Krishna, Being made in Telugu and Ananya Pandey, Ronit Roy and Hindi simultaneously, the film, Ali besides a couple of action an emotional action-drama, is a blocks on the lead star. We’ve fur- joint production venture between ther learnt that Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, the unit has Puri Jagannadh and Charmee returned to Kaur. Kecha, who was received Uppi returns Hyderabad good reviews for his stuntsback in on Puri’s Iddarammayilatho Saturday then, is the film’s action-choreog- and will be rapher. The film involves spending heavy-duty action as the next Deverakonda will be one week to seen as a martial to Tollywood check the arts exponent in footage shot so far it. He will be seen as Varun's father in the film besides and their bond is something to watch out for on screen, finds NAGARAJ GOUD

arun Tej’s next called by his legion of and rooting for with debutant fans in Karnataka — them with their Kiran return to the Telugu chemistry.” Korrapati industry after a key sup- The source already boasts porting turn in Trivikram further adds the V of an enviable Srinivas’ S/o Satyamurthy project will be supporting cast compris- (2015). Varun’s biggest ing of Suniel Shetty, A highly-placed budgeted film till Jagapathi Babu, Nadiya source close to the date and the and Naveen Chandra. development told us team is happy And if our sources are exclusively, “As filmmak- that a casting of anything to go by, then ers would’ve known by their choice has Kannada star Upendra is now, Uppi, a director as fallen in place. the latest big name to well, is tough to impress. The film went have boarded the project, But Kiran pitched him a to floors in a boxing drama. The role that he couldn’t get Visakhapatnam last untitled film will mark off his mind even after month and post this Uppi’s — as he is fondly the narration. The actor ongoing schedule, was wary whether to the unit will shift to accept it or not as his Hyderabad where schedule was busy, but they will shoot for THE SOURCE finally gave in. He will three weeks. National FURTHER ADDS be seen as Varun’s father Capital region (New in the film and their Delhi) will host the THE PROJECT WILL bond is something to final schedule. A joint watch out for on screen. production venture BE VARUN’S They go through an between Sidhu BIGGEST emotional upheaval as Mudda and Allu the film unravels scene Venkatesh, the film BUDGETED FILM by scene and will keep will release on July TILL DATE the audience teary-eyed 30 this year.

alayalam star have been added across the into the second week Dulquer two Telugu states over the as well strongly,” pro- Salmaan-star- weekend. With the last ducer Kamalakar Reddy Kanulu Kanulanu rer Kanulu Friday releases — like of KFC Entertainments M Kanulanu Palasa, O Pitta Katha and said. Dochayante is College Kumar — failing to An engaging tale of con registering draw audience in droves to artists in love, the film, impressive the cinema halls, the buzz directed by Desingh Dochayante numbers at around Dulquer’s film, Periyasamy, is dubbed from the which opened to positive Tamil version Kannum Telugu reviews on February 28, Kannum Kollaiyadithaal. At gets additional box- shot through the roof, lead- the success meet of the film office ing to a surge in demand. in Hyderabad recently, so “Based on demand from Dulquer appealed to view- much exhibitors and distributors, ers to catch the film in the- screens so that we have added these many atres than on OTT plat- close to screens from Saturday. The forms, saying that the film 40 increasing positive public deserves a theatrical experi- screens reaction has extended well ence. Don't see a point in making the canvas bigger for Hit 2: Sailesh irector Sailesh Kolanu success, is he going to set Hit 2 that he felt it was appropriate who want to introduce new couldn’t have asked on a grander canvas? “I’ve and given a chance he would talent through his Wall Poster for more. His maiden established the world of stick to the same climax again. Cinema,” he informs, further film Hit struck gold at Homicide Intervention Team Sailesh is also happy that his revealing that his dad Seshagiri D the box-office and is (Hit) already, so I don’t see a producers Nani and Prashanti Rao, who works for Dil Raju’s still drawing decent point in making the canvas Tipirneni made money out of Sri Venkateswara Creations, is footfalls as it entered the second bigger for the second part. I the project. “Despite being an chuffed to bits with the box- week. Having reported believe many franchises have out-of-the-box film, it made office result. “At the same time breakeven even in many territo- failed because they tried to some good money and Nani he is a practical man. He cau- ries, the film’s distributors are increase the canvas for no rea- anna is happy. The success is tioned me not to take the suc- looking at making decent prof- son. I don’t want to make the important for people like him cess to my head.” — NG its. The director is now gearing same mistake again. It will be up for the second part. He will same world but the conflicts be leaving to Sydney — where will be stronger he honed his writing and direc- and the prob- tion skills — towards the lems bigger. The month-end to pen the screen- characters from play of the second part. “I’d like the first part to dissociate from everyone will extend into when I write. I will invest six- the second, seven weeks on the script and while new char- I’ve established the world of then later come back to acters will be Homicide Intervention Team (Hit) Hyderabad and dive into pre- added,” he rea- production. I’m looking at on sons. already, so I don’t see a point in October start for the second While the making the canvas bigger for the part but that depends on film’s climax second part. I believe many Vishwak Sen’s dates as well as had been criti- he is signed up for a couple of cised, with franchises have failed because projects,” the director tells us many critics they tried to increase the canvas exclusively over the phone. indicating that it for no reason. I don’t want to Hit told the story of a cop was fairly simple Vikram Rudraraju ‘one’ after an make the same mistake again. (Vishwak) who is investi- engrossing SAILESH KOLANU gating a couple of missing watch till then, cases. With the first part’s Sailesh opines HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MARCH 9, 2020 sport 12 Southern stars shine so bright Australia outclass India in T20 World Can't blame Shafali for defeat: Harman PTI n MELBOURNE thinking positively and stay in the game,” said Kaur. Cup final kipper Harmanpreet “It’s a learning lesson for her SKaur on Sunday but it could happen to any- PTI n MELBOURNE backed beleaguered one. We can’t blame her 16-year-old Shafali because there were oth- ndia saved their worst for the last as a Verma after her ers also in her posi- brutal Australian side outclassed them dropped catch of tion.” Iby 85 runs for an unprecedented fifth Alyssa Healy cost Left-arm spin- T20 World Cup triumph in a final that India dear in the ner Rajeshwari promised much but delivered very little Women’s T20 World Gayakwad also here Sunday. Cup final against wasted a caught Batting first after the coin landed in Australia here on Sunday. and bowled Meg Lanning's favour, Australia came out Shafali dropped Healy chance of Mooney in scintillating fashion with their openers in the first over when the early in the Australian Alyssa Healy (75 off 39 balls) and Beth Australian opener was innings, and Kaur rued the Mooney (78 off 54 balls) laying the foun- on nine. Healy went on two dropped catches. dation with a 115-run partnership in dou- to smash a 39-ball 75 “We gave chances to bat- ble quick time. and, along with Beth ters in great form and it's dif- Stirred up by the grand occasion, their Mooney (78 not out ficult for bowlers to come onslaught fired Australia to a formidable off 54), added 115 back when that happens,” she 184 for four in the stipulated 20 overs. runs for the open- said. Overwhelmed by the occasion, India ing wicket to Kaur denied that her side crumbled to 99 all out in front of a turnout power Australia were overwhelmed by the occa- of 86174 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket to 184 for four. sion as they were playing in Ground, a record in women's cricket his- “She their maiden final in front of a tory. (Verma) is only record 86174 spectators at the What worked in the home team's 16, she’s playing iconic MCG, the most in a favour was that their openers easily neu- her first World women's cricket match. tralised the threat posed by the in-form Cup. She did “We weren’t feeling under spinner Poonam Yadav (1/30 in 4 overs) really, pressure but unfortunately we with percentage game while taking the really well were unable to create those likes of medium-pacer Shikha Pandey and and per- chances. It’s a lesson for all of Deepti Sharma to the cleaners. formed us, we have to be at 100 per On the day, Pandey was smashed for for us. For cent when we’re fielding 52 runs in her four overs. a 16-year- because that's the most Half the battle was won there for the old kid, it’s dif- important part of cricket.” formidable Australians, who, in stark best.” ficult to keep contrast to the India, saved their best for Triumphant captain Lanning said, the last. Team needs to be left alone, time to introspect: Mandhana “To put this kind of performance on the The manner and magnitude of the MELBOURNE: Senior India player Smriti one-day was definitely the preferred for- biggest day is outstanding and something Gayakwad in the fourth over — to pun- Lanning before Deepti’s double strike in defeat, including a few sub plots, were rem- Mandhana called for the team to be left mat. Now we’re playing each format that I'm really proud of.” ish India by reaching her fifty in 41 balls. the 17th over pulled things back for India iniscent of the 2003 men's World Cup final alone after its 85-run mauling by equally well. That is one thing the coach Earlier, Mooney and Healy rode on Mooney struck 10 boundaries in her to some extent. when Ricky Ponting's Australia thrashed Australia. has helped us with and we’ve developed dropped chances to smash blistering fifties 54-ball unconquered knock. While Lanning (6) was caught by Sourav Ganguly's India in an anti-climac- “This is a time to introspect. Failure massively,” she said. and power Australia to a challenging 184 Despite losing to India in the tourna- Shikha Pandey in the second ball, Ashleigh tic title clash. teaches you a lot more than success. The “The youngsters coming in have for four. ment opener, defending champions and Gardner was stumped by Taniya Bhatia Like Zaheer Khan in his opening over team needs to be left alone and think totally changed the set-up and the best Mooney top-scored for Australia but four-time winners, Australia entered the three balls later. at the Wanderers against Adam Gilchrist of how we can be better in the next few part of the tournament was it was a it was Healy, who took to the attack after final as favourites because of their big Rachael Haynes (4) too failed to deliv- and Matthew Hayden, Deepti Sharma was years,” Mandhana said after the match. complete team performance. That’s being dropped in the fifth ball of the match temperament and experience. er as she played on a Poonam Yadav deliv- all nerves when up against Mooney and Mandhana believed India are a one thing Raman has done — develop- innings by Shafali Verma off Deepti And the Meg Lanning-led side proved ery in the 19th over. Healy, who blasted massive sixes as the transformed team in the shortest for- ing us as a team not just one or two play- Sharma. their billing as Healy tore apart the hap- But Mooney took up the responsibil- beaming husband Mitchell Starc watched mat, and she attributed it to head coach ers. Today, it didn't work out but we've Healy’s 39-balls innings was laced with less Indian attack with her power-hitting ity and remained unbeaten in the compa- from the stands. WV Raman. grown as a team, not just as one or two seven fours and five hits over the fence. from ball one. ny of Nicola Carey (5 not out) to take The match was as good as over when “T20 was never our best format, players.” PTI Healy and Mooney shared 115 runs in Healy’s entertaining knock finally Australia close to the 190-run mark. India were 18/3 in the fourth over, which 11.5 overs for the opening wicket to give came to an end in 12th over when she was The Indian slow bowlers — Deepti became four for 4/30 when skipper Australia a flying start after opting to bat holed out at the long-on boundary by Veda (2/38), Radha Yadav (1/34) and Poonam Harmanpreet Kaur departed and 58/5 outing was a far cry from their campaign us a lot of confidence. We spent a lot of first. Krishnamurthy off left-arm spinner Radha Yadav (1/30) did well to restrict Australia when Veda Krishnamurthy was taking the opener when the same team humbled the time together, unfortunate for us not to win Just like Healy, Mooney too cashed in Yadav. under 200, which looked easily achievable long walk back. hosts. today,” Harmanpreet said after the game. on a dropped chance — caught and After Healy’s dismissal, Mooney took when Mooney and Healy were going From India's point of view, the final “The first game was very good, it gave “Sometimes, we are not able to give our bowled opportunity by Rajeshwari charge and added 39 runs with skipper great guns. Everyone was little on edge: Lanning Hardik, Bhuvi PTI n MELBOURNE thing was thrown at us. To be able But the 27-year-old was calm return to face SA “This tournament was to come through and have the com- when it mattered the most — eg Lanning on Sunday hailed plete performance on the biggest largely thanks to her Australia PTI n AHMEDABAD Mher team after captaining always going to be stage, it’s something that’s pretty teammates holding back their own Australia to their fifth ICC Women's massive, we had our amazing,” she was quoted as saying nerves on the big day. ruised and battered in New Zealand, India’s ODI T20 World Cup title here. by the ICC. “This day is incredible, we Bsquad on Sunday got a major boost as a fit-again The skipper has been at the ups and downs “The New Zealand game and couldn't have dreamed of this. Hardik Pandya returned for the three-match series helm for many an Australian suc- throughout and the semi-final, that's the most ner- When the organisers said they against South Africa, having successfully recuperat- cess but took that to a new level at vous and sick I've felt playing wanted to get that many people for ed from a back surgery. the MCG with an 85-run victory everything was thrown cricket. To get through that, com- the Final, I must admit I was a bit Along with Pandya, opener Shikhar Dhawan and over India for their first crown on at us. To be able to ing in to the final, everyone was a sceptical. seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will also add depth to home soil. little on edge but it just happened.” “But you wanted to be there the 15-member squad, selected under the chairman- But it was far from an easy come through and have Such was the magnitude of and be involved. There was such a ship of Sunil Joshi. journey to the top for Lanning, the Melbourne final, Lanning big build-up, all the outside pres- However, it with a group-stage victory over the complete struggled to settle at all prior to the sure and expectation -- we wanted could be curtains for New Zealand and the semi-final performance on the match. to come and win this tournament veteran Kedar success against South Africa among Never before has the women's but it was something else. Jadhav as Shubman her most stressful cricket moments. biggest stage, it's game seen a crowd comparable to “The way we were able to react Gill’s return in the “This tournament was always something that's pretty the 86,174 that packed into the and deal with that was testament to white-ball fold is a going to be massive, we had our ups MCG on the International Women’s the group — this day is certainly good enough indic- and downs throughout and every- amazing” Day. the best of my career so far.” tor. Vice-captain Rohit Sharma is yet to fully recuperate from his calf muscle injury and is expect- Saurashtra poised for Ranji glory Afghans take T20 series ed to return to action during the Indian PTI n RAJKOT Bengal vs Saurashtra Premier League later Live from 9:30am IST Our guys know how to get this month. Thus, aurashtra, led by the inspira- STAR SPORTS 2 NETWORK Prithvi Shaw Stional Jaydev Unadkat, will retained his place in back themselves to win an elu- Pujara out: Wriddhiman the ODI squad, sive Ranji Trophy title at home while Mayank Agarwal, after a dismal New Zealand but a buoyant Bengal will be no PTI n RAJKOT teammates) all watch interna- tour, had to make way for Dhawan. pushovers in what promises to tional matches. They know The Mumbai duo of Shardul Thakur and Shivam be an absorbing final beginning riddhiman Saha is con- how to get Pujara out,” Saha Dube paid for their shoddy showing in New Zealand here on Monday. Wfident that Bengal’s was reticent as usual bit sure- as Pandya and Bhuvneshwar rightfully got their places Both the teams are desper- unheralded bunch of bowlers ly put across a point. back. ate to go all the way with have seen enough of “Earlier, the past teams Bhuvneshwar, on the other hand, had a sports Saurashtra reaching their fourth Cheteshwar Pujara on televi- reached the knock-outs on hernia surgery but has successfully completed his final in eight seasons while sion to plot his dismissal the basis of performance of a rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy. Bengal has not tasted success in when they take on Saurashtra few players. For example, But the biggest news was Hardik’s comeback, the premier domestic event in the Ranji Trophy final. Ashok Dinda used to take which, though, was on predictable lines. since the 1989-90 triumph. This is the first time in (bulk of) wickets without Pandya’s performances at the DY Patil Corporate While Bengal bulldozed his 13-year-old first-class much support from the other Cup was not about the 150 odd he scored or the wick- over the mighty Karnataka in career that Saha will be play- end, the team was stuck in a ets he took but was about how fit he looked out there the semifinals, Saurashtra edged ing a national final and way. Now everyone is con- in the middle. out Gujarat in a see-saw contest Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar tributing,” Saha said. At the same time, the soon-to-be-35 Jadhav, who at the SCA Stadium, which is and Ishan Porel will only “The bowlers are also AFP n GREATER NOIDA recovery but it was not enough, has literally stopped bowling in ODIs and is also not also the venue for the final. benefit from his advice on contributing with the bat. with Ireland finishing on 163-6. doing well batting at the No 6 slot, has been finally There will also be star sensational run this season with how dismiss Pujara on a Match-wining performances eenage spinner Mujeeb Ur “Happy to win the series. We dropped from the side. power on display with Test 65 wickets at an average of 12.17 track wher he has played have come in the batting TRahman took three wickets to focused on some strike rotation With the next 50-over World Cup in 2023 when regulars Cheteshwar Pujara and and is three shy of the all-time some of his marathon department. There is good help Afghanistan beat Ireland by 21 before going for quick runs,” Jadhav will be 38, it is highly unlikely that he will Wriddhiman Saha joining the record of 68 scalps, set by Bihar innings. camaraderie too which runs and claim an unassailable 2- Afghan told Cricinfo after the add to his 73 ODIs. Saurashtra and Bengal squads spinner Ashutosh Aman last “Whoever fights till the helps,” the veteran of 102 0 series lead in the second match. Shardul, who did improve as a batsman, leaked respectively, having returned season. end will win. They (Bengal first-class games said. Twenty20 international in India on Ireland captain Andrew runs during the T20s as well as ODIs. Bhuvneshwar’s from New Zealand. The left-arm pacer single- Sunday. Balbirnie said his team needed to experience as a swing and seam bowler was sorely In fact, Pujara was very handedly led his team to victo- Afghanistan won the toss and build on its strong starts. missed in New Zealand conditions. With much Saurasthra’s 12th man ry on day five earlier this week national reckoning but in his collapsed to 15 for five. elected to bat, but started sluggish- “We started pretty well but you Mohammed Shami rested for this series, with Unadkat being in constant with a seven-wicket haul on a own words, they would count The skipper is leading from ly before skipper Asghar Afghan's have to be good for the whole 20 Bhuvneshwar’s presence will also be a bit of respite touch with his senior teammate flat surface, including the scalps for little if the team doesn’t go the front but will expect more 49 off 28 balls lifted the team to 184 overs... The series is now gone but for Jasprit Bumrah, who himself is going through a during the hard-fought semifi- of a set Parthiv Patel and all the way. from his fellow pacers who for 4 from 20 overs. it’s a big year and we need to focus rough patch. nal. Now his physical presence Chiragh Gandhi, who had Not just with the ball, he have not done much to write Mujeeb struck early in Ireland’s on the third game,” Balbirnie added. in the all-important game will brought Gujarat back in the also inspired with his captain- home about this season. innings to claim the wickets of Afghanistan beat Ireland in the ODI SQUAD be a big boost to the side. game from a hopeless 63 for five cy and one example of that was Besides Pujara, the team’s openers Paul Stirling and Kevin first match on Friday in a rain- Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C), Saurashtra would not have while chasing 327. when he promoted number 11 leading run-getter Sheldon O'Brien, and finished with 3-38 to affected fixture in India. KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh ended up on the right side of the Unadkat’s stellar perfor- Chetan Sakariya, who shared a Jackson will be expected to earn the man of the match. The two teams play the third Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar result against Gujarat if it was- mances over the course of the crucial 90-run stand with Arpit shoulder the batting responsi- Captain Andrew Balbirnie (46) and final game, also in northern Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep n’t for Unadkat, who has had a season has put him back in Vasavada (139) after the hosts bilities. and Harry Tector (37) mounted a India, on Tuesday. Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill.