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KEJRIWAL’S SOLUTION WILL YOU SHUT UP, MAN: YEDIYURAPPA HAILS TO STUBBLE BURNING FOR PERSONAL ATTACKS RULE 1ST ACQUITTAL OF ACCUSED IN DELHI FARMERS TRUMP-BIDEN DEBATE BABRI VERDICT

SHORT TAKES Keep some posts vacant in BJP central executive, Forcible cremation likely to be filled after Bihar elections : Nadda New agriculture legislations shameful move of UP govt, says Rahul New Delhi, September 30 the time the BJP was not : BJP president JP Nadda’s in power and needed men new team of office-bearers and women with a mind reflects the current posi- and standing of their own. to benefit farmers: Governor tion of the saffron party in Now with PM Modi as the the national polity. While face and Amit Shah its THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES BUREAU a serious profession. She the selections, made on chief strategist, the party SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT said the farmers continued Saturday, showed just needs people to imple- to toil to produce food for the BJP’s focus areas ment,” they add. While the Hyderabad, September us during the lockdown (West Bengal, Bi- post of vice-president 30: Governor Dr Tamilisai and added that agriculture New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Con- har, Uttar Pradesh, is generally con- Soundararajan stated that is the lifeline of our nation. gress leader Rahul Gandhi on Delhi, Maharashtra, sidered ceremonial the new agricultural leg- The panelists include Y K Wednesday dubbed the “forc- Madhya Pradesh and some Madhya Pradesh leader (though the party gave islations enacted by the Rao (NABARD), Dr Mahesh- ible cremation” of the Hathras outhern states), it was gen- Kailash Vijayvarghia (with election responsibilities to Central government would wari of Central Research In- gang-rape victim by police as erally perceived as a team established credentials of some holding the position immensely benefit the pov- stitute for Dryland Agricul- a “shameful” move of the Ut- designed to promote and ground support), a major- in the outgoing team), it erty-stricken farming com- ture (CRIDA), Ch Srinivasa tar Pradesh government. “It is augment the policies and ity of the new general sec- is the general secretaries munity in the country by produce, and limited options (MSP) and procurement Rao of the National Academy a shameful move of the state programmes of the govern- retaries are those who have who have real power, serv- economically empowering to sell their produce. continuation by the govern- of Agricultural Research, Dr government to oppress the ment headed by its biggest neither won elections nor ing as a link between states them and making agricul- “The three historic legis- ment, she said, “The Central Radhika Rani of National In- Dalits and show them their star Prime Minister Nar- have any mass appeal of and the central leadership. ture profitable. lations will go a long way in government made it very stitute of Rural Development place in society,” he tweeted endra Modi. Sources say their own. That is besides Nadda has retained three The Governor convened empowering the farmers by clear that the MSP and pro- and Panchayati Raj, and Dr in Hindi, tagging a news re- some more names could be four-time Karnataka leg- general secretaries from a webinar on “Agricultural promoting greater market- curement will continue as Anil Kumar and Dr Laxmi of port on the cremation of the added after the Bihar elec- islator CT Ravi and Assam the team of former presi- Legislations and Impact on ing options, remunerative usual and there is no discon- the Directorate of Market- 19-year-old woman. “Our tions and a possible reshuf- MP Dilip Saikia. Unlike dent and Home Minister Farmers” with experts and price for their produce, tech- tinuation as being propagat- ing and Inspections. Echoing fight is against this despicable fle of the Cabinet by the powerful general secretar- Amit Amit Shah--Yadav, those working in agriculture- nology to explore national ed by some sections.” the views of the Governor, thinking,” the Congress leader Prime Minister. However, ies of yore. Vijayvardhia and Arun related wings on Wednesday. and international markets, As the farming might be- the panelists termed the ag- added. Earlier, the party had the fact remains that apart , late Arun Jaitley, Sushma Singh. Political observers Addressing the webinar, she and safeguards to farmers come more remunerative riculture reforms as historic demanded Chief Minister Yogi from some leaders like Swaraj and Pramod Ma- say the man to watch out said that the farming in India in contractual farming,” she with the recent reforms and landmark and expressed Adityanath’s resignation for Rajya Sabha MP Bhupen- hahan, they are gener- here (apart from young and was in distress and the farm- added. Calling for the cre- brought by the govern- confidence that they would “not acting in time”. dra Yadav (known for his ally ones seen as names fiery advocate of Hindutva ers were facing a plethora of ation of greater awareness ment, Dr Tamilisai said empower the farmers and he 19-year-old Dalit woman organisational skills and in the vast organisational ‘plank’ Tejasvi Surya who is challenges like exploitation among the farmers to clear that the younger genera- transform the agriculture from Hathras was cremated understanding of govern- network of the party, say now president of the youth by middlemen, climatic con- their apprehensions about tion would also get moti- into a profitable and vibrant early Wednesday in her native ment matters) and senior observers. “But that was wing) is Yadav. ditions, low price for their the Minimum Support Price vated to take up farming as activity. village amid tight security.

India successfully India shoots down China's demand of going Indian Navy exercises with test-fires BrahMos missile back to 1959 version of LAC Russia, 'Quad' countries New Delhi Sep 30: India on ally defined 1959 Line of Actual Tuesday categorically rejected Control. New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The China’’s “so-called unilater- This position has been con- Indian Navy has conducted ex- ally defined” Line of Actual sistent and well known, in- ercises with Russia and 'Quad' Control(LAC) of 1959, and cluding to the Chinese side,” countries - an informal secu- asked the neighbouring coun- MEA Spokesperson Anurag rity forum comprising India, try to refrain from advancing Srivastava said in response to a the US, Japan and Australia - in an “untenable” interpretation question by the media on China a message to China on getting a of the de-facto border. The In- insisting that it takes the 1959 wider footprint in the Indo-Pa- dian government also reminded line on perception of the LAC. cific region. The Indo-Pacific re- China that its insistence there Srivastava further said the two gion is seen from the west coast Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 is only “one LAC” is contrary to to comments by a Chinese for- nearly five-month-long tense sides had engaged in an exer- of India to the US. (UNI) India on Wednes- the solemn commitments made eign ministry spokesperson that border standoff in eastern La- cise to “clarify and confirm” the The Indian Navy carried out day successfully test- by Beijing in previous bilateral China continues to follow its dakh with both sides deploying LAC up to 2003, but the process a three-day bilateral maritime fired an extended- range agreements, and expected it 1959 stand on the perception of thousands of troops as well as could not proceed further as exercise with Japan in the north copter carrier of Japan JS Kaga The exercise, aimed at en- supersonic cruise mis- will “sincerely” abide by them the LAC. The sharp exchange of heavy weapons like tanks and the Chinese side did not show Arabian Sea from September 26, took part in the recent exercise. hancing interoperability, im- sile BrahMos with an in- in their entirety. The asser- words between the two coun- missiles in the mountainous a willingness to pursue it. The 2020 to September 28, 2020. It The Kaga and its sister ship the proving understanding and digenous booster from a tion by the Ministry of External tries on the perception of the region. “India has never ac- spokesperson’s comments was the fourth edition of India- Izumo are being converted into imbibing best practices from test facility off the Odi- Affairs(MEA) came in response LAC came in the midst of their cepted the so-called unilater- came after the Chinese Foreign Japan Maritime bilateral exer- aircraft carriers that will carry each other, involved advanced sha coast. The missile cise JIMEX, which is conducted US-built maritime planes, the surface and anti-air exercises was launched around biennially. The last edition of JI- F35-B. India, Japan, China and including weapon firings, sea- 10.30 am from a mobile MEX was conducted in October South Korea are the countries manship exercises, naval ma- launcher at the Integrat- India not giving accurate Covid death 2018 off Visakhapatnam in In- now involved in what is seen noeuvres and cross deck flying ed Test Range (ITR) in dia. Naval cooperation between in strategic circles as the Asian operations. To boost mutual Balasore district, sources count, dirtying environment: Trump India and Japan has increased carrier race. The Australian confidence and cooperation, a said. It is the second time in scope and complexity over Navy and Indian Navy carried bilateral maritime exercise be- that the extended-range New York, Sep 30 not follow his environ- the years. Advanced level of out passage exercise in the East tween Indian Navy and Russian version of BrahMos has (UNI) US President mental agenda warn- operations and exercises took Indian Ocean Region from Sep- Navy took place in the Bay of been test-fired. BrahMos Donald Trump has said ing Brazil that if it con- place during three days. It is tember 23 to September 24. The Bengal on between September missile was originally that India does not give tinues tearing down indicative of the continued up- exercise involved participation 4 and September 5. "The exer- built with a range of 290 a "straight count" on forests, "You're gonna swing in Indo-Japanese defence of HMAS Hobart from the Aus- cise was aimed at imbibing best km. A n Indo-Russian the Covid-19 deaths have significant eco- relations and continued efforts tralian side and Indian naval practices between the two na- joint venture, BrahMos and is dirtying the en- nomic consequences." by both governments to work ships Sahyadri and Karmuk. In vies," Indian Navy spokesper- missile has a strike range vironment. During The first debate held closely for a more secure, open addition, an Indian maritime son Commander Vivek Madhw- of about 400 km. “Con- the presidential de- in Cleveland was about and inclusive global commons, patrol aircraft and helicopters al told . He also said that the gratulate @DRDO_India bate on Tuesday night domestic issues and in accordance with interna- from both sides carried out co- exercise helped to further boost on the successful test- with Democratic Party there were no interna- tional regulations. The heli- ordinated exercise. mutual confidence. firing of an extended presidential candidate tional questions on the range BrahMos super- Joe Biden, they both agenda set out by Chris sonic cruise missile. The sparred over the extent Wallace of Fox News, ALL BABRI DEMOLITION ACCUSED missile with an indige- of the deaths caused by who was the moderator nous booster will further the pandemic. know how many peo- to pin the blame for its for the debate. The men- ACQUITTED AS ACT WAS 'SPONTANEOUS' strengthen India’s de- Biden said that the ple dies in China? You ravages on Trump. tion of India and the fence capability,” tweet- 200,000 people who know how many peo- When climate change other two were among Lucknow, Sep 30 (UNI) A Former BJP MP Vinay Katiyar ed Odisha Chief Minister died of the coronavirus ple dies in Russia? You and the Paris Climate passing references to Special CBI court hearing the and Hindu leader Sadhvi Rith- Naveen Patnaik. It is the in America were 20 per don't know how many Agreement, from which foreign countries. Ear- Babri mosque demolition case ambhara, who were among the ac- second time that the ex- cent of the global death people died in India. Trump withdrew the lier in his news confer- of December 6, 1992, acquitted cused present in court, said: "Sab tended-range version of toll of 1 million while They don't give you a US came up, he said, ences he had mentioned all the 32 accused on Wednes- Ramji ki kripa hai". As soon as the BrahMos has been test- the US population is straight count." Trump "China sends up real India's record of con- day saying it was spontaneous former Union Ministers M.M. court announced the acquittal of fired. BrahMos missile only 4 per cent of the said that the pandemic dirt into the air. Russia ducting COVID-19 tests and not a planned move. Those Joshi, Uma Bharti, former Uttar the accused, jubilation broke out was originally built with world. Trump shot was China's fault, but does. India does." as the second-best in acquitted in the case that lasted Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan outside the court, in Ayodhya and a range of 290 km. back, "When you talk Biden tried to deflect Biden made a threat the world and only be- 28 years include former Deputy Singh and Mahant Nritya Gopal Lucknow where supporters of the about numbers you China's role wanting to countries that will hind the US. Prime Minister L.K. Advani, Das, among others. leaders were present. EDIT 2 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES If Congress doesn’t listen, nation will not get 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Heart of the matter strong opposition party it deserves The letter by 23 Congress leaders, is likely that Rahul Gandhi could then Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading all of whom have a long and trusted formally take over as party chief. Until causes of mortality in India. It affects 272 people per association with the party, should not now, Rahul Gandhi’s position is that 1,00, 000 population in our country — higher than the normally have raised such an alarm he is not in charge of the party, even global average of 235 per 1,00,000 population. CAD in 10 Janpath. After all, an ailing Sonia though all key appointments in the last means the narrowing or blockages of arteries, which Gandhi last year had herself hesitantly few months were cleared by him and can be the result of lack of physical inactivity and accepted the post of temporary party his tweets are assumed to be the official change in dietary habits. As a cardiologist, I examine chief, till the vacancy was filled. Rahul views of the Congress. It was Rahul patients suffering from coronary artery complications Gandhi has reiterated repeatedly that Gandhi’s sweeping powers without reflecting varying symptoms of lifestyle diseases such he is not interested in returning as any accountability, which is perhaps as diabetes or obesity. For critical cases however, where party president and Congresspersons one of the incentives for the letter. The patients complain of high-risk coronary heart diseases, should not seek appointments with silent majority in the party may, like the doctors suggest cardiac stents as an option. For him to discuss party matters. Last rebels, also have reservations over Rahul instance, a heart attack happens when plaque opens year, his sister Priyanka was quoted Gandhi’s return, especially without his resulting in the formation of a blood-clot in a partially as saying someone other than a mother’s moderating influence. But they clogged artery that blocks blood flow. This is when a Gandhi could lead the party. On are shrewd enough to keep a discreet good quality stent can become a life-saving device. the face of it, it appeared eminently silence. Historian Ramachandra Guha Hence, it is important to bridge the distance between reasonable after a year to suggest recently dubbed Rahul Gandhi as a Indian patients and these high-quality stents to ensure that in the circumstances someone dilettante as seen by his inability to speak there is no compromise on patient safety. Domestic should be elected to take over from Hindi fluently after 16 years in politics, manufacturers should use these globally manufactured the reluctant Gandhis to end the drift his poor choice of slogans and lack of stents as a benchmark to produce quality devices and and uncertainty in the party. The single-minded tenacity. Rahul Gandhi’s that in the truest sense, will be contributing towards letter proposed that an institutional selection of key aides has upset Congress making India self-reliant. There are a variety of stents mechanism for collective leadership seniors. K C Venugopal is clearly out of catering to different Indian patients such as drug be put in place. moving towards an existential crisis Personable faces like Shashi Tharoor, his depth in the key position of general eluting tents (DES), and bare metal stents (BMS). These But for the Congress, the first family and the nation will not get the strong Raj Babbar, Manish Tewari, Prithviraj secretary (organisation). stents have distinct features such as strut thickness, is sacrosanct and even a hint that opposition party it deserves. Why would Chavan and Milind Deora realise they A failed politician like Randeep mechanical strength of the coating material and the another can take its place, unless seasoned politic , including the leader are being slowly rendered irrelevant, Surjewala has rubbed many the wrong thickness of the coating that make them capable of specifically nominated by the Gandhis and the deputy leader of the Rajya since Rahul Gandhi has his own set way as media adviser. An additional dealing with certain types of cardiac disease. While themselves, amounts to no less than Sabha, several former chief ministers of favourites. In one sense, the letter concern is that a majority of the some are meant for increasingly challenging cases that treason. In the Congress, the term and members of the Congress Working might have backfired and pushed Rahul people Rahul Gandhi has handpicked encompass multiple or completely blocked arteries, high command is a euphemism for Committee (CWC), make such a suicidal Gandhi into the driver’s seat earlier than as his advisers and speech writers are others are designed to use in patients who have the Gandhi family and nominations, move? The party’s past history has shown he intended. In Congress circles it was not even from the Congress stable. complications such as diabetes. New technological not elections, are the norm. And even us that any attempt to sidestep a Gandhi understood that Rahul Gandhi would They are academic and activists advancements in the medical devices sector are the the courageous letter writers have in is bound to lead to an unhappy ending. eventually return as president. The only with little grass roots experience and foundation for quality treatment. For instance, a stent the past been direct beneficiaries of Sharad Pawar learnt this the hard way question was when. Rahul Gandhi has a leftist tilt, which is at variance with with advanced features such as thinner profile, small- the patronage system, courtesy the in 1999 when he raised the question of dragged his feet, because he wants an the Congress’s middle-of-the-road diameters, longer lengths and increased flexibility first family. The chorus of outrage Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origins. Sitaram assurance that he will be given a totally worldview. The overnight elevation can help cardiologists’ access and unblock otherwise from Congress chief ministers, state Kesri found himself unceremoniously free hand. Unlike his mother who sought of complete outsiders further irks the tedious-to-reach lesions. Patients today are informed and party’s frontal organisations was bundled out of the president’s office consensus and took the guidance of a veterans. A mercurial Hardik Patel and seek quality healthcare. A doctor should be able expected. At one stage it looked as if when he had the temerity not to quietly brain trust of seasoned hands, Rahul was appointed working president to offer different choices to his patients on which stent a breaking point had been reached, hand over his resignation letter as Gandhi is deeply suspicious of the old of the Congress Gujarat unit, much to opt for irrespective of the geography of origin. A when Rahul Gandhi was reported demanded. Narasimha Rao paid the guard, whom he regards as compromised to the chagrin of a number of senior patient, Ramesh Rastogi (name changed) has been a to have accused the ginger group of price for presuming that once he was and status quoists. His pent-up anger leaders. The rebellion by the Congress regular visitor at my hospital for the last 15 years now. being in league with the BJP. But then prime minister he did not have to consult spilled over when he stepped down last stalwarts will undoubtedly be His father underwent a heart surgery, where a drug hot-headed tweets from both sides on Sonia Gandhi on every little decision. year as president after the Lok Sabha quashed. As the party stands today, a eluting stent was inserted. Five years later, Ramesh these lines were hastily deleted. But The movers of this rather risky initiative debacle, with the Congress down to an Gandhi at the helm is non-negotiable. had to undergo the same surgery but the stent was the letter writers have probably burnt seem to have been driven largely by abysmal 52 seats. Rahul Gandhi accused But will the suggestions in the letter not available in the market. But he insisted on a high- their boats in the Congress anyway. genuine concern for the future of the the Congress leadership of ignoring the for collective leadership, reviving quality device for his treatment. With technological As the party stands today, a Gandhi at party. But they were also conscious party’s strident slogan “Chowkidar Chor genuine debate in the CWC and the advancements, the role of research-based medical the helm is non-negotiable. But will the that they are remnants of the old order Hai” and showing blatant nepotism parliamentary party also be ignored? If devices to advance the quality of healthcare in India has suggestions in the letter for collective and would have little place in the new, in demanding seats for their sons. the well-meaning advice from trusted become important. There is a huge demand for medical leadership, reviving genuine debate in when Rahul Gandhi formally takes After a stormy seven-hour meeting on loyalists is brushed aside, then the interventions from a new generation of patients, the CWC and the parliamentary party over. Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Monday, it was agreed that the decision 135-year-old party is moving towards depending on their medical condition and especially also be ignored? If the well-meaning Sharma’s days as leaders of the Rajya on leadership would be left till the next an existential crisis and the nation will the younger age groups, at a higher risk of developing advice from trusted loyalists is brushed Sabha are numbered with Mallikarjun CWC meet and Sonia Gandhi would not get the strong opposition party it related diseases. Valuations of tech-led new-variants to aside, then the 135-year-old party is Kharge likely to take over as leader. continue as president in the interim. It deserves. traditional markets should be a priority. In the last two decades, interventions in the field of cardiology, such as coronary angioplasties have come up hugely and the development of drug eluting stents (DES) has become Today, India’s strategic autonomy is about coping with finer. If we envision the Indian medical devices industry to be at par with global counterparts, value-based innovation should be given the utmost importance. The Indian government should focus on policies Beijing’s challenge to its territorial integrity, sovereignty beneficial for innovation. Measures should be taken to lessen the risk of producing low-quality medical devices. This is possible only when the domestic The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and psychological resources that people manufacturers adhere to international standards and a pandemic and its economic impacts have have to cope with them. Natural disasters level-playing field is created for both global and Indian made life difficult for people around the undermine efforts to contain COVID-19; manufacturers so that patients have access to safe and world. Unfortunately, natural disasters have they can force people to group together, reliable medical devices irrespective of geographies. not stopped; in some cases, climate change negatively affect access to medical The Indian government should maintain the balance is intensifying or increasing the frequency services, reduce testing efforts, and between quality and affordability, and patients should of such disasters. Government authorities, add to health problems. The economic be kept at the centre. This way, the Indian market can aid organizations, and communities and consequences of the pandemic have get advanced quality stents and the domestic industry individuals are being forced to find ways to damaged many governments’ fiscal health will get the scope to produce quality products adhering cope with both disasters and the pandemic. and ability to respond to disasters, while to the benchmarks set after rigorous clinical trials and The US has one of the biggest COVID-19 virus, while authorities are aware that more as COVID-19 isolation centers. Later, natural disasters threaten to absorb the research and development. outbreaks in the world and has experienced people might lack the financial resources to historically devastating monsoon floods resources necessary for combating the multiple extreme weather events this year. evacuate due to the economic impacts of swamped parts of South Asia, putting at pandemic. 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There are also concerns that many people shelter provision, including because some also exacerbates the economic effects of and aid organizations demonstrated an might not evacuate for fear of catching the locations were reportedly already in use disasters and diminishes the economic impressive ability to plan ahead; people had NATION 3 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad NIA arrests key accused in FICN Kejriwal’s solution to stubble burning for Delhi farmers New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) are not forced to burn stub- where the non-Basmati rice racket case The Delhi government is ble. is grown, following which New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The starting the process of pre- Calling Pusa’s alternate so- the stubble is collected and National Investigation Agency paring a fermented liquid lution as “cheap”, he said that burned. The Delhi govern- (NIA) on Wednesday said it has solution to be sprayed on four capsules can be mixed ment will be starting the pro- arrested one of the key accused, 800 hectares of land in the with a liquid solution pre- cess of preparing this liquid a resident of Malda in West Ben- city where stubble burning pared by jaggery and gram solution by October 5 which gal, involved in the high qual- is practiced by farmers, said flour and can be sprayed to will hopefully be completed ity Fake Indian Currency Notes Delhi Chief Minister Arvind cover one hectare of land. by October 12-13, after which (FICN) racket case. Kejriwal. “The mixture when sprayed the Delhi government will An NIA spokesperson said Alam and Shahnawaj Ansari He said all the arrange- softens the hard straw and visit the farmers with the so- that it arrested Tausif Alam alias alias Bunty of Ghaziabad. ments for spraying the solu- turns it into manure. This is lution to be sprayed on their Bulu Seikh in connection with The case pertains to recovery tion on the farm fields will be a cheap alternative,” he said. farmlands,” he said during a FICN case of Ghaziabad in Ut- of FICN having face value of Rs made by the Delhi govern- briefing, Kejriwal said, “The who are forced to burn the Kejriwal said that his govern- virtual media interaction. tar Pradesh, it registered in April 2.49 lakh by UP ATS from the ment and will be provided month of October is starting stubble and their villages are ment has decided to prepare The scientists have said this year. possession of accused Moham- free of cost to the farmers. tomorrow, and we know that the ones who have to suffer this mixture itself under the that once this stubble con- The official said that during mad Murad Alam, a resident of He said the process will around this time, the entire the most.” guidance of the Pusa Re- verts into manure, it will investigation it was revealed that Bihar’s Katihar on December be executed under the guid- north India is troubled with In a seeming reference to search Institute. improve the fertility and Alam had smuggled the FICN 11, 2019 near Ghaziabad rail- ance of the Pusa Research the smoke that covers the belt the Punjab government, he “We have made all ar- productivity of the land and from Bangladesh and supplied way station. The NIA has already Institute and the cost of the due to the crop stubble burn- advised that every responsi- rangements for the same, decrease the usage of fertilis- to various consignees in differ- filed a chargesheet against Mo- implementation of the entire ing every year. Whereas Delhi ble government must devise and this process will begin on ers. Burning the stubble also ent parts of the country includ- hammad Murad Alam on June 5 project is less than Rs 20 lakh. and other cities have to suffer “alternate systems” for their October 5. There are around used to kill the useful bacte- ing accused Mohammad Murad this year. Addressing a digital press from the smoke, the farmers farmers so that the farmers 800 hectares of land in Delhi ria in the soil. Advani hails Babri verdict, ‘Promotion of Khalistan’: HC junks PIL for action against Twitter New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) instead directly approached of the Sikhs For Justice.” (NIA) to formulate a mecha- says it vindicates him & BJP The Delhi High Court on the court. “Merely because “... in the absence of any law nism to check the content and Wednesday refused to enter- you say something is in pub- to deal with offensive and hate advertisements promoting tain a PIL that sought action lic interest doesn’t mean you messages, platforms like Twit- anti-national agenda and ha- against social media giant don’t approach the govern- ter are knowingly promoting tred among communities. Twitter on the charge of in- ment first,” the court said. messages that are against the “The brazen attack on the volvement in a conspiracy to When the petitioner’s law of the land and, therefore, sovereignty and integrity of promote the Khalistan move- counsel said that a member that some “promoted han- the Respondent needs to ex- India on Twitter is to the det- ment of radical Sikhs. of Parliament had raised the dles” on Twitter were used for plain circulation and promo- riment of citizens as a whole. A Division Bench of Justices issue, the court questioned: promoting the agenda for a tion of prohibited content...,” Hence the present PIL,” the Hima Kohli and Subramo- “Are you the gentleman’s law- separate Khalistan. the plea added. plea said. nium Prasad declined the pe- yer? We don’t propose to en- “... Respondent No 5 (Twit- The plea had sought court The petitioner also sought tition on the ground that pe- tertain this petition without ter India) deliberately and directions to the Ministry of an NIA inquiry as many users titioner Sangeeta Gupta had you making a representation knowingly in order to create Law and Justice, Information promoting the cause of Kha- not made a representation to first to the authority con- rift in society deliberately pro- Technology Ministry and the listan were stationed outside New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Lal looks forward to the construc- the central government and cerned.” The plea contended moted the prohibited content National Investigation Agency India. Krishna Advani , who spear- tion of a grand and beautiful headed the Ayodhya move- Ram Temple. Water bill waiver extended till ment, on Wednesday hailed The Special CBI court hear- Posing as telco staff, Delhi Police the acquittal of 32 accused, ing the Babri mosque demo- including him, by a special lition case of December 6, Dec due to Covid: Delhi Jal Board CBI court in December 6, 1992 1992, acquitted all the 32 ac- nab Jharkhand juvenile for fraud Babri mosque demolition case. cused on Wednesday saying New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) the victims and make online Advani, who appeared in it was spontaneous and not a A Delhi Police team posing banking transactions and an the court through video con- planned move. as surveyors of a telecom ATM card were seized from ferencing, welcomed the court Those acquitted in the case company nabbed a 17-year- him.” order and said, “The judgment that lasted 28 years include old in Jamtara in Jharkhand The officer said that the vindicates my personal and former Deputy Prime Minis- while looking for persons accused was presented be- BJP’s belief and commitment ter L.K. Advani, former Union behind online frauds, a se- fore a Juvenile Justice Board towards the Ram Janmab- Ministers M.M. Joshi, Uma nior police officer said on in Jamtara and his guardian hoomi movement.” Bharti, former Uttar Pradesh Wednesday. was bound down to present “I am grateful to my party Chief Minister Kalyan Singh The Police was following him before Delhi JJB within workers, leaders, saints, and and Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, the leads in a cheating case 10 days. all those through selfless in- among others. wherein a resident of De- Jamtara district. Our team Police said that the ac- New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Due cent LPSC waiver for commer- volvement and sacrifices gave Former BJP MP Vinay Kati- fence Colony was duped of then visited Jharkhand,” cused came in contact with to the Covid-19 pandemic, the cial consumers. me strength and support dur- yar and Hindu leader Sadhvi money on the pretext of the DCP (South Delhi) Atul other local boys who were water bill waiver scheme of All revenue officers should ing the Ayodhya movement,” Ritambhara, who were among updation of the KYC of his Thakur said. involved in telecalling and Delhi Jal Board has been ex- give wide publicity to the Advani said in a statement. the accused present in court, bank account. “On Tuesday, a juvenile banking frauds. In order to tended by three months, till scheme and ensure necessary He also thanked the party said: “Sab Ramji ki kripa hai “During investigation, of Jheruwa village, who is earn easy money, the juve- December 31. action for raising bills as per leaders, seers and his legal (All is Ram’s blessings)”. details of beneficiary bank a Class 10 student, was ap- nile too began to make fraud “In wake of the pandemic, scheme and wherever possi- team for the joint efforts, As soon as the court an- accounts and mobile phone prehended on the basis of calls to cheat gullible people. the water bill waiver scheme ble, it added. The deadline has which led to the foundation nounced the acquittal of the numbers were obtained. A technical evidence and ben- Till now, he has duped 5-6 of the Delhi Jal Board has been been extended several times laying ceremony in Ayodhya accused, jubilation broke out technical analysis revealed eficiary account number. A persons in different states, further extended by three before. for the temple. He said he outside the court. that the cons hailed from mobile phone used to call the DCP said. months and will now end on In August last year, Delhi December 31,” DJB Vice Chair- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal man, Raghav Chadha, said in a had announced a one-time Massage parlour goons run over cop after assaulting customer tweet. water arrear waiver for over New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) the victim who had been beat- by the car,” the officer added. Director (Revenue) Paras 13 lakh defaulting consumers Armed with a baseball bat, two en up by the accused. The police then took mobile Ram stated in a circular that with functional meters in a bid massage parlour employees “He disclosed that he con- numbers of the accused which the Chairperson Delhi Jal to make consumers pay their thrashed a man over payment tacted a person through a were found to be registered Board through an order dated pending bills. issues in south Delhi’s Malviya website for massage services on fake addresses. All the in- September 23 has approved The scheme will cover the Nagar and when a policeman on Justdial. As per the deal, puts were shared by the po- extension of the scheme up to consumers whose bills were tried to intervene, the duo ran some persons came in the car lice teams after they collected December 31. pending till March 31, 2019. their car over him, dragging and the deal was being fixed. CCTV footage and on the basis The scheme involves waiver Under the scheme, 100 per- him several metres and injur- Later when the deal failed due of technical surveillance, both of 100 per cent Late Payment cent Late Payment Surcharge ing him badly. The policeman to dispute over payment of accused Buddhiman and Rang Surcharge (LPSC) amount and (LPSC) waiver will be given suffered multiple fractures on advance, the persons started taken place on Friday when were beating the victim with a Doj Waiba were apprehended. slab wise waiver on accumu- to all the domestic as well as his left arm and other injuries beating him and they hit him Head Constable Pawan Ku- baseball bat at Shivalik Road. Five mobile phones and car lated arrears depending on commercial consumers. The on his body. with a baseball bat,” DCP mar of Malviya Nagar police “Later when the policeman used in committing the offence categorization for House Tax rebate in principal amount After the accused fled the South Atul Thakur said. station was on patrolling duty came to his rescue, the police- have been recovered from in respect of all domestic (in- will be on the basis of category spot, the Delhi Police traced The incident is said to have and noticed that two persons man was run over and dragged them. dividual and bulk) and 100 per of colonies.

of wear of the tyre tread. Worn out Truck drivers transporting LPG get training in Tyre Safety tyres require longer distance to stop and hence can be a safety hazard. Delhi,30,Sept,Commercial supply Indane cooking gas The need for safety is We compliment Indian Oil Through practical demonstration, vehicle drivers who ferry of Indian Oil. Over 150 com- heightened in case of drivers for coming forward and part- drivers were trained about location Liquefied Petroleum Gas mercial drivers, cleaners and who ferry cooking gas. ATMA nering with us for spread of of TWI, markings on tyres & their (LPG) cylinders from Indian fleet managers received an and ITTAC have developed safety measures for smooth- significance and the steps taken for Oil bottling plants located at in-depth training on Tyre a special training module er transport ”, said Mr Tom well maintained tyres”, said Mr Rajiv Gurgaon and Karnal districts safety in a two-day training for these drivers. Worn out Thomas, Chairman ITTAC. Budhraja, Director General ATMA. in Haryana were trained in programme held at Bottling tyres require longer distance Commercial drivers were New commercial vehicle tyres Tyre Care & Safety. plants of Indian Oil. to stop and hence can be a especially trained about have a tread depth of around 16 – 18 Automotive Tyre Manufac- Mr. Sujeet Kumar and Mr safety hazard. Through prac- Tread Wear Indicators (TWI) mm. Tread Wear Indicators (TWI) turers Association (ATMA) Naveen Mukhija from Indian tical demonstration, drivers present on the tyres which are the projections within the tread and its technical arm Indian Oil bottling plants at Gur- were trained about location help drivers understand the grooves with a depth of 1.6 mm, the Tyre Technical Advisory gaon and Karnal respectively of TWI, markings on tyres tread depth of a tyre and re- legal minimum tread depth. Committee (ITTAC) collabo- presided over the training & their significance and the place tyres well within the Tyres need to be replaced when rated with Indian Oil for programmes. steps taken for well main- statutory limit prescribed the tread is worn to the level of TWI. tyre safety training of com- “Transporting LPG cyl- tained tyres”, said Mr Rajiv in Central Motor Vehicle There are marks on the shoulder re- mercial drivers and logis- inders is a matter of huge mercial vehicle drivers who sector need to be conversant Budhraja, Director General Rules (CMVR).. “Drivers are gion of tyres which point to the loca- tics providers. These drivers responsibility. As such com- are the mainstay of transport with all the safety measures. ATMA. largely unaware of the degree tion of TWIs. SOUTH 4 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad K’taka opposition accuses ruling Yediyurappa hails acquittal of accused BJP of fudging Covid data Bengaluru, Sep 30 (UNI) Tak- Education minister K. Sudhkar, in Babri verdict ing a swipe at the ruling BJP, Kar- he angrily questioned, “What is Bengaluru, Sep 30 (UNI) Kar- ed judgement amid tight security. for their leaders after 28 years of nataka Leader of the Opposition the government trying to hide by nataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediy- The 16th century mosque was legal battle. Ahead of the judge- Siddaramaiah on Wednesday underreporting? “Is it your fail- urappa hailed the acquittal of all demolished on December 6, 1992 ment, security was tightened and charged that the BJP was fudging ure?” he retorted. the 32 accused in the Babri masjid in Ayodhya by hundreds of right- vigil stepped up across the south- numbers to bring down Covid-19 Siddaramaiah added that un- demolition case by a Special CBI wing activists, who believed it was ern state to prevent any untow- figures in the state. derreporting will have serious Court in Lucknow on Wednesday. built by Mughal emperor Babur in ard incident and maintain peace. In his hard hitting three-part implications on the prepared- “Satyameva Jayate. I welcome 1527 at the holy site where Hindu “As rightly pronounced by the tweet, Siddaramaiah alleged that one death between 20 Sep, 12 PM ness of the stakeholders provid- the Special CBI Court verdict, ac- Singh, Uma Bharti and others in God Ram was born. The ruling judge, the demolition was not pre- there are serious underreporting to 21 Sep, 12 PM. But the bulletin ing health care and also on the quitting all (the) accused, includ- the case,” tweeted Yediyurappa BJP’s state unit leaders and cadres planned but was the handiwork issues with respect to Covid-19 on 21 Sept has reported 0 deaths behaviour of the people. ing our senior leaders L.K. Advani, soon after special judge S.K. Yadav also welcomed the verdict here of anti-social elements who were deaths. “Jalappa hospital has in Kolar,” he stated tweeted “The BJP government is trying Murali Manohar Joshi, Kalyan in Lucknow gave the much-await- and termed it as a divine justice among the ‘kar sevaks. reported four deaths between along with posting those respec- to cover up its gross mismanage- 19 Sep, 12 PM to 20 Sep, 12 PM. tive days’ bulletin. By tagging to ment and negligence. There has But, the bulletin on 20 Sept has Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, to be more transparency & ac- SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY OBSERVES SWACHHATA PAKHWARA FROM reported zero deaths in Kolar. Health and Family welfare min- countability,” he said in his con- Jalappa hospital has reported ister, B. Sreeramulu and Medical cluding tweet. Ministries in Government of In- Kumar Singh, GM/SWR adminis- dia observe Swachhata Pakhwara tered the Swachhta pledge to the from 16th Sept to coincide with- officers and staff duly maintaining Make de-worming programme from Oct the birth anniversary of Mahatma social distancing precautions. The Gandhi Ji, the father of the nation members of the Scouts and Guides 5-12 a success: DRO Vasu Chandra on 2nd Oct. As directed by Railway wing of SWR actively participated Board ‘Swachhata Pakhwara’ was in the tree plantations and Shram- Warangal Urban, September observed on SWR from 16.09.2020 dhan arrangements on the first 30: Deworming tablets are be- to 30.09.2020 with each day as- day of Swachh Pakhwara. Swachta ing distributed every year twice signed for different activities that pledge was administered to all Rail- for the children between 1-19 were taken up all over the Zone. way staff with tree plantation drive years, said the District Revenue Massive cleanliness drives were or- at all locations. 7.09.2020 - Swachh Officer M.Vasu Chandra. Dur- ganized at various locations at Rail- Samwad (Cleanliness dialogue/In- ing the COVID -19 period, it is way stations, circulating areas, sta- house):- Upkeep of Railway stations not possible to distribute the tion yards, Railway colonies, led by and audio/video campaign on sani- deworming tablets in schools officers and staff of Headquarters tation and upkeep of Railway colo- and anganwadi centres, Vasu and Divisions. The Swachhata Pak- hygiene and preserving environ- officers at Divisions, Swachhata nies and other institutions on Rail- Chandra directed the Asha and hwara has been done throughout ment keeping in view the various Pakhwara was observed in Hubballi way premises. 18.09.2020 - Swachh anganwadi workers to distrib- the railway premises on SWR and instructions and guidelines issued Division, Bengaluru Division and Samwad (Cleanliness dialogue/ ute the same at every home spread the message of the impor- by Government. Precautions like Mysuru Division. Public) :- Campaigns and anti –lit- from October 5 to October 12, 2,86,324 children between the prorgramme. DIO Dr. Gee- tance of cleanliness and improving maintaining social distance, wear- The works organized during tering notices in Railway premises he said. Participating in the re- 1-19 years and the deworming ta Lakshmi, Additional DM & our surrounding by maintaining ing face masks and sanitizing hands Swachhata Pakhwara at Workshops, lid Colonies, Rest houses, Running view meeting of the task force tablets would be distributed HO Dr. T. Madan Mohan Rao cleanliness. In the current scenario were strictly ensured during the Divisions and at Headquarter level Rooms, Hospitals and Health units at the district collectorate here by the Asha and anganwadi Program Officers Dr.Krishna of global pandemic of COVID-19, cleanliness campaigns. Additional are as under: 16.09.2020 - Swachh 19.09.2020 - Swachh Stations on Tuesday, Vasu Chandra workers along with ANMs and Rao, Dr. C. Umasree, Ramadevi the importance of cleanliness ac- Divisional Railway Manager of the awareness:- The first day of the (Clean stations):- Cleanliness elicited cooperation from all the children suffering from fe- from the Department of Edu- tivities and spreading awareness of respective division was nominated Swachhata Pakhwara was observed drives at Non Suburban Grade – 1 the government departments ver, cough or any other illness cation, Mass Media Officer. V. the same has becomes more signifi- as nodal officer for Swachhata Pak- as Swachh Awareness day over the to 3 category stations and audio / and the people, and added that would not be given. Stating Ashok Reddy, Dr. Roshan, Pres- cant. The three Divisions and Work- hwara with the Chief Rolling Stock Zonal, Divisional and Workshop video messages on digital screens wide publicity should be given that a training programme has ident of the Apartment Associ- shops undertook activities to rekin- Engineer being the Nodal officer offices of SWR. At SWR Zonal Head- for creating an impact against plas- for the programme through been conducted, she sought ation A. Kishan Reddy, Rotary dle mass awareness on cleanliness, at the Zonal level. Under the nodal quarters, Rail Soudha, Shri Ajay tic.20.09.2020. electronic media and SMS. cooperation from the people. Club Naresh, J. Prakash from Speaking on the occasion, the Women and Child Welfare Of- DRDA, CPDOs Madhurima, Sa- DM & HO Dr.K.Lalitha Devi ficer Sharadha assured of the loni Vishwaja, Dr. A.Venu par- said that there were about participation of their staff in ticipated. Police play key in preventing child YOGA CLASSES K’taka min- authorised to collect the fine. trafficking-Senior Civil Judge FROM TODAY Moreover, the state government ister says: No had to take such harsh decisions TSIT Bureau : Welfare Committee, M Pa- BUREAU CHIEF to increase the fine amount from Warangal Urban, September-30 rusharamulu said that especial- YAMSANI SRINIVAS mask? Pay Rs Rs 200. The fine will be imposed : The senior Civil Judge and sec- ly many street children who are on those not fully covering their retary of the District Legal Cell not taken care of by their par- Warangal Urban, Septem- 1000 fine noses and mouths with masks,” Authority, G V Mahesh Nath ents are becoming victims for ber 30: Yoga classes will he said. Sudhakar added that opined that police will play a child trafficking. By identifying commence from October 1 Bengaluru, Sep 30 (UNI) In the state government had again key role in preventing the traf- such children, necessary shelter intended to make the peo- the wake of rising Covid-19 imposed a partial ban on par- ficking of the children. must be provided to them and ple live a healthy and hap- cases, Karnataka on Wednesday ticipation of people in social, He attended as a chief guest to must extend support to them. py life, said the yoga trainer declared that the penalty for not religious, political gatherings as the ‘Child trafficking-steps to Crime Branch inspector Rama P.Srinivas. the classes will wearing a mask in public places well as weddings and other cul- prevent it’ workshop organ- Krishna speaking on the occa- be held for 21 days from 6 would be increased to Rs 1000 in tural ceremonies. ised under leadership of direc- sion said that at present in coor- to 7 in the evening at Harita urban areas while it is Rs 500 in “No more than 50 people tor of the FMM Social service dination with all departments, Hotel at Nakkalagutta, said rural areas. Speaking to report- can attend these ceremonies. organisation-Girls Advocacy Speaking on the occasion, G V technology to trap the children AHTU identified as many as 76 Srinivas in a press note is- ers after a meeting with officers Action will be initiated against alliance, Sister Razeena Chin- Mahesh Nath said that by lur- and through online, children members who are involved in sued here on Tuesday. He here, Karna taka Medical Edu- organisers or owners of the nappa in association with the ing the children, some of the are lured in many ways. Know- child trafficking in the past five further said that the par- cation minister Dr K. Sudhakar organisation if more people Police, child welfare, protec- people are indulged in child ing about different kinds of years and arrested them. Child ticipants should get a yoga asserted people have begun dis- are found in such gatherings,” tion department, Anti-Human trafficking. A perfect action plan technology, the police should protection officers P Santosh mat, notebook, pen and playing negligence by not wear- the minister maintained. He Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Child is required to prevent it and the nab the child traffickers and Kumar, G Mahendar Reddy, water bottle besides sani- ing masks and failing to main- added that buses (public trans- line and NGOs here at Asuntha role of police is very important must take immediate action B Karuna, A Srikanth, M Raja tizer following COVID-19 tain social distancing norms. port) can operate with 50% of Bhavan in Warangal district on in preventing child trafficking. against them, he suggested. Lakshmi, Ajay, Amar and NGOs guidelines. “The area police have been their capacity. Wednesday. Now-a-days, people are using The chairperson of the Child were present along with others. Mysuru Rail Museum gets Minister handed over two Pedda Veera Babu appointed as district general secretary for HRC a surprise visitor wheelers for women police TSIT Staff Reporter : Khammam, September-30 : A man with a checked coat TSIT Staff Reporter : Pedda Veera Babu of Medipalli and bemused expression is Karimnagar, September-30 : villages was appointed as a Dis- in the Rail Museum these The BC welfare minister, Gan- trict General Secretary for Hu- days. He is none other than gula Kamalakar accompanied man Rights Protection Commit- the much loved and closely by the district collector K Sha- tee of Khammam district. followed cartoon character shanka handed over 33, two As per the suggestions given by ‘Common Man’ created and wheeler Hero Company Duet the National Human Rights Pro- immortalized by the illustrious vehicles to the women police tection Committee (NHRPC), cartoonist R.K. Laxman. personnel sanctioned by the the president of the Telangana The character is deeply state government in associa- State Human Rights Protection eral secretary and assured that he etched in the minds of people tion with Bhardwaj Autotech Committee (SHRPC), Ragi Ven- would strive hard for protection of all ages. Mysuru division Private Limited dealers here in kata Lakshmi issued orders of of Human rights and expressed has installed a life-size sculp- Karimnagar district. crime. and advanced technology. appointment on Wednesday. thanks to NHRPC and SHRPC ture of the celebrated cartoon In a meeting organised on The government will al- Later, the minister inaugu- Noticing the services done by the members. He appealed to the character in the precincts of the occasion in the police ways support the police and rated the Mobile restroom for Pedda Veera Babu in protecting people to approach the Human Rail Museum. This is another born in Mysuru and graduated lustrator who hails from the parade grounds at the Com- their family members who are women police and inspected the Human rights, the NHRPC rec- Right Committee, if the people novel initiative of the Divi- from the University of Mysuru. city. It is another highlight of missionerate, Minister Gan- striving hard for maintenance the Gymnasium which was ommended the SHRPC to appoint had any issues. The HRPC is ready sion. Railways in India reflects The character of ‘common the transformed Rail Museum gula Kamalakar said that revo- of peace and harmony in the established with international him as a general secretary for to take up any issues pertaining to the hopes and aspirations of man’ appeared for the first said Aparna Garg, Divisional lutionary changes are taking society and appreciated Police standards with air conditioned Khammam district unit. Speaking protection of Human Rights from common man. Installing this time in the year 1951. This also Railway Manager, Mysuru. place with the new reforms Commissioner, V B Kamalasan facilities. He also inspected the to The South Indian Times, Pedda article 1 to 30. The Medipally vil- iconic character is a way of coincides with the journey of Divisional authorities engaged brought by the police depart- Reddy for placing the Karim- lunge which was established in Veera Babu said that having faith lage ward members Boddu Guru- celebrating Railway’s connect Railways in independent In- Arun Yogiraj, a sculpture artist ment. With the installation of nagar commissionerate at top the old building constructed and confidence in me, the Human vaiah, Chinna Narasaiah, Naveen with the common man. The dia. This is a small tribute to who hails from Mysuru to do CCTV cameras, the criminals position next to Hyderabad by during the reign of Nizam Rights Protection Committee has Kumar, Venkatesh, Bachhalakura legendary R.K. Laxman was the creative genius of the il- this life size version. started fearing to commit any utilising all kinds of modern Kings by renovating it. appointed me as district gen- Nagaraju, V Nagendra Babu. OP-ED 5 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad What Trump’s tax returns mean for America’s future

tions will be “$750? Really?” The fact that he has been consistently hap- fluence — is drowning in debt is chilling. that Trump paid less in taxes than less at devising policy. On just about Substantial risk of bankruptcy tens of millions of hardworking Amer- every front, from diplomacy to infra- Beyond that, analysts of business icans struggling to make ends meet is structure to trade wars to fighting a finance — I told you I’d get there — an outrage. It’s also easy to explain in pandemic, he has been Midas in re- have long known that high levels of a few seconds, which is why it’s the verse. debt, enough to pose a substantial theme of a quickly released ad from How much will the revelation that risk of bankruptcy, create destructive the Biden campaign. he has always been a fraud hurt him? incentives. Instead of investing in the From a substantive point of view, Many of his supporters will prob- future, the owners of highly indebted however, Trump’s tax avoidance is ably refuse to acknowledge the truth, businesses are tempted to engage in less important than the confirmation perhaps because they won’t admit asset stripping, getting the money of what many already suspected: His to themselves how completely they out before the creditors stake their carefully cultivated image of being a were scammed. But assuming that claims. This is, by the way, the charge hugely successful businessman is, as the news will have no effect at all is being levelled at Eddie Lampert, the he would say, fake news. In fact, he probably too cynical. And remember, former chief executive of Sears (and has done a terrible job of running his Trump is running behind Joe Biden, Steven Mnuchin, the secretary of the businesses. so he has to do more than keep his Treasury). Why does this matter? Voters often base — and this may not do much to Owners of debt-hobbled business- seem to believe that effective business win over undecided voters. es are also tempted to take big risks, leaders have the skills and knowl- The most important revelation from even at bad odds, because if they get edge to lead the nation as a whole. the Times report, however, is its con- lucky, they might save themselves; if They’re wrong about that. Even genu- firmation of another thing many ob- they don’t, it’s someone else’s prob- The bombshell New York Times re- taxes, that his claims of brilliant busi- inely great businesspeople — people servers already suspected: Trump lem. Heads they win, tails the credi- port on Donald Trump’s tax returns is ness success were a fiction, and that like, say, Herbert Hoover — are often has hundreds of millions in personal tors lose. a remarkable feat of journalism. The he is deep in debt. Now all of that is very bad at public policy, including debt. It’s unclear whether he has the So now we have a deeply indebted team deserves special praise for mak- virtually confirmed. But what does it economic policy, because the skills resources to repay it. business owner with every incentive ing their findings comprehensible to mean for America’s future? needed to run a business and those Personal financial trouble has always to engage in malfeasance — except general readers and not getting lost in Everyone will come at this question required to steer a nation are very dif- been a red flag when it comes to filling that in addition to running his busi- the details. from their own angle. When I read the ferent. sensitive government positions because ness, he’s running the United States Yet like many other revelations in Times report, I quickly found myself Midas in reverse it’s an open invitation to corruption. So of America. the Trump era, the tax news falls into thinking about ... the theory of busi- In Trump’s case, however, the old the confirmation that the nation’s chief But he may be about to lose that the category of “shocking but not sur- ness capital structure. No, really. joke is true: He isn’t a great busi- law enforcement and national security special position and whatever finan- prising.” Many observers had already For many people, no doubt, the nessman, he just played one on TV. official — whose business empire already cial defence it may provide. surmised that Trump paid little or no main takeaway from the tax revela- It should come as no surprise, then, offers many opportunities for undue in- Gulf News ‘Nasser’s legacy continues to cast a long shadow’ Damascus: Fifty years ago, on this day September 28 would once again become dence, Arab unity, and war on imperialism.” Gamal Abdul Nasser was putting an end a day to remember when in 2000, the sec- Those promises, he added, “still live within to the war in Jordan, otherwise known as ond Palestinian intifada was launched after us.” Black September. It had been fought on the Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Al Aqsa Mosque in One of his most important achievements streets of Amman between King Hussein’s occupied Jerusalem. was striking at the Egyptian Muslim Broth- army and the Egypt-backed Palestinian “Nasser’s legacy continues to cast a long erhood, which he prophetically expected to Liberation Organisation of Yasser Arafat. shadow” said Syrian historian Fadi Esber, bring nothing but anguish and terrorism to After announcing success seeing off Arab explaining: “His overwhelming charisma the Arab World. kings and presidents to the airport, he suf- and political machinations drove Syria into Six Day War fered a heart attack and died at 6pm on a union with Egypt. The fateful marriage His biggest defeat, however, and without September 28, 1970. He was only 52. had a lasting impact on Syria’s politics and shadow of a doubt, was the Six Day War The date, September 28, had already been economy. Nasser upended the economy of of 1967. That war led to the occupation of inscribed into Arab history books. It was on post-independence Syria through agrarian the West Bank, Sinai, and the Syrian Golan this same day back in 1961 that Nasser had reform laws and nationalization, paving the Heights. Historians disagree on who was faced the first defeat in his illustrious career, way for a socialist system that would last for to blame for the defeat, Nasser himself or when Syrian army officers launched a coup nearly half a century.” his right-hand-man Abdul Hakim Amer, in Damascus, toppling the Syrian-Egyptian Speaking to Gulf News, he added: “Many commander of the Egyptian Army who was Union that he had co-created with Syrian Syrians, nevertheless, especially those ar- subsequently arrested and died in prison in President Shukri Al Quwatli. Nasser hated dent Arab nationalists, mourned Nasser on September 1967. that date, not knowing that it would become September 28, 1970, and still mourn him Nasser himself preferred to take personal that of his passing just nine years later. today.” blame for what happened in 1967, stepping A career of much success, and failure Many Syrians blame Nasser for introduc- down while setting a precedent in Arab pol- Until then, Nasser had encountered noth- ing hardline socialism into their economy, itics. In what has now become an all-time ing but astounding success since toppling seizing private banks and factories while classic in Arab speeches, he coined the de- the Egyptian monarchy in 1952. He came confiscating lands of the urban notability, feat as a “naksa” or disaster, delegating his to power in 1954, at the young age of 36. In which had ruled the country since Ottoman trusted colleague Zakariya Muhiddine to July 1956 he successfully nationalised the times. run the affairs of Egypt. Suez Canal and fought off a tripartite war Others remember him for making Egypt Spontaneous demonstrations broke out launched against his country in October by the bastion of Arab nationalism. “He intro- Cairo, Baghdad, Beirut, and Damascus, three years of attrition were Nasser’s mo- his revolutionary rhetoric and Arab nation- Great Britain, France, and Israel. duced Arabism to Egypt” said Kamal Khalaf pleading Nasser to reconsider. King Husse- ment of glory,” he added. It convinced the alism. Hafez Al Assad of Syria was one of In 1958, Syrian officers came to his door- Al Tawil, a medical doctor, political analyst, in famously remarked: “Only Abdul Nasser Americans to unwillingly accept him as an those presidents, who came to power just step, begging him to merge their coup- and specialist on Gamal Abdul Nasser. got us into this and only Abdul Nasser can interlocutor, on his terms, especially after two months after Nasser’s passing. So were plagued country with Egypt. He promised His promises to the nation included, ac- get us out.” he had invited the Soviets to Egypt and two Arafat and Muammar Gaddafi, who pre- that the union republic would last 100-years cording to Al Tawil, “sufficiency and justice, “The defeat of 1967 did not break Nasser of his allies to power in Libya and Sudan.” miered in Libya back in September 1969, but it collapsed just 43-months later in Sep- planning, equal opportunity, industriali- but actually encouraged him to lead a war of Since then, many Arab leaders have tried often citing Nasser as his role model. tember 1961. sation, free education, national indepen- attrition against Israel” said Al Tawil. “The walking in Nasser’s footsteps, inspired by Gulf News As Pakistan reopens schools thousands of students remain unimpressed, even angry

activity in every sphere of national life. of-school children (about 22.8m or 44 There are other problems too. Cur- Schools, colleges and universities, too, per cent of the total population in the riculum has had to be cutdown consid- are limping back to regular teaching age bracket of 5-16) and extreme edu- erably to fit into limited teaching hours hours. This week the final leap of faith cational deprivation along gender and available. This has huge learning costs. — reopening junior classes — will be poverty lines, the setback to millions Alternate school days disable students taken. Yet unlike business, commerce, of students is big. Parents have pulled from finding the momentum and rou- trade and travel, the return to educa- children out of school, and as always tine of showing up for regular classes. tion has not been smooth or worry-free. this has affected girls more than the Most miss out both categories of learn- The COVID-forced digital learning, boys. ing. while much talked about as a value-ad- With the schools reopening, these Parents are still reluctant to let chil- dition to tools of teaching and learning, problems should have been addressed. dren spend time in schools and their ap- has not been a national success. The pu- But this isn’t the case. At present Paki- prehensions are reinforced by daily news pils in the majority of resource-starved stan’s schools are using the so-called of this or that campus being shut down schools had no clue about the use edu- hybrid model, alternating regular for either violating SOPs or for discovery cational technology nor was there any school hours with distance learning of infected individuals. Private school infrastructure to provide them with a and dividing students into groups that administrators complain of the govern- crash course in distance learning. As a are required to attend classes strictly ment’s unscientific bias against school result, a vast majority — general esti- under Covid-19 standard operating reopening. They rightly say that the mates are about 70 per cent of the total guidelines on their designated days. tough conditions applied to the educa- school-going children — remained off Predictably, not every school can pull tion sector are nonexistent elsewhere like Away from the rough and tumble of threat of the return of Covid-19. the education grid during the past six it off. Many are housed in shack-like shopping malls and cinema and marriage politics is an issue that touches the lives Generally, Pakistan has not done bad- months of the Covid-19 shutdown. structures. Others have severe shortage halls, for instance. All of this speaks of a of millions of young students but can’t ly during the pandemic. When most of This introduced a new disparity in of teachers. Yet others have staff that fairly large educational disarray even as seem to get a place on the radar of the the more resourceful countries are still an already uneven educational terrain, is underpaid and has no motivation to governments in the provinces and at the country’s policymakers. It is the restart bending and even breaking their backs which, according to a Unicef report, measure up a challenge that requires centre congratulate the nation on “the- of educational activities in the presence trying to tame the virus, the country has deep structural problems. With the spending extra time and heavy energy return-to-the-school good news”. of the looming even if greatly-reduced has gone for a full-throttle reopening of world’s second-highest number of out- expenditure. Gulf News INTERNATIONAL 6 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Will you shut up, man: Personal attacks rule ‘Progress in talks expected’ : Khalilzad on 1st Trump-Biden debate Doha tour Kabul, Sep 30 (UNI) Zal- New York, Sep 30 (UNI) Joe, you could never have In less than 10 minutes, may Khalilzad, the US Special “Clown”, “Liar”, “just shush done the job that we did. You the debate descended into Representative for Afghani- for a minute” and “keep yap- don’t have it in your blood.” personal attacks when the stan Reconciliation, headed to ping” were the insults that “Everything he says here moderator failed to keep Doha on Wednesday as the two will forever be the highlight is a lie”, Biden snapped. The Trump quiet during Biden’s Afghan negotiating teams are of the first Trump-Biden US wrong guy, wrong night, two minute talk time. Biden struggling to finalize ground presidential debate 2020 with wrong time.” “This man shot back at Trump, “Will you rules for talks. Fox News anchor and mod- doesn’t know what he’s talk- shut up, man?” Reacting to “Headed back to Doha and erator Chris Wallace coming ing about,” Biden said several the first debate performance, the region to meet with part- in for serious flak based on times during the evening. Democratic vice presidential ners on Afghan-owned, Af- map for Afghanistan’s political cles. The two sides have agreed how he allowed American The US election is 35 days nominee Kamala Harris said ghan-led peace negotiations future and a permanent and on 18 of them. President Donald Trump to away and it is increasingly Washington Post col- “America was given a very and prospects for increased re- comprehensive ceasefire,” According to negotiators aggressively interrupt his likely that in the current Co- umnist Eugene Robinson clear choice”. She cast Trump gional connectivity, trade, and Khalilzad tweeted. from both sides, two articles Democratic challenger Joe vid-19 situation, the results thinks “much of the nation as a man out of his depth and development following peace,” Critics have suggested that a are still disputed: the founda- Biden throughout the first US may not be known for days must have been appalled.” playing defence. Khalilzad tweeted. Khalilzad mediator might be needed in tional religious jurisprudence presidential debate in Cleve- or weeks after November 3 -- “I don’t know what the hell “What we saw was a dog also said that the international the negotiations, as the con- for the talks, and the recogni- land, Ohio. the election date. “I’m 80 per we watched.” Donald Trump whistle through a bullhorn,” community and Afghan people tact groups of both sides of the tion of February’s US-Taliban Trump snarled, grimaced cent sad, and 20 per cent mad chased the “television audi- she said on late night tele- are watching and expect the Afghan peace talks have dis- deal as the overarching author- and wagged his fingers at as hell”, is how Claire Mc- ence away” according to vet- vision. “That performance teams to make progress. cussed the rules many times ity to which these Afghan peace Biden repeatedly throughout Caskill, former Senator from eran Democratic strategist tonight is going to convince “The Afghan people and over the last 20 days but have negotiations are subject. the 90-minute debate. At one Missouri, described her take- James Carville. “It was un- people Donald Trump is not international community are not reached an agreement, The last time the contact point, he said: “I’ll tell you aways from the debate. watchable, 25 minutes in.” worthy of another . watching closely and expect Tolo news reported. groups of both sides of the the negotiations to make prog- The procedural rules for the peace negotiations met was ress toward producing a road- negotiations have over 20 arti- Monday evening. Trump said on his choice of “He’s a liar!”: Biden attacks Trump in Barrett. “Everything he says here is first presidential debate a lie,” Biden snapped. “The Israel passes legislation to ban mass wrong guy at the wrong New York, Sep 30 (UNI) time.” protests during lockdown Calling Donald Trump “This man doesn’t know a “liar” and a man who what he’s talking about,” hu, BBC reported. “doesn’t know what he’s Biden said in response to For weeks, thousands of talking about”, Democratic many of Trump’s claims. people have gathered outside presidential nominee Joe Biden also mocked Trump his official residence in Jerusa- Biden ripped into US presi- for his controversial remarks lem to demand he resign over dent Trump’s response to on using bleach as a possible corruption allegations and his the coronavirus pandemic remedy for the coronavirus. handling of the pandemic. which has killed more than For Trump, this pivotal Netanyahu has denied any 200,000 Americans, plunged moment in his re-election wrongdoing. the economy and upended campaign comes days after The protests have continued life across the country. is expected to remain front Democrats that Trump is a New York Times investi- despite a dramatic resurgence President Trump and and center in this first 2020 pushing through his agenda gation revealed shocking Jerusalem, Sep 30 (UNI) Is- km (0.6 miles) of their homes. of Covid-19. Biden waded into their first presidential debate. The de- to move the country’s high- details on Trump’s taxes. rael’s parliament has handed The law should have been Israel currently has the debate Tuesday night in bate began with the hot but- est court to a 6-3 conserva- Trump, the Times said, the government the power to part of a range of measures world’s highest infection Cleveland, Ohio with exactly ton issue of Trump’s recent tive majority. paid just $750 in federal in- ban mass protests during the passed on Friday. rate per capita, with the daily 35 days until the 2020 US Supreme Court pick. “And we just, we won the come taxes the year he ran country’s second nationwide But the government strug- number of new cases exceed- election. Trump picked Amy Coney election and therefore we for president and in his first Covid-19 lockdown. gled to get the necessary votes ing 8,000 last week despite the In the 90 minute long Barrett days after the death have the right to choose her year in the White House. Demonstrators will be con- after critics accused it of trying second lockdown. Since the schedule, Trump’s response of Justice Ruth Bader Gins- and very few people know- Trump paid no federal in- fined to groups of up to 20 to stifle protests against Prime start of the pandemic more to the Covid-19 pandemic burg, sparking fears among ingly would say otherwise,” come taxes. people and must stay within 1 Minister Benjamin Netanya- than 237,000 cases. Covid-19: Moon assures antivirus First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies London, Sep 30 (UNI) The oped a type of blood cancer to undetectable levels and he tinely - it remains principally measures, economic recovery first person cured of HIV, Tim- called acute myeloid leukae- no longer needed anti-retro- a cancer treatment. The ap- Seoul, Sep 30 (UNI) South Thursday. have endured the difficulties othy Ray Brown, has died from mia. His treatment involved viral therapy. He was in effect proach is also too expensive for Korean President Moon Jae- South Koreans are greet- by succeeding in controlling cancer. Brown, who was also destroying his bone marrow, “cured”. the 38 million people, many in in on Wednesday assured the ing one of the biggest annual the virus and protecting the known as “the Berlin patient”, which was producing the can- But the leukaemia, that led sub-Saharan Africa, thought to people of the country that his celebrations in the midst of economy,” Moon stressed. was given a bone marrow cerous cells, and then having a to his HIV cure, returned ear- be living with HIV infection. government will succeed in a national campaign to curb It will also further strength- transplant from a donor who bone marrow transplant. lier this year and spread to his However, Brown’s story in- battle against the Covid-19 the spread of the coronavi- en the social security net and was naturally resistant to HIV, The transfer came from a do- brain and spinal cord. spired scientists, patients and and safeguard the economy rus. go toward co-prosperity, he the BBC reported. nor who had a rare mutation “It is with great sadness the world that a cure could from the fallout of the pan- The government has re- added. It meant he no longer need- in part of the DNA called the that I announce that Timothy eventually be found. The In- demic. quested that people should While many people have ed anti-viral drugs and he re- CCR5 gene. passed away... surrounded by ternational Aids Society (IAS) He was delivering a video refrain from visiting families put off meetings with fami- mained free of the virus, which CCR5 is a set of genetic in- myself and friends, after a five- said it was mourning with “a message to the public on or travelling during the holi- lies, relatives and others dur- can lead to AIDS, for the rest of structions that build the door- month battle with leukaemia,” profoundly heavy heart”. the occasion of Chuseok, the day season. ing Chuseok, “normal and his life. The International AIDS way that human immuno- his partner Tim Hoeffgen post- “We owe Timothy and his Korean autumn harvest cel- Moon and first lady Kim precious days will certainly Society said Brown gave the deficiency virus (HIV) walks ed on Facebook. doctor, Gero Hutter, a great ebration, Yonhap reported. Jung-sook also plan to stay return to our side,” he added. world hope that a HIV cure was through to infect cells. He added: “Tim committed deal of gratitude for opening “(We) are observing at the official residence in The President expressed possible. Mutations to CCR5 essen- his life’s work to telling his sto- the door for scientists to ex- Chuseok at a difficult time,” the presidential compound, his appreciation for medical Brown, 54, who was born in tially lock the door and give ry about his HIV cure and be- plore the concept that a cure Moon said on the first day Cheong Wa Dae. workers, police and firefight- the US, was diagnosed with people resistance to HIV. came an ambassador of hope.” for HIV is possible,” said Prof of the holiday period. This “The government will ers for their dedicated ser- HIV while he lived in Berlin in After the treatment, levels Brown’s cure was too risky Adeeba Kamarulzaman, the year’s Chuseok falls on surely repay the people who vices. 1995. Then in 2007 he devel- of HIV in Brown’s blood fell and aggressive to be used rou- IAS president.

Nawaz again ‘refuses’ to receive arrest but was later declared an ab- representative of the Pakistan rants. However, the warrants sconder by some courts in High Commission reached were not received.” Pakistan, the Express Tribune the Avenfield Apartments to “Every effort was made to warrants at UK residence reported. deliver the arrest warrants to enforce Nawaz Sharif’s war- Islamabad, Sep 30 (UNI) was informed on Wednesday. eral government on Tuesday A two-member bench of the the former premier, however, rants,” Khokhar added. Former Pakistan Prime Min- The PML-N chief was de- decided to write again to the IHC, while hearing Sharif’s the arrest warrants were not He informed the court that ister Nawaz Sharif once again clared a proclaimed offender UK authorities for the depor- appeal against his conviction received. the country’s mission in Lon- ‘refused’ to receive non- earlier this month and has tation of the convicted former in the Al-Azizia case, inquired “An official from the Paki- don had also called the Com- bailable arrest warrants at previously also refused to premier, who was allowed about the execution of the for- stan High Commission, Rao monwealth and Development his residence in London, the receive the arrest warrants to fly to London for medical mer prime minister’s arrest Additional Attorney General Abdul Hanan, reached Aven- Office to inform about the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued in his name. The fed- treatment in November 2019 warrants. Tariq Khokhar stated that a field Apartments with the war- warrants. Oil revenue down 99% due to US sanctions, but Iran helping: Maduro Caracas, Sep 30 (UNI) Vene- nomic crisis in years, Press tv means oil revenues fell from The main reason for the huge service and cope with an acute Fortune, are estimated to ar- June despite US threats to stop zuelan President Nicolas Mad- reported. more than 56 billion dollars in drop in revenues was “the war fuel shortage. rive in early October. They are them, while the South Ameri- uro has said that US financial Maduro said on Tuesday that 2013 “to less than 400 million declared on oil prices,” to “at- The Iran-flagged tanker For- together expected to deliver can nation shipped a cargo ves- sanctions have caused Venezu- 30 billion dollars have been lost dollars last year”, he said. tack the world’s major produc- est, the first of a group of three about 820,000 barrels of gaso- sel carrying alumina to Iran’s ela’s oil revenue to plunge 99 each year since 2015, adding According to Maduro, Ven- ers,” he said. tankers transporting some line and other fuels, helping to Bandar Abbas port. per cent over the last six years. “it’s impossible to imagine the ezuela experienced the “sharp- With most shipowners and 270,000 barrels of Iranian fuel ease shortages in Venezuela. An Iranian very large crude Venezuela has the world’s amount of pressure placed on est” foreign exchange losses in oil traders shunning business for Venezuela, entered the wa- The same vessels and two carrier (VLCC) is expected to largest oil reserves, but its our economy.” its history between 2014 and with Venezuela for fear of the ters of the South American na- additional Iranian tankers leave Venezuela’s Jose port oil industry is hobbled by US “For every 100 dollars ob- 2019. “In six years we lost 99% sanctions, Iran has emerged as tion on Monday, reports said. delivered 1.5 million barrels with 1.9 million barrels of sanctions which have thrown tained through oil sales in 2014 of our foreign exchange rev- the only country helping Cara- The two following Iranian of gasoline and diesel fuel to Venezuelan heavy oil for sale the country into its worst eco- we receive one today,” which enues,” he said. cas bring its refineries back to tankers, the Faxon and the Venezuela between May and in Asia.

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Abu Dhabi, Sep 30 ( / Panghal still awaits an update So if he is with me all the time, GloFans) Both defend- on his coach Anil Kumar Dhan- it will be very good for me,” said ing champions Mumbai kar joining him at the boxing na- Amit, the world no.1 in the 52kg Ind (MI) and Kings XI tional camp currently underway category. “In my opinion I didn’t Punjab (KXIP) will look to at the National Institute of Sport fall too far behind because I was bring their campaign back (NIS) in Patiala, Punjab. Amit training with my coach at home on track after suffering has been training at the Patiala all along. The way I train with heartbreaking losses in their facility since July and says that him, I don’t think I can match previous IPL contests when the amount of training he used up to that even here. That is why they meet here on Thursday. to do during lockdown under I requested SAI (Sports Author- KXIP were at the receiv- Dhankar was more effective who became the first Indian to kar numerous times for shap- ity of India) and BFI (Boxing ing end against Rajasthan than what he does now at NIS. win silver at the men’s World ing his career and even pleaded Federation of India) that I need Royals (RR), as the Steve The latest update I have is Championships in 2019, had for a Dronacharya award for him for the Olympics.” SAI’s Smith-led side registered that the file has been sent to first put forward the request for the coach.“I can do all my basic Standard Operating Procedure the record for the high- the (Sports) ministry. For now Dhankar to be with him at the training and fitness stuff with for restart of training amid the est successful run-chase in nothing is confirmed,” Amit national camp in December. In him very well. I would train with Covid-19 pandemic prohibits the tournament history by same time they would ex- the offing at the spectacular told . The 24-year-old boxer, the past, he has credited Dhan- him before and after competi- physical contact which means. overhauling a 224-run tar- pect their bowlers to make a Sheikh Zayed Stadium on get. That meant that Ishan comeback against Mumbai, Thursday. Kishan’s brilliant 99 went in leaving the past behind, at Squad : vain as his team, Mumbai, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium Mumbai Ind : Rohit Luis Suarez set to leave went down to Royal Chal- on Thursday. Sharma (captain), Prince lengers Bangalore (RCB) in The KXIP team manage- Balwant Rai, Quinton de the Super Over tie-breaker ment would likely replace Kock, Rahul Chahar, Sau- after the two teams’ scores Cottrell in the bowling at- rabh Tiwary, Sherfane Barcelona, says radio station were tied in the normal tack after the Caribbean Rutherford, Suryakumar course of the match. medium-pacer emerged as Yadav, Trent Boult, Aditya Madrid, Sep 30 (UNI) FC Camp Nou is due to expire Pais to say that “nobody” Despite getting a good the most-expensive bowler Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Barcelona striker Luis Su- at the end of June 2021 and had discussed his future contribution from the top- against RR. Anukul Roy, Chris Lynn, arez looks to be on his way the 33-year-old’s lawyers with him. order that propelled them Similarly, there looks no Dhawal Kulkarni, Digvijay out of the club after local will presumably speak to “It would be good if the to a massive 223/2, KXIP batting worries for the MI Deshmukh, Hardik Pan- radio station RAC1 reported the club to try to rescind person in charge speaks bowlers let the team down, side so far, but they would dya, Ishan Kishan, James that new coach Ronald Koe- that deal to allow him to be- directly to me. My idea to- failing to defend the total. surely aim for improvement Pattison, Jasprit Bumrah, man has told the Uruguayan come a free agent. day is to continue, but if It was RR’s Sanju Samson from their most experienced Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pol- that he doesn’t form a part Suarez arrived at Barce- the club decides that I am and young batting sensa- and lethal pacer, Jasprit lard, Krunal Pandya, Mitch- of his plans for the coming lona in 2014 from Liverpool expendable, I have no prob- tion Rahul Tewatia, who set Bumrah. The lanky pacer ell McClenaghan, Mohsin season. and he has since scored lem talking,” he comment- up the win when their team leaked 42 runs from his al- Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile The radio station, which 198 goals and given 109 as- ed, adding that he wanted looked doomed. Tewatia, lotted four overs against the Kings XI Punjab: KL Ra- has very close links to the sists in 283 appearances to to “continue contributing promoted to No.4, clob- RCB and went wicketless - hul (captain), Krishnappa club, reported that Koeman become the third-highest everything I can,” and that Alba’s future looks more bered KXIP pacer Sheldon something that was not ex- Gowtham, Harpreet Brar, phoned Suarez this Monday scorer in the history of the he would have no problem secure after RAC1 revealed Cottrell for five sixes in an pected and something that Deepak Hooda, Chris Jor- and gave him the news in a club. if he had to be a substitute. that Koeman had informed over that change the course Bumrah is not known for. dan, Sarfaraz Khan, Man- brief conversation, writes RAC1 broke this news just While Suarez looks to have the 31-year-old Spain inter- of the match. Once again, Bumrah will deep Singh, Darshan Nal- Xinhua news agency. two days after Suarez spoke one foot out of the door at national he wanted him in Then, KXIP’s most experi- be supported by Trent Boult kande, Ravi Bishnoi, Simran Suarez’s contract at the to Spanish newspaper El Barcelona, left-back Jordi next season’s squad. enced bowler, Mohammed and James Pattinson while Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Shami, was taken to the the spin workload will be Tajinder Singh, Hardus Vil- cleaners. Except leggie Ravi shared by Rahul Chahar and joen, Mayank Agarwal, Shel- Bishnoi, Punjab bowlers KrunalPandya. don Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Was looking to bowl dot balls to put had a poor outing against MI slightly hold an edge Glenn Maxwell, Moham- RR. over their opponents, hav- med Shami, Mujeeb-ur- As the KXIP batters look ing won 13 of the 24 games. Rahman, Karun Nair, James pressure on DC batsmen: Rashid in fine nick, the team man- But looking at a rejuvenated Neesham, Nicholas Pooran, agement may not like to KXIP, another edge-of-the- Ishan Porel, Arshdeep Abu Dhabi, Sep 30 (UNI) “I tried bowling in just the make any change. At the seat encounter could be in Singh, Murugan Ashwin Leg-spinner Rashid Khan, right areas and was looking to who played an instrumental bowl dot balls to create pres- role in SunRisers Hyderabad’s sure on the Delhi batsmen,” first win in the ongoing Indian he added. Indian team confident of great Premier League (IPL), has re- Meanwhile, all-rounder Sa- vealed that all he tried was to mad - who made his IPL debut show in online chess Olympiad bowl dot balls in order to put against DC - said the six that Delhi Capitals’s batsmen un- he hit against Anrich Nortje Chennai, Sep 30 (UNI) Rotat- also upbeat after topping Pool the rotation of the players which der pressure. gave him the confidence to ing all the players including the A beating China with a convinc- Gujrathi said is to field the best On Tuesday, Delhi Capitals perform well in the upcoming reserves, fielding the best team ing 4-2 margin in the last round. team. “All the reserve players chose to field first and saw matches. against an opponent, decisive “The high point definitely was have played till date so that they SRH score 162/4 with contri- “Yeah, I felt really good results by the juniors while the winning against China. The low are also in form during quarter butions from Jonny Bairstow playing my first match in the seniors protecting the turf at the point was the draw against Mon- finals further,” the GM said. (53), David Warner (45) and IPL. I also hit a big six off the top boards propelled the Indian golia from winning. This in turn There are several unbeaten Kane Williamson (41) at the bowling of Anrich Nortje, it chess team to the quarters of the made the victory against China players in the Indian team. Sheikh Zayed Stadium. gave me confidence that I FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, something special,” Indian team India won all the games with In reply, the Shreyas Iyer-led for the SunRisers as he re- so I realised the ball is turning will be able to do good in the said chess masters. captain Vidit Santosh Gujrathi a convincing margin putting side never looked comfortable turned with figures of 3/14 and I also summarised that coming games. People back One young chess Grandmas- told . Gujrathi said the team pressure on the opponents. during their chase and could taking wickets of Shreyas Iyer, the ball is turning more when home have a lot of expecta- ter (GM) told : “Certainly, has performed well till now and The Indian team has scored muster 147/7 in their allotted Rishabh Pant and Shikhar I am bowling it quicker,” tions from me and I hope to there will be a medal for India this has to be carried into the four or more in all the games 20 overs, losing the match by Dhawan. Rashid told his teammate Ab- do well,” said 18-year-old Sa- if the team continues to play knockout stage. except against Mongolia where 15 runs. “Initially, when I bowled my dul Samad in a video posted mad who scored 12 runs from like this.” The team mood is One of the notable points was the game ended 3-3. Rashid starred with the ball first ball, I was able to get turn, on iplt20.com after the match. seven balls. Covid has failed to shift our focus IPL 13: Gayle will be part of KXIP from Olympics: Akashdeep

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The postponement of the core group, says skipper Rahul Tokyo Olympics by a year has not led to any changes Dubai, Sep 30 (UNI) ing edition of the IPL. in the Indian men’s hockey Kings XI Punjab captain “We at Kings XI Punjab team’s targets for the mar- KL Rahul has said star have had a great experi- quee event, according to opening batsman Chris ence with Chris and me forward Akashdeep Singh. Gayle will be a part of luckily, I have played The Covid-19 pandemic has the core group of the with him for years now, forced the Olympics to be side for the upcoming we have shared great postponed from its original Indian Premier League friendship, we have had start date July 24 this year to (IPL) season. some partnerships in the July 23, 2021. Swashbuckling West middle, he is a great guy The pandemic has shown have to improve ourselves telling ourselves that this Indies opener Gayle, to have in the team,” Ra- no signs of stemming since as much as possible and one year will go and we just who reportedly attended hul said in a video post- and experts have expressed win a medal at the Olym- need to keep ourselves fo- legendary sprinter Usain ed on the official website doubts over whether the pics. In the lockdown, we cussed on the task at hand,” Bolt’s birthday party in of the IPL. “He will be a Olympics can be held next all got to know each other the 25-year-old Akashdeep Jamaica, tested nega- part of our core group, year too if there are no vac- a lot. We never spent so told . For now, however, tive for Covid-19 and with the kind of experi- cinations available by that much time with each other the players in the national now is all set to leave for ence he has, he will be time. “For us there are no like this. Whether it be se- camp at the Sports Author- the UAE for the upcom- somebody who will win changes in the target. We niors or juniors, we were all ity of India’s (SAI). ENTERTAINMENRT 8 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Kareena Varun Dhawan: 'Ab mujhe raat Kangana thanks Sushant’s sister for introduces din, vaccine ka intezaar hain' her 'warriors' Bollywood actor Varun saluting ‘each and every warrior of Bhai’ Dhawan is eagerly waiting during shoot for the Covid vaccine. To Actress Kangana Ranaut has warrior of Bhai... you guys are make his point, Varun thanked Shweta Singh Kirti, sister our strength and real hero in posted a shirtless snapshot of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, every which way. Right now our on Instagram. In the after the latter took to social goal should be to stay united for picture, Varun lies by the media and expressed gratitude to the right cause. Requesting unity poolside with his hair in each and every person who has and understanding.” Kangana the water. He borrowed a supported the family in their fight re-tweeted the post and wrote: line from Sonu Nigam's for justice. “Thank you Shweta di... thank hit song "Ab mujhe raat Shweta took to her unverified you for your kind words, the usual din" for the caption. "Ab Twitter account and saluted suspects are being mischievous, mujhe raat din, Vaccine “each and every warrior of Bhai”, thank you for squashing all the ka intezaar hain," Varun saying the need of the hour was rumours against me.” Senior wrote. The actor is currently awaiting the release of "Coolie to stay united, as CBI has taken advocate Singh has earlier No. 1", directed by his father David Dhawan. "Coolie No over investigation into Sushant’s pointed out that Kangana is not 1" is a remake of the Govinda-Karisma Kapoor original the death. With her post, she shared the video clip, Vikas is seen talking discrimination was taking place in representing Sushant’s family director made in 1995. In the remake, Varun and Sara Ali a video clip featuring senior to a news channel and saying that the film industry very clearly. in this particular case but is Khan reprise the lead roles. advocate Vikas Singh, the lawyer he had no problem with Kangana Sharing the video, Shweta highlighting the general problem representing Sushant’s family. In and that she spoke about whatever wrote: “I salute each and every in the film industry.

Jacqueline AIIMS REPORT TO CBI: DEATH TIME MISSING IN SUSHANT’S AUTOPSY The All India Institute of angle in the death of the late ac- room of Cooper Hospital. Su- Fernandez Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Fo- tor. shant’s autopsy was carried out rensic Department has submit- An AIIMS source said that he by three doctors of Cooper Hos- shares her ted its report with the CBI in Forensic Board chaired by Dr pital on the night of June 14. Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Sudhir Gupta has submitted The source further said that secret mantra Rajput death case and has ques- its conclusive report with the the missing timing of death was tioned the absence of the timing Central Bureau of Investigation another point where the doc- to happiness, of death in the autopsy report (CBI). The source said that in tors have raised concerns apart ctress Ka- and pointed towards the dimly- the conclusive report submit- from uncertainty a about the reena Kapoor lit post mortem room at Coo- ted with the agency, doctors substance that was found in his Khan has been check it out! per Hospital, sources said. The have pointed out towards the stomach. The source explained shooting at source ruled out the poisoning dim lighting in the post mortem that the focus. A home once in a while, even as the pandemic- induced lockdown is be- PREITY HONES SHOOTING SKILLS UNDER ‘JOHN WICK' TRAINER ing relaxed. On Tuesday, ctress Preity Zin- by Aaron Cohen, who with the super tough @ #gunjitsu#gunfu #ting she shared a glimpse of ta is honing her trained Hollywood actor acohoffi cial . So no one and @cherriescounterter- a recent shoot at home. Ashooting skills, Keanu Reeves for "John can say that women can- ror.Her video impressed In the picture she posted and she has roped in the Wick"."A dream does not not do Action in Hindi friends in the fi lm industry on Instagram, Kareena best in business to train become reality through movies. Hope all the direc- as well as fans."Aree P you is seen posing with her her. magic. It takes sweat, de- tors are watching."Preity will put all of us out of busi- make-up team, whom In an Instagram video termination, and hard tagged her post with ness," Arjun Rampal com- she called her "warriors". she posted on Thursday, work. So here I am trying #Reinvention #Day3 mented.When a user called "Another day, another Preity is seen fi ring guns to make my action dream #tactical#3gun #tacti- her "John Chick", Preity shoot... my warriors," at a range. She revealed come true," she wrote. calshooting #glock19 laughed and said: " that's that she is being trained She added: "Training hard #actionmovies funny... you are saying. Kareena captioned the image. Kareena and her acqueline Fernandez holds the Jacqueline shares, "It is not that I am time. People who are running after actress has very well explained how husband, actor Saif Ali best name and fame for being consistently happy. I am consistently happiness all the times, will honestly she has a life like just any other human Khan, are currently ex- Jhappy and lightning up the place at peace with myself. I am consistently drive themselves insane. It is not pos- would have and not all days are best or pecting their second wherever she goes. The audiences aware that life cannot be a constant sible to be happy all the time. But yes worst its just an adventure we all are on child. On the work front, always wonder how she keeps up state of happiness, and that bad days there are tricks to help yourself get into and we should enjoy it to the fullest.Jac- Kareena will be seen in with this charming nature?Sharing don't last forever either. The struggle a good state of being,`This truly is a queline is surely the perfect synonym to the Aamir Khan-starrer her secret mantra to staying happy is not that I need to stay happy all the statement all should take a note of. The "Bollywood's Miss Sunshine". “Laal Singh Chaddha”, which is an adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood KRITI KHARBANDA MAKES HER FASHION STATEMENT 16-page directive lays down hit, “Forrest Gump”, starring Tom Hanks. SOPHISTICATED AND SIGNIFICANT shooting guidelines The couple announced riti Kharbanda is a accessorized it with silver the news a few days ago. talented and ver- hoops. She wears her down for fi lm industry "We are very pleased to Ksatile actress who in natural waves by hairstyl- 16-page offi cial di- government rules. The also lays down protocols announce that we are recently endorsed Swisse, ist Seema and illuminates rective comprising directive talks of the for location manage- expecting an addition Australia's leading wellness her face in highlights done Aguiding principles optimum crew that can ment, staffing, as well as to our family!! Thank brand which was offi cially by Kalyani Nayak. She was has been issued for the be allowed on set, and norms to be followed by you to all our well wish- launched in India today. last seen in Anees Bazmee's restart of the media and also lays down medi- individual departments ers for all their love and The actress expresses action-comedy fi lm Pagal- entertainment industry. cal and administrative such as art, electric, support," read a state- her happiness on being panti along with Anil Ka- The guidelines pertain decorum to be followed wardrobe, camera, sound ment issued by Kareena the part of the `Incredible poor, John Abraham, Arshad to managing COVID-19 on set. It also lays down and catering depart- and Saif, who have a son Quest` that's all about mak- Warsi, Urvashi Rautela, Pul- risks on sets and in edit guidelines on handling of ments.It is important to ing people's lives healthier kit Samrat and Iliana D'Cruz. facilities, and the utilisa- shooting equipment by spread awareness of pre- named Taimur, born in and happier. Kriti astounds The fans are waiting to see tion of offi ces, tents, and crew.The artiste and staff cautions and symptoms 2016. On the work front, in a mint green short dress, her in the upcoming revenge trailers, as well as domes- management guidelines of the disease , besides Kareena will be seen in with pastel monochromatic drama movie Taish, directed tic travel to location of stress upon the use of the necessity of regular the Aamir Khan-starrer print. The print is a cute and co-produced by Bejoy cast and crew. masks, gloves being temperature and oxygen "Laal Singh Chaddha", fl oral print in soft pastel co- Nambiar and Nishant Pitti, Shooting has to be optional, and the overall level checks. The notice which is an adaptation lours by Mishru, the actress the movie will also be starring done in a completely use of video and audio stresses on handwashing, of the 1994 Hollywood paired the dress with a pair Pulkit Samrat, Jim Sarbh and locked down environ- conferencing wherever sanitation and respiratory hit, "Forrest Gump", of white T-strap heels and Harshvardhan Rane in lead. ment and adhering to possible. The directive hygiene. starring Tom Hanks. Sanjay Raut to Sushant’s family: Remain calm for justice

Mumbai, Aug 13 (UNI) Reiterating that manner at all”. “Aditya Thackeray’s name KGB.” He pointed out that the issue must be the Mumbai Police is doing its job in probing has been fl oated only by the media. Any- viewed in proper perspective since the CBI the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh body can mention anybody’s name, espe- has already taken over the probe according Rajput, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thurs- cially involving the big personalities or their to what Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in- day urged the late actor’s family and others family members, for publicity and creating formed the Supreme Court. He said that all to “maintain calm” and let the police do their sensationalism. This has become the media political parties, and the Sena’s opponents job. “The aim is to ensure justice for Sushant. norm in recent times,” Raut asserted. On and Sushant’s family members should wait I request the (Sushant’s) family members and the oft-repeated demands for a CBI probe, since the Mumbai Police probe is soon to be all others to remain quiet for some time and Raut countered: “What different angles will completed. “The Bihar Government has ille- allow the Mumbai Police to peacefully com- sons. Responding to a query, he categorically the CBI investigate... Let the police probe get gally transferred it (the Sushant case) to the plete their investigations. All must cooperate stated that Tourism Minister Aditya Thacker- over fi rst. Then, if you are not satisfi ed, bring CBI. It is clearly and established that law and with the police probe,” Raut told media per- ay’s name “does not fi gure anywhere in any in the CBI, or if needed, even the Mossad and order is a state subject. THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Greater Hyderabad 1 Thursday, October, 2020 Pages-8

TS to expose Centre’s inaction, AP govt’s false 1,500 families return arguments on river water sharing as Vijayawada flood

Hyderabad Sep 30: The State gov- out that as per the States Bifurca- ernment is gearing up to give a be- tion Acts, whenever a new State is situation under control fitting reply to the Andhra Pradesh formed, it should be allocated its government’s arguments on river water share. The Chief Minister Vijayawada, Sep 30 (UNI) With the water sharing at the Apex Council wrote a letter to the Prime Minister flood situation in Vijayawada areas un- meeting scheduled to be held on in this regard on June 14 in 2014 in der control, around 1,500 families evacu- October 6. Besides taking the Cen- less than a fortnight after the Telan- ated in the wake of heavy rain and conse- tre to task, the State government gana State was formed on June 2. In quent increased water flow at Prakasam will make a firm demand for ab- the letter, he requested the Centre Barrage have returned, officials said on solute clarity on the allocation of for allocation of water to Telangana Wednesday. “The flood water has re- water to the Telangana State. To be State by constituting a Special tri- ceded and the situation is totally under chaired by Union Minister for Jal bunal under Section (3) of the Inter control,” Krishna District Collector A Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, State River Water Disputes Act 1956 Mohammed Imitiaz told . He said no the meeting will be attended by or through the existing Tribunal. death was reported and all 1,500 families Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar “We also suggested that the wa- evacuated from various places in and Rao and his Andhra Pradesh coun- ter allocation should be done be- around Vijayawada have returned to terpart YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. tween Telangana State and Andhra their homes. The evacuees from Raavira- Chandrashekhar Rao convened issues to be placed before the Cen- will not raise them again. We also Pradesh or among the river basin la and Vedadri near Jeggayyapeta, Krish- a high-level meeting with the Water tral government. The Chief Minister must take the opportunity to ex- states. Even after seven years, there nalanka, Bhupesh Gupta Nagar Colony, Resources department officials on felt that the Andhra Pradesh State pose the seven years of delay caused has been no response for the letter. Tarakaramanagar, and other places in Thursday at Pragathi Bhavan to dis- was intentionally creating disputes by the Centre and its inactive role The Centre kept mum on the issue Vijayawada were housed at five reha- cuss on the strategy to be adapted on the river water sharing and em- on the matter. We shall utilise the and has been only pretending to be bilitation centres in Vijayawada. He said at the Apex Council meeting. He phasised the need to give a befitting Apex Council meeting to tell facts to action upon our requests by con- all departments and officials concerned instructed the officials concerned reply to it’s arguments at the Apex the entire country as well as thwart vening the Apex Council meetings. were put on high alert and worked con- to come with complete data and Council meeting. “We need to give attempts made to undermine the But in reality, the Centre had done tinuously to help the affected. Imitiaz information on the Telangana State complete clarity on the prevailing rights of Telangana people,” he said. nothing so far,” the Chief Minister said the construction of retaining wall on Water Resources department and issues so that the AP government Chandrashekhar Rao pointed explained. Krishna river banks will begin soon. IJU strongly condemned stoppage of transmission of Kannada news channel Hyderabad/Bangalore/ Chandigarh, the office and studio of the Power TV Sept.30 (UNI) : The Indian Journalists and stoppage of its transmission was Union (IJU) strongly condemned the a direct attack on the freedom of the stoppage of the transmission of the press and freedom of expression, a Kannada news channel ‘Power TV’ by fundamental right enshrined in the the Bangalore police since Monday for constitution. They demanded that airing an investigative story on the al- the Bangalore police should restore leged corruption of the son and other the servers of the channel immediate- relatives of the Karnataka Chief Minis- ly to enable the restart of the broad- Hyderabad, (29 September) : Telangana State Youth Congress ter B S Yediyurappa. The Central Crime casts. The IJU extended its support to Spokesperson S P Kranthi Kumar has met newly apponitted Bureau (CCB) personnel of the Banga- the Power TV and its editors and the AICC Incharge of Telangana Manickam Tagore at Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad on Monday and Cordially greeted him lore police raided the office of the Pow- In a statement issued on Wednes- journalists working that the union with Congress Kandwa on his first visit to Hyderabad, after er TV, a satellite television channel on day, K Sreenivas Reddy President would stand by them in the hour of appointment as Telangana State Congress Affairs Incharge. Monday, and ransacked the office, and and Balwinder Singh Jammu Secre- crisis and render all possible help to Kranthi Kumar expressed his oppinon past glory will took away the servers, leading to stop- tary General of the Indian Journalists fight against the high-handed action come in the nearer days and also said that in future days Congress party will Lead the state under the directions of page of broadcasts. Union (IJU) said the police raids on of the police. Manickam Tagore. 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 22 Imposing the financial burden on Welcoming the court verdict in the the people how far this is correct. Babri Masjid demolition case

TSIT BUREAU and polarisations of votes TPCC Minorities secretary Abdul Rasheed Hyderabad,Sep30::BJP wounded the sentiments Hyderabad,Sep He said that in the covid National Vice President of majority people the 30::Telangana Pradesh tough time people are fac- DK Aruna and former Congress has levelled false congress committee ing lot of financial difficul- minister of erstwhile cases against BJP leaders, (TPCC) Minority secre- ties government is trying Andhra pradesh com- and saints and VHP lead- tary Md.Abdul Rasheed to fill up the exchequer ments on today’s about ers with political grudge. said that On the Poor and and also criticized that on long pending verdict Babri BJP leader asserted that Middle class people Bring- the name covid disaster masjid demolishing case BJP’s claim comes true ing the regularisation on act government is sup- Said that welcoming the after court rules demoli- the screen that means pressing the opposition court verdict in the Babri tion failed The present deceiving the people . parties ,on the pretext Masjid demolition case parties should refrain and Mr.Rasheed speaking to of fighting the govern- Dk. Aruna said that the realize from further poli- The south India Times ment anti- people policies court ruled the verdict in laya .On the other hand, ticsThose who involved Bureau on Wednesday. The TPCC secretary asked favour of righteousness She expressed her happi- in the conspiracy angle In the state ruling Gov- lem situations will arise why the collection of prop- and justice On the one ness over the resolution should apologize to the ernment for paying the Rasheed said that LRS and erty details survey said hand 28 years case, the of the Babri masjid case nation and the majority wastage bills imposing BRS burden on the poor that is under the income construction of Rama- .For vote bank politics, community she added the financial burden on and middle class people Tax Department not per- the people how far this those who have purchased tinent to the state govern- is correct. He questioned one hundred and two ment.He fired on that this Revanth Reddy filled Petition in He alleged the govern- hundred square yards and survey main intention ment telling fake stories if also criticized the Chief is keep control every one NGT against to DLF and MY Home pay the penalty illegal will minister KCR why Rythu in their grips and indisci- become legal. This game bandu scheme is sanc- pline debts The congress plays doing for Gener- tioning hundreds acres leader warned that if not institution illegal Encroachments ate income for revenue. of land lords Raheed said roll bock the decision will (TSIT Bureau) Congress leader ex- that it was a shame to KCR go into the people will Hyderabad, pressed his anxiety Congress leader asked do massive movement Sep30:;Malkaj Giri MP This kind of bitter taxes the KCR if you are in until served the hjustice and Telangana Pradesh burden lot of irregu- good faith,wants to reg- TPCC secretary extended congress Working Presi- laties will increase and ularize the homes of call to the people teach be- dent Revanth Reddy, who also people will fall in the poor people freely fitting lesson in forthcom- filed the petition, in that necked depth prob- do the as earliest basis ing elections Graduate. petition alleged that en- croachers had occupied in Puppala Guda drainage WEEKLY SPECIAL hrs o­n September 30; October 7, 14 & bridge and made huge 21 (Wednesdays) and arrive Ahmedabad constructions of Mul- EXPRESS TRAIN SBE- at 03.20 hrs o­n the Second day (Friday). tiple floors in that occu- TWEENKHURD A In the return direction Train No.08408 pied drainage bridge land in The petition Revanth Committee with Ran- Ahmedabad – Khurda Road Special Revanth Reddy pointed Reddy alleges that big fi- gareddy District Collector, ROAD–AHMEDABAD express Train will depart Ahmedabad at out to NGT that 30-floors nancial institutions such Regional Officer, Union 00.15 hrs o­n October 3, 10, 17 & 24 (Sat- buildings were con- as DLF and My home re- Ministry of Environment Hyderabad, sept.30 (UNI): Ministry urdays) and arrive Khurda Road at 14.30 structed in violation of altors violated the rules. and Pond Conservation of Railways has decided to run 08 ad- hrs o­n the next day. These special trains Building Rules according This case has A two- Committees to ascer- ditional weekly special express trains will stop at Brahmapur, Srikakulam to 2012, including G.O member bench headed tain the actual situation. between Khurda Road – Ahmedabad – Road, Vizianagaram, Kottavalasa, Duv- 111 He mentioned par- by Justice Ramakrishnan Ramakrishna headed Khurda Road. TRain No. 08407 Khurda vada, Anakapalli, Rajahmundry, Eluru, ticularly in the petition heard the petition.NGT two members bench or- Road – Ahmedabad Special Express Vijayawada, Warangal, Ramagundam, which he has submitted has issued the notices dered to give report with- Train will depart Khurda road at 10.40 Manchiryal, Sirpur Kaghaz Nagar. to the Petition to NGT Establishment of Joint in two months.

THIS IS PRIVATE LAND SAYS OWNERS AT CHILKANAGAR

TSIT BUREAU of 520 yards of land. Revenue officials con- Owners of plots showing docu- ducted a self-survey, a zonal digital survey ments at the place where the board and confirmed that it was a private place removed at uppal chilkanagar and removed the warning government 30: Plots purchased in Survey No. 33 near boards set up in it. He was outraged that Uppal Chilkanagar banyan tree belong the days were near when the people would to private land. Revenue officials con- reprimand the leaders for misleading the firmed that it was private land and not authorities for profit. The event was at- public land. The owners of the plots at tended by TRS leader VB Narasimha, plot the site where the board removed them owners Mallesh, Raghavareddy Anand, showed privately owned land documents that some ignorant BJP leaders were mis- ernment land while eight poor people Srinivas, Ramulu, Vijayalakshmi, Prabhu on Wednesday. Landowners were outraged leading Revenue officials that it was gov- wanted to buy and build a house on a total and Padmavati. 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 23 Delhi: Mosquito-borne diseases plummet in NDMC areas New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Medical Officer Dr Ramesh The NDMC has issued 2,894 With the sustained efforts Kumar said that as per the notices this year while 3112 made by the Health Depart- comparative report of three and 2819 notices were issued ment of the New Delhi Mu- years on vector-borne dis- in 2018 and 2019 respectively. nicipal Council(NDMC) with eases, the numbers of cases During 2018 and 2019, the respect to prevention and registered for dengue this year numbers of challans issued control of dengue and other are only 22, considerably less were 124 and 108 respectively vector-borne diseases, the than the previous two years while this year just 163 chal- number of such cases has de- wherein the figures were 81 in lans have been issued. creased considerably in com- 2018 and 52 in 2019. The civic body is also dis- parison to the last two years, This year the number of ma- tributing pamphlets on do’s said a senior official. laria cases are eight while only and don’ts to sensitise people In Delhi, mosquito-borne four cases of chikungunya Municipal Council regularly team members are also fo- on prevention of vector-borne diseases are on the rise. In the have been reported. In 2018 conducts anti-larva checking cusing on the presence of diseases. last one week, 40 new cases of and 2019, the malaria cases drive, in which teams have overhead tanks without cov- The NDMC has sent 50,000 dengue, 11 cases of malaria were 49 and 44 respectively, been visited and checked ers or other water containers, SMS every week to residents and 10 cases of chikungunya added Dr Kumar. The civic 4,27,970 houses and prem- prone to larva breeding. After regarding actions to be taken have been reported from dif- body administers the Lutyens’ ises and found 1,636 premises the checking of 8,36,480 water to contain the spread of mos- ferent parts of the Capital, tak- Delhi area, among others. with larva till date. containers, only 3,514 were quito-breeding in their neigh- ing the tally over 212. At the outset, the New Delhi The health department found positive for larva. bourhoods. K2 Group ventures into music with ‘Pellet Drum Productions Pvt. Ltd’

Delhi,30 Sept,K2 Group shakes to connoisseurs India, spearheaded by with an array of unique fla- Mr. Mohit Bansal and Mr. vours and diversified prod- Shubham Bansal launched uct offerings. its new venture, Pellet ‘Vegaan Shakes and Drum Productions Pvt. More’ branches are cur- Ltd. at a grand event on rently at Model Town, Tuesday at Le Meridien, Prashant Vihar, Harsh Vi- New Delhi. har, Paschim Vihar, GK The pioneering company 2 – M Block, Patel Nagar, will offer music and art- Rajendra Nagar (GZB) and ists a platform to showcase Tilak Nagar in Delhi. The their talent by launching brand will soon be opening IndiPop Punjabi songs and new outlets at many more also manage the diverse locations. and ever-evolving field of Speaking on the occa- event management. sion, Mr. Mohit Bhansal To commemorate the of K2 Group India said, beginning of this new ven- “K2 Group India has di- ture, Pellet Drum Produc- versified portfolios such tions Pvt. Ltd. as Auto sector, Software Launched poster of its Solutions, Digital Advertis- first song titled ‘Bholenath’ ing and now we are happy by renowned singer Kaka. to add two more verticals The event saw celebri- - one in the music and en- ties from music fraternity tertainment and the other including B Praak, Neha in Food & Beverage space. Malik, Afsana Khan, Hap- The launch of ‘Pellet Drum py Raikoty, and Gurnazar Productions Pvt. Ltd.’ and amongst others, gracing ‘Vegaan Shakes and More’ the event with their pres- is a continuation of that ence. legacy. Innovation has al- Bholenath has a soulful ways been at the core of melody and the lyrics por- The hit tracks’ audio had than Arvindr Khaira, the ‘Vegaan Shakes and More’ everything we do at the K2 tray the phase of love and already created a sensa- song will tug at everyone’s which offers fresh and Group and we have been affection. tion among Kaka’s fans heartstrings. healthy food and shakes. steadily working towards The song really warms and now with the launch K2 Group also an- This latest venture by K2 diversifying our dairy port- your heart and makes you of the music video, which nounced the launch of its Group will be serving a de- folio and reaching out to a feel the love in each lyric. is directed by none other Food & Beverage brand lectable range of healthy wider audience.” 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 24 Hyderabad’s industrialist, BJP state chief welcomes Purnachandra Rao Surapaneni is new CBI court verdict in Babri National President of IACC mosque demolition case Hyderabad, Sept.30 (UNI): chamber committed to the pro- Hyderabad’s industrialist, Pur- motion of Industrial, Economic, Hyderabad, Sept.30 nachandra Rao Surapaneni is Business and Commercial activ- (UNI): The state president elected as National President ities between the United States of BJP Bandi Sanjay Kumar of Indo American Chamber of of America and India. IACC en- today welcomed the Judg- Commerce(IACC), the apex bi- courages bilateral trade, invest- ment of a CBI special court lateral body synergizing India- ment and technology transfer, in the controversial Babri US business relations. facilitates business collabora- mosque demolition case He is the second Telugu En- tions, joint ventures, marketing by declaring senior party trepreneur to get elected to the knowledge. He is currently a tie-ups and strategic alliances leaders like LK Advani, National President of 52 years Managing Director of Hyder- through a set of proactive busi- Uma Bharati and Murali old body. Rao elected unani- abad base Global Infovision Pvt. ness-oriented initiatives. It is the Manohar Joshi as innocent mously in a Board Meeting of Ltd., a reputed player in IT/ITES huge responsibility bestowed on after 28 years old the inci- IACC , Headquartered in Mum- Services). Responding to his him and he would strive hard for dent. In a statement here munal political parties to alleged that the congress bai today election, Mr. Rao outlined his better bilateral relationships be- today, he said that the give up communal basic Had hatched a conspiracy Purnachandra Rao was elect- goals and priorities include im- tween USA and India. allegations being made politics and asked them to to ban their Party through ed at the first meeting of the proved trade activity by contin- The Vision of the IACC, Rao against their party leaders focus on the problems of election commission. He newly elected National Gov- uously engaging the members of added to be the principal bilat- by rival parties including the public. He alleged that said that he was of the feel- erning Board for the Year 2020- the chamber with various busi- eral chamber, to act as a catalyst the congress party had fi- the inquiry of Liberhan ing that rival parties like 2021. The Board meeting was at- ness activities and closely work- in promoting economic growth nally been proved wrong. commission was held for congress communists and tended by IACC senior directors ing with the Government. He between the two countries, to He said that the verdict 15 years to harass the BJP SP and BSP, who are not Lalit Bhasin, Naushad Panjwani, also stated that the chamber will protect and promote the collec- was a befitting lesson to leaders. He said that the ready to welcome the ver- Sekhar and others across the re- maintain a good relationship tive bilateral need and interests all those political parties central government had dict, didn’t have any faith gions. with U.S. consulates and their of the Indo-US business com- to communal parties, who not only removed four BJP in Indian constitution and The 60 years old Rao brings commercial attaches in India. munity and to effectively lobby support minority appease- led state governments but Indian judiciary. He also with him rich experience and IACC is the principal bilateral with two governments . ment. He asked the com- also banned RSS. He also demanded. Telangana’s Covid recovery rate Telangana ideal in welfare : Srinivas Yadav crosses 84 per cent Hyderabad, Sept.30 (UNI): Ani- mal Husbandry Minister, T Srini- vas Yadav today stated that Telan- Hyderabad, Sep 30 (UNI) Telan- 22.76 are above 51 years of age. this the state has so far tested gana is ideal state in implementing gana’s Covid-19 recovery rate Those below 20 years are 13.13 29,96,001 samples. According to welfare schemes. He distributed crossed 84 per cent on Wednesday per cent.Officials said 64.28 per a media bulletin released from cheques to 157 families towards as the state again reported more cent of those tested positive were the office of the director of public the marriage of girls of poor recoveries than the daily count of male while the remaining 38.72 health and family welfare, sam- families. The financial support new positive cases. A total of 2,243 per cent were female. The bed ples tested per million popula- is being offered to eligible poor people recovered from the virus status in 62 government hospi- tion improved further to 80,494. families under Kalyaan Lakshmi during the last 24 hours, taking tals treating Covid patients shows It says the daily testing target for and Shaadi Mubarak programs the total number of people recov- that 6,675 out of 8,868 beds. are the state is 5,600 per day as per in the state by the government ered so far to 1,60,933. With this vacant. A total of 230 private hos- the World Health Organisation he remarked. He participated the state’s recovery rate mounted pitals treating Covid patients, (WHO) benchmark of 140 per mil- in the program in his Secunder- to 84.08 per cent against the na- have 9,484 beds, of which 6,231 lion per day. abad area with local leaders, The tional average of 83.27 per cent. are vacant. Of the fresh cases, 298 Out of 1,91,386 total positive minister, attributed the welfare Eleven more people succumbed were recorded in Greater Hyder- cases so far, 70 per cent (1,33,970 schemes to commitment of Chief ward and downtrodden catego- to Covid, pushing the death toll to abad. For the fourth day in a row, were asymptomatic while re- Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in ries. Each beneficiary will get Rs 1,127. The fatality rate in the state the state capital saw less than 300 maining 30 per cent (57,416) are our state. No other state in the 1116 towards marriage program stands at 0.58 per cent against the cases. Medchal Malkajgiri district symptomatic. The data also shows country is offering financial aid he said. The government has national average of 1.57 per cent. recorded second highest number that 64.13 per cent of those tested to poor families kind Telangan he been able to provide necessary With fresh positive cases, the of cases at 176 followed by Ran- positive are in the age group of claimed. In addition to these two health services to local people state’s tally mounted to 1,91,386 gareddy (172), Nalgonda (141), 21-50 years while 22.76 are above the KCR government has been of- through Basthi Dawakhanas in of which 29,326 are active. These Karimnagar (103), Bhadradri Ko- 51 years of age. Those below 20 fering pensions to old aged, single the twin Cities. The government include 23,880 who are in home/ thagudem (102), Khammam (93), years are 13.13 per cent.Officials women, physically disabled and has fully equipped the hospitals to institutional isolation. Out of Siddipet (92) and Warangal Urban said 64.28 per cent of those test- others he said. provide better health care services 1,91,386 total positive cases so far, (85). A total of 17 government-run ed positive were male while the We are continuing these wel- to Corona patients. The private 70 per cent (1,33,970 were asymp- laboratories, 43 private laborato- remaining 38.72 per cent were fare programs in so it’s if financial and corporate hospitals are loot- tomatic while remaining 30 per ries and 1,076 rapid antigen test female. The bed status in 62 gov- problems caused by the Corona ing people who should get servic- cent (57,416) are symptomatic. centres conducted 55,359 tests ernment hospitals treating Covid pandemic he said. The minister es in government hospitals. Get The data also shows that 64.13 per during the last 24 hours ending patients shows that 6,675 out of urged the people to make use of free health services in our hospi- cent of those tested positive are in 8 p.m. Tuesday. These include 8,868 beds. are vacant. the schemes. The government is tals, and avoid wasting money in the age group of 21-50 years while 24,358 primary contacts. With A total of 230 private hospi- known of poor conditions of back- private hospitals he said. 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 25 Health Department of the New Delhi Municipal Council(NDMC) Media distorted my words on polls : KTR Hyderabad, Sept.30 (UNI): may be preponed he felt. The with respect to prevention and Municipal minister KT Rama minister said in yesterday Rao today denied some meeting that GHMC polls control of dengue newspapers of reporting that likely to be advanced by two GHMC polls to be held after months. New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) wherein the figures were 81 in November 11. He clarified He also appealed to the With the sustained efforts 2018 and 52 in 2019. that he never said of that TRS party leadership bro get made by the Health Depart- This year the number of ma- which was distorted by some ready and conduct wide cam- ment of the New Delhi Mu- laria cases are eight while only newspapers. paign welfare and develop- nicipal Council(NDMC) with four cases of chikungunya Actually what I said was ment program. respect to prevention and have been reported. In 2018 that the polls for GHMC may The minister has said that control of dengue and other and 2019, the malaria cases be held anytime after No- the party has to coordinate vector-borne diseases, the were 49 and 44 respectively, vember second week KTR and papers write different. held and the TRS leaders fir effective campaign on the number of such cases has de- added Dr Kumar. The civic said, There is no truth in The media should check have to be ready he said. It development programs. He creased considerably in com- body administers the Lutyens’ some news reports that the my words before writing or is the matter for election also said that the TRS has to parison to the last two years, Delhi area, among others. polls for GHMC to be held publishing the reports, he Commission to decide on make efforts to win forth- said a senior official. At the outset, the New Delhi after November 11 he said, suggested. As per GHMC the polls. coming MLA, MLC polls and In Delhi, mosquito-borne Municipal Council regularly What I said was something act, the polls are to be What I said that the polls GHMC polls. diseases are on the rise. In the conducts anti-larva checking last one week, 40 new cases of drive, in which teams have dengue, 11 cases of malaria been visited and checked and 10 cases of chikungunya 4,27,970 houses and premises Travel Operators resume agitation as TS have been reported from dif- and found 1,636 premises with ferent parts of the Capital, tak- larva till date. Govt did not honour its promise ing the tally over 212. During The health department team 2018 and 2019, the numbers members are also focusing Hyderabad, Sept.30 (UNI): riod would be waived and rel- KCR and none of the travel and the transport op- of challans issued were 124 on the presence of overhead Expressing deep anguish over evant orders would be issued operators have any access to erators had no exemption and 108 respectively while this tanks without covers or other the behaviour of the State in a day or two. The officials the CMO. We were arrested to reach the RTA offices to year just 163 challans have water containers, prone to lar- Government in resolving convinced us that all the op- when we tried to visit Pra- submit vehicle documents,” been issued. va breeding. After the checking the problems being faced by erators who have submitted gathi Bhavan only to submit he said. Nizamuddin said The civic body is also dis- of 8,36,480 water containers, them, the Transport Opera- online applications for put- a memorandum in the Inward that the RTA Commissioner tributing pamphlets on do’s only 3,514 were found positive tors of Telangana on Wednes- ting the vehicles under ‘Non Section. In this scenario, we and Principal Secretary of and don’ts to sensitise people for larva. day resumed agitation de- Use’ would be considered. are feeling cheated and let Transport Department Sunil on prevention of vector-borne The NDMC has issued 2,894 manding waiver of Motor However, orders were issued down,” he said. The TSCBOA Sharma had given us posi- diseases. The NDMC has sent notices this year while 3112 Vehicle Tax for the lockdown extending the deadline to pay Chief said that the operators tive assurance on September 50,000 SMS every week to resi- and 2819 notices were issued period due to Covid-19. the MV Tax till September had no business during the 5. But today, they are either dents regarding actions to be in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Led by Telangana State 30. We were assured that the lockdown period and that inaccessible or expressing taken to contain the spread During 2018 and 2019, the Cabs & Bus Operators Asso- orders for waiver of MV tax none of them had any money helplessness in providing us of mosquito-breeding in their numbers of challans issued ciation (TSCBOA) President would be issued in a while,” to pay MV Tax for that pe- relief, he said. The TSCBOA neighbourhoods. were 124 and 108 respectively Syed Nizamuddin, along with he informed. riod. “We’ve already pointed chief said that the travel op- The NDMC has sent 50,000 while this year just 163 chal- other leaders Gopal Reddy Nizamuddin said that to- out that the authorities have erators were still hoping to get SMS every week to residents lans have been issued. and Naresh and other lead- day (Wednesday) was Sep- imposed heavy penalties for some relief on this issue. He regarding actions to be taken The civic body is also dis- ers, hundreds of travel opera- tember 30 and the last day for non-payment or delay in pay- said that the travel operators to contain the spread of mos- tributing pamphlets on do’s tors from all across the State payment of MV Tax. “Now the ment of advance MV Tax. We have no business or money quito-breeding in their neigh- and don’ts to sensitise people held a protest at the RTA of- top officials are claiming that are being penalised for non- to pay for vehicles which re- bourhoods. Medical Officer on prevention of vector-borne fice in Khairtabad. “When they have already sent the submission of documents for mained parked in our garages Dr Ramesh Kumar said that diseases. we tried to hold agitation on proposal to the Chief Minis- placing the vehicles under during the lockdown period. as per the comparative report The NDMC has sent 50,000 September 5, two days before ter’s Office for consideration ‘Non-Use’. During the en- Our industry is heading for an of three years on vector-borne SMS every week to residents the commencement of the and a final decision would tire lockdown period, all our abrupt closure and we might diseases, the numbers of cases regarding actions to be taken Assembly session, we were be taken by Chief Minister K. vehicles were parked in the lose nearly six lakh jobs. He registered for dengue this year to contain the spread of mos- assured by the top officials Chandrashekhar Rao himself. garages or other parking lots. appealed to the Chief Minis- are only 22, considerably less quito-breeding in their neigh- that our demand for waiver of Everyone knows that it is al- The RTA offices were closed ter to help the travel operators than the previous two years bourhoods. MV Tax for the lockdown pe- most impossible to meet CM for most of the period. at least.

According to Salaria, the lioness rescued, it is only kept in the rescue Lioness succumbs to old age in lived a long life as 20 years is consid- centre and not mixed with the zoo an- ered a lot in case of felines. “In cap- imals. There is a proper procedure to tivity, the age of an animal is slightly be followed where the animals are to Visakhapatnam rescue centre more than what it is in the wild. In be kept. So nothing happens without Visakhapatnam, Sep 30 Gandhi Zoological Park, told the wild, it will be generally around the permission of the central zoo au- (UNI) A 20-year-old lioness . The big cat stopped eating a 15 years. In captivity, it could be 16- thority (CZA),” she said. However, on died at an animal rescue cen- couple of days ago, prompt- 18 years,” she said. Salaria said that some occasions, with the permission tre here due to age related ing the zoo officials to put all the lions in the rescue centre have of the CZA, a rescued animal may be ailments. “The lioness was her on treatment. The lion- lived long lives as they are better tak- used for inbreeding. Salaria pointed around 20 years old and died ess was rescued in 2003 from en care of in captivity. The Indian For- out that animals rescued from circus- due to age related issues,” Ajanta Circus and spent the est Service officer also clarified that es, man-animal conflict areas. Nandani Salaria, curator at rest of her life at the rescue the rescued animals are not mixed or elsewhere are generally under a the Visakhapatnam Indira centre. with zoo animals. “Once an animal is lot of stress. 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 26 New unlock guidelines: States free to decide on schools reopening after Oct 15 New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) : The online classes rather than physi- cation Departments of States and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cally attend school, they may be UTs. The Department of Higher on Wednesday left it to the states permitted to do so.” Education (DHE), Ministry of and union territories to decide on The guidelines added, “Stu- Education may take a decision on reopening of schools and coach- dents may attend schools or insti- the timing of the opening of col- ing institutions after October 15 in tutions only with the written con- leges and higher education insti- a graded manner. sent of parents. Attendance must tutions, in consultation with the Earlier, schools were partially not be enforced and must depend MHA,” it added. reopened from September 21 in entirely on parental consent.” Higher Education Institutions, compliance with Unlock 4 guide- States and UTs have been asked only for research scholars and lines. to prepare their own standard op- post-graduate students in science In fresh guidelines for further erating procedures (SOP) regard- and technology streams that re- reopening of the country amid ing health and safety precautions quire laboratory or experimental the pandemic, the MHA stated, for reopening of schools and in- work will be permitted to open “For re-opening of schools and stitutions based on the guidelines from October 15. coaching institutions, State and to be issued by the Department “For centrally funded higher UT Governments have been given respective school or institution will continue to be the preferred of School Education and Literacy education institutions, the Head the flexibility to take a decision af- management, based on their as- mode of teaching and should be under the Ministry of Education. of Institution will satisfy herself ter 15th October 2020, in a graded sessment of the situation.” encouraged. “Where schools are “Schools, which are allowed to or himself that there is a genuine manner. The decision shall be The ministry, however, clarified conducting online classes, and open, will have to mandatorily fol- requirement of research scholars taken in consultation with the that online or distance learning some students prefer to attend low the SOP to be issued by Edu- and post-graduate students. Social distancing forced by covid pandemic becoming to cope with loneliness

Social distancing forced by the ran like a dark thread through about how prevalent loneli- loomed very large indeed. The confronting us today,” Murthy coronavirus pandemic, it is be- many of the more obvious is- ness is, he also learnt a great question was how to address it. explains. Noting that social con- coming increasingly difficult to sues that people brought to deal about the healing power of Many of the people I was meet- nectedness matters to a doctor cope with loneliness. But then, my attention, like addiction, human connection. “In these ing assumed I had billions of who wants to help patients get loneliness was not an unknown violence, anxiety, and depres- instances and so many others, dollars in discretionary spend- better but doesn’t know how phenomenon in the pre-Covid sion. The teachers and school I could see the vital role that so- ing and a staff of tens of thou- to heal their loneliness - or the world even though the vast ma- administrators and many par- cial connections can play when sands. I often had to tell them doctor’s own, Murthy writes: jority of the populace might ents I encountered, for example, individuals, families, and com- this was off by a few orders of “My own desire to heed this call refuse to accept this given the voiced a growing concern that munities face difficult problems. magnitude. Despite this, my continued beyond my tenure as enormous opportunities - now our children were becoming While loneliness engenders de- new position gave me a bully surgeon general. So did the per- on temporary hold - to let off isolated - even, or perhaps espe- spair and ever more isolation, pulpit from which to raise pub- sistent questions around loneli- steam. Loneliness was quite an cially, those who spent much of togetherness raises optimism lic awareness about loneliness, ness that arose from the people eye-opener for Vivek H. Murthy, their time in front of their digi- and creativity. When people feel to convene conversations with and experts I’d met.” a physician, researcher, public tal devices and on social media. they belong to one another, their key stakeholders, and to make What exactly has led to the health expert, and entrepre- Loneliness also was magnifying lives are stronger, richer, and the case for shifts in everything fraying of relationships in neur of Indian origin, who from the pain for families whose loved more joyful. “And yet, the values from research and policy to in- communities and such high 2014 to 2017 served as the 19th ones were struggling with addic- that dominate modern culture frastructure and individual life- levels of loneliness? What oth- Surgeon General of the United tion to opioids,” Murthy writes instead elevate the narrative of styles. “The more I studied the er aspects of health and society States in the rank of a Vice Admi- in “Together - Loneliness and the rugged individualist and the seesaw relationship between are affected? How can we over- ral in the Public Health Service What Happens When We Find pursuit of self-determination. loneliness and togetherness, come the stigma of loneliness Commissioned Corps during the Connection” (Profile Books/ They tell us that we alone shape the more convinced I became and accept that all of us are Barack Obama administration. Hatchette). In some cases, Mur- our destiny. Could these values of the great power of human vulnerable? How can we create He expected that his focus thy writes, loneliness was driving be contributing to the undertow connection. So many of the stronger, more enduring and as the “nation’s doctor” would health problems. In others, it was of loneliness I was witnessing,” problems we face as a society compassionate connections in encompass issues like obesity, a consequence of the illness and Murthy asks. - from addiction and violence our own lives and communi- tobacco-related diseases, mental hardships that people were ex- In spite of his personal bouts to disengagement among work- ties, and a more unifying sense health, and vaccine-preventable periencing. It wasn’t always easy of loneliness, however, he’d ers and students to political of common ground in our larg- illness but, as he learnt during an to tease out cause and effect, never considered this issue as polarization - are worsened by er society? How do we shift the extensive tour of the US, “one re- but clearly there was something a potential public health prior- loneliness and disconnection. balance of our lives from being curring topic was different”. about our disconnection from ity and it certainly wasn’t on Building a more connected driven by fear to being fuelled It wasn’t a frontline complaint one another that was making the agenda he’d shared with the world holds the key to solving by love, he asks and deals with nor was it even identified directly people’s lives worse than they US Senate during his confirma- these and many more of the these aspects in two sections in as a health ailment. “Loneliness had to be. As much as he learned tion hearings. “But suddenly, it personal and societal problems the book. 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 27 Filmdom celebs pay respect to gurus

Filmdom celebrities behind it, I’ve learnt some- each and every human and someone who had no formal ersday.” Sidharth Malhotra: including Mohanlal, Ajay thing new. It’s an ongoing the Mother Earth!! Pranam training in acting, working “To all who’ve helped me Devgn, Kajol, Manoj Ba- process #HappyTeachers- aap sabko! Naman! happy with Mr. Shah was a Master understand life and make jpayee and Nimrat Kaur paid Day2020.” Kajol: “From ev- teachers day!!!” Nimrat Kaur: class. I will forever be Indebt- the best out of it, who’ve respect to their gurus on the erything that we learn, what “All that I am is the collective ed to him. May his soul rest taught me lessons so I could occasion of Teachers Day stays with us is what we get lessons I’ve learnt from all in peace. I love you Mr.Shah ace better at the things I on Saturday. Here’s what from our family. Here’s to my the teachers who continue to #Respect#Happyteachersday do.. Here’s wishing them a they wrote on social media closets clan who’ve taught appear in my life, knowingly #Grateful#Missyou #Ting.” #HappyTeachersDay.” Dia to commemorate Septem- me great values of life… or unknowingly. I salute all Samantha Akkineni: “To Mirza: “Thank you to all my ber 5, the birthday of the #HappyTeachersDay2020.” such souls who’ve led their the world you may be just a teachers Will never forget second President of India, R. Madhavan: “Wish you lives by example and strive teacher, but to your students, how each one of you made S. Radhakrishnan, which is all a very HAPPY TEACH- to make the world outside you are a HERO! A big shout me feel, how you assisted me observed as Teacher’s Day all ERS DAY. I am what I am and within us, a better place. out to all the teachers who in learning to think, discover, over the nation. today, only because of the #HappyTeachersDay.” encourage minds to think, the way you sparked my Mohanlal: “GururBrahma extraordinary and selfless Preity Zinta: “Remember- hands to create and hearts curiosity and built a founda- GururVishnu GururDevo teachers I’ve had the privi- ing all those teachers that to love! HAPPY TEACHERS tion of love and generosity. Maheshwaraha Guru Saak- lege of being blessed with. shaped me and my career DAY! . A big Thankyou to I am because you are Red shaat ParaBrahma Tasmai I am ever grateful for their today. One such person my wonderful team at @ heartFolded hands #Teach- Sri Gurave Namaha Pranams presence in my life.” Manoj was Mr. Kundan Shah On ekamearlylearning .. I am so ersDay2020.” Ahana Kumra: #HappyTeachersDay #Hap- Bajpayee: “I bow down in teachers day today I’d like to grateful and inspired by your “Thank you life for teaching pyTeachersDay2020.” front of all my teachers who Thank Mr. Shah for inspir- passion to make a differ- us the most important les- Ajay Devgn: “On Teachers taught me not only the words ing me, guiding me, helping ence in the lives of our little son! Three words.. #LifeGoe- Day, I salute the Camera. I’ve numbers and books but me and for pushing me to ones.” Bipasha Basu: “Thank sOn #HappyTeachersDay realised that every time I’m also gave a wisdom to love become a better actor. For you Teachers #happyteach- #HappyTeachersDay2020.” Talent will triumph: TV actors on favouritism in industry It has been two months take time, but one will surely leap of faith, and then the rest since Sushant Singh Rajput get a project, because real is history,” she recalled. passed away, and his death talent can’t be hidden,” the “Although leaving ‘Chitra- has sparked a debate about “Ek Deewaana Tha” actress haar’ was very tough for me nepotism and favouritism told . She has admitted to because we had a rejection in showbiz. Weighing in on being a victim of favouritism. coming our way in the past it are TV actors like Donal “I have lost a project when I even after everything was Bisht, who says that after an was a fresher in the industry, locked. But the Balaji team as- incident of favouritism, she and I was in Delhi. There was sured me that it’s all locked,” stopped giving auditions for this person who came all the she added. Actor Sharad Mal- quite some time. Donal is one way from Mumbai to Delhi to hotra agrees with Donal that of the successful small screen take my audition. He thought favouritism, partiality, prefer- actors today, but it wasn’t easy I’d suit the role. Everything ence and prejudice exist ev- to make it big in an industry was fixed, from the budget to erywhere and in all spheres, that is eyed by many. “I think dates. But when I did not hear but these things should not favouritism is everywhere, from them, I decided to call hold people back or deter not just in television or films them after a few days,” she them from giving their best in -- and that’s completely nor- recalled. She eventually came life. “I honestly don’t know if mal. I think nothing surpasses to know that an actress from I ever lost a role to favourit- talent. If one is talented, they the channel who was on great ism but yes, there were times will get their break sooner or terms with them, had been when just before signing on later. But if one is talented, locked for the role. when I thought to myself few days down the line, I start- Doordarshan’s ‘Chitrahaar’ at the dotted line, I was given a and if they don’t get a par- “I was shocked. I thought that this is all so made-up. I ed going to Mumbai for audi- the time, and the Balaji team lame reason for the project ticular project, it’s definitely to myself, ‘how could this be? stopped giving auditions,” she tioning again. I then bagged asked me to leave the show not being worked out in my unjust. Then again, I’m sure Everything was locked!’ Ap- said. But then she stood up the Balaji show ‘Kalash’ as a and come to Mumbai. My par- favour,” he shared. “Naagin” they’d get to be a part of an- parently this actress was the and dusted herself off, and de- parallel lead. It was my first ents were a little reluctant at actress Jasmin Bhasin also other great project. It may channel’s favourite. So, that’s cided she wouldn’t give up. “A break. I was anchoring for the time, but then we took the feels that favouritism. 51 WEDNESDAY,Thursday, AUGUST,October, 2020 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 28 KCR asks officials to take Centre to task at Apex Council meet

Hyderabad, Sep 30 (UNI) Telan- under Andhra Pradesh Reorgan- gana Chief Minister K. Chan- isation Act, 2014. The chief minis- drashekhar Rao has asked of- ters of the Telugu states are mem- ficials to take the Centre to task bers of the Council. The meeting during the Apex Council meeting assumed significance in view of scheduled on October 6 over the the objections raised by Telan- sharing of Krishna and Godavari gana over Andhra Pradesh going river waters between Telangana ahead with the Rayalaseema Lift and Andhra Pradesh. Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) across Stating that the Centre is do- Krishna river. Telangana has been ing nothing, he directed the of- stating that the project would ad- ficials to be firm in demanding versely affect its interests. that there should be absolute Andhra Pradesh, on the oth- clarity on the allocation of water er hand, had raised objections to Telangana. KCR, as the Chief to six irrigation projects or Minister is popularly known, the schemes, including the Kalesh- officials to prepare all arguments waram Lift Irrigation Scheme, in support of the just demands taken up by Telangana on the of Telangana on the matter. The Godavari river. KCR had ear- Chief Minister has convened a that the AP government will not water share. Even after seven years, there was lier stated that the state will high-level meeting with the Water raise the issues again in future,” “The Telangana State was no response for the letter written be taking a tough stand over Resources Department officials a statement from the Chief Minis- formed on June 2, 2014 and we to the PM. The Centre kept mum Andhra Pradesh’s objections on Thursday to discuss on the ter’s Office quoted him as saying. wrote a letter to the Prime Min- on the issue. Moreover, they are to the projects across Krish- strategy to be adapted at the Apex “Take the opportunity to ex- ister on June 14, 2014 requesting giving a picture that they were na and Godavari rivers while Council meeting. He instructed pose the seven years delay caused for the allocation of water to the doing something by convening seeking a halt to the RLIS. He the officials concerned to come by the Centre and its inactive role Telangana State. We also stated Apex Council meetings. But in re- had asked the officials to take with complete data and informa- on the matter. Oppose and reject that water could be allocated by ality, the Centre is not doing any- Andhra government to task for tion and issues to be placed before the attempts made to undermine constituting a Special tribunal thing,” he said. The Apex Council illegally utilising water from the Central government. “Andhra the rights of Telangana people. under section (3) of the Inter State meet has been postponed twice. Godavari and Krishna rivers Pradesh state is intentionally cre- Utilise the Apex Council meeting River Water Disputes Act 1956 It was last scheduled on August in contravention of the Bacha- ating disputes on the River water to tell the whole country about or through the existing Tribunal. 25 but was postponed as Union wat Tribunal Award. The Apex sharing. We have to give a befitting the facts,” KCR said. He pointed We also wanted the allocation of Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Council meeting was earlier reply to the AP State’s arguments out that under the States Bifurca- water should be done between Singh Shekhawat, tested positive scheduled on August 5 but was at the Apex Council meeting. Give tion Acts, whenever a new State is the Telangana State and AP or for Covid-19. The minister is the postponed on the request of the an absolute clarity on issues so formed, it should be allocated its among the river basin states. Chairman of Apex Council formed Telangana government.