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www.dailypioneer.com Notice served POLAVARAM PROJECT Tulasi Priya's on Lingamaneni CM PITCHES FOR STRONG body found in Guest House Notification issued VIJAYAWADA: Vundavalli stream Village Revenue Officer for reverse tendering PNS n VIJAYAWADA Prasad on Saturday issued US-ANDHRA PARTNERSHIP n notices to Lingamaneni Guest PNS VIJAYAWADA Anil Kumar Yadav asserted The body of Tulasi Priya House, along with other PNS n VIJAYAWADA that the government would (11), who was feared dwellings on Karakatta. l Rob Schroder, Senior Vice- The State government has complete the Polavaram project drowned following a boat He mentioned that the The US-India Business President, International issued a notification inviting in time. The works will start mishap in the River Krishna notice was served keeping in Council and the Atlantic Affairs, the US Chamber of fresh tenders for Polavaram from November 1, he added. at Chevitikallu near mind the flood situation and Council's South Asia Centre Commerce, was upbeat on project works worth Rs 4,900 Replying to a question, he Kanchikacharla in the dis- asked the inmates to vacate convened an exclusive busi- Andhra Pradesh's promise of crore on Saturday. The project said the government would trict on Friday, was found in the house immediately. The ness round-table discussion in rapid economic growth and includes head works worth Rs explain the facts to the Lakshmaiah Vaagu on VRO issued notices to all the Washington DC with Chief 1,800 crore and hydel Polavaram Project Saturday. residents of 32 premises on Minister YS Jaganmohan appreciated Chief Minister YS project works Authority (PPA) on She was the daughter of the bank. Reddy. The exclusive business Jaganmohan Reddy's worth Rs 3,100 their objections on the Kancharla Ramesh and As former Chief Minister round-table in collaboration impressive mandate for crore. The reverse tendering. Nagamani couple belonging N Chandrababu Naidu or with Georgetown University unlocking the expansive benchmark He clarified that due to Chevitikallu. The family his family members were not has focused on opportunities growth potential of Andhra prices are to reverse tender- was sailing in a boat to the present at Lingamaneni Guest to strengthen connectivity Pradesh equivalent to ing, the government other side of the village House he gave the notice to between the United States the Transstroy will be able to save after their house was sub- the security staff and asked and Andhra Pradesh and laid Representatives of Johnsons Controls interacting with Chief Minister l Chief Minister YS Company rates the funds. He said: merged in floodwaters. them to inform the con- the foundation for invest- YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Washing DC Jaganmohan Reddy welcomed in 2014, quoted "As a people's govern- Tulasi Priya, her elder cerned. ment and trade opportunities the US-India Business Council for 14% less and the ment, we have the sister and their parents, Continued on Page 4 between Andhra Pradesh and appreciated Chief Minister Pradesh, the Chief Minister (USIBC) to work with the addition of standard ser- responsibility to correct the along with two other per- the United States. YS Jaganmohan Reddy's will have an opportunity to vice rates. The State govern- mistakes done by the earlier sons, were going to their Rob Schroder, Senior Vice- impressive mandate for usher in an era of inclusive Government of Andhra ment has taken the decision to government. Mistakes were grandmother's home on a President, International unlocking the expansive growth, rapid development Pradesh and also identify '5 big issue fresh notification on the committed in Polavaram pro- country boat. Village elder Affairs, the US Chamber of growth potential of Andhra and strategic leadership for ideas' to catalyse the US- basis of the expert committee's ject and there was corruption in Unfortunately, the boat cap- Commerce, was upbeat on Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh, he said. Andhra Pradesh Economic report that Rs 3,600 crore cor- the award of contracts. This is sized after buffaloes coming booked for Andhra Pradesh's promise of With a strong mandate Partnership ruption was done in the project. precisely the reason for us to go in the opposite direction thrashing eloped rapid economic growth and from the people of Andhra Continued on Page 4 Minister for Water Resources for reverse tendering. disturbed it. Dalit girl AMARAVATI: Police in 3.5K liquor outlets to be run ‘Jagan in US, Babu in Hyd, people in floods’ Anantapur district on Saturday booked a village elder for thrashing a minor Dalit girl in PNS n VIJAYAWADA Kanna Lakshminarayana opined that public for eloping with a by govt from October 1 Jagan had gone to the US at the time of youth. Boya Lingappa was BJP State President Kanna severe floods without caring for the booked under the Scheduled PNS n VIJAYAWADA Lakshminarayana lashed out at both people of Andhra Pradesh. At the same Caste and Scheduled Tribe Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu time, Opposition leader N Chandrababu (Prevention of Atrocities) Act As many as 880 out of the total Naidu and Chief Minister YS Naidu had gone to Hyderabad. on Saturday, a day after the 4,580 shops would be wound up Jaganmohan Reddy in his twitter He lambasted both the parties for horrific video of the incident as the State government has account. He has tweeted: "Chief their repeated comments on the resi- went viral. released its new excise policy on Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy went to dence of of Chandrababu Naidu. The youth, who was also Friday. The remaining 3,500 USA and ex-CM went to Hyderabad, "Leaving the problems of the public, thrashed by Lingappa, was shops will be run by the excise leaving people in floods. Both TDP, both the parties are focusing only on booked under the Protection department itself. The govern- YSRCP are quarrelling over a house. Naidu's house. This is ridiculous," he of Children from Sexual ment's new initiative will gen- Better focus on the public." said. Offences (POCSO) Act. erate about 15,000 jobs under The cases were booked after outsourcing mode. The new a Deputy Superintendent of policy will be implemented Police, Mandal Revenue from October 1. Officer (MRO) and other offi- The Andhra Pradesh State cials visited KP Doddi village Beverages Corporation Limited and conducted an investiga- (APSBCL) will run the retail visor, three salesmen and a tion into the incident that liquor outlets. Location of the watchman. In rural areas, the l Each shop will be set occurred on Thursday. shops will be finalised as per the shops will have a supervisor, two up in an area of 150-300 Police swung into action fol- Excise Act - 1968. Each shop salesmen and a watchman. All sft and the price list of lowing the public outcry over will be set up in an area of 150- of them will be recruited various brands of liquor the video of the incident that 300 sft and the price list of var- through outsourcing. will be displayed on the went viral on social media. ious brands of liquor will be dis- Supervisors will be paid a board played on the board. monthly salary of Rs 17,500 and The shops will be run from salesmen Rs 15,000. The can- l The shops will be run 10 am to 9 pm. Each shop of didates can visit the website of from 10 am to 9 pm Court reserves urban areas will have a super- APSBCL to apply for the jobs. order on Sana Satish 87 villages flood affected bail NEW DELHI: A Delhi court l Governor Biswabhusan conducts aerial survey will pronounce on August 17 its order on a bail plea of PNS n AMARAVATI Hyderabad-based business- man Sana Satish Babu, who Tens of villages and hundreds was arrested in connection of acres of farm land remained with a money-laundering case under a sheet of water in involving meat exporter Moin Krishna and Guntur districts Qureshi. even as the flood fury in river Special Judge Anuradha Krishna was abating, while Shukla Bharadwaj reserved the toll in the deluge climbed the order after hearing argu- to two with the death of an 11- ments. Babu was in judicial year-old girl. custody. The Enforcement The body of the girl who Directorate (ED) was probing drowned in the swollen river the purported purchase of in Krishna district on Friday shares worth Rs 50 lakh of a was recovered by NDRF per- company linked to Qureshi by sonnel. A farmer, too, met a maximum of 8.21 lakh cusecs lakh cusecs at 10 am, while the Babu. with a watery grave in Guntur in the early hours of the day, inflow remained steady at 7.57 district on Friday, the State the flood discharge at the lakh cusecs, the State Real- Disaster Management Prakasam Barrage in Time Governance Centre said. TODAY Authority said. After touching Vijayawada has fallen to 7.99 Continued on Page 4 ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Shravana & Krishna Paksha Realty slump in city hits Panchangam Tithi : Tritiya 01:13 am(Next Day) Nakshatram: Purva Bhadapada 04:55 pm banking sector hard Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start G RAVIKIRAN n VIJAYAWADA any important work) loans this year. The market was looking up only before the divi- Rahukalam: 05:02 pm – 06:36 pm The slump in real estate has sion of the State. After the bifur- Yamagandam: 12:19 pm – 01:54 pm badly affected the banking sec- cation, it has taken a beating. Varjyam: 03:41 am - 05:28 am tor in the city and its surround- Again after 2016, there was Gulika: 03:28 pm - 05:02 pm ing areas, as there has been a con- some acceleration, but it was fol- siderable dip in the number of lowed by a slump in 2018 due to Good Time: (to start any important work) customers applying for home strained relations between the Amritakalam: 07:55 am - 09:43 am loans. The sale of flats has come Centre and the State. Now, with Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:54 am - 12:45 pm down drastically in the city. no clarity from the present gov- Even, the ongoing projects have when compared to the last year's ernment on Amaravati, the mar- VIJAYAWADA not witnessed any bookings. figure during the analogous ket is still down, impacting our While companies going for big period. Even though the Union business." Both customers and WEATHER ventures are not inclined to Budget supported the real estate builders are a worried lot now. Forecast: Thunderstorms reduce their tariffs, builders, by reducing the interest rates on While the former are hesitant to Temp: 32/26 who have started small ventures, home loans, the banks here are demand return of their advance Humidity: 81% are ready to slash the rates to not in a position to reap the ben- amounts due to legal hurdles, the Sunrise: 05.59 come out of debts. efit of the decision. K latter are in no position to repay Sunset: 06.40 As per records, home loans Nagabhushanam, Manager of an their loan amounts invested as Current Weather Conditions have come down substantially SBI branch in the city, said: "We working capital in their ventures. Updated August 17, 2019 5:00 PM from April to July this year have witnessed 40% dip in home Continued on Page 4 VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | AUGUST 18, 2019 vijayawada 02

CAPSULE Beware of social media, it can BONDA UMA TO STAY Jagan treating farmers as vote bank: WITH TELUGU DESAM Kisan Morcha ruin your life: Cyber expert G RAVI KIRAN n VIJAYAWADA: BJP National VIJAYAWADA The lackadaisical n Kisan Morcha General Secretary PNS VIJAYAWADA phone. This has become a ten- administration by the P Sugunakar Rao on Saturday dency for crores of smart- Former MLA and senior TDP said Chief Minister YS Managing Director of End phone users. So blocking noti- leader Bonda Umamaheswara YSRCP government Jaganmohan Reddy was Now Foundation Anil fications is a must". Rao putting aside all rumours in these two months harming the interests of farmers Rachamalla on Saturday stat- He implored the students to has decided to stay with Telugu and blamed him for treating ed that words written on con- desist taking their phones to Desam Party. has provided the farmers as vote bank. Speaking crete walls could be wiped their bedrooms. "Do not The news was agog that he much-needed to media persons, he said out, but those written on social charge your phones by your was contemplating joining YSRCP was following the anti- media could always bounce bedside. Your phone should the BJP or YSRCP as he saw oxygen to TDP to farmers policies of TDP, which back to haunt people. His have fewer apps, and you brighter prospects in them. faced the wrath of the farming foundation, which advocates should make use of SMS to However, after the recent launch a series of community in the Assembly for cyber safety, wages a silent send texts. Also try not to discussions held with TDP agitations. "The new elections. "Jagan in his war against the unseen dangers interact with faceless strangers MLC Buddha Venkanna and manifesto said that he would of the cyber world. on social media," he said. party Chief Chandrababu anything on his political scenario has give Rs 12,500 to farmers every Speaking at the inaugural The cyber expert beamed Naidu, a clear picture has moves," said his associates. changed the mind of annum. But, much to the session after signing an MoU several posters and banners emerged on Bonda's sailing Soon after his lengthy meet- surprise of many, he had on cyber safety with PB highlighting dangerous activities with TDP. ing with Naidu, he took part Bonda Uma," said included Rs 6,000, which was Siddhartha Arts & Science such as texting while driving, The lackadaisical admin- in the protests before Anna his confidants already given by Prime Minister College, he implored the stu- Highlighting the demerits of using adding that it was an invitation istration by the YSRCP gov- Canteens as per the call by Modi under farmers' welfare dents to not get addicted to smartphones, the cyber expert said to death. He also asked the stu- ernment in these two months the party high command. He scheme thus diluting his their smartphones and social dents to spend more time on cre- has provided the much-need- also lashed out at the Jagan has given us some hope". promise". Rao said Jagan, in media such as Facebook, that just with the phone number of ative pursuits which could be ed oxygen to TDP to launch government on Saturday "The decision to remove principle, was giving only Rs WhatsApp, Instagram and an individual, one could find out useful to build lucrative careers. a series of agitations. "The regarding the drones opera- Navayuga from Polavaram and 6,000 and not Rs 12,500, which Twitter. He exhorted them to He also added that many women new scenario has changed tion on Naidu's residence. the Bandar Port works have he included in his manifesto. use social media sparsely and personal information like the over the world were exiting the mind of Bonda Uma," R Bala Krishna, a local increased the resentment "This is cheating". He said Jagan with caution. individual's Aadhar card number or Facebook and opening said his close associates. TDP leader said, "After the among the middle class. The has sidelined the welfare of "Your reckless indulgence will even the brand of undergarment he Instagram for security reasons. The Ex-MLA, who partic- results, we thought TDP was government also kept silent on tenant farmers and has taken lead to unsavoury incidents in Anil emphasised on the ipated in routine pro- finished. YSRCP got 151 Amaravati. All these conse- inappropriate crop loss your life. These social media plat- or she was wearing importance of learning about grammes from Friday, kept MLAs and Jaganmohan quences have created a nega- measures. "To meet the crop forms are data collecting units - fake news, photographs and aloof from the party after the Reddy started implement- tive atmosphere to Jagan's gov- loss expenses Rs 4000 crore collecting without your knowl- videos. He stated that the sit- election results and partici- ing the welfare schemes, ernment. Bonda Uma, after was promised, but in the budget edge," he stated. He said that the Highlighting the demerits of platforms were launched keep- uation today was such that any- pated in a meeting of the which were promised in his taking into consideration the a paltry Rs 2,000 crore was platforms were being used to using smartphones, the cyber ing in mind the Western cul- one could say anything online Kapu community at election manifesto. We changing developments, took allocated. Even for tenant store the social characteristics of expert said that just with the ture and psyche, and for a con- and get away with it. There Kakinada, and later left thought the scope for recov- a decision to sail with TDP," farmers towards interest-free an individual which could be phone number of an individ- servative country like India, were many who were exploit- abroad on a personal tour. ery was less for TDP. But, the he said. loans, a meagre Rs 100 crore used for various reasons. "People ual, one could find out per- these platforms were still an ing women and committing He never condemned the decisions taken by the gov- BJP leaders stated that was earmarked". He also are using social media because sonal information like the indi- unfamiliar pursuit. He advised OTP fraud, while getting away news of his migrating to par- ernment to review the Power there more people would blamed the Jagan government they are freely available. They vidual's Aadhar card number students to block notifications, with it all. He also discussed ties such as BJP or YSRC. Purchase Agreements and join after Sravanamasam, but for invading into the cooperative download many apps on their or even the brand of under- reiterating that, "The moment about cyber bullying, digital "Even before meeting the negative response from the flow is yet to start, there- sector by posting their men in smartphones because they are garment he or she was wearing. you hear the notification abuse, and other traits of Chandrababu Naidu on several authorities, including by boosting the morale of crucial posts. freely available," he said. Anil said that social media sound, you rush towards the smartphone addiction. August 13, he has not spoken the Union government itself, TDP. Defence Pension Adalat on Aug 23 End Now, PB VISAKHAPATNAM: The Defence HPCL distributes artificial limbs to needy Pension Disbursement Office n (DPDO) of Visakhapatnam will PNS VISAKHAPATNAM HPCL Visakh Refinery be holding a Defence Pension Siddhartha sign Adalat at the DPDO premises in As part of its CSR and Swachh has extended financial Area Account Office (Navy) Bharat initiative, HPCL Visakh support of Rs 15 lakh Compound here on August 23. Refinery has extended financial Defence pensioners and defence pact on cyber safety support of Rs 15 lakh to to Gurudeva Charitable family pensioners, including Gurudeva Charitable Trust, Trust, Mangalapalem, commissioned officers, defence Mangalapalem, for conducting civilians, the coast guard, and The council will train cyber rakshaks to create six medical camps in for conducting six Bengal, Andhra GREF/ DAD personnel residing in awareness among students and the public Visakhapatnam. The camp will medical camps Andhra Pradesh may attend the identify and distribute artificial Green post wins Pension Adalat for the settlement about the all-pervasive cyber world. The limbs to the poor and needy PNS n VIJAYAWADA of pension related grievances. physically-challenged persons. P patients for the prepara- Pensioners residing in foundation aims at developing digital hygiene Veerabhadra Rao, Chief General tion/manufacturing of artificial Bengal defeated Andhra Blue by Visakhapatnam and surrounding Manager-Maintenance of HPCL, limbs according to their sizes four wickets, while Andhra areas are requested to submit among the students and reduce online Visakh Refinery, inaugurated the and requirement. Green scored a five-wicket win their complaints in English (in negativity by inculcating cyber morale first medical camp at GVMC Ramakrishna, Director-Palsy over Himachal Pradesh in the duplicate) on August 23, High School, Malkapuram. Clinics, Visakhapatnam District ACA RVVK Cup Under-19 between 10 am to 5 pm, or send Speaking on the occasion, Gurudeva Charitable Trust. patients were identified at the also spoke on the occasion Tournament held at Mulapadu in advance through speed post PNS n VIJAYAWADA The foundation also Veerabha Rao appreciated the He also commended Srinivas medical camp and experts from and appreciated HPCL for here on Saturday. Batting first, to G Changalrao, Mini Pension deals with accountability initiative taken by Jagadeesh, for his efforts in gathering the Sri Gurudeva Charitable Trust extending CSR Funds for the Andhra Blue scored 151 in Adalat Officer, DPDO, AAO PB Siddhartha Arts and for smartphone's and stu- Managing Trustee of Sri needy people. About 320 took measurements from the project. 44.2 overs and in reply, Bengal (NAVY), Visakhapatnam. For Science College and End dent usage at colleges and reached the target by losing five more details, the pensioners Now Foundation on at home. "The selected wickets in the 41st over. In the may contact 0891 2702790 or Saturday signed an MoU cyber rakshaks will par- other match, Himachal made submit their grievances in on cyber safety by estab- ticipate in expos, exhibi- 157 in 45.4 overs and in reply advance through email on ID: lishing a Cyber-Safety tions, and conferences CGST Commissionerate to help Andhra Green overhauled the [email protected]. Council in the college once in a year in Andhra target in the 43rd over with five premises. Pradesh to enhance their wickets to spare. The scores: Sree Ushodaya The MoU was signed knowledge," said Anil Andhra Blue 151 in 44.2 overs between End Now Rachamalla. taxpayers in filing annual returns (S. Durga Kumar 35, Tarun Sai celebrates Red Day Foundation Managing The cyber rakshaks will 25, Rohith Kumar three for 30, PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM VIJAYAWADA: Sree Ushodaya Director Anil Rachamalla take up awareness classes facility and file the Annual outreach programme. The (Divisional Office, Saurab Sarma two for 21) lost to School at Poranki celebrated and Siddhartha College in colleges on cyber bully- Returns before the due date programme will be arranged Siripuram, Visakhapatnam); Bengal 152 for six in 40.3 overs 'Red Day' on Saturday in which principal M Ramesh. ing, fake news, smart- The Visakhapatnam CGST of August 31. The taxpayers at the following places - on on August 19 at South (Sayan Kumar 43, Diganta nursery, LKG and UKG kids took The Council will train phone addiction and cyber Commissionerate has were requested to contact August 20 and 23 at Head Division (Divisional Office, Neogi 38, Sk. Ismail three for 31) part with enthusiasm. The entire cyber rakshaks to spread safety. planned to organise out- their jurisdictional range Quarters, Visakhapatnam Dwaraka Nagar, Himachal Pradesh 157 in school was decorated with an awareness among students Siddhartha Arts and reach programmes at divi- officer/divisional seva (VASSIWA, Auto Nagar); Visakhapatnam); on August 45.4 overs (Harsh Jamal 30, array of red balloons and and the public about the all- Science College Director V sional and headquarters kendras and seva kendra on August 20 at Kakinada 21 at Central Division Kushal Pal 21, T. Vijay three for decorative articles such as fruits, pervasive cyber world. The Babu Rao, College Dean level to facilitate taxpayers located at headquarters for Division (Divisional Office, (Divisional Office, 15, Nitesh Kumar Reddy two vegetables, flowers and toys foundation aims to develop Rajesh Jampala , Computer in filing the Annual Returns any sort of clarification. Kakinada); on August 21 at Suryabagh, for 19) lost to Andhra Green made of dazzling red and blue digital hygiene among the Science Department head for 2017-18. Members of various Rajahmundry Division Visakhapatnam); on August 159 for five in 42.4 overs (M. colours. School correspondent Y students and reduce online T S Ravi Kiran and deputy The Commissionerate chambers were also request- (Divisional Office, 23 at Vizianagaram Division Doondi Ram Prasad 55, P. Raja Babu was the chief guest negativity by inculcating head Kavuri Sridhar were urged all taxpayers of ed to sensitise their mem- Rajahmundry); on August (Divisional Office, Subramanyam 25, Rohith for the programme and he cyber morale. present. Visakhapatnam to avail the bers to make use of these 22 at North Division Vizianagarm). Narang two for 21). appreciated teachers and children, who took part in the event. "Colours play a prominent role in life. Without them, we cannot imagine a life. Everyone ‘Sexual health most important, South Central Railway has one or more favourite colours. but most neglected' announces rescheduling of trains PNS n VIJAYAWADA Train No. 02842 Chennai tions. SUMIT ONKA Central - Santragachi Special Train No. 16360 Patna - VIJAYAWADA n VISAKHAPATNAM Ganni Bhaskara The South Central Railway in Train, scheduled to depart Ernakulam Express sched- BULLION RATES Rao applauded a press release on Saturday from Chennai Central at 6:20 uled to depart from Patna on GOLD The subject of sexual health is announced several resched- pm on August 17, is resched- August 20 and Train No. most important, but most the four decades uling of trains in the division. uled to depart at 8 pm on the 11046 Dhanbad - Kolhapur ` 37,970 (10 gm) neglected in our country, of successful Train No. 22871 same day due to late running Deekshbhoomi Express ` 30 remarked Ganni Bhaskara Rao, journey of the Bhubaneswar - Tirupati of its pairing train. scheduled to depart Dhanbad SILVER Chairman of GSL Group of Express, scheduled to depart Due to the yard remodel- on August 19 have been both Medical Institutions, while CSEPI in from Bhubaneswar at 12 pm ling work at Jabalpur, West diverted to run via Itarsi, ` 43, 800 (1kg) addressing the 35th National on August 18, is rescheduled Central Railway, the follow- Bhopal, Bina, and Katni sta- ` spearheading 100 Conference of Sexology that the training and to depart at 2 pm on the ing trains are cancelled or tions. kicked off here. same day due to traffic block. diverted. Train No. 02194 Train No. 15120 Council of Sex Education skill Train No. 17624 Shri Jabalpur - Tirunelveli Special Manduadih - Rameswaram CHICKEN and Parenthood - International Ganganagar - H.S. Nanded Train is cancelled on August Express scheduled to depart `/ development of RATES KG (CSEPI) inaugurated the con- professionals in Express, scheduled to depart 22 while Train No. 02193 from Manduadih on August Dressed/With Skin `133 ference with the theme sexual medicine from Shri Ganganagar at Tirunelveli - Jabalpur Special 18 and Train No. 22684 Without Skin `152 "Sexology: New vistas of under- 10:15 am on August 17 is Train is cancelled on August Lucknow - Yesvantpur standing." medicine department would be normal." CSEPI Chairman Dr rescheduled to depart at 3 24. Express scheduled to depart Broiler at Farm `92 Ganni Bhaskara Rao applaud- instituted soon at his institution. Sanjay Deshpande said that the pm on the same day due to Train No.16229 Mysuru - Lucknow on August 22 have ed the four decades of success- Dr T Narasinga Reddy, Vice- concept of 'sexual health' (as A workshop was also held on late running of its pairing Varanasi Express scheduled been also diverted to run via ful journey of the Council of Sex President-Elect - National IMA, opposed to not having any sex- the basic work up of train. to depart from Mysuru on Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, and EGG Education and Parenthood assured that he would push for- ual problem) should reach every patients/clients visiting with sex- Train No. 06051 Chennai August 20 and Train No. Katni stations. RATES `/100 (International) (CSEPI) in spear- ward the IMA's efforts to intro- healthcare provider and even the ual problems , for a gathering of Central - Ahmedabad Special 12669 Chennai Central - Train No. 15119 heading the training and skill duce courses in sexual medicine. common man, which was the around 330 doctors which Train, scheduled to depart Chhapra Ganga Kaveri Rameswaram - Manduadih HYDERABAD 315 development of professionals Padmashri Dr Prakash Kothari aim of CSEPI. included urologists, skin spe- from Chennai Central at 8:10 Express scheduled to depart Express scheduled to depart VIJAYAWADA 342 in sexual medicine. Pointing to emphasized the havoc played by Prof Narayanareddy appreci- cialists, gynaecologists, psychi- pm on August 17, is resched- from Chennai Central on from Rameswaram on VISAKHAPATNAM 355 the virtual lack of formal sexol- anxiety in sexual lives, stating ated the way Abhisarika maga- atrists, psychologists and gener- uled to depart at 9:30 pm on August 19 have been both August 21 is diverted to run RETAIL PRICE `3.55 ogy courses in any medical col- that, "even normal people have zine and Dr Samaram educated al practitioners from Kashmir to the same day due to late run- diverted to run via Itarsi, via Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Katni (IN VIJAYAWADA) leges, he stated that a sexual to be convinced that they are the masses in sexuality. Kerala to Bangladesh. ning of its pairing train. Bhopal, Bina, and Katni sta- stations.

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‘ALL AND SUNDRY’ Free speech must be restored in J&K without much ado ment were essential. India, munication blackout and cur- what India should not do. its leaders created? Why, the they feel, could have handled This left people with the Government-run few-like conditions constitute Except for allowing interna- BBC hardly took notice when he international spot- the fall-out differently without Doordarshan and some satellite reasonable restrictions? The tional media to cover the Pakistanis hurled eggs and light is on Jammu & infringing on the human rights channels as the only (one-way) answer to all questions would protests in Hong Kong against missiles at Indians celebrating TKashmir more due to of the Kashmiris. emphatically be NO. We are Xi Jin Ping regime's move to Independence Day outside the suppression of free speech The Centre shut down all channels of communication with the not a dictatorship like China extradite suspects to mainland High Commission in London! and trampling of human rights landline and mobile tele- outside world and North Korea where the China, large parts of the coun- When did the White House in the state than abrogation of phones, prevented newspaper solution to every problem try like Tibet and Xinjiang under President Donald Art 370 of the Constitution. offices from publishing dailies flows from the barrel of a gun. Province remain off-bounds. Trump's watch hold its last Within India, a large majori- or weeklies, and yanked off evening), foreign television drive to debunk BBC and Al- At the same time, freedom Friendly media and pro-China briefing in the Press Briefing ty is convinced that 'One- cable television and internet. networks gratefully fill it. This Jazeera. They contended that of speech cannot be absolute. journalists are escorted to Room? India, one-Constitution' is an This left people with the is exactly what BBC TV and the images were fake because Akbaruddin Owaisi and Raja these regions and they write India has to chalk out its idea whose time has come Government-run Al-Jazeera did on the first the demonstrations were held Singh, MLAs, cannot be effusive pieces of how happy own path based on the fact even if a price has to be paid Doordarshan and some satel- Friday after Parliament passed in Pak-occupied Kashmir. S NAGESH KUMAR allowed to run amok with people there are living. Their that it is flanked by hostile by shutting off all modes of lite channels as the only (one- the Bill for revoking Art 370. Several flags of Pak-based ter- Former Resident Editor, hate speeches. Ask anyone liv- credibility takes a nosedive nations on either side, unlike communication, including way) channels of communica- They telecast two video clips rorist outfit Jaish-e- The Hindu ing near the borders the kind because knowledgeable read- USA whose nearest enemy is mass media. tion with the outside world. In of a procession of demon- Mohammad could be seen in of havoc that rumour-mon- ers can make out that these are thousands of miles away. It has Impartial voices in democ- today's world, one would feel strations in Srinagar and the crowd. Both networks did Could the situation have gering and fear-mongering puff pieces. a distinct culture, a diverse racies, which concur with like being in jail if his mobile crackling sound of gunfire. not produce proof of the been handled differently to can play with their lives. The India needs no lecturing population of 1.3 billion, a his- India's line that scrapping Art phone and television set are Separately, there were reports authenticity or identify the avoid opprobrium in the west- restrictions may be based on even from democracies, par- tory replete with conquests 370 is an internal matter and taken away. of casualties and images of source, though BBC said it ern media which influences culture (not many developing ticularly the non-China, non- and defeats, and lastly, a bitter- does not disturb the interna- As it happens during any those who sustained eye stood by the report. After J & the foreign policy of those countries would brook Russia members of P5 in the sweet tryst with democracy. It tional status quo, do not see such information vacuum injuries in pellet firing by K Chief Secretary B. V. R. countries? Could the detention England's tabloid journalism UN Security Council, about is two weeks since Article 370 any conviction in the (BBC announced Indira police. Subramanyam denied that of three former Chief or certain lifestyle magazines freedom of speech. How many was abrogated. The time has Government's claim that rea- Gandhi's death immediately, Sections of the pro- there was even a single civil- Ministers and other Kashmiri of the US) or compulsions of times did the British media come to scrap all restrictions, sonable restrictions on free while Indian media waited for Government channels and ian casualty, it was his word leaders have been avoided? Do national security. condemn terrorism perpe- particularly those on the speech and freedom of move- an official announcement till social media went into over- against theirs. the curbs on media, the com- China is a good example of trated by Pakistan, the nation media, without much ado. CAPSULE ‘Jagan's leadership will Stop ‘drone politics', help people: Pawan Kalyan provide stability to AP’ PNS n VIJAYAWADA Jana Sena President Pawan PNS n VIJAYAWADA providing investor-friendly Kaylan on Saturday urged both experience through one-stop the YSRCP and TDP to stop Indian Ambassador to the US hand-holding of investors drone politics and work for the Harshvardhan Shringla hosted across the implementation of welfare of the people suffering TTD EO presents silks a reception at the India House lifecycle. He thanked the from the aftermath of floods. where Chief Minister YS Indian diaspora in the US for Lashing out at YSRCP lead- to Mantralaya Sri Jaganmohan Reddy and the contributing to a strong foun- ers, who were hovering around Raghavendra Mutt State Delegation led by dation for the strategic part- houses on Karakatta, espe- Arunish Chawla, Minister nership between the world's cially the residence of former TIRUPATI: TTD Executive (Economic), Nilkanth Avhad - oldest and largest democracies. Chief Minister N Officer Anil Kumar Singhal on Counsellor (Economic), senior He also emphasised upon Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Saturday morning offered officers from the Embassy, newer opportunities to advised them to concentrate traditional silks to Sri Washington DC, and others, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy speaking at the reception hosted by strengthen connectivity on flood-affected areas where Raghavendra Swami Mutt at representing over 60 business Indian Ambassador in US Harshavardhan Shringla at his residence in between the United States and people were suffering owing to Mantralayam. TTD has been houses attended. Washington DC Andhra Pradesh and also the water deluge. Lashing out at YSRCP leaders, who making the traditional In his address, the spoke in brief about the "The ministers and MLAs offerings as a part of sanatana were hovering around houses on Ambassador lauded the n n progress made in bilateral ties were more worried about Hindu since 2006 during the dynamic leadership of the The Chief Minister laid He thanked the over the past year across all flood water entering the Karakatta, especially the residence of annual Aradhana festivities of Chief Minister, which he emphasis on the delivery of Indian diaspora in domains economics and trade, house of Naidu. They want to former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Sri Raghavendra Swamy. The opined would provide stabili- corruption-free governance, the US for energy cooperation, culture politicise the issue and belit- TTD EO was given a traditional ty, predictability, political will, bringing transparency in contributing to a and people-to-people tle their arch-rivals. The Naidu, Pawan advised them to reception at the Mutt entrance transparent policies, strategic procurement and contract strong foundation exchanges. basic duty of these leaders concentrate on flood-affected areas and Srivari temple Bokkasam direction and governance for management and providing for the strategic "Andhra Pradesh is poised while the State is in crisis is in-charge Gururaja Rao also the State, as well as attract to catalyse investments, capital to be with the poor people," where people were suffering owing to participated in the event. investor-friendly experience partnership investments and capital. through one-stop hand- between the and partnerships owing to he stated. the water deluge Harsh Vardhan Shringla is a holding of investors across the world's oldest and robust infrastructure for con- Pawan added that the peo- ‘Rs 100 cr worth career diplomat and a member implementation of lifecycle largest democracies nectivity, enabling policies, ple in the low laying areas were vegetables donated of the Indian Foreign Service integration with global value eagerly awaiting the govern- join hands to help the needy," with the ruling TDP. He said (IFS) since 1984. He assumed chains, shifting demographic ment's help. "It is unfortunate he said. the Jana Sena was always for to TTD since 2005’ charge as the Ambassador to United States Donald J Trump sis on the delivery of corrup- dividend and a ready work that both the TDP and YSRCP He stated that he had sup- protective politics and was TIRUMALA: Tirumala TTD the United States on January 9, on January 11, this year. tion-free governance, bringing force," the Chief Minister were playing drone politics. ported YSCP leader Jagan willing to render a helping Special Officer AV Dharma 2019. He presented his cre- Speaking to global investors, transparency in procurement added. They should keep petty issues when he was attacked at Vizag hand to the administration in Reddy stated that so far Rs dentials to the President of the Chief Minister laid empha- and contract management and aside in the hour of crisis and airport by raking up the issue the hour of crisis. 100 crore worth vegetables had been donated freely by vegetable donors since 2005. Addressing a meeting of vegetable donors at Union Ministers offer prayers at Tirumala Floodwaters enter Annamaiah Bhavan on Saturday, the SO said that daily 6-8 tonnes of fresh Bhavani Island vegetables were being freely given to them, thereby enhancing the quality and taste of Anna Prasadam being served to over 1.5 lakh pilgrims. He lauded the donors who were even hiring vehicles to supply vegetables and said that the TTD will organise vehicles for them in the next two months. Donors Kutumba Rao from Vijayawada, S Chandran and Thiagarajan from Chennai and Rajendran from Thiruvur narrated their experiences in Srivari service. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Robotic Park, which was a TTD Marketing GM new addition has come Jagadeswara Reddy, Anna Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat receiving a portrait of Lord Venkateswara The picturesque tourist spot under water. Prasadam Special Officer S Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitaraman offers prayers at Tirumala on Saturday at Tirumala on Saturday of Vijayawada-Bhavani Along with tourism Venugopal, and Catering Islands - has come under the department manager's office, Officer GLN Shastri PNS n TIRUMALA She also took part in the Venkateswara at Tirumala priests explained to him the by the temple priests. sheet of floodwaters. The gardens, gaming zones are participated on the occassion. Sahasra Deepalankara Seva on Saturday morning. significance of the Lord and TTD SO offered the Union floodwater has entered the inundated. Recently, the AP Union Minister for Finance and also paid a visit to the Upon their arrival, the the jewels adorned by the Minister a silk vastram, island on Saturday where Tourism Development Nirmala Sitaraman offered Swamy Pushkarini and Sri Union Minister was accord- presiding deity. He spent a prasadam and a portrait of there are 16 cottages, four tree Corporation spent crores of Rs 2.24 lakh seized prayers in hill shrine of Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy temples. ed a grand reception by TTD few minutes offering prayers Lord Venkateswara. top cottages and river hous- rupees for the development in ACB raid on Venkateswara Swamy in Maha Union Minister for Jal Special Officer AV Dharma before the presiding deity of Dy EO Haridranath, es for the benefit of tourists. of the island. Proddatur SR office Laghu Darshan on Saturday Shakti Gajendra Singh Reddy and temple priests, Lord Venkateswara and later reception official Balaji and All these are surrounded Laser Musical Fountain is evening. She was accorded a Shekhawat accompanied by who escorted him to the reached the Ranganayakula temple peishkar by floodwater and the gush- in a precarious condition VIJAYAWADA: In a surprise warm welcome by Special spouse Naunand Kanwar sanctum sanctorum. Inside Mandapam where he was Lokanadham were present ing water entered the restau- and if the floodwater levels check conducted by the Anti- Officer AV Dharma Reddy. offered prayers to Lord the sanctum sanctorum, accorded Vedasirvachanam on the occasion. rants damaging them. increase, it may fall flat. Corruption Bureau (ACB) at the Proddatur Sub-Registrar's Office on Saturday, a sum of Rs 2,24,730 unaccounted money was recovered from Syndicate Bank holds workshop for idea generation Govt demands apology from document writers. The seized documents have been sent for PNS n VIJAYAWADA "An in-depth ideation process verification and a report in its will be undertaken to assess and Pai for land grab tweet regard will be sent to the The Syndicate Bank on Saturday improve various functions of higher authorities. Acting on a kick-started consultative work- banking that would create a PNS n VIJAYAWADA Pradesh," PV Ramesh men- ing all District Collectors to tip-off, a team of ACB officials shop for idea generation at the roadmap for the bank's future. tioned in his tweet. survey and submit records of raided the office and found grass-root level, according to These functions will include The government has demand- Pai had tweeted: "Andhra - the endowment lands, along that several document writers General Manager K Srinivasa digital payments business, cred- ed an apology from leading Another Temple Land Grab with other non-endowment were interacting with the staff, Rao. it for country's MSME, use of industrialist Mohan Das Pai in the making? - PGurus lands. It is also stated in the which was not permitted. They Speaking at a workshop technology, retail lending, agri- for his tweet on the govern- Temple lands in Andhra letter that the Andhra also recovered documents and organised for branches from culture credit and corporate ment's alleged attempt to grab being attacked by @ysjagan Pradesh government wanted cash from the document Ongole and Guntur here on governance in the bank," said the endowments lands under under influence of evange- to give away 25 lakh plots writers. As many as 11 Saturday, he said the objective of Rao. the influence of evangelists. lists. Will GOI pl step in to under the 'house to poor document writers were found the workshops was to provide a "Importance will be given to Reacting sharply to Mohan protect devotees lands? people' scheme. The letter operating without licences. bottom-up approach to stimulate Syndicate Bank General Manager K Srinivasa Rao addressing a consultative align banking with national pri- Das Pai's observations, former @PMOIndia @narendramodi also cited several other gov- DCP Nagabhushanam said, the ideation process at the bank. workshop for idea generation in Vijayawada on Saturday orities which include evaluation Special Chief Secretary to the @AmitShah." ernment orders related to "We had information that the "The ideas had to aim at opti- of bank on parameters like cred- AP Government, PV Ramesh, Pai's tweet is in continua- land pooling in AP. sub-registrar's office was mizing banking by increasing the branch level, then taken up to city technological advancements, it support for economic growth tweeted on Saturday seeking tion to a story that appeared The website also stated that collecting money illegally use of technology and aligning level, then to region, followed by these discussions are going to and infrastructure, housing for an apology from Pai. "For in a website, wherein it men- the AP Government had through document writers. We banking with the national pri- state and finally the national add fuel on its journey of com- all, empowering women, God's sake, please stop prop- tioned that the Andhra enough lands to provide recovered the documents and orities," he said. Rao stated that level," he said. mitment towards customers". Swachh Bharat, MSMEs, Mudra, agating false information administration was actively housing for the poor. It added the money. Further verification the exhaustive workshop was He stated that, "The bottom- Rao added that the workshops education loan, technology, without any basis whatsoev- looking at auctioning several that the government order G will be done in this regard. We being attended by all branch up approach is being adopted for begin by reviewing the bank's financial inclusion, contribu- er. There is a limit even to Hindu temple lands across the O RT No. 774 indicated that shall conduct a proper inquiry heads and field functionaries full inclusiveness so as to ensure performance in the last five tion towards improving farmer's toxic imagination. You owe an State. Allegedly, there was an approximately 149 acres of after checking the transactions from the Vijayawada region. the services are delivered on a years across various business income, contribution towards apology to order from Dr Manmohan the DKT land was about to be done during the day." "The ideation and consultative proactive mode. As the bank has divisions to identify area-specific digital economy and corporate @AndhraPradeshCM @ysja- Singh, Special Chief Secretary given away for an Information process are being initiated at already geared up for more issues and growth potential. social responsibility," he added. gan and people of Andhra to the government, instruct- Technology (IT) Park. 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CAPSULE The saga of TDP tagged People should bid farewell NTPC disinvestment proposal faces to dynastic politics: Sujana backlash building demolition continues PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM VISKAHAPATNAM: CITU leaders from various organizations, along Sujana Chowdary, the BJP with the Public Sector FORMER TDP MLA'S BUILDING BULLDOZED BY GVMC AUTHORITIES Rajya Sabha MP who had Coordination Committee, staged jumped ship from the TDP a demonstration against the after the 2019 election debacle, Union government's plan to go PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM stated that the Andhra people for 10 percent disinvestment in should end dynastic politics NTPC. They raised slogans in A saga of demolition seems to and give a chance to democra- front of the NTPC main gate on continue on buildings belong- tic parties such as the BJP, for Saturday, demanding a rollback ing to TDP members, starting the sake of the development of of the disinvestment plans. from the Praja Vedika the State. Kumar Mangalam, member of Convention Hall. Continuing He was speaking to the the Committee, criticised the its drive against illegal struc- media in Visakhapatnam on move of the Modi government to tures, the Greater Saturday, in view of the BJP Rajya Sabha MP Y Sujana Chowdary addressing the media at the BJP office in hand over the NTPC to private Visakhapatnam Municipal membership drive that was set Visakhapatnam on Saturday players. "The NTPC is Corporation (GVMC) to be launched soon. continuously making profits and knocked down a five-storey Mounting an attack on Chief geting Naidu. The YSRCP has the BJP government which is contributed around Rs 9,000 building of former Anakapalli Minister YS Jaganmohan stalled all developmental works trying to make its base in crore as taxes and dividends MLA Peela Govind of the Reddy, Chowdary, who had in the name of reverse tender- South India. The party has during the 2018-19 financial year. Telugu Desam Party (TDP). visited Visakhapatnam for the ing in major projects," he been inviting many leaders According to its book value, the The illegal building at first time after joining BJP, said alleged. from other parties too. As the NTPC acquired 2,42,600 crore Dwarakanagar had been built that the new Chief Minister was "Rather than targeting an nation under the leadership of worth assets during its 44 years violating the Hyderabad Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation personnel demolishing a five-storey building of former Anakapalli MLA spending his all energy waging individual, Jagan should take Narendra Modi is developing of service. To please their Municipal Corporation Peela Govind of Telugu Desam Party in Visakhapatnam on Saturday a personal vendetta against legal action against the viola- on a rapid pace, people from corporate friends in India and (HMC) rules and regulations, former Chief Minister and tors. The government has been different political parties are abroad, the Modi government according to town planning TDP Chief N Chandrababu wasting tax payers' money by joining the BJP," he added. has taken a decision to bring officials under GVMC-Zone II. in vain as the GVMC officials Naidu. He stated that the busi- demolishing public assets," he He stated that both the TDP down its share from 56.41 The structure was embroiled in Former Anakapalli MLA Peela ignored his requests. A senior ness of the State government added. and YSRCP were the two percent to 46.41 percent by a legal dispute three years ago. town planning official stated, had been reduced to the feud Replying to a question on opponent parties for BJP in AP. disinvesting its 10 percent Tow planning officials had Govind’s attempt to get a stay "Our staff had identified the between two families. his defection to BJP, Chowdary He also gave a clarion call to shares. This act will remove issued notice to the former order on the demolition went in illegal construction in 2016, "Jaganmohan is concentrat- said, "If you see the history of the people in the State to bid NTPC from the Public Sector TDP MLA in 2016 when slabs but due to political pressure, ing more on Naidu than on politics, many have switched to farewell to the culture of fam- Undertaking," he pointed out. were being laid for the G+4 vain as the Greater Visakhapatnam we could not take any action. public issues. In the last three other parties depending on the ily politics in the state, as it had President of NTPC Employees structure. But, the building Municipal Corporation officials Now, the State government months, the State government situation. I could see a strong ceased at the Center as well Union Bandaru Sridhar Naidu owner stated that they had has given a clear direction to seems totally engrossed in tar- vision for India and AP from after the BJP came to power. demanded the Union government applied for Building ignored his request bring down all the illegal to withdraw the proposal, or else Penalization Scheme (BPS) on buildings." face the Union would go on the behalf of Peela Vijaya Lakshmi, The Police had made elabo- warpath. Srinivasa Raju and the wife of the MLA. Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan a notice to the former TDP rate arrangements and had 87 villages Ramana from Steel Employees It is apparent that the munic- Reddy had directed officials to MLA Peela Govind stating diverted the traffic before the CM pitches for strong Union, General Secretary GTP ipal corporation could not demolish all the illegal con- that the BPS demolition as the building was flood affected Prakash, Jagannadham from knock down the building when structions raised across the 209/VIS/22/12/36196 which close to a busy road. BHPV employees Union (CITU), the TDP government was in state and it had begun with the they applied on June 27 had Some of the TDP leaders in Continued from Page 1 US-Andhra partnership and Ganisetty Satyannarayana power and was now able to Praja Vedika built by been rejected. the district alleged that the from CITU District Committee only because the government Opposition leader Meanwhile, the TDP YSRCP had been targeting Even the discharge from Continued from Page 1 chains, shifting demographic (CITU) were also present on the was led by the YSRCP. Chandrababu Naidu. On MLA's attempt to get a stay TDP leaders to instil fear upstream reservoirs showed dividend and a ready work- occasion. After the 2019 elections, Friday, GVMC officials issued order on the demolition went among them. a declining trend, but the About 750 US companies force," the Chief Minister travails of more than 17,500 operate in India, creating jobs added. He said the people in 87 villages under and giving back to local com- Government of Andhra 32 mandals in Krishna and munities with Indian compa- Pradesh and US-India POWER NEST Guntur districts may con- nies operating in 50 US States, Business Council (USIBC) Three hardcore naxals tinue for the next two days. expanding exports by USD 1.5 can prepare a roadmap to In the two districts, 24 billion. The US companies achieve investment and trade villages were completely exported nearly USD 50 billion targets especially in the areas inundated by the flood. In in goods and services to India, of agriculture and food secu- renounce path of violence all, 11,553 people in the two while the Indian companies rity, healthcare, education, districts have been moved exported USD 77 billion, peg- infrastructure and manufac- PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM to 56 relief camps where ging bilateral trade to an all- turing. The Chief Minister food and drinking water are time high of USD 126 billion. also welcomed the US compa- Renouncing the path of vio- being provided. Speaking at the business nies to expand meaningfully lence, three Maoists, including In the lanka villages round-table, Chief Minister YS their CSR activities in India. a woman, carrying a hefty along the river course, peo- Jaganmohan Reddy compli- The Chief Minister pre- bounty on their heads surren- ple are reluctant to move mented the USIBC for work- sented his comprehensive gov- dered before the out of their houses despite ing with the Government of ernance and development Visakhapatnam Range DIG the flooding, reminding of India to identify the '5 big model, built on nine assur- LKV Ranga Rao and the scenario during the ideas' that will catalyse the US- ances called 'Navaratnalu'. Superintendent of Police massive floods in 1998 and India Economic Partnership Ambassador Harsh Bapujee Attada here on 2009. and welcomed the USIBC to Vardhan Shringla mentioned Saturday. According to the State work with the Government of that the Chief Minister's deci- Announcing the names and Disaster Management Andhra Pradesh and also sive victory is a landmark other details of the surrendered Authority, a total of 4,352 identify '5 big ideas' to catal- event and will support India's Maoists, the DIG said that one houses in the two districts yse the US-Andhra Pradesh rise into a USD 5 trillion among them was a Division remained marooned. Economic Partnership". economy. Irfan Nooruddin, Committee Member (DCM) Agriculture crops in "Andhra Pradesh is poised Director of the South Asia and the other two were Area 5,311 hectares and horticul- to catalyse investments, capi- Centrr at the Atlantic Council, Committee Members (ACMs) L Kalidas Venkata Ranga Rao, DIG, Babuji Attada, Superintendent of Police, ture crops in 1,400 hectares tal and partnerships owing to said, "The council would help from Andhra-Odisha Border speaking to the media as three Naxals surrender in Visakhapatnam on Saturday remained submerged in the robust infrastructure for con- Andhra Pradesh engage close- (AOB) region. flood in these districts. nectivity, enabling policies, ly with the private sector on There was a reward of Rs 6 Korra Venkata Rao, ACM nap case. In river Godavari, there integration with global value building climate resilience. lakh on the DCM and Rs 4 lakh from Kannavaram village of The three members had was a marginal drop in the each on both ACMs. Boda Koyyuru mandal in joined the banned outfit CPI flood intensity with inflow Anjayya, the DCM from Visakhapatnam district, was Maoist group after getting at Sir Arthur Cotton Tirumalagari village of involved in a bomb blast and attracted to their ideology. Barrage at Dowaleswaram Peddarasalapalli mandal in three fire exchange cases, while They surrendered before the falling to 7.46 lakh cusecs. Notice served on Nalgonda district, was involved Sindri Kandri Gorlametta vil- police as they were fed up with At Polavaram project site, in five murders, two bomb blasts lage of the same mandal was the partiality and irrelevant water stood at 26.36 metres, Lingamaneni Guest House Birds make a nest on an electric wire at Anakapalle -PPhoto: Tirupathirao G and seven fire exchange cases. involved in a murder and kid- activities of the Maoists. but flood flow from upstream Bhadrachalam Continued from Page 1 a notice asking them to vacate showed a declining trend, permanently stating that the the SDMA said. The notice said that there was constructions were illegally built OFFICIALS DO NOT RISE TO OCCASION DESPITE HEAVY INFLUX OF TOURISTS Governor Biswabhusan a threat for all these houses and against the River Conservation Harichandan conducted an guest houses and as Krishna Act. aerial survey of the flood-hit river water levels are increasing However, the process was areas of Krishna, while min- at an alarming rate. But, in the halted due to petitions filed in Nightmare at Nagarjunasagar: Traffic isters visited the marooned note, it was mentioned whether the High Court and the proceed- localities in Vijayawada city vacating the houses was only ings are going on. Now, the offi- and supervised the relief until the flood recedes or perma- cials gave the notices based on snarls, poor facilities greet tourists measures. nently. The VRO earlier issued flood perspective. J DEEPTHI NANDAN REDDY n HYDERABAD Realty slump As on Saturday Passengers’ body Although lakhs of people are evening, the in city hits thronging scenic spots around Nagarjun Sagar the Nagarjuna Sagar Project project received (NSP) areas these days to catch seeks more banking rare glimpses of the Krishna inflow of 7.15 River in spate; traffic snarls en lakh cusecs sector hard route, official apathy, and lack in the last 24 amenities from SCR Continued from Page 1 of facilities at the site are giv- ing jitters to many people. hours, while PNS n HYDERABAD are appointed to strengthen the M Chandra Mohan, a Considering that NSP has the outflow security at stations. builder, said: "We received been getting heavy inflows was 7.33 lakh Passenger Amenities Gajanan Mallya on his part a good response when we after almost after a decade, Committee (PAC) chairman talked of SCR's efforts in pro- started our venture in forcing officials to open all the cusecs PK Krishna Das and members viding various passenger-relat- 2018. But now, the cus- spillway gates, the popular G Premendar Reddy and C ed amenities like more escala- tomers have second project site is attracting tourists Ravindran and Kaku tors and lifts for goods, raising thoughts, as they fear los- in record numbers. With long nor drinking water, women Vijayalaxmi met SCR general height of platforms, improving ing booking amounts as weekends and holidays in and children suffered most. manager Gajanan Mallya at lighting at stations, provision of per rules". between, many people are When The Pioneer contact- Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad free Wi-Fi at all stations and Bankers disclosed that eager to make the most of a ed M Sivaji, district tourism over issues related to cleanli- maintenance of highest clean- a few builders have visit there now. officer of Nalgonda, he said ness at the stations. liness standards at all places reduced the prices and are According to estimates of that he would take stock of the Krishna Das complimented under its jurisdiction. trying to get out of the local people, more than one situation and address the traf- SCR authorities for maintain- The SCR focused on Swachh projects as early as possi- lakh people have visited the fic problem first. He men- ing high standards of cleanli- Rail-Swachh Bharat mission ble. project daily over the last week, tioned that the last time ness at Kacheguda, Hyderabad to ensure trains and services are G Prasad, Manager, with the numbers swelling on Nagarjuna Sagar witnessed and Secunderabad railway sta- made passenger-friendly. Indian Bank, said: "A weekends and shooting up on There are many complaints of ly. Vehicles were stuck in the ities. such tourist influx was in 2009. tions. He said the standard of Mallya said that SCR is a 100 builder has taken a loan the Independence Day. The massive traffic jams. Even traffic jam for kilometers near It has been more than a week The Tourism Department will cleanliness at stations was in per cent LED-lit zone which for his construction pro- deluge of tourists is expected to drinking water and toilets are Nagarjuna Sagar. Unable to since the footfalls have multi- assess the tourist influx this keeping with the 'Swachh helps save about Rs 7 crore ject. Now, he has fallen on continue for at least the next not available for many of the drive, we parked our car beside plied at NSP. Still, neither season and take appropriate Bharat' campaign initiated by every year. The zone has pro- bad days. Barely 10 out of two weeks, with the numbers tourists, raising several ques- the road and walked to the pro- Tourism Department officials measures, he assured. PM Narendra Modi. vided free Wi-Fi facility at his 32 flats have been going up exponentially on tions about tourist infrastruc- ject site for more than 5 kilo- nor police personnel have As on Saturday evening The committee members 200-plus stations and is plan- booked. He wants to sell weekends. ture at a popular tourist spot. metres. There were no police or taken any specific steps to Nagarjun Sagar received inflow suggested that scanners be ning to extend it to 700 stations them at a low price. He Amidst ecstatic tourist inter- "While normally it takes just other officials to regulate or manage the crowds. The dis- of 7.15 lakh cusecs in the last installed at Secunderabad in the current year. The zone is has sold flats at Rs 3,500 est, there is mounting anger 3 hours to reach Nagarjuna guide tourists," said trict administration and NSP 24 hours, while the outflow was Parcel office to ensure safety, focusing on new railway line per sft and now he is among people due to improp- Sagar, we had to go through an Harivardhan Reddy, a tourist officials too have turned a 7.33 lakh cusecs. Water was at baby feeding rooms are set up projects and doubling and ready to sell them at Rs er planning and lack of coor- arduous journey for more than from Hyderabad, complain- blind eye to the nettlesome 586 ft against FRL of 590 ft at Hyderabad railway station tripling of tracks to provide 2,800. Otherwise, he can- dination among officials. 5 hours when we visited recent- ing about the utter lack of facil- problems. With neither toilets with 300 TMC in the project. and more women constables more passenger services. not repay our loan." VIJAYAWADA| SUNDAY | AUGUST 18, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS Disqualified AAP MLA Kapil, HP: Rohtang-Manali ‘Don't know if Rane joining road blocked after heavy rain women's wing chief join BJP SHIMLA: Vehicular traffic on Cong was mistake or blunder’ PNS n NEW DELHI the Rohtang-Manali road has been blocked following heavy Disqualified Aam Aadmi Party rain on Saturday, the police PNS n MUMBAI legislator Kapil Mishra and said. The road was blocked Before joining the Congress, Rane party women's wing chief after the water level in a nullah NCP chief Sharad Pawar has Richa Pandey joined the BJP near Koksar police post in Kullu said that he cannot tell whether was the Leader of Opposition in the on Saturday. district rose instantly, Kullu former Shiv Sena leader state Legislative Assembly as a Shiv Speculations about Mishra Superintendent of Police (SP) Narayan Rane's move of join- Sena leader, while Gadkari was the joining the Bharatiya Janata Gaurav Singh said. Several ing the Congress in 2005 was Party were doing the rounds vehicles are stranded due to the a mistake or a blunder. Leader of Opposition in the Council since he started criticising road block but no loss of life or He was speaking at the AAP supremo and Delhi Chief property has been reported, he launch of Rane's autobiography Minister Arvind Kejriwal after added. here on Friday. leaders of the opposition," he join the Shiv Sena," Gadkari being removed as a minister in Pawar said that Rane had said. Before joining the recalled Thackeray as saying. May 2017. He grew close to Terming the occasion an "emotional two options- either to join the Sharad Pawar Congress, Rane was the Leader Speaking on the occasion, many Delhi BJP leaders and Man arrested for Congress or the NCP. of Opposition in the state Rane thanked Gadkari for tak- often shared stage with them. moment" for him, Mishra accused the raping minor in "He chose the Congress. I ed to remove the genial Legislative Assembly as a Shiv ing time out to attend the Mishra and Pandey joined can't say whether it was a mis- Manohar Joshi ahead of the Sena leader, while Gadkari function. the BJP at the party office here AAP of taking a U-turn from its Odisha take or a blunder," Pawar said. 1999 Assembly elections. was the Leader of Opposition "BJP leaders and state min- in the presence of vice-presi- principles and anti-corruption stand of JAJPUR (ODISHA): A 51-year- The NCP chief said that he However, Rane was expelled in the Council. isters Vinod Tawde and Ashish dent Shyam Jaju and Delhi unit the ‘India Against Corruption' old man has been arrested for had told Rane on the issue of by Bal Thackeray after he Gadkari said he had advised Shelar came on one phone call. chief Manoj Tiwari, former allegedly raping a minor in Bari being promised the post of voiced displeasure over Rane against joining the NCP leader Sunil Tatkare also- Union minister Vijay Goel movement, from which it was born area of Odisha's Jajpur district, chief minister by the Congress Uddhav Thackeray gaining Congress. came. But Chief Minister and leader of Opposition in the police said on Saturday. The then, that the grand old party prominence in the party. "But Rane had tears in his Devendra Fadnavis did not Assembly Vijender Gupta. accused, a neighbour of the does not function on the basis Union minister Nitin eyes and said he had no other give his time," he said. Terming the occasion an Jaju, who is the incharge of BJP the during Lok Sabha nine-year-old girl, lured her of assurances. Gadkari, who was also present option. Had Rane not joined Speaking about the book, "emotional moment" for him, the Delhi BJP, said Mishra election. Mishra, who was with chocolates before taking "Congress doesn't function on the occasion, said in 1995, the Congress, the political Rane said he had written it cau- Mishra accused the AAP of had expressed his desire to join elected from Karawal Nagar, her to his house in Ratnagiri like this. I know since I have during the first Shiv Sena-BJP scene in the state would have tiously. taking a U-turn from its prin- the party when Kejriwal sought has challenged his disqualifi- area under Bari block on spent major part of my life government, Rane was the been different," he said. "When I became an MLA, I ciples and anti-corruption "evidence" of the surgical cation in the high court. Thursday, a police officer said. there," Pawar said. Animal Husbandry Minister. Gadkari said late Bal wanted to become a minister stand of the 'India Against strikes. Pandey, who headed the "The man took her to his house Rane, who has pockets of "When he would put forth Thackeray would tell him to and when I became a minister, Corruption' movement, from Taking a dig at the chief AAP's women's wing and was where he raped her," said influence in the Konkan region his views in the cabinet meet- induct some Shiv Sena leaders I wanted to become the chief which it was born. minister, Mishra said the AAP a spokesperson, said the AAP Chakrabarty Kanhar, Inspector of Maharashtra, was hand- ings, we understood that this into the BJP and would also ask minister. I did become...Now I "I was feeling helpless for the chief was seen with Congress born out of search of "alterna- In-Charge of Bari police station. picked by Bal Thackeray as man was different. We came him to join the Shiv Sena. am an MP, but not out of will," past few years due to the mur- leaders like P Chidambaram, tive politics". The girl, who had become chief minister when he decid- close when both of us became "You are not right in the BJP, he said. der of the anti corruption Kapil Sibal and NCP's Sharad "I realised the alternative unsonscious for a shortwhile, movement, lies and manipu- Pawar, against whom party politics I was seeking was not returned home and narrated the lations of the party I was in," volunteers once faced police there at the Rouse Avenue incident to family members, Mishra said. "Joining the BJP, lathis while protesting. (AAP headquarters), but it is who then took the minor to the Normlacy I feel like a man who has final- The former minister said he here in the BJP," she said. District Headquarters Hospital ly reached the shore." would work to end the "nega- "Aam Aadmi Party has become here. Based on a complaint Gehlot orders fresh probe returning to Welcoming Mishra and tivity" in Delhi by helping the a 'khas' (special) party of 'khas' lodged by her family members, Pandey into the BJP fold, BJP win the assembly polls due people." Bari police conducted a raid on Tiwari said: "I hope they will next year. Pandey said she had spoken the house of the accused and rain-hit areas serve Delhi by following the Earlier this month, against the BJP and its leaders apprehended him on Friday, into Pehlu lynching case PNS n policies of Prime Minister Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas as an AAP leader, adding that they said. The man was THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Narendra Modi and philoso- Goel had disqualified Mishra now she felt like a "wayward arrested under different PNS n JAIPUR mob of suspected cow vigi- phy of Deendayal Upadhyaya under the anti-defection law person who has managed to sections of the IPC and the lantes to attack and lynch 55- As normalcy was slowly and Syama Prasad Mookerjee." after he campaigned for the reach back home". POCSO Act. Rajasthan Chief Minister year-old Pehlu Khan, a dairy returning to rain-battered Ashok Gehlot on Friday farmer from Nuh district of Kerala, people have started Threat of economic ordered a fresh investigation Haryana. Khan was lynched moving to their homes from into the 2017 Pehlu Khan near Alwar while returning to relief camps, even as the toll Kit to raise recession looming over lynching case and decided to his home town in Haryana climbed to 113 on Saturday, country: Mayawati follow it up with an appeal after buying cattle from with more bodies being awareness against the acquittal of all six Rajasthan. retrived from the landslide LUCKNOW: Expressing accused in the case by an The Alwar court on hit districts of Malappuram concern over the prevailing Alwar court two days ago. Wednesday acquitted all six and Wayanad. among kids economic condition in the The chief minister also set adult accused in the case, giv- As per the 9 AM update, country, BSP chief Mayawati on up a Special Investigation Ashok Gehlot ing them the benefit of doubt. 50 people have so far lost about abuse Saturday said threat of an Team under the supervision of Three other juveniles alleged- their lives in Malappuram PNS n NEW DELHI "economic recession" is state's additional director gen- Secretary (Home) Rajeeva ly involved in the case are still and 12 in Wayanad, the looming over the country. "In eral of police (Crime) and Swarup, Director General of facing enquiry by a Juvenile two northern districts, The apex child rights body in the midst of serious issues like decided to hire the services of Police Bhupendra Singh, Justice Board. where 28 people are still collaboration with the IIT widespread unemployment, a senior lawyer to guide the Principal Secretary (Law) The government statement missing. Kanpur has developed a kit to PONZI SCHEME poverty, price rise, illiteracy, probe, besides preparing Mahavir Prasad Sharma and said the SIT will also identify Search operations are spread awareness about sex- health, tensions/violence, the grounds for appeal in the case. Additional Director General of errors and irregularities in the continuing at Kavalappara ual abuse among children by threat of an economic The chief minister took the Police (Crime) B L Soni. investigation and fix the in Malappuram and using interactive means to recession is looming over the ED attaches Rs 261 cr country," she tweeted. "The decision in a high-level review The SIT, set up on the chief responsibility for botched up Puthumala in Wayanad, the teach them about personal trader community is dejected meeting held for examining minister's order, will submit its investigation on individual two areas which were the safety, respecting their body and worried. After job cuts, the shortcomings in the probe report within 15 days, the officers. worst hit in the second and overcoming guilt. and the findings of the court, statement added. The SIT will also gather spell of South West The kit is a set of cards, assets of Haryana firm they are forced to commit suicide. The Centre must take said an official statement. The chief minister's decision important oral and documen- Monsoon rains since posters, short animation clips PNS n NEW DELHI this seriously," she added. The review meeting, chaired followed two days after an tary evidence, left out or August 8, where massives and games, which can be The Enforcement by the chief minister, was Alwar court acquitted all six ignored in earlier probe, it landslides had wiped out used by teachers or an NGO Directorate (ED) said it filed attended by Additional Chief persons, accused of leading a added. two villages. to conduct an interactive The Enforcement Directorate a PMLA case in March this Modi leaves workshop for children about on Saturday said it has year after taking cognisance sexual-abuse awareness, attached assets worth Rs 261 of FIRs registered against the for Bhutan on according to the minutes of crore in connection with its group by the Telangana police two-day visit the 38th statutory meeting of money laundering probe for cheating common public NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Odisha to set up Maritime Board for ports the National Commission for against a Haryana-based by propagating a false theme Narendra Modi on Saturday left Protection of Child Rights multi-level marketing group of "a life turning opportuni- for Bhutan on a two-day state PNS n BHUBANESWAR struction, maintenance and (NCPCR). that allegedly perpetrated ty to earn income of Rs visit to promote the "time- operation of all non-major Noting that an unaware ponzi schemes and cheated 20,000 to Rs 10 lakhs per tested friendship" between the Odisha government has decid- ports in the state either direct- child may easily fall trap to investors. month". two countries. In his departure ed to set up a Maritime Board ly or through public-private sexual abuse without realising It said a provisional order, It said the group invited statement issued on Friday, the for development of ports and partnership mode. that he or she is wronged, the under the Prevention of gullible people to become prime minister said his visit to inland water transport in the He said the Chief Secretary commission said the kit Money Laundering Act members of their ponzi pyra- the Himalayan nation in the state, an official said. will be the chairperson of the would help in spreading (PMLA), for attachment of mid scheme "in the guise of" beginning of the current term The cabinet has approved proposed 12-member board awareness as any kind of residential plots, agricultural multi-level marketing by sell- reflects the high importance his the proposal to establish the comprising stakeholders, rep- physical or psychological lands and residential units ing products like suit length government attaches to New statutory body in view of the resentatives from the related abuse could scar a child's life belonging to Hisar-based and edible items. Delhi's relations with Bhutan-- future requirement of indus- state departments and the cen- forever. Future Maker Life Care Private "They (promoters of the a "trusted friend and tries in the state, Chief tre. Though a Bill in regard to "Through the workshop, Limited and its two Directors group) extensively advertised neighbour". He expressed Secretary AP Padhi said. formation of the Maritime children learn about person- Radheshyam and Bansilal, their commission model in confidence that his visit will "The proposed Odisha Board was passed in 2011, it al safety, respecting their their family members and which very high commissions promote India's "time-tested Maritime Board will be estab- was later withdrawn to incor- body and overcoming guilt," associates has been issued. were paid for enrolment of and valued friendship" with lished for overall maritime porate additional points in it, it said. "It also gets children The 16 immovable proper- new members in the down Bhutan and consolidate it development of the state," he sources said. to talk about this issue with ties that have been attached are links of the pyramid," the ED further for the prosperous told reporters after the meet- country's security and defence- the state, he said adding that In another decision, the state their peers and understand located in Hisar, Adampur, said. future and progress of the ing on Friday. related concerns", he said. the body is to deal with admin- cabinet has decided to imple- that they need to speak up, Kulam, Delhi and Chandigarh It alleged funds were fraud- people of both the countries. The board will provide "pol- The requirement of the istration, control and man- ment the recommendations of which many kids don't." apart from bank balances ulently collected from sub- icy guidelines and directions Odisha Maritime Board was agement of non-major ports Justice BP Das Commission for The kit also features game worth Rs 252 crore kept in 34 scribers as deposit towards for the integrated develop- felt in the wake of development and non-nationalised inland the safety and security of pil- cards as an intervention to accounts. membership in the scheme Eunuchs rob ment of ports and inland water in mines, mineral, metal, oil, waterways. grims at Puri's Jagannath tem- assess the learning acquired The total value of the attach- through a chain of agents pregnant woman, transport keeping in view the refinery and other sectors in The body will facilitate con- ple. by children. ment is Rs 261 crore, it said. spread across India. her husband GURGAON: A group of eunuchs robbed a pregnant woman and Stopped from her husband on Friday when they visited their home in the Nehru-Gandhi family has ‘brand equity’: Adhir Chowdhury marrying again, upscale Sector 46 area of the PNS n KOLKATA Gandhi's decision of owning Chowdhury, a five-tme MP city on the pretext of offering Responding to a question, he said responsibility for the party's from the Beharampore Lok 75-yr-old man them blessings, police said. A The leader of the Congress in defeat, and said the "noble Sabha seat in West Bengal, case has been registered at Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan regional parties lack ideological step" was worth emulating however, conceded that the Sector 50 police station and a Chowdhury, has said it will be motivation and mass support a by other leaders. party needed to undertake ends life special team has been formed tough for any leader from out- He said the result could measures for increased public PNS n BAREILLY to probe the incident, the police side the Gandhi-Nehru family national party like the Congress has have been different had Rahul acceptability. said. "We have registered an FIR to run the party, as it has Gandhi been declared the joint He said the political narra- A 75-year-old man committed of robbery under relevant "brand equity". cult times that the Congress equity. If you look at the pre- opposition candidate for prime tive, currently driven by the suicide miffed after his chil- sections of the IPC and He also said the revival of the was able to form the govern- sent BJP, without Narendra ministership, as the BJP had BJP's "communal agenda", will dren stopped him from getting investigation is underway," said Congress largely depended on ment twice in 2004 and 2009," Modi and Amit Shah, will it turned the general election change. married for the second time, Station House Officer Shahid the weakening of regional par- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Chowdhury said. function smoothly? The into a presidential-style contest. "We need to increase our police said on Saturday. Ahmed. In the police complaint, ties that lack ideology, and The Congress leader from answer is no. While speaking about the acceptance. It is the Congress Arshad was found hanging the woman said that three claimed that the country was the Congress is bright," West Bengal said while Sonia "In our Congress party, too, alleged tussle between the which is fighting against the from a ceiling fan at his home eunuchs visited her house and headed for "bipolar politics". Chowdhury told PTI. Gandhi heads the party as the Gandhi family is our brand Congress's old guard and the BJP, both ideologically and in Kanshiram Colony on demanded money. She said her Chowdhury said only a party Responding to a question, he interim chief, efforts are under- equity. There is no harm in it. young leadership represented politically. Right now the nar- Friday morning, a police offi- husband offered them Rs 2,100 like the Congress, with its said regional parties lack ide- way to elect a new party pres- No one else in our party has the by Rahul Gandhi, he said, the rative of communal politics cer said, adding that his first but they demanded Rs 2,1000. When they were negotiating, "strong" ideological mooring, ological motivation and mass ident. charisma which they have. It is current party leadership was a may seem dominant, but it wife had passed away. one of the eunuchs allegedly and pan-India presence, can support a national party like Chowdhury, a member of a hard reality," he said. mix of the old and the new. won't be permanent. Things According to police, when snatched the wallet, containing counter the "communal jug- the Congress has. the Congress Working Sonia Gandhi, 72, was The party's old guard was will change. There are more Arshad's children got to know Rs 10,000, from her husband gernaut" of the BJP. He said Sonia Gandhi was Committee (CWC) - the high- appointed the interim said to have prevailed upon the pressing issues like jobs, food, about their father's intention of and fled. Another one of them "The way regional parties are reluctant to helm the party est decision-making body of Congress president barely 20 new in bringing Sonia Gandhi and livelihood," he said. getting married again, they tried to allegedly snatch the functioning, they will lose their once again, but yielded to the the party - however, noted it months after she had volun- back to the helm, while Rahul Chowdhury said abrogation tried to dissuade him arguing woman's gold chain but she importance in the days to request of senior Congress would be tough for someone tarily relinquished the post in Gandhi insisted on a young of provisions of Article 370 that it will harm the family's managed to thawrt it and raised come. Their losing importance functionaries when the organ- from outside the Gandhi fam- favour of son Rahul, who leader for the post. granting special status to reputation. an alarm, she said. Fearing hey means the nation will head isation was facing a "crisis" after ily to run the party. refused to continue as the "The mixture of old and the Jammu and Kashmir has set a An adamant Arshad may be caught by locals, the towards bipolar politics. Rahul Gandhi's resignation. "It would indeed be difficult party chief after the humiliat- new is good for the party. "dangerous example", and will refused to budge which lead to eunuchs fled from the spot in a "When there is bipolar pol- "Sonia Gandhi has led the for someone from outside the ing 2019 general election There may be difference of lead to "greater interference by a heated argument between car, she added. itics, we would again come party in times of crisis. It was Gandhi family to run the party. defeat. ideas but the goal is the same," the Centre" in governance of him and his children on back to power. So, the future of due to her leadership in diffi- In politics, too, there is brand Chowdhury lauded Rahul he said. states. Thursday, police said. VIJYAWADA| SUNDAY | AUGUST 18, 2019 money 06

CAPSULE BHAGWAT BATS FOR SMEs, Trump says Apple will spend ‘vast sums' in US FINANCIAL FREEDOM PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NAGPUR Donald Trump said Friday Big corporations that tech giant Apple would be Mahindra’s first Small and medium scale indus- "cannot do spending "vast sums" of money tries can make people financial in the US in a tweet ahead of automotive assembly independent and not the big justice" to a dinner meeting with its CEO opens in Sri Lanka corporations, RSS supremo entrepreneurship Tim Cook. NEW DELHI: Auto major Mohan Bhagwat said here on which can The men have had several Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Friday. informal meetings before, Big corporations "cannot do provide such including at Bedminster, New on Saturday announced the self-sufficiency, inauguration of its local justice" to entrepreneurship Jersey, where Trump is report- automotive assembly plant which can provide such self- he said, edly on a working holiday at near Colombo, Sri Lanka . sufficiency, he said, addressing addressing all- his golf course. "Christened Mahindra Ideal all-India convention of `Laghu India convention "Having dinner tonight with Lanka Pvt. Ltd. this assembly Udyog Bharti' here. Tim Cook of Apple. They will plant is in collaboration with Laghu Udyog Bharti is an of `Laghu Udyog be spending vast sums of opposes incoming tariffs -- an December. Ideal Motors of Sri Lanka. The RSS-linked organisation which Bharti' in Nagpur money in the U.S. Great!" he issue Trump is fixated on -- of Apple did not immediately assembly plant today rolled works in the small and medi- tweeted at around 7 pm local 10 percent on goods manu- respond to comment about the out its first product, the um enterprises (SME) sector. time. The meeting follows factured in China, due to come dinner, and Trump did not compact SUV, KUV100 and "The first condition for Bhagwat said. Thursday's announcement into force on September 1. tweet again about the meeting, will roll out a slew of products attaining financial freedom for The present trend in the from Apple that it has invest- Trump has rejected Apple's or what was discussed. over the next 3 years," the all is that every person should sufficient. Big corporations medium scale industries grow, industry is reduction of man- ed roughly $60 billion in the calls for an exemption on its The president's latest missive company said in a statement. become self-sufficient. Those cannot do justice to such entre- people will become more finan- power due to automation, but US, and currently employs products, tweeting in July the comes after a gaffe in March "Inauguration of this who are not self-sufficient do preneurship but small and cially independent," he said. the entrepreneurs related to the some 90,000 people in the company should, "Make them when he referred to Cook as automotive assembly plant is a not have freedom," he said. medium scale industry can Across the world, the wealth Laghu Udyog Bharti do not country. in the USA, No Tariffs!" But his "Tim Apple". significant milestone for "And it is entrepreneurship give impetus to financial self- is distributed among few big resort to retrenchments as they Many of the tech giant's administration announced Trump later claimed the Mahindra's foray into the Sri which can make more and sufficiency," the RSS chief said. corporations and 24-25 per- consider workers as family, he products are assembled in Thursday tariffs on some naming was deliberate and a Lanka market. Sri Lanka is a more people financially self- "The more the small and sons (who own them), said. China and the company goods would be delayed until "time saving" measure. key strategic market for us and we are now fully equipped to deliver products customised to POST SALE OF BENGALURU TECH PARK local needs, on time," Airtel shareholders Mahindra & Mahindra V-Bazaar aims Rs 750 Managing Director Pawan approve move on Goenka said. excess pay to Coffee Day Enterprises’ says cr turnover by 2021, Mittal debt to fall to Rs 1,000 cr PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI to have 120 stores Bharti Airtel shareholders have approved a proposal Cafe chain operator Coffee IL&FS PTI n NEW DELHI allowing chairman Sunil Day Enterprises on Saturday Bharti Mittal and CEO Gopal said its total debt is expected company IICT signs agreement Fashion and apparels retailer Vittal to retain excess remu- to reduce to around Rs 1,000 with Sun Pharma V-Bazaar is looking at an over neration paid in 2018-19, crore after adjusting the pro- secretary quits towards out-licensing three-fold rise in its turnover according to a regulatory fil- ceeds from sale of its Global at Rs 750 crore by 2021 on ing. Village Tech Park in Bengaluru PTI n NEW DELHI HYDERABAD: The CSIR-Indian account of sales network Over 88 per cent of share- to Blackstone. Institute of expansion, the company said holders at the annual gener- "The company has already IL&FS Engineering and Chemical Technology here said in a statement on Friday. al meeting (AGM) held on announced the divestment of Construction Company, part on Friday that it has signed an V-Bazaar aims to add August 14 voted in favour of Global Village Tech Park held of the troubled IL&FS group, agreement withpharma major around 60-65 more stores as the special resolution for by its subsidiary Tanglin on Saturday said its compa- SunPharma for "out-licensing part of its expansion strategy, waiver of recovery of excess Developments Ltd for an ny secretary and compliance of patents on a New Chemical taking the total count to over managerial remuneration aggregate consideration of Rs crore. service the debt obligations of officer Saheli Banerjee has Entity for multiple therapeutic 120 in the next two years. paid to Mittal during FY19, 2,600-3,000 crore. The company said its arm the entire group in full. We resigned. indications". When new The company, which oper- internal accruals and infu- while 11.7 per cent voted On receipt of the consider- Sical Logistics has also been reiterate that the debt obliga- "Saheli Banerjee has ten- compounds are sought to be ates in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, sion of funds from the pro- against it. ation for the sale of Global working on divestment of cer- tions of the Coffee Day Group dered her resignation from used as drug candidates, they Jharkhand and Madhya moters, it added. "Therefore the resolu- Village after payment of tain assets. will be honoured. We request the post of company secretary are named as NCEs, IICT Pradesh, has plans to enter "For growth, as a strategy we tion...has been approved required Statutory payments, "The proceeds from the all the lenders and creditors to and compliance officer of sources said. As per the new states like Odisha, Delhi are focusing on only tier-II and with requisite majority," it the debt position of Coffee Day divestment is expected to sig- give sufficient time to honour the company from the close agreement, CSIR-IICT will get NCR, Uttrakhand and Assam. III places. Soon we would added. Group will reduce around by nificantly reduce the debt in the commitments and to of business hours on August payments totaling Rs 240 "We would add around 60- have stores in tier-IV places However, when seen cate- Rs 2,400 crore," Coffee Day Sical," Coffee Day Enterprises unlock the true potential value 16, 2019," IL&FS Engineering crore, including upfront, 65 more stores by 2021 and also," said Agarwal. gory-wise, all of promoter Enterprises said in a regulato- added. of the assets," it said. and Construction Company development and regulatory take our stores count to near- As per management a new group votes were cast in ry filing. Total debt of Sical Logistics Last month, Coffee Day said in a BSE filing. and other payments, IICT said ly 120 by the end of FY 2020- store has an investment of favour of the proposal, The debt position of Coffee is Rs 1,488 crore, it added. Enterprises founder V G IL&FS Engineering and in a release. "Further, the 2021," said V-Bazaar Retail nearly Rs 1.75 to 2 crore. although within the public Day Group post repayment of The company said it is con- Siddhartha allegedly commit- Construction Company, institute will also get payments Chairman and Managing At present, 40 per cent of institutions category only 52 debt out of proceeds from sale fident that the ongoing divest- ted suicide. In a letter pur- however, did not elaborate on fromSunPharma through Director Hemant Agarwal. the V-Bazaar Retail revenue per cent of voters supported of Global Village is expected to ments will significantly reduce portedly written by him, the reason behind the resig- royalties on net sales on The company had a revenue comes from men apparel, 23 the proposal. be around Rs 1,000 crore in the the debt position of Coffee Day Siddhartha mentioned "serious nation. commercialization of the of Rs 220 crore in FY 2018- per cent from ladies apparel, In the public non-institu- next 45 days, it added. Group. liquidity crunch" and "tremen- IL&FS Group owes more products developed using 2019, the statement said. 25 per cent from kids apparel tions category 99.9 per cent As per the filing, total debt "The financial position and dous pressure" from lenders than Rs 95,000 crore to these patents," the release The store expansion would and 12 per cent from general were in favour of the pro- of Coffee Day Enterprises as on asset base of the Coffee Day and an unnamed private equi- lenders and filed for bank- said. be funded majorly through its merchandise. posal. July 31, 2019 was Rs 3,472 Group will be comfortable to ty investor, among other issues. ruptcy last October. Emami aims at SHENZHEN Punjab & Sind Bank 15pc revenue US home building fell 4 per cent growth in haircare The border city a cuts MCLR by up to segment in July, slowing housing market PTI n NEW DELHI n world away from PTI WASHINGTON year fixed mortgage is just 3.6 20 basis points FMCG major Emami Ltd on per cent, according to Freddie Friday said it is aiming at a The pace of US home con- Mac, its lowest level since PTI n NEW DELHI such as personal, auto and 15-per cent revenue growth struction fell a sharp 4 per cent November 2016. Hong Kong home are priced on the basis in the haircare segment in the in July despite strong demand "A dearth of cheap lots and State-owned Punjab & Sind of the one-year MCLR. 2019-20 fiscal. from would-be buyers, held persistent labour shortages are PTI n SHENZHEN Bank (PSB) on Saturday said PSB has lowered MCLR on The company's haircare back by a shortage of skilled constraining builders, espe- it has lowered its mar- overnight, one- portfolio -- Kesh King, labor and affordable land. cially for homes costing less The southern Chinese ginal cost of funds month, three- Navratna and 7 Oils in One The Commerce Department than USD 300,000, which have metropolis of Shenzhen bor- based lending rate month and six- -- is worth Rs 1,220 crore said Friday that housing starts people seeking homes, yet the the greatest demand," Frick ders the semi-autonomous (MCLR) by up to 0.20 month duration andaccounts for 25-30 per slipped last month to a sea- shortage of available homes said. territory of Hong Kong, but per cent for various loans by 0.15 per cent of its topline. sonally adjusted annual rate of and rising prices have damp- In July, home construction calls for greater freedom from tenors. cent to 8.20 per "As per industry estimates, 1.19 million units. So far this ened sales. fell across the Northeast, protesters in the Asian finan- "Our bank has cent, 8.30 per light hair oil is the fastest year, housing starts have The slowdown in construc- Midwest and South. It rose 1.3 cial hub meet with short shrift reviewed the marginal cent, 8.40 per growing segment with a declined 3.1 per cent. tion, which in turn contributes per cent in the West, where among their mainland neigh- cost of fund based cent and 8.50 per CAGR of 25 per cent in the Though there was a slight to the scarcity of available home construction has fallen bours. lending rate (MCLR) cent, respectively. last five years. As a brand, we 1.3 per cent uptick in the con- housing, may contribute to a by 12.3 per cent this year. In the sprawling mainland for different tenors and the It also reduced MCLR on have taken a keen interest in struction of single-family weakening of the overall econ- Friday's construction report city known for its high-tech same will be effective from three-year tenor loans by 0.5 the segment," Emami homes last month, the gain was omy. suggests that homebuilders market, many Shenzhen resi- "They're just 16.08.2019," Punjab & Sind per cent to 9.20 per cent. Director Priti A Sureka told offset by a 17.2 per cent plunge Robert Frick, corporate may begin focusing more on dents tell AFP they do not sup- ruining Bank (PSB) said in a regula- The rate cut follows an reporters here. in the apartment category. economist at the Navy Federal the rental market. port the protests in Hong themselves," tory filing. MCLR cut by the country's "In 2019-20, we hope to The construction slowdown, Credit Union said that July's Applications for housing Kong, which has seen 10 The public sector bank has largest lender SBI post the garner a revenue of around which has persisted all year, is report showed that low mort- permits, an indicator of future weeks of pro-democracy ral- said one taxi lowered the benchmark one- RBI's decision to reduce the Rs100 crore from '7 Oils in thwarting prospective home- gage rates were not enough to construction, rose 8.4 per cent, lies. driver, who did year MCLR to 8.50 per cent key interest rate (repo) by One', and in the next three buyers. The solid job market pull the US homebuilding and apartment complexes "They're just ruining them- not want to give from 8.70 per cent earlier. 0.35 percentage point to a years,the target is to reach Rs and falling mortgage rates market out of its slump. accounted for most of the selves," said one taxi driver, Most of the consumer loans nine-year low of 5.40 per cent. 200 crore," she said. have boosted interest among The average rate on a 30- increase. who did not want to give his his name due to name due to the sensitivity of the sensitivity of the topic. the topic "What can they do when their economy goes and no China launches new rocket for commercial use travellers want to visit?" two systems" framework Crossing between the cities is which gives citizens the right PTI n BEIJING Rocket Company Ltd president not straightforward for main- to protest and enjoy freedom The Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), developed Tang Yagang said. landers, who need to get an of speech. China's new carrier rocket, by the China Rocket Company One such rocket can be pro- entry-exit permit and face Across the border, designed for commercial use, duced in six months after busi- limits on the number of times Shenzhen sits behind the made its maiden flight on affiliated to the China Academy of ness agreements are signed they can travel to Hong Kong, "Great Firewall" that restricts Saturday, sending three satel- Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT), with customers. After the rock- which enjoys rights unseen in access to news and informa- lites into planned orbit. blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite et is transported to the launch- mainland China. tion and allows the govern- The Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), ing centre, the launch can be Shenzhen was dragged into ment to censor and push its developed by the China Rocket Launch Centre in northwest China at realized within 24 hours. The the unrest after Chinese state- own narrative. Company affiliated to the 12:11 pm local time rocket can be used for launch- run media reported that ele- Hong Kong protestors have China Academy of Launch ing either single satellite or ments of the People's Armed argued their rights are being Vehicle Technology (CALVT), multiple satellites at a time, Police were assembling there. eroded by an increasingly blasted off from the Jiuquan eter of 1.2 metres and a take- nical manager of the SD-1 according to Tang. In recent days state media assertive Beijing -- but these Satellite Launch Centre in off weight of about 23.1 tonnes project, said. Tang said the company have broadcast images of views find little support on the northwest China at 12:11 pm -- is a small-scale solid-pro- It took less than 18 months mainly relies on social financ- Chinese military forces and streets of Shenzhen. local time. pellant carrier rocket capable of to develop SD-1, which is the ing to develop SD-1 to lower its armoured personnel carriers "The Communist Party isn't The three satellites, devel- sending 200 kg payloads to the shortest period to develop a cost through competition. in the city -- raising fears of a afraid when things are stirred oped by three separate Beijing- solar synchronous orbit at an new type of carrier rocket in "Commercial launching will possible military intervention up," said one resident sur- based companies, will be used Different from the previous ket demand of launching small altitude of 500 km. China, the report said. have a vast market in the fields by Beijing. named Chen. for remote sensing services, carrier rockets of the Long commercial satellites, CALVT "It has the highest carrying The designers of SD-1 have such as low-Earth orbit The former British colony of "Young people don't really communication and Internet of March family, the new Dragon chief Wang Xiaojun said. efficiency among China's cur- made efforts to lower the costs Internet mobile communica- Hong Kong returned to think, they've had it good," Things (IoT), state-run Xinhua series is developed in a com- The SD-1 -- with a total rent commercial solid-propel- and improve the efficiency and tion and remote sensing," Tang Chinese rule 22 years ago, and says another, speaking on con- news agency reported. mercial mode to meet the mar- length of 19.5 metres, a diam- lant rockets," Gong Min, tech- reliability of the rocket, China said. operates under a "one country, dition of anonymity. 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Sunday August 18, 2019 AN OFFICER OF MANY FIRSTS In a bare-all interview, Jayesh Ranjan, the Principal Secretary of Industries, Telangana, talks to Naveena Ghanate about his career, wife, daughter and everything in between

Omnipresent administrator Dad wanted IFS, I picked after 11 pm, when all the four women calmness and serenity and keeps you AS A PARENT… (mother, wife, daughter and mother-in- happy. I love reading books and borrow ince I am an only child and appreciated the fact of being one, I got complete attention of parents. ot confined to his role as IAS for Mom law) are fast asleep. It is a lively place with from libraries. When the British Council SNot that they pamper me and I know that they are extremely attached to me and have the sense of principal secretary of indus- Uttar Pradesh being my home state so many women at home and post 11 pm asked me to take part in the Hyderabad protection, bonding is very strong. I felt that I wasn’t deprived in anyway. So we also decided to have tries, Jayesh Ranjan comes was going through a bad turmoil when my work clock ticks and it typically takes Literary Fest, I said I would like to bor- one child and are very happy that it is a girl. My parents have been very non-intrusive to me. They across as someone who is I got selected especially - the Babri masjid about 2 hours. Even before becoming an row books from them. never put any clauses. I want to emulate the same for my daughter. I took a late decision that studying n omnipresent. You could find and mandal commission issue. My IAS officer, I was a night owl. Now, I I also watch a lot of movies and this in US is a possibility. Now it is very common to go to the US. Children are already talking if they have him at a serious industry father who was very confident that I wake up at 5:45 am and go for a walk to gave me an opportunity to become the to pursue an undergrad abroad. There may be many occasions where she will need to make event, an erudite literary fest or sports would get through wanted me to opt for KBR park for an hour. After coming back president of a movie club. I developed a decisions. championship or even a fashion show. foreign services, because being a journal- I rest for two hours. That way I get 6 taste for cultural art events in my early The Pioneer got hold of him at a ist he saw politicians and bureaucracy. hours of sleep and I do it in two spells. childhood. Hyderabad Open Badminton He felt that I would just not be able to Championship in Gachibowli stadium fit. for a freewheeling interview. A topper of While my dad wanted me to pick IFS, A movie buff and First IAS to remove red Civil Service Exam 1992 batch, recalls my mother wouldn’t be happy to see her a bookworm beacon from car… that he was pitted against Zombies son go away. So I picked IAS and opted when preparing for IAS. While his stint out of home state. For last 26 years I have Socialising When I became a district collector, the as Kadapa collector gave him satisfaction, been working in AP and now in is an impor- first thing that I did was remove the red he terms his transfer to HUDA as a Telangana. Many batchmates of mine tant part of beacon from my car. Now it is a law, but funny incident. While one sees Jayesh as have all worked in Delhi but I am one life as work when I was the Kadapa collector, I a person connecting well with urban of those exceptions who has never gone alone is removed it. folks, he reminisces that he always loved to Delhi. not life. Kadapa was witnessing factions and rural postings. Young Jayesh who could- The going has been so good for me. Doing the SP suggested that I keep it. In Kadapa, n’t get hold of the career initially but In erstwhile AP and now in TS, I always things we had a Praja Vani on Monday and I became an IAS effortlessly, says that ‘hav- got long postings that I really enjoyed outside remember there were many days when ing such easy passage, I always remain doing. The present assignment I am in of work the last person left only at 1.30 am. I was grounded with no sense of entitle- is crossing 4 years. A bigger credit goes will help in Kadapa for 3 years. It is not that I have ment’... to K T Rama Rao garu. Typically min- push your solved all issues, but the very fact that I isters are important as they give sense of abilities. It talked to them and explained all possi- responsibility to investors .The team that adds to bilities, brought more people's problems as a single child… I have, we have been able to execute his out. After IAS selections, I spent time in My personality has been defined by promises and words. Mussorie, and until now, one strong a very important factor that ‘I am a sin- value that is guiding me is that I am gle child’. Single children develop lots of in this position not as matter of inner resources because with siblings First father-son duo to right or entitlement. It is turn of CRICKETER JAYESH you would have shared activities. I was study in IIM Calcutta the dice and god has been with good in studies, played 4-5 types of me. sports and read a lot. Both my parents I was selected for Dartmouth are professionals and there was no University, but my mother was pressure to study or pursue a particu- hesitant to send me abroad, after Funny incident lar career. seeing that her cousin who went with YS Jagan I grew up in Lucknow and studied in to the US for his studies ended Taluqdar school, equivalent to HPS. up settling there. I wrote my Almost one year nine Unlike conventional homes, where par- MBA entrance exams and got months, into the YSR ents raise a fit if their child picked social into IIM Calcutta like my father. regime, I was Kadapa sciences, my father was very happy that We became the first father-son collector when a fun- MY I picked it. I did my graduation from duo to go to the same college. ny incident happened. WIFE SAID... Lucknow University and Masters in During my summer intern- Present CM Y S Jagan got married to Ruchi Ranjan after a Psychology in Delhi University. ship at ICICI Limited, there one day called me up prolonged courtship period. We were were a few things that disturbed seeking a sanction of I me, like when I noticed that if borewell in some vil- classmates in Delhi University in first year while I was Pitted against Zombies… one person stays back, every- lage and informed the topper, she was the second ranker. She was bright in Initially, at my first Civils attempt, the one else stayed back, so that me of transferring studies and good looking and we were roughly from the paper got leaked and was cancelled. the said person doesn’t get me to Hyderabad to same community. After the results came, IAS officers were Later, I took the exam again and when extra attention. And my pro- HUDA. in much demand and my parents were getting proposals. the results were out in 1992, I had to ject was diagnosis of poor I protested strong- Something which I appreciate in my wife, she said, ‘Now take a 2-hour cycle ride, auto rickshaw performance of the company ly, because I had no that you are an IAS, your status has changed, if you want and then a bus to check my result at wherein I had to talk to lot of clue of urban areas as to look for someone else you can'. But I ridiculed her Press Information Bureau in Esplanade. employees. I realised it is I was always posted for that. I can’t do these things to people and I When I reached, there was already kind of rat race which was in rural areas. After a stuck to her. We have been together for 25 MAY WRITE A BOOK... someone checking the results and since very unhealthy and put me month or so, local years and had a simple marriage with elf goals are to remain illness free and prolong it was all in a string, I began to check off. This caused me anxiety news came, about the no gifts also. S whatever good that is happening for the last it from the last page. The more pages I as I gave up my PhD at collector being few years. Professionally, whatever assignments flipped, the more sure I was that I had Dartmouth and did not changed and one day it and job demands, I want to continue to do well. missed the bus. Thereafter, I started intend to make a career. I came in a big Telugu My daughter will soon be at a stage where she searching for my friends Aditya Bihari wanted to be a faculty daily. Next day early in needs to decide about her career. Being available and Nilesh Hundekar's names. I could- member or academician. morning at 6 am, YSR n’t find their names or mine, but, But it was long drawn who was in Delhi then to for her in a non-intrusive way is another thing I when I saw my name on the top of the thing as I saw professors meet PM wanted to speak look forward to. I have also started dabbling in first page, I felt very excited. It is some- around me not really pro- to me. social development. Because of the experience I thing that I did not imagine and to gressing. He tells me, “I was told have gained talking to rich people, I feel I can do a recollect that moment makes me that some news item which lot of social development. I am associated with a emotional. came in Eenadu upset you. few charities and infact was present in Hyderabad In Delhi I had seen people struggle Bowler like Then he said, ‘answer one when the first night shelter started. I may write a a lot and look like zombies in state of Malinga… question. Who runs the gov- book someday, but I speak and lecture often. I daze. I was scared when I was prepar- ernment? Eenadu or I?” I have spoken about 50 times on my work in ing that I am pitting against all the zom- I play five sports - cricket, said ‘you’. He then said that Chittoor which is also a Ted talk. bies. Apart from studying a lot at night hockey, volleyball, football and there was no such issue and you and beyond, I was normal. badminton. I played for my school will continue as collector. Exactly and was part of league cricket in one month later, there were 30 Lucknow representing the state. I transfers and I was posted to am a bowler and I generate good HUDA (laughs). By then I had pace. The speed I generate scares done 3 years, so I had no regrets. people. People say my action is like I have been in Hyderabad for the Malinga, but my way of bowling last 12 years. developed 20 years before the Sri Lankan cricketer started his career. Egalitarian views of I couldn’t further pursue the father... passion for the sport mainly due to competition as there were elite My mother told me clearly that players at that time. I still often play at irrespective of being an IAS, if you Secunderabad Club. take even a rupee of dowry or gifts (lena dena), your father and I will not attend your wedding. A night owl… My father was a very educated man To be a Jack of all trades, delegation and was in the first batch of IIM of work is important. I built a good team Calcutta, but for some reason his cor- around me and maintain a supportive porate career didn’t work out. He was supervision. This gets a lot of things done frequently seen as a person siding with quickly by encouraging them. workers rather than with the corpo- I clear files and reply to work e-mails rates. Business environment in 60s-70s was different wherein the management was elite and my father tried to bridge worked near Rampachodavaram, in my the gap. So he was not liked by the man- second posting where there were PWG NEAR ESCAPE FROM BEING KIDNAPPED agement and was pushed out. My moth- I activities. Just before I went about 7 IAS er is a doctor – a gynaecologist. Both my officers were kidnapped. While I didn’t want an going inside, there was a power cut and 2-3 hiding in the hillocks. The school headmaster incident where a tribal woman was scooters crossed us. When I reached, the asked this particular teacher to go to nearest beaten up badly by the Greyhound mother and father imbibed and lived escort as it attracted unnecessary attention, I very strong values. There was no con- promised officials that I will keep my schedule school the principal who invited me, said, “The place to get petromax laterns and he came battalion, under the pretext that she cept of having a lavish lifestyle. At no a secret. news is not good, please go away across me. He reversed and went back before was an informer. I took her in my own gypsy to point of time did they have the feeling My driver also wouldn’t know where to head. immediately”. we came and informed the headmaster about the hospital. There were times when someone of being superior, and everyone is the But this one time, I was invited to a school Later I got to know that a teacher was in the Annalus. It was a spilt-second thing, but I would suddenly come to my office, leave some same. Egalitarianism and helping oth- function and the word had spread. As we were contact with Annalu and knew that they were could have been kidnapped. I remember one paper with important information and rush off. ers, these values became very important for me. sunday magazine Vijayawada, August 18, 2019

I wanted to just surround myself with people who I think are better than I am, whether they’re actors or directors or producers, so that I could learn from them — Mila Kunis FROM THE INSIDE Krishna, the nation builder Love be the game changer Krishna has played a significant role A child must be guided with love, in shaping India, besides his other which in turn, will tempt him to make roles as emotional and spiritual guide09 11 efforts to prove himself right

GameGame onon!! With online revenues expected to hit `11,900 cr by 2023 and targets touching 10 million users by the end of this financial year, the fantasy gaming industry is witnessing a boom in India. But how does the format work and what are the challenges faced? Industry insider SUMESH MENON demystifies the trend

antasies brim right through us when Acknowledging the advancement in the FanMojo users follow is making the team emerging games, kabaddi has gained signifi- one talks of thrilling games. The game sector, one can witness the continual once toss for the match is done and the play- cant traction over the past couple of years as rush of adrenaline drives us to growth of overall sports as well. The sports ing 11 from both the sides is declared. these sports are associated with fantasy believe in the virtual world and that were less prominent earlier caught fame FanMojo shares a list on its platform as to league platforms, which further engages the offers a much-needed break to de- and recognition after the concept of fantasy which players are playing for them (the users) audience and maintains a grip on them. stressF ourselves. Fantasy sports has been pop- sports was brought into the light. For to make a more informed choice while build- ular amongst the Indian audience for quite a instance, women teams in sports were usually ing a team. INDUSTRY CHALLENGES while now. The popular platforms such as not given much attention or credit; however, Fantasy industry as a whole faces a lot of FanMojo, MPL, Dream11 amongst others are after the debut of fantasy gaming, people challenges in terms of setting clear regula- capturing the imagination of people across started getting aware of various games as well GAMING VERSUS BETTING tions and support system for the industry. the urban and rural belt of our country, with as players, irrespective of the gender or how Since this form of sport is a fairly new phe- The industry is a part of IFSG — which is a men below 30 years age bracket forming the prevalent the sport was formerly considered nomenon, there exist misconceptions about federation for fantasy sports players in India. core of the player base. in the society. the gaming concepts — one of them being IFSG is helping the industry set up regula- Surveys reveal that up to 85 per cent of that fantasy gaming is fancy betting. But is it tions to be followed as a standard practice. the users from significant cities play fantasy HOW DOES IT WORK really? Is it betting and is there any defined As smooth as the process sounds, it isn’t sports one to three times a week. Predictably, A fantasy sports venture allows its users to term of the bet being “too much”? Well, fan- really a cakewalk. The challenges associated cricket remains the front runner in India with handpick their players, use their skill to play tasy gaming is primarily a game of skill, with fantasy gaming include various 90 per cent of the users playing a fantasy ver- games, compete and win prize money. Most which allows users to apply their knowledge prospects, one of which being dealing with sion of the sport, followed by 45 per cent platforms cover popular sports in India — of the game, players, teams, weather condi- the Tech Bots. The Tech Bots represent the playing kabaddi and another 30 per cent on cricket, kabaddi and football. To get going, tions, to judge and pick their best playing 11 advancement in technology and aid the football. users have to select a match they wish to par- players while making the team. This skill industry to experiment, innovate and create ticipate in and then make a team of their allows a more informed player to win more better applications. However, when one A GROWING TREND choice by selecting 11 players playing the often than not moving the fantasy sports develops fantasy gaming portals, the Tech Indian fantasy sports platforms have over 80 game. As the live game progresses, players towards a game of skill and not a game of Bots take their time to learn the game and the million registered users and are expected to INDIAN FANTASY from the team are awarded points, and user chance where users despite their experience in-built strategies etc. It takes Artificial hit 100 million by the end of 2020. The num- SPORTS PLATFORMS team with the highest points wins the respec- and knowledge will have equal chances of Intelligence quite a significant deal of mental ber of fantasy sports platforms has also tive cash prize assigned against the match. winning. aptitude and development to imbibe the grown from 10 to over 70 in the last two to HAVE OVER 80 Users can participate with entry fees as small Betting, on the other hand, is done on the aspects of fantasy gaming and its entire three years. The advent and rising popularity MILLION REGISTERED as `27 and increase their stake to as high as game of chance only — how many runs in an process. of sports premier leagues in the field of crick- USERS AND ARE `5,000 per game. over will a batsman score, how many wickets Another challenge standing in the way of et, kabaddi, football, hockey, table tennis, etc. The platform is generally focused on the will go in this over... This is just pure guess- success for fantasy game development seems has not only increased the popularity of EXPECTED TO HIT 100 simplicity of the user experience while play- work, and users with limited knowledge can to be the extensive data and information of sports but also has given fantasy sports play- MILLION BY THE END ing a game and has many built-in features to guess correctly as well. The bids placed in the players involved in the fantasy game. Data ers more chances to engage with their cus- OF 2020. THE support the quick creation of the user team. fantasy sports are reasonable and reassur- integration and filtration have to be dealt tomer base. NUMBER OF FANTASY To ease the addition of money, the plat- ingly legal. The players are picked based with carefully before the fantasy sport goes Various fantasy game platforms have forms offer leading payment options upon their values, where the interna- live or hits a success mark in the industry. hosted plenty number of games in the past SPORTS PLATFORMS from net banking, UPI, wallets, cred- tional bids hike comparatively higher These struggles have to be taken care of to few years across multiple sports categories. HAS ALSO GROWN it and debit card. Like any than the bids for national maintain the CAC (customer acquisition) to Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) is FROM 10 TO OVER 70 other fantasy sports ones. However, the LTV (lifetime value) ratio. Fantasy sports cat- a self-regulating body for Indian fantasy IN THE LAST TWO TO player, the platform game makes it a egory allows less room for innovation in the sports providers who help regulate the players makes money in point to prove itself basic product structure due to legal restric- in the industry. Daily fantasy sports is a vast THREE YEARS the form of com- as a sport and not an tions of the industry. Therefore the fantasy and well-regulated market in more prominent mission earned immeasurable, sports platforms are presenting new endeav- countries and continents like the USA and on the capital untamed and illegal ours with every passing day to smoothen the Europe. invested in the bet. process for end users, ensuring their comfort. With the introduction of IPL in the coun- game, so more Besides pro- Fantasy sports remain a highly regulated try, the fantasy gaming industry also wit- the investment, viding entertain- body, which is changing the entire game of the nessed a boom in the sector. Along with the higher is the commission revenue ment, fantasy leagues over time have sports sector. It is growing into a big industry ICC World Cup stepping in right after the earned. enabled players to participate in the with online gaming revenue expected to be IPL, the statistics have hitched exponentially For those looking to crack the game, where they can make active `11,900 cr by 2023, further targeting 10 mil- for fantasy sports. Guests selecting their own game, each platform indicates cer- decisions. With the advent of fanta- lion users by the end of this financial year. players, based upon the current match sce- tain patterns than a gamer learns sy sports, non-cricket sports now Opening the doors to various possibilities, fan- nario seemed to intrigue the audience and to master and use to his advantage get the opportunity to grow in tasy gaming is taking the market by storm. hence a significant contributing factor in over time. For instance, one prevalence and drive engagement — The author is an industry insider and making the concept a success. important tip that most of for their teams. Among all the co-founder, U2opia Global sunday magazine BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! WITHOUT A HUMBLE BUT REASONABLE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR OWN POWERS YOU CANNOT spirituality 09 BE SUCCESSFUL OR HAPPY. — NORMAN VINCENT PEALE Vijayawada, August 18, 2019

HIDDENSOULS KRISHNA, THE NATION BUILDER PRAMOD PATHAK Shri Krishna scores over other great personalities in history because of his power to influence The quest the thought process and lives of the Indians even to this day, writes DR. ASHA GOSWAMI

urging him to discharge his duty as a for justice Kshatriya king, but also became instrumental in the Pandavas winning the battle of Mahabharata. This restored peace in major parts of India under the rule of Yudhishthira at Hastinapore. Krishna then went on to build his own king- dom of Dwarka as safe and free from the opponents. Dwarka nagri, estab- lished by Krishna, was said to be sur- rounded by sea on all sides. Its loca- tion proved almost insurmountable to the enemy kings, with whom he had to fight. These kings included Bana, Shalva, Naraka, who were said to be the rulers of Shontipura, Kashi and ustice delayed is justice denied, goes the popular say- Assam, respectively. ing. But the question is why is justice delayed? As the Further, by overpowering these JChief Justice of India expresses concern that over the hostile kings, he spread peace in 1,000 cases that are pending for 50 years in courts across those regions and also brought them the country and over two lakh for 25 years, it certainly in alliance either with the Yadavas or needs to be figured why. Statistics are rather mindboggling. the Pandavas. For instance, by killing There are over 90 lakh civil cases and 2.1 crore criminal Bana and Naraka who were rulers of cases that are waiting justice in India. Details, if sought may the far-off regions, he succeeded win- prove to be revealing, because as per the Chief Justice, the ning over large number of kings and total pendency in criminal cases at the summoning stage princes to his side whose daughters or is more than one crore. The responsibility for summon- sisters numbering sixteen thousand ing lies solely with the executive. That there is “a growing one hundred had been kidnapped and trend of belligerent and reckless behaviour on the part of held captive by the evil king, Naraka. some individuals and groups” in the society, is the unfor- Among his several feats, which tunate side of this story. There is a need to think serious- provide evidence to his strong Nation- ly about what is to be done. The public faith and confi- building trait, one is the importation dence in the institution is still intact, as evident from the of the heavenly plant called Parijat promptness with which people seek legal recourse when from king Indra’s kingdom (which they are dissatisfied with the executive action. What is wor- sounds like some foreign land) to rying is that executive intransigence and callousness cou- Dwarka. The second refers to a pecu- pled with delay in judicial redressal may someday leave liar type of dance mixed with water people in a state of hopelessness. That certainly would be sports which was enunciated by a severe blow to a democratic state. It is the balance of Krishna at Dwarka for the recreation power between the executive, legislature and judiciary and of his people. He had accomplished an independent fourth state that keeps a democracy tick- the feat with the help of divine ing. And with judiciary being the final arbiter, the popu- women known as Apasaras (which lace has a belief that in the end truth does prevail. Lately, again sounds like artistes from a for- there have been disturbing portends as attempts to discred- hri Krishna has played a sig- many great men of the world history, dom of Dwarka which he had estab- eign land). And finally, his role in the it institutions on which public faith rests are on the rise. nificant role as the builder of he is assigned with large number of lished in far off place in the sea. famous Syamantak-Gem episode How do we face this challenge? Some of the suggestions Indian nation, along with his victories in battles. It is said that there According to Krishna saga, India wherein he succeeded in setting right made by the Chief Justice himself would certainly help. other roles — as an emotion- was no limit to his strength, power during his times, was divided into the vile conspiracy prevailing in his But there is a need to do more. There are certain weak- al guide and spiritual preach- and energy. small kingdoms and their rulers and own people for the possession of the nesses in the legal system that must be addressed. It must Ser (vide Gita) — the threefold char- Born in the pastoral Yadava clan, kings often aligned with one or precious gem. be realised that the executive ego is a major reason for cre- acteristics that are upheld as traits of he started very young when he dis- against someone. Such conditions Finally, recapitulating Krishna’s ating litigious people. If the executive decisions are rea- the great men of world history. played his great youthful energy IN KRISHNA provided Krishna with the ample role as nation-builder, let us recount son driven rather than ego driven, things would be much In this role, he excels the other through his various adventures, BREATHES THE opportunity to exert himself as a that he has discharged this role smoother. To curb such tendencies on the part of the exec- great men of history because of his including slaying deadly enemies Nation-builder by proving his supe- throughout his life within his all lee- utive, the law of Torts needs to be strengthened. It is iron- power to influence the thought (like Kansa and his associates, who are SOUL OF INDIA. HE riority by siding with the worthy las at Vrindavana. Mathura-Dwarka ical that the executive fights the public with public fund, process and lives of the Indians — a referred to as demons); Putana and REPRESENTS THE neighbouring kings. whereby at each step, he ushered in a whereas the public is forced to pay from their hard earned power he continues to wield even others, who were sent to kill him and It is also said that during Krishna’s new era with a new scenario. The money. If the executive is made to understand that in case today and perhaps in the ages to come. his people. The role he played at HEART AND SOUL OF times, the Aryans had entered his ter- killing of Kamsa and his associates to their actions do not stand the scrutiny of law, they may The sole reason behind this is that he Vrindavana and Mathura as well as at PEOPLE, AS HE ritory near Yamuna-valley. He made restore peace at Mathura and in the be made liable for the costs that have been incurred on inspires the various aspects of life for Dwarka only establishes his influence peace with them and later, at Dwarka region. Next, his encounters at the part of the system and the victim, who is litigant. When an individual. As goes the saying: “In over people. ENCOMPASSES THE by encouraging Arjuna to abduct Dwarka and at Hastinapore during the the point of law gets adjudicated, there is hardly any need Krishna breathes the soul of India.” It By killing his maternal uncle, MULTIFARIOUS Subhadra, Krishna cunningly forged Mahabharata war, too reveal his to drag the matter further. Maximum number of penden- is he who represents the heart and soul Kansa, he brought peace not only to an alliance between the two mighty many-sided involvement for the cy in the civil matters are due to this tendency to drag and of people, as he encompasses the mul- his clan, the Yadavas, but also the peo- PHASES OF THE clans of the era — the Yadavas and the preservation of the countrymen by delay matters. From one court to another, from single bench tifarious phases of the nation’s histo- ple of the surrounding regions such NATION’S HISTORY Pandavas. destroying all those who stood against to double bench to a larger bench and so on. Yes, it is a ry and culture. as Gokula, Vraja and Vrindavana. This move ultimately proved ben- his mission. All his feats establish him legal right to seek such redressals. Only, if the executive It would be no exaggeration to say Further, by defeating Jarasamdha AND CULTURE eficial for the country that emerged as as a wise man, a sharp statesman and is found deliberately delaying the matter, the order as to that he is a cherished leader of Indian when he attacked Mathura along one strong nation under the rule of the good administrator — all qualities of costs in case of the litigant getting matter adjudicated in nation, one who shaped its destiny. with his ally Kalayavan, a Greek king, Pandavas. As a preacher of Gita, a true leader. his or her favour must be given and liability must be fixed. For, he was the chief of Yadavas; the he succeeded in restoring peace in the Krishna further played the role of an Feeding personal ego at public cost is just not fair. great hero of Mahabharata war; the area. He followed this by shifting his unrefuted leader as he not only The writer is a noted Indologist and Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed god incarnated teacher of Arjuna. As people from Mathura to a new king- addressed the despondency of Arjuna, authority on Krishnaite Studies public speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] Happiness in digital world Faith does more than heal While hope generated by material gains is lost easily, faith makes one We must learn to have control over the digital media rather than allowing it to mentally stable over a period of time, says AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI control us, says DR AWDHESH SINGH, as he suggests tips to counter stress t is a known fact that faith heals. them to make our life better. We can indeed Even scientists accept that faith make their best use and achieve happiness in Idoes wonders. Whenever they can- the modern digital world, if only we follow not explain how a patient suffering from some steps. a serious disease got cured, they give For one, we must learn to have control credit to faith. Yes, faith is a reality in over the digital media rather than allowing it our lives and it does much more than to control us. It is important to manage time heal. I am a beneficiary of faith as it intelligently in the digital world. The first strengthened in me over the years. step thus is to turn off the notifications from Faith gave me hope. The feelings of your apps so that they stop disturbing you. helplessness and sadness slowly left me. You can see them when you are free or you I am sure everyone has experienced wish to divert your mind. such a feeling when something good It is better to avoid posting your opin- happened to them, even if momentar- ions on controversial issues like politics, reli- ily. This could be due to some materi- gion, reservation which almost always invite al gain. Faith does much more; it gives counter-opinions and hate mails. You must a lasting feeling. Hope generated due to avoid displaying your personal life and affec- material gains is lost as easily as it comes tion to your loved ones on social platform. when there is some setback. Faith is not What is sacred must be kept secret to main- that fickle; it makes one mentally sta- tain its sanctity. ble over a period of time. Because faith One must be careful while making is reinforced with each new realisation/ done with the help of faith in a very last- one will be naturally inclined to follow friends on social media platforms. It is better experience. ing manner. Gone will be the days of dharma; faith has that power. Not only f numbers are to be believed, almost 3 world, this generation seems to be less hap- to carefully go through the profile before Earlier, I used to get depressed extreme emotions or severe ups and that, one will be dutiful because dhar- billion people in the world today have the pier, satisfied or social than the previous accepting a friend request. If you don’t agree when some sickness struck me or my downs in the mood. Certainly, there ma and dutifulness go together. One will Iaccess of internet and more than 2 billion ones. The internet may have made things with someone’s views, it is better to unfriend near and dear one. Now I pray to God would be changes in the mood because be mindful of what his or her duties are. people use Facebook alone. The rise of digi- easier in terms of access but hasn’t necessari- them rather than bearing their hate mes- for guidance and help. And guidance we are human, but such variations One will have duties uppermost in his tal world has helped people to instantly con- ly created better relationships. sages on your feed. You must also not hesi- and help arrives. No longer is there a would be small and tolerable. Peace will or her mind while deciding on choice nect with any person in the world and you The digital world comes with its own set tate to block and report the hate mongers, dark feeling of something sinister wait- come gradually. And this peace can not of activities. Such following of dharma can access all types of information from of problems and we still don’t know how to professional trollers and IT cell members, if ing to happen. I am engaged in positive come without God consciousness. How and being dutiful brings enormous across the world using Google and watch the handle it. No sooner you post your views on they try to harass you. acts with hope that things will work out. can we be assured of our future unless rewards in one’s life. lessons on virtually any topic from the the social media platform, particularly on We must avoid learning from the When I compare my present attitude to God is involved? Can we ensure our Faith makes one feel fortunate. experts by tuning on to their YouTube political or religious matters, you are trolled Facebook and WhatsApp University where when I was not so faithful, I am future happenings? No we cannot; we Gone will be the days when one felt that Channel. There is no need today to stand in ruthlessly. You can be branded anti-national most news and information is either fake or amazed by the change. Now, God — the are too small to do that. Faith will help. he or she was not so lucky. God gets into queue to buy tickets, pay your bills, or trans- for just having a difference of opinion. unreliable. It is better to always check the omniscient is in the picture. Not only This is not all; faith propels us the act and things begin to pan out dif- fer money as you can do everything online Young people are unable to focus on their veracity of the claim before trusting it. You does God give the right intuitions but towards goodness. This is natural. ferently. Faith helps secrete the right by a click of button on your mobile phone. studies because of the constant beep of the must also avoid spreading fake news and He helps also by arranging help, which Those linked with God are dominated chemicals in our brains. After all, our We have become so used to, rather notifications on their mobile phones. hate messages by sharing or forwarding the arrives mysteriously. No longer can I by the mode of goodness. Faith helps moods are mostly controlled by the addicted to, social media that the first thing Billions of people are wasting hours in the same. Digital world and social media is treat it as mere coincidence, because that them to overcome the two lower modes chemicals that we are producing in our- we do when we get up in the morning is to virtual world, rather than focussing on the there to stay. It is better to accept them as cannot happen every time. of passion and darkness. Remember, selves. I can go on because the advan- check the messages or notification on our real. The personal life of billions of people is conveniences and use them intelligently to Painful mood swings ail a modern these three modes are always vying with tages which accrue to a faithful person mobile phone. We are more concerned now open to the world and privacy is virtu- make our life happier. We must never lose man, who expects quick solutions. one another for supremacy inside us. are endless. We just need to get started today about the Facebook likes and com- ally dead. touch with the real world and real people One is given to extreme emotions. And Under the influence of the mode of on the spiritual journey. No one can ments on our posts by our virtual friends It is, however, futile to blame the digital because the virtual world can never substi- it hurts. It is no wonder that Lord goodness one is attracted to acts in then detract us from that path. than being liked by our friends, parents, sib- world alone for our unhappiness. The inter- tute the living. Krishna has spoken about equanimity goodness like eating foods in goodness, lings or children. net, social media, or mobile phones are just so extensively in the Geeta. God wants seeing what is good like natural scenery, Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached However, despite the digitisation of the tools and we carry the responsibility of using Singh is the author of 31 ways of Happiness us to develop this quality, and it can be hearing what is beneficial, etc. Similarly, at [email protected] sunday magazine opinion 10 Vijayawada, August 18, 2019 Iran nuclear quandary: Who’s superior?

uclear power makes or yes sayers contend that nations Nmars humanity, but they such as Brazil, South Africa and are a kosher instrument of Japan have been made to be both wartime and peace-time open to charges of enriching deterrence. Still, the nuke relat- uranium and utilising the fuel ed kill potential and aggressive for a strategic weaponisation Joe behaviour is here to stay! programme. Iran intends to utilise its nuke The history of confronta- kill potential with an objective tion leads us to the staid but to mitigate the Occident, par- still stolid saga of wars ticularly the United States, at premised upon civilisation dif- the Strait of Hormuz. ferences. The manner in which An instance has been the the Persian King Xerxes some- catching of the British oil how managed to crush the tanker, Impera. The downing hundred Spartans reflects the of each other’s drones and the perennially recorded and often ugly transactional quid pro commented upon historical quo has become part of the ter- schism between the Iran and tiary diplomacy, along with the the West, especially the primal sphere of nuclear diplo- emblematic Greek city states. macy. The moment of sending Who can but forget the packing away the Joint swift destruction of Persian Tehran has made it pretty Comprehensive Plan of Action quick moving vessels pitted clear that if the Americans (JCPOA) by US President against the Greek motley crew! want the way of diplomacy, Donald Trump has been Thus, historicity too leaves analysed by a section of inter- intact the much deliberated then sanctions have to be national relations observers upon BOT, balance of terror, lifted over Iran, and Javad and experts as being indicative between nations such as the Zarif has contended that of moving out of the disarma- United States and the Persian ment and the non-proliferation Empire of the yonder years. the US sanctions pinpoint regime in the larger construct Coming back to the con- towards a grandiloquent in West Asia, without ruling temporary context of the ‘failure’ of multilateralism out nations of the order of JCPOA, and the Iran’s habit of Saudi Arabia and Israel. doing nuclear activities from and the larger tenet of the Though the US has moved eighties onwards till 2003, it has praxis of diplomacy out of the JCPOA, the other been alleged that Iran too was nations remain part of the in more ways than one multilateral treaty and the involved in the violations of the JCPOA remains in force Nuclear Proliferation Treaty despite the tertiary delibera- macy but still such hiccups are the Shah of Iran. It was the Iran in the dark and light coloured that Iran has been foretold and Ahmadinejad who was on the of 1968. Iran’s import of U-6 tions on the entire Iranian part of international negotia- hostage crisis which initiated strategic squares. warned that to prevent its econ- verge of declaring a battle with from the Chinese was never narrative. Dan Smith writes in tions, but definitely it’s here that the “vile context” of the rela- Bloomberg reports about omy from getting strangulated, Tel Aviv at the slightest hint of reported to the International Inter Press Service, “This multilateralism takes a grave tionship between Washington the Iran’s nuclear programme. it needs to cap its nuclear pro- a provocation. But, with the Atomic Energy Agency in the makes it clear that, rather than beating. International institu- and Tehran which was further It contends, “Iran’s nuclear gramme. But, once the die has ushering in of Hassan Rouhani, post 2003 phase. The Kalaye an evidence-based technical tions such as the United buttressed by the American capabilities have been the sub- been cast by President Trump the developments and the centrifuge facilities were also objection to the agreement or Nations Security Council pro- support to dictator Saddam ject of global hand-wringing moving out from the JCPOA, exchanges began to call off unreported by Tehran to IAEA. its implementation, the US mulgated the UNSC resolution Hussein in Iraq in the near for more than two decades. the call becomes one associat- tense vibes, between Tehran The laser isotope separation decision to withdraw from the in order to sustain and subli- neighborhood of Iran. While Iran’s leaders long insist- ed with the tenets and the call- and Washington and went activities carried on by Iran JCPOA was a political measure mate the idiom of nuclear dis- Tehran has made it pretty ed the country was not build- ing of real politique with Israel’s beyond the “satanic discourse” were also relegated to the dark aimed against Iran. The time- armament, but the infringe- clear that if the Americans ing nuclear weapons, its enrich- Primer Benjamin drawing the between both the nations. side of the moon with the MANAN DWIVEDI limited nature of the JCPOA is ment of the multilateral treaty want the way of diplomacy, ment of uranium and history of “thin red line” for Iran’s nuclear Iran was also quick to chal- IAEA being kept ignorant by no means unique — the makes the institutional under- then sanctions have to be lift- deception created deep mis- heft and experiments at one of lenge the European nations in about them. Iran does not per- major US-Russian strategic standing, largely peripheral ed over Iran, and Javad Zarif trust.” It’s not exactly a quest for the United Nations General May 2019 and went ahead mit IAEA snoops to sites . arms control agreement, for and questionable. has contended that the US security but it’s a historical Assembly session a few years with its uranium enrichment. Thus, in a way before the aba- example, expires in 2021. It is The political story arrives sanctions pinpoint towards a security dilemma which the back which kicked off a kind of Iran apparently draws its cus of the international com- normal in such cases to find an in the text with President grandiloquent “failure” of mul- region suffers from. The US cold war between Tel Aviv and lessons from national pride munity, the erstwhile Persian appropriate opportunity to dis- Ronald Reagan terming the tilateralism and the larger tenet and Tehran have been talking Tehran then. and nations in the region such Empire has been unrelenting cuss extending the agreement.” Iranian nation as the of the praxis of diplomacy. for long years and Iran and the Iran has breached the 300 as Saudi Arabia, and Israel and seamlessly confrontation- In a manner, the global “indomitable satan”, which had Still, it needs to be reiter- great powers at the high table KG limit set up by the Iran US have contended that the ist akin to its adversary, the security architecture remains to be collectively resisted at any ated that the “political” com- intended to settle the dispute Nuclear Deal in 2015. Iran empowering of Tehran, which United States of America. undone as the US has sashayed cost after the Iran hostage cri- plex will always catch on with between the West and the rest has always maintained that it be is primarily theocratic, is despi- out of the entire JCPOA and sis as before the American the leaders, heads of states by entering into a much allowed to carry on the urani- cable which engages Tehran (The writer teaches raises questions and pertinent Embassy was run down by the and their respective popula- expected nuclear deal with a um enrichment process before with Saudi Arabia in a peren- International Relations at posers concerning the nom local protesters, the United tions once the dice of interna- civilisationally high brow Iran. the idiom of concessions can be nial tiff to lead the larger and Indian Institute of Public de plume of multilateral diplo- States was an able supporter of tional politics has been rolled It can be safely surmised referred to. It was Mahmoud the global Islamic world. The Administration, Delhi)

PERSPECTIVE Hope for dyslexic kids: Need to widen DALI’s ambit

ntil two years ago, the to lose out on a significant and validated in various such workshops in Delhi and Other Indian assessments oped keeping in mind needs at the earliest.” Uodds were stacked against chunk of the literate population schools at five centres namely in different parts of the coun- for learning disabilities include that time. When contacted, KVS Rao, Srinivasa. His parents scolded from future productive work- Orkids Centre for Learning try to reach out to children DST (Dyslexia Screening Test) “However, a large number a senior official from the Union and nagged him for his failure force of the country. In fact, in Disabilities, Delhi; Centre of with learning disability. and Bangaluru-based National of children who come to us for Social Welfare Ministry said it to cope with the stress in class, the absence of tests in different Behavioural and Cognitive “UNESCO-MGIEP aims to Institute of Mental Health and screening, we are able to get the is the prerogative of the Union and for his inability to read and languages and writing systems, Sciences, University of extend the DALI test to all Allied Neuro Sciences answer for the question Health Ministry as to which write in English and in his dyslexia assessment is often Allahabad, Allahabad; other regional languages in (NIMHANS) Index for SLD through the NIMHANS bat- tool should be notified. “We are mother tongue Kannada. As restricted to English, leading to Maharashtra Dyslexia India and the Asia Pacific and Behavior Checklist for tery. The problem comes when just an implementing body,” he his classmates laughed at his inappropriate and incorrect Association, Mumbai; Dr. region for early detection and Screening the Learning it’s about the higher-class kids pointed out. mistakes, he kept away from assessment of the child,” point- Shanta Vaidya Memorial diagnosis of learning difficul- Disabled developed by Swarup where we too are in a fix as to The Indian Psychiatric them. Teachers felt he was ed out Professor Nandini Foundation, Pune; and All ties,” said an official from the and Mehta (1991), abbreviated how to decide their learning Society (IPS), currently exclud- being deliberately obtuse. Chatterjee Singh, who along India Institute of Speech and UN body. as “NIMHANS battery”. disability,” said Professor Singh. ed from certifying childhood But today the 11-year-old, with her team, developed the Hearing, Mysore. The research is clear that Presently, the “NIMHANS She felt that it was high disability although its psychi- ARCHANA JYOTI Srinivasa, happily attends his tool under a project supported While DALI has not approximately 10 per cent of battery” is the only test notified time that NIMHANS battery, atrists are trained and willing school, can read and write, but by the Government’s gained ground in India as the the global population has by the Government for screen- which is just for English lan- to do so, has already written to of course with the help of spe- Department of Science and Government is yet to notify it dyslexia. Although there is no ing and certifying children guage, test is relooked and the Ministry about these lacu- cial educators in school. Technology for use across schools in the definitive study, around 10-15 with dyslexia. This “battery”, modified with the changing nae, said an office bearer of the Using DALI (Dyslexia DALI is the only stan- country as a part of a national per cent Indian children are consisting mostly of Western needs and increasing awareness IPS. Assessment for Languages of dardised test currently available policy, this multi-lingual afflicted with dyslexia that is and English language-based about the condition. Geet pointed out, properly or the child is having India), a screening and assess- in India in four languages to screening and assessment tool equal to nearly 35 million chil- tests, was developed over three Centre of Excellence in “Children in India receive edu- some problem’ can be identi- ment tool in four Indian detect the learning disorder in has already generated a lot of dren. decades ago. Developed as part Mental Health, Dr Ram cation at school in at least two fied. Once the problem has regional languages, teachers which people find it difficult to interest among neighbouring Various Delhi schools pri- of a small sample for a PhD Manohar Lohia Hospital Delhi, languages. It is necessary that been identified, the psycholo- and psychologists assessed spell and process verbal and countries like Nepal, vate and those run by the State thesis at Bangaluru and never has already started a project the assessment of dyslexia be gist can draw up an individual Srinivasa’s sound awareness, written instructions. Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Government have found DALI developed or tested further, it comparing the two tools: DALI carried out in all languages that action plan,” she explained. skill acquisition capability in Developed and tested at to name a few. useful in screening such prob- is the only tool accepted for and Nimhans Battery. Professor the child is exposed to. In “We would like DALI for reading, writing and numbers, the country’s only neuroscience In fact, realising its poten- lems. “They have approached certifying dyslexia as a disabil- Smita N Deshpande, heading India, the diagnosis of dyslex- other languages also,” HB communication, motor coordi- and research institute National tial, the UNESCO Mahatma us for extending the test to ity. the project, said, “We need to ia has been incomplete because Singh, a senior official in the nation, behaviour and memo- Brain Research Centre, Gandhi Institute of Education higher education classes However, Professor Singh help these children in every of the absence of standardised, Department of Science and ry. Haryana, an autonomous body for Peace and Sustainable because teachers have been argued the NIMHANS bat- possible way. To that end, we validated assessment tools in Technology which funded the Pinpointing his areas of funded by the Department of Development (MGIEP) has identifying children who are tery is not for non-English are now trying to compare regional Indian languages.” She project, said, adding, “and we difficulty, the test helped them Biotechnology in 2015, DALI decided to scale it up further. not able to read even in the speakers. It is also curriculum DALI and NIMHANS battery stressed on early identification could potentially have new realise the child was not thick- is now seen as a new hope for UNESCO-MGIEP brought eighth or even higher classes. based, and results are often as part of a larger scientific pro- of child’s learning disability. testing formats, like online head. children who speak in region- Professor Singh on it board to The State Government wants to subjective. ject as well as extending DALI Talking about DALI’s sci- questionnaires, to popularise Experts say early diagnosis al languages, besides English. take it further to neighbouring know how many kids have Since the Government has for adults, because children entific standing, Professor this.” of dyslexia — Srinivasa’s dis- Professor Singh said, countries, like Afghanistan and learning disability and how not notified DALI, psycholo- with such disabilities have a Singh explains that DALI has Given that appropriate ability — can go a long way in “DALI has been standardised Bangladesh where awareness many have not been taught by gists cannot use it for issuing special quota in college admis- around fifteen questions which dyslexia assessment and early helping children with specific and validated across nearly about the dyslexia is even the teachers,” said Professor disability certificates under the sions as well as in Government the teachers, who have taught remediation is the right of learning disability, which is 4,000 children from Class 1 to lower, although the problem is Singh. Rights of Persons with jobs.” the child for at least six months, every child, it is important neurobiological in origin. The V in various schools. It is cur- prevalent. Psychologist and special- Disability Act, 2016, which Due to lack of awareness, need to fill in. A teacher needs that such initiatives be under- inability to achieve adequate rently available in Hindi, Professor Singh, now needs (children) educator Geet brought dyslexia under the their department has been fac- about six months to know taken as part of the reading skills despite normal Marathi, Kannada and English working on DALI extension at Oberoi has been using DALI in umbrella of disability. ing demands for dyslexia cer- what type of problem a child is Government policy. Only then intelligence, equal opportuni- and work is underway to UNESCO-MGEIP, said, “I have her Orkid centres across the It is now time to audit the tification for people as old as going through. can we bring back the smiles on ty and adequate classroom extend it to Tamil, Telugu and already conducted two aware- country. “I find it very useful. NIMHANS battery or look for 22- 23 years. “Moreover”, she “Suppose the child has faces of kids like Srinavasa, who instruction is termed as dyslex- Bengali. Importantly, it is not ness programmes in Nepal However, since so far, the tool other tools. A senior said, “Children with dyslexia appeared in Class IV, the have all rights to feel good ia. It has a biological basis and curriculum based, thus facili- and Bangladesh, and more are is validated just for Class III to NIMHANS’ psychologist see the world differently and teacher will try to assess him to about themselves. occurs because of differences in tating its use across the coun- being planned.” V. We are waiting for the tools agreed. On the condition of this has valuable implications see why the kid has not been brain wiring. try in bilingual children.” On its part, UNESCO- for higher classes. It may hap- anonymity, she said the for the future of human devel- able to do his homework. ‘Has (The writer is Special “If not addressed, we stand The tool was standardised MGIEP has been holding many pen within next six months.” NIMHANS battery was devel- opment. We must help them at the teacher not taught him Correspondent, The Pioneer) sunday magazine IN 1842, NAPOLEON USED TAROT CONSULTATIONS WITH tarot 11 MADEMOISELLE LENORMAND TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS Vijayawada, August 18, 2019

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ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 Happiness and prosperity will be knocking your doors Your fear and doubts are your worst enemies. Get rid of Your emotions will be the gateway to your spiritual life. this week. A piece of good news is on the cards, and them. It is imperative you stay positive. Health issues may You will enjoy the fruits of inheritance. Those facing you will have reasons to feel good. You will have sense bother. Take it one moment at a time. Think positively, health issues must address symptoms at an early stage. contentment at the material and spiritual world. The advocate for yourself, ask questions and educate yourself. Listen to your inner voice and body and try to bring card indicates that you will be full of energy and enjoy On the career front, with your determination and will about a balance between the two. For those of you who good health. Settlement in a new house, cooperation power, you will achieve which seems unattainable. A are planning to start a new venture, this is not the right from the young ones and encouragement from the creative spark will inspire. You will be overwhelmed with time. You may not get the support of your seniors and spouse is likely. There will be a healthy environment at an overseas opportunity. Projects that you are about to colleagues. You may feel cheated at work. On the workplace. Your colleague or a close friend will need launch are likely to do well. Relationship wise, you need personal level, be a pillar of strength for someone you your attention. By the end of the week, you may ponder to bring stability in your family life by spending more time love as he or she needs you. Those who are in a over your accomplishments and bring improvement in together. Those in a committed relationship, are likely to committed relationship, you will need to take action to your schedule. Some of you may travel a long distance. enjoy a happy, generous, fair and balanced relationship. make sure that it lasts long. If required, talk to your Singles, you need to be clear about what you want Singles, meeting someone who is positive, kind, and partner about how you are feeling. Singles, be very clear from a relationship before moving ahead. generous is on the cards. about what you are looking for in a relationship.

Lucky number: 11 Lucky number: 20 Lucky number: 13 Lucky colour: White Lucky colour: Indigo Lucky colour: Blue Lucky day: Monday Lucky day: Tuesday Lucky day: Thursday

TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week you will be outgoing and energetic. Take time You will experience immense energy and vitality this This week you will live life on your own terms and out to pamper yourself and visit a spa or a salon to feel week. People will be attracted to your charisma. Take out conditions without any compromise on health issues. good about yourself. You will have the drive and time for sports and adventure activities, spas and sauna You are likely to take time out from your busy schedule, determination to move towards your goals. Don’t try to baths. A strict health regime like diet, exercise, and and map out what needs to be done to improve your force things, as it might backfire on you. On the career vitamins/minerals would ensure good health. A brief health. You need to be little flexible and sensitive in your front, avoid getting into arguments that might make the vacation to enjoy the energy is indicated. Career-wise, approach. A logical approach to analyse your plan for a environment tense. Secret motives and information will short trips and travels may open avenues for your health, through discipline may be helpful. Professionally, cause worry. You need to go deep into the matter and professional growth. Those preparing for an interview or you will find stability. This is the right time to put your look for your anxieties, fears, and psychic blocks. Keep competitive exam, stars are favourable. Patience and ideas into action. Your efforts will be rewarded. Be an eye on your subordinates. On the relationship front, persistence will help resolve business related issues. You careful of an unexpected rival attack. On the personal avoid heated arguments. While taking decisions, you are likely to face some challenges in relationship. front, you need to analyse your existing relations and need to be grounded and firm. Your partner may be very Accusation and misunderstandings between the married spend quality time with your near and dear ones. Those demanding. You are likely to be very emotional and couples are likely. Singles, this is not the right time to get who are committed, will face some hurdles in the critical this may affect your relationship. into a relationship. relationship. You are likely to go far for a love interest.

Lucky number: 9 Lucky number: 12 Lucky number: 6 Lucky colour: Orange Lucky colour: Golden Lucky colour: Pink Lucky day: Saturday Lucky day: Sunday Lucky day: Friday

GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 Patience and mental strength will help you lead a Your determination will pay off on the health front. A This week you will prove to the best of your capabilities healthy life. You need to stay positive and send out disciplined approach to physical well-being and adequate and genius and creativity will be your forte. You will good vibes to people around you. Share your sleep will boost your energy. A prevailing tension related to multi task with efficiency. You are versatile and your motivation and inspiration with others and you might a health issue will be resolved. Those having sleepless expertise will be acknowledged by the others. You will heal them. Those who are dealing with a bad habit, like nights need to relax as there is nothing serious. This is the be busy this week. You may have to take important alcohol and gambling, this is the right time to correct it. time to use the energy to reinforce and enhance your decisions related to your professional and personal life. Careerwise, uncertainties and confusions will dominate habits. Careerwise, you are likely to make a comeback on This decision will have you charged. This is the right and make your goals unclear. Colleagues and peers academic front. Financially, it is a smooth sail. This is a time to invest money in business expansion. The might try to limit your capabilities. Stay positive and be period of increased studying, learning, and research for a money will not be a limitation for you. Mid week, a new confident and you will overcome all opposition. On the masters degree. A prestigious position at work is being job opportunity will come your way. You will get a relationship front, your partner and you are likely to feel recommended for you as you continue to give excellent tempting job offer with a higher salary and perks. By inspired and motivated. Try to express your feelings performance. Conflicts, difference of opinions are foreseen the end of the week, you will be high on emotions, and romantically. Singles, a new beginning may come your in relationship area. Your relations with you partner may hence, making you almost a home bird. It is way. Use your creative energy in a productive manner. be affected. You may try to avoid each other. recommended to invest time in artistic pursuits.

Lucky number: 22 Lucky number: 3 Lucky number: 19 Lucky colour: Red Lucky colour: Peach Lucky colour: Sky Blue Lucky day: Wednesday Lucky day: Wednesday Lucky day: Friday

CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 You will be surrounded by healing and rejuvenating Sentiments and emotions rule your heart and mind this This week your search for a mentor in life who opens the energy. This purity of this of energy will enhance your week. You might find your thoughts to be in conflict with pathways to wisdom and insight for others comes to end. creativity. Positive thoughts will come easily to you. your personality. Use every opportunity to resolve any This person will provide you with the comfort and help, Ensure you continue with your health regime. Those conflict through negotiation — be it over issues or with you require. You are likely to experience mental grief or facing health issues are likely to recover, but it is still important people in your life. You are likely to help or agony. You will put your family in greater focus than usual advisable to consult a doctor. On the career front, you make amends with your family. Irrespective of and condition all around won’t be at their best. Trust are creative, original, and free from restrictions negotiation, try to maintain balance. Spend time alone to yourself and follow a tradition. The dreams of the past will imposed by ideas and criticisms. How you speak your re-evaluate your life and situations basis the fourfold sink in and new ones will arise. Stay calm and quiet and mind is as important as what you say. For some of you process that is experienced at the levels of allow things to take their own course without intervention promotion, salary hike or desirable transfer is on the consciousness, mental, emotional, spiritual and physical. or control. You may change your residence or take a cards. This is a very eventful week in all aspects. In Surrender yourself to higher wisdom, conquer material journey to distant lands. Help from a male friend or relationship, be very clear about your boundaries and temptation and be prepared to give up something in relative is indicated. You will experience high energy and preferences, and be honest with yourself about the order to gain something better. Your patience and vitality in your daily life. Religion and traditions will be possibilities. Whatever the final decision, stick to it. endurance will be put to test. become a priority and enlighten you spiritually.

Lucky number: 18 Lucky number: 21 Lucky number: 10 Lucky colour: Green Lucky colour: Magenta Lucky colour: Brown Lucky day: Friday Lucky day: Wednesday Lucky day: Tuesday Madhu Kotiya is a tarot card reader, spiritual healer, and Founder, MShezaim Institute of Tarot and Divination. Contact details: [email protected], www.indiatarot.com, M: 9873283331

ASTROTURF Let love play the game changer BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO brothers were handled differently. He fiery, rebellious and defiant. If subjected later realised that his grandfather being to continued strain, he may develop he other day an old man worried engage with him with a sense of love. a teacher could figure out the mind and inferiority complex. Mercury placed about his bullish grandson came Over a period of time, as he realises that psyche of the two brothers and accord- adverse to Uranus makes him eccentric. Tasking: “What is in store of his coercive methods have become a matter ingly conducted them. Venus being combust speaks of a strong destiny? He is 9 years old. Has no inter- of past, he will begin to respond. The same way, your grandchild is urge for love, which he would be miss- est in studies. He doesn’t listen to his Remember, every child is born unique and has to be dealt differently. ing. But the good thing is that there is elders. No amount of reprimand or even unique, displaying varying mind traits. The usual way a child is handled in change of signs between Moon and beating has any effect on him. He has Try to figure out the trends of his mind Indian families won’t work on him. He Mars, which carries the possibility of a become defiant. When his parents show and psyche, and accordingly innovate has to be led with a force of love, which definite change in his behavioural pat- displeasure towards his unseemly con- ways and means to deal with him. In in turn, will tempt him to begin making tern with time, if tended with a force of duct, he himself picks up a stick and this context, I recall a story shared by efforts to prove himself in his own right. love. hands over to his father and says: ‘You someone as to how he and his younger Before suggesting a suitable remedial Remember, planets are not doers. want to beat me, please do.’ We tried to sibling were handled differently by their measure let me first run through the They are indicative of how one’s thought put him in boarding, but he refused to grandfather. Their grandfather, a astrological pointers to the child’s mind process works, and which can be very go. We are at a loss how to reform him. teacher by profession, took them under traits. well redirected through conscious Please suggest some remedial measure his charge when he found them wanting Born with Sagittarius lagna, having efforts. The best remedy for a child is to that may help bring him around.” in studies. He enforced strict discipline Rahu there itself makes him inherently introduce him to an active game or a At the outset, let me assure you that on them. Later, the old man realised erratic. Moon being the 8th lord makes sporting event, which he likes, under if handled with prudence and patience, that his method was not working on the him habitually suspicious of other’s the guidance of a proven coach. Let the this boy will change with time. His elder one. So, apparently in a state of intent. Moon, the mind-signifier occu- coach turn his eccentricity into a pas- astrological chart suggests as much the desperation, he told them to do whatev- pying the fiery sign Aries, makes him sion towards becoming the lead person possibility of change towards better as it er they liked. “You will yourself bear the impulsive, aggressive, domineering, in the game, where after this approach reflects his present undesirable behav- consequences. I am not going to waste intolerant, and impatient. He won’t take will help him in his studies also. iour. But remember, he doesn’t seem to my energy over you,” he said. kindly to commandments, as he doesn’t be the type who would respond to com- Thereafter, he stopped overseeing like to play second fiddle to any. Acting The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant mandments. If things are forced upon his studies, but ensured that he was on on instinctive prompting, he will like to and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at him, he will become a habitual defiant, the study table in time. Following go about unrestrained. If that would not G-1102, Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, which is already in evidence. So, the which, the elder one began working be enough, Mars, the lord of the Moon New Delhi-1110 025 first thing that needs to be immediately upon himself. Eventually, he performed sign, is debilitated and in opposition to Tel: 91-111-449848475/9818037273 done is to stop coercive practice — very well in the final examination. The expansive Jupiter and mischievous Email: [email protected] beating him or shouting at him. Instead, elder one used to wonder, why the two Neptune. That makes him all the more Website: www.bharatastro.com

TEAM AGENDA DESK > NAVNEET MENDIRATTA, CONSULTING EDITOR | H LAYOUT AND DESIGN > SATISH CHANDRA JAKHMOLA, SENIOR EDITOR (CREATIVE) Now you can write to us at [email protected] VIJYAWADA | SUNDAY | AUGUST 18, 2019 sport 12 Fortune favours the bold Smith’s 92 despite double blow help Aus score 250 in response to England’s 258 through the covers. But on 92, facing his ninth ball, Smith shouldered arms to a Woakes delivery that nipped back and was plumb lbw to leave Australia 234-8. In total, he faced 161 balls includ- Virat Kohli chats with coach Ravi Shastri during India’s practice session File Photo ing 14 fours. Smith turned towards the pavilion, signalling that he was reviewing umpire Will continue to experiment & Chris Gaffaney’s decision almost as an after-thought before replays confirmed his dismissal. look to build legacy: Shastri This series, the first of the ICC’s new World Test Championship, has PTI n COOLIDGE “I had the belief that this seen the introduction of concussion team could leave a legacy very protocols designed to allow injured he reappointed Ravi Shastri few teams have left behind in batsmen to be replaced by a substitute Tsays his primary endeavour years to come, not just for the — previously restricted to fielding duty will be facilitating a smooth moment they are playing but at alone. transition by the time he leaves the end of it all... The kind of the scene. There will also be legacy other teams going down SMITH ASSESSED ON PITCH room for experimentation, he decades will want to try and But the Australia spokesman insist- said, as the team looks to leave emulate. ed Smith’s health had not been put at a lasting legacy. “That is the desire, we are undue risk by letting him resume his Shastri, 57, was on Friday on track. There is always room innings. reappointed for a second term. for improvement. And with “Steve was hit on the neck below As per BCCI’s constitution, the youth coming in through the the left ear,” the spokesman said. national team’s head coach has ranks, I think it’s very exciting “He was assessed lying on the pitch to be below 60 years, the age time,” he said. at the instructions of team doctor Shastri will be approaching by “It’s been superbly consis- Richard Saw. the time his current tenure tent if you look at the perfor- “Dr Saw made the precautionary ends. The 2023 World Cup still mance over the last two-three decision to remove Steve from the field a long way and winning 2021 years. But like I said that is the of play to have him further assessed World T20 is the realistic goal bar they have set and now it’s up under Cricket Australia’s head impact for the team. to them to raise the bar,” Shastri Steve Smith receives treatment on the field of play after he was hit by Jofra Archer’s bouncer during 2nd session of 4th day at Lord’s Test on Saturday AP protocol. “Next two years is to see assessed the team’s performance “Steve then passed his assess- that smooth transition hap- in the last two years. AFP n LONDON out the additional neck protection that ed forearm with another bouncer dur- ments and will now be monitored on pens because you will get a lot He stressed on the was introduced following the death of SMITH'S 92 WAS THE ing a fiery eight-over spell that cost 31 an ongoing basis, as is routine.” of youngsters coming, espe- improvements the current setup ustralia batsman Steve Smith Phillip Hughes after his former runs. Stuart Broad, leading the attack in cially into the white ball setup. has made in fielding. just missed his third Ashes Australia team-mate was hit by a CENTREPIECE OF And it was that injury, not the blow the absence of the injured James There will be youngsters com- “One thing that is most Ahundred in as many innings bouncer in a 2014 domestic Sheffield AUSTRALIA'S 250 IN to the neck, which an Australia team Anderson, England’s all-time leading ing into the Test match setup as important is that over the last after returning following a sickening Shield match in Sydney. spokesman said prevented Smith from wicket-taker, took 4-65 in 27.3 overs well,” Shastri told BCCI tv. four-five years the biggest blow to the neck from a Jofra Archer Smith, who had marked his come- REPLY TO ENGLAND'S fielding at the start of England’s second and Woakes 3-61 in 19. “You will need to identify improvement is fielding and the bouncer on the fourth day of the sec- back Test following a 12-month ball- FIRST INNINGS 258. THE innings. Archer finished with figures of 2- another three-four bowlers to endeavour is to make this the ond Test against England at Lord's on tampering ban, with innings of 144 and “Steve Smith is off the field because 59 in 29. add to the pool, those are the best fielding side in the world. Saturday. 142 in Australia’s 251-run win in the STAR BATSMAN HAD of his sore left forearm and has been Australia had resumed on Saturday challenges. So that the team, at “So it is a clear diktat to Smith’s 92 was the centrepiece of series opener at Edgbaston last week, MADE 80 WHEN HE WAS taken for a precautionary X-ray of that on 80-4 with Smith 12 not out and the end of our tenure, in 26 whoever wants to play for this Australia’s 250 all out in reply to received several minutes of on-field arm after being struck there during his Matthew Wade, who also made a months, my endeavour would team the standards of that par- England’s first innings 258. treatment involving both teams’ med- FELLED BY A BOUNCER innings,” the spokesman said. hundred at Edgbaston, unbeaten on be to leave the team in a hap- ticular player’s fielding will The star batsman had made 80 ical staff. FROM ARCHER, MAKING Earlier, Smith’ resumed his innings nought. pier place. So that they can leave have to be of the highest level, when he was felled by a bouncer from He got to his feet but eventually as soon as he could when Peter Siddle’s Broad soon had Wade caught low a legacy for the time to come,” especially in white ball cricket.” World Cup-winner Archer, making his retired hurt, with Smith receiving a HIS TEST DEBUT, TIMED AT exit left Australia 218-7. down by Rory Burns at third slip for the former India all-rounder “Collectively, looking at the Test debut, timed at 92.4 mph. generous round of applause as he 92.4 MPH. THE BALL From the second and third balls he an innings of six that took 45 balls. said. coaches, the players, the team The ball struck him on the side of walked back into the pavilion. faced on his return after 46 minutes off Smith, amid some typically extrav- He wants the team to leave management the endeavour is the neck and head. Australia were then 203-6. STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE the field, Smith hit two fours off Chris agant ‘leaves’, completed his fifty when the kind of legacy that future to keep this consistency going Smith, fell face forward onto the Archer had previously struck OF THE NECK AND HEAD Woakes — a slammed shot over mid- he lofted spinner Jack Leach over long- generations would find it diffi- and try and take it to another ground. He was wearing a helmet with- Smith, then on 70, on his unprotect- on followed by a backfoot drive on for four. cult look to emulate. level.” SL set up final day thriller Domingo named new B’desh coach and the highest successful run AFP n DHAKA are the reasons why we found him suit- chase here is 99. But this track able,” he added. held together and there weren’t he Bangladesh Cricket Board on Domingo, the lone candidate to Tamim rested for Afghan series any demons for batsmen making TSaturday named South Africa’s face an interview for the post when he Test match against Afghanistan and life difficult. Russell Domingo as the new head coach arrived in Dhaka on August 7, said he also the tri-nation tournament,” he Both openers were slow off of the national team, replacing was eagerly looking ahead to his new said. the blocks with the first bound- Englishman Steve Rhodes. challenge. ary coming in the 22nd over. The 44-year-old has agreed to a “I have followed Bangladesh’s MORTAZARETIREMENT? Karunaratne was the first to two-year term with the BCB and is progress with keen interest and I am Bangladesh one-day interna- reach half-century with a cut shot expected to arrive in Dhaka on extremely excited to assist the team in tional cricket skipper Mashrafe off William Somerville. It was the Wednesday to take charge. reaching the goals that they are capa- Mortaza has asked for two months Sri Lankan skipper’s 23rd Test “He has a wealth of experience and ble of,” a BCB statement quoted him as to confirm his retirement plans. fifty. we have been very impressed with his saying. He was expected to confirm his Thirimanne reached his sixth passion and coaching philosophy,” Domingo was the assistant coach retirement thoughts after the recent half-century with a flick for four BCB president Nazmul Hassan of South Africa in 2011. He replaced World Cup where he claimed just off Ajaz Patel. After a series of low said. Gary Kirsten as national team head one wicket in eight matches. scores, he was under pressure to Bangladesh were struggling coach of the Proteas in 2013 and The 35-year-old seamer missed post a decent figure and the half- to appoint a head coach ahead remained there 2017. Tamim Iqbal celebrates after scoring hundred the latest Sri Lanka tour due to ham- century will have saved his place of hosting Afghanistan for a one He led South Africa to semifi- string injury and is facing a long for the next Test in Colombo. Test series in early nals of the 2014 World Twenty20 AFP n DHAKA absence from international cricket as The duo went onto establish September and a tri- in Bangladesh. Bangladesh are not scheduled to play the highest partnership by a Sri nation tournament Domingo will have angladesh Cricket Board have any ODIs until June next year. Lankan opening pair in the fourth with the visitors compatriots Charl Bdecided to rest out-of-form Bangladesh Cricket Board Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimane chats in between Sri Lanka’s 2nd innings AP innings. It is also the highest part- and Zimbabwe. Langeveldt and Neil opener Tamim Iqbal for next month’s (BCB) last week said they were plan- nership by a Sri Lankan pair for Hasan said McKenzie among his one-off Test against Afghanistan ning to host a one-off ODI sometime AFP n GALLE Sri Lanka needing a further 135 the first wicket against New they chose support staff. following a request from the player, in September against Zimbabwe to runs to record their first win in Zealand. Domingo Bangladesh last an official said on Saturday. organise a farewell for Mashrafe. ri Lanka’s batters set the stage the World Test Championship. Earlier, resuming from the ahead of month appointed Afghanistan arrive later in But the plan has been shelved Son Saturday for a thrilling Karunaratne was unbeaten overnight score of 195 for seven, other candi- Langeveldt as the August for their maiden Test against following Mashrafe’s meeting on final day, reaching 133 without on 71 off 168 balls with two New Zealand posted 285 with dates because pace bowling coach Bangladesh in Chittagong from Saturday with board officials. loss at stumps on day four as they boundaries while Thirimanne Watling top scoring with 77 runs. of his avail- and retained September 5. “He sought two months to make chased 268 to beat New Zealand was on 57 having faced 132 He was well supported by the tail ability. McKenzie as batting Chief selector Minhajul Abedin his final decision and we said that is in the first Test in Galle. deliveries and hit four fours. with William Somerville hitting “We also coach. said Tamim would also be rested fine,” BCB president Nazmul Hassan Openers Dimuth They were in no mood to with- his highest score in first class sought a full-time Former New during a tri-nation Twenty20 tour- told reporters. Karunaratne and Lahiru draw to the dressing room but cricket — 40 not out. coach... (Domingo) Zealand captain Daniel nament from September 13 which The veteran who made his Thirimanne were involved in a bad light ended play 34 minutes Lasith Embuldeniya finished said he was very keen Vettori has also been will also involve Zimbabwe. Bangladesh debut in 2001 kept play- record opening stand of 133 runs before schedule. with four wickets while to work with the boys appointed as new spin bowling Abedin said the board had ing 50-over ODIs and has alredy and benefited from some sloppy Batting fourth in Galle is not Dhananjaya de Silva claimed and didn’t want any coach up to ICC World accepted Tamim’s request for a retired from Tests (in 2009) and T20s fielding by the tourists. It leaves the prettiest thing for batsmen three. holiday breaks. These Twenty20 in Australia next year. break. “He will now rest both in the (in 2017).

AFP n CINCINNATI final against Russian veteran Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat shleigh Barty edged closer Barty close to No 1 rank third seed Karolina Pliskova 3- Doubles done for Murray Ato a return to the top WTA 6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to end the ranking on Friday, reaching the play the US Open,” she said. Czech’s chances of claiming the AFP n CINCINNATI WTA semi-finals as current “I don’t even really think number one ranking next week. number one Naomi Osaka about winning the tournament. fter flirting for a few retired with a knee injury. I just want to have the chance to NO 1 NOT FOCUS Amonths with doubles as he Barty, the Australian top play it now. Barty said a potential return recovers from January hip seed, engineered her second “If there is a 1 percent to number one wouldn’t be her surgery, Andy Murray on comeback in as many days, chance of me not playing it, that’s focus this weekend. Friday said that his days in that overhauling Maria Sakkari 5-7, what’s concerning me.” “I’m in the semis for the first speciality are over. 6-2, 6-0. Osaka had won time here,” she said. “I’m not Murray and Feliciano But the US Open alarm bells the second set to level thinking of the ranking at all. Lopez lost in the Cincinnati were ringing for Osaka less the match when she Elsewhere in the men’s draw, Masters men’s doubles quarter- than two weeks before the start first complained of France’s Richard Gasquet earned finals, going down in what for of her title defense at Flushing apparent knee pain his first Masters 1000 quarter- the 32-year-old Scot was an Meadows after a left knee injury and after one game of final victory in six years, defeat- uncomfortable confrontation saw her retire against Sofia the third set called for ing Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 with his elder brother Jamie — Kenin — sending the American the physio. (7/2), 3-6, 6-2. who combined with fellow Brit into the semis with a 6-4, 1-6, 2- With the knee Gasquet won his last contest Ken Skupski for a 6-7 (5/7), 7- 0 victory. heavily taped Osaka played one at this level in Miami in 2013 5, 10-4 defeat of Murray and Andy Murray shakes hand with his brother Jamie after the end of doubles match Men’s top seed Novak more game before packing it in and had since lost seven Masters Lopez. week’s ATP tournament in “I realized that if I want to Djokovic also had the trainer on and sending Kenin to the semis. quarter-finals. Three-time Grand Slam Winston-Salem, but he will get back to singles at the high- during his 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 victo- Ashleigh Barty acknowledges crowd gesture at the end of her match AP “This is not the way I wanted to He will play for a place in champion Murray, who won not play singles at the US est as quickly as possible, I need ry over Lucas Pouille, but hoped win,” said Kenin, who will next the final against 16th seed David Queen’s Club in June with Open. to avoid doubles. discomfort in his right elbow compatriot Andrey Rublev, con- Japanese star admitting it put a play fellow American Madison Goffin, who advanced in a Lopez said that he has decided Murray said that after play- “Doubles was slowing wouldn’t linger. querer this week of Roger cloud over her upcoming US Keys, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over walkover against Japanese qual- to dump doubles in hopes of ing doubles last week in down everything. Now that The 16-time Grand Slam Federer, 6-2, 6-3. Open title defense. Venus Williams. ifier Yoshihito Nishioka, who returning to singles. Montreal and here in the US, my doubles is done, the focus champion will next face Daniil Osaka’s left knee trouble “Last year I won the US French Open champion could not take the court due to He accepted a wild card he’s keen to return to his former will be totally on singles, which Medvedev, who beat Russian was more of a concern, the Open and this year I’m trying to Barty will play for a place in the illness. into the singles draw at next life as a top singles player. should help in the long run.”