Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 9 CELEB TALKS 14 SPORTS 16 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW DARK DAYS ARE CHARLIE'S ANGELS RAHANE BACKS ROHIT BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH AHEAD FOR INDIA READY FOR INDIA FOR NEW ROLE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 1 ISSUE 354 HYDERABAD, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable NAG TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER DIRECTOR { Page 13 } www.dailypioneer.com

BRKR BHAVAN NO PLUG AND PLAY OFFICE Karnataka bypolls deferred Ad hoc ‘Secretariat' l Till top court decides on disqualified MLAs l Cong says unprecedented PNS n NEW DELHI Both parties had expelled the rebels. There were also reports conditions insanely bad By-elections to 15 assembly that the MLAs were offered seats in Karnataka -- where ministerial berths by the BJP. NAVEENA GHANATE the MLAs were disqualified Earlier this year, 13 MLAs n HYDERABAD Plethora of work in progress leaves ambience messy earlier this year for rebelling from the Congress and three Gen Rawat to and bringing down the earli- from the JDS had resigned, Long queues at elevators, masks er Congress-JDS government and two Independent law- on the nose and old furniture head Chiefs - will be deferred. The makers who were supporting lying all around are what visi- Election Commission today the government switched tors see as they enter Burgula told the Supreme Court that sides, bringing down the num- Ramakrishna Rao (BRKR) of Staff panel it has decided to postpone the bers of the government. After Bhavan premises. The first NEW DELHI: Indian Army election so the Court can days of high-drama and heat- glimpse of the new Secretariat chief General Bipin Rawat take a call on the petitions of ed debates, the government is messy. There are more work- will be appointed as the new the disqualified MLAs who failed the trust vote, leading to ers than officials, indicating Chairman of the Chiefs of have challenged the Speaker's the formation of the BJP gov- that a lot of work still needs to Staff Committee (CoSC) on decision. ernment led by BS be done. The corridors are (Above) Office furniture placed in a haphazard manner near the staircase at BRKR Friday, defence sources said The hearing in the case The MLAs have argued in court that they Yediyurappa on July 26. strewn with wood planks, bro- Bhavan. (Below) Glass and other construction material lie strewn about in the here on Thursday. Rawat will started yesterday; the top court Addressing a press confer- ken chairs, sofas, cables, tiles, lobby Photos by Naveena G take over as the CoSC said they had heard it for two have the right to resign and if they do not ence, Congress spokesperson fridges, among others. Chairman from India Air days and does not want to pass quit the party they cannot be punished Randeep Singh Surjewala said, A first impression of the Force (IAF) chief Birender any interim order. The court through disqualification under the anti- "There were rampant defec- temporary Secretariat would be Singh Dhanoa, who is set to will now take up the case on tions in Karnataka mocking at a very uninspiring to any for- retire on September 30. October 22. The by-elections defection law, which seeks to prevent the Constitution and also the eign delegate visiting the state. The Chairman of the were expected to be held on defections for money or other considerations anti-defection law enshrined No wonder then that most vis- CoSC is responsible for inter- October 21 and the results in the Constitution where an itors choose to meet officials at services synergy between the were due by October 24. elected government with full places other than the Army, the Air Force and the By-elections were supposed power. The disqualified MLAs right to carry on any trade, majority was unseated by a Secretariat. At 11.30 am on Navy. The senior-most chief to be held in the state if the then approached the court, business and profession guar- group of defectors, who were Thursday, a long queue of from amongst all the three court decided to uphold the challenging the Speaker's anteed under the Articles 19 rightfully in accordance with about 15-20 people is formed at services of the defence forces disqualifications. But last week, order, which , they said, was and 21. the jurisdiction of the Speaker the elevator. The elevator itself is selected as the Chairman of the Commission announced "arbitrary" and "unreasonable". The MLAs have argued in under the Constitution were is not in proper functioning CoSC. the by-elections, setting the The petitioners say the court that they have the right disqualified." condition. It stops randomly From lobbies to elevator and cabins to date along with the state elec- action of the Speaker was to resign and if they do not He said until today the half way through trips. washrooms, the new Secretariat better tions in Maharashtra and "arbitrary" and "unreasonable". quit the party they cannot be Supreme Court has not stayed Secretariat employees are how- Haryana. The MLAs were dis- They contended that the punished through disqualifi- the order of the Speaker that ever accustomed to its erratic shape up quickly for sake of State's image Social media qualified in July by then Speaker was abusing his pow- cation under the anti-defection means the order must be cor- functioning. When it got stuck Speaker KR Ramesh when ers under the 10th Schedule of law, which seeks to prevent rect. between zero floor and first then it stopped again at the fifth untidy at the moment. Except platforms to they resigned, allowing the the Constitution says legisla- defections for money or other Surjewala was responding to floor, one of them said, "It's not floor all by itself. The thing evi- for the officials' chambers, BJP to challenge the 14- tors may be disqualified on considerations. a question after the Supreme overloaded; don't go out. This dently needs immediate repairs. everything else is haphazard. follow ‘code of month-old coalition govern- grounds of defection. They The Congress and the JDS Court agreed to the demands lift gets stuck like that often. This is the common lift; the VIP With renovation work on, con- ment of the Congress and HD said disqualifying them till have both alleged that the BJP of the Election Commission to Wait for two minutes and it will lift reportedly has less snags. struction material is all spread ethics' in polls Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal the dissolution of the house is had used money power to postpone bypolls for start again." And quite surely, it Another employee admitted all over the corridors. NEW DELHI: Social media Secular, and stake claim to a breach of their fundamental persuade the MLAs to resign. Karanataka Assembly seats. did start after a small stutter. But that the Secretariat is very ContinuedonPage2 platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have agreed to follow the "volun- tary code of ethics" in all 251 to file future elections, including TS medicines When a by-poll becomes the upcoming Maharashtra papers in and Haryana assembly polls, the Election Commission Huzurnagar said on Thursday. purchase scam: ACB prestige issue... The code, which was derived to act against paid by-poll L VENKAT RAM REDDY advertisements that violate conducts searches PNS n HUZURNAGAR n HYDERABAD l KCR to campaign, norms set by the Election stay put in Commission, came into force PNS n HYDERABAD Following in the footsteps of The Huzurnagar bypoll in on March 20 in the last Lok The vigilance and Armoor farmers who en Telangana is not just another Huzurnagar for Harish to gift Sabha polls. The Telangana Anti- enforcement wing masse had made the estab- Assembly by-election being five days Corruption Bureau (ACB) on had held an inquiry lishment of Turmeric Board held along with 64 other 10g gold to Thursday conducted simulta- into the allegations and MSP for red sorghum key Assembly constituencies in l Ministers among neous searches in the offices poll issues, sarpanches drawn the country on October 21. 30 incharges to camp First Jammu and residences of officials of that no proper from across Telangana are set The stakes for major parties in teachers Insurance Medical Services eligibility criteria was to file nominations against the TS are so high that at least the till polling PNS n MEDAK International (IMS) and others as part of its followed by the official candidates of major ruling Telangana Rashtra probe into alleged scam in Director of IMS in the parties in the Huzurnagar by- Samiti and opposition Finance Minister T Harish film fest begins purchase of medicines for selection of firms for poll, with the unresolved issue Congress have made it a pres- assumed in the changed polit- Rao has decided to gift 10 JAMMU: The inaugural edi- state-run hospitals and dis- of cheque power being their tige issue and are preparing for this seat and have been ical scenario in Telangana. grams gold to in-charge tion of Jammu International pensaries. The bureau, supply of medicines main plank. They have vowed a 'do-or-die' battle. engaged in a fierce political That is not all. KCR's son K T teachers who were instru- Film Festival began here on directed by the gov- to lodge their protest against It is not that the TRS gov- battle from the word go. Rama Rao, who is party's mental in at least 20 students Thursday. ernment to take up besides at the premis- the state gov t and give a tough ernment will collapse if it fails For the first time, TRS chief working president and IT of the Zilla Parishad High Thirty seven short films the probe, said it es of four private fight to the bypoll contestants to win the Huzurnagar seat. and Chief Minister K Minister, too has decided to School in Indiranagar getting and documentaries from 11 has found the individuals, includ- as part of their long-drawn Nor can the Congress hope to Chandrasekhar Rao has decid- spend five days in Huzurnagar 10/10 GPA. He promised to countries besides 10 projects Director of IMS ing a reporter of a "Hallo Sarpanch…Chalo come to power if it retains it. ed to personally campaign in for campaigning. give Rs 11 lakh additionally from native filmmakers will and other officials Telugu TV channel, Huzurnagar" programme. Still, both the parties are leav- this by-election, reflecting the for the school's development. be screened at the two-day- were "involved in the ACB said in a Continued on Page 2 ing no stone unturned to win importance the seat has Continued on Page 2 Inaugurating the long festival. "It was dream making fake release here. Alpaharam- Adhika Vidya come true for the people of indents, falsification In all, searches programme (free breakfast Jammu that first ever film fes- of records, violating were being carried out at for students) in the school, tival is being organised here. the rules and regulations in 21 places in the city and one Harish appreciated the school My wish was fulfilled," Mayor purchase of medicines, surgi- place each in Warrangal and Khashoggi murder done under my watch: Saudi Prince for giving tough competition of Jammu Chander Mohan cal kits and caused loss to the Mahabubabad. PNS n RIYADH Mohammed bin Salman, the nishing the crown prince's to corporate schools. At a Gupta told reporters here. exchequer. Earlier, the vigilance and kingdom's de facto ruler, has image and imperilling ambi- time when the State govern- Festival directors Rakesh A case has been registered enforcement wing had held an Saudi Arabia's crown prince not spoken publicly about the tious plans to diversify the ment was conducting Badi Roshan Bhat and his broth- under the Prevention of inquiry into the allegations said he bears responsibility killing inside the Saudi con- economy of the world's top oil baata programme to enrol er Rohit Bhat said many Corruption Act and Indian that no proper eligibility cri- for the killing of journalist sulate in Istanbul. exporter and open up clois- school dropouts in govern- Bollywood actors, directors of Penal Code sections and the teria was followed by the Jamal Khashoggi last year by The CIA and some Western tered Saudi society. He has not ment institutions, the ZP other film festivals and par- searches were conducted at the Director of IMS in the selec- Saudi operatives "because it governments have said he since visited the United States High School at Indira Nagar ticipants from all over the offices and residences of tion of firms for supply of happened under my watch," ordered it, but Saudi officials or Europe. had displayed 'No admission' country have arrived here to Director and Joint Director of medicines. according to a PBS documen- say he had no role. The death board, he observed. be part of the festival. IMS and 15 other officials Continued on Page 2 tary to be broadcast next week. sparked a global uproar, tar- Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 TODAY ALMANAC Politicians, bureaucrats in honey trap, clips out IMD trashes 100-year Month & Paksham: Bhdrapada & Krishna Paksha PNS n BHOPAL to oblige Shweta and returned brainwash, introduced them Panchangam During interrogation by Special Investigation to her parents home in into the honey trap racket. In Even as 12 top serving Narsinghgarh. Subsequently her statement Monica alleged rain reports Tithi : Trayodashi : 07:30 pm Chaturdashi: 03:46 am (Next Day) bureaucrats and eight for- Team (SIT) in Indore, Shweta said that on Aarti Dayal visited Monica's that on August 30, this year, Nakshatram: Purva Phalguni: 01:05 am mer Ministers of Madhya demand of bureaucrats she lured many place and told her father Aarti and an aide Rupa, MAYANK TIWARI the Indian Metrological n HYDERABAD (Next Day) Pradesh seem to be in a big Hiralal that if he sends her brought her to Indore in a Department's (IMD)'s obser- trouble in the honey trap college girls and finally coerced them to bed daughter to Bhopal, then her luxury car wherein they vatory', the city received Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start scandal, the kingpin of scan- NGO would bear all costs of stayed in the posh Infinity The trouble with journalism 75mm in the 24 hours up to any important work) dal Shweta Jain has confessed with men, mostly of their father's age Monica's education. hotel. The next evening a based on hearsay, and not on Wednesday at 8.30 am. Rahukalam: 10:37 am – 12:17 pm to the SIT that she coerced at Later, Hiralal, whose finan- government engineer hard facts and incontestable Soon after Minister of IT Yamagandam: 03:06 pm – 04:35 pm least two dozen college going cial condition was not good, Harbhajan Singh, 60, was figures, is that information that and Municipal Administration Varjyam: 11:02 am - 12:27 pm girls, from lower middle class was also managing postings of seeking admission in a allowed her 18 year old introduced to her. Later matters can get 'clouded' and Urban Development Gulika: 07:38 am - 09:08 am families, who were used to of several IAS and IPS officers prestigious college she came daughter to leave for Bhopal Monica had to spend the or blown out of pro- KT Rama Rao shared Good Time: (to start any important work) seduce the high and mighty of at top of the line assign- in contact with Shweta, who with Aarti. In a statement entire night with Harbhajan portion, especially news about the down- Amritakalam: 07:28 pm - 08:52 pm MP government. ments. claimed that she was close to given to SIT, Monica said that who had sex with her. Monica when the reports pour on Twitter, a Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:43 am - 12:30 pm Shweta also admitted that During interrogation by top brass of the MP govern- one day Aarti showed her an disclosed that Aarti made a pertain to torren- section of the media the main objective of the Special Investigation Team ment. To convince Monica, MMS of Shweta who was video recording of the hotel tial rains on par- went into overdrive HYDERABAD honey trap was to procure (SIT) in Indore, Shweta said an outsider to Bhopal, Shweta having sex with a bureaucrat. room where she slept with ticular days or rain- about the 'record' lucrative government con- that on demand of bureau- took her to Secretariat in Aarti told Monica that to Harbhajan. Later, on the basis fall over a defined levels of the record- WEATHER tracts, running into several crats she lured many college Bhopal where she was intro- reach at the top, one has to do of the video clip, Shweta period. ings. That apart, the Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms hundred crores, from the tar- girls and finally coerced them duced to three secretary level all these things. SIT investi- demanded Rs 3 crore from No wonder, there information being Temp: 29/22 geted VIPs. Most of the con- to bed with men, mostly of IAS officers. Shweta also pro- gation reveals that in the Harbhajan Singh. Monica was was hype in a sec- shared on some social Humidity: 90% tracts were awarded to reput- their father's age. In one vided an Audi car to Monica name of the NGO and offer- also threatened that if she tion of the media that media platforms too is incor- Sunrise: 06.05 ed companies by Shweta Jain instance, SIT confronted to shuttle between Indore ing jobs to daughters of lower revealed anything to her par- Hyderabad has just recorded rect, going by official, available Sunset: 06.08 and her aide Aarti Dayal on Shweta with a college girl and Bhopal. middle class families, Aarti ents the obscene video would the highest-ever rainfall in records of IMD. Current Weather Conditions commission basis. Besides, Monica Yadav. Monica dis- A senior SIT official said and Shweta coaxed several be uploaded on a website. September after more than 100 Updated September 26, 2019 5:00 PM procuring contracts, Shweta closed to SIT that on pretext that Monica initially refused college going girls and after a Continued on Page 3 years! However, according to Continued on Page 3 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 hyderabad 02

Ready to hold HEAVY INFLOWS INTO municipal polls: SEC to HC PNS n HYDERABAD PROJECTS CONTINUE The State Election PNS n SRISAILAM Commission on Thursday told the Telangana High Inflows into various reservoirs Court that it was ready to across two Telugu states - conduct municipal elections Telangana and Andhra as there was no stay order Pradesh, are very heavy fol- issued by the apex court on lowing downpour in the two conducting the elections. states forcing authorities of The Commission made Srisailam Project to release this submission in response IT Minister KT Rama Rao at a review meeting with officials in Hyderabad on Thursday water downstream lifting five to two Public Interest of the project's gates. Litigations filed against the As on Thursday, inflows conduct of the municipal into the Srisailam reservoir elections. On its part, the state Ramagundam FCL to be are measured as 1.69 lakh government told the HC that cusec while the outflow is put it has completed the pre-poll at 2.25 lakh cusecs. In process such as division of Telangana, Nagarjunasagar wards and provision of reser- reopened soon, says KTR project officials are releasing vations on the basis of pop- water by lifting six gates. ulation as per the rules and Against an inflow of 1.50 lakh regulations and urged the n IT Minister reviews renovation steps cusecs, the outflow is 65,000 court to allow them to hold cusecs. the municipal elections. PNS n HYDERABAD Officials of Narayanapur of the project. A total of 44,953 However, the counsel for project have lifted 13 gates to On Thursday, Almatti dam received cusecs were released for power the petitioners' objected to IT Minister KT Rama Rao let out 15,960 cusecs. The generation and Krishna waters the arguments of the state reviewed the status of re- inflow into the project reser- inflows of 1,33,000 cusecs and the were released into various government and told the opening of the Ramagundam voir is put at 90,000 cusecs. same amount of water was released canals under the project. In court that several irregulari- Fertilizers and Chemicals Against 492.252 meters FRL of to Narayanpur dam addition, water is being con- ties took place in the pre-poll Limited (RFCL), here on the project, the water level in tinuously lifted to cater to the exercise undertaken by the Thursday. He held discus- the reservoir recorded as needs of the various lift irri- state government. They also sions with the factory repre- 492.10 meters. Officials have and Nayaranpur dams in cusecs and the same amount of gation schemes that depend on told the court that the HC sentatives on the measures to lifted three gates of Jurala pro- Karnataka on Thursday. The water was released to water from Jurala. had granted stay on the con- be taken to expedite re-open- ject tolet out 70,000 cusecs. The fresh spell of rains in the river's Narayanpur dam, as Almatti Even the flood forecast of duct of elections in 75 munic- ing it as part of its electoral inflows into the reservoir are catchment in Karnataka have had already reached its maxi- the Central Water Commission ipalities of the state. promises. measured as 70,000 cusecs. resulted in that State beginning mum storage capacity of 123 has forecast a rising trend in all They urged the court to He said that the Telangana Meanwhile, the releases of 1,49,400 cusecs of TMC. Jurala continued to the projects across the Krishna allow the municipal elections government has given prior- Priyadarshini Jurala Project is water from Narayanpur dam to receive inflows, as 83,000 basin as on Thursday, includ- only after the disposal of all the ity to the renovation of set to receive yet another round the downstream Jurala reser- cusecs of inflows were record- ing the Tungabhadra dam, cases filed against their con- Ramagundam Fertilizer Union Minister Sadananda of heavy inflows with voir in Telangana. ed by 3 pm and 98,822 cusecs which has also reached its duct. A division bench of the Factory. He added that the Karnataka releasing large vol- On Thursday, Almatti dam were released towards maximum storage capacity of HC later posted the matter to government had taken a stake Gowda slams TRS govt umes of water from its Almatti received inflows of 1,33,000 Srisailam project using 7 gates 100.84 TMC. Friday for further hearing. in the company and will con- tinue to support the same. PNS n PEDDAPALLI employment opportunities KTR will write a letter to the without any hassle. Union Minister for the Union Minister Sadananda During his visit, the local restoration of the former Gowda on Thursday assert- leaders protest his visit to the 30-day plan will achieve all-round growth: Harish Kendriya Vidyalaya in the ed that the Ramagundam unit. Reacting to it, the factory premises. Fertilizers and Chemicals Minister said the tocal par- PNS n HYDERABAD Asserting that the locals Limited (RFCL) would start liament member belonging The meeting should be given preference producing urea in the next to the TRS has never repre- Finance Minister T Harish discussed during employment, Rama six months. The Minister sented any matter to Rao on Thursday exhorted Rao offered to provide nec- was on a visit to inspect the Centre for the the local body representatives various essary skill development pro- the works on RFCL completion and in general and the ZPTCs in schemes grammes for local youth and said the con- accommodation particular to take part in the undertaken by through TASK (Telangana struction of the of locals in the 30-day special action plan with Academy of Skills and company would be company. Collector a renewed verve. the state govt Knowledge) at free of cost. completed by 15 These people are Addressing the Sangareddy Social Welfare Minister December this year. deliberately politi- serves notices Zilla Parishad General body Koppula Eeshwar, Peddapalli The Minister said the cising the matter for meeting, the Minister said the Reddy, Kranthikran , Manik MP Venkatesh Netha and Ramagundam Fertiliser cor- their vested political gains, on Sarpanch, adoption of this plan would Rao and T Jagga Reddy , MLC Ramangundam MLA poration limited is the one Gowda said. The minister enable the villages achieve all development and welfare body's strength would take the Bhupal Reddy were present in Korukanti Chander, along major unit that is established reviewed the works with the 10 others round growth. schemes undertaken by the state towards a certain progress the meeting. The Congress with senior officials from the with the gas-based produc- district Collector, MP, and The general body meeting of government for the upliftment and it would bring about the legislator Jagga Reddy felicitat- industries department and tion and he assured the locals MLA and directed the offi- PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR the new Zilla Parishad dis- of the villages in particular. desired change in the villages. ed the Minister at the ZP representatives of fertilisers that it would be provide cials to speed up the works. cussed in length about various The Minister said the local MLAs Gudeppad Mahipal General Body meeting. company were present. District Collector Venkat Rao, who has been working hard to ensure effective implementation of the 30-day Medicines VIHARI FETED ON HOME GROUND Ad hoc action plan across the district, When a by-poll becomes prestige... on Thursday served notice to purchase scam... ‘secretariat’... the Sarpanch of Continued from Page 1 Bhikshamaiah Goud (Alair), K blow again by winning the Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Sarghakhanpet village and Anil Kumar Reddy (Bhongir) Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat in ten other others holding Besides, 30 incharges, including and R Krishnaiah May 2018. KCR and KTR The wing, which filed a Workers are seen carrying them responsible for poor TRS senior leaders and minis- (Miryalaguda). want to avenge these defeats report in March this year, sheets of plywood via the stairs implementation of 30-day ters, have been asked to camp The saving grace for the and consolidate TRS' posi- had found medicines were in the most unsafe manner. action plan in the village. in Huzurnagar till the date of Congress was that Uttam from tion. A decisive win in the bought at exorbitant prices, And the on-going carpentering The Collector Venkat Rao polling. The hot topic in polit- Huzurnagar, Komatireddy Huzurnagar bypoll can send a in violation of the procure- work has got some people made a surprise visit to the ical circles is: Why KCR and Rajagopal Reddy from message to the entire opposi- ment procedures and the e- wearing breathing masks or village located in the Kosigi KTR are giving so much impor- Munugode and Chirumarti tion in Telangana. The spin- tender processes. covering their nose with hand- Mandal of Narayanpet dis- tance to a single Assembly seat, Lingaiah from Nakrekal could off would be that TRS can then Listing the alleged irreg- kerchiefs to avoid air-borne trict on Thursday morning. and that too in a bypoll? tame the TRS wave in the silence Congress and BJP and ularities, the ACB release wood and cement particles. However, the Collector, dur- The reasons are not far to 2018 Assembly polls. It is a dif- reassert the TRS’ supremacy in said among others two fake Another employee, who ing his visit, noticed that the seek. In the 2018 Assembly ferent matter that of these Telangana once and for all. indents for medicines worth wished not to be named, said, 30-day action plan was not polls, TRS made a clean sweep, three prized Congress win- TRS won 88 seats in the Rs 1.03 crore were prepared “Not all are immune to aller- being implemented in the vil- bagging 88 out of 119 seats in ners, Chirumarti Lingaiah later December 2018 Assembly by the Joint Director in gies, so some of them tie lage. Following this, the Telangana. In Nalgonda dis- defected to TRS and polls and its tally in the House May last year and the bills masks to avoid problems.” Collector issued show cause trict, considered bastion of Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy has since increased to 102, fol- were passed by the Director. The partly-renovated premise notice. the Congress for decades, it is expected to join BJP anytime. lowing the subsequent 'merg- Similarly, medicines is also otherwise a risk for The four Collectors of erst- bagged 8 out of 11 Assembly So, TRS feels that if er' of 12 Congress MLAs and worth Rs 1.23 crore were employees' health for the san- while Mahabubnagar district seats. More importantly, it Congress is defeated in the 2 independent MLAs. There indented and received by itation conditions are pretty - Mahabubnagar, trounced Congress heavy- Huzurnagar bypoll, the grand is no main opposition in the the Joint Director but the poor. Washrooms for women, Wanaparthy, Gadwal and weights in the district, includ- old party would be wiped out Legislative Assembly, with 12 stock was not sent to the which seem renovated, already Nagarkurnool are monitoring ing K Jana Reddy from Nalgonda district. That of 19 Congress MLAs switch- dispensaries, it said. need repairs and better upkeep the 30-day comprehensive (Nagarjunasagar), N apart, for TRS leadership, ing loyalty to TRS. The Another allegation was that of hygiene. That's the case with action plan thoroughly, and Padmavathi Reddy (Kodad), R Uttam's win has been a thorn AIMIM, with seven MLAs, is the Director and other offi- the men's washroom too. One as per the officials, they are Damodar Reddy (Suryapet), in the flesh as the TPCC chief also supporting TRS as a cials caused a loss of Rs 9.43 employee said, "The bath- making surprise visits peri- Komatireddy Venkat Reddy had been projected as CM can- 'friendly party', apart from crore tothegovernment in room looks renovated, but odically. Each Collector is vis- (Nalgonda), Addanki Dayakar didate. Rubbing salt into the one nominated Christian purchase of medicines Andhra cricketer G Hanuma Vihari being felicitated by former India star there is no maintenance. It'd be iting ten to fifteen villages (Thungaturthi), B wounds of TRS, Uttam dealt a MLA. through 2017-18. VVS Laxman at St John's Cricket Academy in Secunderabad on Thursday real bad for asthma patients.” every day as part of their vil- lage visits.

HYDERABAD BULLION RATES Time for crusade against climate change: Guv 251 to file papers in GOLD PNS n HYDERABAD Due to population Congress 2019 from 26-28 September 2019 at HICC, ` 38,260 (10 gm) explosion and Telangana Governor Tamilisai Hyderabad, with Government Huzurnagar by-poll ` uncontrolled 320 Soundararajan underlined the of Telangana being the Partner SILVER need and importance of con- development, natural State for the event. The event Continued from Page 1 However, the contest would be ` 46,300(1kg) serving the environment and resources are exploited features an international con- limited to main parties in the ` 1800 cultivating a mind-set of unsustainably ference and an exhibition All this has made the fray. responsible and sustainable TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN where over 100 companies are Huzurnagar by-election curi- In the Lok Sabha elections development. She urged the Governor of showcasing their green build- ouser, while parties are prepar- held this year, red sorghum CHICKEN people to make green as a way Telangana ing products and technolo- ing the ground to file nomina- farmers filed nominations en RATES `/KG of life and appreciate the boun- gies. Over the three days, the tions. Huzuarnagar Congress masse (236 in all) seeking ty of nature. event features several confer- candidate Padmavati filed one MSP for turmeric and red Dressed/With Skin `144 The Governor was speaking from Governments, we should ences and programmes, includ- set of papers on Thursday. Her sorghum. As a result, sitting Without Skin `163 after inaugurating the 17th all contribute to greening our ing a conference on GreenPro, TRS rival Sanampudi Saidi MP K Kavita lost the election Broiler at Farm `99 edition of the CII-IGBC Green environment and buildings a conference on Green Rail, a Reddy will file the papers on to her BJP rival. Building Congress 2019. simply out of our own love for conference on green hotels September 30. To protest the In the Telangana region, the Speaking on the occasion, the nature. To make that possible, and resorts, a training pro- state government's "style of practice of en masse filing of EGG Governor said, "Due to popu- we need to cultivate a love and gramme on green buildings, a functioning", the sarpanches papers is not new. In 1996, at `/ lation explosion and uncon- daily wastage of water. It is in measures, such as net metering, appreciation for healthy and programme for IGBC project association plans to get 251 the behest of the Jala Sadhana RATES 100 trolled development, natural the nature and traditions of our energy efficient lighting, rain- green environment, especially awards, and a programme on sarpanches to file nominations Samiti, 515 fluoride water HYDERABAD 398 resources are exploited unsus- country that we save and wor- water harvesting, solar power, among the younger genera- advancing Net Zero. against the official candidates of affected persons filed their VIJAYAWADA 381 tainably. As a responsible citi- ship our trees, and we need to and a policy of no single-use tions of the Country," she fur- Jamshyd N Godrej, the main parties. nominations en masse from the zen, I would like to highlight hold firm to these principles of plastics. Let us all pledge our ther said. Chairman, CII Godrej GBC In the December 2018 Nalgonda LS seat, highlighting VISAKHAPATNAM 370 the small ways in which we all conservation of nature." commitment to build a green- CII's Indian Green Building underlined the importance of Assembly elections, 17 candi- the need to provide safe drink- RETAIL PRICE `3.98 contribute to the destruction of "Raj Bhavan has imple- er and healthier India. More Council is organising the 17th conservation of water, in his dates were in the fray. The total ing water and water for irriga- (IN HYDERABAD) our environment, such as our mented several green building than out of any compulsion edition of Green Building address for the event. votes polled then was 1,92,844. tion in the region.

Although every possible care and caution has been taken to avoid errors or omissions, this publication is being sold on the condition and understanding that information given in this publication is merely for reference and must not be taken as having authority of or binding in any way on the writers, editors, publishers, and printers and sellers who do not owe any responsibility for any damage or loss to any person, a purchaser of this publication or not for the result of any action taken on the basis of this work. All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and forums in Delhi/New Delhi only. Readers are advised and requested to verify and seek appropriate advice to satisfy themselves about the veracity of any kind of advertisement before responding to any contents published in this newspaper. The printer, publisher, editor and any employee of the Pioneer Group's will not be held responsible for any kind of claim made by the advertisers of the products & services and shall not be made responsible for any kind of loss, consequences and further product-related damages on such advertisements.

Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Jagathi Publications Ltd, D 75, E 52, Industrial Estate, Balangar, Hyderabad -500 037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 hyderabad 03

RIME CORNER Rains subside, GHMC Veggie prices ease as supply doubles gets down to fogging ops Traders say prices have normalised with supply PNS n HYDERABAD from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan etc 160 kg ganja seized, Anti-larval drive started on large scale to prevent As rains subside over the city, PNS n HYDERABAD four arrested GHMC staff is out in full force proliferation in prevailing damp conditions HYDERABAD: The Medchal to conduct anti-larval opera- Marketing department offi- City receives damp police seized 160 kg marijuana tions on a large scale. identified in the city. cials have said that supply of worth Rs 10 lakh from four GHMC Commissioner DS SPECIAL FOCUS ON SCHOOL PREMISES Weekly anti-larval opera- vegetables to the city from people on Thursday morning. Lokesh Kumar on Thursday tions are being taken up with adjoining districts has onion stocks from states The accused, identified as P held a review meeting on fog- n 2,348 schools to be 642 teams as per the Pin Point increased, easing the prices and Nikhil, Pawar Srinivas, Pawar ging and spraying and other covered under indoor Program (PPP) in domestic, bringing relief to consumers. PNS n HYDERABAD Satish and Rathod Srikant, work to be carried out by the residual spray and peri-domestic mosquito breed- Prices of almost all vegeta- But traders don't were caught by officials during Department of Entomology fogging. ing sources (house-to-house) bles have gone down, said Wholesale markets in the city reduce prices for vehicle checking. Two more in the city after three days of every day, covering on average marketing department offi- have been receiving damp sub-standard accomplices of the gang, intense rains in Greater n Information, education 1.50 lakh houses. About 18 cials. Farmers bring vegetables onions from exporting states Danraj and Rathod Raju, were Hyderabad. It has been decid- and communication (IEC) Anti Larval Operation (ALO) from Rangareddy, Medak, like Maharashtra and stock; still sells for reported absconding. The car ed to carry out anti-larval activities are being taken teams with 54 workers are Siddipet, Mahabubnagar, Karnataka, leading to only a Rs 60-70/kg was stopped and checked by scraping on all schools on a up regularly involving conducting operations in Musi Nizamabad and Nalgonda dis- marginal dip in prices from Rs the police who found 160 kg war-footing as mosquitoes are schools children. So far, river from Attapur to tricts to sell them in 4,600 a quintal to Rs 4,300 in likely to return in the prevail- Chaderghat bridge for edge Hyderabad. the last two days. ganja being transported from 1,266 schools have been Rangareddy district to ing damp conditions. cleaning and spraying. Traders in the main whole- Drastic reduction in supply Sangareddy. The civic body has under- covered under the Water hyacinth removed sale markets at Bowenpally, of onions to the city has led to taken a large number of aware- mosquito-control from 15 tanks, lakes and ponds Gudimalkapur, LB Nagar, price escalation. However, ness campaigns in the city for awareness campaign. as part of the de-weeding exer- Madannapet and Monda some traders hoarded the com- Blast in Warangal the prevention of dengue and cise. The GHMC has taken up Market in Secunderabad said modity to sell when prices rise. factory; 5 injured malaria. In particular, the 2,375 larval survey, indoor that supply of vegetables to city But since prices of onion are staff at the GHMC's effective surveillance and con- mounted machines, 667 knap- pyrethrum space spray and markets from the rest of very high all over the country, WARANGAL: A blast occurred Entomology Department are trol of mosquito breeding and sack sprayers and 30 power fogging activities for all the Telangana has improved vast- hoarders have started export- in a chemical factory in involved in larval prevention spread of vector-borne dis- sprayers. reported cases of dengue and ly in the last two days. ing them to Delhi, jacking up Rampur industrial estate of and pollution prevention. It is eases using 150 portable fog- About 309 dengue and 151 malaria in a bid to arrest fur- Not just main wholesale prices in the local market. Warangal urban injuring five taking up all precautions for ging machines, 13 vehicle malaria high-risk areas were ther transmission. markets, Rythu Bazaars in the The city markets received 70 workers on Thursday. city too are full with supplies. lorry-loads of exports but the Of the 110 lorry-loads of The blast occurred in Vajra Till a few days ago, tomato sold prices still remained firm. In onions received here, a major- Matrix Industries, in which five at Rs 50-60 a kg, beans Rs 80- fact, 90 per cent of onion sup- ity were found to contain women workers suffered IMD trashes 100, cluster beans Rs 50-60 and ply received in the city has damp produce. But traders critical injuries. Police said the City gets homegrown brinjal Rs 40-60. Now, toma- been found to be damp are not willing to lower prices, legs of one of the workers were 100-year rain to sells for Rs 30 a kg, potato because of heavy rains in the a wholesale trader Dharanikota completely damaged by the Rs 30 a kg and cluster beans Rs supplying states of AP, Sudhakar said. impact. All five were shifted to 40. As against the sale price of Maharashtra and Karnataka. The price of a kg of onions a hospital in Warangal. Local ride-sharing service ‘Prydo' reports Rs 60-80 a kg, green chilli now The demand for damp onion is Rs 60-70 in the markets, and ACP Nagaraju reached the spot Continued from Page 1 sells for Rs 40 a kg. is low because of its very low hence there are hardly any buy- after the incident. Traders said supply of veg- shelf-life. However, in view of ers. The sale price in Rythu Operations start on Sept 29 with 14,000 drivers; Mohan Rao, a meteorolo- etables doubled compared to the acute shortage, traders are Bazaars, however, is Rs 20-odd Police's women gist from IMD, explained, some time ago with the main reluctant to slash onion prices a kg. Long queues are seen in company says it will not have surge-pricing "We frequently refer to the markets receiving supply from and continue to charge as front of onion outlets in Rythu safety wing measurements made by the Maharashtra, Karnataka, UP much for the sub-standard Bazaars. The onion sold there holds workshop PNS n HYDERABAD State Government agency -- and Andhra Pradesh. stock. too is damp though. Telangana State Development HYDERABAD: A one-day A new Hyderabad-based ride- Planning Society (TSDPS) workshop on issues related to sharing service called 'Prydo' through their Automatic marital cases was held in the was launched in the city on Weather Stations, which are Crack appears Telangana police's woman Thursday. Owned and run by new to the city. And, hence, safety wing. DGP Mahendar Reddy was Chief Guest at the city-based Praneeth Group, they do not have 100-year-old on PVNR event. Investigating Officials 'Prydo' will have 14,000 dri- records." He said, "Very few ver-partners to begin with meteorological observatories were briefed about procedures expressway, to be adopted in marital cases and will start operations on were established in India by and ensure that they are taken September 29. the British East India "Our app Prydo is integrat- Company; one or two might creates scare to their logical end, said IGP n Swati Lakra. A session on ed with the Telangana gov- have been there in Hyderabad PNS HYDERABAD gender sensitisation was also ernment's Hawk-Eye applica- too, but we cannot say as per held for all the officers. tion to ensure the safety of rid- Ride-sharing service 'Prydo' launched in the city on Thursday the data goes, Malkajgiri, A photo of a crack on PV The state's NRI Women Safety ers," said Prydo's founder and which was not a part of Narasimha Rao Expressway Cell, a module within the MD Narendra Kumar will offer services in three the range of up to 10 per cent Hyderabad, on September is being widely shared on School children check out the science exhibits at CCMB on Thursday women safety wing, deals with Kamaraju. vehicle categories i.e. hatch- from driver-partners, which 14, 2017, recorded a rainfall social media. Tollywood disputes arising in marital The move comes after estab- back, sedan and SUV. will depend on the number of of 201.5 mm, which is at least director Kona Venkat also cases where the husband or lished ride-sharing services Prydo's new app will be rides per month," said 70 mm higher than what shared a picture of a damaged relatives are NRIs. Ola and Uber started rolling available on Google Play and Narendra. We hope to com- was recorded in Tirumalagiri, pillar on Thursday. He point- out insurance products for its iPhone's iStore beginning plete over one million rides in which recorded 132.0 mm on Over 9,000 students ed out that pillar number 20 customers, ranging from Thursday. The company also Hyderabad in the next three Wednesday. And so, the of the Expressway had devel- health insurance to in-trip plans to expand its services to months," he added. record is just a hypothesis." oped cracks and needed products. Delhi, Bengaluru and other Prydo will charge a small or throng CCMB show urgent repair before it claims Community halls Like its cab-hailing service metros, with an investment of zero commission for a higher What is in store today? any life. The director tagged competitors, Prydo will ensure additional Rs 100 crore over number of rides every month, The sky in Hyderabad is PNS n HYDERABAD CCMB showcased the exhibits GHMC and Minister KT to serve as Basti surge-free rides for customers the next one year. and ensure transparency in likely to remain cloudy, with explaining the fundamental Rama Rao. An HMDA offi- and offer its driver-partners a "The new ride-sharing app billing and invoice systems, the light rain or drizzle for the Centre for Cellular and science behind processes cial said that the crack is Dawakhanas slew of welfare benefits. Prydo will charge a commission in company said. next three days. Molecular Biology (CCMB), occurring in different kinds of minor, will be repaired in the Hyderabad was opened to living cells - microbial, plants night and there is no need to PNS n HYDERABAD Public on Thursday as part of and animals. Students got a panic. celebrations for the chance to peer through elec- HMDA chief engineer GHMC will set up Basti Foundation Day of Council of tronic microscopes which can BLN Reddy said, "Pillar 20 is Dawakhanas in 48 communi- City's millennials’ mantra: Travel now, pay later Scientific and Industrial magnify an object up to a hun- a very minor issue and we are ty halls owned by it in the city. Research (CSIR). dred thousand times with a taking action. Proper repair The Dawakhanas, or hospitals, The centre received more resolution of 50 picometers. work will be carried out will be set up on an area of 500 Study finds Hyd accounts for 20% of those seeking loan for travel than 9000 visitors on the Scientists associated with tonight." sft. The GHMC Standing 'Open Day'. Most of the visi- CCMB also had discussions Following the incident of a Committee passed a resolution PNS n HYDERABAD Looks like a whole genera- of IndiaLends. tors were students interested in on genes in individuals to 24-year-old home woman in this regard on Thursday. tion of young, salaried and They are turning to digital biology. Researchers from genomes of populations. dying after a block of the Mayor Bonthu Rammohan A study conducted ahead of tech-savvy professionals in the lending companies which cement fell on her head at the presided over Standing World Tourism Day on country are not averse to tak- give salaried individuals Ameerpet Metro station on Committee meeting with September 27 by digital lend- ing loans for travel, and don't 'new-to-credit' with zero Sunday, residents are being GHMC commissioner DS ing platform, IndiaLends, like the idea of approaching credit history, including mil- Harish to gift 10g gold to... watchful of the condition of Lokesh Kumar where in 16 res- found that 85 percent of indi- banks for that given the lengthy lennials, easier access to flyovers and other construc- olutions were passed. The com- viduals, who applied for loans application process it involves. loans. Continued from Page 1 on lifting water from Gutpa and tions in the city. mittee also passed a resolution between Rs 30,000 and Rs They prefer and trust the According to the data, mil- Ali Sagar through lift-irrigation facilitating online membership 2.50 lakh for travel purposes, online method. lennials usually opt for coun- Describing it as a matter of schemes to take the water to to people who use 135 Modern were millennials. "The emergence of leisure tries that offer visa on arrival pride, the minister said that the Singuru. Implementation of the Gyms through GHMC portal. The research surveyed consciousness across India's countries such as Dubai, school had set an example for 30-day action plan in the dis- It was decided that GHMC will salaried and self-employed younger generation, and the Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the whole country to emulate. trict was good. The contours of send to the government pro- people across six major metros, realisation that a balanced Maldives, Bhutan, and Later, speaking at the ZP many villages had undergone posals to award annual con- including Hyderabad, and lifestyle is important, led to Indonesia. Most popular meeting, Harish said that water transformation, he said, and tracts for maintenance of found that 20 percent of mil- Hyderabad, followed by an increase in domestic as domestic destinations for the from the Kaleswaram project described the change as 687.31 km of major roads in lennials -- born between 1980 Mumbai at 19.7 percent and well as international travel," millennials are Goa, Kerala, would reach Singuru by next "unprecedented during the past The crack visible on PVNR Greater Hyderabad. and 1994 -- were from Bangalore 19 percent. said Gaurav Chopra, founder Ladakh and Rajasthan. year. The government was keen 60 years". expressway above Pillar no. 20 Khashoggi murder done Politicians, WE-Hub to focus on tech, e-commerce bureaucrats under my watch: Saudi Prince in honey trap, TS’ initative for women completes 1 year, will target selected sectors only Continued from Page 1 top royal adviser whom umentary. PNS n HYDERABAD ing, and a few are in the Reuters reported gave orders A senior U.S. administration clips out process of raising funds. "It happened under my over Skype to the killers, official told Reuters in June the Continued from Page 1 Telangana government's start- Jayesh Ranjan, Principal watch. I get all the responsi- briefed the hit team on Trump administration was up initiative for women, WE- Secretary in the IT E&C bility, because it happened Khashoggi's activities before pressing Riyadh for "tangible The first women SSP of Hub, which has been sector department, said, "I congratu- under my watch," he told PBS' the operation, the prosecutor progress" toward holding to Indore, Ruchi Vardhan Singh, agnostic will now focus on late the graduating cohort for Martin Smith, according to a said. account those behind the a key member of the SIT, said technology, e-commerce, their growth over the past preview of a documentary, Asked how the killing could killing ahead. that Shweta and Aarti eyed FMCG and social entrepre- year. From the support that you "The Crown Prince of Saudi happen without him knowing Eleven Saudi suspects have college girls and by persuad- neurship. WE-Hub on have received; it is your respon- Arabia," set to air on October about it, Smith quotes Prince been put on trial in secretive ing them to lead a modern Thursday organised a gradua- sibility to give it back and help 1, ahead of the one-year Mohammed as saying: "We proceedings but only a few hijinks life, they gradually tion ceremony of the more start-ups scale heights." anniversary of Khashoggi's have 20 million people. We hearings have been held. A pushed these young girls into 'Incubation Cohort' for the Moving forward, WE-Hub death. have 3 million government U.N. report has called for the honey trap scam. 2018-19 batch. will accept applications on a After initial denials, the offi- employees." Prince Mohammed and other The girls were first shown Chief Secretary SK Joshi rolling basis -Deepthi Ravula, cial Saudi narrative blamed the Smith asked whether the senior Saudi officials to be the glamour and luxury of said the occasion, "In India, we CEO of WE-Hub said, "We murder on rogue operatives. killers could have taken private investigated. five star culture and later were have an abundance of natural realised that a cohort system The public prosecutor said government jets, to which the Khashoggi, a Washington paid handsome amounts in and human resources, and the constrains the number of start- the then-deputy intelligence crown prince responded: "I Post columnist, was last seen at lieu of honey trapping politi- path to unlocking it is entre- A start-up representative explains a concept at the WE-Hub event on Thursday ups that we can help scale. chief ordered the repatriation have officials, ministers to fol- the Saudi consulate in Istanbul cians and bureaucrats. preneurship. And for that I Considering we are delivering of Khashoggi, a royal insider low things, and they're respon- on Oct. 2, where he was to Besides college going girls, must applaud Jayesh and the IT ed the opportunity to extend ups have gone through cus- a customized program to start- who became an outspoken sible. They have the authority receive papers ahead of his over 40 call girls were also E&C Department for intro- their incubation period based tomised training with a goal- ups, each enterprise has a dif- critic, but the lead negotiator to do that." Smith describes the wedding. His body was report- hired by Shweta to cater to ducing initiatives like this." on assessment. WE-Hub took based program structure - 24 ferent pace of growth, and we ordered him killed after dis- December exchange, which edly dismembered and removed wide range of clients which The graduating start-ups 26 start-ups into their flagship of these start-ups have moved want to start accepting appli- cussions for his return failed. apparently took place off cam- from the building, and his included a former Chief min- have scaled operations, and cohort in September 2018. at least three stages. Four of the cants on a rolling basis, to max- Saud al-Qahtani, a former era, in the preview of the doc- remains have not been found. ister of Madhya Pradesh. each of them has been provid- Over the past year, the start- start-ups have received fund- imise our impact." FOR SUBSCRIPTION, RENEWALS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT DELAYED PAPER DELIVERY, PLEASE CONTACT 040-23322341-43 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 hyderabad 04 ‘Huzurnagar by-poll will create history’ Congress will win the seat with huge margin, says TPCC president Uttam Kumar Reddy K VENKATESHWARLU n HYDERABAD Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy at a meeting in Hyderabad on Thursday Congress candidate Uttam TDP likely to Padmavathi Reddy has filed two sets of nomination papers on Thursday for Huzurnagar Kishan blames TRS by-elections. Speaking on the skip by-election occasion, Padmavathi alleged PNS n HYDERABAD party stayed away from polls that the TRS government has in the region. Analysts say, deployed its total strengths in The Telugu Desam Party that the TDP, seen as an for delaying projects Huzurnagar constituency to (TDP), which stayed away 'Andhra party' by many, is PNS n HYDERABAD defeat Telangana 'Aadabidda'. from the Lok Sabha polls in almost finished in Telangana The Union Minister She urged Huzurnagar voters Telangana, is unlikely to con- as it lost almost its entire Union Minister of State for expressed to comfort her ensuring victo- test the by-election to the leadership to the Telangana Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy ry by casting their votes. Huzurnagar Assembly seat, Rashtra Samithi (TRS) since said Centre would allocate Rs displeasure over TPCC chief and Nalgonda scheduled to be held on 2014. In recent months, some 1,813 crore additional funds railway works and MP Uttam Kumar Reddy stat- October 21, party sources leaders have joined the for the new works and devel- ed that Huzurnagar by-election said. Congress and others have opment of existing railway projects getting is going to turn the state his- The party, which is facing switched to the Bharatiya projects in Telangana. Kishan delayed in the tory. He described the contest an existential crisis in Janata Party (BJP). Reddy also expressed displea- state due to the between Congress and TRS is Telangana, has left the deci- After making inroads in sure over several railway works a contest between righteous- Padmavathi Reddy greets the crowd after filing her nomination in Huzurnagar on Thursday sion to party national presi- the Lok Sabha polls by win- and projects getting delayed in negligence of ness and unrighteous. "The dent N Chandrababu Naidu. ning four seats, the BJP is the state due to the negligence TRS government fight between justice and cor- Minister to tell the people as to out by Chandrababu Naidu Chief Minister Damodara A section of TDP leaders feel projecting itself as an alter- of Telangana Government. ruption, atrocities", he exhort- how many crores were looted from TDP, as an MP for two Rajanarsimha exuded confi- that the party should skip the native to the TRS and there In a first-of-its kind, South ed. He slammed the TRS say- in Mission Bhagiratha scheme, times spending own money. dence that Congress will reg- by-election to save itself from is hardly any political space Central Railway GM Gajanan in busy routes, as existing ing that they are resorting to Uttam termed KTR's survey in Gutha is doing degraded pol- ister victory in Huzurnagar embarrassment, while others left for the TDP in Telangana, Mallya held a meeting with train services are unable to bad politics with the help of regard to Huzurnagar by-elec- itics even after becoming by-elections. He asked party favour joining the fray to say analysts. The TDP is also MPs from Telangana and cater to the passenger rush in police. He alleged that the TRS tion as 'bogus.' Council chairman, Uttam activists not to get confused show that it is still alive in the demoralised after losing Hyderabad-Karnataka region several routes. leaders filing falsehood cases He asked KTR to tell as to alleged saying that the with the comments of party region. power in Andhra Pradesh. to review the ongoing railway "Discussion in the review and sending them to jail. More why the TRS leaders are pur- Congress will lodge a com- leaders. The TDP didn't field any Though Naidu recently held works and discuss problems meeting included various issues so, the TRS leaders are pur- chasing Congress leaders if plaint with Governor with He opined that Huzurnagar candidates for the 17 Lok talks with few party leaders faced by passengers in SCR pertaining to the upcoming ter- chasing Congress leaders with they have 14 per cent more proofs. The TPCC president by-election will not be consid- Sabha seats in the 2019 polls. from Telangana, the region. While Union Minister minal at Charlapalli, money, he lamented. support of the people than demanded the Election ered as referendum. "If the It was the first time since its prospects of a revival appear of State for Home Affairs G Ghatkesar-Yadadri MMTS Congress. He also questioned Commission to use central Congress MLAs, who joined formation in 1982 that the bleak. Kishan Reddy presided the works, Hyderabad MMTS KTR a 'baccha': Uttam KTR to tell as to how the TRS police in Huzurnagar by-elec- TRS, contests elections by ten- meeting, Soyam Bapu Rao, Phase 2 and others. MPs have Condemning the comments allotted ticket to Andhra per- tions as Congress has no belief dering resignations will be P Ramulu, Revanth Reddy, given representations to launch of TRS working president KT son from Yamaram in in local police. Finding fault considered as referendum", he teach a lesson to TRS candi- Huzurnagar to protect democ- Nama Nageshwar Rao, Bandi new line and trains. I'll take Rama Rao against him, Uttam Dachepally mandal in Guntur with KTR, for using degraded said. He said that changes date the way Nizamabad vot- racy by ensuring the victory of Sanjay, Dharmapuri Arvind their requests to Union Railway advised KTR, who got posi- district. Further targeting the language against him, Uttam would take place in the party ers taught a lesson to K Congress". and others from Telangana, Minister Piyush Goyal. tions with the help of his father Legislative Council chairman said that the Court dismissed only after the by-elections. Kavitha in Lok Sabha elec- Further, he asked the Amaresh Nayak, Umesh G Telangana has been severely K Chandrashekhar Rao, not to Gutha Sukhender Reddy, the case filed by KTR's uncle tions. Alleging that TRS' sur- Huzurnagar voters to decide Yadav and others from lacking in railway infrastruc- behave arrogantly. "I never did Uttam alleged that Gutha was against him. "KTR is using Teach a lesson to TRS veys are fake surveys, Kusuma whether they want Uttam Karnataka took part in it. ture and facilities. Therefore to family, caste and bad politics indulging in 'political prosti- singular form while criticizing candidate: Kusuma said that Huzurnagar is a Padmavathi, who fought on Most of the MPs urged SCR develop new lines and launch like KTR. KTR is a 'baccha' and tution'. He said that the me. KTR has to change his lan- TPCC working president Congress bastion. He called public issue, or a corrupt GM Gajanan Mallya to expe- new train services, Centre is speaks as he wished", he Congress ensured the victory of guage", he suggested. Jetti Kusuma Kumar has called upon the voters saying, "Will Minister G Jagdish Reddy's dite the ongoing works and allocating an additional Rs slammed. Demanding the IT Gutha, who was being thrown Meanwhile, former Deputy upon the Huzurnagar voters to defeat corruption in 'benami' S Saidi Reddy. introduce additional services 1,813 crore for Telangana. Man fined as TS' economy on the brink Mahila Cong Settle claims, Talasani son damages slams TRS over tells insurance companies saplings of collapse, says Bhatti Bathukamma PNS n SURYAPET PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD sarees A boy, who damaged the Congress Legislature Party PNS n HYDERABAD Animal husbandry minister saplings planted as part of leader Mallu Bhatti Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Harita Haram was asked to Vikramarka has alleged that Telangana Mahila Congress Thursday asked officials to set- pay a fine of Rs 5,000. The the state economic condition is has found fault with the TRS tle insurance claims pertaining boy was identified as the son reminding Sathyam Company government for destroying to dairy animals and sheeps of Ayush Bhanu living in and said that the state eco- the 'self respect' of Telangana within a fortnight. Balajinagar of the first ward nomic condition is on the women by giving Rs 100 Reviewing the activities of in the town. The municipal verge of collapse. sarees. Telangana Women his department with secretary authorities noticed that the The Chief Minister, K Congress chief Nerella Sandeep Kumar Sultania and boy on Wednesday damaged Chandrashekhar Rao is Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka addresses the media on Thursday Sharada said that the then other officials, he said that the some of the saplings. degrading the state with debts, Congress government has government distributed dairy Therefore, his family was he alleged stating that KCR will 2023, he said. He said there is ment. While giving power extended help to the women and sheep units treating the asked to pay the fine. not run the state if not bring no need to surprise if the days point presentation, Bhatti said of the state by giving Rs 10 programme as a matter of Similarly, the authorities debts further. He demanded of taxing on drinking water that burden of debts will fall on lakh loans but the present prestige and got the cattle and found that a goat devoured the Chief Minister to take up and on air by the KCR gov- the common man of TRS government is making sheep insured. However, he on some of the saplings plant- reverse tendering even in ernment comes in near future. Telangana. the women to wait for hours asked the representatives of Minister Talasani at a meeting with officials on Thursday ed and imposed a fine on the Telangana similar to Andhra On Thursday, Bhatti gave a He alleged that the Budget for cheap sarees. the insurance companies to goat's owner. In Sarvel village, Pradesh government. power point presentation on introduced by the TRS gov- TPCC Mahila Congress resolve the pending insurance the authorities impounded The Chief Minister may not the status of Telangana State's ernment is based on lies. There executive meeting was held claims in a fortnight and trans- two goats belonging to Ganta introduce Rs 5 lakh crore economic condition and on is a far distance between 2019- on Thursday at Gandhi fer the amount to the accounts Govt will promote Maraiah and asked him to Budget but he will make the debts brought by the TRS gov- 20 Budget estimations and Bhavan under the leadership of district collectors. pay a fine of Rs 600. debts up to Rs 5 lakh crore by ernment and on the develop- realities. of Nerella Sharada. Mahila Later, the Minister asked Congress leaders and dis- officials to take steps to pur- tricts Mahila Congress chiefs chase and distribute milch Neera, says Minister participated in the meeting. animals among those farmers Sharada stated that the inci- who paid the margin money PNS n HYDERABAD Chandrasekhar Rao as saying, Stop granite mining in Karimnagar: BJP dent of a woman, who was through demand drafts. He he said that there are medici- killed after a concrete slab fell wanted distribution of milch Excise Minister V Srinivas nal properties in neera. PNS n HYDERABAD speaking after meeting on her at Ameerpet Metro animals to take place as per the Goud on Thursday declared Diabetes will be under control Governor. "All these illegal Station, was unfortunate. The rules and said that he would that the state government with consumption of neera. The State BJP unit urged the granite quarries are run by rul- then Congress government not tolerate irregularities would soon launch Neera This was proved by research Governor, Tamilisai ing party leaders. Besides min- took the Metro Rail project as under any circumstances. Policy and promote sales conducted by various organi- Soundararajan to intervene to ing illegally, these quarry own- a prestigious one but TRS A Brazilian delegation, through specially erected stalls sations. License for selling stop illegal granite mining in ers have evaded seigniorage government constructed the headed by a noted animal sci- and encourage sale of Neera by neera would be given to Karimnagar district, which has and taxes to the tune of Rs 749 Metro Rail bridges with infe- entist, called on the Minister setting up restaurants in the Gowdas and Eediga commu- been adversely affecting the crore to government. Knowing rior quality. and invited him to visit the downtown Tank Bund area nities. environment and people living well about these illegal quar- Mahila Congress leaders cattle and sheep farms and and promote its sale along Production of Neera was in the areas surrounding gran- ries, the state government is have discussed on strength- offered to extend the technol- with the other traditional cui- high in Cambodia, Africa, ite quarries. not taking any action. ening the wing in Telangana. ogy available in Brazil to sine of Telangana. Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri A delegation, including BJP Therefore we have urged Sharada said that there is a Telangana. Adequate publicity would be Lanka. The USA is importing chief K Laxman, Bandi Sanjay, K Laxman Bandi Sanjay Governor to order for an need to the women leaders in Vijaya Dairy MD Srinivasa given to neera (palm nectar) Neera from Africa. The drink and others met the Governor, inquiry on illegal granite quar- districts to respond speedily to Rao, Mother Dairy Chairman through Telangana Tourism is being sold in Maharashtra, Tamilisai Soundarajan here on to the government. culture and people are suffering ries in Karimnagar," Bandi strengthen the women wing in Gutta Jitender Reddy, Department, he said adding Kerala, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Thursday and explained her "Illegal granite quarries run from pollution due to environ- Sanjay further said. districts. She called upon the Karimnagar Dairy chairman that the drink would be pro- In Telangana, neera is being about the ill effects of illegal without permissions from the mental destruction. BJP also requested the women to prove their strength Rajeswara Rao, Mulkanur moted as traditional Telangana sold for several hundreds of mining and also highlighted government are adversely Karimnagar district was once Governor to order for an in Huzurnagar by-elections by dairy Chairman Vijaya, drink. years. This is used as a medi- that illegal granite quarry own- affecting the environment in home to green hillocks, wild inquiry on the irregularities in ensuring the victory of Uttam National Assurance Company He made it clear that neera cine for several diseases. ers, who are mostly supporters Karimnagar district. Due to bears and diverse flora and the tendering process for smart Padmavathi. Telangana representative Gitanjali and production would be extend- Laboraory analysis proved that and leaders of ruling TRS, are these illegal quarries, green fauna. But due to illegal gran- city works taken up in Mahila Congress in-charge others took part in the meet- ed to all districts in phases. the palm nectar has medicinal evading seignior age and taxes cover is being destroyed, water ite quarries, all these are being Karimnagar by Karimnagar general secretary Fatima Rosa ing. Quoting Chief Minister K properties, he added. to the tune of Rs Rs 749 crore table is dropping affecting agri- destroyed," said Bandi Sanjay Smart City Corporation. participated in the meeting. Telangana crop loan waiver guidelines ready Cong organises free health camp PNS n HYDERABAD increase. Against targeted crop PNS n HYDERABAD Rs 28,000 crore required for 35 lakh farmers loans totaling Rs 29,000 crore Basing on the 2014-15 rules during the Kharif, the bankers Hundreds of poor patients relating to loan waiver, the have advanced only Rs 14,588 and local residents attended Agriculture Department has The TRS regime, crore so far. The government is the free health camp organised prepared draft guidelines for during its first sore at bankers for the poor crop by Hyderabad City Congress fresh loan waiver and sent loan record. As the old loans Committee (HCCC) them to the state government stint, waived have not been cleared, the Minorities Department for approval. The department farmers' loans in bankers are not advancing new Chairman Sameer Waliullah has expressed its readiness to four tranches- Rs loans, causing inconvenience and TPCC Spokesperson Syed come out with 'farmer-wise' to farmers. Nizamuddin, in association loan data should the draft be 4,040 cr (2014-15), The Chief Minister recently with Healthier Hearts approved. Rs 4,040 crore asked farmers to clear the loans Foundation, at First Lancer on As per the draft, 35 lakh they had borrowed prior to Thursday. Congress leaders at the health camp in Hyderabad on Thursday farmers would stand to bene- (2015-16) Rs 4,025 December 11 last year and then According to Sameer fit to the tune of Rs 28,000 cr (2016-17) seek new loans. While imple- Waliullah, the health camp at that hundreds of people from TPCC Minorities crore. The guidelines are cru- Earlier, the loan waiver was (2014-15), Rs 4,040 crore (2015- menting the loan waiver, the First Lancer was the first one in Syed Nagar, Bhola Nagar and Department Chairman Shaik cial as the government gives included under Annexure-5, an 16), Rs 4,025 cr (2016-17) and amount would be given to farm- a series of free medical camps other localities of First Lancer Abdullah Sohail, Youth money directly to farmers. officer said, adding that the Rs 4,033 crore (2017-18). date to implement the loan ers directly for having cleared were being organised in vari- visited the health camp and Congress president Anil It may be recalled that the department was ready to do the Thereafter, there has been no waiver has been fixed as the loan. The farmers are con- ous slum areas to facilitate underwent medical tests. They Kumar Yadav, Sajid government gave Rythu same this time also upon clarity regarding the number of December 11. The department fused since there are no orders poor people undergo various were also given prescribed Shareef and other senior lead- Bandhu cheques to farmers approval by the government. tranches for the loan waiver. The says that the number of benefi- from the department. But, some medical tests including ECG, medicines at free of cost. ers of Congress party also vis- during the last Kharif season. The TRS regime, during its government is likely to make a ciaries remains more or less sta- farmers, heeding the Chief 2D Echo, Blood Tests, Sugar General physicians and spe- ited the camp and participat- It is likely to follow the same first stint, waived farmers' loans statement on this only on receipt tic. However, the quantum of Minister's advice, have decided GRBS, BP, etc., at free of cost. cialists, including cardiologists, ed in distribution of free med- method again. in four tranches- Rs 4,040 cr of the guidelines. The cut-off loan to be waived would to clear their loans. Sameer Waliullah informed were available in the camp. icines. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS Tribunal Maha: BMC employee Simultaneous polls better upholds ban ends life by jumping off office building on JKLF-Yasin MUMBAI: A 23-year-old employee of the Brihanmumbai Malik than frequent ones : Naidu n Municipal Corporation (BMC) PNS NEW DELHI n allegedly committed suicide by PNS PUNE ‘It is in the jumping from his office A tribunal of the Delhi High building in Dadar area on Calling frequent elections in the country’s interest Court has upheld the ban Thursday, a police official said. country a matter of concern, that there should imposed on Yasin Malik-led Sumit Kurale, a peon with the Vice President M Venkaiah be simultaneous Jammu Kashmir Liberation BMC, jumped from the terrace Naidu on Thursday pitched for Front (JKLF) under the on sixth floor of the civic "simultaneous and broad" elec- elections across Unlawful Activities Maharashtra seat pact body's superintendent office tions in the country. the country within (Prevention) Act, the Home building, located at the Sewage He was speaking at the Ministry said. 'Punyabhushan' award cere- 15 days' period so The ban on JKLF-Yasin was Treatment Centre on Senapati that there is no sealed, BJP to contest Bapat Road, around 10.20 am, mony. He presented the presti- upheld by the tribunal head- he said. He was immediately gious award to noted archaeol- deviation and ed by Justice Chander Shekhar, rushed to a nearby hospital ogist G B Deglurkar. M Venkaiah Naidu diversion of public a Judge of the Delhi High where doctors declared him "Since elections are around Court, a Home Ministry noti- 144, Sena 126 seats dead, the official said. The the corner and model code of so that there is no deviation, mation for prehistory and very work' fication said on Wednesday deceased was a resident of conduct is being enforced and dilution, and diversion of the useful in revealing different night. PNS n NEW DELHI issue. The meeting was attend- Dombivali town in some of the friends (MP and public work," he said. facets of the past to mankind, ivory dolls from Bhokardan in The JKLF-Yasin was ed by Chief Minister Devendra neighbouring Thane district, he ministers) could not come to Lauding Deglurkar, Naidu he added. "I believe that it has Jalna district of Maharashtra and banned on March 22 this year The BJP and the Shiv Sena will Fadnavis and the party's core said. The reason behind his the function...the frequent elec- said archaeological sites are the a tremendous potential to Pompeii in Italy, he conclusive- for "promoting" secession of contest the Maharashtra state committee for the state -- extreme step was yet to be tions in the country is a matter bridges that connect the present reconstruct and re-correct his- ly established the presence of the militancy-hit state from the elections together and have including Pankaja Munde, ascertained, he said, adding of concern," Naidu said. with our past. tory," he said. Roman tradesmen in this region Union of India. come to an understanding on Sudhir Munghantiwar and that a case of accidental death Because of elections, there "Archaeology is a fascinating "Archaeology helps in bring- during Satvahana rule." Public The outfit was declared seat division that gives the state leaders like Girish was registered. will be a code of conduct for subject that enhances our ing to light the diversity in var- sector companies, private sector unlawful days after attack on lion's share to the BJP, sources Mahajan. almost one and a half months and understanding of history ied cultures and civilisations. It firms and individuals must be a CRPF bus in Pulwama in told NDTV. The BJP will con- With the Sena aiming for a everyone has to follow a three- through hard evidence. Because helps in discovering not only encouraged to adopt sites and February in which 40 jawans test 144 of the state's 288 50:50 divide a section of state AAP appoints Sanjay line formula - election, selection, of this characteristic, it can be the other civilisations but also take part in the preservation of were killed. seats. The Sena will contest leaders were in favour of end- Singh in-charge for and correction, he said. more credible than any other in rediscovering our own our heritage, Naidu said. He On its decision to ban JKLF- 126 seats and 18 seats have ing the alliance and having the "That is why it is in the inter- human science," he said. selves," he said. called for bringing together var- Yasin, the Centre cited 101 vio- been allotted to the smaller BJP go on its own. Given the Delhi polls est of the country (that) there Naidu said archaeology plays Stating that Deglurkar ious academic disciplines such lent incidents of killing, kid- allies. The Sena will also get party's showing in the state in NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi should be a broad and simul- a significant role in revealing belongs to an "exclusive" club of as history, archaeology, anthro- napping, bombing and extor- the post of the Deputy Chief the Lok Sabha election, there Party on Thursday appointed taneous election across the different facets of the past. It is archaeologists, Naidu said, pology, iconography, epigra- tion that include killing of four Minister, sources in the BJP were expectations that unlike senior leader Sanjay Singh as country within 15 days' period the primary source of infor- "When he excavated identical phy, and sociology. and seriously injuring 10 per- said. the 2014 state elections, the its in-charge for the sonnel of the Indian Air Force Elections will be held in party will achieve majority forthcoming assembly elections on January 25, 1990 on the Maharashtra on October 21 on its own. in Delhi. The AAP also outskirts of Srinagar and the and the results will be declared Chief Minister Fadnavis, appointed its national secretary BLACKBUCK CASE 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya on October 24. however, was in favour of the Pankaj Gupta as the campaign Sayeed, daughter of the then With less than a month to continuing the alliance and director for the polls, at a meet BJP slam Azad for J-K remarks, Salman to Union Home Minister Mufti go for the polls, the ruling earlier this week, and had of its Political Affairs Mohammed Sayeed and sister alliance came to an under- told reports that it was on. The Committee chaired by convenor appear before of former Chief Minister standing after an internal Sena was not keen to break off Arvind Kejriwal. In a statement, says he is ‘mentally bankrupt' Mehbooba Mufti, for getting meeting of the BJP earlier the alliance either, but was the AAP said the appointments court ‘faces' five of the outfit's terrorists today, where party chief Amit preparing for that eventuality are a part of its election PNS n JAMMU released from custody in Shah and Working President in view of the state BJP lead- strategy as dates for the Delhi BJP MLC Ramesh exchange of her release. JP Nadda took a call on the ers' views. elections are likely to be The BJP on Thursday hit out at Arora said Azad death threat announced soon. "The AAP will senior Congress leader Ghulam should respect the PNS n JODHPUR contest the Delhi Assembly Nabi Azad for his remarks polls on the basis of the that democracy does not exist majority's decision Bollywood actor Salman Another historic performance its elected in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that supported the Khan will appear before a government, which has convict in Rajiv he is "mentally bankrupt". revoking of J-K's Jodhpur court in the black- changed the face of the national Azad on Wednesday had buck poaching case on Friday capital and has ensured all said there is no democracy in special status and amid a death threat by a murder case round development," it said. Jammu and Kashmir and the bifurcation gangster. The death threat people are living in fear after was issued by gangster 'Garry seeks parole of the state n Govt nod to building the Centre scrapped the into two UTs Shooter', who belongs to the PNS CHENNAI 1.23 lakh houses state's special status on Lawrence Bishnoi gang, August 5. Ghulam Nabi Azad through a Facebook post on The Madras High Court on under PMAY-Urban "Ghulam Nabi Azad is men- September 16. Thursday issued notice to NEW DELHI: The government tally bankrupt who says there Pakistan is projecting this view installed as chief minister of J The actor had filed a plea prison authorities on a peti- has approved the construction is no more democracy in J and point at the international level and K when the Congress against his conviction by a tion filed by Robert Payas, a of 1.23 lakh houses under the K after the abrogation of Article as it suits them," Arora said. headed by Syed Mir Qasim was lower court, which had sen- convict in the Rajiv Gandhi Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 370 and the reorganisation of The Congress leadership has in power. It was the murder of tenced him to five years in assassination case, seeking a (Urban), taking the total the state," senior state BJP "failed" to understand the grav- democracy," Arora said. jail. Rain pounds Pune; 17 30-day parole to make number of houses sanctioned leader and MLC Ramesh Arora ity of the situation, the BJP He also charged Azad over During a hearing on July 4, arrangements for his son's under the scheme to over 90 told reporters here. leader added. the imposition of Emergency in Sessions Court Judge marriage. lakh, a statement said on He said Azad should respect "Azad should explain why 1975 by the Congress govern- Chandra Kumar Songara had killed, 16,000 rescued A division bench of Thursday. The approval was the majority's decision that the Kashmir issue was taken to ment at the Centre. directed him to appear before Justices MM Sundresh and given by the Central supported the revoking of the UN by former prime min- Arora said the BJP govern- the court on September 27, PNS n PUNE heavy downpour, RMT Teekaa Raaman Sanctioning and Monitoring Jammu and Kashmir's special ister Jawaharlal Nehru and ment has taken a decision to failing which his bail plea Superintendent of Police ordered notice to Deputy Committee (CSMC) on status and the bifurcation of the why his party did not have the "correct the blunders commit- may be cancelled. At least 17 people were killed Sandip Patil said. Inspector General of Police, Wednesday evening. "The state into two Union courage to solve the internal ted by the Congress leadership However, there are appre- in various incidents of flood- Besides, 12 people, includ- Prisons and the CSMC, headed by Union Territories. issue itself," he said. from time to time". hensions that the actor may ing and wall collapse after ing five women, lost their lives Superintendent of Police, Housing and Urban Affairs "In fact, Azad is speaking "Azad should explain why "Abrogation of Article 370 not appear though police intense rainfall battered in various other rain-related Central Prison, Puzhal secretary Durga Shanker such words which kills the democracy was killed in 1975 was welcomed in the country," have claimed to put in place Maharashtra's Pune city and incidents. returnable by two weeks. Mishra, approved 630 basic spirit of democracy. when Sheikh Abdullah was he added. adequate security measures. various other parts of the dis- Of these, five people, includ- The petitioner submitted proposals from participating trict, officials said on Thursday. ing a nine-year-old boy, were that he has been in prison states for construction of 1.23 Nearly 16,000 people, killed in incidents of wall col- since August 16, 1991 and has lakh houses with an overall including some stuck on lapse in the flooded completed actual imprison- investment of Rs 4,988 crore," rooftops and trees, were res- Aranyeshwar area, chief fire ment of more than 28 years. it stated. For West Bengal, Shivakumar moves HC seeking bail cued from Pune city and other officer Prashant Ranpise said. During this period, he said approval was given for 27,746 parts of the district, they said, One person was found dead he had not utilised the emer- houses, while Tamil Nadu got PNS n NEW DELHI the liberty of an individual, it adding that four persons were near a school in an inundated gency or ordinary leave pro- approval for construction of The trial court had cannot ignore the interest of missing. locality in Sahakar Nagar while vided to him under Tamil 26,709 houses under the PMAY Karnataka Congress leader D said that society. Chief Minister Devendra body of a 52-year-old man was Nadu Suspension of Sentence (U), followed by Gujarat K Shivakumar, arrested in a Shivakumar's A balance has to be struck Fadnavis said he was pained to found in a car washed away Rules, 1982 despite his good (20,903), Punjab (10,332), money laundering case by the between the two as the inves- know about the loss of lives near Sinhgad road. Another conduct in the prison. Chhattisgarh (10,079), Enforcement Directorate, release at the tigation in the present case was due to heavy rains in Pune. person was found dead in his He also submitted that he Jharkhand (8,674), Madhya moved the Delhi High Court crucial stage of still at the initial stage, it stat- He said teams of the car near Katraj, while two oth- moved the court as there Pradesh (8,314), Karnataka on Thursday seeking bail. investigation may ed. National Disaster Response ers were washed away in was no progress on the rep- (5,021), Rajasthan (2,822) and He has challenged the trial The court had also perused Force (NDRF) were deployed Parvati area, he said. resentation made by him to Uttarkhand (2,501). With this court's Wednesday order by hamper the Shivakumar's medical report in the city and Baramati tehsil, According to police, two the DIG of Prisons to grant approval, over 90 lakh houses which his bail plea was dis- investigations and noted that although he has and all necessary assistance other persons also lost their parole of 30 days. have so far been sanctioned missed. D K Shivakumar undergone angiography, his was being provided in the lives in the deluge. Four per- against the target of 1.12 crore The trial court had said that condition was stable and has affected areas. Schools and sons - two in the city and as by 2022 under PMAY (Urban), Shivakumar's release at the must have a full, fair and free considered view that the appli- been advised medication. colleges in various tehsils of many in Purandar tehsil - a flagship programme of the crucial stage of investigation chance to investigate in depth cant is not entitled for bail at The ED had in September Pune declared a holiday on were reported missing, they Modi government. may hamper the probe, while so that it can reach to a logical this stage of investigation," the last year registered the money Thursday in view of the deluge. said. "Over 15,000 people from noting that he is an influential conclusion. judge had said while denying laundering case against Five people sleeping at a dar- low-lying areas in Baramati RBI allows coop bank person and may influence wit- "The release of the applicant Shivakumar relief Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah, gah in Khed-Shivapur village, were shifted to safer places nesses or tamper with docu- at such crucial stage of inves- Considering his bail appli- an employee at the Karnataka located on the Mumbai- after water was released from PMC customers to ments. tigation may hamper the inves- cation, the court had said that Bhavan in New Delhi, and Bengaluru National Highway, Nazare dam, built on the Karha withdraw Rs 10,000 "The investigating agency tigation. Therefore, I am of the while it has to be conscious of others. were washed away after the river near Jejuri," Patil said. MUMBAI: In a relief to the harried customers of crisis-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank, the Reserve Bank Thursday increased the Day 53: Normal life remains Odisha govt to prematurely retire cash withdrawal limit to Rs 10,000 per account, which will help over 60 percent customers of the crippled lender. The RBI crippled in Kashmir employees of doubtful integrity had Tuesday imposed a slew of n n restrictions on the bank for six PNS SRINAGAR PNS BHUBANESWAR months, allowing withdrawal of General Administ- only Rs 1,000 for the bank's Students stayed away from The Odisha Government has ration circular to depositors, leaving the schools, markets remained decided to go for premature secretaries asks customers, who are typically shut and public transport retirement of employees of not from the well-heeled a stayed off the roads in the val- doubtful integrity or ineffi- them to weed out worried lot. The move came ley for the 53rd day on ciency from public service to employees of after the central bank has found Thursday as the shutdown ensure efficiency in adminis- doubtful integrity certain irregularities in the over the Centre's decision to tration, an official said on bank, including under-reporting revoke Jammu and Kashmir's Thursday. or inefficiency of NPAs and had put restriction special status continued, offi- The General Administration from public service on fresh lending. "It has been cials said. and Public Grievance depart- decided to allow depositors to Classes were not held in ment has issued a circular in withdraw a sum not exceeding most schools across Kashmir this regard to all the secretaries continue in the post which Rs 10,000 (including the Rs as students did not turn up due valley remained closed. Only remained crippled since asking them to weed out offi- he/she is holding. 1,000 already withdrawn) of the to the prevailing situation, the stalls of a few vendors at August 5, when the Centre cers and employees of doubtful While the entire service total balance held in every they said. the TRC Chowk-Lal Chowk revoked Jammu and Kashmir's integrity or inefficiency from record of an officer should be savings bank account or The officials said the state road were open, they said. special status under Article 370 public service. ing to Group A, B, C and D cat- ic cases to be reviewed. considered at the time of current account or any other government is trying its best to Public transport largely and announced the decision to The employees who have egories will be reviewed by The committee will recom- review, no employee should deposit account," RBI said in a ensure that schools function stayed off the roads. Few inter- bifurcate the state into two completed 30 years of service or committees every three mend retirement of the ordinarily be retired on the release. The regulator said, the normally but its efforts have district cabs and autorick- Union territories. have attained 50 years of age, months. employees whose integrity is ground of ineffectiveness, if his higher limit is subject to fact not borne fruit as most parents shaws were seen plying in Restrictions imposed by the whichever is earlier, and those The secretary of the admin- doubtful or is found to be service during the preceding 5 the customer does not have continue to keep their children some areas of the city, the offi- government were lifted in who have attained the age of 55, istrative department is also ineffective, the circular said years or where he has been pro- any liability with the bank by at home due to apprehensions cials said. The movement of phases. However, the normal will come under the purview of empowered to constitute inter- adding that the basic consid- moted to a higher post during way of loans of surety for a about their safety. private cars was unhindered, life in Kashmir continues to be this process, the circular said. nal committees to scrutinise all eration of identifying such that 5 years period, his service third-party loan. Main markets and other they added. disrupted due to the shut- Performances of such state the cases to be reviewed in each employees should be fitness/ in the higher post, has been business establishments in the Normal life in the valley has down. government employees belong- quarter and finalise the specif- competence of the employee to found satisfactory. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 nation 06

SHORT READS AYODHYA CASE Body of man Robert Vadra's custodial belonging to business Muslim parties apologise in SC family recovered AKOLA: A 27-year-old man from a leading business family interrogation required: ED for questioning 2003 ASI report in the city, who had gone missing four days back, was PNS n NEW DELHI reply, "The conduct of the PNS n NEW DELHI found dead and his body was The probe respondent (Vadra) in return- recovered from Katepurna dam The Enforcement Directorate agency sought ing to India from abroad vol- The Muslim parties on near here on Thursday, police (ED) on Thursday told the the cancellation untarily upon reading press Thursday took a U-turn on said. The deceased was Delhi High Court that it want- reports that ED was investi- questioning the authorship of identified as Amit Jaiprakash ed custodial interrogation of of Vadra's gating him made it abundant- the 2003 report of the Sawal, police said, adding that Robert Vadra because the anticipatory bail ly clear that Vadra had no Archaeological Survey of India it was a suspected case of "money chain" in a case of on the ground intention of whatsoever of (ASI) and apologised to the suicide. "Amit's family money laundering was alleged- that it required fleeing the country and was Supreme Court for wasting its members had filed a missing ly directly linked to him. determined to stay in India and time in the Ayodhya land dis- person'sreport with Khadan Vadra, Congress chief Sonia his custody as clear the name." pute case. police station ever since he Gandhi's son-in-law, was not he was not The response added that A five-judge constitution went missing four days back," a cooperating with the investi- cooperating in Vadra has volunteered to bench headed by Chief Justice police official said. A Pinjar gation in the case, the agency appear before the probe Ranjan Gogoi was told by police station official said that added before Justice Chandra the agency even though he was yet senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan the deceased's body was Shekhar. Robert Vadra investigation to receive summons from that they do not wish to ques- recovered from Katepurna dam Vadra is facing allegations of them. tion the authorship of the around 11.30 am on Thursday. money laundering in the pur- client answered the questions him tampering with any evi- No specific allegation has summary of the ASI report. "It is suspected that Amit ended chase of a London-based prop- put to him by the ED. "Not dence as the agency had been made by the agency to "It is not expected that every his life by jumping into the erty -- at 12, Bryanston Square confessing" to allegations already seized from him every suggest that Vadra has in any page is to be signed. The "The report in court. At the outset, the bench dam. An emergency squad had -- estimated at 1.9 million against him does not mean he document pertaining to the way attempted to or actually authorship of the report and asked both Hindu and Muslim been conducting a search pounds (over Rs 17 crore). The was not cooperating, he said. case. succeeded in tampering with the summary need not be question has an parties to specify the time operation in and around the case is being probed under the After hearing the brief The ED was conducting a any evidence or witness, it questioned. If we had wasted author and we are frame for completing the dam for the last four days and provisions of the Prevention of arguments, the court listed "fishing and roving enquiry" said. my lords time, then we apolo- argument saying that there recovered the body today," the Money Laundering Act. the matter for final arguments and has no material to support "Vadra has no properties gise for that. There is no point not questioning will not be any extra day after official added. "We need his custodial inter- on November 5. the allegations made against outside India whatsoever nor going into that. the authorship," October 18. rogation as the money chain is The court was hearing the him, he claimed. does he have any beneficial "The report in question has Dhavan, "There will not be any extra Army porter injured in directly linked to him," the ED's plea challenging the antic- The probe agency sought the ownership of any property an author and we are not day after October 18. It will be mine blast along LoC agency's lawyer told the judge. ipatory bail granted to Vadra cancellation of Vadra's antici- outside India," the reply had questioning the authorship," representing the miraculous, if we deliver the Denying the ED's claims, by a trial court. patory bail on the ground that claimed. Dhavan, representing the Muslim parties, judgement in four weeks in the JAMMU: An Army porter was Vadra's lawyer said his client On Tuesday, Vadra opposed it required his custody as he It added that Vadra has Muslim parties, said. matter," Chief Justice Gogoi injured in a mine blast along had cooperated in the investi- the plea saying there was no was not cooperating in the never received any 'kickback' On Wednesday, senior said said. the LoC in Jammu and gation by appearing before the single instance of his non- investigation. for any 'deal' and any allega- advocate Meenakshi Arora, The court asked the Muslim Kashmir's Poonch district, agency whenever summoned. cooperation in the investiga- Regarding the allegation of tions of this nature are com- also representing the Muslim Chandrachud, Ashok parties to wrap up their argu- officials said on Thursday. The lawyer also said his tion and there was no risk of flight risk, Vadra said in his pletely false. parties, questioned the ASI Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer ments on the ASI report dur- Sajjad Ahmed was carrying report saying every chapter is said that Dhavan in his open- ing the course of the day. some material to a forward attributed to an author but the ing remark has said that he has It said there are holidays in post along the LoC in Mandi summary has not been attrib- not forfeited his right to ques- October and only one advocate belt when the mine exploded Chandrayaan 2 uted to anyone. tion the report but the evi- of the four Hindu parties will on Wednesday evening, they The bench also comprising dences cannot be discredited be allowed to give rejoinder said. He has been admitted to a Army likely to use AI to Justices S A Bobde, DY after being accepted by the arguments. hospital. a learning curve: India's economic boost combat capabilities NASA engineer momentum drops to PNS n KOLKATA PNS n HISAR (HAR) Kovind to be presented a ‘historic' low A spacecraft systems engineer NEW DELHI: India's economic The Army is likely to start at NASA has said that the momentum has dropped to a using artificial intelligence (AI) recent Chandrayaan 2 mis- flowers wrapped in paper "historic low" but the in the next couple of years with sion has been a "learning government does not have any an aim to boost its combat experience" for Indian scien- PNS n RANCHI plans to make it better, CPI(M) capabilities, and the first one to tists as it has helped ISRO to general secretary, Sitaram get the technology will be its gather a lot of information Amid campaign against sin- Yechury on Thursday said. mechanised forces, a top com- about the Moon. gle-use plastic in the country, Hitting out at the Modi mander has said. Speaking to Anne Devereaux, working President Ram Nath Kovind government, he said destroying reporters on the sidelines of a at the Jet Propulsion will be welcomed with flowers the economy and the society seminar on AI at the military Laboratory (JPL) of NASA, is wrapped in paper, when he ‘This is BJP's are the achievements of the station here on Wednesday, the lead flight system engi- will arrive at the city airport on present dispensation which is South Western Command's "Very soon in the next 2-3 years, the Army neer for the US space September 28, an official state- justice?' busy with "tamashas' Chief Lt Gen Alok Singh Kler agency's Mars 2020 mission. ment said on Thursday. (spectacles) and PR'. "India's said from ground to space - may be inducting AI for constructive and Speaking at the American Kovind will be coming here Priyanka on law economic momentum drops to artificial intelligence will assist disruptive usage, and the first one to use Center here on Wednesday, for a three-day visit to Ram Nath Kovind student's arrest a 'historic low'. This is beyond the Army in every sphere. that will be the mechanised forces," said Devereaux said, "The Indian Jharkhand. numbers, as livelihoods are "For using AI for military scientists did very well. Lot of "The president will be wel- attempt curbing its use from PNS n NEW DELHI lost, prospects are bleak and usage and mechanised forces, the Army commander of the Jaipur-based information (was) gathered. comed with flowers at the October 2, 2019, the 150th the govt has neither any plans the Army has to become com- ‘Sapta Shakti' The orbiter has been suc- Birsa Munda Airport on his birth anniversary of Mahatma Congress leader Priyanka to make it better for ordinary pletely network-centric. cessful". arrival in Ranchi. The flowers Gandhi. Gandhi Vadra on Thursday Indians nor to take Presently, we are very network- Chandrayaan 2, the second will be covered with paper The President will reach hit out at the Yogi Adityanath responsibility. "Destroying enabled," he said. academia and the industry. gence," he added. Indian lunar mission, had instead of plastic," the official Ranchi from Bhubaneswar on government in Uttar Pradesh society, destroying economy, "Very soon in the next 2-3 Kler said the seminar was a Asked if AI can help predict suffered a snag while attempt- release said. Saturday and will stay at Raj over the arrest of the student busy in tamashas and PR, that years, the Army may be "big step" towards boosting accidents like the MiG-21 jet ing a historic landing on the Recently, Prime Minister Bhavan. who has accused former is what this govt has for its inducting AI for constructive combat capabilities. crash, he said safety of humans uncharted South Pole of the Narendra Modi had called to On Sunday, he will go to Union minister Swami achievements," he tweeted. and disruptive usage, and the "Initially, AI will be for con- should be put above safety of Moon. put an end to single-use plas- Gumla to attend a programme Chinmayanand of rape, and first one to use that will be the structive use, helping the com- a system. The lander 'Vikram' lost tic. of 'Vikas Bharti', an NGO, and asked if this is the BJP's jus- Bypolls on Oct 16 to mechanised forces," said the mander take his decision. "Any system can crash, but communication with ground Modi had on two occa- after the function, he will visit tice. The law student was on Army commander of the Taking an information and what is important is that even stations during its final 2.1- sions -- on Independence Day Deoghar to offer prayer at the Wednesday arrested on fill vacancies of Jaipur-based 'Sapta Shakti'. converting into intelligence, if we incorporate AI, safety of km descent on September 7. and during the 14th confer- Baidyanath temple. charges of extortion and sent Jaitley, Jethmalani The seminar on AI, a first in that is possibly the first usage humans has to be more impor- When asked what could ence of parties to the UN Kovind will attend the con- to 14-day judicial custody. NEW DELHI: The bypolls for connection with military field of AI for Army in a construc- tant over safety of machines. have happened to the lan- Convention to Combat vocation ceremony of Ranchi Hours later, her bail plea was the two Rajya Sabha seats, formation, was organised by tive manner," he said. And, in today's crash, what is der, the NASA engineer Desertification (UNCCD) University on September 30 rejected. which fell vacant following the the South Western Command "But, soon we will have to more important is that the two said, "It is up to ISRO sci- hosted by India -- said it was and return to New Delhi on "Unnao rape case: Victim's death of former Finance 'Sapta Shakti' and also attend- take into account the disrup- pilots are safe," the comman- entists to figure out what time to say "goodbye" to sin- the same day, the release father is killed. Victim's uncle Minister Arun Jaitley and senior ed by domain experts from tive use of artificial intelli- der said. went wrong. gle-use plastic urging people to added. is arrested. Following massive lawyer Ram Jethmalani, from public pressure and after 13 Uttar Pradesh and Bihar months, accused MLA arrest- respectively, will be held on ed. Attempt to kill the victim's October 16, the Election family. Shahjahanpur rape Commission said on Thursday. ‘Transfer of funds to CPI from DMK transparent’ case: Victim arrested. Victim's Counting of votes will take family being pressured," place on October 16. PNS n NEW DELHI "It is a fact that funds were Priyanka Gandhi said in a The poll panel in a notification Raja conceded taken by the party from DMK tweet. Police deliberately said: "There are two casual CPI general secretary D Raja that his party had in Tamil Nadu. There is noth- delayed action against vacancies each from Uttar on Thursday admitted that his ing unethical about it. accused BJP leader and it was Pradesh and Bihar following party had taken funds from the taken the funds Everything was transparent after public pressure that the deaths of Jaitley on August DMK ahead of the Lok Sabha from the DMK and and through bank transfer. they arrested him, said the 24 and Jethmalani on elections but said the transfer Everything will be clear when Congress general secretary September 9." The poll panel of funds was done in a trans- said that it was we submit out accounts to the in-charge of eastern UP. said that the notification for the parent manner and its details part of coalition EC. This is part of coalition "Even the charge of rape bypolls of the two seats will be will be provided to the Election politics in the state," he said. has not been put on the issued on September 27, while Commission. politics in Tamil Raja further said that the accused BJP leader. This is the last date for filing His comments came after an Nadu D Raja party had to work in 40 con- BJP's justice?" she said. nominations is October 4. Not just onions, now election expenditure affidavit stituencies and in each, the Chinmayanand, sent to Scrutiny of the nomination filed by the Dravida Munnetra Raja conceded that his party coalition partners have to work judicial custody after his papers will take place on Kazhagam (DMK) before the Makkal Desiya Katchi, and Rs had taken the funds from the for one another. He also arrest, was booked under October 5. The Commission EC revealed that it had donat- 10 crore to the CPI(M) during DMK and said that it was part claimed that the deal between section 376C of the IPC, a said the last date for withdrawal tomatoes too will ed Rs 15 crore each to its allies, the last Parliamentary elec- of coalition politics in Tamil the parties are in "writing" charge with lesser punish- of candidatures is October 9. the CPI and Kongunadu tions. Nadu and in a "signed agreement". ment than rape.

Maha: Truck hits pinch your pocket n convoy of ex-Union INS NEW DELHI Tomatoes in Delhi- Cong leaders wish former PM on birthday minister Ahir; 2 killed After onions, tomatoes are NCR have started PNS n NEW DELHI CHANDRAPUR: Two people, next in line to bear the brunt selling for Rs 40- "On his birthday, let us Chidambaram also said "The of supply shortages and rising fundamental error of the including a CRPF jawan, were Rs 60 in retail acknowledge Dr Manmohan killed after a vehicle in the prices. Since the past few Top Congress leaders on Government's approach is that security convoy of former weeks, tomato prices have since the last few Thursday wished former Prime Singh Ji's selfless service, it has not understood the main Union minister Hansraj Ahir seen a surge of around 70 per days and prices Minister Manmohan Singh on dedication & incredible causative factor of the eco- was hit by a truck in cent in Delhi. People are fac- are expected to his birthday and recalled his contribution to the cause of nomic slowdown - it is lack of Maharashtra's Wardha district ing a hard time in the festive dedication and selfless service demand and a growing pes- on Thursday, an official said. season due to the price hike. increase further in to nation building. nation building. My best simism about jobs, wages and Five Central Reserve Police The prices of vegetables in the coming days Extending greetings to Singh wishes to him on his birthday. I opportunities". Force (CRPF) jawans also Maharashtra, Karnataka and who turned 87 today, Congress pray for his good health and Senior Congress leader received injuries in the mishap, the northern regions have President Sonia Gandhi said Jairam Ramesh said Singh's he said. Ahir escaped unhurt as been shooting up due to var- said that due to the huge present day leaders across the happiness in the years to wisdom is needed now more he was not in the ill-fated ious factors including heavy increase in the prices of onions spectrum have much to learn come," Rahul Gandhi said on than even before, as he recalled rain. and tomatoes, the kitchen from his innate wisdom. his momentous days and the vehicle, he said. The former Manmohan Singh Twitter minister was heading towards While the prices of onions budget has gone haywire. The Recalling his tremendous historic budget of 1991. Nagpur along with his security almost doubled in comparison modal price of tomatoes in contribution to the task of "Today Dr Manmohan convoy in four vehicles when to the rates at the same time Delhi was Rs 30 per kg but has nation building, inclusive The Congress President Singh Ji's selfless service, ded- rently lodged in Tihar Jail, Singh turns 87. He trans- the mishap took place at Jam last year, tomatoes had, so far, now jumped to Rs 40-Rs 60 growth and economic resur- wished Dr Singh a happy and ication & incredible contribu- asked his family to tweet on his formed the Indian economy village on Chandrapur-Nagpur stayed more or less unaffect- per kg. gence, Gandhi said, "His saga- healthy life and many more tion to the cause of nation behalf and wished Singh on his with his budget of July 24 1991. road, around 233 km from ed. Not only in Delhi, tomato cious leadership ensured that years in the service of the building. My best wishes to birthday. I have described those here. When the truck driver Tomatoes in Delhi-NCR prices have increased drasti- India took a determined leap Nation, as indeed the Congress him on his birthday. I pray for "I urge the Government to momentous days in To the took a sharp turn to save a have started selling for Rs 40- cally across the country. forward, even during trying Party. his good health and happiness listen to the wisdom of Dr Brink & Back: India's 1991 monkey crossing the road, it hit Rs 60 in retail since the last few According to the website of the times." Congress leader Rahul in the years to come," Rahul Manmohan Singh. If anyone Story. His wisdom is needed a vehicle of Ahir's convoy in days and prices are expected to Central Consumer Affairs "Present day rulers across the Gandhi wished good health Gandhi said on Twitter. can show the way for the coun- now more than ever before," which security personnel were increase further in the coming Department, onion price in spectrum have much to learn and happiness to Singh. Former finance minister and try to come out of the current Ramesh tweeted. travelling, he said. days. Chandigarh was Rs 52 per kg from his innate wisdom," she "On his birthday, let us Congress leader P economic slump, it is Dr The Congress also put out a Noida resident Manju Singh on Wednesday. said. acknowledge Dr Manmohan Chidambaram, who is cur- Singh," he said on Twitter. video detailing the life of Singh. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 world 07

GLOBE Last Australian state Whistleblower: White House tried to ‘lock down' call details TROTTING AP n WASHINGTON complaint was released, he Trump calls White House IRAN LEADER SAYS EUROPE decriminalises abortion immediately tweeted, "The Trump-Zelensky UNTRUSTWORTHY he secret whistleblower Democrats are trying to defends Trump as Tehran: Iran’s supreme AFP n SYDNEY cates, who had staged several Tcomplaint at the center of destroy the Republican Party leader accused European large demonstrations in its Congress' impeachment and all that it stands for. Stick Democratic transcript sheds Governments of “hostility” bortion was decriminalised support in recent months, inquiry alleges that President together, play their game and complaint released on Thursday, saying their Ain Australia's state of New countered by similarly pas- Donald Trump abused the fight hard Republicans. Our impeachment light on world of actions showed they cannot South Wales on Thursday after sionate pro-life rallies. power of his office to "solicit country is at stake." AP n WASHINGTON be trusted and termed them weeks of contentious debate, Alex Greenwich, the inde- interference from a foreign The tweet was in all capi- as “untrustworthy”. “The bringing its laws into line with pendent representative for country" in next year's U.S. tal letters. enquiry a ‘joke’ he White house claims the classified convos Europeans present the rest of the country. Sydney who introduced the bill, Election. The whistleblower com- Tintelligence whistleblow- AFP n WASHINGTON themselves as mediators Politicians from across said he was "sorry it has taken The White House then plaint centers in part on a July AFP n NEW YORK er’s complaint about President and say many things, but the political spectrum voted us so long" to remove abortion tried to "lock down" the infor- phone call between Trump Donald Trump’s efforts to seek he transcript of the July 25 they are all hollow,” to overturn the laws that date from the criminal code. mation to cover it up, the com- and Ukrainian President downbeat Donald Trump dirt from Ukraine on former Tphone call between US Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said back to 1900 and meant "My deepest gratitude goes plaint says. Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which Aon Wednesday dismissed Vice President Joe Biden President Donald Trump and in a statement on his official women seeking an abortion in to my parliamentary colleagues The 9-page document was Trump prodded Zelenskiy to as a “joke” the grounds laid out “shows nothing improper.” his Ukrainian counterpart website. Sydney or elsewhere in the and to the dedicated women's released Thursday ahead of investigate Democratic politi- for the impeachment inquiry Press secretary Stephanie Volodymyr Zelensky raises a state and their doctors could rights campaigners who have testimony to House investiga- cal rival Joe Biden. The White into him, as Democrats stood Grisham argues the complaint curtain on the generally secre- HONG KONG FACES CRITICISM face up to 10 years in prison. fought toward this for decades," tors from Joseph Maguire, the House released a rough tran- firm in accusing the US presi- “is nothing more than a col- tive world of discussions carried AT TOWN HALL MEETING The legislation was he said in a statement. Though acting director of national intel- script of that call on dent of a “mafia-style shake- lection of third-hand accounts out between American and Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s delayed for months by a small prosecutions were rare, the ligence, who acknowledged that Wednesday. down” of his Ukrainian coun- of events and cobbled-togeth- global leaders. Presidents and embattled leader endured a group of conservatives from procedure was only considered the complaint alleged serious "In the days following the terpart. Trump denied claims er press clippings.” prime ministers frequently hold barrage of criticism at a the ruling Liberal Party who legal in Australia's most popu- wrongdoing by the president phone call, I learned from he abused his office by repeat- Grisham adds that Trump camera-friendly discussions town hall meeting on rebelled against their leader. lous state if the doctor believed but insisted that it was not his multiple U.S. Officials that edly urging President released a rough transcript of about the “close,” “great” or Thursday night that laid bare The passage of the bill was the woman's physical or men- role to judge whether the alle- senior White House officials Volodymyr Zelensky to probe his call with Ukranian “special” relationship between anger coursing through the cheered by pro-choice advo- tal health was in danger. gations were credible or not. had intervened to 'lock down' his rival Joe Biden — as con- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy their countries, before slinking city after months of huge, Maguire said he was unfa- all the records of the phone call, firmed in a call transcript on Wednesday “because he behind closed doors for meet- sometimes violent pro- miliar with any other whistle- especially the official word-for- released by the White House. has nothing to hide.” ings that are top-secret, the con- democracy protests. blower complaint in American word transcript of the call that The next explosive episode House Democrats who tents only revealed years later. Chief Executive Carrie Lam history that "touched on such was produced as is customary in the rapidly unfolding impeach- have read the document say it’s The phone conversations faced more than two hours complicated and sensitive by the White House situation ment drama is set for Thursday, “deeply disturbing.” Grisham of US presidents take things of grilling at a public issues." "I believe that this mat- room," the complaint says. when acting director of nation- says, “The White House will one step further: The White “dialogue session”, the first ter is unprecedented," he said. The anonymous whistle- al intelligence Joseph McGuire continue to push back on the House no longer systematical- time her pro-Beijing The document, with its blower says that despite his or testifies on Capitol Hill. hysteria and false narratives ly publishes a list of American administration has sat down precise detail and clear narrative, her not being present for the “They are getting hit hard being peddled by Democrats leaders’ calls, meaning the with its critics in 16 will likely accelerate the call, multiple White House on this witch hunt because and many in the main stream occurrence itself could be a consecutive weeks of impeachment process and put officials shared consistent when they look at the infor- media.” closely guarded secret. unrest. more pressure on Trump to details about it. mation, it’s a joke,” said the pres- rebut its core contentions and Those officials told the ident, who struck an unchar- on his fellow Republicans to whistleblower that "this was acteristically subdued tone at defend him. The complaint 'not the first time' under this his first news conference since provides a road map for cor- administration that a presi- Democrats launched an official roborating witnesses and evi- dential transcript was placed impeachment inquiry. dence, which will complicate the into this codeword-level system Trump and his allies claimed president's effort to character- solely for the purpose of pro- the July 25 call contained no evi- ize the findings as those of a lone tecting politically sensitive — dence of a quid pro quo pres- partisan out to undermine him. rather than national security suring Zelensky to probe the Trump insisted anew that sensitive — information," the president’s top Democratic rival it is all political. After the complaint said. for the White House. UK PM loses fresh parliamentary vote as tensions rise AFP n LONDON trating lawmakers ahead of the Brexit deadline. ritish Prime Minister Boris MPs reconvened on BJohnson suffered yet anoth- Wednesday but, in a stormy er setback on Thursday after session, Johnson showed no MPs rejected his call to briefly contrition and instead vowed to suspend their business for his press ahead with his plan to party’s conference, highlighting leave the EU, no matter what. the hostility he faces in parlia- His inflammatory language ment just weeks before Brexit. drew accusations — including In his seventh successive from his sister Rachel — of defeat in parliament, MPs voted stoking divisions in a country to reject his call for three days off still split over the 2016 refer- next week to hold his endum vote for Brexit. Conservative party’s annual con- Johnson only took office in ference. Parliament usually holds July but his threat to leave the a recess during all the main EU on October 31 with or party’s conferences, but the vote without a divorce deal with came as tensions among MPs Brussels has put him on a col- reached boiling point over lision course with MPs. Britain’s EU exit next month. Thursday’s vote was the The Supreme Court on seventh in a row that Johnson Tuesday ruled that Johnson’s has lost in the Commons, decision to suspend parlia- where he no longer has a ment for five weeks was unlaw- majority and where most MPs ful, as it had the effect of frus- oppose a “no-deal” exit. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Privacy vs security The Supreme Court needs to codify a standard matrix State of the economy rather than rely solely on Govt recommendations rivacy or personal freedoms and trans- gressions in exercising these rights have While Central reform measures receive fulsome praise, the Delhi Government, too, deserves Pled to so many grey areas in the open democracy of the internet that it has now some credit for offering its citizens a cushion to deal with the prevailing economic crisis become incumbent upon the Supreme Court to lay down razor-sharp guidelines of what is safe and what is not. And after studied con- sideration, it now favours fixing accountabil- ity of intermediaries, such as WhatsApp and Facebook, when their platforms are used to threaten the integrity and sovereignty of the nation, encourage hate speeches and pornog- AJOY KUMAR raphy and promote illegal trade of drugs and contraband. It has, therefore, asked the Government to file an affidavit within three weeks, outlining a strategy to get he Indian economy has been on social media platforms to share information with law enforcement without com- a ventilator for a while now. promising the privacy of citizens or national security. Now, this is the tricky part, Despite the Government’s numer- ous attempts to claim the oppo- completely surrendering the agency of monitoring to a ruling regime. The moot site, the crisis is very much visi- point here is that neither the Government nor the platform providers can walk Tble. This time around, the Modi-led the thin line, having overstepped it more than once themselves. The Government, Government cannot wriggle its way out by fudging data as it had been doing until now. which has used social media and its follower brigade to amp up its own posi- Over the last four months, Finance tion and muzzle that of others, is hardly expected to overlook its interests at a Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has time when going digital is the easiest way to generate a swell of opinion and announced some policy initiatives every few weeks to boost the economy. While these are spread its propaganda. Can it really be righteous enough about separating strands paraded as reforms, she has effectively of coercion and restriction? Social media giants, particularly Facebook, have had reversed all the decisions made in her first too many run-ins with stakeholders on accountability and clandestine data-shar- maiden budget. Nevertheless, she deserves credit for finally acknowledging that the ing. Remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal that swung an electoral opin- economy is in trouble and that steps need ion and allegations of influencing the US elections and Brexit? As for trolls, Twitter to be taken to alleviate the current crisis. is yet to demonstrably react to group bullyism impinging on the personal digni- Last week, the Finance Minister ` ty of a single user although free conversations are meant to be an exchange of announced a fiscal stimulus of 1.45 lakh crore in the form of tax exemptions. ideas, not a slanging match of slander. Who will decide what constitutes a nation- Corporate tax rates for domestic companies, al threat and what is democratic dissent? Giving the Government an upper hand which do not avail of any tax incentive, were might just obfuscate the real concern of a watchdog society justifying anything cut to 22 per cent from the existing 30 per cent. For new manufacturing firms, the exist- for the sake of national security. And social media firms sharing information under ing tax rate of 25 per cent has been brought government pressure would not even be looked at as committing an offence. down to 15 per cent. Most importantly, who decides what privacy should be for the vast millions For a country that has had one of the holds in the capital, the total sav- closely related to the savings While this issue is a lot more highest corporate tax rates in the world, the ings will amount to `1,500 crore rate or the amount of money pronounced in other parts of the who have made smartphones a part of their lives? There’s no doubt that hate move to lower the rates and make it more every month and `18,000 crore saved by people. country, this writer believes that speech and fake news have diluted the empowering strength of the internet but investment-friendly is welcome. With the every year. Money that is set aside in the Delhi Government deserves regulation will always raise questions about whether it impinges on fundamen- present move, corporates will now have more Similarly, in June, the AAP bank accounts, retirement plans at least some credit for offering resources at their disposal to invest in grow- Government announced its as also other forms of savings its citizens a cushion to deal with tal rights and freedoms. Yes, it is the duty of social media platforms to exercise ing their business through takeovers or cap- intent to offer free rides for all also contributes largely to the the prevailing economic crisis. powers to remove obnoxious material from their servers. They have done that ital investment projects. The decision has also women in city buses and metro nation’s growth as these resources This will ensure that families do job well by tracking and taking down videos of child pornography, abuse, harass- brought cheer among the corporate world. trains. This policy was intro- WHEN PEOPLE are made available to the banks not have to experience much of The stock market, too, shot up by over 2,000 duced on the same principle of to lend it to businesses. Savings a decline in the overall quality of ment on a routine basis. But when it comes to crimes that propagate certain points, a sign that reflects it has welcomed promoting savings. Historically, SAVE MORE AND also make their way into pension life. When a family saves sub- causes/interests, crucially the proliferation of fake news through forwarded mes- the Government’s proposal. Indian women have been THEN INVEST funds, which is often reinvested stantially, it opens avenues for sages at a scale never seen before, social media firms are at fault for the sim- An interesting phenomenon observed known to be prudent in resource in stock markets and provides members to invest in improving by this writer over the last few years will serve management skills, often saving THEIR SAVINGS, IT businesses the necessary capital the overall quality of life. ple reason of being both reluctant and hesitant. The Government cannot be given as the basis of this column. Every time a pro- money and reducing costs HELPS BOOST to finance expansion plans. In Delhi, we have seen how absolute responsibility either. If it does want restrictions, an intricate framework business reform like the corporate tax cut is through ingenious ways. The The other economic con- the availability of extra money of contexts and rules must be created to maintain objectivity. It should not be unveiled by the Modi-led Government, it proposal to offer free rides will PRODUCTIVITY, cept that will be useful to under- every month has resulted in receives praise from all quarters. But when ensure that a woman can save CREATE JOBS AND stand the logic of the AAP families investing in electronic left to the authorities to interpret them in their own ways. There is a need to revis- a pro-people reform like the waiving of elec- anywhere close to `100 every Government’s pro-people initia- goods like fans, televisions, it Section 69 of the Information Technology Act. Most importantly, it is the top tricity charges for households consuming less day or `3,000 a month. For low FUEL THE tives is “consumer buying mobile phones and computers court which has to create an appropriate legal redress, not throw a sensitive than 200 units per month is announced by and middle income families, this GROWTH OF THE power.” It is defined as the abil- among other things. In the the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government, is a substantial sum of money ity of an individual customer in event of an economic slow- matter in the deep end. it is often met with criticism and is termed that will suddenly be available ECONOMY. a specific market to buy certain down, these expenses would as a waste of the State’s resources. If critics and which had not been quantity of goods and services. have been postponed but Delhi understand some of the basic tenets of eco- accounted for or expected ear- HEALTH OF THE When a consumer has a higher is bucking the trend. nomics, they will realise that both the ini- lier. These finances can be re- ECONOMY IS, buying power, it effectively The Delhi Government has Survivor’s rights tiatives are essentially aimed at boosting the deployed by the women into HENCE, CLOSELY means that his/her disposable been receiving international The Delhi HC ruling, allowing rape survivors the economy. Let me explain this further. buying a two-wheeler for her income is higher and that the acclaim for its path-breaking Delhi has an estimated population of husband or paying tuition fees RELATED TO THE individual concerned has the reforms in the education and right to decide bail for their tormentors, is needed about 18-21 million. As per official data, for her children. SAVINGS RATE OR purchasing power relative to the healthcare sectors. At the same emember the eight-year-old Kathua rape there are about 4.2-6 million households in Some of the great economists supply and prices of the goods time, it has also been prudent to the capital city. Reform measures initiated of our time like Adam Smith and THE AMOUNT OF available. One of the major ensure that it does not run into victim, who was murdered so that she by the Delhi Government to provide free John Maynard Keynes them- issues that the Indian economy any kind of fiscal deficit. Instead wouldn’t be able to identify her tormen- water and cheap electricity alone resulted in selves recognised the advantage MONEY SAVED BY is currently facing is that con- of criticising the AAP R ` households saving close to 1,500 every of savings, which pay for the PEOPLE sumers are unable or unwilling Government for its pro-people tors? Or the 14-year-old Dalit girl in month. With the standard of schools and growth of businesses and pro- to purchase even basic necessi- initiatives, it’s time we also Muzaffarnagar district, who was burnt alive healthcare registering drastic improvements, mote economic activity as well. ty items like biscuits and soaps acknowledged it as one of the after being violated? The list of rape-murders families are making an additional saving of When people save more and then among others. Faced with this most business-friendly admin- ` is long and hangs like a Damocles’ sword over 1,000 every month. While this is just an invest their savings, it helps boost situation, consumers have low istrations in the country. approximate figure, these four reforms productivity, create jobs and fuel buying power ie, they don’t (The writer is a former IPS those who survive the ordeal and might be alone have resulted in families saving at least the growth of the economy. The have enough money to purchase officer, an MP and currently a thinking of fighting back. It is intended to scare `2,500 per month. With six million house- health of the economy is, hence, goods at current market prices. member of the AAP) them away from the criminal justice system. The survivors think twice about even register- ing their cases as reports pour in of intimida- S O U N D BITE tion, police apathy, forced compromises, out-of-court settlements, dragged out India's economic I often try and direct my It is politically perceived injus- There is tremendous potential momentum has dropped to husband in real life tices that produce desperate to re-construct and re-correct cases besides societal slurs and condemnation. And when powerful men are a historic low but the and that seems like a people. But now we hear about Indian history. We need to among the accused, leave alone justice, even their lives are in danger. That’s Government does mammoth task, so I don’t radical Islam. There is only one re-discover ourselves and because the accused can avail bail, roam free and use resources to snuff out not have any plans want to try and direct Islam, of Prophet Muhammad present the real history of him in reel-life as well! which we follow. India to the world. all charges. Given this grim scenario, it is indeed laudable that Delhi High Court to make it better Chief Justice DN Patel has sought to protect survivors, making it mandatory for CPI(M) general secretary Actor Pakistan Prime Minister Vice President —M Venkaiah Naidu courts to ensure they are present at the time of bail hearing of the accused. This —Sitaram Yechury —Twinkle Khanna —Imran Khan would give them a fighting chance to argue their case, put the accused behind bars and shield themselves from death threats. The court has built in procedur- al insurance, making it mandatory for the investigating officer to notify the girls L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR the moment any of their violators moved for bail. It is a sad reflection on our Social reformer faulty implementation of the criminal justice system that Justice Patel had to issue this directive, almost rein- UK court sets an example for other nations Goods and Services Tax (GST), terpreting the amendments made to Section 439 of the Criminal Law in 2018. the falling rupee against dollar, Sir — The great educationist, he UK Supreme Court has shown that it can rule high oil prices and its failure to Under this, courts must notify the public prosecutor within 15 days of receiv- writer and social reformer, Ishwar independent of the interest of the Government of create jobs. These are enough to ing the bail plea from the accused. Not just this, it is also obligatory for the vic- Chandra Vidyasagar, was born in Tthe day, something judiciaries in other democra- put Modi out of the running tim to be present at the hearing, either in person or through her lawyer. Yet very an orthodox family on September cies can emulate. Its unanimous ruling that the proro- when it comes to being the few survivors are aware of these existing rights. It was rampant non-compli- 26, 1820, at Birsingha village in gation of the British Parliament by Prime Minister Boris “father of the country.” the Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Johnson was unlawful, upheld the Parliament’s sover- Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee ance of this year-old provision that forced Justice Patel to define what it means Midnapore district in West eignty and its supremacy over the Government. It was Faridabad in terms of execution. One hopes the order is respected by every law officer. Bengal. One of the most promi- a ruling that is relevant and applicable to our own coun- If anybody has any doubt about why a campaign on protecting survivors is nent campaigners for women’s try as our Parliament is modelled on the British sys- Troubling times rights, he worked tirelessly to pro- tem. The UK’s top court made it clear that if the ruling necessary, just consider the recent example of the law student who accused vide them equal education and vindicated the Opposition’s stand on the prorogation of former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand of rape. While the police and State was very vocal about the oppres- the Parliament and benefitted it in the political tussle Sir — This refers to the editori- administration dragged their feet to arrest him till she publicly appealed to Uttar sion they faced. His endless work to get the upper hand, it was only incidental to its estab- al, “In tears over onion” towards social emancipation, too, lishing the illegality of the prorogation. take — would not deter him from delivering Brexit on (September 24). With onion rates Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, they were very quick in arresting her for is not unknown. Besides, he was The real intent for prorogation was to stymie par- the October 31 deadline. There is now considerable touching `80 per kg in some parts extortion. The girl was also denied bail by the court and sent to 14 days’ judi- also one of the key figures of the liamentary scrutiny at the crucial stage of negotiations uncertainty over Brexit. The Labour Party’s stand is of the country, the Government cial custody instead. Chinmayanand is on break, in “hospital.” If this isn’t an Bengal Renaissance who refined of the deal for Brexit. Despite a string of political and that Johnson has no mandate for a no-deal Brexit and has gone all out to bring the prices the way Bengali prose was taught legal setbacks like losing parliamentary majority and the crisis can be settled only by a general election. of this vegetable, which is a key attempt to turn the case on its head and put pressure on the woman to with- and written. receiving court strictures for preventing the Parliament London must get an extension from Brussels to avert kitchen staple. To tackle the prob- draw her petition against a powerful man affiliated with the ruling party, then what As we celebrate Vidyasagar’s from doing its job and attracting the charge of stifling the risk of its crashing out of EU without a deal. lem, the country is also import- is? This comes close on the heels of the Unnao rape case, where the girl, in a birth anniversary, it must be democracy, Johnson declared that the ruling — with G David Milton ing onions from neighbouring acknowledged that the country which he strongly disagreed and termed a serious mis- Maruthancode nations like Afghanistan. desperate bid to get justice a year after her horror, tried to immolate herself out- needs more such personalities of Thankfully, the prices have shot side the CM’s residence. Before this she had kept quiet. Yet she paid for speak- exceptional character, dedicat- up ahead of the week-long ing out loud. Half of her family and witnesses were dead before the rapist, Kuldeep ed, humble and determined. He Out of context One wonders as to what prompt- the two figures could not be Navratri festival during which its was one who worked tirelessly ed her to see a reflection of more pronounced. A string of consumption mostly comes Sengar, was taken into custody. It is precisely because of the belief that there’s solely for the betterment of the Mahatma Gandhi in Modi, the failures proves that Modi does down. Hopefully, we will be able always a loophole in the legal system to be exploited that people like Chinamayanand society, even above his own inter- Sir — One is rendered speechless man who is known to have failed not deserve the elevated position to sail the tide. and Sengar get away. According to National Crime Records Bureau, around 100 est. He never bowed down to the by the fact that Amruta Fadnavis, to uphold his raj dharma. Was her that Amruta Fadnavis tried to Khushi British officials or to the inhuman wife of Maharashtra Chief mistake prompted by images of give him. Via email sexual assaults are reported every day. The actual number of attacks is far high- rituals in our society. Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Modi at the charkha in the One cannot forget the adver- er with a Government survey finding that 99.1 per cent cases of sexual violence Sujit De called Prime Minister Narendra Gandhi ashram? sities that people had to face as Send your feedback to: go unreported due to fear and coercion. Kolkata Modi the “father of our country.” The dissimilarities between a result of demonetisation, the [email protected] HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 09 FIRSTCOLUMN Dark days are POINTCOUNTERPOINT SHAME ON THE BJP FOR CREATING PANIC OVER NRC THE TMC IS CREATING FEAR. IF ANYBODY DIES DUE ahead for India IN BENGAL, IT HAS LED TO SIX DEATHS. BJP SHOULD TO THE NRC PANIC, THEN MAMATA BANERJEE STOP SPREADING RUMOURS OVER IT. SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. To divert the attention of people from problems —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —WEST BENGAL BJP PRESIDENT besetting the country, a scapegoat has to be found, just as Hitler found in the Jews MAMATA BANERJEE DILIP GHOSH Why stories need to be told Ignorance on periods can be fatal. By sharing good Menstrual Hygiene Management MARKANDEY KATJU omething has happened in India which reminds me of what hap- practices, the media connects many to solutions they can adapt and scale up pened in Germany during the Nazi era. After Hitler assumed power Sin January 1933 almost the whole of Germany went into a fren- zy, with people shouting “Heil Hitler” (Hail Hitler), “Sieg Heil” (Hail victory!) and adoring that despot without thinking. Germans are such highly cultured people, who produced great scientists like Max Planck and Einstein, great writers like Goethe and Schiller, great poets like Heine, great musicians like Mozart, Bach and Beethoven, great reformers like Martin Luther, great philosophers like Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel and Marx, great mathematicians like Leibnitz, Gauss and Riemann and great statesmen like Frederick the Great and Bismarck. Nevertheless, when Hitler came on the scene and said SWAPNA MAJUMDAR Germans were “Herrenvolk” (master race) and Jews were respon- sible for all their ills, they believed it and did little against atrocities on t was just beginning to get dark in her village them, which led to the Holocaust (many supported it). when Gauri came out of her house. After How did this happen? Surely Germans are not inherently evil? Ifurtive glances to make sure no one was I have always maintained that 99 per cent people of all countries, around, she quickly pulled out a wet piece of cloth religions and races are good. Then how could Germans send six mil- she was hiding behind her back and hung it to lion Jews to the gas chambers? It happened because modern pro- dry on a nearby bush. Next morning just as dawn paganda is such a powerful thing that minds of even the most cul- was breaking, Gauri removed the cloth although tured and intelligent people can be poisoned by it. This is what hap- it was still damp. She didn’t want anyone to know pened to most Germans of that time. The distress of Germans after she was in the middle of “those days.” In her hurry she didn’t notice the tiny insect atop the cloth. their defeat in World War-I and the massive unemployment, inflation This was to prove fatal. A few days later, she died and economic crisis following the Great Depression of 1929 was easy because of infection that spread from her vagi- fodder for Hitler for his evil propaganda. nal tract. THE NEWS STORY The same has happened now to most Indians. Ever since the Why is this story important? It is significant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a Right-wing Hindu party, come to power because every life is valuable and by telling it, the ON HOW in 2014, a huge communal propaganda has been unleashed in India media brings to the fore the reality that still exists. HYSTERECTOMIES against the Indian minorities through hate speeches, accusing them The fact that lives get tragically cut short by pre- BECAME THE of killing cows, seducing Hindu girls (love jihad) and so on, poison- ventable causes underlines the need for more such NORM IN BEED, ing the minds of most Hindus. The demand for building the Ram tem- stories to be told. Had menstruation not been MAHARASHTRA ple and lynching of Muslims was a regular feature over the last few something to hide or be ashamed of, Gauri would BECAUSE have been alive. Ignorance can be just as fatal. Like years. The air strike on Balakot in Pakistan and the war hysteria whipped CANE-CUTTING it was for Meera who died from tetanus caused CONTRACTORS up by the pliant media, was part of this campaign and all this paid by a rusty hook on the old blouse she used dur- rich dividends in the form of a landslide spectacular victory for the WERE UNWILLING ing her periods. Everyone was told that it was TO HIRE WOMEN, BJP in the parliamentary elections. The abolition of Article 370, which tetanus that led to her death. Only her sister who to my mind will not solve any real problem, has resulted in most Hindus had lent the blouse later understood the root AS PERIODS becoming jingoistic.The real problems in India — record unemploy- cause of her death. Both the women knew that HINDER WORK, ment (as revealed by the National Sample Survey, a Government organ- the hooks were rusted but didn’t think it was LED TO NATIONAL isation), appalling child malnourishment (every second child in India important or that they would matter. OUTRAGE. THE reach out to a huge number. This led to about how menstrual waste is contribut- degradable waste leads to several infec- is malnourished), huge number of farmers suicides (over 300,000), Only 48 per cent of rural women use NATIONAL young girls questioning myths related ing to increasing environmental haz- tions. PMC asked SWaCH to make almost total lack of proper healthcare and good education for the mass- hygienic methods of menstrual protection COMMISSION FOR to periods, especially why they should- ards. Over 113,000 tonnes of such waste paper bags to give to households to dis- according to the latest National Family Health n’t touch the pickle during those days. are created every year and can take over pose used sanitary napkins and active- es, widening gap between rich and poor (seven Indians own more WOMEN ISSUED A Survey (NFHS-4). How 52 per cent of rural NOTICE AND THE In addition to touching the pickle and 250 years to fully decompose. Lack of ly promoted their usage. Households wealth than the bottom half of India’s 1.36 billion population) — were women cope with “those days” is not known. busting the myth that it would be con- proper disposal facilities means this were also made aware of how all non-issues in the recent Lok Sabha elections. STATE What is known is that women often use the dirt- GOVERNMENT taminated, the Ramapur group even waste clogs the urban sewage systems, unwrapped sanitary waste exposed Secularism is a feature of industrial society, like those in North iest cloth in the house during their menstrual persuaded the principal of the local piles up in landfills and contaminates them to multiple deadly pathogens. America and Europe. It is not a feature of feudal or semi-feudal soci- cycle. This cloth is reused many times without INSTRUCTED school to install an incinerator for safe rural ponds. In addition, a system for scientific eties, as in most Asian countries. Merely mentioning secularism in proper washing. Sometimes, two or three women SURGEONS NOT disposal of sanitary pads. This was a The Government, realising the disposal of such paper bags was put in our Constitution does not make the country secular. India is still semi- in a household use the same piece of cloth. Poor TO CONDUCT AN huge achievement because it was the importance of MHM, began distribu- place by designating three locations feudal, as is evident from the rampant casteism and communalism menstrual hygiene can kill and yet talking about HYSTERECTOMY first of its kind in the panchayat. tion of low-cost sanitary napkins across the city, where 600 to 900 pieces prevalent here. Most Indians are deeply religious and since about 80 it still remains taboo. UNNECESSARILY. Stories like these show it is possible to through health workers under the of sanitary napkins are scientifically dis- per cent Indians are Hindus, they are easy prey for communal pro- Recently the Centre for Health Education, SUCH CASES break the silence on periods. Just as sto- National Rural Health Mission posed daily at each location. A system Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA) (NRHM) in 2010. Official data reveals of collection, transportation and dispos- paganda. My own understanding is that most Indians are commu- UNDERLINE ONCE ries on Menstrual Hygiene an Ahmedabad-based not-for-profit working for AGAIN THE Management (MHM) innovations on that 42 per cent of women use sanitary al has been especially developed. nal. When I am among my Hindu relatives and friends, most spout women’s empowerment, conducted a survey in low-cost, good quality and bio-degrad- napkins (NFHS-4). But, just how envi- So just as the media highlights such venom against Muslims. When a Muslim is lynched most Hindus CRITICAL ROLE OF six districts in Gujarat to study the levels of men- THE MEDIA AND able menstrual hygiene products or ronment-friendly are these sanitary good practices, it also looks at MHM are indifferent, some even happy. One terrorist less! strual awareness and methods being followed. machines that can be used by self-help napkins? Also are there proper dispos- holistically with the help of information, Communalism (hatred of minorities, particularly Muslims) was Their findings revealed that of about 600 females SEEING IT AS AN groups to manufacture sanitary napkins al and waste management facilities? By evidence and data, both official and that always latent among most Hindus, only waiting for a spark from some- between the ages 13-35 interviewed, 67 per cent ALLY AND NOT AN locally help to showcase last mile deliv- raising such questions, the media high- generated by robust research by non- where to turn the powder keg into an explosion. Between 2014 and believed that periods should be kept a secret and ADVERSARY, ery for those who tend to fall through lights not just the environmental costs governmental organisations. In doing 2019 the communal fire was stoked by the BJP, which is dominat- 29 per cent adolescent girls and women report- BENEFITS ALL the cracks. The innovative tactile book of the absence of such facilities but also so if it requires the media to ring the ed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Now that the BJP ed that they feel ashamed talking about it. A and apron of the reproductive system the possibilities of putting the health of alarm bells, it doesn’t step away from and its leader Narendra Modi have won an astounding victory, there majority (60 per cent) felt the blood was impure that helps visually-impaired girls nav- girls and women at risk of infections due doing so. will be great pressure on them from the people to create jobs, alle- and 65 per cent felt “unclean.” So, women and igate puberty are a boon for over 24 lakh to overuse of menstrual hygiene prod- The story on how hysterectomies girls were forced to hide all signs of it. women with visual disabilities. ucts. By sharing good MHM practices, became the norm in Beed, Maharashtra, viate farmers distress, reduce malnourishment, provide good edu- In such a scenario, the media has an impor- If the silence and stigma around the media connects many to solutions because cane-cutting contractors were cation. But this they have no idea how to do. Instead what has hap- tant to play. By sharing this kind of data through menstruation make it hard for women they can adapt and scale up. The initia- unwilling to hire women as periods hin- pened is that the economic situation has taken a nosedive, with the their stories, it can help organisations working with sight to manage their periods, it tive taken by the Pune Municipal der work is one such example. There are Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropping to five per cent, steep decline in the field tweak communications programmes becomes far more challenging for the Corporation (PMC) is one example of no bathrooms for cane cutters who in manufacturing, real estate, power and mounting unemployment. to adapt to the situation. This has been done in visually-impaired. The fact that girls are how good implementation can work often live in cane fields. It becomes even So to divert the attention of the people from these real prob- the Ramapur gram panchayat in Varanasi. In an often pressured by their families to have wonders. The PMC’s decision to sup- more difficult for a woman if she has lems, which are unsolvable within the present dispensation and in attempt to buck the trend of adolescent girls miss- their uterus removed so that they stop port SWaCH, India’s first cooperative of periods in these conditions. The story fact worsening, a scapegoat has to be found, just as Hitler found in ing or leaving school due to period-related issues menstruating underlines the impor- self-employed waste collectors and led to national outrage with the National the Jews. In India this scapegoat will be our Muslims and Christians, in Uttar Pradesh, a programme by Rajiv Gandhi tance of this innovation. It was devel- other urban poor, in managing solid Commission for Women issuing a and I fear that now there will be recurrent atrocities on them. Just as Mahila Vikas Pariyojna, a non-profit organisa- oped by the Water Supply and waste collection has ensured both the notice and the State Government tion, used the Hindi version of Menstrupedia, a Sanitation Collaborative Council environment and the health of these instructing surgeons not to conduct history was perverted in Nazi Germany, so was it in post 2014 India. novel comic book and guide to periods for young (WSSCC) in collaboration with IIT- workers are not compromised. Since hysterectomy unnecessarily. Such cases And just as Goebbels took over the German media, the Indian media girls that dispels myths, to educate and empow- Delhi, the Centre of Excellence in SWaCH waste-pickers handle about 20 underline once again the critical role of has largely caved in and is saluting our master ‘Ave Caesar Imperator’. er 7,309 young women’s self-help groups. With Tactile Graphics, Saksham Trust, and metric tonnes of household sanitary the media, and seeing it as an ally and Dark days are ahead for India. each such group boasting a membership of 10- the Noida Deaf Society. The media also waste every day, the need to manually not an adversary, benefits all. (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.) 12 unmarried girls, aged 13-21, it was able to plays a critical role in raising awareness segregate the degradable and bio- (The writer is a senior journalist) Tourism the biggest job-creator FOREIGN EYE Being of a labour-intensive nature, tourism is a major contributor in generating employment, which has a significant multiplier effect even on its related sectors

has a significant multiplier effect even Policy was formulated in 1982 and and help achieve newer milestones. on its related sectors. The global trav- the National Tourism Policy 2002 was Although tourism creates jobs, a el and tourism sector grew at 3.9 per formulated with the objective of policy push is needed to realise its cent to contribute a record $8.8 tril- positioning tourism as a major con- true potential and create more oppor- lion and 319 million jobs to the world tributor to economic growth while tunities. Also, given the advancement TIME TO TEACH economy in 2018, according to the ensuring that environmental sus- in global technology, the need of the World Travel and Tourism Council tainability is maintained. Then, to hour is to develop a holistic approach TRUMP A LESSON (WTTC)’s 2018 Economic Impact cope with the widespread, interrelat- in sync with all the stakeholders from Impeachment is the most JEET DOGRA Report. ed global developments and advance- the public and private sectors, so that serious action that The sector has been largely ments in the tourism sector, a new a gap between the skills that tourism Congress can take against a hough tourism represents ten untouched by the global economic draft National Tourism Policy was employers need and that are taught per cent of the global Gross slowdown while the number of formulated in 2015 with a vision to in educational institutions, is closed. President, but necessary TDomestic Product (GDP), one worldwide international tourist develop and position India as a More specifically, the digital revolu- given Trump's refusal to in ten jobs and seven per cent of the arrivals on an average grew at 4 per creating a dynamic working environ- Tourism, primarily a people-to-peo- “Must experience” and “Must revis- tion and use of Artificial Intelligence abide by political norms. world’s exports, the sector is usually cent or above from the last few years. ment. Market uncertainties, like the ple sector, with an impressive growth it” destination for global travellers. should also be included in curricula Democrats have unified undervalued, especially in addressing However, now there is a need to collapse of a major travel firm like rate can also serve as a natural ally of Recently on August 15, 2019, Prime to enhance skills in the sector. unemployment problems. As per a devise and implement policies to pro- Thomas Cook, are another hin- the ILO’s human-centred agenda for Minister Narendra Modi also encour- Supporting opportunities for around a purpose: What are 2017 United Nations World Tourism mote sustainable tourism by taking drance to attracting and retaining tal- the future of work. In spite of the aged Indians to explore their own industrial experiences like internships they in Congress for, if not Organization (UNWTO) report into consideration the impact of cli- ent. According to the International notion that women face exclusion in country by visiting 15 domestic or scholarships, along with spe- to hold the President to titled, “Tourism and Sustainable mate change in relation to job cre- Labour Organisation (ILO) 2018 terms of access to education and tourist destinations by 2022. cialised education and training will account? The power of Development Goals — Journey to ation and promotion of indigenous data, global unemployment has training, they play a significant role Globally, India has improved its also contribute towards creating a accountability grows 2030”, given these numbers, tourism culture and products. The role of the reached more than 192 million, in tourism entrepreneurship. Travel and Tourism Competitiveness skilled workforce for the sector. The has a decisive role to play in the industry in employment generation which is on the higher side and needs However, in the workplace in the (TTC) index and has been ranked time has arrived to embrace tourism stronger with use. To stand achievement of the UN’s 2030 agen- and entrepreneurship is often under- immediate attention of the world tourism industry, one of the major 34th out of 140 world economies, says and recognise its potential as a key by now would be sending a da, which is “Decent Work and estimated in policy formulation and community. Therefore, there is a need deterrents faced by women is a huge a TTC biennial report published by sector for creating jobs. message of impunity to Economic Growth.” implementation. And this sector is to create conditions for more jobs. In pay gap, where they are paid a quar- World Economic Forum. With a new (The writer is Assistant Professor, Trump and those who Being of a labour-intensive also facing difficulty in attracting and this scenario, embracing new technol- ter less than male workers, even after Union Tourism Minister, there are Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel succeed him. nature, tourism is a major contribu- retaining human resource talent, ogy could play a key role in achiev- acquiring comparable skills. expectations that the new National Management, under Ministry of The Guardian tor in generating employment which due to the casual approach towards ing the goal of better job creation. India’s first National Tourism Tourism Policy will soon come out Tourism, Madhya Pradesh) ( editorial) HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 money 10 SOLUTIONS ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES Centre mulls sops for Modi urges global CEOs to firms employing SC, STs PNS n NEW DELHI The official also said, by the industry from all com- "Labour Ministry is collecting munities. leverage ‘Startup India' platforms The Labour Ministry is the data through Employees Under the scheme, the gov- believed to have discussed a Provident Fund Organisation ernment provides employ- PNS n NEW YORK The CEOs Roundtable was proposal to give incentives to under a study piloted by gov- ers' share of contribution attended by IBM Chairman, public and private companies ernment think tank NITI toward social security Prime Minister Narendra Modi President and CEO Ginni for recruiting SC and ST can- Aayog, to assess the financial schemes run by the EPFO for has urged global CEOs and top Rometty, President and CEO didates under affirmative implication of various incen- new recruits for three years. American executives to lever- of Walmart Douglas action by the industry. tives for encouraging recruit- The scheme is effective from age the 'Startup India' innova- McMillon, Chairman and Under the affirmative ment and giving equal oppor- April 2018. tion platforms to formulate CEO of Coca-Cola James action, industry bodies have tunity to SC and ST candi- This scheme has dual ben- solutions for the entire world Quincey, Lockheed Martin voluntarily committed to dates." efits. The employer is incen- on challenging issues like nutri- CEO Marillyn Hewson, JP ensuring equal opportunities The Labour Ministry is tivised for increasing the tion and waste management. Morgan Chairman and CEO for members of Scheduled already running a scheme employment base and a large Chairing an exclusive round- Jamie Dimon, CEO of Cast and Scheduled Tribes called Pradhan Mantri Rojgar number of workers find jobs. table with 42 global CEOs and American Tower Corporation communities. The concept was Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) A direct benefit is that these top executives from across 20 and co-chair of the India-US formally adopted by industry for encouraging recruitment workers have access to social sectors, Modi on Wednesday CEO forum James Taiclet, bodies like CII and security benefits of the organ- stressed on continued political MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga ASSOCHAM. ised sector. stability in India, predictabili- and Senior Executives from "We keep discussing on var- We can tell you Earlier addressing the con- ty of policy, and pro-develop- Apple, Google, Marriott, VISA, ious proposals for affirmative exactly about the ference, the minister said, ment and pro-growth policies. 3M, Warburg Pincus, action to give benefit to work- contours of the "The ministry would soon He emphasised the devel- AECOM, Raytheon, Bank of ers," Labour Minister Santosh proposal after seeking circulate rules for implemen- opment of tourism, plastic America and Pepsi. Gangwar told reporters when tation of recently passed Code recycling and waste-manage- Modi "urged the companies asked whether his ministry is details about it. We on Wages Act for public com- ment initiatives, and to to leverage the Startup India considering any proposal to receive many ments. Besides, the enhance the business of innovation platforms in part- encourage recruitment of SC & suggestions during Parliamentary Standing MSMEs, especially those which nership with other countries — ST candidates under the affir- discussions Committee on Labour would create more opportunities for to make solutions not only for mative action. with soon vet the Occupational farmers and agriculture. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, interacting with CEOs at a Roundtable, in New York, USA India, but for the world, includ- "We can tell you exactly Safety, Health and Working "Captains of industry inter- ing challenging issues like about the contours of the pro- stakeholders Conditions Code, 2019. act with PM Narendra Modi in The CEOs appreciated the nutrition and waste manage- posal after seeking details —SANTOSH The committee has been New York. The extensive agen- efforts made by India in striv- The CEOs appreciated the efforts ment," the statement said. about it. We receive many GANGWAR constituted under the da includes harnessing invest- ing towards ease of doing busi- made by India in striving towards ease The DPIIT- and Invest suggestions during discussions Labour chairmanship of Biju ment opportunities in India ness and many reforms that India-organized interaction with stakeholders," the minis- Minister Janata Dal MP B Mehtab." and boosting commercial link- have led to a conducive envi- of doing business and many reforms included Commerce Minister ter said on the sidelines of a About the Code on ages between India and USA," ronment for investors. They that have led to a conducive Piyush Goyal and senior offi- FICCI conference on indus- Industrial Relations, the PMO said in a tweet. also lauded Modi for taking environment for investors cials from the Department of trial safety. the minister "PM at the CEO Roundtable strong decisions and making Promotion of Industry and A senior official told informed that it is in New York highlighted the India more investor-friendly. Internal Trade and Ministry of PTI, "Retirement fund pre-legislative steps taken by India to build a "The leaders also mentioned The CEOs briefly outlined financial inclusion. External Affairs. body EPFO is collecting stage as the USD 5 trillion economy. Global that their companies remained their specific plans in India and The companies that partic- Following the roundtable, data about SC and ST discussion business community is upbeat committed to the growth story put forth recommendations to ipated in the roundtable had a Bank of America CEO Brian employees in the public with stake- about the India success story," of India and, on the back of this, aid India's efforts towards skill combined net worth of USD Moynihan said it is always sector as well as pri- holder are Ministry of External Affairs continued to grow their foot- development, Digital India, 16.4 trillion, of which their net great to hear from the prime vate sector through on. Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar print in India," an official state- Make in India, inclusive worth in India is USD 50 bil- minister about his vision for its over 136 region- tweeted. ment said after the meeting. growth, green energy and lion. India. al offices." CAPSULE Liquidity not a crisis, says NCLAT allows Govt to take call on relief in income Dutch official Nirmala Sitharaman after to attend Jet tax at appropriate time: Thakur creditor meet PTI n NEW DELHI Major restrictions include meeting bank chiefs When the time capping withdrawal at Rs 1,000 PNS n NEW DELHI have come here are in deep PTI n NEW DELHI EoI deadline The government will take a arises to take a call per customer during the six- country, they said that in decision on raising the income on it (income tax month period, and banning the Finance Minister Nirmala those areas there is still The National Company Law extension for Pawan tax exemption limit at an bank from extending new Sitharaman on Thursday said demand and they are extend- Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Hans, 4th since July appropriate time, Minister of relief), the government will loans. The lender has around that liquidity is not a cri- ing loans. All of them on Thursday allowed the State for Finance Anurag Singh do so. The government in Rs 11,000 crore of public sis. Ms Sitharaman clearly voiced a posi- Dutch court administrator NEW DELHI: Failing to get Thakur said on Thursday. the past has also increased deposits. was speaking at a tive growth which is of Jet Airways to attend the desired response from private Last week, the government (the limit) from Rs 2.5 lakh With regard to Antigua press conference a good encourag- meetings of the bankrupt air- players, the government has lowered the corporate tax to 22 Prime Minister Gaston Browne after meeting ing story," Ms line's Committee of Creditors now extended the date for per cent from 30 per cent and to Rs 5 lakh. reiterating that Mehul Choksi banks and Sitharaman fur- (CoC). With this ruling, the submitting expression of there has been a clamour for —ANURAG SINGH THAKUR may be extradited to India after financial institu- ther added. NCLAT has finalised the interest (EoI) by two weeks for raising income tax exemption Minister of State for Finance he exhausts all legal options tions. "Sum and Ms Sitharaman cross-border insolvency pro- divesting 51 per cent stake in limit to push demand and available with him, Thakur substance of what met private sector tocol for the airline. public sector chopper service consumption with a view to time arises, we will look into "After considering all aspects said it is because of the efforts I heard was that banks, non-banking The order comes after the provider Pawan Hans fuel economy. the matter," he said here. they (RBI) will take a decision of the Narendra Modi govern- there is no liquidity financial companies counsel representing both Helicopters Ltd (PHHL). "When the time arises to With regard to curbs on so that it benefits both cus- ment. crisis", she said. "If there (NBFCs) and Housing the resolution professional This is the fourth extension take a call on it (income tax Punjab & Maharashtra Co- tomers and the bank," it said. The government through was a problem of liquidity, it finance companies. Issues such (RP) of Jet Airways and the since July after a Preliminary relief), the government will do operative Bank (PMC Bank) by The central bank on Tuesday many legislations including was in the wholesale financing, as liquidity, rate cut and cred- Dutch court administrator Information Memorandum so. The government in the the RBI, the minister said the put a slew of restrictions on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy and not in the retail," she it disbursal were on the top informed the appellate tri- (PIM) for strategic past has also increased (the central bank has its own role in Mumbai-based lender, creating Code has ensured that nobody added. agenda of discussions between bunal last Friday that both disinvestment was floated to limit) from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 the country and it does its job panic among thousands of flees the country with the pub- "Many of the MFIs and the Finance Minister and the sides have agreed to cooper- invite interest from global players. The last date for lakh. In future, whenever the well. depositors. lic money, he said. micro-finance units which lenders. ate in the insolvency pro- submission of expression of ceedings of the airline. interest (EoI) for strategic The three-member bench headed by the NCLAT disinvestment of PHL, in Ericsson sets response to the Preliminary Chairman S.J. Mukhopadhaya Information Memorandum Fiscal deficit may remain at said that the Dutch adminis- (PIM) issued on July 11, 2019, aside $1.2 bn trator is equivalent to the res- has been extended up to olution professional in India, October 10, 2019," an official to settle US and under the law also has the statement said. It added that the 3.5-3.6% post-corp tax cuts right to attend CoC meetings. timelines for all other In the previous hearing too, graft probe n subsequent activities will PNS MUMBAI made to revive economic Mukhopadhaya had observed n change accordingly. AFP STOCKHOLM growth, the government may that it is the right of the Dutch The risks of a large fiscal slippage succeed in exceeding the dis- administrator to attend the Swedish telecoms equipment in the current year are expected investment target of Rs 1.05 CoC meetings and both sides maker Ericsson said to be addressed through larger lakh crore, said the report. should go together. Thursday it had made a USD non-tax revenues and the savings Acuite's analysis further sug- The debt-ridden Jet Airways 1.2 billion provision to cover on interest expenses, ratings and gests that over and above the is facing insolvency proceed- People wait outside a PMC Bank branch in Mumbai to withdraw their money, the costs of resolving a US research firm Acuite said, adding use of the escape clause under ings in The Netherlands too. It Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya (Inset) corruption investigation. therefore, fiscal deficit in the cur- the FRBM Act, which permits was declared bankrupt there The charge, which will rent fiscal may remain limited to an additional 0.2 per cent slip- after it had failed to pay two impact the company's third 3.5-3.6 per cent moderately high- a sustainable revival in con- page, any sharp increase in the European creditors. The Dutch Global smartphones quarter earnings, covers the er by 0.2-0.3 per cent over the sumption and market senti- fiscal deficit triggered by the court subsequently appointed sales to decline by Somaiya, depositors penalty Ericsson expects to budgeted levels. Additional non- ment, expected to be brought in liberal corporate tax cuts can a bankruptcy administrator. receive, it said. Ericsson has tax revenues, particularly dis- by the sharp cut in corporate be offset by the special divi- The Mumbai bench of 3.2% in 2019: Gartner been cooperating since 2013 investment profits, can be a key taxes up to 10 per cent, over the dend from RBI, additional National Company Law SAN FRANCISCO: As the with an investigation by the driver Acuite Ratings believes next two quarters. non-tax revenues brought Tribunal (NCLT) had reject- lifetime of premium phones file police complaints United States Securities and that there is still a significant The government is already about by the cuts and a likely ed the Dutch administrator's continued to extend through Exchange Commission (SEC) scope to limit India's fiscal working on the disinvestment reduction in interest obliga- plea to recognise their pro- 2019, global sales of and, since 2015, with an deficit to 3.5-3.6 per cent, if the of a few large public sector com- tions due to larger rate reduc- ceedings, following which smartphones will decline by 3.2 against PMC Bank investigation by the US government gives high priori- panies and if the equity markets tions by RBI than expected in the administrator approached per cent this year, the worst Department of Justice. ty to disinvestment and there is respond well to the efforts the budgetary figures. the NCLAT. decline the category has seen, PTI n MUMBAI He said the Reserve Bank of according to a Gartner forecast India's administrator should on Thursday. "This is due to Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya file a criminal complaint consumers holding onto their and several account holders of against officials concerned of phones longer, given the limited the crippled Punjab and the HDIL and PMC Bank, on ‘Indian economy may recover from late FY20’ attraction of new technology," Maharashtra Cooperative which the RBI has imposed Ranjit Atwal, Senior Research (PMC) Bank filed police com- operational restrictions. PNS n NEW DELHI Director at Gartner, said in a plaints on Thursday against Somaiya also demanded a According to D&B Economy Observer statement. The study estimates top officials of the bank and full-fledged forensic audit of The Indian economy is expect- report, a pick-up in the industrial that the share of 5G-capable HDIL for allegedly looting Rs the bank's transactions with ed to start its recovery from phones will increase from 10 3,000 crore of the depositors, HDIL. later part of this fiscal thanks production will only be gradual and an per cent in 2020 to 56 per cent police said. "Out of Rs 8,000 crore to the initiatives taken by the uptick is expected to be visible during by 2023. "The major players in Somaiya went to Mumbai advances, more than Rs 3,000 Reserve Bank for policy rate the mobile phone market will Police's Economic Offences crore was given to HDIL and transmission and steps by the the festive months of September and look for 5G connectivity Wing (EOW) and filed a writ- the group's benami compa- government to boost growth, October 2019 technology to boost ten complaint, alleging that nies. Even after the HDIL says a report. replacements of existing 4G money of at least 9.12 lakh defaulted, the bank gave it According to D&B Economy phones," said Atwal. The depositors of the PMC Bank hundreds of crores of loan Observer report, a pick-up in in investment. that will last longer than smartphone market will, was looted by its top manage- without any proper docu- the industrial production will The spate of measures taken expected earlier", he said. however, return to the growth ment and real estate firm mentation," he alleged. only be gradual and an uptick by the government including "We expect the economy to path at 2.9 per cent in 2020, HDIL, he said. "There should be a detailed is expected to be visible during reducing the corporate tax start recovering from late Gartner said."To ensure Speaking to reporters out- investigation in the case after the festive months of down is not as deep as was wit- He further noted that the rates is expected to revive the FY20, as the funding con- smartphone sales pick up side the EOW office, Somaiya filing of offence of cheating September and October 2019. nessed during the global finan- loss of momentum in invest- corporate sentiment and pro- straints ease further with the again, mobile providers are alleged that there was con- and fraud against the top "The slowdown is real and cial crisis in 2009 and the debt ment demand is "worrying". vide an impetus to the corpo- RBI's recent measures to starting to emphasize 5G spiracy between the PMC management of the bank and there is ‘need' to be cautious, crisis in 2012. Besides, low business opti- rate to kick-start their capex strengthen the transmission performance features, like Bank management and HDIL owner, he said. but it is ‘too early' to press the Economic growth hit over mism, low returns on invest- plans. channels and the stimulus faster speeds, improved HDIL's owner to loot the While investigating the case, panic button," Arun Singh, six-year low of 5 per cent for ment by the corporate and However, amid various measures taken to address the network availability and depositors, and sought a all efforts should be made Chief Economist, Dun & the first quarter ended June increase in inefficiency in cap- emerging challenges both glob- current issues from both short enhanced security," Atwal said. proper investigation in the towards the bank's survival, he Bradstreet India said, adding 2019 mainly driven by demand ital employed, also raises con- ally and domestically, "it is term and long-term perspec- matter. added. that the magnitude of slow- slowdown. cerns over the pace of revival highly likely that the slowdown tive," Singh said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Friday September 27, 2019 NARRATING STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHY Nalgonda-based photographer M Vinay Reddy's exhibition, Batuku, narrates stories of people who continue to fight for their goals despite hardships, reports V SATEESH REDDY

epartment of movies like Natyam and ation. But, when they enrolled took photos of and each Language and Edureetha. He also worked as in the school for the blind they photo has its own story. Culture, an assistant to cinematographer began to feel good about them- He said that he is happy Government of Raju Thota. selves as they found a group for being associated with D Telangana, will be For this exhibition, Vinay they could mingle with. Some the Cultural Department organising a photog- toured all over Telangana to of those students now represent for the exhibition. he says, “I’m working on a raphy exhibition titled Batuku capture stories of people and to India in international blind He said that photography is a project called Hands On. It will by M. Vinay Reddy from show what problems they face cricket. This is possible because field with many avenues and it showcase various professions October 1 to October 5 at while working towards success. they overcame their problems.” can narrate stories to people only through images of hands. Ravindra Bharati. Batuku aims When asked about what Vinay added that he met many faster than any other medium. It will be exhibited soon.” to narrates the stories of people inspired him to start this exhi- people during his journey of About his next work, who despite facing many hur- bition, Vinay shares, “When I whom he dles in life managed to over- visited a school for the came their fears and troubles to blind in Hyderabad, the succeed. students told me about the This is the first solo photog- difficulties they faced raphy exhibition for M. Vinay when they studied in a Reddy, who is works as a cine- school earlier that did not matographer for Tollywood take their disability into movies. Vinay worked for consider-

When I visited a school for the blind in Hyderabad, the students told me about the difficulties they faced when they studied in a school earlier that did not take their disability into consideration. But, when they enrolled in the school for the blind they began to feel good about themselves as they found a group they could mingle with. Some of those students now represent India in international blind cricket. This is possible because they overcame their problems M. VINAY REDDY, PHOTOGRAPHER Building schools of thought from scratch DIVERSITY IN n Delhi, the create an education friend- ing an exclusive black-tie Maneck Debara, Chairman rates and individual donors Project 511 is an government has ly environment in govern- charity dinner, Food for of Project 511. have come forward to help PUBLISHING taken many ini- ment schools so that the Change (FFC), the pro- He adds, “Many poor achieve our goal of provid- initiative by the tiatives to pro- children can benefit from ceeds of which go towards children attend private ing the basic facilities in I vide quality basic amenities that are the work being done by the schools despite government government schools. India is brimming with budding Hyderabad Round education on often taken for granted by Project 511. schools being free. This is Started 16 years ago, we par with private schools the rest of the world. “FFC is an event that because private schools raised 16.8 crores for these authors, each with a unique Table 8 that is and this has given a boost Project 511 works with connects the citizens of have the resources to create activities.” for government schools all the stakeholders — the Hyderabad for the cause of a good schooling environ- Suresh Babu Daggubati, voice and publishing houses are helping provide across India. Government government, other NGOs, educating the underprivi- ment, whereas the govern- director of Suresh schools in many states lack corporates and local com- leged. FFC has been a ment schools lack in basic Productions who is also branching out through new-age facilities which results in a munities — to improve the tremendous success in the facilities — blackboards, part of the programme, amenities in high dropout rate. With status of government past six years with about benches, toilets, running says “To date, we helped this issue in mind, schools. 800 guests attending each water, cleaning staff and more than 1,300 schools. methods to tap into this talent government Hyderabad Round Table 8 To collect funds for year. This year, FFC event others. The government When we started off (HRT 8) started an initia- Project 511, HRT 8 has set will be held on October 6 along with other Round Project 511, we witnessed eeping in mind “There is a growing schools tive ‘Project 511’ in 2003 to a unique tradition of host- at JRC Conventions,” says Tables in the area, corpo- that a government school the increase in demand for quality pub- children writing on com- demand for lishing in India. Xpress pound walls due to the lack K books in region- Publishing is the solution of blackboards. We are also al languages for aspiring authors in this observed that dropouts of across the India country who don’t get their girl students are more due many publications are work published because to no toilets in schools. We expanding their horizon to they don’t have access to constructed toilets in many encompass more lan- quality publishing,” said schools. With our efforts, guages. Naveen Valsakumar, CEO many of those government Following the same trend, of Notion Press. students are now studying one of India’s largest book in IIT’s.” publishing platform, To date, through Project Notion Press, announced NOTION PRESS HAD 511, 142 classrooms and its entry into Indian 530 toilet blocks were con- Language publishing by RECENTLY structed. Around 6,820 building support for as blackboards, 26,448 seating many as eight major LAUNCHED XPRESS benches, 307 science lab regional languages. PUBLISHING, A kits were donated. An Apart from English, the English learning pro- platform now supports DO-IT-YOURSELF gramme is now being books in Hindi, Marathi, PLATFORM FOR implemented in more than Konkani, Gujarati, Bengali, 50 schools. Project 511 is Tamil, Kannada and ASPIRING AUTHORS currently working with Malayalam. Indian writers TO PUBLISH BOOKS 1,022 schools in can soon publish their sto- Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, ries in their preferred ver- WITHIN 30 Sangareddy, Medchal and nacular in both paperback MINUTES Medak districts. — VSR and eBook format. 12

Hyderabad Friday September 27, 2019 what’s brewing? 24-CARAT CITY GUIDE LAUNCH brand new collection of unique COMEDY designs were unveiled by a FUNNY BUZZNESS Apopular jewellery brand in the city ahead of the festive lFunny Buzzness season.The exclusively designed is a well known jewellery was worn by several comedy gig series celebrities who graced the occasion. by Buzz Kya More enticing pieces of jewelery Entertainment and has been shall be showcased at an instrumental in upcoming exhibition which will y

r bringing up artists be held from September 27-29 a h like Amit Tandon, at Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills. C

V Sorabh Pant, S

y Sumukhi Suresh b b

s and Naveen o t

o Richards. h

P October 20 at 6 pm HICC.

BAS KAR BASSI lThis is a show where comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi will tell you an honest story about

PARTY his career choices and lifestyle. ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ is what he said to l Lakshmi himself when he was l Chitra and Sowjanya fired from his last job.

Sandhya The show will be held

l till October 16 at Kulapati Munshi l Mamta Trivedi Sadan, King Koti, Basheer Bagh. SETTING A ART AND CULTURE TREND INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL popular mall in the lThe fifth edition of Acity opened its the Indian new branch at AS Photography Festival Rao Nagar, Hyderabad will be held till recently. Guests at the October 20 at various event were thrilled to locations in have one of South Hyderabad. IPF is an India’s most trending international actors Vijay photography festival Deverakonda at the which showcases inaugural ceremony. various events, inclu- The mall displayed its ding talks, discus- latest collections in a sions and more. relaxing ambience, along with chic and EXHIBITION resplendent creations to cater to EMERGING PALETTES discerning tastes of lA group art exhibition, a Sumaja not just the platform for emerging l commoners but artists to display their work, celebrities as well. has organised its 11th Attendees were left edition in collaboration with enthralled by an Goethe-Zentrum. The event amazing array of will be held till October 6 at extremely stylish Shrishti Art Gallery, designer apparel Jubilee Hills. that follow the Preeti Harjas latest trends in l fashion. GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details along with a poster and contact number l Bhavana l Tara Chowdary l Vijay Deverakonda to [email protected] FUN TIME

ARCHIE CALVIN AND HOBBES

GARFIELD REALITY CHECK SPEED BUMP CROSSWORD

NANCY

SUDOKU Yesterday’s solution

GINGER MEGGS

Rules l Each row and column can contain each number (1 to 9) exactly once. l The sum of all numbers in any row or column must equal 45. 13

Hyderabad Friday September 27, 2019 tollywood GNANAVEL RAJA NAG TO FILES COMPLAINT INTRODUCE AGAINST KAMAL ANOTHER opular Tamil producer K. Gnanavel Raja, who has dis- tributed multiple Tamil films p starring Karthi in Telugu besides producing Vijay DIRECTOR Deverakonda-starrer NOTA, has moved Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council (TFPC) recently, accusing Known for introducing new filmmakers to celebrated actor Kamal Haasan of not repaying him Rs 10 crore. the industry, Nag will now take a chance with The story supposedly goes like this: Oopiri Haasan took a loan of Rs 10 crore writer, finds NAGARAJ GOUD from Raja when his Uttama Villain was going through release woes. He fter Manmadhudu 2 which Nagarjuna was the lead. Also, assured the producer that he would dashed his hopes, the fact that his son Naga Chaitanya, be acting and directing a film with- Nagarjuna was in a who will play a key role in Bangarraju, in a budget of 40 crores (including the A quandary whether to pro- is occupied for the next six months borrowed 10 crore rupees) for his ceed with Bangarraju, a with Sekhar Kammula's and Dil production house Studio Green soon. sequel to Soggade Chinni Raju's production venture Adhe However, that didn’t happen. Neither Nayana or to look for other scripts. Nuvvu Adhe Nenu meant that he had did Kamal pay back the amount he THE PRODUCER Although the buzz about him show- to push the sequel to the summer of took despite four years passing by ing interest in Oopiri and Maharshi next year," informed a source close to nor did he start work on the movie ALLEGES THAT writer Soloman's directorial debut the development. he promised. What irked the produc- made rounds as soon as he returned The source further added Nag's er further, according to reports, is the KAMAL HASN’T from Spain after where he celebrated film with Solomon will go in front of fact that Kamal is doing Indian 2 REPAID RS 10 CRORE his 60th birthday, nothing substantial the cameras in December. "The direc- besides contemplating a film for his has emerged, until now. After multi- tor is presently on location scouting. own production house, Rajkamal THE ACTOR TOOK ple rounds of narration, the superstar He is looking at New Delhi and Productions. Kamal hasn’t respond- FROM HIM has finally said yes to Solomon, The Mumbai to set portions of the film. ed on the issue yet. Pioneer has reliably learnt. The yet- Niranjan Reddy of Matinee to-be-titled film will be a light-heart- Entertainments will produce it," the ed family entertainer dotted with source added. action. In his 30-year old career, the super- "Nag has liked the content in the star has always made it a point to work OGF TO RELEASE, first narration itself but after hearing with debutant directors. He intro- the complete story in another sitting duced the likes of Ram Gopal Varma, he was convinced that this would be U. Narayana Rao, Dasaradh, Kiran, his next assignment. He also told Lawrence and Kalyan Krishna to the FINALLY! Solomon to go ahead with the pre- tinsel town. He believes working production. He rates the writer high with the younger lot made him a star. fter waiting for a right release date for as the former worked with Vamshi "The freshness they brought helped over six months, filmmaker Sai Kiran Paidipally on adapting the story of me not only with my career but also A Adivi of Vinayakudu and Kerintha French hit movie The Intouchables my performance," he had said while fame has finally made up his successfully into Telugu as Oopiri in promoting Manmadhudu 2. mind to release Operation Gold Fish, his latest directorial, next month. Featuring Aadi Sai nnounced towards the Kumar, Parvateesam, end of May earlier Karthik Raju, Nithya Naresh and this year, Sumanth’s Manoj Nandam in lead roles, the A new project with film, shot in Kashmir Valley, Lambasingi, director Santosh Araku and Hyderabad, is a cross-genre Kumar who had earli- SUMANTH's entertainer, serving both as a rom-com er assisted for films like and an action drama. It touches upon the evic- Anaganaga O Dheerudu, tion of Kashmiri Pandits (in the late 1980s) Jhummandi Nadam and Evaraina gangster movie with from Kashmir. It has been cleared with a ‘U/A’ Eppudaina has been called off. certificate. This newspaper has learnt that Aadi will be seen as an NSG commando in some creative differences between the film, which in more ways is a make or break the actor and the director are said debutant called off project for him on the career front. He is going to be the reason. The film was to through a lean phase as his last spate of films see Sumanth in the role of a gang- — Sukumarudu, Pyaar Mein Padipoyane, ster. Gaalipatam, Rough, Chuttalabbai and “Sumanth initially said he CREATIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACTOR Shamanthakamani — haven’t fared well at the would be doing the project and box-office. Although Rough and Chuttalabbai later proposed some changes to SUMANTH AND DIRECTOR SANTOSH KUMAR were safe films for distributors, a super hit has the script. He was particular of his REGARDING THE SCRIPT ARE SAID TO BE THE eluded him. His recent releases as well — part having a love story, while the Burrakatha and Jodi — have tanked miserably. director wasn’t, feeling that the REASON BEHIND CANCELLING THE PROJECT Operation Gold Fish will have some compe- movie will become a mash up of tition from Vijay Deverakonda as well, as his all sorts. The latter wanted to keep initiated talks with a prominent “If they control their situations, production venture, Meeku Maathrame the film absolutely grounded and supporting actor,” informed a they will do wonders in life. If sit- Cheptha, featuring Tharun Bhascker, Abhinav he wasn’t in a mood to budge. source. Speaking about the theme uations control them, they turn Gomatam and Vani Bhojan, too is eyeing an Sensing that their differences of the film, the director earlier had bad. That’s the line I'm treading October release. might not be in the best interest said people are never born good in the film,” he had said. of the film, they both parted ways or evil but are purely a victim of — NG amicably. The director has now their surrounding circumstances.

, starring Ram, will be ne of the biggest hits of the year, iSmart Shankar , visiting the cinema halls again starting today. Film’s producer Charmmee Kaur Romantic announced that the film, which grossed more than Rs 70 crore, o will be screened for three days this week in select theatres across the and the title song — both of which have been released earlier this week Telugu states. She informed the re-release idea is director Puri Jagannadh’s birthday gift to his fans. The director will be celebrating his 53th birthday on Saturday. The film’s video songs - Dhimaak Kharaab have already set the YouTube on fire, clocking more than 18 million views till Thursday PURI BIRTHDAY evening. Meanwhile, we’ve learnt that new schedule of Puri’s production GIFT TO FANS: featuring his son Akash and newbie Ketika Sharma, will commence next iSMART'S Monday in Hyderabad and will go on for 20 days. The director-produc- er wants the film to be wrapped up by November. Prominent VFX technician Anil Paduri is turning director with a project, a love RE-RELEASE story written by Puri himself. 14

Hyderabad Friday September 27, 2019 celeb talks CHARLIE'S ANGELS READY FOR INDIA fter piquing the curiosity of ADITYA fans with cryptic posts ear- lier in June, Naomi Scott, A Kristen Stewart and Ella SEAL TO Balinska have finally revealed the release date of their much-awaited film Charlie’s Angels reboot in India. STAR IN The film, which is slated to hit the theatres in English and Hindi, will release on BOSCO'S November 15. Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on his Twitter handle along with the poster of NEXT the film. An intriguing poster of the movie shows Kristen stand- ing on top of the league followed FILM by Ella in the middle, with guns in both hands and standing at the ctor Aditya Seal, who last spot was Naomi. The poster was last seen in Student describes the tri as “unseen,” of the Year 2, has been “undivided” and “unstoppable.” The chosen as the leading film is directed by Elizabeth Banks. A man of choreographer- Apart from the actor, another set of director Bosco Leslie trio Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Martis’ dance-horror-comedy film. Lana Del Rey are seen featuring in the Bosco said, “Aditya is a multi-talent- latest track Don’t Call Me Angel from the ed artiste, who is a skilled dancer, actor film which is garnering several likes on social and action performer. He fits in the lead- media. Apart from the main leads, the film also ing character’s shoes perfectly. We are stars Sir Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Tucker, Noah finalising the screenplay and should start Centineo, Sam Claflin and Djimon Hounsou. the pre-production work by October and release the film by February 2020,” he added. It is a Zee Studios production. Some of the participants of Dance India Dance, a reality show that Bosco judges, will get an opportunity to act in his upcoming film.

HAILEY AND JUSTIN'S WEDDING PREPARATIONS IN FULLSpeaking SWING about the decor, the times,” it seemed like there was source shared, “It will be partially t’s almost time for no going back, especially because tented, but they want to get mar- ried out in nature. The decor is singer Justin Bieber they’d sent out the saveTMZ the. date and model Hailey cards, according to going to be very chic and neu- Baldwin’s big day! With time ticking away, the tral. Hailey wants all white and I The much-in-love couple decided to go with South champagne-coloured decor couple, who secretly Carolina. With the major details with beautiful green foliage. It’s going to be classy.” tied the knot last year, will be get- squared away, Hailey and Justin are really excited about the big day As for the guests, the cou- ting hitched once again in an ple is planning to invite a few extravagant ceremony, which is but are hoping that hurricane does not play spoilsport. of their celebrity pals, scheduled to take place at the end including Kourtney of this month. And with the wed- “They are also looking into hav- ing a ceremony in California as a Kardashian and Kendall ding date approaching, the prepa- Jenner. When it comes to rations are in full swing.that last-minute alternative. They real- A source told E! News ly want to have the ceremony at the music, Bieber and their favourite hotel in South Baldwin have booked the Bieber and Baldwin intended to get Love Again singer Daniel married in the presence of their Carolina, but are really in limbo with any decision-making until Caesar. Daniel is a 24- friends and family at the Montage year-old singer. He was Hotel’s Palmetto Bluff location. they figure out the storm situa- “They love the Montage brand tion,” the insider added. born in Ontario, Canada, just like Bieber! and visited the property and fell According to the source, the power couple is looking forward So, the duo has a home- in love with Palmetto Bluff and town connection. the area,” the source said. to getting married outdoors, Although a source said “they amidst nature. changed their minds so many JOHN STAMOS PART AISHWARYA OF THE LITTLE MERMAID'S CREW TO PLAY ull House star John Stamos The Little Mermaid, reports and actor Graham Phillips variety.com. DOUBLE ROLE IN have been cast in the Phillips will take on the role of F upcoming live musical The Prince Eric. Stamos’s other stage Wonderful World of experience includes a Broadway debut MANI RATNAM'S Disney presents The Little in How to Succeed in Business Without Mermaid Live! Really Trying, as well as being a part Stamos will reprise his role as the of the Tony Award-nominated The ADAPTATION eccentric French cook Chef Louis in Best Man and Tony-winning Nine and the one-night only special televised Cabaret. ishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name made it to the event. He previously portrayed the Phillips’ past live theatre experience trending news on social media after part during a Hollywood includes originating the role of reports of her playing a double role Bowl production Evan in Broadway’s 13. A in Mani Ratnam’s next film sur- of the classic faced. Going by a recent Disney Hindustan Times report, film Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen in a double role in the film, which is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s popu- lar historical novel Ponniyin Selvan (The Son of Ponni). The Tamil film is being produced by Lyca Productions and it is expected to go on floors next year. As of now, the official cast of the film has not been announced. However, stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Anushka Shetty, Keerthy Suresh, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Amala Paul will reportedly be a part of the pro- ject. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s last release was the 2018 musical Fanney Khan, co-starring Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao, which was a box office debacle. She will next be seen in Gulab Jamun, co-starring her actor-hus- band Abhishek Bachchan. The film will be produced by Anurag Kashyap. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has earli- er worked with Mani Ratnam in the 2007 film Guru and the 2010 film Raavan, both of which featured Aishwarya’s husband Abhishek Bachchan. The duo even worked together in the 1997 Tamil film Iruvar, which marked Aishwarya’s debut in the Tamil film industry. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 sport 15 Brazilian flair at Bernabeu Vinicius, Rodrygo score as Real Madrid beat Osasuna to go top of La Liga

AFP n MADRID

eal Madrid's crisis has been averted for the Rtime being at least after they beat Osasuna 2-0 without Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale to go top of La Liga. Hazard and Bale were among a number of players rested by coach Zinedine Zidane, with Real facing seven games in 21 days, the next of them against city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Vinicius Junior, who has endured a difficult few months, filled the void, bend- Red Devils escape ing a shot into the top corner before crying tears of what presumably were a mixture of joy and relief on Wednesday. setback at Old Trafford This time last year the 19- year-old exploded onto the AFP n LONDON Liverpool eased to a 2-0 tunity to mix the team up and scene but injury and then a dip victory at third tier MK Dons give them a chance.” in form saw him drift, with anchester United sur- as Harvey Elliott became the At the Kassam Stadium, this a chance to reassert him- Mvived a League Cup scare youngest player to start a com- third tier Oxford reached the self in a much-rotated line-up. against third tier Rochdale as petitive match for the club. fourth round for the first time If Vinicius was Madrid's they won 5-3 on penalties, The 16-year-old put in an in 22 years thanks to a stun- Brazilian sensation 12 months while West Ham suffered a accomplished display and ning victory against West ago, Rodrygo might be one for shock 4-0 defeat at Oxford. twice hit the crossbar as James Ham. the present. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Milner profited from terrible Second-half goals by The 18-year-old, who was struggling side were held to a goalkeeping from Stuart Elliott Moore, Matty Taylor, bought from Santos in 2018 1-1 draw at Old Trafford after Moore to put the Reds in Tariqe Fosu and Shandon but joined last summer, added 16-year-old Luke Matheson front before Ki-Jana Hoever Baptiste left West Ham shell- a superb second goal, and his scored a 76th minute equalis- wrapped up the win. shocked. first for the club, just one have lifted the malaise and crossfield pass beautifully er following Mason Frank Lampard got a first Hammers boss Manuel minute after coming off the offered hope there is still life before nipping inside Osasuna Greenwood's opener for home win as Chelsea boss Pellegrini made nine changes bench for a remarkable debut. WE BELIEVE IN in this Madrid squad, despite defender Lillo and banging the United eight minutes earlier. under his belt as his youthful and handed a full debut to “I’m glad for them,” said the lack of change since the ball low and into the net. With United in danger of side thumped fourth division academy graduate Nathan Zidane. “Sometimes we forget WHAT WE DO," summer. Atletico's players might a humiliating exit, they held Grimsby 7-1. Ross Barkley Holland, but the understudies they are 18 (and 19) years old. “We believe in what we have been keeping tabs on their nerve in the shoot-out, opened the floodgates and weren’t up to the task. We have seen the emotion they ZIDANE SAID. do,” Zidane said. “With humil- their way home from Mallorca winning 5-3 as Daniel James Michy Batshuayi struck twice. Max Power's superb 25- felt about scoring at the ity and work you achieve a lot. but their job was already done converted the decisive kick yard strike in the ninth minute Bernabeu. I liked Rodrygo’s "WITH This is just the start.” after Costa and Felix finally after Sergio Romero saved CHELSEA KIDS SHINE fired third tier Sunderland to goal but I liked the control HUMILITY AND got the goals to suggest they Rochdale's second penalty There were also goals for a surprise 1-0 win at Premier even more.” JOVIC DENIED might form a potent partner- from Jimmy Keohane. Pedro, Kurt Zouma, Reece League side Sheffield United. Earlier, Atletico’s Alvaro WORK YOU The only disappointment ship together. Although United avoided James and Callum Hudson- Bournemouth were the Morata made a swift impact might have been the lack of a Costa’s was simple, as the embarrassment of losing to Odoi — the England winger third Premier League club to too but with less positive ACHIEVE A LOT. goal for Luka Jovic, who Mallorca failed to clear Koke’s a team 17th in League One, the making his first appearance crash out as third tier Burton results after he was sent off missed some excellent chances cross and the striker nipped in sloppy manner of their perfor- since suffering an Achilles -- semi-finalists last season — eight minutes after being THIS IS JUST and then did score, only to to head past goalkeeper mance will raise fresh ques- injury in April. won 2-0 in a match delayed introduced as a substitute have it ruled out by VAR. Manolo Reina. tions about Solskjaer’s ability to Lampard handed debuts to three times by floodlight fail- against Real Mallorca. THE START Vinicius had started the Felix’s was more complex inspire his side. four academy graduates as well ure at the Pirelli Stadium. Atletico were already 2-0 first two games of the season but owed something to fortune United are languishing in as a first start for Billy Gilmour. Wolves beat second tier up thanks to goals from Diego but none since, while he was too. The Portuguese did bril- eighth place in the Premier Gilmour was a stand-out Reading 4-2 on penalties after Costa and Joao Felix but in a contest of first against sec- Paris Saint-Germain in the without a goal himself in seven liantly to bring a looping ball League after Saturday’s dismal performer in midfield and fel- a dramatic 1-1 draw. Morata will now be suspend- ond in La Liga but that could Champions League. months. down but his finish on the turn 2-0 defeat at West Ham left low rookies James and Marc Debutant Bruno Jordao ed for the derby at the Wanda now be the setting this week- That was Real's worst His first under Zidane was took a cruel deflection before them with just two wins from Guehi also impressed. put Wolves ahead but Lucas Metropolitano. end, depending on Sevilla and defeat under Zidane as coach a peach, coming in the 36th spinning up and into the far six games. “I’m pleased, some debuts Boye headed Reading level in The Spaniard's dreadful Real Sociedad's results on and prompted questions about minute, a curling effort that corner. “We go 1-0 up and you and the young lads who came the ninth minute of stoppage- night got worse as he also Thursday. the Frenchman's future, with took the slightest of deflections Morata’s moments of mad- think ‘come on, get a second’. on improved the team which time, setting up a shoot-out appeared to engage in a heat- La Real beat Atletico, who Jose Mourinho available and on its way into the top corner. ness, that included two book- It’s a learning curve,” Solskjaer was nice. It's nice to get that that the Premier League team ed exchange with a fan as he were then held to a goalless seemingly waiting in the Jovic saw a smart finish ings in as many minutes after said. first home win,” Lampard said. won comfortably. later left the stadium. draw by Celta Vigo, but by far wings. ruled out and then watched as an argument with Mallorca's “At this club we don’t sit “I thought Gilmour ran the Aston Villa cruised to a 3- A week ago it would have the deeper sense of gloom had Instead, back-to-back vic- Rodrygo scored almost Xisco Campos, should mean back and think that's good game from midfield. It says a 1 win at Brighton thanks to been almost unthinkable that engulfed Zidane's side, after tories for the first time since instantly after coming on. The Costa and Felix reunite this enough. That's not what we lot about the academy, and goals from Jota, Conor Atletico would play their rivals they were humbled 3-0 by Zidane came back in March teenager cushioned Casemiro's weekend. want here.” nights like this give the oppor- Hourihane and Jack Grealish. Barty in party Inter make it five out of 5 PSG suffer first home defeat AFP n ROME AFP n PARC DES PRINCES left-footed effort struck the base mood after epic of the post. nter Milan made it five wins from five aris Saint-Germain fell to a And Dia entered the fray Igames with a 1-0 victory over Lazio as Pshock 2-0 loss to Reims at the before planting another fine Wuhan win Antonio Conte’s men reclaimed top spot in Parc des Princes on Wednesday header past the despairing dive Serie A. as headers from Hassane of home goalkeeper Keylor However, they needed goalkeeper Samir Kamara and Boulaye Dia gave Navas, sealing a richy-deserved Handanovic, on the occasion of his 300th the visitors a famous win. victory. game for Inter, to pull off a series of fine saves The Ligue 1 champions, - Lille's Osimhen scores to ensure a win which allowed his team to depleted by a spate of injuries, again - restore their two-point lead over champi- remain top of the table after Earlier on Wednesday, ons Juventus on Wednesday. seven games, but have already Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen The only goal of the game at the San table. lost twice this season after defeat scored as Lille moved into third Siro came in the 23rd minute when Italian Paulo Fonseca's Roma, meanwhile, are at Rennes last month. with a 2-0 victory over international full-back Danilo D'Ambrosio in sixth spot, seven points off Inter Milan’s It was PSG's first home loss Strasbourg, while Lyon were headed in from close range off a cross from pace. in the league since a 2-0 reverse held by Brest. Cristiano Biraghi. Atalanta opened the scoring in the 71st at the hands of Rennes in May Last season's runners-up At the other end, Handanovic made minute when Colombian international 2018, ending an unbeaten run of Lille have now won all four of sure that Inter’s miserly defensive record this Zapata, on as a second-half substitute, 22 matches at the Parc. their home league games this season, which has seen just one goal con- tucked the ball away from close range. PSG only lead second- term and sit two points adrift of ceded, remained intact as he denied Felipe Dutch midfielder De Roon made sure placed Angers on goal differ- PSG. Caicedo and Bastos before he thwarted Tucu of the victory with a last-minute, close-range ence, after Rachid Alioui's late Osimhen scored his sixth Correa with a spectacular one-handed header after Roma goalkeeper Pau Lopez double grabbed Stephane But the Brazilian, who failed cross. league goal of the season AFP n CHINA save. failed to collect a cross. Moulin's side a 2-0 win at to force through a return to PSG's injury woes intensi- The 20-year-old Osimhen Inter summer signing Romelu Lukaku It was a disappointing night for Smalling Toulouse. Barcelona in the close-season, fied further shortly before half- put Christophe Galtier's Lille shleigh Barty marched into was unable to add to his three goals in four as the 31-time capped defender finally made "I'm disappointed with our was a peripheral figure and was time as Choupo-Moting hob- into a 43rd-minute lead at the Aher sixth semi-final of the sea- Serie A games having earlier been denied his Roma debut after moving on loan to Italy performance. The first 10, guilty of gifting Reims posses- bled off to be replaced by Angel Stade Pierre-Mauroy by lashing son Thursday, describing her vic- the chance to play against younger broth- from Manchester United in the summer. maybe 15, minutes went well but sion on numerous occasions. Di Maria, who had originally home after some slack tory over Petra Martic in Wuhan er Jordan who was sidelined with a knee Napoli lost ground after a 1-0 defeat then every minute that passed Tuchel was also forced to been rested and named as a sub- Strasbourg defending to net his as one of the best matches she's injury. against Cagliari in Sardinia. was worse and worse," said PSG play a makeshift midfield featur- stitute. sixth goal in seven games this played in recent times. Lazio, meanwhile, went into the game It was a second league defeat of the sea- coach Thomas Tuchel. ing full-back Juan Bernat, with Reims came agonisingly season. The world number one with Ciro Immobile left on the bench after son for Carlo Ancelotti’s side who dominat- "We did not show what we Marco Verratti suspended. close to doubling their advan- The three points were impressed in a highly-entertaining a touchline row with coach Simone Inzaghi ed large parts of Wednesday's match before are capable of doing -- so defeat The hosts made a slow start, tage in first-half injury-time, as secured 19 minutes into the sec- quarter-final that saw her fire 39 in last week's 2-0 win over Parma. they were undone by a goal on the counter- is deserved." despite Neymar going close with centre-back Yunis Abdelhamid's ond half as Osimhen turned winners en route to a 7-6 (8/6), 3- Duvan Zapata and Marten de Roon attack by Lucas Castro three minutes from Neymar, who had scored a free-kick, and fell behind just header bounced narrowly past provider for former Chelsea 6, 6-3 win against Martic. scored second-half goals as Atalanta con- the end. Dries Mertens twice his the wood- late winners in each of his pre- before the half-hour mark. the post. and Marseille forward Loic Barty now gets a shot at demned Roma to a first league defeat of the work for Napoli whose miserable evening vious two Ligue 1 games, start- Reims, who also beat PSG 3- PSG dominated possession Remy to slide in his first goal of revenge when she takes on pow- season, dashing England international saw Kalidou Koulibaly red-carded in the ed alongside Eric Maxim 1 on the final day of last season, for much of the second half the campaign. erful Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka defender Chris Smalling's hopes of a win- dying moments for protesting the goal. Choupo-Moting and Pablo launched a rare attack and without posing a serious threat, Elsewhere, Lyon saw their on Friday in a rematch of their ning debut. Fiorentina moved off the bottom of the Sarabia up front, with Edinson Hassane Kamara rose to power- and Reims again came within winless streak extended to six Wuhan semi-final last year. The win at the Stadio Olimpico allowed table after a 2-1 win over Sampdoria gave Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and fully head home Zimbabwean centimetres of making it two as matches in all competitions with Against Martic, Barty fell behind Atalanta to climb into third place in the them a first win of the campaign. Mauro Icardi all still injured. Marshall Munetsi's right-wing substitute Remi Oudin's low, a 2-2 draw at promoted Brest. early in the first and third sets, but retaliated with some creative shot- making to reach the last four for PTI n ANTWERP a third year in a row. "I think that was a very, very andeep Singh and Akashdeep high-quality match. I think that MSingh scored in the second INDIA BEAT BELGIUM 2-0 was probably one of the better half to guide the Indian men's hock- matches that I've played in recent ey team to a superb 2-0 win over times," said the reigning French Belgium in the opening game of the pulling off a smart save off a Belgium without troubling the scorers. pulling off a succession of saves to Open champion. "It could have three-match series here on Thursday. Penalty Corner to ensure the teams India kept the tempo up in the keep his team in the lead. gone either way. I was happy how Mandeep and Akashdeep sound- went into the break locked in a stale- third period and forced van Doren India capitalised on Belgium's I was able to fight in the end, put ed the board in the 39th and 54th mate. into multiple saves. All the circle attacking necessity to earn a pair of a lot of pressure on her in a lot of minute respectively to seal the match India rushed off the blocks in entries and creative play finally PCs themselves. Van Doren's hero- those service games in the third." in India's favour. the second quarter and had a suc- found it's reward in the 39th ics prevented a second. In the Martic, the world number 22 In a gritty first quarter, India were cession of Penalty Corners within minute as Mandeep scored to give 54th minute, Akashdeep Singh from Croatia, had not lost a three- the ones who took the initiative early, the first minute of the period. them the lead. It was this narrow finished off a slick move to double setter since March, but saw her forcing Loic van Doren into a save The Belgium defense was at lead they carried into the final India's lead. streak of 16 on the trot snapped by from the first Penalty Corner of the hand though denying them an quarter. It was a lead they held to fin- the relentless Barty. game. opener. Despite controlling a large Belgium were forced in the ish the game and take a 1-0 lead in "She's one of the best movers Soon it was India's turn to defend amount of possession, India found attack in the final quarter and the series. on the tour," Barty said of Martic. and Krishan Pathak, who started the it difficult to find a breakthrough. almost immediately tested Sreejesh The second game will be played "That (streak) doesn't surprise game in the goal was up to the task, The teams went into half-time in goal. He was up to the task on September 28. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 sport 16

Players still carrying RAHANE BACKS ROHIT FOR NEW ROLE baggage of last India Test vice-captain says Test cricket is all about mindset and he is sure Rohit will do well as opener defeat: Markram PTI n VIZIANAGARAM (ANDHRA PRADESH) PTI n MUMBAI the bigger challenges is to get you play county cricket. Here, we more matches when someone is get things so easily. In county racing up for the upcoming Test series against ndia’s Test vice-captain just playing one international cricket, you need to do every- BIndia, South African batsman Aiden Markram has Ajinkya Rahane finds it format, which is Test cricket in thing on your own,” recalled acknowledged that some of his teammates "might still I“hard” to see Rohit Sharma his case. Rahane. be carrying a bit of baggage” of the 0-3 drubbing they sitting out as he seeks to revive his “The only challenge you have County cricket provided him endured in 2015 here. career in the traditional format in is getting match practice. with a lot of soul searching and The last time South Africa toured India for Tests the role of an opener. Sometimes, match practice is he fell in love with the sport all four years ago, the visitors were thrashed by Virat Rahane was back in form really important and facing qual- over again. Kohli’s men. Markram was 20 then and had not yet during the West Indies series and ity bowlers is important. At the “Apart from cricket, small made his international debut. The upcoming three- along with Hanuma Vihari, he highest level, you face quality things helped me a lot. I used to match series starts October 2 in Visakhapatnam. has cemented the two available bowlers all the time. All of them walk alone after the practice ses- “I remember watching that series a few years ago slots in the middle-order, are equally good. You don't get sion and think what was my and it looked incredibly difficult. And I'm sure there's prompting the team manage- loose balls easily. thinking when I started playing a bit of baggage that certain players that were on that ment to try out Rohit as an open- “You need to practice really cricket. The answer was that I tour might still be carrying but that's completely fine,” er in the upcoming South Africa hard. Your practice sessions enjoyed cricket rather than focus- Markram was quoted as saying by ICC's official web- Tests. should be really hard so that ing on the outcome. When you site. “I think it's never an easy tour coming to anywhere Rahane was asked to give his when you step into play a match, think about focus and outcome, in the subcontinent, let alone India. It's full of chal- opinion on Rohit’s new role and it gets easy for you. Preparation you put yourself under pressure. lenges, but if we can conquer those challenges it will the ever non-controversial right- and process is the key. “In county cricket, those two be really rewarding,” he added. hander didn't give a direct reply. “You need to believe yourself months, I learnt a lot. I played The opener, who has played 17 Tests so far and “You want an answer actual- and come out strongly. If I can seven matches and the focus scored 1358 runs, hoped to draw from his recent expe- ly? I don't know yet whether keep my mind at the present — was actually on red ball because rience with the A team. Rohit will open the innings. If he that is Test cricket — other I knew we would play Dukes ball “From a personal perspective, it was nice to spend does, I will be happy for him. I things will fall automatically," said in the West Indies. Trusting your time out in the middle. I think the wickets we get will said in West Indies also, it is hard the senior batsman, who has ability was the be a lot different to the wickets we got to see a special talent like Rohit played 58 Tests and 90 ODIs. key.” in the A series,” Markram said. sitting out,” Rahane said at a pro- Having last played an ODI 18 While "In the field as well, it was nice motional event here on Thursday. months ago, Rahane wants to India will be for us as fielders to be on our feet Rohit has three hundreds in have another shot at the 50-over favourites for long periods of time and for our 27 Tests and an average of a shade format. against South bowlers to bowl plenty of spells in under 40. Many believe that “Apart from Tests, I really Africa, Rahane these hot conditions. I took a lot Rohit's audacious strokeplay has enjoy playing ODI cricket as said that the likes from the A side games and I'm brought about his downfall, but well. I want to comeback to of Kagiso Rabada ready to go in the Test match- Rahane thinks otherwise. ODIs. Right now, the focus is and Keshav es.” The 24-year-old Markram “He has worked so hard and completely on this series. After Maharaj need to be prepared for the Tests with a if he gets an opportunity, I am the Australia series, there was a respected. fine 161 for the 'A' side in their sure, he will do well,” Rahane long break. When I got to know “Rabada is a second four-day game exuded confidence. that I was not part of the World quality bowler. He is a against India A in Mysore. “We all know the quality he Cup squad, my plan was to play wicket-taker. It doesn't “The guys are positive has — special talent. Test crick- county cricket and luckily the matter how the wicket will and upbeat and we're main- et is all about mindset and ODI Hampshire people called me and be. We have to respect him and taining a really good lan- cricket, you can just go out there asked about the county cricket.” the other bowlers. guage in the change- and back yourself. In Test crick- Time at English county They have got a relatively room, a really strong et, sometimes if two bowlers are Hampshire was well spent, said young team, but their bowling language. “At the end of bowling good spells, you need to Rahane. attack -- fast bowlers and spinners the day, we're not going respect that and come out strong “I thought I can actually use are experienced. Keshav Maharaj to harp on about condi- and play your game after that,” he my time really well and learn has played county cricket and did tions, we pretty much know what said. about cricket and life. It’s a com- well in red ball. You need to to expect and we just need to get For the 31-year-old, one of pletely different experience when respect them," he signed off. the job done,” he said. Karachi ready Kohli should talk to Pant: Gambhir Rain washout PTI n NEW DELHI We have patience with ‘world 1st day of SA for ODI return ormer India opener Gautam class' Pant: Shastri FGambhir feels it is not fair to Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for 1st ODI criticise Rishabh Pant so early in IANS n MUMBAI in the time to come. tour game his career and urged skipper “All your media reports and all at National Stadium after 10 years Virat Kohli and coach Ravi ndia head coach Ravi Shastri the experts writing (but) Pant is PTI n VIZIANAGARAM Shastri to guide him on shot Ihas put his weight behind in great space with this Indian hotel and at the ground. selection. under-fire Rishabh Pant, saying team. Experts, they have a job, he opening day of the Sri Lankan skipper Lahiru Pant, who is India’s first the wicketkeeper-batsman is a they can speak. Pant is a special Twarm-up game Thirimanne -- captaining the choice wicketkeeper in all three world class player and the team kid and he has already done between Board President's side after regular skipper Dimuth formats, received flak for his management will give him all enough. And he is only going to XI and the visiting South Karunaratne pulled out -- is con- poor shot selection following a the support he needs to prosper learn. This team management Africa side was washed fident cricket will be in focus. string of low scores in the in international cricket. will back him to the hilt.” out after heavy rain played “The security has been real- recent limited over series against In the recent times, Pant has The Indian head coach also spoilsport here on ly first class," said Thirimanne on West Indies and South Africa. been criticised for his lack of spoke about his previous Thursday. Thursday. "We didn't have any “I feel if you focus solely on consistency with the bat, comment on Pant where he had The first day's pro- problems. The facilities here are a young player, who has been in would help him improve and issue surrounding former cap- compounded buy the manner in asked the left-handed batter to ceedings was called off in really good. Actually we are not the international arena for just regain his touch. There is a need tain Rahul Dravid, Gambhir which he gets dismissed. take more responsibility. the post-lunch session as allowed to go out from the hotel, around a year, he will feel the to give him freedom,”he said: “It is a tough question. "Pant is different, he is world “Don't say team management, I rain lashed the PVG Raju so we did some get together and pressure,” Gambhir said on the explained. Nothing could be better for the class and is a brutal match- spoke about 'the rap on the ACA Sports Complex. played some FIFA games and car- sidelines of an event. There has been a lot of country and the youngsters if winner. Very few around in the knuckles’ . If someone goofs This is South Africa's only rom.” “In such a short time, he speculation regarding former Dravid is the NCA coach.” world game; I can't pick five on up, I have to pull them up,” he warm-up game before the Thirimanne, the most expe- (Pant) has smashed two Test skipper Mahendra Singh Jasprit Bumrah has been my hands when it comes to said. first Test begins in rienced player in the squad with tons. If you don't find his shot Dhoni’s retirement after he ruled out of the three-match white-ball cricket, T20 cricket. “Am I there only to play tabla? Visakhapatnam on 125 ODIs, accepted the series selections ideal, it is his style of made himself unavailable for the home series against South So the patience we will have But this guy is world class, this October 2. would be difficult without so play. If you give him a chance in series against West Indies and Africa due to a back injury and with him is a lot," Shastri told guy can be destructive, can be a The focus of the many key men. the team then kindly back him South Africa. Gambhir said India will miss the Hindustan Times. destroyer. And we will give him warm-up match is Board AFP n KARACHI “It’s a good challenge because and it is wrong to criticise him “I have always said that the services of the experienced He further said the 21-year-old all the support that he needs to President's XI skipper 10 of our senior players are not so early. decision to retire is anyone's per- pacer. “He is the number one has "already done enough" and prosper in international cricket,” Rohit Sharma, who will be arachi hosts a one-day inter- here. First of all we must respect “Not only (Virat) Kohli but sonal call. I feel the selectors bowler in Test cricket. Surely, the will only learn with experience he added. opening the innings as a Knational for the first time in their decision because it's not also coach Ravi Shastri should should talk to Dhoni and ask team will miss him. Bumrah is pre-cursor to the opening 10 years when Pakistan take on about personal decision, you talk to Pant. It is the duty of the him about his plans because if undoubtedly a great challenge 2011 World Cup winning team. challenge. Test. a depleted Sri Lanka on Friday, have to talk about with your fam- team management to personal- you play for India, you cannot for any team in any format of Rohit Sharma has been “Rohit slammed five cen- The other two India furthering the country's revival in ilies when you take this kind of ly talk to the player who is not select the series you want to the game and his absence will included in the Test team as an turies in the World Cup and so, players in action are open- international cricket. decision. in form or if he is not perfect play,” Gambhir said. affect the side,” said the Delhi opener and Gambhir said the his inclusion in the team is not er Mayank Agarwal and “History will be made on “Regarding the challenge we with his shot selection as it On the conflict of interest batsman, who was part of India’s Mumbaikar is ready for the a surprise,” he said. pacer Umesh Yadav. Friday when Karachi will host the are getting here, it’s a very good first ODI,” said Pakistan captain side, I must say that Pakistan has Sarfaraz Ahmed. named their best side so, yeah, “We must thank the Sri the thing is we’ll have lot of Gopichand hopeful about Lankan team for touring us.” youngsters so it's good opportu- Kashyap in Korea quarters Teams have been reluctant to nity for them to come up and visit the cricket-mad country showcase their talent.” PTI n INCHEON gap, Kashyap said: “It would be a good match. He since a militant attack on the Sri Sarfaraz and fast bowler good show at Olympics beat Ginting, so he is in good form. I don't know Lankan team bus in Lahore in Wahab Riaz are the only ndian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday why he didn't play China Open. It will be a tough 2009. Pakistani players who have PTI n JAMSHEDPUR Iadvanced to the Korea Open men’s singles quar- match. Let's see.” Although no players were played a one-day international in terfinal after a three-game triumph over Malaysia's The 2014 Commonwealth Games gold- killed in the attack, several were Karachi before — back in 2008. hief national badminton Daren Liew here. medallist is the lone Indian left in the fray in the injured and eight people died. “I can't wait for Friday,” said Ccoach Pullela The 33-year-old from Hyderabad prevailed BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament. The attack forced Pakistan to Sarfaraz, who took over as ODI Gopichand on Thursday 21-17 11-21 21-12 over Daren, who is a 2018 Kashyap entered the match with a 2-2 head- play all their “home” Tests and captain in 2017. exuded confidence that World Championship bronze medallist, in a con- to-head record against Daren, having beaten the most of their short-form games The remaining ODIs will Indian shuttlers will put up test that lasted 56 minutes. Malaysian on the way to his Commonwealth in the United Arab Emirates also be in Karachi on Sunday a good show at the Tokyo He will next square off against for- Games gold in 2014. with Zimbabwe becoming the and Wednesday. Olympics, bettering their mer world no 2, Denmark’s Jan O In the match, Daren opened up a 4-2 lead first team to return to Pakistan in The two teams will also performance from the last Jorgensen, an opponent he last early on but Kashyap ensured he had a 11-8 2015. play three Twenty20 interna- editions. played five years ago at the advantage at the interval. The Indian reeled off That tour was followed by a tionals — all in Lahore — on “We have been perform- Denmark Open. four straight points after the break to make it Twenty20 series by a World XI in October 5, 7 and 9. ing well for the last over a The 31-year-old Danish shut- 15-10. 2017, a one-off T20 match against Teams: decade and God willing, we tler beat eight seeded Indonesian Daren, however, reduced the deficit to 14- Sri Lanka that same year, and the Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed will win better medals in the Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 17-21 21- 15 before Kashyap accumulated three West Indies for a Twenty20 series (captain), Babar Azam (vice- 2020 Olympics,” Gopichand 16 21-13 in 58 minutes. points at 18-17 to pocket the opening in Karachi in 2018. captain), Abid Ali, Asif Ali, said when asked if Indian Overall, Kashyap has a 2-4 game. The current tour — compris- Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, shuttlers will be able to record against Jorgensen, a In the second game, Daren came ing of three one-day internation- Mohammad Hasnain, Iftikhar change the colour of the 2015 World Championship out firing on all cylinders and grabbed als and as many Twenty20s — Ahmed, Imad Wasim, medal at the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist. 13 straight points to create a huge gap, was tainted by the withdrawal of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Games. nized by Tata Steel, said: for a job for me in every cor- “In the first patch in which Kashyap couldn't bridge to 10 Sri Lankan players who cited Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Saina Nehwal had won “During the last three porate house as she was very the second game he allow the Malaysian to roar back security fears. Shadab Khan, Usman Shinwari, the bronze medal in the decades, we have achieved’ much concerned about my was playing really well. into the contest. Sri Lanka then stalled the Wahab Riaz 2012 London Olympics alphabetical' and ‘numerical’ future. I was struggling and In the decider, Kashyap tour after receiving information Sri Lanka: Lahiru before P V Sindhu bettered literacy but have gone down “However, I had won once he had a big lead, produced a blazing run, surg- of a possible militant attack on the Thirimanne (captain), it with a silver in the last edi- as far as 'physical literacy' the junior national title and he played some very ing from 1-2 to 12-2 with 11 team, before the all clear was Danushka Gunathilaka, tion at 2016 Rio Games. was concerned." Gopichand, also joined Tata Steel in good shot. It was tough points. The Indian contin- finally given last week. Sadeera Samarawickrama, “God willing, we will a 2001 All England Jamshedpur in the same year to make the scores ued to move ahead even High security Avishka Fernando, Oshada win better medal as the Champion, advised children (1991),” Gopichand said. equal. as Daren crumbled. Pakistan have put in place Fernando, Shehan Jayasuriya, country has been perform- to be disciplined and work To a question on diet and “In the third game, Earlier, world stringent security measures nor- Dasun Shanaka, Minod ing well since 2008 at inter- hard to achieve goals. sport science, Gopichand I pushed the tempo champion P V mally reserved for heads of state. Bhanuka, Angelo Perera, national arena,” Gopichand Recalling his formative said, "Indian culture, knowl- and played a fast- Sindhu and the All the arrangements are Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan said. years when he had failed in edge and age-old tradition paced game. I didn't seasoned being led by the country's mili- Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Gopichand, who was an engineering examination have a lot of values and we give him a big lead.” Saina Nehwal tary, with around 2,000 security Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, here to attend a function in 1991, Gopichand said, should not leave it to go after On playing crashed out follow- personnel on alert at the team's Lahiru Kumara ‘Celebration of Sports’ orga- “My mother used to apply Western world completely. Jorgensen after a long ing first-round setbacks.