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www.dailypioneer.com IAF OFFICER ARRESTED FOR TEJAS LANDS ON INS VIKRAMADITYA, SULTAN OF OMAN, 79, WHO RULED GADKARI: 1.5L PEOPLE DIE IN 5 LAKH POSING AS AMIT SHAH ON PHONE ACHIEVES A UNIQUE MILESTONE COUNTRY SINCE 1970, DIES ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR IN INDIA adhya Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a senior ndia moved a step closer to getting an indigenous fighter jet for its man's ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the very year, around 1.5 lakh people are killed in five lakh accidents that MIndian Air Force officer for allegedly posing as Union Home Minister Inavy with the developmental Light Combat Aircraft Naval (LCA-N) OMiddle East's longest serving rulers who maintained Etake place across the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, and Amit Shah in a phone call to state Governor Lalji Tandon to facilitate his Tejas MK1 on Saturday (January 11, 2020) successfully making an the country's neutrality in regional struggles, died on expressed remorse that his ministry could not reduce these numbers friend's appointment as the vice-chancellor of a medical university, an arrested landing on Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The Friday and the Gulf state's high military council began despite taking several measures. He was speaking in official said on Friday. Indian Air Force Wing Commander Kuldeep Bagh- important milestone proved the indigenously developed niche the process to choose his successor. Three days of Nagpur at a Road Safety Week function on Saturday. ela, currently posted at the IAF headquarters technologies specific to deck based official mourning have been declared with flags flown at "Five lakh accidents take place in the country every in Delhi, was arrested along with his Bhopal- fighter operations. The success will lead half-mast for 40 days, for the Western-backed year and around 1.5 lakh people are killed. The GDP based dentist friend Chandresh Kumar to India developing and manufacturing Qaboos, 79, who had ruled since taking over in a loss is two per cent. Besides, 62 per cent of those Shukla, who had posed as Shah's PA during the Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter for bloodless coup in 1970 with the help of former killed in road accidents are in the 18-35 age the phone call, the official said. the Indian Navy. colonial power Britain. group," Gadkari said.

Ukrainian plane Ready to take PoK: shot down due to KTR douses ‘rebel’ fire, ‘human error’: Iran Army Chief Naravane n assures posts to cadre PNS DUBAI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n HYDERABAD In September 2019, Iran said on Saturday its mil- While maintaining that both External Affairs itary had mistakenly shot TRS party working president Northern and Western fron- Minister S. Jaishankar down a Ukrainian plane and IT Minister KT Ramarao tiers are equally important for had said that PoK is a killing all 176 aboard, saying has directed party MLAs, MPs India, Army chief General air defences were fired in and Ministers to put their Narendra Modi M.M. Naravane on Saturday part of India. "We error while on high alert in heart and soul into winning the said whenever government expect one day we the tense aftermath of Iranian upcoming municipal elections. likely to spend gives the go-ahead, his force is missile strikes on US targets KTR has asked them to ready to take away Pakistan will have physical in Iraq. pitch the state government's night at Belur occupied Kashmir. jurisdiction over it," Iran had previously vigor- welfare and developmental Math Making it clear that accord- he said ously denied bringing the schemes during their cam- ingly rebalancing of deploy- plane down. Supreme Leader paigns. He urged them to take ment of the forces and M M Naravane Ali Khamenei, who until up door-to-door campaign by weapons are being carried out, lishment, it is controlled by ter- Saturday kept silent about the utilizing the services of party 5 the General commenting on India. Whenever the govern- rorists. Pakistan administered crash, said information in-charges and other leaders Pakistan occupied Kashmir ment directs it will be done. Kashmir is actually a terrorist should be made public. drawn from neighboring vil- IT Minister and TRS working party president K T Ramarao during a review with said: "If Parliament wants that Naravane stressed: "If that be controlled country or a ter- Wednesday's crash height- lages. He assured those who party leaders, including MLAs, MLCs, MPs and Ministers, at Telangana Bhavan area should be taken we will the mandate so be it." rorist controlled part of ened international pressure could not get tickets that they on Saturday. definitely do so and action will Last year in October, the Pakistan," Rawat stated. on Iran after months of fric- would be considered for nom- be taken accordingly." then army chief and now the In September 2019, External tion with the United States inated posts and other oppor- The Indian Army chief's country's first Chief of Defence Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and tit-for-tat attacks. A US tunities. TRS deploys 60k party comments came at the annu- Staff Bipin Rawat had said that had said that PoK is a part of drone strike had killed a top On Saturday, KTR held a al press conference, where he the PoK territory is illegally India. "We expect one day we Iranian military commander review with party leaders, said there was a parliamentary occupied by Pakistan. will have physical jurisdiction in Iraq on Jan. 3, prompting including MLAs, MLCs, MPs force for civic polls resolution that entire erstwhile "The territory is not con- over it," he said. Tehran to fire at US targets on and Ministers at Telangana Jammu and Kashmir is part of trolled by the Pakistani estab- Continued on Page 2 Wednesday. Bhavan. He enquired about K VENKATESHWARLU TRS chief and Chief nominations filed by party n HYDERABAD Minister K Chandrasekhar candidates and assessed Rao held a meeting with strengths and weakness town- The Telangana Rashtra Ministers, MLAs, MLCs, MPs wise. He had one-on-one meet- Samithi, which has taken the and important party func- JNUSU blames police, administration ings with some leaders and upcoming municipal elections tionaries in this connection. enquired about their action as prestige issue, is leaving no KCR has reportedly warned plan, field level campaigns, stone unturned to win all the the Ministers that they would No need to for Jan 5 campus violence candidates' selection as well as municipalities and corpora- lose their positions if the party panic about oil strategies being implemented tions. For this, the party is loses a "single municipality" in PNS n NEW DELHI could be violence, they went in their respective towns. using the services of its mem- their jurisdiction. prices: away saying they were going to Continued on Page 2 bers at all levels. Continued on Page 2 Criticising the police for have tea," said a union leader. Pradhan allegedly shielding ABVP "Security personnel disap- activists in the January 5 peared from Sabarmati Hostel Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 4. You can check campus violence, the JNUSU the attendance register, the Mamata joins CAA 6 here on Saturday presented to guards didn't sign on January the media its chronology of 4 and 5. The hostel president events, starting January 4, some also wrote a letter regarding the dharna after meeting PM victims as well as witnesses. lack of security," said a student. The union leaders said at 6 Around 2 p.m. of January 5, PNS n KOLKATA She said at the dharna that a.m. of January 4, students at many students carrying sticks CAA notification will be only Botany school saw some and other similar implements Minutes after holding a meet- on paper which her govern- guards with masked faces. started gathering at the admin ing with Prime Minister ment will not implement in They called the JNUSU and its block. "One Muslim student, Narendra Modi, West Bengal the state. president Aishe Ghosh. who was passing by, was made ‘Citizenship on Chief Minister Mamata Earlier, Prime Minister When Ghosh arrived, one of communal threats." Banerjee on Saturday attend- Narendra Modi and West the guards slapped her and (File photo) Around 5.15 p.m, some stu- religious basis ed a sit-in demonstration Bengal Chief Minister manhandled some other stu- dents assembled near the house organised by Trinamool Mamata Banerjee met on dents. Later, in the afternoon, others manhandled students, Botanical Sciences school. An of Tapan Bihari, a faculty, who Congress students' wing Saturday at Raj Bhawan, some School of International they said. In the second half, a SHO was also there, they was also carrying a staff. antithetical' against the CAA and NRC. amidst ongoing protests Studies (SIS) faculty, Dean and crowd started gathering at the added. "When we said there Continued on Page 3 PNS n HYDERABAD The TMC supremo took across the city against the centre stage among the agi- amended Citizenship Act. ‘ALL AND AIMIM president Asaduddin tating students who raised The agenda of the meeting Owaisi on Saturday claimed slogans against the amended has not been disclosed. SUNDRY’ Maratha group demands action that citizenship granted on Citizenship Act and the NRC The politically significant Tortoise who "religious basis" was "anti- at the Rani Rashmoni Road meeting between the two lead- against Akshay Kumar over ad thetical" to the Constitution, here, a few metres away from ers took place a short time Amaravati: A fit PNS n AURANGABAD on Thursday submitted the let- which was enough reason to the Raj Bhavan, where she met after the PM arrived in the city case for the fathered 800 set to ter to Nanded District oppose the controversial the PM. on a two-day visit. A Maratha organisation has Collector and Vazirabad CAA. Centre to submitted a letter to the district Police, urging them to register He was responding to intervene return to Galapagos and police authorities in a case against the actor. comments of Home Minister Maharashtra's Nanded, seeking In the Nirma washing pow- Amit Shah that opposition PNS n NEW DELHI After the end of the pro- a case against Bollywood actor der advertisement, Akshay was spreading falsehood on gramme, Diego is all set to Akshay Kumar for allegedly Kumar plays the role of a the legislation and that the 2 At a time when many humans return to his native island of hurting the community's sen- Maratha king whose army Act was meant to give citi- are striving towards saving the Espanola in March, the timents by featuring in an returns victorious from battle zenship and not take it away. flora and fauna on the plan- Galapagos National Parks ser- advertisement which they say and then sets about washing Owaisi also said if a law et, 100-year-old Diego too has vice (PNG) said. defames Maratha warriors, an their own soiled clothes. "The provides citizenship to six TODAY chipped in to contribute to Of the 1,800 tortoises on official said today. king's army knows how to groups but "excludes one," ALMANAC this noble cause. The giant the island, Diego is believed to Calling the advertisement thrash enemies as well as wash then it is only meant to deny Month & Paksham: tortoise has used his leg- have fathered at least 40 per an "insult" of the Maratha their clothes," Akshay Kumar citizenship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee endary libido to help scientists cent of them. warriors, the Sambhaji Brigade says in the ad. Continued on Page 2 during their meeting at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday Paush & Krishna Paksha save his species from the Around 50 years ago, only Panchangam verge of extinction, and is now two males and 12 females of Tithi : all set to return to the wild Diego's species lived on Dwitiya: 08:11 pm on the Galapagos Espanola. To save Nakshatram: Pushya: 11:49 am Islands, BBC the species -- Model laboratory for cyber forensics in Hyd Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start reported. Chelonoidis any important work) Diego was hoodensis -- NAVEEN KUMAR The project sanctioned for The project is being Rahukalam: 04:32 pm- 05:55 pm among the 14 Diego was n HYDERABAD Hyderabad is being imple- males select- brought implemented under mented under the Nirbhaya Yamagandam: 12:24 pm – 01:47 pm ed to take from The Union Ministry of Home the Nirbhaya Fund, Fund, which was set up by the Varjyam: 11:36 pm - 01:05 am part in a tor- California's Affairs (MHA) has approved a which was set up by central government for projects Gulika: toise breeding San Diego Rs 37.34 crore proposal under specifically designed to 03:09 pm - 04:32 pm programme Zoo. the Nirbhaya Fund to set up the central govt for improve the safety and securi- Good Time: (to start any important work) on the Santa Diego is at 'National Cyber Forensic projects specifically ty of women. Amritakalam: NIL Cruz Island in present quaran- Laboratory' at CFSL here for designed to improve An empowered committee Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:02 pm - 12:46 pm California, US. tined before his Cyber Crime Protection against the safety and security of officers, headed by the Diego's sex drive was said return to Espanola, one of Women and Children Secretary, Ministry of Women HYDERABAD to be one of the main reasons the oldest parts of the (CCPWC). The advanced facil- of women and Child Development, WEATHER for the success of the pro- Galapagos. ity, on which work is already appraises and recommends gramme. The Galapagos Islands, 906 underway, would act as a model criminal cases. The role of the projects to be funded under the Forecast: Clear with periodic clouds Of the more than 2,000 km west of continental laboratory for other Central laboratories has expanded late- Nirbhaya Fund, the official Temp: 28/16 giant tortoises bred since the Ecuador, are a Unesco World and State Forensic Science sary forensic support in cases website. ly with the emergence of cyber- said. The empowered com- Humidity: 74% 1960s under the programme, Heritage site, visited by hun- Laboratories in the country, of investigation against cyber- Forensic laboratories, at crime and drug-related mittee also reviews and mon- Sunrise: 06.49 the centurion tortoise fathered dreds of tourists who wish to officials told The Pioneer. crime, especially against Central and State levels, exam- offences. They also play a itors the progress of the Sunset: 05.59 an estimated 800. see its biodiversity. "Establishment of this labo- women and children," said an ine crucial bits of evidence and major role in using medical schemes/ projects. Current Weather Conditions ratory will provide the neces- official release posted on MHA thereby help in the detection of evidence to crack sex crimes. Continued on Page 3 Updated January 11, 2020 5:00 PM HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JANUARY 12, 2020 hyderabad 02

‘ALL AND SUNDRY’ Amaravati: A fit case for the Centre to intervene Minister himself endorsed Parliament. BJP is now send- that they appear disinclined to Laying new roads and Amaravati by laying the stone The Jaganmohan Reddy government has ing signals of being week- ponder over such larger issues building new houses, offices here hasn't been a more fit for the capital. kneed party in AP, perhaps of economy. Visakhapatnam and more railway stations to Tcase for the Centre to It would also raise the ques- fast-tracked the capital shifting armed with out of political compulsions undoubtedly has several qual- cater to the additional intervene than the one pre- tion whether Narendra Modi the fig-leaf of unconvincing reports of the GN caused by overwhelming ifications to become a capital demands of a capital will vailing in Andhra Pradesh. would do an encore at Rao Committee and the Boston Consulting opposition to the Citizenship but it is cut out for loftier make Vizag no different from The Centre has to intervene Visakhapatnam, the execu- Amendment Act (CAA) and goals like serving as a hub for Hyderabad. Creation of all and firmly tell the tive capital, if requested. Group. These were presented post-facto of the National Register of information technology, this infrastructure would cost Jaganmohan Reddy The Jaganmohan Reddy the government's pre-meditated decision to Citizens (NRC). tourism, film industry and, the same as the proposed Government that it cannot Government has fast-tracked serve as an alibi in courts of law to show On the economic front too, above all, an investment des- seed capital in Amaravati and shift the capital from the capital shifting armed that due diligence had preceded the action can the Centre realistically tination. Mumbai should the judicial capital in Kurnool. Amaravati. Not five years with the fig-leaf of unconvinc- expect India to become a 5 never try to become New Vizag is growing organically after the State came into exis- ing reports of the GN Rao trillion dollar economy if Delhi. with Gangavaram Port being tence, nearly Rs. 5,000 crore Committee and the Boston and has solemnly committed Hyderabad, the joint capital S NAGESH KUMAR States spend money on Among the innumerable of recent origin, a new steel spent on building it and after Consulting Group. These itself to funding construc- for ten years, so very early in Former Resident Editor, unproductive projects like negatives held out against plant in the private sector on thousands of farmers invest- were presented post-facto of tion of the Secretariat, the his tenure and, of course, not The Hindu multiple capitals, turn back Amaravati is that it would the way and an airport at ed heavily in the capital region the Government's pre-medi- Assembly, the Raj Bhavan getting the notification issued foreign investors and interna- turn into crowded city like Bhogapuram. in the justified hope of reap- tated decision to serve as an and the High Court and has for Amaravati. These have tional banks as in Andhra or Hyderabad with so many By harassing farmers who ing rich rewards. alibi in courts of law to show already given a sum of over Rs proven to be as disastrous to Government to compensate building a new Secretariat 'hubs' crammed into it. But, so have given up over 33,000 The Centre cannot shrug that due diligence had preced- 2,500 crore. Andhra and to his personal Seemandhra for the losses it complex as in Telangana after would Vizag which may have acres of land and re-locating off its responsibility by hiding ed the action. It cannot now turn itself image of being canny politi- would suffer due to bifurca- demolishing the existing one? abundant government land the employees once again under the technicality that the A Cabinet meeting in the away from the utter obdura- cian as his "two eyes" theory tion. The saffron party had its Do these contribute to the and ready-made built up area would little purpose beyond previous Government failed third week of January and a cy being displayed by the vis-à-vis Andhra and way because the AP creation of wealth or perma- but very little by way of trans- settling political and caste to secure Parliament's special Assembly session on State Government in the face Telangana ahead of the State's Reorganisation Bill could not nent employment? port infrastructure. Large rivalries. approval prior to the issuance January 20 are all that stand of numerous facts and sound bifurcation in 2014. be passed without its support Jaganmohan Reddy and his parts of the City are owned by The Jaganmohan Reddy of a gazette notifying in the way of Andhra getting reason being voiced against The BJP, in its part, is in the Rajya Sabha. All this team seem so obsessed with the Railways and Port Trust Government is re-opening Amaravati as the capital. This three capitals in place of one. tinkering with the capital. morally obliged to prevent happened after then BJP the idea of punishing "real- which have pushed pollu- old wounds in Rayalaseema would be tantamount to turn- The Centre needs to be Chandrababu Naidu has fruition of this failed idea of leader M. Venkaiah Naidu tors" belonging to tion-causing industries to one and giving an impetus for cre- ing a blind eye to the histor- reminded that it is a stake- undoubtedly committed blun- multiple capitals because it met Congress president in Chandrababu Naidu's caste side of the hills and residen- ation of a third Telugu-speak- ical fact that the Prime holder in building the capital ders by letting go of had strongly pressed the UPA the Central Hall of and teach the TDP a lesson tial houses to the other. ing State.

GO GREEN Python most Telangana tops country in most trained popular among prog languages personnel for cybercrime investigation n PNS NEW DELHI

NAVEEN KUMAR When it comes to program- n HYDERABAD The issue of ming languages in India, Cybercrimes is Anjani Kumar: 16 cops Python is most popular Telangana state tops the coun- among the students for its try with most personnel emerging as a big role in Artificial Intelligence trained on Cybercrime challenge for Law to monitor cybercrimes (AI) applications, data sci- Investigation for Law Enforcement PNS n HYDERABAD ence, Machine Learning Enforcement Agencies, as per (ML) and data analytics, US- the annual crime report Agencies (LEAs) Within three months, all the 16 based online education com- released by the Ministry of around the world and Assistant Commissioners of pany Coursera has said. Home Affairs (MHA). India is no exception Police in Hyderabad will be Python dominated the top While TS stands tall among implementing and monitoring 10 list with courses like all with 1,440 individuals one police station under their 'Programming for trained, second in line is towards a technology savvy growing economy, huge IT wing with the cyber crime Everybody', 'Python Data Andhra Pradesh with 561. society. We have been prepar- industry, increasing roll out of team initiative, said the police Structures', 'Python for Data The number of cyber secu- ing and training our police- e-Governance and online commissioner of Hyderabad, Science and AI' and more. rity incidents that includes men for almost two years now applications and burgeoning Anjani Kumar. Python is also easy to get denial of service attacks has to be able to handle a cyber tech-savvy generation of citi- "The initiative will have a started with, offers a lot of also increased disproportion- crime case in police station zens - all are very attractive for team of cyber crime experts at flexibility and is versatile. ately, according to annual level, which cannot be seen organized cyber criminals to police station level to investi- DCP of CCS, Avinash Mohanty "Its open source nature reports from the Ministry of anywhere in the country. We target India and its citizens. gate a cyber related offence. said that the cases will not see makes it easy to learn. A large Electronics and Information have trained more than 140 Department of Information After closely monitoring their any decline in the end of 2020 number libraries for tasks Technology. In 2016-17, while officials so far and a spe- Technology (DIT) has led the progress at the level of one as well, during the annual like web development, text the reported incidents stood at cialised unit of cyber crime fight against cybercrimes not police station under an ACP, we round up in December 2019. processing, calculations add 35,418, in 2017-18 there were wing in every police station only through the IT Act 2000 will effectuate the same in all An official from Hyderabad to its appeal," the report 69,539 incidents, rising to will be trained to be tech and Amendment in 2008 to the police stations in police also said that the rise in said. 2,74,465 in 2018-19. savvy so as to efficiently han- cover more variety of cyber Hyderabad within the coming the number of cybercrimes Python's rapid growth Speaking about the success, dle a cyber crime case. The crimes. It has also pioneered few months," said the official. cases were also due to a deci- over the past five years has Hyderabad Police chief Anjani same will be implemented the development of cyber As of now, there is only one sion to file FIRs upon receipt of been fueled by a large and Kumar said that the efforts throughout TS by the end of forensics package through its police station under each of the complaints. "It was decided Minister Puvvada Ajay plants a sapling at Raghunadhapale in Khammam on expanding community of were started about two years 2020. It is our vision for this R&D programme. DIT has three commissionerates which that FIRs will be registered lib- Sunday. data science professionals. ago to make Telangana the first new year," said the official. also helped train police officers are attached to the Central erally for cyber-related com- state to be trained for the The issue of Cybercrimes is at various levels through a Crime Station (CCS). Cyber plaints and it will not be kept future, as cybercrimes are on a emerging as a big challenge for number of its programs that crime cases in Hyderabad saw on hold. Earlier, only com- constant rise across the globe. Law Enforcement Agencies include training and forensic a triple fold increase with 427 plaints which are reasonably "The future of crime is (LEAs) around the world and facilities at CBI, NPA, and cases reported in 2018 to about important were registered," Google CLO quits over cyber-based as we are moving India is no exception. With its some of the state police centers. 1,400 cases in 2019. Moreover, said the official. ‘inappropriate relationship’ PNS n SAN FRANCISCO next generation of leaders", read Citizenship on KTR douses ‘rebel’ fire, assures posts to cadre Drummond's internal memo Google parent company obtained by CNBC. religious basis.. Continued from Page 1 The messages of the cam- Alphabet's Chief Legal Officer "As a result, after careful con- Continued from Page 1 paigns should reach household, David Drummond has decided sideration, I have decided to KTR asked party leaders to KTR suggested. Leaders should TRS deploys 60k party force.. to quit following potentially retire at the end of this month". "If a law confers citizenship focus on campaigns in towns coordinate with the party's inappropriate workplace rela- In a startling revelation in on 6 groups but excludes one, where the nomination process central office with regard to Continued from Page 1 local bodies' representatives tionship with a subordinate. August 2019, a former Google then its a law to deny citizen- had been completed. He asked transport of campaign mater- to draw upon their experi- Drummond joined Google in lawyer claimed that "blatant ship, Shah sb may not like the them to follow the directions ial. The party would utilize the Party working president ence in managing voters. 1998 and worked 18 years as the womanising and philandering" Constitution, but he has to given by party president and services of leaders drawn from KT Ramarao is monitoring TRS has assigned ZPTC company's top lawyer, working was commonplace among some work within its limits. Chief Minister K villages near towns and cities. day-to-day activities con- chairpersons, MPPs, mem- closely with co-founders Larry Google executives and the com- Citizenship on religious basis Chandrasekhar Rao. He KTR enquired about condi- cerning the municipal elec- bers of ZPTCs, MTPC, Page and Sergey Brin, who also pany's chief legal officer is antithetical & that's reason advised party leaders to be tions in cities and towns. tions, while giving sugges- sarpanches, active village moved on, handing over the Drummond, who had an affair enough to oppose it," he tweet- careful in the selection of can- Exuding confidence that victo- tions and advice to party ward members as in-charges reins of the company to Sundar with her - resulting in a baby ed. Members of Hindu, Sikh, didates and handing over B- ry for TRS in the elections was leaders. All told, TRS has of the municipalities and Pichai. In a filing with the US David Drummond born in 2007 - cheated on her. Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Forms. He suggested that certain, MLAs told KTR that deployed more than 60,000 of wards. They will look after Securities and Exchange Writing in a post on Medium, Christian communities, who leaders should put in their the response was good from its members, including lead- their nearby municipalities to Commission (SEC) on Friday, 2020". Jennifer Blakely said Drummond have come from Pakistan, efforts to make rebel candi- people. Still, KTR asked them ers, in the municipalities and ensure the victory of the the company said: "On January "With Larry and Sergey now was well aware that their relation- Bangladesh and Afghanistan dates withdraw their nomina- not to take any chances for the corporations. The party has party's candidates. 10, 2020, Alphabet Inc leaving their executive roles at ship was in violation of Google's till December 31, 2014 and are tions. The party should capital- coming 10-days. He suggested adopted a multi-pronged Elections are being held for announced that David Alphabet, the company is enter- new policy, which went from facing religious persecution ize on the government's devel- that MLAs should work unit- strategy for ensuring its vic- 2,727 municipal wards and Drummond has informed the ing an exciting new phase, and "discouraging" direct-reporting- there, will not be treated as ille- opmental and welfare pro- edly with the leaders, though tory. It has engaged rural 325 corporation wards now. company that he will be retiring I believe that it's also the right line relationships to outright gal immigrants but given citi- grammes, he said. the victory of TRS was certain. from Alphabet from January 31, time for me to make way for the banning them. zenship.

HYDERABAD BULLION RATES Low-fat diet may lower testosterone levels in men Ready to take PoK: GOLD n ` IANS NEW YORK tein and dairy products. terone, although the 39,850 (10 gm) “We found that men, who adhered to a Only a few men met criteria Mediterranean diet was not. Army Chief Naravane ` 400 For many men diagnosed with for the AHA low-carbohydrate Overall, 26.8 per cent of Continued from Page 1 their priorities are to maintain testosterone deficiency, losing fat restrictive diet had lower serum diet, so this group was exclud- men had testosterone levels less peace and tranquility on the SILVER testosterone than men on a ` 46,900(1kg) weight can help increase testos- ed from the analysis. than 300 ng/dL. Despite the On August 5, 2019, Home border. "We are conscious of the ` 300 terone levels, say researchers, nonrestrictive diet”, said study The average serum testos- difference in average testos- Minister Amit Shah had assert- fact there are threats from the adding that, specifically a low- terone level was 435.5 ng/dL terone levels, the proportion of ed in Lok Sabha that PoK and both side," he said. fat diet may be associated with researcher Jake Fantus from University (nanograms per deciliter). men with low testosterone was Aksai Chin are part of Jammu On his recent visit to Siachen, CHICKEN a small but significant reduc- of Chicago in the US According to the study, similar across all diet groups. and Kashmir and that Kashmir General Naravane said: "As far `/KG tion in testosterone. serum testosterone was lower The researchers noted that Valley is an integral part of the as land borders are concerned RATES "We found that men who more than 3,100 men from a in men on the two restrictive further studies will be needed country. Moving a resolution this is where (Siachen) the two Dressed/With Skin `160 adhered to a fat restrictive diet nationwide health study (the diets: average 411 ng/dL for to corroborate their findings, for abrogating some provisions countries -- (China and Without Skin `182 had lower serum testosterone National Health and Nutrition those on a low-fat diet and 413 and to clarify the mechanism of Article 370 and the Jammu Pakistan) are the closest. So the Broiler at Farm `110 than men on a nonrestrictive Examination Survey, or ng/dL for those on the by which restrictive diets and Kashmir Reorganisation chance for collusivity is the diet," said study researcher NHANES). Mediterranean diet. reduce testosterone. Bill 2019, Shah had said most. Here and in Shaksgam Jake Fantus from University of All participants had available The associations were But due to the difficulties of "Kashmir is an integral part of valley." Chicago in the US. data on diet and serum testos- adjusted for other factors that large-scale dietary studies, India, there is no doubt over it. About the China border, he EGG "However, the clinical signif- terone level. can affect testosterone, includ- definitive trials are unlikely to "When I talk about Jammu said: "We have to balance our RATES `/100 icance of small differences in Based on two-day diet histo- ing age, body mass index, be performed, they said. and Kashmir, Pakistan occu- requirement. On northern bor- HYDERABAD 432 serum T across diets is ry, 14.6 per cent of men met physical activity, and medical "Therefore, our data repre- pied Kashmir and Aksai Chin der we are going in for capaci- unclear," Fantus added. criteria for a low-fat diet, as men followed a conditions. sent a valuable approach are included in it," he said. ty building, roads, habitats, VIJAYAWADA 473 For the study, published in defined by the American Heart Mediterranean diet high in After adjustment, the low-fat towards answering this impor- On border issue with China, storage for weapons by moving VISAKHAPATNAM 488 the Journal of Urology, the Association (AHA). fruits, vegetables, and whole diet was significantly associat- tant question," the researchers India have had several rounds advanced weapons towards RETAIL PRICE `4.32 research team analysed data on Another 24.4 per cent of grains but low in animal pro- ed with reduced serum testos- concluded. of talks. General Naravane said eastern side." (IN HYDERABAD)

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RIME CORNER Top cop thrashes protestors FORGERY OF GHMC CHIEF'S SIGNATURE DENIED HYDERABAD: The signature of at ‘Hyderabad Tiranga rally’ the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) PNS n HYDERABAD Commissioner Lokesh Kumar was allegedly forged by an Following the massive Tiranga Although most of the protestors who were walking unscrupulous individual to rally on Friday, a video of a 'allocate' a 2BHK flat. However, senior official from Hyderabad towards Mir Alam Eidgah were mostly female, the the police has city police hitting protestors police officer can be seen targeting the men denied any such case of with a lathi surfaced and went specifically, attacking them with lathis forgery. According to reports, viral on social media with the signature was allegedly people questioning the 'people forged by an unidentified friendly policing' in the city. person to 'allocate' a flat in In the video posted on Veerareddypally in Morallur of Twitter, the in-charge Deputy Prakasam district in Andhra Four of seven arrested for Commissioner of Police, South Pradesh to one Palnati Pooja Zone, Avinash Mohanty IPS Reddy. When contacted about can be seen thrashing protes- the forged letter being circulated tors who were on their way to stealing cigarettes cartons online, Banjara Hills additional join the tiranga rally with a inspector K. Ravi Kumar said lathi at Mir Alam Eidgah from PNS n HYDERABAD They then came in a car and that they have received a written Purana Pul. They can be seen conducted reece," said petition but no complaint has fleeing from the lathi blows to A week after unidentified per- Venkateshwara Rao, DCP, been registered yet and no case a safer area. peaceful protesters at Mohanty said in a response persed one or two so that the sons stole cigarette cartons fr- Zone, Cyberabad. has been booked. Although most of the pro- Puranapul. we strongly con- that it was not the place where rest would scatter. Only two om a godown at Chandanagar, "As per their plan, on testors who were walking demned this act & demands to the meeting was permitted people were mildly dispersed, the police arrested four mem- January 2, they came to the cig- AUTO DRIVER towards Mir Alam Eidgah were @TelanganaDGP to seriously and the meeting was allowed nothing was done to anybody bers of a seven member gang arette company godown at mostly female, the police offi- look into this. meanwhile we around 3 kms away. "While it else." he said. from Maharashtra and recov- Padmaja colony in Chandan- RAPES MINOR GIRL cer can be seen targeting the understand that traffic obstruc- was over at 4 pm, these people The Tiranga rally called by ered 59 cartons worth Rs 80 agar and broke open the HYDERABAD: A minor girl was men specifically, attacking tion can b reason of his frus- were walking in procession at the United Muslim Action lakh from them on Friday. godown's grill lock with the allegedly raped by her friend, an them with lathis, as if to shoo tration. If so same must b 5.30 pm, which is not permit- Committee was largely peace- The accused have been iden- crowbar and disconnected the autorickshaw driver on Saturday. them away. reflect in other cases as well," ted. Other emergency services ful, with no untoward incidents tified as Sanjay Pundalik Dhumale hatched a plan CCTV camera connections. The 19-year-old man took the SQ Masood, the Twitter user he tweeted. also got blocked due to the traf- reported. There is no clarity as Dhumale, 38, Namdev Sambaji with Munde, Kadham, Enjwa- They stole 59 cartons of ciga- girl, a Class X student, to a house who had posted this video on Another Twitter user named fic jam. How much traffic can to why Hyderabad police took Munde, 53, Rathod Rajebhau de, Babu, Dhumale and Daliya rettes and loaded them in the on the pretext of celebrating his the micro-blogging site men- Azgar Khan condemning the go if thousands of vehicles are to such violent measures in Babu, 41 and Gopal to indulge in robbing houses. trolley and fled the scene," said birthday on December 29 and tioned that he had obtained police action had tweeted, coming back from the protest, order to ease traffic. Purshotham Daliya, 43. Three All the gang members had Venkateshwara Rao, adding allegedly raped her. As the girl this video via WhatsApp. He "This is horrific, the protestors and they block one side of the Meanwhile, a complaint has other accused in the case, their own financial problems that the gang took secret routes did not return home, her father mentioned that, the police were walking peacefully. Why road? At this juncture, it is been filed at Banjara Hills Kashinath Kadham, Raju that made the plan to gain easy to escape toll gates. After a complained to police the same officer seemed to be in an lathicharge? Is he really an IPS? important to let the traffic police station by one Syed Enjwade and Digamber money by stealing. complaint was registered, the night. She revealed the alleged aggressive mode yesterday. The What constitutional right flow back. After you're told by Abdahu Quadri to take action Dhumale are absconding. All "On December 25, 2019, police began an investigation incident after returning home, incident seemed to have hap- grants him to Lathi Charge the police, why not go to the against In-charge DCP, the seven members are natives Dhumale narrated the plan and were able to nab the police said. pened sometime when the peacefully walking protestors? side? We were very few in Avinash Mohanty, for alleged- of Maharashtra. Munde and about stealing cigarette cartons accused. 59 cigarette cartons protestors were joining the Why shouldn't be suspended number, hardly ten or five of ly "manhandling the public Kadham were previously from a cigarette company at worth Rs 80 lakh, a trolley, a DRUNK MAN KILLS rally with their tricolour flags. for resorting to violence?" us. That location is also com- who were peacefully protesting involved in several cases at Hyderabad to Munde, car and two cell phones have HIS 5-YEAR-OLD "Mohanty DCP SZ beaten to However, DCP Avinash munally sensitive. We just dis- against CAA/NRC bill." Zaheerabad. Kadham, Enjwade and Babu. been recovered from the gang. DAUGHTER HYDERABAD: A man in an inebriated state killed his 5-year- old daughter at their residence Cops nab habitual offender, near LB Nagar on Saturday. The Rachakonda Police identified the accused as Durga Rao, who is a recover booty worth 2.6 lakh native of Krishna district. He is presently residing in an PNS n HYDERABAD apartment in LB Nagar, where he works as a watchman. The Officials of the Police victim was identified as Yamini. nabbed a house burglar on Police suspect that the victim Saturday. Police recovered girl was thrashed and stolen bikes and phones worth smothered to death by allegedly Rs 2,60,000 from his posses- stepping on her throat. When sion. The accused confessed to the victim's mother noticed the stealing while being high on incident, she rushed the victim narcotics. to the hospital where she was The accused identified as declared brought dead. Durga 24-year-old Mamidi Srikanth Rao used to torture his wife for is a resident of Suraram in not answer properly and his was earlier arrested by the giving birth to two girls, police Medchal. "During vehicle answers were evasive. The Kodad Police and released said. A case has been filed and checking on Saturday, officia- police then took him along him after nine months. further investigation is ls noticed a man roaming on with his motorcycle to the Srikianth resorted to the underway. Locals alerted the his motorcycle at Gandimaisa- Dundigal Police station for robberies as money was insuf- police who registered a case mma bus stop suspiciously. further questioning," said PV ficient to fund his vices, said and took him into custody. When the police tried to stop Padmaja, DCP, Balanagar the police. Neighbours told the police that him, he fled away. zone, Cyberabad. Police officials recovered Durga Rao who was addicted to The cops then chased and During investigation, he three motorcycles and three alcohol used to thrash his wife apprehended him. When offi- revealed that he had commit- cell phones, worth Rs 2,60,000 suspecting her fidelity and also cials questioned him, he did ted robberies from houses. He from the accused. for having two girl children.

Cops warn public against new job fraud KITES, SWEETS FETE PNS n HYDERABAD of Rs 10, following which an received a call from a person message saying 'error error message is flashed, lead- called Rohan, who asked him occurred, please try later', overnor for Himachal Pradesh Bandaru Dattatreya The Cyber Crimes Police of ing to an empty bank account, to register for jobs and asked after that an amount of Rs participated as chief guest at kite and sweet festival- 2020 Cyberabad warns the public said the police officials from him to pay a registration fee 94,572 was debited from his Gon Sunday at People's Plaza, Necklace Road, Hyderabad. about a new modus operandi the Cyber Crime Police sta- of Rs 10. Further, he asked the account," officials said. Sankranti is celebrated to mark the beginning of the harvesting which makes victim, mostly tion of Cyberabad. complainant to login to the The Cyberabad Police season in India. Lakhs of kites are flown during the Sankranti at job aspirants, lose their bank In one such case, Nandam website 'https://www.mon- advised the public not to Hyderabad in particular Telangana. The kite flying tradition savings while 'registering' at Maha Vishnu Vardhan, a res- sterjobs.co', whose link was accept any job offer calls during Sankranti festival period is taking place for so many job portals. ident of , had sent from a mobile. However, unless thoroughly verified decades in Telangana State.Babu Mohan Ex MLA, K Ramulu Scamsters are now targeting uploaded his resume in dif- after logging in, when the vic- and not to register in any of National SC Commission Member, Chintala Ramchandra Reddy job seekers by posing as firms ferent job portals with a hope tim tried to pay the fee the websites mentioned by the Ex MLA, Vijaya Laxmi Bandaru, Dr Jignesh, Vennela Foundation with attractive job offers, ask- to get a call from any one of through net banking and fraudsters by logging in to any founder Kishore Bajrang, Vice Presidents Shashidhar Reddy, ing them to pay a nominal fee them. "On January 7, he entered the OTP, he got a links. Naveen and other officials took part in the event.

Model MISSING CASE JNUSU blames laboratory... police... Continued from Page 1 Cyberabad police announces Continued from Page 1 Once it is recommended by the committee, the min- During the JNUTA protest, istry/department concerned reward for info on techie students saw a group of has to take approval of the people, including some competent authority. PNS n HYDERABAD are pasted on all prominent teachers, approaching with As per the latest NCRB places. We enquired about the sticks in their hands, said a (National Crime Records Reward will be given to any Btech grad missing woman in airports, bus student leader. The teach- Bureau) data pertaining to information about the missing stations, railway stations and ers formed a human chain metropolitan cities, Bus, railway stations techie working in Apple com- goes missing auto stands with look out to protect students, but Hyderabad accounted for a pany at Waverock said the notice and descriptive partic- group started throwing high crime rate of 5.5 percent Madhapur police, who has 23-year-old woman ulars," said the ACP. stones at them, he added. of the overall national figure, bursting at the seams been working on clues in- Awho went to attend an A new fact that she was pre- The mob attacked rooms compared to big cities like hand and checking CC cam- interview in Madhapur has viously attending Isha founda- of non-ABVP students and Kolkata and Jaipur, which PNS n HYDERABAD national highways. Those who eras by triangulating call data gone missing on Thursday. tion for meditation for three specifically targeted north- accounted for 5.2 per cent prefer to be in their native place records (CDR) ever since her It came to light on Friday days has come to notice from eastern and Kashmiri stu- and 4.8 per cent of the All bus and railway stations are at least one day before disappearance in December. after her parents lodged a her maternal uncle. "This fact dents, they alleged. The national figure respectively. bursting at seams with home- Sankranti are willing to take The police also ruled out the complaint with the police. is being verified and all med- police were informed about According to the data, bound travellers for Sankranti private buses. The national earlier alleged report that she Veena Madhuri Anusha, a itation centres will be checked. every incident since 3 p.m, crime against women in the to celebrate the festival in their highway near Vijayawada has was seen in resident of Mallapur has In this regard all the press and they said and alleged com- city has increased by 2.68 per native places. Some others pre- reported major traffic jam. area. completed BTech was in media personnel are requested plicity of faculty as well as cent, while crime against fer to travel by private buses Thousands of people living Since the case is reported, search of a job. On to give wide publicity about the JNU administration. children saw a whopping unmindful of costs. Majority of in Hyderabad are bound for five teams, apart from Special laptop etc. It was also revealed Thursday, Anusha told her Rohitha and it is also Violence swept the 27.53 per cent rise in 2018 those who settled in Hyderabad their native places like Karim- Operations Teams from that she has withdrawn an parents that she was going announced that a suitable Jawaharlal Nehru compared to the previous are bound for their native nagar, Nalgonda, Warangal Madhapur Division, are exclu- amount of Rs 80,000 three to an interview and left reward by Cyberabad Police University campus on year. As many as 2,332 cases places in Andhra Pradesh. and Mahbubnagar leading to sively making efforts to trace days prior to her disappear- home. After she did not will be given on the informa- January 5 as several masked of crime against women were Bus stations are milling with traffic jams on the Rajiv the Apple employee, Rohitha, ance. return home till Friday, tion about her" concluded the people thrashed students registered in the city that year, people intending to travel to Rahadari and the national said the ACP of Madhapur, K "She left the apartment, Anusha's father Sri Ramulu official. and teachers with wooden as against 2,272 in 2017. native places in AP, including highway. Meanwhile, all roads Shyam Prasad Rao, adding crossed the road and boarded approached the Any information be and metal rods. In 2016, the total number Guntur and Vijayawada, in leading to the that her being an introvert has auto at Wipro junction to get police and lodged a com- informed to the numbers of The Delhi Police's of cases registered was 2,419. almost all districts that include airport are abuzz with activity. left the cops with very less to down at IIT junction, from plaint. Cyberabad Control Special Investigation Team A total of 491 crimes were East and West Godavari, The number of travellers to AP go on with the investigation. where she started walking #9490617100, (SIT), probing the violence, committed against children Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram outnumber those travelling to Rohitha left her accommo- towards Gachibowli cross Police Station, # 9491030378, on Friday identified as sus- (both girls and boys) in and Prakasam districts. their destinations in Telangana. dation in Mantri Celestia tow- roads. This has been known idence did not reveal any clues, 040-27853432, Inspector of pects nine students, includ- 2018, while 385 cases were Many have started for their Joy of visiting their home- ers on December 26, 2019 at 3 from the CCTV footages and as the woman is said to be an Police, Gachibowli Police sta- ing JNUSU chief Ghosh, in reported in the previous native places from Friday towns made people patient in pm while leaving her mobile the trail hits a dead-end there. introvert. Look out notices tion # 9490617127, which 36 people were year, with a national share of onwards leading to heavy traf- spite of inordinate delays at Toll phone, debit cards, passport, Enquiries at the offices of circulated to all police sta- 7901157084, SI of Police, injured. 2.4 per cent. fic jams at Toll Plazas and on Plazas due to traffic snarls. tracking device (watch) and Apple at Waverock and her res- tions and media and posters Gachibowli PS # 7901118015. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JANUARY 12, 2020 hyderabad 04

URBAN JANUARY POLL22 - 2020 RULING PARTY LIKELY TO SWEEP MUNICIPAL POLLS IN NALGONDA

BAKKA TENNYSON n NALGONDA MUNCIPAL WARD-WISE RESULTS NALGONDA- 2014) DISTRICTS Mothkupally Ruling TRS is all set to make a Name of the ULB No.of Wards BJP BSP CPI CPM INC TDP YSRCP TRS OTHERS IND GOING clean sweep at the urban local says, KCR is body hustings in the erstwhile Nalgonda 40 4 - - 2 22 4 - 2 3 3 TO POLL Accused in Pranay Nalgonda district. The party Suryapet 34 4 - 1 2 9 12 - 4 - 2 leadership selected the candi- Name of No of ‘shani' to TS Miryalguda 36 1 - - 2 30 - - 2 - 1 dates and is electioneering ULB Wards PNS n HYDERABAD with a unified effort in the Bhongir 30 8 - - 1 8 7 - - - 6 Nalgonda Deverakonda 20 ‘caste killing case’ three districts of Nalgonda, Kodada 30 - - - - 14 13 1 - - 2 Nalgonda 48 Terming Chief Minister K Suryapet and Yadadri Bhongir Miryalguda 48 Chandrasekhar Rao as the respectively. Huzurnagar 20 - - 3 - 10 3 2 - - 2 'Shani' to Telangana state, Nandikonda 12 A total of 18 municipalities Devarakonda 20 2 - - - 11 3 - 3 - 1 former Minister Mothkupally to contest in polls are going for polls in these Chityal 12 Narsimhulu, who joined BJP three districts. Total 210 19 0 4 7 104 42 3 11 3 17 Haliya 12 on Friday, said that they will PNS n NALGONDA In Nalgonda district, 162 Chandur 10 perform Yagam to dethrone Both the wards are going to polls in as a major challenge in a few KCR from Chief Minister Former Congress leader Abdul accused in seven municipalities such as Though the Congress is aiming to win constituencies including Y Bhuvanagiri Bhongir 35 post. He expressed anger at Kareem from Miryalaguda in Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda, Kodad and Mothkur 12 KCR terming the latter as 8th Telangana, accused of aiding caste killing Haliya, Nandikonda, a few segments, the ruling party has Huzurnagar. All these con- Choutuppal 20 Nizam. The people of in the murder of Perumalla Kareem and Devarakonda, Chandur and been emerging as a formidable force stituencies are witnessing a Nair 12 Telangana have got the days Pranay, a dalit, for marrying an Chityal. Five of these munici- keen tussle as the Telangana to live like slaves in KCR's upper-caste woman, filed Maruthi Rao, palities including Nalgonda, as the party MLAs are making an all Pradesh Congress Committee Pochampally 13 rule, he slammed. nomination on Friday to con- who are out on Miryalaguda, Haliya, out bid to make sure their party chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy Yadagirigutta 12 Mothkupally alleged that test in the municipal elections Devarakonda and Chityal are leaders emerge victorious and Bhongir MP Komatireddi Suryapet Suryapet 48 there is no entry for others to as the councillor. bail, enjoy public reserved for general category, Venkat Reddy are keen on meet KCR, except his son, Though the party had sus- support in their while Chandur is reserved for showing their supremacy. Kodada 35 daughter and nephew. pended him and did not issue BC women and Nandikonda is Nereduchala is reserved for SC this district are reserved for BC Munugode constituency Huzurnagar 28 KCR is drinking the blood the B-form, he still filed his town allocated for general women category. Thirumalagiri munic- general category while represented by the Congress Neredcherla 15 of Telangana martyrs. KCR is nomination as contestant from category. ipality in the district Yadagirigutta and Pochampalli leader Komatireddi Rajagopal 15 setting up wine shops on the Congress. Maruthi Rao, who are out on Suryapet district is allocated for are reserved for the BC women Reddy is also taking the elec- road side like Ashoka plant- Kareem is accused number bail, enjoy public support in consists of five SC women cat- category. In the remaining tion as a challenge. party MLAs including ed trees beside roads, he five in the murder of Pranay, their town. municipalities. egory. Narketpalli municipality, the Though the Congress is Kancharla Bhupal Reddy from alleged and said that KCR is who was killed two years ago Last year in October, As many as 141 In Yadadri chairperson post is allocated to claiming to win a few segments Nalgonda, Sanampudi Saidi swallowing the funds of cen- in broad daylight. In the caste- Miryalaguda MLA N Bhaskar ward mem- Bhongir district, a general women category. like Nalgonda, Kodad and Reddy from Huzurnagar and tral schemes too. crime, Kareem was accused of Rao and Telangana Legislative bers will be total of six munic- The left over Nakrekal Huzurnagar, the ruling party Bollam Mallaiah Yadav from "I have seen many Chief facilitating Maruthi Rao, the Council Chairman Gutta elected in ipalities are municipality in the esrtwhille has been emerging as a formi- Kodad segment have selected Ministers, no one is like KCR prime accused, with contract Sukhender Reddy shared the five munici- going for polls Nalgonda district will go to dable force in these pockets as winning horses at the ensuing who closes the gates without killers to eliminate Pranay. stage with Maruthi Rao at the palities. and residents polls in the next year. the party MLAs are making an hustings. meeting anyone. Nobody will After his role in the crime Dasara celebrations. Suryapet, of 104 wards The ruling TRS is taking the all out bid to make sure their Even in Suryapet munici- escape from the law by com- was established, the Congress Maruthi Rao was the gen- Huzurnagar and Nalgonda will elect their election seriously in all the seg- party leaders emerge victori- pality, the followers of Energy mitting mistakes. I will per- party had promptly suspend- eral secretary of the Dasara Kodad munici- ward members ments represented by the party ous. However, the TRS leader- Minister Guntakandla Jagadish form Yagam within two or ed him and he was subse- celebrations committee that palities in the dis- in these municipalities. members in the Assembly. ship selected another winning Reddy sought Minister's wife three months praying to quently arrested. However, it organised the festivities in trict are reserved for gen- Bhongir, Aleru and The Congress party is also horse from the municipality. Sunitha to enter the fray, but dethrone KCR from Chief seems that both Kareem and Miryalaguda. eral women category while Choutuppal municipalities in taking the municipal election As part of this effort the she denied the proposal. Minister position,” he said.

n n The election in some The BJP leaders industrial towns may with the support of Hectic lobbying for TRS party tickets witness a tussle betwe- BMS units have start- en Congress and ed expanding their PNS n HYDERABAD KTR. Seven new municipal the TRS ticket to contest the TRS but activities and corporations and 17 munici- Ministers and leaders belonging to municipal polls. In , Hectic lobbying for party tick- palities have been created all Krishna, Guntur, Vizianagaram, there are at least four to five the ruling electioneer- ets in the municipal polls to around Hyderabad. Majority Srikakulam and those from the ticket aspirants from each party is ing at the their followers and members of people in Nizampet division. enjoying a ward level Former Minister of their caste by AP Ministers Municipal Corporation hail Rayalaseema have been lobbying In Nizampet, the ticket aspi- has begun. The Ministers have from Andhra Pradesh. rants were divided into two considerable in the Vinod joins Cong been calling up the TRS MLAs Majority of people living in for party tickets for their aides groups, one group supporting advantage municipalities. saying that the candidate pro- , , Vivekananda and other group PNS n HYDERABAD posed by them would be a municipalities hail formation, they were distrib- MLAs and MPs to lobby for a supporting MLC Sambhipur n sure shot winner in the polls from AP. In some wards uted in various other par- ticket. In Nizampet Municipal Raju. Sambhipur Raju who is The ruling party has strengthened its cadre Former Union Minister and and would not hesitate to of Narsingi, Pedda ties. After the GHMC Corporation, there are 33 divi- considered very close to TRS base in almost all the previous communist pockets Congress leader late G spend any mount. , elections, they joined sions. Of them people of AP working president KT Rama Venkata Swamy sons have Ministers, MLAs, MPs and and the TRS. origin are a majority in 25 Rao has been using his good in Telangana. changed their political strat- leaders belonging to Krishna, Mirpet, people of They nursed an divisions. offices with TRS leadership to egy. For the first time, the Guntur, Vizianagaram, Srika- AP origin exceed interest to run for MLA Vivekananda who was get the party tickets to some brothers G Vinod and G kulam and those from the their Telangana the municipal polls elected from here on TDP of his followers. In Vivek joined different polit- Rayalaseema have been lob- counterparts. with the formation of ticket in 2014 later crossed Assembly Constituency, new Intresting tussle ical parties unlike previous bying for party tickets for They emerged as new municipalities and over to the TRS. Similarly, municipalities of Ameenpur trend where they used to stay their aides. It is alleged that, local leaders by under- municipal corporations. mean TDP leaders and local and Tellapur have been carved in single party. a few Ministers are calling up taking various business activ- Some leaders have been leaders joined the TRS. They out. In fact, 60 per cent of the However, the younger the TRS working president ities. Prior to Telangana state approaching AP ministers, have been severely trying for local people are from AP. on the cards in brother G Vivek already joined BJP last year but the elder brother and former Minister G Vinod rejoined industrial belt Congress on Saturday. Vinod joined Congress in presence Independent candidates ‘Aim for massive win in polls’ PV KONDAL RAO of Telangana Congress party n WARANGAL affairs in-charge RC Khuntia PNS n HYDERABAD Though the party's victory is and AICC general secretary may not have any impact certain, the leaders should not An interesting tussle seems to KC Venugopal at AICC office AVINASH DEEPAK PULI ous hustings and the district as Ruling Telangana Rashtra take it easy but make efforts to be imminent in the industri- in Delhi. n MAHABUBNAGAR well as its constituent parts Samithi working president K T bag the maximum possible al belt of north Telangana and It may be recalled that were previously dominated Rama Rao on Saturday asked number of seats, said Rama some parts of south Telangana Vinod and Vivek joined TRS Urban local bodies which are by independents. party leaders to make con- Rao, who is also state minister for the urban local body elec- leaving Congress before the well known to prove But the situation right certed efforts to secure a com- for IT, Municipal tions as the BJP and commu- 2014 elections. However, the strengths of indi- now is totally different prehensive win in the munic- Administration and others. nist parties are also trying to both brothers left the TRS viduals are unlikely to compared to previous ipal elections, scheduled to be Meanwhile, state Congress show their presence in wards after the formation of witness the advanta- elections. A major held in Telangana on January president and MP N Uttam of certain municipalities. Bhupalpalli. The BJP leaders Telangana state. They again geous position of Mahabubnagar chunk of these 22. Kumar Reddy held a tele-con- The communists are confi- with the support of BMS units joined TRS after they lost independent candi- municipalities are Rama Rao, son of TRS pres- ference with party activists. dent on showing their pres- have started expanding their elections. G Vinod lost dates at the present now under the ident and Chief Minister K Citing a report submitted by ence in the Singareni Collieries activities and electioneering at Assembly elections from hustings in Mahabu- influence of the ruling Chandrasekhar Rao, had meet- a reputed city-based institu- Company Limited connected the ward level. Congress party from bnagar district. TRS. This time, the chance of ings with a number of leaders, sources said. tion, he alleged that munici- belt of Khammam, BJP is keen on strengthen- Chennur constituency and Mahabubnagar district have independents playing the cru- including ministers, MPs and He enquired about various palities in the state are in a Bhadrachalam, Peddapalli and ing its network and activities joined TRS in 2016 along seen independent candidates cial role at the hustings may MLAs, on preparations for aspects of preparingfor the poor shape, Congress sources Bellampalli areas along with with a firm approach in with his brother Vivek. in sizeable numbers in previ- not be there. the municipal polls, TRS polls, they said. said. Bhupalpalli region, while the Pathancheruvu and BJP is confident of winning in Sangareddi belt of the erst- areas including Sangareddi, while Medak district. Pathancheruvu and in Though the Congress party Ramagundam belt of the erst- still claims to have some sup- TRS has no right to seek votes in polls: Uttam while Karimnagar district. port base in the South Urban local bodies of cer- Telangana industrial zones, tain north Telangana districts those pockets would witness a PNS n HYDERABAD istration department although Bed Room Houses for the number of suicide by farmers spread across Warangal , tussle between the BJP and Development in all ULBs stagnated after TRS came they local bodies required more Urban Poor. He said it was in Telangana State. He said as Karimnagar, Khammam, TRS. Telangana Pradesh Congress to power. People did not get proper sanitation, water funds to provide better facili- strange that TRS leaders were per the National Crime Medak and Adilabad are The election in some more Committee (TPCC) chief and supply, housing, cleanliness, solid waste ties to common people. He said making tall promises while Records Bureau (NCRB) industrially connected. All industrial towns between Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar management, footpaths or any other facilities as against Rs. 2,570 crore allo- ignoring the fact their govern- report for 2018, which was these local bodies were dom- Khammam and Nalgonda Reddy said that the TRS has no cated for MA&UD in 2018-19, ment has not allocated any released about two days ago, inated once or twice by the may witness a tussle between right to seek votes from the — UTTAM KUMAR REDDY, TPCC chief the allocations were reduced to funds for the development of suicide by farmers in trade unions such as INTUC, Congress and TRS but the rul- people in municipal elections just Rs. 1,262 crore in 2019-20. municipal Telangana has increased com- AITUC, the two trade union ing party is enjoying a con- as it had continuously neglect- erage, roads, parks, footpaths or delivery of services. He said "Citing financial crunch, no areas. pared to 2017. As against 846 units of Congress and siderable advantage at the ed the urban local bodies dur- any other facilities," Uttam instead of implementing the financial assistance was given Further, incidents of farmers' suicide in Communist parties. present hustings. ing the last six years. Kumar said. recommendations by increas- to Municipal Corporations of Uttam 2017, the number rose to In Bhupalpalli, Bellampalli Though the industrial Addressing Congress party Uttam Kumar pointed out ing the funds, TRS Khammam, Karimnagar, Kumar 900 in 2018. On an aver- limits and Koththagudem, townships on the rural workers and leaders in a live that the Telangana State Government further reduced Nizamabad and Ramagundem. blamed age, three farmers are Ellandu belts the communist Telangana have been witness- interaction on social media Finance Commission had the funds for municipal admin- No funds were allocated for KCR for committing suicide parties enjoyed considerable ing some or other activity of platform Facebook, he told appointed Administrative Staff istration and urban develop- new municipalities for devel- rising every day or there is chunk of support base for the the trade unions affiliated to them to expose the failures of College of India (ASCI) to ment. The ASCI report had opmental works. CM KCR one suicide in every last few decades. the communists and BJP, their TRS Government in develop- undertake the study on revealed that the financial sit- should first apologise with the eight hours in These areas are now presence in the industries and ing municipalities and munic- Municipal Finances and uation of ULBs was weak and people for reducing develop- Telangana, he clinched by the TRS. The rul- SCCL is unlikely to show any ipal corporations in Telangana Service Delivery in the ULBs of they were barely able to cover ment funds before seeking said adding that ing party has also strength- impact at the municipality State. Telangana. the cost of administration and people's votes," he said. the increase in ened its cadre base in almost level results. "Development in all Urban He said that the ASCI, in its Operations and Management Similarly, numbers all the previous communist However there seems some Local Bodies in Telangana got report submitted its report to (O&M) expenditure. Uttam clearly show pockets. impact at the ward level stagnated after TRS came to the Commission on June 25, The TPCC chief said that the Kumar said that KCR Meanwhile, BJP is also try- results if one goes by the sta- power in 2014. People did not 2019, stated that 73 ULBs, Chief Minister K no funds were Government ing to show its presence in the tistics of the party member- get proper sanitation, water including GHMC, needs addi- Chandrashekhar Rao must allocated for has completely industrial regions connecting ship of communists in the supply, housing, cleanliness, tional finances of Rs 40,720 clarify as to why he reduced the construction neglected the the previous communist bas- local areas of certain town- solid waste management, sew- crore over five years to improve funding for municipal admin- of Double farm sector. tions like Ramagundam and ships. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JANUARY 12, 2020 nation 05 Oppn's falsehood on CAA creates anarchy in country: Shah

PNS n GANDHINAGAR izenship of Muslims in the jects of the Gujarat Police that CAA will take away the the lies and misinformation make people understand the to such leaders. Not a single country. here. citizenship of Muslims. I chal- being spread against the CAA. truth. After our campaign is person has died there ever Union Home Minister Amit "The opposition does not "Persecuted minorities have lenge them to show me any Since there is no option to over, people of the country since Article 370 was abro- Shah on Saturday alleged that have any other issue, so they to come to India to save them- such provision in the Act," said Modiji in politics at present, will understand the impor- gated," the BJP chief said. the falsehood being spread by are spreading misinformation selves. However, the previous Shah. the opposition is resorting to tance of the CAA," Shah said. Praising the Gujarat Home the Opposition parties against and falsehood on CAA. This governments did not give any "I urge the BJP workers to falsehood," he said. He also said that there was Department and the state the Citizenship (Amendment) has resulted in anarchy in the facilities to these migrants visit every household and bust "We have the power to no violence in Kashmir after police force for effectively Act (CAA) has created anar- entire country," Shah said. thinking that it would make the abrogation of Article 370 tackling crime, he said max- chy in the country. His statements comes in others unhappy," he said. and not a single person has imum use of technology can Shah also dared Congress the wake of violent protests in "Rahulbaba, Mamata, Persecuted minorities have to come to died there due to it. be made by the governments leader Rahul Gandhi, West parts of India over the CAA, Kejriwal and India to save themselves. However, the "Some leaders from the to curb crime. Bengal Chief Minister the National Register of Communists opposition had claimed in the Shah had earlier served as Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Citizens (NRC) and the are previous governments did not give any Parliament that there will be the minister of state for home Minister Arvind Kejriwal and National Population Register spread- facilities to these migrants thinking that it bloodbath (if special status of in Gujarat when present the Communists to show him (NPR). ing would make others unhappy," Kashmir is revoked). Such Prime Minister Narendra any provision in the CAA, Shah was speaking at the lies — AMIT SHAH statements are on record. But Modi was chief minister of which would take away the cit- inauguration of various pro- Union Home Minister people gave a befitting reply the state. NARENDRA MODI LIKELY TO SHO among four suspended for dereliction of duty SPEND NIGHT AT BELUR MATH PNS n NOIDA PNS n KOLKATA A station house officer (SHO) Chandel, a resident of 5th Avenue Gaur and three sub-inspectors of a City, was returning from work in Prime Minister Narendra Modi police station in Greater Noida is likely to spend Saturday night The PM will be given have been suspended for dere- Gurgaon on the night of Jan 7. Around at Belur Math, the headquarters prasad when he liction of duty in connection 10.30 pm, he called up his wife to inform of Ramakrishna Mission, in the with a loot-and-murder case, her that he was at Parthala Chowk and neighbouring Howrah district, arrives here. And if he officials said on Saturday. officials of the Mission said. SHO Manoj Pathak, SIs would reach home in 5 minutes If Modi spends the night at stays at night he will Veerpal Singh Tomar, Rajendra the Math, probably he will be be given bhog. There Kumar and Maan Singh of the first PM of the country to do will be no special Bisrakh police station were Parthala Chowk and would requested to put Chandel's ‘Chhapaak' so. suspended on Friday night reach home in five minutes. phone on surveillance but the Former PM Indira Gandhi treatment. The bhog after a probe by Circle Officer Around 4 am on January 8, officials there kept dilly-dally- declared and a number of other prime and prasad will be (Greater Noida 3) Rajeev he was found unconscious ing the matter, citing the case ministers had paid a visit to the Kumar Singh into their lax along a service road between did not fall in their jurisdiction, tax-free in Math several times, but never the same we serve to approach in the case, a police Parthala Chowk and Hindon and two crucial hours were stayed overnight there. other bhakts spokesperson said. Vihar while his SUV, wallet, wasted. Rajasthan As per the earlier itinerary, Also, a sub-inspector in laptop and other belongings Protests have been carried Modi was scheduled to spend (devotees) charge of Cherry County were missing, in a suspected out in Greater Noida (West) PNS n JAIPUR Saturday night at the Raj Bhavan police post in Greater Noida loot-and-murder case. He was with several demanding here. (West) has been taken off duty rushed to a private hospital 'Justice for Gaurav Chandel' Bollywood actor Deepika "There is a slight change in and sent to police lines for where doctors declared him over the week. Padukone's film 'Chhapaak' the schedule. Earlier, the PM before leaving for his pre-sched- to get inside the premises, he heading the Rajkot branch in "unsatisfactory" work dead, the police said. Earlier on Friday, Inspector has been declared tax-free in was not scheduled to stay here. uled programme," he said. said. 1966, had advised him that approach, the spokesperson Chandel's family alleged that General (Meerut Range) Alok Rajasthan. But now we have been told by A prayer meeting is also "From this evening, the SPG sanyas was not for him and he added. after 45 minutes since his call Singh and Commissioner The film has been facing the Special Protection Group being organised at the Math on will be in total command of the should work among people and The case pertains to private they panicked and started call- Anita Meshram visited Gaur the wrath of a certain section (SPG) in-charge of his security Sunday morning and the PM Math. They will be taking all the not in seclusion. firm employee Gaurav ing on his number but he did City and met with Chandel's of people after Padukone vis- that the PM may spend the may attend it, the official said. decisions whether to allow any During those days, Modi Chandel. not respond. Then they along family. ited the Jawaharlal Nehru night in our Math. During his visit to the Math, the visitor inside the premises or used to regularly meet Chandel, a resident of 5th with a few neighbours Meanwhile, the IG Range University in Delhi to express "If he stays here he will be PM is scheduled to meet pres- not," the Mission official said. Athmasthanandaji Maharaj and Avenue Gaur City, was return- approached the local Cherry Meerut has directed all police solidarity with the students hosted at the International Guest ident Swami Smaranananda The camaraderie and mutu- sought his spiritual guidance. ing from work in Gurgaon on County police post where no stations to immediately who were attacked by a House inside the Math premis- after paying his respect to Sri al respect between Modi and the Although Modi after spend- the night of January 7. Around help was provided to them. respond to such cases and file masked mob on January 5. es," a senior official of the Ramakrishna, Sri Saradha Devi Ramkrishna Mission order, ing some time there went back, 10.30 pm, he called up his wife Later, they reached Bisrakh a case irrespective whether it The decision to declare Mission told PTI. and Swami Vivekananda, he founded by Swami Vivekananda but the relationship with Swami to inform her that he was at police station where they falls in their jurisdiction or not. the film tax-free in Rajasthan The decision of the PM's said. in 1897, goes back to mid six- Atmasthananda and the was taken on Friday night. spending the night there at the "The PM will be given prasad ties when a teenager Modi Ramkrishna Mission remained "The move of exempting Math could have been taken when he arrives here. And if he inspired by the teachings of intact. Whenever Modi used to the film from tax has been considering the fact that the stays at night he will be given Vivekananda had arrived at the visit Kolkata, even during his Goa Cong welcomed by people. The birth anniversary of Swami bhog. There will be no special Mission Ashram, Rajkot branch days as Gujarat chief minister, he film will educate people," Vivekananda, founder of the treatment. The bhog and prasad in Gujarat and expressed desire would travel to the Ramkrishna slams govt Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Ramkrishna Mission, falls on will be the same we serve to to join the order. Mission. told reporters on Saturday. Sunday, the official said. other bhakts (devotees)," the Swami Atmasthananda, who In 2013, during his tour to 'Chhapaak', directed by "As told by the SPG, the PM official said. later went on to become fif- Belur Math, he went to over UP Meghna Gulzar, presents the may meditate probably at the The enitre Math will be taken teenth president of the Ramkrishna Mission and had story of acid attack survivor Swamiji's temple here at the over by the SPG group and no Ramakrishna Math and the sought blessings from conman and activist Laxmi Agarwal. Math tomorrow in the morning common visitor will be allowed Ramakrishna Mission, then Athmasthananda. PNS n PANAJI Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee on Saturday condemned the ‘Priyanka was in Rajasthan, Help familes of state government's failure to keep track of the conman, who posed as a Uttar mishap victims: Pradesh minister and didn't have time to wipe tears’ enjoyed status of a state guest for 12 days. PTI n LUCKNOW Speaking to the media Priyanka gandhi here, GPMCC president A day after Congress general Pratima Coutinho said the secretary Priyanka Gandhi PNS n NEW DELHI incident reflects gross neg- Vadra visited Jaipur on a pri- ligence on the state gov- vate visit, BSP president Congress leader Priyanka ernment's part, as it left CDS a ‘very big step' Mayawati slammed her for Gandhi Vadra on Saturday loopholes in the protocol paying no heed to Kota hos- expressed sadness over the department. pital tragedy. death of several people in a Earlier this week, the Goa Over 100 infants have died road accident in Uttar crime branch arrested Sunil towards integration: in the government-run hos- Pradesh's Kannauj and called Singh and four of his pital in Kota. for all possible help for the accomplices after he was "...the Congress leader fre- affected families. caught impersonating as a Army chief Naravane quently comes to Uttar At least 10 people died and minister in the Uttar Pradesh to shed crocodile several others suffered serious Pradesh government. PNS n NEW DELHI tears. But in Rajasthan during burns when a private sleeper The accused was even her private visit yesterday she double-decker bus burst into assigned a personal securi- Army Chief Gen M M Integration will does not consider it appro- Under such an atmosphere, flames after colliding with a ty officer and a government Naravane on Saturday termed also be within priate to give a little time to phere, along with other par- along with other parties, the truck in Uttar Pradesh's strength to the bereaved fam- vehicle for 12 days before his the creation of the post of wipe the tears of children's ties, the Congress is also not Kannauj district, an official ilies. Uttar Pradesh Congress arrest. Chief of Defence Staff a "very the Army and mothers in Kota even though ready to change itself and its Congress is also not ready to said on Saturday. president Ajay Lallu is there at The state government big step" towards integration the integrated she is also a mother and this latest example is the case of change itself and its latest There were 45 passengers, the site of the accident and should investigate if any of the three forces and said battle group is is most unfortunate," the BSP death of a large number of example is the case of death including three staff, in the bus providing support to those BJP leader from Uttar the Army will ensure its suc- supremo said in a tweet in innocent children due to gov- of a large number of innocent that was on its way to Jaipur affected," Priyanka Gandhi Pradesh was involved in cess. just one example Hindi. ernment negligence in children due to government from Farrukhabad when the said in a tweet. the offence, Countinho He also asserted that alle- of that. But I also She said unlike the Congress ruled Rajasthan's accident occurred on the GT "In this difficult time, every demanded. giance to Constitution should Congress, BJP and other par- Kota hospital," she added. negligence in Cong ruled road near Chhibramau, 168 possible help should be pro- Records of all state guests guide "us in all times". want to assure ties, the BSP does not adopt Priyanka Gandhi had visit- Rajasthan's Kota hospital km west of Lucknow, on vided to the affected families should be examined to find "Justice, liberty, equality and everyone that in double standards to do cheap ed Jaipur on Friday to attend — MAYAWATI, Friday night. and travellers," the Congress out if similar instances have fraternity as enshrined in this process of politics on any issue. a wedding ceremony. Former Chief Minister of UP "The accident in Kannauj is general secretary in-charge of taken place in the past, she Constitution must guide us," "Under such an atmos- very sad. May god give Uttar Pradesh said. added. he said. integration we Addressing a press confer- will take ence, Gen Naravane said the focus of training will be on everyone along. NIRBHAYA CASE: preparing the Army for future Nobody will be wars which will be network- centric and complex. left behind SC to hear curative petitions of 2 death-row convicts "We are prepared to deal with challenges along north- on it." PNS n NEW DELHI Mukesh Kumar and Vinay the Delhi High Court and a ern border," the Army chief He said the focus will be on Sharma had filed curative peti- trial court. said when asked about China integration within the Army A five-judge bench of the tions in the apex court on The Supreme Court had in One of the six accused in the enhancing military infra- and among the three services. Supreme Court will hear on Thursday. 2017 upheld the capital case, Ram Singh, allegedly structure. "The formation of the CDS January 14 curative petitions of Two other death-row con- committed suicide in Tihar "We are initiating rebal- and the creation of a depart- two of the four death-row con- victs, Akshay Kumar Singh (31) punishment awarded to Jail. ancing of preparedness along ment of military affairs is a victs in the Nirbhaya case. and Pawan Gupta (25), against them by the Delhi High A juvenile, who was among northern border, including very big step towards inte- A bench of Justices N V whom death warrants have the accused, was convicted by moving advanced weapon gration. We on our part will Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F been issued by a Delhi court, Court and a trial court. a juvenile justice board and was systems," he said. make sure that this is a suc- Nariman, R Banumathi and have not filed curative petitions. One of the six accused in released from a reformation Asked about PoK, he said, cess," the Army chief said. Ashok Bhushan will hear the A 23-year-old paramedic home after serving a three-year "As far as Pakistan-occupied "Integration will also be curative petitions filed by Vinay student, referred to as Nirbhaya, the case, Ram Singh, term. Kashmir is concerned, many within the Army and the Sharma (26) and Mukesh was gang-raped and brutally allegedly committed On July 9, 2018, the apex years ago there was a parlia- integrated battle group is just Kumar (32) at 1.45 pm on assaulted on the intervening suicide in Tihar Jail court had dismissed the review mentary resolution on it that one example of that. But I also Tuesday. night of December 16-17, 2012, pleas filed by three of the con- entire J&K is part of India. If want to assure everyone that Curative petitions are decid- in a moving bus in south Delhi victs in the case, saying no Parliament wants that area in this process of integration ed in-chambers by the judges. by six people before being Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. against the four convicts and The Supreme Court had in grounds had been made out by should also belong to us, if we we will take everyone along. It is the last and final legal rem- thrown out on the road. She A Delhi court had on said they would be hanged on 2017 upheld the capital pun- them for review of the 2017 get orders to that effect, then Nobody will be left behind," edy available to a person. died on December 29 at Mount Tuesday issued death warrants January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. ishment awarded to them by verdict. definitely we will take action he said. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JANUARY 12, 2020 money 06 Lamborghini sales highest in

PNS n BENGALURU Agarwal said the Southern city-based buyer was the only serves the entire South Indian India's clientele, Agarwal said said their price shoots up by 3.5 market is growing much faster Indian to buy one of the 63 lim- market including Hyderabad most of the Italian supercar times, including taxes and South India contributes to than rest of India, owing to the ited edition Aventador SVJ 63 and Chennai. buyers are entrepreneurs who duties. Lamborghini price range more than 50 per cent India investments coming to the South cars. However, Agarwal could not always had an aspiration or in India starts at Rs 3.10 crore sales to Lamborghini and has Indian states and by virtue of IT Another Bengaluru buyer share Lamborghini sales for dream to buy the Italian and rises beyond Rs 5.13 crore, emerged as one of the hubs being located in Bengaluru, was the first Indian to buy lim- 2019 as the company's head- machine. Lamborghini retails depending on the model and strongest markets, said an Hyderabad and Chennai. ited edition SVJ 900 car. quarters in Italy is yet to declare three models worldwide, sports level of customisation for its official on Saturday. "All these regions are attract- "We have seen an increase in the numbers. utility vehicle Urus, Huracan three cars. On Friday, Matteo "Today, Bengaluru or the ing more foreign direct invest- the number of super car afi- "Though the super luxury and Aventador, under multiple Ortenzi, chief executive officer, Southern region is contributing ment (FDI) vis-a-vis rest of the cionados in India, reflected in car industry sales declined by 20 variants, all of which are avail- Automobili Lamborghini, Asia more than 50 per cent of our country, this is reflecting also in the strong demand across the per cent in 2019 and the over- able in India. Pacific and Agarwal threw open business in India. In this part of the business. Bengaluru is def- Lamborghini product line all auto industry sales also All Lamborghini cars are its renovated showroom in the country, the customers are initely important and strategic including the limited edition declined, Lamborghini had a made at one single factory in Bengaluru on Lavelle Road, more evolved and they are look- for us," said Agarwal. super sports cars," said Agarwal. healthy double digit sales growth Italy, to be exported as com- opposite St. Mark's Church and ing at collecting these super The importance of Bengaluru Lamborghini has three show- last year in India," said Agarwal pletely built units (CBU) across launched Huracan Evo cars," Lamborghini India head for the Italian car maker can be rooms in India, Delhi and without sharing the numbers. the world. By the time the cars Spyder model in the South Sharad Agarwal said. understood from the fact that a Mumbai and Bengaluru which Giving a hint at Lamborghini are imported in India, Agarwal Indian market. CAPSULE Steel Ministry looks at $70bn Edible oil prices rise investments in eastern region by 15% in a month PNS n NEW DELHI January 10, 2020. At the same PNS n KOLKATA the eastern region. It also time, the price of palm oil has seeks setting up of greenfield The prices of crude palm oil increased from Rs 91 a month Lupin gets 2 Union Minister Dharmendra plants and expansion of (CPO) have gone up to 15 per to Rs 105 a kg in Delhi. In Pradhan on Saturday said brownfield ones and con- cent in last one month after Delhi, the price of soya oil has observations from the steel ministry is looking structing of clusters near the India imposed restrictions on increased from Rs 106 to Rs USFDA for Nagpur at an aggregate investment of demand centres, Chaube imports on refined palm oil 122 per kg in a month. NEW DELHI, Jan 11 (PTI) USD 70 billion in the eastern added. from Malaysia. At the same time, in terms No need to Drug firm Lupin on Saturday region of the country through "Task forces have also been On the Multi Commodity of wholesale price, the price of said it has received two accelerated development of set up for setting up pilot pro- Exchange (MCX), all CPO crude condensed mustard oil panic about observations from the US the sector. Launching the jects under the aegis of the futures traded up on Friday, in Jaipur was Rs 954 per 10 kg health regulator following the 'Purvodaya' programme here, steel ministry and inter-min- while the CPO price in on Friday, which was Rs 905 oil prices: inspection of its Nagpur Pradhan said the underde- isterial consultations will be January expiry futures con- per 10 kg on December 10, manufacturing facility. A PAI veloped districts in West held for the proposed clus- tract rose to Rs 2019. Soya oil price in (Prior Approval Inspection) Bengal, Chhattisgarh, north- ters," she said. 839.80 per 10 kg. Madhya Pradesh- Pradhan was carried out by the United ern Andhra Pradesh, Coal India chairman and A month ago on based Benchmark PNS n KOLKATA States Food and Drug Jharkhand and Odisha have managing director Anil Jha December 10, Mandi, Indore, Administration (USFDA) at the to be taken forward for devel- said the miner has been the CPO price was Rs 945 per 10 Union Petroleum and company's Nagpur oral solid opment of the steel sector. focusing on minimising the on MCX was kg on January 10, Natural Gas minister dosage manufacturing facility The eastern region with imports of the fuel. Rs 731.40 per 2020 as against Dharmendra Pradhan said between January 6-10, 2020, rich mineral resources has a According to the National Steel Policy "For this, we are looking to 10 kg which Rs 860 per 10 kg on Saturday that the there is Lupin said in a filing to BSE. great potential for develop- announced in 2017, the government is produce 900 million tonnes of means the a month earlier. no need to panic about oil "The inspection closed with ment of the steel industry, he aiming at a total production capacity of coal by 2023-24 from the CPO prices The price of prices owing to present ten- two 483 observations," Lupin said, adding that Bihar needs current level of 607 million have gone up by refined palm oil sions between Iran and the said. The USFDA issues to be included in the list. 300 million tonne by 2030 and out of tonnes," Jha said. 15 per cent in the (RBD) (refined bleached US. "The government has observations by means of According to the National which, around 200 million tonne is SAIL chairman A K last one month. With palm and deodorized) was Rs 890 taken a position to wait and Form 483 notifying a Steel Policy announced in envisaged from the five eastern states Chaudhary said the company oil imports steadily rising, per 10 kg at Kandla Port in watch and there is no need to company's management of 2017, the government is aim- has a strong presence in the there has been an increase in Gujarat on Friday, which was panic," he said on the side- objectionable conditions at the ing at a total production east with five steel plants the prices of all edible oils. Rs 810 per 10 kg in December. lines of a CII event here. facility inspected. "We are capacity of 300 million tonne and bauxite. "As much as 90 tage and potential" to con- having production volume According to the retail price The price of Suryamukhi There are tensions in the committed to meeting the by 2030 and out of which, million tonne of steel is pro- tribute to India's target of of 20 million tonnes while available on the website of the refined at Kandla Port was Rs Persian Gulf due to geo- highest quality standards and around 200 million tonne is duced in the east, out of the achieving an economy of Indian Oil Corporation chair- Union Ministry of Consumer 960 per 10 kg on January 10, political reasons, the union are committed to full envisaged from the five east- total production volume of USD five trillion within 2024- man Sanjiv Singh said the Affairs, the price of mustard 2020 from Rs 860 per 10 kg a minister said. compliance with CGMP ern states, he said. 140 million tonne in the 25, adding that the sector has expansion of the gas and oil oil in Delhi has increased by month ago. "There is no dearth of regulations at all our Addressing an event organ- country," he said. the capability to act as a cat- pipelines will boost demand Rs 12 per kg in the last one The price of RBD palmolein crude oil in the global mar- manufacturing facilities. ised by CII, Pradhan, minis- The steel ministry's addi- alyst. She said the 'Purvodaya' for steel consumption. month. The price of mustard in Malaysia was $800 per ket. Yes there has been some ter of petroleum, natural gas tional secretary Rasika programme would also "Oil and gas has a strong oil was Rs 124 per kg on tonne (FOB) on Friday, which spike in oil prices, but for the and steel, said the region has Chaube said the eastern address the logistics and linkage with the steel sector," December 10, 2019 in Delhi, was $710 per tonne in last two days it is subdued", rich deposits of coal, iron ore region has a "natural advan- infrastructure bottlenecks in he said. which rose to Rs 136 per kg on December. Pradhan added.

Karnataka Canara PFC ceases to be Not bound by right of first refusal: Murugappa Bank ATM served PNS n CHENNAI Ambadi Investments after their father M.V. Murugappan's 500s instead of 100s among five largest Fifty-nine year old US based While we have offered the shares death in 2017. BENGALURU: A Canara Bank technology consultant Valli to the family consistent with what She has laid two demands to automated teller machine Arunachalam and a member of the other branches of the (ATM) served Rs 500 notes creditors of IL&FS the Murugappa Group cate- we believe is our father's wish, we Murugappa group family - when customers wanted to PNS n NEW DELHI gorically said she or her fami- have clarified that it is only our give a board berth to her or her withdraw Rs 100 notes in ly members are not legally sister Vellachi Murugappan or Karnataka on Wednesday, IL&FS will seek directions bound by any right of first preference to do so buy her family 8.15 per cent sparking a public rush to from the NCLAT for removal refusal clause that may be stakes in Ambadi Investments withdraw Rs 1.7 lakh of Power Finance Corporation there in the agreement between like the group to consider her at a fair value. She said her fam- rupees,an official said on (PFC) as one of the top five shareholders of Ambadi or her sister as a candidate for "We are not legally bound by family consistent with what we ily also holds stakes in the Saturday. "The ATM cash creditors, due to the transfer of Investments Limited. the post of Executive Chairman any right of first refusal. The believe is our father's wish, we group's listed companies. handling agency made a goof wind power assets. The Ambadi Investments is after the incumbent M.M. offer of shares to the family was have clarified that it is only our Arunachalam said after her up. Instead of loading the Rs In its October 15 Order, the the family holding company of Murugappan retires. only out of respect and defer- preference to do so." father's demise, her family 100 notes, they filled that tray NCLAT had directed, "Taking the promoters of the Rs 37,000 "As we have consistently ence to what we believe was Arunachalam, a doctorate in does not have a board repre- with Rs 500 notes, leading to into consideration the nature crore industrial conglomerate stated, we have offered the our father's wish," nuclear engineering, is alleging sentation in Ambadi Rs 1.7 lakh being withdrawn," of the case, we are of the view Murugappa Group which is shares to the family. Our last Arunachalam added. the group promoters have a Investments. Murugappan was Kodagu superintendent of that five largest creditors now caught in the midst of a communication to them some Queried whether she is open gender bias against women on the Ambadi Investments' police Suman D. Pennekar should be also impleaded as gender bias controversy. time back on this subject to sell the stakes to outsiders getting into family business and board since 1969 until some- said. Pennekar said whenever party Respondents to these The five largest She also declined to com- requested for a time bound Arunachalam said: "While we hence she and her sister were time in 2016, when he resigned a customer tried to withdraw appeals". creditors of the IL&FS ment whether she would also response," Arunachalam said. have offered the shares to the denied a board berth in due to health reasons. Rs 100, the ATM served a Rs Group were impleaded 500 note for some time when The five largest creditors of as respondent parties in the ATM malfunctioned in the IL&FS Group were Madikeri town of Kodagu impleaded as respondent par- the appeals, including, district. Madikeri is 268 km ties in the appeals, including, State Bank of India, MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS State Bank of India, Bank of Bank of India, Bank of southwest of Bengaluru. ITPCLn debt hit suffers due to TN utility "Somebody brought it to the India, Bank of Baroda, Baroda, IndusInd Bank PNS NEW DELHI Corporation Limited payable to ITPCL (in spite of notice of Canara Bank. IndusInd Bank Limited and (TANGEDCO). ITPCL, which repeated requests and numer- Power Finance Corporation Limited and Power The debt restructuring efforts is implementing a 2,600 MW ous engagements by the IL&FS Limited. At this juncture, Finance Corporation for IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power thermal power plant in Tamil management) has caused severe IL&FS has noted that PFC was Limited Company Limited (ITPCL) is Nadu has entered into power cash flow and operational chal- impleaded as one the 'five being hindered due to overdue purchase agreements with the lenges and has been hindering largest creditors' owing to its SPVs (and consequent reduc- payments from the Tamil Nadu TANGEDCO and PTC India the efforts of the lenders and the exposure to 5 of the Wind tion in aggregate debt of the Generation and Distribution Limited (PTC) (collectively the IL&FS Group to prepare and SPVs, amongst other entities IL&FS Group), PFC ceases to Corporation Limited PPAs). An aggregate amount of implement a feasible restruc- in the IL&FS Group. be one of the 'five largest (TANGEDCO). According to approximately Rs 1,706 crore turing proposal for ITPCL. For With effect from October creditors' of the IL&FS Group. an IL&FA document, the (inclusive of the late payment (ITPCL, an "Amber" entity, the 15, 2019, IL&FS Group's In terms of the letter dated restructuring efforts as well as surcharge till November 30, new board is considering a debt JK admin committed shareholding in inter alia the November 1, 2019 PFC had the recovery to lenders of 2019) is overdue from restructuring proposal under to encourage young 5 Wind SPVs stands trans- requested the IL&FS Group to ITPCL is being hindered on TANGEDCO and PTC. the' Prudential Framework/or Sterling and Wilson ferred to ORIX. Pursuant to take necessary steps towards account of the overdue pay- The failure on part of Resolution /Stressed Assets' entrepreneurs such transfer of IL&FS Group's removing PFC as a respondent ments from the Tamil Nadu TANGEDCO and PTC to issued by the Reserve Bank of JAMMU: The Jammu and shareholding in the Wind party to the captioned appeals. Generation and Distribution release these amounts due and India on June 7, 2019. promoters must Kashmir administration is committed to encourage young entrepreneurs to start provide exit option their business units and provide all facilities for Former Boeing CEO gets $62.2 mn, but no bunus n enable the promoters to repay PNS NEW DELHI strengthening the existing loans amounting to Rs 2,563 industry in the Union Territory, PNS n WASHINGTON 26% in the last 10 months, how- Shareholder proxy advisory crore to SWSOLAR within 90 Commissioner Secretary, ever, as the Max's recovery firm InGovern has petitioned days of listing, the company has Industries and Commerce, The Boeing CEO who was Muilenburg, who spent more than 30 stalled. Sebi to force promoters of received only Rs 1,000 crore on Manoj Kumar Dwivedi has ousted last month for the com- years at Boeing, also has unexercised Months before Muilenburg's Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd December 31, 2019, i.e., 133 said. "The administration is for pany's botched response to two stock options that he has held since ouster, some lawmakers and to provide an exit offer to days after listing." This non-ful- sustainable development of all crashes and the grounding of its relatives of passengers who minority shareholders alleging filment of obligations by the the sectors and we are hopeful best-selling plane will walk 2013 and that are worth more than died in the Max crashes had failure of promoters to keep the promoters as per the objects of that the industrial sector away with $62.2 million, the $18.5 million at Friday's closing price asked him to resign or take a promise made in the IPO doc- the offer has resulted in a loss would attain new heights in company disclosed Friday. cut in pay. ument. of over 60 per cent in invest- coming years," Dwivedi said Boeing said, however, that At a congressional hearing in Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd ment value for IPO investors as while interacting with Dennis Muilenburg will not get and Nielsen executive with a 346 people. It has taken far October, Muilenburg parried got listed on the BSE and the stock price has fallen from the representatives of the additional severance or a 2019 reputation as a turnaround longer than Boeing expected to questions about his compensa- NSE on August 20, 2019, after issue price of Rs 780 to Rs 310, Federation of Indian Industries bonus, and will forfeit stock specialist. Calhoun, 62, will fix the plane. This month, tion by saying it was set by promoters belonging to the resulting in a loss of Rs 1,700 (FII) and Bari Bari Brahmana awards worth $14.6 million. get a base salary of $1.4 million Boeing will halt production Boeing's board. A few days Shapoorji Pallonji Group made crore for public minority share- Industries Association here on Muilenburg, who spent more but potentially several million until it is clear when changes to later, he announced he would an offer for sale of shares. "The holders, it alleged. Sterling and Friday. He also said the than 30 years at Boeing, also December after failing to get more in bonuses and stock the plane will be approved by not take a bonus for 2019 — offer for sale of shares resulted Wilson Solar hit back at the administration is cognisant of has unexercised stock options the company's 737 Max jetlin- awards, including $7 million if regulators. Muilenberg was that he would walk away from in promoters raising Rs 2,850 proxy advisory firm contending the issues faced by that he has held since 2013 and er back in the air. Boeing board he gets the Max back in service. named CEO in 2015 and “tens of millions” of dollars as crore through the IPO," that the report is "malicious, industrialists and the same that are worth more than $18.5 Chairman David Calhoun will The Max was grounded last presided over a rapid rise in the a signal that he was taking InGovern Research Services misleading, defamatory" and would be resolved in due million at Friday's closing price. take over as CEO on Monday. March after crashes in Chicago-based company's stock responsibility for correcting said in a report. "While the contains "factually incorrect course of time. Muilenburg was fired in late He is a former General Electric Indonesia and Ethiopia killed price. The shares have dropped problems with the Max. objects of the IPO were to and unverified statements". HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JANUARY 12, 2020 special 07

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The 3rd edition of International Kids Film Festival was held in the Capital recently hosted by schools in 40-plus countries targeting over 2 million students and their families. SHALINI SAKSENA brings you a report A still from the film Maestro, a two-minute French movie without any dialogues; Below: Team IKFF

f one thought that film fetivals were 7,500 are Government schools in actor and John Edmond, festival Director, only for those who were looking at Karnataka, Telangana, Assam and Andhra Qurrnsland Film Festival, it consited of serious cinema, they could not have Pradesh. The whole idea is to show them children aged nine to 17. These children been more off the mark. The good cinema,” Ahmed says. were from cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, International Kids Film Festival The two-month global event includ- Bengaluru and Mumbai. I(IKFF) in its 3rd edition is a unique inter- ed film screenings, filmmaking master Neha Jain, head of Films @LXL Ideas, national film festival hosted by schools classes and be part of world’s largest stu- said that one highlight of the last one year across the globe. dents filmmaking competition making it has been ‘Make Cinema’ — the filmmak- This year, India, the UAE, England, is learning process as well. CHILDREN ARE ing competition for students. “We were for- France, Mexico, South Africa and Saudi Some of the films that were screened tunate to watch some lovely films made by Arabia were some of the countries that at the festival were Maestro, Cup of Tea, 3 EXPOSED TO FILMS young, amateur filmmakers who had were part of the festival. The aim of this Feet, A Day in the Park, Dog Gone and clearly put their heart and soul in their festival is to provide an opportunity for stu- Athleticus Gym Keeper. The films were THAT ARE PROMOTED film. Our winners of Make Cinema 2018 dents to watch some of the best of inter- divided on the basis of age: two-five year as well as our Child Jurors from last year national children’s films. The reason for categoty, six-eight category, nine-11 cate- BY MARKETERS AND got the wonderful opportunity to travel to this festival was from two perspectives. gory, 12-14 categoty and 15-17. Italy and participate in the 50-year-old “The first, literacy leads to read and “Traditionally literacy meant our abil- END UP MISSING OUT Giffoni Film Festival. We also hosted writer. But more content is being created ity to read and write as all knowledge was ON QUALITY FILMS young people from Giffoni last year, and and consumed in an audio-visual manner. in books, in today’s world of screens, lit- will be doing the same this year as well. We The kids are not going to read and write eracy has a new definition — read, write MADE AROUND THE will also be having two of the winners of as much as we did. For me to expose chil- and create. The big challenge today is that the change that needs to be made in our before theschool day begins and getting his Make Cinema from Kyrgyzstan. They will dren to good content is basics to educa- children across the world are exposed to WORLD WITH education system. It is exciting, relevant, shoes dirty. Every day, he is scoldeddur- be visiting schools in India and interact- tion. Film festival is an opportunity for kids very low standards of films and content. scalable and affordable — all the qualities ing the inspection of uniforms by his ing with students here. Moreover, our other to watch some fanstastic films. We had The best films that are made for children POWERFUL that a good learning programme should teacher Ramón, and forced to polish his Make Cinema winners from 2018 get to films from 35 countries in 25 languages. are not easily accessible to them. There is MESSAGES. THE IKFF have,” Ahmed says. shoes, while others enjoy their rest. be on the Child Jury this year,” she added. Around 100 films were shortlisted from a big need to expose our children to good He tells you that while these filmswere Everything changes the day the teacher The IKFF would not have been com- 800,” Syed Sultan Ahmed, MD & Chief films, real world issues, cultures and sto- IS AN ATTEMPT TO about different issues and topics, one com- decides that not only will he punish plete without the support and love of the Learner@LXL Ideas, says ries,” Ahmed says who has introduced the mon theme was respect: Respect for the Gonzalo during the break, but he will also many people and organisations it received The other aspect, he tells you, was to concept of film pedagogy by creating BRING TO THE FORE self, respect for other cultures, respect for take away his best friend forever,” Ahmed over the last three years. The Australian teach the children about the world. One school cinema and this film festival. others views and thoughts, respect for the says. Consulate in India is one of them. They of the biggest change has been world He opines that this film festival is a SUCH FILMS THAT environment, respect for labour and The event also saw the presence of two brought in five films from Australia as well migration. How do we prepare childeren great opportunity for children to watch the DESERVE TO BE respect for the Arts. child jury members — Akshyat Sharma as a chance to meet a talented filmmaker. to this? “We have to expose them to world best of world cinema right in their schools, A film that was much appreciated was and Anant Gokhale along with directors “I would also like to thank our won- issues, cultures and languages,” Ahemd tells learn the art of film-making and make WATCHED 3 Feet that is directed by Giselle Geney of School Cinema film, Saving Green — derful Film Festival partners Children's you. films to participate in the world’s largest from Colombia. “The film which is in Shivani Monga and Najmus Saqib. Film Festival Seattle, Providence Children's “Sadly, the kind of films that children student film-making competition. The — SYED SULTAN AHMED Spanish is about a 10-year-old boy who Not only this, the jury that chose the Film Festival, Busan International Kids & are watching is commerical content. Good School Cinema App gives students and loves football, goes through the moun- films not only had eminent personalities Youth Festival, Giffoni Film Festival, children’s films are available at film festi- their families an opportunity to watch tainous town of Pamplona in Spain every like Anna Nikina-Ruohonen, Ambassador, Boston International Kids Film Festival val. Here, we are taking the festival to the world cinema at their homes. morning in the company of his best Education Innovations, HundrED Finland, and Rolan International Childrens Film children — to 9,000 schools out of which “This platform is a great example of friend (his soccer ball), playing with it Jaya Bachchan, MP, Manisha Koirala, Festival Armenia,” Jain said.

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MY GRANDPA IS AN ALIEN APPLES AND ORANGES A FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL Croatia: 2019: 79 mins India: 2018: 23 mins Directors: Drazen Zarkovic, Marina Andree Director: Rukshana Tabassum Australia : 2017: 20 mins Skop In the fantastical country of Fruitistan, the Director: Tilda Cobham-Hervey The life of a little girl named Una turns people are divided — not so different This is a film about 12-year-old girls, upside down when her grandfather is from the world we live in. In this land made by 12-year-old girls, for 12-year-old abducted by aliens. In the basement of where people who eat apples and those girls, or anyone that has been a 12-year- her house she accidentally finds out that who eat oranges don't get along, Tulip old girl, or will be a 12-year-old girl, or grandpa is himself an alien whose ship fell and Daisy become friends. Their wishes they were a 12-year-old girl. on Earth a long time ago. His pilot, a friendship soon turns sour when they grumpy little robot, stayed here as well. discover that one of them is an Appler and A CELEBRATION the other an Orangee. Can their friendship The two of them have less than 24 hours AMU Canada: 2019: 11 mins to find grandpa and save him. survive? India: 2017: 30 mins Director: Mahsa Razavi Director: Akkta Panwar A short drama about 8-year-old Ada living BIOSCOPEWALA The film that explores the life of a 5- with her mother in Toronto, as they try to India: 2018: 91 mins year-old girl as she transitions from stay out of trouble and make ends meet . Director: Deb Medhekar moving away from the city with her Ada tries to convince her newly It is a story of Rehmat Khan, a man mother into her grandmother’s ancestral immigrated mother to celebrate from Kabul, Afghanistan who used to house in a small town in Rajasthan. Thanksgiving by cooking a turkey. show films to children through his Her only escape is her imaginary However, as Ada sets to celebrate Bioscope. After fleeing to India, Rehmat friend, Seema. It is a film that explores a Thanksgiving like a “true Canadian”, she befriends a little girl named Minnie who is child’s imagination amidst strained adult discovers what it means to be an of the same age as his own daughter. relationships around her. immigrant family. sunday magazine Hyderabad, January 12, 2020

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you’re never discouraged — Salma Hayek

FROM THE INSIDE Dynamics of Indian education Be practical than perfect A book that offers a contemporary It is best to stay practical rather than discourse on practically every aspect of go overboard in search of perfection education and education system09 11 and reject all available options

Pictures from an earlier exhibition of 96 photographs by Bourne & Shepherd (27 prints) and Johnston & Hoffmann, mostly of Calcutta (long, long before it was renamed Kolkata) as it looked in the high noon of the British Raj in late 19th and early 20th century. The exhibition was held by the Victoria Memorial Hall in 2018 BABUS, BORDELLOS, AND GASLIT NIGHTS Calcutta Nights was written almost a hundred years ago and first published in Bengali as Raater Kolkata (by Hemendrakumar Roy) in 1923. Much of this book is set in a time which stretches back even further to the first two decades of the twentieth century. Calcutta was still the capital of British ruled India then — a bustling metropolis with a dark underbelly, where untold dangers lurked behind the glamour and shine, writes RAJAT CHAUDHURI in the introductory chapter of his book. alcutta. Second city of the British Bishnu’s discus spun here — Mahesh’s feet empire, India’s most important made it holy. Here’s the abode of the Hindus’ urban centre, Paris of the East, Kali, and Maula Ali of the Musalman, Four pirs melting pot of all races, pride of and sadhus at four corners, light the lamp of Bengalis, cradle of the renaissance, redemption, All religions have merged here, in Ccity of palaces! a tune of hymn and harmony This earthly par- Day and night, multitudes pass through the adise welcomes, every worshipper and devotee.’ streets-flowing like a stream. Alongside ancient And truly Calcutta on first acquaintance palanquins from mythical king Mandhata’s looks like a city which is a pilgrimage for sad- times, bullock-carts and pedestrians, run ultra- hus, a place for religious practice of devotees, modern electric trams, buses and motorcars and an abode of the sacred. Hindu temples of while aircrafts fly above, casting shadows on Kali, Tara, Mahadev, Sani, Jagaddhatri, Sitala, her expanse. Spectacles dangling on their Buddhist viharas, Jain shrines of Pareshnath, noses, shod in fancy shoes and with fashionable Christian churches, mosques of Muslims are hairstyles, the cane-wielding kapure-babus — scattered all over — holding their heads up the upper class gentlemen with social capital against the smoke swathed sky — a diversity of and recognition only on the outside; impecca- styles of different ideologies. At every step, a bly attired in western clothes over their swarthy temple or the other with their crowds of devo- forms; the great specimens of ingo-bongos or tees draws the attention of pedestrians. Scenes the anglophile Bengalis; donning curious hats of religious rituals and routine prayers being and a variety of dresses the Parsis, Gujeratis, offered morning and evening abound, amidst Marathis, Sikhs, Pathans, Kabulis, Nepalis, the blowing of conches, the clamour of visitors. Bhutanese, Punjabis, Mongols, Japanese, By observing the polished floors, the bright Chinese and Marwaris among a variety of gold ornaments of the deities, and the softness human specimens from the entire East; and signs of indulgence in the bearings of tem- English, Scotch, Irish, French and Americans ple attendants, it does not take time to realise among aggressive specimens of western races, that most of the Hindu gods and goddesses are and alongside these, half-naked Oriyas, and well-off. completely naked groups of Naga mendicants But without a sharp eye, no one would be … such a curious kedgeree of humanity is not able to decipher the extent of wrongs, the to be found anywhere in the world. At one side extent of vileness and brutality concealed colourful mansions reach out to the sky, and in beneath this outward shield of religiosity. their shadows lean mud walls of cottages plas- Despite Chitteswari of Chitpur at one end and tered with dung cakes — a rare sight anywhere Kalikadebi of Kalighat at the other keeping else. On one flank of the street, like wealth per- watch on the domain of Calcutta, every day sonified, are welldressed, nonchalant, vehicle- Satan and his sinful followers enter the city in riders, blessed sons of Lakshmi — the Goddess hordes, pulling wool over their divine eyes. of Wealth — ignorant to the sorrows and Poet Satyendranath says: scarcities of the world, and on the other side, Ei Kolikata byagrhobahini chhilo he ekoda right there in the dust of the street, lying on bagher basa blankets riddled with holes, worshippers of Bagher moton manush jahara tahaderi chhi- permanent destitution, hooded-eyed, skin-and- lo jawa o asha! bones bands of poor beggars, gasping their last (‘This Kolkata on a tiger rides, ‘twas once a and waiting for death. And right in front of tiger’s den Those men who were tiger-like, their drooping eyelids, beating huge drums — would come and go often!’) NO ONE SHOULD BE the dhaaks and dhols — and blowing trumpets, Just as in those times there were people FOOLED BY THE wafting flowery perfumes, their kilted scarves who were like tigers, this day too there is no and drapes billowing, pass bands of the groom’s dearth of tigers in human garb in Calcutta. OUTWARD SHEEN, THE party of a marriage ceremony. Where else can Rather the legions of these tiger-people have GLAMOROUS BEAUTY, one see such a crooked smile on the lips of des- grown. But they are more tiger-like in their THE LIGHT AND A young Hemendra Kumar Roy with his wife Renuka; Courtesy: The Roy family archives tiny? Life and death live here together, like cruelty and beastliness rather than in vigour ghost. around us each day? What is the value of a thorn and blossom on the same branch. and energy. These tigers and tigresses are scat- LAUGHTER, THE MOCK- No one should be fooled by the outward report in the morning newspaper? Braving It was about Calcutta that acclaimed poet tered all across the city — through the day they RELIGIOSITY, THE sheen, the glamorous beauty, the light and great dangers, time and again avoiding the Satyendranath Dutta said: move about in groups amongst us. Always alert CROWDS AT TEMPLES, laughter, the mock-religiosity, the crowds at knives of hoodlums, in the spirit of adventure, I Ei Kolikata-Kalikakhsetra, kahini ihar sobar and waiting for prey, like an invisible pesti- CHURCHES AND temples, churches and mosques of Calcutta. alone, like a creature of darkness, just a short sruto, lence. We don’t know them, but they have every How much darkness has congealed at the and stout stick on my person, have regularly Bishnu chakra ghurechhe hethae, Mahesher bit of information about us at their fingertips. MOSQUES OF lamp’s base — today we will reveal some of roamed the streets of Calcutta from evening till padodhule e puto When at night the curtain of deepest darkness CALCUTTA. HOW MUCH those secret scenes. We spend our lives cradled the end of night. Without bothering about Hindur kali achhen hethae, Musalmaner descends on the heart of Calcutta, these tigers DARKNESS HAS by this Calcutta; our lives, our deaths, our mar- moral corruption, I have entered evil and for- , and tigresses employing trickery, attack us CONGEALED AT THE riages are in sync with the rhythms of this bidden places with no hesitation. My long Chari koney sadhu pir charijon muskil asan unawares. Tigers of the wild crave human flesh, Calcutta, our hearts are full with pride and we experience cannot fit into these pages. Here I cherag jali but these human tigers want the substance of LAMP’S BASE — TODAY feel honoured being residents of Calcutta. Yet will provide some glimpses, some hints. If read- Sakal dharma milechhe hethae samanyaer our souls. And once someone’s soul comes into WE WILL REVEAL SOME how many among us have seen the true face of ers enjoy, then in future I will try to describe mantra-surey their clutches, he cannot be saved. Easy-going OF THOSE SECRET Calcutta? How many of us dare to roam about different facets of Calcutta in greater detail. Swagata sadhak-bhakta-brinda marater parents from villages, you send your naive chil- SCENES in the silence of the deepest night amongst Baikunthapurey dren to Calcutta to become worthy humans. Calcutta’s scary and impassable forest of Excerpted with permission from Calcutta But often, under the influence of these tigers palaces? How many are interested to know Nights (Raater Kolkata), a 1923 book by Roughly translated it reads: ‘This Kolkata and tigresses, their humanity is drained and about the romances unfolding, the fascinating Hemendrakumar Roy, translated into English by — Kalika’s ground, everyone has heard its story, they return home transformed into a beast or a incidents, the tragedies being played out Rajat Chaudhuri, Niyogi Books, `295 sunday magazine IF ONE CANNOT ENJOY READING A BOOK OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THERE IS NO USE IN READING IT AT ALL books 09 — OSCAR WILDE Hyderabad, January 12, 2020

In his book, The Dynamics of Indian Education, the author has explored the vast canvas of critical concerns that form the basis of educational change and transformation, writes SUDHIR SINGH Evolving a dynamic education system

ndia is awaiting a new national education policy (NEP); the last one was prepared in 1992. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) appointed Ia Committee under the Chairmanship of former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian in October 2015 to pre- pare the draft of NEP. This Committee submitted its report in April 2016. This five member Committee had four retired bureaucrat and only one acade- mic member; the author of the present book under review, Professor JS Rajput. Subsequently, MHRD appointed a more-broad-based Committee under the Chairmanship of eminent scientist Dr K Kasturirangan. Its report, submit- ted in May 2019, was made available to public domain on the same day, and MHRD invited public comments on this draft as well. It has received numer- ous inputs from every section of the society. Hopefully, these would help the THE DYNAMICS OF government to take a comprehensive view of the changes required in educa- INDIAN EDUCATION tion policy. Professor JS Rajput, The last four-five years have seen education issues being seriously dis- Yash Publishers, `995 cussed and deliberated upon at every stage and level throughout the country. During this period, the writings of Professor JS Rajput in print media, in enhance the quality of higher education, English and Hindi as also his lectures research and also innovations and entre- and books have contributed in enhanc- preneurship. ing the relevance of such interactions Former Director, NCERT, Prof. JS Rajput presenting his book, The Dynamics of Indian Education, to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in New Delhi This book contains 97 chapter titles, and their output. The Book ‘The spread over 314 well-printed pages. One Dynamics of Indian Education’, r e l e a s e d to culture, and simultaneously commit- Ancient India contributed not only in two major responsibilities before the heritage. So finally education must be wonders why the contents of this book on August 1, 2019 by the Vice President ted to new knowledge. philosophy and spirituality, it con- education system. He is known to have ‘rooted to culture and committed to were not arranged in around a dozen of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, is one A cursory perusal of the topics con- tributed in sciences, mathematics, initiated a movement to let every child progress’! chapters, dealing the major issues in one amongst these. tained in the book clearly indicate that Astronomy and every other relevant be familiarised with the basics of all the The neglect of right curricular place. Even in the present format, some Every family wishes to know more the author — a veteran educationist — area. The objective was “welfare of one religions. Children should know the approach to India’s history, heritage and eight to ten sections could have been about education, good education, and has dexterously explored the vast canvas and all — Sarva Bhut Hite Ratah”. T h e commonalities and learn to respect dif- culture has resulted in an unprecedent- created at the editing stage. This book is quality education. The demand now is of critical concerns that form the basis distinguishing features of Indian tradi- ferences wherever these exist. No rituals ed in an all round decline in values, a significant addition to the contempo- no more only for ‘education and school’, of educational change and transforma- tion of knowledge generation, creation, and dogmas are to be taken up in morals and ethics. The moral crises rary discourse on practically every but for “good quality education; imbued tion. These require regular dynamic dissemination and utilisation emerge schools. That shall remain family often makes lakhs of children suffer for aspect of education and education sys- with skill acquisition; in a good School”. inputs based upon experiences gained very clearly in this book. responsibility. India is globally respect- no fault of theirs. Leakage of board tem. It is full of practical experience, Just some sixty years ago, people were and the future vision to remain relevant. It pleads for restoration of respectful ed for its valued tradition of acceptance examination papers causes immeasur- epistemological comprehension as also reluctant even to send their children to Education systems just cannot afford bonds amongst the State and intellectu- of diversity and presents a rare example able misery and pain to children and of the finer philosophical inputs wher- schools, and had to be particularly per- stagnation at any stage over even a short als, and particularly to give school teach- of various religions co-existing together families. If the system fails to prevent ever necessary. It could be a treasured suaded to send girls to schools. The atti- period. The content of this book clearly ers their due. The author articulates his for ages! sale of teacher training degrees, it would handbook for every section; from pro- tudinal transformation itself is a great appreciates our Post-Independence anguish and pain in the context of dete- It also emerges from this book that be impossible to prevent quality deterio- fessors of education to school teachers achievement. India needs to evolve a achievements in education. We have rioration in quality of education, loss of teacher preparation must be based ration through other means and mea- and concerned parents. Professor Rajput visionary, futuristic and pragmatic edu- near total enrollment in schools, in spite the credibility of teacher education insti- upon the educational philosophies of sures. The need for creating ‘educational is known for his regular writings in cation policy that could respond to the of over-threefold increase in the popula- tutions, and reports on the increase of Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Swami leadership’ at each stage hardly needs Hindi and English, and also for lectures national requirements and aspirations of tion! unethical instances in schools and uni- Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, and overemphasis in a system that has to and talks. This book is one more the young and aged in a fast-changing The book also brings forth how the versities. However, it also indicates how several other Indian luminaries. It is respond to innumerable diverse situa- instance of his commitment to educa- globalised world. These are the critical ancient Indian tradition of knowledge the system could be enthused with new now globally recognised that every tions. It clearly emerges that India must tional change and transformation. times for the country to have a fresh acquisition, and dissemination received inspiration and dynamism through a country should develop its own educa- pay more attention to its education sys- look on its education system and widespread acclaim across the seven- dynamic reform process. tion system, that borrowed and trans- tem, particularly to public school educa- The reviewer teaches political science revamp it on modern lines. Our educa- seas; we were the Vishwa-Guru! We The author firmly believes that planted systems only bring disaster and tion system, giving due priority to at the Dyal Singh College of Delhi tion systems must remain deeply rooted must aim to rise to that pedestal again. social cohesion and religious amity are disconnect with culture, history and teacher preparation. It would; ipso facto; University

iny birds of different colours and sizes would flock in the nest, far above the ground, atop aT tree, in the midst of woods, The Nest is strongly perched NEW which could withstand rains and ARRIVALS winds; birds per force fleeing from the prying eyes of hunters THE TOWN THAT would reach the Nest. They The first English novel by the noted Malayali writer A Sethumadhavan, popularly known LAUGHED would flip and chirp and flap Manu Bhattathiri their frail and weak wings, ` as Sethu, is a landmark by its superb craft and theme, says K. KUNHIKRISHNAN Aleph, 599 unsure of flying back. One had to “vitalise these little birds by Change is coming to the strengthening their wings and tranquil town of Karuthupuzha, avoid the hunters — men”. nestled deep within the lush Kerala countryside. Paachu Yemaan, the The nest would have all Inspector of Police, who has terrorised the kinds of birds — good and bad, town for decades has retired. Desperate to heroes and villains, shapes and find him something to do, his wife, Sharada, shades of different feathers. and the good-hearted Barber Sureshan decide They would be nurtured with that ex-Inspector Paachu’s post retirement compassion and spirit of co- project will be the reforming of the town existence. In time, they would drunk, Joby. What the two good Samaritans fly away. This inspiring and lofty haven’t counted on is the chain of idealism was what made Madam extraordinary events that their project is about Agatha, a nun who left the to set in motion. monastery, and hostel warden to start and run The Cuckoo’s Nest, DRAUPADI: THE TALE the first English novel, by Sethu OF AN EMPRESS (A Sethumadhavan), one of the Saiswaroopa Iyer best among contemporary Rupa, `295 Malayalam fiction writers. He is equally at ease and adept and Witnessing estrangement and evocative in English as evident betrayal within her own family from this novel. THE CUCKOO’S NEST makes her perceptive and The novelist has always been intuitive beyond her years. Complicated A. Sethumadhavan (Sethu), a strong promoter of feminism, Niyogi Books, `345 marital relationships, humiliation unheard of be it his stories or novels, and and a pledge of revenge, all culminating in a always empathised to the extent war — her ordeal seemed neverending. Yet she stands up to it all — never succumbing, of clearly taking sides. So is it in never breaking. One of the most The Cuckoo’s Nest, where the unforgettable characters of the Mahabharata, young and desolate inmates are known and unknown. finally given to shoulder the Nest, Lisie, Gouri, Sabeena, ly skewed against the downtrod- father and Tamilian mother. The Draupadi shows what a woman is capable of. empowered to live gloriously, Madam Agatha stands out as responsibilities of the Nest. Ranjini, Apoorva, Kamakshi- den women. The tale of woes of novelist reflects: “the writer….. “like a mother bidding goodbye a colossal and influential charac- Other characters in the novel are Kamalakshi (twins), Didi, each inmate of the Nest has been naturally expected his readers to to her daughter, a mother bird ter in the novel and she is able to profiled to represent the oppres- Parveen Singh, Seetha etc are all dexterously condensed demon- be reasonably intelligent so that THE GOPI DIARIES watching her tiny ones flying weather the storm and rains and sive circumstances in which from different backgrounds and strating the mastery of the nov- they would be able to find out a Sudha Murty away , flapping and spreading occasional cyclones holding young females are made to suf- faiths (But Nest is strictly secular elist in his art of storytelling. solution of their own”. HarperCollins, `299 their wings…. Never to return”. onto her Nest firmly with prag- fer agonies. In portraying them, in every sense) and each one’s The weaving around of the plot At the end Madam Agatha Madam Agatha had trained her matic and high ideals mustering the novelist has put his narrative tale of woes is touching. and characters almost in lyrical asks: “Mirror, mirror on the The Gopi Diaries is a series inmates to “dream the mountain support from well-meaning excellence into perfection with Except in the case of style in the novel marks Sethu’s wall, have I failed?” Riposte is of three books for children and not the valley”. quarters and close friends and arresting readability, as is his Parveen Singh, who meets with dexterity at its best. that the story is a brilliant liter- about a dog called Gopi. Told The message of optimism is she is the profile of intent and wont. a tragic death due to her intense “Life is nothing but an open- ary work bringing out the divine in Gopi’s voice, the first book, Coming commendable as narrated in an strong will, having walked out of The profiling also attains love for Salim, all others are ended story. Won’t it be better to elements of conveying improve- Home, begins with Gopi going to his new excellent and convincing man- the monastery (when even sur- universality and pan-Indian enabled in every sense to under- leave some doubts as they are ment over societal values. Going home, and tells the story of how he settles ner for emulation. The reader is vival itself is not easy). appeal transcending geographi- go life in better circumstances. and make the reader ponder on by any literary values, The down with his loving, human family. How moved by the manner in which There is another character, cal and psychological barriers. Two instances where the lovers them later? After all, aren’t such Cuckoo’s Nest is a profound Gopi sees the world around him and what he total darkness and gloom in the Kadambari, who has come from Each character, be it, Col. Annie (Sabeena and Seetha) reunite clueless riddles the very element work, placing the novelist in the thinks of the people in his life give the story lives of nearly a dozen inmates Devagiri , a small town in Tamil Fernandez, the crippled army with their love through social that makes life interesting?” asks pinnacle of his glorious career. a truly unique flavour. Written in Sudha of the Nest was overcome into Nadu, where she was an adopted doctor, Sarala, Secretary of Nest, media are motivating and Didi, the wheel chair-bound Murty’s inimitable style, these are books bright sunshine by empowering daughter, but had to leave home Karuppayya, security guard, who revealing. Each character has a optimist Jewish inmate of the The reviewer is a noted writer children and adults will treasure as the the girls through a model chari- after a gruelling experience. are not inmates per se but closely history of pathos and untold Nest, with a Third Eye to and veteran broadcaster. He was simple stories talk of basic values even when table institution, run entirely on Kadambari has another mother associated, is etched indelibly miseries and they reveal the cur- Apoorva, who is in the Nest due DDG, Doordarshan, and associ- told from a dog’s perspective. donations from well-wishers, in Madam Agatha and she is and stands out. Residents of rent social fabric, which is heavi- to the quarrel of her Bengali ated with several TV channels sunday magazine Air High level of air pollution may beBlame weakening the bones of Indians, in addition to increasing risk for other health condi- tions like lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, warns a study that showed that exposure to ambient air pollution, health 10 particularly to fine particles, was associated with lower lev- els of bone mass Hyderabad, January 12, 2020

SAY NO TO DOCYARD DR SANCHITA DUBEY SKIN PROBLEMS

Consultant, Obstetrics & The freezing weather Gynecology and pollution can take a toll on the MOTHERHOOD HOSPITAL, NOIDA skin and make it look dull. Hence it is important to take extra care of it this season, says DR AJAY RANA

kin changes with every season and weather. SThere are different care and precautions that are required to maintain a healthy skin. Winter season bring party fouls along the way. Cold tem- peratures and low humidity levels can lead to many skin problems. Cold waves make it dry, itchy and irritated. Cold, blustery conditions can leave skin feeling raw, while indoor heat zaps moisture from the air and from the skin. The freezing weather and pollution can take a toll on the skin, and make it dull. Dry skin and rashes is a common problem during these days. So, it is extremely important to take precautions to avoid rashes and blisters. Even in winters skin get exposed to sunlight. Ultraviolet rays make the skin dehydrated. These rays can penetrate deeply into the skin from the epidermis right to the dermis, cause hazardous side effects and leave red patches on the skin. Apart from dryness of the skin, winter skin problems can become severe which can lead to skin cracks and flakes. These skinflare-ups can It is in happen due to use of new and different skincare products in certain areas of the body. There are many severe skin conditions that grow during winters such as eczema and psoriasis that are triggered when skin moisture is compromised. the genes Due to cold weather many Itchy patches, also known as winter itch, grow in the hidden areas congenital disorder (CD), also known as a birth defect, con- Watch those headaches of the body. It isthe result of the cold winter days Agenital defect, is a health issue that occurs with the health that strips away the natural barrier of your skin, of the baby while it is still in the womb. In India, congenital mal- Almost 28,000 cases of brain tumour are reported in India annually. DR ADITYA GUPTA which leads to dry, itchy and irritated skin.As formations and genetic disorders are the third most common the temperature drops, the air holds less mois- cause of mortality in newborns in urban areas. As medical sci- tells you the risk factors and how to treat the disease ture which draws that moisture out of our skin ence is developing at a fast pace, treatments and follow-up care and makes it dry. for defects have improved drastically over the past few decades. rain tumour is the 10th leading cause of Acne is one of common skin problems dur- The severity of the disorders varies depending on its nature. morbidity in India. The incidence of this rain tumours are cate- Secondary brain tumours: ing winters. The main reason for acne in win- For example, in some cases, the condition may not manifest until Bdeadly disease is rising and different Bgorised as primary and sec- Types These consists majority of the ters is sebum, which is a kind of oil which is much later in life, if ever, and at other times, the disorder is incom- kinds of tumours manifest at different age ondary. A primary brain brain cancers. They start from secreted by the skin. Sebum is secreted as a result patible with life. groups. As per the Globocan 2018 report, tumour is the one which orig- n Brain cells the one part of the body and Many congenital conditions are genetic in nature. The risk issued by the International Association of inates in the brain. Many of n Nerve cells then spreads of metastasize to of genetic problems gets higher in families with a history of the Cancer Registries (IARC) associated with the them are benign. A secondary n The membranes that sur- the brain. disorder, and it is also elevated in older parents, as they are more World Health Organisation (WHO), in India brain tumour is known as rounds the brain The following can metas- likely to pass down imperfectly duplicated chromosomes. over 28,000 cases new brain tumour cases metastatic brain tumour. It n Glands tasize to the brain. Types of congenital disorders: were reported annually. Around 24,000 occurs when the cancer cells Primary brain tumours can n Lung cancer Birth defects can be broken down into three different cate- patients lost their lives battling this neurolog- spread to brain from the anoth- be benign or cancerous. In n Breast cancer gories: ical ailment. er organs such as lungs and adults, the most common types n Kidney cancer nChromosomal Birth Defects (CBD): Babies who have a A brain tumour is a collection, or mass breast. of brain tumours are gilomas n Skin cancer problem with one or more of their chromosomes. Chromosomes of abnormal cells in the brain. These tumours Primary brain tumours: (which develops from glial These tumours are always contain genes, and genes help tell your body how to grow and can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancer- These tumours can originate in cells) and meningiomas (that malignant as benign tumours work. When there is something wrong with your genes it can ous. your brain and can develop develops on the membranes of do not spread from one to result in Down’s syndrome. When a benign or malignant tumour from: brain and spinal cord). another part of the body. nBiochemical Birth Defects (BBD): A form of defect that grows, they cause immense pressure in the occurs when there is a problem with the baby’s body chemistry. skull. This can lead to brain damage and it can BBDs prevent the body from properly breaking down food to be life-threatening. create energy. What are signs and symptoms of it? Surgery shows nAnatomical Birth Defects Symptoms and signs of brain tumour (ABD): When a baby is born depend on the size and location of the tumour. of dry skin during winters. Excess sebum pro- Many congenital with a body part missing or mal- Some tumours can directly affect by invad- the way duction can make the cells in skin to stick togeth- formed, it’s called Anatomical ing the brain tissue while some cause pres- er. Which can lead to clogged pores and acne conditions are Birth Defect. The common types sure on the surrounding brain. Major symp- ndoscopic brain surgery is minimal- breakouts on the skin. Dehydration, sun expo- genetic in nature. of ABDs are heart defects, cleft toms of brain tumour include: Ely invasive treatment procedure that sure and windburn is very common which cause The risk of genetic palate, clubfoot and congenital n Headaches (worsens in the morning). allows neurosurgeons to find and treat chapped skin, which has a severe impact on the dislocated hip. n Vomiting the conditions that are deep within the healthy skin. In this season, skin around the nail problems is also Causes: n Blurred vision or double vision brain. often bear the brunt of cold weather and can be elevated in older Congenital disorders are n A change in the mental functioning During this surgical method, thin painful cuticles. parents, as they caused by genetic factors: n Seizures tubing that transmits the video images of Here are few tips for healthy skin during win- n Chromosomal defects: n Weakness of a limb or part of the face the brain is inserted through one or two ters: are more likely to Caused by too few or too many n Difficulty in physical movements small incisions in the skull or through an nAvoid dry skin in winter by applying reg- pass down chromosomes, or problems in Diagnosis opening in the body. This tube like ular massage of oil. It can protect the skin from imperfectly the structure of the chromo- RISK FACTORS instrument is called an endoscope which free radicals caused due to exposure to sunlight duplicated somes single gene defects — a Family history: As per the recent study, iagnosis of brain tumour begins with a physical contains a small camera that allows the and locks in the moisture. mutation in one gene causes the only five to 10 percent of cancers are geneti- Dexam and a look at the patient’s medical history. neurosurgeon to see the problem area of nDry skin and rashes are very common dur- chromosomes defect. cally inherited, or hereditary. It’s a rare that After the physical tests, the doctor will recommend the brain. ing winters. So modify your facial skin-care reg- n Dominant inheritance: brain tumour can be inherited but if you have for the further tests which include: The ultimate goal is to remove imen cream-based cleansers, and apply toners. When one parent (who may or family history of the disease then you should n CT scan of the head: These scans helps the doc- tumour without causing damage to nMoisturise your skin frequently, especial- may not have the disease) passes along a single faulty gene. get health screenings and consult the doctor tors get a more detailed scan of the body than X-rays. healthy parts of the brain. It has revolu- ly your hands after washing up. Use any cream nRecessive inheritance: When both parents, who do not have at regular intervals of time. Using a special dye it helps them to view some struc- tionised the treatment method as it pro- or ointment in the winter for your healthy skin. the disease, pass along the gene for the disease to the child. Age: Though the frequency of this disease tures like blood vessels more clearly. vides crystal clear visualisation of tumour. nDuring winters eat healthy diet and stay Treatment: is likely to affect people above the age of 55 n Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): An MRI is Early treatment can prevent compli- hydrated. Eat foods or supplements that contain nGene therapy: In this therapy, the defective or missing gene years, but many such cases have also been seen different than CT Scan as it does involve any radia- cations that can occur as a tumour omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids, such as fish oil is replaced. Gene therapy is generally used to help treat a rare in children in the age bracket of three years tions and provides much more detailed pictures of the grows and puts pressure on the skull and and flaxseed oil. group of diseases known as severe combined immunodeficien- to 15 years of age, irrespective of the gender. brain. brain tissue. If experiencing any symp- nDuring this season wearing wet clothes and cy disease. Exposure to radiations and chemicals: n Angiography: This study involves a special dye toms then one should consult the doc- shoes can further irritate your skin and cause nSurgery: Is used to help repair anatomical congenital dis- People who have been exposed to ionising which is injected in the artery. The dye travels to the tor immediately. itchiness and rashes. Change out of wet clothes orders such as severe heart defects. radiations and chemicals have an elevated risk arteries in the brain. It helps the doctors to see what The writer is Director, Neurosurgery, Agrim quickly to avoid itchy skin and patches. n Enzyme replacement therapy: When a gene is mutated and of developing brain tumour. the blood supply of tumour looks like. institute for neuro sciences, Artemis Hospital The writer is Founder & Director of ILAMED is unable to produce the gene product, an enzyme is missing or defective. One of the ways to treat this is to replace the enzyme that the gene is incapable of producing. DadiKaKehna STUDYCENTRE Prevention: TIPTOP A woman can make many alterations in her lifestyle for low- he average intake ering down the chances of having a child with a birth defect. Some Winters not only bring cough 12-year-old boy from Uzbekistan, Khusanbek’s mother decided to get him of added sugar is of them include: and cold, but also cause AKhusanbek Ozotilla, met with an acci- treated at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. Tmore among nQuit smoking. allergies. If you are tired of dent in his home country at the age of three, The team of Dr Suresh Singh Naruka, women than in men said nEat a healthy diet. wherein he fell from his terrace and suffered Consultant, Department of ENT, a survey report undertaken nMaintain a healthy weight. popping pills, try some home critical head injuries for which, he was Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, along with by Indian Council of Medical Research nKeep folic acid in check. remedies, says admitted at a city hospital in Dr(Prof) Ameet Kishore, Senior (ICMR)-National Institute of Nutrition nAvoid exposure to alcohol and drugs during pregnancy. Uzbekistan and underwent a Consultant Surgeon, ENT, (NIN), Hyderabad and sponsored by the nStay away from foods having chemicals and pesiticides. ROSHANI DEVI lifesaving procedure called Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals International Life Sciences Institute -India nTake daily vitamins. tracheostomy (surgical and Dr Nishant Rana (ILSI-India). Procedure that involves cre- Registrar, Indraprastha Apollo According to the survey, women take here are some people gy. It helps the skin rash to dry. ating an opening in the neck Hospitals recently carried out around 20.2 grams of added sugar in a day WARMFOOD who are allergic to food It also relieves itchiness. Make in order to place a tube into the surgery wherein the tra- while men's intake of added sugar is 18.7 Titems like nuts, mush- a paste by mixing half a tea- a person’s windpipe). chea of the child was recon- grams per day. PIGWEED: A pigweed also said to help improve immuni- rooms and are lactose intoler- spoon of baking soda in some Thereafter, the child had a per- structed. The other significant finding of the known as bathua is a leafy veg- ty because of its nutritious ant. However, many people water. Apply on the affected manent hole in his neck due to The child was then kept in study was that the mean intake of added etable widely eaten during win- nature. who have never had any area and leave it on for a which he lost his ability to speak and was pediatric intensive care unit for one day sugar among metro cities of India, mea- ters because of its various allergy in their life few minutes and not able to communicate normally. under the supervision of Dr Nameet sured in grams per day, was highest in health benefits. end up with rash- then rinse it off. Childhood is all about talking, learn- Jerath, Senior Pediatrician, Indraprastha Mumbai and least in Hyderabad. Pigweed is rich in nutri- es all over their There are ing and exploring the world. However, Apollo Hospitals. Next morning the child Prof P K Seth, Chairman, ILSA- ents, Vitamin A, C, and bodies. Most many plants Khusanbek was deprived of the pleasures was removed off the ventilator and was India said: “The survey shows population Vitamin B complex. doctors will known for their of life as he was unable to speak. Post 10 found that the tube which he carried for of Mumbai and Ahmedabad with their It also act as a lax- tell you that antibacterial, years of not being able to communicate, 10 long years was removed. average intake level of added sugar at 26.3 ative and and elimi- allergies can anti-fungal and grams and 25.9 grams per day has a much nates constipation be triggered anti-irritant SLIMLINE higher intake than their counterparts in and other digestive due to any- properties. Hence Delhi (23.2 grams/ day), Bengaluru (19.3 problems. Being rich thing; it can be making them an 69-year-old Delhi-based man, Prakash “We also inserted intra aortic balloon grams day), Kolkata (17.1 grams per day) in Vitamins, it also a fruit you have excellent agent when it Anand (name changed), had undergone pump as a life-saving measure for the patient. and Chennai (16.1 grams per day).” helps in preventing consumed or could be a comes to treating some of a cardiac procedure-stenting in 2016 He is now recovered and is fit to be The survey measured the intake of lung and mouth cancer. sandwich which one ate. For the skin allergies. Aloe vera whenA he had a severe blockage. Recently, discharged,” said Dr Subhash Chandra, added sugar by age groups as well. In gen- It also act as an anti- most of these allergies, one has leaf is a good option. due to the extreme cold conditions in the Chairman & HOD, Cardiology, BLK Super eral, adults and elderly people were con- septic agent and cures to pop pills for a few days or Then there is tulsi. Boil city, he suffered from heart problem again Speciality Hospital. suming slightly higher sugar than the fire burns and scabies. in extreme cases, take anti- half a cup of these leaves till and was rushed to the hospital where he was Doctors have warned heart patients younger ones. The highest intake of It purifies the blood and allergy injections. But there are the water is reduced to half. resuscitated in casualty and taken up for especially those who have already undergone sugar was observed among older adults, help the body to recover from a few home remedies that one Allow it to cool and then dip coronary angiography revealing thrombus in cardiac procedures to take extra care during 36-59 years age group was 20.5 grams per chronic illness. It also keeps can follow. a clean cloth and apply it on Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery. His winters. Heart patients should not miss their day, followed by elderly ( greater than 60 your cholesterol levels in check. Baking soda is an excellent the itchy skin. life was saved by doctors with timely routine medications and protect themselves years) 20.3 grams per day. The leafy vegetable is also home medicine for skin aller- intervention with repeat stenting. from the cold weather. — IANS sunday magazine TRUST IN DREAMS, FOR IN THEM IS HIDDEN THE GATE tarot 11 TO ETERNITY — KHALIL GIBRAN Hyderabad, January 12, 2020

YOUR WEEK AHEAD MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21

Health will be good. This week, everything will come A minor surgery is on the cards. Be cautious of sharp This week your health will be good. The family together. You are in the right place, doing the right instruments and drive your vehicle carefully. This week atmosphere will be peaceful and harmonious. A visit to a thing. You are likely to achieve what you have wished- you will be active and alert. This is a good time to focus beautiful, scenic place is likely. It will bring cheer. You for. The week holds new beginnings that naturally on the studies and make the best use of your capabilities. know what is beneficial for you and must direct your emerge out of the accomplished cycle. To balance your A good physical and mental health will boost your energies in a more productive way. In career, your energies, avoid rich food and oversleep. Career may not confidence. In career, you need to control the situation. opponents may be more creative than you. You will be so satisfactory. You will feel uncomfortable in your You are hardworking and determined, but a feeling of experience mental stress on some issues. The positive work environment. Your senior may feel that you are stagnation may obstruct your growth. Increase your thing is that you are moving towards a brighter phase. not putting your 100 per cent effort into a project. Your efficiency to attain success. In relationship, you may You will be busy travelling, but it will be worth your time. honest nature may fetch you displeasure. Avoid any become possessive. This may have adverse On the love front, there is romance in the air, but you are kind of investment or a new deal in business/property. consequences. Sympathetic and caring nature is the need not prepared. Professional matters will become your In love, you may be possessive. You may face conflict of the hour. Don’t neglect the emotional needs of your priority and this might create some worry in the family. and difficult phase. However, a balanced approach will partner. Avoid harsh and unpleasant words as the You need to balance your life with determination and work in your favour. situation might put you in arguments. focused approach.

Lucky number 14 Lucky number 15 Lucky number 23 Lucky colour Mauve Lucky colour Brown Lucky colour Indigo Lucky day Wednesday Lucky day Thursday Lucky day Wednesday

TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19

You will enjoy good health and richness in relationships. You will be motivated and inspired to do your best this You will experience pain, grief and discontentment this This week there will be occasions when three generations week. You will be creative and experience renewed week. Prevention is better than cure; therefore, a strict of the family will get together. The youngsters may strength. You need to be adaptable as that will help you diet and regular medical check-ups are very important. receive a gift in form ancestral property, money or balance the energy levels. Avoid unhealthy food. Career- Stay away from any addiction. Minor injury or surgery is invaluable advice. On the career front, your insight and wise, an alumni meet is indicated. A get together of old indicated. On the career front, you are quick-witted and mental clarity will generate good results. This is a good colleagues or friends will make you happy. You need to observant at work. Due to your upfront and honest time to act and achieve your target goals. Be alert as new create a positive feeling among those with whom you nature, your career path will not be smooth and may opportunities will knock at the door and you are likely to share your ideas. Contracts, paperwork and cause tension. You will have to rely on your practical get promoted. This is the time to pursue new collaborations will keep you busy this week. You are sensibilities to argue your case with unlike-minded opportunities and draw upon your creativity and mental likely to receive an award or an acknowledgement for people. A female counterpart will play an important role ability for making more money. Love relations will your hard work done earlier. In the matter of emotions, in your career. On the emotional front, pay attention to blossom and may turn into marriage. You will be at ease you will experience happiness. Singles, will get proposals your dreams and intuition. Look for areas in your life that with your partner, and take important decisions with of love/ marriage. Some of you may travel on account of require greater wisdom. Secret love may be revealed and regard to family. This is a good week for family reunion. love, to meet your partner. will make you restless.

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GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18

This week your health will be on the next level and so Do not ignore your health problems due to workload. You This week you will find positive energy all around you. will be your maturity and intelligence. You will be are in a state of confusion, try not to get carried away by a Have self-respect and love for yourself. You will be inclined towards natural ingredients, herbs and spiritual materialistic lifestyle. Spiritualism and slow pace of work extra careful about your diet, exercise and working path. Your views in terms of health are conventional are the only solutions if you wish to attain good health. schedule. Your spouse’s help will prove beneficial in and practical and that will pay you rich dividends. On Avoid being stubborn and rash in making important maintaining good health. Overall, your health will be the career front, clear communication will bring decisions. Career-wise, you are on the right track. A new good. On the work front, opportunities may come your changes. Travel to a foreign land on account of the job job, salary hike or promotion is indicated. To take a big way in an unexpected manner. Posting to a place or a is likely. Your initiative blends with your people skills, decision, don’t be hesitant about seeking advice. A senior designation which you dislike is indicated. Travel or so explore and see where it takes you. Your finances female may come as a helping hand in your professional unexpected journeys will exhaust you. Making money will improve considerably and you may plan a deal in growth. Financially you will be sound. Your hard work will through work from home, writing or artistic pursuits property. On the romantic front, this week is filled with pave the way for rise in your career. You will taste success are on the card. Love life will be smooth. You have an love. Online love messages will revive your energy and on the romantic front. Emotional contentment is likely. amiable personality that charms everyone around you. passion. Singles may find a suitable partner or Singles will meet their dream partner. Married couples will You will be filled with positive energy and will conquer marriage proposals. enjoy perfect harmony and mutual attraction. your partner’s heart.

Lucky number 17 Lucky number 13 Lucky number 21 Lucky colour Pastel Blue Lucky colour Green Lucky colour Yellow Lucky day Saturday Lucky day Tuesday Lucky day Friday

CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20

This week you will find the ups and downs in your You will have an abundance of energy, passion and Pay attention to your health. You will attract a lot of health. Mental instability is also the cause of concern. enthusiasm that will keep you going, surpassing all attention and radiate charm. This will enhance your Tension and worry will create a headache and nausea. setbacks that may come your way. This week you are in confidence. Your personality may make some people Guard yourself against cold and coughing, and most perfect health. Protect your privacy and guard yourself jealous. Be careful, as small negligence may cause a big importantly the liquor. Meditation, yoga and spiritual against sharp edge instruments as minor injury, cut, or hole in your pocket. Career-wise, you need to co-ordinate inclinations are the best way to settle your pain is predicted. Prepare yourself for a big change in your long term career objectives with your domestic temperament. Career looks promising as new and your career. A sudden hike may surprise you. Connect environment. If life feels like a struggle, remember that exciting opportunities will be knocking at the door. You with an official in higher offices may prove fruitful. Invest perseverance will pay off. Do not attempt to fast track will experience the creative spark within you. Those in quality time in your thoughts and actions to reap bigger your career, else it will take its toll. Remember short cut business may plan to expand their reach. Money may benefits for yourself. Be optimistic. This week you need to success may cause regret. Your relationship is affected come from more than one source. On the relationship to go deep into your soul and look for fears, psychic by issues such as fear, anxiety and apprehension. front, there is scope for self-assertion. An awakening blocks and personality disturbances that restrict you in a Spending sleepless nights on account of love is indicated. has occurred and you realise the need to live your life relationship. Don’t allow the intervention of a third party There is a need for intense connections in your life with a in a different way, for you and for your loved ones. in love, it may prove harmful. partner who shares the same emotional wavelength.

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ASTROTURF Better to be practical than perfect BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO tinued sermons on what to do or what taste. Saturn beautifully aligned to not pushed her off so much that she Uranus makes him serious and thor- here was self-created disorder at Such characters are often found to have finally broke off the marriage. Later, ough in work, with an eye on even finer the ‘Primal source’, earlier in a a perfectionist attitude. They wish to be when he started looking for a prospec- details. He can’t agree to anything until Tperfect equilibrated state, which perfect in all their endeavour, precisely tive partner, none would fit into his long it fully satisfies his taste. when gravitated, differentiated energies to a point, of course, on their self- check list, so thirty years now but with But then Moon is opposite Venus. If got excited. Immediately thereafter defined terms, which may or may not no result. Speculating salary hike in that would not be enough, the Sun too began harmonisation of those energies, be in sync with ground realities. More future as was the trend in a growing is locked in adverse formation to which following a course of progressive often than not, they remain stuck to economy, he opted for housing property Venus. All put together makes him too evolution, culminated in the manifesta- their self-delusional perceptions, and beyond his means, ignoring the advice much emotionally touchy and sensitive. tion of plural world with all its enormi- not open to look beyond for a reality and counsel of elders. As the economy He may get over exercised even on triv- ty and diversity. As the cause permeates check. Until pushed to the wall, they took a down slide, his career growth tra- ial issues not to his taste, which he may the effect, the imprints of both order will keep pursuing their line of think- jectory got adversely affected. He then overstretch beyond due and keep and disorder find presence in our cog- ing. By the time they realise, the dam- realised that he could no more service mulling over them for long. In the nitive instrument. Given a trigger either age is done. They wish to go about in debt. Even in terms of works, he may process, often his priority preferences of the two or both could come into life on their own exclusive terms. They not accept an offer till all his precondi- get compromised. Added to that is 9th play, which primarily depends on how can’t digest anything happening to the tions are met. As the economy took a lord Saturn placed adverse to mischie- individual mind is inherently framed. It contrary. They evaluate others by his downturn, he lost his job, and thereafter vous Neptune and Mars, which makes is pertinent to note here that human own measures, not realising that every- he has been without job for long. him self-deluding and moody. Also, it beings are born unique, each manifest- body is born unique. That often makes Let us now look at his astrological makes him habitually suspicious. Once ing varying mindset and desire trends, it difficult to relate to others on even pointers. Gemini Lagna with mind-sig- he gets vexed, he may lose his sense of coming as they may as Karmic carry- terms. In search of perfection, they go nifying Moon there, brings in the ten- reasons and order. On top of that is a over from the past. Evidently, it varies overboard, rejecting options available dency to live on one’s own exclusive cluster of 5 planets, which makes him a from person-to-person depending on one after other. In the process, they fail terms. He may go by his self-defined very complex character. And the result what short of experiences one would to make timely initiative, and when beliefs and perceptions. So long as you is there to see. have undergone in the past. So, we are they are left in the run of life, they sing his tune, you remain the best all born with a preconditioned mind, resign to fate. Else, they hunt out those friend. The moment you offer a con- The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant which serves as defining principle of who may promise extra-terrestrial trarian view, he may immediately get and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at individual mind. The way it is framed is intervention through some belief driven put off. Also, he has a vacillating mind. G-102, , New Friends Colony, how one acts, reacts, or responds. puja. Jupiter in the 5th house brings in a New Delhi-110 025 In many cases, it has been observed Here is the case of a person who perfectionist streak. Moon favourably Tel: 91-11-49848475/9818037273 that the ‘sense of order’ is overplayed. wished his wife to be perfect. His con- placed to Neptune brings in a very fine Email: [email protected]

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Chairman of Legislative Council of THE LEADER WHO RAISED VOICE FOR Telangana Gutha Sukender Reddy is one politician who has straddled the Telangana movements TELANGANA AT 14 from the late sixties. In an exclusive interview to The Double promotion made all, including Congress, to fight was born on February 2nd, for the sake of Telangana. KCR made Pioneer, he shares 1954. I was very active dur- the new generation know the impor- ing my childhood, especially tance of creation of Telangana. I left how at one point in my school days, and made the Congress party due to the indis- a lot of friends. In fact, my cipline of its local leaders. I joined TRS Congress chief Sonia i teachers were so happy that I as I have respect for KCR and he invit- got double promotion-- from Class III ed me. Gandhi and TRS to Class V, when I was studying at my Sonia Gandhi suggested with good native village Urumadla in Chityal intention, and KCR, who had waited president mandal of Nalgonda district. I stud- for three days in Delhi, too was ied Class I to Class V in my village, but inclined to merge the TRS with K Chandrasekhar Rao went to Chityal for Class VI. For Congress. But then AICC general sec- Classes VII to Class IX, I went back retary in-charge Digvijay Singh and almost clinched the to Urumadla High School. local leadership spoiled it, giving an impression to the high command that the party would come to power merger of TRS and Jailed at 14 in Telangana. Everybody, including When I was in Class VI, I participat- Hanmantha Rao, Mallu Ravi, Jana Congress and how ed in the then separate Telangana Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy, Mallu movement actively as a student of the Bhatti Vikramarka, Komatireddy Digvijay Singh and Chityal Government High School, Venkat Reddy Damodara Raja which is along the National Highway. Narsimha and a few others were in the some Congress Students of the school participated in fray for Chief Minister post. That time, the 1969 Telangana movement. The I made it clear to the Congress lead- leaders aspiring for authorities put me in Nalgonda jail ership to invite KCR into the Congress when I was in Class IX, as I got totally and give the Chief Minister post to CM post played the involved in the separate Telangana him as he had good vision about movement. I was not the only one to be Sukhendar Reddy with his family-- Wife Arundati, son Amith Reddy, daughter-in-law Akhila Reddy, daughter Swetha Reddy, son-in-law Srikanth Reddy and Grand children Telangana development. But nobody spoilsport. That apart, attracted to the movement. Our entire listened to my words then. village was filled with the spirit of NTR assured me that he would make Neta always mit. Unfortunately, in the 2009 gen- Gutha shares with Telangana. Our movement became me Andhra Pradesh Dairy Cooperative eral elections, Chandrababu Naidu Hobbies and interests strong as the Chityal CI and SI were Federation Development chairman Distanced from Left parties, TDP allocated the Nalgonda Lok Sabha to Kolishetty from Andhra. They used to beat us. and fulfilled it too. I took several deci- joined hands with BJP. From 1984 to Communists, allocating Khammam I used to enjoy riding my Hercules Later I went to Madugula village to sions during my tenure for the devel- 1999, both CPI and CPM used to take seat to Nama Nageshwara Rao. YSR cycle with three of my friends from my Venkateshwarlu his pursue Class X. Madugula is the native opment of dairy industry till 1999. I also six Assembly constituencies and two assured ticket from Nalgonda to me village to Chityal. As the place of my maternal uncle and former became National Dairy Development Parliamentary constituencies in over phone. I joined the Congress. I owner of cycle, I used to beliefs, likes and Union Minister late Suduni Jaipal Board governing body member, along Nalgonda district. I then got an won the elections as I got sympathy sit in front and they Reddy. Though I could influence some with Revenna Gowda from Karnataka opportunity to contest the elections for from the voters that Chandrababu did used to cycle. My of my school mates and teachers with state. the first time in 1999 as an MP and got injustice to me. Even TDP voters cast father removed the dislikes as well as my separate Telangana stand, most of the elected. I used to visit all constituen- their votes to me. back seat after seeing students and teachers of the school at Homemaker cies where there were no party MLAs. From 2009 to 2014, I played a key four of us ride one principles and more Madugula and my uncle Jaipal Reddy My wife never inter- After Madhava Reddy was killed by role in uniting the Congress MPs, who cycle. I meet my were integrationists. Some teachers feres in my Naxalites in landmine blast at raised their voice in Parliament for the school friends even from his four-decade- over there were , the party responsibil- sake of Telangana state, even though now when I go to relatives of ities increased in the district. the party high command warned us Chityal: Bixapathi, long political career Jaipal Reddy, Then Chief Minister N saying we won't get tickets in the next Ramakrishna Reddy, who had a Chandrababu Naidu entrusted elections. We made high command Muthyam Reddy used that began when he lot of influ- Supportive family me with the responsibilities of understand that creation of Telangana to go on my cycle. ence on the district. I was also under is more important than getting tick- They are all are in was just a them. I never the threat of Naxalites, who ets. Vivek, Komatireddy Rajagopal touch with came under his y son, Amith Reddy, an engineer, worked for 10 years in America and blasted my house in Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar, Sircilla me even school influence. The came back to India. He now has consultancies for various companies Urumadla twice - 1996 and Rajaiah and Manda Jagannatham par- now. teachers there used M 2000. ticipated. We fought actively. We got boy to tell Jaipal Reddy: and well settled. If he interested in entering politics, I will allow him. My I lost the Assembly elec- suspended two times from Parliament. 'Your nephew is daughter, also an engineer, is married. My son's in-laws are contractors. tions in 2004, but played a First time, we eight members got sus- spoiling the school My son Amith also works with them. My daughter key role in district politics pended and second time we got sus- with his Telangana Swetha Reddy and son-in-law Srikanth Reddy are as an opposition leader till pended during Lagadapati Rajagopal's movement.' also into business. They are also living in 2009. I faced a lot of oppo- pepper spray incident in Parliament. After SSC, I joined Hyderabad. My father Gutha Venkat Reddy has sition from former At the end, Telangana was created and NB Science College in three sons and two daughters. My mother Minister Mothkupally we played an important role. Hyderabad. I was elect- Gutha Saraswathamma died of TB and my Narsimhulu in TDP. I have known TRS president and ed unopposed as the father got married again. I and Jithender Narsimhulu worked Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao general secretary of the Reddy were born to my father's first wife. My against not only me, from his days in TDP. I worked with college students body father's second wife has two daughters and but also K Jana Reddy him as in-charges of Nirmal con- from among Telugu medi- one son. My younger brother is in village and Madhava stituency in 1996. At that time, KCR um students. Girish Sanghi doing agriculture. Jithender is with Mother Reddy. In the told me that Andhra projects were like was then elected as presi- Dairy. My daughter-in-law is Akhila Reddy. I 2008 by- elec- Vaishnava temples and Telangana dent of the college students' have two grandsons named Gyan tions, I worked projects were like Shiva temples with- body from among English Rushank Reddy and Aruvamsh against out daily prayers. KCR said that cre- medium students. I felt great Reddy. My daughter’s children are Narsimhulu and ation of separate Telangana was the because I was elected as the Shresta and Srika worked in favor of only solution to end this discrimi- representative of the students' political activi- TRS candidate Nagesh. I informed nation. KCR used to mention my without any student organization ties. She is a home- Chandrababu Naidu and defeated name even when I was in Congress affiliation. maker and enjoys Narsimhulu in Alair. party. I am now extending my full passing time with my During Alair by-elections in 2008, cooperation to KCR as he has great grandsons these days. then chief minister late YS vision and determination to devel- Back to farming My political career began with my Rajashekhar Reddy sent then Minister op Telangana. After dropping out during degree stint in Youth Congress at village-level G Chinna Reddy asking me to extend In 2014, I used to oppose the final year, I went back to farming. Later, politics. In fact, I could enter bore wells cooperation to Congress candidate in Congress leaders who imagined I started business with rigs for large- (4.5-inch and 6-inch rigs) business Alair. YSR asked me to join Congress. themselves as chief ministers. scale digging of bore wells. from the Rs. 2 lakh that I got under But I said no then. When YSR insist- Nobody will oppose the fact that self-employment scheme while contin- ed, I told him I will join Congress Sonia Gandhi accorded Telangana, uing in Youth Congress. After I made before the elections if conditions per- but the important factor is KCR Early love a mark in this business, former Home At school, I fell in love with Arundathi, Minister late Alimineti Madhava daughter of one of Jaipal Reddy's close Reddy too entered rigs business. relatives'. She was studying in the same I got elected to Urumadla Gram school. Eventually I got married to her, Panchayat ward member in 1980. though my uncles forced me to marry one Around the same time, my cousin of their daughters. I succeeded in mar- Gutha Mohan Reddy was member of rying Arundathi with the acceptance of the Legislative Assembly and anoth- all. er cousin Gutha Venkat Reddy was sarpanch of the village. Exposure to dairy industry I joined TDP in 1984 and became Chityal Market Committee vice-chair- Shift in I became a close friend of Madhava man. Later, I became the chairman. Reddy after Nadendla's episode. I used My cousin Gutha Mohan Reddy stood politics, to participate in political activities on the side of Nadendla Bhaskar Rao education along with Madhava Reddy. I tried for in the 1984 episode. Then elections ticket even in the 1989 elections in came again. Gutha Mohan Reddy lost vain. Later, I got elected as single win- at the hands of Gaddam Rudrama n the 80s, political leaders dow chairman during the Congress Devi. Earlier, I strove for the victory I were sincere and regime in 1992. I then became the first of former chief minister late N T Rama committed to development. president of Nalgonda-Rangareddy Rao, who contested elections Present-day politics is full of Milk Producers Mutually Aided from the Nalgonda con- money power. Even the Cooperative Union Ltd. My father also stituency. worked as chairman of the Nalgonda- education system changed a Rangareddy Milk lot. In those days, teachers Cooperative Society. used to stay in villages. Now CM KCR welcoming Gutha into the party there is no such culture. In those days we used to take up TRYING MOMENTS: When politics for almost 40 WHO DO YOU ADMIRE Prabhatha Bheri rally across the village on Jaipal Reddy, Narra years. MOST: I have worked with January 26 and August 15. Teachers used to Raghava Reddy died. The HABITS THAT YOU LIKE: I former Chief Ministers conduct cultural and games competitions. death of Madhava Reddy have no particular habits. I NTR, Chandrababu I have good name in politics but I never caused me lot of anguish. used to watch movies Naidu, YS Rajashekhar switched political parties for opportunities MANTRA FOR during my childhood days, Reddy, K Rosaiah, N but only when I had differences with the HAPPINESS: I try to stay but not now. Kiran Kumar Reddy and leadership. Even KCR used to say that happy every day and know FAVOURITE COLOUR: I am now working with leaders have to wait patiently like Gutha. KCR himself gave MLC ticket to me. So, I tell all RAPID FIRE: the twists and turns of like white colour because it KCR. But I like NTR a lot newcomers to be patient. With former Home Minister A. Madhavareddy politics as I have been in keeps one's mind peaceful. among all.