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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I TUESDAY I 17 MARCH 2020 WEATHER TABLOID O WORLD 12 SPORTS 15 Max: 34 C | | Min: 21.1OC RH: 44% Biden commits to No headway at Indian Coronavirus is not Rainfall: Nil female running mate Premier League veg or non-veg Forecast: Clear sky. Max/Min temp. 35/21º C deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 76 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayanam Thithi: Phalguna Bahula Navami Drop religion from CAA, says Assembly MP CM may till 3.25 am (next day) Star: Moola till 11.49 am Varjyam: 10.10 am to 11.49 am; KCR questions divisive politics, says dissent can’t be termed anti-national 9.54 pm to 11.35 pm Durmuhurtam: 8.49 am to IREDDY SRINIVAS ter (NPR) and the National ● The House expressed maintaining that the state, He pointed out that states defy Gov on 9.37 am; 11.11 pm to 11.59 pm REDDY | DC Register of Citizens (NRC) concern over the pro- being the youngest in the like West Bengal, Kerala Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 which could “result in the posed implementation country and contributing and Rajasthan had passed HIJRI CALENDAR exclusion of a large num- to nation-building, had the similar resolutions. The Telangana State ber of people”. of the NPR and NRC responsibility to speak on Condemning slogans like Rajjab 21,1441 AH Legislative Assembly on The Congress and the such issues. “Goli maro sa….. ko,” floor test which could “result in PRAYERS Monday unanimously AIMIM supported the reso- the exclusion of a large “At a time when the raised by some leaders Fajar: 5.23 am passed a resolution oppos- lution moved by Chief number of people”. world is moving towards during the Delhi election, Zohar: 12.35 pm ing the Citizenship Amen- Minister K. Chandrash- breaking down borders, is the CM asked whether Governor Tandon issues 2nd Asar: 4.45 pm dment Act (CAA) and urg- ekar Rao. there a need for such divi- divisive and provocative Maghrib: 6.32 pm ing the Centre to amend While initiating the dis- ate such nuisance which sive politics?” KCR asked. politics were needed. fiat to Nath to prove majority Isha: 7.39 pm the CAA (1991) to remove cussion, the Chief has led to unrest in several “This is not to be taken While passing the resolu- SUNSET TODAY 6.26 PM references to any religion Minister said that it was parts of the country amid lightly, and there is need tion, the assembly urged RABINDRA NATH or foreign country. not a question of Muslims apprehensions,” he said. to oppose such narrow- the Telangana government CHOUDHURY | DC SHIVRAJ MOVES SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.21 AM The House expressed or Hindus, but one that Telangana had strong minded politics. Dissent to take all necessary steps BHOPAL, MARCH 16 MOONSET TOMORROW 12.37 PM concern over the proposed affected the entire coun- reasons to oppose the CAA can’t be seen as anti- to safeguard the people of MOONRISE TOMORROW 1.15 AM implementation of the try. “In a civilized society brought in by the BJP-led national, which is what is Telangana from exercises In a significant develop- SC, SEEKS EARLY National Population Regis- like India, we can’t toler- NDA government, he said, happening now.” such as NPR and NRC. ment, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal TRUST VOTE Nath on Monday dropped IN BRIEF enough hints that his gov- DC CORRESPONDENT ernment may not honour NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 Nirbhaya case the fresh directive from Centre bans all flights from UK, EU Governor Lalji Tandon to The Supreme Court is face a floor test in the likely to hear a plea by convicts move ICJ state Assembly on former MP Chief Minister New Delhi: As the day of DC CORRESPONDENT Tuesday to prove his Shivraj Singh Chouhan hanging of the four death NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 majority. on Tuesday, seeking an row convicts in Nirbhaya Mr Nath who met the early trust vote in the gang rape and murder case In a bid to contain the Governor in the evening, Assembly, contending nears, three of them have spread of novel coron- said he found no reason that incumbent CM moved the International avirus in India — with the for a trust vote in the Kamal Nath has lost sup- Court of Justice at Hague number of positive vases house since his govern- port of the majority. seeking a stay on their reaching 114 on Monday ment enjoyed a majority. The plea by former CM “unlawful execution”, alleg- — the government has In a strongly worded let- and nine other BJP law- ing the probe leading to banned the entry of pas- ter to Chief Minister makers is listed for hear- their conviction was sengers from the United Kamal Nath, Mr Tandon ing before a bench com- “flawed” and they have Kingdom, member states had dismissed the reasons prising Justice D.Y. been treated as “guinea of the European Union as assigned by the Chief Chandrachud and Justice pigs”. The petition was filed well as the European Free Minister to skip the floor Hemant Gupta. through the convicts’ Trade Association, and test on Monday as “base- The petition by lawyer A.P. Singh Turkey. The airlines have less and meaningless” and Chouhan has sought been asked not to board cautioned him that “It direction from the SC to passengers from these will be deemed that the Speaker, the State assem- Another Gujarat nations with effect from Kamal Nath government bly and Chief Minister to 1200 GMT on March 18 no longer enjoyed majori- hold a floor test within and enforce this at the ty if it does not face floor “12 hours of passing of the Cong MLA quits port of initial departure. test in the house on order” by the top court Gandhinagar: Another The government has Tuesday”. and as per “direction” Congress MLA in Gujarat also said passengers com- Emerging from Raj issued by the Governor has resigned ahead of the ing from or transiting Bhawan after the meet- on March 14 and 15, 2020. Rajya Sabha polls in the through the UAE, Qatar, ing, Mr Nath told Chouhan and other BJP state, taking the tally of leg- Oman and Kuwait will reporters, “My govern- MLAs have questioned islators who have quit the need compulsory quaran- ment enjoys a majority in the Speaker’s decision to party to five. Speaker tine for a minimum peri- the house. I have no doubt adjourn the proceedings Rajendra Trivedi informed od of 14 days. This too will about that. Why should I of the assembly citing a the House that five Congr- be effective from March then face the floor test? If crisis due to Covid-19. ess MLAs — Pravin Maru 18. The government said the BJP thinks my gov- from Gadhada, Pradyuman- that both these instruc- ernment is in minority, release of these MLAs. Let sinh Jadeja from Abdasa, tions are temporary mea- then let the party bring no them come out in the open Soma Koli Patel from sures and will be in force confidence motion agai- to declare that they Limbdi, J.V. Kakadia from till March 31 and will be nst my government,” The resigned from the Assem- Dhari and Mangal Gavit reviewed subsequently. Fifteen tourists from Indonesia including three of them from Telangana, who are suspected to have symptoms of coro- Chief Minister alleged bly,” Mr Nath added. from Dang — have quit. After a meeting of the navirus, are being brought to Gandhi Hospital for isolation from Karimnagar. Report on Page 2 —DEEPAK DESHPANDE that 16 Congress MLAs Mr Nath’s meeting with Group of Ministers, the have been held “captive” the Governor comes in the government has issued an by BJP in a resort in wake of the Governor ED summons advisory asking all educa- SENSEX PLUNGES Bengaluru in Karnataka. issuing him a fresh direc- tional institutions, gyms, “I am concerned about tive to face a floor test on Subhash Chandra etc to be shut and travel to 4th Covid +ve case in city, the well-being of my Tuesday. be avoided as a part of 2,713 PT, ENDS MLAs. It is my duty to New Delhi/Mumbai: The ED “social distancing” mea- ensure their safety. I have ■ Page 8: BJP MLAs has summoned top corpo- sures. lens on Scotland returnee BELOW 32,000 urged the Centre to secure paraded before Governor rate honchos, including With four new cases Essel Group promoter detected on Monday, the RAVI RANJAN Subhash Chandra, Jet total number of positive DC CORRESPONDENT found positive for Covid-19 tive patient was in the city PRASAD | DC Airways founder Naresh cases of Covid-19 in India HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 disease, the state health on a visit from Scotland. MUMBAI, MARCH 16 Goyal and Indiabulls chair- is now 114. Out of this, 17 department said. The department said that Ex-CJI Gogoi man Sameer Gehlaut, to persons have been dis- Telangana confirmed its Two other Covid-19 it was awaiting tests on 19 Friday bounce back in appear before it this week charged, and there have fourth Novel Coronavirus patients are already under other individuals, whose share prices in the stock in connection with its been two deaths. One (Covid-19) positive case on treatment at the GGH samples were collected on market proved to be tem- money laundering probe each fresh case was Monday, of a man who here. One of them is a Monday. porary as Sensex and named for RS against Yes Bank promoter reported from came to the city from young woman, who recent- Three more test samples’ Nifty-50 fell close to eight Rana Kapoor and others, Maharashtra, Odisha, Scotland recently. The two ly returned from Italy, results are also being per cent on Monday DC CORRESPONDENT officials said on Monday. Ladakh, Jammu and tests conducted on sam- while the other is a man in awaited, the department under severe fear of eco- NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 Kashmir and Kerala. ples collected from him, his early 40s, who came said. nomic slump that coron- ■ Full report on Page 13 after he was admitted to back from The avirus would inflict on President Ram Nath ■ Page 9: Anti-HHIV drugs the Gandhi General Netherlands. ■ Page 2: Health minister the company’s earnings. Kovind has nominated hold ray of hope Hospital (GGH), were The latest Covid-19 posi- speaks to Covid-119 patients Economic, trade and former Chief Justice of Gold price falls travel shutdown are imp- India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi acting equities across the to the Rajya Sabha. A noti- globe, analysts said. fication in this regard was `1,300 in a day The Sensex fell 7.96 per issued by the ministry of Chennai: Gold and silver Vikarabad panics over isolation ward cent closing a massive home affairs late on witnessed one of the steep- 2,713.41 point down at Monday. The notification est falls in the recent histo- KANIZA GARARI | DC cough emits TB bacteria nearest temple. were in panic, shutting 31,390.07, its second bigg- states that the nomination ry as a sell-off triggered by HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 that can spread. No effort “This is not isolation,” shops for the day. With est fall in the history. has been made to fill the Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi margin calls in equity mar- was made to trace them as chided health official, urg- over 200 suspected cases to Nifty-50 index too fell 7.61 vacancy caused due to the who had held an unprece- kets last week got extended Thirty travellers return- they “left against medical ing them to stay indoors. be kept at the resort and per cent and closed at retirement of one of the dented press conference on Monday. In the Delhi ing from Covid-19 affected advice”. Medical and health offi- TB hospital, residents fear 9,197.40 down by 757.80 nominated member. in 2018, which was per- spot market, gold lost countries were shifted to Spotting 30 ‘suspected’ cials complained to the the virus will spread. points. There seems to be Justice Gogoi was one of ceived by many as a revolt `1,300 per 10 gm from the Vikarabad, causing 22 of patients in the Anantha- collector for more staff. Police said only suspected no respite in the near the five judges who had against the then CJI previous close of `42,600 the 29 tuberculosis giri Resort’s lawns trig- This is only the first batch cases are here and if they future as market’s pronounced the verdict Deepak Mishra. Justice to `41,300 on Monday. patients to panic and flee gered the panic. The of suspected cases. test positive, will be taken volatility indicator last year on the political- Gogoi had retired in Silver fell from `41,500 per the hospital. They left patients are not staying Patients were not follow- to Gandhi Hospital for surged to the highest ly-sensitive Ram November last year. kg to `37,000, losing without waiting for the put in their rooms and are ing the informal guideline treatment. Police urged level in the last 10 years Janmabhoomi-Babri `4,500 kg. doctor’s advice. These are instead in the corridors, of dos and don’ts. residents not to fall prey to of 59.86. Masjid title suit and was ■ Page 8: Judges had active TB patients whose lawns and also down at the Vikarabad residents rumour. ■ Full report on Page 13 also one of the four judges highlighted crucial issues ■ Full report on Page 14 RED | ALERT Currency notes are found to hotbeds of microbes; officials turn blind eye to cash-based infection COUNTER POINT Tongue to cash is easiest way to attract coronavirus BALU PULIPAKA | DC suspected to be carrying me a matter of concern. ● THIS ISSUE was flagged dent BC Bhartia told Inquiries in Telengana California, researchers dis- Deccan Chronicle. HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 the virus or those who This issue was flagged by by the Confederation of All “Though revealed that not much covered that the virus have tested positive, have the Confederation of All we raised this issue previ- attention has been paid to could survive on different Indians have a peculiar conducted such transac- India Traders (Cait), which India Traders (Cait), which ously too, it acquired addi- the aspect of any cash tran- surfaces from 24 hours on habit of using their index tions. wrote a letter last week to wrote a letter last week to tional urgency now.” sactions conducted person- cardboard, to up to two or finger to collect spit from Though the rapid Union finance minister Union finance minister Asked if Cait has heard ally by Covid-19 patients. three days on materials their tongues while count- response teams comprising Nirmala Sitharaman. Nirmala Sitharaman. back from the finance min- Though the coronavirus’ such as plastic and stain- ing cash. This could be a officials and staff from var- Several scientific studies istry, Mr Bhartia said “it ability to survive on differ- less steel. Though the disaster waiting to happen, ious departments have have pointed out that cur- ous gastro-intestinal disor- has been a one-way com- ent surfaces is still a mat- study was conducted under and worse, cash transac- been tasked with tracing rency notes are hotbeds of ders. munication.” ter of debate, according to a lab conditions, the resear- tions in the time of the people who were in close infection causing micro- “We have no idea why There has to be a proper preprint of a study pub- chers said that the coron- coronavirus is a cause for contact with such individ- organisms that could this issue is not being study in the wake of the lished on March 9 by the avirus was also found sta- concern, as little or no uals, absence of concrete result in diseases such as addressed and why every- new health crisis and the National Institutes of ble for up to three hours in information on whether information about possible respiratory tract infec- one in the government is government should sug- Health, Princeton, and the aerosol particles that float individuals who are either cash transactions has beco- tions, meningitis and seri- silent on this,” Cait presi- gest solutions, he added. 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IN BRIEF Provide sanitisers, restaurants told Plan to screen all coming from Maha Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Covid-19 health check-posts to be set up at 4 locations on highways for people travelling to TS Corporation (GHMC) com- missioner Lokesh Kumar on BALU PULIPAKA | DC Monday instructed owners of HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 ETALA SPEAKS restaurants, hotels and eateries in the city to pro- Worried over the increas- vide hand sanitisers to their ing number of Covid19 TO COVID-19 customers. He said this is cases in neighbouring part of the various measures Maharashtra and PATIENTS taken by the corporation to Karnataka, the Telangana contain the spread of coron- Government is learnt to be avirus. The commissioner mulling setting up health From Page 1 requested citizens to follow check-posts at four loca- all safety norms as per tions on highways con- In a bid to fast-track test- instructions of the state gov- necting the two states with ing of suspect cases, ernment and keep them- Telangana for screening whose first test comes selves safe. all persons travelling into positive, the health Telangana. department is now con- The Covid-19 health ducting a confirmatory check posts are being second test at the lab in TOP IAS OFFICER planned at Dharmabad, Gandhi Hospital, instead Boraj, and Sirupr of sending second test UNDERGOES Kagaznar on the roads samples to the National leading from Maharashtra Institute of Virology in COVID-19 TEST in erstwhile united Pune. Adilabad district and at Meanwhile, health min- DC CORRESPONDENT Zaheerabad on the high- ister Etala Rajendar on HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 way leading into Monday spoke on tele- Telangana from phone with all three Senior IAS officer and munici- Karnataka. patients admitted to the pal administration principal The government is con- Gandhi Hospital and secretary Arvind Kumar on sidering the logistics of assured them of best pos- Monday said he has under- setting up such checkposts sible medical care. Mr gone a voluntary Covid-19 test which if become a reality, Rajendar comforted following his recent return will have thermal screen- them, saying they would from a trip abroad. ing facilities. be cured soon and can go “I am following all advisories While Maharashtra, back home after that. from the government as per when the last update was He inquired from them laid down protocol, currently provided on Monday after- about the treatment on voluntary home isolation noon by the Union being given to them and for 14 days. I underwent Covid- Ministry of Health and the facilities at the hospi- 19 check-up and tests as a mat- Family Welfare had 32 tal, and received some ter of abundant precaution Covid19 positive cases, suggestions, his office though I have no symptoms,” Karnataka was listed as Heavy rush was noticed at Secunderabad railway station on Monday after the state government declared closure of schools and colleges till said. The minister also Kumar said in a statement. having six cases of the dis- March 31 in view of the coronavirus threat. The SCR announced several initiatives to combat the spread of virus, which include disinfecting all spoke with members of Incidentally, the tests on the ease. coaches, toilets and pantry cars at regular intervals and cleaning of the waiting halls on the platforms, among others. — GANDHI families of the patients. senior IAS officer resulted in a However, the Telangana Mr Rajendar said that brouhaha of sorts within the government, following the all cases so far in government circles. The unchecked passage back Telangana were of peo- health department deputed a and forth by a 76-year-old ple who travelled to microbiologist from Gandhi man, who passed away and Hyderabad from other Hospital on Sunday to collect was confirmed as carrying Covid fear worries RTC drivers, conductors countries, but there was the IAS officer’s samples for the disease - from no local transmission of testing. This move of deputing Gulbarga to Hyderabad DC CORRESPONDENT virus’s transmission is not ● SEVERAL EMPLOY- upset that most employee admitted to not washing the disease. The minister a staffer is learnt to have been and back, wants to prevent HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 proven and is highly debat- unions have gone silent their hands regularly. briefed Chief Minister K taken without the knowledge similar incidents from able. A woman conductor EES said that though after the strike, and there An official at JBS, who .Chandrashekar Rao on of the health department, recurring, it is learnt. Life is more or less the waiting for passengers to they are at high risk is no one to fight for them was wearing a mask while the progress in treat- which subsequently led to same for employees of the board her inter-district bus because of the public- now. The employees and manning his desk, refused ment of patients and some red faces in the govern- Telangana State Road at Jubilee Bus Station had facing nature of their drivers at JBS said the sta- to answer on whether steps being taken to fur- ment. COVID-19 TEST Transport Corporation tied a handkerchief across tion and the buses are employees would be given ther tighten screening, (TSRTC). Bus stations and her mouth and nose. job, they are not being being cleaned thrice a day. masks and sanitisers. He, quarantining of suspect depots in the city are “I am very scared of given sanitisers, masks. However, one driver said however, said that the cases and ensuring avail- COVID: 1O FROM FACILITIES AT bustling with activity, reporting to work. But the buses are not being employees were trained in ability of equipment, betraying no indications of what other choice do I soon get some hand sanitis- cleaned as well as TSRTC the necessary preventive materials and medicines. INDONESIA a global pandemic. have?” she asked. She said ers and masks. This was a officials are telling the measures. The health department RGIA REVIEWED However, many of the cor- that though the buses are week ago. There is no media. “Only the exterior A senior divisional level has begun coordinating poration’s employees, cleaned every night, it update on this,” he said. A of the bus gets a proper wet TSRTC official, while with the police to imple- SCREENED DC CORRESPONDENT mainly drivers and con- doesn’t help calm her driver from JBS, when wash. The insides are just refusing to go on record on ment its plan of sending DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 ductors, are a worried lot. nerves. “If it is my destiny, asked about being given wiped clean,” he said. Two anything related to Covid- everyone arriving from KARIMNAGAR, MARCH 16 Several employees we I will get Coronavirus sanitisers and masks, other employees from 19, said measures were seven listed high-risk A coordination meeting to spoke to said that though (Covid-19),” she said with a burst out laughing: “They Sangareddy and underway to help the driv- countries for a mandato- Notwithstanding the precau- monitor measures taken they are at high risk sheepish grin. made us beg a few months Mehdipatnam confirmed ers and conductors. ry state-run quarantine. tions being undertaken and at Rajiv Gandhi because of the public-fac- A driver working at the ago when we asked for a this. Many employees are, “We will come up with a It has started sending most people staying indoors, International Airport ing nature of their job, Mehdipatnam depot said raise. You think they will surprisingly, nonchalant solution soon. The conduc- international passengers unless required, fear about (RGIA) to check air pas- they are not being given he was upset that the gov- give us sanitisers?” he about Covid-19. They say tors are especially at risk aged over 60 years for a coronavirus became pro- sengers for Covid-19 was sanitisers or masks. It may ernment was hanging said, referring to the the virus is “not in India” since they come in direct 14-day mandatory quar- nounced in Karimnagar dis- held here on Monday. be noted that the efficacy of them out to dry. “Our sen- recent TSRTC employees’ and “wouldn’t survive our contact with the general antine at Haritha hotel trict on Monday with the Principal Secretary for face masks in stopping the iors told us that we would strike. Some employees are temperature”. They also public,” he said. in Vikarabad. arrival of a 13-member team, Transport, Roads, and which included 10 from Buildings, Sunil Sharma Indonesia, two from and Cyberabad Police Hyderabad and a local. Commissioner V.C. RUSSIAN They apparently arrived Sajjanar supervised the from New Delhi by train for arrangements in which Online nikah performed as ADMITTED IN Jokes on Covid-19 praying at a masjid. Following the officials from RGIA, orders issued by the District CISF, GMR and Bureau of ISOLATION WARD Collector K.Shashanka, offi- Immigration apart from flood social media cials of police and health offi- airlines staff participated. groom gets stuck in Saudi cials have maintained strict Speaking to the media, DC CORRESPONDENT SANJAY SAMUEL buster song by Camila vigil at important public Mr Sajjanar said that pas- A. RAVINDRA SESHU | DC ● THE GROOM and his food was served to the ANANTAPUR, MARCH 16 PAUL | DC Cabello, ‘Havana’, now places like bus stands and rail- sengers arriving from KHAMMAM, MARCH 16 guests who chatted as if at HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 has a coronavirus ver- way stations as many people abroad are being sent for family had planned to a real wedding except that A Russian was admitted sion, and bhajans too belonging to erstwhile thermal scanning as part Covid-19 has really played come to Khammam for the groom was several in the isolation ward of Social media platforms have been rewritten Karimnagar district have been of protocol. spoilsport for this bride performing the Nikah thousand miles away. At Anantapur General that are choc-a-bloc with focusing on the virus. returning from abroad. “A personal proactive and groom. ceremony but Covid-19 the auspicious time, the Hospital for showing irrepressible individuals The ‘Suno na, suno na’, On Monday, a special branch equipment kit is being Mohammad Adnan two parties connected symptoms of coron- demonstrating their cre- song from Shah Rukh police team noticed the team given to those coming Khan and his bride has made that online and the proceed- avirus. He arrived in ativity with memes, jokes Khan and Rani at the railway station and from the seven risk-zone Shabana had to perform impossible. ings were recorded on a Puttaparti on March 6 and humorous quotes Mukherji’s 2003 found that some of them were countries and those who an online video wedding large screen in the hall. and was residing at a even in the worst of Bollywood hit Chalte suffering from cold and cough. have Covid-19 symptoms ceremony because the The bride and bridegroom rented room in the spiri- times, have found a new Chalte, has been making They immediately shifted all are being quarantined and groom and his family but Covid-19 has made appeared on the screen tual centre. When he subject - the novel coron- the rounds over the past 13 members to Karimnagar their samples sent for were stuck in Riyadh and that impossible. along with their respec- complained of cough avirus that is spreading few days in a well re-com- government hospital for analysis to NIV-Pune,” he the bride’s family lives in Modern technology tive parents. The parents and cold, he was advised dread and death across posed ‘Corona, Corona’ screening. said. Khammam where the came to their rescue and of the bridegroom signed treatment at the isola- the world. version. The health officials diag- Those coming from Italy, marriage ceremony was they performed the cere- on the papers that the tion ward. His samples It took off in India after There’s a flood of Tik- nosed two members with Germany, Spain, Iran, initially to take place. mony through online marriage is done and the were sent to Tirupati March 10 when Union Tok videos and songs and symptoms of Covid-19. All 13 China, South Korea and Shaik Abdul Nabi, a video, probably a first for bride’s parents did like- lab. He had travelled Minister Ramdas posts from religious were shifted to Gandhi France are being quaran- farmer in Gundala, a Telangana state. wise. from Russia, Thailand Athawale led the now groups. Hospital. tined for 14 days. remote mandal headquar- The schedule was care- Abdul Nabi, father of and Malaysia and landed virally famous ‘Go Hymns on Coronavirus DM&HO Dr Sujatha said that ters town in Bhadradri- fully planned so that the bride said, “We had at Kochi airport on Corona Go’ chant at a from Italy after the gov- they are kept in an isolation Kothagudem district, Shaikh Nabi and his fami- fixed everything and the March 3. He suffered prayer meeting in ernment’s decision to centre. She said that there was ● CYBERABAD POLICE fixed the marriage of his ly and relatives reached bridegroom and his fami- from cold and cough, a Mumbai. Mr Athawale lockdown were sung by no need to panic as there were Commissioner Mr daughter Shabana six SR Function Hall in ly members were to come couple of days ago and had even convinced the people from their bal- no cases of corona patients Sajjanar, speaking to months ago with Adnan Khammam on Sunday to Khammam. The spread- admitted to Anantapur Chinese Consul-General conies. S. Quraishy, a registered in the district. She Khan, a native of night. Some of Adnan ing of Covid-19 changed General Hospital on to join in the chant, which music instructor who pre- urged the people to maintain the media said that pas- Hyderabad, working as an Khan’s relatives here in their plans but we decided Sunday. RMO Dr Lalitha was apparently aimed at pares students for the cer- personal hygiene practices sengers arriving from engineer in Riyadh, where India also came to not to stop the Nikah. The and Superintendent Dr driving away the dreaded tificate courses in music and avoid travelling to long abroad are being sent his parents also live. They Khammam. programme was done as Ramaswamy Naik form- virus. offered by Trinity distances. had all planned to come to The marriage hall was per schedule and all ed a team of doctors and Not surprisingly, Mr College, London, said: for thermal scanning as Khammam for perform- decorated as if for an formalities have been admitted the patient at Athawale’s sombre “We should appreciate part of protocol. ing the Nikah ceremony actual Nikah, delicious completed.” the isolation ward. prayer has spawned sev- the talent. Those videos eral disc jockey versions, are so well made, with and some that have impeccable music and changed his performance well-written lyrics.” If TESTING | TIME Precautionary steps being taken at all transport department offices in Hyderabad into trance music, others the coronavirus has done that are plain fun, and yet nothing else, it has at others that are mocking least brought out the cre- in tone. ative talent in the popu- Driving test takers given sanitisers to curb virus The Billboard chart- lace at large. DURGA PRASAD city police chief, howev- dure they have to give city police commission- SUNKU | DC er, has only called on their thumb impres- er Anjani Kumar has Covid-19 awareness HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 police personnel to sion, signature and requested police per- maintain good hygiene. their picture at the sonnel to take their own The transport depart- Transport officials camera point. Thus precautions to main- ment has started pro- have been provided there are high chances tain good hygiene to drive stepped up viding sanitizers to masks and sanitisers. of contracting the protect themselves those who come for Higher officials of the virus. As a precaution- from the virus. “If we DC CORRESPONDENT Government General driving licence tests transport department ary measure we have are healthy and proper- NIZAMABAD, MARCH 16 Hospital to treat those and to officers who test have told constables provided sanitisers at ly protected, we can who are suspected to be them, as part of preven- and officers who come every counter to clean serve the community The district administra- infected with Covid-19. tive measures to fight directly in contact with hands before giving the better. These are test- tion in Nizamabad is tak- Presently, there are no the coronavirus citizens to wear masks. thumb impression and ing times for us. Every ing steps to tackle Covid- suspected cases in (Covind-19) pandemic. Speaking to Deccan signature and we minute of every police 19. Government and pri- Nizamabad or Kamareddy Such precautionary Chronicle, Joint ensure this is done.” officer is for ensuring vate educational institu- districts. measures have been Transport Commi- He said that with so people’s health and tions, cinema halls were Awareness campaigns taken in all transport ssioner G. Panduranga many people visiting safety,” Mr Kumar said. shut on Monday. on Covid-19 are being car- offices in the city – in Rao said, “Every day their offices the officers He added that he has Students, staying in hos- ried out in print, electron- Khairatabad, Secund- hundreds of people are also at risk and have observed that there is a tels reached their homes ic and social media. The erabad, Malakpet, visit the RTA office to been requested to wear good partnership from Hyderabad and district medical and Mehdipatnam, get their driving licence masks and to be vigi- between the communi- other towns. A 24-bed iso- health department is tak- Bandlaguda and and other work done. lant of their own ty and the police to As a preventive measure, visitors being given hand sanitisers at the RTA lation ward has been set ing all steps to see that the Nagole. The Hyderabad As part of the proce- hygiene. Hyderabad check coronavirus. office, Trimulgherry, on Monday. — S. SURENDER REDDY up at the Nizamabad virus does not spread. Umasankar CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 3

TEN SCHOOLS IN BRIEF Getting back on track FUNCTION DESPITE Varsities declare EPFO curtails CLOSURE ORDER customer visits class shutdown Hyderabad: The Employees’ DC CORRESPONDENT Provident Fund Organisation HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 DC CORRESPONDENT said steps are being taken (EPFO) on Monday HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 to keep admission-related announced that it would Ten schools in the city proposals on track. curtail the visits of cus- were found to be Universities in the city Osmania University tomers and stakeholders to functioning normally made official announce- took the decision to close its office in Barkatpura. A and conducting classes ments on Monday on the all hostels and messes on statement by the EPFO despite the government suspension of classes. the campus. Research noted that the gathering of a ordering shutting down Maulana Azad Urdu scholars and other hostel large number of people rais- of all schools in the National University students have been asked es the risk of Covid-19 trans- wake of emergency due (MANUU) announced that to evacuate immediately. mission. It urged EPFO to Covid-19. it would suspend all class- Electricity and water sup- members not to visit the School managements room teaching across its ply to the hostels and office unless for in areas like Gachibowli, 11 campuses, including its messes will be disconnect- emergencies. Abid’s, Uppal, Tarnaka, headquarters in ed from Tuesday. For normal queries and and Kondapur maintai- Hyderabad, until March grievances the office ned that they have not 31. It asked hostel students E-teaching at schools, helpline Nos. 18005999911 received any official or- to go home by March 20. coaching centres: and 040-27564576 can der from the governm- Students will be provid- be called during ent in this regard. ed online resources so that Several schools and coach- office hours. District education offi- they may continue their ing centres are making Official twitter account: cers, who received com- academic work. The teach- alternative arrangements @epfohyderabad plaints from locals about ing staff, however, would to keep students on track (Barkatpura) and @epfhy- the functioning of continue to work while with their studies. The derabad (Madhapur) schools, however, said taking precautionary Global Indian Facebook accounts: closure notices have measures. International School at epfohyd Barkatpura and already been served on Elsewhere, the Uppal has announced that epfohyd Madhapur. all schools. University of Hyderabad it has started online class- The schools will have (UoH) has suspended all es. Narasimha Murthy, to remain shut till academic activities, executive vice chairman AI PILOTS SEEK March 31. including classes and of the school, said a time Meanwhile, teachers examinations, until table has been sent to par- URGENT have to attend schools as March 31. Students have ents. they will have to take been asked to return to Chirec International classes for students their homes. Faculty School sent out emails to FINANCIAL AID online. members and non-teach- parents regarding the Air India pilots sought an Foreigners busy checking out jewellery stalls in Charminar on Monday after a dry spell due to the fear of However, teacher rep- ing staff will continue to same. urgent financial assistance coronavirus. — P. SURENDRA resentatives complain work as usual. The Vision IAS, which offers from the government on that 60 per cent of the Academic Council meet- coaching to candidates sit- Monday for the disinvestment- schools do not have facil- ing of the university ting for the civil services bound national carrier amid ities or equipment for scheduled for March 20, exam, announced that it the coronavirus pandemic. conducting virtual class- too, will be deferred. The would be shutting its cen- With global travel bans due es. Such study will also vice-chancellor, however, tre in the city. to the pandemic, many air- GHMC hits illiterates in have no impact on stu- lines across the world are star- dents as they will not be ing at massive losses and fear receptive. Shutting going bust. down of schools has Aviation think-tank Centre already put most of for Asia Aviation has already slums with Covid flyers them in a holiday mood. warned that most airlines Teachers are at their across the world would go wit’s end as manage- bankrupt if the governments ments are pressuring do not take a coordinated Audio messages, street plays planned in coming weeks them to use available action. DC CORRESPONDENT ● GHMC OFFICIALS was the responsibility of nalised the pamphlets on technology for complet- In a joint letter to civil avia- HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 rationalised the the sanitation wing. Covid-19 by saying it was ing their portions. tion minister Hardeep Singh “It is not possible to intended to prevent panic. Managements are also Puri, the two Air India pilots’ In an exercise in futility, pamphlets on Covid-19 by issue hand sanitisers to In all, 20 lakh pamphlets asking teachers to work unions — Indian Aviation the Greater Hyderabad saying it was intended to an 18 lakh population,” a were distributed in the on either planning the Guild and the Indian Municipal Corporation prevent panic. 20 lakh senior official said. 1,486 slums in the corpora- portion or preparing Commercial Pilots (GHMC) distributed pam- pamphlets were distrib- “Each individual has to tion limits. schedules for the next Association — said the Covid- phlets about Covid-19 to uted in the 1,486 slums take care of his or her per- Other plans to create year. 19 crisis was wrecking havoc prevent its spread among sonal hygiene.” Covid-19 awareness in the across the globe. During this the approximately 18 lakh The corporation has not Slums, like the rest of slums include hiring ● perilous time, Air India slum-dwellers in GHMC taken additional measures the city, are supplied wa- autos with loudspeakers SCHOOL teachers employees have gone above limits — ignoring its to improve hygiene in the ter on alternate days. Off- to announce preventive have to attend schools and beyond to get the people of own data that around 85 slums or deploy additional icials hope slum-dwellers measures. Street plays are as they will have to take the nation back from affected per cent of this population manpower to clear use soap. also planned for the near classes for students countries worldwide, the is illiterate. garbage. Officials said this GHMC officials ratio- future. online unions said. “Despite cases of infections on our aircraft and even quar- antine for our crew, the employees continue to do their Three arrested for spreading duty at considerable personal risk,” according to the unions. “We urge you to provide urgent financial aid to Air fake coronavirus death news India so that we, the airlines employees, can keep on doing DC CORRESPONDENT Google and created news matter came to the our jobs and (continue) serv- HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 that one Jupalli Bharat notice of police, ing the nation,” the letter stat- had died while undergo- they took up investiga- ed. According to by Acuite rat- Three persons were ing treatment for coron- tion and found that no ings, the domestic air traffic arrested by Bhongir avirus in the Gandhi such death had would be impacted negatively town police under General Hospital on occurred. by 50 per cent, which would in Rachakonda commis- Sunday. They went on to Police arrested the turn also impact the passenger sionerate for spreading say that the body had three on Monday under load factor by 50-60 per cent till fake news about the been shifted to the sections wherein they June on a year-on-year basis. death of a person due to Bhongir town. could be imprisoned for Stating that the government coronavirus. The news was posted one year. Rachakonda had not infused any funds into The three have been as corona death in commissioner has Air India in the current fisca- identified as Shiva Bhongir around 5:30 p. warned that stringent lyear, the letter said, “This Kumar Yadav, 24, Bharat m. on Sunday over a action will be taken makes it almost impossible for Kumar, 20, and Bala WhatsApp group called against those who create Air India to meet it’s monthly Raju, 20, who live in HBO PAWAN ANNA. It such fake news and financial obligations.” Bhongir town. The three spread like wild fire all spread panic among citi- chose a photo from over Bhongir. When the zens. Covid impact: HC, lower courts to hear ‘urgent matters’ only VUJJINI would function on March 26 a period of three weeks, the In all contempt cases, VAMSHIDHARA | DC (Thursday). HC said. where the personal appear- HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 The High Court instruct- After the full court meet- ance of bureaucrats was ed the Telangana Chief ing, Chief Justice Chauhan ordered, have been dis- In the backdrop of an advi- Secretary to provide a ther- informed that the decision pensed away with. The sory from the World Health mal machine so that all was necessitated given the Chief Justice observed, “I Organization (WHO) those who come to court situation in Telangana and want only 100 people to be against mass congrega- could be screened — liti- across the entire country, in the Court on three work- tions, consequent to the gants, counsels and judges. and the next three weeks, as ing days.” rapid spread of the global As part of precautions per medical advisories, are The CJ advised all coun- pandemic Coronavirus and restrictions, the High very important. sels, litigants and staff to (Covid-19), and the several Court cautioned that no lit- “We are going through a ensure that their cell positive cases in the coun- igant would be permitted to tense situation and we will phones were cleaned fre- try and state, the Telangana the court premises, except be passing through a grave quently because he had High Court on Monday took in family and child custody critical period over the next seen a video on social a decision to restrict adjudi- cases. three years,” the HC media, which showed that cation of cases to dire Only the counsel, whose observed. phones could also be a car- urgent matters only. The cases are listed before the Despite all precautionary rier of Coronavirus. High Court also reduced Court, would be permitted measures taken by the state The HC registrar said that the number of benches and to enter the HC campus. administration and the in cases where stay was working days to hear these They shall be permitted to Union government, about to expire between urgent cases. enter the Court Hall in bat- Coronavirus could not be March 17 to March 31, coun- This decision applies to ches of five each. The rema- contained, he said, adding sels were told requested to not only the High Court but ining advocates are advised that it was still spreading inform the registry, so that also all subordinate courts to wait in the corridors, the its deadly wings every- these cases can be listed in the state. HC ordered. Other coun- where. The Chief Justice, before concerned benches One division bench head- sels, who do not have cases in a grim voice, said, and a stay would be auto- ed by Chief Justice listed before the HC, were “There are chances that matically extended. Raghavendra Singh told to refrain from coming India will undergo a situa- While filing of cases is Chauhan and Justice A. to the Court campus. tion like Italy.” allowed, it does not entitle Abhishek Redday, and four Continuing on its earliest In cases of a stay expir- any party to get them listed separate single benches instructions to lower courts ing, cases would be auto- before the concerned bench headed by Justice P. Naveen in the state, the Telangana matically listed, or on men- immediately, the HC noted. Rao, Justice P. Naveen Rao, High Court on Monday tioning, the stay will be Counsels are requested to Justice Challa Kodan- again issued precautions to extended. Bail applications, describe nature of urgency, daram, Justice Shameem be taken by unit heads of demolition cases, child cus- if they wished for a case to Akther and Justice G. district courts. tody cases would be taken be taken up on an urgent Sridevi respectively would The district courts and up, besides other dire basis. hold the court on Mondays, other subordinate courts urgent matters, if men- The nature of urgency Wednesdays and Fridays were instructed to enter- tioned. All counsels were shall be decided by the reg- till March 31. tain only urgent matters assured that none of the istrar (judicial), or conce- For the next week, since such as bail applications, judges will pass any rned judge, the CJ ordered. March 25 (Wednesday) hap- temporary injunction appli- adverse orders. Women The Bar Association hall pens to be a public holiday cations, remand matters, staff need not attend work and lunch room for lady ad- owing to Ugadi (Telugu cal- etc. The trial in all other with an advice to take care vocates shall remain closed endar new year), courts cases must be postponed for of their children at home. until further orders. CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 4

MAN KILLED AFTER SHORT TAKES RAZED BUILDING’S FIRE AT SHOPPING COMPLEX, DEBRIS FALLS ON HIM 40 RESCUED DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 A person died when debris from a building being dis- A fire broke-out in an electron- mantled fell on him late on ic shop on the fifth floor of Sunday night under OBITUARY 3rd DEATH ANNIVERSARY Taramandal commercial com- Karkhana police station. “The memory of righteous will be plex situated opposite AG The deceased has not yet blessing.” (Prov. 10:7) Office and close to the been identified. Secretariat late Monday According to Karkhana evening. Approximately 40 inspector P. Madhukar persons were rescued. Swamy, the building was According to fire officials, being demolished using a they received a call around 7:50 JCB when a portion of the pm and fire tenders were front wall of the building immediately rushed to the came crashing down with a spot. loud sound. There were sev- The inmates rushed to the eral passersby near the terrace to save their lives as building at the time. Many there was no way to come out moved away when they S.A. RAHMAN (Sir) Retired Teacher JOGUNOORI DANIEL PAUL of the building. Around 25 fire- realised that the wall was Sadhana Mandir High School We will cherish his love fighters were involved in the crashing down. Risala Bazar, Bolarum until our last breathe. Inserted by: rescue operation. “However, the debris fell Expired on 14.03.2020 J. Christiana - Wife They saved lives of 40 people directly on one person Inserted by: Sons and Daughter J. Arunakantha - Daughter from the building and brought standing in front of the Contact: 9966766066 W/o M. Kamalakar & Children J. Wilma Sunitha Rani - Daughter them down the stair-case. The building and he died W/o S. Jayanand & Children rescuers using Brondo sky-lift instantly,” the inspector J. Paul (Son) H/o J. Trina & Children J Beena - Daughter reached the terrace of the ten- said. Karkhana police have W/o Joseph Irwin & Children floor building and brought booked a case. Efforts are on Brother J. Samuel Paul - down all the 40 members to identify the deceased. H/o Evangelina & Children Brother J. Johnson Paul - stranded there. The body has been shifted to H/o Anuradha & Children Three fire engines were used Gandhi hospital for autopsy. Elder Brother Late J. David Paul’s Children to put off the fire in around 30 A view of the building demolished at Karkhana on Sunday night. — S. SURENDER REDDY J. Vijaya Mary W/o Benhur. M & Children J. Elizabeth W/o Joy. & Children minutes, the cause of which J. Buela W/o Jenison & Children could not immediately be All Residents of USA ascertained. (S/1920/D02021) District fire officer, station fire office of the Legislative Man held at RGIA OBITUARY Assembly and Animal RTC bus rams I have fought the good fight, I have finished Husbandry Minister Talasani the race, I have kept the faith. II Tim 4:7 Srinivas Yadav reached the spot and oversaw the rescue for smuggling gold operation. DC CORRESPONDENT During the baggage into van, 6 killed HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 screening, the officials DGP REVIEWS noticed ten zip pullers In a new modus operan- concealed in a bag. LAW AND ORDER Bus driver was busy on his cellphone di of gold smuggling The suspicious offi- detected by the Air cials checked the zip NAKKA SARAH LAZARUS AT MULUGU DC CORRESPONDENT Passersby rushed to Highway 44 during the Intelligence Unit (AIU) pullers and found that D.O.B: May 1950 D.O.D: 16.03.2020 HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 the accident site and early hours of Monday. officials at Rajiv Gandhi they were made of gold Slept in the Lord on 16th March, 2020 The body will be at Somajiguda DC CORRESPONDENT called an ambulance to Narsingi sub-inspector International Airport, and coated with another residence. Funeral: Narayanaguda WARANGAL, MARCH 16 Six persons, including a shift the injured to the D. Rajesh said E. an air passenger was metal. Cemetery, Hyderabad on 17th March, seven-year-old girl, died hospital for treatment. Krishna, 28, of Damma- caught carrying gold in The passenger was 2020 at 11 a.m. Inserted by: Sons, Daughter-in-law, DGP M. Mahender Reddy when the van in which The deceased have been nnapet, P. Kista-iah, 60, the form of zip pullers also in possession of Daughters, Son-in-law, Grand Children reviewed the law and order sit- they were travelling was identified as C. and P. Anjaneyulu, 25, of on Monday. two Apple phones for John: 9849715989/ 9502148189 / uation at Mulugu on Monday. hit by an RTC bus in Madhavi, 36, Manjula 45, Machireddy mandal, The AIU team of which he did not have 9908118779 He laid special emphasis on Medak district on G. Manemma, 55, N. along with Kavya and Hyderabad customs, on any documentation (S/1920/D02022) the strategies to be adopted to Monday. Preliminary Durgamma, 40, and G. Ajay, went to RGI Monday, intercepted a proving illicit import of curb the movements of investigations by the Rajitha, 36, who died on Airport at Shamshabad passenger who arrived the yellow metal. 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY extremists in Mulugu and police have revealed that the spot, while D. in a van to drop P. Ravi, at RGIA in The gold zip pullers “Blessed are the dead which die in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally dis- the bus driver was busy Madhurima, 10, suc- their relative, who was Shamshabad, who was worth `5,49,753 and the Lord from henceforth.” (Rev. 14:13) tricts. on his mobile phone and cumbed to her injuries leaving for Dubai on carrying 133.5 gm gold. mobile phones were He said that the review meet rammed into the van as at the hospital. Sunday night. The passenger came to seized, and a case was focused on facilities and other a result. Bus driver Md. While returning to the the city on an Air registered against the necessities needed by the Ten others, including Shamsheer fractured village at around 3.30 a. Arabia flight (G9458) passenger for the inves- police, to improve the efficien- the bus driver, have been his hand. “Our inquiry m., their van rammed from Sharjah during tigation, the officials cy of the personnel. “Apart admitted to a govern- has revealed that the into the lorry parked at the early hours. said. from discharging the primary ment hospital in Medak bus driver was using his the roadside on the high- duty of maintaining law and for treatment. The con- mobile phone when he way. Police said order effectively, the police dition of a girl undergo- lost control and crashed Kistaiah, Krishna and RAPE VICTIM’S department is also contribut- ing treatment is stated into the van,” SI of van driver Anjaneyulu OBITUARY ing to the efforts of the state to be serious. Bodies of Medal police said. The died in the mishap. The DEVATHALA ROBERTS ISAAC MOTHER TRIES DOB: 24-06-1921 Died on 17-03-2019 government in the implemen- those dead have been driver is yet to be ques- injured E. Kavya and First Year Memorial Ceremony to be held tation of welfare and develop- shifted to the mortuary. tioned as he is undergo- her younger brother on 17-03-2020 at 502, Amsree Building, mental programmes,” he said. According to Medak ing treatment, he added. Ajay have been shifted TO END LIFE Opp: St. John’s College, Secunderabad at 12.00 noon. Followed by Lunch. Mr Reddy heaped praise on district police, at around to Ramayampet govern- Remembered by: police and officials for peace- 11 a. m. on Monday, a Three killed at ment hospital for treat- DC CORRESPONDENT Children and Grand Children fully conducting the biennial DCM van with 20 people Narsingi ment. It is suspected the HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 Mobile: 8247004178 Sammakka-Saralamma jatara belonging to Fasalwadi In another mishap at driver of the van may (S/1920/D02023) at Medaram, last month. He village was heading to Narsingi village, also in have felt sleepy and lost The heinous rape and thanked the locals who sup- the Vanadurga temple in Medak district, three control of the vehicle, murder of Kalpana by OBITUARY ported the police and the Yedupayala village. persons were killed and resulting in the mishap. one Srinivas Reddy in With profound grief we inform you administration in their When the van reached two suffered injuries A case has been regis- Hajipur took a shock- the sad demise of our beloved father SYED ABDUL RAHMAN (Sir) endeavours. the outskirts of when the van (TS 17 C tered. Bodies of the ing turn on Monday Retired Teacher IG Y. Nagi Reddy, Mulugu and Sangaiahpet village, it 2491) they were travel- deceased have been when the victim’s Sadhana Mandir High School Bhupalpally SP Sangramsingh was hit by RTC bus com- ling in rammed into a handed over to their kin mother Bhagyamma Risala Bazar, Bolarum G. Patil, Mahbubabad SP N. ing from the opposite stationary lorry (AP 09 after autopsy, police attempted to hang her- Expired on 14.03.2020 Koti Reddy were present along direction. TA 1611) on National said. self from a tree at an Inserted by: Syed Chand and Family with others. isolated place around Contact No. 9959933850 12:30 pm. She was vexed with YOUTH ON PHONE BOY RIDING CYCLE the in-laws and felt Revanth’s brother unsatisfied with the CRUSHED TO DIES AS TRACTOR land given to her by them. Bhagyamma DEATH BY TRAIN RUNS OVER HIM took up the issue with K. SUNDARESHAN gets relief from HC the gram panchayat on DOB: 11-01-1940 DOD: 16-03-2020 H.No. 6, Picket, Srinivasa Enclave. Nellore: Despite the frequent Monday. She demand- Funeral will be held on Tuesday, reports in the media on loss of DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT ● MR P. Venugopal, ed more than half of 17-03-2020 @ Marredpally, 1.30 p.m. human life because of using HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 the total land. Her Inserted by: FAMILY MEMBERS mobile phones while walking senior counsel, argument was that she (CA:3292) on road or crossing railway A 12-year-old boy who Justice G. Sridevi appeared for the had lost her daughter. tracks, people to do just that. was cycling was killed directed Cyberabad petitioners and However, unhappy A 23-year-old youth pursuing when a tractor ran over police not to take any with the gram pan- OBITUARY law was crushed under the him. The incident took coercive steps against informed the Judge chayat judgement, she wheels of a train on the rail- place at Vivekananda X Anumula Krishna that the accused confronted the head K. way track near V.R. Law Roads in Jillelaguda Reddy, (brother of Lok have no role in the Ram Reddy. College here on Monday under Meerpet police Sabha member A alleged offence. According to police morning. station. Revanth Reddy) and official L. Madhu The youth was engrossed in According to police, Poreddy Vijaypal ● HE INFORMED Babu, Bhagyamma listening to music. two boys Jagadeesh, 12, Reddy, both accused in was seen attempting and Shiva Kumar, 8, the case related to ille- that this is the same suicide by locals, who were returning by the gal usage of Drone to case in which Mr rescued and rushed same cycle to their house record other’s property Revanth Reddy has her to the Area from a grocery shop. and are yet to be arrest- filed three criminal Hospital of Maisireddy FAIZ When the rider turned ed. palli. Her condition is A dearest friend of 6 decades. petitions seeking A versatile man with extraordinary the cycle for getting to The judge was dealing said to be stable. Police qualities of head and heart. the other side of the with a petition filed by three different investigation is under- A nobel soul full of love, compassion road, a tractor coming them seeking to quash reliefs from the way. & integrity has left. A void impossible from behind hit the the FIR and stay of all to be filled. cycle. The tractor ran further proceedings of Court. Rest in Peace FAIZ over the head of the case, including is the same case in POLICE ARREST Integrated by: Narindar Chopra Jagadeesh, who died on their arrest. They are which Mr Revanth (B/1920/D00219) the spot. Shiva, however, absconding. Reddy has filed three 20-YEAR-OLD escaped. Mangamma, Mr P. Venugopal, sen- criminal petitions mother of the victim, ior counsel, appeared seeking three different 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY said they hail from for the petitioners and reliefs from the Court. RAPIST Suryapet and have been informed the Judge The Judge after hear- living in Dasari that the accused have ing the submissions of DC CORRESPONDENT Narayana Colony since no role in the alleged the senior counsel HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 past one year. She said offence and prayed the directed Cyberabad Jagadeesh had gone to Court to quash the FIR police not to take any A 20-year-old man from get groceries and his and stay on all further coercive steps against Bihar, who sexually younger brother Shiva proceedings in the Krishna Reddy and exploited a minor after also went along when the case. Vijaypal Reddy till fur- kidnapping her, was mishap occurred. He informed that this ther orders. arrested by Balanagar police on Monday. Late Shri RAIKOTI ANAND PRASAD You are missed each and every day, According to police, for you were someone special who the accused Kishore meant more than words can say. Mandal, a native of R.A. Bhagyashree (Wife) 38 students booked for cheating Raikoti Srinivas Prasad (Son) Jamalpur in Bihar, is Shalu Sant (Daughter) Hyderabad, March 16: Telangana State on Of 435,305 candidates, working in the city as a Ravi Kumar Sant (Son-in-law) As many as 38 interme- Monday. who registered them- labourer. Last Shikha Raikoti (Daughter) diate second year stu- Of the 38 cases of mal- selves for the examina- December, he kid- Avish Sant (Grandson) dents were booked for practice, 14 were booked tion, as many as 417,952 napped a 14-year-old (S/1920/D02024) malpractice during the in Nizamabad, 11 in appeared for the exami- girl from the city and conduct of Physics Suryapet, three each in nation while 17,353 or took her to Bengaluru Paper II and Economics Warangal Rural and 3.98% abstained for by luring her in the Paper-II by the Nalgonda and one each taking the Intermediate name of love. He con- Telangana State Board in Karimnagar, Sanga examinations this fined the victim in a of Intermediate Reddy and Hyderabad year. room, where he raped Education across districts. — INN her many times. POLITICS pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 5

IN BRIEF ‘Will quit if Cong Activists applaud TRS government’s CM SAYS LAND REGISTRATIONS resolution on CAA in Assembly TO COST MORE proves charges’ ATHER MOIN| DC hoped that he would ensure Ulema Hind Moulana Hafiz ● MOHAMMED MUSHTAQ HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 that NPR will not be con- Peer Shabbir Ahmed con- DC CORRESPONDENT Malik appreciated Chief ducted in its present form. tended that Telangana has Minister K. Chandrashekar HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 KCR: Will use TS share of Godavari water There has been an over- In a swift reaction, he practically showed that it is whelming response to the Rao for passing a compre- also announced withdrawal in the forefront of safe- It is inevitable to make chan- DC CORRESPONDENT resolution passed in the hensive resolution against of their call to lay siege of guarding democratic val- ges in a few sectors including HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 TELANGANA STATE ASSEMBLY, Legislative Assembly the CAA, NPR and NRC and the Assembly buildings ues and secularism. the economic sector, for the regarding CAA, NPR and hoped that he would ensu- that was scheduled for Advocate and President development of Telangana and Chief Minister K. COUNCIL ADJOURNED SINE DIE NRC. Not only leaders from re that NPR will not be co- March 19. He said that they Tamir e Millat Syed Jaleel its survival, said Chief Chandrashekar Rao said several parties, even nducted in its present form would observe it as a day of Ahmed, State President Minister K. Chandrashekar that he would resign if DC CORRESPONDENT passed six bills and two the general public appreci- invocation and thanksgiv- Students Islamic Organ- Rao on Monday. the Congress party HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 issues were taken up for ated the state government’s ● IN SWIFT reaction, he ing. isation (SIO), Dr Talha Mr Rao, while speaking at showed proof of any a short discussion in wh- move while organisations also announced withdrawal State President Jamaat-e - Faiyazuddin and General the Assembly, announced that agreement that the erst- The Telangana Legi- ich 76 members partici- against the Union of their call to lay siege of Islami Hind, Moulana Secretary of Awami Majlis the prices on land registra- while Congress govern- slative Assembly and pated. The budget sess- Government’s ‘unilateral’ the Assembly buildings Hamid Mohammed Khan, e Amal Mr Mujahid tions, liquor, sand, mines, and ment of unified Andhra Legislative Council ion also passed demands acts welcomed the move that was scheduled for asked the government to Hashmi appreciated the even power would be incr- Pradesh had entered adjourned sine die on for grants, apart from a and demanded the govern- issue a G.O to hold the move while spokesperson eased. He said that charges in into with Maharashtra Monday ahead of sched- resolution against the ment to put a stay on March 19 process of census and NPR of Majlis Bachao Tehreek any other sector were not over the utilization of ule in the backdrop of NRC, CAA and NPR. NPR. on par with Kerala and Mr Amjadullah Khan increased in the state in the Godavari waters. Covid-19 threat prevail- The House sat for eight Convener Telangana-AP Chief Minster K. Delhi as there is no men- Khalid said the resolution last six years of the TRS rule, Replying to the discus- ing over the state. days over duration of 48 Joint Action Committee Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) tion in the resolution about is not clear about NPR. and alleged that there have sion on Appropriation The budget session had hours and 41 minutes. against CAA and NPR for passing a comprehen- putting a stay on the NPR He criticized AIMIM been instances of an increase Bill on Monday in the commenced on March 6 While adjourning the Mohammed Mushtaq sive resolution against the exercise in the state. for not insisting for a stay of fares only during the State Assembly here, the and was scheduled to council, Chairman G. Malik appreciated the CAA, NPR and NRC and State President Jamiat on NPR. Congress regime. Chief Minister coun- continue till March 20. Sukhender Reddy recou- The Chief Minister criti- tered the allegation of Adjourning the assem- nted that the House held cised the attempts of erstwhile Congress Floor leader bly sine die, Speaker business for seven days governments to ban liquor and Mallu Bhatti Vikram- Pocharam Srinivas and sat for 28 hours and the only way to control the arka that the govern- Reddy said the House 22 minutes. consumption of alcohol in the ment had failed to pro- state is to increase the fares. tect the rights of He also said that the increase Telangana and conceded arashtra and Andhra facilitate irrigation of in bus ticket fares is to save the to the demands of upper Pradesh for the inaugu- one crore acres of land Road Transport Corporation. riparian state Mahar- ration of Kaleshwaram in Telangana. This About `1,000 crores were allo- ashtra by cutting down project, which is an indi- increased acreage will cated to the RTC in the budget the height of the cation that none of them result in increase in and also started goods courier Kaleshwaram project. had any objection to incomes of farmers,” service in the RTC to generate He challenged the Telangana utilising its the CM said. profits for the corporation. Congress floor leader to rightful share.” With regard to Kalesh- show proof of any agree- Mr Rao reiterated that waram, Mr Rao said that ment that the erstwhile the state government steps have been taken to JOB SEEKERS Congress government resolved to fully utilise lift three tmc of water had entered into with Telangana’s share in (from the present two) to URGE SHRC Maharashtra, saying, “I Godavari river waters mid Manair and two tmc will resign from the for benefit of state. All to Mallannasagar, mak- FOR RESULTS Chief Minister’s post if steps were taken to uti- ing the dream of filling you show me an agree- lise 530 tmc of water by Kondapochamma at the DURGA PRASAD SUNKU | DC ment the Congress gov- next year, he said, add- earliest. HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 ernment entered into ing, “The State was inch- He took exception to with Maharashtra. TRS ing forward to fully uti- Congress party’s allega- Many job aspirants, who have government gave utmost lize 950 tmc of our share tions that his govern- taken written examinations priority to irrigation in Godavari waters.” ment had not followed for different notifications and had several rounds “While 530 tmc of water norms while taking up issued by the Telangana gov- of talks with the Maha- will come from Kaleshw- irrigation projects and ernment, approached the rashtra Chief Minister aram, Devadula and had not submitted a Telangana State Human on Kaleshwaram.” Sitarama projects will detailed project reports Rights Commission (TSHRC) He said, “I invited yield another 75 tmc and to the House for scruti- requesting to direct the gov- Chief Ministers of Mah- 175 tmc respectively, to ny. ernment to release the results. The job notifications released by Telangana government for various departments like Health and Electricity depart- Bhatti: KCR cheating people ment amounts to 5,834 posts. The government issued noti- DC CORRESPONDENT income is shown has tricity charges are being fications for the Health Med- HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 `30,000 crore more than hiked. If they had told ical and Family welfare depar- what it is exactly. this to the public before tment, under the notification Alleging that the pro- The revenue deficit of elections, they would numbers 57, 67 58, 59 in the posed state Budget has the state is `25,018 crore, have given a right judg- year 2017 and 4, 5, in the year several discrepancies but the state govern- ment. The state took 2018. In Transmission Corpor- and is far from reality, ment has shown the several loans on the ation notification number 4 Congress legislative pa- budget as `1.83 lakh name of projects,” said and 5 in the years 2017. The rty leader Bhatti crores. “This is done Mr Vikramarka. government had conducted Vikramarka said that it basically to get more He further said that the written examinations for all is only the effort funds,” he alleged. state has `5 lakh crore those notifications. However, of Chief Minister K. Mr Rao wants to debt and in the future, it the results were not released. Chandrashekar Rao to turn the citizens into al- cannot be cleared. All the notifications were cheat the people of coholics and sell the la- When questioned ab- released after a long gap of 14 Telangana. nds to get more revenue out employment for you- years. The past two years, Speaking to media, Mr to run the state and to th, the CM is question- fighting all the odds they have Bhatti said there is a dis- clear the debts, Mr ing back if the Congress been waiting for results with a crepancy of `25,000 Vikramarka said. can solve the employ- hope to bag a job. crore in the state’s “To increase the bur- ment problem if given income. The state’s den on the public, elec- an opportunity. KLIS project completes milestone, is Asia’s biggest DC CORRESPONDENT SIRICILLA, MARCH 16

The wet run of the Kale- shwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) was conducted success- fully last week with the comple- tion of 9, 10, 11 and 12 package works under the third and fourth phases. The officials lifted the water from the surge-pool, which is supplied from Sri Raja Rajshwara Swamy reservoir (Mid Manair Dam), and pumped it to Annapurna reservoir con- structed at Thimmapur village of Yellanthakunta mandal in Rajanna Siricilla district. The Telangana government has taken up the KLIS project to turn the barren lands fertile and has completed the works of first and second phase (up to Asia’s biggest Surge-pool constructed at Thippapur village of 8th package of the project) by Yellanthakunta mandal under KLIS project package 10. —DC supplying the Godavari water to Sri Raja Rajeshwara Reservoir. of 3.5 tmc. irrigation needs will be supplied The works were completed at a The Annapurna reservoir was to about 31,000 acres of ayacut cost of `3,051 crore by acquiring constructed with mud bunds on land in the three district of 3,945 acres of land which includ- three sides which are of 6,075 Karimnagar, Rajanna Siricilla ed 323 acres of forest land, evac- metres in length and one NOF and Siddipet. uating around 1,319 families (Non-Over Flow bund) on the Meanwhile, the Ananthagiri from the villages which are other side was constructed with village with 1,120 families and under threat of being sub- cement and concrete which is of 2,340 members was evacuated merged. 34 metres height and 415 metres before releasing the water from The 10th package is the key to in length. MMD to Annapurna reservoir. the project which starts at Under the 10th package, a The government by fixing a cut- Thippapur village of 440/11 KV electricity sub-station off up to 2017 year sanctioned Yellanthakunta mandal under was also built for lifting the R&R package to the villagers which a surge-pool (biggest) and water through pump sets at the above 18 years of age. a reservoir (Annapurna) were surge-pool. But the officials failed to pro- constructed along with the 3.4- In the third and fourth phases, vide basic facilities to the evac- km canal and 7.6- km tunnel con- daily one tmc of water will be uees in the R&R colony. They did necting the Sri Raja Rajeshwara supplied to Kondapochamma not construct school, health cen- reservoir. reservoir which has a storage tre, toilets and community build- Asia’s biggest surge-pool capacity 13.5 tmc for about 120 ings and also did not provide constructed in between the three days from MMD with a capacity drinking water facility in the hills at Thippapur village of 25.87 tmc via Annapurna colony. with 92- metre depth and reservoir (3.5 tmc), District collector D. Krishna 56-metre width along with Ranganayaksagar reservoir (3.5 Bhaskar along with installing four Bahubali motors tmc) and Mallanna sagar reser- Manakondur MLA Rasamayi 106 mega watts capacity is the voir (50 tmc) in a phased man- Balakishan and Siddipet collec- special feature of the 10th ner. tor Venkatram Reddy had held a package. The water lifted from From MMD to Kondapoch- meeting recently and ordered the surge-pool will be pumped amma reservoir which covers the officials concerned to pro- into the Annapurna reservoir 9,10, 11 and 12 packages of third vide the required facilities to the which has a storage capacity and fourth phases, the water for R&R colony. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 pg 6

SHORT TAKES THREE MAOIST Despite recession, state sees investment INFORMERS TAKEN TS to set up 2,254 industries in various sectors with an employment potential of 1,70,888 people INTO CUSTODY DC CORRESPONDENT Telangana state to set up tries are in the advanced investments have come to HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 2,254 industries in various stage with an investment Engineering, food process- DETAILS OF INVESTMENTS UP TO 31ST DECEMBER 2019 DC CORRESPONDENT sectors with an empl- of `28,116. 96 crore and an ing, Agro based, cement KHAMMAM, MARCH 16 In spite of economic reces- oyment potential of 1, employment potential of 2, and other sectors. Out of Progress No. of Investment Total sion in the country but 70,888 people. In the last 87,112 people. While 645 `24,577 crore investment Three persons suspected to be and across the globe, the five years, the Telangana industries are in the ini- `712.58 crore has come to Industries (Rs in crore) employment informers of the CPM were Telangana state has wit- state has given permission tial stage with `51,023 cr- the engineering sector to taken into custody at Konay- nessed a flow of invest- to 11,857 industries with ore investment and set up 437 industries. The Commenced Operation 9,020 85,125.83 6, 23,071 ipalem under Enkoor mandal ments in the current the investment of `1, 2,57,323 employment pote- Socio Economic Survey on Monday. financial year. Through TS 84,655. 44 crore and the ntial and 1,428 industries 2020 report said that there Advanced stage 764 28,116.96 2,87,112 The three were identified as iPASS, so far the Telan- total employment pote- are yet to start construc- is significant growth in Initial stage 645, 51,023.80 2,57,323 Madakam Bhima, 24, Madivid gana state has received ntial reached 13,98, 056. tion works with the invest- the registration of new Anda, 25, and Madavi Malla, `1,84,655.44 crore invest- Out of 11857 industries, ment of `20,388.85 crore industrial units in Yet to start construction 1,428, 20,388.85 1,40, 550 24, of Tamirigudem in Oossur ment in various sectors as 9020 industries have com- with 1,40, 550 employment Telangana. The total num- block in Chattisgarh. The trio per the Socio Economic menced operations with potential. The Telangana ber of working manufac- Total 11,857, 1, 84,655.44 13, 08,056 were found wandering in the Outlook 2020 report. In the an investment of `85, Engineering and Food turing units in the state chilli fields and the people who current financial year, up 125.83 crore and provided process sectors have been grew from 7,729 in 2009-10 suspected their moments, to 31st December, `24,577cr employment to 6, 23,071 experiencing heavy to 12,476 in 2016-17, an In the current fiscal year up to 31st December 2019 informed the police. investment has come to people. About 764 indus- demand. Most of the increase of 61%.

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SHORT TAKES COPS ISSUES NOTICE Poll postponement: Jagan upset over weekend TO TD MLC ON visits of IAS, IPS to Hyd MACHERLA ATTACK SEC briefs Governor DC CORRESPONDENT HoD is to leave Vijayawada HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 without prior clear- DC CORRESPONDENT ance from the concerned VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 16 Ramesh explains circumstances leading to deferral by 6 weeks Andhra Pradesh Chief authorities. She added that DC CORRESPONDENT Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan local body elections were The Gurajala police issued VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 16 Reddy has become angry round the corner, annual notices under Code of over IAS officers posted in examinations were under- Criminal Procedure (CRPC) State Election Commis- YSRC moves SC against the State flying to way and there were other section 160 to Telugu Desam sioner N. Ramesh Kumar Hyderabad and other places important matters that MLC Buddha Venkanna and met Andhra Pradesh every weekend without tak- needed immediate personal former Telugu Desam legisla- Governor Biswabhusan ing permission. attention. tor Bonda Umamaheswara Harichandan at Raj local polls delay Several IAS officers have She also said that Chief Rao in the Macherla attack Bhavan on Monday and their families in Minister wishes that visits case asking the duo to present briefed him about the DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE GOVERNMENT from the Union Hyderabad. They head of officers should be result- before police on March 17. reasons for deferring by VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 16 filed petition in the apex Government would not home every Friday evening oriented and in the interest YSRC activists had attacked, six weeks the elections court on the Covid-19 be released if elections and return to Vijayawada of the State. injured and damaged vehicles to the local bodies. Determined to conduct are delayed and there is Monday morning. Some Moreover, such work status and seizure of Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy of Telugu Desam Ex MLA According to sources in the local body elections funds due to delay in no assurance that elec- officers leave the work should be for a full-day and Umamaheswara Rao, MLC the State Election as scheduled, the State tions would be held by place Friday afternoon ● not something that can be Venkanna and Andhra Commission (SEC), Government has written conduct of elections. the next financial year. itself. JAGAN CONDUCTED a finished in half-a-day. Pradesh High Court advocate Commissioner N. a letter to the State The government filed Jagan recently conducted review meeting in which The Chief Minister also Para Kishore in Macherla Ramesh Kumar took an Election Commissioner the unilateral decision of petition in the apex a review meeting in which some officers were not pres- objected to some IAS offi- assembly segment in Guntur appointment on Sunday (SEC) and filed a petition the SEC and directed the court on the Covid-19 some officers were not pres- ent. On enquiry, he was told cers working from home district on March 11. The to meet the Governor on in the Supreme Court officials to respond status and seizure of ent. On enquiry, he was told about the weekend visits of and not visiting the police swiftly responded by Monday morning. objecting to its postpone- swiftly to set right funds due to delay in about the weekend visits of some IAS officers without Secretariat. Apparently, registering a suo-moto case Mr Kumar met the ment. A lunch motion things. He emphasised conduct of elections. some IAS officers without taking permission. some are conducting review and later the police arrested Governor and briefed petition was also filed in that coronavirus can be The Supreme Court taking permission from the meetings at their resi- YSRC leaders Turaka Kishore, him for about 50 minutes AP High Court against prevented if councillors, judge Justice Lalith government. In fact, some ●MS SAHANI has issued a dences. The government Mallela Gopi and Bathula about the circumstances the decision to postpone sarpanchs, municipal admitting the petition even go to New Delhi with- circular to all IAS officers in has mandated that all IAS Nagaraju. that led to the decision to the elections. chairmen, corporators directed its inclusion in out any official work. which she said that no offi- officers should compulsorly Interestingly the police did postpone the election Meanwhile, SEC and mayors are elected. the regular list of March On coming to know of cer, Secretary or HoD is to work from the Secretariat. not receive any complaint process by six weeks. Nimmdagadda Ramesh All these elected repre- 17. this, the infuriated Chief leave Vijayawada without Incidentally, when admin- from Telugu Desam leaders Though the SEC was Kumar met governor B. sentatives can add In a separate develop- Minister directed the Chief prior clearance from the con- istration was shifted to hence issued notices under the expected to brief media- Harichandan to explain strength to the govern- ment, a petition was Secretary Neelam Sahani to Vijayawada from Hyde- inquiry process. persons about his meet- the reasons behind post- ment machinery and filed in the AP High take immediate action. This cerned authorities. rabad, officers used to take Gurajala Police Sub Division ing with the Governor ponement. local bodies would be Court objecting to the was confirmed by officials ● CM ALSO objected to prior permission from the deputy superintendent of later in the day, he did Chief Minister Y.S. strengthened. postponement and of Chief Minister’s office some IAS officers working government to visit Hyd- police K. Srihari issued notice not do so. No press Jagan Mohan Reddy The Chief Minister demanding elections be (CMO). from home and not visiting erabad on weekends. Over a to MLC Venkanna and former release was also issued took strong objection to further said that funds held as schedules. Ms Sahani has issued a period of time, they have MLA Umamaheswara Rao to until late in the night. circular to all IAS officers the Secretariat. stopped informing the furnish details with support The SEC authorities in which she made it clear that no officer, Secretary or authorities. evidence documents at are tight-lipped about ● CHIEF SECRETARY Telugu Desam and only from the Centre. Macherla and Veldurthi police what transpired between used Covid-19 as a pre- Commissioner Kumar is Nilam Sawhney also stations on March 17. the Governor and the text. facing a tough time cur- FURNITURES & FURNISHINGS The Telugu Desam leaders SEC. wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary Nilam rently, with Opposition Venkanna and Umamahes- It may be recalled that SEC, asking him to Sawhney also wrote a let- TD, BJP and Jana Sena wara Rao came to Macherla as reported in Deccan revoke his decision to ter to the State Election demanding that the without giving any prior infor- Chronicle on Sunday, defer elections. Commissioner, asking process of elections to mation to the police violating soon after the SEC him to revoke his deci- local bodies be started the protocol norms. announced the postpone- sion to defer elections, afresh, even as the rul- DSP Srihari mentioned that ment of the elections to pre-election violence, saying there was no ing YSRC is insisting on the police filed two cases at local bodies by six weeks Chief Minister Y.S. major health hazard in continuing the elec- Macherla and Veldurthi so based on the Centre’s Jagan Mohan Reddy the state owing to Covid- tion process and comple- they have to attend for inq health advisory on spoke out and accused 19. te its conduct as per the uiry and to record their state- Coronavirus (Covid-19), the SEC of being moti- The SEC, as reported in original schedule. ad of ments. besides taking into vated by caste considera- DC, took the decision coronavirus in the State account the escalating tions to helping the after taking the go-ahead is under control.

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SHORT TAKES SPL COURT FRAMES WB Cong defies CHARGES AGAINST Sonia on RS seat YASIN MALIK SREEPARNA YUSUF JAMEEL | DC CHAKRABARTY | DC GOGOI CHAIRED SRINAGAR, MARCH 16 NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 BENCH ON RAM A special Terrorist and The much “powerful” Disruptive Activities Congress high command Prevention Act-TADA-court in has reportedly failed to JANMABHOOMI Jammu has framed charges prevail over its West against Jammu Kashmir Bengal unit to nominate From Page 1 Liberation Front (JKLF) former Lok Sabha leader Muhammad Yasin Speaker Meira Kumar as Justice Gogoi along with Malik and six others in con- a joint Opposition candi- Justice S.A. Bobde, nection with the killing of four date from the fifth Rajya Justice D.Y. Chandr- Indian Air Force (IAF) person- Sabha seat in West achud, Justice S. Abdul nel including a squadron Bengal. Nazeer and Justice leader in a sneak militant Sources said that Ashok Bhushan had pro- attack that took place in though Congress nounced the verdict Srinagar in early 1990. The President Sonia Gandhi which had handed over charges include murder, was “livid”, she was help- the disputed land to the attempt to murder, hatching less as well, as the party’s Ram Janmabhoomi conspiracy for it and possess- state unit had already temple. ing arms illegally. committed to support During the joint press Malik, 53, is currently in CPI(M) candidate and for- conference in 2018, judicial custody in Delhi’s mer Kolkata mayor Justice Gogoi along with Tihar after he was placed Bikash Ranjan Justice Kurien Joseph, under arrest by National Bhattacharya as a joint Justice Chelameswar and Investigation Agency in con- Left-Congress candidate. Justice Madan B. Lokur nection with an alleged terror The Congress had earli- had listed numerous funding case. He was arrested er offered the seat to issues which they by the J&K police from his res- CPI(M) General Secretary claimed were afflicting idence in Srinagar’s Maisuma Sitaram Yechury but his the country’s apex court area on February 22 last year party’s Politburo had yet and warned they could and subsequently detained again rejected it citing destroy Indian democra- under stringent Public Safety him holding a key party cy. The judges had high- Act. post. lighted the administra- The CBI had in October 2018 Sources in the Trinamul tive issues which they filed a case in special court in Congress told this news- claimed were lacking in Jammu against him and oth- paper that on the evening the apex court. ers for allegedly killing four of March 12, TMC leaders Incidentally, the apex IAF personnel and injuring approached the Congress court was to take up for eight others in Srinagar’s leadership with a propos- consideration the issue of Rawalpora area on January 25, Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon and Chief Minister Kamal Nath arrive at the state Assembly in Bhopal for the budget session on al from West Bengal Chief alleged “mysterious 1990. Monday. — PTI Minister and party supre- death” of special CBI mo Mamata Banerjee that judge B.H. Loya, who was Meira Kumar can be a hearing the sensitive NAVLAKHA TOLD joint candidate for the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fifth seat. encounter case. TO SURRENDER Ms Kumar’s nomination To prove majority, 106 BJP to the Upper House would IN 3 WEEKS have bolstered the Congress. Congress strength as the In West Bengal, the PARMOD KUMAR | DC party is facing big dearth Trinamul has already NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 of faces in the Rajya fielded Mausam Benazir Sabha. It might be Noor, Arpita Ghosh, The Supreme Court on Monday MLAs paraded before Guv recalled that with the exit Dinesh Trivedi and rejected a plea by Left-wing of Jyotiraditya Scindia Subrata Bakshi as its four activist Gautam Navlakha — From Page 1 ● BJP MOVES the from the Congress, the candidates. After the offer alleged to have links with out- Supreme Court seeking party has lost one seat for Meira Kumar did not lawed Communist Party of The Governor’s order, the Gujarat Cong flies 67 MLAs its intervention to end the from Madhya Pradesh, in come through, Trinamool India (Maoist) — seeking the second one in the last 24 Bihar the RJD has gone Congress decided to sup- quashing of FIR against him in hours, came in the wake of political impasse by back on its apparent port independent candi- Bhima Koregaon violence case the Budget Session of the issuing a directive to promise to give one Rajya date Dinesh Bajaj for the while giving him a three weeks state Assembly being to Jaipur; 1 MLA unreachable hold the trust vote Sabha seat to the fifth Rajya Sabha seat. time to surrender. adjourned till March 26 within 48 hours. Besides Gautam Navlakha, without conducting the Ahmedabad, March 16: While 42 MLAs were except one, have left for his associate Anand Teltumbde floor test for the Kamal The Gujarat Congress on shifted in different batch- Jaipur, with the last batch apex court is scheduled to MD, MS SEATS too got three weeks time to sur- Nath government to prove Monday completed shift- es in the last two days, a of 25 MLAs, including hear the case on Tuesday. render. its majority on its opening ing 67 of its 68 MLAs from group of 25 MLAs left for state chief Amit Chavda Also on Monday, senior HIKE BY 4,800 Holding that there was prima day on Monday, as directed the state to Jaipur in view Jaipur on a flight from and Leader of Opposition BJP leaders including facie case against both by the Governor a couple of the Rajya Sabha polls Ahmedabad airport, soon in the Assembly, Paresh Union ministers New Delhi: The Navlakha and Teltumbde, a of days ago. on March 26. While five of after staging a walkout in Dhanani, leaving on a Dharmendra Pradhan and Medical Council of bench of Justice Arun Mishra The Assembly speaker Congress legislators have the Assembly during the flight from Ahmedabad Narendra Singh Tomar, India’s Board of and Justice M.R. Shah dis- N.P. Prajapati had submitted their resigna- budget session. airport,” Doshi said. together with Jyotiraditya Governors has missed their challenge to adjourned the house, cit- tions from the Assembly, The budget session will “MLA Jitu Chaudhary Scindia, met in Delhi to approved increas- Bombay High Court order ing the corona outbreak, one MLA is unreachable, continue till the end of could not be contacted as take stock of the situation ing post graduate rejecting their plea for the soon after the Governor's said a Congress leader. this month. One of its he missed his flight today. in MP. medical seats for quashing of the FIR in Bhima customary address and The party had a strength MLAs, Jitu Chaudhary, His mobile phone is On Monday evening the MD and MS pro- Koregoan case. amid protests by the of 73 in the 182-member from Kaprada (ST) seat in switched off,” he said. BJP again shifted its grammes by more “We are of the opinion that it Opposition Bharatiya House which has now Valsad district, could not The Congress is shifting MLAs to Delhi fearing than 4,800 to 36,192 cannot be said that no prima Janata Party for not hold- come down to 68 after the be contacted, said its MLAs outside Gujarat poaching by the Congress. for the next aca- facie case is made out. The spe- ing the floor test. Assembly speaker accept- Congress spokesperson in order to avoid cross-vot- Chief Minister Kamal demic session, a cial leave petitions are, accord- The abrupt adjournment ed resignations of five leg- Manish Doshi. ing during the Rajya Nath meanwhile convened top official said on ingly, dismissed”, the court of the house provoked the islators. “All Congress MLAs, Sabha election. — PTI a meeting of the Congress Monday. BoG said in its order. BJP MLAs to march to Raj Legislature Party (CLP) Chairman and Niti Giving both Navlakha and Bhawan to lodge their here late in the evening in Aayog member V K Teltumbde three weeks time to protest with the Governor were paraded before the house after 22 Congress political impasse by the wake of the fresh Paul said the surrender, Justice Mishra pro- over the Speaker’s deci- Governor on the occasion MLAs resigned. issuing a directive to hold directive by the Governor increase is more nouncing the order said, sion not to hold the floor to demonstrate that the The BJP later moved the the trust vote within 48 to hold the floor test and than the total num- “However, since the protection test. Kamal Nath government Supreme Court seeking its hours. later went to meet the ber of additional has been enjoyed by the peti- All the 106 BJP MLAs has lost its majority in the intervention to end the A division bench of the Governor. seats created in the tioners approximately for one- past five years. and-a-half-year, three weeks time from today is granted to them to surrender.” The court ordered Navlakha RSS blames ‘jihadi-Left’ for confusion on CAA and Teltumbde to forthwith surrender their passports with the investigating agency. DC CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 RAJASTHAN GOVT MOVES SUPREME KERALA RAPE Blaming the “jihadi-Left Mahanta opposes ILP to COURT CHALLENGING CAA VALIDITY combine,” who with the CASE: COURT support of “selfish polit- New Delhi, March 16: Constitution under which ical parties” involved in The Congress-ruled a state is empowered to ORDERS ARRESTS communal politics and counter CAA in Assam Rajasthan government directly move the top “some foreign forces,” moved the Supreme Court court in case of a dispute DC CORRESPONDENT for creating an atmos- MANOJ ANAND | DC siders by implementing despite mass protests. on Monday with the Centre. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, phere of “imaginary GUWAHATI, MARCH 16 the ILP. “People staged protests challenging the validity of The newly amended law MARCH 16 fear and confusion” in Mahanta told report- in front of the Indian the Citizenship seeks to grant citizenship the minds of a section of Former Assam Chief ers,“I don’t support the embassy in the UK. Even Amendment Act, saying it to non-Muslim migrants The Kerala High Court on people over the amended Minister Prafulla Kumar ILP. It has many negative the UN had to warn New was violative of “basic belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Monday ordered the arrest of Citizenship Act, the RSS Mahanta, who has been implications. You have Delhi. Still the govern- structure principle of Buddhist, Christian, Jain five accused including four on Monday demanded vocal against the to consider everything. ment is not ashamed of secularism” and funda- and Parsi communities who were acquitted by POCSO that the states and cen- Citizenship Amendment You just can’t bring it.” its deeds,” he added. mental rights of equality who came to the country court in connection with rape tral governments “thor- Act, here on Monday The ILP is an official He also slammed the and life. It became the sec- from Pakistan, and murder of two Dalit girls oughly investigate” and opposed the demand of travel document issued Centre’s move of delimi- ond state after Kerala to Bangladesh and aged nine and 13, who were take appropriate action introducing Inner Line by the Centre to allow tation of constituencies move the top court invok- Afghanistan on or before found hanging inside their against these forces who Permit (ILP) in Assam. inward travel of an in Assam. He described ing Article 131 of the December 31, 2014. —PTI home within a span of 53 days are trying to destroy the Mahanta’s statement Indian citizen into a pro- it a ploy to help ruling in Walayar in Palakkad dis- communal harmony and has come at a time when tected area for a limited BJP in modifying the trict in 2017. national integrity.” a section of civil society period. The northeast- demography of assem- The court directive came on The RSS asserted that leaders and organisa- ern states with ILP like bly constituencies hav- the petition filed by the state the amended Act is to tions have been demand- Arunachal Pradesh, ing Muslim majority government and the mother of provide citizenship to ing ILP to counter the Mizoram, Nagaland areas. There are 126 leg- the victims. the unfortunate victims impact of CAA. (except Dimapur) and islative and 14 Lok The government while chal- of religious persecution The Central govern- recently Manipur have Sabha constituencies in lenging the acquittal of of neighbouring coun- ment has recently intro- been exempted from the the state and the Centre accused had contended that the tries and noted that duced ILP in Manipur purview of CAA. has recently allowed the trial court verdict was India was partitioned in while some organisa- Mahanta said that delimitation of these “absolutely perverse and whol- 1947 on the basis of reli- tions are agitating in India has lost its reputa- constituencies as the ly unsustainable.” The case has gion and both the coun- Meghalaya for restrict- tion at the global arena state is set to go for gen- been posted for May. tries had assured safety, ing the movement of out- for its stand on CAA eral elections in 2021. Three of the accused V honour and equal oppor- Madhu, Shibu and Madhu were tunity to the minorities acquitted by POCSO court in on their respective sides, highest decision making and acumen.” The peace, goodwill and har- Palakkad district for want of which the countries for- body in the wake of ABKM also congratulat- mony in the world,” said evidence. Another accused med after separation Covid-19 scare. However, ed the central govern- the resolution. Pradeepkumar was acquitted from India failed to pro- the national executive ment and the present For the abrogation of during the course of trial. vide. committee of RSS met in political leadership for Article 370, the ABKM The Palakkad POCSO court The RSS’s Akhil Bengaluru. “winning the trust of all congratulated the Union had severely criticised the Bharatiya Karyakari On the Ram Mandir sections with patience government and all investigating team accusing it Mandal or the national issue, the resolution and fortitude.” political parties who of not producing enough scien- executive committee, stated that it was a “It is certain that, supported this “bold and tific evidence in the case. which met in Bengaluru, “momentous verdict in along with the process of historic decision and dis- The trial of a minor who is approved three resolu- the judicial history” and completion of the sacred played a sense of maturi- accused in the case, is current- tions, including on the the “highly balanced mandir, the dignity, soc- ty in the national inter- ly proceeding in Juvenile CAA, Supreme Court’s verdict” given by the ial harmony, the sense of est.” court. verdict on Ram Mandir honourable Justices integrity and the urge to The ABKM said the There was widespread and abrogation of “despite a spate of emulate the noble ideals statesmanship and polit- protest and anger across the Article 370. The RSS had obstructions created of life of Lord Ram will ical will showed by state after the POCSO court to suspend the meet of during the hearing is a grow in the society and Prime Minister Naren- acquitted the accused on its Akhil Bharatiya testimony to their Bharat will fulfil its mis- dra Modi and his team is October 25, 2019. Pratinidhi Sabha, its unparalleled patience sion of establishing also praiseworthy.” NATION pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 9

SHORT TAKES Local polls in Anti-HIV drugs Bengal put off Kolkata: The municipal elec- tion in West Bengal has been hold ray of hope postponed amidst scare of Covid-19. The decision, taken by the West Bengal State Thermal screening at SC, Parliament; Election Commission unani- mously at an all-party meet- Centre advocates social distancing for all ing on Monday, coincided Chief Minister Mamata From Page 1 ● In Agra, a 25-year- down spas, pubs, night- Banerjee’s announcement of old woman has tested clubs, weekly markets and extending the shutdown in However, Kerala chief positive for Covid-19, all gatherings of 50 or all educational institutions minister Pinarayi Vijayan more people. by two more weeks and a claimed that three more three days after she In Delhi, thermal screen- creation of `200 crore-fund people have tested posi- fled from a hospital ing was carried out at the to tackle the outbreak. Also, tive in the state on without telling the Supreme Court and in the budget session of the Monday, taking the total authorities, officials Parliament. Thermal West Bengal Assembly will number of cases to 24. The said. screening of passengers be cut short over the novel contact tracing activity of in trains and railway sta- coronavirus pandemic and these positive cases has tions has also begun in the House will not meet after led to the identification of ing the states to close several places, and trains Tuesday. over 5,200 people, who are down all educational are being sanitised. The kept under surveillance, establishments (schools, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara the health ministry said. universities, etc), gyms, Management Committee Bigg Boss-2 In Agra, a 25-year-old museums, cultural and banned the entry of for- woman, whose husband in social centres, swimming eigners who haven’t com- contestant booked Bengaluru is hospitalised pools and theatres. pleted their 15-day stay in with coronavirus, has Students were advised to India in all gurdwaras to Thiruvananthapuram: The tested positive for Covid- stay at home and avail of prevent the transmission Ernakulam police has regis- 19, three days after she online education wherev- of Covid-19. tered case against Bigg Boss fled from a hospital with- er possible. It also suggest- Assam too ordered the Malayalam season-2 contest- Priest offer prayers for speedy recovery of those affected by the coronavirus at Hanuman temple in Mirzapur on out telling the authorities, ed that private sector shutting of protected ant Rajith Kumar and a Monday. — PTI officials said. organisations and areas in the state and group of people for assem- Prime Minister employers should encour- asked all offices and insti- bling in large numbers on Narendra Modi said there age people to work from tutes to stop using finger- the premises of Cochin has been a coordinated home and meetings, as far print-based attendance International Airport late on PLAINT AGAINST response to the coron- as feasible, should be done systems. The Andaman Sunday night amid Covid-19 Siddhivinayak, Tulja avirus outbreak and through video confer- and Nicobar administra- threat. The crowd had gath- CHINESE asserted that “no stone is ences. tion announced the shut- ered in blatant violation of being left unturned” to People were urged to ting down of its beaches the restrictions imposed by ensure that people remain maintain at least a one- and all other tourist spots government on mass gather- PREMIER FILED healthy. “Our doctors, metre distance from each from March 16 till 26, and ings. The police registered Bhavani temples closed nurses, healthcare work- other. tourists have been asked the case against Rajith, four NAYEAR AZAD | DC ers are putting in great While asking people to to avoid going to the other persons and 75 identi- PATNA, MARCH 16 DC CORRESPONDENTS ● In Aurangabad, sev- Chief minister Uddhav efforts. They are out avoid unnecessary move- islands during this peri- fiable persons. All have been BHOPAL / MUMBAI, MARCH eral historical sites Thackeray in a review there, helping people. We ment in public places, the od. booked for unlawful assem- While the government is 16 including the world meeting on Monday asked will always cherish their advisory urged people to In Rajasthan doctors bly, rioting, disobeying taking measures to con- district collectors to contribution... put off all non-essential have said that a combina- orders of officials on duty, trol deadly Coronavirus Amid threats of coron- famous Ajanta and ensure there is no crowd- Responsible citizens can social and cultural gather- tion of two anti-HIV drugs creating obstruction in pub- from spreading, a lawyer avirus pandemic, major Ellora Caves will be ing at religious sites like add great strength to the ings and keep already has proved crucial in the lic way and restricting their from Muzaffarpur has shrines in Madhya shut from Thursday. temples, mosques, church- fight against Covid-19. I planned weddings to a treatment of Covid posi- movement and causing dan- filed a complaint against Pradesh on Monday es etc, though worship am sure our citizens will limited gathering. tive cases. Additional ger to the public. Chinese president Xi barred entry of devotees The state government there may continue. not do any thing that puts Similarly, the govern- Chief Secretary (Medical Jinping and China’s to their sanctum sancto- has opened 50 quarantine He has also directed that the lives of others in dan- ment has advised states to and Health) Rohit Kumar ambassador to India Sun rum. centers across the state to political events, meetings ger,” Mr Modi said in a keep off sports and other Singh said the patients’ Guj orders closure Weidong for allegedly The authorities of the admit the suspected coro- etc should not take place. series of tweets. activities and regulate condition improved after “hatching a conspiracy famed Mahakal temple in na virus affected people. He said foreign tours have A Group of Ministers mass gatherings to avoid they were administered of national parks to spread coronavirus”. district headquarters of The state government been banned and gram took stock of the situation overcrowding. the anti-HIV drugs. Ahmedabad: Gujarat govern- The complaint has Ujjain issued a directive has also ordered the panchayat and other local and preparedness on Several states have Three of the four ment on Monday ordered been filed by lawyer to the devotees not to gath- authorities of both state body meetings have been Monday, and an advisory already taken these meas- patients in the state have closure of national parks, Sudhir Kumar Ojha er in one place inside the and central jails in MP to postponed. with regard to “social dis- ures, and on Monday now been declared coron- sanctuaries and conservation based on a thriller novel shrine and stop entering train the inmates to make In Aurangabad, several tancing” was issued, ask- Delhi announced shutting avirus-free. reserves in the state in view written by Dean Koontz its sanctum sanctorum. masks for their supply to historical sites including of coronavirus threat. A cir- The Eyes of Darkness. The restrictions would different hospitals in the the world famous Ajanta cular issued by the Chief Talking to this newspa- remain in force till March state. and Ellora Caves will be Wildlife Warden Shyamal per Ojha said that, “the 31, the authorities said. MP has so far not report- shut from Thursday. Tikadar said the state’s sole intention is to Similarly, other ancient ed any corona positive The other sites that have CONCERN OVER national parks, sanctuaries, expose those who shrines in Madhya case. been put under lockdown and conservation reserves according to the book Pradesh such the Ram In similar developments, are the Bibi-ka-Maqbara, MONKEY FEVER Odisha closes all will remain closed till March used a biological weapon temple in Orchha also as Maharashtra has regis- Aurangabad Caves, 29. It said the sites under to impose supremacy imposed similar restric- tered the highest number Daulatabad (Devgiri) EXPRESSED lockdown include globally”. tions for the devotees as a of Covid-19 positive cases Fort, all of which attracts schools, postpones Sakkarbaug Zoological Park He said that coron- preventive measure to in the country, the state robust tourist footfalls, in Junagadh, Devaliya Safari avirus has infected the check the spread of coron- government has been including foreign nation- B.ARAVINDA SHETTY Park and Ambardi Safari majority of the popula- avirus infection. forced to undertake als. | DC Park, which attract large tion and has also result- In another development, unprecedented preventive “All monuments in BENGALURU/MARCH 16 examinations crowds eager to sight the ed in a financial crisis the state government on measures to stop the Aurangabad under the Asiatic lion. globally. Monday ordered closure spread of coronavirus. Archaeological Survey of When the entire focus of AKSHAYA KUMAR “The court has admit- of all spas and cinema The authorities have India and Maharashtra the state machinery has SAHOO | DC 53 EVACUATED School sealed for ted the complaint and halls in the state till decided to close some government will remain been shifted to combat BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 16 next hearing is sched- March 31. prominent tourist and closed from March 19 to coronavirus pandemic, FROM IRAN IN uled for April 11”, Ojha Earlier, all the schools, religious attractions April 7. Tourists who have two of ruling party Odisha government on flouting order said. both private and govern- including the world- been allowed to visit these MLAs have cornered Monday ordered closure Jammu: A private higher Bihar has so far not ment, were declared famous Ajanta and Ellora sites over the next two their own government of all government, aided, QUARANTINE secondary school in Samba reported any positive closed till March 31 in caves near Aurangabad, days have already been for not bothering to con- public and private schools district was sealed on case out of 69 samples view of outbreak of coro- the popular screened by the ASI,” said trol Kyasanuru Forest as a part of its prepara- DC CORRESPONDENT Monday for allegedly flout- tested for coronavirus. na virus in some parts of Siddhivinayak temple in collector Uday Choudhari. Disease, popularly tion to check Covid-19. As NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 ing the government’s order Reports suggest that the country. Mumbai and the Tulja Entry restrictions to known as ‘Monkey a precautionary measure, of closure of all educational within three days However, annual exami- Bhavani temple in Mantralaya, the state sec- Fever’, which has examination of students The second batch of 53 institutions in Jammu and around 69 fresh cases nations of class five and Osmanabad. retariat, which sees thou- claimed 15 lives in one of all classes from evacuees from Iran on Kashmir over the novel coro- have been kept under class eight and board In addition, Mantralaya sands of visitors daily, year in Shivamogga and Standard I to Standard IX Monday reached Indian navirus pandemic, an official surveillance in various examinations of class ten and Raj Bhavan tour for will also be in force, Uttara Kannada dis- and XI were also post- Army’s quarantine facili- said. A team of revenue and districts which includes and class twelve have citizens has been suspend- health minister Rajesh tricts. poned till further orders. ty at Jaisalmer. police officers, headed by Siwan and Gaya. resumed. ed till March 31. Tope said. Though Chief Minister In a notification issued The first batch of 236 Sub-Divisional Magistrate C. B.S.Yediyurappa hails by school and mass educa- Indian nationals evacuat- P. Kotwal, sealed the institu- from Shivamogga, the tion department, exami- ed from Iran were quar- tion in Vijay Pur area of health and family wel- nation for Class XII stu- antined on Sunday at the Jammu region after it was fare department officials dents will continue as per Indian Army Wellness found conducting classes in have not taken any inter- the schedule. However, the Centre at Jaisalmer. defiance of the order. It sub- Docs scared as radiologist tests +ve est to contain the examination will be con- As per the procedure, mitted a detailed report to Monkey Fever. They ducted under strict super- preliminary screening of the deputy commissioner, DC CORRESPONDENT ● Doctors of the for two weeks. Similar reporting the symptoms to have not provided prop- vision and as per the advi- these persons was under- the spokesperson said. THIRUVANANTHPURAM, anaesthesia depart- instructions have been the health officials and er medication to the sory issued by the health taken at the airport upon MARCH 16 given to the patients and also sharing his travel his- patients suffering from and family welfare depart- arrival. ment are also under bystanders who figure in tory with them, he was not the disease, alleged BJP ment. “Thereafter, they were SC LENS ON The premier medical surveillance. Most primary list. The families asked to remain on home MLAs. Though teachers were moved to the Quarantine institution Sri Chitra elective surgeries of the doctors and those in quarantine which is a While the entire health asked not to attend facility at Jaisalmer PRISONS AMIDST Tirunal Institute of have been postponed the secondary list have standard instruction now. machinery in the state schools, they were asked where they will undergo Medical Sciences and and only emergency been put under close sur- As a result he attended for last fortnight is to remain available over 14 days Quarantine under Technology (SCTIMST) veillance. On his arrival the highly crowded OP focusing on combating phone. professional medical COVID SCARE Thiruvananthapuram has cases are being taken in Thiruvananthapuram clinic on March 10 and 11. coronavirus, no one has In its latest notification, supervision,” said PARMOD KUMAR | DC been virtually closed after up. on March 1, the radiolo- The hospital authorities, bothered to contain the school and mass edu- sources. NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 a doctor who returned gist had not presented any however, maintained that Monkey Fever, which is cation department clari- The Wellness Centre at from Spain tested positive and secondary contacts. symptoms. He reported he had examined patients spreading fast in fied that the evaluation of Jaisalmer is fully The Supreme Court on for Covid-19. Senior doctors, patients for duty at the lab the next after taking precaution- Shivamogga. Dozens of answer sheets of matricu- equipped and functional Monday expressed concern The radiologist returned and their bystanders have day. Since Spain was not ary measures. patients have been lation and Plus II will not facility to help Indian cit- over the possibility of conta- from Spain after attending been categorised as pri- identified a high risk Doctors of the anaesthe- admitted to government be affected. izens undertake the gious Covid-19 proliferating in a training programme. mary contacts, the second- country then, the doctor sia department are also hospital of Shivamogga School and mass educa- mandatory quarantine the overcrowded prisons in the His final confirmation ary contact list figures continued his routine under surveillance. Most with the disease. tion minister Samir period under the supervi- country, and issued notice to report came on Sunday mainly family members of work daily till March 5. elective surgeries have BJP’s Haratal Halappa Ranjan Dash said the sion of skilled medical the states and the Union following which there was the doctors. Though he took two days been postponed and only of Sagara and Araga entire evaluation process authorities, said officials. Territories on the steps to be scare in the institution. Senior doctors of six leave, it was only on emergency cases are Jnanendra of Thirth- will be conducted as per Soldiers have volun- taken to prevent the spread of Subsequently the health major departments have March 8 that the symp- being taken up. The health ahalli took minister B. schedule and several dos teered to provide care and contagious virus. officials began an exercise been asked to remain toms began to surface. It is authorities will soon Sreeramalu to task for and don’ts issued by support to our country- Noting that like most other to identify the primary under home quarantine alleged that despite release the route map. neglecting the disease. Health and Family men returning from over- viral diseases, the “suscepti- Welfare department will seas. bility of Covid-19 is greater in be strictly followed. Last week, 83 individu- over-crowded places, mass COVID | SCARE Neighbours suspicious of couple as they were back from Saudi In another development, als who arrived from gatherings”, a bench compris- the authorities of Utkal Italy were quarantined at ing Chief Justice Sharad A. University postponed all Indian Army facility at Bobde and Justice L.Nages- the mid-term examina- Manesar. Earlier, Indians wara Rao issued show cause to tions. evacuated from Wuhan the chief secretaries and the The revised dates for the (248) and Japan (124) were home secretaries of the states Couple locked up in flat in Thrissur mid-term semester exami- also quarantined at and the administrators of the nation will be notified Manesar. Till now some Union Territories why direc- GILVESTER ASSARY | DC and arrested the office- of the residents associa- to those who returned trict on Sunday was under later. 560 evacuees have been tions should not be issued for THIRUVNANTHAPURAM, bearers of the association. tion. from abroad during the surveillance for Covid–19. The students of Utkal quarantined at Armed dealing with the present MARCH 16 According to police, Cases were registered last 28 days to immediate- He was rushed to the hos- University were asked to Forces’ facilities. health crisis arising out of Vinod and Indira who are against two persons in ly report if they have not pital and treated at the vacate all the hostels with- coronavirus. The top court has In a bizarre incident in employed in Saudi Arabia Kozhikode district who yet, to their nearest health casualty wing and emer- in 24 hours. Mess of all was admitted to the hospi- also issued show-cause notice Thrissur district, mem- returned to Kerala on violated instructions of authorities. They could gency surgery unit of the hostels will be closed from tal on March 14 as he did to the Directors General of all bers of a local residents Sunday, went straight to state government issued call on toll free numbers hospital. After four days of March 17 (tomorrow) in not get relief from cold the Prisons and Department of association locked up a their flat in Thrissur. in connection with Covid- 1077 or 1056, or get in quarantine, the patient the premier state-run edu- and cough after reaching Social Welfare of all the states couple in their flat sus- Having arrived from 19. The two persons who touch with the primary had ventured out during cational institute. home on March 12. and the Union Territories. pecting they had Covid-19. Saudi Arabia, the couple returned from abroad had health centers. which he met with the Odisha reported first Several district adminis- The court has further sought The couple had returned reportedly underwent been directed to undergo The doctors of medical accident. coronavirus case on trations have clamped pro- suggestions for “immediate to Kerala from their work screening for Covid-19 at mandatory 28 days home college hospital The doctors who were Sunday night after a 31- hibitory orders on any measures, which should be place in Saudi Arabia. The the Cochin International quarantine. However, they Thiruvananthapuram unaware of the Covid -19 year-old student, who kind of mass gatherings adopted for the medical assis- members of the associa- Airport. violated the instruction who treated an accident quarantine status of the returned from Italy, was (social and religious), tance to the prisoners in all tion pasted a sticker “coro- The couple lodged a com- following which notices victim have been put patient have been directed tested positive. He is cur- assemblies, congrega- jails and the juveniles lodged na-infected” on the door of plaint with the local police which are equivalent to under two week quaran- to undergo surveillance rently undergoing treat- tions, public meetings, in the Remand Homes and for the couple’s flat. which sent a team to the arrest, were slapped tine for Covid–19. for two weeks. The inci- ment at the Capital seminars at institutions protection of their health and Soon after the incident apartment and opened the against them. The person who sus- dent has also brought into Hospital in Bhubaneswar. and hostels in their welfare.” came to light, the Thrissur flat. A case was registered The police has come out tained serious injuries in focus the hazards faced by The student returned respective jurisdictions as police swung into action against the officer-bearers with strong instructions an accident in Kollam dis- the doctors. from Italy on March 6 and a precautionary measure. c m y k c m y k

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17 MARCH 2020 C-virus testing: India Subhani must do much more t’s imperative we form the widest possible coalition to fight the spread of coronavirus; hence the initiative by India to bring together the South Asian nations on the now defunct platform of Saarc is welcome. IOur neighbours have responded positively to the call made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a joint fight and hailed the proposal to set up a Covid-19 Emergency Fund, to which India will make a contribution of $10 million. This should not end up as an image-building exercise for Mr Modi; but should be followed up in the form of joint efforts to fight the dis- ease from one of the poorest regions on earth. It should evolve into a plat- form to jointly resolve issues facing the region as it was originally envi- sioned. While regional efforts are important, the India must look at the home front without delay, as a comparison with nations that have now gone down with Covid-19 shows a disturbingly similar pattern with India in terms of the pandemic’s progress. Some nations like Italy and Spain start- ed with single-digit confirmed cases, but the escalation into two and three LETTERS digits was swift; and took just days. Spain, the latest to be battered badly, reported the first case on January 31, the second on February 9 and the third on February 24. In two days, the number started increasing, and Cong needs a leader to TACKLING CORONA according to WHO, it had 7,753 cases on March 15, with 1,452 additions on a single day. India too had a similar pattern with cases in single digit Coronavirus is taking a through February; only now has it begun to pick up rapidly. heavy toll of the nation The government must look seriously into two things: to get the available and everyone seems vul- infrastructure ready for an exigency which experts suggest would unrav- nerable to the disease. el itself in three to four weeks. It should work with the private sector, espe- give India a real choice cially in towns and villages, and prepare isolation and quarantine wards Educational institutions so tertiary care centres with ICUs and ventilators can be used optimally. and some offices have Second, most important, is to immediately augment testing facilities. liamentary elections. with credit in Haryana been shut as a precaution- Going by the data, India is among the lowest in number of tests per popu- While there was enough and Maharastra, but the lation among the affected nations. As on March 13, it had tested only 5,900 to criticise it about, party’s central leader- ary measure. Prime patients, which is five per million people, whereas the United States, there was also enough in ship can take little cred- Minister Narendra Modi which is being critisied for its inadequate response, has five times the test- Anand K. Sahay politics going for it — to it for this. The fight has released funds to fight population ratio. Of those tested, 1.32 per cent tested positive; indicating begin with, the consola- came from individuals the latest figure of 117 is not something we can be take relief in. A lot more tion-giving thought that at the state level who the menace and ensure infected people may have gone untested. Many have been asked to remain the massive victory of made their own choices, that it is resolved at the at home with medication and advised to come for a test only if their con- Far & Near its main opponent was the most important of earliest. It is time we find dition worsens. At the same time, the health ministry says only 10 per cent in no small part a conse- which was not to buckle. ways and means to cure of testing facilities are being used now. The government must advise quence of EVM-related But this is not an auto- states to augment testing facilities, and ensure the tests meet internation- yotiraditya him the promise of the skullduggery, or com- matic given in every sit- the virus and things will be al protocols. There’s no time to waste, or else we’ll have to let our elderly Scindia’s defec- destabilisation of a munal polarisation on uation, not in a state like back to normalcy soon. die unattended, as some nations do now. tion to the BJP Congress government in account of Pulwama Bihar, for one, with C. Mohan was a business a major state. How many (which some still insist Assembly polls coming Secunderabad Jdecision. Once potential deserters are was stagemanaged) and up and the Congress not he lost the Lok Sabha in a position to set the the subsequent Balakot being a key player. Will BJP topple Kamal Nath? election in May last year wheels of “Operation airstrike against The Congress today is a YOGI, A DICTATOR to his secretary, who Kamal” in motion? Pakistan that mobilised genuinely weakened It is shocking to see that UP Chief n the midst of a coronavirus pandemic and an economic free-fall that had joined the BJP, Mr This is a point worth the nation in the ruling entity on account of its Minister Yogi Adityanath is ruling will lose, due to Covid-19, another per cent of GDP growth (according to Scindia would have pondering because in party’s favour. leadership woes. It had the state like a dictator. A few days Ia former economic adviser to the Prime Minister) from an already known he would be fol- pro-Scindia circles the And then life seemed to fight in it before the Lok ago, the Allahabad High Court anemic 4.5 per cent — some say even this is inflated — the government is lowing suit to protect his point has been sought to ebb out of the Congress Sabha polls, and was not passed an order calling for removal focused on toppling the Madhya Pradesh Congress government led by investment in politics at be made that the male leadership. As party without verve even after of banners of anti-CAA protesters. chief minister Kamal Nath. The first step was to lure Jyotiraditya Scindia the present juncture. heir of the Gwalior line president, Rahul Gandhi the Lok Sabha defeat. Instead of accepting and honouring away with the promise of a government bungalow, expecting that the 22 This is a straightfor- has “belled the cat” in had energised the mood Today there is some it, Yogi went to the Supreme Court MLAs loyal to him would leave the party and thus bring down its govern- ward transactional view the Congress (whose in the party by putting poignancy in the against the order. His dictatorial ment. Six MLAs resigned and 16 are quarantined by BJP minders in of politics. The “taint” of enervated leadership up a terrific show in the Congress’ tragic situa- rule is ridiculous when the fact is Bengaluru. As the next step, governor Lalji Tandon on Saturday night — ideology does not colour appears to have devel- Assembly elections in tion. This lies in the fact that every citizen has the right to around 1 am Sunday, to be precise — asked Mr Nath to prove his majori- the consideration in oped severe cramps and Gujarat, Karnataka, that the Narendra Modi protest and express opinions ty on Monday itself. He was avowedly keen on upholding constitutional such matters for those currently seems inca- Rajasthan, Madhya government that it oppos- freely. Ever since he assumed norms, not something BJP-appointed governors are famous for. who insist on a bang for pable of performing Pradesh and es appears genuinely office there has been no develop- However, Kamal Nath is no amateur and Speaker N.P. Prajapati did their buck, quite in con- even the most basic of Chhattisgarh. His critics stuck in a “chakravyuh” ment activity in UP. Changing what was expected of him — he postponed any trust vote till March 26, cit- trast to the likes of a functions expected of it). within the party and — a trap of its own mak- names of cities, regions and arrest- ing Covid-19 fears. This presumably gives the CM time to do some MLA Mani Shankar Aiyar or But isn’t this one hell of outside it were silenced. ing on the political battle- ing people and giving sweeping management of his own; like coaxing rebels to stay in the fold. The BJP a Shashi Tharoor, for an inappropriate The emphatic Lok Sabha field. India’s economy, powers to the state police to foist has approached the Supreme Court which, in keeping with its recent har- instance, although these metaphor? defeat did not entirely domestic politics, exter- false cases against anti-CAA pro- monious alignment with the government, said it would on Tuesday hear two individuals may be If Mr Scindia were to change the scenario. nal relations are all badly testors are the only visible “activi- the BJP’s plea for a floor test within 12 hours. far apart in their world- have belled the cat, he Mr Gandhi did the hon- stuck, but the so-called ties” one can notice. There is no Our Constitution is clear on the demarcation of domain. The legislature view. would have shown the ourable thing by resign- principal Opposition democracy in the BJP-ruled state. belongs to the people’s representatives and is run by the Speaker, not the It remains to be seen if gumption to requisition ing, taking constructive party can’t call the gov- Vedula Srinivas governor. The courts can adjudicate on constitutionally grey areas but many in the Congress a meeting of the responsibility for the ernment’s bluff. It can’t Hyderabad here there are none. The governor would do well to remember that his will emulate Mr Congress Working defeat. This raised his mobilise people through post is merely that of a constitutional placeholder, as was eloquently elab- Scindia’s example. Their Committee by roping in stock as no one thought sustained mass action. orated over the weekend by Goa governor Satya Pal Malik. decision may be guided like-minded individuals a dynast would quit. The Comments laced with by the answer to the fol- and pressing for a common belief is that venom and clever tweets Ajoy Mukherjee lowing questions: Can change in leadership. He they think they are enti- do not equal political DECCAN CHRONICLE the BJP place them in a did no such thing. He cut tled to occupy the top activity. resigns more advantageous posi- and ran, he plotted only slot. The Congress There is no escaping at CALCUTTA, MARCH 16 ADITYA SINHA T. VENKATESWARLU tion? How many more to supplicate. He leader’s problem was least a procedural WEST Bengal’s United Front Editor Printer & Publisher can be sent to the Rajya promised the BJP a state that he did not follow up Working Committee Government died a lingering Sabha? 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shoulda been a weatherman: What is it they say about from the trees. Now we’re doing the sweat- pare for him. I said he should go there are some not so nice ones, no sooner had I announced mouths of babes? But death is on ing, and half of Italy is shut down. f**k himself — the white-suited who I won’t mention. snow to be a Gstaad rarity than everyone’s mind nowadays, espe- And even now, fake news journals one, that is. Gstaad itself can be very pleas- Iit came down non-stop. But cially in this small community such as the New York Times are ant, especially in March when the then it rained, so everything’s inhabited by people who don’t have reluctant to write anything that arlier that evening, I had ritzy-glitzy leave and the slopes hunky-dory. the chore of the daily nine-to-five. might give aid and comfort to anti- gone to another dinner chez become skiable again. The locals Older rich people who don’t ski The young who ski know that they globalisation forces in case they EEric and Louise Franck, who have overbuilt and there are too Taki are relieved that it’s stopped; will never die. The oldies cling to a sound like the Donald. live in one of the oldest and most many apartments lying empty but younger types who do indulge are fantasy life and think that death The great scholar John beautiful chalets in Gstaad. at least every chalet conforms to over the moon that it’s snowed at will not happen today or tomorrow Sutherland wrote in the Spectator Cosima Somerset and Kirstie the Siebenthaler style, so the place all. but sometime in the faraway that Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Allsop were pleasant surprises; always looks like a Swiss village Happy, happy Gstaad… but not future. Ilyich should be given free to all likewise Barry and Lizzie rather than Las Vegas-by-the- really; the coronavirus news has Life should be celebrated for its seniors by the authorities. Humphries, and the Desmaraises Matterhorn. some scared out of their wits. In ephemeral beauty, with death It would serve as a reminder of from Canada, who have a chalet fact, this alpine village is begin- recognised as being ever-present the trip they will soon be taking. here in Gstaad. ast but not least, the Dutch Mediating on ning to feel like Der Tod in Venedig, and just around the corner. Only It’s pretty grim towards the end Not only are they the richest peo- television series How to Be a or Death in Venice for non-German self-centred people fear death. It’s because Ivan is a bore but then ple in that rather large country, LMan, featuring yours truly, speakers. as natural as life and everyone’s turns into a Gstaad type when fac- they are also the nicest. came through. The wife thought The great South African doubles bound to experience it. Living dan- ing a horrible death from the big C. The mother, Jackie Desmarais, that the nice Dutch crew would do life and death specialist Frew McMillan, now the gerously helps put death in the “Why must I die…?” I suppose that who died a couple of years ago, was a hatchet job to top all hatchet jobs best tennis commentator on TV, right perspective. many of us would ask that question one of the best women I’ve ever on me but her fears were not used to call me Dirk, as in Bogarde, One thing is for sure: in this when the man in the white suit met. She was a Spectator reader realised. in the age of because he thought I looked a bit hyper-connected world, those who comes calling, but then some of us and when I was at her incredible I do not speak Dutch and don’t like the thespian. “Different sexual run our lives were slow to yell fire might not. house in Montreal for a wedding I know anyone who does, but they proclivities,” I used to shout back in case we insulted the Chinese. I saw my friend Henry Wyndham was rather down because both my were very fair. My part was in at him. Dirk was great as I’m not saying we should go back to the other night, and he’s not the mistress and my wife were about to English and they didn’t touch it up coronavirus Aschenbach in Death in Venice. treating them badly, but we should kind to ask Ivan-type questions. All dump me. or add any American feminist-type And then there was my grandson remember that commies always he does is raise money for cancer “That would be a catastrophe,” rubbish. If it had been an Taki announcing at dinner that I speak with forked tongues. China patients. said Jackie. “Put all your efforts American crew, I’d probably be at was the likeliest to catch the damn should have been isolated as early I saw him at a dinner given by into saving the wife.” Rikers by now, keeping you know thing because I’m over 80, have as last December, but we were all Mick Flick, the Mercedes Benz Good advice from a very wise who company. smoked for 70 years, and go around too busy waiting for Nike sweat- heir, who sat up late with me and lady. And of course there are some shaking hands with all sorts of shops to deliver their cheaply spoke about the white-suited man. very nice people in Gstaad (I just By arrangement with strangers when I’m drunk. made goods for our Christmas Mick thinks that one should pre- mentioned some of them), just as the Spectator WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 11

IN BRIEF Italy reports 349 new deaths Rome: Italy on Monday reported 349 new deaths from the novel Covid-19, tak- ing its total since last month to 2,158, the most after China. The number of official Covid- 19 fatalities has more than doubled since Thursday, when Italy’s toll topped 1,000 for the first time. Italy now has 27,980 infections, com- pared to 15,113 four days ago. Pak President arrives in China Beijing: Amid global Covid-19 scare, Pakistan President Arif Alvi arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit to convey Islamabad’s strong support and solidarity to Beijing in its battle against the pandemic. Alvi was accompanied by a Pakistani delegation includ- ing Foreign Minister Shah People walk and take photographs at the nearly empty main Grand Place in Brussels, on Monday. Belgium has Mahmood Qureshi and senior officials. He would meet closed schools, restaurants and bars as well as cancelled cultural and sporting events in an effort to stem the President Xi Jinping and spread of Covid-19. — AP Premier Li Keqiang, Pakistan's state-run APP news agency said. EU to hold video Don’t hoard essential conference today Brussels: European Union leaders will take part in a crisis video conference items, says Trump Tuesday to coordinate actions to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Containing the spread of President’s advisory after reports of grocery the virus, providing suffi- cient medical equipment, stores being swept by panic buying emerge boosting research and limit- ing the economic fallout is Washington, March 16: key,” tweeted European US President Donald Tru- Council chief Charles Michel. mp has advised his coun- trymen against hoarding 69 deaths: CDC cancels of essential items as US Navy reports reports of grocery stores first case being swept by panic buy- ing due to the Covid-19 meets of over 50 people Washington: The US Navy crisis emerged, saying reported its first suspected supply chains in the Houston, March 16: ● “MORE CASES and US,” it said. case of the new Covid-19 country are the most The Centers for Disease deaths have now been The national public aboard a ship, saying a sailor powerful in the world and Control (CDC) in the US health institute stated had tested positive for the there is no shortage of has recommended to reported in the rest of that events of any size disease but the result need- daily goods. postpone or cancel events the world than in should only be continued ed to be confirmed by health The US mainstream me- having a gathering of 50 China,” WHO chief if they can be carried out authorities.“A sailor assigned dia, including newspa- people or more for the Tedros Adhanom with adherence to guide- to the amphibious assault pers and channels, on next eight weeks amid Ghebreyesus told lines for protecting vul- ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) test- Sunday showed pictures stepped up efforts to con- reporters in Geneva, nerable populations, ed ‘presumptive positive’ for and visuals of empty tain the rapid spread of hand hygiene and social Covid-19 Disease 2019 shelves in grocery stores the Covid-19 that has without providing the distancing. When feasi- (Covid-19), marking the first in the country. Visuals of claimed 69 lives in the latest numbers. ble, organisers could case for a sailor aboard a lockdown-like situation country. modify events to be virtu- Navy ship,” the Navy said. in several European According to the John new communities. Large al, it said. It, however, countries like Italy and Hopkins Covid-19 Resou- events and mass gather- clarified that the Spain added to the anxi- rce Centre, the Covid-19 ings include conferences, recommendation does ety of the Americans who pandemic has infected festivals, parades, con- not apply to the day-to- LANKA OFFERS bought things to fill up over 3,700 people, includ- certs, sporting events, day operation of organi- their pantry with weeks ing 69 deaths, in the US weddings and other types sations such as schools, of stocks. as the authorities placed of assemblies. institutes of higher WEEK-LONG In view of the situation, travel restrictions, closed These events can be pla- learning, or businesses. Trump on Sunday held a schools, restaurants and nned not only by This recommendation meeting with top leaders bars and cancelled enter- organisations and com- is made in an attempt to PRAYERS of the companies that tainment events across munities but also by indi- reduce introduction of Colombo, March 16: Sri own grocery stores, incl- the country to contain viduals, it said. “CDC, in the virus into new com- Lanka is conducting a week- uding Indian-American the deadly virus. accordance with its guid- munities and to slow the long Buddhist prayers as Vivek Sankaran, who is The CDC, in a state- ance for large events and spread of infection in means to combat the growing president and CEO of ment on Sunday, said that mass gatherings, recom- communities already threat of the deadly Covid-19 Albertsons. “I would like large events and mass mends that for the next 8 affected. The virus has that has infected over 100,000 to say that people should- gatherings can con- weeks, organisers claimed over 6,500 lives people globally. n’t go out and buy. We’re tribute to the spread of (whether groups or indi- and infected more than As of Sunday, the number of going to be great. We’re Covid-19 in the US viduals) cancel or postpo- 169,000 people over 135 confirmed cases reported in going to be so good,” through travellers who ne in-person events that countries and territories. Sri Lanka are 11 with over 137 Trump told reporters at a attend these events and consist of 50 people or being hospitalised. “We have White House news con- introduce the virus to more throughout the — PTI organised to recite the ‘Ratha- ference after a meeting na Suthraya’ over a week thr- with nearly a dozen gro- ough which we hope that not cery store owners. ● SEVERAL EMINENT they’re serving and ply chains in America only Sri Lanka, the entire “But you don’t have to Indian-American groups which they serve so beau- are the most powerful in world would be blessed in com- buy so much. Take it in the US have set up tifully and have for a long the world, and they’re all bating this disease,” Venerable easy. Just relax. People helplines and deployed time. And they’re buying working very hard, he Warakagoda Gnanarathana, are going in and they’re a lot of additional things said that the stores are who heads the powerful buying more. I remember volunteers to help com- to sell,” he said. “But stocking up at a level Asgiriya sect, told reporters. — I guess, during the munity members. Sewa again, they actually have that’s beyond the “This will be held commenc- conversation, Doug of International, a leading asked me to say — Could Christmas rush. “There’s ing March 18 for a week near Walmart said that they’re Indian-American non- you buy a little bit less, no need for anybody in the Temple of the Tooth in buying more than they profit organisation, has please? — I thought I’d the country to hoard Kandy,” the high priest said. buy at Christmas. Relax. released $10,000 to run never hear that from a essential food supplies. Gnanarathna said in the histo- We’re doing great. It all retailer. All of them are They said to me- Could ry of Buddhism the Rathana will pass,” he said. its 24X7 helpline and working hand-in-hand you please tell them just Suthra was recited during The White House said Covid-19 awareness with the federal govern- go and buy, enjoy it. Have times of plague and disease. that the supply chains in campaign through 20 ment, as well as the state a nice dinner. Relax. The suthra was recited by the the country were strong physicians. and local leaders, to Because there's plenty. Lord Buddha when an Indian and it was unnecessary ensure food and essen- But you don't have to buy city of Visala was being plag- for citizens to hoard daily Lennan of Cargill; and tials are constantly avail- the quantities because ued by disease and famine. essentials. Among other Doug McMillon of Walm- able. And they’ll do it,” it’s hard to refill the The government declared prominent corporate lea- art. Referring to his meet- he said. “There’s no stores on a basis as rapid Monday, a special holiday to ders in the meeting were ing with corporate lead- shortages. We have no as they’re refilling facilitate the combat opera- Dave Clark from Whole ers, Trump said they shortages — other than them,” Trump said. tions of the deadly virus with Foods; Mark Clouse of assured him that they are people are buying any- According to the John new directives to quarantine Campbell Soup Compa- going to meet the where from three to five Hopkins Covid-19 all individuals arriving in the ny; Brian Cornell of Tar- demands of the public. times what they would Resource Centre, the Cov- country other than from get; Kevin Hourican of “They’re going around normally buy. It’s going id-19 pandemic has China. There are over 1,700 Sysco; Craig Jelinek of the clock, if they have to. to be there for a long infected 3,700 people and people in quarantine right Costco; Donnie King of They are committed to time,” Trump said. claimed 69 lives in the now with 10 confirmed cases. Tyson Foods; David Mac- the communities where Asserting that the sup- country. — PTI ‘End’ of virus: Wuhan 129 more succumb in Iran Tehran, March 16: Iran Israel, where the num- Egypt has reported 150 medics to be moved out reported another 129 ber of confirmed cases cases, including 70 forei- fatalities from the new has more than doubled to gners, and three deaths. Beijing, March 16: China on makeshift hospitals have been coronavirus on Monday, around 250 in recent Jordan has said travel- Monday announced plans for dismantled. The leading group the largest one-day rise days, has authorised the lers arriving in the coun- an orderly withdrawal of thou- asked officials to ensure high- in deaths since it began use of phone-snooping try will be quarantined sands of medical staff level treatment of severe battling the Middle technology long used at hotels on the Dead Sea deployed in the worst-hit Covid-19 patients in Wuhan East’s worst outbreak, against Palestinian mili- and in Aqaba. Wuhan city as a top medical while withdrawing the suppo- which has claimed more tants to track Covid-19 In Dubai, authorities expert said the Covid-19 out- rting medical teams, state-run than 850 lives and infect- patients. Such practices announced that all bars break has “almost seen its China Daily reported. ed a number of senior will spark renewed deba- and pubs would be closed end” in the country but a final Timely and full payment of officials in the country. te over privacy issues. through the end of the judgement would be made subsidies should be guaran- Businesses in Iran’s Iraq announced a week- month and ordered peop- after a month. teed for frontline personnel in capital remained open. long curfew late Sunday. le not to hold weddings A leading Chinese official epidemic prevention and con- Ayatollah Hashem Bath- People raced to superma- or parties at homes. Co- group, headed by Premier Li trol, the leading group said. aei, 78, is the latest of rkets and swiftly emptied mmunity pools were also Keqiang, suggested orderly Cao Wei, Deputy Director and several Iranian officials shelves, while others sto- locked down. withdrawal of the medical Associate Chief Physician of to have died. Cabinet mi- cked up on cooking fuel. In Saudi Arabia, the ca- staff supporting virus-hit the Department of infectious nisters, members of parl- Iraq’s Health Ministry pital and other cities an- Hubei province. China diseases of Peking Union iament, Revolutionary has reported 124 cases nounced the closure of deployed over 30,000 medical Medical College Hospital, said Guard members and and nine deaths. cafes, malls and parks, personnel, including staff the virus which brought China Health Ministry officials In Lebanon, where the allowing only grocery st- from the military, and built 14 to a grinding halt for about have caught the virus, government ordered a lo- ores and pharmacies to makeshift hospitals at the three months has “almost seen compounding fears abo- ckdown, traffic was thin stay open and limiting height of the outbreak. The its end”. — PTI ut Iran’s response. and some streets empty. eateries to delivery. —AP WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 12 Covid’s impact through lens Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the new Covid-19 on Monday. Countries have suspended domestic and international flights besides banning entry of foreigners. Educational institutions have been shut, streets desolate and eateries shuttered as governments have issued directives on public gatherings as foreign returnees have been put on quarantine

NICOSIA Cypriot soldiers stand guard at the closed Ledra crossing checkpoint in the old city of the Cypriot capital Nicosia on Monday. — AFP

BANGKOK A woman reaches for items at a supermarket as people shopped amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 in Bangkok on Monday. — AFP

PRAGUE Few people are watching an Astronomical Clock at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday. — AP

SAUDI An electronic billboard displays a Saudi health ministry message advising people to wash their hands for 40 seconds as precaution against Covid-19 in Riyadh. — AFP

FRANCE A man stands next to a closed restaurant terrace on Monday in FRANKFURT Strasbourg, eastern France as protective measures are taken in A 10 km queue of trucks stuck on the A12 motorway near the Polish-German France against the spread of the border from outside the eastern German town of Frankfurt (Oder) on Monday, Covid-19. — AFP as measures are taken to slow down the spread of the novel Covid-19. — AFP

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Artist Kaya Mar A volunteer holds up a Covid- disinfects a 19 themed painting residential area with Prime amid the Covid-19 Minister Boris outbreak in Wuhan Johnson in China’s central in Westminster Hubei province on in London, Monday. — AFP Monday. —AP Woman to be Biden mate Duma nod to Putin reform Sex abuse: Priest sentenced Washington, March win the Democratic be my vice president,” Moscow, March 16:Ru- Court published the rul- a week to consider its Lyon (France), March against 74-year-old Ber- Preynat testified that 16: Former Vice Presid- presidential nomina- Biden said in response ssia’s Constitutional ing on its website and ruling. Putin, 67, last 16: A French priest who nard Preynat behind multiple cardinals and ent Joe Biden has vow- tion has reduced to a to a question during the Court on Monday immediately sent the week backed a last- acknowledged sexually closed doors because of other senior church ed to pick a woman as direct contest between debate. “I committed approved amendments ruling to Putin, who minute proposal by the abusing at least 75 boys the spreading Covid-19 officials were aware of his vice presidential Biden and Vermont that if I'm elected presi- proposed by President could now stay in power first woman in space, over decades was sen- that has shuttered most his misconduct dating candidate if he wins the Senator Sanders. Both dent have an opportuni- Vladimir Putin to the until 2036. Valentina Tereshkova, tenced Monday to five activity in France. back to the 1960s, but he Democratic presiden- of them clashed during ty to appoint someone country’s basic law, giv- The court issued a to add an amendment to years in prison, in Preynat’s case forced wasn’t removed from tial nomination in a Democratic primary to the courts will I’ll ing him the option of speedy decision after the reform package France’s worst case of the first serious reckon- the priesthood until last which he is currently presidential debate appoint the first black serving two further Putin signed the final allowing his possible clergy abuse to reach ing with sex abuse with- year. Victims of Preyn- leading against Bernie hosted by the CNN. “I woman to the courts,” terms in office. reform package on return to the Kremlin trial. The court in Lyon in the Catholic Church at’s abuse welcomed his Sanders. The race to would pick a woman to he asserted. — PTI The Constitutional Saturday, though it had after 2024. — AFP issued the verdict in France. conviction. — AP pg TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 | HYDERABAD 13 quick Coffee Day probe finds `2,000 crore missing from accounts SARITHA RAI & between the founder's listed and market value dropped to about guarantees by Siddhartha for the filings of his listed and pri- ANTO ANTONY personal businesses that were VG $80 million. Trading was sus- loans taken by Coffee Day, and vate companies, the entrepre- MARCH 16 not conducted at arm's length, Siddhartha pended in February. his unsecured loans at high neur's loans had totaled more the people said. Though the Lenders to Coffee day, interest rates from local money than Rs 10,000 crore, and he had An investigation into Coffee Day report is in its final stages, the IndusInd Bank and RBL Bank, lenders, the people said. It also been squeezed by borrowing to BITES Enterprises Ltd, initiated by its precise details could change tanked on the BSE on Monday, probes Coffee Day's defaults to repay interest on earlier loans, board after the death of founder before its release, expected as with losses of more than 17 per coffee growers and other ven- the person said. The purported V.G. Siddhartha, is likely to con- early as this week, they said. cent. dors, they said. suicide note of Siddhartha said INDICATORS % clude that at least Rs 2,000 crore The missing funds could total The regulators are tracking A related issue is that coffee he had tried his best but failed ($270 million) is missing from its more than Rs 2,500 crore, one the situation and may use the estates owned by Siddhartha as an entrepreneur. "I am solely Sensex 31,390.07 -7.96 accounts, according to people person said. company's final report as part of and several employees had been responsible for all mistakes," the Nifty 50 9,197.40 -7.61 familiar with the matter. "The investigation report is a deeper dive into its internal used as collateral for bank loans. letter read. "Every financial S&P 500* 2,537.81 -6.39 The months-long probe follow- still a work in progress, and not spokesman said. affairs, the people said. Coffee The report found that valua- transaction is my responsibility. ing the suicide of Siddhartha in finalised," a spokesman for the The probe began about a Day showed about Rs 2,400 crore tions for properties were inflat- My team, auditors and senior Dollar (`) 74.27 -0.48 July examined the financial company said. "The board of month after the suicide of the in cash and cash equivalents on ed to get the loans, one person management are totally Pound Sterling (`) 91.2531 1.62 transactions of the country's directors and the company are 59-year-old founder last year. its balance sheet as of March said. unaware of all my transactions. largest coffee chain and its deal- unaware of its content at this The company brought in Ashok 2019, the most recent figures the Investigators have examined The law should hold me and Euro (`) 82.89 -0.40 ings with dozens of private com- point of time. Hence it would be Kumar Malhotra, a retired sen- company has issued. several theories about what hap- only me accountable, as I have Gold (10gm) (`) 41,610▲455 1.09 panies owned by the entrepre- premature to speculate on the ior official from the enforce- After the death of Siddhartha pened to the company's money, withheld this information from Brent crude ($/bbl)* 30.75 -9.16 neur. The draft report, running investigation findings." ment agency, to investigate and the company faced a severe liq- including whether Coffee Day everybody including my family." more than a hundred pages, The priority for management a senior Supreme Court lawyer uidity crunch and had "zero was manipulating its finances to As the report nears release, IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.208 -1.836 points to billions of rupees that and Siddhartha's family "is to is assisting in the case, the com- cash in the bank," according to show cash and profit and Coffee Day is finalising a deal US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 0.767 -1.962 have gone missing, said the peo- keep the business running in a pany then said. one of the people. It struggled whether Siddhartha was taking with Blackstone Group Inc. for ple, asking not to be identified challenging environment and The Coffee Day empire has with day-to-day expenses and cash out of the listed company real estate assets. A large * As of 9:30 pm IST because the details aren't public. meet all stakeholder commit- been battered since the paying salaries has been a to pay off a large investor to tranche of the payment is due in The report also highlights ments, including 30,000 jobs founder's death. Its shares plum- strain, the person said. The whom he had guaranteed a about a week, one person said. hundreds of transactions associated with the group," the meted about 90 per cent and its draft report details personal return, the person said. From —Bloomberg CCI imposes `302 cr penalty ■ Jet’s Naresh Goyal, Indiabulls’ Gehlaut also called on Grasim Inds. Panic rules; Sensex The Competition Commission has slapped a penalty of Rs 302 crore on Grasim Industries for sheds over 2,700 pts abusing its dominant position in Ambani, Chandra get ED supply of VSF to spinners. Besides, the company has been RAVI RANJAN PRASAD directed to "cease and desist" MUMBAI, MARCH 16 from indulging in anti-competi- tive practices as well as put in summons over Yes deals The market's bounce back place a transparent "discount on Friday proved short- policy." The CCI said Grasim lived, as Sensex and Nifty- New Delhi/Mumbai, charged discriminatory prices take the probe into the 50 fell close to 8 per cent on March 16: and imposed supplementary The case forward and hence Monday under heightened obligations on its customers. Enforcement Directorate Another case against Kapoor the questioning and fears of an impending has summoned top corpo- recording of statements Covid-19-led economic rate honchos, including Mumbai, March 16: The Enforcement Directorate of these business heads slump and its impact on Reliance Group chair- on told a special court here on Monday that that over under the Prevention of corporate earnings. man Anil Ambani, Essel Rs 202- crore loans sanctioned by Yes Bank during Money Laundering Act Tuesday seems to offer no Group promoter Subhash the tenure of Rana Kapoor to a joint venture compa- (PMLA) is essential. respite as the overnight Siam moves SC Chandra, Jet Airways ny of HDIL group were used to repay previous dues While Essel Group has action by major central 757.80 points. and not panic." founder Naresh Goyal by the now bankrupt realty company. an alleged unpaid loan of banks, including the US The market capitalisa- The foreign portfolio over BS-IV and Indiabulls chairman Kapoor, the former MD and CEO of Yes Bank, was Rs 8,400 crore towards Federal Reserve which cut tion of BSE-listed compa- investors continue to run Sameer Gehlaut, to arrested by the agency on March 8 under provisions Yes Bank, Dewan its lending rate to near nies dropped by Rs away from the Indian mar- appear before it this of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.As his Housing Finance Limited zero and also announced 7,62,290.23 crore to Rs ket, as they were net sell- registration week in connection with remand ended on Monday, Kapoor was produced has an amount of about quantitative easing pro- 1,21,63,952.59 crore at the ers of equities worth Rs Yes Bank dealings, offi- before the special PMLA court judge PP Rajvaidya. Rs 3,700 crore. gramme worth $700 bil- close of trade. The mar- 3,809.93 crore, as per the cials said on Monday. Additional solicitor general Anil Singh, appearing "Essel Group has never lion, failed to enthuse ket's volatility indicator, provisional data. The DHFL CMD Kapil for the central agency, sought six more days of made any transactions Asian and European mar- India VIX index, surged to weakening of the Indian Wadhawan, recently remand for Kapoor as they need to probe him further with Mr Rana Kapoor or kets, and in opening trade the highest level in the last currency, partly responsi- arrested by the ED in in connection with the case. his family or for that mat- on Monday the US market 10 years at 59.86, indicating ble for FPIs selling, closed another case, has also The ED told the court that its investigations has ter any private entities had to be halted as bench- continued swings in the at Rs 74.27 per dollar, down been called for question- revealed that Yes Bank had sanctioned Rs 202.1 crore controlled by them," mark indices hit the lower market in the near furture. by 35 paise from the previ- ing as part of its money loans in parts, to one Mack Star Marketing, a joint Subhash Chandra said in circuit. Stocks dropped 8 Siddhartha Khemka, ous close at Rs 73.92. laundering probe against venture of De Shaw Group and promoters of HDIL a tweet. per cent in the first min- head-retail research, The selling in Indian Yes Bank promoter Rana Group. —PTI "I have been requested utes of trading on Wall Motilal Oswal Financial market resumed as the Kapoor and others. by ED to make a state- Street. Services, said, "Easing market opened on the news The officials said ment on the information Economic, trade and monetary policy action of more coronavirus cases Auto industry body Siam said it Ambani, 60, was first month. The Reliance Group had which is already avail- travel shutdown are across the globe shows the being reported from vari- has filed an application in the called for questioning on The ED has accused last week said in a state- able with them. I will be impacting equities across impact coronavirus would ous parts of the country, Supreme Court seeking sale Monday but he sought Kapoor, his family mem- ment that its entire debt more than happy to be the globe, analysts said. have on the economy. with Maharashtra report- and registration of BS-IV vehi- exemption from appear- bers and others of laun- from the bank was fully personally present at China's factory output also These concerns will most ing almost one-fourth of cles till March 31. Siam presi- ance on some personal dering "proceeds of secured and was availed their office, honouring plunged at the sharpest likely weigh on the market, the total cases. dent Rajan Wadhera said some grounds. crime" worth Rs 4,300 in the ordinary course of their request, in order to pace in 30 years. which would take a while As more and more eco- states have recently issued cir- The agency took up the crore by receiving business. extend all the required In across-the-board sell- to recover from this signif- nomic activities are get- culars saying no application for money laundering probe alleged kickbacks in lieu Mr Ambani's nine co-operation," Chandra ing, the Sensex fell 7.96 per icant price damage. ting affected, the impact on registration of BS-IV vehicles against Kapoor and oth- of extending big loans group companies are tweeted. cent, closing a massive Volatility is likely to con- the economy is likely to be would be accepted on or after ers after the Reserve through their bank that stated to have taken loans Jet Airways loan 2,713.41 points down at tinue in the coming days significant, as RBI gover- certain dates, which are much Bank imposed a morato- later allegedly turned of about Rs 12,800 crore amount is stated to be 31,390.07, its second biggest and any bounce could be nor Shaktikanta Das said, ahead of March 31. The cut-off rium on the crisis-ridden non-performing asset from the bank. The ED, about Rs 550 crore, they fall in history. The Nifty-50 sold into. In such times of "Coronavirus Pandemic dates range from Febraury 29, Yes Bank earlier this (NPA). officials said, wants to said. —PTI too fell 7.61 per cent and global volatility, retail can affect economic activi- to March 25, 2020, it said. closed at 9,197.40, down by investors should keep calm ty in India." Sports RBI boosts liquidity, Centre moves Muted listing for SBI Card, ONGC declares SC, seeks 20 100% interim sponsorship Antony Waste pulls out IPO dividend crosses `9K cr but no rate cut yet year window State-owned Oil and Natural for AGR dues Gas Corp (ONGC) declared 100 Mumbai, March 16: ESP FALAKNAAZ SYED monetary policy commit- per cent interim dividend and Properties, the enter- MUMBAI, MARCH 16 tee, but I don't rule out said it has sufficient funds to tainment and sports anything. Depending on PARMOD KUMAR continue operations in an era of division of GroupM The Reserve Bank of the evolving situation, we NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 extreme volatility in oil prices. India, released the 2020 India (RBI) on Monday will decide on the timing In a statement, ONGC said its report on sports spon- avoided an emergency of our action." He reiterat- The Centre on Monday board met on Monday and sorship in India. Sports interest rate cut akin to ed that the RBI stands moved the Supreme Court "declared an interim dividend sponsorship grew at a the steep rate cuts ready to take the neces- seeking modification of of Rs 5 per equity share of Rs 5 healthy 17 per cent and announced by various sary measures and has its October 24, 2019, order, each." The government, which the sports sponsorship major global central several tools at its dispos- seeking 20 years window owns 62.78 per cent stake in Industry crossed the Rs banks to limit the econom- al to address the impact of for the payment of Rs ONGC, will get Rs 3,949 crore 9,000 crore mark in ic fallout of the coron- Covid19 pandemic on the 92,000 crore aggregate RAVI RANJAN PRASAD exchanged hands on the in dividend and taxes. 2019. avirus and to assuage Indian economy, which gross revenue dues by the MUMBAI, MARCH 16 NSE and Rs 296.54 crore 2019 was the year for markets, but announced could be deployed if telecom service providers. on the BSE. The deliver- cricket, which dominat- several measures to required even ahead of The DoT has sought the The unprecedented mar- able quantity on the NSE ed the sports advertis- enhance liquidity in the the next monetary meet modification of the ket volatility has dealt a stood at 58.04 per cent, ing sector. system. scheduled for March 31 to October 24, 2019 and blow to primary market indicating buying by IPL & ICC Business In a hurriedly called April 2. "Our response will February 14, 2020, order offerings, with SBI Card investors who missed out Exporters hit by World NOTE press conference, kept neither be premature nor while seeking the top making a muted listing on the IPO allotment or Cup gave after market hours, delayed," said Das. court nod for its proposal and Antony Waste wanted to buy at a lower a push in both on- Shaktikanta Das, RBI gov- He also unequivocally Some of the major global to recover the outstanding Handling Cell pulling out price. trade slowdown, ground sponsorship and ernor, announced another supported private sector central banks have dues in annual install- its initial public offering Shares of promoter media spends. On- six months US banks, stating that he has announced multiple rate ments over a period of (IPO). State Bank of India fell seek relief ground sponsorship dollar/rupee sell-buy written to all state govern- cuts and several monetary next 20 years with a com- Shares of SBI Cards and 7.84 per cent on the BSE, grew by 25 per cent, for swap on March 23 to limit ments that "there is no policy measures so far ponent of 8 per cent dis- Payment Services made a closing at Rs 223.25. With the slowdown in global the first time, crossing rupee volatility and long- reason for them (state gov- this month to limit the counted interest. lacklustre debut on the Antony Waste Handling trade in the wake of the coron- the Rs 2,000 crore mark. term repo operations ernments) to stay away economic fallout of the As Solicitor General bourses, listing at more Cell withdrew its initial avirus outbreak, the Engineer- Overall industry (LTRO) in multiple from private banks. The coronavirus. As many as Tushar Mehta mentioned than 12 per cent discount public offering, as it was ing Export Promotion Council upsurge was Rs 1,347 tranches up to a total health of the banking sec- 43 central banks reduced the matter for the consid- to the issue price of Rs 755 subscribed only 0.49 per of India sought relief measures crore, of which Rs 800 amount of Rs 1 lakh crore tor is safe and sound." rates, including the eration of the court, a per share, marred by the cent till Monday, even from the Centre. The exporters crore was contributed at the policy rate to "This time, the identity world's most powerful US bench headed by Justice negative market senti- after the subscription date have found themselves in a by media spends alone, enhance system liquidity. of the bank in difficulty, Federal Reserve, which Arun Mishra said that the ments on Monday. was extended to March 16 "state of turmoil" as shipments growing at 18 per cent. State Bank of India which is Yes Bank, is slashed its rates by 150 bench dealing with the SBI Card shares listed at and the price band was to the top destinations have Digital shot up by a chairman Rajnish Kumar, retained. If required, RBI basis points to near zero matter alone could consid- Rs 658 on the BSE and at reduced marginally to Rs been paralysed. “Trade is crip- whopping 84 per cent "The RBI decision to will support Yes Bank just three days ahead of er the application for mod- Rs 661 on the NSE, down 294-300 per share from Rs pled in most of these destina- from Rs 475 crore to Rs ensure additional liquidi- with respect to liquidity. I the FOMC meeting on ification of earlier order. 12.84 per cent, but a sharp 295-300. tions due to a near collapse of 875 crore. While TV con- ty through LTRO and would like to assure Saturday. Following this, "List the matter before recovery in the first hour The IPO of the munici- the global supply chain as the tinues to grow as the swap transactions will depositors their money is Bank of Japan brought the bench which was hear- of trading took the stock pal solid waste manage- cargo movement has stopped.” biggest medium for ad ensure the twin objectives completely safe and there forward its regular meet- ing the matter as soon as to Rs 755. But the share ment company that spends in sports, brands of further compression in is no need for worry. In the ing by two days and the bench is available. No soon started declining in opened on March 4 saw are also having a clear term structure of interest history of Indian bank- announced a set of meas- other bench can hear this the crashing market, participation by marquee Printed & Published by digital plan along with a rates and ensuring dollar ing, depositors of sched- ures to support the econo- matter" Justice Mishra which posted the second investors like Massachu- T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan presence on TV to build liquidity." ule commercial banks my hit by Covid-19, includ- said making it clear "We biggest fall in history. setts Institute of Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at a rapport with their Das also elaborated on have never lost money. ing doubling the pace of don't know when the Finally, the country's Technology and Vantage Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan consumers by reaching the Yes Bank revival plan After 6 pm on March 18, ETF and REIT purchases bench will sit." first credit card stock Equity Fund. However, Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, out to them in more and the fallout of the they can withdraw their to 12 trillion yen and 180 The DoT has told the top closed at Rs 681.40 on the benchmark indices have Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, ways than one. Covid19 pandemic on the money but there is no billion yen per annum, court that "considering NSE, down 9.74 per cent fallen by 20 per cent since Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: The year 2019 also saw Indian economy and mar- need for panic withdraw- respectively. the huge amount which is and at Rs 683.20 on the the filing of the red-her- T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg fantasy sports applica- kets. At several times dur- al," Das said. Madan Sabnavis, chief payable by the telecom BSE. ring prospectus. "As the No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights tions growing fast as ing the press conference On a question on why economist at Care Ratings service providers there At the end of the ses- global situation around reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part advertisers and this Das asked Yes Bank cus- the rates were not cut, Das said, "We expect the RBI to would be certain sion, the company's mar- Covid-19 continues to without written permission of The Editor, traction will be carried tomers not to rush to with- said, "According to the announce a 50 basis points inevitable consequences ket cap stood at Rs evolve, investors appear to Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. forward into 2020 also. draw their money when prevailing law, the rate cut rate cut at its next MPC on which may not be in any 64,149.53 crore. Shares have entered risk-off the moratorium is lifted. call has to be taken by the April 2," ones interest." worth Rs 4319.83 crore mode," the company said. TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 | HYDERABAD pg 14

■ Oil ministry has sought `5,000 cr from finance ministry Centre raises borrowing India to use cheap oil to target to `51,000 cr boost strategic reserves New Delhi, March 16: After reviewing the cash New Delhi, March 16: ■ India has built strategic storage at three locations in can sell the rest to Indian position of the Centre, the India plans to take advan- refiners. Reserve Bank of India tage of low prices for oil south India to store up to 36.87 million barrels of oil or five Padur has four compart- (RBI) in consultation with from Saudi Arabia and the million tonnes to protect against supply disruption. ments that hold about 4.6 the government raised the United Arab Emirates to ■ The country is the world’s third biggest oil importer and million barrels each. The borrowing target from top up its strategic petrole- consumer and imports about 80 per cent of its oil needs ISPRL has received 1 VLCC short-term securities by um reserves (SPR), two with Arab Mix to fill one `51,000 crore during the sources familiar with the ■ Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd, a company compartment and will get a month. matter said on Monday. charged with building of strategic storage, has signed a second VLCC in April, a This is in line with the Global oil prices have fall- memorandum of understanding with the UAE’s national oil third source said. Revised Estimate announ- en around 40 per cent in company ADNOC for the lease of half of its 2.5 million The ISPRL has already ced by the government in March as the impact of the tonnes Padur facility. leased half of the 1.5 mil- the Budget 2020-21. coronavirus pandemic has lion tonnes capacity in According to the earlier destroyed demand, while ■ Last year, it signed an MoU with Saudi Aramco for the Mangalore storage to Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday calendar, the government supplies are growing fol- lease of a quarter of Padur SPR. ADNOC, which has stored at Wall Street in New York City. Trading on Wall Street was halted immediately after the was to borrow `24,000 lowing Moscow’s refusal to about 5.5 million barrels of opening bell Monday, as stocks posted steep losses following emergency moves by the crore through treasury back deeper output cuts at Das oil in the cavern, while Federal Reserve to try to avert a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic. — AFP bills of various tenure. a meeting of the Organ-isa- A second source, who also ern India to store up to ISPRL has retained the However, as per the tion of the Petroleum requested anonymity, said 36.87 million barrels of oil remainder. “This is the revised calendar, the gov- Exporting Countries and the oil ministry has written or about 5 million tonnes to right time to fill the SPRs ernment will borrow its OPEC+ allies. to the finance ministry to protect against supply dis- before prices start moving `75,000 crore through the Leading Opec producers release about 48-to-50 bil- ruption. up,” a third source said. treasury bills in three Saudi Arabia and Abu lion rupees ($673.7 million) ISPRL, a company India has also filled its tranches. Dhabi have said they will to buy oil in 8-9 very large charged with building of 1.03 million tonnes Vizag Wall Street hammered According to a statement increase output while cut- crude carriers for filling strategic storage, has facility with Basra oil from by the finance ministry, ting prices, giving big con- the storage. signed a memorandum of another Opec producer treasury bills worth sumers the chance to fill up Indian Strategic understanding (MOU) with Iraq. `25,000 crore will be auc- at discounted prices. Petroleum Reserves Ltd the UAE’s national oil com- While India is primarily tioned on March 18 and “It is an opportune time (ISPRL) and India’s oil and pany ADNOC for the lease taking advantage of low as recession fears grow similar amounts on March for us and for them (Abu finance ministry had no of half of its 2.5 million prices as a consumer nat- 24 and March 30. The Dhabi National Oil immediate comment, while tonnes Padur facility. Last ion, US President Donald Budget 2020-21 raised the Company and Saudi ADNOC and Saudi Aramco year it signed an MoU with Trump aimed to help US Hits circuit breaker third time in last 2 weeks net borrowing to `4.99 lakh Aramco) to finalise the declined to comment. Saudi Aramco for the lease energy producers strug- crore from `4.48 lakh crore deals and fill the SPRs...If India, the world’s third of a quarter of Padur SPR. gling to cope with the price New York, March 16: in the Budget Estimate. there is any delay, we might biggest oil importer and The leases allow the fall by announcing he Stocks lost more than six “The Government of fill the SPRs on our own,” consumer, imports about 80 national oil companies to would take advantage of per cent on Wall Street Most airlines may go India in consultation with said an official familiar per cent of its oil needs and store their oil, some of low prices to fill up the Monday as huge swaths of the Reserve Bank of India with the matter, asking not has built strategic storage which will cater for India’s nation’s emergency the economy come closer to will continue to have the to be named. at three locations in south- strategic needs, while they reserve. — Reuters shutting down due to the flexibility to modify the coronavirus outbreak, from notified amount and tim- airlines to restaurants. bankrupt in 2 months ing for auction of treasury Emergency actions taken bills. — PTI by the US Federal Reserve Mumbai, March 16: The will be like entering a bru- Crude oil slips late Sunday to prop up the coronavirus pandemic will tal battlefield, littered with Gold price plunges `1,300 economy and get financial bankrupt most airlines casualties,” it said. markets running smoothly worldwide by the end of Most of the biggest carri- Bajaj Auto below $30 again may have raised fears May unless governments ers in the US, China and even further, some and the industry take coor- Middle East are likely to launches after selloff in US markets investors said. dinated steps to avoid such survive because of govern- a barrel after The selling began imme- a situation, an aviation ment help or support from SANGEETHA G. amid constant concerns diately on Wall Street, and consultant warned. their owners, CAPA said. BS-VI range CHENNAI, MARCH 16 over the coronavirus losses were sharp enough Many airlines have Airlines have been four years spread,” said Ajay Kedia, at the open to trigger a tem- probably been driv- among the biggest Gold and silver witnessed MD, Kedia Commodities. porary trading halt for the en into technical corporate casual- Coordinated 3-wheelers New York, March 16: one of the steepest falls in The market is in fact sur- third time in the last two bankruptcy or ties of the virus Oil prices fell below $30 the recent history as a sell- prised by Monday’s fall as weeks. The losses had been substantially government and outbreak as the New Delhi, March 16: a barrel on Monday as off triggered by margin the lowering of interest even steeper earlier in the breached debt industry action is coronavirus Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday the worldwide coron- calls in equity markets last rate by US Federal Reserve morning, and they spread covenants needed now if grinds air traf- said it has launched its BS- avirus outbreak wors- week got extended on is generally positive for around the world. already, Sydney- catastrophe is to fic to a halt. VI range of commercial ened over the weekend, Monday despite the US gold. European stocks and crude based consultan- be avoided, Carriers from vehicles across brands -- exacerbating fears that Federal Reserve lowering “Investors are surprised oil were down five per cent cy CAPA Centre CAPA said American RE, Maxima and Maxima government lockdowns interest rates. with today’s fall in bullion or more. for Aviation Airlines Group Inc. Cargo. to contain the spread of In the Delhi spot market, as generally it has been The world’s brightest spot warned in a statement to Australia’s Qantas The company has the disease would spark gold lost `1,300 per 10 gm observed that whenever may have been Japan, on Monday. Airways Ltd. have slashed launched 14 BS-VI compli- a global recession. from the previous close of between a high of $1548 and there is a rate cut by where the central bank Carriers are depleting capacity, while some like ant products across the RE, Top global oil produc- `42,600 to `41,300 on a low of $1454. Silver fell Federal Reserve in the US, announced more stimulus cash reserves quickly Sweden’s SAS AB have Maxima and Maxima ers Saudi Arabia and Monday. Silver saw one of from $14.75 to a low of gold jumps, but today the for the economy, and stocks because their planes are temporarily laid off most Cargo brands and thus has Russia have failed to its steepest fall in a single $12.01 an ounce. Federal Reserve held its still lost 2.5 per cent. grounded and those that staff. Flybe, Europe’s transitioned to BS-VI agree on how to react as day as it fell from `41,500 In the morning, gold in second emergency meeting The spreading coron- aren’t are flying more than biggest regional airline, regime for the entire three- the reduction in global per kg to `37,000, losing the Asian markets had this month, voting to cut avirus is causing business- half empty, it said. has already collapsed. wheeler range, Bajaj Auto economic activity `4,500 per kg. opened higher on the back overnight rates to zero per es around the world to shut “Coordinated govern- Carriers could face as said in a statement. destroys oil demand, Silver futures on Multi of US Federal Reserve’s cent, similar to the levels of their doors. While that can ment and industry action much as $113 billion in lost With the upgrade, the RE and have turned on each Commodity Exchange rate cut. However, the metal the global financial crisis. slow the spread of the is needed — now — if revenue this year, accord- brand now comes with fuel other to start a price crashed by 16 per cent to underwent significant cor- Despite this bullion virus, it’s also taking cash catastrophe is to be avoid- ing to the International Air injection (FI) technology war. test the floor of `33,756 in rection as the session pro- crashed,” said Kedia. out of the pockets of busi- ed,” CAPA said. Otherwise, Transport Association. in a 236 cc engine across Saudi Aramco reiterat- one of the biggest single- gressed. According to Himanshu nesses and workers. That “emerging from the crisis — Bloomberg three fuel options -- CNG, ed on Monday its plans day falls in the history of “The fall in gold and silver Gupta, vice president and has economists slashing LPG and petrol, it added. to boost output to record MCX. started in the second half of head of commodities and their expectations for In the Maxima brand, the levels to take a bigger In the international mar- last week when investors currencies research, Globe upcoming months, and would be a 41 per cent drop close their doors to dine-in same engine has been re- share of the global mar- ket, gold fell more than 80 rushed to pay their margin Capital, investors are a bit JPMorgan Chase says the from its record set just a customers and do only configured to meet BS-VI ket. Brent crude LCOc1 dollars per ounce during calls triggered by the drop more cautious about asset U.S. economy may shrink at month ago. takeout and delivery. emission norms, the com- was down $3.75, or 11.1 the intraday session in global stock markets classes at this moment. a two per cent annual rate Goldman expects the The Federal Reserve has pany said. per cent, to $30.10 a bar- this quarter and three per index to rally back to 3,200 been trying to do what it The diesel range across rel by 1.26 pm EDT (5.26 cent in the April-through- at year end. can to help the economy, RE and Maxima brands pm GMT). The interna- June quarter. To many American Airlines and and over the weekend it meet the stringent BS-VI tional benchmark earli- investors, that meets the United Airlines both slashed short-term interest norms through systems er fell to $29.52 a barrel, Customers can access Yes Bank’s definition of a recession, announced steep cutbacks rates back to their record like exhaust gas recircula- its lowest since January and the question is how to flights over the weekend low of nearly zero. tion and catalytic convert- 2016. long it will last. as customers cancel trips The Fed action came as er with the same 470 cc Saudi Aramco is likely The best-case scenario for and the US government major economies expanded diesel engine. Bajaj Auto to sustain higher oil out- services from tomorrow evening many investors is that the restricts travel. Other trav- travel curbs and closed said it will also be provid- put planned for April in economic shock will be el companies have also seen more public facilities, rais- ing three full free services May, Chief Executive steep but short, with sharp drops in demand ing the cost of efforts to inclusive of labour, filter Amin Nasser said, sig- New Delhi, March 16: Yes The government on Satur- based transaction services growth recovering later from customers. contain the outbreak that and oil change across the naling the top oil-pro- Bank customers will be day notified the reconstruc- to pay for their Yes Bank this year after businesses Restaurants, movie the- has infected nearly 170,000 range. — PTI ducing company is pre- able to access full banking tion plan for cash-strapped credit card bills and loan reopen. Pessimists, though, aters and other businesses people worldwide. China, pared to live with low oil services from Wednesday Yes Bank and said the EMIs from any bank are preparing for a longer that depend on drawing where the coronavirus prices for a while. evening, as the moratorium moratorium will be lifted accounts including Yes haul. crowds appear to be next to emerged in December, The coming flood of will be lifted earlier. by 6 pm on March 18, much Bank accounts. Strategists at Goldman get squeezed. accounts for about half of New version of supply from Saudi The RBI had on March 5 earlier than the earlier date “Outward NEFT /IMPS/ Sachs say the S&P 500 could Several states and the those, but a dozen other Arabia and other pro- put a moratorium on Yes of April 3. RTGS will resume from drop as low as 2,000 in the country’s largest city are countries have more than ducers could result in Bank restricting withdra- “The order of moratori- March 18, 2020, 6 pm. The middle of the year, which ordering restaurants to 1,000 cases each. — AP MCA 21 portal the largest surplus of wals to `50,000 per deposi- um on the reconstructed limits for transactions crude in history, said tor till April 3. However, the bank issued by the govern- across digital channels will will utilise AI global information government in a notifica- ment...shall cease to have continue to remain what provider IHS Markit. tion on Saturday said the effect on the third working they were prior to the The coronavirus out- moratorium will be lifted day at 6 pm from the date of imposition of the moratori- Coronavirus brings Las Vegas to a halt capabilities break, which has infect- by 18:00 hrs on March 18. commencement of this um. However, from March ed at least 174,000 people “We will resume full scheme,” the notification 19, 2020 post commence- Las Vegas, March 16: The casinos and hotels indefi- Casino operators have New Delhi, March 16: and killed around 6,700, banking services from said. ment of banking hours, owners of iconic Las Vegas nitely by Tuesday. It will been struggling since the The new version of MCA already has caused oil Wed, March 18, 2020, 6 pm. The lender has posted a transactions at branches casinos such as Bellagio not be taking reservations virus took crimped travel 21 portal, which is mainly prices to plummet by Visit any of our 1,132 net loss of `18,654 crore for will not have any limits,” and Wynn Las Vegas are for arrivals prior to May 1. and tourism to the gam- used to submit filings 50% since the start of branches from Mar 19, 2020, third quarter ended Dece- the bank said in a state- shutting down as the coron- Wynn Resorts will also bling haven of Macau in under the companies law, the year. Many forecast- post commencement of mber 31 due to huge provi- ment. avirus pandemic prompts close its Las Vegas opera- January while China went will utilise artificial intel- ers have adjusted down banking hrs to experience sioning for bad loans. It Among others, customers authorities to lock down tions, including its name- on lockdown. The damage ligence and machine learn- estimates on demand for our suite of services,” Yes had posted a profit of `1,001 will be able to pay towards public gathering places. sake casino and hotel, as of accelerated in March, with ing capabilities. crude, as the virus dis- Bank said in a tweet. crore during December their utility bills and use MGM Resorts’ operations Tuesday. It said the closures MGM already losing 37 per The MCA 21 system, rupts business activity, “You will also be able to quarter of 2018-19. the UPI platform, Google in Las Vegas include the are expected to be in effect cent of its value halfway which comes under the travel and daily life. access all our digital serv- Besides, the customers Pay and PhonePe, Paytm, MGM Grand and Mandalay for two weeks, after which through the month and Corporate Affairs — Reuters ices & platforms @RBI have been allowed for Amazon Pay, Freecharge. Bay. The company said it it will evaluate the situa- Wynn diving nearly 33 per Ministry, was started in @FinMinIndia,” it said. inward RTGS/NEFT/IMPS — PTI will suspend operations at tion. cent. — AP 2006, and currently the sec- ond version is operational. “MCA 21 Version 3 envis- ages various areas such as helpdesk solution, e-con- sultation module, security Slowdown blues fail to beat Hyundai Creta, Jeep Wrangler and threat management for utilising the capabili- MICHAEL GONSALVES Fiat Chrysler Automo- new Skoda Octavia RS 245 firmed bookings, it will tomers are willing to open ties of Artificial Intellige- PUNE, MARCH 16 biles, the world’s eighth priced at `36 lakh. take about one-and-half their purse. nce and Machine Learning largest Italian-American The performance-specced month to two months to Creta comes with three (AI/ ML),” Minister of While the Indian automo- automaker, in a statement Octavia, which was deliver the cars to cus- engine options such as the State for Corporate Affairs bile market is bleeding, on Monday said its first launched in India at the tomers,” Puneet Anand, 1.5-litre petrol, 1.5-litre Anurag Singh Thakur told there is no slowdown for batch of the imported Jeep Auto Expo 2020 in Delhi senior vice president and VGT diesel and the 1.4-litre the Lok Sabha on Monday. new car models like the all Wrangler Rubicon SUVs was opened for bookings on group head, marketing at Turbo GDI petrol. He was responding to a new Hyundai Creta SUV launched on March 3 have March 1 only through a Hyundai Motors India told Transmission options query on whether the gov- priced between `9.90 lakh been sold out in India in centralised online plat- Financial Chronicle. will include a 6-speed man- ernment plans to intro- and `17.20 lakh and the record time. form, ‘buyskodaonline’, for He said more than 50 per ual that will be standard duce AI system in the MCA imported Jeep Wrangler “We have ordered a sec- an amount of `1 lakh. cent of new Creta cus- across the range, along 21 portal. Rubicon SUV priced at Rs ond batch with more vehi- The South Korean car tomers have opted for the with an optional torque “Quantum of funds allot- 68.94 lakh. cles to meet rising demand maker on Monday diesel versions. convertor for the 1.5 diesel ted for implementing South Korean car maker’s for the Jeep Wrangler launched the second gener- Hyundai Motors India engine, 7-speed DCT for the AI/ML is included in the total booking crossed 14,000 Rubicon,” the company ation Hyundai Creta in the senior vice-president said 1.4 Turbo petrol, and the total cost approved by the units out of which 10,000 said, adding that the sales country at an introductory there is an overall slow- iVT automatic for the 1.5 Competent Authority and units were booked within a were in double digit. price tag of `9.99 lakh for down in the automobile petrol motor. as such breakup of cost for week of bookings opening Similarly, the Skoda Auto the base petrol manual at matic costs `17.20 lakh. Seltos, MG Hector, Renault industry in the country but The new generation Creta AI/ML is not separately on March 2 with a down Volkswagen sold out its pan-India showroom. The new Creta now com- Duster and Nissan Kicks. there is demand for new, will be offered in a total of available,” the minister payment of `25,000. allotted 200 units of the The top-range diesel auto- petes with the popular Kia “With over 14,000 con- attractive models and cus- 14 variants. said. — PTI CRICKET pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 15 SHORT TAKES No clarity on IPL schedule Franchise owners’ tele-conference ends with no concrete discussion on league David Warner (left) and Aaron New Delhi, March 16: Finch. No headway was made during Monday’s tele-con- BCCI officials Finch, Warner ference by the eight IPL franchise owners as the situation in the past 48 told to work raise concerns hours has not changed Melbourne: Australian white- much in the wake of the ball captain Aaron Finch and novel coronavirus pan- from home opener David Warner have demic in the country as raised concerns over the effec- well globally. New Delhi, March 16: tiveness of the self-isolation The start of the 13th IPL The Covid-19 pandemic policy of the government to has been suspended from has forced India’s tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. March 29 to April 15 with biggest sports body The Australian government had India currently register- BCCI to virtually shut announced that anyone arriving ing 114 positive cases and down its headquarter in in the country from overseas two deaths for Covid-19. Mumbai from Tuesday will be forced to self-isolate for All foreign visas have with its employees being 14 days starting Sunday mid- been put on hold till April advised to work from night (March 15) in a bid to 15 while BCCI president home. contain the spread of the novel Sourav Ganguly has hint- It has been learnt that coronavirus. However, a lot of ed that a “truncated IPL” the employees have been citizens are confused regarding could be a possibility asked to “work from the working of the precaution. with a minimum 17 days home” with all the crick- An Australian sports journalist already lost. eting operations already Veronica Eggleton tweeted: “Nothing concrete was being suspended till fur- “Genuine question - how does discussed in today's meet- ther notice. “The BCCI the government know if new ing (con-call). It was just a employees were today arrivals are actually self-isolat- follow up meeting. notified that the head- ing?” Finch re-tweeted The situation has not quarters at the Eggleton’s tweet adding “Have changed in 48 hours, so Wankhede Stadium will been wondering the same talking about hosting the be as good as closed in thing!!” Finch's remarks IPL is still pre-mature," the wake of Covid-19 prompted a response from an IPL franchise owner pandemic. teammate Warner, who wrote told PTI on conditions of All the staffers have “Or, what about the anonymity. been advised to work uber/taxi/bus/train they catch “We have to wait and from home,” a top from the airport to their place.” watch. We will keep doing source from the Board Players all over the world are these con calls on a week- told. “However, if some- self-isolating. On Monday, for- ly basis to take stock of one still wants to come, mer New Zealand pacer the situation,” he said. they can,” he added. Mitchell McClenaghan, who was Among the six to seven The BCCI last Friday among several foreign players options that are there in postponed the IPL-13 who left the ongoing Paksitan case the situation from March 29 to April Super League amid concerns improves by April 15, one 15 along with all other over the affliction, posted a pic- is dividing the teams into A hotel staff checks South African Faf du Plessis’ temperature with a device at a hotel in Kolkata on Monday. — AFP domestic tournaments, ture of himself self isolating. two groups with top four including the Irani Cup “Straight home into isolation, qualifying for the knock- Asked if the franchises and the Women’s get home to this note from my outs. Also there are sug- are ready for the losses Challenger Trophy. . legendary wife who's gone to gestions of increasing the they will incur, the offi- In India as well as stay with her parents for a few number of double head- cial said there was no Stakeholders may lose big money across the globe, more weeks. See you guys in 14 ers in a curtailed time or other choice. and more companies are days,” he tweeted. — PTI having matches at three “See, we will be having FALAKNAAZ SYED The insurance companies have specifically losses for insurance com- encouraging their or four centres in order to basic loses of around `15- MUMBAI, MARCH 16 excluded event cancellation due to panies as the claims ratio employees to work from limit travel. 20 crore which comes ` (claims outgo plus admin- home in these critical The possibility of hav- with paying salaries and Broadcaster Star India Coronavirus in the 2000 crore insurance istrative expenses) rose to times and no wonder, the Lynn leaves Pak ing the matches in empty other things that come and sponsors of the policy bought to cover the IPL matches. 150 per cent to 200 per BCCI is also going the stands also remains open with the successful organ- Indian Premier League cent. This led to insurance same way. Super League for the BCCI. ization of the league. But (IPL) 2020 and of other The tentative schedule is When the policy was companies hiking the pre- It has been learnt that Lahore: Australia top-order Another official told a there are other loses as cricket matches are April 15 to May 30 insur- bought, Corona was mium rates. the National Cricket batsman Chris Lynn, who plays news agency that it was well like those that come unlikely to get any ing a total of 60 matches. emerging as a global risk Last week after a series Academy (NCA) has also for Lahore Qalandars in the unanimously decided in from merchandise sales reprieve from insurance The maximum sum spreading fast, even while of meeting, the Board of stopped its various zonal Pakistan Super League, on the meeting with BCCI etc. While tickets and all companies if the matches insured is around `45 it was not declared as a Control for Cricket in camps even though reha- Monday left for home midway that safety is a priority are insured, these are are further postponed or crore for league and `60 pandemic. So insurers India (BCCI) and the IPL bilitation programmes into the tournament due to the and we all stand united in loses which the franchis- even cancelled as Covid 19 crore for playoffs. The decided to specifically top brass postponed the at the Bengaluru centre Covid-19 pandemic. this. And considering es will have to bear if the spreads its tentacles in the total sum insured is `2000 exclude it,” added the IPL season till April 15 in was still on as on Lynn, who was bought by the how things stand, they tournament doesn''t hap- country rapidly. crore. In comparison, the insurance official. the wake of the Monday. With the IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL might have to give the pen,” the official said. The insurance compa- total sum insured last year The policy covers losses Coronavirus outbreak as already losing out on 17 auction last year, is the latest league a miss this year. — Agencies nies have specifically was `1800 crore and last due to cancellation of the postponing the tourna- days, BCCI president player to join the list of foreign excluded event cancella- year there was no exclu- match from natural disas- ment in the prevailing Sourav Ganguly has players who left the ongoing BCCI has taken a lot tion due to Coronavirus in sion of Corona in the poli- ters such as flood, storm, atmosphere was the best hinted that one of the PSL amid raising concerns over the `2000 crore insurance cy. heavy rains, earthquake available option as it had options could be a “trun- the spread of the coronavirus. of steps. We would policy bought to cover the An insurance official or player accident/injury. little-to-no financial impli- cated IPL”, but only if “Thoroughly enjoyed my time like the IPL to IPL matches by broadcast- told DC, “The major exclu- It would also cover loss of cation. the situation improves at the @thepsl unfortunately in happen but we have er Star India. sions from the event can- player fee due to According to news by April 15. In case of a these circumstances I’ve chosen The event insurance cellation policy bought injury/illness. However, reports, many state gov- truncated IPL, eight to head home, I’ve always said to wait and watch cover for 2020 IPL has this year are Corona and even if one ball is bowled, ernments are against teams could be divided there is more to life than crick- and see how the been provided by ICICI terrorism. Any loss aris- it counts as a match tak- scheduling the matches of into two groups with the et and this is certainly one of Lombard General ing out of Corona is ing place and the organis- the forthcoming edition of top four going into the these cases,” Lynn wrote on his virus outbreak Insurance who is the lead specifically not covered in ers would not receive any the league as that would knockouts. — PTI official Instagram account. “I evolves. insurer (underwritten the policy this year.” money. pose a severe threat of have full faith in the @lahoreqa- major portion of the “Postponing the event Besides broadcaster, the spreading the deadly landars to go all the way but — PARTH JINDAL, cover) followed by New will not lead to losses as other stakeholders in the virus. Cancelling the IPL more importantly have fun lads! co-owner of Delhi India Assurance, SBI people will watch the cover are BCCI, franchis- is likely to cost the tourna- Thank you to everyone Capitals General Insurance and matches at home but can- es, central sponsors and ment’s broadcaster and involved, Pakistan you have Future Generali India cellation of the event team sponsors. In the past franchises around `3000 been a blast,” he added. Insurance. would result in losses. the IPL covers led to big crore said reports. Several cricketers including England’s Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills, Liam Dawson, Liam Livingstone, Lewis BE PROACTIVE IN FIGHT AGAINST CORONA: ROHIT Gregory and James Vince, West Cricketers return home, Indian Carlos Braithwaite, South New Delhi, March 16: medical authorities.” sories & for sure follow African Rilee Roussouw and India opener Rohit “It’s because we all want the hygiene measures,” James Foster had earlier with- Sharma on Monday our kids to go to school, Raina tweeted. drawn from the PSL. — PTI advised people to be be we want to go to the malls “I appreciate the efforts teams cancel IPL camps smart and proactive in and we all want to watch of all the doctors and the their fight against the movies in the theatres,” medical staff across the New Delhi, March 16: spread of the COVID-19 Rohit said. world who have put their The eight Indian Premier pandemic. Suresh Raina also spoke lives on risk while taking League (IPL) franchises FATIGUE WAS The 32-year-old batsman “The only way we can about the need for social care of the people who have called off their posted a video message come to normalcy is by distancing. have tested positive with respective pre-tourna- on his official Twitter all of us coming together. “It’s very important coronavirus.” ment camps till further BOUND TO handle. “Last few weeks We can do this by being a that we understand the “Last, but not the least, notice, three days after the have been tough for all of little smart, a little proac- need of social isolation to my heart goes out for peo- COVID-19 pandemic us and the world has tive, knowing our sur- break the chain, don’t ple who have lost their forced a suspension of the HAPPEN: AMIR come to a standstill which roundings and as and spread information from lives and their families. cash-rich event from Karachi: Fatigue had a role to is very sad to see,” said when we get any symp- unreliable sources, don’t Take care, be safe,” he March 29 to April 15. play in Mohammad Amir’s Rohit. toms inform your nearest ignore the health advi- added. — PTI Royal Challengers decision to retire from Test Bangalore on Monday cricket, the Pakistan fast deferred their training bowler said. Amir had camp, which was sched- retired from the longest uled to begin on March 21, form of the game in July due to the outbreak of the 2019 at the age of 27, hav- India dying to work with Pak: Akhtar novel coronavirus in the ing taken 119 wickets at an country. average of 30.47 in 36 Tests. Lahore, March 16: Even “I don’t understand why Three-time champions “Everyone has their opinion. as India and Pakistan con- I can say you have to eat things like Mumbai Indians, Chennai I know my body the best. I tinue to have hostile rela- today, India is bats, drink their blood and Super Kings as well as felt my body was getting tions, former cricketer urine and spread some Kolkata Knight Riders overloaded. I couldn't man- Shoaib Akhtar believes dying to work virus across the have already cancelled age. To prolong my career, I India’s path of progress with Pakistan. globe...I’m talking about their camps. “Keeping in had to take the decision, goes through Pakistan and India’s path of the Chinese people. They mind the health and safe- which was supported by my that’s why New Delhi is have put the world at ty of everyone involved, family. I am feeling much “dying to work” with progress goes stake. I really don’t under- the RCB Training Camp better and the results are Islamabad. through Pakistan, I stand how you can eat scheduled to start on the visible,” Amir said. Amir was Akhtar, who worked in bats, dogs, and cats. I’m 21st of March has been one of three players at the India as a broadcaster and am convinced. really angry,” Akhtar said deferred until further centre of the 2010 spot fix- commentator post-retire- in a video posted on his notice. ing scandal, alongwith ment, also believes Indian —SHOAIB AKHTAR, Youtube channel. “We request everyone to Mohammad Asif and then citizens don’t want any “The whole world is at follow the guidelines pro- Salman Butt. He was banned animosity or any type of Former Pakistan risk now. The tourism vided by the Health for five years after which he war with Pakistan and it’s pacer industry has been hit, the Ministry and stay safe,” played his comeback Test in the Indian media which Shoaib Akhtar economy is badly affected RCB tweeted. July 2016.” Five-year gap is shows that a war will take coronavirus have been and the whole world is The RCB outfit is led by a lot for a bowler. When I place between the two “I have travelled exten- reported so far in India going towards a lockdown. Indian cricket team skip- came back, I played continu- Asian neighbours “tomor- sively across India, have besides two loss of lives. “I’m not saying you boy- per Virat Kohli. ously for three straight years row”. seen the country very “I hope India does not cott the Chinese but there The BCCI last Friday and that too in all formats. “India is a great place, closely, I can say today, incur this loss and I hope has to be some law. You suspended the IPL follow- Fatigue was bound to hap- the people are amazing. India is dying to work they prosper, but it is all cannot go on and eat any- ing government-imposed Suresh Raina sports a facemask as he prepares to leave pen, especially for fast Never did I feel that they with Pakistan. India’s happening which is unfor- thing and everything,” he travel restrictions and Chennai on Monday. — TWITTER bowlers. But now I am feel- want any animosity or path of progress goes tunate,” Akhtar said. added. refusal by three states to ing much better, any type of war with through Pakistan, I am The former Pakistan Coronavirus, which orig- host any matches owing to suspended their camp on state governments, which Alhamdulillah. When your Pakistan. But, when I convinced,” he added. speedster earlier had inated in China's Wuhan the pandemic. India has Saturday, after which have denied permission focus is on one thing and went to their TVs etc. it He also went on to add lashed out at those respon- city, has so far spread to so reported 114 positive their talisman Mahendra for matches, will be ready you are mentally and physi- feels as if war will happen that owing to the coron- sible for making the coro- more than 100 countries, cases for COVID-19 with Singh Dhoni left the city. to give the green light cally fresh, you can deliver tomorrow,” Akhtar said avirus pandemic, India navirus infect humans infecting over 1,60,000 peo- two deaths. The franchise owners should the situation and perform better,” he said. during a Pakistani chat will incur heavy losses. and blamed China solely ple and killing more than Three-time winners are hoping that in case the improves. — Agencies show. 110 confirmed cases of for the outbreak. 6,000 people. — Agencies Chennai Super Kings had IPL starts on April 15, the — PTI GAMES pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 17 MARCH 2020 16

SHORT TAKES ATALANTA IN McLaren official QUARANTINE recovering well Games hang in balance DUE TO VIRUS London: A McLaren Formula One employee who tested posi- Milan, March 16: tive for the coronavirus in Report suggests IOC rules out staging Olympics behind closed doors Atalanta players and staff Australia is showing no signs of are self-isolating after five symptoms while 14 other staff Tokyo, March 16: The of their Champions in quarantine in Melbourne are International Olympic League opponents doing well, the team said on Committee (IOC) has Valencia’s players tested Monday. McLaren had already ruled out staging the positive for coronavirus, pulled out of the season-open- Tokyo Games behind the Serie A club ing Australian Grand Prix as a closed doors because it announced on Sunday. result of the test before last would be anathema to the Gian Piero Gasperini’s weekend’s scheduled race was whole philosophy of a side beat Valencia 4-3 at cancelled. Formula One has movement that seeks to the Mestalla last week to postponed the next three races bring people across the advance to the and is hoping to start the sea- globe together in celebra- Champions League quar- son in Europe at the end of tion of sport, reported the ter-finals 8-4 on aggre- May, which would mean the Guardian, on Monday. The gate, and Argentina Dutch and Spanish Grands Prix IOC officials are sched- defender Ezequiel Garay not going ahead as planned uled to hold talks with is among the La Liga out- with Monaco also uncertain. heads of international fit’s players to have since “I am happy to report that our sports organisations on tested positive for COVID- team member affected with the Tuesday in response to the 19. virus is recovering well and the coronavirus outbreak. As a result Atalanta said symptoms have gone and our With less than five in a statement they would people in quarantine are in months to go until the be “self-isolating at home good spirits,” said McLaren scheduled start of the in compliance with CEO Zak Brown. “The support Tokyo 2020 Olympics on hygiene rules”. they have been getting from July 24, questions have All sports in Italy have their team mates, our partners, been raised as to whether been suspended until members of the F1 community the Games can go ahead. April 3, but Atalanta had and fans from around the world The virus, which originat- been due to resume train- has been fantastic and our ed in China late last year, ing on Monday. They will thanks go out to all of them,” has killed more than 6,000 now be stopped until he added.— Reuters people around the world March 24. and infected more than On Saturday Atalanta 160,000. forward Josip Ilicic ‘Stranded’ Anand Almost every major donated the ball with sport has shut down but which he scored all four turns commentator the IOC and the Tokyo of his team’s goals Organising Committee are against Valencia to a hos- Chennai: His return to India on continuing to maintain pital in Bergamo, which hold due to travel restrictions the Games will go ahead in is at the centre of Italy’s forced by the COVID-19 pan- July. While such an coronavirus drama. demic, India’s five-time world approach has drawn criti- champion chess icon cism, those with knowl- ITALIAN LEAGUE Viswanathan Anand will com- edge of the situation say COULD BE SPREAD plete his maiden commentary the IOC wants to give ath- Snow falls on the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday. — AP OVER TWO SEASONS assignment while being in self- letes every chance to com- The President of the isolation in Germany. pete in Tokyo and it cation standards so ath- Italian football federation The 50-year-old wizard was to believes there is no need to letes who are on the bor- (FICG), Gabriele Gravina, return to Chennai on Monday make a quick decision derline can be selected No deadline for Olympic decision said that the 2019/20 Serie after competing in the regarding postponement even if they are unable to A campaign could be Bundesliga Chess League but given the opening ceremo- compete in the coming spread over two seasons had to stay back near Frankfurt ny is four months away, months because of the Sydney, March 16: The sporting events and large- in order to bring the given the travel restrictions, his the Guardian report pandemic. leader of the IOC’s coordi- scale gatherings in parts league to a conclusion. wife Aruna said. added. Nearly 60% of athletes nation commission for the of the world affected by All sports events in Italy Anand, who is set to don the Some sports, including have qualified but with Tokyo Olympics said there the virus outbreak. have been put on hold commentator’s hat for the FIDE horse racing and snooker, qualifying events, includ- is no May deadline to can- until April 3, putting the OLYMPIC FLAME Candidates tournament that are continuing behind ing those for climbing, cel the Games and he completion of the Italian HANDOVER CEREMONY begins in Yekaterinburg, Russia, closed doors but such an boxing, fencing and judo, remains confident the football season in doubt. TO BE CLOSED to spot the challenger to world approach has already been having been cancelled or event will go ahead despite At a FIGC meeting, the champion Magnus Carlsen, will rejected by the IOC in postponed, many athletes sports coming to a virtual In Athens, The Olympic body confirmed that the handle the role from his present internal meetings. One are worried about being standstill globally amid flame handover ceremony option of holding playoffs location. The event starts on source said: “It would go left in the lurch. the coronavirus outbreak. for the Tokyo Games will to decide the champions Tuesday. “He will be commen- against everything we The problem will be dis- John Coates, who will take place without specta- and relegated teams was tating for the Candidates tour- stand for. The Olympics is cussed at an executive have to go into govern- tors in an effort to contain being considered, as well nament for a website. Guess it more than just a series of board meeting on Tuesday ment-mandated self-isola- the coronavirus outbreak, as declaring the current will also keep him busy,” Aruna competitions, it is about and the IOC is already tion when he returns to the Greek Olympic com- standings as final or not said. — PTI bringing everyone togeth- looking at ways to house Australia this week from mittee said on Monday. declaring a champions at er to celebrate sport.” more athletes in Tokyo if Olympic business in The committee said the all. There are currently 12 Another put it more the number increases. Europe, told the Sydney The Japanese flag flies next to an altar with the Olympic accreditation cards that rounds of league action Ban on FMSCI bluntly: “An event with Olympic organisers have Morning Herald newspa- Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games inside the had been issued for left to be completed. closed doors and no spec- also held conference calls per: “It’s all proceeding to Panathenian Stadium in Athens on Sunday. — AP Thursday’s ceremony at — AFP prez overturned tators is not an option.” with individual sports to start on the 24th of July.” the stadium in Athens Any major disruption to discuss how best to plan Dick Pound, a former in a telephone interview ernment announced the where the first modern Chennai: The Indian Motor the Games’ scheduling for the Games amid the IOC vice president, said in from Switzerland that the mandatory two-week self Olympics were held in Sport Appellate Committee would have serious conse- Covid-19 outbreak. an interview with The IOC didn’t recognize the isolation on all people 1896 would not be valid. PSG SUSPEND (IMSAC) on Monday overturned quences for sponsors, The Japanese Prime Associated Press last deadline and he thought arriving in the country The committee cancelled a ban imposed on FMSCI presi- broadcasters, 11,000 Minister, Shinzo Abe, said month that the end of May Pound had backed away after the weekend. the remainder of the dent J. Prithiviraj from officiat- Olympic and 4,400 on Monday he wanted the loomed as a possible dead- from it, too. The latest restrictions, Olympic torch relay last ALL SPORTING ing in national championships, Paralympic athletes, staff, Olympics, which has cost line for the IOC to make a “It’s never been the IOC’s including bans on gather- week after crowds gath- following the death of three airlines, hotels and volun- at least $12bn and attract- call on the Tokyo position. It was Dick’s ings of more than 500 peo- ered in southern Greece to trespassing motorists during teers and could saddle ed more than $3bn in Olympics. idea. There is four months ple, came in the wake of watch part of the torch ACTIVITY the Rally of Jodhpur last year. organisers with $1bn in domestic sponsorship, to But Coates, an IOC vice to go,” Coates told the the cancellation of the relay in Sparta, where the According to a press release lost ticket sales. represent a world victory president and head of the newspaper on Monday. Australian Grand Prix in torch was carried by actor issued by the Coimbatore Auto The IOC has accepted it over coronavirus. Australian Olympic Coates was in Europe Melbourne over the week- Gerard Butler. Paris, March 16: Paris Sports Club, the IMSAC has will need to relax qualifi- — Agencies Committee, told the paper when the Australian gov- end, and the suspension of — Agencies Saint-Germain have sus- upheld his appeal, declaring pended all sporting activi- that the ban imposed on ties until further notice Prithiviraj was violative of all due to the coronavirus principles of natural justice. pandemic, the Ligue 1 “He was not put on sufficient leaders said on Sunday. notice before imposing (such a) Indian Grand Prix to The French top-flight major punishment,” the release, has already been put on quoting the order, stated, hold as has the absolving him of any lapses Champions League since while organising the rally. go ahead minus fans last week due to the dead- “I am glad that justice has pre- ly spread of COVID-19. vailed,” Prithiviraj said. — PTI “Sporting activities for New Delhi, March 16: ● The AFI said that OLYMPIC BOXING all our professional clubs The first two competi- all the athletes QUALIFIER GOES ON will remain provisionally tions of the Indian In London, Olympic box- suspended for a period Grand Prix series will be coming from ing qualifiers for fight- starting tomorrow March INDIAN SHOOTERS held without any specta- outside will be ers from Europe were 16 until an undetermined tors due to the COVID-19 allowed to enter taking place in London date,” the Ligue 1 champi- TAKE PART IN pandemic, the the NS-NIS on Monday behind ons said. Competition Committee campus only after closed doors despite PSG had announced the of Athletics Federation mounting concerns over freezing of all their sport- OLYMPIC TRIALS of India said on Monday. a medical check- coronavirus and enor- ing sections including The second competi- up by AFI/SAI mous disruption across football and handball New Delhi: It was business as tion of the Indian Grand medical team at the world of sport. until Sunday and will usual for India’s top shooters Prix series was sched- the entry gate. The Boxing Road to announce a further Monday as they competed in uled to be held at Tokyo event in London update on Wednesday. the Olympic team selection Sangrur but it will now started on Saturday in Elsewhere in France, trials at a time when a be held at NIS Patiala. ● The governing front of paying specta- fellow Ligue 1 side Nice pandemic has brought daily life “IGP-1 will be held on body also said that tors at the Copper Box also stopped their activi- to a grinding halt around much 20th March 2020 and IGP- “all the athletes Arena and is due to run This picture shows the surroundings of Everton’s Goodison Park football ground on the ties and closed their train- of the world. As the world 2 will be held on 25th will leave the until March 24. day that the club should have played the Merseyside derby against Liverpool in the ing centre. around them battled the March 2020 as per sched- It features around 350 English Premier League in Liverpool on Monday. — AFP Earlier on Sunday, Lyon COVID-19 affliction, the sound ule. The venue of both venue soon after male and female boxers defended president Jean- of shots fired from their guns, the competition will be completion of their from dozens of nations Michel Aulas after he had rifles and their pistols reverber- SAI NS-NIS Patiala,” event without and is the first opportu- suggested wiping out the ated across the Karni Singh AFI said in a release. waiting to witness nity for boxers from FATE OF EURO 2020 TO BE DETERMINED French season. “Spectators will not be Europe to qualify for Shooting Range, tucked away in other events”. WTA SUSPENDS one corner of the national capi- allowed inside the com- Tokyo 2020. SEASON UNTIL MAY 2 tal. petition venue.” HOCKEY JR, SUB-JR The likes of Manu Bhaker, The government had also said that “all the AS UEFA SET TO HOLD CRISIS MEETING The WTA Tour NATIONALS SHELVED Chinki Yadav, Apurvi Chandela, last week imposed travel athletes will be provided announced on Monday it Mehuli Ghosh and Elavenil restrictions to control with an accreditation Hockey India on Monday Paris, March 16: A deci- ● European football’s isation’s congress in was suspending the Valarivan, among others, partic- the spread of the virus, card” and they have to postponed all its junior sion over whether to post- Amsterdam just two weeks women’s tennis season ipated in the trials for their while the sports min- “leave the venue soon and sub-junior national pone football’s Euro 2020 by governing body will ago now have to be consid- until May 2 because of the respective pistol and rifle istry urged all national after completion of their championships, which up to a year, with all the hold a video co- ered. coronavirus pandemic. events. federations to avoid event without waiting to were scheduled to start sporting and financial con- nference with All of Europe’s leading “At this point in time, India had last month pulled out large gatherings in witness other events”. from April 10, in wake of sequences that would representatives from domestic leagues ground to the WTA Tour is now sus- of the Nicosia Shotgun World sports events. As part of its many the COVID-19 pandemic, entail, is set to be made a halt last week, while Uefa pended until May 2,” a Cup and later the March 15-26 Given the health haz- precautionary meas- hoping to resume by the when UEFA holds a crisis all 55 member suspended all Champions WTA spokesperson said. ISSF World Cup in Delhi was ard, the AFI made it ures, the AFI also decid- end of next month meeting on Tuesday as associations as well League and Europa League “Due to the ongoing postponed to May — all due to clear that “personal ed to strictly restrict the should the situation Europe battles the ongoing as from clubs and games due to be played this global coronavirus out- the novel coronavirus outbreak. coaches, support staff or movement of competi- improve. coronavirus pandemic. players bodies. week. Both tournaments break, the WTA tourna- — PTI family members/friends tors from NS-NIS entry Meanwhile, the Sports European football’s gov- are still in the last-16 stage. ments in Stuttgart, of athletes who are not gate to the athletics Authority of Assam sus- erning body will hold a Europe has become the Istanbul and Prague will part of the national track and back. pended all coaching videoconference with rep- first time in 12 different epicentre of the coron- not be held as scheduled. coaching camp will not “Those who are not activities in the state . resentatives from all 55 cities spread across the avirus pandemic, with Italy “We will make a deci- Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 be allowed inside the part of the National “Sports Authority of member associations as continent from June 12 to and Spain on lockdown, sion in the week ahead Printed and Published by T. competition venue’. Coaching Camps are not Assam suspends its well as from clubs and play- July 12, is up in the air France gradually following regarding the remaining Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed The AFI also said that allowed to go to the resi- coaching activities in ers bodies. UEFA will then along with those of the suit, and other countries WTA European clay court at Deccan Chronicle Press situated all the athletes coming dential hostels/guest- the wake of #COVID- 19. hold an executive commit- Champions League and closing borders to halt the events and will continue at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh from outside will be houses,” it said. Closes down swimming tee meeting at 1400 (1300 Europa League. spread of the outbreak. to monitor this situation Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri allowed to enter the NS- The AFI Competition pool and gyms,” Sports GMT) at their Swiss head- The “dark scenarios” that More than 1,800 people closely and its impact on Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. NIS campus only after a Committee also revised Authority of Assam’s quarters. UEFA president have died in Italy, which is the 2020 Tour season.” RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. medical check-up by the events list for both director general Onkar The future of the Aleksander Ceferin supposed to host the open- The ATP Tour last week Editor: Aditya Sinha medical team at the gate. the first and second com- Kedia tweeted. European Championship, warned against envisaging ing game of Euro 2020 in put its season on hold The governing body petitions. — Agencies due to take place for the when he spoke at the organ- Rome. — AFP until April 27. — AFP