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NCW takes up One killed, Tadikonda Panel to come up with two injured CM urges NITI Aayog MLA’s plea in blast n to release dues to State NEW DELHI: Tadikonda PNS SURYAPET blueprint for State n constituency MLA PNS VIJAYAWADA Vundavalli Sridevi, who is PNS n AMARAVATI One person was killed and also a prominent gynecolo- two others sustained injuries Impressed by Chief Minister gist has approached the The Andhra Pradesh govern- in an explosion that ripped YS Jaganmohan Reddy's gov- National Commission for ment on Friday constituted an through a scrap shop near the ernance aimed at inclusive Women (NCW) against a expert committee to suggest Ayyappa temple at Suryapet growth balancing welfare and group of people for alleged- comprehensive development on Friday morning, leading development, the NITI Aayog ly hurling casteist and sexist strategy for all-round devel- to tension for some time. has assured all help to Andhra remarks at her during the opment of the entire state, The local police identified Pradesh. recent Ganesh Chaturthi cel- including its capital. the man who died in the blast NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman ebrations. She visited the The panel comprising as Ramachandra Saahu, a Dr Rajiv Kumar met the Chief office of the Commission experts in urban planning will native of Maharashtra. Those Minister at Amaravati on and narrated her ordeal, the take a quick review of the injured were identified as Friday. During the meeting, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy's and NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman NCW said in a statement. developmental plans initiated Bujjamma, native of Jagan urged Rajiv Kumar to Dr Rajiv Kumar enjoy a lighter moment during a meeting in Vijayawada on Friday The NCW has shown seri- so far and suggest compre- Ramakoti thanda, and release the grants that were due ous concern over discrimi- hensive development strategy Salman, another native of to the State. The previous gov- Rajiv Kumar said that time in the country, the State nation based on gender and for all-round development of Maharashtra. Addressing ernment had explicitly drafted he was very much would be completing conclu- caste, and registered a case the state, said an official state- media persons, Suryapet the Vote-on-account budget of sive land titles in three years against unidentified people ment. Deputy Superintendent of Rs 2.27 lakh crore, he recalled. impressed with the and Village Secretariats will from Ananthavaram village, Dr Mahaveer, Professor of According to an order issued by the Municipal Police said that the blast "We did not change the progress made by the play a vital role in it. it said. Planning, Dean (Academic), Administration and Urban Development could have taken place as a quantum of the budget. Our State, particularly The assurances given in the The commission has School of Planning and Department, the committee shall co-opt one result of heat generated while priority areas are education, State Reorganisation Act, decided to take up the mat- Architecture, New Delhi, Dr crushing plastic containers medicare and inclusive growth. Navaratnas and the including Kadapa Steel Plant, ter with police officials and Anjali Mohan, Urban and member who is an expert in environmental and iron items. Saahu, who As the State revenues, Central social capital Polavaram and other issues, sought a report in this mat- Regional Planner, Prof issues and flood management was operating the crushing devolution and fiscal deficit need to be expedited and the ter from the DGP. Shivananda Swamy, CEPT, machine, died on the spot. cannot be increased or annum for sending her chil- State plans to reduce the usage Ahmadabad, Prof KT The clues team members changed, it is only the Central dren to school and the scheme of hydrocarbons by bringing in Ravindran, SPA (Retd), Delhi submit its report to the gov- Urban Development collected evidence that will be grant that we can expect to be can be sponsored by the HRD electrical vehicles, the State School of Architecture, Delhi ernment within six weeks. Minister Botsa Satyanarayana sent to the forensic science more liberal," he said. Ministry which can be emu- government officials told the Cases against and Dr KV Arunachalam, for- The setting up of panel is also triggered a row with a lab for analysis. Rajiv Kumar said that he lated by the entire nation. The team. mer Chief Urban Planner, significant in view of the statement that the previous "The blast took place when was very much impressed with State is planning a revamp of Aspiring districts, women SCS stir Chennai, were named as the uncertainty over the ongoing government headed by N the labourers were trying to the progress made by the State, government schools infra- and child health and malnu- members of the panel. development works in the state Chandrababu Naidu went crush a plastic container particularly Navaratnas and structure facilities and cur- trition were among the other According to an order issued capital Amaravati. All works ahead with the decision to using a machine. The men the social capital. riculum. things that were discussed accused lifted by the Municipal came in the capital came to a locate the capital in Amaravati who sustained injuries were With the Centre aiming at a The strengths and chal- during the meeting. VIJAYAWADA: The State Administration and Urban halt in May after the YSR despite the region being flood- shifted to a hospital and their five trillion dollar economy, lenges of the State were Illiteracy in State and fall in Government has withdrawn Development Department, the Congress Party (YSRCP) prone. His statement led to condition was stated to be out Andhra Pradesh too would like explained in detail by the offi- share of manufacturing were cases registered against the committee shall co-opt one stormed to power and decid- speculations that the govern- of danger," sources said. to be part of the development cials during a powerpoint pre- among the other issues that accused, who were involved member who is an expert in ed to review the works in ment may shift the capital out Police searched the entire process with all inclusive sentation. Human develop- were discussed during the in the movement for Special environmental issues and flood view of the allegations of cor- of Amaravati. area for any explosives, but growth, the NITI Aayog team ment indicators, social securi- meeting, which was attended Category Status (SCS) to AP. management. ruption and irregularities in However, YSRCP leaders did not find any, the DSP was told. ty network, infrastructure, by Ministers Buggana In a GO issued on Friday, Retired IAS officer GN Rao awarding them by the previous denied that the government is said. The police have regis- Amma Vodi is a novel industry, investment and Rajendernath and M Goutham Home Secretary KRM will act as convenor of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) planning to dump Amaravati tered a case under section scheme where every mother reforms in governance were Reddy and Chief Secretary Kishore Kumar said the DGP expert committee, which will government. as the state capital. 304A of IPC. would be given Rs 15,000 per discussed in detail. For the first LV Subrahmanyam. had decided to withdraw prosecution pertaining to all the cases registered in con- nection with the agitation for SCS. He directed the DGP to It's a sign that you're Major reshuffle instruct the Public Prosecutors (PP) and the Assistant Public Prosecutors (APPs) concerned to file a of IAS officers petition for withdrawal of hiding real data: Rajan PNS n AMARAVATI prosecution against all the PNS n NEW DELHI Ajay Jain replaces accused involved in the cases Raghuraman Rajan on Senior IAS officer Ajay Jain, G Anantha Ramu, who in connection with the Commerce Minister Piyush Friday launched a kept waiting for a posting for has not been given demand for SCS to Andhra Goyal's "gravity" gaffe refuses scathing attack on over 100 days since the YS any new posting, Pradesh expeditiously. to die down. Former RBI gov- Goyal dissecting every Jaganmohan Reddy govern- ernor Raghuraman Rajan on ment took over, has been according to a GO Friday launched a scathing word of his remark made Principal Housing issued by Chief attack on Goyal dissecting and saying that he Secretary in a significant Secretary LV Tejas passes every word of his remark and fails to understand bureaucratic reshuffle on saying that he fails to under- Friday. Subrahmanyam critical test stand the "gravity" of eco- the "gravity" of In all, 12 IAS officers were nomic slowdown. economic slowdown transferred and given new the previous Chief Minister N NEW DELHI: In a major "When you don't under- postings in the reshuffle Chandrababu Naidu, are yet milestone in the develop- World badminton champion PV Sindhu being felicitated by Chief Minister stand the #GRAVITY of the with the 1991 batch to be given postings ment of a naval version of YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Amaravati on Friday economic slowdown, the Raghuraman Rajan Newton's law of universal officer Jain getting though there were Tejas, the aircraft on Friday words stumble and reasoning gravitation states that every the important transferred out on successfully carried out a becomes feeble. If someone enthusiasm believing that mass attracts every other mass post. May 30. successful "arrested landing", thinks that maths doesn't help nothing is impossible. And in the universe, and the grav- He replaces G a key performance demon- Chief Minister fetes understanding gravity and eco- together we can achieve that $1 itational force between two Anantha Ramu, Rajamouli, an strating its ability to land on nomics, then it's a sign that you trillion target in five years. bodies is proportional to the who has not been IAS officer of the board an aircraft carrier. are hiding the actual statistical Don't get into the calculations product of their masses and given any new Uttar Pradesh Military officials involved data. Newton must be smiling," (that to have a Rs 5 trillion inversely proportional to the posting, according cadre, is currently on in the first ever "arrested world champ Sindhu Rajan said in tweet. economy, the country will square of the distance between to a GO issued by inter-state deputation. landing" of the light combat Goyal had on Thursday have to grow at 12 per cent them. Chief Secretary LV On transfer, G Anantha aircraft said the successful PNS n AMARAVATI accompanied by her parents, inadvertently erred in attribut- today, but it is growing at 6-7 The Minister was roasted on Subrahmanyam. Ramu, is directed to report to test has put India among a state youth affairs minister M ing the theory of gravity to per cent. Dont get into that Twitter for his erroneous link- Another officer Cherukuri the GAD for further posting. select group of nations hav- World Champion PV Sindhu, Srinivas Rao and a couple of Albert Einstein while asking maths. Because maths never ing, with netizens mockingly Sreedhar (2009), who was Kantilal Dande, ing capability to design a jet on Friday, met Andhra officials from Sports the industry not to get into helped Einstein discover grav- asking, "What did Newton removed as Commissioner of Commissioner, Intermediate which can land on an aircraft Pradesh Chief Minister YS Authority of Andhra nitty gritties of calculations of ity.. if he had only gone by discover, if Einstein discovered Capital Region Development Education, is posted as carrier. Jaganmohan Reddy at the Pradesh. economic growth, which structured formulae, and what the theory of gravity?" Authority, was also given post- Secretary, Industries, They said the test at a state secretariat in Amaravati. Sindhu had, on August 25, requires a rate of 12 per cent was past knowledge, I don't Goyal later tried to wriggle ing as Joint Secretary in the Infrastructure, Investment and shore-based test facility in Reddy lauded Sindhu for became the first Indian to to achieve the envisaged $5 think there would have been out of the embarrassment. office of Chief Commissioner Commerce Department. Goa demonstrated the air- winning the World win a World Championships trillion economy mark. any innovation in this world." "This is a very mischievous and of Land Administration. Meanwhile, Siddharth Jain, craft's ability to halt at a Championship in badminton gold medal by defeating While speaking at the Board Albert Einstein's general baseless narrative sought to be Incidentally, three other Commissioner, Industries, is short distance using wires in a dominating performance Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21- of Trade meeting under his theory of relativity is one of the presented at my closing com- officers -- Satish Chandra, G posted as Commissioner & attached to a hook mounted in Basel, Switzerland. 7, 21-7 in the finals of the Ministry, Goyal said: "Let's towering achievements of ments at the Board of Trade Sai Prasad and A Rajamouli - Inspector General, Stamps & on its fuselage after landing. The World Champion was tournament held in Basel. work with a new spirit of 20th-century physics. While meeting this morning. - who served as secretaries to Registrations. TODAY ALMANAC 5-8 big companies coming to TS New cancer treatment Terrified teen Month & Paksham: NAVEENA GHANATE ran naked till Bhdrapada & Shukla Paksha n HYDERABAD Shalltakeupuranium Panchangam prevents hair loss issuewithCM,saysKTR her rescue Tithi : Purnima : 10:02 am IT and MAUD Minister K T PNS n LONDON PNS n JAIPUR Nakshatram: Purva Bhadrapada: 10:56 pm Rama Rao has declared that HYDERABAD: Telangana IT several major companies are A novel method discovered Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start and Municipal Administration keen on setting up their busi- Minister K T Rama Rao on recently by a group of A terrified teenager ran any important work) ness centres in Telangana. He Friday said he would discuss researchers, including one of naked on the street as she Rahukalam: 09:09 am – 10:40 am made this comment at a review the concerns being expressed Indian-origin, shows how hair tried to escape three men Yamagandam: 01:42 pm – 03:13 pm he held with HoDs of IT and over the proposed uranium loss from chemotherapy can who had kidnapped, beaten Industries Department here on be prevented during cancer and raped her in a Rajasthan Varjyam: NIL exploration in Nallamala forest Friday. in the state with Chief Minister treatment in patients, arguably town on Monday evening. All Gulika: 06:07 am - 07:38 am An official, speaking to The K Chandrasekhar Rao. one of the most psychologi- three attackers have been Good Time: (to start any important work) Pioneer, revealed that about 5- "I hear all of your concerns on cally distressing side effects of arrested. The girl, her cousin Amritakalam: 01:57 pm - 03:45 pm 8 big companies would be lay- IT Minister KT Rama Rao at a review meeting with HoDs of IT and Industries the issue of uranium mining in modern cancer therapy. and her friend in Bhilwara ing foundation or launching Department in Hyderabad on Friday The study published in the found that CDK4/6 inhibitors were reportedly returning Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:47 am - 12:35 pm Nallamala forest. Assure you operations in the next 3- all that I shall personally journal EMBO Molecular can be used temporarily to halt from a fair and were on their VIJAYAWADA 6months. These include shining when it comes to erate more employment oppor- discuss the matter with Medicine. cell division without promot- way to a temple when three Welspun and Pepsico. The offi- investment." tunities for the locals," he said. Hon'ble CM KCR Garu," Rama The research team has ing additional toxic effects in men blocked her way. While WEATHER cial said, "We cannot disclose At the meeting, the officials The Minister enquired about Rao, son of the Chief Minister, exploited the properties of a the hair follicle. When we her cousin managed to run Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms the names of the companies, as informed K T Rama Rao that the progress of work relating to tweeted. Rama Rao is the newer class of drugs called bathed organ-cultured human away, the girl was allegedly Temp: 34/26 it plays around with stock several companies which had Industrial Parks coming up in working president of ruling CDK4/6 inhibitors, which scalp hair follicles in CDK4/6 dragged to a deserted spot, Humidity: 73% prices. Some of them have approached the Telangana gov- Telangana. He asked the HoDs TRS. Several Telugu film block cell division and are inhibitors, the hair follicles assaulted and raped by the Sunrise: 06.03 taken up office space, which are ernment had received approvals of various departments to sub- personalities and others have already medically approved were much less susceptible to men. Her cousin, who had Sunset: 06.19 under various stages of and they would be laying foun- mit detailed reports on the also expressed concern over as so-called "targeted" cancer the damaging effects of tax- reached a nearby market, Current Weather Conditions approval. Hyderabad is going to dation stones in the coming developmental works taken up the proposed uranium therapies. anes," study lead author told everyone about the teen Updated September 13, 2019 5:00 PM defy the gloomy corporate sec- months. "The new companies and plans for the coming four exploration. "Although at first, this Talveen Purba from the being attacked and begged a tor, and it is going to be lone star coming into the state will gen- years. seems counterintuitive, we University of Manchester said. shopkeeper for help. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 vijayawada 02

CAPSULE Check uranium contamination, Sindhu is pride of the ENGINEERS' DAY nation, says Governor CELEBRATED AT ALIET n VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra PNS VIJAYAWADA Loyola Institute of Engineering Pollution Control Board tells UCIL and Technology (ALIET) "Sindhu is not only the pride n celebrated Engineers' Day here PNS VIJAYAWADA operations and associated of the Telugu states, but also on Friday. The working model of increase in surface area, inflow of the entire nation," said a dam prepared by final year The Andhra Pradesh Pollution and outflow characteristics of Andhra Pradesh Governor students and detailing of a Control Board (APPCB) on slurry to and from the tailings Biswa Bhusan Harichandan. single-room of an RCC model Friday issued directive to the ponds. He was speaking at a func- made by third year students Uranium Corporation of India The board has directed UCIL tion organised at Raj Bhavan were inaugurated on the Limited (UCIL) to check for to fence to secure the entire area Durbar Hall here on Friday occasion. Rector Rev Fr Bala uranium contamination in with adequate display of cau- to felicitate the ace shuttler Showri also felicitated the Kadapa district. tionary boards to ensure safety on the stupendous achieve- university topper among all The APPCB's fiat came after of humans and livestock from ment of winning the branches of engineering, V an Expert Committee formed undue exposure to hazardous Women's Singles Bhavya Sree, on the occasion. by it visited Kadapa district last material. Championship at the Principal of ALIET Dr O Mahesh week to look into the complaints l The panel was formed early this l The APPCB has The UCIL shall complete Badminton World Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan giving a memento to PV Sindhu at Raj Bhavan and HoD of Civil Engineering of groundwater pollution caused month to study the impact of directed UCIL to fence greenbelt development of 360 Federation-2019 held at on Friday for wining the World Women's Singles Championship. Minister for Tourism, Sports and Culture Muthamsetti Srinivasa Rao and others are also seen Department Ch Nagaraju by the uranium mining and pro- storage of process waste slurry in to secure the entire hectares in two years. It shall Basel, Switzerland. coordinated the event. cessing project of the UCIL at the tailing pond on the ground water take up avenue plantation along The Governor said that Tummalapalle. area with adequate both sides of haul roads with he had been anxiously wait- l Biswa Bhusan Harichandan l The Governor presented "Based on the review and quality of surroundings display of cautionary double row staggered system, ing to meet Sindhu, the stated that Sindhy displayed a shawl and a memento to TRIAL RUN OF boards to ensure findings of the expert commit- l the APPCB said. beloved daughter of the exceptional performance during Sindhu GARUDA SEVA TODAY tee, APPCB has issued a fiat to It visited the plant and safety of humans and The UCIL was also asked to Telugu people, after she won the final match surrounding agriculture lands on livestock from undue l Minister for Tourism, Tirumala: The Pournami UCIL and will review the com- develop rain water harvesting the championship. He stated l Garuda Seva will be conducted pliance of the directions peri- September 9 and 10 and submitted exposure to structures of adequate capacity that she displayed excep- He congratulated Sindhu's Sports and Culture at Tirumala on Saturday. odically," said Vivek Yadav, its report on September 11. hazardous material. at suitable locations. The cor- tional performance during parents and national badminton Muthamsetti Srinivasa Rao However, the Garuda Seva will Member Secretary, APPCB. poration will have to carry out the final match and that the coach Pullela Gopichand, stating said that Sindhu's victory was be treated as a trial for the APPCB's external advisory The UCIL shall complete greenbelt development of health impact studies by der- whole country had been that their encouragement and the victory of all Telugu original event, which will be committee, having experts of matologist and radiologist due watching with great interest. support enabled her to win the people and wished her luck conducted on October 4 as part various fields, including nuclear 360 hectares in two years. It shall take up avenue to release of radionuclides if any He also congratulated championship in her future endeavours. of annual Brahmotsavams. chemistry, reviewed the damage plantation along both sides of haul roads with to the environment and take Sindhu's parents and nation- During the procession of the to the bore wells and crops due double row staggered system, the APPCB said necessary action as required for al badminton coach Pullela Garuda Vahanam, the entry and to discharge of process waste in their health. Gopichand, stating that their with everyone's blessings, I endeavours. Principal exit points in galleries, security the tailing pond, in and around The UCIL asked to expedite encouragement and support will continue to work hard- Secretary Sports and Youth arrangements, and other issues Thummalapalli project, Velpula, lands on September 9 and 10 hose pipes to prevent erosion of laying the pipelines from enabled her to win the cham- er and win many more lau- Welfare Praveen Kumar, MD with respect to Garuda Seva Medipentla and Kottala vil- and submitted its report on the abutments and consequent Chitravathi balancing reservoir pionship. The Governor pre- rels for the country," she AP Sports Authority will be inspected, observed and lages. September 11. seepage. to provide water to all seven vil- sented a shawl and a memen- said. Katamneni Bhaskar, monitored by officials and The panel was formed early The board has asked the The UCIL was asked to share lages as committed during the to to Sindhu. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary to Governor various department HoDs. this month to study the impact UCIL to form an Environment historical records of ground- meeting with Kadapa District Responding to the felici- Minister for Tourism, Sports Mukesh Kumar Meena, and Sri Malayappa Swamy will take of storage of process waste slur- Management Committee head- water levels and detailed water Collector in July. tation, Sindhu said that she and Culture Muthamsetti , Joint Secretary Arjuna Rao a ride on the Garuda Vahanam ry in the tailing pond on the ed by senior officials trained in quality characteristics from all The UCIL shall file the req- felt very happy coming to the Srinivasa Rao said that attended the programme, as in the four Mada streets ground water quality of sur- environmental issues. It was monitoring boreholes and sur- uisition for land acquisition for Raj Bhavan. "It was a great Sindhu's victory was the vic- well as several eminent per- between 7 pm and 9 pm. roundings. It visited the plant also directed to provide imper- rounding villages, rise in tailing 120 acres immediately as honour for me to be felici- tory of all Telugu people and sonalities in the field of and surrounding agriculture vious discharge channels or use pond level since beginning of instructed during the meeting. tated by the Governor and wished her luck in her future sports. Award to SAAP CoE to produce athletes of global repute from State Khammam n PNS GUNTUR l The CoE's l The main feature of the CoE chemist comprehensive sports involves recruitment of international The Centre of Excellence PNS n VIJAYAWADA (CoE), an Andhra Pradesh policy covers various coaches, providing them with best Government and SAAP sports disciplines facilities and training with top priority The Bharateeya Sugars of (Sports Authority of Andhra across the State. It on national/ international exposure Maharashtra has selected JS Pradesh) initiative that was features training and and certify domestic coaches as part of Chakravatry, chief chemist of started in July 2018 current- development of the 'Train the Trainer' scheme. It is a Kakateeya Sugars located at ly houses over 49 athletes athletes and coaches first of its kind BOT (Build Operate Kalluru in Khammam district undergoing elite athletic of international Transfer) attempted in Indian sporting for the best Chief Chemist coaching programmes under repute. history Sugar Mill Award. In a com- highly qualified coaches from munication sent to the South Africa and Jamaica. Kakateeya Sugars management, The SAAP has entrusted attempted in Indian sporting past year with many exceed- the Bharateeya Sugars has stat- TENVIC Sports with the history. ing their personal best ed that they will present the responsibility of managing CoE athletes also receive already. award to Chakravarthy on the project and it is the goal world class kits, individual The crowning glory for September 20 at a sugar sym- of the project to produce of diet charts, and physiothera- the CoE came at the recent- posium to be held in Kolhapur. athletes of international py, among others. Their goal ly concluded 59th Senior Chief Editor and Founder- repute from AP by 2028. coaches of international priority on national/interna- is to make their presence felt Inter State Athletic Chairman of Bharateeya Sugars The CoE's comprehensive repute. The main feature of tional exposure and certify at the Commonwealth Games Championship held at Vikram Singh B Shinde praised Priests taking part in Pavitrotsavams at Padmavathi Ammavari temple at sports policy covers various the CoE involves recruitment domestic coaches as part of - 2022, Asian Games- 2026 Lucknow where Yarraji Jyothi the efforts of Chakravarthy in Tiruchanoor on Friday sports disciplines across the of international coaches, pro- the 'Train the Trainer' scheme. and Olympics-2028. returned with a gold medal in bringing in the qualitative State. It features training and viding them with best facili- It is a first of its kind BOT The athletes have made 100m hurdles with a person- methods in Sugar produc- Deities adorned with development of athletes and ties and training with top (Build Operate Transfer) significant progress in the al best time of 13.91 seconds. tion. Health BLITZKRIEG-2019 IN VIJAYAWADA ON TUESDAY pavithra garlands at Minister PNS n VIJAYAWADA Quiz, spot inspects PHC The PB Siddhartha Arts and photography, spot Ammavari temple PNS n VIJAYAWADA Science College Students painting and coding Association of Computer PNS n TIRUCHANOOR the three annual Deputy Chief Minister and Science will organise the and decoding contests Pavitrotsavams were being Minister for Health Alla Kali Blitzkrieg- 2019 on the campus will be conducted As a part of the ongoing annu- celebrated on a religious man- Krishna Srinivas inspected the on September 17. al Pavitrotsavams at Sri ner in the temple. "The fete Primary Health Centre in Speaking at a press confer- Padmavathi Ammavari temple will conclude with Purnahuti Narsapuram of East Agency ence here on Friday, Principal that technical papers and at Tiruchanoor, the presiding on Saturday. Chakrasnanam area on Friday. Reviewing the Dr Meka Ramesh said that the posters would be presented by and utsava deities were will be performed on the occa- health and medical services event is being conducted since students. In all, nine events, adorned with the sacred silk- sion," he added. with officials at 2006 and it has been very use- including a quiz, spot photog- woven-thread-garlands here Temple deputy executive Rampachodavaram, he direct- ful for the students to showcase raphy, spot painting and cod- on Friday. officer Jhansi Rani, AEO ed officials to work with coor- their management and tech- ing and decoding contests Speaking on the occasion, Subramanyam, superinten- dination to provide medical aid nical skills. Convenor of the would also be conducted dur- TTD Executive Officer Anil dent Gopalakrishna Reddy to tribals and questioned them event and Deputy Head of the ing the programme. A poster Kumar Singhal, who took part and others took part on the on why the lab reports were Computer Science of the programme was also in the celebrations, said that occasion. being delayed. Department K Sreedhar said released on the occasion.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES Opportunities galore in Canada: Envoy APPCB's fiat to GOLD n PNS VISAKHAPATNAM n M Sudhir, Vice- Chairman of AP Chambers, Visakhapatnam ` 37,875 (10 gm) Zone, said that while trade between India and Canada at pesticide unit to ` 425 Appealing to potential investors from Andhra present was at $ 6 billion, technology sharing in the specific SILVER Pradesh, Vikram Jain, Trade sector like agriculture, affluent treatment and solar power ` 47,200 (1kg) Commissioner, Consulate could prove beneficial for both the countries stop production ` 400 General of Canada, showcased n Clean technologies were another area of interest for the the investment potential in his PNS n VIJAYAWADA ticide manufacturing unit. He country and sought invest- Canadian firms, which laid greater emphasis on innovations to constituted the Joint Inspection CHICKEN ments from the region in sec- realise their potential The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Team consisting of RDO, tors like ICT, infrastructure, Control Board (APPCB) has Ongole, Deputy Chief Inspector RATES `/KG n Participating in the interactive meeting, Kankatala education, aerospace and food Mallikharjuna Rao, President of Vizagapatam Chamber of issued an order to Bhagiradha of Factories, EE, RO of APPCB, Dressed/With Skin `136 industries. Chemicals and Industries Prakasam district and the DD, Commerce and Industry, assured all kinds of possible help to Without Skin `155 Speaking at an interactive Limited to stop production, Ground Water Department, meeting with members of the investor community with proper information with the which was operating a pesticide for conducting a probe. Later, Broiler at Farm `94 AP Chambers and Vikram Jain, Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada, addressing the coordination of the Canadian embassy manufacturing industry at the committee submitted the Vizagapatam Chamber of interactive session with local business personnel in Visakhapatnam Cheruvukommupalem village report to the District Collector, Commerce and Industry on technology sharing in the spe- Participating in the interactive in Ongole of Prakasam district. which was forwarded to the EGG 'Doing Business in Canada' Europe, United States and system, and highly educated cific sector like agriculture, meeting, Kankatala APPCB officials inspected the APPCB on August 8. RATES `/100 here, Jain said that the bilater- Latin America, was well posi- work force. affluent treatment and solar Mallikharjuna Rao, President industry and issued a show- A legal hearing was con- al ties between Canada and tioned as a base of operations Welcoming the members power could prove beneficial of Vizagapatam Chamber of cause notice on July 12 for non- ducted before the External HYDERABAD 332 India were increasing due to and a target for international for the interactive meet, M for both the countries. Clean Commerce and Industry, compliance of CFO conditions. Advisory Committee (Task VIJAYAWADA 370 the good relationship between expansion, Jain urged the Sudhir, Vice- Chairman of AP technologies were another area assured all kinds of possible The Prakasam District Force) of APPCB on September VISAKHAPATNAM 380 the two countries. Stating that investor community to take Chambers, Visakhapatnam of interest for the Canadian help to investor community Collector received a complaint 5 and stop production orders Canada, with its low corporate advantage of their business Zone, said that while trade firms, which laid greater with proper information with alleging air and water pollution were issued as it was observed RETAIL PRICE `3.70 (IN VIJAYAWADA) tax rate and trade agreements friendly policies like transpar- between India and Canada at emphasis on innovations to the coordination of the in Vengamukkapalem village that the industry had not com- with the key markets of ent governance, liberal taxation present was at $ 6 billion, realise their potential. Canadian embassy. due to functioning of the pes- plied with the CFO conditions.

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CAPSULE ‘Rs 200 cr land grab by kin of TDP blames YSRCP govt HEAVY VEHICLES BARRED FROM for channel blackout n VULNERABLE ex-vice chief of Planning panel’ PNS VIJAYAWADA SARDAR PATEL BRIDGE Taking advantage of the absence of official clarification Visakhapatnam: Heavy vehicles n would not be allowed to ply on PNS n VIJAYAWADA Revenue authorities over why a couple of vernac- the Sardar Vallabhai Patel near the seized a land parcel ular TV channels have gone Naval Dockyard in view of the bad Land grab incidents that have purportedly grabbed by off air since September 11, the condition of the bridge. taken place during the previ- the family of former State Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) ous TDP government have Planning Commission has been using the issue to had entrusted assessment and been coming to the fore grad- Vice-President Cherukuri whip the Jaganmohan Reddy performance evaluation of four ually. One such incident Kutumba Rao at government. came to light in the city, as Unleashing a vitriolic cam- bridges of VPT to CSIRSERC, Madhuranagar on Friday Chennai. The consultant revenue authorities seized a paign on social media plat- n Unleashing a vitriolic and they are still available on conducted field investigation and land parcel purportedly n Officials removed the forms against the State govern- campaign on social media DTH channels. The TDP load tests and informed that grabbed by the family of for- board on the gate of the ment, the TDP leaders, who platforms against the asked the public to lodge com- Sardar Vallabai Patel Bridge had a mer State Planning land that was illegally met at Leader of Opposition N State government, the plaints against the MSOs if very low load rating and Commission Vice-President Chandrababu's residence, said TDP leaders, who met at they fail to air the channels of suggested that the bridge ought Cherukuri Kutumba Rao at taken by Kutumba Rao's that the government was their choice within 72 hours. brother and pasted Leader of Opposition N to be restricted to only light motor Madhuranagar on Friday. throttling the freedom of Chandrababu's residence, They also circulated the toll vehicles. Hence, VPT has Officials removed the board notices on it in pursuance democratic voices. They free number 18001114000 and announced that restrictions are on the gate of the land that was of the instructions issued alleged that the YSRCP gov- said that the government the number of the Appellate imposed on the use of Sardar illegally taken by Kutumba by Krishna District Joint ernment had tried to snub the was throttling the freedom Officer 19602002011 for filing Vallabai Patel Bridge (parallel Rao's brother and pasted Collector Madhavi Latha Opposition in the Assembly of democratic voices the complaints, and the e-mail bridge) near Naval Dock Yard area notices on it in pursuance of and was now trying to con- n They alleged that the IDs [email protected] and with immediate effect. Plying of the instructions issued by Urban Land Act and by mis- strict the freedom of the [email protected]. heavy vehicles like trucks, Lorries, Krishna District Joint leading the revenue and rail- media, thereby preventing it YSRCP government had It may be recalled that the buses on the bridge is strictly Collector Madhavi Latha. It is alleged that Kutumba Rao's way authorities by stating from providing alternate ver- tried to snub the previous TDP government prohibited. VPT, in view of safety It is alleged that Kutumba family had grabbed lands worth that the said sites were patta sions on various issues to the Opposition in the had banned a vernacular TV of citizens, has urged the public to Rao's family had grabbed lands. people. "It is for the people to Assembly and was now channel owned by the take note of the same. The Patel lands worth Rs 200 crore Rs 200 crore during the Telugu Desam She said that criminal cases view the channel of their trying to constrict the Jaganmohan Reddy's family, Bridge connects major industries during the TDP regime. The Party’s regime were registered against the choice. Only TRAI has the freedom of the media, anticipating law and order of the city. incident came to light during accused and warned that if power to block channels," they thereby preventing it from breakdown when he was the Spandana programme anybody tried to enter the said. providing alternate attacked at the Vizag airport. LOVERS SURVIVE conducted by the govern- records had been verified Collector Md Imtiyaz and it said lands, stringent action Currently, only SitiCable versions on various issues The channel was blacked out ment recently. The Joint following instructions to that was confirmed that the land would be taken against them. and AP Fibernet have blocked to the people on a few other occasions as SUICIDE BID Collector said that land effect by Krishna District was taken by violating the the two channels in question, well. Srikakulam: A couple in love attempted suicide by consuming poison on a hillock in Srikakulam district on Friday. The family CATAMARANS SAILING AP State members rushed them to Tekkali Condolences pour in for government hospital where their condition was said to stable. women dentists Reports said a 23-year-old man from Vajrapukotturu mandal in Tiktok sensation Sonika meet in Vizag Srikakulam district fell in love with a girl from Tekkali. As the girl's PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM It is, however, yet to be tomorrow parents opposed the marriage, they decided to end their lives. On The death of Tiktok sensation, confirmed if the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Friday morning, they went to Sonika Kethavath from Vizag incident took place Jagathimetta hillock and ate has left her followers on the The Women Dental sweets mixed with poison. The social networking platforms in while recording a video Council, in association man called his uncle and told him a state of shock. She had follow- for Tiktok or during a with Indian Dental that they had taken poison. The ers across the country. Sonika Association Greater family members rushed them to was undergoing treatment after bike trip with her pals Visakhapatnam will be government hospital. It is not sustaining major injuries in a conducting 3rd women known whether the incident was road mishap a few days ago, but n The 20-year-old n She was a nature-enthusiast and had dental conference 'EXU- informed to the police but the succumbed to injuries on BERANCE 2019' at family members refused to Thursday. She was riding the pil- sensation was a immense love for travelling and a soft- AMCOSA here on Sunday. disclose the names of the victims. lion. student and an spot for bike-trips. On Instagram, Sonika Women Dental The 20-year-old sensation actor by passion. has over 95.2k followers with the Conference is exclusively 60-YR-OLD TRIES was a student and an actor by Sonika, a B Tech username (dark_chocklate). for women dentists and passion. Sonika, a B Tech stu- student from an n around 400 women dentists TO RAPE 4-YR OLD dent from an institution in institution in Vizag, Many of her from entire state of Andhra Visakhapatnam: The Arilova Vizag, was very popular on was very popular pictures and videos, Catamarans sailing in sea for fishing in Bay off Visakhapatnam on Friday. Photo Tirupathirao G Pradesh will attend this police arrested a 60-year-old Tiktok for her lip-synching and on Tiktok for her she had shot for Tiktok event. This is happening man for attempting to rape a acting skills. and Instagram in for the first time in four-year-old girl in Endada area lip-synching and Many of her pictures and acting skills Rushikonda areas Visakhapatnam. It provides of the city on Friday. The accused videos, she had shot for Tiktok Iranian food an opportunity for women was identified as T Appala Naidu. in Rushikonda areas were post- Outreach programme dentists to express their The victim and some more girls ed on Instagram. She was a Instagram bio says 'Actor'. This incident happened a few festival inaugurated views and project their were playing on the premises of nature-enthusiast and had It is, however, yet to be con- days ago and it is learnt that contribution towards den- Nukalamma temple. Appala immense love for travelling and firmed if the incident took place Sonika was undergoing treat- Vijayawada: The much-await- tistry. Naidu took the girl behind the a soft-spot for bike-trips. On while recording a video for ment. ed month-long Iranian Food to clear pending taxes The conference theme temple and was trying to rape Instagram, Sonika has over Tiktok or during a bike trip with Along with Sonika, it is Festival commenced at Hotel 'Redefining Destiny in den- her. Some youth saw him and 95.2k followers with the user- her friends. reported that her friend had also Park N here on Friday. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM ed in the programme. tistry' is apt, as it is hap- rescued the girl. After thrashing name (dark_chocklate). Over The mishap reportedly sustained injuries, but out of Non-vegetarian and vegetar- J Praveen Kumar and Y pening in the City of the accused, the local youth the past few days, there were occurred at Korrapati Toll Gate danger. Sonika was also expect- ian delicacies are available at Visakhapatnam Central GST Trinadh, Superintendents of Destiny. Vaisakhi informed the police, who rushed comments under her photos in Ketapalli mandal of Nalgonda ed to recover within some days, the food festival to tickle taste Commissionerate conducted Central Tax, have welcomed Exuberance will provide to spot and took the man into praying for her recovery. She also district. She was the pillion rid- but her injuries affected her buds of foodies, who can also an outreach programme on the gathering. The scheme an excellent platform for custody. acted him some short films. Her ing when the mishap took place. health leading to her death. order the products online. the newly launched scheme facilitates voluntary disclosure clinicians, academicians "Sabka Vishwas (Legacy and gives a tax relief to the and researchers to share Dispute Resolution) Scheme, extent of 40 to 70% with waiv- their experience and 2019" in Visakhapatnam er of interest and penalty. knowledge through key- Chamber of Commerce and Officers of Central GST G note presentations and E- Former bureaucrat Industry premises here on Srinivas, Superintendent and K posters. Organising such Friday. Sadananda Kumar Swamy, events hones leadership Central Board of Indirect Inspector, explained the objec- skills of young budding Taxes and Customs (CBIC) tive and salient features of the and upcoming dentists. BN Yugandhar passes away launched the scheme on scheme through a power point Resource personnel from September 1 as a one-time presentation. various fields will enlight- PNS n HYDERABAD an upright officer with strong measure to liquidate all the S.Narasimha Reddy, en the women dentists a left leaning, was a Planning pending litigations/arrears with Additional Commissioner of about breast cancer pre- Microsoft Chief Executive Commission member during respect to Central Excise and Central Tax, along with the vention, medical emergen- Officer Satya Nadella's father the United Progressive Service Tax. S Narasimha Assistant Commissioners cies management in the and former IAS officer BN Alliance (UPA)-I government Reddy, Additional K.Rajesh Jacob, M.K.Srivastava dental clinic, dental PK Rath, CMD of RINL, addressing the annual general body meeting in Yugandhar, a native of (2004-09). Commissioner of Central Tax, and V.Prakash Babu, addressed jurisprudence & ethics. Visakhapatnam on Friday. Anantapur district, passed The IAS official was also and Assistant Commissioners the trade and clarified their Various dental materials away here on Friday after brief credited with pushing through K Rajesh Jacob, MK Srivastava doubts regarding the applica- and products will be show- illness. He was 80. guidelines, which would insti- and V Prakash Babu participat- bility of the scheme. cased at the trade expo. Bukkapuram Nadella tutionalise money flow for RINL makes profit Yugandhar, a retired IAS offi- watershed development direct cer, who served in the Prime to districts from the Central Minister's Office and the government, bypassing states. Planning Commission, Yugandhar also served as ENC bids farewell to Lanka ships of Rs 96.71 crore breathed his last at his resi- the Director of Lal Bahadur PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM September 10 was jointly PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM this, the company could achieve dence in Banjara Hills, accord- Shastri National Academy of carried out by SLNS an EBITDA of Rs 1802.91 crore ing to family sources. Yugandhar did not Administration from 1988 to The maritime bilateral exer- The bilateral exercise Sindurala, an advanced off- The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam against EBITDA of Rs 346.19 Yugandhar did not forget his 1993. cise between Sri Lanka and was aimed at shore patrol vessel, SLNS Limited, the holding company crore in the previous year. roots and worked for the devel- forget his roots and Known for his simplicity, he India, SLINEX-19 concluded Suranimila, INS Khukri, a of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, The company has recorded opment of his village worked for the performed his son's marriage in the Bay of Bengal on com- strengthening mutual missile corvette and INS earned a net profit of Rs 96.71 growth of 11-12 per cent in Bukkapuram. It is not clear as with his IAS batchmate KR pletion of the Sea Phase. Sumedha, a Naval Offshore crore, compared to a net loss of major areas of production such to when Yugandhar will be cre- development of his Venugopal's daughter Personnel from the Eastern cooperation between Patrol Vessel in addition to Rs 1,369.01 crore in the previ- as hot metal, liquid steel and mated and if Satyana Nadella village Bukkapuram Anupama in a simple manner. Fleet bid farewell to Sri the India and S Lanka integral helicopters and ous financial year. saleable steel. The best annual will attend the last rites. He did not even invite the then Lanka Navy (SLN) Ships- shore-based maritime patrol This was announced by performance was achieved in An IAS officer of the 1962 and marginalised sections of Prime Minister Narasimha Sindurala and Suranimila aircraft. Chairman and Managing important techno-economic batch, Yugandhar held many society. Rao for the marriage. crew with a promise to meet Lanka providing opportuni- This edition of the exercise Director of RINL PK Rath parameters, labour productiv- key positions both in undivid- He was the top bureaucrat in When his son became again. ties for interaction and included a series of coordi- while addressing the 37th annu- ity, pulverised coal injection and ed Andhra Pradesh and at the the Rural Development Microsoft CEO in 2014, he and The bilateral exercise was exchange of professional nated maritime operations al general body meeting at the specific energy consumption. Centre. Known for his clean Ministry when PV Narasimha his family members sought to aimed at strengthening and views between the personnel including aircraft tracking, corporate office here on Friday. Initiatives were taken to max- record, he was instrumental in Rao was the Prime Minister. avoid the media attention, enhancing mutual coopera- of the two navies" cross deck flying, gun firing, Neeraj Agrawal, Director, imise production of sales of the implementation of many Yugandar, who is remem- stating that they wished for pri- tion and interoperability The sea phase of the exer- underway replenishment and Ministry of Steel, attended the Value Added Steel Rounds schemes designed for the poor bered by his contemporaries as vacy. between the India and Sri cise which commenced on steam-past. meeting. from new units SBM and STM Addressing the share holders, and maximizing Medium the CMD said that during the Carbon (MC) & High Carbon financial year 2018-19, the (HC) grades. High Carbon company achieved a sales WRC sales touched new peak turnover of Rs 20,844 crore with a growth of 33 percent Jayasudha to get Abhinaya Mayuri award on Tuesday (including sale of trial run pro- over the previous year. duction of Rs 506.32 crore) with RINL MD thanked all the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM an actor Jayasudha would be Vedic scholar and Sahasra held at Port Kalavani Stadium. a growth of 25 per cent over the stakeholders, particularly the honoured with Abhinaya Mayuri Mohan Babu will present Avadhani Dr Madugula Veteran actors Jamuna, play- previous year and improved its Ministry of Steel and other Rajya Sabha member Dr T award on the last day of the cel- the award while Nagaphani Sarma will be felici- back singer P Sushila, actors market share to 8.80 per cent in Central Ministries of GoI, the Subbarami Reddy's birthday cel- ebrations, in which popular tated in connection with his Vanisree, Sharada, Suhasini, the year from 8.60 per cent in AP Government, the suppliers ebrations will be held on a grand actors would be present. Jayaprada will honour her Satipoorti. The programme will Radhika, Sharat Kumar, Aswini the previous year. Despite the (domestic and overseas), cus- note at VMRDA Children Arena On day one, main priests of 16 with a golden bracelet culminate with devotional songs Dutt, Brahmanandam, Roja, pressure on realisations in the tomers, ancillary units, bankers, and Port Kalavani Stadium here important temples in the coun- by popular singers. Pragna Jaiswal and VKn Naresh second half of the year, the net the people's representatives, on Monday and Tuesday, accord- try would be felicitated. Sarada On September 17, veteran will be present. sales realisation for the year as the district administration and ing to a release from TSR Peetham seer Swamy while Mukkamala actor Jayasudha would be hon- Mohan Babu will present the a whole registered a growth of various other agencies for the Foundation here on Friday. Swaroopananendra Maha Mahakshetram seer Sridhar oured with Abhinaya Mayuri award while Jayaprada will hon- 17 per cent over corresponding confidence and trust bestowed The release added that veter- Swamy will be the chief guest Swamy will grace the occasion. award. The programme will be our her with a golden bracelet. period last year (CPLY). With upon the company. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 region 04

Farmers stop A step towards plastic-free dt Ministers' GHMC’s ‘digital door WANAPARTHY DISTRICT OFFICIAL'S convoy in INITIATIVE TO CURB USE OF PLASTIC YIELDING RESULTS Karimnagar PNS n KARIMNAGAR PNS n WANAPARTHY also been roped-in to make awareness among the people in numbering' gathers dust cloth bags from cloth materi- villages to shun plastic. This Ministers Errabelli Dayakar Wanaparthy district adminis- al costing anywhere between way, art is also being encour- Rao and Koppula Eshwar n tration's initiatives to get rid of Rs 1 to Rs 50, which would aged to bring about a cultural faced the ire of farmers in The project is in cold storage due to change in bureaucracy, sources say plastic are yielding results. soon find their way into mar- renaissance. Kodimyla Mandal of Jagtial The initiative, which may be kets for people to buy, to avoid The collected plastic is being district on Friday when they NAVEENA GHANATE locate and will hugely help called wishful thinking by pes- using plastic bags. With this sent to Hyderabad for recy- were heading towards n HYDERABAD improve sanitation and other simists, launched by the dis- initiative, not only a new cling. In the last one month, Ramnagar village to create civic services. It will help get over trict Collector Sweta Mohanty industry is being created, but 10,200 kilo grams of plastic awareness on the Gram Digital door numbering project a very complex door numbering about a month ago is well on people are also being waste has been col- Panchayath comprehensive for houses in Greater Hyderabad as existing today. However, the its way to becoming a reality in encouraged to use lected, out of plan. Municipal Corporation Municipal Act is not applicable the long-term. alternative which 3,000 kilo The villagers stopped the (GHMC) lies in limbo. A pilot for GHMC and the saga of pilot After being carved as a new method to grams have convoy of the Ministers and project was initiated in Moosapet projects will continue. district after the formation of plastic usage been given to questioned why they were not last year and nothing progressed As was the case in previous Telangana, Wanaparthy has for their an organiza- provided drinking and irri- after it. A Senior GHMC official years, the DDN project was undergone many transforma- day-to-day tion called gation water facility in their said, "The project which would confined to pilot projects alone. tions in irrigation, agriculture needs. This 'Hello dust- village. They asked the cost around Rs 15crore for 22 In 2016, GHMC had conducted and other sectors. Recently, the is a produc- bin' and the Ministers to respond posi- lakh households has the poten- a pilot project in Gaganmahal district administration has ini- tion effort rest has tively to their demand. They tial to add Rs 500 crore to the rev- and Domalguda areas. The pro- tiated several steps to get the which is in been sent to even tried to block the road enue of the civic body. The pro- ject was shelved due to alleged rift rural areas free of single-use progress. Hyderabad for sometime before the ject would take six months to be Not only the civic body, even between private agencies. Later plastic, which is the most In addition for recycling, so police entered the scene and completed". Electricity and Water Board too can in 2018, the project was piloted dreaded health hazard for the to these efforts, that income forcibly evicted the villagers. This project would help in benefit through the project by tagging all again which seems to be a mere people. The beginning of the the administration could be generated, The villagers alleged that recording all structures for prop- eyewash by the civic body. Now effort started with a seminar has assigned one district which could be used to the four villages in Kodimyala erty assessment and increasing the structures and issuing power meters again the project is put on back- organised at the district head- officer as the special officer for fund campaigns like this. mandal were facing acute the civic body's revenue. Not only and water connections respectively burner. quarters, which was attended 4-5 villages. These special offi- District Collector Sweta shortage of water and the GHMC, even Electricity and It may be mentioned here that by thousands. Similar aware- cers would visit those villages Mohanty has been supervising Collector and local legislator Water Board too can benefit the pilot project last year, ness programmes were held in every Wednesday and would these efforts personally by vis- were showing less concern through the project by tagging all is in cold storage due to the create a uniform addressing sys- involved taking high-resolution mandals and villages across the ensure that no plastic waste is iting several villages, in addi- towards resolving the matter. the structures and issuing power changes in bureaucracy. Sources tem for all houses across latest satellite images, processing district. found in those villages through tion to encouraging people to The villagers said the water to meters and water connections claimed that everything related Hyderabad, using the geo-spatial images to identify unique prop- For a start, school children cleanliness drives and would use toilets which were built as be released from Potharam respectively. to the digital door number was and cloud computing technolo- erties, field verification by teams from 120 government institu- also create awareness among part of Swachh Bharat Mission, reservoir was not released on Instead of investing in DDN, put in place, but then there was gies. comprising of GIS team, tax tions were involved in making the people in those villages plant saplings as part of time and hence they stopped it has been re-verifying proper- not enough push for the project. As per the new Municipal Act, inspectors by concerned deputy one lakh paper bags, out of through various activities by Haritha Haram and to encour- the Ministers' convoy, they ties in range of Rs 3.5lakh again This project from citizens QR code based door numbering commissioners. Special mobile which 58,000 bags have been involving people's representa- age people to keep their vil- said. The villagers said they to achieve its ambitious target of point of view would ease com- shall be taken up in all application will capture entire distributed free of cost to tives. 'Telangana Samskruthika lages clean by preventing over- would intensify the stir if the Rs1,800 crore through property municating and locating address Municipalities in Telangana. It data of each area, which will be shops and markets. Women Saradhi,' a cultural troupe, has flowing drains and stagnation administration fail to resolve tax. As per sources, the project in newer areas. It was aimed to will be digitally scientific, easy to automatically updated online. from self-help groups have also been roped-in to spread of water. the matter amicably.

‘VALMIKI' ROW: COURTESY CALL Komatireddy CBFC, VARUN TEJ slams KCR ‘Green India Challenge' GET NOTICE HYDERABAD: he Telangana High Hyderabad: Lashing out at Court on Friday issued notices to the Chief Minister K crosses three crore mark the state government, Central Chandrashekhar Rao over Board of Film Certification the alleged rumblings, n PNS HYDERABAD (CBFC) and actor Varun Tej, the Congress MP from Bhongir lead actor in 'Valmiki', to Komatireddy Venkat Reddy The 'Green India Challenge' of respond to a PIL filed by 'Boya said that trouble is brewing in planting saplings has reached hakkula porata samithi'. The the TRS party and said that the 3 crore mark with young Samithi has urged the Court to the party MLAs are opposing MP Joginpally Santosh Kumar grant stay on the release of the the attitude of the CM K planting a sapling here on film scheduled for September 20 Chandrashekhar Rao. Friday. till the name was changed. The "One can understand the "Every person should plant notices were also issued to the serious situation prevailing in trees with a missionary zeal. Not producer, director of the movie the TRS as KCR deceived just planting but care should be and film chamber of commerce. leader like former Home taken to protect them. Only by A division bench of the High Minister Naini Narsimha increasing the greencover we Court comprising of the Chief Reddy. He ridiculed saying can make Telangana more liv- Justice of the state Justice RS that the TRS is asking rebel able and improve quality of life. Chauhan and Justice A Abhishek leaders, who were opposing I am proud to be part of Green Reddy heard the arguments the leadership, to Telangana Challenge which led to the MP Joginpally Santosh Kumar takes a selfie after planting sapling on Friday made by the counsel for Bhavan and touching their planting of three crore saplings petitioner SAV Ratnam in the Nizamabad MP D Aravind and his family members with Telanagana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan at Raj Bhavan in feet to make them stay in the and leading the change," said person has to plant a sapling, it. Our aim is to plant 10 crore case. The petitioner's counsel Hyderabad on Friday party," he said. MP Santosh Kumar after plant- take a selfie with sapling and saplings in Telangana," said M told the court that the said film ing the 30000001st sapling send it to three others, chal- Karunakar Reddy, founder of would cause an irreparable under Green Challenge at lenging them to plant a sapling. Igniting Minds NGO, which ini- damage to the sage 'Valmiki' Necklace Road. So on the chain goes on, lead- tiated Green Challenge. belonging to Boya community as "We have launched Green ing to a huge increase in the GHMC Mayor Bonthu the lead actor was a robber in Nagar Kirtan from Pak in Hyd on Sept 16 Challenge initiative to support number of trees planted. Till Rammohan, GHMC the film titled after their sage. 'Telanganaku Harita Haram' now we have ensured that 3 Enforcement Director Viswajith PNS n HYDERABAD The Yatra will arrive programme aimed at increasing crores trees are planted. MP Kampati, zonal commissioner the green cover in the state. Santosh Kumar has helped the Md Musharraf Ali and others NATIONAL LOK In a first after partition of the from Nagpur via According to the challenge, a initiative hugely by popularising were present on the occasion. ADALAT TODAY country, the historic Hyderabad: As per the International Nagar Kirtan Nizamabad on directions of National Legal of Sri Guru Nanak Prakash September 15. Services Authority, the Yatra (Sikh religious proces- MANUU admissions date extended Woman raped, Metropolitan Legal Services sion) taken out as part of the The yatra from Authority, Hyderabad will 550th Birth anniversary cele- HYDERABAD: The last across the country. murdered conduct National Lok Adalat for brations of first Sikh guru, Nizamabad will be date for admission to various The e-prospectus and settlement of all Compoundable Guru Nanak Dev ji, founder received by the Sikh programmes of Maulana online application forms are Hyderabad: A woman was Criminal Cases, NI Act Cases, of Sikhism, from holy shrine Azad National Urdu available on website allegedly raped and mur- Excise Cases, Labour disputes, of Nankana Sahib, Lahore in community University's (MANUU) https://manuucoe.in/ddeon- dered at Vinay Nagar colony Matrimonial Cases on Pakistan on August 1will department of distance edu- lineadmission19. in Saidabad on Friday morn- September 14 at Metropolitan arrive in Hyderabad on cation (DDE) for the July Workshops on theatre, cal- ing. According to the police, Criminal Courts Complex, September 16. the birthplace of the first 2019 session has been ligraphy The MANUU the deceased was identified as Nampally, Secunderabad and The historic International Sikh master on September extended till September 30. Centre for Urdu Culture Anjamma, 45, wife of Erramanzil. In this regard, the Nagar Kirtan is to commem- 16 at 1 pm near Kandlaykoya According to DDE direc- Studies (CUCS) is organiz- Chandraiah, a resident of Metropolitan Legal Services orate the 550th Prakash Purab hood across the globe and has Nagpur via Nizamabad on Oxygen Park, CMR Group of tor Prof PF Rahman, the ing two separate workshops Champapet. Authority, Hyderabad of Guru Nanak Dev ji, which entered India from Pakistan, September 15.The yatra from Institutions, Kandlakoya, UGC-DEB has extended the on Theatre and Calligraphy. "The body was found constituted 13 Lok Adalat started from Nankana Sahib, through Wagah border in Nizamabad will be received by Medchal. Later, the yatra will date of admissions for acad- These workshops, which around 11 am in a secluded Benches at Nampally, 2 Lok the birth place of Guru Nanak Punjab. After touring various the Sikh community of pass through ORR road and emic session 2019-20 con- continue till September 28, part of a residential area Adalat Bench at Erramanzil and 6 Devji on August 1, 2019 to parts of the country, it will Telangana by thousand of will arrive at Pillar sidering the situation that are being attended by 85 here. She had injuries on her Lok Adalat Benches at spread Guru Nanak Devji's reach Hyderabad on Sikhs by showering petals Number143 on PVNR arose due to natural students from different head, mouth, left ear and also Secunderabad, and 1 teachings of eternal love, September 16. and flowers on the holy Expressway, Attapur, calamity in various States departments of MANUU. near the private parts. at Railway Court, Secunderabad. peace, equality and brother- The Yatra will arrive from 'saroop' from Nankana Sahib, Rajendranagar at 4 pm. Experts back move to ban e-cigarettes Shah to miss BJP's Sept 17 meeting MAYANK TIWARI tobacco trade. In Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, there are no PNS n HYDERABAD public meeting at Patancheru n HYDERABAD n In Telangana, particularly in Hyderabad, restrictions to sell or even on September 17. Though particularly in ENDS products are virtually smoke of ENDS products in Union Home Minister and Union Home Minister Amit As the Government deliberates Hyderabad, Electronic sold at every suburb without public. BJP president Amit Shah will Shah was expected to attend the details of a draft ordi- any restriction or age limita- "E-cigarettes pose signifi- skip the main Hyderabad the public meeting on nance to curb the usage of E- Nicotine Delivery tion. ENDS products have been cant health risks to users that Liberation Day programme Liberation Day, he is not vis- cigarettes, experts from various Systems (ENDS) gaining alarming popularity are frighteningly similar to planned by the State unit of iting due to prior commit- fields have welcome the move products are virtually among the youth not just in those of conventional ciga- BJP. ments and hectic schedule. and urged the government to sold at every suburb Hyderabad but across all major rettes. E-cigarettes also risk as BJP leaders in Telangana BJP senior leaders will be vis- pass the ordinance in the larg- without any restriction cities in India. a gateway to smoking imitation have been planning to celebrate iting various historic places er interest of public health. or age limitation The committee of doctors for young people once they Telangana Liberation day on a which witnessed Telangana According to the reports, the from All India Institute of have become addicted. They massive scale to draw political BJP leaders have been Liberation movement over Ministry of Health and Family n ENDS products Medical Sciences (AIIMS), are being marketed as a harm mileage, considering that the the next three days," said G Welfare (MoHFW) has pro- gaining popularity National Centre for Disease reduction product which is ruling TRS has not been keen organising several Premender Reddy, general posed making the production, among the youth Informatics and Research contrary to the truth. on officially celebrating the programmes in the secretary of Telangana BJP. manufacturing, import, export, across all India (NCDIR) and public health Youngsters are being lured as day. The saffron party has BJP leaders will visit transport, sale and distribution experts have concluded that it is easily available in different been making efforts to get run-up to the Hyderabad Bairanpally in Siddipet, Veyi or advertisements of e-ciga- ENDS are as harmful as any flavors", Dr A Srikanth, BJP's strongman Amit Shah to Liberation Day. Urula Marri in Nirmal, rettes a cognizable offence, pun- earlier issued an advisory to all cluded that there is evidence to another tobacco product in Secretary, Indian Dental address a public meeting in the Yerrupalem in Khammam, ishable with jail up to one year States and UT`s, to ensure prove that the ENDS and its terms of causing premature Association, Deccan Branch. state on September 17. However, due to hectic Appampally in or fine up to Rs 1 lakh or both that ENDS, including e- variants are harmful to users. deaths and morbidity. As per the ICMR's recent BJP state president K schedule, the Union Mahabubnagar and other for the first-time offenders, and Cigarettes, Heat-Not-Burn Recently, the Gujarat Nearly 18 States and 2 Union paper, it was noted that e-cig- Laxman has gone on record places that witnessed historic jail of up to three years and fine devices, Vape, e-Sheesha, e- Tobacco Merchants Association Territories in India including, arettes and other such devices that Shah would address a Home Minister will not events during the liberation up to Rs5 lakh for repeat offend- Nicotine Flavoured Hookah, (GTMA) and Gujarat Tobacco Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka, contained not only nicotine massive public meeting on the struggle. "We want to create ers. According to a draft ordi- and the like devices that enable Growers & Merchants Haryana, Mizoram, Kerala, solution, which was highly Liberation Day and that sev- be in a position to visit awareness about the sacrifices nance, the storage of e-cigarettes nicotine delivery are not sold Association (GTGMA) have Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar addictive but also harmful eral "high-profile leaders from Telangana on made by Telangana people for shall also be punishable with (including online sale), manu- questioned the need for the Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, ingredients such as flavoring other parties" would join BJP Telangana liberation. M KCR imprisonment up to six months factured, distributed, traded, haste in banning e-cigarettes, in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, agents and vaporizers. in Shah's presence. September 17 has gone back on his word for or fine up to ?50,000 or both. imported and advertised in a letter to Prime Minister Himachal Pradesh, According to government data, BJP leaders have been celebrating September 17 as To prevent the initiation of their jurisdictions. Narendra Modi. Bhikubhai N Puducherry, Rajasthan, more than 460 e-cigarette organising several pro- Telangana Liberation Day offi- Electronic Nicotine Delivery A sub-committee group con- Patel, president of GTMA said Meghalaya, Nagaland and brands are available in India, grammes in the run-up to the will not be in a position cially fearing AIMIM,” said N Systems (ENDS) by non-smok- stituted by MoHFW, on health the ban will not serve any pur- Odisha already banned the with various configurations of Hyderabad Liberation Day. to visit Telangana on Srivardhan Reddy, Telangana ers and youth with special effects of ENDS, considered pose except to encourage the use and sale of ENDS products, nicotine delivery and in over However, due to hectic sched- September 17. Vimochana Committee attention to vulnerable groups, 251 studies reports and con- black market and hurt the while in Telangana, and 7,700 flavors. ule, the Union Home Minister "We will be organising a chairman. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS Yogi distributes land papers HC vacates order Techie's death: HC frowns granting protection from arrest to ex-top cop to Sonebhadra villagers KOLKATA: The Calcutta High PNS n SONEBHADRA (UP) Court on Friday vacated its Golden cards order granting protection from on illegal hoardings Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister were also given arrest to former Kolkata Police Yogi Adityanath on Friday to 510 commissioner Rajeev Kumar in PNS n CHENNAI ing of the illegal hoarding. handed over land documents connection with the Saradha "Just imagine the girl could to 281 residents of Sonebhadra, residents and chit fund scam. The court also Coming down heavily on the have contributed to the GDP of where 11 tribals had been 201 under rejected Kumar's prayer for Tamil Nadu government over this nation. Couldn't that killed in a land dispute on July Ayushman quashing of a CBI notice that illegal hoardings, the Madras politician have conducted the 17. sought his appearance for High Court on Friday won- family marriage without ban- Adityanath gave allotment Bharat scheme questioning in the case. Kumar, dered how many more lives ners?" the court asked. of lease of a total 852 bigha of and Mukhya who is currently the West should be lost as a result of At least now the political land to 281 beneficiaries, most- Mantri Jan Bengal CID Additional Director such banners, endangering the parties must start a movement ly tribals. General, was part of a Special lives of people. A day after a 23- against such illegalities, the He also gifted developmen- Arogya Investigation Team set up by year old woman techie came court said. tal projects worth Rs 339.80 scheme, the state government to under the wheels of a water The bench then directed crore to the district, laying the Yogi Adityanath respectively investigate the scam before the tanker after she fell down los- the appearance of police offi- foundation of 11 schemes and Supreme Court handed over ing balance when an illegal cers and Chennai corporation inaugurating 35 projects. He the case to the CBI in 2014, hoarding crashed on her in a officials in charge the area also announced a residential Vadra and said: "I want to ask their respective regimes along with other chit fund city suburb, the court asked if where the accident occurred to girl school and a police outpost 'shahzadi' of the Congress grabbed more than 1 lakh cases. The Saradha group of the government will take a firm least now Chief Minister K observed. The observations be present in the court later in for the village. whether she will apologise for bigha of the land of tribals. "We companies has allegedly duped stand against such unautho- Palaniswami will be willing to were made came when the the day and adjourned the The chief minister said that injustice done to the poor will spare none," he assured lakhs of people to the tune of rised banners. issue a statement against such bench heard a plea by social plea's hearing. 292 families in Umbha were tribals? Will she fight to ensure while adding that a SIT was Rs 2500 crore, promising "How many more litres of unauthorised banners. activist 'Traffic' Ramaswamy The techie riding a two- given benefit of Mukhyamantri action against those involved probing the issue and would higher rates of returns on their blood the state government "There is zero respect for and an urgent mentioning by wheeler lost balance and fell Awas Yojna. Families of 11 in land grab?" submit its report within three investments. needs to paint the roads with," lives in this country," the court advocates V Lakshminarayanan down after an illegal hoarding people, who were killed in the Yogi Adityanth had earlier months. a Division Bench of Justices M said pointing to "sheer bureau- and V Kannadasan. put up by an AIADMK func- firing incident, were given blamed Congress for the It may be recalled that on NCP's Supriya Sule Sathyanarayanan and N cratic apathy." They brought to the court's tionary crashed on her and she monetary assistance worth Rs deaths in Umbha village saying July 17, 11 tribals were killed Seshasayee wondered. "We have lost faith in this notice the techie's death on was run over by a water tanker 18.50 lakh each. Mahila pen- that the roots of the land dis- in indiscriminate firing, hits out at Maha govt The court asked whether at government," the court Thursday following crash- that came just behind her. sion was sanctioned to their pute had been laid more than allegedly by a local village for pot-holed roads families and each injured was 50 years. head and his aides in a dispute given monetary assistance of "A Congress Rajya Sabha over possession of farming MUMBAI: NCP MP Supriya Rs 6 lakh. MP had registered a society in land. Sule on Friday renewed her Flight ops Golden cards were also 1952 and had fraudulently Opposition parties attacked attack on the Maharashtra given to 510 residents and grabbed the land of poor trib- the state government while the government over potholed Disturbing that no one in SC to resume after 201 under Ayushman Bharat als and the land owners were BJP blamed the opposition. roads, and alleged it was not scheme and Mukhya Mantri made landless by him," he Priyanka Gandhi had adhering to its promise of Jan Arogya scheme, respec- said. attempted to enter the village getting them cleared by seven months defend Forest Rights Act: Brinda tively. The Chief Minister said that to meet the tribals and was December 15. She asked PNS n PITHORAGARH The Chief Minister took a a probe had revealed that SP, detained in Chunar town on people to click "selfies with PNS n NEW DELHI court hearing, there is a strong dig at Congress General BSP and Congress in collusion July 19. She later visited the vil- potholes" and share it on social feeling of unease that the Flight operations between Secretary Priyanka Gandhi with land sharks had during lage on August 13. media tagging the chief CPI(M) politburo member absence of top law officials is Pithoragarh and Dehradun minister's office. "Doubt crops Brinda Karat has written to not by coincidence but by were resumed on Friday up whether pothole-free Environment Minister Prakash connivance. This feeling gets after a gap of seven months. Maharashtra is a rarity or what. Javadekar, raising questions strengthened when it is known The Directorate General UP govt wants The reason is the condition of on the absence of a senior legal that the Ministry of Tribal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) the roads in the state due to representative of the central Affairs had specifically written had on February 9 this year to promote potholes...Despite repeatedly government to defend the to people concerned to ensure suspended air services questioning the government, it Forest Rights Act in the the presence of the SG. between the two towns after gives the deadline of December Supreme Court. "In a recent response to my the door of an aircraft with ‘Kala Namak' 15 every year. The work, Ever since the February concerns regarding the draft eight passengers on board PNS n GORAKHPUR however, is not done," Sule tweeted. The Baramati Lok orders of the Supreme Court amendments to the Forest Act allegedly opened mid air, Sabha MP further said people for eviction of lakhs of tribal 1927, you had said that your forcing it to make an emer- The Yogi Adityanath gov- should now remind the families, a sense of deep inse- Ministry is committed to pro- gency landing at Pantnagar. ernment is preparing to pro- government about what curity and vulnerability haunts Brinda Karat tect the rights of tribal com- After immediate suspen- mote the cultivation of a spe- happened to the December 15 the tribal communities as the munities. I regret to say that sion of the flights following cial variety of rice called deadline it had set. subsequent stay order is tem- the court specifically asked this is not seen in the role of the mid-air scare, the 'Kala Namak'. Once known as porary and tenuous, Karat whether the solicitor general the MOEFCC in most critical DGCA sent a team of the 'pride of Purvanchal' , this said in the letter. was present but he was con- issue of challenge to the Forest experts to look into the rare variety of rice known for DUSU polls: ABVP "It is a matter of deep con- spicuous by his absence. Rights Act in the Supreme matter. its rich aroma and exotic bags 3 posts, NSUI 1 cern and objection that on cru- "There was no one to argue Court case. Flight operations 3 JeM militants sent to taste, has been shunned by cial dates of the court hearing, against the fresh applications "The next date of hearing is resumed on Friday after the farmers because of its low NEW DELHI: The RSS-affiliated there is no senior legal repre- moved by the petitioners fixed for November 26th. I DGCA gave its clearance yield and non-profitability. ABVP on Friday won three sentative of the central gov- against the interests of lakhs of hope you will personally give following a detailed scruti- 7-day custody in J-K Ministry of Micro, Small & posts, including that of the ernment to defend the law. tribal communities who are it some attention so as to take ny, private firm Heritage Medium Enterprises' president, in Delhi University Yesterday, that is on September forest dwellers," she said. corrective measures," she Aviation's spokesman Milap PNS n JAMMU The arms and ammunition Principal Secretary Navneet Students Union (DUSU) polls 12th, while taking up the case, Karat said after Wednesday's wrote. Singh Dhami said. recovered included four AK- Sehgal recently visited while the Congress-backed Three Jaish-e-Mohammed 56 rifles, two AK-47 rifles, six Siddhartha Nagar and inter- NSUI bagged the secretary's (JeM) militants, who were magazines and 180 rounds of acted with officials and farm- post. Ashwit Dahiya of the Akhil KOREGAON-BHIMA arrested in Jammu and ammunition, besides cash of ers. Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Kashmir's Kathua district, Rs 11,000, the SSP said. He assured farmers that (ABVP) defeated National were on Friday sent to seven- All the militants belonged to they would be provided good Students Union of India HC refuses to quash case against Navlakha day police custody, officials the Kashmir Valley, he said, quality seeds for the next (NSUI)'s Chetna Tyagi for the said. adding that the truck was sowing season and informed top post by a margin of over PNS n MUMBAI "The offence is not Navlakha by the high court after Police are interrogating the owned by one Suhil Ahmed them about the government's 19,000 votes. The posts of vice he had filed the petition. three to get more details, Latoo of Gulshanabad, decision to promote cultiva- president and joint secretary The Bombay High Court on limited to The bench agreed and Kathua SSP Sridhar Patel told Pulwama and was driven by tion of 'Kala Namak' rice. were won by ABVP's Pradeep Friday refused to quash the case Koregaon-Bhima extended the protection from PTI. one Javaid Ahmed Dar. Sehgal said that this vari- Tanwar and Shivangi Kharwal lodged against civil liberties violence. There are arrest to Navlakha for a period "We have got seven-day Police identified the three as ety of rice contained zinc and by a margin of 8,574 and 2,914 activist Gautam Navlakha in the of three weeks to enable him to remand of the 3 JeM terrorists -- Ubaid-ul-Islam, a resident iron in ample measure and votes respectively. NSUI Koregaon-Bhima violence and many more facets approach the Supreme Court in today," he said. of Aghlar Kandi, Rajpora could be consumed by dia- bagged the secretary's post for having alleged Maoist links, to it. Hence, we appeal against the HC order. During checking, a truck Pulwama; Jehangir Ahmad betes patients too. with its candidate Ashish noting that there was prima feel investigation Navlakha and the other loaded with cardboard mate- Parray, a resident of "If we can create awareness Lamba defeating ABVP's Yogi facie substance in the case. accused were booked under the rial was intercepted at 8.00 am Pakherpora Charar-e-Sharief, of this rice variety on an Rathee by a margin of 2,053 "Considering the magnitude isrequired," the provisions of the Unlawful on Thursday on the Jammu- Budgam; and Sabeel Ahmad international level, the votes. The voter turnout in of the case, we feel a thorough Gautam Navlakha court said Activities Prevention Act Pathankot Highway and the Baba, a resident of Aghlar income of farmers can easi- DUSU polls on Thursday was investigation is required," a (UAPA) and the Indian Penal three militants were arrested Kandi, Rajpora Pulwama. ly be doubled," he said. recorded at 39.90 per cent, division bench of Justices Ranjit Code. with arms and ammunition, He said they were illegally The state government over four percentage points More and Bharati Dangre said. 2017 that had allegedly trig- Koregaon-Bhima violence. Navlakha's lawyer Yug Jammu Inspector General of transporting arms and ammu- plans to consult the National down from the last year. Last The case is not without basis gered violence at Koregaon There are many more facets to Chaudhary had argued that Police Makesh Singh told PTI. nition to Kashmir from Institute of Nutrition in year, the election saw a 44.46 per cent voter turnout. The and absence of material," it Bhima in Pune district the next it. Hence, we feel investigation the activistwas an author and a "We intercepted a truck JK Punjab to "disturb peace in the Hyderabad on ways to pre- polling for four positions of the added. The bench dismissed the day. The police had also alleged isrequired," the court said. peace activist and was a spe- 13E-2000 on specific inputs at Valley". serve the aroma of the 'Kala DUSU ended amid allegations petition filed by Navlakha seek- that Navlakha and other After the bench pronounced cialist on conflict zones. Lakhanpur and arrested three The SSP said the arms and Namak' rice. Scientists have of EVM malfunctioning. Sixteen ing to quash the FIR lodged accused in the case had Maoist its judgment, Navlakha's coun- "He was in the past appoint- persons at 8 AM on Thursday," ammunition might were said that if organic fertilizer candidates, including four against him by the Pune police links and were working towards sel Yug Chaudhary sought an ed as a mediator by the gov- Senior Superintendent of smuggled to arm the JeM is used in rice cultivation, its women, were in the fray and 52 in January 2018 after the Elgar overthrowing the government. extension of the interim pro- ernment of India when Naxals Police Kathua Sridhar Patil modules in Kashmir for car- aroma can be preserved up to polling centres were set up. Parishad held on December 31, "The offence is not limited to tection from arrest granted to had kidnapped six policemen. said. rying out terror activities. three years. Delhi court dismisses From firewood to LPG connection, this PC's plea to surrender octogenarian idli-maker comes a long way PNS n NEW DELHI sons before his custodial inter- PNS n COIMBATORE rogation and it was investigat- She draws regular customers from A Delhi court Friday dis- ing money laundering which Setting an example of selfless different walks of life such as students, missed a plea by former reaches beyond this country, service-cum-low margin busi- government employees and others every finance minister P he had said. ness model, 85-year old Chidambaram, lodged in Tihar He had contended that the Kamalathal has been selling day morning for the Re 1 idly, which is jail in the INX Media corrup- accused cannot guide the idlis, a staple south Indian well below the market rate ranging from tion case, seeking to surrender probe and the order to take breakfast delicacy, at Re 1 each Rs 10 in small time eateries to Rs 50 in in the money laundering case. P Chidambaram him in custody right now will and her three decades of noble Special judge Ajay Kumar curtail the discretion of probe effort sans modern kitchen high-end restaurants Kuhar junked his plea. Chidambaram's agency. Prior to August 21, the gadgets has now received sup- The Enforcement 'reasons to believe' that he port from the government and Directorate had on Thursday counsel had was required to be arrested industry leaders. one idli granny', Kamalathal's impactful as the work of peo- told the court that contended that existed and it exists even today, She will no longer have to travails went viral on the social ple like Kamalathal. Chidambaram's arrest was the ED's Mehta had said, adding that use firewood for cooking and media recently following which "I notice she still uses a necessary in the INX Media after arresting Chidambaram the grinding stone to make the Kamalathal Coimbatore District Collector wood-burning stove. If anyone money laundering case and it submission is they would like to confront idli batter, her daily routine for K Rajamani met her a few days knows her I'd be happy to will do so at an appropriate mala fide and him with the evidence which the past 30 years, as help is 600 idlis every day, sells it for the side dishes at hermodest ago and assured all possible 'invest' in her business & buy time. intended to make has been gathered. pouring in from various quar- Re 1 a piece with 'sambar' and house, flocked by her cus- help, including a house under her an LPG fueled stove," he Chidambaram's counsel had him suffer On September 5, ters. 'chutney' side dishes, all of tomers. the PM Awas Yojana. said recently. contended that the ED's sub- Chidambaram was remanded Kamalathal, a widow and a which she prepares alone, yet She was initially selling idlis Mahindra Group Chairman Later responding to a tweet mission is mala fide and to 14-day judicial custody in resident of Vadivelampalayam manages to earn some profit. for 25 paise per piece but Mahindra was moved by her by Bharat Gas-Coimbatore that intended to make him suffer. appearing for Chidambaram, the corruption case by the on the city outskirts, has She draws regular customers increased the price to Re one story and noted she was still it had given a LPG connection Chidambaram, 73, is already had said that ED had come to CBI till September 19. recently got a cooking gas from different walks of life such over the years, due to hike in using firewood for cooking to the woman, Mahindra in judicial custody in the INX the Congress leader's house to On the same day, the court (LPG) connection and grinder as students, government cost of raw materials like rice, and offered to get her an LPG tweeted: "This is superb. Thank Media corruption case being arrest him on August 20 and had issued notice to the ED on and mixer after her story went employees and others every urad dal, coconut and vegeta- stove, at the intervention of you Bharat Gas Coimbatore for probed by the CBI. 21 but now they do not want Chidambaram's plea seeking to viral on social media with day morning for the Re 1 idly, bles. Petroleum Minister giving this gift of health to ED had told the court that to do so just to ensure that he surrender in the money laun- Mahindra group chairman which is well below the market Her clientele includes stu- Dharmendra Pradhan, Bharat Kamalathal. since Chidambaram was remains in judicial custody. dering case lodged by the Anand Mahindra taking the rate ranging from Rs 10 in dents, employees of govern- Gas provided her a cooking gas "As I have already stated, I already in the judicial custody Mehta had argued that cer- agency in which the Supreme lead and expressing his will- small time eateries to Rs 50 in ment offices and private com- connection. am happy to support her con- in the CBI case, he was not in tain aspects were required to Court had dismissed his plea ingness to 'invest' in her busi- high-end restaurants. panies, drivers, daily wage Mahindra tweeted: "One of tinuing costs of using a position to tamper with the be probed before his custodi- against the August 20 order of ness. It has been a gruelling daily earners, who prefer to pick up those humbling stories that LPG...And thank you @dprad- evidence. al interrogation. The agency the Delhi High Court denying According to sources close to schedule for her as she gets up parcels. make you wonder if everything hanbjp for your concern and Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, requires to interrogate six per- him pre-arrest bail. her, the woman sells around at 4 a.m and prepare idlis and Known popularly as 'Re. you do is even a fraction as thoughtfulness," he tweeted. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Grudge wars in Andhra Jagan Mohan is just making Naidu a crusader with his Cancelled talks and after crackdown on TDP. Only the BJP benefits from this duel o regional parties realise that their strengths, drawn from the grassroots Trump must realise that the Afghan war can end either in a complete victory for the US and Dand the immediacy of local contexts, are under threat in the centrist one-India narrative destruction of the Taliban or an ignominious defeat for America. There is no third way being peddled by the ruling BJP? For anybody who has been following States — where regional parties continue to have some pres- ence to challenge the replica model being prop- agated by the establishment for seamless gov- ernance — would know how the BJP is play- ing them against each other. The most recent manifestation is the tug-of-war between Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR HIRANMAY KARLEKAR Congress. Naidu, a political survivor who has been changing his props through- out his career to ensure his citadel in Andhra Pradesh, had clearly misplaced his n September 7, US President Donald Trump announced the bets on a grand Opposition alliance and a coalition government at the Centre. cancellation of the secret sum- But post the Modi juggernaut, he is ruing his exit from the BJP-led National mit in Camp David, his private Democratic Alliance (NDA), with some even speculating that he would not hes- retreat in Maryland, attributing hisO decision to a terror attack in Kabul on itate to ingratiate himself to it yet again, provided it guarantees him some politi- September 5, which killed 12 people, includ- cal legspace. It is because of this reason that TDP, like Jagan Mohan, support- ing a US soldier. At the summit, to have been ed the abrogation of Article 370. Now, the BJP may not want him but could effec- held on September 8, President Trump was tively use him as a counterweight to Jagan Mohan, with whom it has a tacit under- to have had separate talks with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan and “major lead- standing but whose winning numbers are a matter of avarice and the biggest ers” (his words) of the Taliban. Then he told obstacle in its own growth in the State. On his part, the Chief Minister must recall White House reporters on September 9, “As what happened when a leadership tussle post his father YSR Reddy’s death had far as I’m concerned, they [the talks] are dead.” What happens now to the peace process, led to a political morass that, in fact, accelerated the creation of Telangana. And which had stretched over nine meetings, that past CBI cases on disproportionate assets still hover over him to ensure he between representatives of the US and the toes the Central line. If Jagan Mohan is indeed interested in creating a legacy like Taliban at Doha? One which had reported- ly yielded a draft peace agreement, which his father, or even that of Naidu, whom he may grudge but who gave a face to included the provision that the US would India’s IT revolution with “Cyberabad”, then he must give up avenging politics withdraw 5,400 troops in 20 weeks while the and look to solidify his political worth, one that even the BJP would find hard to Taliban gave the guarantee that Afghanistan would never again be allowed to become a topple. Already, the preventive arrests of Naidu and his son, Nara Lokesh, ahead base for terrorism? The draft agreement, of a rally at Guntur, have given enough grist to the beleaguered TDP chief to retrieve reportedly hammered out shortly before the his political relevance. Worse, they have allowed him to project himself as a vic- summit, was expected to have been adopted at it and made public thereafter. tim of egoistic personal vendetta, whose right to dissent has been throttled. If The prospects of the peace process going come back to the discussion 2003, led to the shifting of a large with, what would it mean for both State leaders allow the BJP to play favourites, then both stand to lose. anywhere in the near future are now dim. table. He added, “Our fight for number of American military Afghanistan? Announcing his Already the whataboutery and settling scores have cost Andhra Pradesh and President Trump has said in a series of tweets, the past 18 years should have personnel as well as critical new policy on Afghanistan “If they cannot agree to ceasefire during these proven to the Americans that we weaponry and equipment from and Pakistan on March 27, its GDP quite a bit. Undoing all of Naidu’s schemes, structures and agreements very important peace talks, and would even will not be satisfied until we wit- Afghanistan to Iraq. This weak- 2009, the then US President over the past 100 days has not only appeared despotic but also foolhardy, con- kill 12 innocent people, then they probably ness the complete end of the ened the US’ presence in Barack Obama had said, “For sidering it has badly disturbed the investment sentiment in the State. don’t have the power to negotiate a mean- occupation.” ANY ARGUMENT Afghanistan, as did the diversion the Afghan people, a return to Constructions have been left half-complete and doomed to waste, big-ticket pro- ingful agreement anyway.” The Taliban Hence, President Trump of George Bush Jr’s administra- Taliban rule would condemn have also reacted sharply. Their spokesman, should realise that the Afghan THAT THE TALIBAN tion’s (2000-2008) attention to their country to brutal gover- jects are awaiting a re-tendering process or abandonment while Amaravati, which Zabiullah Mujahid, told the AFP on war can end either in a complete Iraq, relegating the Afghan War nance, international isolation, was conceived as a modernist State capital rather than Naidu’s personal fief, has September 10, “We had two ways to end (sic) victory for the US and destruc- CANNOT ABSORB to the back burner. As a result, a paralysed economy, and the been needlessly stalled. With Hyderabad going to Telangana, what is to be Andhra’s occupation in Afghanistan, one was jihad tion of the Taliban or an igno- PUNISHMENT American commanders were denial of basic human rights to and fighting, the other was talks and nego- minious defeat for Washington, denied the manpower and the Afghan people — especial- face or embody its business vision? Telangana currently has the edge by virtue tiations. If Trump wants to stop talks, we will DC. There is no third way. Also, INDEFINITELY AND resources that they badly need- ly women and girls.” This holds of Hyderabad’s vibrant economy. And with the World Bank pulling out and absurd take the first way and they will soon regret he must understand that the THEIR ed to win in Afghanistan. true even now. The Taliban talk about the State having multiple capitals, nobody has any idea how to han- it.” In fact, the fighting has already started main reason for the Taliban’s Recognising its opportunity, the have not changed their spots. — a development underlined by President gains in Afghanistan has been the COMMITMENT Taliban, which was regaining its As to the consequences for dle the flight of capital or losses so far after the abandonment of Amaravati. The Trump’s statement that the US military’s extraordinary nature of WOULD strength in safe havens in the US, one must first consid- World Bank would have given $300 million, the Asian Infrastructure Investment onslaught on the Taliban guerrillas was at its American involvement, which Pakistan, provided by the latter’s er what would happen to the Bank, which was to partner with the World Bank, was to give $715 million. Jagan fiercest level in a decade. can only be described as fighting EVENTUALLY Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) jihadi world and the Taliban. Will this daunt the Taliban? Imtiaz Gul, the war and yet not fighting it. Directorate, began to push back The former, in bit of a disarray Mohan may claim he is straightening “irregularities” in past deals, and though author of The Al Qaeda Connection: The This has manifested itself on the WEAR THIN, DOES in Afghanistan from 2005. following the rout of the Islamic some of those charges may be genuine, the cataclysmic scale of economic over- Taliban and Terror in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas ground in periodic enhance- NOT WASH. IT DID Any argument that the State in West Asia and the fad- haul is certainly not washing with the voters. The bigger question is who will and The Most Dangerous Place: Pakistan’s ment of its presence in terms of Taliban cannot absorb punish- ing of the Al Qaeda, would Lawless Frontier, referred in an article in The men, armament and material NOT WEAKEN ment indefinitely and their receive a massive shot in the fund his welfarist announcements, considering he still has not been able to wan- Times of India dated February 6, 2010, to a and/or unleashing of military AFTER THEY WERE commitment would eventual- arm from a Taliban victory. gle a special status tag for Andhra. Jagan Mohan should realise that a halting $ 500 million fund established to woo the offensives and yet not pressing for ly wear thin, does not wash. It More, gaining immensely in economy can transform his image as a dream-catcher to political tyrant overnight. Taliban. He said that it would not help conclusive victory and allowing TROUNCED IN did not weaken after they were prestige, the Taliban would because the majority of Taliban fighters, “a its initiatives to lose momentum. 2001. THEY HAVE trounced in 2001. They have to emerge as the jihadi world’s And chief ministership in the end is about deliveries, not activism, well-intend- rag-tag army of a few thousand, take up arms On each occasion, this has be defeated and not allowed to heroes, attracting to themselves ed or not. Besides, Jagan Mohan himself knows that the BJP doesn’t really need out of commitment and not for economic enabled the Taliban and Al TO BE DEFEATED stage a comeback through con- the remnants of jihadi groups his support and will only be too happy with disaffection breeding in his ranks. It considerations.” Qaeda (before its waning) to AND NOT tinued military presence. All scattered globally — leading to What goes for money, goes for military come back fighting. this will cost continued loss of the rise of a massive, united has attempted to poach members of the neighbouring Telangana Rashtra Samithi force. The Taliban’s commitment to their It all started with the US-led ALLOWED TO American lives and money. jihadi movement under their (TRS) and won’t stop doing so in Andhra too. The Chief Minister needs to act cause, which prepares them for sacrificing offensive that began in STAGE A Can Washington, DC afford it? leadership and committed to with reason, not emotion or out of hurt pride. their lives, is boosted by their conviction that Afghanistan in October, 2001, Can the US make the kind of enforcing Sharia rule worldwide ultimate victory will be theirs as sooner than following 9/11. By December COMEBACK military effort required to by force. A resurgent burst of later, the Americans will leave following an 2001, it had thrown the Taliban defeat the Taliban? terror attacks would then hit the agreement carrying the stamp of a Taliban vic- and Al Qaeda out of Afghanistan For an answer to the first US and the West. Girls interrupted tory. Releasing the Taliban’s post-talk-cancel- lock, stock and barrel. question, one must begin with (The writer is Consultant lation statement, Zabiullah Mujahid reiterat- Unfortunately, the invasion of analysing the consequences of Editor, The Pioneer, and an Yogi Govt should act as there is no procedural ed the militia’s belief that the Americans will Iraq, which began on March 19, a Taliban victory. To begin author) action against Swami Chinmayanand yet or victims of rape in India, the road to jus- tice is painfully slow and long. Slower and S O U N D BITE longer if the perpetrator is a powerful man Before 1947, Pakistan was not Democratic dissent is a right. We say that they (India) have For taking a catch, it’s important F on the world map, I believe it However, while exercising clamped curfew, that there is to keep your eyes on the ball and or politician, particularly of the ruling party. In will not be on it again. Today, their rights, legislators must no medicine, but people have the true spirit of the game. a damning indictment of the justice system, it lies on the verge of splitting not forget democratic (world) don't believe us, and Otherwise you will keep blaming BJP leader and former Union Minister Swami into 5-6 pieces decency. rather believe India. gravity, maths, Ola-Uber. Chinmayanand has still not been charged or RSS leader Odisha Chief Minister Pakistan's Interior Minister Congress leader asked to explain himself despite being quizzed —Indresh Kumar —Naveen Patnaik —Brig (Retd) Ijaz A Shah —Priyanka Gandhi by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) more than 15 days after a law student from Shahjahanpur accused him of raping and physically exploiting her for a year. The case assumes L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR significance because just like the intimidation of the rape survivor in the Unnao case, this girl, too, has alleged threats to her life and evidence going missing and Anti-trust investigation it has faltered. The Government is currently under the protection of the Supreme Court. An FIR was registered Restoring normalcy in Kashmir has to first admit that indeed we are witnessing an economic slow- against Chinmayanand only after the woman wrote a “heart-wrenching” letter Sir — It has been reported that his refers to the editorial, “Normalising Kashmir” down. Latest data point to an to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi about her plight. This is exactly similar to Facebook and Google have been (September 12). While there can be no two opin- economy fast losing steam. Gross the desperate act of self-immolation by the Unnao survivor in front of the UP standing up to anti-trust investiga- Tions on the need to bring back normalcy in domestic product (GDP) grew at tions in the US, which have tough Kashmir, it is the responsibility of the Central five per cent in the first quarter Chief Minister’s residence to draw attention. So skewed is our legal system in rules and regulations. There must Government to ensure that situation remains peace- (April-June), the weakest growth favour of criminal politicians and so fearful are survivors of their clout that instead be strong support and encourage- ful and human lives are not lost. In this connection, in six years. Unemployment is at of going to the police, the student posted an SOS to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ment for technology hubs across it may be worthwhile to admit, without being hypo- a 45-year high. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook, without naming Chinmayanand, the world. Opposition to and fre- critical, that things in this part of the country have never Nobody else but the quent lawsuits against Google are been absolutely normal ever since independence. The Government is to be blamed for and went underground on August 24. What worsens this case is the presumed an act of harassment. In general, baggage of Partition was always attached to it. Human the current scenario. There have arrogance of offender leaders, who enjoy the cover of their parent parties on the most millennials use technology to memory is, however, short and the prisms with which been tepid interventions by the pretext of being of some use to them at management of local units. Parties, too, advance their knowledge. Let there one sees vary from one person to the other. Government at a time when the be a balance of power to ensure The phrase, “Kashmir is an integral part of India” actual need is to formulate a com- focus more on burying the case to avoid embarrassment. And though the BJP maximum reach of technology in has been pronounced by successive Governments in prehensive plan to revive the was forced to act against the Unnao case violator Kuldeep Sengar after a media the best interests of all. almost all international fora. Without being hypocrit- lem does not belong to any one party. Both, the economy. Irresponsible state- outcry, Chinmayanand is believed to be using his proximity to Yogi Adityanath P Senthil ical, we have to also admit that the application of Article Congress as well as the BJP as also regional parties ments from some Ministers have Mumbai 370 to Jammu & Kashmir was not on the lines of have to deal with this issue. And it’s not just about only added anxiety. to buy some insurance. So the State Government needs to react officially, if only ensuring economic prosperity or to protect the needs Article 370 but all issues related to Kashmir which need There are multiple reasons to scrub off the assumption that it can be host to tainted politicians. NBFC crisis of States like Himachal Pradesh and the North-East. to be solved with a pragmatic approach, keeping why almost every sector is in the Sadly, the plight of the two girls gets magnified only because of the political Political reasons were associated with the Partition of national interest in mind and restoring normalcy in doldrums — there are massive job India. The matter has been debated enough. Should Kashmir in the real sense. cuts in the automobile industry colour associated with their complaints. For countless survivors of sexual assault Sir — The Centre has been things just linger on or should we take the final call? BP Srivastava and agriculture remains in per- in India, the battle continues to be lonely and brutal as they have to brave insen- directing banks not to be tough Whatever be it, one thing is clear that the Kashmir prob- Noida petual distress. The Government in dealing with defaulters of will do well to introspect and look sitive treatment from the police, doctors and even lawyers throughout the process ` of holding perpetrators accountable. The big question is, till when can we ensure bank loans of up to 2 crore. at each factor separately before it Recently, the Reserve Bank of ment of bank loans was also not applicable for NBFCs as most Focus on the economy starts finding a solution to revive an actionable justice delivery mechanism? Till when will we tolerate criminal politi- India (RBI) made it compulsory made applicable to NBFCs. borrowers do not claim TDS economic growth and employ- cians? Nearly half of the newly-elected Lok Sabha members have criminal records, for banks to link the repo rate Since NBFCs also act like from them, which becomes prof- ment rates. with interest rate but it was not banks, all such guidelines should it for the latter. NBFCs should be Sir — This refers to the editori- Bal Govind a 26 per cent increase as compared to 2014 by some estimates. If we, as a made applicable for non-banking be uniformly applicable to them, directed to deposit unclaimed al, “The messenger is wrong” Noida nation, continue to fail our women and consistently elect sexually deviant repre- financial institutions (NBFCs). too. Also, as NBFCs give loans, TDS in Government account. (September 13). Before address- sentatives, we are condoning exploitation as a medieval tool of social control. Likewise, a complete waiver of the TDS provision on the inter- Madhu Agrawal ing any big issue, it has to be Send your feedback to: foreclosure charges on prepay- est portion of EMIs must not be New Delhi acknowledged first. This is where [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN The game is not POINTCOUNTERPOINT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT IT (ODD-EVEN SCHEME) NOW THERE IS NO SUCH NEED BECAUSE THE NEW over yet COULD HELP REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BY RING ROAD WE HAVE BUILT IS HELPING REDUCE 10-13 PER CENT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. POLLUTION IN DELHI TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. It’s not time to give up on survival as yet. But we —DELHI CHIEF MINISTER — UNION MINISTER FOR ROAD TRANSPORT do need more time as it’s theoretically possible to hold the global temperature down ARVIND KEJRIWAL NITIN GADKARI The GDP paradox GWYNNE DYER The argument that economic growth is the road to social justice has been onathan Franzen has finally seen the light. Unfortunately, it has blinded him. The distinguished American novelist and essay- advocated for a long time, with many negative consequences for poor societies Jist wrote a piece in the current issue of The New Yorker enti- tled What If We Stopped Pretending? Stopped pretending that the climate apocalypse is not going to sweep us all away, he means. As he writes: “To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t pre- vent it.” It’s very elegant, philosophical, Marcus Aurelius-lite. Yes, we have wasted 30 years and not cut our global emissions at all. Yes, we are heading for the ‘never exceed’ average global temperature of +2°C. And yes, that means there will be famines, huge waves of climate refugees, a lot of killing at borders — and then it will get really serious. So far I’m with Franzen all the way. In fact, I know exactly how he feels because I got there about a dozen years ago MOIN QAZI and I felt awful. I had spent a year and a half interviewing every- body you ever heard of in the climate field (and many you haven’t) he pursuit of growth over social justice, which for a book titled Climate Wars I was doing and at the end of it, I has been the defining credo of classical econ- had a kind of double vision. Not a physical double vision, of course, Tomists, has brought prosperity to most devel- oping societies. But it has also created huge but overlaid on current reality I could sort of, see the hell that was inequalities. The argument that economic growth coming. is the road to social justice has been relentlessly advo- That kind of thing can ruin your breakfast, so I manfully set cated for a long time, with several negative conse- the visions aside and got on with my life. Maybe Franzen will get quences for poor societies. over it too, eventually, but at the moment he thinks we’re doomed, In search of inclusive growth: The question that and all we can do is little things to slow the apocalypse down a bit, has for long engaged development economists and and relish the brief time we have left. proponents of social justice is, does accelerated “It’s fine to struggle against the constraints of human nature, growth translate into inclusive growth? Amartya Sen hoping to mitigate the worst of what’s to come, but it’s just as impor- believes that to think in terms of only income rather tant to fight smaller, more local battles that you have some realis- than achievements of particular living conditions, like health and well-being, is to miss something crit- tic hope of winning. Keep...trying to save what you love specifical- ical. Despite considerable economic growth and ly — a community, an institution, a wild place, a species that’s in increasing self-confidence as a major global play- trouble — and take heart in your small successes,” he writes. er, modern India is a disaster zone in which mil- We really shouldn’t be surprised that he thinks like this. Franzen’s lions of lives are wrecked by hunger and by pitiable ONE OF THE Wikipedia entry (I take my research seriously) says that he was investment in health and education services, he DANGERS OF heavily influenced by Franz Kafka and Albert Camus, so stylish despair argues. It is now an acknowledged reality that eco- EXCESSIVE FOCUS is his default setting. But it’s not time yet to give up on the big things, nomic growth has failed to quell social dissatisfac- ON GDP GROWTH like survival. tion around the world. IS MANIFESTED IN First of all, change your perspective and stop deploring the human India continues to systematically under-per- THE TUNNEL race’s failings. A million years ago, our ancestors were clever apes. form on most social indicators — education, health, sion but also involves social, environmen- major emphasis on the importance of local same proportion. This is the essence of the sanitation, life expectancy, child mortality, gender VISION IT HAS tal and emotional dimensions. knowledge and argued that standardised so-called Pareto criterion invoked by econ- Even 10,000 years ago, they were all hunter-gatherers, who had equality — for its level of income. It’s also system- CREATED AMONG One of the dangers of excessive focus blueprints must not emphasise at the omists. But markets do not guarantee that little time or motive to worry about the longer term. Don’t write us atically under-performing on improvements in these VIEWERS. ISSUES on GDP growth is manifested in the tun- expense of local learning and local exper- all the slices of the pie will increase — they off because we’re still not very good at it. indicators for its rate of Gross Domestic Product AFFECTING THE nel vision it has created among viewers. imentation. He believed that participato- can also get smaller. It is here that policy Now we’re in really deep trouble, and our evolutionary bag- (GDP) per capita growth over time. In other words POOR AND THE Issues affecting the poor and the margin- ry and decentralised political systems are planners will have to work out a prior bal- gage means that we’re still having difficulty even in acting to avoid we can also call this phenomena, “growth without MARGINALISED alised have been sidelined and their sta- the most effective ways for processing and ance so that both growth and equity get disasters that are only a decade or two ahead. We may be able to development.” Large inequalities exist between men HAVE BEEN tus quo continues to persist. The rich con- aggregating local knowledge. By involv- a leg-up. This tide should lift both the rise above it when the crisis becomes present and palpable but the and women, between urban and rural areas and SIDELINED AND tinue to accumulate wealth, both by legit- ing local communities in development, we boats. procrastination, the disbelief and the delays were inevitable. between regions. The donor and Government-sup- THEIR STATUS imate and illegitimate means. The result can ensure more equitable and just Why balance?: A robust inclusive In fact, it’s a safe bet that if there are other intelligent species ported social assistance programmes that sought to QUO CONTINUES is a no-brainer, a greater inequality. GDP growth — something which is not cap- growth strategy requires a combination of who have recently built high-energy civilisations — and there prob- address these lags have not succeeded. This follows growth does not take into account a num- tured by the GDP. policies that stimulates economic growth a long history of failed Government and aid pro- TO PERSIST. THE ber of important things such as equity in The GDP is a challenge for the cred- and fosters equality of opportunity, while ably are, given 400 billion stars and two or three times as many grammes to address social lags. RICH CONTINUE distribution of wealth or quality of life and ibility of economics or that of the policy- providing a social security net to the most planets in this galaxy alone — then they will doubtless be facing Equity is now considered instrumental to the TO ACCUMULATE well-being. GDP growth also does not makers who rely on it for ideation. GDP vulnerable. As such, economic policies similar planetary crises, and having to deal with evolutionary bag- pursuit of long-term prosperity in aggregate terms WEALTH, BOTH BY consider the extent of institutional corrup- was not meant to be an anchor metric for directed at promoting structural transfor- gage of their own. Any intelligent species is bound to have knuck- for society as a whole. This can ensure that econom- LEGITIMATE AND tion, which is one of the biggest obstacles targetting national economic perfor- mation and creating productive employ- le-dragging ancestors up its evolutionary tree. ic benefits of growth are broadly shared. All this calls ILLEGITIMATE in achieving equitable, quality growth and mance or a measure of national well- ment for poor people will have to be com- So here we are, and it’s going to be tricky. We are almost cer- for research on the relationship between growth, MEANS. THE distributive justice. A major example is the being. It had several other purposes but plemented by investments in human cap- tainly going to crash through 450 parts per million of carbon diox- inequality, poverty and health. We need to ask hard RESULT IS A miserable state of the banking sector at some stage in its journey it became a ital and other interventions that advance ide (CO2) equivalents in the atmosphere in less than 15 years, which questions rather than assuming the answers NO-BRAINER, A which is plagued with a gigantic size of universal indicator for all things. social inclusion, and equal access to in the natural course of events would take us up through +2°C about GDP is a partial picture: It is now being wide- GREATER non-performing loans and where default- There are many alternative measures, jobs. There is consensus also on the need a decade later. Welcome to the climate apocalypse. ly argued that GDP is far from a robust indicator ers are enjoying near-immunity. including the Human Development Index for social protection measures for the most of social welfare. GDP simply totals up everything INEQUALITY A multi-dimensional approach: (HDI), introduced by the United Nations vulnerable groups in society. It is also being Unlike Franzen. I do talk to climate scientists and it’s hard to made within an economy in a year, from widgets There are several social economists who in 1990, and the OECD’s (Organisation emphasised that Governments must get them to say this on the record. They don’t want to sow panic. to whizzy financial products, at their market value. believe that inclusive growth has to be for Economic Co-operation and widen their tax base to meet social But if you back them up against a wall and threaten them with a Dubbed as one of the greatest inventions of the 20th grounded in inclusive governance. In the Development) Better Life Index, which are spending expenditure to sustainably sup- knife, most will admit they think going beyond 450 Parts Per Million Century, GDP has long been a closely watched met- absence of inclusive governance, the far superior measures of the quality of life port inclusive growth. (PPM) is nearly inevitable now — mainly because human politics ric for politicians, administrators, policy doctors and people at the grassroots, that is, the intend- and well-being. Our original ideas of development can’t change fast enough to stop it. journalists alike. But it is no longer lionised and our ed beneficiaries of social programmes, are We need to have a broad and integrat- were quite well-grounded and realistic. But what the climate scientists all know — and some think love affair with it may be coming to an end because, left desperately dependent on a bureau- ed view of development. This emphasis However, at some point along the way, we might save us — is that 450 PPM and +2°C are not indissolubly as economic historian Adam Tooze calls, it is “a nar- cratic delivery mechanism over which on inclusive growth should not imply that have ended up reducing the very concept linked. What we need is more time and it is theoretically possible row and somewhat arbitrary slice of reality.” they have no effective control. The alter- we should not pursue growth as a key of development to soaring GDP growth to hold the global temperature down while we work frantically first Economic indicators such as the GDP were never native system would be participatory deriver of financial progress or that rates and lost sight of the very purpose of designed to be comprehensive measures of prosper- development, where the people them- inclusive growth is an oxymoron. Both development itself: Improving people’s to get our emission levels down, then eliminate them entirely and ity and well-being. Initially used to measure the effec- selves are enabled to build their future theoretically and empirically, growth and well-being. finally draw down the excess CO2 that we have already put into tiveness of the US economy during World War II, through elected representatives responsi- changes in income distribution should go Growth is a necessary but not suffi- the atmosphere.There are a number of potential methods for doing the concept quickly became a universal measure of ble to the local community and, therefore, hand-in-hand in order to achieve inclu- cient condition for robustly raising medi- this, all of them controversial. The leading proposal at the moment economic health and progress. An increasing responsive to their needs. Successful sive growth. But this positive relationship an living standards. Accordingly, policy- is injecting sulfur dioxide gas into the stratosphere. (No living things GDP is often seen as a measure of welfare and eco- development practitioners have always should neither imply that an increase in makers and citizens have been asking for up there.) That would reflect a small portion of incoming sunlight nomic success. However, it fails to account for the recognised the richness of this local wis- income inequality is inevitable, nor that an alternative, or at least complementary, and keep the planet below +2°C and its attendant calamities for multi-dimensional nature of development or the dom. It is in this context that real devel- it is desirable. bottom-line metric that measures the level the time we need. There are no safe and painless courses left but inherent shortcomings of capitalism, which tends opment paradigms based on participato- Growth is actually the size of the pie and rate of improvement in shared socio- there are still choices to be made. The game is not over. to concentrate income and, thus, power. GDP is not, ry processes argue for involvement of local increasing. In principle, a bigger pie economic progress. (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is Growing Pains: The Future on its own, an adequate gauge of a country’s devel- communities in all strategies and makes it feasible to give everyone a piece (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s opment. Development is a multi-dimensional con- approaches designed for their well-being. of it and if it is growing, the size of the pie National Committee on Financial Literacy of Democracy and Work) cept, which includes not only an economic dimen- Development expert Dani Rodrik laid should increase, not necessarily in the and Inclusion for Women) Odisha’s untiring Earth angel In the last ten years, there have been no maternal and infant deaths in areas under the care of ANM Naik. This is a big FOREIGN EYE achievement for a State where the MMR of 180 for 100,000 live births is way above the national average of 130 scattered along the way. Although she Government hospital Naik is aware the annual Plan India Impact Award tribes to build a rapport with the has been traversing this path for the in Cuttack. So far, that her State lags for her commitment and dedication community. last 25 years, Naik still feels a bit ner- 200 high risk moth- behind others in the to bring down maternal and infant “I could not expect them to learn vous. However, this hasn’t stopped ers have had safe country and has mortality. Odia. So I learnt their language. It her from ensuring that all the 1,000 deliveries at the made special efforts “The award recognises the con- took some time but once I began households under her charge receive Cuttack hospital. In to follow up on the tribution of frontline health workers speaking in their language, the JOHNSON CAN’T timely health care. fact, all deliveries in children. With like Naik as well as volunteers and awareness improved and change It’s this dedication and determi- my area have been in immunisation being young people who have made a dif- was quicker,” recalls Naik. BE TRUSTED nation that has brought down mater- a health facility,” says an important way to ference, and celebrates their roles as The first visible change came in A Scottish appeal court MAJUMDAR nal and Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) Naik. Odisha has protect children change makers in their communities. the form of increased attendance at ruling exposes quite how SWAPNA in the areas where she works. recorded a 45 per from preventable We wanted to honour the last mile Village Health, Sanitation and t was about noon when Over the last decade, there has cent drop in IMR diseases, disabilities champions who brave several chal- Nutrition Day (VHSND). Prior to little the British Prime Padmabati Naik, an Auxiliary been no maternal and infant death over the last 12 years. and death, Naik has lenges to bring about change. We 2008, VHSND sessions had not Minister can be trusted with INurse Midwife (ANM), set off to in the three villages and 33 hamlets An analysis of the made sure that none received over 190 nominations from been held in the area. But after Naik’s the powers of his office. In check on a pregnant woman. It was under her care. This is a big achieve- IMR trend over the of the 852 children in 21 States. After a rigorous evaluation intervention, these sessions were well-functioning a hot day and she was about to pull ment for a State where the Maternal 2005-17 period the zero to three age process, nine national winners were started and attendance steadily democracies the executive a water bottle out of her bag when Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 180 (for revealed that the group, in the areas chosen. Naik has been honoured for increased. she heard a noise. She quickly took 100,000 live births) is way above the State has reduced under her care, has her tireless efforts as an ANM to “The women had never dis- does not close down the refuge behind a tree and waited with national average of 130. Naik also IMR from 75 for 1,000 live births in missed vaccinations. This is why the transform lives in her community,” cussed reproductive and sexual legislature just to eliminate bated breath as an elephant lumbered steps in to conduct deliveries in the 2005 to 41 in 2017. However, it is still work done by frontline health work- says Anuja Bansal, Executive health or menstrual hygiene before. opposition. A PM acquires across the road. Once the pachyderm absence of a doctor. “I have received higher than the national IMR of 33. ers like Naik is vital to improving Director Plan India. They didn’t understand the impor- the unusual capacity to do was out of sight, she breathed a sigh training to do so. I have conducted In fact, the latest Sample maternal and child mortality and However, the fact remains that tance of exclusive breast-feeding of relief and continued her journey. about 88 deliveries at the PHC. The Registration System survey 2017 morbidity, all key indicators of the before transforming the communi- and nutrition. Child marriage is the such a thing only by This was not Naik’s first women also feel confident as they data indicates that of every 1,000 health and well-being of women and ty, Naik had to change herself. This norm among the community. But I misappropriating the royal encounter with an elephant. As an know me. Since I monitor them from children born in Odisha, 33 of them children. Their work becomes crit- came about after she realised that was able to stop 15 such marriages. prerogative. Johnson took a ANM at a Primary Health Centre the beginning of their pregnancy, it do not survive to celebrate their first ical especially for the marginalised communicating health messages in I am happy I could bring some ceremonial function of the (PHC) located in Kaptipada block, a helps me identify high risk mothers. birthday. communities living in difficult ter- Odia, the State language, was not change. But I want to do more,” says crown and weaponised it predominantly tribal area in Odisha’s When I feel these would-be mothers Sadly, Odisha has the third- rains, who often fall through the having the desired effect. Naik a beaming Naik. Mayurbhanj district, Naik has to need specialised care, I give them red highest IMR in the country behind cracks. realised that she had to learn the local (The writer is a senior journalist) for ultra-partisan ends. cross a forest to reach the villages cards and refer them to the Assam and Madhya Pradesh. In August 2019, Naik received language of the Santhal and Kolo (The Guardian editorial) VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE RBI likely to go for further policy easing in Oct 4 meet

PNS n NEW DELHI "We believe there is a rising Infosys announces case for a 50 basis points RBI The Reserve Bank of India is rate cut, on October 4, with launch of the Live expected to go for a further rate August inflation coming in at Enterprise Suite cut in the next month's mon- a lower-than-expected 3.2 per etary policy review as inflation cent," BofAML said in a NEW DELHI: Infosys on Friday is expected to pan out in line research note. announced the launch of "Live with the central bank's projec- Domestic brokerage Kotak Enterprise Suite" which it said is a comprehensive set of tion, experts say. Securities in a report said CPI platforms, solutions and digital According to global as well inflation is likely to remain services that help incumbent as domestic brokerages, mod- benign in the near term given enterprises to accelerate their erating inflation and a negative the weak growth impulses. digital innovation journey. "The output gap are likely to open "We expect the MPC to cut Live Enterprise Suite enables the door for an accommodative the repo rate by up to 75 basis organisations to drive process monetary policy. points through the rest of agility, deliver customer delight According to official data, FY2020—including a cut of and enhance ecosystem value retail inflation inched up mar- around 40 basis points in the US expresses concern over all in real time," the Bengaluru- ginally to 3.21 per cent in October policy — with focus headquartered company said August from 3.15 per cent in remaining on transmission," it in a statement. The suite helps July, mainly due to costlier food noted. enterprises "reimagine" items. "Contained inflation and a larger The RBI, which mainly fac- trade deficit with India experiences for employees, India's industrial produc- negative output gap set the stage for tors in CPI for arriving at its bi- tion growth slowed to 4.3 per monthly monetary policy, has PNS n NEW DELHI customers and partners policy easing in October. We expect Bilateral trade relationship with India is broad and through digital native mobility cent in July, dragged mainly by been mandated by the gov- complex. The trade between the two countries has manufacturing sector's poor ernment to ensure inflation The US on Friday expressed solutions and computational 40 basis points (cut) cumulatively in increased every year in the recent past. ...However, we design principles, it said. show. Q4," Japanese financial services remains at 4 per cent, with concern over the trade deficit Among others, it also helps "Contained inflation and a deviation of 2 per cent on with India and the challenges are concerned about the trade deficit that we have with India enterprises "reimagine" larger negative output gap set major Nomura said in a research note either side. being faced by American com- —AILEEN NANDI business processes by the stage for policy easing in The central bank, which panies to invest here. US Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs applying sentient principles to October. We expect 40 basis has already reduced the key Addressing the Indo-US simplify processes, user points (cut) cumulatively in FY'20 GDP growth projection According to Bank of policy rate four times in the Economic Summit here, US journeys and remove latency, Q4," Japanese financial services of 6.9 per cent "appears too America Merrill Lynch, the current calendar year, is Minister Counselor for the US and India stood at USD manner that would address the resulting in seamless and major Nomura said in a optimistic" and is widely RBI rate cuts are necessary to scheduled to announce its Commercial Affairs Aileen 142 billion during 2018. concern of increasing trade superior user experience research note. expected to be downgraded at bring real lending rates down next bi-monthly monetary Nandi however hoped to During January-July 2019, the deficit of the US towards India. across channels, the It further said the RBI's the October 4 policy meeting. to incentivise investment. policy on October 4. explore possibilities at the US- bilateral trade has increased Asserting that there is scope to company said. India Business CEO Forum to 10.5 per cent over the last year further boost trade with the US, strike a trade balance between period, she added. Indo-American Chamber of the two countries. Nandi also noted that the Commerce National President S ‘Opportunities As per the Indian govern- US was aware of the challenges K Sarkar said the target is to Sensex rallies 281 pts ment data, India's exports to that American companies con- achieve a bilateral trade of USD galore in the US during 2018-19 were tinue to face in India. 500 billion by 2022. PNS n MUMBAI Pharma, Bharti Airtel, HDFC worth about USD 52.4 billion She however observed that Agriculture, defence, food Russia for Bank, Yes Bank, ITC and HUL while imports bill stood at with Indo-US Business CEO processing and host of similar The BSE benchmark Sensex were among the losers, shed- USD 35.55 billion. Forum, having its interface reg- sectors assume large possibil- leather exports’ rallied 281 points on Friday, led ding up to 1.41 per cent. The US trade deficit with ularly, the issues of mutual con- ities through which India and OkCredit raises by financial and IT stocks as Domestic benchmarks rose India during 2018-19 stood at cerns relating to Indo-US trade the US could come closer and PNS n BENGALURU hopes of another rate cut by RBI amid hopes of another rate cut USD 16.85 billion, lower than would get resolved and invest- cement their ties for enhanced $67 mn funding boosted investor sentiment. by the Reserve Bank of India USD 21.26 billion in the pre- ments from India to the US and trade and economic coopera- NEW DELHI: OkCredit, which Huge export opportunities After swinging 413 points, (RBI) next month, traders said. ceding year, the data showed. vice-versa would apportion. tion between the two coun- provides mobile app for are present in Russia for the 30-share index ended According to official data "Bilateral trade relationship Nandi, in a statement later tries, he said. small merchants to keep domestic leather and 280.71 points, or 0.76 per cent, released post market hours with India is broad and com- said, since the political rela- "We lag a little in export mar- track of their day-to-day footwear industry, Council higher at 37,384.99. It hit an pack included Vedanta, ICICI on Thursday, retail inflation plex. The trade between the tionship between India and the ket as we are not part of the purchases and sales, on for Leather Exports said on intra-day high of 37,413.50 and Bank, ONGC, Kotak Bank, inched up marginally to 3.21 two countries has increased US has begun to grow and global supply chain. We need to Friday said it has raised USD Friday. low of 37,000.09. Axis Bank, SBI, M&M, Infosys, per cent in August, while every year in the recent past. diversify with conciliatory mode understand the technological 67 million (about Rs 476 Russia has imported Similarly, the broader NSE PowerGrid, HCL Tech, NTPC, industrial production growth ...However, we are concerned and big ticket Indian business- advances that are taking place crore) from Lightspeed and leather and footwear worth Nifty settled 93.10 points, or 0.85 Bajaj Finance and Reliance slowed to 4.3 per cent in July, about the trade deficit that we men aggressively making their all over the world and we could Tiger Global. USD 3.9 billion in 2018, per cent, higher at 11,075.90. Industries, rising up to 2.72 per raising chances of a rate cut by have with India," Nandi said. investments in the US, the two- easily become economic leaders The latest round takes and India's exports to that Top gainers in the Sensex cent On the other hand, Sun the central bank. The two-way trade between way trade would flourish in a in the world," Sarkar said. OkCredit's total fundraise over country stood at only USD the last two months to USD 52.6 million, said Panaruna 83 million, a statement said. Aqeel Ahmed, chairman of OkCredit has a registered base Council for Leather Exports Tea Board chairman bats of 6.5 million merchants and (CLE). Speaker vows to thwart British PM over Brexit law has grown 100X since January "The figures clearly reflect this year, it added. "Lightspeed the export opportunities for for domestic certification AFP n LONDON If that demands has been investing in the SME domestic players in the additional procedural segment in India for years Russian market. It will play a PNS n KOLKATA they got very high MRLs (max- Britain's parliamentary speak- creativity in order to now and we deeply appreciate crucial role in achieving our imum residue limits) for some er has warned Prime Minister come to pass, it is a racing how complex user acquisition envisaged double-digit export Tea Board chairman P K chemicals which should have Boris Johnson not to disobey is for this segment. growth levels in the coming Bezbaruah has said Indian pro- been lower", he said. Bezbaruah the law by refusing to ask for certainty that this will happen, years," Aqeel said in a state- ducers should rely more on said that regulators in the a Brexit delay and vowed to and that neither the limitations ment. homegrown certification of tea exporting countries are out of thwart any attempt to circum- of the existing rule book nor Russia is the 13th largest like `trustea' and not on touch with reality. "This also vent legislation. the ticking of the clock will stop global importer of leather, overseas agencies. applies to our own as Parliament passed a law ear- leather products and A lot of deci- well. But at least they are lier this month aimed at pre- it doing so footwear. sions made by the with us. We can venting a no-deal Brexit, but —JOHN BERCOW To penetrate the Russian regulators in the approach them. Johnson is adamant Britain will speaker of Britain's House of Commons market, he said, the council export markets Approaching regula- still leave the EU on schedule is not only looking at par- are not logical at tors in the EU is on October 31 with or without of the existing rule book nor ticipation in fairs like all, Bezbaruah almost impossible", he a withdrawal agreement. the ticking of the clock will Gold rises Rs 70 to Mosshoes, but also at col- said at a seminar viewed. Talking about The speaker of Britain's Press Association news agency. bility and do so forcefully". stop it doing so". Rs 38,695 per 10 gm laboration with Russian here on Thursday. TRA, of which he is also House of Commons John In a speech in London on "If that demands additional His comments came after trade and business associa- So, homegrown certifica- the chairman, Bezbaruah said Bercow said disobeying the law Thursday, Bercow warned if procedural creativity in order Johnson denied he had lied to NEW DELHI: Gold and silver tions by inviting them to tion should suffice for the that it is the largest and oldest "would be the most terrible the government comes close to to come to pass, it is a racing Queen Elizabeth II when prices on Friday witnessed participate in reverse buyer- domestic market, he said. tea research body in the world example to set to the rest of doing so, parliament "would certainty that this will happen, requesting a suspension of recovery, with the yellow metal seller meets in India. "For example in the EU, but is starved of funds. society", according to Britain's want to cut off such a possi- and that neither the limitations parliament this month. rising Rs 70 to Rs 38,695 per Last week, the chairman 10 gram in the national capital, led a delegation of 24 leading according to HDFC Securities. Indian exporters of leather Silver prices also witnessed a products and footwear to gain of Rs 172 to Rs 48,400 Russia to participation in the Adobe ‘nearly closed’ opportunity parity gap Indian pharma exports per kilogram. On Thursday, it Mosshoes Fair in Moscow. closed at Rs 48,228 per Mosshoes is the biggest PNS n NEW DELHI year-to-date promotion rates nominal difference of 0.3 per Adobe's commitment to kilogram. In the bullion exhibition for footwear and were 13.6 per cent for women cent. doing what's right. This may touch $22 bn in market here, gold rose to Rs leather products, witnessing In line with its commitment and 13.9 per cent for Early this year, includes ensuring equal treat- 38,695 per 10 gram from its participation of over 1,000 to maintain an inclusive work- men, Adobe said in a Adobe declared its ment in terms of pay, access previous closing price of Rs brands across the globe. force, software giant Adobe statement. plan to pursue a to new opportunities and 38,625 per 10 gram, it said. India's total exports of said it has nearly closed the The company dis- new initiative -- advancement -- and creating FY '20: Pharmexcil "Spot gold prices for 24 Karat leather and footwear prod- gap in terms of opportunity closed that in the US, opportunity parity - a workplace in which all of PNS n HYDERABAD in Delhi was trading up at Rs ucts was USD 5.7 billion in parity globally. the promotion rate - that examines fair- our employees can thrive," 38,695 with a volatile rupee 2018-19. The findings from its was 13.5 per cent for ness in promotions said Donna Morris, executive Pinning hopes on the recovery which witnessed correction in The current major export opportunity parity initiative white employees and across demograph- vice president and chief of the USA market, a top official noon trading," said Tapan destinations for the sector that examined fairness in pro- 13.2 per cent for non- ic groups. human resources officer, of the Pharmaceuticals Export Patel, senior analyst include Europe and the US. motions across demographic white employees, it added. "Our employees and our Employee Experience, Promotion Council of India (commodities), HDFC The sector employs about groups show that its fiscal Both comparisons show a customers care deeply about Adobe. (Pharmexcil)on Friday said Securities. 42 lakh people. Indian pharma exports may touch USD 22 billion during the The cumulative current financial year against growth of Indian USD 19.14 billion in FY '19. Speaking to reporters, director- exports for the Pakistan likely to miss IMF's tax refund condition general of Pharmexcil, a body period April-July under the Ministry of Commerce was 13 per cent PNS n ISLAMABAD ing revenues and clearing and Industry, Uday Bhasker said According to the IMF, the first refunds were contradictory in some of the policy decisions Cash-strapped Pakistan is set to quarter's primary budget deficit target nature for the FBR, which has being taken by the Chinese gov- ket has revived," he said. miss the International shown inflated collections on ernment may align favourably to Despite price erosion and Monetary Fund's condition to is Rs 102 billion, which can be relaxed many occasions by blocking Indian pharma exporters. In July cartelisation in the USA mar- refund Rs 75 billion to taxpay- to an extent if the government pays refunds. 2019, Indian exports recorded ket, the market there started ers in the first quarter despite According to the report, 21.7 per cent growth to 1.72 bil- recovering with 13.72 per cent an incentive by the global more than Rs 75 billion in tax arrears Adviser to Prime Minister on lion (total exports from April to growth in FY '19 against neg- lender, a media report said on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh July this year was at USD 6.17 bil- ative growth of eight per cent Friday. the report said, quoting rate of 10 per cent. held meetings with FBR offi- lion), he said. in FY '18, Bhaskar said. The International Monetary sources. They said the promissory cials aimed at knowing the sta- The cumulative growth of Exports to North America, Fund (IMF) had offered to soft- The key reason behind the notes could not be issued at a tus of tax refunds and the pos- Indian exports for the period Africa and European Union en the tough primary budget low disbursement of tax faster pace due to the banks' sibility of collecting Rs 5.5 tril- April-July was 13 per cent. contribute nearly 66 per cent deficit reduction target if the refunds was a highly ambitious reluctance to accept these notes lion. As of June 2019, Indias gener- of the total Indian pharma country performs better in tax first quarter's primary budget 30 per cent of the targeted annual revenue collection tar- as collateral. The initial assessment was ic pharmaceutical exports have exports comprising bulk refunds. deficit target is Rs 102 billion, amount, according to figures get of Rs 5.5 trillion. The State Bank of Pakistan that there was no possibility of grown almost 2.7 to 2.8 times drugs, finished dosage for- Under the USD 6 billion which can be relaxed to an released by the Federal Board Despite setting a relatively (SBP) was also unwilling to collecting more than Rs 4.8 tril- faster than the market (global mulations, Ayush and herbals IMF loan deal, Pakistan is extent if the government pays of Revenue (FBR) this week. low target of Rs 644 billion, the treat these notes as part of the lion in the given economic generic market), he said. and surgical, statistics supplied required to reduce the prima- more than Rs 75 billion in tax If the government released FBR could collect only Rs 580 statutory liquidity ratio of conditions, said the sources. "Hence, we expect the by the Pharmexcil said. ry budget deficit, calculated by arrears. the remaining Rs 53 billion, it billion in July and August, banks, the report said. FBR's Member Inland exports to touch USD 22 billion On exports to China and excluding interest payments, to Against the quarterly target would adversely hit the chal- missing the two-month goal by The SBP's view was that Revenue Policy Hamid Atiq in the fiscal 2019-20," Bhaskar Japan markets, the official said Rs 276 billion in the current fis- of reducing the tax arrears by lenging quarterly revenue tar- Rs 64 billion. these notes could not be treat- Sarwar told the National said. "The prices (in USA mar- the Japan market was basical- cal year 2019-20 from last Rs 75 billion, Prime Minister get of Rs 1.071 trillion, also Sources said the FBR's plan ed as a debt due to certain legal Assembly Standing Committee ket) are now stabilised. Even ly not favourable for generic year's level of Rs 1.350 trillion, Imran Khan-led government given by the IMF. The FBR has was to release a certain amount obstacles, according to the FBR on Finance last week that the when there was price erosion, drugs and also doctors in that The Express Tribune reported. has so far cleared Rs 22 billion set Rs 1.111 trillion target for of refunds through promisso- sources. FBR may collect Rs 4.8 trillion our export volumes were grow- country were also not willing According to the IMF, the of the arrears, which are only the July-September quarter, ry notes that it issued at a fixed Both the targets of enhanc- to Rs 5.2 trillion in taxes. ing. That is why the US mar- to promote generic versions. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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hilst it’s true that conventional in- your-face dis- W crimination and bias in literature has quelled down, subtle bias between male and female characters still do exist in the world of lit- erature. If we dive deeper into the world of literature we see that globally, among the six female authors who won a Pulitzer between 2000 and 2015, 50 per cent of them wrote primarily from the perspective of male characters; the other half gave voice to both male and female characters equally. Jennifer Egan’s 2011 award winner A Visit From the Goon Squad, in which the author illustrates skill- fully the lives of many char- acters, some female, some male, old, young, from the past, and even in the future. The novel could not be said to be primarily about women or men-whereas the male authors who won As movements to support the cause of women empowerment spread across the Pulitzers wrote almost exclusively from the per- world, it is essential to shed light into the world of literature and understand the root spective of male characters. When Hilary Mantel won her second Man Booker cause of the inherent subconscious desire to attribute certain characteristics to Prize, for Bring Up the Bodies in 2012, her agent specific gender in the world of literature till date, writes ANUSHKA PRADEEP noted that she began to do well, in part, because she’d background and one of the begun to center her books readers wrote to me asking on male characters. “why is Asavri such a plain When it comes to the and ordinary-looking per- nature of the characters, in a son? Why didn’t you make WOMEN STILL NOT POWERFUL majority of books authors her, the protagonist of your around the world associate story, beautiful? This per- women with communal son who asked this question adjectives such as kind, gen- is a reader who I know to be erous, warm, caring etc well-read and as we call it ‘a while men are more than woman of the world’ and I often associated with agentic was astonished. For me as a terms such as independent, writer, her appearance was strong, smart, dominant, not a factor at all but I had ambitious etc. given more attention to the To cite an example among depth of the character and the most recent books, more importantly the devel- IN LITERATURE Quichotte authored by opment of the plot. But for depicted as being indepen- to hold more weightage Salman Rushdie and the lat- readers when it comes to dent and confident there is a when the document are est in his series of books was women protagonists, their high chance that these char- known to be written by men. released on August 29, 2019. expectations are different.” acters are perceived by the Silalolita is a Telangana The book revolves around Upon looking for further readers as being aloof and based writer who has been the life of an old man who clarity on how such a bias “bold” which again is cate- publishing her work in after suffering a stroke in his functions, here’s what socio- gorised under ‘undesirable’ Telugu since 1993. Her old age begins to watch tele- logical research has to say. or ‘negative’ traits by a works are majorly inclined vision obsessively and is “This process has been fur- majority of the readership. towards feminism and infatuated by a talk show ther clarified by Glick and Even today a majority of woman empowerment. Nari host Salma R. The story has Fiske, who identified two women writers are expected Saree and Gajula Nadi are an interesting plot and forms of sexist prejudice: to write on issues such as some of her most prominent experiments with a new expressly hostile and subjec- family, drama, fiction works. This is what she has form of story telling, but the tively benevolent. Hostile (expected to be with a femi- to say about the issue, female lead in the story, sexism encompasses a nine view of the world), and “When I come to know that I really feel that a majority of The ideal women in several A majority of men The tendency to associate less Salma has very less depth derogatory depiction of romance in order to get a certain book was written value to women writers female and her role is mainly that women and negative feelings reviews. Take for instance, by women I personally the people who read out novels, especially in the expect women look and of the object of the protago- toward them in order to jus- City of girls which was attach more importance to it there, including women romantic genre and mills behave in a certain manner characters has been in existence nist’s obsession which on a tify male power, traditional released on June 4, 2019, because I know where they who form a major part of and boon books written by and women, on the other since generations but at the end first glance seems very nor- gender roles, and men’s con- penned by Elizabeth Gilbert come from. Most of the of the day, the responsibility of mal to most of the audience. sideration of women as sex- author of Eat, Pray, Love. females struggle with emo- the readership, do not still Indian writers even in this hand, conform to these In an interview with ual objects. Benevolent Gilbert like most women tional, familial or some accept reality. it really is day and age, is one who is ideals conferred on them by changing this mindset relies on Kanchana Banerjee (author sexisms is a more subtle authors writes about world other form of struggle in like they want to continue unaware of her beauty and society. The changes in us women. Most of the females of Nobody’s Child and A form of prejudice toward through the eyes of a their life before they can struggle with emotional, familial Forgotten Affair) about this women because it sees them woman. The author’s official finally publish the book wearing blinders and remain self worth. She is docile and ideology and lifestyle are issue, she says, “The bias as pure, kind, gentle, and in site calls her latest book ‘a even after which they con- in their comfort zone. more often than not. beginning to be visible. struggle in their life before they when it comes to readership need of men’s protection, delicious novel of glamour, tinue to face a bias by pub- can finally publish the book still does exist which is evi- therefore justifying male sex, and adventure, about a lishers and even in terms of KANCHANA BANERJEE SRITAMA MOITRA V SANDHYA AUTHOR PROF. ENGLISH LITERATURE AT PRESIDENT OF POW SILALOLITA, dent when they tend to dominance and women’s young woman discovering social acceptance.” Today, a LOYOLA ACADEMY come up with rather weird subordinate role.” states an that you don’t have to be a majority of the readership AUTHOR opinions about the charac- article on Gender Bias and good girl to be a good per- consists of women, which ters and how they are sup- Sexism in Language by son’. Similarly, men are also leads to a bigger question, posed to be portrayed, for Michela Menegatti and tend to be reviewed more does the female population tells us, “It is true that lifestyle are beginning to be inevitably ingrained itself in It is important to cite example, with regard to my Monica Rubini published in when they write non fiction accept and support the por- opportunities and a hope of visible,” she said. “But, this the mindset of men and issues such as these in order latest book Nobody’s Child the Oxford Research and traditionally masculine trayal of women in such a liberation is slowly reaching type of portrayal in literary women alike. Which results to address and bring about which is a dark thriller Encyclopedia. topics such as sport, war, manner? In answer to this V women in several parts of documents is almost a direct in them accepting and sup- changes in discrimination revolving around the life of In the cases of strong politics and scholarly arti- Sandhya, the president of not just the country but in result of the prevailing porting the ideology of the that remains hidden in plain a singer named Asavri who female protagonists or sup- cles and books on the topics PoW: Progressive several parts of the world. patriarchy ingrained in the society’s notion of the ‘ideal sight to the general popula- comes from a very simple porting characters that are of economy or science tend Organization of Women The changes in ideology and Indian culture which has woman’.” tion. BACK TO SCHOOL: NGO HELPS DROPOUTS REJOIN Youth For Seva, a nation-wide movement that inspires youth to volunteer, provides meaningful opportunities to serve the community, finds V SATEESH REDDY ounded in 2007, increasing mostly in economi- community and build upon Youth for Seva cally backward people. To help the power of volunteering. (YFS), is a nation- these kids back to schools and Often, it becomes easy to hire wide volunteering assist them with basic ameni- paid staff and get the work F movement that ties, YFS has been organising done rather than engage vol- inspires youth to school kit drives all over the unteers from the community. volunteer, and provides them country. Engaging volunteers has its with meaningful opportunities He shares, “School Kit own challenges and those who to serve the community. Drive addresses student reten- learn the art and science of Aditya, city coordinator for tion at government and other engaging volunteers effectively YFS, says, “The goal of YFS is needy schools, by providing are able to create sustainable to support schools, destitute them school bags consisting of programs and grow with the shelters, government hospitals notebooks, pens, water bottle, community participation.” and other organisations in the labels etc., fulfilling their basic He added that volunteering society, he said. age them to continue the and helps them to achieve social sector through volun- need of resources for the instils the spirit of ‘Seva’ (self- YFS is also helping students study at secondary stage. their goals with proper guid- teers who can help them miti- entire year.” less service) in a large number to crack the National Means- Through YFS, many volun- ing. gate some of their shortcom- About the importance of people and also a sense of cum-Merit Scholarship teers are working in various On a concluding note, ings and challenges. of having many volunteers for connectedness and belonging- Scheme (NMMSS) launched issues like women empower- Aditya shares, “To date, we are Volunteering is made easy and an NGO, he adds, “Every ness to the society. When in May, 2008. The objective of ment, school drop outs and expanded to more than 25 customised to the individual’s NGO would have engaged a more people are involved, the scheme is to award schol- more in Hyderabad, cities across India. More than interests, time availability and few volunteers at one time or there is an opportunity to cre- arships to meritorious stu- Vijayawada and more places. 200 active volunteers are skill sets.” another. But, very few NGOs ate more positive change dents of economically weaker One of their initiative, working in Hyderabad for Every year, we have witness- have made it their organisa- agents in the society which sections to arrest their drop Chiguru identifies talented YFS. Our goal is to inspire ing dropouts of students tion culture to engage the would strengthen the health of out at class VIII and encour- students of government school many volunteers to join us.” 10 celeb talks Vijayawada Saturday September 14, 2019 VIN DIESEL, DWAYNE JOHNSON REMEMBER PAUL WALKER ON BIRTH ANNIVERSARY t’s been six years since the us. It’s Paul’s birthday and rightfully “So much to tell you... so much to Fast And Furious actor Paul so, his legacy celebrated around the share... as you know, we have been Walker lost his life in a world. filming in Scotland. We threw a tragic car accident, and till “Our friendship was bonded over party for the crew last night in I date he is being missed by our daughters, Meadow and Simone appreciation for all of their hard friends and colleagues. and the pride and protection we took work. It was one of those moments On the occassion of Paul’s 46th being their fathers. And recently, I got that so often in the past we were birth anniversary on Thursday, his a scare when I almost lost another together smiling and getting Fast And Furious co-actors Vin Diesel friend on the road. All this stuff got everyone drunk, especially Justin. and Dwayne Johnson penned emo- me thinking about how beautiful, yet Haha. Who by the way would tional posts on Instagram. wildly unpredictable life is. We never make you so proud with what he is Johnson wrote: “I never post about know what’s around the corner, so we accomplishing with this film. my friend. Personal thing, but I prefer gotta live as greatly as we can in the Nathalie was there, in her loving to keep our memories and bond pri- honor of our loved ones and ancestors spirit. Oh, and John Cena was vate and quiet. But something about who are no longer with us.” there, who you would just love.” today compelled me as a moving Diesel said he feels blessed to call Paul was killed in a car acci- reminder of how fragile life is for all of Paul his brother. dent in November, 2013.

KATE HUDSON ISN'T EXCITED TO PERFORM IN A RUSH TO MARRY IN INDIA FOR THE DANNY FUJIKAWA FIRST TIME: DUA LIPA nternational pop ctress Kate Hudson says she isn’t planning to get married star Dua Lipa has to her boyfriend Danny Fujikawa anytime soon. “Oh expressed excite- god! I’m not thinking about that,” etonline.com quoted I ment over her A Hudson as saying when asked about a potential wedding first-ever live con- to Fujikawa. cert in India. “Yeah, especially after one wedding, you’re like, “(I am) So excited to per- ‘Whew!’ It’s a lot of work but yeah, not anytime soon but I love form in India for the first the man,” added the actress, while referring to the wedding of time ever. I’m excited to get her brother Wyatt Russell earlier this month. back on stage, (and) I feel Hudson and Fujikawa have been dating since 2017. They like it’s going to be such a welcomed their first child together, daughter Rani, last fun night,” the one kiss hit- October. maker told. Hudson has a busy schedule caring for Rani, as well as her In August, we had reported two sons, 15-year-old Ryder and 8-year-old Bingham. She that Dua Lipa might join pop recently took to Instagram to post a video of the family star Katy Perry as headline singing “Happy Birthday” to her brother Oliver Hudson. In the acts at the OnePlus Music comments, Ryder had joked that she didn’t check with him before Festival, set to take place on she posted it. Saturday, November 16 at the Asked if Ryder has a final say on what she can and cannot post, DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. the actress said, “Actually, they’ll never get final say. It just doesn’t Now, the singer confirms work that way, you know.” to us that she is indeed coming to India for her first-ever performance. A teaser announcing the one-day music extravaganza was launched in July, and it was subsequently con- firmed that it would take place at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai -- incidentally, the venue where pop sensation Justin Bieber had performed a while back. The time, the stadium is set to host Dua Lipa along with Katy Perry. Speaking about the music festival, Carl Pei, co-founder, OnePlus said, “We are super excited that Dua Lipa will also be performing in the first-ever OnePlus Music Festival in India! The addi- tion of Dua completes the International Festival music offering. We will be announc- ing additional music from India soon. This festival will truly be a one of a kind expe- rience for our Indian com- TIGER SHROFF ROPED munity.” The 24-year-old English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa IN AS ‘ASICS’ INDIA made her debut in 2015 with the single New Love. By the time her second hit, Be the BRAND AMBASSADOR one was released, she was already on way to becoming a ollywood actor Tiger larger global movement started by global sensation. One Kiss, Shroff will be fronting ASICS,” Tiger said in a statement. her 2018 single with Calvin ads of Japan-based Speaking on the association, Harris sclaed the top spot in B footwear brand ASICS, Rajat Khurana, Managing Director the UK charts. Over the which is expanding into — ASICS India Pvt. Ltd., said, “As a years, she has featured on the sportstyle and athleisure brand, we are extremely delighted US Billboard Hot 100 and segments in India. to bring on board India’s most also topped the Billboard The association will also see the promising and versatile actor, Tiger Dance Club Songs chart, and India launch of the global Shroff as the ASICS brand ambas- she has entered the the UK #IMoveMe campaign — a contem- sador. Our collaboration with Tiger Top 10 several times. A win- porary expression of the company’s Shroff is special because apart from ner of multiple awards “founding philosophy” Anima Sana being a youth icon, he is passionate including the Grammy and In Corpore Sano — a sound mind about being fit and staying stylish. the BRIT Awards, she has in a sound body. “Our aim is to reach out and collaborated with big names “ASICS has constantly been my connect with a larger audience by including Sean Paul, Calvin go-to gear — be it at the gym, dur- putting forth our consumers a dis- Harris and Diplo. ing vacations or even while travel- tinct mix of lifestyle and sports Tickets for the OnePlus gig ling — I always have my ASICS on! offerings and widen the product go on sale at 12pm September The brand ideology of ASICS res- portfolio. This association is an 17. Tickets are priced at onates perfectly with my fashion extension of the brand’s ‘I Move Rs 2,000 onwards, with and fitness sensibilities. I want to Me’ campaign and we are confident OnePlus users being extended make the most of our association that it will reinforce our brand the facility of a 10 per cent where we inspire and motivate peo- ideology and leadership in the cashback through their ple to “move” and be part of the market.” Insider or Paytm transaction.

NEW ‘GOT’ PREQUEL TO FOCUS ON HOUSE TARGARYEN

et another story woodreporter.com. Harington) in the hit from the Game Of It is also reported that series. Thrones universe Ryan Condal, along with The Targaryen prequel is is all set to come Game Of Thrones author not one of the previously Y alive, with HBO George RR Martin, will pen reported prequels that had giving the green the script for the prequel, been in the works at HBO signal to a prequel that will which is based on Martin’s since 2017. HBO first focus on House Targaryen. book Fire & Blood. announced four prequel The cable network will The book narrates stories series in the works and soon be closing the deal on of previous Targaryen kings, added a fifth later on. a pilot order for a prequel like Aegon — the first ruler The other prequel, which set 300 years before the of Westeros — and Aegon is moving forward, is set events of the flagship series, the Dragonbane — the thousands of years before which tracks the beginnings ancestors of Daenerys the original series. It stars and the end of House Targaryen (essayed by Emilia Naomi Watts in the lead Targaryen, reports holly- Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit role. 11 tollywood Vijayawada Saturday September 14, 2019 PAVAN SADINENI GETS VIVEK ATHREYA TO PEN DIALOGUES The untitled film is a hatke love story with multiple layers to it, finds NAGARAJ GOUD

aving taken the onus of to Vivek who was more than willing Nara Rohith, opened in cinemas. A introducing producer to let his pen do the talking. The promising young talent, he was sup- Bellamkonda Suresh’s two-film old director has almost fin- posed to work with Kalyanram for H younger son Ganesh into ished writing the film,” informs a his third project but after investing a filmdom, filmmaker Pavan well-placed source close to the unit. year on it, the project, a fantasy Sadineni is leaving no The film is an important one for drama, couldn’t go to sets due to var- stone unturned to get the right Sadineni as it’s been more than three ious reasons. He shifted attention to names associated with the project. years since his last Savitri, starring the love story, which has been on his Set to go to floors shortly, the direc- mind since a long time. While he got tor has got a familiar name Vivek Vivek on the creative front, on the Athreya on board to pen the film’s technical front he roped in his cam- dialogues, The Pioneer has exclusively eraman buddy Karthik learnt. The untitled film is a hatke Ghattamaneni, who was instrumental love story with multiple layers to it. in giving Prema Ishq Kadhal the Vivek’s writing prowess, which is evi- vibrant look for its Rs 80 lakh invest- dent from his two films Mental ment. “It’s like a reunion of sorts for Madhilo and Brochevarevaruraa, them and Karthik wants to weave ensured that Sadineni approached magic with his work. He believes the i n him for his love story, which will see film’s US backdrop will help his cause e n i d

Ganesh’s part age from a boy to mar- more. Sadineni has also signed on a S S ried man. “Both the directors go a Andala Raksashi composer n a v long way. Vivek has been in touch Radhan to be the tune- a with Pawan since he made his smith and almost all P directorial debut with Prema the tunes have been Ishq Kadhal in 2013 and they agreed upon,” adds have great respect for each the source. other’s work. Sadineni To be shot in likes Vivek’s dia- US and logues and he felt Hyderabad, the latter would the film is a do justice to the production mature love that venture of his film his. Bekkem He put for- Venugopal under ward a his proposal Lucky Media. GOPI'S a y e

r adventure h t A A k e v i V drama rolls on week after wrapping up his long-in-the- making spy thriller Chanakya, actor Gopichand has dived headlong into the ctor Satya Prakash, who has played many anegative roles in A filming of BVSN Prasad’s next produc- films like Seetharamaraju, Pellichesukundam, Samarasimha tion on Friday in Hyderabad. The pro- Reddy and Master among others, has turned director with ject was launched five months ago. An Popular A Ullaala Ullaala. Gururaj who released Lovers Day earlier adventure thriller, it is directed by Binu this Valentine’s Day is producing the movie, which features Subramanyam who assisted Santosh Sivan and Nataraj, Nuris and Ankitha in the lead roles. Jayam Raja in the past. Prakash said he has been harbouring direction dreams since a Expressing his joy over teaming up with Gopi villain Satya long time and he is happy to have realised it finally with Ullaala for the second time after Sahasam, Prasad said Ullaala. “It’s a romantic thriller and no one will be able to predict since the film’s story span is huge; it will be shot the twists and turns the story takes as it unravels thread by thread. across exotic locales of Thailand, Nepal and Making-wise, I’ve tried something different,” the actor said, glad Cambodia besides India. He further informed that that he got a producer like Gururaj for his first shot at direction. Mani Sharma, who has bounced back into the top Prakash turns The producer, who has penned the film’s story, said he knows league with iSmart Shankar, has been signed on to Sathya since a long time and he always had that fire in him as an compose music, while Satish Kurup will crank the actor. “The passion Sathya has for direction is more than what he camera. has for acting. I believe the film will be a turning point in his career. Binu said he will be presenting Gopi in a com- to direction It is in the last leg of production and post-production works too are plete new light, while assuring that the film will in full-swing,” he noted. — NG appeal to audience of every class. Meanwhile, Gopi’s Chanakya is looking at a Dasara release date though the makers haven’t disclosed date yet. The actor also has a film with Adhe Nuvvu Adhe Sampath Nandi lined up. FIGHTER TO BE Nenu revived with Chay and Rashmika? hen Dil Raju potential to be a box-office SHOT IN EUROPE announced a film winner à la Fidaa and a reput- with Naga Chaitanya ed casting needs to shoulder it, earlier this year with Raju decided to shelve it with W a new director Sashi Galla. Discussions with Chay at the helm, one was- have been going on for the past n't expecting him to revive Adhe six months and it was a month Nuvvu Adhe Nenu. Yes, the ago, he gave his nod. The film same film that the Tollywood will roll mostly after he com- heavyweight launched with pletes his film with Sekhar Ashok Galla, son of TDP MP Jay Kammula. A prominent gener- Galla, last Dasara but called off al entertainment channel soon after due to reasons best has acquired the satel- kept secret. Turns out, the pro- lite rights of this film ducer even got a leading lady in along with Raju's place. Rashmika Mandanna, Iddari Lokam who is on a roll in Telugu cine- Okate, featuring Raj ma with several big-ticket flicks Tarun and Shalini in her kitty, has been narrated Pandey, in a pack- the story and she, it seems, has aged deal. evinced interest towards to However, the spearhead it. producer is yet major part of Puri Jagannadh’s films A little birdie tells us that to make the like Iddarammayilatho, Heart Attack, since the script has huge project official. ISM and Paisa Vasool have been set in Europe and he will be following suit A with his next, Fighter, starring Vijay Deverakonda, as well. After finishing the first half of the script, an action entertainer, in Bangkok last month, the director took off to Europe to search for an apt location to set his film. “He is looking at countries which he hasn’t explored till now. Although Spain is his favourite, he might spring a surprise this time around. He has a country on mind but might visit Europe again just to be sure,” said a source close to the director. The source adds Puri, who is riding from the wave of his iSmart Shankar massive success, will jet off to Bangkok again to complete the second half. “Since Fighter will move to floors only early next year, Puri has ample time to complete the scriptRomantic, but first which he wants he is to fasten the production work of producing with son Akash in the lead. The film is 60 per cent through and he wants it to be wrapped up in the next couple of months, before he shifts complete attention to Fighter,” the source notes. In Fighter, a joint production venture between Puri and Charmme under Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies banner and Puri Connects, Deverakonda will be seen as a youth with stammer. He— will NG also be presented as a martial arts exponent. VIJAYAWADA| SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 sport 12

SINGLES LACAZETTE RULED OUT UNTIL OCTOBER Bumrah always London: Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette will be sidelined until October after failing to shake off a Smith rescues Australia persistent ankle injury. Lacazette had been playing with AFP n LONDON wanted to make pain from the problem for several weeks and the Smith came to France international has now been told to rest in the hope it will allow time for the problem to heal. "After teve Smith again proved the crease with assessments to an ongoing ankle issue, we have SEngland's nemesis on Australia in a mark in Tests advised that Alex will need to rest and strengthen his Friday, passing 700 runs in the ankle to regain full fitness," an Arsenal statement said Ashes series as the tourists trouble at 14-2 in PTI n MUMBAI on Friday. "Alex has been playing through this injury for reached 147-4 at tea on the reply to several weeks. He is likely to be back in action in second day of the fifth Test. randed a limited-overs specialist at the beginning October." The former captain has England's 294 Bof his career, Indian pace spearhead Jasprit been in imperious form dur- after paceman Bumrah on Friday said it was nothing short of a dream RUSSELL SUFFERS BRUTAL BLOW ing the tour, with a lowest come true when he made the Test side as success in Kingston: Swashbuckling West Indies all-rounder score of 82 in five completed Jofra Archer had the longest format is what he has always craved for. Andre Russell suffered a serious blow on his helmet innings so far. removed David Bumrah is just 12 Tests old and already has 62 following which he had to be stretchered off during the He was 59 not out at the Warner and wickets to his credit. Caribbean Premier League (CPL) game between break, with Mitchell Marsh on “For me, Test cricket was very important and I Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Zouks. The incident 12, as Australia look to wrap Marcus Harris always wanted to play Test cricket and didn’t want to happened in the 14th over of the Jamaica Tallawahs' up their first Test series vic- be a cricketer who has played (only) T20s and ODIs. inning when Russell, batting on zero, failed to connect tory in England since 2001. holding onto a sharp chance I gave a lot of importance to Test cricket...I always with a pull and the ball struck his helmet near the right Smith came to the crease from Harris at second slip. wanted to make a mark in Test cricket,” Bumrah said ear on Thursday evening at the Sabina Park. Having with Australia in trouble at That dismissal brought at a promotional event failed to pull, his head turned due to the momentum of 14-2 in reply to England's Smith to the crease and he “I had the belief that I have done well in first-class his swing and that's when the impact took place. The first-innings total of 294 after was immediately greeted with cricket, then I could replicate that in Test matches. The West Indies all-rounder immediately fell on the ground paceman Jofra Archer had a sharp bouncer, much to the journey has just started, just played 12 Tests...When and the Zouks fielders then removed his helmet to removed openers David delight of the packed crowd. I made my Test debut in South Africa after playing check for his injury. At first, it appeared that there was Warner and Marcus Harris. Smith came into the two years of international cricket, it was a dream come no neck guard on Russell's helmet. He was then off the Smith, who only returned match with 671 runs under true (moment). ground on a stretcher and a CT scan took place later in to Test cricket last month fol- his belt in just five innings at “Being there playing in the white jersey was a great the evening. A medical update from the franchise later lowing a year-long ban for his an astonishing average of feeling and then slowly contributing to team success confirmed Russell had not suffered from any serious role in a ball-tampering scan- more than 134. gave me satisfaction,” the pacer, who became the third injury. dal, was watchful at the begin- He did not bat in the sec- Indian to pick a hat-trick in Test cricket, said. ning of his innings. ond innings of the second Asked to pick his ‘making it large’ moment, SOURABH ENTERS VIETNAM SEMIS But he soon found his Test at Lord's and missed the Bumrah singled out his first Test five-wicket haul, that Ho Chi Minh City: Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma touch at the sun-baked third Test after being struck he took against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2018. stormed into the men's singles semifinals of the ground in London, bringing by an Archer bouncer. “For me, Test matches was a big thing, so getting Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 after beating local up his 10th consecutive Ashes Smith and Marcus my first Test fifer (five-wicket haul), which I got in hero Tien Minh Nguyen in straight games on Friday. fifty with a six over midwick- Labuschagne repaired the Johannesburg playing in my first series... So I was Second seed Sourabh, who had won the Hyderabad et off left-arm spinner Jack early damage, putting on 69 happy and then the moment I got my fifth wicket (I Open last month, defeated Tien Minh 21-13, 21-18 in a Leach. for the third wicket before was like), now I have got a Test fifer and no one can 43-minute clash. The reigning national champion will Earlier, Warner, who was Archer struck again, trap- take it away from me and that was ‘making it large’ face either Japan's Minoru Koga or Thailand's sixth also banned over the ball- ping Labuschagne lbw for moment.” seed Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk next. tampering scandal, was again 48. While Bumrah has been rested for the T20 series dismissed for single figures, Matthew Wade was lbw against South Africa, he will return for the three-Test U-17 FIFA WOMEN’S WC FROM NOV 2 caught behind by wicket- to Sam Curran for 19 as series against the Proteas beginning with the open- New Delhi: The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be keeper Jonny Bairstow, as a Australia slipped to 118-4 ing match at Visakhapatnam on October 2. hosted by India, will be held from November 2 to 21 feisty Archer made early but the unruffled Smith was “Each and every experience is important to me. next year. The age group showpiece event of the FIFA inroads into Australia's bat- playing a different game, eas- I have played all my life in Ranji Trophy cricket in India will be held in four cities across the country. Last ting line-up. ing to his half-century in 91 so it is not that it is alien conditions for me. I have month, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been The opener was initially balls. played in India before with the red-ball, so it is anoth- provisionally confirmed as a venue, pending FIFA given not out but England World Cup winners er challenge and looking forward to it,” he said. approval. Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Goa and Ahmedabad reviewed. England, desperate to level the “Playing international cricket in India in Test are in the running for the other three host cities. Spain Slow-motion replays sug- five-match series at 2-2, added matches will be a different challenge and hopefully the are the defending champions, having won the title of gested there was a gap just 23 runs to their overnight preparations we put in will give the biennial tournament in 2018. As India has got between bat and ball but the score, with Jos Buttler out for (desired) results.” automatic qualification as hosts, it is not entering the technology picked up a snick 70. The pacer uses the out- Asian qualification campaign in the AFC U-16 Women's and the umpire overturned Marsh returned figures of swinger very well and accord- Championship which will be held in Thailand from his initial verdict. 5-46 on his return to the Test ing to him playing in England September 15 to 28. side while Pat Cummins took gave him the confidence to WARNER STRUGGLES OSAKA CHANGES COACH FOR 2ND TIME 3-84. execute the skill. Tokyo: It was the eighth time that Australia won at Old Asked about his away Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka Warner had been dismissed Trafford last week to take a 2- going ball, Bumrah said, “Not announced on Friday she was splitting with her coach, in single figures in the series. 1 lead in the series, meaning mastering it but I always had her second break-up this year as she battles for form Archer then struck again they will retain the Ashes urn the out-swinger and not and slips down the world rankings. On the eve of the with a 90 miles-per-hour regardless of the result at the used it, but playing in Pan Pacific Open tournament in Osaka, western Japan, thunderbolt, with Ben Stokes Oval. England gave me a lot of the 21-year-old announced she would no longer be confidence, the duke ball working with Jermaine Jenkins, who joined her team swings for a long time and after her triumph at the Australian Open in January. that gave me a lot of confi- “Writing this to let you guys know that me and Jay dence. won't be working together anymore,” Osaka tweeted. “I became more and “I'm super grateful for the time we spent together and Sarfaraz retained as ODI and T20 captain more confident as I played the things I learned on and off the court but I feel like more and more Test now is a appropriate time for a change... Thank you for PTI n KARACHI think we are doing the right thing. matches and because everything, it was a blast,” added Osaka. “Our T20 performances have been of that I was able to SRIKANTH OUT OF CHINA & KOREA OPEN icketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz outstanding but in ODI we have been execute in Test New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on WAhmed was on Friday retained up and down and we need to be more matches.” Friday pulled out of the upcoming tournaments in as Pakistan’s ODI and T20 consistent. But we can’t just blame the Bumrah also China and Korea, owing to a knee injury that flared up International captain ahead of the captain or one individual, that is spoke on his after the World Championship last month. The China forthcoming series against Sri Lanka. wrong. When your main players are equation with Open World Tour Super 1000 is scheduled to be held Pakistan’s new head coach and out of form and don’t perform, the bowling at Changzhou from September 17 to 22, followed by chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq told the team can’t win. In cricket 11 players coach Bharat Korea Open World Tour Super 500 (September 24 to media in Lahore on Friday that he was have to play and perform.” Arun, who 29) at Incheon City. “Tough times. Will not be playing hopeful of working well with Sarfaraz Misbah made the point that his has got an extension till 2021 in the upcoming #ChinaOpen and #KoreaOpen due to to take the team forward. main job would be to support the cap- T20 World Cup to be held in knee injury. Hope to recover quick and get back in Misbah also announced that bats- tain in decision making and help him India. action soon!,” he wrote on his Twitter handle. man Babar Zaman would be the vice- reduce the mistakes. “He (Arun) has seen my captain of the national team in the two “I have been captain and some- progress as a child. So he knows DURYODHAN WINS AT WORLD C'SHIPS shorter formats. times as a captain you need to be what are my strengths and weak- Ekaterinburg: National champion Duryodhan Singh Asked whether Sarfaraz had been pushed as you tend to underestimate nesses and slowly I made progress Negi (69kg) claimed an exhausting 4-1 triumph over appointed just for the series against Sri yourself and forget your role as a play- into international cricket, so he has Armenia's Koryun Astoyan in his opening bout to enter Lanka or on long-term basis like in the Sarfaraz Ahmed celebrates with Babar Azam after Pak beat India in 2017 Champions Trophy final er in the team. That is the area I will seen that (journey of mine), he has the second round of the World Men's Boxing past, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman work with him and ensure he does not given his inputs. Championships here on Friday. The Indian will face Ehsan Mani said one should not read “Since we don’t have Test match- years and has led the team in white ball under utilize himself and does perform. “We do a lot of hard work, and you Jordan's sixth seed Zeyad Eashash in the round of 32 too much into it and speculate. es immediately we have announced cricket since 2017, also winning the If he performs it will help the team,” he have seen the results that have come. He on Monday. Eashash got a bye in the opening round. “We have a new management of captain for white ball cricket and due Champions Trophy. said. Misbah said he was not worried has obviously played a role and we are Astoyan seemed intimidated by the more muscular the team and we are looking now at process will be followed for naming Asked about Sarfaraz’s perfor- about the criticism over his appoint- happy that he is there (for another two Indian but wasn't lacking in effort. His punches were, finding the right balance,” Mani said. captain of red ball cricket and Misbah mances, Misbah said, “Overall if we ment as head coach and chief selector. years) and hopefully from now however, not connecting as powerfully. Astoyan's Mani also insisted that Misbah and and Wasim will make their recommen- assess Sarfaraz’s performances I still “I just think a person has to just onwards, we will try and contribute defence was particularly weak and he tried to make up the Board’s Chief Executive Wasim dations to me,” he said. believe the team has done well. He has focus on his job because if I perform more (to the team's success)” said for it by constantly being on the move. The strategy Khan were already looking into the Sarfaraz has been Pakistan’s cap- led the national under-19 team and well or bad it will become clear in front Bumrah, who has also played 58 was tiring for both but Negi endured it much better. issue of Test captaincy. tain in all three formats since last two now senior team in last three years, I of everyone.” ODIs and 42 T20s. MURRAY ACCEPTS SHANGHAI WILDCARD Shanghai: Former World No 1 Andy Murray has accepted a wild card into the upcoming Shanghai Masters. The 32-year-old, who had a hip surgery in All eyes on Bajrang, Vinesh at World C’ship January, will return to the ATP Tour in Zhuhai, beginning on September 23. Following that, he will participate in the Shanghai Masters scheduled to be PTI n NUR-SULTAN will help her make an assessment eventually settling for a Silver. Harpreet Singh (82kg) will be held from October 6-13. “I'm really looking forward to on this count as she eyes a maid- Not being able to handle India’s best bet in Greco-Roman be going back to Shanghai, a tournament I have had reality check awaits India’s en Worlds medal. A last-minute pressure has been her bane for style. success at in the past — the last time I was there was Atop wrestlers at the World elbow injury had forced her to long. Staying defensive in the final However, India’s national in 2016,” Murray was quoted as saying by the Championships where they will opt-out of the Budapest moments of the bout has not Greco Roman Coach Hargobind tournament website. “Thanks to the tournament for a chase not only glory but also Championships last year. helped her and she has lost a few Singh says a lot would depend on wild card, it's great to be able to continue my Tokyo Olympics qualification, No Indian woman has ever bouts from advantageous position draw and a bit of luck. comeback and play more tennis in China. Shanghai is here from today. won a Gold at the Worlds and lot of time. The championship is offering a great city, I feel comfortable there and the fans are The run-up to the Worlds has Vinesh has it in her to end India’s Divya Kakran, in contrast, is six Olympic quotas in six cate- always supportive.” Tournament director Michael been spectacular for Bajrang drought. a bundle of energy and remains gories in all three styles. Luevano said: “He is incredibly popular with our fans Punia and Vinesh Phogat while Bajrang has been in the form relentless throughout her bouts. and we are all thrilled to see him back on the courts decent results have provided a of his life but there is a chink in She has won two Gold and as SQUAD and heading to Shanghai. dose of confidence to a few oth- his armour — the weak leg many Bronze medals this season (Men’s Freestyle): Ravi Kumar ers like Divya Kakran. defence — and it will surely be and looks hungry for more. (57kg), Rahul Aware (61kg), RANI RAMPAL TO LEAD ON ENGLAND TOUR Bajrang triumphed at all four tested. Pooja Dhanda, who became Bajrang Punia (65kg), Karan New Delhi: Star forward Rani Rampal was on Friday events he competed this season — Only Sushil Kumar has won only the fourth Indian woman to (70kg), Sushil Kumar (74kg), named captain of the 18-member Indian women's Dan Kolov, Asian Championship a World title in men’s freestyle in win a medal at the Worlds last Jitender (79kg), Deepak Punia hockey team which will take on England in a five-match Ali Aliev and Yasar Dogu — and India’s wrestling history and year, could not book a berth in (86kg), Parveen (92kg), Mausam series starting September 27 in Marlow. The series is will go into the Championships as Bajrang would be keen to end 57kg, which is an Olympic cate- Khatri (97kg) and Sumit Malik scheduled to take place from September 27 to October the world number one and top India’s wait for a second medal. gory but will fight for her second (125kg). 4 and Rani will have goalkeepeer Savita as her deputy. seed in 65kg. The 25-year-old himself has medal in 59kg. (Men’s Greco-Roman): Manjeet Savita and Rajani Etimarpu retained their places in the For Vinesh, the season began two World Championship medals It will be interesting to see (55kg), Manish (60kg), Sagar side following the team's triumph in the Olympic Test in a new weight category as she but not a Gold. His road though how Sarita Mor, who shocked (63kg), Manish (67kg), Yogesh Event in Japan recently. Defenders Deep Grace Ekka, moved up to 53kg from 50kg. is full of challenges with the Pooja in trials, fares. (72kg), Gurpreet Singh (77kg), Gurjit Kaur, Reena Khokhar and Salima Tete have also She took some time to settle presence of Russian Among other men’s freestyle Harpreet Singh (82kg), Sunil been named in the squad. The midfield sees the return in her new class but still made five Gadzhimurad Rashidov and grapplers, Deepak Punia is capa- Kumar (87kg), Ravi (97kg) and of the experienced Namita Toppo after a lengthy spell finals, winning three Golds — Bahrain's Haji Mohammed Ali in Vinesh/Twitter ble of springing a surprise. He is Naveen (130kg). on the sidelines due to injury, Hockey India said in a Yasar Dogu, Grand Prix of Spain his category. Vinesh Phogat in a file picture heading into the Championships (Women’s Freestyle): Seema statement. India's midfield will also consist of other and Poland Open. Two-time Olympic medallist some time now. He remains bull- tional circuit. She has not won a after becoming India’s first junior (50kg), Vinesh Phogat (53kg), experienced players in Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, While skill is not an issue Sushil has been struggling of late ish about his chances and Worlds title since her triumph at the 2017 World champion in 18 years. Lalita (55kg), Sarita (57-kg), Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Neha Goyal and Lilima Minz. with Vinesh, holding off strong and is returning to the Worlds will provide an opportunity to test Commonwealth Championships. He outplayed his seniors dur- Pooja Dhanda (59-kg), Sakshi The forward-line features Rani, Vandana Katariya, candidates for six minutes is a big after a gap of eight years. his claims. This season, ending runner- ing the trials. This is a perfect Malik (62kg), Navjot Kaur (65kg), Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Navjot Kaur and youngster challenge, she herself had admit- He will be watched keenly in Like Sushil, Rio Olympics up at Dan Kolov has been her best opportunity for him to announce Divya Kakran (68kg), Komal Sharmila Devi who made her international debut ted recently. the 74kg competition as his rel- Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has show. She had stunned reigning his arrival on the senior circuit. Bhagwan Gole (72kg) and Kiran during the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo. AGENCIES The big-stage competition evance is being discussed for been struggling on the interna- world champion Petra Olli before Gurpreet Singh (77kg) and (76kg).