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TAJ MAHAL GETS A MAKEOVER AS NIRBHAYA CONVICT BANGS HEAD MARK ZUCKERBERG GETS STAFF AVOID ‘NATIONALISM’ WORD, IT AGRA PREPARES FOR TRUMP VISIT AGAINST WALL, HAS HEAD INJURY TO BLOW-DRY HIS ARMPITS IMPLIES NAZISM, SAYS RSS CHIEF

head of US President Donald Trump's two-day visit next week, ne of the four Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 3, ark Zuckerberg has his communications staff blow-dry his armpits SS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said use of the word Ahis few hours at Agra, the town of the Taj Mahal, has spurred a OVinay Sharma, was injured after he reportedly banged his head Mbefore big events and speeches, a new book on the Facebook R"nationalism" should be avoided as it reminds people of Adolf Hitler's makeover of sorts. Streets and wall are getting a fresh coat of painted against the wall of his cell at Tihar jail in Delhi. He has approached the founder and CEO claims. The 35-year-old had become famous for his Nazism. He made the remarks at an RSS event at the Mukherjee and water is being released into the Yamuna, one of country's major court for high level medical treatment for "grievous head perspiration during a 2010 televised interview when he University Morabadi in Ranchi. The RSS chief recalled his rivers. Fountains inside the Taj Mahal injury, fracture in his right arm, mental illness and schiz- became visibly nervous and started sweating conversation with an RSS worker in the United complex were cleaned. Visuals show ophrenia." A jail official said Vinay Sharma had attem- profusely. Technology journalist Steven Levy, in his Kingdom where he said: "Nationalism shabd ka upyog workers scrubbing away on fountains and pted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall book 'Facebook: The Inside Story', claims that Mark mat kijiye. Nation kahenge chalega, national kahenge pathways. Another photo from inside on Sunday afternoon. Security stopped him. He su- Zuckerberg appears to be "consumed by his public chalega, nationality kahenge chalgea, nationalism showed a mud pack being applied to a ffered minor injuries. His lawyer claims he has been image" and now has his staff blow-dry his armpits to mat kaho. Nationalism ka matlab hota hai Hitler, portion of the monument to clean it. unable to recognise people, including his mother. eliminate any sweat before public appearances. naziwaad." WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Bank staffer’s ‘killer’ held Utter chaos in TS over NPR Father of accused says his son and the girl were ‘married' PNS n HYDERABAD In October 2018, n TS Assembly set to pass resolution against CAA In a curious turn of events, the Divya’s parents police have arrested a man, allegedly L VENKAT RAM REDDY conducted in , with- identified as Venkatesham, in complained to the n HYDERABAD out there being any mention of connection with the case relat- CROSSTALK IN ADMINISTRATION the updation of NPR. The dif- ing to murder of Divya, who Yellareddipet Wheels within wheels seem to n TS Govt opposed to CAA, fering stands taken by the was hacked to death at her res- Police Station be at work in respect of the cit- NRC and NPR Chief Minister and the Chief idence in Gajwel on Tuesday that izenship law in Telangana State, Secretary have to led to utter evening. ‘Palle Pragathi' where utter chaos prevails over n CS issues orders for Census confusion on whether NPR However, the father of Venkatesham was will usher in updation of the National 2021, no mention of NPR will be implemented in accused claimed before media harassing her Population Register (NPR), Telangana. persons that his son and the growth: KTR with various wings of the gov- n TS Director of Census Complicating things fur- girl were 'married' and that her food when the accused entered the Yellareddipet Police ernment set to work at cross Operations wants officials ther, the Director of Census parents were aware of their her room and hacked her to Station that Venkatesham was purposes. to be 'ready for NPR from Operations, Telangana, K relationship. death. She was alone on harassing her. After her mur- Chief Minister K April' Ilambarithi, IAS, has written to Divya, native of Tuesday as her parents had left der, her parents had pointed Chandrasekhar Rao had pub- officials and staff drafted for Yellareddypet in Sircilla dis- for Yellareddypet to make the accusing finger at 2 licly declared his opposition to n Census operations to get ready trict, was working as an arrangements for her mar- Venkatesham, who hails from the Citizenship Amendment TS edu dept bars holding of exams between Jan 1 and March 15, 2021 to for collecting data for NPR. In employee at a branch of riage. The family returned to Vemulawada. Act, National Population enable NPR work his letter, dated from February APGVB in Gajwel. According find her lying in a pool of The Siddipet Police formed Register (NPR) and the 13, he stated that housing cen- to police, she had come to her blood. five special teams to nab National Register of Citizens Legislative Assembly would However, Chief Secretary sus 'and' NPR would be taken room after duty on Tuesday In October 2018, her par- Venkatesham. (NRC). During the February pass a resolution against CAA, Somesh Kumar issued orders up in Telangana from April 1 and was preparing her evening ents allegedly complained to 2 15th presser post cabinet meet- on the ground that it is 'dis- on February 12 mentioning to September-end. ing, KCR declared that the TS criminatory' in nature. that 'housing census' would be 2 TS NEW REVENUE ACT Vidyasagar Rao 9 head of cattle hints at new BJP Risque comment on die after Govt not keen on chiefs for AP, TS vaccination PNS n HYDEDRABAD Rashmika raises hackles! PNS n NIZAMABAD title guarantee Former Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Jagityal District Collector's Twitter account hacked? At least nine head of cattle PNS n HYDERABAD on Thursday hinted at Nadda calls on died and 40 others took ill replacement of BJP state unit PNS n JAGITYAL after they were administered The new Revenue Act to be presidents in Badal for a vaccine to prevent inflam- enacted by the Telangana gov- and Telangana. ‘strengthening It pays for collectors to com- matory disease by the Animal ernment soon is going to be After calling on BJP pres- ment on government poli- Husbandry Department at silent on the vital question of ident JP Nadda, Vidyasagar NDA’ cies and programmes in their Neela village of Renjal man- conferring title guarantee to Rao exuded confidence that posts on social media plat- dal. The vaccine was admin- those claiming ownership of the saffron party was grow- forms. Instead, if netizens istered to cattle in several vil- land in cases where the land in ing "as an alternative politi- find a risqué comment on the lages of the district on question is entangled in legal cal force to the ruling 5 vital assets or performance of Tuesday. problems like payment of TRS in an up-and-coming actress, it After receiving the vaccine, compensation, offer of guaran- Telangana". He would definitely raise the cattle fell ill on Wednesday tee, or other issues. problems. termed the hackles of the one at the afternoon, and 8 buffalos The state government is There is a plan to imple- TRS' govern- receiving end. and one ox died; nearly 40 inclined to continue the RoR ment title guarantee laws ment's adminis- From the Twitter handle of cattle fell ill at Neela village of and title registration system, it vogue in countries like tration as "Naya Jagityal District Collector Renjal mandal. Villagers is reliably learnt. Australia, Canada, Ireland, Nizam rule" and opined that Gugulothu Ravi, someone alleged that cattle died due to Experts have been advocat- Israel, New Zealand, the the opposition parties had posted Tollywood heroine the administration of the ing that title guarantee offers Philippines, Russia, Singapore, been opposing CAA and Rashmika Mandanna's image vaccine. lasting solution to all land Thailand and the USA in our NRC only to meet their polit- and captioned it "Chinchavu They slammed the mandal problems, though the gov- country too since 1987. ical exigencies. po, Rashmika". veterinary officer Dr Vittal for ernment has been citing legal 2 Naturally, netizens were his negligence and demand- 2 surprised at what they ed strict action against him. believed was the District JDAH Dr Balik Ahmed MONEY POWER Collector' signal to the hero- lodge a complaint with the attributed to him. He appealed and other veterinary offi- FAIFA urges ine. Some objected to an offi- police. to police for a probe. cials visited Neela village and cial posting such comments. The Collector claimed that Recently, the Tollywood made enquiries to learn the Naidu poorest, Devansh richest govt for ‘prag- After much trolling, the someone had hacked into his heroine shared her Bhishma circumstances that led to the matic' approach District Collector was forced Twitter account. He denied pre-release event photo shoot deaths of the cattle. to issue a clarification and making the post in question images with her fans. on cigarette 2 in Nara family, claims Lokesh taxation PNS n VIJAYAWADA Lokesh made it clear that all 3 die as crane crashes the values projected in the dec- Telugu Desam Party supremo laration were as per purchase on sets of Kamal film N Chandrababu Naidu's net value and not market value. 8 assets increased by almost 30 According to the declara- PNS n CHENNAI among the three killed in the per cent in financial year 2018- tion, Devansh possesses assets accident on Wednesday night 19 but his five-year-old grand- whose net worth is Rs 19.42 Three people were killed and and a case has been registered son Nara Devansh continues to crore, making him richer than TODAY nine injured when a crane came against the crane operator, who be richer than him by nearly Rs his father Lokesh, whose net ALMANAC crashing down on the sets of is absconding, under various 15.55 crore. worth is Rs 19 crore and his actor Kamal Haasan's upcom- sections of the IPC, including Revealing details of his fam- mother Nara Brahmani, Month & Paksham: ing film Indian 2, police said, as causing death by negligence, ily's assets, TDP general secre- whose assets are worth Rs Magha & Shukla Paksha the veteran actor mourned the police said. tary Nara Lokesh said that 3.87 crore as on March 31, 11.51 crore. Panchangam Madhusudhana Chary Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy deaths. An assistant director was 2 Naidu's assets were worth Rs 2019. 2 Tithi : Trayodashi 05:20 pm Nakshatram: Uttara Ashadha: 09:13 am Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Lobbying begins for Temples decked up for Maha Sivaratri today any important work) Rahukalam: 11:03 am - 12:29 pm RS tickets in TRS Yamagandam: 03:23 pm – 04:49 pm Special pujas, including Rudrabhishekam, will be performed to the presiding deity Varjyam: 01:34 pm - 03:19 pm PNS n HYDERABAD and Chief Minister K PNS n HYDERABAD Gulika: 08:10 am - 09:36 am Chandrasekhar Rao through state border. At Vemulawada, the author- Hectic lobbying by those keen- AP Chief Minister YS A special helicopter service ities are bracing up to handle Good Time: (to start any important work) ly aspiring for Rajya Sabha Jaganmohan Reddy, who is Temples dedicated to Lord has been launched to transport at least 2.50 crore devotees. Amritakalam: 12:01 am - 01:45 am seats has begun in Telangana believed to have already put in Shiva at Keesara, Vemulawada tourists visiting Vemulawada Welcome arches have been Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:06 pm - 12:52 pm Rashtra Samiti, since a notifi- a word to KCR. In 2019, and Kaleswaram, among oth- Rajarajeswara Swamy temple, erected and spiritual and cul- cation is due to be issued in the Ponguleti had tried for the ers, were impressively offering attractive sight-see- tural programmes arranged HYDERABAD last week of February by the Khammam Lok Sabha ticket bedecked and tastefully illumi- ing packages as well. for the benefit of the devout. Election Commission to fill through the good offices of nated to usher in Maha Vendors of milk, fruits, flow- The TSRTC is running spe- WEATHER seats that are to be vacated by Jagan. But KCR gave that Sivaratri on Friday. ers and sweets have been doing cial bus services to Forecast: Clear MPs Garikapati Ramamohan opportunity to Nama Special pujas, including brisk business over the past few Vemulawada and other Siva Temp: 31/18 Rao and KVP Ramachandra Nageswara Rao, reportedly Rudrabhishekam, will be per- days on account of the festival. pilgrimage centers and also to Humidity: 53% Rao in the second week of after promising Ponguleti formed to the presiding deity Cinema theatres across the Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. Sunrise: 06.39 April. Rajya Sabha seat. as crowds not only from state have announced late- The temple authorities are : 06.19 Former MP Ponguleti Hence, the focus is on Telangana, but also neighbour- night shows for the benefit of preparing at least 3 lakh laddus Current Weather Conditions Srinivas Reddy is reportedly Ponguleti now. ing Chhattisgarh will throng devotees wishing to remain for the benefit of devotees. Updated February 20, 2020 5:00 PM lobbying with TRS supremo 2 Shiva temples along the inter- awake through the night. 2 Keesara temple complex tastefully illuminated for Maha Sivaratri HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2020 hyderabad 02 REALTORS IN A FIX OVER ‘Palle Pragathi' will ‘SHELVING’ OF RRR PROJECT usher in growth: KTR PNS n HYDERABAD National Highway and allotted PNS n KARIMNAGAR number, but did not clear it. The Centre has reportedly Later, it raised doubts on the Stating that citizens are watch- shelved the Regional Ring second phase of the project to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan ing every bit of progress done Road (RRR) project around be executed from Choutuppal in the state, Municipal Hyderabad, citing it as non- and Shad Nagar, 168 km apart. Administration and Urban viable to execute. It asked the state government Guv extends Development Minister KT Several traders, politicians to clear its doubts, following Rama Rao on Thursday said and contractors have pur- which the state government Shivrathri the people do not forget gov- chased hundreds of acres cleared its stand. But Union ernments that bring about around the proposed Regional Minister for Transport Nitin greetings the desired development. Ring Road project. Left high Gadkari was said to have told The Minister was speaking and dry by the reported deci- authorities that the investment PNS n HYDERABAD at the Panchayat Raj sion of the Central government of the Centre would not return Sammelan in Sircilla district. IT Minister KT Rama Rao at a photo exhibition organised at the Panchayat Raj to abandon the projects on the even if the toll is collected for Governor Tamilisai Addressing the Sammelan, Sammelan programme in Sirciall on Thursday grounds of it not being viable, 30 years. Ever since the state Soundararajan on Thursday the Minister exhorted politi- they are now looking towards government submitted a DPR extended her greetings to cians representing the rural the state government and keep- to the Centre, real estate busi- the people of Telangana on are to inculcate work culture ing their fingers crossed on its ness deals worth Rs 100 crore the occasion of Maha that helps in attaining the CS takes stock on ‘Pattana next move. the National Highway. For the ly setting the project aside, the were struck. Lands in smaller Shivarathri. In a statement, desired development in their The state government pro- second phase, the government state government has no option towns adjacent to the pro- she said, "On the auspicious respective regions. Pragathi' arrangements posed to develop a 338-km- did not even allot a number. to shelve it. posed RRR project witnessed occasion of 'Maha “The state was formed for long Regional Ring Road The Centre described the pro- In 2016, the state govern- enormous boom. An acre of Shivarathri', I convey my ease in administration and the PNS n HYDERABAD “The details regarding around Hyderabad. ject as non-viable, deeming it ment prepared proposals to land where the rate did not heartiest greetings to the ten districts were divided into each ward, municipality, Considering the project as as shelved,” the officer, who develop a Regional Ring Road exceed Rs 15 lakh in some people of Telangana. 33 districts. Similarly, the Chief Secretary Somesh officials etc should be col- financially burdensome, wished to remain anonymous, beyond Outer Ring Road at a areas was sold at Rs 1 crore. Mahasivarathri, is the most State has got 12,751 gram pan- Kumar on Thursday held a lected immediately. For each Central roads development said. The cost of the execution distance of 50-60 km from city. Especially the lands in important festival for the chayaths and Chief Minister K review meeting with officials ward, a nodal officer should organisations reportedly of RRR project was put at Rs Since the cost of the project Patancheru, Aminpur, millions of devotees of Lord Chandrashekhar Rao wants at the BRKR Bhavan and be appointed. A team of offi- shelved it at the DPR stage. An 15,000 crore. As per the DPR, appears to be astronomical, the Toopran, Pragnapur, Shiva and the day is observed all-round development in the took stock of the arrange- cials should also be formed officer of the R and B depart- 80 per cent of the cost of the government appealed to the Jagdevpur, Choutuppal Gajwel with fervor and devotion. State with the reforms that he ments made for the ‘Pattana to participate in Pattana ment was quoted as saying that project would have gone Center to treat the first phase and Narsapur in Sangareddy May this auspicious occasion brought in the form of Pragathi’ programme. Pragathi programme,” the the project should be forgotten towards land acquisition. The of the project as National district, Bhongir, Yadagirigutta, inspire noble thoughts of Panchayath Raj and The programme will be Chief Secretary said. as it is. state government had said that Highway and allocate neces- Choutuppal and adjoining love, affection, amity and Municipal Acts,” KTR said. launched on February 24. Meanwhile, the Finance “The Centre awarded a it would bear 50 per cent of the sary funds. areas. The first phase was brotherhood in all of us. I Asserting that the people in The Chief Secretary Department has released Rs number to the project consid- cost of land acquisition, which In December 2018, the designed to pass through once again convey my warm the state were keen on attain- reviewed the software devel- 156 crore to GHMC and Rs ering the first phase of 152 km was put at Rs 9,000 crore. Centre identified 152 km first Gajwel, Jagdevipur, Bhongir greetings to all the people on ing growth and they were oped by the Municipal 140 crore to municipalities of the 338-km-long project as Now with the Centre reported- phase of the project as the and Choutuppal. this auspicious occasion." keenly watching the develop- Administration Department under the 14th Finance ment process, the Minister to enter details regarding the Commission grants for the said the new Acts set goals for programme and gave sug- months of February and public representatives. gestions. march. Naidu Utter chaos in TS over NPR Stating that the people Lobbying begins for would not forget those who poorest... Continued from Page 1 strived hard for the develop- Amidst all this, the ment, KTR said the state was RS tickets in TRS Continued from Page 1 He even cited the GO 235 state education aiming at attaining the clean- issued by the Telangana gov- department issued liness and green expansion Continued from Page 1 mer minister Mandava Lokesh said that Naidu's ernment on November 9, 2019, with a firm approach. Venkateswara Rao have also assets were worth Rs 9 crore; appointing officers for moni- a Memo No.990 Further, he said that the However, Minister Puvvada pinned their hopes on securing this includes his posh bunga- toring Census operations. He the same Chief Minister would under- Ajay and MP Nama tickets for the RS seats. low at Jubilee Hills in said it would be the responsi- day -- February 13, take surprise visits to inspect Nageswara Rao are reported- Former Assembly speaker Hyderabad worth Rs 8.01 bility of principal census offi- the progress of Palle and ly opposed to the idea of TRS Madhusudhanachary, who lost crore and another residence cers to monitor the implemen- terming it 'urgent' Pattana Pragathi on a regular giving Rajya Sabha ticket to the 2018 Assembly polls, has worth Rs 23.84 lakh in his tation of housing census and basis and would keenly tel in Sircilla district head- gations that some TRS lead- Ponguleti as they believe it since nursed an ambition to go native village of Naravaripalle NPR updation. Ilambarithi tion officials not to schedule observe implementation of quarters. He enquired about ers were harassing the stu- would "encourage groupism in to the Rajya Sabha and has in Chittoor district. Naidu also outlined plans for impart- any major exams between each and every programme in the infrastructural facilities dents were brought to his Khammam district TRS". In communicated the same to still shows a 1983 model ing training to officials and January 1, 2021 and March 15, the rural areas. available in the hostel with the notice and those leaders were this context, Ponguleti report- the Chief Minister. But MLAs Ambassador car as his only staff for taking up Census, 2021 as most of the staff would Earlier, KTR made a sur- students. suspended from the party edly vented his frustration from Warangal district have own car whose value is Rs NPR in all the district head- be busy collecting data at prise visit to the SC Girls hos- The Minister said the alle- and cases were booked. before Jaganmohan been advocating not to 1.52 lakh, National Savings quarters from the last week of ground level for Census and Reddy, a sitting give ticket to Certificates worth Rs 1,000 February to the first week of NPR updation. Warangal rural TRS MP said. Madhusudhanachary and an amount of Rs 74.10 March. Amidst all this, the state collector and principal census Followers of because there are two lakh as cash balance in education department issued a officer M Haritha went a step ‘Adhere to new PR and Municipal Acts’ Ponguleti are ministers, a govern- Savings Bank account. Memo No.990 the same day - ahead and issued orders on confident that ment chief whip, His loans and liabilities to - February 13, terming it February 8 stating that Census PNS n WARANGAL district on Thursday. action plans would be for- he would be get- MLCs representing the extent of Rs 5.13 crore, 'urgent'. In the memo, the operations would be taken up Addressing the gathering, mulated with a specific ting a chance this the Warangal rural and including housing loan from department directed educa- in the district in two phases. Panchayat Raj and Rural the Minister said the new motto and they would be time. urban districts. If Rajya Bank of Baroda, take the net Development Minister Panchayat Raj and implemented with a positive But blood is thicker Sabha ticket is given to worth of his assets to Rs 3.87 Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Municipal Acts were approach. than water. TRS leaders from another person, yet another crore. Thursday advised the public brought with an aim to bring Warangal Urban Collector Nizamabad are proposing the power center would be creat- In 2018, Naidu had pro- 9 head of cattle die after... representatives of gram pan- about a drastic change in Raji Gandhi Hanumanthu name of Kavita, who has not ed, the TRS leaders warn. jected total assets worth Rs chayats and municipal bodies urban and rural local bodies addressed the gathering and been taking active part in pol- While KK, B Lingaiah Yadav, 8.31 crore and liabilities of Rs Continued from Page 1 cine did not appear to be the to adhere to the new and the accountability of detailed about the salient itics since her shock defeat in Banda Prakash, Banda Prakash, 5.31 crore, thereby showing reason, he said. Panchayat Raj and Municipal the public representatives features of the new the 2019 LS polls. Giving tick- DS Srinivas represent BCs, his net worth at Rs 2.99 JDAH Dr Balik Ahmed said Owners of the cattle are Acts so that the comprehen- would certainly increase Municipal Act. Minister et to any other leader would Captain Laxmikanta Rao and crore. Thus, there is an that same vaccine was admin- demanding the animal hus- sive development is achieved with the implementation of Satyavathi Rathod, MLCs leave the cadre frustrated. She Santosh Yadav represent for- increase in the value of istered in other villages as bandry department officials to without any hassle. these Acts. Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, did not campaign in the ward castes from the TRS in the Naidu's net assets by Rs 88 well, but only cattle belonged extend support and provide He was addressing the The Minister said the Srinivas Reddy, Kadiam municipal polls too. Former Rajya Sabha. Therefore, SCs lakh, an increase of nearly to Neela village died. So, compensation for the deceased ‘Pattana Pragati’ related pro- urban local bodies and the Srihari also participated in speaker Suresh Reddy and for- and STs want chance for them. 29.5 per cent. prima facie reaction of the vac- cattle. gramme in Warangal urban ward-wise development the programme. Bank staffer’s ‘killer’ arrested Vidyasagar Rao... 3 die as crane crashes Continued from Page 1 himself with kerosene and kill against her and hatched a plan which Venkatesham presented himself if Divya does not to kill her. He got enraged himself before the police. Continued from Page 1 tive to the ruling TRS and on sets of Kamal film On Wednesday, officials marry him," said the father. upon learning that her mar- Venkatesham's father, changes would be done to do Continued from Page 1 took him into custody. Upon Both Divya and Venkatesham riage was being fixed with Parasuram, earlier claimed that He demanded the the same in Andhra Pradesh interrogation, he reportedly completed engineering in someone else. On February 18, Divya and Venkatesham were Government of Telangana to too." Telangana BJP present Those dead were assistant confessed to murdering Divya Jyotishmati College. when Divya was alone at home, high school sweethearts and officially celebrate September president Dr K Laxman, director , art assistant as he had decided that if he The ACP said "Divya and Venkatesh attacked and killed that Divya's parents were aware 17 as 'Liberation Day'. Bandi Sanjay, Yendela Chandran and , a pro- could not have her, no one else Venkatesham both studied in her. After killing her, he direct- of this. Parasuram said that Further, Vidyasagar Laxminarayana, AP Jithender duction assistant, the movie's could, said Narayana, ACP, the same school. Later on, ly went to Secunderabad and Venkatesham and Divya had declared that the BJP would Reddy, DK Aruna and sever- producer Lyca Productions said Gajwel Police. after graduation, Divya began from there he went to gone to Hyderabad together organise a programme in al others are in the race for in a statement on Thursday. The victim's father told her preparation for jobs. Vijayawada. From there, he while she was preparing for Hyderabad on February 21 to the top post. Haasan, the film's heroine Kajal media persons that the man Venkatesham professed his again came to Vemulawada via exams and both were staying highlight the importance of According to sources, the Aggarwal and others condoled The shoot was underway at had been harassing her for love for her and asked her to Warangal." However, accord- together in Dilsukhnagar. The mother tongue. He want- high command may send the deaths and hoped that such a private cinema studio, they marriage since her college days marry him. However, after ing to local sources, since expenditure for Divya's studies ed the authorities to observers' committee incidents do not recur. Haasan added. On Thursday, Haasan and had even threatened to kill Divya got a job in the bank, she Venkatesham was absconding, were also borne by him, ensure that students to Hyderabad to take also visited the injured at a hos- and Lyca Productions condoled her on several occasions. "He began ignoring Venkatesh. the police had detained his par- claimed Parasuram, adding would not clash on the opinions of the pital late Wednesday night. the death of the three profes- also said that he would douse Venkatesh bore a grudge ents for questioning, following that the duo were married. the grounds of lan- state leaders if need The accident took place at sionals. The 65-year-old actor guage. arises. Laxman is suburban Nazrathpet when the said though he had "met with HYDERABAD Addressing the seriously trying to crane employed to erect the sets and crossed" many accidents, media, the former get another term as crashed, police said. this was "very horrific." BULLION RATES Governor said, "The BJP the president of the state GOLD Temples decked up for will be moving ahead with unit. Laxman may get Rajya renewed enthusiasm in the Sabha seat in case the high ` (10 gm) 41,570 two Telugu states. The party command wants to replace ` 450 will soon appoint new chiefs him. The same rule will be SILVER Maha Sivaratri today to Telangana and Andhra applied to Andhra Pradesh ` 47,600(1kg) Pradesh respectively. BJP has party president Kanna ` 100 Continued from Page 1 already evolved as an alterna- Laxminarayana. Various choultries in CHICKEN Vemulawada have been pro- viding free food and drinking Govt not keen on title... RATES `/KG water facility to devotees. Dressed/With Skin `110 A police control room has Continued from Page 1 ownership of lands. Though Without Skin `125 been set up near the temple the government releases the with a toll free number - Bhu-Bharati project was documents, it does not give Broiler at Farm `76 18004252037. A temporary implemented to some extent any guarantee. If someone hospital has been set up at in undivided AP for some else proves the ownership of Ammavari Complex. time, but it did not take final title along with relevant doc- EGG Karimnagar District shape. For the first time in the uments in court, the docu- RATES `/100 Collector Krishna Bhaskar has country, the Rajasthan govern- ments of others will get auto- appointed a special officer and ment brought out title guaran- matically cancelled. If the gov- HYDERABAD 340 13 nodal officers to coordinate tee laws in 2016, but confined ernment issues guarantee, it VIJAYAWADA 355 efforts. them to house-sites in urban has to own responsibility and VISAKHAPATNAM 390 In the temple town of ebrate the festival across the Srileswara Siddeswara tem- areas. The RoRs, title registra- pay compensation to the pur- Manthani, elaborate arrange- temples in the town. Both ples are prominent in the tion documents, are not the chaser of the land in case of RETAIL PRICE `3.40 ments have been made to cel- Omkareswara Swamy and town. ultimate documents to decide any loss. (IN HYDERABAD)

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RIME SCSC CONCLAVE Inter-state attention diversion CORNER ‘CITY HAS 52% OF TOTAL gang busted, Rs 9.4 lakh seized PNS n HYDERABAD

The North Zone team of the Commissioner’s Task Force CCTVs IN THE COUNTRY’ busted a notorious inter-state attention diversion ‘OG Five arrested for Kuppam gang’ by apprehend- Cyberabad Police unveils She Safe App, presents She M Power awards ing two accused persons on attempt to murder Thursday and seized Rs over verbal spat PNS n HYDERABAD 9,40,000 cash among other aroornagar Police on evidence. SThursday arrested five Cyberabad Police and SCSC The accused have been iden- persons for attempting to (Society for Cyberabad tified Akula Kiran, 27, an auto murder a man following a Security Council) organised driver and Gogula verbal spat on Tuesday. The 'She M Power', a women's con- Thulasidharan, 28. The duo are arrested persons were clave and awards at Hyderabad natives of OG Kuppam (Oran identified as Irupula Vineeth, International Convention thangal Golla Kuppam) village 22, a student from Nampally, Centre on Thursday. in Chittoor district of Andhra Reddymalla Vishal, 22, a The theme of the Conclave Pradesh. another accused commits theft student from Musheerabad, is 'She M Power' focusing on Kiran formed a gang with Kiran, the leader of of cash from the boot space of Ankam Ankith, 22, a private respect, reach and rise. his associates Thulasidharan, S the gang, was the vehicle by opening it with employee from Musheerabad, Director General of Prabhudass and Samuvel Raj a specially designed instru- Chitram Nareseh, 22, from Aeronautical Systems at and committed thefts in previously arrested ment. Dilsukhnagar and Ediga DRDO Dr Tessy Thomas was Telangana, Andhra Pradesh in 23 cases and The accused also use many Srikanth, 23, an actor from the chief guest and inaugurat- and . Kiran, the Thulasidharan was other tricks to steal the money Musheerabad. The victim, ed the conclave. leader of the gang, was earlier either by removing the air Mudigonda Venkatesh, 30, is a Addressing the 1,200 plus arrested in 23 cases and arrested in 17 from the vehicle of the target- resident of Jawaharnagar and gathering, Dr Tessy Thomas Thulasidharan was arrested cases by the ed person after parking or is undergoing treatment at saluted SCSC for conceiving in 17 cases by the Thumukuru Thumukuru Police they spray an itching spray, Gandhi Hospital. According to the conclave which is in its sec- Police Station of Bangalore. Station in offer help and then commit the police, Venkatesh along ond year. "I have been part of unlike in any other cities. The The Hyderabad Police theft. In some cases they also with his friends went to this city for 33 years and She M Power awards were presented city boasts of over six lakh detected that the duo were Bangalore drop 100 rupee notes on the consume alcohol at SV Wines moved to Bangalore recently. I for the first time. As part of the annual CCTV, Surveillance TVs involved in eight cases, with road to divert the attention of in Karmanghat on Tuesday. can feel the difference in how already installed as an effective three in Hyderabad, one in the person. After consuming alcohol, Hyderabad provides safe cul- recognition for champions in the surveillance mechanism. It is Rachakonda, three in Andhra money. He then passes on the Four motorcycles, Rs Venkatesh along with his ture to women. Though cause of women safety, SCSC almost 52% of total CCTVs in Pradesh and one in Karnataka. information to other members 9,40,000 cash, two cell phones, friends were waiting in front of women are 50 percent of the the country. It is a toll order Kiran also has three warrants of the gang who are waiting three fake vehicle number the wine shop when Vineeth population, it is even more in presented these awards and a unique distinction the pending on him at Thumkuru outside of the bank. As soon as plates, a sharp edged knife, a started staring at Venkatesh. some countries, but, unfortu- city holds, Sajjanar said. PS. the targeted person came out needle to puncture tyres and Then Venkatesh’s friend nately they hold just 1 percent She M Power awards were “The gang from OG from the bank another person an iron scale to open car Mahesh asked Vineeth why he of the world's property. ers. She further told women to ensuring protection to women. presented for the first time. As Kuppam village used to reach observes him till the targeted doors, were seized from the was staring at Venkatesh, to Women perform far better learn from criticism. "Take Giving his inaugural address part of the annual recognition selected cities on their two person keeps his amount in the duo. which Vineeth pulled out a than their counterparts. Still criticism into your stride and Krishna Yedula, General for champions in the cause of wheelers. There they stay in vehicle,” Hyderabad Based on credible informa- knife and stabbed Venkatesh equality is a distant dream. develop, improve your perfor- Secretary of SCSC said, women safety & empower- lodges or by taking a house on Commissioner of Police tion, officials laid a trap near on the left side of his stomach. Men and women must be mance," Dr Tessy added. Cyberabad Police and the ment, SCSC presented these rent. Later on, they identify Anjani Kumar said. the Nampally Railway Station Vineeth and his four friends equal partners both at work Film actress who Society for Cyberabad Security awards. banks where they can easily The gang members use sev- and arrested the duo on then fled from the spot. Police and home" she said, adding delivered a special address told Council (SCSC) is jointly "She Safe App" was unveiled divert the attention of those eral tricks to dupe the victim. Thursday. said that none of the five had that women have many quali- mothers to teach their boys to organising the conclave. at the Conclave. Vice chairman who visit the bank to withdraw They follow the target for a dis- The accused persons along revealed the incident to ties unique to them such as treat women on the street with Cyberabad Commissioner of SCSC Bharani Aroll cash. One of the gang mem- tance on their vehicle till the with seized material are being anyone and they were able to multitasking, perseverance, the same respect that they of Police and chairman of explained the importance of bers enters the bank and keeps victim parks the vehicle. After handed over to SHO, nab them solely relying on dedication, creativity, passion, treat their lady family members SCSC, VC Sajjanar shared that the app. It brings all SCSC ini- a watch on customers who the victim leaves, one of the Amberpet Police Station for CCTV footage. A knife and two emotional intelligence and oth- at home. She thanked police for SCSC is a unique organisation tiatives together, he said. withdraw huge amounts of accused covers the vehicle and further investigation. bikes were recovered from the five arrested persons. SUICIDE RULED OUT SRiX launches 3 Man lures minor ‘Agritech, Agrivision’ months Xelerate girl with samosas, Car with MLA's kin ‘accidentally fell in canal' programme to panipuri; rapes her to help sustainable PNS n HYDERABAD Some relatives tried to con- support start-ups n 8-year-old girl was tact them, but their mobiles Aallegedly raped by an The police on Thursday con- remained switched off. PNS n HYDERABAD unidentified man who lured growth of agri sector firmed, following investiga- “Every year, they go on long her with samosas and panipuri tions, that the three-member tours. We thought they had SR Innovation Exchange at Sanathnagar. According to PNS n HYDERABAD university auditorium at 10 am family of Peddapalli MLA D gone somewhere this year too. (SRiX) in partnership with sources, the victim was on February 22. Manohar Reddy’s sister lost We kept enquiring among our Tech Mahindra on Thursday playing at Shyamala Kunta Professor Jayashankar Telan- Agriculture Minister Singi- their lives after the car in relatives till this sad news announced Xelerate, a 3-mo- Park when the incident gana State Agricultural Varsity reddy Niranjanreddy, Vice- which they were travelling emerged today morning.” nth acceleration programme occurred. An unidentified man approached the victim and & Confederation of Indian In- Chancellor of PJTSAU Dr V “accidentally fell into the Manohar Reddy later main- to support start-ups working lured her by telling her he dustry is jointly organising the Praveen Rao and others will Kakatiya canal”. tained that it appeared to be an on niche technologies like would offer panipuri and Agritech south and Agrivision participate in the inaugural Sources said that the car accident. “It was a happy fam- internet of things, AI and samosas. The victim was then 2020 - the 2nd edition of programme. found in the LMD Kakatiya ily and had no issues within or machine learning. taken to a bathroom in the Exhibition and Conference During the three-day con- canal near Yadlapalli in outside,” he said. Applications are invited park and raped. The victim on Agri- technology & inno- ference, several deliberations Karimnagar district had fallen Karimnagar Police from revenue stage startups then went home and revealed vation in the premises of PJT- will be held on various topics there 16 days ago. Sources said the police The deceased were identified Commissioner Kalasan Reddy in agri-tech and health-tech the ordeal to her parents who SAU campus at Rajendranagar including intelligent agricul- This puts an end to the ‘sui- examined the call records data as Satyanarayana Reddy (55), said the car had surfaced in the from across the country. lodged a complaint with the from February 22 to 24. ture, robotics & automation, cide’ theory doing the rounds pertaining to the deceased as Radha (50) and Vinaya Sri (21). canal when the police were "Enterprise adoption of AI SR Nagar Police. An Vice-President of India M combating climate change, in some circles since the day well as CCTV footage relating Manohar previously told looking for a man reported is on the rise, and we contin- investigation into the incident Venkaiah Naidu will be the farmer producer organisation, the police chanced upon the to the incident. The full report media persons that the family missing after another accident ue to expand our industry has begun. chief guest and will inaugurate food processing & post harvest highly decomposed bodies of is expected to be released with- had left their house on January in the canal on Sunday. The aligned AI solutions through the Agritech south 2020 at the management. the three persons. in the next 48 hours. 27 to go to Vijayawada. canal has no railing. our TechMNxT charter, where we co-innovate with the larger ecosystem of part- ners, academia and cus- tomers. We are excited to fast Man arrested for sexual assault Two burglars gets track the business adoption of bright start-ups with our PNS n HYDERABAD to Birla Mandir to pray for a expert mentoring on technol- male child. However, Raju 8-month term in jail ogy through the Xelerate The Punjagutta Police on then said asked the victim to programme," Global head of Thursday arrested a sexagenar- give birth to a child without PNS n HYDERABAD Kumar together along with Tech Mahindra's Automation ian who had sexually harassed surrogacy and went on to say their colony friends, started and AI wing George a woman after paying her to that he would pay her an extra A local court at Malkajgiri committing thefts. Recently, Mundassery said. have a baby through surroga- Rs 50,000 if she had physical convicted two house burglars during the year 2019, the gang "Our country is bustling cy with her. relations with him. The victim and sentenced them to under- under the leadership of with start-up activity. The accused has been iden- initially agreed to him and go eight months of rigorous Naveen Kumar, committed 15 Contribution of start-ups to tified as Surappa Raju, 64, a went back to her residence. imprisonment on Thursday. property offences in the lim- the economy and job creation resident of Dhruvatara apart- However, Raju kept calling The accused persons have its of Rachakonda. A local cannot be negated. There is ments in Somajiguda. her and threatening her over been identified as Arji Naveen court at Malkajgiri convicted an urgent need for strategic "The 23-year-old victim the phone. Raju then alleged- Kumar, 29 and Dasarlla, 19, the offenders and sentenced interventions to support star- works in the catering business. Raju who wanted a child. Raju ly sexually assaulted the victim from Jawaharnagar. Arji them to undergo eight months tups. We need to build an In December, due to her finan- and the victim then agreed and misbehaved with her. Naveen Kumar was jailed in RI and imposed a fine of Rs holistic innovation ecosystem cial problems, she met a mid- upon the sum of Rs 4,50,000 Based on her complaint, the year 2014 in six cases 400. In another case, wherein academia, corpora- CGS expands base, dleman in the surrogacy busi- and monthly charges of Rs the police registered a case and from Tukaram Gate, Vadigepally Hanumanthu, 36, te, government departments, ness identified as Noor. The 10,000 till the delivery," said began investigation. The Trimulgherry and Karkhana was convicted and sentenced incubators and start-ups victim agreed to bear a child by Thirupathanna, ACP, Panjagutta Police has booked Police Station and was also to undergo eight months RI together. Xelerate is a step in plans to provide surrogacy to earn some money. Panjagutta. On February 11, Raju under relevant section of detained under the PD Act and was imposed a fine of Rs that direction." CEO of SRiX more employment Noor then took her to Surappa Raju took the victim in his car the IPC and arrested him. from Hyderabad. Dasarlla and 400 in a robbery case. Sreedevi Devireddy said. PNS n HYDERABAD The facility in ‘Growing number of porn sites adding fuel to the fire’ Computer Generated Hyderabad has Solutions (CGS), a global provider of business applica- plans to add 300 n Union Law Ministry examining laws to curb crimes against women as suggested by Disha’s parents tions, enterprise learning, and people to its outsourcing services, on PNS n HYDERABAD In his letter addressed to Thursday launched its new existing headcount Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister Kishan Reddy requested the Law 80,000 square feet expansive of 500 employees On request of parents of for Law and Justice, Reddy wri- Minister to examine the suggestions office in the city, in-line with 'Disha', the Hyderabad veteri- tes,"Disha's parents have offer- expanding its presence in the in the city in the narian who was gangraped ed certain suggestions to ensure by the legal affairs department, with booming market of India. The next 18 months and murdered on November justice in cases of heinous an objective to curb heinous crimes facility has plans to add 300 27 last year, the Union Ministry crimes. I have asked the officers people to its existing head- of Law and Justice is examin- concerned in my ministry to count of 500 employees in the Commenting on the launch, ing a proposal to ensure expe- examine these carefully." Samatha, Manasa, the country "We suggest a ban all such city in the next 18 months. Phil Friedman, President and ditious 'justice in cases of bar- Kishan Reddy requested the should ensure quicker justice porn sites and punishment to This new facility will host CEO CGS said, "With contin- barous and heinous crimes'. Law Minister to examine the within one month so that that those who post adult content CGS's largest software devel- ued growth in our applications Disha's parents had sought suggestions by the legal affair criminals are given the sever- on social media, especially live opment centre outside of the and outsourcing businesses changes in laws dealing with department too, with an objec- est punishment of death," says rape clips. Such adult content US, where the company is and client demand for soft- 'crimes against women" and tive to curb heinous crimes. the letter. is easily available on smart headquartered. In its journey ware development and techni- also suggested to punish those Acknowledging Reddy's pro- Disha's parents also request- phones to everybody," the par- spanning three decades, CGS cal support services, expand- who post adult content on posal on February 13 last week, ed the government to conduct ents said recommending, has provided end-to-end ing our footprint in this region social media. the Law Ministry is examining a study to find out why such "introduction of a special sub- diversified IT solutions and made perfect sense. Not only On behalf of Disha's parents, the points from a legal perspec- registration of an FIR to hang- doctor, in a gruesome gang crimes in India. Disha's parents ject in all schools for all class- serviced a host of clients across is Hyderabad known for its Union Minister of State for tive, sources told. ing, all judicial processes from rape followed by brutal killing, also pointed out that despite a es till 12th with subjects such sectors including fashion, growing technology sector, it Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy, The parents suggested that in lower court to the SC, includ- said that a sense of insecurity ban, growing number of porn as gender equality, respect for apparel, healthcare, retail, offers a rich talent pool, mak- who belongs to Hyderabad, has crimes, the entire case should ing mercy petition before the is prevailing among the fami- sites are adding fuel to the fire, laws of the country and non- financial services, hospitality, ing it a compelling location written to the Law Ministry to be disposed of within 365 days. President, should be finalised," lies who are struck by such and are primarily responsible discrimination towards all sec- technology and telecommuni- from which to serve our val- examine the points suggested "The time period of 365 days the letter said. The parents who crimes. In order to pay a fitting for a spike in sex-related crimes tions of people," the parents of cations, among others. ued customers globally.” by the grieving parents. means that from the date of lost their daughter, a veterinary homage to Disha, Nirbhaya, against women. Disha added. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2020 hyderabad 04 VEGETABLE PRICES EASE Transform towns under Pattana Pragati, says Ajay AS ARRIVALS INCREASE PNS n KOTHAGUDEM Transport Minister Ajay PNS n HYDERABAD Farmers in TS are Kumar called upon municipal- sustaining losses ities to implement ‘Pattana Vegetable prices in city markets ‘Govt firm on Pragati’ on the lines of village have eased following import of as the prices of panchayats implementing Palle vegetables from Maharashtra, vegetables protecting Pragati programme and Rajasthan, Karnataka and dropped in the advised municipalities to focus many districts across the state culture' on those wards where the of Telangana. open market on poor reside. He insisted that The Telangana farmers are account of the PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR towns should undergo a sea- sustaining losses as the prices change with implementation of of vegetables dropped in the glut. A few Agiculture Minister the 10-day programme. open market on account of the months ago, open Singireddi Niranjan Reddy Addressing the Pattana glut. A few months ago, open on Thursday said the Pragati preparatory meeting as market prices of onions went market prices of Telangana government was the chief guest at Kothagudem Civic bodies should prepare ward-wise plans to through the roof. Because of onions went keen on protecting the Club here on Thursday, the implement the programme and finish construction of inflationary tendencies, prices through the roof indigenous culture, tradi- Minister said that the New toilets in towns and cities in the next three months of vegetables hovered beyond tions and customs with a pos- Municipalities Act has — P AJAY KUMAR, Transport Minister the reach of the common man itive motto. The Minister was increased the responsibilities of forcing traders to import toma- addressing the Sadguru civic bodies. He lauded the to, potato and capsicum and so farmers reaped bumper harvest imported to Hyderabad as 40 a kg. A kg of beans was sold Sevalal Maharaj Birth Power Week programme as the be prepared. The municipali- should be resolved by bringing on. Maharashtra has been of vegetables. On import from against 150-200 lorries six at Rs 200 a kg as against the anniversary programme in best programme since it ty general body meeting it to the notice of district col- exporting onions and potatoes, other states, the prices of veg- months ago. Therefore, the current price of Rs 40 a kg. Wanaparthy. Speaking on the offered solutions to many should be held once in a lector. while Karnataka is exporting etables remained in the open wholesale price of tomato is Potatoes are also being sold at occasion, he said the festivals problems. month. The district collector, The Minister touched upon capsicum, green chilli and market. In fact, there is a glut put between Rs 3 and 4 a kg. Rs 25-30 a kg. of such kind are celebrated to He asked the civic bodies to additional collector and coun- provision of crematoria, bur- tomato. Similarly, Rajasthan of tomatoes in the market However, the vegetable is Because of imports from mirror the grandeur of the prepare ward-wise plans to cilor should be involved in ial grounds, vegetable markets is exporting vegetables such as because of import from other being sold at Rs 8-15 a kg in other states the prices of other culture and the attainment of implement the programme preparing plans taking into and meat markets, fruit and beans, tomatoes, green chilli states and other districts in retail. vegetables such as capsicum, Telangana state has helped and complete construction of consideration the facilities flower markets, sports and so on. Telangana. A kg of green chilli was sold carrot, cluster beans, ridge the people of this part to public toilets in towns and wards do not have and what grounds and open air gyms Since there were bountiful Currently, 200-250 lorry at Rs 80 a kg, while the current gourd, beetroot, ivy gourd are focus their attention on the cities in the next three months. facilities they do,” he said. and so on. rains last year across the state, loads of tomatoes are being price ranges between Rs 30 and within the people’s reach. local culture. During the next eight “Everyone should define He also stressed on building months, power problems what a good town or city is. public toilets and urged the should be fully addressed as Garbage should be cleared on officials concerned to com- desired by Chief Minister K daily basis, clean drinking plete them in three months. Chandrashekhar Rao, Ajay water should be supplied, Rusted and bent electric Cong questions KCR's Kumar said. streetlights should be provid- poles and those in the middle “Otherwise, the municipal ed, ditches on the roads should of the road, transformers chairmen and commission- be filled,” the Minister said. located on footpaths should be ers would have to give up their Moreover, there should be all- replaced and hanging over- ‘dual stand' on CAA posts,” he said, quoting the round greenery and dump head electric cables should Chief Minister as saying. yards should be identified to be realigned and big electric PNS n HYDERABAD “Annual and five year plans to dispose of garbage. If no suit- poles should replace the small- develop municipalities should able land is found, the problem er ones. Former Minister Mohammed As the ruling Ali Shabbir has accused Chief party in Minister K Chandrashekhar Telangana, KCR Rao of misleading the people Vijayashanthi with his ‘dual stand’ on con- must specifically Tourism Minister Srinivas Goud flagging off the service at Begumpet Airport tentious Citizenship says that CAA slams KCR Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register will not be over poll (NPR) and National Register of implemented in Now, hire a chopper Citizens (NRC). promises Addressing a press confer- Telangana, said ence at Gandhi Bhavan on Shabbir Ali to Vemulawada PNS n HYDERABAD Thursday, the former and ex- Leader of Opposition in the Mid Manair project, Srinivas TPCC Campaign Committee Legislative Council pointed said. will lead to discriminate on the PNS n HYDERABAD Goud said. The three packages chairperson Vijayashanthi out that KCR never He pointed out the State basis of religion while granti- include Vemulawada to asked the Chief Minister K announced that CAA, NPR Cabinet only appealed to the ng citizenship and thereby The Telangana State Tourism Vemulawada (local ride for Chandrashekhar Rao, who and NRC would not be imple- Centre to abrogate CAA and jeopardising secularism envis- Development Corporation seven minutes) for Rs 3,000, warned municipal public rep- mented in Telangana. He said did not take a decision of not aged in the constitution. (TSTDC), in association with Vemulawada to Vemulawada resentatives to work or resign, that the CAB was passed in implementing it in Telangana. Cabinet decided to pass reso- the Telangana State Aviation overflying Mid Manair dam to reveal whether it applies to Parliament on December 11, The Cabinet briefing, as shared lution to this effect in the Corporation has launched (16-minute ride) for Rs 5,500 Chief Minister too. "People 2019, and the TRS MPs voted by the CMO with the media State Assembly the way Kerala, helicopter services to the his- and Hyderabad to are having a doubt whether against it, but KCR spoke through a press release on Punjab, Rajasthan and West toric Raja Rajeshwari temple Vemulawada and back at Rs CM would stick to his word Plea to raise retirement about it only on January 25, February 16 says, “The State Bengal states did.” in Vemulawada, coinciding 30,000 per head. or not. People of Telangana after about 45 days. “As the Cabinet appealed to the Union The Congress leader alleged with Maha Shivaratri. These packages were are not happy under KCR's age of teachers ruling party in Telangana, Government not to discrimi- that KCR was trying to sail in Tourism Minister V launched after IT Minister rule. KCR gives speeches TRS cannot simply say that it nate on the basis of religion for two boats simultaneously. The Srinivas Goud flagged off the KT Rama Rao directed the only to camouflage people," PNS n HYDERABAD Chandrashekhar Rao. OUTA opposes the controversial law. according Indian Citizenship. Chief Minister wants to keep services from the Begumpet Tourism Department to make she said. "Even after coming representatives met Vinod KCR must specifically says It requested that all religions Prime Minister Narender Airport. The services are part all arrangements for the con- to power for the second term, State Planning Board vice- Kumar at the latter's residence that CAA will not be imple- must be treated as equal before Modi and Home Minister of a tourism package launched venience of the pilgrims visit- Chief Minister has failed to chairman B Vinod Kumar on and submitted a memoran- mented in Telangana as it was the law. Cabinet further Amit Shah happy by not tak- by the Tourism Department ing Raja Rajeshwari temple. fulfil poll promises. Not even Thursday assured the dum in this regard. On the done by other States including requested the Central ing a tough and clear against which, apart from Apart from helicopter rides, a single double bedroom Osmania University Teachers occasion, the OUTA represen- Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Government to take measures CAA while he is also trying to and accommodation will Telangana Tourism is also house has been constructed Association (OUTA) that he tatives urged Vinod to raise the West Bengal, Maharashtra and to abrogate the Citizenship cheat Muslims by giving mis- include helicopter rides that operating special buses to so far. Will KCR tender his will take their problems to the retirement age of University Madhya Pradesh,” Shabbir Ali (Amendment) Act, 2019 which leading statements. will give an aerial view of the Vemulawada. resignation now?," she asked. notice of Chief Minister K teachers from 60 to 65 years.

‘99% farmers FOR A CAUSE Kapileswara registered under Swamy temple e-Karshak' decked up for n PNS VIJAYAWADA Shivaratri The government is commit- ted to supporting farmers, PNS n VIJAYAWADA said Krishna District Collector Md Imtiaz. He The TTD has made elaborate further stated that 98 per arrangements at Sri cent of farmers have been Kapileswara Swamy temple registered under e-Karshak for Maha Shivaratri celebra- CM misleading people and registered their crop tions on Friday. Keeping in details under e-Crop The view the anticipated huge Collector, along with turnout of devotees, the TTD Nandigama MLA M has organised special queue over poll promises, Jaganmohan Rao, handed lines, barricades, shamianas over the letter granting Rs 7 and parking lots around the lakh to the wife of K Ashok temple. Rituals begin on says Laxman Kumar, a farmer, who com- Friday at 2.30 am with mitted suicide. In all, 2.16 Mahanyasaka Ekadasha PNS n HYDERABAD failed to address the problems lakh beneficiaries would get Rudrabishekam followed by of unemployed youth and pro- house sites in the district on Rathotsavam (Bhogi Ratham) Telangana BJP president Dr K vided only 20,000 jobs during Ugadi, said Collector. Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan at a mega blood donation camp at Cyient company in Nanakramguda on Thursday and the most important Laxman criticised the func- last six years, whereas 50,000 Nandi Vahanam in the tioning of the TRS govern- employees have retired in the evening. Devotees will be ment on Thursday. same period. given darshan from 5.30 am Addressing a press confer- Laxman alleged that till midnight. On Saturday, ence at state BJP office in Telangana has become bank- Meet Trump's die-hard fan from Jangaon Lingodbhava Kaala Hyderabad, Laxman alleged rupt and is unable to make Abhisekam will be performed that the Chief Minister K payments even to pensioners. from midnight of Friday to 4 Chandrasekhar Rao will Social welfare schemes includ- n am in which the TTD always make tall promises ing Kalyanlakshmi, Shadi BUSSA KRISHNA URGED CENTRE TO FULFIL HIS DREAM OF MEETING U.S PRESIDENT appealed to devotees to par- before elections and forget it Mubarak and Raitu Bandhu ticipate in big numbers and after winning the elections. schemes have been stopped for PNS n WARANGAL beget blessings. The TTD KCR is misleading people non availability of funds. Krishna, who hails from Konne village has deployed nearly 250 with his poll promises, he The TRS government has A die-hard fan of United States Srivari Sevaks, 150 Scouts, said.Demanding implemen- also failed to keep its promis- President Donald Trump, of Bachannapet mandal in Jangaon 100 Vigilance personnel for tation of pay revision commis- es of paying allowances to Bussa Krishna, has appealled to district, is a die-hard fan of POTUS. He the mega religious event. sion (PRC), Laxman said that unemployed youth, Laxman the Central government to ful- Annaprasadam and water the CM is threatening govern- said and stated that many fil his wish of meeting his idol is not just any fan, but considers arrangements have also been ment employees if they raise unemployed youth are still during his upcoming India himself to be a devotee of Trump made by the TTD. Later in the demands. Citing an example, waiting for government jobs visit. evening, there will be devo- Laxman said that KCR threat- for years together even after Krishna, who hails from tional cultural events like ened tahasildars stating that he the formation of new state. Konne village of Bachannapet framed photo of the American started calling him Trump bhajans, harikatha and bhak- will scrap tahasildar system Later, Dr Laxman felicitat- mandal in Jangaon district, is leader. “I am praying to God to Krishna. Krishna’s residence is ti sangeetam. Meanwhile, the when they demanded to pro- ed K Styanarayana, a BJP a die-hard fan of POTUS. He see that I meet my ‘god’ at least known as Trump House here. TTD is organising grand mote them as deputy collec- worker, who was elected unan- is not just any fan, but consid- once,” Krishna said. The villagers never objected to Maha Shivaratri celebrations tors. imously as vice-chairman of ers himself to be a devotee of According to Krishna’s it, but appreciated his devo- at Sri Seshachala Lingeswara Accusing the Chief Minister Narsingi co-operative society. Trump. He even erected a stat- friends, villagers have started tion,” Ramesh Reddy, Bussa’s temple at Kandulavaripalli of neglecting educated youth State party general secretary ue of Donald Trump four years referring to him affectionately friend said. With the United village of Chandragiri man- and not protecting the inter- Chinta Sambamurthy, former ago and performs prayers every week for Trump’s longevity. I Facebook and Instagram as ‘Trump’ Krishna, due to his States President visiting India dal from February 20-22. est of employees, Laxman said minister Narasimhulu and Friday. keep a photo of him with me accounts of himself wearing a devotion to the US President. next week, Krishna had put Celebrations began with the TRS party assured to pro- spokesperson NV Subash were “I want India and America and start every work by look- blue or red T-shirt with the “Although his real name is forth an appeal to the Modi Kalasasthapanam and Ekadasa vide jobs to youth, when the also present at the press con- to always have a better relation- ing at their picture,” he said. name Trump emblazoned on Bussa Krishna, after he started government to fulfil his wish of Rudra Avahanam in the early party came to power. But it ference. ship. I also fast on Fridays every Krishna posts images on his its front and back, carrying a praying to Trump, all villagers meeting his idol. hours on February 20. 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SHORT READS HISTORICAL GASTRONOMICA NADDA CALLS ON BADAL Natl Museum drops non-veg FOR ‘STRENGTHENING NDA’ dishes from menu of food event PNS n NEW DELHI Nadda got a grand welcome PNS n NEW DELHI with flowers and the tradition- BJP president J P Nadda on al bhangra when he reached Non-vegetarian food has been Affidavit case: Thursday called on Akali Dal Badal village. dropped from the menu of the patriarch Parkash Singh Badal Addressing a rally in National Museum's week-long Fadnavis appears at his home in Punjab's Badal Amritsar on February 13, exhibition-cum-event on before court, gets bail village and deliberated on Badal said all religions should India's culinary history, strengthening the NDA in the be respected. Historical Gastronomica, due NAGPUR: Former Maharashtra state, sources in the parties This was Nadda's first visit to an "unwritten policy" based Chief Minister Devendra said. The visit to Badal's native to Punjab after becoming BJP on "sentiments", a senior offi- Fadnavis appeared before a village came days after the president and also his first cial of the museum said on Nagpur court on Thursday in former Punjab chief minister meeting with Badal senior. Thursday. connection with a complaint said minorities "should be From Badal village, Nadda The organisers came under approval but the non-vegetar- ments of the people who visit seeking criminal proceedings taken along" to run a govern- went to Amritsar to pay obei- fire after the event's menu ian part of the menu was not us. We cannot serve non-veg- against him for alleged non- ment. sance at the Golden Temple, comprising non-vegetarian discussed with us. We assumed etarian food here. It is an disclosure of criminal cases in The closed-door meeting, Durgiana Mandir and Ram dishes was put up on the that they would know that we unwritten policy based on sen- his election affidavit in 2014. which lasted about an hour, Tirath. He is also expected to museum's website. Shortly do not serve non-veg food here timents which we thought The senior BJP leader was assumes significance following dates in the assembly elections. Twitter that he had paid a cour- meet the state party leadership afterwards, it was decided that given the policy of the institu- they (OSMS) knew," said Nath. given the last chance by Chief the brief strain between the BJP Coming out of the meeting, tesy visit to Parkash Singh in Amritsar, said a BJP leader. only vegetarian food would be tion. Just 10 days back we had When asked if this was Metropolitan Magistrate P S and its oldest ally Shiromani Nadda told reporters he had Badal Sahab, one of India's The SAD wanted Muslims served at the exhibition which a Guru Nanak festival and we straying from the culinary his- Ingle to appear before the court Akali Dal that had announced gone to the village to meet the most "respected statesmen". to be included in the CAA, a will be on till February 25. never had this controversy," tory of ancient India where on Thursday. Taking note of it would not contest the Delhi veteran leader to extend a per- "Meeting with Badal Sahab legislation which seeks to give The food event is being Nath said. non-vegetarian dishes were Fadnavis' appearance before assembly elections following sonal invitation for his son's always inspires us," he said. citizenship to members of per- organised jointly by the "It (non-veg food items) common, Nath said that visi- the court, the magistrate differences with the saffron wedding. Nadda was accompanied by secuted minorities from National Museum, the was on the site for a day and tors will just not be served the granted him bail on a personal party on the Citizenship "We have good relations BJP vice president Prabhat Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ministry of Culture and One we withdrew it as soon as we food, but will be briefed on bond of Rs 15,000. The court Amendment Act. with the Badals," Nadda said. Jha, also the party's in-charge Afghanistan but leaves out the Station Million Stories realised the issue," Nath added. them. was hearing an application filed It later backed BJP candi- The BJP president added on for Punjab. community. (OSMS), a private firm. Nath, however, said that the "We are not serving the by advocate Satish Uke, The additional director gen- "policy" of not serving non- non-vegetarian food, but we seeking criminal proceedings to eral of the museum Subrata vegetarian dishes was not a will brief visitors on the histor- be initiated against Fadnavis for Nath told PTI that OSMS did written one, but a "sentimen- ical dietary practises of ancient alleged non-disclosure of No intention to not discuss in detail the non- tal one". India, so it is wrong to say that criminal cases registered To avoid ‘office of profit’ row, no vegetarian part of the menu "The museum is full of idols we are not giving a true picture against him in his election scrap Art 371: with the museum officials. of several gods and goddesses, of the food in ancient times," affidavit in 2014. "They (OSMS) got our we have to respect the senti- he said. Five of family killed perks for Waikar, Sawant? Shah assures n as car hits truck PNS MUMBAI "A notification or a revised Government Northeast CWC must on highway In a bid to avoid any controver- Resolution (GR) will be issued as per PNS n ITANAGAR Private school JAMMU: Five members of a sy over the appointment of which they may not get perks and hold family were killed on Thursday Shiv Sena MLA Ravindra allowances for the posts. This is to Reaffirming the government's manager held for when their car rammed into a Waikar and party MP Arvind commitment to protecting stationary truck on the Jammu- Sawant to key posts with avoid any allegations of office of profit," the unique culture of the leadership Pathankot Highway in Samba Cabinet rank, the Uddhav an official said on Thursday Northeast, Union Home district of Jammu and Kashmir, Thackeray-led government may Minister Amit Shah said on giving ‘cheating tips’ elections police said. The accident took issue a notification as per which Thursday misinformation n place at Swanda Morh in they may not get perks and was spread after abrogation of PNS NEW DELHI Ghagwal area when the car allowances for the posts. Article 370 that identical fate driver lost control and hit the The state government had awaited Article 371 in the Senior Congress leader truck parked on the roadside appointed Waikar as the chief region. Shashi Tharoor on Thursday around 5:30 am, a police coordinator in the chief minis- Most of the states that urged the Congress Working official said. All the five ter's office (CMO) and Sawant have special provisions under Committee (CWC) to hold occupants of the car were as the head of the state Article 371 are in the leadership elections to "ener- rushed to a nearby hospital Parliamentary Coordination Northeast. These provisions gise workers and inspire where they were declared Committee. are aimed at preserving their voters". brought dead, he said. The "A notification or a revised cultural heritage and cus- Tharoor's appeal came in official identified the deceased Government Resolution (GR) tomary laws. support of his party col- as Darshan Singh (70), his wife will be issued as per which they Addressing a gathering to league and former MP may not get perks and mark the 34th foundation day Sandeep Dikshit's remarks Darshan Kour (65), brother MLA Ravindra MP Arvind Sawant Arjun Singh (75), nephew allowances for the posts. This is of Arunachal Pradesh, Shah that the the biggest challenge Manjeet Singh (56) and to avoid any allegations of office said the Northeast was only the party faces is the "lead- Manjeet's son Sahib Singh of profit," an official said on with the central government. He ment give us perks and geographically united with ership question". (20), all residents of Jammu. Thursday. was also given the rank of a allowances as elected represen- the rest of India before 2014 PNS n MAU (UP) Secondary Education examina- Dikshit has accused The family was returning from Waikar, who is an MLA from Cabinet minister. tatives and in our new posts when Narendra Modi tions. senior leaders of failing to Punjab where they had gone to Jogeshwari constituency in sub- However, the Maharashtra together? We have not yet taken assumed office of the prime A private school manager was In the video, he purported- find a new president after all attend a pre-wedding urban Mumbai, was appointed Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern- charge. A rectification to the GR minister. arrested here on Thursday for ly assures students that "none of these months because they ceremony, the official said. chief coordinator in CMO and ment thinks that the opposition will be done." "The real emotional inte- allegedly giving "cheating tips" them will fail" if they follow his are "scared who will bell the also allotted the rank of Cabinet BJP may try to corner it during Waikar was Minister of State gration of the region with the to students appearing in the instructions. cat". minister. His responsibility is to the upcoming Budget session of for Housing in the previous rest of the country happened UP Board examinations and The video clip was secretly Reacting to the remarks, coordinate with public repre- the state legislature over these Devendra Fadnavis-led gov- only under the Modi govern- advising them to slide in a Rs filmed by one of the students Tharoor tweeted, "What sentatives and the chief minis- appointments citing the office of ernment, while Sawant was ment," he said. 100 note along with answer and sent to the Chief Minister's Sandeep Dikshit said open- ter on fast-tracking projects profit. Minister for Heavy Industries in Shah said,"Misinformation sheets to get a good score, Office, officials said. ly is what dozens of party and fund allocations. Talking to PTI, Sawant said the Modi government. was spread after abrogation of police said. "All of you should maintain leaders from across the Sawant, an MP from South the office of profit issue will not He was not inducted by Chief Article 370, which gave spe- A two-minute long video of discipline. If a chit is found with country are saying private- Mumbai, was last week appoint- arise if he and Waikar do not Minister Uddhav Thackeray cial status to Jammu and Praveen Mall, manager of you and even if you are slapped, ly, including many with ed as the chairman of a state- avail allowances and perks that into his cabinet, while Sawant Kashmir, that Article 371 Harivansh Memorial Inter fold your hand and be ready for responsible positions in the level parliamentary committee come with the post. quit as Union minister when the will also be scrapped. It will College, went viral on social one more (slap). Don't argue party. I renew my appeal to set up to follow up pending pro- When contacted, Waikar Sena and BJP fell out over never happen. Nobody has media in which he is seen giv- and stand straight as the teacher CWC to hold leadership posals related to Maharashtra said, "How can the govern- power sharing in Maharashtra. any such intention." ing the "tips" to students to get can damage your future," Mall elections to energise work- Thrashing of Dalits: high marks in the UP Board of is heard saying in the video. ers and inspire voters." Rahul asks govt to book culprits Darapuri, Jafar to legally challenge NEW DELHI: Congress leader Use of Indian languages can make Rahul Gandhi on Thursday termed the torture of two Dalits in Rajasthan's UP govt's recovery notices Nagaur as "horrific and governance people-centric: Naidu sickening" and asked his party PNS n LUCKNOW There is no proof against me of government in the state to take inciting violence but instead of PNS n NEW DELHI The Vice President said cel- immediate action to bring the Social activists S R Darapuri arresting antisocial elements, ebration of languages should perpetrators to book. The video and Sadaf Jafar said Thursday they arrested and tortured At least 40 percent of the pop- not be limited to a day. of the two Dalit men being they intend to move court me," she said. ulation globally does not have "It is important that our cel- thrashed has become viral on against the Uttar Pradesh gov- She was arrested on access to education in a lan- ebration of Matribhashas does social media. "The recent video ernment's recovery notices on December 19 in connection guage they speak or under- not end with the conclusion of of two young Dalit men being them for damage to public with the violence. stand, Vice President Venkaiah Matribhasha Diwas. In fact brutally tortured in Nagaur, property during anti-CAA Lucknow Additional District Naidu said on Thursday assert- everyday should be celebrated Rajasthan is horrific and protests here last year. Magistrate (East) KP Singh ing usage of Indian languages as Matribhasha Diwas. sickening. I urge the state They stated they have not yet had on Monday issued recov- can make governance in the "I hope that more and more Government to take immediate received any official communi- ery notices to 28 people stating country more people-centric. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu people will start using their action to bring the perpetrators cation seeking recovery, but a that they have to deposit Rs 63 "Globally 40 percent of the native languages at home, in of this shocking crime to senior government official said lakh by March 20, otherwise population does not have "Language shape the cultur- the community, in meetings justice," he said on Twitter. The the notices have been issued to action will be taken against access to education in a lan- al life of a nation and lay the and in administration. We two Dalits who were allegedly 28 people including them. them. guage they speak or under- foundation for its progress. must accord a sense of digni- caught stealing money from a Darapuri told PTI on Besides Darapuri and Sadaf, stand. Indian languages can Language is the vital, unseen ty and pride to those who two-wheeler agency were Thursday, "I am hearing news S R Darapuri and Sadaf Jafar the notice also names bring administration closer to thread that links the past with speak, write and communicate beaten up by the showroom that I've been issued recovery Mohammad Shoaib of Rihai people. It can make gover- the present. I have always in these language," he said. staffers in Nagaur district, notices by the district admin- High Court if I get any." notice she too will move court. Manch, and social activists nance more people-centric," emphasized the importance At the event, Naidu was police said on Wednesday. Five stration, though I have not Social activist Jafar, who is "The state government is Robin Verma, Deepak Kabir, Naidu said at an event here to of protecting and conserving welcomed in 22 Indian lan- persons have been detained in received any such notice till also a Congress leader, said if sending recovery notices Pawan Rao Ambedkar, among mark the "International our unique and rich linguistic guages by students dressed in connection with the case. now. I will challenge it in the she receives any recovery unconstitutionally to people. others. Mother Language Day". heritage," he added. traditional Indian attire. Dhankhar addresses function over Cong wants 10 turncoat MLAs to seek fresh mandate PNS n PANAJI MLAs later this week, Mulla Panaji, urging the then loudspeakers; TMC cries foul said. Digambar Kamat-led state gov- The Goa Congress has said it "St Cruz MLA Antonio ernment to shift the casinos out PNS n HOWRAH tration officials were tight- will challenge its 10 former Fernandes, who is among these of the river. lipped over the incident. The MLAs, who joined the BJP last 10 lawmakers, will be the first The Congress is miffed with Use of loudspeakers at a func- Raj Bhavan also refused to year, to resign and seek fresh one to be given a letter chal- the recent statement of state tion addressed by Jagdeep comment. mandate on the saffron party's lenging him to resign," he Ports Minister Michael Lobo, Dhankhar sparked a row, with The organisers said they ticket. said. who said the off-shore casinos the Trinamool Congress alleg- took permission from the State Congress spokesman Mulla also said that the should not be shifted out of the ing that the West Bengal gov- police for the fair. Urfan Mulla told PTI on Congress is planning to hold a Mandovi river, and suggested ernor violated the restrictions Bholanath Mondal, the chief Thursday that his party leaders 'mashal rally' (with fire torch- that more such vessels be intro- put in place due to the ongo- of the organising committee, will visit homes of the 10 es), similar to the protest held duced in other rivers of the ing state board examinations. said that only the loudspeak- MLAs and challenge them to by former chief minister state. Dhankhar inaugurated a 10- Jagdeep Dhankhar ers near the stage were used re-contest the election. Manohar Parrikar before the "We have planned a strategy. day-long fair at Anantapur during the governor's address After the 2017 Goa polls, a lenge them to resign as MLAs the 2017 polls on Congress' 2012 state polls, against the We will hold exactly the same Mill grounds in rural Howrah's she uplifts the entire society. and those outside the ground hung Assembly had emerged. and then re-contest on BJP's ticket, as the voters had reject- presence of off-shore casinos in kind of agitation that was held Shyampur police station area At least eight loudspeakers were switched off. But, the BJP outsmarted the ticket from their respective ed the BJP, he claimed. the Mandovi river in Panaji. by Parrikar. We want to remind on Wednesday evening. were put up near the stage "The Kali puja in Anantapur Congress by cobbling togeth- Assembly constituencies. If "But these ten MLAs ditched Locals have been opposing the BJP of its assurance on the Addressing the gathering, from where Dhankhar and the fair around it is a very er a coalition quickly. they think they can get re-elect- the voters and join the BJP," he the presence of these vessels in off-shore casinos," Mulla said, the governor said if a man gets addressed the locals gathered old tradition. We don't have In July last year, 10 Congress ed on BJP's ticket, they should alleged. the river. adding that the exact date for educated, it only helps him but at the fairground. any option but to use the MLAs switched over to the BJP. try their luck," Mulla said. The state Congress leaders Before the 2012 elections, the rally would be announced when a woman gets educated, District police and adminis- loudspeakers," he said. "The Congress will chal- These MLAs got elected in will start visiting these 10 Parrikar led a 'mashal rally' in soon. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Priyanka for RS? The Cong is hoping that the gambit of putting her in a Central role will hold out some hope of reviving the party The war on rationality here may be a host of recommendations for the Congress to revive itself and cap- Titalise on its pan-India matrix as a cohe- Shutting down N-power plants only to replace them with coal burning is the sive Opposition force. But there’s nobody to accept them. There may be umpteen calls to height of illogic. Nobody is as crazy as the Germans and the Japanese restore inner-party democracy by holding organisational elections and choosing capa- ble leaders and its president based on cadre choices. But there’s nobody to “bell the cat” as one of its own self-deprecating leaders said. There may be articulate and activist young leaders, who have sought to shine their light for a 2.0 recast but have been fobbed off by old hawks who fear their irrele- vance, even if that applies to holding on to the crumbs of a fast disintegrating GWYNNE DYER party. There may be seasoned leaders with wise words of wisdom that run in different directions, justifying them as inner party democratic dialogues although ermany and Japan are final- ly winning a war together. the world sees them as terrible infighting. There’s the old matriarch, who is still Unfortunately, it is the “war keeping it together, the Gandhi tag the party’s brand adhesive that’s as scape- on rationality.” Coal, as every- goating for party leaders in failure as grandstanding in success. But Sonia Gandhi body knows, is by far the mostG damaging source of energy we use, doesn’t know how to pass it on to her offspring. Reconciling some issues and in terms of both the harm to human the generational divide, infusing fresh breath energy with his band of followers beings and the impact on the climate. It’s was son Rahul, reluctant yet stubborn, a cocktail that’s more implosive than explo- twice as bad as natural gas and dozens of times worse than solar or nuclear or wind sive. Then there is Priyanka Gandhi, the more willing and capable scion with power. Yet both Germany and Japan have some strike capabilities, who could have been the galvaniser had not her brah- been building a lot of new coal-fired mastra potential been wasted by benching her. So the Congress is tempted to power stations. But why are they still bet- ting on coal? play its last family card to mend the party by assigning her a Central role now Would it upset you if I said it’s rather than waiting for the next round of parliamentary elections. As 51 Rajya because they are, despite their apparent Sabha seats will be falling vacant in April, of which eight are from the three party- sophistication, superstitious peasants at ruled States, there’s a growing clamour to elect her to the Rajya Sabha. heart? Well, go ahead and get upset. Germany still gets more than a third of Can this reset the Congress’ narrative indeed? On the face of it, she has not its energy from burning coal and most of been able to sway the Lok Sabha verdict even though she was made party gen- it is ultra-polluting lignite or “brown” eral-secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP). In fact, the Gandhis lost coal. Solar, wind, geo-thermal and hydropower generation provide just 17 the home bastion of Amethi, too. Beyond some crowd-pleasing speeches, dra- per cent of the country’s electricity needs. matic optics with the boatmen of Varanasi and campaign colour, Priyanka was If most of Germany’s 17 nuclear powers compromised by an organisational matrix that had been floundering in the face had not been shut down after 2012 (the last are scheduled to close within two of the BJP’s phalanx. She herself admitted as much. And although she is prob- years), then at least half the coal would ably the only politician other than Modi who can produce a mass resonance, not have been needed. she has two handicaps — the people’s rejection of the politics of entitlement There had been an active anti-nuclear power movement in Germany for some and a disconnect with the grassroots. Which is why one must credit her with time but what triggered the 2012 decision nuclear power that Japan orig- the most expensive option and China are now racing to not abandoning UP even after the Lok Sabha debacle while her brother chose to shut the entire sector down was the inally planned to make avail- because it costs so much to secure lucrative construction exile. She worked the ground unlike her brother, who chose to be a disembod- Fukushima disaster of the previous year. able by 2030. The gap between build the reactors and the contracts in developing coun- I am deliberately avoiding the words 20 per cent and the planned associated controls and safe- tries to expand their strategic ied conscience. She has been taking up the cudgels on behalf of the dispos- “calamity”, “disaster” and “catastrophe” 40 per cent of the country’s OTHER COUNTRIES ty devices. Indeed, nuclear is reach. sessed tribals in Sonbhadra, praying with Dalits and has been visiting the anti- because while the Fukushima tsunami energy needs will be made up no longer cost-competitive At least China is also citizenship law protesters at the receiving end of police brutality. She has also killed 19,000 people, the subsequent by burning coal. CAN BE IDIOTIC, with other “clean” sources of building nuclear plants as fast problem with the four nuclear reactors on Japan recently announced power like wind and solar. as it can. Last year, it account- been articulating her positions on national issues rather vociferously on social the coast killed nobody. Yet, the German that it plans to build 22 new TOO. DUE TO AN So there is a case for not ed for more than half the media. There is a rooted realism to her brother’s exalted escapism, one that is people, or at least a large number of coal-burning power plants in ADMINISTRATIVE building any more nuclear world’s output of solar panels. now translating into huge crowd turnouts at her roadshow to the utter discom- German anti-nuclear activists, insisted the next five years. Its GLITCH, CHINESE power stations, at least in (On the other hand, it is pro- fort of caste-based parties, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). that any nuclear reactor anywhere was a Government has argued that regions and countries that viding work for the Chinese mortal danger and the Government these coal plants use ultra- PROVINCES ARE have ample resources in terms construction industry by Not only has she lived down her tag, her political sensibilities are primed and agreed to shut all nuclear plants down. supercritical boilers that are of sun and wind. But there is building a planned 300 she has based herself in Lucknow with diligence of purpose. But the real prob- The country pulled a 180 and decided to vastly more energy-efficient CURRENTLY no case for shutting down coal-fired power stations in lem is how she negotiates the tricky territory between her and Rahul camp fol- embark on ending its use of nuclear and pollute less per unit of BUILDING existing nuclear stations and other countries, presumably power entirely. energy. But these plants still burning more coal to make up on the unspoken assumption lowers and obviates criticism that by getting elected to the Rajya Sabha, the Gandhis The same thing happened in Japan. emit greenhouse gases and are HUNDREDS OF the difference. That is so stu- that carbon dioxide emissions would ensure family representation in each House and were just living out their The Japanese planners were foolish to put a non-starter for activists who UNNECESSARY pid, it verges on the criminal. elsewhere won’t affect China’s timelines as legislators. But Priyanka could make herself heard that much more four reactors on the coast in a region want the world to zero out Other countries can be climate.) where earthquakes and consequent carbon emissions. COAL-FIRED idiotic, too. Due to an admin- But nobody is as crazy as nationally as a parliamentarian and counter the BJP’s oratory and propaganda. tsunamis were to be expected from time This is deeply irresponsi- POWER STATIONS istrative glitch, Chinese the Germans and the Comparisons are being drawn about how her grandmother Indira Gandhi became to time. What needs to be condemned is ble behaviour and the worst provinces are currently Japanese, who have been shut- Prime Minister in 1966 as a Rajya Sabha member. However, the context was the decision of the planners and not thing is that the decision- THAT MAY NEVER building hundreds of unnec- ting down nuclear plants and nuclear power. Nevertheless, all 50 makers know it. They are just BE USED SINCE essary coal-fired power sta- replacing them with coal- different as Indira had the Congress as the dominant political party ruling in most Japanese nuclear reactors, which account- deferring to public opinion, tions that may never be used, fired plants. France will close States and at the Centre. That position has been wrested by the BJP today, leav- ed for 30 per cent of the country’s which in this instance is THE CENTRAL since the Central Government its last coal-fired station in ing Priyanka with virtually no enablers. She has a classic glass cliff situation; electrical power, were immediately shut entirely wrong. The “supersti- expects the country’s coal use 2022 and Britain will do the down. tious peasants” should really GOVERNMENT to peak this year — and most same in 2025. But Germany she could emerge in her own right if she manages to bring the Congress out of The Japanese are not as blindly dog- be frightened of global EXPECTS THE existing Chinese coal plants says 2038 and Japan just says the ventilator or she could be condemned for inefficiencies if she fails. Besides, matic as the Germans: Two of those warming, for which coal- COUNTRY’S COAL already sit idle more than “eventually.” That’s far too she has a better connect with and a sensibility to deal with both senior and junior nuclear plants reopened in 2015 and burning is a major driver, not half of the time. late: By then the die will be seven more resurfaced recently. A further of relatively harmless nuclear USE TO PEAK China is using coal power cast and the world will be leaders, who are claiming fiefdoms of importance and fighting each other, be it 17 are in the lengthy process of restart power. financing as a key element of committed to more than 2oC Milind Deora, Ajay Maken, Pawan Khera, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kamal Nath approval. So by 2030, the Japanese That’s not to say that THIS YEAR its Belt and Road Initiative to of warming. or Jyotiraditya Scindia. She could still be the balancer and end the confusion at Government hopes to be getting 20 per nuclear power is the solution expand its economic and (Gwynne Dyer’s new book cent of its electricity from nuclear power to all our problems, or even political influence throughout is ‘Growing Pains: The Future least. But how would she avoid her Achilles’ heel, -husband Robert again. But that’s only half the amount of most of them. It is generally Asia and Africa. Both Japan of Democracy and Work’). Vadra, who is entangled in vigilance probes? If she manages the political dis- sociation from personal, perhaps she could still get the party back on keel. S O U N D BITE Problems of radicalism, It is hypocritical that only In all fairness, the Chinese China has realised that it cannot Tesla’s second coming environment and the belief female actors are accused have slowed down. It is back its all-weather friend all that one is right while the of going under the knife or India that is an even bigger the time. If FATF comes down rest are wrong are the getting botox when male problem but it is an enor- heavily on them (Pakistan), it The company announces it is working on improved EV basic issues disturbing actors do the same. Why mous problem. Nobody is may have to do a rethink on batteries to reduce ‘range anxiety’ among drivers the peace in the world. point fingers at women? doing anything about it. rhetoric and activities. outh Africa-born entrepreneur Elon RSS chief Actor US presidential aspirant Army Chief Musk is a polarising figure. His late night —Mohan Bhagwat —Raveena Tandon —Michael Bloomberg —General MM Naravane Stweets are analysed by venture capital- ists and tech journalists as much as that of US President Donald Trump’s morning L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR tweets, which are examined by diplomats and Threat of extinction ed out. People are fully aware political journalists alike. It would not thus be Speak up to save languages that Asthana is the blue-eyed boy incorrect to argue that Musk has become one of Prime Minister Narendra of the most important human beings in the Sir — The United Nations he mother tongue forms the very basis of “identi- Modi and Union Home Minister Educational, Scientific and Cultural ty” of an individual or a community. Every effort must Amit Shah. How can one forget world alongside Trump. That’s because his Organisation (UNESCO) oper- Tbe made to build strong foundations at the forma- that in 2002, the then Home automotive venture, Tesla Motors, which ates with four levels of language tive stage to preserve languages. To stress the impor- Minister and Deputy Prime makes Electric Vehicles (EVs), is now valued endangerment between “safe” (not tance of mother tongue in one's life, the United Nations Minister LK Advani had intro- endangered) and “extinct” (no liv- Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation duced Asthana to the then at $100 billion, more than the entirety of India’s automotive sector combined ing speakers), based on inter-gen- (UNESCO) declared February 21 as the International Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra and even more than that of Volkswagen AG, the German automotive colos- erational transfer. At a time when Mother Language Day to celebrate linguistic and cultur- Modi? sus. Only Japanese carmaker Toyota is worth more by quite a bit. But Tesla nations are talking about the al diversity and multilingualism. However, it’s disturb- Back then, he was heading decline of languages, India still ing that India is not doing enough to preserve its rich the probe on the Godhra train Motors, named after the famed Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla, who promoted ranks one among those countries native languages. In the 1961 census report, a total of burning case and had sent the the alternating current system, is now miles ahead of the rest of the global that have the largest number of liv- 1,652 mother tongues were mentioned. The 1971 cen- State into an unprecedented car- automotive industry as it pivots towards an electric future. It is not only tak- ing languages. But it is depressing sus mentioned only 108 languages. Further, a 2017 study, nage and helped Modi to get that our country has also earned carried out by the Bhasha Research and Publication cen- and protecting our cultural heritage is the constitutional clean chit from the Supreme ing a lead with its readily available products but dominates the software world, the dubious distinction of being tre, titled People’s Linguistic Survey of India, arrived duty of the citizens. Social scientists and concerned author- Court appointed-SIT, headed by too, with its autonomous driving system. one with the most number of at the conclusion that the country had lost at least 300 ities, too, must rise to the occasion and rescue dying lan- R Raghavan. Musk and Tesla are also leading the charge when it comes to battery tech- endangered languages in the world. languages since Independence. It predicted that at least guages and cultures to keep heterogeneity and spirit of To clear the matter, Special nology. The company is now developing batteries that can ensure an electric India has reportedly lost one-fifth 400 Indian languages were at the risk of dying over the “equality of all languages” alive. The protection and pro- Judge Aggarwal has directed the of its languages in the past five next 50 years. The extinction of hundreds of languages motion of languages is the responsibility of both the cit- initial investigating officer in car can travel almost 600 km on a single charge. It will make for the longest decades. indicates the loss of culture, too. izens and the Government. The best way is to constant- the case, Ajay Kumar Bassi, to journeys possible on a single charge, diluting “range anxiety” that is still the It’s not surprising that those The importance of languages must be realised. They ly use them. A start can be made at schools by making appear before it on February 28. single-most quoted reason for people not to buy electric vehicles at this time. languages that are at risk are the permeate every facet of our lives and form the very basis mother tongue the medium of instruction for children. Hope the case diary clears the ones spoken by marginal tribes. of our civilisation. They play a significant role in creat- Kajal Chatterjee role of Asthana and Prime Yet, while Tesla solves problems for the first world, India is still miles away Mother tongue languages, too, ing and strengthening bonds among people. Preserving Kolkata Minister Modi’s much hyped na from adopting an electric future, with infrastructure and manufacturing far behind rank at the bottom. When there’s khaunga, na khane dunga mantra the curve. That said, the few electric cars that have been launched in our coun- no education in the mother and simultaneously, the skeleton tongue, children drop out when Welcome move detector or psychological test on for examination. It also enquired of the country’s highest probe try right now are promising and have decent enough range for daily commut- they go to high school. The best its former Special Director, about the previous investigating agency’s alleged wrongdoing. ing, if not long-distance travel. With Musk bemoaning high Customs duties way to conserve a language is to Rakesh Asthana, in an alleged officer, Ajay Kumar Bassi, who Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee for imported cars, Tesla Motors is yet to come to India. It would be wise for create livelihood opportunities for Sir — It wasn’t surprising that a bribery case. But it was happy was taken off the case and had Faridabad those who speak it. special court pulled up the that Special CBI Judge Sanjeev been transferred to Port Blair the Government to keep a lower degree at least initially on electric cars to pro- Dimpy Bhatia Central Bureau of Investigation Aggarwal has asked the probe after the then agency Chief, Send your feedback to: mote their usage going forward. New Delhi (CBI) for not conducting a lie agency to submit the case diary Alok Kumar Verma, was shunt- [email protected] HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN We must come POINTCOUNTERPOINT ALL WHO WORK AS BRAND AMBASSADORS ARE AT A MAMATA, TOO, FOLLOWED A SIMILAR VENDETTA up Trumps RISK OF BEING FRAMED BY THIS (MODI) GOVT. TAPAS POLITICS IN BENGAL AND PUT HUNDREDS OF WAS THE THIRD VICTIM OF THIS VENDETTA POLITICS. OPPOSITION WORKERS IN JAIL. Leaders of both nations have to look at —BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —CONGRESS LEADER meaningful and time-bound solutions to address each other's concerns on emerging trade issues MAMATA BANERJEE ADHIR CHOWDHURY No country for women KUMARDEEP BANERJEE Govt apathy and hopelessness have led many farm widows to take their lives. Just n the run up to President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India, a bunch of eye-catching, US Secret Service men have started fanning out in how many more suicides will it take for the State to take action? Ilocations which the leader is expected to visit. Make no mistake, that’s not the only spectacle India will witness for the next week or so. “Namaste Trump” formerly “Kemcho Trump”, promises to be a grander display of abundance and strategic friendship than “Howdy Modi” in Houston. Trump has already made statements on being “Number one” on Facebook, ahead of Modi, and expressed elation over the millions and millions of people who are expected to greet him in India. Meanwhile, thousands of eyes would be scanning for inches or miles moved in the crucial Indo-US strategic partnership corridor. Trump is keen for India to open up its markets further for US goods and services and act as a key balancing partner in the region that is facing threats of dominance from China. Pushing his “America first” policy, Trump has SWAPNA MAJUMDAR been chipping away at any preferential treatment to India, specially in the field of trade. A few days ago, he declared India with a national aver- udapu Yadamma, 38, is from age income of $2,000 and, therefore, an approximate $3 trillion econ- Mallareddipalli village in Nalgonda dis- omy as “developed” at par with China. He thereby justified taking India Mtrict, Telangana. Two years ago, her hus- band, a farmer, committed suicide by consuming off any list of a preferential trade policy. Perhaps in the same breath a pesticide and left her with a debt of `3.5 lakh. US-based think tank World Population Review has ranked India as the Kamatham Lakshmidevi, 31, is from fifth-largest economy, overtaking the UK and France. While it may have Danduvaripalli village in Ananthapur district of led to celebrations in some quarters, many look at this development under Andhra Pradesh. She, too, was left with a debt of the bleak prospect of a meaningful trade deal. `8 lakh after her husband, also a farmer, killed India’s key ask from the US at this stage is a reinstatement of the himself two years ago. Generalised System of Preferences (GSPs) programme which will allow Vidya More, 38, is from Maharashtra. When it to export nearly $6 billion worth of goods to the US under nearly zero her husband ended his life in 2012, his suicide was tariffs. While it may be less than 10 per cent of India’s overall exports declared not eligible (as a farm suicide) thereby to the US, it is a sticking point. Several trade watchers and policy ana- denying her the right to ex-gratia compensation. They may live in different States but the fate lysts have indicated that the US is pushing for an increase of nearly $5- of farm widows across the country is worrying- $6 billion in additional trade value of goods. Hopeful of a deal, nearly ly similar. Not only do farm widows suddenly $3.5 billion defence agreements between India and the US are ready to become invisible to the State, they are ostracised LACK OF be signed when Trump visits India. These include nearly 30 armed heli- by their families and are left to fend for themselves, copters mostly meant for naval operations, a key tool in the strategic especially when they are hounded to repay the RECOGNITION Indian Ocean where China has been seen flexing its maritime muscles. debts taken by their farmer husbands. Latest sta- IS A MAJOR Whether a sale of weapons and military copters will be seen within the tistics released by the Government show that HURDLE IN broad contours of Indo-US trade, will be a complex question to answer. 11,379 farmers killed themselves in India in 2016. THE RELIEF AND That leaves — fraught with screaming lobbies on both sides — In other words, there were 948 suicides every REHABILITATION high attention agricultural produce and medical equipment sectors. In month or 31 growers committed suicide daily. One OF WIDOWS big reason for this was mounting debts. While the the run-up to the visit, reports have surfaced of India’s willingness to AND THEIR inability to pay back loans can be attributed to sev- FAMILIES. THIS IS allow low tariff import of some frozen meat products, along with berries eral reasons, including failed crops, the agrarian and nuts. Conditional import of dairy products with strict compliance to ACCORDING crisis and the unavailability of alternative oppor- TO A MAKAAM vation on leased land. When her hus- only those farmers who had institution- Vedika, a MAKAAM partner. the vegetarian nature of the produce, could also be made. Limited con- tunities for earning a livelihood, the burden of band ended his life in 2018, Shanthi was al debt were considered as genuine and She points out that such a policy cessions on medical devices’ price caps imposed in the post-GSP era, repaying the debts has fallen on their widows. STUDY ON THE left with a debt of `6 lakh. Although she eligible for support, not those who ended does not exist in other States. This is why can also be brought to the table. At present, there is no programme or policy STATUS OF applied for ex-gratia payment with the their lives due to pressure from money- many widows in Telangana and Andhra However, right now chances of a restricted or “mini” trade deal are that frees these farm widows from debts incurred WOMEN IN help of local activists, she has not lenders. Pradesh had to pull out their children also looking like a distant possibility. US Trade Representative Robert by their husbands. The harrying by banks or FARM received any money yet. Shanthi has Moreover, there was a wide varia- from schools. Although the Maharashtra Lighthizer, who was supposed to be in India at least a week before Trump moneylenders begins almost immediately after the SUICIDE- been told that she is unlikely to receive tion in the relief and rehabilitation pack- Government had announced a support to given final contours to the deal, has given it a pass, substituting it with husband’s death, leaving hardly any time for the AFFECTED it because her husband did not own any age given by these six States. The study package related to education fee, noth- widow to mourn her spouse. land in his name, making her ineligible showed that the criteria used to deter- ing has been finalised so far. hectic video conference calls with his Indian counterpart Commerce FAMILIES The need to survive and look after her chil- IN THE SIX for ex-gratia payment. mine “farm suicides” were different In cases where land is in the name Minister Piyush Goyal. It is unclear if the duo would be able to strike a dren pushes her to earn a living. But studies have Since several State Government across States and even within the rele- of the husband, wives have the oppor- lighting deal in under a week to come up with crackling billion figure hopes. STATES OF shown that the woman farmer often adopts the MAHARASHTRA, rules specify that only land owners and vant agencies like the police, agriculture tunity to eke out a living once they are Many point at previous last-minute dashes for making major same kind of farming as the deceased husband. land title holders are considered as farm- and revenue departments. able to get it transferred in their name. announcements, sometimes literally minutes ahead of crucial leader- She also resorts to the same practice of chemical- KARNATAKA, ers while extending support to the sui- According to MAKAAM’s But even here it is usually a long and ship meetings. Take the example of US support to India’ permanent seat intensive and external-input-driven farming TELANGANA, cide-affected family, those toiling on Kulkarni, even in the States where uphill battle as relatives don’t want to at the UN Security Council, a decision which was taken “15 minutes” requiring investments and borrowing. But with ANDHRA leased land fall through the cracks. With compensation was being paid, it was not give her the rightful share in the prop- ahead of then President Barack Obama’s address to the Indian Parliament. women farmers not seen as credit-worthy and PRADESH, land ownership being the main criteria, uniform. “While Andhra Pradesh pro- erty. Lack of land ownership has forced ` This gives rise to hopes of a fig leaf trade deal pending since the “Howdy access to Government schemes and credit being tenant farmers and women farmers, vides a compensation of 7 lakh for each most of the women to either become Modi” event in Houston last year being accomplished during the “Namaste limited, the situation can be so hopeless and dire AND PUNJAB especially farm widows who do not have family, in Maharashtra, which has the labourers or seek other means of that women farmers are often forced to take the land in their names, are not recognised largest number of farm suicides in the employment, often at the cost of their Trump” extravaganza. same path as their husbands and end their lives. as real farmers. Further, farmers who country, this is only `2 lakh. In the case safety. So, Mudapu Yadamma is depen- This deal or no deal, from what we gather, still leaves an impactful Women accounted for 8.6 per cent of farmer sui- have borrowed from moneylenders of Telangana, although its policy states dent on wage labour to keep her three chunk of digital trade between India and the US. Trade in services between cides in the country. also don’t get counted as eligible or gen- a compensation of `6 lakh, hardly any children in school since her in-laws are the two nations — large portions of it digitally-aided — remains a key A prime cause has been the inadequate efforts uine cases and their widows and fami- payment had been made since subsum- not prepared to give her a share in the area of negotiation. US companies have raised concerns with Indian coun- by the Government to prevent farmer suicides lies are denied compensation. “This is ing farm suicide cases into the Farmer family land. Kamatham Laxmidevi, terparts and the Government on the restrictive nature of tariffs and non- coupled with insufficient and lopsided support to one of the biggest problems in Punjab,” Insurance scheme called Rythu Beema too, was denied her share in the family tariff barriers which limit the access of US tech firms to India. For instance, families affected by them, according to the contends 40-year-old Veerpal Kaur. A Padhakam”, says Kulkarni. land cultivated by her husband and does the upcoming Data Protection Bill has text additions which suggest com- Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM), an resident of Mansa district, Punjab, Kaur Of all the States, only Andhra any work that helps her earn a living. pulsory data localisation and sharing of non-personal data with the informal forum comprising 120 organisations of has witnessed the despair that led to her Pradesh had a one-time settlement Vidya More has taken up sewing and Government. These are seen as growth and innovation barriers in a con- women farmers and civil society groups in 24 husband, father and father-in-law end- mechanism, (used in certain cases), to wage labour to make ends meet. But all States working to secure rights of women grow- ing their lives. But their families were not settle all outstanding institutional as well this isn’t enough to repay the huge debts nected, seamless, shared digital economy of two great ers. considered eligible although the suicides as private loans within `1 lakh to liber- incurred by their husbands. democracies.Technology collaboration by removing tariff and non-tar- Recent consultations on the “Status of Women were due to farm distress. ate woman from never-ending debt. They are not the only ones strug- iff barriers, specifically in the technology segment, could be great lever Farmers in Farm Suicide Families” held by Lack of recognition is a major hur- However, its use was limited. gling for survival and their rights. of strategic and public policy partnership for both countries. One clear MAKAAM and UN Women also revealed that the dle in the relief and rehabilitation of The study also found that only Hundreds of farm widows have fallen area to work together is looking at developing protocols beyond fifth gen- lack of recognition by the Government of the widows and their families. This is Karnataka had a policy to support off the Government’s radar. Government eration or 5G followed by communications. India and the US can be nat- deaths as farm suicides in many cases further exac- according to a MAKAAM study on the education of children from farm suicide apathy and hopelessness have led many ural partners in the new digital trade world. Rhetoric and spectacle aside, erbated the conditions of the marginalised wid- status of women in farm suicide-affect- families, including reimbursement of fee to take their lives. This is not unknown leaders of both nations have to look at meaningful and time-bound solu- ows as the State refused to extend any support to ed families in six States of Maharashtra, of those studying in private institutions. to the political masters. Then what is the tions to address each other’s concerns on emerging trade issues while them. Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, “However, even here, the implementa- Government waiting for? Just how ensuring prosperity for local markets. Korra Shanthi is one such victim of State apa- Tamil Nadu and Punjab. One of the tion was poor and lacked coordination many more suicides will it take for it to thy. A resident of Nalgonda district, Telangana, important findings was that in between different agencies, states”, take action? (The writer is Country Manager, India, ITI Council) Shanthi and her husband were engaged in culti- Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka, Ashalatha Satyam of Rythu Swarajya (The writer is a senior journalist) Strive to preserve your identity FOREIGN EYE Maintaining and retaining the languages of ethnic and cultural groups is critical for the preservation of cultural heritage and identity. Using one’s mother tongue at home is part of this exercise means of communicating values, students at this level, so the efforts native to them had never occurred tant part of the sum of human thirst for knowledge, we must do beliefs and customs and has an made by the parents and the students previously. “This was, undoubtedly, knowledge whenever a language what we can to satiate it. important social function as it fos- are futile in that sense. exacerbated by the fact that I never stops being used. Just as the human Language is the essence and ters feelings of group identity and sol- This second language educa- made significant strides towards species is putting itself in danger identity of culture and is a major tool idarity. It is the means by which cul- tion also causes a rift between fam- becoming fluent in another lan- through the destruction of species of communication and for exchange GENERATING JOBS ture, traditions and shared values ilies and their native languages in a guage. The closest I had ever come diversity, so might we be in danger of ideas and emotions. To know your NEED OF THE HOUR may be conveyed and preserved. wholly unnecessary way. Families feel was a working proficiency in Spanish from the destruction of the diversi- language is the simplest and most About 50 per cent of the world’s alienated from their mother tongue during my junior year of high school. ty of knowledge systems”. important way to keep and preserve Is there any sign that Boris out-of-school children live in com- simply because the school gives the When I think back on my perspec- These problems are hard to fix. your culture. In recent times, the idea Johnson understands that WARSI munities where the medium of impression that they should feel tive on this subject in the context of If one were to approach educators of linguistic and cultural awareness MJ instruction is different from the this way. By propagating this attitude, my parents, their accents never and tell them to fix the issue, they has increased; thus allowing the monetary policy has failed o promote awareness of lin- language used at home. This is per- these education systems are essential- bothered me because I had just would undoubtedly point to a lack of mother tongue to be more cultural- and there needs to be fiscal guistic and cultural diversity haps one of the most astounding facts ly destroying diverse cultures and always been so used to them”, says a resources. Nevertheless, an effort ly accepted. intervention to bolster Tand bolster social and multilin- about second language education. backgrounds that make our species 21-year-old former student Tej, who must be made by educators to have It is clear, that we must strive to demand for jobs? Not much. gual identity, the International Schools have tried to tackle the so great. is pursuing higher studies at respect for the mother tongue of their reform the systems that educate the Just increasing the fiscal Mother Tongue Day is celebrated problem by going to the families of The different languages and Washington University in St Louis, students, even if it is different from youth, in order to further the qual- every year on this day (February 21). these children for assistance in help- dialects spoken throughout the globe USA. their own. ity of learning in the first language deficit won’t help. However, Mother tongue refers to a per- ing students gain confidence in the reflect how history and culture have Leanne Hinton, a Professor of The beauty of academic educa- or mother tongue and to inspire sol- most of the cash flows via tax son’s native language, that is, a lan- use of the second language. They ask shaped the way in which people linguistics at the University of tion is that the majority of it comes idarity based on understanding, tol- cuts to the richest, who do guage learned from birth. The first the parents to use the second lan- speak, think and reflect. Our moth- California in Berkeley, says in Mother from books that can be more easily erance and dialogue. not spend it. Johnson International Mother Tongue Day guage at home so that the students er tongue helps to link new genera- Tongue-Based Multilingual produced in areas with greater Maintaining and retaining the promises infrastructure was observed in 1990 after the dec- become more comfortable with it tions to the past, which is part of our Education, “More broadly, the loss of resources. It is for the educators in languages of ethnic and cultural laration by the United Nations (UN) and are able to cope with it in school. cultural and plurilingual heritage. It language is part of the loss of whole these parts of the world — who are groups is critical for the preservation spending in Labour areas that to recognise the sacrifices of people This does more harm than good for is a well-known fact that everyone cultures and knowledge systems, multilingual — to produce ortho- of cultural heritage and identity. voted Tory. The economic who lost their lives for the sake of reasons other than that of a second had a language that they grew up including philosophical systems, graphical and instructional materi- Using one’s mother tongue at home returns from this won’t their mother tongue in Bangladesh. language being much harder to learn speaking and a good proportion of oral literary and musical traditions, als for use in developing areas. will make it easier for speakers to be materialise for a decade — Language is one of the most pre- regardless of copious levels of effort the world spoke more than one environmental knowledge systems, Given the resource crisis in the more comfortable with their own lin- cious gifts that we have and each put in to achieve fluency. tongue. However, the idea that some- medical knowledge and important developing world, this is likely to be guistic and cultural identity. not in time to impress anyone tongue represents a unique and dis- In developing areas, usually there one would regularly have to be cultural practices and artistic skills. one of the most practical solutions. (The writer is Chairperson, who voted for the Tories. tinct cultural heritage. Language is a aren’t resources enough to prepare taught in a language that wasn’t The world stands to lose an impor- Children in developing areas have the Department of Linguistics, AMU) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2020 money 08 CAPSULE FAIFA urges govt for ‘pragmatic' approach on cigarette taxation

PNS n NEW DELHI Tata Realty appoints In the Budget, Sitharaman had Tobacco farmers' body FAIFA Ritesh Sachdev as on Thursday said the hike in announced increasing NCCD on senior VP, head for taxes on cigarettes announced cigarettes, ranging from Rs 200-Rs 735 in the Budget 2020-21 will commercial leasing only increase the smuggled per thousand sticks, depending upon NEW DELHI: Tata Realty and cigarette trade which, in turn, length of cigarette and on filter and Infrastructure Ltd (TRIL), a will affect livelihoods of mil- Sensex ends 153 subsidiary of Tata Sons, on lions of tobacco growers and non-filter basis Thursday announced the farm workers. appointment of Ritesh The Federation of All India from Rs 200-Rs 735 per thou- 2013-14. pts lower; Nifty Sachdev as senior vice- Farmer Associations (FAIFA) sand sticks, depending upon It has resulted in "loss of president and head said it had also appealed to length of cigarette and on fil- more than Rs 5,000 crore (commercial leasing and asset Finance Minister Nirmala ter and non-filter basis. (cumulative) to the FCV management). Prior to this, Sithraman to have a "pragmat- It was increased to 60 per Tobacco Farming community", slips below 12,100 Sachdev was associated with ic approach" on cigarette tax- cent from 45 per cent on smok- he added. Colliers International as the ation at a meeting on cigarette production and this demand in the ensuing auc- ing mixtures for pipes and In contrast, he said the mar- PNS n MUMBAI The 30-share BSE head of occupier services Wednesday evening. will reduce the tobacco pur- tions." He further said the hike cigarettes, while on other forms ket for illicit cigarettes is rising (India) and Managing Director The hike in national calami- chases of domestic manufac- in NCCD was unexpected as of smoking tobacco (other and has doubled from a level of Market benchmark Sensex gauge settled (South India). He has over 20 ty contingent duty (NCCD) on turers, impacting market prices several representations were than smoking mixtures for 12.5 billion sticks in 2005 to dropped 153 points on 152.88 points, or years of experience in the real cigarettes proposed in the for farmers thereby putting made to the government to pipes and cigarettes) and forms 26.5 billion sticks in 2018 mak- Thursday, dragged by losses in 0.37 per cent, estate sector. "The commercial Budget is a major setback to the more pressure on farmer's make it aware of the current sit- of chewing tobacco, it was ing India the fourth-largest index heavyweights Reliance real estate sector in India is on FCV tobacco farmers who earnings and causing further uation of tobacco farmers and increased to 25 per cent from and fastest-growing illegal cig- Industries, TCS, HDFC Bank lower at 41,170.12. the path of unprecedented have been fighting torrential stress," it said. Commenting on the ground-level realities of the 10 per cent. arette market in the world. and HUL amid tepid global Similarly, the growth. We, at TRIL, have and unseasonal rainfall this the hike in NCCD on ciga- struggles and losses that are Gowda claimed that due to "Based on the current tax cues and rising crude oil already aligned our business year in Andhra Pradesh and rettes, FAIFA President Javare being faced by them due to higher taxation, smuggled, illic- rates on cigarettes, it is estimat- prices. broader NSE Nifty strategy towards these Karnataka, FAIFA said in a Gowda said, "This tax increase crop damage and also smug- it and contraband cigarettes ed that the government loses The 30-share BSE gauge slipped 45.05 developments in the statement. will provide a further boost to gled and illegal cigarette mar- along with WHO regulations, Rs 13,000 crore in tax revenues settled 152.88 points, or 0.37 points, or 0.37 per commercial real estate sector. "Indiscriminate increase of the smuggled cigarette trade kets. In the Budget, Sitharaman FCV production has come per annum on account of ille- per cent, lower at 41,170.12. excise duty on cigarettes will and (lead to) decline in domes- had announced increasing down to 210 million kg in gal cigarette trade," Gowda Similarly, the broader NSE cent, to 12,080.85 result in reduction in legal tic demand, resulting in weak NCCD on cigarettes, ranging 2019-20 from 325 million kg in claimed. Nifty slipped 45.05 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 12,080.85. Asian Paints, HUL, TCS, Meanwhile, bourses in Tech Mahindra, Reliance Shanghai rallied after China's Industries, UltraTech Cement central bank cut interest rates Gold prices rise Rs 111 on were among the top laggards to help ease credit for compa- in the Sensex pack. nies stricken by the virus out- Museum On the other hand, break. weak rupee, silver falls Rs 67 IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Benchmarks in Tokyo showcasing legacy SBI, PowerGrid and ONGC ended with gains, while those of L&T group set up PNS n NEW DELHI weaker against the dollar after were among the gainers. in Hong Kong and Seoul in Chennai office falling 23 paise in the opening According to traders, con- closed in the red. Stock Gold prices on Thursday rose trade," HDFC Securities Senior cerns over the economic exchanges in Europe also fell NEW DELHI: Technology, by Rs 111 to Rs 42,492 per 10 Analyst (Commodities) Tapan impact of the coronavirus epi- in opening trade. engineering, construction gram in the national capital on Patel said. demic on world economy kept Further, continued rise in major Larsen and Toubro has weak rupee, according to Besides, strong demand due investors on edge. crude oil prices too weighed set up a museum at its facility HDFC Securities. to wedding season pushed Coronavirus death toll on investor sentiment, traders here with a display of The yellow metal had closed gold spot prices higher, he climbed to 2,118 in China with said. Brent crude oil futures milestones achieved by the at Rs 42,381 per 10 gram in the added. the death of 114 more people. rose 0.14 per cent to USD company. Larsen and Toubro Passenger vehicle previous trading session. Delhi continued upside, gain- In the international market, However, new confirmed cases 59.20 per barrel. opened the state-of-the-art However, silver prices fell Rs ing Rs 111 on weaker rupee both gold and silver were trad- declined to 394, registering the On the currency front, the digitally transformed corporate 67 to Rs 48,599 per kg from Rs catching overnight gains in ing lower at USD 1,609.60 per biggest drop since December Indian rupee depreciated 9 museum christened HHL 48,666 per kg on Wednesday. dollar index. The spot rupee ounce and USD 18.26 per when the first case was report- paise to 71.63 per US dollar Centre after Larsen and retail sales fall 5 pc "Spot gold for 24 karat in was trading around 5 paise ounce, respectively. ed in Wuhan city. (intra-day). Toubro's founder Henning Holck-Larsenn. "The revamped museum is the best example in January: FADA of immersive storytelling using Panasonic India latest digital technology and PNS n NEW DELHI Coronavirus may impact GDP platforms," a company Two-wheeler sales eyes 10% AC statement said on Thursday. Automobile dealers' body declined 8.82 per marketshare next Commenting on the corporate FADA on Thursday said pas- cent to 12,67,366 museum, Larsen and Toubro senger vehicle (PV) retail sales units last month as fiscal: Official if containment is delayed CEO and managing director SN in January declined 4.61 per MG Motor India's Subrahmanyan said, "The cent to 2,90,879 units as com- compared with PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n NEW DELHI museum is a manifestation of pared to same month last 13,89,951 units in Consumer electronics major SUV Hector all the key milestones the year, hit by tepid response by Panasonic India is looking to The cascading effect of coro- company has achieved." end customers. January 2019 increase its marketshare in navirus epidemic might cause bookings cross "We trust that this will go into According to Federation of air-conditioners segment to a drag of about a percentage the annals of the corporate Automobile Dealers 10 per cent in the next fiscal point on global GDP growth, 50,000 units history of India and will Associations (FADA), which with 58,178 units in January from six per cent last year, a if the containment is delayed PNS n NEW DELHI become an inspirational collected vehicle registration 2019. senior company official said beyond June, a report said in landmark for Chennai," he said. data from 1,223 out of the Total sales across categories on Thursday.Panasonic India Thursday. MG Motor India on Thursday 1,432 regional transport offices declined 7.17 per cent to announced the launch of its According to the report by said bookings for its SUV (RTOs), PV sales stood at 17,50,116 units last month as new range of connected air- Dun & Bradstreet, the out- Hector have crossed 50,000 3,04,929 units in January 2019. against 18,85,253 units in the conditioners here. break of coronavirus is already units in just eight months Two-wheeler sales declined year-ago month. "We are expecting aggres- having a considerable impact since its launch, and plans to 8.82 per cent to 12,67,366 "Auto sales continue to be in sive growth. Catering to the on the Chinese economy, and launch six-seater version of units last month as compared the negative territory in the growing preference for con- its implications will increase the model later this year. with 13,89,951 units in January month of January, except for nected ACs, with this launch, for global businesses with The model has already 2019. three wheelers, with many we aim to take our market- operations or suppliers in the sold nearly 20,000 units since Commercial vehicle sales consumers still not concluding share to 10 per cent and 25 region. its entry into India last year. ‘Vodafone Idea pays declined 6.89 per cent to on their decisions. Ongoing per cent-30 per cent growth On January 30, the World China cuts loan rate as it MG Motor India Chief Rs 1,000 cr to telecom 82,187 units as compared to transition of BS-IV to BS-VI is in the air-conditioner seg- Health Organization (WHO) Commercial Officer Gaurav 88,271 units in January 2019. also a factor in delayed pur- ment in FY 2020-21, Business declared the coronavirus battles coronavirus impact Gupta said, "The Hector con- dept towards dues’ Three-wheeler sales, howev- chase decision," FADA Head Air Conditioning (COVID-19) outbreak a glob- tinues its strong momentum BEIJING: China on Thursday announced it would cut interest rates in a NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea on er, rose 9.17 per cent to 63,514 President Ashish Harsharaj Group, Panasonic India, al health emergency. bid to boost the economy, as it battles the economic fallout of the new in the Indian market crossing Thursday paid Rs 1,000 crore units last month as compared Kale said in a statement. Gaurav Sah told reporters. Typically, there is a slow- coronavirus outbreak. The reduction in the loan prime rate (LPR) -- the 50,000-mark in terms of more to the Department of down in the Chinese business one of the preferential rates commercial banks give to their best bookings received in just Telecommunications () activity during late-January on customers and which serves as a reference for other lending rates -- is eight months since its launch." towards its statutory dues, a account of the Lunar New Year the latest measure to help companies struggling through the epidemic. He further said the com- senior official said. The holidays. This is generally fac- The one-year LPR was lowered to 4.05 per cent from 4.15 per cent, pany continues to accelerate company had paid Rs 2,500 Connect2India, IRClass join hands tored into the inventory plan- the momentum by opening the People's Bank of China (PBoC) said in a statement. The five-year crore to the government ning by global businesses, hence, new brand outlets closer to n LPR -- on which many lenders base their mortgage rates -- was also towards adjusted gross PNS NEW DELHI customers easily and arrange the impact on them has so far lowered to 4.75 per cent from 4.8 per cent. The LPR, released on the prospective customers in tier- revenue (AGR) dues on export/import orders at a been muted, the report said. 20th of every month, is based on rates of the central bank's open I and tier-II cities. Monday. In all, it owes Rs Global trade information much faster pace, but also "However, the extent of impact market operations, especially medium-term lending facility rates. "With plans to launch the 53,000 crore to the telecom provider Connect2India on help overseas SMEs build the on global businesses will depend Hector Plus 6-seater family department. The DoT source Thursday said it has partnered confidence in their Indian on how soon the virus is con- version in Q3 2020 (third said that notices will also be with IRClass to provide veri- Connect2India Founder trade counterpart with tained," the report said adding regions. "With the impact of the 220 Indian firms have legal quarter of 2020), we aim to sent to Tata Teleservices for fication, credibility and confor- Pawan Gupta said that the required technical certifica- that the role of China in the outbreak on the Chinese econ- linkages with around 350 com- further strengthen the Hector recovery of full dues in a day mance check for MSMEs. vision is to enable MSMEs to tion and inspection in place as global economy has increased omy, the cascading effect might panies in China. Of these 220 brand in India," Gupta said. or two. The company had paid Indian Register of Shipping mitigate any regulatory and result of this collaboration," he manifolds. cause a drag of approximately Indian companies, 58 per cent MG Motor India said it has Rs 2,197 crore to the (IRClass) is an international policy non-compliance cou- said in a statement. The Dun & Bradstreet data one percentage point on global are in the manufacturing sector, already expanded its opera- government on Monday, while ship classification society pro- pled with business continuity A constant worry has been shows that 22 million business- GDP growth if containment is 40 per cent are in the services tional footprint to over 200 DoT's calculations peg the viding ship classification and and risk management. to address the concerns regard- es, or close to 90 per cent of all delayed beyond the summer of sector and the remaining 2 per centres across India and aims outstanding amount at over certification as well as techni- "This will not only help ing quality, conformance and active businesses in China, are 2020 (June)," the report noted. cent are in the construction sec- to expand the number to Rs 14,000 crore. cal inspection services. Indian MSMEs find global responsible manufacturing. located in the most-impacted The data shows that at least tor. 250 by March-end. Co-living student housing can generate 7-11% rental yield HDFC Bank SME book PNS n MUMBAI It delves into these highly promising cialised residential assets, but with varied business models," doubles to Rs 1.48L cr Co-living, co-working and stu- new Indian real estate asset classes Puri said. PNS n MUMBAI lending space after the indus- dent housing, which are emerg- and explores their growth drivers as While co-working as a seg- try leader SBI which leads the ing segments in the Indian real well as the underlying opportunities ment has flourished in India, Private sector lender HDFC segment with around Rs 2.7 estate sector, have the potential there are interesting differ- Bank doubled its SME book to lakh crore loan book and to generate rental yield of 7-11 for investors and other real estate ences in how local and global over Rs 1.48 lakh crore by around 14 per cent market per cent, according to a report stakeholders players address it. Domestic co- December 2019 from Rs share. by CII and Anarock. working operators have 74,000 crore in March 2017, During this period -- March The report, titled 'Emerging restricted their presence to cornering over 9 per cent of 2017-December 2019, the Asset Classes: The Future "The drivers behind this many as 13 prominent student tier-I cities, while global play- the around Rs 16 lakh crore bank added more than 3 lakh Looks Promising', was released evolution are changing social housing brands now have 1.5 ers are also penetrating into market, at a time when cred- customer accounts -- from at the 2nd CII Real Estate dynamics, a highly enabled lakh beds across India. tier-II and III cities. it flow to the segment has been 30.74 lakh customer accounts Confluence here on Thursday. start-up environment, rising Senior housing growth is The report also highlighted tepid. to nearly 34 lakh accounts. It delves into these highly interest in higher education by primarily in top cities' outskirts that data centres, with poten- According to the RBI data, While system-wide lend- promising new Indian real migratory student population, and tier-II and III cities like tial of 10-14 per cent rental the system-wide SME loan ing to the SME sector has been estate asset classes and explores yields of anywhere between 7 Co-living, student housing and the need for quality hous- Bhiwadi (NCR), Neral yield, is drawing high investor book stood at Rs 15.7 lakh tepid, HDFC Bank has clocked their growth drivers as well as per cent and 11 per cent -- a and senior living are the next ing solutions for senior citi- (Mumbai), Talegaon (Pune), interest. The recent Budget's crore as of June 2019, up 10 19 per cent incremental the underlying opportunities significant step-up from the 3 evolutionary step in the resi- zens," Puri said. According to Devanahalli (Bengaluru), proposal to roll out a new pol- per cent over the 12 months' growth in the disbursal in the for investors and other real per cent national average rental dential real estate domain, the report, top-6 co-living play- Mysuru and Coimbatore. icy for building data centre period. December 2019 quarter, serv- estate stakeholders. yield of traditional housing while co-working has evolved ers currently have 1.18 lakh "Co-living, student housing parks underscores the impor- With a loan book of over Rs ing close to 3.4 million "Co-living, student housing formats," Anarock Chairman from traditional office real beds priced between Rs 6,000 and senior living are funda- tance and relevance of this 1.48 lakh crore, HDFC Bank SMEs/MSMEs accounts, says and co-working have rental Anuj Puri said. estate, he said. and Rs 30,000 per month. As mentally innovative and spe- promising asset class. is the clear No. 2 in the SME a senior bank official. 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Friday February 21, 2020 A fruit market WAITING FOR SUMMER or those who pre- compete Jambagh fruit market is fer gifting a basket with of fruit instead of them,” said known across the city a bouquet, Moha- F Jambagh is the mmad for a taste of nature's first choice. Fruit Khaleel who sellers keep stacks of hand- works at woven bamboo ready in another fruit bounties. KEDAR which fresh fruits are taste- stall. least fully decorated, the baskets When asked about the mar- writes about how the gift-wrapped in a jiffy, that the reason behind this ket is nearby,” too at quite competitive falling customer footfall, said Sherppa who works in a market is coping prices. most vendors blamed jewellery shop. Once the go-to place for demonetisation and its after- Visitors park in any of the with changing fruits, traders at Jambagh effects. numerous lanes leading to have adapted well to chang- “Why will people buy the main road and pick car- times and tastes ing times and preferences. fruits if they don't have any tons and crates of fresh fruits The fruit market is quite money?” said a tired fruit- such as pomegranate (from unlike what one would imag- seller, waving a cloth over the Maharasthra), cherries (that ine a marketplace in fruits to shoo away pesky sell at Rs 2,000 a kg), straw- Hyderabad would be-there is flies. berries, pineapples, pears, no defined boundary, no The name Jambagh means watermelons, grapes (from stalls and no hawkers trying a guava orchard, the fruit was Karnataka), apples, custard to attract customers with the first of many to be sold apple and many other types their voices. The Jambagh from the area. Other fruits of fruits. fruit market is spread over followed and it became a But it’s always the rows of shops on the Koti to marketplace. that brings new life to the Moazzam Jahi road, with the Mornings however are market. piles of fruit spilling onto the quite different though; a “Our business always roads. semblance of the market's booms during the summer “The market is not the past glory is visible. when the mango season same as before,” said Fruit sellers compete with starts,” said Anwar, another Mohammed Aliuddin, who flower traders for customers fruit stall worker. “The three works in one of the fruit as has been the case for months of summer when we stalls. “Look at the number of decades now. About two get different varieties of stalls that exist now and what decades ago, Jambagh was mango such as Banganapalle, it used to be a couple of years home to the city’s biggest Jahangir, , Dasheri, ago. Even the stalls that are fruit and flower markets. Malgoba and Sundari are the there now are devoid of cus- Now, both have been shifted, best time to visit the market, tomers,” he said. to Kothapet and for customers and traders “You should go to the Guddimalkapur respectively. alike,” he added. Kothapet market in Each morning, cartons of While people get to taste Dilsukhnagar. That is biggest fresh fruit are unloaded from the best mangoes of the sea- fruit market in the city now,” auto trolleys or lorries and son, traders have the perfect he added with a sombre tone. hawk-eyed customers gather excuse to reap profits. “I used to sell melon for Rs around to inspect the wares. January and December are 50 but due to lack of cus- If the fruit is good and the considered lean season. tomers, I have to sell it at Rs price right, retailers buy off Currently, the most popular 25. People have stopped com- the lot within minutes. fruits at the market are sweet ing here as this is no longer They are invariably small- lime and oranges (from the primary wholesale mar- time traders, those who buy Nagpur), with some vendors ket in the city. We have to cut in bulk invariably go to such as Aliuddin, stocking prices only to survive,” said Kothapet. As the day sets in, their entire stall with just Irfan who works in a shop the end-customers make these fruit. “If one wants to equipped with a refrigerator their way to the market. buy wholesale we bring down for emergencies. “I come here because it is a our price slightly, or the cus- “Having back up options short distance from my tomer can try his luck at like a fridge is why super- house. The prices of the Kothapet,” he says with a grin. markets thrive. It is tough to fruits are high here but at — Photos by SV Chary A WOMAN of courage yderabad-based years ago and I’ve been working in the world from Asia to achieve of what to do and what not to do Sathvika Gupta is the here for the past 16 years. I used level 7 in safety. When asked in case of emergencies. This year, only brown woman to see my father work hard and about it, she shares, “Not many the Telangana government chose from Asia to do Level helped him since it was a small people opt for fire services, par- us to maintain safety and we did H 7 in fire safety and fire company but I realised that his ticularly women. Even in India, in it. After the exhibition, ministers safety management work saves lives. So, I also joined private, public, and government appreciated our work and it was a from Cambridge University. She him.” sectors, there is no one in the proud moment for us.” was recently felicitated for her She has conducted more than safety field because it's a tough When asked about how they services and keeping the 500 safety training sessions in job to be on site and take care of were able to keep the exhibition Numaish exhibition free from fire India and across the UK. She life and property. I know about safe from fire mishaps, Sathvika shares, “For the exhibition, we did auditing, risk assessments and trained 1,500 stall owners on Hyderabad-based Sathvika Gupta is operating fire extinguishers.We asked everyone to have one extin- the only brown woman from Asia to guisher at their stall. Every day 100 stalls were covered from 4 do Level 7 in fire safety and fire safety pm to 8 pm for training. We did four live mock drills and evacua- management from Cambridge tion procedures and calculated everyday risks. We made sure University and she was appreciated there is a proper hydrant system with two pump houses with a 1.5 recently by the Telangana government lakh-liter water capacity. We used 78 hydrant valves and fire buck- for keeping Numaish safe from ets, 40 fire fighting volunteers, 60 exhibition society volunteers, two untoward incidents, reports mobile fire extinguisher bike rid- ers and a team from disaster V SATEESH REDDY management from the govern- ment. With the support of all 200 different kinds of safety, like these teams, we were able to keep accidents this year. Last year, a says, “India, with a population of nuclear, radiation, food, construc- Numaish safe this year.” She is massive fire broke out at the exhi- 1.25 billion, has a strong work- tion, and chemical, but fire safety also doing a campaign, Safe Zone bition causing losses worth crores force of 465 million. About was mainstream. When I was Telangana, to make the state safe and had even halted the presti- 48,000 workers die in India due studying in London, I was the from fire accidents. gious exhibition for a week. This to occupational accidents every only woman from Asia in a class About her opinion on having time, the Telangana government year and around 38 fatal acci- of 32. I feel proud I took this step an education board on safety in appointed Sathvika Gupta to dents take place every day in the with my father’s support.” India, she says, “With the world’s make sure there were no fire acci- construction sector. Overall, About keeping Numaish safe largest population and a large dents.Sathvika, along with her workplace deaths in India are 20 from fire hazards for more than youth base too, we should have team, did a good job and was times higher than in the UK. We 45 days, Sathvika explains, one to protect ourselves and to appreciated for her efforts. aim to address these issues and “Numaish is India’s biggest exhi- create awareness. We need a sepa- Speaking to The Pioneer, create not just awareness but also bition and lakhs of people visits rate board to tackle these issues.” Sathvika Gupta, director for contribute and develop the neces- every day. Last year, the fire hap- Sathvika said it was important to Sathvika Fire Services, says, “My sary systems.” pened just because of lack of include safety in curriculum for father started the services 25 She is the only brown woman awareness. People are not aware students. 10

Hyderabad Friday February 21, 2020 what’s brewing? CHOCOLATE FEAST CITY GUIDE uci store was launched recently in Hyderabad. The chocolates are made from the finest and EVENTS Zchoicest cocoa beans that are grown YOGA WORKSHOP organically. Food aficionados attended the event in large numbers and interacted with the chefs while l Fab Cafe, Gachibowli is conducting a Yoga relishing delicious chocolates. workshop at its premises on February 23 between 9 am and 11 am. Disha

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Hyderabad Friday February 21, 2020 tollywood ‘TRIVIKRAM GARU IS MY LUCKY CHARM' Director Venky speaks to the he got with Sye and Dil. Bheeshma, a romantic love story, revolves around the media about working most eligible bachelor whose Singles’ Anthem is already with , the reason trending. Speaking to the media, behind re-casting actress director Venky Kudumula said, “When I pitched the Rashmika, taking inspiration script one-and-a-half-years back, Nithiin’s marriage was from Trivikram and not fixed and people would call him the most eligible more, reports bachelor. That was the reason I penned the script accord- K RAMYA SREE ingly. We see love in any genre. Although I chose irector Venky organic farming in this film, Kudumula and it is dealt in a light and comic actor Nithiin who way.” D are eagerly wait- For Venky, who is an agri- ing to taste suc- cultural graduate and whose cess with their father is a farmer himself, the next film have pinned all adulteration of food has took more than a year to pre- Trivikram Srinivas. ed to re-cast his heroine after hopes on Bheeshma that is become a major cause of pare for his next. He was “Trivikram garu is one of the he worked with her on his set to hit screens today concern for the last couple of worried about the film being best writers in the Telugu first film Chalo. The actress’ across Telugu states. years and inspired him to delayed but it was Nithiin industry. Me, and many oth- dedication towards cinema is Speaking earlier this week, pen this script. He feels this who gave him the confidence ers, take inspiration from what made him approach her actor Nithiin had said that film will have a hard-hitting that it is okay to take time to him. I believe he is my lucky again. this film will give him the message. pen a fully bounded script. charm and he also came for “Rashmika has become a kind of box-office success After Chalo, Venky almost He was also all praise for my previous film Chalo’s pre- superstar by the time I release event. He was the one pitched this script and I was who asked me to tell the gist worried if she will accept the When I pitched the script one-and-a-half-years back, Nithiin’s of the story in the trailer so film. Thankfully, she gave her marriage was not fixed and people would call him the most that people will know what nod after the first session they are getting into. That is itself.” He goes on to say, eligible bachelor. That was the reason I penned the script why I mentioned organic “Despite not knowing a word accordingly. We see love in any genre. Although I chose organic farming in the trailer,” he in Telugu, she managed to farming in this film, it is dealt in a light and comic way. said. dub for herself from the very Speaking of Rashmika, first film and I was very VENKY KUDUMULA, DIRECTOR Venky said that he has decid- impressed by it.” Kamal, Kajal had a unveils narrow escape, says statue of veteran Telugu actor VIJAYA NIRMALA costume designer elugu superstar She rose to stardom was based on the epony- Mahesh Babu, opposite in the mous popular novel writ- along with his 1964 Malayalam film ten by Eddanapudi father, veteran Bhargavi Nilayam, and Sulochana Rani. Two years T actor Krishna, went on to work with him later, she directed her first unveiled the again in Udhyogastha. Malayalam film Kavitha. statue of his stepmother As a leading lady, she She was the only female and well-known actor- made her Telugu debut director to work with filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala with Rangula Ratnam major stars like Sivaji on Thursday here. alongside and Ganesan and Rajinikanth. The grand unveiling . She directed the latter in coincided with Vijaya In 1967, she starred in the Telugu remake of Amar Nirmala’s 74th birth Telugu film Sakshi and it’s Akbar Anthony, which also anniversary. on the sets of this film she starred her husband Vijaya Nirmala, who had met actor Krishna with Krishna. starred in over 200 films whom she worked in 47 Her other popular direc- and had directed 44 in her films and eventually ended torial projects include illustrious career of over up marrying. Rowdy Rangamma, three decades, passed away However, it was her sec- Sirimalle Navvindi, in June 2019. ond marriage. Bezawada Bebbuli and She made her acting Vijay Nirmala was one of Collector Vijaya among debut at the age of five in the very few female film- others. the 1950 Tamil film makers to really make a With 44 films as director Machcha Rekkai, and at 11 mark as a director. to her credit, she holds a she made her Telugu debut In 1971, she made her Guinness Record for most fter the ghastly released by the makers of the with the film Panduranga directorial debut via the number of films directed accident on the movie Lyca Productions, the Mahatyam. Telugu film Meena, which by a female filmmaker. sets of Kamal deceased were identified as A Haasan’s Indian 2 assistant director Krishna on Wednesday (rumoured to be close to that left three Shankar), art assistant dead and nine injured, new Chandran and production details have emerged from assistant Madhu. the accident sight. As per Indian 2, which is being costume designer, Amritha bankrolled by Lyca, also Ram, who was present on stars Siddharth, Rakul Preet location, it was providential Singh, Bobby Simhaa and escape for Kamal Haasan, Priya Bhavani Shankar in Kajal Aggarwal and herself, key roles. The team recently who were seconds away Kajal and I who were right completed the second sched- from being crushed. under are safe. (sic)” She ule after canning an action Amritha took to Twitter shared a picture of their sequence worth Rs 40 crore and wrote, “Providential crushed canopy under the in Bhopal. National award- escape from the ghastly crane. The accident occurred winning stunt choreograph- mishap. Literally ten seconds when a crane with heavy- er Peter Heins was roped in away from being crushed duty light came crashing to oversee this action under. Fortunate Kamal sir, down. As per a statement episode. ‘Banjara Baahubali’ Ananya joins Vijay, comes to Telugu Puri Jagannadh on sets t a recent press event at Rama Naidu Studios, makers of the movie in ijay Deverakonda’s first ever India film with our director @purija- Banjara language, Gor Jeevan, released pan-India film being directed gannadh Producers @karanjohar A the poster and the trailer of the movie by Puri Jagannadh has moved @charmmekaur @apoorva1972 which has also been made into Telugu. to Mumbai where the film @DharmaMovies @PuriConnects The event was attended by actress and V unit is canning crucial scenes #PCfilm. Welcoming Mr. Deverakonda singer Mangli, filmmaker Raju Nayak and music on the lead cast. @TheDeverakonda to . director Bhole. The makers said that the purpose It is learnt that actress Ananya #AnanyaPandayVijayDeverakonda.” of the movie is spread awareness about the Pandey, has bankrolled the project and Two pictures show Ananya and restrictions women face in society. They also she joined the shoot on Thursday. She Vijay enjoying script-reading sessions thanked the audience for the wide reception the will be seen alongside Vijay in female while sitting on a window, other pic- songs have received. The movie gathered a fol- lead role. tures show them having a good laugh lowing in the Banjara community even before its The shoot is currently taking place with Puri and Charmee. release last year. The Telugu version will be in a massive set erected by art director In association with Puri Jagannadh released on February 28. Jonny. Touring Talkies and Puri Connects, the Producer Raju Nayak said, “Gor Jeevan was Ananya took to social media to film billed to an actioner is being pro- Banjara’s Baahubali. We had a lot of fun shooting announce her association with Vijay duced jointly by Puri Jagannadh, it and I am sure everybody will enjoy the Telugu Deverakonda and Puri Jagannadh Charmme Kaur, Karan Johar and version too.” while a sharing a couple of pictures Apoorva Mehta. Suresh Kondetti, producer and director of with them. The film will also see Ramya Santosham said, “I was surprised to see the col- The actress wrote, “Happy, blessed Krishnan, Ronit Roy, Vishu Reddy, Ali, lections that Gor Jeevan made. The film started and excited to be associated for a Pan- in key roles. — KRS off with 35 theatres and later grew to 100 theatres over the weekend. That’s quite an achievement.” HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2020 sport 12

SINGLES LFC WORLD HEADS TO DELHI New Delhi: Liverpool FC has confirmed Delhi as the next stop for its interactive roadshow, LFC World. The Indian women dominate with 3 Gold unique fan experience will arrive at the Select Citywalk Mall on March 7. Liverpool legends Emile Heskey and Divya, Pinki and Sarita bag yellow metal in freestyle event of Asian C’ship Jason McAteer will be in town. Reds in Delhi can also have their photograph with UEFA Champions League PNS n NEW DELHI pinned her opponent to finish it off Sarita, competing in her first Asian trophy and various iconic recreations of Anfield such as in just 27 seconds. event since winning a Silver in 2017 in the Shankly Gates, This Is Anfield sign and the players' n a fruitful day for India in Against the Japanese junior 58kg, won her first two bouts by techni- dressing room. Following a day of free LFC-themed women’s competition of Asian world champion, with her strong cal superiority against Madina activities, fans can be part of a BOSS nights gig featuring OWrestling Championship at left-leg attacks, Divya led 4-0 Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan) and Nazira Jamie Webster — creator of the Reds famous “Allez Indira Gandhi stadium here on with a takedown and an MarsbekKyzy (Kyrgyzstan) before win- allez allez” song — and share the match-day Thursday, three female wrestlers expose move. ning 10-3 against Japan’s Yuumi Kon. atmosphere at a viewing party as the team takes on — Pinki Rani (55 kg), Sarita The Japanese made a She edged out Mongolia’s Battseteg Bournemouth in the Premier League back at Anfield. Mor (59 kg) and Divya Kakran solid start in the second Atlantsetseg 3-2 in the final. Sarita man- (68 kg) won Gold medals in the period as she attacked the aged a push-out point to win her first Gold FEDERER WILL MISS FRENCH OPEN freestyle event. While Nirmala Indian’s left leg initially but at this event after the scores were tied. Basel: Roger Federer has had surgery on his right knee Devi (50kg) settles for Silver in the scored points with a right leg Pinki, competing at senior Asian for and will miss the French Open and several other 50kg category after losing final against move to make it 4-4. the first time, began by beating tournaments. Writing on his Facebook page on Japan’s Migo Igarashi. The Japanese almost pinned Uzbekistan’s Shokida Akhmedova by fall Thursday, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said his 2018 Commonwealth and Asian her but Divya wriggled out of but lost the next bout to Japan’s Kana knee “has been bothering me for a little while” so he Games Bronze medallist Divya was the difficult position. She soon Higashikawa. “decided to have arthroscopic surgery in Switzerland the star performer for the hosts on effected a move which led to She won her semifinal against yesterday (Wednesday).” Doctors “are very confident of the opening day of freestyle event her victory by fall. Marina Zuyeva 6-0 and beat Mongolia’s a full recovery,” Federer said, before ending his post by as she produced a strong perfor- “I had to win by fall to get Dulguun Bolormaa 2-1 to grab the telling his fans “see you on the grass!” as he targets a mance by winning all her bouts, five points from all my bouts Gold. All the points scored in the final return for Wimbledon. Federer will skip tournaments in including against reigning junior because the Japanese was winning were on passivity. Dubai, Indian Wells, Bogota and Miami prior to the world champion Naruha all her bouts by big margins, so I took “I was a bit careful because I had French Open, which starts on May 24. Matsuyuki in the fourth round. a risk for big wins. My coach had said Referee raises the hand of wrestler Pinky after winning her bout against Mongolian Dulguun Bolormaa PTI injured my elbow. I did not want to aggra- She started the day by routing that I don’t have to go for big throws vate since important events are lined up,” SHARATH ENTER MEN'S & MIXED DOUBLES Q/F Kazakhstan’s Albina Kairgelinova and then all the time, but I went for it,” said it paid off by God’s grace.” tougher, you have to fight everyone and said Pinki. Budapest: Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath knocked out Mongolia’s Delgermaa Divya. Asked if the absence of Chinese win big. I won 4 bouts within 2 hours. It Nirmala beat Mongolia’s Munkhnar Kamal on Thursday entered the quarterfinals of both Enkkhsaikhan. “It did become tricky after I led 4- wrestler helped, she replied in the affir- was tough on the body but the good thing Byambasuren 6-4 and Uzbeskitan’s men's doubles and mixed doubles at the ITTF World In the third round, against 0 (in final). I was not in a great posi- mative. is I have improved on my range, I made Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova by techni- Tour Hungarian Open. The former Commonwealth Uzbekistan’s Azoda Esbergenova, she led tion (Naruha’s lock) and it could have “Yes, it did benefit. But if you have a all kinds of attacks, Irani, Kheme, single- cal superiority but lost the final 2-3 to Games Gold medallist showed tremendous grit and 4-0 with consecutive rolls and then been very dangerous. But I took a risk and five-wrestler group it becomes even led, double leg attacks.” Japan’s Miho Igarashi. resolve as he partnered Manika Batra to a marathon 11- 8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 victory over home hope Adam Szudi and Szandra Pergel. Later, Sharath Kamal paired up with Gnanasekaran Sathiyan to register yet another hard-fought 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9 win against Atalanta’s night to ‘remember forever’ No bright side for Spurs Japan's rising stars, Shunsuke Togami and Yukiya Uda in men's doubles. AFP n MILAN had finished top of their group AFP n LONDON after away wins over Ajax and MUGURUZA SHOCKED BY QUALIFIER IN DUBAI talanta coach Gian Chelsea but were missing sever- ose Mourinho fears his side’s season Chennai: Qualifier Jennifer Brady claimed a second APiero Gasperini al key players through injury and Jis running out of gas after an injury- seeded victim on Thursday, defeating Garbine hailed a performance suspension. hit Spurs slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Muguruza 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Dubai C’ships his club will “remember “It certainly complicates home to RB Leipzig in the first leg of semi-finals. The American who ranks just outside the forever” after the Italian things a bit, it’s a pretty over- their Champions League last 16 tie. Top 50 followed up on her first-round defeat of third side crushed Valencia whelming result, this 4-1,” said Spurs could be without the talis- seed and two-time champion Elina Svitolina at the 4-1 on Wednesday to Valencia coach Albert Celades. manic duo of Harry Kane and Son Aviation Club. “I was able to find a way, I wasn't feeling take a giant step closer to reach- “In the end it doesn’t reflect Heung-min for the rest of the season my best,” Brady said after seeing off the ninth-seeded ing the Champions League quar- much what we saw on the pitch.” through injury and looked toothless Spaniard. “Maybe I didn't play my best tennis, but I ter-finals for the first time. Atalanta’s run comes despite against the Bundesliga contenders. stayed in there, competed and came out on top.” Dutch wing-back Hans losing their opening three “We are in a very difficult situation,” Hateboer scored twice on 16 and Champions League group said Mourinho. “What worries me is BARCA SIGNS DANISH FORWARD BRAITHWAITE 62 minutes, sandwiching goals games, before finishing second this is going to be the situation until the Barcelona: Barcelona signed Denmark forward Martin from Josip Ilicic and Remo behind Manchester City. end of the season.” Braithwaite to help fill its injury-depleted attack on Freuler. “Three goals ahead is a nice Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris Timo Werner celebrates after he scores RB Leipzig Thursday. Barcelona agreed to pay the 18 million euros “This is an evening that we’ll reward,” added Gasperini. “But kept his side in the tie with a string of opening goal against Tottenham AP ($ 19.4 million) buyout clause in Braithwaite's contract remember forever,” said Atalanta players celebrate after UEFA Champions League R16 first leg victory AP there were a lot of dangerous sit- important saves, but he could not pre- the win and could have won by with Spanish league rival Leganés. Barcelona was Gasperini. “It’s an amazing with over 40,000 of their fans as leg of the last-16 tie at the San uations, these are things we’ll vent Timo Werner from the penalty more,” said Leipzig boss Julian granted permission to sign a Spanish league player after result, full of emotion.” their home stadium 55km away Siro, the same stadium where the need to improve in Valencia. spot as the German international’s 26th Nagelsmann. it was left without Luis Suárez and Ousmane Dembele It was an extraordinary does not meet UEFA regula- Spanish side lost the 2001 final “We are satisfied with this goal of the season gave Leipzig a lead “It’s only the first game today. You for long periods due to injuries to both attacking night for the side from Bergamo tions. Denis Cheryshev pulled to Bayern Munich on penalties. victory and above all with this to defend on home soil on March 10. have to perform at the same level in players. Braithwaite will sign for the rest of this season who travelled to the San Siro one back for Valencia in the first Valencia, seventh in La Liga, advantage. “Over the 90 minutes we deserved both games.” plus four more, the club said. AGENCIES