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NEW TELUGU GIRL ON THE BLOCK { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com ENTRY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS RTC JAC drops ‘merger’ Supreme Court refers pleas on demand to end stalemate Sabarimala to 7-judge bench PNS n HYDERABAD Worker dies, In a significant climb-down, PNS n NEW DELHI the interpretation of the pro- the Joint Action Committee another suffers Lata showing visions of the Constitution (JAC) of RTC Employees' In a 3:2 majority verdict, the touching upon the right to pro- Unions on Thursday dropped heart attack signs of Supreme Court Thursday fess, practise and propagate its for the time being its main referred to a larger 7-judge own religion, are heard by demand i.e. RTC's merger with PNS n HYDERABAD bench the pleas seeking review larger bench of commensurate the state government. improvement of its historic 2018 judgement number of judges," it said. RTC JAC convener E A 'depressed' RTC worker MUMBAI: Legendary singer allowing women and girls of all It set out seven questions of Ashwathama Reddy said that succumbed on Thursday Lata Mangeshkar, who was ages to enter Kerala's law to be examined by the larg- at least now the state govern- while undergoing treatment admitted to the Intensive Sabarimala temple, set to open er bench. They included -- ment should conduct talks on E Ashwathama Reddy at Gandhi Hospital here, Care Unit of a hospital earli- on November 17, along with interplay between freedom of the 25 other demands. The while another worker suf- er this week, is showing "signs other contentious issues of religion under Articles 25 and state government was mis- Wants immediate talks on 25 fered heart attack. Both the of improvement" but will alleged discrimination against 26 of the Constitution; need to guiding the Courts and people other demands cases have been attributed take "time to recover", hos- Muslim and Parsi women. delineate the expression 'con- by furnishing false informa- Statewide bike rally on Nov.15 to the state government's pital sources said on As the majority verdict, stitutional morality'; the extent tion, he alleged. "The state gov- with 'Save RTC' slogan 'adamant attitude' towards Thursday. Mangeshkar, 90, penned by Chief Justice Ranjan The CJI, who wrote on behalf of himself and to which courts can enquire ernment has neglected the the prolonged RTC strike. was admitted to the Breach Gogoi, kept the review pleas Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, into particular religious prac- High Court's suggestion that it Ashwathama and four others to The depressed person who fast on Nov.16 Candy Hospital here after she pending for a 7-judge bench said the debate about the constitutional tices; meaning of sections of will appoint a three-member died has been identified as complained of difficulty in and did not stay its September Hindus under Article 25 and committee comprising former Employees' deekshas at depots Nageswar of Jogipet in breathing in the early hours 28, 2018 majority judgement, validity of religious practices like bar on entry whether 'essential religious Supreme Court judges. There on Nov. 16 &17 Andole mandal of of Monday. girls and women of all age of women and girls into a place of worship was practices' of denomination or is no single statement on sui- Sangareddy district. The "She is showing some signs groups will be entitled to a section thereof are protected cides of workers. At least the Sadak Bandh on Nov. 19 from other person who suffered of improvement but it will undertake the pilgrimage to the not limited to the Sabarimala case. under Article 26. leaders who had participated Hyd to Kodad heart attack was identified take time for her to recover. shrine. Another question was the in Telangana movement have as Sammaiah of She has pneumonia and chest The CJI, who wrote on It was time the apex court struating women into the hill- "permissible extent of judicial to respond", he observed. arrests even during the Khammampalli village in infection. Any person suffer- behalf of himself and Justices evolves a judicial policy to do top shrine in Kerala and direct- recognition to PILs in matters Mentioning that the state Telangana movement, he Peddapalli district. ing from it takes time to A M Khanwilkar and Indu "substantial and complete jus- ed the state government to calling into question religious government was responsible added. He demanded the Nageswar, 42, was recover from it," a hospital Malhotra, said the debate about tice", the added. ensure strict compliance of practices of a denomination or for the deaths of 23 RTC work- release of RTC JAC leaders reportedly heartbroken insider said. the constitutional validity of The majority view, delineat- the 2018 verdict. a section thereof at the instance ers, he urged RTC employees unconditionally. because of the state gov- religious practices like bar on ed by the CJI in its nine-page The majority judgement also of persons who do not belong to not to lose their confidence. After a meeting with leaders ernment's attitude towards entry of women and girls into verdict, was not agreed to by said that a decision by a larg- such religious denomination". The RTC workers had the of various parties, RTC workers. For the past a place of worship was not lim- Justices R F Nariman and D Y er bench "would put at rest The top court said: "The support of all trade unions and Ashwathama said that they several days, he had not Musharraf's ited to the Sabarimala case. Chandrachud. recurring issues" with regard to subject review petitions as well people, he said. He slammed would organize a Bike rally been mingling with anyone They said such restrictions Justice Nariman, writing for the fundamental right to pro- as the writ petitions may, the police for resorting to across the state on Friday with and was visibly depressed. old video on are there with regard to entry himself and Justice fess and practice any religion. accordingly, remain pending arrests of JAC leaders in mufti. the slogan 'Save RTC'. Continued on Page 4 of Muslim women into Chandrachud, regretted his "In the context of the present until determination of the The police did not make such Continued on Page 4 mosques and 'dargah' and Parsi "inability to agree with" the strength of judges of the questions indicated above by a J&K goes viral women, married to non-Parsi view of the CJI and said the Supreme Court, it may not be larger bench as may be consti- ISLAMABAD: A 2015 video men, being barred from the scope of the review pleas was inappropriate if matters involv- tuted by the Chief Justice of in which former Pakistan holy fire place of an Agyari. limited to the entry of men- ing seminal issues including India." Sena talks to president Pervez Musharraf TS govt strikes admitted that Kashmiris were Cong-NCP "trained" in in his country as TRAVAILS OF RTC STAFF mujahideens to fight the Loco pilot's down all approvals PNS n MUMBAI Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir went viral after it condition still Amid the Shiv Sena's efforts was circulated online again. Resuming duty before deadline for uranium mining to form government in The 1 minute 45 seconds Maharashtra with the support video was posted by Hamid critical PNS n HYDERABAD of the NCP and Congress, Mandokhail from Quetta on PNS n HYDERABAD senior Sena leader Sanjay Twitter on Tuesday to depict in spirit, but not in letter! The Telangana government Raut on Thursday posted a how Pakistan's state policy of Doctors at Care Hospital, has scrapped approvals grant- message on Twitter to assert terror destroyed the Pashtuns PNS n HYDERABAD Letters offering to resume duty Nampally, who are treating ed previously by it to the that they would neither get in Pakistan. go missing Chandrasekhar -- the loco Atomic Minerals Directorate defeated nor be afraid. Farhatullah Babar, who A section of the striking RTC pilot who suffered multiple (AMD) for uranium explo- "Ab haarna aur darna was the press secretary of for- employees who had offered to 275 employees not allowed to injuries in Monday's ration and mining inside the manaa hai..," the Rajya Sabha mer president Asif Ali resume duties in response to work even after they submitted train collision at Nallamala forest reserve zone, 4,000 bores to explore uranium member and Sena's Zardari, later re-tweeted the the call given by Chief Minister letters Kacheguda -- on saying they would disturb the reserves in the reserved forest. spokesman tweeted, a day video. After Babar re-tweet- K Chandrasekhar Rao are now Thursday ampu- wildlife in the area. The new proposal for drilling after he was discharged from ed the video, several others in a piquant situation as some who wanted to rejoin duties. tated his right leg In its latest clarification, bores is not acceptable to the the city-based Lilavati shared it and commented on of their 'willingness letters' The government had previ- from a point above the state forest department state, said a senior official. Hospital, where he under- it. have gone 'missing' and others ously asked such employees to knee since blood cir- said the government won't A clause in the Forest Act, went an angioplasty proce- with letters are not being submit their willingness letters culation in the region had allow even drilling to ascertain intended for protecting nature dure on Monday. allowed to work. manently. The CM said that only in the respective bus stopped resulting in loss of the presence of any radioactive and wildlife in Amrabad Tiger The 57-year-old firebrand After a cabinet meeting on RTC staff who wanted to depots. However, following sensation in the patient's leg. elements. All approvals and Reserve, came in handy for the Sena leader also tweeted a Priyanka not November 3 took stock of withdraw from the strike and incidents of striking employees The loco pilot was crushed in agreements made in Telangana government. motivational Hindi couplet, RTC strike, the Chief rejoin duties could express attacking such employees, the his cabin as Lingampally- December 2016 stand can- Invoking the clause, the forest saying, "Haar ho jaati hai jab among ‘star Minister, addressing a press their willingness through let- government extended a provi- Faluknama MMTS and celled, it said in a letter to department said AMD's latest maan liya jaata hai, jeet tab conference, had set November ters at any nearby government sion to submit their letters in Kurnool-Secunderabad Inter- AMD, Union Ministry of proposal would affect wildlife hoti hai jab thaan liya jaata 5 midnight as fresh deadline office or police stations as any nearby government office city (Handri) Express collid- Forest, and the Wildlife in the Nallamala forest, said hai" (defeat happens when campaigners’ for the striking staff to rejoin there were reports that strik- or police station. ed here. Conservation Trust. the official. one accepts it, victory hap- RANCHI: Congress general duties or lose their jobs per- ing staff were attacking those Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 AMD had proposed to dig pens when one is deter- secretary, Priyanka Gandhi mined). Vadra's name has not figured Raut on Wednesday also in the list of the star cam- posted a message on Twitter paigners for Jharkhand to indicate tough path ahead assembly polls, beginning Air pollution claimed over 5 lakh lives for his party in its efforts to from later this month. form government in The party on Thursday PNS n NEW DELHI premature deaths in 2016 due Maharashtra with the released a list of 40 star cam- to dangerous levels of outdoor Congress and NCP, which paigners, including Rahul More than five lakh people fine particulate air pollution were its ideological rivals till Gandhi, Manmohan Singh died prematurely in India in (PM2.5), over 97,400 deaths recently. and Sonia Gandhi, for the 2016 due to dangerous levels of were from coal. Jharkhand Assembly polls, outdoor air pollution and over "The energy landscape will but Priyanka's name is miss- 97,000 of the them died after have to change drastically, and ing. Jharkhand will go to 13 disqualified Cong-JDS being exposed to pollutants nothing short of a 7.4 per cent polls in five phases from from coal burning, a new report year-on-year cut in fossil carbon November 30. revealed on Thursday. dioxide emissions from 2019 to MLAs get BJP ticket The Lancet Countdown 2019 2050 will limit global warming on health and climate change to the more ambitious goal of TODAY PNS n BENGALURU also cautioned that the impact of It emphasised on rapidly Agreement. "Total energy sup- 1.5 degree Celsius," the report, A day after the air pollution in India will wors- decreasing coal use to zero, say- ply from coal increased by 11 authored by 35 institutions ALMANAC BJP on Thursday fielded 13 Supreme Court paved en if the country does not shift ing it was crucial to meeting the per cent in India from 2016 to worldwide, said. Continued on Page 4 Month & Paksham: disqualified Congress-JD(S) the way for themto from coal-based energy. commitments of the Paris 2018 and out of over 5.29 lakh legislators as its candidates Kartik& Krishna Paksha for the December 5 assembly contest the bypolls, Panchangam byelections in Karnataka hours as many as Tithi : Tritiya: 07.45 pm after the rebels joined the rul- 16disqualified MLAs Nakshatram: Mrigashirsha: 11:13 pm ing party in the state. Now pill to spill blood and fake virginity The party aiming to win a on Thursday joined Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start majority of the 15seats that the BJP at the party any important work) will go for the bypolls office here. Doctors despise use of the product and say it is not replacement of hymenoplasty Rahukalam: 10:36 am – 12:00 pm announced a list of 14 candi- dates with the nominee for NAVEENA GHANATE considered as test of purity. 'Spento Himen' which claim to Yamagandam: 02:48 pm – 04:12 pm The product, available Ranebennur constituency yet Secretary in charge of n HYDERABAD Described as alternative for replace painful and costly Varjyam: NIL to be named. Karnataka P Muralidhar online, has already hymenoplasty, the product hymenoplasty. These prod- Gulika: 07:48 am - 09:12 am A day after the Supreme Raoamong others. Being a virgin is so important been purchased by description calls it safe and ucts have no details on what Good Time: (to start any important work) Court paved the way for them- The Supreme Court on in India that women don't people, some of whom anonymous. The mini pill, the ingredients are or what Amritakalam: 02:15 pm - 03:53 pm to contest the bypolls, as many Wednesday had upheld the mind going under the knife with blood, needs to be pow- kind of side effects it might as 16disqualified MLAs on disqualification of 17 for hymenoplasty. To make the have given decent dered simply finger deep and have upon being introduced Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:38 am - 12:22 pm Thursday joined the BJP at the Congress-JD(S) MLAs in life of women easier, a prod- reviews about 2-4 hours before the inside the body. party office here. Karnataka by then Assembly uct i-virgin to fake virginity on planned night. As per the Typically on the first night, HYDERABAD The disqualified MLAs, Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar the first night of marriage is product description, "The the white sheets are spread on WEATHER whose rebellion led to the fall but allowed them to contest now available online for peo- whom have given decent high-quality blood powder bed as test for the virginity of of the Kumaraswamy gov- the bypolls necessitated by ple to buy. Netizens are vent- reviews. contained therein will have the bride. As long as the Forecast: Partly Cloudy Temp: 29/20 ernment and the return of the the action against them. ing their ire over the product Amazon is facing backlash then completely dissolved. hymen of the woman's vagina Humidity: 73% BJP to power in July, were The court had set aside the with a platform supporting for allowing such a product to This is intended for the use of is intact, she is a virgin. Sunrise: 06.20 inducted in the presence of portion of the Speaker's order women who want to stay clear sell on its site, on the premise 30 minutes - 2 hours before However, the layer rupture can Sunset: 05.40 Chief Minister B bywhich the MLAs were dis- of the taboo of virginity. that it supports the misogy- the scheduled traffic and also happen for many reasons and SYediyurappa, state BJP qualified till the end of the- The product, available nistic idea of virginity. Hymen woman's vagina, the rupture reliably confirms your virgin- cannot be considered as con- Current Weather Conditions Updated November 14, 2019 5:00 PM President Nalin Kumar Kateel current assembly's term in online, has already been pur- is a thin, fleshy tissue that's of which 'on the first night', ity by our mini pill". There are clusive test for virginity. and NationalGeneral 2023. chased by people, some of located at the opening of a leads to her bleeding. This is more such products like Continued on Page 4 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019 hyderabad 02 ‘Will procure every grain of paddy' Civil Supplies Corp chief asks officials to ensure there is no delay in payments to farmers PNS n HYDERABAD loading, unloading and online The CM issued procurement of paddy and Civil Supplies Corporation specific orders millers' acknowledgement and chairman Mareddy Srinivas so on. Agriculture Minister S Reddy has said that Telangana prior to the onset Niranjan Reddy has been is the only state in the country of kharif that every grain of reviewing paddy procurement to purchase every paddy grain paddy produced by farmers with the Civil Supplies Minister produced by farmer at the should be lifted at the MS Gangula Kamalakar to over- MSP. On account of the Chief MAREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY come problems in the paddy Minister K Chandrasekhar Civil Supplies Corporation chairman procurement. In case of any Rao's pro-farmer measures like problems cropping up at the round-the-clock power supply field level, the district author- Union Minister for State of Home Affair G Kishan Reddy and others at the FTCCI event in Hyderabad on Thursday to farm sector and Rytu and 2.51 lakh tonnes of paddy ities have been asked to bring Bandhu, the area under paddy have been procured from it to the notice of the civil sup- crops increased and farmers are 36,862 farmers so far. In all, plies corporation. going to harvest record paddy 2.39 lakh tonnes of paddy was He said that a toll-free num- Modi has a vision and during the current kharif. sent to rice mills for milling. ber 1800-425-00333 and a He told the corporation offi- Using the OPMS software, WhatsApp number 733077444 cials to ensure that the farmers the paddy procurement center have been activated to facilitate bringing their paddy to pro- authorities have been issuing lodging complaints over the mission for India: Kishan curement centers face no prob- lieu of the paddy purchased He also asked the district truck sheet. The rice millers problems in procurement. He lems at all. He said the CM from them. On account of ceil- Collectors, Joint Collectors and should have to give their advised farmers to ensure that PNS n HYDERABAD issued specific orders prior to ing on paddy procurement, the police to be on the alert to approval to it online without the moisture content of paddy Kishan Reddy said that the Central the onset of kharif that every non availability of MSP to check paddy smuggling into any delay. So that the MSP is should not exceed 17 per cent "A strong India is one where government wants to ensure that paddy grain produced by farm- farmers, some middlemen and Telangana. He made it clear that remitted direct into bank under any circumstances. He the benefits of development ers should be lifted at the MSP. traders in the name of farmers the government would not tol- accounts of farmers. wanted officials to sensitise reach everyone in the society. 1.25 crore new houses are build Therefore, he asked District are bringing their paddy to erate any measures that is like- To avoid any problems in farmers on the issue. He This was the concept of 'anto- across the country by 2022 Collectors, Joint Collectors, Telangana to sell the same at ly to cause loss to farmers. procurement, Collectors and advised farmers not to bring daya' that Deendayal civil supplies officials to ensure MSP, he said and exhorted the The government targets to set Joint Collectors should hold their paddy at once to the pro- Upadhyay had spoken about. that there are no delays in mak- border check-post officials to up 3,406 procurement centers. regular meetings with pro- curement centers but in phas- A strong India is also 'Vishwa of this commitment. When the plied to consumers. Setting up ing payments to the farmers in check the tendency. Of them, 1,447 have been set up curement committees to review es to avoid disappointment. Guru' - well respected in the society becomes strong, it lays of power generation capacities world for our cultural, social foundation for national eco- in conventional as well as and economic strength. Today, nomic growth." renewable sectors has been a under the leadership of Prime "The Modi government is big agenda of this govern- Man kills Minister Narendra Modi, we on a mission to provide 'hous- ment. States which complained are working towards all these ing for all'. By 2022, the gov- of power cuts are now enjoying PIL against modified silencers brother-in-law areas," said Union Minister for ernment wants to ensure that uninterrupted power. Even in State of Home Affairs G 1.25 crore new houses are Telangana, the power situation PNS n HYDERABAD In the PIL, Aditya PNS n ADILABAD Kishan Reddy. build across the country so that is vastly improved," he said. He was speaking at the all Indians can live under a The government has worked A public interest litigation sought directions A man killed his brother-in- FTCCI event held in the city roof they can call their own. on not just social dignity but (PIL) was filed in the from the government law by slitting his throat in on Thursday. Speaking on the The government is now work- also economic dignity for Telangana High Court by a authorities to prohibit broad daylight following a occasion, Union Minister said, ing on piped water for all pro- everyone in India. Since 2014, city-based activist, seeking family dispute at "to serve everyone in the soci- gramme. These are basic 37.34 crore Jan Dhan accounts action against motorists who the use of modified Khurshidnagar. He then sur- ety, our government has human requirements, which have been opened with out- Will develop modify their silencers. The silencers rendered himself before the ensured that basic necessities for the first time are being standing deposits of Rs 1.06 court has issued a notice to the police after committing are brought to people. 100 per addressed by the Modi govern- lakh crore. The average deposit Warangal authorities asking them to file HC has sent a crime. Adilabad II town cent village and household ment," he further said. size has gone up from Rs their response and has asked notice to concerned Inspector P Srinivas said the electrification, more than 8 "Due to the efforts of the 1,000 in March 2015 to Rs them to file a counter by authorities and has deceased was Takkalapalliwar crore LPG connections and Central government, today 2,853 in October 2019. This Dist library: November 19. Manoj (26), an autorickshaw more than 10 crore Ayushman several states for the first time means people are using their Concerned about the asked them to file a driver from Daheli village in Bharat registrations are a proof have excess power to be sup- Jan Dhan accounts. Errabelli increasing noise pollution in counter by Nov 19 Mahor of neighbouring the city, which has been con- Maharashtra. The accused PNS n WARANGAL stantly above the levels of was Osawar Santosh (34), a national standards prescribed asking for a minimum fine of daily wage earner. Space expo from Nov 20, 21 Stating that the State govern- for residential, commercial, Rs 1,000 to be levied from Santosh, in a fit of rage, ment was taking all steps for industrial and sensitive zones, the motorist using modified eliminated Manoj after pick- PNS n KARIMNAGAR and general public about space the development of libraries in a resident of Secunderabad, silencers and has asked the ing an argument even as the research. the State including in Aditya Maheshwari, 40, has authorities to set up a toll- latter pleaded with him to A two-day space exhibition- Announcing this to media Warangal, Minister for filed a PIL with the High free number for citizens to leave. He confessed to the cum-competitions will be held persons here on Thursday, Panchayat Raj and Rural Court. register complaints regarding crime before the cops. He told at Sree Chaitanya Engineering Chairman of Sree Chaitanya Development Errabelli In the PIL, Aditya sought noise pollution. policemen that he had killed College campus on November Educational Institutions, Dayakar Rao on Thursday directions from the govern- In this regard, the HC has his brother-in-law to avoid 20 and 21. To commemorate Muddasani Ramesh Reddy said said an auditorium at the dis- ment authorities to prohib- sent a notice to the concerned being murdered by the the birth centenary of Dr that former Director of NRSC, NTPC- trict library would be con- it the use of modified government authorities -- autorickshaw driver. It is Vikram Sarabhai, founder of CBC Dutt would deliver structed with Smart City funds. silencers. "There are about principal secretary, TSPCB learned that Manoj was stay- ISRO, the National Remote Vikram Sarabhai Memorial lec- Ramagundam He was speaking after 10,000 bikes with modified bikes are one of the major and commissioner of police - ing in Adilabad following Sensing Centre, a sister con- ture after inauguration of space launched the 52nd National silencers presently running contributors to noise pollu- - and has asked them to file a quarrels between Santosh cern of ISRO, is organising the expo by the district Collector marks Library Week celebrations at on the city roads. These tion," said the PIL, further counter by November 19. and his wife for a week. exhibition to educate students Sarfaraz Ahmed at 10 am. the district library here on Raising Day Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said PNS n PEDDAPALLI that more computers would TETE-AA-TTETE be set up with internet con- TS get its first ‘Child-friendly' PS .The 'Raising Day' of National nection for the benefit of the Thermal Power Corporation- readers at the knowledge PNS n HYDERABAD establishing child-friendly Ramagundam was celebrated centre. police stations. While high- by its employees on Thursday. "The libraries have made To ensure a child-friendly lighting the role of Police in Regional Executive Director- tremendous contribution world where all children are child-related issues, the organ- South (In-charge) and Head towards development of the free from mistreatment, abuse isation apprised the stakehold- of Projects, Dr PP Kulkarni, society, especially during the and exploitation, Bachpan ers on the importance of ensur- and hundreds of employees country's freedom struggle. Bachao Andolan (BBA), found- ing that no procedural provi- participated in the walkathon One must inculcate the read- ed by Nobel Peace Laureate sions are disregarded while held in the morning from ing habit like our Chief Kailash Satyarthi, in collabora- dealing with the distressed Priyadarshini Park of the Minister K Chandrashekhar tion with the Rachakonda children. township to the administra- Rao who is a bookworm. The Police Commissionerate, on IPS officer, Mahesh tive building. Later, Kulkarni, Chief Minister K Thursday inaugurated the Bhagwat, Commissioner who unfurled the NTPC flag, Chandrashekhar Rao has State's first 'child-friendly' Rachakonda was the Chief along with other officials of been introducing new police station at the D Ishan, a seven year-old survivor of a life time disease whose wish was to Guest for the programme. D the power station, cut a cake schemes for the benefit of Rachakonda Medipally station. become the Police Commissioner for a day, after inaugurating the Child- Friendly Ishan, a seven year-old sur- to mark the occasion. people only after reading The inauguration ceremony Police station along with CP Mahesh Bhagwat vivor of a life time disease He highlighted the achieve- books related to that partic- that was organised to formal- whose wish was to become the ments of the plant and said ular subject," he added. ly handover the Child-Friendly (CWC), District Child missing children from 76.5%in Police Commissioner for a the station was doing a great He urged the students and Police Station to the authorities Protection Unit (DCPU) and 2016 to 69.3% in 2017. day, inaugurated the Child- job for the nation for the past readers to utilise the facility by BBA, witnessed participa- District Legal Service As part of the joint initiative, Friendly Police station along 41 years. Besides briefing on of knowledge centre by visit- tion of over 200 students from Authority (DLSA). BBA will also organise a train- with Commissioner the core area of power gener- ing it regularly. Government nearby schools, esteemed dig- According to NCRB data, ing session in order to raise Rachakonda. IPS officer, ation, he also highlighted the Chief Whip Vinay Bhaskar nitaries and personnel of the the state has witnessed a 43 per awareness, sensitise and inform SudheerBabu; Anjan plant's initiative in CSR and said he had donated Rs State's police department, State cent increase in cases report- police personnel on the guide- Rao, Member SCPCR; Uday environment, and threw light 25,000 from his pocket to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with Mudhole MLA G Vittal Reddy at Commission for the Protection ed under POCSO from 2016 to lines laid down by the National Kumar, Secretary, DLSA and on NTPC-Telangana project's purchase books for those Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday. The legislator requested the Chief of Child Rights (SCPCR), 2017. Telangana has also seen Commission for Protection of Dr Vasavi, Psychologist, also progress and challenges preparing for the competitive Minister to speed up the pending works in his constituency. Child Welfare Committee a decrease in recovery rate of Child Rights (NCPCR) for attended the inauguration. ahead. exams. HYDERABAD PRAYER MEETING BULLION RATES Music may help reduce cardiac stress while driving GOLD Security tightened in Saidabad AGANCIES n RIO DE JANEIRO ` 38,220 (10 gm) We found that cardiac stress in the participants in our PNS n HYDERABAD ` women, civil police and 120 Stress while driving is a risk fac- experiment was reduced by listening to music while Commissioner's Task Force are SILVER tor for the development of car- they were driving The city police have made elab- deployed in huge numbers to ` 44,500(1kg) diovascular disease and sudden — VITOR ENGRACIA VALENTI, Professor at Sao Paulo State University orate security arrangements at prevent the event, which the ` 200 cardiac complications such as the Saidabad Ujale-Shah- police said had no permission. heart attack, but now Dargah and its surroundings on A senior police official said researchers have found that lis- drive a car they did not own. reduces heart rate variability, Thursday following a call made no organisation had sought CHICKEN tening to music while driving Driving their own car might whereas more intense parasym- by various Muslim organisa- any permission from the police RATES `/KG can reduce cardiac stress. help," Valenti said. The level of pathetic nervous system activi- tions for a prayer meeting of nor was any permission accord- "We found that cardiac stress cardiac stress was estimated by ty increases it," Valenti said. women and girls in view of the ed to anyone for holding the Dressed/With Skin `170 in the participants in our exper- measuring heart rate variability Analysis showed a reduction in Ayodhya verdict. prayer meeting. The roads were Without Skin `193 iment was reduced by listening using a heart rate monitor heart rate variability in the vol- Policemen drawn from the barricaded to prevent any out- Broiler at Farm `117 to music while they were dri- attached to the participant's chest. unteers who drove without City Armed Reserve men and sider from entering the area. ving," said study lead author Vitor because people who drive fre- Marilia, a medium-sized city in the Defined as fluctuations in music, indicating a lower level Engracia Valenti, Professor at Sao quently and have had a licence northwest of Sao Paulo, without lis- the intervals between consecu- of parasympathetic nervous sys- EGG Paulo State University in Brazil. for a long time are better adapt- tening to music. On the other day, tive heart beats, heart rate vari- tem activity but sympathetic `/ For the study, published in the ed to stressful situations in traf- the volunteers drove the same route ability is influenced by the auto- nervous system activation. RATES 100 journal Complementary fic," Valenti explained. at the same time of day but listened nomic nervous system. The Conversely, heart rate vari- HYDERABAD 402 Therapies in Medicine, researchers The volunteers were assessed on to instrumental music on a CD more active the sympathetic ability increased in the drivers VIJAYAWADA 413 analysed the effects of music on two days, in different situations and player coupled to the car radio. nervous system, the faster the who listened to music, indicat- cardiac stress in five women in a random order. On one day, The use of ear buds or head- heart beats, while the parasym- ing a higher level of parasym- VISAKHAPATNAM 405 between the ages of 18 and 23. they drove for 20 minutes at rush phones while driving is a traffic pathetic nervous system tends to pathetic nervous system activ- RETAIL PRICE `4.02 "We opted to assess women hour (5:30-6:30 pm) along a three offense. "To increase the degree slow it down. "Elevated sympa- ity and a reduction in sympa- (IN HYDERABAD) who were not habitual drivers km route in a busy district of of traffic stress, we asked them to thetic nervous system activity thetic nervous system activity.

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RIME CORNER GHMC braces up for KTR goes on inauguration spree Intermediate PNS n HYDERABAD student commits Double Bedroom houses to the suicide ‘sweeping' changes poor, fish market for fishermen community development, 17-year-old girl committed sports complex to the youth Asuicide by hanging herself and laying of foundation store at her residence in Mirchowk To rely on public for audit of sweeping machines for ROB for free movement of on Wednesday night. The traffic are the developmental deceased was identified as G NAVEENA GHANATE programmes inaugurated by Jayalakshmi, an intermediate n HYDERABAD Minister for MA&UD KT second year student from Sri Rama Rao here on Thursday in Chaitanya College in Balapur. Road-sweeping machines have the Kukatpally Constituency. Her family members told the come under public ire for not The Minister along with police that Jayalakshmi, who cleaning the roads properly. Minister for Labour & was interested in joining the These sweeping machines have Employment Ch Malla Reddy, armed forces, was preparing been clearing only on the HW Mayor, DR Bonthu for the exams and practising median side and ignoring the Rammohan, MLCs Naveen for the physical tests as well import lanes including the Kumar, Shambipur Raju, MLA for the last three months. footpath side. As per the ini- M Krishna Rao, Commissioner According to the police, a tial agreement, sweeping GHMC Lokesh Kumar, Dy lecturer caught her while using machines are supposed to Mayor Baba Fasiuddin and mobile phone in the class on clean the roads from for 10 Collector, Medchal M V Reddy Wednesday. The principal hours, from 9 pm to 7 am visited Kukatpally Constituency called her father and every day. However, the tax- and inaugurated the develop- MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao and others during the inauguration of 2BHK houses in Kukatpally on Thursday complained about this asking payer money has gone for a mental programmes worth him to take her back home. toss because the broom of the Rs.101.69 crores. the benefit of fishermen. The Jayalakshmi was then machine never touches the According to GHMC Commissioner, The 2BHKs, constructed IT Minister KT Rama Rao inaugurates market was built at a cost of Rs depressed fearing that her road and even medians are with a cost of Rs 9.34 crore at 108 2BHK houses at Chittaramma 2.78 crore, where the National chance to join the Indian Army remaining unclean. every zone has been given instructions Chittramma Basti were hand- Fisheries Development would be lost. "She locked In spite of issuing lane kilo- to run sweeping machines during day ed over to the beneficiaries. nagar Basti, an indoor stadium built at Corporation contributed Rs herself in her room and did meters and incorporating GPS, The housing complex consti- Kukatpally 6th phase, and a modern 2.25 crore and GHMC Rs not open it despite repeated the sweeping machines have a time, so that there will be social audit. tutes cellar, stilt with 9 floors, 53.20 lakhs respectively. Later pleas from her parents. When loophole. Nobody knows if the Public will also observe whether it with a carpet area of 560 Sqft fish market the Minister laid foundation they finally broke open the broom is on the road or not. is being cleaned or not each flat. During the inaugu- stone for construction of ROB door, she was found hanging. The civic body has failed to ration, the beneficiaries wel- worth Rs 83.00 crore at She left a suicide note for her observe the accuracy in work- comed the Minister by organ- house warming ceremony. The rated two indoor stadiums Khaithalapur. Once the bridge younger brother asking him to ing of these machines. that there will be social audit. ing taking adequate precau- ising Bonalu, Bathukamma. beneficiaries expressed their hap- built at a cost of Rs 6.51 crore. is completed, it will ease the join the Army as she had failed Commissioner GHMC Lokesh Public will also observe whether tions daily. However since it is The Minister along with piness by saying that from now traffic congestion in JNTU in doing so," the police said. Kumar agreed that this loop- it is being cleaned or not". a slow moving vehicle, there Minister Ch Malla Reddyand onwards they can also live dig- Wholesale fish market Junction, Malaysia Town Ship, The police registered a case hole cannot be rectified with Officials cite that the vehi- could be traffic disturbances others entered the houses along nity with all amenities as others. Further the Minister inaugu- Hi-tech City flyover, Cyber and launched an investigation. any machine intervention. cles are parked on 80-90 per and dust pollution. with the beneficiaries during Later the Minister inaugu- rated wholesale fish market for tower junction, etc. Instead, the corporation would cent of main roads along the Meanwhile GHMC has been House burgled now rely on public for social audit footpath path side in the night decided to procure as many as on the sweeping machines. time. Because of this, majori- 42 modern sweeping machines in Kukatpally Lokesh said, "Night supervision ty of sweeping machines even for sweeping of main roads. Will support animation nidentified persons broke is not there for sweeping if they are functioning proper- Lokesh said that the corpora- Denied promotion, NIMS Uinto a house in Kukatpally machines. To address the issue, ly are focusing only on medi- tion has approval for 42 sweep- industry: TSCHE chief and fled with valuables worth Every zone has been given hard an side. Consequently, the ing machines, but based on Rs 15 lakh on Thursday. instructions to run sweeping civic body will be running how many are needed, pro- PNS n HYDERABAD According to the police, the machines during day time, so sweeping machines in morn- curement will happen. nurse attempts suicide burglars broke into a house at Telangana State Council of Higher Education Vignan Nagar and fled with PNS n HYDERABAD formation of Telangana, discrimina- Chairman T Papi Reddy said the animation indus- valuables including 20 tolas of tion continues at NIMS and the hos- try was growing considerably for the last few years. gold, 15 kg of silver and Rs Uppal Bhagat A staff nurse working at the Nizam's pital' higher officials favour people Participating in the curtain raiser event of the 15,000 cash, all worth over Rs Illegal water Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) from Andhra Pradesh. This discrim- Indiajoy international event commencing from 15 lakh. Based on a complaint plots to be hospital attempted suicide by slitting ination exists despite most of the November 20 here, he said the Government would lodged by the house owners, her wrist and throat in the hospital senior officials hailing from extend necessary support to the industry and the Kukatpally police regis- e-auctioned premises at Panjagutta on Thursday. Telangana. added that the event would provide a platform tered a case. Police have col- connections to PNS n HYDERABAD Police said that the nurse alleged dis- Sources at the hospital said that for students to know more information about the lected CCTV footage from crimination by higher officials based Nirmala was immediately treated animation industry. India Joy is an aggregator plat- nearby cameras and are inves- The Hyderabad Metropolitan on nativity in giving promotions. for her injuries and is out of danger. form bringing together prestigious International tigating. Development Authority The nurse, identified as Nirmala, The Panjagutta police said that no events at one place to unfold opportunities for be regularised (HMDA) issued a notifica- has been working at the hospi- case was registered yet as the investors, corporations and others. tion on Thursday for e-auc- tal for over a decade as a nurse refused to give a Man held for PNS n HYDERABAD tioning of Uppal Bhagat plots. staff nurse. According to statement. cheating bizman The notification is for Plot No the police, Nirmala tried According to sources, HMWSSB MD Dana Kishore 2515/1 to 2515/132 in the to kill herself by slashing Nirmala wanted to of Rs 76 L on Thursday said that the Uppal Bhagyatha layout's her throat and wrist by shift to the administra- he CCS Police of Hyderabad illegal water connections will Phase1 and 2. Interested cit- using a surgical blade. tion side a few years Tarrested a 45-year-old man be regularised under izens can login to However, her colleagues ago but was denied by from Noida for cheating a Voluntary Disclosure Scheme. www.hmda.gov.in for fur- who noticed her attempt, the management. businessman to the tune of Rs During a review meeting, the ther details. Meanwhile rushed her to emergency Following her request 76 Lakh. The accused was MD said that the state govern- HMDA commissioner care, where she was treated. being denied, she Dana Kishore identified as Palvindar Singh. ment had granted permission Arvind Kumar held a review Nirmala alleged that only approached the High Court. According to the police, the for VDS to regulate the illegal HMWSSB MD said meeting with officials and employees from Andhra Pradesh However, the High Court dismissed arrest was made following a connections. The scheme reviewed full development were being treated better and priori- her petition and ruled in favour of the complaint from the victim, Y would be in effect for 90 days that the govt programmes and their imple- tised for office promotions and bet- hospital after which employees of Manindranath, the MD of from 22 November to 21 had granted mentation for various sec- ter postings. A few employees from NIMS protested against the High Billion Light India Pvt. Ltd., February. Building owners permission for tions of HMDA. the hospital said that even after the Court's ruling. Somajiguda. Singh with illegal water connections VDS to regulate approached the victim claim- can submit applications the illegal ing that he handles the manu- through the HMWSSB web- facturing and supplying of LED site. MD explained that they connections lights for Govt. Projects. "He could regulate their illegal GHMC's ‘Prajavani' goes for a toss promised that he will arrange connections by paying regular users have to pay double the a project of Nagaland bill charges plus one month's connection charges to regu- PNS n HYDERABAD abuses at the officers and leaving Government of Rs 58 crore bill. larise a illegal connection plus ‘Prajavani' sessions the session due to lack of grievance and collected an amount of So far, 36,547 connections the three-year utility charges The very first instruction from are held between 10 redressal. Rs 76 lakh for the expenses of in six divisions have been sur- and Rs 300 service charges. Minister K T Rama Rao after tak- GHMC official cite that the processing the required pro- veyed, of which HMWSSB MD advised citizens to take ing over charge of Municipal am and 1 pm every Cabinet sub-committee meeting ject documents like ERTL cer- identified 1401 Sewerage con- advantage of this opportunity Administration was for officials to Monday. However, the is impeding them from attending tificates, work order copies nections, 633 commercial con- and be exempted from high- be on field daily for upkeep of san- officials have not been 'Prajavaani' grievances. Most of and for providing the collateral nections, 880 MSB connec- er fines and legal action. itation in the city. Are officials nei- attending them for the senior officials are attending the security. Singh then provided tions, 721 illegal tap connec- Officials have also been ther addressing the grievances of the past several days meeting and without them, no fake and fabricated work tions, 66 unregistered building instructed to ensure 100 per public nor going to the field. official is even hearing grievances' orders and certificates in and flats. HMWSSB estimates cent billing and collection. It Let alone field inspections, from public. return" said officials, adding collection of nearly 6.24crores is also recommended that the GHMC officials don't have time to With the official apathy, the pro- Commissioner Lokesh Kumar that accused is running Balaji and increase in monthly rev- bills for commercial connec- hear people's grievances. 'Prajavaani' gramme, which was launched in said, "We are requesting the govern- Media Pvt., Ltd., to organise enue by 16lakhs with the reg- tions be given out by 5th of programme has gone for a toss with 2012 with the aim of allowing cit- ment and that cabinet sub commit- beauty contests and other ularization of these connec- everymonth and all other con- people venting ire over the lack of izens to meet with the heads of tee meeting won't last for many events in and around New tions. The authorities are issu- nection bills be issued by 10th availability of officials. 'Prajavani' departments and have their griev- days, once the crucial decisions are Delhi by posing himself as a ing notices to illegal connec- of every month. He also said sessions are held between 10 am and ances addressed on the spot, has taken". However, Commissioner celebrity in the eyes of society. tions and allow users to regu- that if the irregularities are 1 pm every Monday. However, lost its motto. dismissed the claims of lack of offi- The CCS Police swung into larize the illegal connection in identified and the monthly higher officials of the GHMC have Citizens end up running from cials on field and said that the field action and proceeded to Noida a week. billing is included, the revenue not been attending them for the past pillar to post to have their problems level inspections are going on reg- to apprehend Singh. After the window is closed, will increase. several days. resolved. Some of them are hurling ular basis.

CHILDREN'S DAY ‘Govt firm on implementing more schemes for children' PNS n HYDERABAD Manideep, B Kaumudi, Deevena Govt is striving and Spoorthy for their meritorious Woman and Child Welfare hard in efficient performance in various fields of Minister Satyavathi Rathode has activity. made it clear that her department implementation of Earlier, the minister went round is striving to implement various laws like Juvenile various stalls put up at the venue on legislations governing children the occasion. Earlier a rally was efficiently and committed to Justice Act-2015, taken out from Gun Park to implement government schemes Child Marriages Ravindra Bharati with the meant for the children. Moreover, participation of children, offi- the Minister expressed the (Prevention) Act- cials of various government department's readiness to imple- 2006 and departments and representa- ment many more efficient ser- tives of civil society organisa- vices to children of the state. others, said tions on the occasion. Participating as chief guest at Minister Juvenile Welfare the Children's Day Celebrations Sathyavathi Department director held at Ravindra Bharati here on Sailaja, TS CPCR presi- Thursday, she wished that children Rathod dent Srinivas Rao, should grow up as good citizens. Unicef representative The Government has been imple- Mishelle, women and menting many welfare measures government has been taking child welfare joint to protect children and providing Kids perform during the Children’s Day celebrations held at Ravindra Bharati on Thursday. all measures to ensure chil- director Anuradha, nutritious food to the expectant (Right) Minister Sathyavathi Rathod addresses the gathering dren lead a happy life. district welfare offi- mothers to ensure healthy growth The Minister released a cer Jhansi Laxmi, stu- of the baby in the womb. She said The department has been striv- Compulsory Registration of Child Labour (Prohibition) Act Childline Poster and those of dents of various childhood is valuable in a person's ing hard to efficient implementa- Marriages Act-2002, Free and 1986 and so on. Shramik Vikas Girls' Alliance and schools, representa- life and hence exhorted children tion of laws like Juvenile Justice compulsory Education to Principal Secretary to the End Child Trafficking on the tives of NGOs and oth- to become good citizens making Act-2015, Child Marriages Children Act-2009, Pre-natal department of women and child occasion. She presented prizes to ers took part in the cel- good use of child hood. (Prevention) Act-2006, Diagnostic Technique Act 1994, welfare Jagdishwar said that the children B Mounika, G ebrations. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019 hyderabad 04 ‘Praja Darbar HC extends stay on privatisation of RTC routes possible only Intense lobbying for n with Congress’ PNS HYDERABAD The Telangana High court on PNS n HYDERABAD Thursday extended the inter- Employees switch to alternate occupations TPCC president post im stay granted on the issuance PNS n HYDERABAD Congress MLA from of private permits on 5,100 Sangareddy Turpu Jaya K VENKATESHWARLU routes of TSRTC till Monday As the RTC strike turned out Prakash Reddy has said that n HYDERABAD next week. to be the longest in the annals conduct of 'Praja Darbar' is A division bench of the high of the RTC, 48,000-odd only possible under Congress The race for the TPCC chief court took the decision while workers of the transport government. "AICC Chief post has escalated in the state. hearing a Public Interest undertaking are going with- Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Enthusiastic Telangana Litigation (PIL) plea filed by out salary. In fact, the gov- Gandhi have the power of Congress leaders are leaving no the Vice President of the ernment denied them salary removing the Congress' Chief stone unturned to grab the Telangana Jana Samithi Dr. for the month of September. Minister if he behaves like a post. As part of it, party MLA PL Visweswar Rao on the issue. Feeling pinched for money, 'dictator'. The attitude of feel- from Sangareddy Turpu Arguing the case before the RTC workers are on one ing themselves as heroes will Jayaprakash Reddy aka Jagga HC, the Advocate-General of hand taking part in the strike not work in Congress. Every Reddy has posted his bio-data A Revanth Reddy Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Jagga Reddy the state BS Prasad submitted and on the other, have been party worker has to work fol- to AICC leaders urging the in a sealed cover the cabinet running errands or practicing lowing the directions of Sonia party high command to con- According to highly placed decision regarding privatisa- their caste-based vocations to Gandhi, he said. sider his candidature for the Jagga Reddy posts sources, the competition for tion of the permits of the RTC support the family. (Clockwise) Ramesh, a conductor Jagga Reddy urged the TPCC president post, stating his bio-data to AICC the PCC chief position is in the state. For the past two months, collects toddy; A woman conductor selling custard apples; Parvathamma, party high command to give that he will bring the lost leaders for TPCC chief between Komatireddy Venkat Surprised at this, the High running families has become TPCC chief position to him glory to the party. "I have Reddy and A Revanth Reddy. Court sought to know the rea- difficult for the RTC workers. a conductor attached to RTC depot in if present TPCC chief N medicine to bring back the position Venkat Reddy has the support son for the submission of a cer- Whether it is paying house Hyderabad irons clothes Uttam party to power," once he said. According to of senior leaders, however, tified copy of the cabinet deci- rent or tuition fee or paying Kumar On the other hand, some Revanth Reddy has the sup- sion in a sealed cover in a EMIs for loans availed or er's saloon practicing caste- Reddy others like AICC secretary SA sources, the race is port of young leaders of the secret form. It also asked the continuing small savings like based vocation. He expressed tenders Sampath Kumar are also try- between Komatireddy party, said the sources. AG to reveal the contents of the chits, the striking RTC work- despair that the family is resigna- ing to grab the PCC chief on Venkat Reddy and Both leaders are influenc- cabinet decision in the open ers are feeling pinched and going through a difficult tion. He their own way. All the way, lob- Revanth Reddy ing the high command in court. looking towards alternate phase as the government said that bying and recommendations their own way. The senior When the AG refused to dis- ways of generation of finances withheld the RTC workers' he is seek- for the TPCC chief has been leaders, who are supporting close the contents of the cabi- to support families. salaries and not able to afford ing TPCC intensified. posting their bio-data for the Venkat Reddy, on condition net decision in the court hall, Conductor Ramesh who irons clothes in Choutuppal essential commodities as his chief position for the sake of The AICC is conducting a same. It is learnt that K Jana of anonymity, said that the bench called the AG and hails from toddy tapper's to support the family prac- purchasing power is dimin- 'Loka Kalyanam'. It may be meeting on November 16 to Reddy, D Sridhar Babu and T Venkat Reddy is a senior heard explanation in person, community has been collect- ticing her caste-based voca- ished greatly. recalled that the then discuss several issues. The Jeevan Reddy were not com- leader and will strive hard to along with the Transport ing toddy and selling it to tion. Gosika Kondal Reddy of Congress Chief Minister late AICC had already sent the peting for the position, how- bring the party to the power. Commissioner of the state. support the family. A woman In Nalgonda district's Vellanki village of Ramannapet YS Rajasekhar Reddy con- communication in this regard ever, they reportedly said that The seniors were saying that The AG then told the bench conductor was seen selling Halia, a RTC driver engaged mandal was working as con- ducted 'Praja Darbar' in his to the state parties' across the they will take up the position Komatireddy is with the party that they could make public the custard apples in himself as a coolie in sweet ductor with Yadagirigutta RTC Camp Office at Begumpet. nation. AICC general secre- if party high command asks since from the beginning of contents of the cabinet decision Yadagirigutta bus stand. lemon garden and earning Rs bus depot for the past 10 years. He said that good gover- taries/AICC Secretaries, PCC them to takeover. his political career. only after the issuance of a GO Parvatamma alias Malige 300 per day for the past 15 Because of the strike, on one nance in Telangana is only Presidents, CLP leaders would Senior leader V However, the young lead- on the issue. Anita, attached to days. He was identified as hand he takes part in the possible with Congress. He attend the meeting. According Hanumantha Rao, who once ers, who are with Revanth The bench later perused the Contonment RTC depot in Khammampati Narsimha of strike and on the other takes said that he worked with to sources, the meeting will acted as PCC Chief during Reddy, argue that the party contents of the cabinet decision Hyderabad as conductor, got Anumula village. Prior to care of harvesting cotton crop Congress, TRS and BJP and he discuss various issues includ- united Andhra Pradesh state, needs 'josh' and Revanth and directed the counsel for job in the RTC in 2010, while joining as driver in in his farm.Similarly, M knows as to how to face TRS ing the new PCC chiefs issue, is also putting his efforts to Reddy will infuse the much- petitioner to amend the prayer her husband Balaraju works Ibrahimpatnam RTC depot Surender of Padmasali colony and BJP if given an opportu- where required. take up the assignment. He is needed 'josh' in the party. and adjourned the case hear- in a welding shop. The cou- in 2006, he used to work as a of Ramannapet is working as nity to work as PCC Chief. According to Gandhi reportedly arguing that the According to party leaders, ing till November 18, 2019. ple has two sons and a daugh- casual labourer. In conductor in Yadagirigutta "There is no truth in the Bhavan sources, Komatireddy party high command has to do 'money' factor would also It may noted here that, in its ter. Because of the strike, Devarakonda, Velijala RTC depot. Because of the rumor that the party high Venkat Reddy, A Revanth justice to the BCs by giving the play a key role in selecting the interim orders, the division Parvatamma did not get her Srinivasulu, a driver with strike, he searched for alterna- command will give TPCC Reddy are seriously trying to top position to the communi- PCC Chief. However, Jagga bench of the HC directed the salary for the past two Devarakonda RTC bus depot tive employment by working as Chief position only to the grab the position. However, ty and said that the high com- Reddy said that high com- state government and RTC months. Pending resolution for the past 10 years, is work- a weaver to support the fami- leaders who have money, he leaders like Jagga Reddy are mand has to give the position mand will not consider authorities concerned not to of the strike, Parvatamma ing as a barber in his broth- ly. said. also going to test their fate by to the party loyalists. 'money' factor. take any steps which would Govt schools to get Now pill to Mafia created sand scarcity, says Naidu Loco pilot's spill blood and condition PNS n VIJAYAWADA nies. He said YSRCP MLAs facelift in Andhra fake virginity and other leaders were given still critical Former Andhra Pradesh Chief licenses for sand extraction. PNS n AMARAVATI torial view of schools showing Continued from Page 1 Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also alleged that they Continued from Page 1 how they look now and how Doctors despise the use of Naidu on Thursday alleged encroached upon the sand Government schools in they will look after imple- products positioned as alter- that the sand scarcity in the reaches and were not allowing NDRF personnel Andhra Pradesh are all set to menting the scheme, taking native to hymenoplasty and state was created by sand mafia farmers to collect the sand extricated the critically get a facelift with the state gov- nine parameters into consid- say that firms are fooling which was active with the full from their fields. He demand- injured loco pilot after ernment launching a new pro- eration - provision of lights, people as they cannot be support of Chief Minister Y. S. ed immediate steps to stop the over eight hours. gramme to revamp them by fans, blackboards, furniture replacement for hymeno- Jagan Mohan Reddy. The illegal transport of sand to Prior to amputating providing better infrastructure and compound wall, con- plasty. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) cities like Hyderabad, Chennai the leg, doctors coun- and amenities at a cost of Rs struction of toilets, repairs Dr.Aparajitha D'souza, chief said the sand mafia had and Bengaluru. "If the govern- seled his family mem- 12,000 crore. and painting of classrooms, Professor and Head of spread its activities to neigh- ment wants it can stop the ille- bers. Under the scheme 'Mana providing safe drinking water Department OBG ESI bouring states as the sand gal transport in one day," he Chandrasekhar's Badi Nadu Nedu' (our school and provision for English labs. Medical College, said: "This from Andhra Pradesh was TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu at a protest in Vijayawada on Thursday said. father Joseph, speaking then and now), 45,000 gov- The first phase will cover is just like a fake blood pow- being transported illegally to to media over the line of ernment-run schools will 15,715 government schools for der and almost equivalent to Telangana, Tamil Nadu and treatment being given undergo a complete makeover a period of one year, at a cost painting the vagina and can- Karnataka. to his son, said that in the next three years, bring- of Rs 3,500 crore. The YSRCP not be replacement of The leader of the Opposition Naidu's Deeksha a big farce: YSRCP MLAs blood circulation in the ing them on par with or even government claims that school hymenoplasty. If the hymen was addressing the party work- SR Congress Party (YSRCP) against sand crisis as TDP right leg had been affect- better than the ones in private reforms on such a scale and is ruptured, it is not a sign ers at 12-hour-long fast under- Yleaders have come down leaders attacked the officials ed, considering the and corporate sectors. magnitude is perhaps unprece- that the female has lost vir- taken by him here over the heavily on TDP Chief N who had taken action patient did not feel any The programme, launched dented in the country. The gov- ginity, because there are so sand scarcity. Claiming that the Chandrababu Naidu saying against the sand mafia sensation. He said that by Chief Minister Y S ernment has also formed a many reasons for hymen rup- man made scarcity of sand has that his 8 a.m. to 8 p.m during his government. the health condition of Jaganmohan Reddy at Ongole committee to monitor the ture. Like accident or injuries, brought the construction activ- Deeksha was a big drama. Sand loot had taken place Chandrasekhar, going by on Children's Day, gives a pic- functioning of private schools. physically exerting sports, ity in the state to a halt, he said Penamaluru MLA Kolusu only during the TDP vital signs, would gymnastics can go. Hymen is over 35 lakh workers have lost Parthasaradhi said the TDP government, he alleged. The improve slowly. He said just one membrane-like their livelihood. leader had looted all the five Mylavaram MLA alleged that that Chandrasekhar had thing, what if inserting some- Naidu alleged that about 50 elements. Naidu had looted welfare schemes for the TDP had created artificial regained his conscious- thing into vagina gets workers committed suicide as thousands of crores of rupees. weaker sections of the society, scarcity of sand through the Blue ness and was in a posi- blocked. We should not be they were not finding the work Admitting that there was some so he is resorting to drams in Frog company which is under tion to identify all. doing anything which we in the absence of construction problem in the availability of the name of Deekshas. Stating the instructions of Naidu and his Joseph said that the don't know what effect it has activity. He said that despite the sand due to floods, that Naidu was failed to prove son Lokesh. The day is not far ghastly accident left his and there could be high suicides, YSR Congress Party Parthasaradhi said now the sand his charges against YSRCP off when the people would teach son with multiple frac- chances of infection as it (YSRCP) government was not is produced at the rate of 1.5 leaders, he said, "People are a fitting lesson to Naidu, he said. tures. Upon improve- might play with pH and dis- responding to the situation. lakh tones per day. Sand would laughing at the TDP Chief." As per the charge-sheet given by ment in Chandrasekhar's turb natural vaginal bacteria". Targeting Jagan Mohan Reddy, be made available for people Addressing a press conference the voters in the last elections, health condition, doctors Doctor advised young girls the TDP leader alleged that freely in about two or three days. at Mylavaram, MLA Vasanta Naidu got 23 seats. In the next would conduct surgeries to have good sex education after creating a sand shortage, He alleged that Naidu was Krishna Prasad said Naidu has elections, he would not get even to treat multiple frac- and not to indulge in such he entered into a secret deal jealous of Jaganmohan Reddy's no right to observe Deeksha those seats, he prophesied. tures. AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy interacts with a student in Amaravati on Thursday activities. with certain cement compa- Resuming duty TS govt strikes Air pollution RTC JAC drops ‘merger’ before deadline claimed over down all approvals for in spirit, but 5 lakh lives demand to end stalemate not in letter! Continued from Page 1 uranium mining Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 It said coal phase-out is essential, not only as a key He said that he would sit on Worker dies, another The state's Wildlife BJP state unit president K Laxman with the party members who joined In response to CM's call, measure to mitigate climate hunger strike along with four Board has passed a resolu- the saffron party in Hyderabad on Thursday 495 employees had submitted change, but also to reduce others on November 16 at tion banning any type of letters. Of them, only 220 morbidity and mortality Indira Park. On November 17 suffers heart attack mining for uranium employees are currently from air pollution. and 18, RTC workers would exploration in the tiger attending duties. The rest of "Coal continues to be the stage massive deekshas at Continued from Page 1 till justice was done to him. reserve. Rafale verdict a blow the employees are deemed to second largest contributor RTC depots across the state. However, police thwarted The Telangana govern- be on strike. to global primary energy "We will stage Sadak His family members their attempts at the ment had passed resolu- The reason, RTC officials supply (after oil) and the Bandh from Hyderabad to took him to Gandhi behest of the depot tions against uranium min- to Cong: Laxman claim, is that they have not largest source of electricity Kodad on November 19", he hospital, where he manager. ing in the Legislative received the willingness letters generation (at 38 per cent, said. He sought the support of succumbed on Sammaiah, Assembly and the Council PNS n HYDERABAD Supreme Court also rejected that were submitted in gov- compared with gas, the next students, trade unions and Thursday. who was work- in September. The forest review petitions. Rahul ernment offices or police sta- highest at 23 per cent)," the political parties for the pro- Nageswar got ing as conduc- department will adhere to Telangana BJP state president Gandhi should restrain level- tions. With this, officials are report said, adding that most posed Sadak Bandh program. job three years tor with the resolution passed in Dr K Laxman said that ling any allegations against still considering the employees of the growth in total pri- Ashwathama said that they ago as a regular Mandhani RTC the Assembly, said the offi- Supreme Court judgment on individuals," he said. to be 'on strike'. mary energy supply (TPES) had sought an appointment employee of RTC. depot, was dev- cial. Earlier approvals given Rafale has established that The state BJP chief said Worried employees are of coal has been in Asia, with the Governor to brief her Family members astated as the RTC to AMD also stand can- how Modi government is sin- Prime Minister Narendra running around respective notably China, India, and regarding the plight of protested along with strike showed no celled, he said. cere and honest in dealing Modi has taken courageous bus depots seeking clarity on Southeast Asia. bereaved families of RTC the body of Nageswar at signs of reaching logical "If uranium exploration such important issues. decisions for the country like their job status. The depot Another global study from employees. They also sought the Narayanakhed RTC conclusion. He suffered a is required for science and Speaking to media at state abrogation of article 370 in managers concerned are Switzerland, held earlier this the appointment of NHRC in depot on Thursday. They heart attack and was rushed technology requirements, BJP office here, Laxman said Jammu and Kashmir, Triple sending them back, saying year, revealed that China this regard. He refused to move the body to a private hospital here. then AMD should send a the apex court has strike down Talak and Ayodhya issues that they have not received and the US may be the largest pointed new proposal to the state review petitions on Rafale which were solved peacefully. their willingness letters so producers of coal power, but out that Wildlife Board. The Board deal and rejected all allegation He described Modi and Amit far. Even if the employees are power plants in India take none of bereaved fami- ment privatised RTC, he said. will then decide on the leveled by Congress and Rahul Shah as " Krishna and Arujna willing to give fresh letters, the the highest toll in the world the offi- lies. Poor and Ashwathama thanked methods and techniques Gandhi. "Rahul Gandhi, who " of Mahabharata.Taking a depot managers are not when it comes to health as cials, min- backward Union Minister of State for used for uranium explo- contested for PM post had dig at Chief Minister K accepting them, saying the coal-fired power plants pro- isters and people would Home Affairs G Kishan ration without disturbing launched a malicious and Chandrasekhar Rao Laxman deadline has passed and that duce more than just carbon MLAs had lose their Reddy for extending his sup- the wildlife and environ- baseless campaign on Rafale alleged that KCR 's graph is they have no instructions dioxide, which contributes to consoled employment port to the stir launched by ment in the Nallamala for- deal which was rejected not coming down day by day due from the government to global warming. the if the govern- RTC JAC. est zone," he added. only by the people even our to his anti-people policies. accept fresh letters. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019 nation 05

CAPSULE Noida Litfest to Baby abandoned on Rs 2,904 cr Newly married couple see participation payout for arrested for brandishing AAP slams Centre by over 60 Marathwada firearms at reception MP street adopted KOHIMA: A newly married speakers farmers mooted couple in Nagaland's Dimapur PNS n NEW DELHI by European couple PNS n AURANGABAD, town were arrested by police over air pollution after a photo of them It is raining literature festivals PNS n NEEMUCH A compensation of Rs brandishing assault rifles on PNS n NEW DELHI in the country and joining the 2,904.36 crore needs to be their wedding reception went bandwagon is Noida An infant, abandoned by his paid to farmers in viral on social media, a police As the air quality in Delhi International Literature parents on a street in Madhya Maharashtra's Marathwada officer said on Thursday. again deteriorated to alarming Festival that is hosting over 60 Pradesh's Neemuch district, region for the crop loss The Dimapur police took suo levels, the AAP on Thursday hit literary figures to celebrate has been adopted by a couple caused by unseasonal rains, a moto cognizance of the photo out at the Centre for not taking the power of the written from Malta. government report has said. of the couple posing with "concrete steps" to tackle pollu- word. Opening on Saturday, A senior official of the city- A report prepared by the assault rifles on their wedding tion despite a Supreme Court the two-day literary event based orphanage which took Aurangabad divisional com- reception and arrested them direction to expedite delibera- themed "The World of care of Kush, who is now one- missioner's office said that on Wednesday for tions to find a permanent solu- Dreams and Imagination", and-a-half years old, expressed unseasonal rains affected unauthorised display of tion to the problem. will be held at Radisson Blu happiness that the boy finally A senior official of the 44,33,549 farmers, ruining firearms in contravention to The air quality remained in MBD, Sector-18, Noida, orga- got a family and hoped his for- city-based orphanage crops over 41,49,175 hectares the ceasefire ground rules, the the severe category on Thursday nizers Vibhor Festival Trust tunes will now change for good. which took care of of land in eight districts. officer said Bohoto Kiba and and the Delhi-NCR region said in a statement. His adoptive parents - Glenn Kush, who is now The report, based on a sur- his newly married wife posed shrouded by a thick layer of Among the speakers will George Grimon and Katia one-and-a-half years vey conducted by the revenue for photographs with the toxic smog. It neared the "emer- be writers Narendra Kohli, Grimon - were also overjoyed department, was submitted to assault rifles on November 9 old, expressed gency" level for the second time Anirban Ganguly, Vikram to have a son after being child- happiness that the the state administration on during their reception, the in a fortnight on Wednesday Sampath, Sudeep Sen, Rajat less for last 14 years. Wednesday, deputy division- police said. Bohota Kiba's due to raging farm fires in Sethi, politician Varun Kush was just a day old boy finally got a al commissioner Parag father Kilo Kilonser is a senior family and hoped his neighbouring states and The Supreme Court on Wednesday Gandhi, and classical dancer when the police rescued him Soman said. The state is cur- member of the NSCN (NK), unfavourable weather. Arushi Nishank. from a city street where his par- fortunes will now rently under President's rule. the police said. Two other Senior AAP leader Sanjay directed the Centre to explore the "The free for all festival will ents left him one-and-a-half change for good The perennially drought- NSCN(NK) militants who gave Singh alleged that the BJP is try- feasibility of a hydrogen-based Japanese have 33 events and activities, years back. He was subse- stricken region of the couple the weapons to ing to "politicise" a sensitive technology as a permanent solution to including book readings, quently sent to the government Marathwada received poor pose with were also arrested issue like pollution and the talks, panel discussions, recognised orphanage 'Shishu tre. But now he has got a good rainfall this monsoon, but by the police, the officer said. Centre is not taking concrete the air pollution in the NCR region and debates, book launches, Grah', its director Usha Gupta family to take care of him. We was pounded by heavy show- The couple were later released steps to tackle the issue. other parts of north India. music and dance and poetry, said. In the meantime, the are really happy for him," she ers in October, destroying on police bail bond, the officer "The BJP, on the other hand, celebrating literature, art, Grimons, in their quest to have said. The Grimons were equal- standing kharif crops. added. is trying to increase the pollu- ment ministers of Haryana, Wednesday directed the Centre music, poetry and freedom of a baby, got to know about the ly thrilled at the prospect of tak- tion in the national capital. I Punjab and Rajasthan. "I request to explore the feasibility of a expression," they added. orphanage through an agency ing Kush home. "We have been think it is time that the Centre these ministers to show some hydrogen-based Japanese tech- The festival, now in its in Europe and then made all married for 14 years, but we clarifies why no concrete steps seriousness towards the sensi- nology as a permanent solution third edition, will also host efforts to come to Neemuch could not have a child. So, we are being taken despite the tive issue. Just to portray AAP to the air pollution in the NCR panel discussions on perti- and adopt the child. chose to adopt a baby and con- Supreme Court's direction," in bad light, you are putting region and other parts of north nent issues ranging from Kush was formally adopted tacted an agency in Europe Singh told reporters. people at risk not only in Delhi India. The court directed the "India's rising soft power", by the Grimons on Wednesday from where we got in touch He claimed that a meeting on but also in Punjab and Haryana Centre to expedite the deliber- "Women Empowerment" and after completion of all legal for- with the Shishu Grah," said pollution held by Environment who are suffering due to pollu- ations on the issue and come "LGBTQ" to "Horror fiction malities, Gupta said. Glenn Grimon, who works as CBI interrogates IPS Minister Prakash Javadekar was tion by stubble burning," he before the court with its findings writing", "Indian cinema" and "The boy was just one-day- a finance officer in a shipping officer Arnab Ghosh not attended by state environ- said. The Supreme Court on on Dec 3. "Writing in Dogri". old when he arrived at our cen- company. in Saradha case KOLKATA: IPS officer Arnab Tripura govt Mathematician Ghosh, one of the Special 2 arrested during Investigation Team (SIT) helping farmers Objectionable messages on members that initially Vashishtha probed the Saradha scam, was encounter for with orange Narayan Singh interrogated by the CBI here Vivekananda statue at JNU on Thursday over alleged suppression of evidence. cultivation PNS n NEW DELHI dies in Patna This was the second time that slaughtering calf PNS n AGARTHALA PNS n PATNA Ghosh was being questioned PNS n NOIDA by the central investigating Objectionable messages were agency in this connection this The Tripura government is found written on the pedestal Renowned mathematician year. Central Bureau of Two suspected cattle thieves helping farmers grow orange of a yet to be unveiled statue of Vashishtha Narayan Singh Investigation (CBI) sources were held here after an in new areas of the state, Swami Vivekananda on the died at a hospital here on said that the officer was exchange of gunfire with police Agriculture minister Pranajit JNU campus on Thursday. Thursday after prolonged ill- questioned at the CBI office in early on Thursday when the Sinharoy has said. There was no immediate ness, his fam- CGO complex in Salt Lake accused and two of their part- The state government has reaction from the varsity's ily mem- regarding some "missing" ners were allegedly slaughter- given 200 families with Rs administration over the inci- bers said. articles like a red diary and a ing a calf, officials said. Officials 15,000 each to grow orange in dent, which came to light after He was pen drive that the central at Sector 39 police station dur- Baramura hill range in West a video went viral. 74. Singh, agency had been seeking since ing patrolling noticed some identified as Nazim, 35, and Tripura district. The statue, which is covered who had the investigation was handed suspicious activity being carried Farman, 21, and admitted at the "We are trying to expand in a saffron-coloured cloth, is been ailing over to it by the SC. The SIT out in an open ground near a district hospital for treatment, orange production in different located at the varsity's admin- for quite was formed by West Bengal cemetery in Sector 38A around while those absconding are parts of Tripura because the istrative block. some time, died at the Patna Chief Minister Mamata 3.45 am, they said. Naushad and Kaamil, Jaiswal climatic condition supports Representatives of the Medical College and Banerjee to probe the Saradha "When the police team said. orange productions in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Hospital(PMCH). chit fund scam before the CBI inquired about their presence The accused hailed from state. For the first time, orange Students' Union (JNUSU) Expressing grief over began an investigation at the along with a calf, the men Amroha district in Uttar was grown in 500 hectare of denied their involvement in By evening, the ing him and other officials in Singh's death, Bihar Chief orders of the Supreme Court opened fire at the officials and Pradesh but were staying in land in Baramura hill range in the incident and said they will the building, painted mes- Minister Nitish Kumar said, in 2014. tried to escape. Two of the Delhi's Jamia Nagar area and West Tripura district," issue a statement soon. fee hike saw a sages on the walls near his it has caused an irreparable accused got injured in retalia- had picked up the calf straying Sinharoy told a press confer- On Wednesday, students partial rollback office. loss to the state and the tory firing by the police, while on road, he added. ence here on Wednesday. had painted various messages and JNU said the "You are not our VC. Go country. The chief minister PM, Sonia pay two others managed to escape," An FIR has been registered He said in one hectare of for vice-chancellor Mamidala clauses in the back to your Sangh," they announced that Singh will be Superintendent of Police, under relevant provisions of the land 80,000 pieces of oranges Jagadesh Kumar inside the wrote on one of the doors to cremated with full state hon- tributes to Nehru on Noida, Vineet Jaiswal said. law against the accused and are grown. In 500 hectares of administration block of the Draft Hostel the VC's office. Another mes- ours, an official release said. his birth anniversary The carcass of the calf was Noida Police has contacted land 40,000,000 pieces of university as they barged inside Manual pertaining sage written on the floor out- Singh, who was born at to the dress code NEW DELHI: Prime Minister found strewn on the ground, their counterparts in Amroha oranges were grown this time the building to talk to him side the office read, "Mamidala, Basantpur village in Bhojpur Narendra Modi, Congress while some equipment, includ- and Delhi for details of their in Baramura range. Orange is about the hostel fee hike. and curfew Bye, Bye Forever." district, did his schooling President Sonia Gandhi and ing a butcher's chopper, were criminal history, if any, Jaiswal also being grown in Ampi By evening, the fee hike timings were also The varsity administration, from Netarhat school in former President Pranab also recovered from the spot, said. and Killa blocks of Gomati saw a partial rollback and JNU removed after facing two weeks of undivided Bihar. He studied Mukherjee on Thursday paid police said. Slaughtering of cow and its district and Sakhan hills of said the clauses in the Draft protests, rolled back the hos- at Patna Science College after homage to India's first prime Two illegal firearms were progeny is prohibited in the Dhalai district. Earlier orange Hostel Manual pertaining to tel fee hike partially for BPL which he went to University minister Jawaharlal Nehru on also seized from the injured state under the Uttar Pradesh cultivation was only done in the dress code and curfew the JNUSU, had barged inside students not availing any schol- of California in 1965 and his 130th birth anniversary. duo, they said. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Jampui hills in North Tripura timings were also removed. the administration block to arship. Students dubbed the completed his Ph.D on cycle Former Vice President Hamid Those injured have been Act, 1955. district. Hundreds of students, led by talk to the VC and on not find- move an "eyewash". vector space theory in 1969. Ansari, former PM Manmohan Singh and a number of Congress MPs, senior leaders COAL SCAM and party workers also paid homage and floral tributes at Cops resume work at Tis Hazari court, lawyers continue strike Nehru's memorial at the n Shanti Van, the final resting PNS NEW DELHI being appointed at each of take dates in matters and Court awards 3-year place. "Tributes to our former the entrances and the lockup assist the litigants. PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Delhi Police Thursday resumed area, where the alleged police of advocates marched on on his birth anniversary," Modi duty to look after the security firing incident had taken place the streets near the Saket court, jail term to 2 tweeted. Party leader and at the Tis Hazari court premis- during the clash, they were raising "We want justice" slogan Nehru's great grandson Rahul es after a gap of about two asked to apprise the senior offi- and holding placards. Traffic Gandhi remembered Nehru as weeks following clashes with cials if altercations take place was blocked and diverted for lawyers even as advocates con- between them and the lawyers. half an hour while they directors of company one of the great architects of India. "On his birth tinued to boycott work. In all the six district courts marched on the road. anniversary, we remember our Deputy Commissioner of in the national capital con- Singh Kasana, general secre- PNS n NEW DELHI first PM, Pandit Jawaharlal Police Monika Bhardwaj tinued to boycott work com- tary of coordination committee Nehru Ji, a statesman, apprised District Judge Girish pletely on Thursday to of All District Courts Bar A Delhi court on Thursday visionary, scholar, institution Kathpalia of the security status protest against the clash at Tis Associations in Delhi, said that awarded varying jail terms to builder & one of the great and informed him that police court premises. personnel resumed work wear- Hazari court in early advocates of all the district three persons in a coal scam architects of modern India," personnel have been deployed apprehensions of a hostile ing civil dress instead of the November, with proxy coun- courts here will protest outside case related to irregularities in Rahul tweeted. at the three entrances of the environment, about 20 police uniform. sels appearing in courts to the Parliament on November 20. the allocation of the Jharkhand-based North Dhadhu coal block. Two directors of Pawanjay Minister Manmohan Singh, CHANDRAYAAN-3 Steel and Power Limited who was also holding the (PSPL), Gyanchand Prasad portfolio of Minister of Coal, Agarwal (70) and Umesh approved the recommenda- India may again attempt soft landing on Moon next Nov Prasad Agarwal (58), were sen- tion of the committee. tenced to rigorous imprison- "Off-late the anti social PNS n BENGALURU consisting of academics and ment for a period of three activities of persons of the "Rover, lander and landing operations ISRO experts, headed by V years each for the offences of upper socioeconomic strata of After an unsuccessful bid two Narayanan, Director of the criminal conspiracy (120-B of the society in their occupation months ago, India may attempt will get more focus this time and space agency's Liquid IPC) and cheating (420 of IPC), and which have come to be another soft landing on the whatever deficiencies in the Propulsion Systems Centre, while 65-year-old S K Kanungo, known as 'white collar crimes' Moon by next year-end, prob- has analysed the cause of com- Chief Manager (Marketing) of have attracted attention... ably in November, sources in Chandrayaan-2 mission will be munication loss with the lan- Hari Machines Ltd (HML), "Such white collar crimes ISRO said on Thursday. corrected," sources in the Bengaluru- der. was jailed for a period of two are in fact more dangerous to The Indian Space Research headquartered space agency said The members of the panel years for the offence punishable the society than ordinary Organisation had constituted included those from VSSC and under 120-B of the IPC. Special crimes, firstly, because the a high-level committee, head- U R Rao Satellite Centre. judge Bharat Parashar also financial losses are much high- ed by S Somanath, Director of "This committee has pin- imposed a fine of Rs 75 lakh on er, and, secondly because of Thiruvanathapuram-based mission before the end of next sources in the Bengaluru- pointed as to what went the company, while Rs 40 lakh the damages inflicted on pub- Vikram Sarabhai Space year," a senior ISRO official headquartered space agency wrong. They have prepared a each was imposed on the lic morale," the court said. Centre, the lead centre said. said. voluminous report and are Agarwals. Besides, the court The court dismissed the con- responsible for all launch "There is a good launch On September 7, ISRO believed to have submitted it also directed Kanungo to pay a tentions of the advocate P K vehicle programmes of ISRO, window in November". attempted a soft landing of to the Space Commission," fine of Rs one lakh. Dubey, appearing for the con- to prepare a report on the pro- "Rover, lander and landing Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' on an ISRO official said. "It's It said "dishonest misrepre- victs, that no loss was caused to posed Chandrayaan-3. operations will get more focus the unchartered lunar south expected to be put in the sentation" was made by the anyone as no coal could be "The panel's report is await- this time and whatever defi- pole, before losing communi- public domain after the accused before the Screening extracted, saying that "non- ed. The committee has been ciencies in the Chandrayaan-2 cation with the lander. approval of the PMO," the Committee and it continued extraction of coal in itself has given a guideline to prepare the mission will be corrected," A national level committee official said. even before then Prime caused huge loss to the country". HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Sabarimala takeaways By referring its order that allows women entry into the shrine to a larger Bench, SC is buying time, not giving in Pay heed to warning signs aith over women’s rights? A regressive over a progressive society? Religion justifying It is unfortunate that the Government has failed to take cognisance of the deteriorating law Fpatriarchy or not? The Supreme Court needs more time, investigations and a larger and order situation in the country when one expected it to act responsibly bench to give answers on who can pray at Sabarimala, knowing that its ruling will become a precedent for all time to come and should, therefore, be well-considered. That it will affect 50 per cent of the nation’s population, name- ly women, who could always interpret justice as hostage to a brute majoritarian force. Till then, its earlier order allowing women of reproduc- tive age into the shrine holds. There were assumptions that the Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya, which relied heavily on the faith of believers and their con- AJOY KUMAR tinued practice of it, would influence it to review its own order. Simply because the patriarchal servitors of the house of Lord Ayyappa, the celibate God, had cod- little less than two weeks ago, the national capital witnessed ified belief that women of a certain age group would bring temptation to a sacred unprecedented protests by hun- space, if not the lord himself. As if menstruation and procreation were sins rather dreds of policemen. The person- than the law of the universe. With their early hold on interpreting religion, they nel gheraoed their headquarters, Ademanding intervention and support of appropriated primacy by unequal means and solidified it as an ordained custom. senior officers with respect to the clash that They monopolised godliness when faith is a soul concern, irrespective of gen- took place between them and the lawyers at der. They even equated the deity’s rights to that of Ram lalla’s, humanising the the Tis Hazari district court complex. On their part, the lawyers have been on a strike and claims of the God-kings to be treated as private individuals in their own homes. have threatened to continue with it unless their Such has been the sanctity of this practice in the public domain that even Judge demands are heard to protect them from what Indu Malhotra, during the earlier ruling, had wondered if the ban should be respect- they call the high-handedness of the police. While the origin of the dispute is ed as the ritualistic right of a sect to keep to its customs as a secular allowance. unclear, it has been reported that the clash The apex court doesn’t usually admit a review plea but given the confusion, it was over a parking dispute. Whatever be the did so despite a 3:2 verdict, with justices Rohinton Nariman and DY reason, the scuffle between them escalated into something much more serious. It was Chandrachud against another relook. Though petitioners may claim an admis- reported that three lawyers were shot and sion of oversight is implicit in this decision, there are layered takeaways. One, it as a result of the struggle, more than 30 peo- is intended to defer another ruling of landmark proportions so soon after the Ayodhya ple were severely injured. Police vans and vehicles were set on fire and the lawyers’ verdict and control the fallout. Second, the top court has suggested widening chambers were ransacked. The dispute the ambit of a woman’s devotional rights across religions, including the entry of continues to linger till the date of writing women into mosques and Parsi shrines and the practice of female genital muti- this article and peaceful ground between the police and the lawyers looks far away. Both Therefore, I will not go through leadership arise. Through the held completely responsible lation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. This could work both ways. For one, sides have stuck to their guns, holding the these details again. entire dispute we saw senior for a crisis. In an economic/job the localised appeal by a sect could be circumvented and made a subset of a other side responsible for the scuffle. The fact, however, is that we police officials stepping in. We crisis, for example, external larger ruling on democratic rights of women across religions. Or the Hindu sect Almost a year ago, a similar dispute had now live in a country where we have seen numerous voices factors matter, too. However, as erupted, which had led to the breakdown of have been immunised against throw their inputs into the mix. things stand today, there should could be treated at par with the other groups with a right to practise their social- the law and order situation. Again, a Central impropriety in general. This is But what we did not see was the be little debate on the fact that ly sanctioned faith and attendant rituals. Last but not the least, the deferment helps Government agency was involved. In not necessarily always in the form intervention of the Union Home there are internal governance most mainstream political parties, which do not want to deal with the ramifica- October last year, an internal rift between the of cases like Swami WHEN THE Minister on this issue. We have issues, which have exacerbated tions before the Kerala elections in 2021. For the BJP, which has thrown its weight then Director of the Central Bureau of Chinmayanand and the Uttar seen the Lieutenant Governor of the problem further. It would Investigation (CBI) Alok Verma and his Pradesh Police’s handling of the GOVERNMENT IS Delhi in the front and centre but have been nice to see the behind a review of the order allowing women inside the shrine, its stance has number two, Rakesh Asthana, had become rape case against the said BJP FACED WITH A none from the Union Finance Minister talk about so far not yielded results, the party failing to win either a seat or increase its vote- a public spectacle. Both Asthana and Verma leader. Sometimes, mockery Government intervened. This is redressing these issues rather share during the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress, in fact, has gained for endors- hurled corruption charges against each takes different forms. For exam- CRISIS, WE DO NOT especially disappointing because than worrying about image other and approached the courts to ensure ple, the unilateral manner in it follows a trend where during management. The former is the ing the same line, that the hill shrine be entitled to its own traditions. So the court’s protection against legal action. In an extra- which demonetisation was SEE ANY OFFICIAL the good times — typically elec- kind of leadership that can help need to study the objections raised is a reprieve for all parties concerned. ordinary move, the Union Government sent pressed upon the citizens and the OFFER AN tion victories — we get to hear India steer itself through crisis. Yet it raises a vital question. Why do we need the highest judicial authority both officers on leave and with effect, lack of scientific examination into many representatives of the The showdown between divested the CBI Director of all duties. This it that has had a tectonic impact EXPLANATION OR Government speaking on tele- the police and lawyers calls for of the land to lay down the code of societal evolution and dynamism when we move was extraordinary because the CBI on the country’s economy. PROVIDE vision for great lengths. a brand of leadership where should be reforming practices and executing them ourselves? Why are we still Director enjoys a tenure of two years after Another example is how the However, just as often, dur- people are reassured that the hesitant to acknowledge that we need to look at women as they are without being his appointment by a high-profile commit- Right to Information (RTI) Act REASSURANCE. IN ing times when the Government Government is capable of tak- tee, which includes the Leader of Opposition. was watered down or how fake A FEW INSTANCES is faced with a crisis, we do not ing steps to ensure that the cri- referenced by the patriarchal gaze, be it social or religious. Lord Ayyappa him- However, this committee was bypassed news and hate speech have see any official offer an explana- sis is averted with minimum self as a fountainhead of divinity would not have discriminated between his peo- to remove Verma, who among other voices, been allowed to thrive on social WHERE WE tion or provide reassurance. In loss and with maturity. I am ple. The Hindu pantheon has always prided the sacredness of both the mascu- had cast aspersions on the Government for media. All of these instances, HAVE SEEN a few instances, where we have fortunate to see the Aam subverting investigations into significant while completely unconnected seen Ministers taking questions Aadmi Party (AAP) at work. I line and feminine as essential attributes of spiritual enlightenment and has made cases. While I have written about the crisis at the first blush, have a discon- MINISTERS TAKING during difficult situations, we have seen it taking steps while women the originator of shakti. Our early Vedic texts are replete with examples of credibility in the past, the reason I want to certing common thread run- QUESTIONS have been left a little concerned at the same time encouraging of women scholars and priests. Believers maintain that Lord Ayyappa had sworn recount this incident is because both the pre- ning through them: They are all than reassured. One example of brand of leadership. No doubt, sent crisis involving the police and lawyers as symptoms of a weakening DURING DIFFICULT this was how the Finance there will be instances where not to marry till his earthly mission was fulfilled and women devotees who under- well as the last incident involving the CBI have democracy. The clash between Minister responded and react- we may fall short, too, but I am stand empathise with the woman who still waits for him. But Ayyappa is also two things in common: First, both situations the police and the lawyers is SITUATIONS, WE ed to the economic crisis. While optimistic that we will not shy the most democratic god there is. Devotees dress uniformly in black, symbol- make a mockery of the law and water down only the latest symptom of a HAVE BEEN taking questions on the slow- away from the problem, no safeguards that are essential for a democra- more serious problem. down of the auto industry, matter how uncomfortable. ising a renunciation of worldly pleasures and donning a garb of equality beyond cy to thrive. Second, in both cases no one from Now let’s talk about the CONCERNED THAN Finance Minister Nirmala I will instead face the prob- caste and other social hierarchies. A Dalit can lead the prayers if he is the group the Government took responsibility for the second issue, which relates to the REASSURED Sitharaman deflected the blame lem head-on. This is frankly leader and a Brahmin follower must touch his feet, too. Nowhere in Hindu ritu- mess or showed interest to ensure that the sit- fact that no one from the to cab aggregators like Ola and what our voters expect from us. als is such liberalism on display. So lord Ayyappa himself would not turn away uation is diffused in a responsible manner. Government has taken respon- Uber for the plummeting sale of Similarly, I think we should not The failure to maintain law and order sibility for or ensured that the cars. A response like this seems be shy of demanding same the genuine seeker, be it a woman or man. When will we understand this? is unfortunately becoming more frequent stand-off between the Delhi to be disconnected from reality standards from other political over the last few years in the country. The Police, which comes under the and displays a desire to deflect leaders, too. law has been abused by individual law- Union Home of Ministry, and blame rather than taking (The writer is a former IPS makers in power. It seems the rule of law the lawyers, is settled responsi- responsibility to fix the situation. officer, an MP and currently a Setback for Congress has now changed to the law of rulers. bly. It is here that questions about Not one person can be member of the AAP) The SC dismissal of the Rafale plea has given the BJP fresh ammunition to target the party ow that the Rafale jets have made their S O U N D BITE way to India and their indispensability has I generally do not com- I have certain responsibilities Kashmiris, who came to Some of the top court’s recent been proven to our forces, the Supreme ment on constitutional as a filmmaker. I don't want Pakistan for training, verdicts must be studied stu- N posts, but a few people to make mindless entertain- received a hero’s reception. diously. If somebody says some Court was expected to dismiss a review peti- (Governors) are acting just ment. As a filmmaker, I have We used to train them verdicts are in favour of an ide- tion against their acquisition. Politically though, like BJP mouthpieces. to be socially relevant. and support them. ology, he cannot be blamed. it gave the BJP, weather-beaten by the latest West Bengal CM Filmmaker Ex-Pakistan President CPI(M) general secretary round of Assembly results, some ammunition —Mamata Banerjee —Ananth Mahadevan —Pervez Musharraf — Sitaram Yechury to beat the Congress with all over again. The latter was in for some embarrassment, not because its poll plank on the questionable nature of the Rafale deal was battered electorally, but L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR because the court warned the party’s former Being watchful Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. chief Rahul Gandhi for justifying his “chowkidar chor hai” jibe, citing court obser- Maharashtra saga continues The lack of seriousness on vations that were never made. While the court exempted him from a contempt part of the respective State Sir — Post the news that the he rivetting turn of events in Maharashtra politics since Governments as well as the case, the BJP used the severity of its warning to demand a national apology from Israeli spyware, Pegasus, targetted the Assembly poll results has been a study in the pos- Central Government to devise an the Gandhi scion for insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The “chowkidar chor over 100 members of civil soci- Tsibility of political realignments. The fast-paced devel- action plan has led to the present hai” slogan wasn’t just in bad taste but gave the BJP an opportunity to crest pub- ety, including journalists and opments have validated the proposition that “politics is the saga of people suffering from human rights activists, art of the possible.” The “divorce” between the Shiv Sena “severe” category of air pollution. lic opinion by taking a high moral ground. It, in fact, turned the slogan on its head WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned and the BJP — after “cohabiting” as ideological peers for The Government must pro- to make its most effective brand slogan of “Main bhi chowkidaar.” The Congress, messaging app, is now banning more than a quarter century following their inability to ham- actively work with all stakehold- therefore, will have no manoeuvering space in its self-defence now and the BJP global users if they are found to mer out a mutually acceptable power-sharing formula — ers concerned to bring down air be part of group chats with mali- has given the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the pollution levels. won’t let go of a chance of cornering Rahul on this. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar cious or suspicious names, in Congress to try and form a three-party coalition Government. Devendra Khurana Prasad lost no time in reminding that not only did Rahul call the Prime Minister a some cases permanently. The imposition of President’s Rule has attracted criticism Bhopal thief, he lied about the former French Prime Minister’s statements and misquot- It’s welcome that at least that it presaged “Operation Kamal” by the BJP to outwit its some action is being taken to opponents and “manufacture a majority” for itself. The BJP Piecemeal measures ed the Supreme Court. Without a cogent defence on the sliding economy and address the problem of the cannot claim itself to be “a party with a difference” since other pressing issues, the BJP is expected to use the Rafale ruling to animate spread of false information. it is not against horse-trading if it helps in seizing power. the severance of Shiv Sena-BJP ties. It is evident from the much of the discussions in Parliament. The Congress may want to shy away from Further, the social media giant By the way, turncoats betray a staggering contempt for non-committal positions of the NCP and the Congress over Sir — The problem of air pollu- must roll out an upgraded ver- decency in public life. The Assembly is now kept “in sus- joining hands with the Shiv Sena and the speculation over tion is not new to the capital city. being reminded about its follies but cannot walk away from them either, consid- sion of its app that is secured pended animation”; it means the doors for revocation of the remote possibility of reconciliation between the erst- It is also a fact that policy mea- ering that Rahul continued with the Rafale bandwagon in the run-up to the from the spyware. This way, it Central rule and the formation of a new State Government while saffron allies that the current political scenario in sures kick in at the nick of the Maharashtra polls. He may be now demanding a JPC probe and the Congress, can be stopped from affecting are wide open. There is now ample time for parties to try Maharashtra is in a state of flux. We will watch with keen time when health is at stake. as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, may keenly vet the CAG (Comptroller more phones. out all sorts of manoeuvres in the game of politics. interest how things take shape. There is never a dull moment Besides, much of the policies do It is a matter of grave concern Talks are now said to be under way among the Shiv when news breaks split second by split second. However, little to address the heart of the and Auditor-General) report on Rafale but there’s no political capital to be made. that Pegasus has had an impact on Sena, the NCP and the Congress on the contours of the how long will it take for the denouement of the political thriller problem, which is stubble burn- Already facing a crisis of confidence, the Congress now needs to be careful in around 1,400 devices globally. Government, terms of power-sharing and a common min- in the “great State” is hard to tell. ing. Bans, incentives and target- choosing its target and subject. It needs to work on specifics and choose issues The violation of one’s privacy is imum programme. Interestingly, the NCP is now said to ask G David Milton ed subsidies are only temporary a grievous offence. People may for “rotational chief ministership”, something that caused Maruthancode solutions. If indeed we intend to that impact everyday life rather than blustering against the monolithic consisten- start feeling compelled to use tackle the problem, behavioural cy of Modi. It has an existing grassroot matrix to revive its local presence in States other messaging apps if Prepare an action plan changes are needed. first, championing local issues. That seems to be working. Anti-Congressism is WhatsApp proves to be vulnera- the residents of Delhi and the been unable to alter the situation. Sunita ble to the malware. Something is National Capital Region (NCR). One of the causes for such high Via email now a convenient excuse for everybody and the party must now think whether better than nothing at all. Sir — With air quality index It is sad that though the rea- level of pollution is the burning it really wants to be an excuse in Indian politics or be something else. Tushar Anand breaching the 900-mark, bad air sons that contribute to air pollu- of crop residue by farmers in the Send your feedback to: Patna is severely affecting the health of tion are well-known, we have neighbouring States of Punjab, [email protected] HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Clear roadblocks POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER RAMESH KUMAR HAD THE SC’S DECISION HAS EXPOSED BJP’S ‘OPERATION to innovation CONSPIRED ALONG WITH SIDDARAMAIAH. THE APEX KAMAL.’ KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT IS ILLEGITIMATE COURT HAS GIVEN A CLEAR DECISION ON IT. IN LAW AND MUST BE DISMISSED IMMEDIATELY. India and the US must address key digital —KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER —CONGRESS SPOKESPERSON issues and help their trade relationship reach its full potential BS YEDIYURAPPA RANDEEP SURJEWALA Understand the burning issue JASON OXMAN nnovation does not happen in a vacuum. The constant free flow With a robust combination of the right policies, economic incentives and awareness campaigns, the of ideas and data across the globe fuels the development of the problem of managing crop residue in an environment-friendly manner can be addressed Inew chip that powers our smartphones and the apps we use to learn, play and connect with loved ones. But to ensure that these advancements and technological breakthroughs not only continue but thrive, nations must embrace an environment of cross-border cooperation and competitiveness. And few trading relationships hold as much promise as the partnership between the United States (US) and India. The US and India are positioned to gain more than all other markets from a significant reduction in global barriers to services trade, according to a study recently cited by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Further, the strengths of India and America’s technological sectors are complementary and allow both countries to innovate and excel. The Indian Information Communications SPOORTHY RAMAN Technology (ICT) sector employs around 3.5 million workers and contributed 9.5 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014. India is the second-largest exporter of IT services elhi, one of the world’s most polluted cities, is in the news again for its worsening air and now has over 550 million internet connections and over 500 Dquality as the Government has been forced million smartphone users, making it the fastest-growing telecom mar- to close schools and declare a health emergency. ket in the world. In addition, India has a vibrant start-up ecosystem, The much-loved winter months in other parts of which is growing at a rate of 12-15 per cent annually. In fact, the the country are a nightmare for the residents of nation saw the emergence of 1,200 startups in 2018 itself. Delhi-NCR as the area gets enveloped in a blan- Similarly, the technology sector is essential for America’s inno- ket of toxic haze. vation, job creation and economic growth. Technology companies With the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching account for 10.2 per cent of the US economy and 7.6 per cent of new levels each year and going as high as 1,200+ its workforce, with application of technology products and services (classified ‘Hazardous’) this month, the city is suf- spanning all sectors. Every day, US companies work with partners focating, literally. Apart from coal and construc- tion dust, vehicular emissions and smoke from and research hubs in cities around the world to create and bring to Diwali firecrackers, stubble burning by farmers in market new products and services that drive commerce and sup- the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh port jobs in the country. (UP) are cited as the primary reason for this cri- By leveraging these strengths through international cooperation, sis. both nations can pursue a meaningful digital future together. However, While the Delhi Government has been try- current policies in India challenge that growing relationship. Even where ing to bring down pollution levels through its vehi- IT ISN’T well-intentioned, Indian Government measures may inadvertently cut cle rationing odd-even scheme and by closing pol- DELHI-NCR off Indian companies from collaborating with and benefiting from luting factories and coal-based power plants ALONE THAT US partners. High tariffs, coupled with regulatory barriers, limit com- among other things, biomass burning is something TAKES THE HIT; panies from importing products and components that drive local busi- it has failed to stop. For this, it needs the cooper- OTHER TIER-2 ation of its neighbouring States and has no con- ness and innovation. Potential digital barriers, such as restrictions CITIES IN THE trol over the farmers there. REGION ALSO “Air pollution in cities like Delhi may ing the economic loss and associated around early November. The average on the movement of data and data localisation requirements, would Crop residue burning is a practice where farm- be attributed to the growth of the metro health costs. It found that about 14 per daily PM2.5 concentrations in November compound investment uncertainty. The ongoing US-India trade talks ers set their entire fields on fire after harvesting the SEEM TO BE and the pollutants from sources far away cent of acute respiratory infections, were also found to be 29 per cent high- provide an important opportunity for both countries to find solutions rice crop, to make way for the next i.e. wheat. The AFFECTED BY that get carried to the national Capital recorded in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi er after the groundwater Acts were to long-standing technology trade issues, thus encouraging a robust, sowing of rice is timed such that its intense water BIOMASS by the moving air or environmental con- in 2013, could be attributed to stubble passed. integrated and mutually beneficial trade relationship. As negotiators needs are met by the monsoon rains in the Indo- BURNING. ditions, which are unfavourable for the burning. Researchers estimate that liv- With the clamour for alternatives to work toward a trade package, there are two essential issues to raise, Gangetic plains and the crop is harvested just before A 2019 STUDY, dispersion of pollutants,” said Prof Vinoj ing in areas where there is intensive crop stubble burning increasingly being heard, which would elevate the promise of the bilateral innovation partner- winter starts. However, the result is a whopping WHICH V from the Indian Institute of burning increases the chance of acute res- science may have solutions, as shown by ship. First, India’s import barriers must be eased. ICT products are 23 million tonnes of paddy residue in the fields that INVESTIGATED Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, talking piratory infections three-fold, with chil- a 2019 study. It analysed 10 alternatives a key enabler of technology adoption and utilisation and an essen- need to be cleared in a short span of 10 to 20 days, THE SOURCE OF about his study published in 2018. The dren under the age of five being the most to stubble burning and found that con- before the farms are readied for sowing wheat. If study, among other things, had found affected. trary to what farmers believed, these tial element of India’s development as a technological leader. Reducing POLLUTANTS IN the farmers had more time between crops, they 20 INDIAN CITIES that crop burning has been increasing at Crippled policies adding to woes: methods were not only environment- burdensome testing and conformity assessment programmes and could have just left this biomass lie in the fields and an alarming rate of 25 per cent since As most studies have pointed out, a friendly, but also profitable. Among them high tariffs on ICT products would not only facilitate US sales, but let it turn to mulch, which is an excellent fertilis- OTHER THAN 2000. robust combination of the right policies, is using Happy Seeder, a machine that would also allow India to buy the best equipment at the lowest cost. er. However, with such a short gap between the two DELHI, FOUND It isn’t Delhi alone that takes the hit; economic incentives and awareness can sow wheat despite the presence of Additionally, breaking down these barriers would support job growth crops, setting fields afire seems to be the easiest way THAT IN PLACES other tier-2 cities in the region also seem campaigns are the need of the hour to rice straw in the fields. This yielded near- in both the US and India, and push the country further up the World to get rid of the stubble. This however severely LIKE AMRITSAR, to be affected by biomass burning for curb the “burning” problem of air pol- ly 10-20 per cent increase in profits or Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, a key objective of the Indian degrades the ambient air quality of Delhi-NCR. CHANDIGARH AND similar reasons. A 2019 research, which lution. Badly-designed policies could about `11,498 per hectare on an average. Government. This would be a win-win for both the countries. Taking cognisance of the consequences of LUDHIANA, investigated the source of pollutants in have unintended effects on air quality, as The profits come from lower land Second, the US and India must create a concrete and contin- stubble burning, the Government banned it in June, CROP RESIDUE 20 Indian cities other than Delhi, found shown by a research from the preparation cost and the reuse of the crop uing dialogue to discuss digital issues. The Indian Government is imposing fines on those who defied the diktat and BURNING, that in places like Amritsar, Chandigarh International Maize and Wheat residue, which increases soil moisture recently the Supreme Court (SC) even pulled up and Ludhiana, crop residue burning, Improvement Center in India and and benefits the long-term health of the considering a range of new policies, including a potential data pro- ALONG WITH the chief secretaries of the three neighbouring States EMISSIONS FROM along with emissions from power plants Mexico and the Cornell University, soil. tection law with restrictive elements and a broad framework for data and ordered them to ensure that farmers don’t burn and seasonal dust storms contributed to USA. It showed that groundwater con- However, these benefits come at a governance. These are valid issues to consider and India is asking crop residue anymore. POWER about 50-52 per cent of particulate servation policies, introduced in 2009 in cost of `2.4 billion — necessary to pro- many good questions about how data should be handled to ensure Nevertheless, the practice seems to have con- PLANTS AND matter. Punjab and Haryana, could have con- duce about 16,000 Happy Seeders to cater that the economic benefits can be realised by all, including through tinued as growers contend that feasible, affordable SEASONAL DUST In essence, the timing of winter- tributed to the rise in stubble burning. to 50 per cent of the rice — wheat cul- finding ways for the Government to access data across borders to and scalable alternatives are lacking. In an effort STORMS related atmospheric phenomena, coupled Although rice is a lucrative crop for tivation areas. With a meagre subsidy of enforce the law and protect national security. However, if data poli- to encourage farmers to find alternatives to burn- CONTRIBUTED with the surge in emissions when the farmers, it is water-intensive. Hence, the `2,000 provided by the Government for cies in both the countries diverge so significantly that companies ing the residue, the SC had also directed the three TO ABOUT fields are set on fire, is a perfect pollu- ‘Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water purchasing machines to manage crop ` are unable to operate across borders, this will stifle innovation and States to pay 100 per quintal of paddy straw to 50-52 PER CENT tion cocktail. Act’ and the ‘Haryana Preservation of residue, machines like Happy Seeders are economic benefits on both sides. A standing dialogue would pro- growers, but it doesn’t seem to have worked. OF PARTICULATE The health and economic costs of Subsoil Water Act’ banned the transplan- unaffordable to many farmers, leaving The atmospheric factors at play: People often MATTER stubble burning: It is well-known that tation of rice before monsoon to con- them with no options but to set fields on vide a regular forum to discuss and inform digital strategies and help wonder how a practice followed a few 100 km from inhaling polluted air can lead to severe serve groundwater. As the monsoon fire. both sides avoid unintended consequences of new policies. The value Delhi-NCR has big implications. Here is the sci- health conditions like lung cancer, dia- arrives in these States in July, the crop is As most of these studies have point- of increased US-India trade is clear. Already, greater Indian open- ence behind this phenomenon. During winter, the betes, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, harvested in early November, forcing ed out, with a robust combination of the ness to trade has led to economic growth and higher rates of eco- region sees low wind speeds and temperature inver- bronchitis and dementia. Not just this, farmers to clear their fields as soon as right policies, economic incentives and nomic inclusivity and educational attainment. The path to greater inno- sion — an atmospheric phenomenon where the air pollution also adversely affects crop possible for wheat sowing. Using satel- awareness campaigns, the pressing prob- vation starts with clearing existing roadblocks and ensuring that new temperature of the air near the surface is lower than yields in India. But, what really is the eco- lite data, the study found that prior to lem of managing crop residue can be ones do not emerge. The Information Technology Industry (ITI) coun- that of the air higher in the atmosphere. Hence, nomic cost of stubble burning in these 2009, about 40 per cent of rice was har- addressed. It is about time that policy- cil hopes that both Governments capitalise on the important oppor- when the pollutants from vehicular emissions and maladies? vested by late October and this number makers took note of such insights and tunity of bilateral trade talks to address key digital issues and help crop burning are released into the air, they are not A study, published by researchers at declined to 14 per cent after the law was acted to provide us all with clean air to the US-India trade relationship reach its full potential. dispersed but trapped in the lower layers of the USA’s International Food Policy Research enforced. The number of fires went up breathe — a basic necessity of life. atmosphere. As a result, the air quality takes a deep Institute and Oklahoma State University, from 490 per day during late October (The writer is managing editor at a (The writer is CEO and president ITI council) dive. pegs that number at $30 billion, includ- prior to 2009, to 681 per day, peaking science portal) The nuttiness of history in a nutshell In analysing historical events, context provides uncomfortable perspectives that challenge simplistic versions of our understanding

at a “privileged, middle-class” foe. conflict was mainly due to econom- second introduced the death penal- newspapers of this period are full of anti-Ahmadi Bill also came from the ed the move and tabled a Bill that did Indeed, the poor did rise up in ic tensions between the “industri- ty for those found to have commit- statements by religious parties Left and liberal quarters. For exam- not include the death penalty. France but the uprising was largely alised North” and the “agricultural ted blasphemy. expressing economic grievances in ple, Wali Khan’s National Awami However, during a debate, which instigated and navigated by the mid- South.” Prominent in this respect was When explained in a nutshell, ‘Islamic’ terms. Then, an episode in Party did not oppose the Bill, and a included no more than six legislators, dle-classes against common foes: The the perception in the South that tax the Second Amendment is elucidat- Rabwah, in which a group of Ahmadi June 7, 1974 editorial in Dawn the death sentence was added. As a aristocratic/landed elite and the revenues collected there were large- ed as the sole doing of the “socialist” youth clashed with the student- explained the Bill as the Opposition’s last-minute addition, the powerful clergy. The well-known his- ly being transferred to strengthen regime of ZA Bhutto. Unlike various wing of Jamaat-i-Islami, suddenly “democratic right.” Government hastily added “death torian Henry Heller, in The French industrial interests of the North. conventional religious groups that triggered a brand new anti-Ahmadi Now, to Article 295-C. In the penalty or life imprisonment” in the Revolution and Historical The anti-slavery position was had opposed the creation of Pakistan, movement in Punjab. nutshell version of its history, this Bill that was passed. Materialism, roots the revolution in adopted by the North and President Punjab’s Ahmadi community had In his 1997 study of the Bhutto Article was introduced by the reac- Upon emotional appeals, espe- NADEEM PARACHA the gradual growth of the middle- Lincoln only after the Southern backed Jinnah’s call. They then regime, Rafi Raza writes that Bhutto tionary General Zia dictatorship. It cially by those who had demanded class in France. states declared their secession. became prominent in the country’s refused to allow the Opposition to is true that this dictatorship intro- the death penalty, Zia, as President, istories, when confined to According to Heller, by the 18th Lincoln’s original stance on slavery, State and Government institutions. discuss the issue in the Parliament. duced various controversial laws in signed the Bill into law in October nutshells, become absolute century, the political and economic which he displayed a year before the The Iranian-American author And when violence increased, he the name of faith, but the fact is, Zia 1986. Hfacts devoid of context. They aspirations and interests of the Civil War, was rather different. He and academic Vali Nasr, in The publicly threatened to crush the was actually not in favour of intro- The addition of the words “or life are turned into miniature caricatures, French middle class began to clash had said: “I have no purpose to inter- Vanguard of Islamic Revolution, protests with the help of the military. ducing the death penalty in this con- imprisonment” was challenged by the paraded as stripped actualities that with those of the ancien régime, i.e., fere with the institution of slavery writes that soon after Pakistan’s cre- However, with the army already text. same politicians in 1987 in the anyone can dress in the manner they the monarchy, the feudal class and where it exists. I believe I have no ation, radical religious groups in engaged in fighting an insurgency in According to a February 11, 2011 Shariat Court. In 1990, the court deem fit. This is particularly true in the church. This friction saw the lawful right to do so, and I don’t Punjab often “articulated economic Balochistan, Bhutto demurred. On article by Khalid Ahmad in The ruled that the death penalty alone the age of social media, that only middle-class intelligentsia strongly intend to.” grievances in Islamic terms.” This the insistence of some of his party’s Express Tribune, some journalists and should be mandatory for blasphemy. allows the exhibition of historical propagate the ideas of democracy, There are numerous such exam- contributed to the 1953 anti-Ahmadi members in the Punjab Assembly, lawyers from Punjab approached the It asked the then sitting Government facts as end results. It completely secularism and nationalism, which ples from world history which, when movement when the provincial the religious parties were finally Federal Shariat Court in 1984, peti- of Nawaz Sharif to remove the words ignores the complex historical became the main ideological engines carefully studied outside their nut- Government, headed by Mumtaz allowed to table a Bill. tioning it to introduce stern laws “or life imprisonment” from the law. processes which led to the end of the revolution. Another example shell versions, often add a deeper Daultana, failed to address an eco- In an essay for Political Power against blasphemy. The Government planned to chal- results. is the American Civil War (1861- dimension to the end result. Many nomic crisis. As a distraction, and Social Theory, Sadia Saeed writes On June 8, 1986, some members lenge the decision in the Supreme For example, as miniaturised his- 1865). In a nutshell, it is often such examples are also present in Daultana went on to tacitly support that the 1953 movement had large- of the National Assembly — which Court but since those who had orig- tory, the 18th century French explained as an armed conflict Pakistan’s history. Take for instance, the movement. He was dismissed by ly been crushed on the insistence of was formed after the 1985 elections inally demanded the death penalty Revolution was an uprising of the between the pro-slavery South and the 1974 Second Constitutional the President after the movement was the military and the bureaucracy but — agreed to table a private Bill that were by then part of Sharif’s party poor against the rich. Just recently I the anti-slavery North in the US. Amendment and the 1986 Article crushed by the military. that, by the 1970s, both had been would include the death penalty for and coalition Government (the heard someone say this in a podcast, American economists M Thornton 295-C in the country’s penal code. The 1973 international oil crisis weakened and distanced from poli- blasphemy. Islami Jamhoori Ittehad), the regime positioning it as a “historical fact” and RB Execlund write, in The The first ousted the Ahmadi commu- badly hit world economies and tics. She also writes that the pressure The Zia-backed Government of withdrew the challenge. which the podcaster said was aiming Economics of the Civil War, that the nity from the fold of Islam and the Pakistan was no exception. Urdu to allow the Opposition to table the Mohammad Khan Junejo pre-empt- (Courtsey: Dawn) HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019 money 08

CAPSULE INDIA WORLD'S ‘MOST OPEN, INVESTMENT FRIENDLY' ECONOMY Modi woos BRICS biz leaders PTI n BRASALIA forum to map such comple- mentarities in five countries. India is the world's "most open I would also like to suggest and investment friendly" econ- that at least five such areas Retail inflation may omy, Prime Minister Narendra should be identified by the Modi said here on Thursday as next BRICS Summit in which average at 4% in he urged the BRICS business joint ventures can be formed ‘RBI to cut FY20: SBI report leaders to invest in the coun- between us on the basis of try and take advantage of its complementarities. NEW DELHI: Surplus rainfall "limitless" possibilities and "The BRICS countries are in August and September is "countless" opportunities. well known for the hard work, likely to keep food and rates by 40 bps vegetable prices elevated The five countries' grouping talent and creativity of their going forward, and retail has led to economic develop- people. Important initiatives inflation may average at ment despite the global slow- like innovation BRICS around 4 per cent in FY20, an down, Prime Minister Modi Network, and BRICS by February’ SBI research report said. said in his address to the Institution for Future Network PTI n NEW DELHI In October, inflation based on BRICS Business Forum. will be considered during the Consumer Price Index "India is the most open and tomorrow's summit. I request It can be noted (CPI) spiked to a 16-month investment friendly economy the private sector to join these Headline inflation is bound to that house high of 4.62 per cent on in the world due to political efforts focused on human rise further to 5 per cent for costlier food items. stability, predictable policy and resources. Connecting young November, but despite the pinch economists at SBI In 2019 five states- Rajasthan, business friendly reforms. By entrepreneurs with these ini- in price rise, the Reserve Bank have warned Madhya Pradesh, 2024, we want to make India a tiatives will also give more will go for two consecutive rate against rate cuts Maharashtra, Gujarat, and five trillion dollar economy. strength to business and inno- cuts on growth concerns, a The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the BRICS Business Forum, on the sidelines of BRICS Summit, in Brazil Karnataka bore the brunt of The infrastructure alone vation," Modi said. report said on Thursday. to push up growth excess rainfall and were requires USD 1.5 trillion There are possibilities of The consumer price infla- flagging the risk investment," he said. intra-BRICS collaboration making tourism, business and tion fastened to 4.62 per cent affected by severe floods. India is the most open and investment friendly of "financial The surplus rainfall during Noting that India has "lim- should be made," Modi said. employment between the for October in official data August and September itless" possibilities and "count- economy in the world due to political stability, The Prime Minister said the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, released on Wednesday, result- instability" that it seriously damaged many less" opportunities, he urged predictable policy and business friendly reforms. By market size, diversity and com- China and South Africa) coun- ing in concerns over RBI's rate can cause. Kharif crops. "Going forward, the BRICS business leaders to 2024, we want to make India a five trillion dollar economy. The plementarities of the mem- tries more easy, he said. Modi stance, given that the central thus, food and vegetable take advantage of them. bers of the BRICS countries thanked Brazilian President bank is mandated to keep the "I invite the business of infrastructure alone requires USD 1.5 trillion investment were very beneficial to each Jair Bolsonaro for his govern- number at 4 per cent. up growth flagging the risk of prices could remain elevated —NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister and inflation prints in BRICS countries to build and other and urged the forum to ment's decision to give Indians GDP growth plummeted to a "financial instability" that it can November still may be grow their presence in India. map such complementarities in visa-free entry in his country. six-year low of 5 per cent for the cause. The higher inflation will on a higher side due to the "BRICS countries account for the five countries. "I thank the President of June quarter and is expected to be driven by base effects or low base in 2018. 50 per cent of the world's eco- Simplifying intra-BRICS business initiatives to take full "If one BRICS country has Brazil for deciding the visa free come lower for the September lower inflation in the year-ago nomic growth. Despite the reces- business will increase mutual advantage of the opportunities technology, the other is relat- entry to Indians. We five coun- quarter and some analysts are period when the same number sion in the world, BRICS coun- trade and investment, he said. thus gener- ed to raw tries should also consider also expecting it to slip below the had dipped to 2.2 per cent, and tries accelerated economic "Tax and customs proce- ated. materials or mutual social security agree- 5 per cent for FY20. some pressure on onion prices, growth, drove millions of people dures between us (the five "I would markets. Such ment," Modi said. Analysts at foreign brokerage they said in a note. out of poverty and achieved countries) are getting easier. also like to possibilities Modi is in Brazil for the 11th Bank of America Merrill Lynch It said the "fundamental dri- new breakthroughs in technolo- The business environment is request that are especially BRICS Summit which will said the RBI will cut rates by 0.25 vers of inflation remain weak" gy and innovation. Now 10 years getting easier with the collab- priority in electric focus on building mechanisms per cent in December, and fol- which have resulted in the after the founding of BRICS, this oration between intellectual areas in vehicles, digi- for counter-terrorism cooper- low it up with a 0.15 per cent in non-food and non-fuel core forum is a good platform to con- property rights, and banks. I business be identified among tal technology, fertilizer, agri- ation and strengthen India's February. It can be noted that inflation getting limited to 3.3 sider the direction of our efforts request the BRICS Business us for the next 10 years and cultural products, food pro- ties with the world's five major house economists at SBI have per cent in October as against Vodafone Idea in the future," Modi said. Forum to study the necessary based on them blue print of cessing. I would urge the economies. warned against rate cuts to push September's 3.7 per cent. shares crack over 20 pc; hit record low NEW DELHI: Shares of Apollo Vodafone Idea nosedived over Sebi bars StarIndia Gadkari suggests leather export industry 20 per cent on Thursday amid Hospitals Q2 reports that the the DoT has issued notice to telecom to develop clusters in backward areas operators to pay their revenue proprietor from net up 36 pc share dues within three PTI n NEW DELHI cost will be less there. We will though economically back- prises (MSME) sector and by months as directed by the to Rs 86 cr try our level best for low tax- ward and tribal areas in that, 99 per cent of leather units Supreme Court. Vodafone Idea taking fresh clients PTI n NEW DELHI Union Minister Nitin Gadkari ation because the area is back- Maharashtra, would come under the ambit plunged 20.27 per cent to on Thursday suggested the ward," he said. Madhya Pradesh, of MSME sector from the close at Rs 2.95 on the BSE. PTI n NEW DELHI Apollo Hospitals on leather export industry to He was speaking at the CLE Rajasthan, and current 92 per cent. During the day, it tanked 21.62 Thursday reported a 36 per develop clusters in backward National Export Excellence Haryana. "I will make 99 per per cent to its record low of Rs Sebi has barred StarIndia cent increase in consolidated areas as they can get land and Awards here. Land near cent of the sector 2.90. The company's market Market Research proprietor net profit to Rs 86.2 crore for manpower at affordable prices, The minister suggested the Delhi and MSME. We have valuation declined Rs 2,155.06 Dharmendra Kumar from tak- the second quarter ended on with a view to boost shipments. industry to explore options of Kanpur is already taken up the crore to Rs 8,476.94 crore on ing fresh clients for investment September 30, 2019. The road transport and buying land and develop clus- expensive, he decision and we will the BSE. Shares of Bharti Airtel advisory services as he mis- The healthcare major had highways and MSME minister ters around the 22 new green said adding the declare before also fell 1.59 per cent to close represented the regulator his reported a net profit of Rs said the government can think expressways. industry should November 18," Gadkari at Rs 362.65. The Department experience details at the time 63.5 crore in the July- of giving incentives to such clus- Citing example look at new loca- said. of Telecommunications (DoT) of seeking registration. September period of 2018-19. ters, which will have all the facil- of the Delhi- tions now from the current He added that a cluster will has issued notice to telecom Besides, the markets regu- Besides, the Revenues grew 18 per cent ities like labs and design cen- Mumbai hub in Kanpur, Agra and have research, skill and train- operators to pay their revenue lator said Kumar defrauded markets regulator to Rs 2,840.7 crore during the tres, for the leather industry. highway, Chennai. ing centres, besides laboratories share dues within three investors by promising assured said Kumar period, as against Rs 2,412.4 "You plan a policy for he said He also said the government and design centre and "we will months as directed by the returns on investments in the crore in the year-ago period, next 50 years. Develop clus- that this would announce steps for the help you for that and we can Supreme Court, according to securities market and charging defrauded Apollo Hospitals Enterprise ters in backward areas will pass micro, small and medium enter- make scheme for that". an industry source. them unreasonable fees. investors by said in a statement. because there, you The order comes following "We are pleased to report a will get land and promising assured You plan a policy for next 50 years. Develop clusters in complaints received against returns on robust operational perfor- manpower at StarIndia in SCORES portal mance which continues to cheap rates. backward areas because there, you will get land and wherein allegations with regard investments in the reflect the inherent strength of We can give manpower at cheap rates. We can give power, and logistics to fraud and non-rendering of securities market our service model that offers power, and cost will be less there services have been made and charging them comprehensive care across logistics —NITIN GADKARI , Union Minister against the investment advisor. multiple centres and formats," A Sebi probe, prima facie, unreasonable fees Apollo Hospitals Chairman found that Kumar did not meet Prathap C Reddy said. the minimum requirement of under his instructions shall The standalone revenues of MMTC shares five years' experience and cease and desist from soliciting/ the healthcare services divi- tumble over 7 pc on knowingly misrepresented his acquiring any fresh clients for sion increased 15 per cent to HMSI launches BS VI-compliant loss in Q2 experience details to the regu- investment advisory services Rs 2,463.3 crore in first half lator while seeking registration. and undertaking the activity of of the current fiscal, as com- NEW DELHI: Shares of "It can be, prima facie, held acting and representing pared to Rs 2,144.7 crore in SP 125 bike priced at Rs 72,900 MMTC on Thursday plunged that the noticee (Kumar), by through any media (physical or the year-ago period. over 7 per cent after the submitting incorrect informa- digital) as an investment advi- In pharmacy segment, the PTI n NEW DELHI going model and, as per the company reported a loss of Rs tion has obtained registration sor, directly or indirectly, in any company said its total store company, delivers 16 per cent 47.78 crore in the second from Sebi as an investment manner whatsoever till further network as of September 30, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter better fuel efficiency. Muthoot quarter ended September 30. adviser and has, prima facie, directions". 2019, stood at 3,607 outlets. India (HMSI) on Thursday HMSI Senior Vice President, MMTC's scrip declined 7.11 violated... the IA Regulations," Further, they have been Shares of Apollo Hospitals launched a new BS VI-compliant Sales and Marketing, Finance shares per cent to close at Rs 17.65 the regulator said in an order asked to "cease and desist on Thursday ended 2.03 per bike SP 125 with price starting at Yadvinder Singh Guleria said on the BSE. During the day, it passed on Wednesday. from offering any new invest- cent up at Rs 1,417.95 apiece Rs 72,900 (ex-showroom Delhi). the company has a market jump 9.5% post tumbled 7.89 per cent to Rs "Further, there are also the, ment advisory services to its on the BSE. The new bike replaces the share of 39 per cent in the 125 Q2 earnings 17.50. On the NSE, it dropped prima facie, findings that the existing clients for which fresh company's 125cc model CB cc bike category. 7.34 per cent to close at Rs noticee is defrauding investors payment is required to be Shine SP. The Japanese two- The company has already PTI n NEW DELHI 17.65. The company had by assuring returns on invest- made by these client". wheeler major would, howev- sold 80 lakh 125 cc units in the posted a consolidated net ments in the securities market The services for which the er, continue to sell BS IV CB market till date, he added. Shares of Muthoot Finance profit of Rs 36.92 crore in the and charging them unreason- existing clients have already Shine in the market. raise the bar for technology, "The production of the SP zoomed 9.5 per cent on corresponding quarter able fees," it added. made payment will be deliv- Commenting on the launch, style and performance in the 125 has begun and the model Thursday after the company previous fiscal, a regulatory Accordingly, Sebi said ered to these clients and no HMSI President, CEO and 125 cc motorcycle segment. would start arriving at the reported a 76.4 per cent jump filing showed. It had a total Kumar and "any other employ- renewal of these services have Managing Director Minoru The new model is around 11 dealerships by the end of this in consolidated net profit for income of Rs 6,787.19 crore ee/ person working under him/ been permitted. Kato said the new model would per cent costlier than the out- month," Guleria said. the second quarter ended in the July-September quarter September 30 of this fiscal. compared to Rs 7,434.65 Shares of the company crore in the year-ago period. jumped 9.54 per cent to close the trade at Rs 711.65. During Jet Privilege goes for brand revamp; to be known as ‘InterMiles' the day, it advanced 10.30 per cent to Rs 716.60. PTI n NEW DELHI earn and redeem 'InterMiles' As part of our strategy, we have on sound business fundamen- At the NSE, it gained 9.36 across more than 10 categories decided to do it under a dif- JPPL, part of Etihad Aviation Group which tals, the trust of millions of per cent to close at Rs 711. Loyalty and rewards manage- and over 150 programme part- ferent brand... It is basically members and the passion of a In terms of traded volume, ment company Jet Privilege Pvt ners. extending the strategy in the holds 50.1 per cent stake, said it offers committed team. What started 2.35 lakh shares were traded Ltd (JPPL) on Thursday Jet Airways, which is under- last five years of going forward," the members the opportunity to earn and as a frequent flyer programme on the BSE during the day, Discussions on to unveiled a new brand identity going insolvency process, still he told PTI. redeem 'InterMiles' across has, today, become the plat- while over 63 lakh shares find a solution for 'InterMiles' as part of its growth holds 49.9 per cent sharehold- When asked about the form of choice that empowers changed hands on the NSE. strategy. ing in the compa- impact of Jet Airways insol- more than 10 categories our members to fulfill their Muthoot Finance on Manesar plant: HMSI Carved out as a separate ny. The full vency, Dureja and over 150 travel and lifestyle aspirations," Wednesday reported a 76.4 NEW DELHI: Honda entity from the now-grounded service airline Dureja said in the release. per cent jump in consolidat- Motorcycle & Scooter India Jet Airways more than five shuttered programme partners About the new design, JPPL ed net profit at Rs 908.54 (HMSI) on Thursday said years ago, JPPL has close to 10 operations in said "the marque, comprising a crore for the second quarter discussions were going on million members. April company's profit after hotels, dine, shop, and fuel. dot (the first step of the jour- ended September 30. with trade union members to "InterMiles will encompass after tax rose to Rs 129.82 JPPL is on an exciting trans- ney) and dash (the way/ path The company's net profit find a solution for its Manesar both the award-winning loyal- running out of crore last year from Rs 121.64 formational journey over the one takes on the journey), sig- stood at Rs 515.06 crore in plant, which has been shut ty and rewards programme cash. said, "we are not crore in 2017, as per a document last five years to expand from nifies the brand's promise to July-September period last indefinitely. The Japanese two- (previously, JetPrivilege) and Noting that interchange- impacted (by it)". issued for prospective bidders of an airline-centric programme customers to make their every year. wheeler major decided to the ubiquitous rewards and ability is the key element, JPPL JPPL was set up to manage Jet Airways under the insolvency to emerging as an everyday journey more rewarding". Total income of the com- suspend operations at the recognition currency (previ- Managing Director Manish and further develop JPMiles, a process. travel-and-lifestyle rewards The brand colour is a pany rose to Rs 2,406.39 manufacturing facility last ously, JPMiles)," the company Dureja said there is only a loyalty and rewards pro- According to the company, programme as discerning con- bespoke shade, 'Twilight Red' crore during the quarter week as workers protested for said in a release. brand change and new benefits gramme. 'InterMiles' suggests the inter- sumers have shifted beyond that combines warmth, enthu- under review from Rs a over a week against the JPPL, part of Etihad Aviation and features will be part of the Even as Jet Airways faced tur- changeable nature of the transactional rewards and cash- siasm, playfulness and energy 1,820.88 crore in the same retrenchment of their 200 Group which holds 50.1 per programme. bulence before being forced to rewards currency where it can back, the release said. that would appeal to the core period of 2018-19, Muthoot contractual colleagues. cent stake, said it offers the "For us, we have to run the ground operations, JPPL has be earned and redeemed across "We are embarking on a new target group of experience Finance said in a regulatory members the opportunity to business and grow the business. been a profitable venture. The platforms including airlines, journey with InterMiles, built seekers, it added. filing. 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Friday November 15, 2019 State wins big in Asian Shooting Championship

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At the 14th Asian Shooting Champ- ionship, that concluded at Doha, Qatar, participants from the Telangana State won laurels by bagging various medals including the gold in various cate- gories. Appreciating the efforts put by the winners, Amit Sanghi, President of the Telangana Rifle Association said that the juniors from the Telangana State dominated the Asian Games and that the country can expect more Olympic champions in the future. While Esha Singh won three gold medals in individual, team and mixed events in 10 m air pistol in the junior category, Dhanush Srikanth also won three gold medals in the same events in the 10 m air rifle in the junior category. Abid Ali Khan won the bronze and the gold in individual and team events Esha Singh Ayush Rudraraju for the 50 m Rifle Prone, in the junior category, Ayush Rudraraju won the gold for the clay pigeon skeet shooting AMIT SANGHI, PRESIDENT OF TELANGANA RIFLE in junior category. Kynan Chenai won Silver in the team clay pigeon trap ASSOCIATION, CONGRATULATED AND APPRECIATED shooting round. THE MEDAL WINNERS FROM THE TELANGANA STATE Dhanush Srikanth

NO BRAKES ON Charity begins with a wish to see a stranger's HELPING life change for the better. Mohammed

Haneef Saheb n PEOPLE SCALING PNS HYDERABAD consisting of eight students Camp (EBC). (three girls and five boys) of “I don’t think I was afraid and his auto t’s not the moun- grade 11 along with a leader- even for a moment. I knew tain we conquer, ship trainer trekked 110 km we would reach our destina- have helped Every day, I transport but ourselves,” said in seven days to complete the tion. We had prepared hard NEW Sir Edmund expedition — which had for it, after all,” said Zuzanna more than 10 people for countless I Hillary, the first begun with disruptive weath- Wlazlo, a Class XI student free to the hospitals, and man to have er conditions causing delay of who was part of the expedi- people in 20 I do this after I am done reached the summit of the four days from the planned tion team. with picking and tallest mountain in the world. schedule. The team, however, As part of the preparation, years through HEIGHTS That was precisely what made up by walking non- the school had run the stu- dropping off school- drove the students from stop in their journey. dents through a fitness reg- free transport going children at Indus International School to The students displayed a ime to make the team men- their homes. My After meandering through set foot on Everest base high level of endurance and tally and physically ready. camp. purpose, meandering “It was a spiritual experi- to hospitals, family has always villages, streams, An expedi- through various villages, ence wherein the students encouraged me to tion streams, ranges, people, vege- not only experienced the finds provide free service. ranges, people, team tation, snow, rocks, and vastness of the Himalayas, clouds of pristine and but also felt the vast potential V SATEESH Helping the needy gives vegetation, snow, gigantic Himalayas to within. We, in Indus, believe me the utmost reach its tallest peak. in empowering our students REDDY satisfaction They passed through with the qualities of mental rocks, and clouds many picturesque vil- toughness, resilience, and yderabad-based MOHAMMED HANEEF SAHEB lages such as Tengboche, goal mindedness. The expe- 84-year-old auto AUTO DRIVER of pristine and gigantic Deboche, Dingboche, dition to Everest Base Camp driver Mohammed Pheriche, Lobuche was one such endeavour,” Haneef Saheb has Himalayas for a week, and Gorakshep. said Mitesh Singh, expedition H been transporting The crown jewel leader at the Indus School of accident victims, ing on the West Marredpally Saudi in his or her lifetime. a team of three girls was the student- Leadership. pregnant women and elders road for a transport to reach Haneef did his Mecca tour on team unfurling “The expedition has to hospitals for free for 20 hospital. Immediately, I went his bicycle. and five boys from an the Indus School proven that endurance and years. Even at this age, he is to her and she told me that “I started my Mecca jour- flag at 5,365 mental toughness had always ready to start the auto she has to go to the NIMS in ney on August 7, 2006 from international school in meters, on the brought success to the team. and race ahead to help peo- Panjagutta for a check up. I Haj Bhavan at Nampally. I Everest Base At Indus, students are put ple in need. helped her reach the hospital reached the destination in Hyderabad set foot through strenuous situations “I have been been an for free that made her happy. nine months after crossing to move out of their comfort autorickshaw driver in She thanked me for driving seven countries. It was a on the base camp zone,” said Col Sathya Hyderabad for more than 50 slowly keeping in mind her great journey and I will do it Rao, Director at years now. I have always situation.” again with my bicycle soon. of Mount Indus School spent my earnings on helping Recalling the incident It is not easy to get permis- of accident victims, pregnant when a youth met with an sion for the Mecca journey Leadership. women and elders reach hos- accident, Haneef shares, on a bicycle but the then MP, Everest pital for free,” Mohammed “Once when I was heading Kishan Reddy, helped me get Haneef Saheb told The home I witnessed a man all permissions.” Pioneer. Haneef earns Rs crash his bike at the He shares, “The fact that I 30,000 per month, out of Secunderabad station. No am 84 doesn’t bother me at which he spends around Rs one came to help him so I all. I will continue these free 5,000 to Rs 10,000 on helping took him in my auto and services till my last breath. I others. admitted him at the Gandhi hope many will also come He shares, “Every day, I Hospital. I also advised him forward to help others.” transport more than 10 peo- on how to drive to avoid People in need of emer- ple for free to the hospitals, accidents.” gency transport can and I do this after I am done Haneef says that Prime contact him at with picking and dropping Minister Narendra Modi’s 7680858966. off school-going children at Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas ini- their homes. I have six tiative, among many others, daughters and two sons and have inspired him to contin- all of them are well settled in ue helping people. life. They have always He has a board in his auto encouraged me to provide where he displayed his phone free service. Helping the number for anyone who needy gives me utmost satis- needs emergency transporta- faction.” tion to hospitals. He says he Sharing about how he doesn’t hesitate to go even if helped a pregnant woman, they call from a distant place. Haneef recollects, “In 2010, I Every Muslim’s dream is to saw a pregnant woman wait- visit the Mecca Masjid in 10

Hyderabad Friday November 15, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

MY FATHER - HIS EXALTED HIGHNESS ART AND SPORTS A play BRAVE 30 - AN MMA EVENT based on the life of the India’s biggest MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) event is last Nizam of back in Hyderabad. Mercury presents to you the Hyderabad, Brave 30, at GMC Balayogi Sports Complex. Popular once the MMA athletes from across the globe will fight it out richest man on the arena on November 23. on the planet. It delves into his relationship with his daughter Shehzadi Pasha with the turmoil of accession looming in the background. It was written by Noor Baig and directed by Mohammad Ali Baig. It will be held today at Ravindra Bharathi.

MELANGE STEPPIN OUT NIGHT MARKET KIDS' The Steppin Out Night Market, Christmas WORKSHOP ON PUPPET THEATRE Edition in association with CRED Experiences, will Leather be held at Hotel Taj Krishna. It’s a one-step DAY OUT puppetry gateway to the world of fashion with clothing, t was a delightful day for children as students workshop is the jewellery, home decor, and lots more which will be from the International playschool — Jain shadow theatre held on December 14. I toddlers — celebrated with a marathon and tradition of AP, cycling event. While members of Hyderabad FC Telangana and team showered their affection on kids by parts of Karnataka. visiting Rockwell School & Aga Khan Stories from epics Academy, a special movie screening was such as Ramayana and Mahabharata will be also organised for special children enacted. The workshop by B. Raju of at Cinepolis Mantra Mall Nimmalakunta leather puppetry, will be held on Attapur. November 20 at Alliance Francaise. THEATRE ARIJIT - LIVE PERFORMANCE JOD TOD Jod Tod, a Hindi play presented by Kalayan Theatre group from Bengaluru, is a funfilled crackling comedy about My music, my country is bringing in Arijit Singh quintessential for a live performance. It was initiated by relationships and Hyderabad Talkies as a platform for gifted Indian its complications. artistes and to re-introduce the ethnicity of Indian This light hearted funfilled play will be held at music. The event will take place on November 23 Lamakaan on November 30 at 7.30 pm. at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.

FLUTE RECITAL INDRAJAL The play INDRAJAL is one of the masterpieces of Hindi writer Jai Shankar Prasad. It is a Surmandal and ICCR in association with love story Rithwik Foundation, Economic Committee is between Bela presenting a flute recital by Shashank and vocal and Goli, members of a travelling community who recital by Jayateertha Mevundi accompanied by dream of devoting their entire life to each other and Sateesh (Mridangam), Ojas Adhia(Tabla) and how different reflections of our society play a role. Vyasmurthy Katti(Harmonium) on November 17 It will be held at Pheonix Arena tomorrow at 7.30 at Gandhi Centenary Hall, Exhibition Grounds pm. from 6 pm onwards. GET YOUR EVENT LISTED: To get your events listed, please send your details along with a poster and contact number to [email protected]

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Hyderabad Friday November 15, 2019 tollywood REKHA, SRIDEVI TO GET ANR NATIONAL AWARD T Subbarami Reddy says it was ANR garu’s wish to present Sridevi with the award in his last years as she is a Telugu girl who became a pan- India star. Rekha's mother tongue is Telugu, finds NAGARAJ GOUD ollywood actors RAVI TEJA (late) Sridevi and Rekha have been B chosen for the prestigious New Telugu Akkineni IS ‘KRACK’ Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award for ass Maharaja Ravi Reddy, Naveen Yerneni, 2018 and 2019. The Teja’s next with Bogavalli Prasad and Ram awards will be handed director Talluri graced the muhurat. girl on the block over in the presence of Gopichand Speaking later, Malineni Megastar Chiranjeevi, M Malineni has been said, the film is inspired by arshita Chowdary, who is attached to her moth- VC’s of JNSFAU and titled as Krack. incidents that happened in who is making her er. She falls in love with her JNTU at a glittering cere- The actor is reteaming both the Telugu states and debut with brother-in-law (Viswant) mony in Annapurna Seven Malineni after successful that it will be an intense H Tholubommalata, from where the story takes a Acres, Hyderabad this ventures like Don Sreenu and action thriller. “It will go to a family drama turn. A Telugu girl, she ini- Sunday, actor and ANR’s Balupu for the flick that was floors this month itself, with spearheaded by tially dubbed for her part. son Nagarjuna said. While launched in Hyderabad on intent of arriving next sum- Rajendra Prasad, says she “My voice has a certain base Boney Kapoor and her chil- Thursday. Leading producer mer. It will tell the story of a didn’t dream of becoming an and I can sound husky as dren Janhvi and Khushi Allu Aravind sounded the powerful police officer and actress, a reason why she well. The director liked my will be accepting the ance on the film Amitabh Bachchan (2014) clapper-board for the first will have all elements that never pushed hard to get film dubbing but after watching award on Sridevi’s behalf, industry from him. and SS Rajamouli (2017). It shot as writer Paruchuri one expects from a Ravi Teja opportunities. Recalling how the film, he felt the voice was Rekha will be flying “She expressed her comes with a memento, a Venkateswara Rao switched film. At the same time, I’m she landed her debut film, grabbing all the attention. down to the city. happiness to accept citation and a cash prize of on the camera. Veteran direc- approaching it very realisti- the mass communications Not keen to take a chance At a presser in the award,” he said. Rs 5 lakhs. The award was tor K Raghavendra Rao cally,” he mentioned. student says, “I’ve featured in with the film being his first Hyderabad on He added that she instituted by the Akkineni directed the honorary first Shruti Haasan will cast a handful of print advertise- one, he later roped in a voice Thursday, Rajya Sabha will be also present- International Foundation in shot. A bevy of opposite Ravi Teja, while the ments and through a talent artiste for dubbing. Her expe- Member and industrialist ing graduation cer- 2005 with intent to recog- noted faces likes of Samuthirakani, agent, my portfolio was for- rience kind of helped my role T Subbarami Reddy, who tificates to 70 students nize the contribution of like Suresh Varalakshmi Sarath Kumar, warded to director Viswanth. to come alive more,” is chairman of the selection from Annapurna stalwarts to the Indian Babu, NV Devi Prasad, Pujita Ponnada He liked the pictures and Harshita, a fan of Soundarya committee, said the awards College of Film and film industry. Prasad, Dil and Chirag Jani are playing later called me for the audi- and Nithya Menen, con- couldn’t be given in the last Media. Raju, supporting roles. On the tech- tion. I bagged the role soon cludes. two years as Nagarjuna was Earlier recipients of the Surender nical front, SS Thaman is on after.” working round the clock. Rekha’s award include Dev Anand board for music, while Mersal She continues, “My parents “Which is why, we are giv- mother tongue is Telugu," (2005), Shabana Azmi and Whistle cameraman GK know the dark side of the ing two awards this year. It he informed. (2006), Anjali Devi (2007), Vishnu is the cinematograph- industry well, so they were was ANR garu’s wish to Nagarjuna said when he Vyjayantimala Bali (2008), er. A production venture of initially skeptical of my present Sridevi with the rang Rekha to share the Lata Mangeshkar (2009), Tagore Madhu under debut. The diktat they gave award in his last years as news; she said that she K. Balachander (2010), Saraswathi Films me was to pick good roles. As she is a Telugu girl who shares a bond with ANR Hemamalini (2011) and Division, Sai Madhav of now, I’m not in a position became a pan-India star. and that she sought guid- Shyam Benegal (2012), Burra has penned to pick my work but I want the film’s dialogues. to choose the best on offer. I have my limitations when it comes to portraying intimacy on screen and the kind of attires I need to don, as I NANI reschedules Hanu's want my parents to watch films that I do. I would seek film; likely to team up their opinion before commit- ting to strong and bold roles.” In Tholubommalata she with a debutant next plays a software engineer or the past three years, mer assistant of Sukumar, has Nani has planned his impressed him with a whacky career in a way that story. He has given his in-princi- F after completing a pre- ple nod and it will be more or less sent project, he would his next. Padi Padi Leche Manasu immediately dive Sudhakar Cherukuri is tipped to headlong into the shoot of his produce it. Nani will be complet- next without wasting his time. ing the filming of V by December- However, this time around, after end or January; post which he will he wraps up Indraganti shift attention to Srikanth’s film. Mohana Krishna’s V, which is — NG in the final leg of its produc- tion, he hasn’t given his nod to anyone yet. He was supposed NANI HAS GIVEN HIS IN- to team up with Hanu PRINCIPLE NOD AND IT Raghavapudi for an action- drama but due to reasons best WILL BE MORE OR LESS guarded, he deferred the film to HIS NEXT PRODUCED BY some other time. He has been hearing to stories of other direc- PADI PADI LECHE tors for the past three months. Buzz about him teaming up with MANASU SUDHAKAR Ninnu Kori director Shiva Nirvana has made the rounds for a while but we hear he wasn’t completely convinced with the script of Shiva. The latest is that Srikanth, a for- NIKHIL breathes a sigh of relief ikhil ing the film on his social It has been Siddhartha, media pages. He hasn’t cleared with a who has been even started his new film ‘U/A’ certifi- N patiently wait- yet, although he officially cate earlier this ing for the confirmed that his next is summer. release of Karthikeya 2. Arjun Suravaram for over In Arjun Suravaram, a seven months, has finally remake of 2016 Tamil hit breathed a huge sigh of Kanithan; Nikhil will be NIKHIL WILL BE relief. The film’s makers seen as a journalist who SEEN AS A have announced that it exposes a fake certificate will now be releasing on scam after being falsely JOURNALIST WHO November 29. While it implicated for cheating remains to be seen banks. Lavanya Tripathi is EXPOSES A FAKE whether they will stick to cast as his romantic inter- CERTIFICATE it or not, Nikhil on his est. It is directed by origi- part has started promot- nal director TN Santosh. SCAM IN HIS NEXT HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15, 2019 sport 12 Injury-time goal saves India Henry to coach Montreal Impact AFP n MONTREAL

ormer Arsenal star Thierry Henry Paes, top-players Fwas Thursday appointed coach at MLS franchise Montreal Impact on a two-year contract as he gets a new chance of management after a disastrous return for Pak tie spell at Monaco. PTI n NEW DELHI "Welcome to Montreal @ThierryHenry!" the Major League ndia on Thursday picked an unprecedent- Soccer (MLS) club tweeted. Ied eight-member Davis Cup squad for the Henry, whose baptism by fire as a tie against Pakistan, including most of the manager ended in his firing by French top stars who refused to travel to Islamabad club Monaco in January, will coach along with those who made themselves Impact for a minimum of two seasons. available irrespective of the venue. "Henry signed a two-year deal, Seasoned veteran Leander Paes returned with an option for 2022," the club said to the Indian team after more than a year on its website. along with top players Sumit Nagal, Henry, 42, who helped France win Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sasi Kumar the World Cup in 1998, is familiar with Mukund and Rohan Bopanna for the tie to the MLS, having played from 2010 to be held at a yet-to-be-finalised neutral venue 2014 with the New York Red Bulls. on November 29 and 30. He scored 51 goals and had 42 Nagal, Bopanna, Ramanathan and assists in 122 games with the club. Mukund had reservations about travelling "It's an honour to coach the to Pakistan due to security concerns, the Montreal Impact and return to MLS," basis of the International Tennis Federation’s said Henry. "It's a league I know well, decision to change the venue. in which I had some very nice moments. “It’s a special case this time. We do not "I've always kept an eye on the club pick such a big travel party but we did not PTI n DUSHANBE matches, while Afghanistan continued to ried that confidence into the game on a There was a change straightaway for and now I'm here." want the players who were ready to go be on the third with four points. chilly evening when the temperature India after the break as Stimac substituted Henry becomes the seventh coach Pakistan, to feel left out. So we had to cre- ndia escaped with a 1-1 draw after an Starting the away game, being played dropped to nine degree celsius. Mandar with Farukh Choudhary. of the Montreal Impact in just eight ate a balance,” Zeeshan Ali, who is on the injury-time goal saved them the blush- in extremely cold conditions at the Central The hosts looked the better of the two The visitors showed urgency and years, succeeding Colombian Wilmer selection panel and is also the India coach Ies against lower-ranked Afghanistan in Republican Stadium, on a bright note, India sides in the first half and the goal, in the looked desperate for an equaliser. They had Cabrera, who was acting coach for two said. their FIFA World Cup Qualifier match here conceded a goal in the first half's injury time added time of first session, was not inap- a chance in the 58th minute but skipper months after the dismissal in August of In the squad announced by the All India on Thursday. (45+1). propriate. Sunil Chhetri's header off a cross from right French coach Remi Garde after 10 Tennis Association (AITA) selection com- The result meant the 106-ranked India Afghanistan went into lead after a fine On and off, Afghanistan managed to back Pritam Kotal was saved by Azizi. At months in charge. mittee, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Saketh remained winless in their qualifying cam- move saw David Najem play a square ball put pressure on the Indian defence manned the other end, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made Henry made his name as a world- Myneni and Siddharth Rawat also found a paign so far. to Zelfagar Nazary at the centre of the box, by Mandar Rao Desai, Adil Khan, Rahul a diving save. class player at Arsenal where he scored place in the team. All these players were will- When the visitors seemed headed for and the mid-fielder's attempt breached the Bheke and Pritam Kotal. With their enter- While he will be disappointed to end 228 goals in 377 appearances, making ing travel to Islamabad when the others had their second defeat, substitute Seiminlen Indian defence before finding the back of prise, the likes of striker Ahmad Omran and the match in a stalemate, Stimac's decision him the English club's record goalscor- refused. Doungel (90+3) provided India with a life- the net. mid-fielder Faysal Shayesteh kept India on to bring in Doungel in place of Kotal paid er. AITA usually names five-member main line, outjumping his markers to head one It wasn't really a home match for their toes, forcing Bheke and Adil to make dividends. After winning the World Cup on squads along with one or two reserve play- into the far post. Afghanistan either, but wins here against a few clearances in the first quarter. Stimac made three changes to the line- home soil in 1998, he played in three ers. Afghanistan had taken the lead through Cambodia and B’desh, followed by draws India looked to take on the opposition up that drew against Bangladesh last further World Cups in 2002, 2006 and While the ITF is still considering the Zelfagar Nazary's strike (45+1), putting with Tajikistan and Jordan have given them but they could not create any clear chances, month, starting with Kotal, Brandon 2010. Pakistan Tennis Federation’s appeal against India on the backfoot. much-needed confidence ahead of the clash and the couple of half chances in the open- Fernandes and and Pronay Halder in place He is also France's all-time leading the decision to shift the tie out of Islamabad, India remained at the fourth position against Igor Stimac's 106-ranked India. ing minutes failed to test the Afghan cus- of Anas Edathodika, Anirudh Thapa and scorer with 51 goals in 123 games, in AITA has gone ahead with the team selec- in Group E with three points from four And the 149-ranked Afghanistan car- todian. Manvir Singh. front of Michel Platini. tion. “We wanted the players to be mentally ready. They can make their respective schedules now. We did not want them to wait more to know if they will be picked or Tsitsipas reaches ‘Go back to baseball' not. Irrespective of the venue, only these players will be a part of the tie, wherever it Ibrahimovic confirms LA Galaxy exit is played,” said non-playing captain Rohit Rajpal. ATP Finals semis AFP n LOS ANGELES “The story continues...Now Zlatan for his contributions to the “Not all of them would get to play but go back to watch baseball.” LA Galaxy and Major League at least the new players will get a feel of what wedish star Zlatan The Galaxy said in a brief Soccer,” said LA Galaxy President it is like being on the Indian Davis Cup SIbrahimovic confirmed his statement the club had part- Chris Klein. squad. It will be a kind of experience for the departure from the Los Angeles ed company with “Since his arrival in new generation players like Rawat. We have Galaxy on Wednesday, but gave Ibrahimovic by mutual 2018, Zlatan has positively to prepare the next rung,” added Rajpal. no clue over his future plans or agreement. influenced the sport of soc- It has been learnt, that the ITF will stick possible retirement. “We would like to thank cer in Los Angeles. We are with its decision to have the tie at a neutral The 38-year-old striker’s grateful for his work ethic and venue. The world body is expected to departure from the Galaxy had passion. We thank Zlatan for announce its final decision by November 18. been widely expected following his professionalism and In the absence of top player Prajnesh the club’s elimination from the immeasurable impact on the Gunneswaran, India’s singles challenge will Major League Soccer playoffs last Los Angeles community and be led by the in-form Nagal (ranked 127) Bryan brothers month. the soccer community in and Ramanathan (190). Mukund (250) Ibrahimovic, who joined the North America as a whole.” and Myneni (267) will be the back-up sin- Galaxy in the opening months of Ibrahimovic has been gles players. to retire in 2020 the 2018 campaign, announced strongly linked with a return to Perhaps for the first time, the squad has AFP n LOS ANGELES the end of his Californian Italian club AC Milan, where he three doubles specialists in Bopanna, Paes sojourn in a characteristical- played for two seasons between and Nedunchezhiyan. S men’s doubles duo Bob Bryan and Mike ly enigmatic post on Twitter. 2010 and 2012, scoring 42 goals Divij Sharan and Prajnesh, who were UBryan said on Wednesday they will retire “I came, I saw, I con- in 61 league appearances. part of the five-member squad, which was at the end of the 2020 season, bringing the cur- quered. Thank you Although Ibrahimovic was announced earlier when the tie was to be tain down on one of the most successful pair- @lagalaxy for making me unable to help Los Angeles held on September 14 and 15 are now ings in tennis history. feel alive again,” Galaxy return to the pinnacle of unavailable for personal reasons. The 41-year-old twins said in a statement Ibrahimovic wrote. “To Major League Soccer, the Swede While Sharan is taking a two-week they planned to hang up their racquets after tak- the Galaxy fans — has been one of the most success- break after his wedding reception on ing part in next year’s US Open, where they made you wanted Zlatan, I ful foreign players ever to grace November 23, Prajnesh is getting married their Grand Slam championship debut in 1995. gave you Zlatan. You the league, scoring 53 goals in 56 on November 28, a day before the start of Since that first Slam appearance, the Bryans are welcome. regular season appearances. the tie. have racked up a record 118 trophies including 16 Grand Slam doubles titles. They also won Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Games. PTI n HONG KONG Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates winning a point against Alexander Zverev AP Bob Bryan said the duo had opted to end AFP n LONDON their 2019 season after the US Open in order to orld champion P V Sindhu 6 TEAMS UNVEILED remain fresh for next year. Wexited the $400,000 Hong Sindhu poor show continues tefanos Tsitsipas coasted “We decided that it would be best to rest our Kong Open in the pre-quarterfinals Spast defending champion FOR ATP CUP minds and strengthen our bodies in preparation but Kidambi Srikanth made the minutes to continue her recent dis- reached the quarter-finals at the champion Kashyap played his heart Alexander Zverev in straight for 2020 which will be our final season on the quarters for the first time in seven mal run in international circuit. It Singapore Open in April. The out before going down narrowly to sets to advance to the last four SYDNEY: A Grigor Dimitrov- ATP Tour,” Bob Bryan said in a statement. months after claiming a thrilling win was Sindhu’s first loss to the Thailand Guntur shuttler, who received a world number 2 Chou Tien Chen of of the ATP Finals on led Bulgaria was among the “It has truly been a magical ride,” he added. in men’s singles here on Thursday. player in 11 meetings. first-round bye from world number Chinese Taipei 21-12, 21-23, 10-21 Wednesday after Rafael Nadal final six teams announced on “However, we want to end this great ride while It was also curtains for H S Earlier, former world number 1 1 Kento Momota of Japan, will face in a match that lasted exactly an came back from the dead to Thursday for the ATP Cup in we’re healthy and we can still compete for titles.” Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap Srikanth, who slipped to the 13th Olympic champion Chen Long of hour. keep his title hopes alive. Australia. At their peak, the Bryans were a formida- after they suffered contrasting loss- spot in the latest BWF rankings this China next. In other results, fourth seeded The Greek tyro, 21, broke Chile, Poland, Uruguay, ble doubles duo, rising to No 1 in the rankings es in the second round. week, emerged as the only Indian Earlier, H S Prannoy suffered a Japanese pair of Arisa Higashino and his big-serving German oppo- Moldova and Norway were the for the first time in 2003. World number 6 Sindhu went survivor after notching up a 21-11, 12-21, 19-21 loss to sixth seed Yuta Watanabe the beat Indian pair nent three times in the Group other countries to make the They spent a total of 438 weeks at the top down 18-21, 21-11, 16-21 to world 15-21, 21-19 win over compatriot Indonesian Jonatan Christie in the of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Andre Agassi match to seal a 6- grade, based on the ranking of of the rankings and ended 10 seasons as the No number 18 Busanan Sourabh Verma in the men’s singles second round. Ashwini Ponnappa 21-19, 21-12 in 3, 6-2 win at London’s O2 their number one singles play- 1 team. Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in 69 second round. Srikanth had last Former Commonwealth Games 42 minutes in the mixed doubles. Arena. er at the second entry deadline The straightforward victo- of November 13. ry, which took Tsitsipas’s head- The rest of the 24-nation to-head record against Zverev field was announced in Sept, to 4-1, was in sharp contrast to although Switzerland later I’m coming for the One Championship World Title: Ritu the earlier match, in which pulled out after Roger Federer Nadal produced an astonishing opted to skip the tournament. PNS n NEW DELHI Phogat is already an accom- take care of business against an comeback to beat Daniil The field will be split into six plished athlete, having garnered opponent who wants to spoil the Medvedev. groups across Sydney, ndian wrestling superstar Ritu multiple accolades throughout her party. I’ve prepared well for this, but The Spanish top seed was Brisbane and Perth. IPhogat is set to make her profes- competition career. She is a this is my first time, and we’ll have on the brink of defeat when fac- As the highest-qualifying sional mixed martial arts debut Commonwealth Wrestling to see where I’m at after this fight.” ing a match point at 5-1 down country at the second dead- when she takes on Korea’s Nam Hee Championships Gold Medallist, Ritu Phogat will make her pro- in the deciding set but stormed line, Bulgaria replace the Swiss Kim in an atomweight contest. The World U23 Wrestling World fessional mixed martial arts debut back to win 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 7-6 and join Belgium and the pair faced-off on Thursday at an Championships Silver Medallist, tomorrow and how she performs (7/4). Andy Murray-led Great open workout and are scheduled to Asian Wrestling Championships against her opponent, Nam Hee “Today is one of those days Britain in Group C in Sydney. meet in the One Championship Bronze Medallist, and multiple-time Kim, will be a great indicator as to that one out of 1,000 you win The championship takes place ring at One: Age Of Dragons, which Indian National Wrestling how far she has yet to climb the and it happened today,” said a from January 3-12 in the lead- takes place on 16 November, at the Champion. mountain until she reaches the top. delighted Nadal. up to the year’s first Grand Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China. Already a recognizable face in Reaching the pinnacle of the sport The 19-time Grand Slam Slam, the Australian Open in Ahead of her first foray into the now is preparing me for that,” said her home country, Phogat now is something she is completely champion, who also beat Melbourne. mixed martial arts arena, the 25- Phogat. “I made the decision to jump enters the international arena. focused on. For Phogat, it’s only a Medvedev in the US Open Eight teams — with up to year-old details how she envisions into this with my full heart and will. She looks to make her presence matter of time. “I’m in no rush. final, said earning a break back five players each — will her path unfolding in a new sport, My goal is to become the first known. “One of my goals is to bring I’m young, I’m strong, and I’m in the deciding set had infused emerge from the round-robin her ultimate goal, and how she Indian woman to win a mixed mar- honor to Indian martial arts. I think hungry,” Phogat concluded. “Give me him with confidence. stage to compete in the knock- plans to accomplish the mission tial arts World Championship. I it’s really important that we celebrate a few fights, let me get a feel for this Both players were under out phase in Sydney until one she has set for herself. believe I’m in a great position to rep- my country’s culture and history and and I’ll be contending for a World intense pressure after losing is left standing with ties com- “No question, I want to become resent my country and I want to I really hope I can represent that well Title soon. I promise my fans I’ll give their opening round-robin prising two singles and one a mixed martial arts World inspire as many women as I can. It’s on the global stage,” said Phogat. “I them something to cheer about. I matches on Monday. doubles match. PTI Champion, and everything I’m doing an honor.” have big plans, but first, I have to want to make my country proud.”