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www.dailypioneer.com LEADS THE WORLD IN UDDHAV: CMOs TO BE SET UP IN EXIT POLLS PREDICT JMM-CONG-RJD SUNDAR PICHAI GETS WHOPPING INTERNET SHUTDOWNS ALL DIVISIONS IN MAHARASHTRA WILL FORM GOVT IN JHARKAHND $242 MILLION STOCK PACKAGE s of 2018, India led the world in internet shutdowns, according to a aharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said arious exit polls have predicted the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha- lphabet and CEO Sundar Pichai will take home $240 million Areport by internet advocacy group Access Now, accounting for 67% Mdivisional-level 'chief minister's office' will be set up across the state VCongress-Rashtriya Janata Dal alliance to form the government in Astock package ($90 million of it tied to Alphabet`s of the total recorded worldwide. An internet shutdown is a suspension to ensure people need not have to travel to Mumbai Jharkhand. India Today-Axis My India has claimed that the JMM- performance) on top of a $2 million annual salary of internet access ordered by the authorities. Telecoms companies then for governmental work. Speaking in the Assembly, Congress-RJD alliance will get 38 to 50 seats in the 81-member in 2020. Alphabet said in a Securities Exchange turn off the cellular networks at transmitting towers providing mobile Thackeray said these CMOs would be connected to Jharkhand Assembly while the Bharatiya Commission filing on Friday that Pichai will also phone internet services in the area. Countries with far more the main one in Mantralaya, and claimed the move Janata Party (BJP) will get around 22- start receiving a substantial raise from January 1 restrictive control over the internet, such as China and North was part of his government's efforts to decentralise 32 seats. According to the Kashish to $2 million a year, reports the Mercury News. Korea, did not feature prominently in the numbers power. He also announced that a Rs 10 per meal News exit poll, JMM-Congress-RJD will The compensation package is being given in compiled by Access Now because of the lack of publicly scheme for the poor, called 'Shiv Bhojan', will be get around 37-49 seats while the BJP recognition of Pichai`s "expanded role as CEO of accessible data, the group noted. started on a pilot basis at 50 places in the state. will get 25-30 seats. Alphabet and Google".

KCR didn’t greet Violence in UP over CAA counterpart Jagan KCR's cryptic silence on on latter’s birthday protests claims 15 lives PNS n HYDERABAD CAA raises eyebrows Is the perceived gap between K VENKATESHWARLU This inexplicable PNS n LUCKNOW TS Chief Minister K n HYDERABAD Chandrasekhar Rao and his silence is agonizing Fresh cases of stone pelting Andhra Pradesh counterpart Rashtra Samithi to those who have took place in Uttar Pradesh's YS Jaganmohan Reddy widen- chief and Chief Minister K seen TRS clearly ‘NRC, CAA ploy Kanpur and Rampur on ing? After their public display Chandrasekhar Rao's cryptic to divert Saturday against the of friendship, highlighted silence on the Citizenship oppose the CAB in people's Citizenship Amendment Act, through photo-ops and pub- Amendment Act (CAA), amid Parliament, with while 15 people, including an lic statements during the inau- nationwide public outrage and attention 5 the pink party eight-year-old boy, were killed guration of the Kaleshwaram opposition by at least 10 major issuing a whip to from eco slump’ since Thursday in violent agi- Project, the bonhomie con- parties, has raised eyebrows in tations in different parts of the tinued for quite some time. several quarters. KCR has stood its MPs state. However, of late some sticking his ground though BJP and Over 260 policemen were points in river-linking projects Congress units in the state also injured, of whom 57 and irrigation-related issues have dared him to make his clear on the issue. MPs. Besides, KCR is also not received gunshot wounds, IG seem to have soured their stand clear on it. Telangana Still, KCR is mum. This allowing the opposition parties (Law and Order) Praveen relations. Things have come BJP had thrown a challenge at inexplicable silence is agoniz- to take up rallies and dharnas, Kumar told PTI on Saturday. to such a pass that KCR did KCR, asking him to declare ing to those who have seen with the authorities imposing "Women and children were not even greet Jaganohan that he would not implement TRS clearly oppose the prohibitory orders under sec- used as shields by the protes- Protests show anger spilling Reddy, who celebrated his CAA in the state. The Congress Citizenship Amendment Bill tion 144 of Cr PC in tors," Director General of birthday on Saturday. too demanded that the Chief (CAB) in Parliament, with the Hyderabad city. Police O P Singh said on Continued on Page 4 Minister should make his stand pink party issuing a whip to its Continued on Page 2 Saturday maintaining that out on the streets: Pawar police did not open fire. PNS n PUNE spilling out through protests "All the deaths that took and processions all over Trump signs place have been in cross firing Targeting the revised India". $1.4 tn in and this will become clear in Citizenship Amendment He said the people are Regulatory blues keep 5G out of TS postmortem examination," the Act and National Register strongly against these laws spending, DGP told reporters. for Citizens, Nationalist and their angst is coming avoids 8 "We are clear and transpar- Congress Party President out through nationwide Jayesh says there is very little which states can do, expect wait and watch shutdown ent in this. If anyone died due Sharad Pawar on Saturday protests in the past one to our fire we will conduct a said the opposition against week. PNS n HYDERABAD judicial inquiry and take the laws is "mass anger Continued on Page 4 action. But nothing happened The Centre may have deliber- 5 G and security from our side," the DGP ately adopted a go-slow policy stressed. Police had no option dispersing the mob. fire and indulged in heavy with regard to the roll-out of concerns but to resort to lathi charge to In Kanpur, anti-CAA pro- brickbatting, leading to injury 5G in view of critical security chase them away, he said, testors on Saturday set to some people. concerns over its potential to HYDERABAD In the US as well adding that tear gas shells for Yatimkhana police post on Continued on Page 4 open national networks up to as in many European countries, cyber attacks, with interna- most of the policymakers are tional experts suggesting that agreed that whereas the battle a vendor for all or part of a 5G over 4G was essentially RPF cop saves network will have the fright- commercial, focusing on job Constables suspended ening ability to disrupt the creation and profits; the raging woman from operation of the entire net- debate over 5G rollout is about work. Yet, Telangana State, Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan speaking at the conference on ‘5G - The geopolitics, technological Ruler: leadership, and national for obscene remarks getting run which took the lead in coming Catalyst to Digital Revolution in India’ organised by FTCCI Strictly up with its own framework to security. Chinese telecom giant for Fans 10 hasten the rollout of 5G, is feel- Saturday when he observed Vodafone, BSNL and Jio, each Huawei is at the centre of over by train ing the pinch because of regu- that the delay in rollout of 5G of them have tied up with a controversy in some of these on Jamia students PNS n HYDERABAD latory impediments attributed is a 'clear case where regulation solution provider, they are all nations, including the US, to the Centre. couldn't keep the pace' with ready, but waiting for regula- which previously banned it PNS n HYDERABAD A woman passenger, who Principal Secretary Jayesh technology. He said, "In fact all tion. because of espionage concerns. From the screenshot, Continued on Page 4 it became clear that slipped into the gap between Ranjan perhaps echoed this on the telecom operators Airtel, Continued on Page 4 Two police constables belong- the platform and the track ing to Hyderabad City Police the messages had while trying to board a run- were suspended on Saturday been sent at 1.32 am ning train at the for posting obscene comments on December 21, in a Railway Station here, had a Devotee offers against two female Jamia lucky escape, thanks to an alert HC orders re-post mortem of Millia University students in a group named policeman who pulled her to Rs 1 cr to Lord Balaji private WhatsApp group. ‘ PTC’ safety. The constables, identified as Head constable of the PNS n TIRUPATI Pankaj Kumar and Railway Protection Force bodies ‘Disha’ case accused Mohammed, are attached to police had gone viral on (RPF) Shafiuddin noticed the A devotee from ‘ALL AND Nampally police and Afzalgunj social media. woman slide between the train Visakhapatnam in Andhra police respectively. From the screenshot, it and the platform and pulled TS Govt asked to submit report by Monday Pradesh donated Rs 1 crore to SUNDRY’ In a screenshot of the became clear that the messages her towards the platform side. PNS n HYDERABAD the famous temple of Lord WhatsApp chat that has gone had been sent at 1.32 am on A CCTV footage shows the It directed the state Venkateswara at Tirumala Capitals can't viral on social media, Pankaj December 21, in a group RPF policeman pulling the The Telangana High Court government to hold re-post Hills, near here, on Saturday. be built or Kumar is seen commenting named 'Amberpet PTC'. woman onto the platform on Saturday passed important mortem on the dead bodies The devotee requested the against a poster of Ladeeda The DCP of Central Zone, while the train moved on. orders with regard to the dead of the accused by a team of temple authorities to use the shifted on Farzana and Aysha Renna, Hyderabad, P. Vishwa Prasad, His (Shafiuddin) act of bodies of the four accused in fund for its pilgrims free personal 2 the two female faces of the said that the matter was under alertness and swift action the sensational Disha murder doctors from the Forensic meal trust called Sri whims Jamia student protests. investigation. "We are trying saved the passenger from get- case that rocked the entire Science Department from Venkateswara Anna Prasada This incident comes at a to verify this information. As ting run over. Railway officials country. It directed the state the AIIMS in Delhi Trust, a temple official said. time when Ladeeda Farzana of now, we know that the complimented him," a press government to hold re-post The trust offers about one and Aysha Renna addressed police constable had posted release from South Central mortem on the dead bodies of lakh meals daily to the visit- TODAY a public meeting at these messages in a private Railway said here on Saturday. the accused by a team of doc- video-graph the entire process. ernment to hand over the ing devotees, the official said. Darussalam on Saturday. The WhatsApp group. Someone The incident happened on tors from the Forensic Science The court has said that the dead bodies of the accused to The donor, who did not ALMANAC images and videos of both of had taken a screenshot of that December 18 when the Department from the All India state government should sub- their family members after wish to be named, handed Month & Paksham: the students protesting and private communication and woman passenger was trying Institute of Medical Sciences mit its report to the court by the completion of the re-post over the DD for the amount Margashirsha & Krishna Paksha standing up to the might posted it on Twitter." he said. to board the S12 coach, the (AIIMS) in Delhi. It also Monday evening. mortem. through a saint Panchangam and brutality of the Delhi Continued on Page 4 release said. asked the state government to The HC asked the state gov- Continued on Page 4 Swaroopanandendra. Tithi : Ekadashi: 03:22 pm Nakshatram: Swati 06:38 pm CITIZENSHIP ACT Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Over 1,100 academicians, scholars any important work) Rahukalam: 04:21 pm- 05:43 pm BJP to contact over 3 cr families, hold Yamagandam: 12:14 pm – 01:36 pm release statement backing CAA Varjyam: 12:01 am- 01:33 am PNS n NEW DELHI Gulika: 02:59 pm - 04:21 pm rallies across country in next 10 days As many as 1,100 academicians Good Time: (to start any important work) PNS n NEW DELHI Act and the proposed creation and research scholars from Amritakalam: 10:16 am - 11:47 pm BJP’s Bhupender of a National Register of various universities across India Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:52 am - 12:36 pm The BJP on Saturday Yadav said the party Citizens. and abroad as well as promi- announced a mass contact will contact more than Party general secretary nent persons released a state- HYDERABAD programme to expose opposi- Bhupender Yadav told ment in support of the amend- tion parties' "lies" and apprise 3 crore families, orga- reporters that the BJP within ed Citizenship Act on Saturday. WEATHER people of the details of the nise rallies in every next 10 days will contact more The signatories to the state- Forecast: Clear with periodic clouds amended citizenship law to district and hold over than three crore families, ment include Rajya Sabha Temp: 29/17 assure them that it is not organise rally in every district member Swapan Dasgupta, Humidity: 70% against existing citizens. 250 press conferences and hold over 250 press con- Shishir Bajoria, Chairman, IIM Fellow, Institute of Peace and against the new citizenship law. Sunrise: 06.41 The decision was taken in a across India ferences across the country to Shillong, Sunaina Singh, Vice Conflict Studies and journalist Students from various univer- Sunset: 05.47 meeting chaired by BJP work- inform masses about the new Chancellor, Nalanda University, Kanchan Gupta. sities have also joined the agi- Current Weather Conditions ing president J P Nadda and party's strategy over the issue of the country against the new law. JNU professor Ainul Hasan, The statement comes in the tation. Updated December 21, 2019 5:00 PM convened to formulate the amid protests in various parts provision in the Citizenship Continued on Page 2 Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Senior midst of countrywide protests Continued on Page 2 HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2019 hyderabad 02

‘ALL AND SUNDRY’ Capitals can't be built or shifted on personal whims mittee picked up the present- Naidu's son Nara Lokesh and ed misleading information in depending on his native place. ly irrelevant ideas from the The former began building a grandiose their relatives. the Assembly about the three- Government is a continuous inally, Jaganmohan mothballed report of K C capital spread over 33,000 acres and Still, Jagan may be throw- capital system in South Africa, process and new regimes can Reddy is having his way Sivaramakrishnan opposing a costing thousands of crores, while ing the baby out with the a failed idea, besides making make tectonic shifts in policies Ffor building three new greenfield capital city and from bathwater considering that Rs. amazing claims that the area of only at the risk of slowing capitals for Andhra Pradesh at the 92-year-old Sribagh Pact. Jagan wants three small capitals that 5,860 crore has already been Delhi was less than Amaravati's, down the pace of develop- Visakhapatnam, Amaravati Under this agreement, if would facilitate "decentralised sunk into Amaravati. The TDP forgetting that the National ment. Instead, they must come and Kurnool with each serving the High Court were to set up leaders' irregularities are also Capital Region extends to sev- up with new ideas in new a different purpose. In revers- in coastal Andhra, the capital development of the State" no justification for leaving eral neighbouring States. A spheres and not just undo ing the ambitious plans of his would be located in high and dry the genuine Minister P. Ramachandra existing ones. The High Court predecessor N Chandrababu Rayalaseema. Indeed, Kurnool gle leader, be it Chandrababu GN Rao panel are a poor imi- farmers who had voluntarily Reddy even claimed that AP and the judiciary complex at to build a megapolis at became Andhra's capital after Naidu or Jaganmohan Reddy, tation of the erstwhile Regional surrendered land in anticipa- did not require Centre's per- Kurnool cannot generate sig- Amaravati, Jagan is aiming to it was hived off from the erst- for the simple reason that Planning Boards which served tion of windfall returns. mission to build its capitals; it nificant economic productiv- put his solid stamp on while composite Madras State they cost a lot of money. The no purpose beyond rehabilitat- Jagan may be right in argu- could build thirty if it so wished ity nor can the Legislature at Andhra's future and simulta- and Guntur became the seat of former began building a ing defeated and disgruntled S NAGESH KUMAR ing that the huge amount of and not just three. Amaravati. neously axe the TDP presi- the High Court. Neither city grandiose capital spread over politicians. What we need are Former Resident Editor, money required for a mega Indeed, the Centre is acting Andhra has the distinction dent's socio-political base in flourished because the capital 33,000 acres and costing thou- micro-level administrative The Hindu capital could be better spent on as if it has no stake in these of having had four capitals so Krishna and Guntur districts. shifted to Hyderabad three sands of crores, while Jagan units which N. T. Rama Rao priority sectors like irrigation developments though Prime far - Madras, Kurnool, The triple-capital recom- years later in 1956 once the wants three small capitals that created decades ago by setting Naidu, this could be tackled and health. However, where is Minister Narendra Modi laid Hyderabad and Amaravati. It mendation of the G N Rao erstwhile Hyderabad State and would facilitate "decentralised up revenue mandals. through the sky-high powers the guarantee that the three the foundation stone for will create an unwanted record Committee, which Jagan knew Andhra were merged. How development of the State". The present regime seems that Government enjoys, capitals, their attendant infra- Amaravati while his by having a few more capitals in advance and whose broad Kurnool will prosper now with The latter is a rather naïve intent on dispossessing TDP instead of scrapping the core structure and logistical expens- Government has given over because Naidu did not have contours he disclosed in the a truncated High Court with formulation because decen- leaders of land they acquired capital concept. Telugu Desam es of shifting bureaucrats and Rs. 2,500 crore for building the the savvy to wait out the 10- Assembly, has plunged Andhra benches in Amaravati and tralisation does not happen through irregular means in Party has failed to effectively Ministers every few months capital. As a consequence, the year window to continue the into confusion and laid the Vizag defies understanding. simply by having multiple cap- and around Amaravati. While rebut the charges of insider will cost any less? BJP is at odds with itself. Each capital in Hyderabad and Jagan foundation for further delay in Capitals cannot be built or itals. Even the four commis- none would condone 'insider trading, purchase of prime The Government put forth a leader is welcoming or criticis- lacked patience. Now, every- building the capital. The com- shifted on the whims of a sin- sionerates proposed by the trading' by the cohorts of land by Heritage Foods, weak argument and even tout- ing the three-capital concept one will have to pay the price. Realty business in Yadadri SPECIAL ATTRACTION sees unprecedented boom PNS n BHONGIR After the IT Real estate sector in surround- Corridor in ing areas of Yadadri temple Hyderabad, many witnessed some significant investors are keen developments as the state gov- ernment gives facelift to the to invest their ancient temple town of money in real Yadadri. estate in Yadadri. Lands which are hitherto be sold at Rs 2 lakh to 3 lakh an The government acre are being sold at Rs 1 crore has also planned an acre. This is attributed to to develop an widening of the national high- Industrial Corridor way, industrial development, Authorities of Avunuru Government School in Rajanna Sircilla district have redesigned the facade to reflect Telangana's prestigious irrigation project ‘Kaleshwaram'. The access to the Kaleswaram pro- along Hyderabad- walls of school resemble Kaleshwaram with project gates, water and motors. This concept increased the attendance of students in the school. Students say they feel as if ject water and many others. Warangal highway they are at Kaleshwaram project. This initiative also brings awareness and information about irrigation projects in the state. After the IT corridor in Hyderabad, many investors are keen to invest their money additional factors for the boom According to officials of their funds. in real estate business in and in real estate. industries department, sever- The Hyderabad-Warangal Pet dogs come around Yadadri. The govern- According to experts, the al Korean and Chinese compa- stretch of the national highway FB to stop using cell numbers ment has also planned to development of Warangal is nies are keen to invest in the 163 is being developed into a to rescue of develop an industrial corridor going to be on a par with that proposed textile park. four-lane road. along the Hyderabad-Warangal of Hyderabad in the near future. Godavari waters from The road widening works up injured owner! highway. As Chief Minister K Kaleswaram project will find to Warangal are going to be to recommend friends in 2020 Many real estate ventures Chandrasekhar Rao gives top their way up to Baswapur near completed soon. Roads from PNS n PALONCHA mushroomed in the region. priority to development of Yadagirigutta. The state gov- Yadadri to and Gajwel PNS n SAN FRANCISCO Those keen to adopt a wait and Warangal after Hyderabad, as ernment has planned to store are being widened. Along the Two canines risked their life Facebook last year confirmed the use watch attitude are investing in such there is lot of scope for water in Baswapur reservoir length of the national highway, to protect their owner from Following privacy concerns, of users' phone number for targeting the region if the increase in res- industrial development of and supply them to cater an acre costs between Rs 80 a bear attack that took place social networking giant idential plots in areas around Warangal, it is felt. drinking water and irrigation lakh and Rs 1 crore. In the in his field in Paloncha rural Facebook is set to stop using ads and stopped using members' Outer Ring Road (ORR) is any The government has already needs of people. As such, the HMDA and DTCP approved district on Thursday, accord- phone number of users for rec- security phone numbers for indication. evolved plans for development people feel that there will be no layouts a square yard costs ing to delayed reports reach- ommending friends in 2020. Strategic location of Yadadri of IT in the district. It also drinking water problem in between Rs 4000 and Rs 8000 ing here. According to a report, users advertising in June this year mid-way either to Hyderabad kicked off plans to set up a mega Yadagirigutta region and hence as real estate boom would Soon the dogs emerged as will soon have "A code sent to or Warangal is one of the textile park in the district. are making a beeline to invest have it. heroes in Bhadradri Kotha- their mobile phones when log- searched by advertisers. with top retailers who are gudem district. Their owner ging in to make access harder In a statement, Facebook sending the social networking Bakkayya was working in for hackers". said it has been receiving giant data on what the cus- his field in Gangadevipalle The change is part of questions about two- tomers are buying in retail BJP to mandal on Thursday when a Facebook's $5 billion settle- factor authentication stores. Facebook, in turn, is ‘Complete road works on war footing’ bear attacked him at 9 am ment with the US Federal and phone number targeting those cus- contact over... inflicting bleeding injuries Trade Commission (FTC) and settings on its plat- tomers with spec- Continued from Page 1 PNS n MAHABUBNGAR on his neck and face. will come into effect from form. ified ads. He raised an alarm out of next year. Reports Not just online The new law seeks to give cit- Excise and Tourism minister V pain before collapsing in the Facebook last year con- emerged this shopping, izenship to minorities from Srinivas Goud inspected a field. firmed the use of users' phone month that Facebook is able to three neighbouring coun- series of development pro- For about half an hour, his number for targeting ads and Facebook track what customers tries, who arrived in India gramme works and pets Jaani and Raju resisted stopped using members' has joined buy in stores and tar- before December 2014 due to Mahabubnagar - Jadcharla the bear which is more fero- security cell numbers for hands get those customers religious persecution. road widening works in cious and wild. advertising in June this year. with ads, according to a He also accused opposition Mahabubnagar on Saturday. The bear found no match In March, the company report. parties, especially the The Minister V Srinivas to them and escaped into the faced backlash over its Facebook makes almost Congress, of spreading mis- Goud advised the officials jungle. secure login process all its money by selling ads. In information in a bid to dis- concerned to take necessary While Jaani remained at two-factor authen- the third quarter (July- turb peace across the country steps to speed up the road lay- the farm, Raju went into the tication where it September) this year, during recent protests which ing and widening works on a village and pulled Bakkayya's asked users to Facebook's revenue was $17.6 have claimed several lives. war footing basis without son Venkateswarlu to the add cell num- billion and ads contributed a Yadav said the party will compromising on the quality farm. He rushed to the field bers, which whopping $17.3 billion of the also involve beneficiaries of of works. the vegetarian and non-vege- remain a model in the state. and found his father lying in can be total revenue. the amended law in its infor- Later the Minister visited tarian market premises in the District and highway officials a pool of blood. Venkatesw- mation campaign about the Collectorate in the city and town. He said that the market accompanied the minister dur- arlu rushed his father to the statute. inspected the site proposed for in Mahabubnagar would ing his visit. PHC at Ulvanuru. MANUU signs KCR's cryptic silence... HYDERABAD MoU with Continued from Page 1 any chance to opposition par- BULLION RATES Over 1,100 academicians, scholars release... NALSAR varsity ties, particularly BJP, as the GOLD According to political analysts municipal elections could be Continued from Page 1 ment congratulated heard and are being addressed PNS n HYDERABAD who do not want to be named, held any time in January. The ` 38,190 (10 gm) Over 1,000 Parliament for standing up for appropriately. We believe that KCR is maintaining silence, saffron party will have an axe ` 50 In the statement, the signa- scholars had forgotten minorities, uphold- CAA is in perfect sync with City-based Maulana Azad keeping in view the upcoming to grind should KCR, yielding SILVER tories appealed to every sec- signed a petition ing the civilisational ethos of the secular Constitution of National University Municipal elections. The pink to mounting pressure, say tion of the society "to exercise India and providing a haven India as it does not prevent (MANUU) and NALSAR party has satisfied its ally clearly that TS would not im- ` 44,900(1kg) restraint and refuse to fall into demanding that for those fleeing religious per- any person of any religion University of Law on AIMIM by opposing CAB in plement CAA. BJP, being a par- ` 200 the trap of propaganda, com- the Citizenship secution. from any country seeking Saturday signed a memo- Parliament. ty with base in urban areas, munalism and anarchism". Amendment Bill in The act fulfilled the long- Indian citizenship," the state- randum of understanding However, KCR has not yet would be in a position to cash "We also note with deep standing demand of providing ment said. to develop e-content to made any specific statement in in on TRS' stance on CAA only CHICKEN anguish that an atmosphere of its current form be refuge to persecuted religious Nor did it change the crite- produce Massive Open this regard, let alone do hunga- if KCR makes his stand clear, RATES `/KG fear and paranoia is being cre- withdrawn minorities from Pakistan, ria of citizenship in any way; Online Courses (MOOCs). ma in the state, unlike in the analysts reasoned. For, people ated in the country through Bangladesh and Afghanistan, merely providing a special MANUU's Instructional cases of other states. Analysts in rural areas may not under- Dressed/With Skin `167 deliberate obfuscation and the statement said. expedited redress, under spe- Media Centre is providing say KCR does not want to give stand what CAA is all about. Without Skin `190 fear-mongering, leading to come after the Lok Sabha had Ever since the failure of the cial circumstances, for technical support to NAL- Broiler at Farm `115 violence in several parts of the passed the bill and before it Liaquat-Nehru Pact of 1950, minorities fleeing religious SAR to produce the audio- country," the statement said. was passed in the Rajya Sabha. various leaders and political persecution from three specif- visual content for the Two weeks ago, over 1,000 Later, 600 artistes, writers, parties such as the Congress, ic countries i.e Pakistan, MOOC programme of scientists and scholars had academicians, former judges CPI(M) etc., cutting across the Bangladesh and Afghanistan, NALSAR Universitys Hu- EGG signed a petition demanding and former bureaucrats had ideological spectrum, had it added. man Resource Developm- RATES `/100 that the Citizenship urged the government to with- demanded grant of citizenship "It does not in any way pre- ent Ministry Project, a rele- Amendment Bill in its current draw the Citizenship to religious minorities from vent Ahmadis, Hazaras, ase said here on Saturday. HYDERABAD 410 form be withdrawn, with (Amendment) Bill, terming it Pakistan and Bangladesh, who Baloch or any other denomi- The collaboration bet- VIJAYAWADA 452 noted academician Pratap as "discriminatory, divisive" mostly belonged to the Dalit nations and ethnicities, from ween the two institutions VISAKHAPATNAM 470 Bhanu Mehta saying the leg- and violative of the secular castes, it added. these same three countries, will help NALSAR varsity islation will transform India principles enshrined in the "We also note with satisfac- seeking citizenship through to produce MOOC course RETAIL PRICE `4.15 into an "unconstitutional eth- Constitution. tion that the concerns of the regular processes," the state- for law teachers, the release (IN HYDERABAD) nocracy". The petition had The signatories to the state- north-eastern states have been ment said. from MANUU said.

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RIME CORNER CYBERABAD POLICE Task Force nabs two property offenders TOPS IN ‘OP MUSKAAN- V' he Commissioner's Task n TForce, North Zone team RESCUES 541 CHILDREN COMPRISING 483 BOYS AND 58 GIRLS nabbed two youngsters, who PNS n HYDERABAD were involved in property CRUCIAL RESCUES offences and recovered stolen The Cyberabad Police has goods from their possession. topped in the State by rescuing On 15 July 2019 The arrested were identified as 541 children and also register- around 15 children aged 14 to Dara Ashwanth alias Ashu, and ing maximum number of FIRs Gopi Ashok Naveen Swamy 17 have been rescued from a (247) during 'Operation spinning mill in Medchal. They alias Pintu, 19, who were Muskaan- V'. The cases were involved in a mobile snatching are natives of Maharashtra, registered with the police Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, case at Gopalapuram and an under section 374, 75, 79, automobile theft case at Jharkhand, Orissa and Assam Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and States. The operation team . The arrest was 14 of the Child Labour made following a complaint had registered a case against Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and other officials inspecting the restoration works at Mozamjahi Market on Saturday (Prohibition and Regulation) the management and then received from Gummadi Amendment Act 2016 of IPC. Karteek, wherein he stated that rescued the children, later on December 15, hours after he In a month, the Cyberabad shifted to a shelter home. The Police had rescued around 483 team also rescued 10 minor Officials told to speed up came to Hyderabad from his native and reached near Rathifile boys, 58 girls. On the directions children from Metal Industries bus stop road when two men of Ministry of Home Affairs to in Mailardevpally on 16 July. form teams for Operation came on a scooty and snatched On 16 July: works on Mozamjahi Market his mobile phone. "The duo also Muskaan-V during the month PNS n HYDERABAD hotwired and stole a parked of July 2019, Cyberabad Police n as part of their duties, had formed teams for KEY OBSERVATIONS: The children were The Principal Secretary went round scooty, bearing the number AP n suffering from Operation Muskaan team, 10 AX 3371 from a residential Operation Muskaan-V in the Children were made to child line team, officials of Principal Secretary Arvind the market and took stock of the area in Chilkalguda. Our officials nine divisions of Cyberabad. work from dawn to dusk malnutrition, stunted Labour Department and DCPU Kumar on Saturday inspected have verified the CCTV footages This year, the police have for more than 12 hours, growth and other health raided on Vijaya Vasuni Paper the Mozamjahi Market mod- progress achieved so far and asked at possible places and identified run a campaign called Plastic Company at Kattedan ernisation works along with the officials to ensure that footpath Operation Mukaan-V across without break issues the GHMC zonal commis- the duo and verified intel with and found six children all round the corridors should be laid reliable sources to apprehend the Cyberabad Commissio- n n Children working in engaged in collecting plastic sioner Musharaf and asked nerate, during July 2019. All They were living in the officials executing the them on Saturday near unhygienic condition in cotton spinning mill were papers from machinery in a uniform manner Secunderabad Railway Station," nine teams operated under releasing heavy heat and works to complete the first said the Task Force officials. the leadership of Inspector small rooms without suffering from bronchitis, hazardous gases. On enquiry phase of the works within the (W&CSW) Venkat Reddy and ventilation covered with fine dust with children, it was revealed stipulated time. be laid in a uniform manner. ready, he asked them to include supervised by C Anasuya DCP from head to toe that they are suffering with It may be recalled that the The shifting of lime mortar shop numbering also as part of Couple held for (W&CSW). n They were provided no breathing / lung problem and state government bent on unit inside the market should signages so that they have a duping people During the operation, the proper diet, a meal of n In some of the their wages were not paid modernising the market real- be immediately shifted, he uniform pattern. A stone trained police teams had been rice and watery dal two industries day regularly. A case was ising the heritage value of the said. Flooring of the entire encryption outside the market leuths of the Hyderabad rescuing vulnerable children. booked against the structure. Officials told area, restoration of heritage explaining the history of the SCentral Crime Station Particulars of such identified times a day time work owner who Arvind Kumar that the first taps, street furniture and light- market should be put up, he police arrested a couple children have been checked n was being violated rules of phase of the works is nearing ing should be taken up at the said. Construction of modern working with Universal and uploaded in Facial They were not done by Labour Act completion. earliest, he added. Water mutton market should be Islamic Research Centre Recognition App. The oper- provided any holiday at The Principal Secretary board officials informed that taken up incorporating all the (UIRC) in for duping adult ating team of police officers n Mailard- went round the market and the water and sewerage works suggestions of the veterinary several investors by assuring were using a new technology Middlemen paid workers evpally took stock of the progress are completed. officials and including the them of high profits in of facial recognition applica- meager amounts around and PS and the achieved so far and asked the When the officials informed modern requirements like essentially 'Ponzi' schemes. tion, named DARAPAN. This Rs 10,000/- to the children children officials to ensure that footpath the Principal Secretary that refrigerators, blow air etc, he The accused collected huge app was being used to trace were all round the corridors should designs for the signages are said. deposits from women to parents of the children were made the missing children, and to work rescued and invest their money in the those who were working as and brought them from sent to Heera Group and Islamic labour in micro industries, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odissa, during night shelter Public School assuring them begging and trafficking in Assam and other States home. Two more held 'halal' returns. The duo had the state. Students stage protest reportedly collected Rs 1.5 in IMS scam crore from investors. The PNS n HYDERABAD accused Siraj-ur-Rahman is the founder member and during CP's visit ATA's education The Anti-Corruption Bureau general secretary of UIRC. He Apollo fined Rs 50k for PNS n HYDERABAD students taking to the roads. (ACB) probing the Insurance and his wife Bushra Begum seminar tomorrow The protest was organised Medical Services (IMS) scam, allegedly lured investors to PNS n HYDERABAD Several female students of under the leadership of arrested two more persons on invest their funds in the Heera collecting registration fee Osmania University staged a Madiga Students' Federation Friday for their alleged Group companies like Heera A delegation of American protest against women's safe- (MSF), along with the support involvement in the case. With Gold, Heera Foodex and PNS n HYDERABAD Telugu Association (ATA) met ty when the Commissioner of from other organizations. this, the number of persons Heera Retail and IPS. GST sleuths have Prof T Papi Reddy, chairman, Hyderabad City Police Anjani Kumar spoke arrested in the case so far has Special trains The GST sleuths slapped a fine asked the hospital TSCHE, Prof R Limbadri, visited the campus on to them and said that gone up to 21. Pandiri Auto driver of Rs 50,000 against Apollo management to Prof Venkata Ramana, vice Saturday. The every person needs Bhoopal Reddy of Vishal Hospitals- branch, chairman, TSCHE, here on protest was staged to change and stu- Enterprise and Reddymalli commits suicide to clear extra as the latter failed to raise henceforth raise Saturday and briefed them against the rising dents should Nagender Reddy of Vasudha n auto-rickshaw driver invoices for an amount of Rs bills for the about the different activities atrocities on inculcate good Marketing, both from Afrom Sultan Shahi rush 200 collected as 'Registration registered fee being undertaken by the asso- women in the state. qualities to excel in Secunderabad, were those allegedly committed suicide PNS n HYDERABAD fee' from first-time customers ciation in Telangana and Anjani Kumar, the their career in arrested on Friday following at his house on Friday night. visiting the hospital. The collected from Andhra Pradesh. It is planning Hyderabad Police future. He urged allegations of conspiracy in The deceased was identified In order to clear extra rush of Hyderabad Commissionerate patients to hold a series of activities in Commissioner, arrived at them to stay away from the scam. as Bheem Kishan Rao, 40. passengers, five special trains of GST acted upon a com- TS and AP. Meanwhile, the OU to interact with the stu- evil and tread the right path. Both Bhoopal Reddy and Rao was living along with will be run between plaint filed by Vijay Gopal. ATA, in association with dents on topics related to The meeting was held in the Nagender Reddy assisted two "his wife and three children Secunderabad - Kakinada "Six months ago, I had vis- payer amounts to violation of TSCHE will organise a half- women's safety in the city. Arts College building. M arrested persons Pandiri in a rented house. On Friday town and Machilipatnam - ited Apollo Hospital- Jubilee section 31(3) (b) and Central day educational seminar at After the Commissioner's Ramesh, Joint Commissioner Rajeswar Reddy and Pandiri night, he reached home in an Secunderabad. Train No. hills along with my mother for -GST act 2017. This violation Muffakham Jah College of arrival, slogans of 'We want of Police (East), Gopal Reddy, Srinivas Reddy of Teja inebriated condition and 07053 Secunderabad - medical consultancy. The desk attracts penal provision under Engineering & Technology, justice' echoed around the Registrar, OU and other police Pharma in opening shell picked up a quarrel with his Kakinada town special train at the hospital asked me to pay section 122 (3) of the GST act on Monday. campus, with several female officials attended the meeting. companies and claimed bills wife. After the argument, he will depart Secunderabad at Rs 200 as registration fee for 2017 and Telangana SGST act from the IMS, officials said, went into another room and 20.00 hrs on December 24 first-time visitors, and this is 2017. Hence you are liable of adding that the entire con- later hanged himself to the and 27 and arrive in excluding the Rs 900 consul- paying Rs 50000 (CGST - spiracy was hatched in col- ceiling fan using a rope," the Kakinada town at 08.30 hrs tancy fee. They failed to pro- 25000, SGST- 25,000)". POMP AND SPLENDOUR lusion with suspended IMS police said, adding that kin the next day. vide me with a bill on the Rs The GST sleuths have asked Director Ch Devika Rani of Kishan Rao broke open In the return direction, 200 paid," said Gopal, speak- the hospital management to and Pharmacist K the door to rush him to Train No. 07054 Kakinada ing to the media. raise bills for the registered fee Nagalakshmi. hospital, but he had already town - Secunderabad special The founder of Forum collected from henceforth. Bhoopal Reddy and breathed his last by then. train will depart Kakinada against corruption, Vijay However, it is to note that, Nagender Reddy assisted The police town at 20.50 hrs on Gopal filed a complaint with besides Apollo, many other Rajeswar Reddy and Srinivas shifted the body to OGH for December 26 and 29 and the GST- Hyderabad sleuths. private hospitals, including Reddy in preparing quota- autopsy. arrive in Secunderabad at Six months later, the enforce- Yashoda, have been collecting tions for more than 25 phar- 08.50 hrs the next day. ment agency found Apollo registration fee of Rs 200 from ma distribution agencies Frankie center En route, these special Hospital staff guilty. The GST first-time visitors, besides high which are shell companies in trains will stop at Nalgonda, statement said, "You ( Apollo consultancy fee. Many have Teja Pharma office at booked Miryalaguda, Piduguralla, Hospital) have admitted that questioned the hospital desk in Tadbund in Secunderabad. ibb's Frankie centre at the Guntur, Vijayawada, you have not been raising this regard to these unfair Both of them used to hand TMiyapur Metro Station has Gudivada, Kaikalur, bills/ invoices for the amount practices. over all the filled in quotations been booked by Legal Bhimavaram town, of Rs 200 collected as regis- "The GST sleuths respond- to Nagalakshmi along with a Metrology Department for not Nidadavolu, Rajahmundry tration fee from customers ed six months after I registered set of signed quotations and providing bill receipt to the and Samalkot stations in both and that 'henceforth' you will the complaint. I request the a soft copy, officials said. customers and absence of the directions. These special issue GST invoice along with officials to act as quick as pos- They also allegedly pur- measures on the Frankie pack. trains will have AC II Tier, receipt towards the reg- sible in the interest of chased agricultural land at Department of Legal AC III Tier, AC Chair Car, istration charges." the public. There is no Bhiknoor village in metrology have booked them Sleeper Class and General The order also said element called Kamareddy district along during the course of Second Class Coaches. Train Apollo Hospital man- registered charge with Rajeswar Reddy and inspection for contravention No. 07051 Machilipatnam - agement has violated fee; it is an unfair Srinivas Reddy. Bhoopal of Rule 23(8)(7) of the Legal Secunderabad special train GST norms. "Not practice of the hos- Reddy and Nagender Reddy Metrology(Enforcement) will depart Machilipatnam at raising an invoice/bill pital," concluded Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff, inspecting the Combined Graduation Parade held at Air Force were lodged in Rules, 2011. 23.15 hrs on December 23. by a registered tax- Gopal. Academy, on Saturday prison. ‘UTS’ comes in handy to book unreserved tickets Cops issue guidelines for NY revelry PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD and farmhouses fall under 24.12.2019. According to the information L.B.Nagar and Yadadri Zone. Cyberabad Police conduct- Commuters of South Central Police officials of Rachakonda In the recent past, there are ed a meeting on Saturday with Railway (SCR) are opting provided by South Central Railway and Cyberabad have issued allegations that star hotels and the bars and restaurants, towards booking unreserved officials, around 75,000-80,000 advisories to the hotels, resorts resorts are encouraging some resorts, convention centres, tickets through UTS (unre- passengers purchase unreserved and pubs in their commis- illegal activities and hence, we pubs, hotels and event organ- served ticketing system) mobile sionerate to follow during the have issued orders for them to isers regarding the New Year application. As per the infor- tickets through the online application upcoming New Year celebra- follow during the year end" celebrations. Cyberabad CP mation provided by the SCR every day tions. While the police does said the official. appealed the public to celebrate officials, around 75,000-80,000 not want to interfere in the fes- The establishments are incident free and accident New passengers purchase the unre- tive mood of the citizens on the asked not to function beyond Year 2020. Cyberabad CP VC served tickets through the in a distance of 2 KM in case of Prasad, Principal Chief eve of new years, all are closing time, not to have Sajjanar IPS, along with the online application every day. a platform ticket. Commercial Manager requested to follow certain hookah served, avoid drugs DCP A According to an official, "In At Secunderabad station (PCCM), South Central guidelines/restrictions during consumption and rave parties Venkateshwar Rao IPS, total, 10.5 lakh passengers alone, about 15,000 people are Railway conducted a work- celebrations, said the in resorts. A prior permission DCP N Prakash commute of which around using UTS mobile app every- shop for employees in order to Rachakonda Police of CP Rachakonda in writing Reddy, IPS, Balanagar DCP 1.75 lakh comes under day to do bookings. Official expand its services and also to Commissioner, Mahesh is to be taken to conduct par- Padmaja, Cyberabad Traffic reserved segment where there using UTS app". a passenger need not stand in stated that tech savvy people familiarize the ticket booking Bhagwat. ties. Permission would be DCP SM Vijaykumar, IPS., is no need of UTS. Around UTS mobile app by SCR the queue at the booking win- from Hyderabad, and ticket checking staff to "Most star hotels fall in the granted on a case-to-case basis, Admin ADCP Lavanya NJP, 8.75 lakh travelled in unre- enables the passengers to pur- dows and can book unreserved Secunderabad and those using enhance their understanding limits of LB Nagar zone, after examining each applica- Traffic ADCP Amarnath served of which about 8 per chase unreserved/platform/ sea- tickets from a distance within 5 MMTS are predominant users on the working procedure of Malkajgiri zone and Yadadri tion. Last date for submission Reddy, SOT DCP Sandeep cent bookings are happening son ticket at ease. With the App, KM from the station and with- of the app. Meanwhile, G John UTS on mobile App. zone and most of the resorts of application is upto participated in the meeting. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2019 hyderabad 04

CAPSULE Not many TPCC leaders Jagga to Cong finds fault with BJP intensify protest join protest against CAA over Godavari PNS n HYDERABAD water senior leaders’ comments Telangana Congress leaders HYDERABAD: Sangareddy PNS n HYDERABAD Hanumantha Rao announced a week long pro- Congress MLA T Jagga Reddy found fault with grammes across the state on warned that he would intensify Telangana Congress leaders various issues. On Saturday, protest over releasing Godavari find faults with Union the Chief Minister the minority cell of the party water to Sangareddy. Jagga Ministers for comments for keeping organised a protest at Indira Reddy alleged that Finance against Congress Party over Ambedkar statue Park opposing the Citizenship Minister T Harish Rao is not a Citizenship Amendment Act Amendment Act (CAA). public leader. He won the ele- (CAA). in Police Station Not many senior leaders ctions and became a Minister The leaders said that it is though it was joined the protest except only with the support of Chief shameful on the part of meant to be Mohammed Shabbir Ali and Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Union Ministers Amith Shah, Anjan Kumar Yadav. The MLA alleged. "I will obstruct G Kishan Reddy and Nirmala erected at protest did not evoke much Harish Rao and other TRS Seetharaman for making response due to the absence of MLAs in Sangareddy on comments against Congress leaders. The party leaders TPCC leaders at Indira Park opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on January 2," Jagga Reddy said. junction in regard to CAA even after failed to organise protests even Saturday. He demanded the government Congress leaders made it in districts against CAA and to take a decision before clear by stating that the speaking in a different after Chandrasekhar Rao is meeting organised at Gandhi state government as December 31 over releasing Congress is not against giv- the opposition from the peo- deceiving Muslims as well as Bhavan on Saturday, announced by the TPCC chief Godavari water to Sangareddy. ing citizenship to the ple on CAA. Niranjan said, SCs. He is not clearing his Hanumantha Rao found fault N Uttam Kumar Reddy after Thousands throng AIMIM He warned that he would refugees, but is against giving "BJP could have prepared stand on CAA though the with the Chief Minister for the TPCC's extended core release an action plan to take citizenship on the basis of the Bill without mentioning BJP ally Bihar's Chief keeping Ambedkar statue in committee meeting held on hqs oppose CAA, NRC up a movement demanding religion. religions. No Indian Hindu Minister Nithish Kumar Police Station purchased by December 19. Godavari waters to Sangare- In a meeting organised at would hate any other reli- clearly stated that he will him to erect the statue at The leaders in the party are HYDERABAD: Thousands of people thronged the AIMIM ddy. "I don't know if Sangar- Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday, gion. BJP led NDA govern- not implement NRC in his Punjagutta. "Why KCR is not scared to stage protests against headquarters ‘Darussalam' here on Saturday night for the public eddy was included in Mission the TPCC official spokesper- ment had brought CAA prior state, he asked. Hanumantha erecting the Ambedkar stat- CAA. Some Congress leaders meeting to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Bhagiratha scheme," he said. son G Niranjan alleged that to implement NRC", he Rao said Prime Minister ue. Keeping Ambedkar stat- on condition of anonymity National Register of Citizens. The meeting organised by United He said that Sangareddy is the behavior of BJP leaders is alleged. Senior leader V Narendra Modi is trying to ue in Police Station is an stated that protests against Muslim Action Committee, an umbrella of various Muslim groups, facing severe water crisis due harmful to the integrity of Hanumantha Rao alleged make India as Hindu nation. insult to the father of Indian CAA may boomerang the began with the national anthem. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul to the diversion of Singur dam nation. The BJP leaders are that the Chief Minister K Meanwhile, in an another Constitution," he said. party as TRS is staying silent Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin water to other places. The on CAA strategically. Owaisi and other leaders stood on the dais while many among the ground water levels also dipp- A senior leader on condition audience waved the national flag as the national anthem was ed. "The elected TRS MP Kotha of anonymity made it clear that recited. The sprawling ground was filled to its capacity and the Prabhakar Reddy is not taking READY FOR DISTRIBUTION participants spilled over on to the surrounding roads to hear the care of issue,” he alleged. TSPSC urged the AIMIM opposing CAA and BJP is supporting CAA in speakers. Owaisi, religious scholars and leaders of various groups to release job the state. "Why should including the Jamaat-e-Islami will be addressing the meeting. Congress stage protests against Ladeeda Sakhaloon Farzana and Aysha Renna, the students of Karimnagar to notifications CAA in the state? Protests Jamia Millia Islamia, who became the face of anti-CAA protests, will get tool design PNS n HYDERABAD may harm the party's interests also address the meeting, the biggest gathering in Hyderabad so far. in the ensuing Municipal elec- The organisers have also invited Aman Wadud, a human rights extension centre Telangana Congress and tions, which may be lawyer from Assam, to address the meeting. HYDERABAD: Central Institute unemployed JAC leaders announced at any time. If of Tool Design Extension demanded the Telangana protested in regard to CAA, we Center, a training centre, has State Public Service Comm- have to face the music in gested the party to concentrate TPCC Chief N Uttam Kumar been sanctioned for the district. ission (TSPSC) to release municipal elections and hence on state issues instead of con- Reddy is busy with the In order to give training to job notifications without we did not organise any protest centrating on national issues, Parliament Standing engineering, polytechnic and delaying further by includ- today," the leader said. Finding which are irrelevant to the Committee on Energy, which ITI students in industrial tools ing the newly-formed three fault with the state party lead- state. is in Hyderabad city, as its design, Central Government districts to overcome zonal ership, the senior leader sug- On the other hand, the member. has decided to establish the problems. centre in the district at a cost TPCC general secretary of Rs 20 crore. In this regard, Koturi Manavatha Roy and Collector K Shashanka leaders of unemployed JAC conducted a meeting with the have submitted a memora- HC orders re-post Constables officials of Hyderabad Central ndum to the TSPSC chair- Institute of Tool Design Centre man Ghanta Chakrapani. suspended for (HCITDC), District Industrial They asked the state to ini- mortem of bodies... obscene... Centre and Markfed, at his Ministers Puvvada Ajay and Errabelli Dayakar Rao distributed these tractors to the Gram Panchayats in Bhadradri tiate steps in regard to rele- Continued from Page 1 accused at Chatanpally of chamber here on Friday. Kothagudem district on Saturday asing the notifications. Shadnagar mandal. Continued from Page 1 Speaking on the occasion, It also asked the state govern- The superintendent of Collector said engineering, ment to submit the report con- Gandhi Hospital Dr. Shravan Mohammed Ahmed polytechnic and ITI students sisting of the relevant evidence Kumar appeared before the Vindhani, a social worker would be given training in of the re-post mortem in HC in compliance with its ear- from Hyderabad, who had industrial tools design. Besides Regulatory blues keep 5G out of TS... sealed cover to the court. The lier orders to inform the cur- contacted the constable, industrial development, it court has directed the Special rent status of the dead bodies. said, "I asked him whether would help the students to Continued from Page 1 we don't create enable circum- Investigation Team appointed The medical superintendent that image was edited. He develop technical skills in tools stances to reach goals and obj- by the state government to told the high court that the accepted that he wrote that design, he said. Central Unfortunately the regulatory 5 G and security concerns ectives of digital India." preserve evidence of weapons dead bodies of the accused message, and said he was in Government has instructed him authority is completely in the The Principal Secretary used by the police and those were brought to the Gandhi deep sleep while sending it." to hand over required vacant hands of the Government of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 mentioned that most of the allegedly used by the accused Hospital on December 9, 2019. The DCP added, "Once buildings to HCITDC to run the India; there is very little which Central to this transnational controversy is the question: Should US technology trails of 5G hap- during the course of encounter He said that the bodies of the the investigation is com- centre. They were searching for states can do, expect wait and and European mobile operators buy equipment from Huawei? To pened in IIT-Hyderabad, and the bullets used and the accused had decomposed 50 pleted and all details are vacant buildings with 20,000 to watch. He was speaking at answer this question, nations will have to gingerly balance their which is equipped with 5G test log reports containing the per cent and added that they verified, definitely criminal 30,000 sq ft area. He said Conference on 5G - The national security interests with low-priced equipment offered by lab, with the help of DoT and details of the vehicles used and would decompose completely action will be taken. suitable building will be Catalyst to Digital Revolution Huawei and eagerly sought out by private players purely on the a few IITs and knowledge the details of the number of in another week's time. Although he has not post- identified within three to four in India organized by FTCCI. strength of promise of the Chinese telecom giant that nobody has institutions. IIT-Hyderabad is police personnel who took Dr Shravan told the court ed this as city police, it is a days. Assistant Directors, Jayesh added that the 5G been able to prove the charge it is indulging in backdoor espionage. going to enter into partnership part in the encounter. that they had kept the dead bad post all the same. The HCITDC, Udhay and S technology was not something Although many governments have differing views, they still do not agreement with University of A division bench of the bodies in -2 to -4 degree tem- city police do not subscribe Ramakrishna, Industrial new, but absolutely function- want to exclude Huawei. Each national government regards lower Oulu, Finland for testing 6G. high court, comprising the perature to prevent them from to such views." Promotion Officer, District ing, with use cases being well equipment prices for its national telecoms operator as more Jayesh remarked, "While we are Chief Justice of the state Justice decomposing. Responding to Industrial Centre, Madhulatha established. Ruing delay, Jayesh important than supporting European champions in 5G technology, be still thinking, discussing and RS Chauhan and Justice A. this, the High Court asked the and Managing Director, said, "The world is in one dir- it Nokia or Ericsson. hoping about 5G, countries like Abhishek Reddy, passed these superintendent if there was Markfed, Shyam were present. ection; unfortunately our reg- Korea, China, US have done lot orders, while dealing with a any other better facility to pre- Collector K Shashanka ulatory hurdles are kind of of work and so many other batch of PIL petitions filed dif- serve the dead bodies anywh- conducting meeting with pulling us back. If you want to make sure the hurdles are On the one hand, we have countries and Finland is now ferent persons seeking action ere in the country. The super- industrial and market officials benefit from revolutionary cleared, map is streamlined and national campaign Digital 5G saturated and is going against the police who had car- intendent told the HC that he in Karimangar on Friday. technology like 5G, we should rollout is fast. India; and, on the other hand, about with 6G". ried the encounter of the four had no knowledge about it. 15 dead in violence in UP over CAA protests... KCR didn't greet counterpart Jagan... Continued from Page 1 dren aged between 12 and 18 staff joining hands with AMU Continued from Page 1 have not met ever since Jagan fact, Jagan went a step further years," he said. Another dozen teachers' association, protesting announced his own separate and named his state's path- Police had to lob tear gas shells protesters suffered minor against the CAA and "police However, a host of national and plans for constructing projects breaking women security act and use canes to chase them injuries due to tear gas shelling atrocities" against the agitators state leaders greeted him. to link the rivers. This put paid after Disha. The Disha act seeks away, and fire tenders were by the police, Singh said. in various parts of the state on In general, the Chief to the two Chief Ministers' pre- to punish rapists within 21 rushed to control the flame. The DM suspected the Friday. SSP Aligarh Ashok Minister's Office releases a press vious oral understanding to days. Samajwadi Party MLA involvement of non-locals in the Kulhari said protests have been note in this regard at the behest work jointly on river-linking In contrast, KCR did not Amitabh Bajpai and former protest and said, "Police did not peaceful and shahr mufti Khalid of the Chief Minister. This projects. It may be recalled that express his view on AP's Disha MLA and SP leader Kamlesh open fire anywhere, yet one pro- Hamid playned an important could have happened on KCR had proposed a project Act. KCR is believed to be sore Tewari have been arrested as a tester had a gunshot injury." role in difusing tension. Saturday if KCR really wanted linking Godavari with Krishna at Jagan as the AP Chief precautionary measure and their A bandh call was given by the AMU vice chancellor Prof to greet Jagan. However, media for joint execution by Telangana Minister is seen as one who has vehicles have also been seized. anti-CAA protesters in Rampur Tariq Mansoor has set up a one- houses did not get any com- and Andhra Pradesh states. been troubling the TS govern- Clashes broke out in Rampur on Saturday even as section 144 man internal inquiry by retired muniqué in this regard on In any case, KCR and Jagan ment over issues concerning between anti-CAA protesters of the CrPc, which bars assem- chief justice of Chhattisgarh Saturday. Noticeably, KCR's son have not been communicating division. and police on Saturday, result- bly of people, is in force in the high court VK Gupta into the and IT Minister KT Ramarao with each other on any issue In particular, the Telangana ing in injuries to several people, region and the internet remains clashes on December 15-16. and TRS Rajya Sabha MP since then. Chief Minister is not happy with including policemen, officials them were taken into preventive Magistrate (DM) Aunjaneya suspended. In the western UP district of Joginpally Santhosh Kumar The frosty ties, however, did the statement of Jagan on said. Around 400 to 500 people custody, they said. Five protest- Singh said. "Over a dozen After a lull of four days, Kasganj, internet services were greeted Jagan through their not prevent Jagan from show- Pothireddypadu as TRS waged gathered here to protest against ers were hospitalised and the policemen also suffered minor AMU campus again witnessed suspended following tension, handles on Twitter. ering praise on KCR post the its battle for Telangana state- the amended Citizenship Act condition of one of them was injuries during stonepelting by protests on Saturday with hun- but police described the situa- The reasons are not far to "encounter" deaths of the four hood inter alia by highlighting amid a bandh call and five of stated to be critical, District the protesters, including chil- dreds of AMU non-teaching tion as under control. seek. The two Chief Ministers accused in the Disha case. In Pothireddypadu issue.

Protests show anger spilling Second case of espionage from Vizag, home to ENC out on streets: Pawar PNS n HYDERABAD Sources said two of those role in ending the war. Later, honeytrap set up by four four had passed on micro- Vizag became the headquarters women, the sailors allegedly Continued from Page 1 deliberately created between The arrest of seven personnel films containing pictures of the for Navy's submarine wing. It leaked sensitive information the Centre and states. The of the Indian Navy over an Naval Command, including also houses two nuclear sub- about the locations of Indian "It is felt that these laws may country is facing a severe alleged espionage racket may the dockyard and shipbuilding marines - INS Chakra and naval ships and submarines to disturb the country's social financial crisis. Attention is have turned the spotlight back centres, to ISI agents in Nepal. indigenously built INS Arihant. a Pakistani handler. Following and religious harmony; a sought to be diverted from on Vizag, this being the second While the trial was still on, The latest arrests of the their arrest, the Andhra Prade- particular religion seems to the economic woes through time a case of espionage has Raj Kumar Singh, the chief seven naval personnel, who sh Intelligence Department on be the target. The govern- all this. For no reason at all, been reported from the coastal security officer of NAD, were allegedly honey-trapped Friday claimed to have busted ment has created an atmos- such a situation has been cre- city. hanged himself at the by the ISI, were carried out an espionage racket in the phere of instability," Pawar ated," the senior leader said. Vizag is the headquarters of Visakhapatnam Central Jail. under a covert plan code- Navy. said. He said that in view of Pawar said the proposal to the Eastern Naval Command of The others were handed vari- named Operation Dolphin's Central Intelligence officials this, the NCP voted against give citizenship to "NRIs" the Indian Navy. In 2001, four ous terms of imprisonment. Nose. A hill resembling a dol- were seen camping at the Vizag the CAA in Parliament, intel- from only three countries — Naval personnel and the then The city assumed impor- phin's nose sits adjacent to the branch, though they declined lectuals and litterateurs are Pakistan, Bangladesh and chief security officer of the tance for the Navy after Eastern Naval Command. to speak about the case. Citing opposing it and now at least Afghanistan — is also ques- Naval Armament Depot were Pakistan's submarine PNS Dolphin's Nose is home to the name of the operation, eight states have announced tionable, and asked why all arrested for alleged spying and Ghazi was sunk a few km off residential complexes and police sources said the spying they would not implement others were kept out of its leaking sensitive information to the Vizag Coast during the offices of the Indian Navy. activities were perhaps being it."It appears a rift is being purview. ISI agents in Nepal. 1971 war. This played a major Falling prey to a Facebook conducted from Vizag itself. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS NRC, CAA ploy to divert people's AAP needs to set target of winning attention from eco slump: MNS over 67 seats: Kejri PNS n PUNE said even as he appealed to Referring to CAA Muslims in India to not feel PNS n NEW DELHI provisions, the Historian Guha terms MNS president Raj Thackeray insecure. on Saturday virtually dubbed MNS chief said He demanded an inter-state The Aam Aadmi Party needs to CAA as ‘immoral’ the new citizenship law and migration act to enable gov- set a target of winning more proposed National Register of India with a ‘135 ernment authorities to identi- seats in the upcoming election BENGALURU: Eminent Citizens (NRC) as ploys by the crore population’ fy illegal migrants. than it won in the 2015 polls historian and writer Centre to divert the attention do not need more Thackeray also criticised the when it secured 67 of the 70 Ramachandra Guha on of people from the "economic Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv assembly seats, Delhi Chief Saturday termed the Citizenship crisis". people Sena for joining hands with the Minister and AAP national Amendment Act as "immoral" Thackeray also raised ques- Congress and the NCP to form convenor Arvind Kejriwal told and "against the spirit of the tions over the proposed "influx" a new government. party members on Saturday. Constitution" and said a wise and just government would of immigrants from were people made to undergo He said that that decision Kejriwal said the party mem- withdraw it. He also noted that Afghanistan, Pakistan and biometric screening?" he asked. was not gone down well with bers should fight the upcoming immediate withdrawal of the Bangladesh to India under the Referring to CAA provi- the common people, who will election with all their strength. NRC was a necessary first step recently-passed Citizenship sions, the MNS chief said India express it in the next elections. "There is just over a month to restore trust and heal the Amendment Act (CAA). with a "135 crore population" "The good part of the left for assembly elections in Our target is also very nation. "To make two things "There is a riot-like situation do not need more people. (October 2019) Assembly elec- Delhi and since Delhi is party's big. Last time, we absolutely clear. 1. The in the country due to the vio- There is no need to paint it tions was that most of the base from where it started we lence over CAA and NRC. I as an issue between Hindu and defectors who crossed over to have to strongly fight the elec- won 67 seats and this immediate withdrawal of the time, we should not get less NRC is a necessary first step to wonder how many people have MNS president Raj Thackeray Muslims, he said. other parties got defeated," he tion," he told party members at restore trust and heal the understood these two deci- Thackeray also said India is said. the eighth national council than that but more than that nation. 2. The CAA is immoral sions. There are different cessfully diverting the attention Afghanistan, Pakistan and not a "dharmshala" or a char- Thackeray said the first meeting. "Our target is also very number and against the spirit of the aspects to these two issues," he of people from recession and Bangladesh, which has trig- ity shelter where illegal immi- state-level convention of the big. Last time, we won 67 seats — ARVIND KEJRIWAL Constitution. A wise and just told reporters. economic crisis, Thackeray gered massive protests across grants can come and settle MNS will be held in Mumbai and this time, we should not get Chief Minister of Delhi Government would withdraw it For the first time, I would said. the country. down. on January 23. less than that but more than too," Guha tweeted. Guha was like to congratulate (Union The CAA proposes to grant "If you can cast your vote "It is important to check how The Raj Thackeray-led party that number," he said amid slo- among many others who were Home Minister and BJP chief) Indian citizenship to non- showing Aadhaar card as proof many Bangladeshis, Pakistanis has only one MLA in the gans of '70 out of 70' by party the national capital for prepa- detained on Thursday for Amit Shah for the "political Muslim refugees escaping reli- then why can't that document have entered India from the Maharashtra Legislative members. The Aam Aadmi ration and campaigning for staging a demonstration game" he has played for suc- gions persecution from prove your citizenship? Why Nepal border," the MNS chief Assembly. Party, which won 67 of the 70 the election due in Delhi next against the Citizenship seats in 2015, will fight this elec- year. Kejriwal said his party has Amendment Act and NRC near tion in collaboration with elec- changed the political discourse the Town Hall here, in defiance tion strategist Prashant Kishor's and forced the BJP to talk of the prohibitory orders consultancy firm I-PAC. about development issues in imposed in the city. Jaishankar begins RJD's bandh brings normal "My advice is that people Delhi. "It is the same BJP that (members or volunteers) who ask for votes based on Jat and have come from outside should non-Jat in Haryana and Hindu- Two nabbed from Guj take up what responsibility Muslim in rest of the country 2-day visit to Iran life in Bihar to a grinding halt they will be assuming in the but in Delhi, it has been forced for robbing jewellery upcoming polls," he said. to talk about development. The store in Pune PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n PATNA According to sources, the agenda of BJP of Hindu- AAP has called all its party Muslim politics does not work VADODARA: Two armed External Affairs Minister Bihar was rocked by large-scale members and volunteers to in Delhi. robbers, who had allegedly (EAM) S Jaishankar will vandalism and disruption of decamped with valuables worth embark on a two-day visit to rail and road traffic on over 10 lakh from a jewellery Iran from Sunday, where he Saturday during a bandh call store in Maharashtra's Pune will co-chair the 19th Joint by the opposition Rashtriya city, were arrested in Vadodara, Commission Meeting with Janata Dal in protest against 70-yr-old, accomplice police said on Saturday. The his Iranian counterpart, Javed the amended Citizenship Act Vadodara crime branch helped Zarif. and the proposed country- the Maharashtra police nab Jaishankar is also expected wide implementation of the get life term for raping Sushil Ashok Madhre and Amit to call upon Iranian President NRC. Carrying bamboo sticks Sudershan Prasad Chaudhary Hassan Rouhani, the External and party flags, bandh sup- from a guest house in the Affairs Ministry said in a porters gathered at bus stands, railway station area on Friday, minor in Rajasthan inspector J J Patel of the crime statement on Saturday. railway tracks and other van- The meeting comes days tage points in all districts of the The protesters also smashed windshields PNS n KOTA (RAJASTHAN) The two men were booked branch said. The accused had The Chabahar of taxis and three-wheelers and damaged decamped with valuables worth after the US provided a rare state since the crack of dawn, for gang-rape of the minor girl over Rs 10.19 lakh from a exemption to India from port — jointly unfazed by the winter fog and cycle-rickshaws that plied on the roads in A POCSO court has sentenced under relevant sections of the jewellery store in Pune's sanctions on the Chabahar being developed by chilly winds. defiance of the call for the shutdown at the a 70-year-old man and a 40- Indian Penal Code and the Kothrud area on November 24, port in Iran as Washington They sat down on railway towns of Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and year-old accomplice to life Protection of Children from said it recognised that the India, Iran and tracks and blocked bus termi- imprisonment for raping a Sexual Offences Act in Deoli he said, adding that the act was Afghanistan — is outskirts of Patna captured by CCTV cameras. strategic project was a lifeline nuses at various places to minor girl two years ago in Manjhi police station on May Madhre, a dismissed police for war-torn Afghanistan to considered a enforce the day-long bandh. Rajasthan's Kota dis- 30, 2017. The then Class constable, has been involved in get humanitarian supplies gateway to golden The protesters also smashed Chand Patel Marg here to Dak the Rashtriya Lok Samata trict. VII girl had lodged a three cases of robbery in from India. opportunities for windshields of taxis and three- Bungalow crossing, throwing Party (RLSP). RLSP chief POCSO complaint in which Maharashtra, Patel said. The Chabahar port — wheelers and damaged cycle- traffic on the busy Fraser Road Upendra Kushwaha, a former Court-II Judge she alleged that jointly being developed by trade with central rickshaws that plied on the and Bailey Road out of gear. Union minister, took part in a Narendra Babulal Mali, in the The duo had been on the run Asian nations by the since last month and had India, Iran and Afghanistan roads in defiance of the call for At some places in Patna, march in Patna. Kumar Sharma pretext of offering a stayed in Delhi and Kolkata — is considered a gateway to three countries the shutdown at the towns of workers of the party known for Asked about the rationale on Friday pro- cucumber, took her before coming to Vadodara, he golden opportunities for Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and their strong arm tactics to behind the bandh despite an nounced the ver- to a well in the vil- said. trade with central Asian outskirts of Patna. enforce bandhs, tried an image assurance given by Bihar Chief dict on Babulal lage, the public prose- nations by the three coun- Affairs Ministry said in At many places, the bandh makeover by presenting peo- Minister Nitish Kumar that Mali alias Krishan cutor said. tries. It is located on the another statement."During supporters included children ple with roses and urging them NRC will not be implemented Murari (70) and his asso- Babulal along with his Daryaganj violence: Indian Ocean in the Sistan his visit, EAM, in addition to of not more than 10-15 years with folded hands to support in the state, Kushwaha said, ciate Mohit Mali alias Manoj associate Mohit took the girl and Baluchestan province of meeting his counterpart, will of age and some of the agita- the shutdown in "national "Such assurances by state gov- (40), both residents of Deoli inside a kutcha room near the Bhim Army chief Iran. hold meetings with other tors were in their underwear. interest". ernments are meaningless. We Manjhi village in Kota district, well where the duo took turns arrested Jaishankar will also be vis- ministers to discuss matters Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the The shutdown, that came must prevent the Centre from for raping the 13-year-old girl and raped her, the prosecutor NEW DELHI: Bhim Army chief iting Oman from December of mutual interest. An agree- opposition in the state two days after a bandh was taking such a step. The ball has of the same village, public further said. The two men Chandra Shekhar Aazad has 23 to 25 at the invitation of ment for cooperation in the Assembly and heir apparent of called on the same issue by Left been set rolling with the prosecutor Vijay Kachawa said. were held guilty for gang-rape been arrested in connection Omani Foreign Minister field of maritime transport RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, parties, is being supported by Citizenship Amendment The court also imposed a and convicted to life term in jail with the violence in Old Delhi's Yousuf bin Alawi bin will be signed during the marched in a large procession other constituents of the Grand Act which Kumar's party fine of Rs 35,000 on each of the till their remaining lives, Daryaganj, police said on Abdullah, the External visit. from the party office in Bir Alliance like the Congress and supported." two convicts, he added. Kachawa said. Saturday. Aazad's outfit had organised a march from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar on Friday against the new MP Binoy Viswam, five CPI activists arrested CPI(M) URGES PROTESTERS citizenship law, despite not having permission from police. n TO CONTINUE THEIR AGITATION On Friday evening, after PNS MANGALURU that no one can facilitate his n security personnel tried to travel into the city. PNS NEW DELHI detain him during the march, CPI Rajya Sabha MP from A delegation of senior Aazad surfaced inside the Kerala Binoy Viswam and Congress leaders who landed The CPI(M) on Saturday mosque. He had given the Delhi some party activists who staged in Mangaluru to meet those appealed to protesters to con- police a slip to reach the a protest here against the CAA injured and bereaved families tinue their agitation peace- mosque. He came outside on Saturday defying curfew, of the two deceased on Friday fully against the Citizenship Jama Masjid early Saturday were detained, police said. were denied permission and (Amendment) Act and and was detained. He was The protesters raised 'Save detained at the airport here. demanded that the con- arrested later, police said. After India, Save Democracy' slogans The delegation included tentious legislation be with- condemn the prohibition on NCP chief Sharad Pawar being detained, Aazad was kept and criticised the Yediyurappa Leader of the Opposition in the drawn and the NRC process protests and excessive use of at the Crime Branch office in government for its actions Legislative Council S R Patil, be discontinued. Thousands force by the police against Chanakyapuri since he said he against those protesting against former Home Minister and of people have been agitating peaceful protestors in many ‘Activists' was unwell. He was later the new law. MLA M B Patil, former in various parts of the coun- places," CPI(M) general handed over to the central Six protesters including Speaker and MLA K R Ramesh try since December 11, when secretary Sitaram Yechury arrest in Elgar district police, they added. Binoy Viswam were detained, police firing, during the peri- The notice bars Kumar and former MP V S the contentious citizenship tweeted. Following his arrest, he was police said. od when curfew is in place. Siddaramaiah from flying into Ugrappa. Siddaramaiah also bill was passed in Parliament. "India has long been Parishad case taken to a hospital for a Meanwhile, police have City police commissioner P the city from Bengaluru, had to cancel his trip to "We appeal to the people to respected globally for its medical check-up and will be restricted the entry of former S Harsha has served notice on Hubballi, Mysuru, and Goa air- Mangaluru from Bengaluru continue the protests peace- democratic credentials, free- wrong’ produced in a court. Police Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah restraining the ports. on getting information that the fully against the anti- dom to protest, commitment suspect he instigated the crowd to the city, which was rocked latter from entering the city His entry through road, rail, chartered aircraft he was to Constitutional Citizenship to pluralism, with commit- PNS n PUNE which turned violent near Delhi by violent protests against the limits till Sunday midnight, and air has also been barred. take was denied permission to Amendment Act and the ment to a progressive consti- Gate and burnt a car. CAA leaving two dead in police said. The notice also mentions land at the airport. connected NRC/NPR. We tution," he said. Terming the arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case "wrong" and "vengeful", NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday demanded that a Students cut short field trip under threat? Special Investigation Team be Two get life term, one acquitted set up under a retired judge to PNS n NEW DELHI The rural camp probe the action taken by Pune police. A group of students from Jamia started on the morning Pawar also demanded that in 2007 twin bomb blasts case Millia Islamia on Friday claimed of December 15, the the police officers involved PNS n FAIZABAD (UP) Quasim and Mohammad they had to cut short their field day violence erupted with the arrests be suspended. Akhtar while the third accused trip to Haryana's Panipat district "It is wrong to imprison the A special anti-terror court has in the case, Sajjad Ur Rahman, after some villagers asked them near Jamia Millia activists on the charge of sedi- sentenced two persons to life was acquitted due to lack of to "leave or face the conse- Islamia. 2 teachers tion. Voicing extreme views is imprisonment for their alleged evidence. quences". and 2 non-teaching allowed in democracy. The roles in the November 2007 A fourth accused, Khalid Panipat's Superintendent of action of Pune police is wrong twin blast case in the district Mujahid, had died in the police Police Sumit Kumar, however, staff accompanied us and vengeful. It is a misuse of court premises here in which custody under suspicious con- denied any such incident and on the trip power by the police commis- five people were killed and 24 ditions. said the students did not com- sioner and some of the officers. were injured. Faizabad jail. "The special Twelve years ago on plain about anything during They had attacked the basic Additional District and court sentenced two persons to November 23, 2007, the their stay in the district. Haldana and Garhi Tyagyan vil- nied us on the trip," said the stu- as part of the rural camp. The freedom of people and one Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar, life imprisonment and acquit- Faizabad district court had One of the students, part of lages. "The rural camp started dent, who did not wish to be 43 students were divided into cannot be a mute spectator to heading the special court set ted one on Friday in the 2007 been rocked by two simulta- the 43-member group from on the morning of December identified. three sub-groups, each for a vil- all this," Pawar said. up under the Unlawful district court serial blast case," neous bomb blasts in which Jamia's Social Work 15, the day violence erupted Another student said the lage. On the third day, we went "We will demand the chief Activities (Prevention) Act, Faizabad Bar Association pres- five people, including a lawyer, Department, said the incident near Jamia Millia Islamia group stayed at the Gandhi to Patti Kalyana, where we vis- minister that an SIT headed by pronounced the quantum of ident Vijay Bahadur Singh said were killed and 24 others were happened on Tuesday when (against the new citizenship Ashram near Patti Kalyana vil- ited a primary school and an a retired judge be instituted to sentence amid tight security in on Saturday. The two who injured, seven of them criti- they were attending a 10-day law). Two teachers and two lage. "We were to carry out anganwadi centre and talked to probe the police action," he the special courtroom in the were sentenced are tariq cally. rural camp in Patti Kalyana, non-teaching staff accompa- awareness drives in the villages villagers," he said. said. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2019 money 06

CAPSULE Govt allows ‘No new ration card needed import of urad dal up to 4 for inter-state portability’ lakh tonne PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI Paswan said. He said the beneficiaries The government has allowed No new ration card will be from all these 12 states will be import up to 4 lakh tonnes of required for availing the porta- able to lift their entitled food- urad dal this fiscal only by Bharat Bond ETF bility benefit under the gov- grain from any FPS of these 12 millers and refiners to boost ernment's ambitious 'one states. domestic supply and prevent oversubscribed nation, one ration card' initia- Paswan said the e-biometric spike in prices. 1.7 times tive to be rolled out across the authentication of beneficiaries Earlier, the government NEW DELHI: The ambitious country from June 2020, Food and state-level portability is had allowed import of urad Bharat Bond ETF has closed Minister Ram Vilas Paswan essential for distribution of up to 1.5 lakh tonne for the said on Friday. foodgrain under the 'One fiscal ending March 2020. Trump signs $1.4 for subscription on Friday with over-subscription of 1.7 times, Currently, the initiative is Nation One Ration Card' "Import of urad shall be garnering Rs 12,000 crore to being implemented on a pilot scheme. subject to an annual quota of be utilised for capex of PSUs. basis. Inter-state as well as However, Tamil Nadu and 4 lakh MT. Import of urad state level portability is being Delhi governments are not under the quota restriction tn in spending, The base size of issue of Rs 7,000 crore. "India's first tried in a cluster approach. The using ePoS devices in ration will be allowed only to the corporate Bond ETF, Bharat government's aim is to imple- shops. Assam government has millers/refiners," said a noti- Bond ETF, has received a great ment the initiative across India not taken any initiative so far fication issued by the from June 1, next year. to install ePoS devices, he Directorate General of avoids shutdown response from investors across different segments. The Under the initiative, eligible said. Foreign Trade (DGFT). n issue was over-subscribed beneficiaries would be able to In Tamil Nadu, the use of The restriction, however, AP WEST PALM BEACH border fence, pay raises for approximately 1.7 times, avail their entitled foodgrain ePoS devices in 34,700 FPSs will not apply to the govern- military and civilian federal collecting about Rs 12,000 under the National Food Currently, the initiative is being has not started despite achiev- ment's import commitments President Donald Trump has workers, and federal funding crore. Information is subject to Security Act (NFSA) from any implemented on a pilot basis. Inter-state as ing 100 per cent Aadhaar seed- under any bilateral or region- signed off nearly USD 1.4 tril- for election security grants. further update," DIPAM Fair Price Shop in the country ing in ration cards. al agreements. lion in spending that will keep The massive spending mea- Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey using the same ration card. well as state level portability is being tried In Delhi, the use of ePoS India Pulses and Grains the government funded sures were made public earli- said in a late evening tweet. Paswan, who reviewed the in a cluster approach. The government's devices remain suspended Association (IPGA) through September 30, dodging er this week and headed off a The exchange-traded fund will implementation of the initia- aim is to implement the initiative across since April 2018 despite imple- Chairman Jitu Bheda had the possibility of a shutdown repeat of last year's end-of-the- invest only in AAA-rated tive, said, "There were reports mentation of 100 per cent bio- demanded relaxation of ahead of what's expected to be year impasse that led to a 35- bonds of public sector in some newspapers that new India from June 1, next year metric based distribution norms for import of urad dal. a contentious election season. day partial government shut- companies and will have ration cards will be needed for through ePoS in all its FPSs. Meanwhile, the govern- White House deputy press down. That showdown target maturity structures. this scheme. It is baseless. No Whereas the Assam gov- ment has decided to offload secretary Judd Deere said stemmed from Trump's The ETF with a 3-year maturity new ration card (is) required. level portability of ration card states in clusters of two-adjoin- ernment has not yet taken any 8.47 lakh tonne of pulses Trump signed the legislation demand that Congress sign off will follow the Nifty Bharat Existing card will be valid pan is fully operational in 12 States ing states of Andhra Pradesh initiation so far towards the from its buffer stock to on Friday aboard Air Force on nearly USD 6 billion in Bond Index-April 2023 and the India". and partially in four states. and Telangana; Gujarat and installation of ePoS devices in boost domestic availability One as he travelled to his Mar- funding for the border wall. one with a 10-year maturity Beneficiaries will avail sub- The 'state-level portability' Maharashtra; Haryana and 38,300 FPSs even after contin- and ensure stability in a-Lago resort, where he will be Hundreds of thousands of will follow the Nifty Bharat sidised foodgrain using their allows the ration card holders Rajasthan and Karnataka and uous persuasion by the depart- prices. celebrating Christmas and government workers were fur- Bond Index-April 2030. existing ration card by bio- to lift their foodgrain from any Kerala, the minister added. ment, he added. The Centre has offered 3.2 New Year's. loughed or forced to work The yield as on 5 December metric authentication on elec- ePoS enabled fair price shops "Four more states Madhya Under the NFSA, about 75 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 The spending measures, without pay during the shut- 2019, of Nifty Bharat Bond tronic point of sale (ePoS) (FPS) within their district or Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand and crore beneficiaries have been lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh which will add roughly USD down. Trump skipped his hol- Index-April 2023 is 6.69 per machines, he said in a series of state. Tripura will be clubbed with covered so far against the tar- tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh 400 billion to the deficit over iday vacation and remained in cent and the Nifty Bharat Bond tweets. Whereas 'inter-state porta- these 8 states from January 1, get of 81.35 crore, as per offi- tonne of moong and 57,000 10 years, include money for Washington through the Index-April 2030 is 7.58 per The minister said the state bility' is operational in eight 2020 to make one cluster," cial data. tonne of masoor. the president's US-Mexico impasse. cent. STT GDC India JSW STEEL’S PLANT AT JAGATSINGHPUR IN ODISHA ‘Banking industry's plans to double NPA situation to data centre Public hearing passes off peacefully capacity in 3 yrs PNS n PARADIP Posco had to abandon its Rs Odisha State 52,000 crore project at the TBZ Original says it PNS n NEW DELHI Public hearing for JSW Steel's Pollution Control same site due to stiff opposition improve by fiscal-end’ proposed plant at the site earli- of the local people. has no connection Data centre company STT er selected for the Posco project, Board's regional However, the situation for with Tribhovandas PTI n NEW DELHI GDC India on Friday said it passed off peacefully here on officer Ramesh JSW's project appears to have Bhimji Zaveri & Sons plans to double its capacity Friday with the district admin- Chandra Ekka changed as the former secre- SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar in next 3 years to capitalise istration of Jagatsinghpur assur- tary of Posco Prarodh Sangram NEW DELHI: Leading jeweller on Saturday said most banks on data growth in the coun- ing the people that their legiti- and JSW officials Samiti (PPSS), Sisir Mohapatra, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri or will be in a good position with try. mate demands would be met. were also has welcomed the project and TBZ Original on Friday clarified respect to stressed assets by Majorly owned by Around 10,000 people from present in the demanded an ideal rehabilita- that it is in no way connected March and there is no dearth Singapore based ST Telemedia, nearby villages participated at tion and resettlement package with Tribhovandas Bhimji of liquidity in the system for the company on Friday the hearing, held at public hearing for the affected people. Zaveri & Sons Retail, which is lending. touched 100 megawatt of IT Gadakujang, but the people PPSS was the local body of facing bankruptcy He added that there are load capacity with launch of who are likely to be affected by people were allowed to give Control Board's regional offi- farmers which was opposing proceedings. The company, opportunities to lend in sec- new facility in Bengaluru. the proposed project, the res- their opinion on the proposed cer Ramesh Chandra Ekka the South Korean steel major's also known as TBZ-The tors such as infrastructure "With Bengaluru facility idents of Dhinkia, Nuagaon project," Jagatsinghpur district and JSW officials were also project tooth and nail. Original, in a BSE filing said it and consumer lending as there By March 31st, coming up, we have reached and Noliasahi villages, boy- collector Sangram Keshari present in the public hearing. All the participants spoke of is neither connected nor does is not much of a decline in most of the banks 100 megawatt of IT load cotted the public hearing. Mohapatra told reporters. The district administration employment, rehabilitation have any relation with demand from consumers. will be in a good capacity in India. We are More than 300 people placed "The district administration had deployed 25 platoons (one and impact of pollution on the Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri & "By March 31st, most of the position with respect to planning to invest beyond their views on the impact of the is aware about the people's platoon comprises 30 person- local community. Sons Retail Pvt Ltd, which has banks will be in a good posi- stressed assets this. In next 2-3 year we proposed mega project on the grievances and steps will be nel) of the police force, keep- All of them demanded that gone into insolvency tion with respect to stressed plan to double our capacity," environment. taken to protect interest of the ing in view the prevailing jobs should be provided to the proceedings, nor do its —RAJNISH KUMAR assets," Kumar said at the SBI Chairman STT GDC India CEO Sumit "The public hearing was locals," Mohapatra said. resentment among the locals. people who would be affected promoters or the management 92nd Annual Convention of Mukhija told PTI. absolutely peaceful and many Odisha State Pollution South Korean steel major by the project. hold any shares in the industry chamber FICCI here. bankrupt jeweller. TBZ-The On transmission of mone- "For us lending to the telecom Original has actor Sara Ali tary policy, he said the banks sector for spectrum is com- Govt reforms Khan endorsing its brands, cannot lower rates beyond a pletely unsecured. On paper it and is promoted by industry threshold due to asset liabili- is secured as the auction is to AI employee unions special economic veteran Shrikant Zaveri, the ty mismatch issues. be done by government but filing said. This clarification Kumar stated that there is practically it is totally unse- zones framework came in after the resolution no shortage of capital in the cured." PTI n NEW DELHI professional of Tribhovandas seek waiver of loans system, but the corporates are "So in such circumstances, Bhimji Zaveri & Sons Retail not borrowing enough and not banks will have to evaluate PTI n MUMBAI unions -- Indian Commercial The government on Friday put up a public notice on utilising their capacities well. carefully before lending to the Pilots' Association, Indian announced reforms to the December 16 seeking claims On lending to the telecom sector as the probability of Several employee unions of Pilots' Guild, Air Corporations existing SEZ legal framework from lenders and non-financial sector for the next round of default is very high," Kumar Air India on Friday wrote to Employees' Union, All India whereby provisions for min- creditors. spectrum auctions, he said, said. Prime Minister Narendra Cabin Crew Association, Air imum land area and sector Modi demanding waiver of the India Employees' Union, specific and multi-product airline's loans and run it by Indian Aircraft Technicians' SEZs have been amended. a professional man- Association and All India Henceforth, all existing and agement. Aircraft Engineers' new SEZs would become Japan lifts curbs on export of key Against the back- Association. multi-sector SEZs thereby drop of the govern- The unions have enabling coexistence of a SEZ ment working out urged the government unit from any sector along chip material to South Korea the modalities for to consider waiving the with any other SEZ unit. Soldiers in remote AFP n MUMBAI tial to key products of South Air India disinvest- credits and have the air- Further, the provisions Korean tech companies such as ment, seven employee line run by a professional governing the minimum land Japan has lifted curbs on the Samsung in July after a series groupings have also said the management. area requirement for setting export of a key microchip of South Korean court rulings carrier can be turned around. "We have immense faith, up of SEZs have also been areas can now use material to South Korea, news ordered Japanese firms to com- "Air India has been report- that taking these actions will relaxed and simplified, an reports said Saturday, days pensate war-time forced labour ing operational profit for as indeed find Air India in the official statement said. before the leaders of both coun- victims. long as three years. Servicing league of profit making carri- "The amendment which VSAT to call families tries meet in their first formal boards -- from Tokyo's export The move infuriated Tokyo, the loans is a major challenge ers, once again. were notified today are expect- talks for more than a year. restrictions against Seoul, the which insists the matter was set- as the annual outgo is an "... Air India can be turned ed to be a major step in PTI n NEW DELHI The ministry of economy, Asahi Shimbun newspaper tled in a 1965 treaty normalis- upwards of Rs 4,000 crore," around and run successfully in unlocking the potential of Military and trade and industry on Friday and other reports said. ing diplomatic relations between they said in a letter. the hands of professionals if SEZs to attract investments and Over 1,400 remote locations paramilitary removed photoresists -- used Japan tightened export con- the two countries, which includ- The letter has been signed the government intends for it boost exports," the Commerce where Indian soldiers are post- soldiers to coat semiconductor circuit trols on three materials essen- ed significant reparations. by representatives of seven to," the letter said. and Industry Ministry said. ed will be connected with satellite communications sys- stationed in tem or VSAT which will help those remote these jawans to communicate locations will get with their families over phone, ‘Steel industry may face disruption on expiry of mining leases’ the government said on Friday. 1 GB data per Military and paramilitary day through PTI n NEW DELHI sised. soldiers stationed in those VSAT facility Today perhaps because of the change in the Coking coal and iron ore are remote locations will get 1 GB State-run SAIL on Saturday legislation everything has to go through the auction the two key raw materials data per day through VSAT said the steel industry may face route, which is creating lots of issues and the steel needed for making steel. facility. will be able to subscribe con- disruption post March 2020 "As far iron ore is con- "Digital Communication nections at very cheap rate and when a number of mining industry may face disruption by 1.4.2020 because of the cerned, we have it in abun- Commission (DCC) today make calls to their families at leases expire. auctions of coal mines dance. The only thing is the approved to use VSAT for con- a nominal price," Prakash said. A clutch of mining leases for — ANIL KUMAR CHAUDHARY, SAIL Chairman judicial allocation has to hap- necting 1,409 remote loca- The VSAT will provide data coal and iron ore are slated to pen. Coking coal is not avail- tions provided by the Ministry download speed of 1-10 expire by March next year. on 'India: Roadmap To A USD cent on the input material, able in our country and the of Defence and Home megabit per second. According to the amended 5 Trillion Economy' organised whether it is coal or iron ore. whole industry is dependent Ministry where jawans are The DCC, apex decision Mines and Minerals by industry chamber FICCI Freight cost is higher than on import of coking coal, par- posted. We will provide free 1 making body at the (Development and Regulation) here. what is being paid in other ticularly integrated steel sector GB data daily which they can Department of Telecom, Act, these licences will not be Another concern for the countries. Electricity also adds imports from Australia, use to make calls to their approved providing digital renewed and the mines will be industry is high input cost, to the high production cost, Indonesia, the US etc," he families," Telecom Secretary connectivity to 4,087 uncov- allotted through fresh auc- Chaudhary said. Chaudhary said. said. Anshu Prakash told reporters. ered villages in 112 aspira- tions. Today the production cost of "In India, average produc- All these challenges need to He said that at present these tional districts across the "Today perhaps because of steel in India is the highest and tion cost of per tonne steel is be addressed for meeting the soldiers at these locations country. This will also include the change in the legislation one of the major factors con- about USD 450, whereas in ambitious 300 MT steel pro- depend on community or vil- connectivity to all 144 uncon- everything has to go through industry may face disruption Chairman Anil Kumar tributing to this are the taxes, China it is as low as USD 350 duction capacity target set by lage telephones to connect nected villages in Jammu and the auction route, which is cre- by 1.4.2020 because of the Chaudhary said. he said. where players get benefit of low the government under the with their families. Kashmir and Leh union terri- ating lots of issues and the steel auctions of coal mines," SAIL He was speaking at a session Royalty is close to 20 per tax and incentives," he empha- National Steel Policy, he added. "With this system, soldiers tories, Prakash said. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2019 special 07

POWERPUFF GIRLS MUSBA HASHMI meets young crusaders from Jharkhand and Rajasthan who have been making a difference in their respective villages with their body of work defying age barriers. Their fight is against ageold contentious issues like child marriage, casteism, illiteracy and child labour. A report

t an age as young as 13, when most girls tribe, lives on the outskirts of the village, ranking also campaigned against caste-based discrimination, tend to live in a make belief world, the lowest in the societal hierarchy. None of the and for improving the quality of education and where everything is sweet and nice, two Banjara children from here ever went to school until infrastructure in their schools. little warriors decided to initiate a 2015. Arti has also spoken fearlessly against the caste fight against the evils in the society. Meet Guided by the activists, Arti along with other system and reservations on many platforms like ral- ArtiA Kumari and Champa Kumari who feared none children, tried to understand the rights children lies and campaigns at the village level. She debates and raised their voice against the villains like have. They were astonished to see how the rights that reservations should be on the basis of one’s eco- casteism, child marriage, child labour and illitera- of many children around them were violated reg- nomic condition, and the benefits should percolate cy, that are there in the society since time immemo- ularly. This was especially common in the case of down to the ones who need it the most. rial. children from the Banjara and other low-caste com- The Gram Panchayat also recognises this Bal Hailing from Raipura in Alwar, Rajasthan, Arti munities. This realisation made the group ready to Panchayat and thus acts swiftly on children’s con- is a Class VII student and the second eldest of the take the matter into their own hands. cerns. Due to their impact, the Block Development four siblings in the family. Her father is a jawaan Driven with the motivation to change the sit- Officer and other administrative officials also coop- in the Army and is posted in the conflict areas of uation of children, Arti contested the Bal Panchayat erate with them. Kashmir. elections and became an elected member. They have collectively been able to contribute Arti’s village comprises of many families from “Along with other children, I used to organise to the village’s development tremendously, especially backward castes and tribes. The access to social rallies, door-to-door campaigns, and personal the condition of schools. Improved attendance of spaces and village infrastructure depends very much meetings with parents, highlighting the conse- enrolled children in school owing to regular teach- on the caste of the person. Arti’s family belongs to quences of ill-practices like child marriage, child ers, improved meals, better student-teacher ratio, a higher caste, and therefore is economically and labour, and abuse and exploitation of children. and better play grounds have been some of the socially more comfortable than many in the com- However, initially all of them used to drive us away, Arti Kumari major achievements of this collaboration. Champa Kumari munity. showing no interest of engaging into any kind of At this point, the challenge for this group of res- Despite the fact that Arti has never faced any conversation. But, I kept trying until the day they olute children is to get the route of an open drain ents. Even children as young as eight years were discrimination, her zeal to take up the issue of agreed to sit and talk,” she says. adjacent to their school diverted. The drain over- involved in the work. Once the parents thought that casteism at such a young age amazes everyone. Arti and the other members of the Bal flows during the rains and spews waste around the the child is big enough to become a helping hand, “How can you decide how to treat another person Panchayat also played a pivotal role in stopping child school and on the play ground, making it inacces- they would take them to work,” she says. based on their caste? This isn’t even something they marriages happening in their village with the sup- sible, and also creating foul smells. Being a child who had been into mica mining, choose for themselves,” she asks passionately. port of village elders and activists. “We have already communicated about this to she understands how hazardous it is and all she To eradicate this evil practice, Arti started inter- Among all the challenges, the biggest challenge the Gram Panchayat, and they have told us that they wanted was to stop other children from falling prey acting with the people from the lower castes. But was to convince the Banjara community people to will act on this soon,” Arti says, with a twinkle in to such jobs. this didn’t sit well with many people in her village, send their children to school. “Who will take the her eyes that speaks of the confidence these kids Apart from being a mica hub, her village prac- not even her family. “My mother used to ask me cattle out for grazing?” “Who will go earn for the have in themselves. tises child marriage as a tradition, but Champa what I was doing and that the whole village will boy- family?” “Will the children from the upper caste There is a lot many changes that Arti hopes to wanted to put an end to this. Therefore, with the cott me, but I told her that they too are human and even talk to our children?” Questions like these see in the girls of her village. “I would want that the intervention of Champa Kumari and other mem- there is nothing to avoid them. Gradually, my fam- hounded the Bal Panchayat members. girls should feel empowered. Though, the change bers of Bal Panchayat two child marriages were ily understood what I was doing, but I had to go Therefore, the group changed their strategy. has come. Earlier, these girls never went to the foiled in her village. through a lot of resistance from the villagers who They started regularly engaging the Banjara chil- I AM HAPPY TO SEE school without a companion. So if one was absent “I got to know about the marriage through some used to ask my parents whether I am in my sens- dren in sports and playing with them. “When we THAT SOME AMOUNT OF from the school, the other will not go as well. Most villagers. A 12-year-old girl was being married off es or not,” she tells you. first went to the community, they showed no inter- of them preferred staying back at their homes. But to a man much older to her. I went there along with Not only this, Arti took a step ahead by hav- est of talking to us. They used to say hamare bach- EMPOWERMENT HAS now, none of them wants to miss the school. Even other members of the Bal Panchayat and we stopped ing a meal in the house of one such family on the chon ko bigad degi yeh ladki and various other if someone is absent, the other will go by her own. that horrendous act. It was difficult to convince the ocassion of Makar Sankranti. things. That time, I felt like giving up. It felt bad COME TO THE GIRL CHILD. This is the change that I would like to see on a larg- parents to not marry their daughter in one go, but

The other thing that kept disturbing Arti was because what we were doing was for their own good er scale that the girls should come forward and stand after multiple attempts we were able to save the girl,” that none of the children from lower castes or the but still we had to hear such bad things that demo- TODAY, ANY GIRL GOING for their rights,” she says. she says. In her village, girls aged between 12-14

Banjara community went to school. “Initially, it tivated us. In this phase of time, what kept us going TO SCHOOL DOESN’T While Arti is much wiser than her age, are usually married to boys between 18-19 years of never bothered me. But after I was told about the was the words of BBA activists. They told us that Champa, a resident of Jhamdar village, is no less. age. opportunities that open up when you get educat- fighting evil is not as easy as it seems and that this NEED TO BE ESCORTED She is the Vice President of National Maha Bal The whole village stood against Champa, but ed, I started wondering, ‘How would the future for was just a small portion of it. Panchayat. She has also won the prestigious Diana the young heart had no plans of back tracking. “My these children be, without education?’” she tells you. “We started visiting the community regularly. FROM HOME} Award for her work against child marriages in mica- parents told me not to intervene in such matters. This thought made Arti and other children We tried conversing with the children but all went mining areas of Jharkhand and was felicitated by The villagers used to call us names for not abiding determined to work to change the situation. As a in vain. The parents gave strict instructions to the — ARTI KUMARI Dropdi Murmuat, Jharkhand Governor at Raj by the so called laws of the village. But maine kabhi result, today, all 96 children in her village are children to not indulge in any talks with us. Then Bhawan in Ranchi. himmat nahin haari. I told me parents that the way enrolled in schools around the area. we started playing games amongst each other. This Champa Kumari was once a school dropout and I was rescued from child labour, it is my responsi- When Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) start- lured the Banjara children and gradually we used to go to mines to collect mica as her educa- bility to help others and somehow they were con- ed its work here in 2015, every third child in the earned their trust. We developed a deeper rela- tion was never the priority of her family. In the year vinced and supported my decision,” she tells you. village was either out-of-school, or not enrolled. tionship with them. We then we were able to con- 2016, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation The largest impact of Champa’s efforts that Many children worked in the stone quarries for a vince the children about the importance of educa- intervened in Champa’s village with the aim to put could be seen is the reduction rate of child mar- meager sum of money. The area is also considered tion and play. And eventually, both the parents and an end to evil practices like child marriages, child riages in her village. She has become a catalyst of to be a source point for child trafficking. Lured by the children agreed to go to school,” she tells you. labour, child trafficking and all forms of child change not only in her village, but in the nearby traffickers disguised as contractors, many poor fam- The Bal Panchayat also had a Banjara boy elect- exploitation as well as ensuring 100 per cent enrol- villages as well. ilies agree to send their children to work in cities. ed as the sarpanch (head), which was ground- ment of children in school. There are many children like Champa who are As a result, many children end up trafficked for ille- breaking. Arti, as the secretary of the council, con- “Like me, there were a lot of children in my area dedicated to making child friendly nation through gal purposes. tinued focusing on regularisation of education for who were taken to the mines to collect mica by their developing the collective leadership by children The Banjara community, a historically nomadic children from the Banjara community. The group parents. Their age was never a concern for the par- themselves using democratic process across India. sunday magazine Hyderabad, December 22, 2019

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The variety of lentils available in India has the potential to make our everyday food much more nutritious and bring a wider flavour profile to our plate, writes SANGEETA KHANNA Lentils pakodasand

f you have lived in a metro city all your life, you are most likely to have missed some of the best choices in food. The glut of imported vegetables and fruits in urbanI markets make for a good eye- wash and most of us are aware of this already. The day the urban markets start stocking wild purslane and wild fiddle head fern in season, we would know our choices have improved. We don’t realise how much we can control the food system and the market just by making the right choices and being aware in the first place. We end up consuming a very narrow range of produce even though there is a vast variety available and remains under- valued. For example, India is the lead- ing producer of lentils and we still need to import lentils from other countries because most of us consume beans I now have access to. But when I ed from black lentils, hence the genus of the mountains, high altitude also plays Rajasthan and Gujarat use the max- only two to three types of lentils as sta- heard a Maharashtrian neighbour both remains the same, that is vigna a role in cooking time. The harder the imum amount of lentils for the variety of ples and a large variety of lentils lamenting about the unavailability of mungo. Various other lentils came to lentils, the more difficult they are to snacks and main course dishes they cook remain undervalued. motth lentils in the town and another India through spice routes and other digest. This is also the reason the most with lentils, majorly the black gram. The Just think of the lentils you can recog- Keralite neighbour complain about how trade routes and have become naturalised popular lentil recipes of Uttarakhand are recipes from these regions are often rich nise by taste and if all you can come up difficult it was to bring ragi flour from ever since. The most interesting occur- well adjusted to their hardness, cooking with fats and spices but very well adjust- with is kali dal and peeli dal and may be her native place, I figured it was time to rence of the readiness with which Indians time and digestibility. ed to the climate, cooking methods and sambar, you need to educate yourself bet- introduce them to local produce as adapted each lentil to suit the palate and Lentil recipes like Phanu, Chainsu, digestibility. ter. The amazing variety of lentils avail- replacements. I took them to the kirana gut both, as some of these lentils were not Dubka and Ras are elaborate Uttarakhand able in India has a potential to make our shop across the road and introduced tasty, most of them not easily digestible, recipes where the lentils are first roast- n modern times, in the last 4 decades everyday food much more nutritious and them to the naurangi dal and mandue ka some had a very hard seed coat and some ed and then cooked whole or after to be specific, the electric mixer bring a wider flavour profile to our plate. atta. In the bargain, I made friends with were hard to crack. grinding them in a stone grinder. These Igrinders have revolutionised the way In fact, the awareness about the vari- the kirana shop owner, who got me local The hand-operated chakki came dishes are slow cooked in iron utensils for we cook and the per capita consumption ety of real foods and ingredients available hemp seeds. This kind of personal con- handy to process the lentils in the most long hours to make them most nutritious of lentils has increased manifold. Of around us can be instrumental in bring- nect with ingredients wouldn’t have usable form. The traditional domestic and warming for the locals, where they course, the production has also increased, ing a desired change in our own health been possible at the supermarket a cou- chakki used to have small wooden pegs don’t get a lot of produce to cook with. but the ease of grinding the lentils has management and the environment of the ple of kilometres away. Ah, we surely need to adjust to the size of grain or lentil being In the mountains, where the lentils and made it much easier for the home cook. planet. The regional variety of foods with- to realign our food compass a little bit to milled and if the lentils needed to be split beans are rain fed crops along with some That is one of the reasons why every in the country is mind boggling and see clearly. or ground into flour to make besan or coarse varieties of rice and millets, lentils North Indian family makes idli and dosa when I see people lugging gluten-free sattu. In many small town homes till Pakodas become the mainstay of nutrition for at home now and making the dal vada flours from the west, I wonder when and am reminded of a story my grand- about four decades ago, the besan or sattu The Snack for All Seasons everyone. Even the seasonal or foraged at home is as easy as the pyaz ke pakode. how would we market our millets better. mother used to tell me when I was lit- used to be made fresh whenever need- vegetables are greens are preserved in the Even the South Indian stone grinders Recently, when I moved to Dehradun, I tle. It is a story of a little birdie who ed, much like we use the mixie or coffee The book explores the regional form of sun dried lentil cakes or badis. have transformed to electrically operat- I pakoda was most excited about used to go searching for lentil grits in the grinder today. variants that are deep fried, The stone grinders in the southern ed sleek machines and making tradition- the local seasonal veg- chakki of each home and how she once There were byproducts of the stone shallow fried and even steamed or states are more adapted for the ways the al foods using lentils and grains has etables, lentils and tried to pick a lentil and half of the split grinding process and those were never poached in water. There are pakodas lentils are processed before cooking. To become easier for everyone. lentil got stuck in the chakki. The birdie wasted. While the husk or bran went to made of lentils, cereals, millets, make the lentils digestible and suited for My book on pakodas, the quintessen- lamented about how she didn’t get cattle feed, the grits were used to make roots, shoots, leaves and even flow- the warm climate, they are soaked and tial snack made mostly with lentils has enough food for her pardes (foreign) trav- different types of steamed dumplings or ground into a wet paste before ferment- recipes using many different lentils and el. It was possibly a migratory bird who deep fried pakodas or the sun dried badis ers, some are made of wild foraged ing them in most cases. The stone even grains, tubers and even fruits. needed all the food for the long distance that were flavour bombs to be added to herbs and some even medicinal. grinders for wet grinding are in fact a Many of these pakoda family snacks are travel and the hand operated stone-mill curries. While women of the house had Such is the rich heritage of genius design that allows efficient use of shallow fried and even steamed and that in the homes was the best place to pick to handle all this milling, sorting, win- Indian cuisine that each geographical manual force to make smooth paste of indicates that the traditional recipes on them. Several folk tales and ancient nowing, badi making and sun drying and region with a specific set of produce soaked lentils and even grains and spices have evolved with human nutrition sayings had lentils as a central theme in then cooking as well, they found ways to has a bunch of special pakodas or etc. For splitting the lentils, there were being the central point even if the taste India. This just goes to say that lentils entertain and bond over these chores. the chakki type stone grinders in south- buds ruled to decide the flavours. The have been an important part of our food deep fried foods that are absolutely ern India in the olden times and that book on pakodas celebrates the diversi- system. n fact stone grinders and cooking healthy if made the right way. explains the evolution of some of the ty in Indian food with some recipes with Interestingly, the hand-operated techniques from different regions of The book also offers tips and lentil vadas that are made with coarsely wild and foraged greens and even some stone mill has been instrumental in the Ithe country give a fair idea of how the tricks, methods to make the pakodas ground mixed lentils, initially made medicinal pakoda recipes that were part ways lentils have been used in India, the kitchen gadgets and ways of cooking in healthier way, using the right kind with the grits that was a byproduct of of the everyday food repertoire in every largest producer and consumer of lentils have evolved with the kind of produce of cooking fats, the appropriate frying splitting the lentils. Even the watery household earlier. on earth. In fact, the black lentil or urad in a specific geographic region. For temperature, as well as the most suit- rasam and chunky sambar, cooked with The writer is an author; a food and dal and black chickpeas or black gram are instance, in the mountain state of pakodas a lot of vegetables and tamarind, are nutrition consultant; and develops native to India and have been used in var- Uttarakhand, the variety of lentils and able utensils to make . examples of lentil recipes adapted to suit recipes and products for the industry. ious ways since the time recorded. Mung beans is quite huge but most of them are local ingredients and warmer climate of Her book Pakodas: The Snack for all beans have been known to have originat- hard to grind and take hours to cook. In the south. Seasons came out in August this year sunday magazine WHETHER YOU HAVE LONG OR SHORT HAIR, WINTER WEATHER CAN MAKE THE ENDS OF YOUR HAIR DRY AND BRITTLE. 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THAMBI, WHICH STARS KARTHI AND JYOTHIKA, SCORES BIG ON showtime 10 THAT ACCOUNT AND WORKS BECAUSE IT HAS A GOOD MIX OF DRAMA, SENTIMENT AND SUSPENSE Hyderabad, December 22, 2019 Prathi Roju…. A SHORT-LIVED ‘PANDAGA' K RAMYA SREE to India and wait for Satya mance as a possessive bland script is a hit and Raj’s death so that they father. miss. rathi Roju can perform his last rites Raashi Khanna, who Then there are a few Pandage is a and return to their rou- plays a social media fanat- plugs in the screenplay. simple non- tine life. ic, has done a fairly good Satya Raj who will die in fuzzy film This is a routine family job and the comedy five weeks is all chirpy P filled with drama a la revolving around her and happy except for the laughter and a Shatamanambhavati, scenes arte a plus point. climax scenes. The movie bag full of other emotions where they want the Like any other big film, fails to connect with the which doesn’t go in sync elderly to spend time with even here, Raashi’s char- audience. At no point with each other. their busy NRI kids. acter feeels like it was does one feel bad about The film starts with Sai The humour in the film used just to up the glam- the old man or get emo- (Sai Dharam Tej), son of is an added bonus without our quotient. Hari Teja tional. Rao Ramesh and grand- which the film would’ve deserves a special men- Speaking of music, son of Satya Raj, flying to been a disaster as it has a tion for playing the char- Thaman does a better job India after hearing the pretty boring storyline. acter of Kukataplly than his previous film, news that his grandfather Speaking of perfor- Canteen owner. Venky Mama, where the has lung cancer. mances, let’s begin with Apart from the afore- music turned out to be a Since Satya Raj cannot Sai. This is a comeback mentioned actors, the film minus for the film. survive for more than five trail for him as his last has a slew of other char- Although it had some weeks, Sai wants to make didn’t do well at the box acters like Naresh, Suhas, unnecessary songs, the the last few days a panda- office. His makeover has Murali Sharma and Ajay. composition is better than ga for his grandfather, helped the film and his Speaking of the direc- what it was earlier. hence the title. acting is okay during the tion, script and screen- The sons and daughter clichéd comic scenes, but play, Maruthi fails to VERDICT: Prathi Roju of Satya Raj are NRIs and when it comes to showing deliver a good story. The Pandage fails to do not want to fly down emotions, he falls flat. film could’ve had a better impress in terms of to India leaving their There were rumours that ending or at least a differ- emotions. Predictable, work. Sai, meanwhile, gets Sai would sport a 6-pack ent message. He opts for unflattering storyline introduced to Angel abs in the film. That could the tried and tested emo- might not leave you Aarna (Raashi Khanna), have been photoshopped tional family drama as thrilled as you know his grandfather’s best- as he still has a long way one gets to know where what’s going to happen friend’s granddaughter, to go. the film is headed. He is next. The film has a whom he wants Sai to tie Satya Raj’s over the top good with the comic messy and random the knot with. acting was not in sync Sai Dharam Tej, Rashi Khanna, Rating: aspects through Angel ending. This film is a From here on the film with Sai’s weak emotional Cast: Aarna’s character and oth- miscalculation from revolves around how Sai’s scenes. Rao Ramesh has 3 stars ers. The comedy despite the very reliable family members fly down delivered a good perfor- Sathyaraj, Rao Ramesh providing relief from the Maruthi. Ruler: STRICTLY FOR FANS alakrishna suit his personality. max plays a spoilsport. has believed Neither the outfits nor Music was also drab in the magic of the make-up went well the film that makes you B KS Ravi and Balayya has to feel ‘why are we even Kumar yet reconsider doing such watching this?’ — PNS another time roles again. There is with his latest flick nothing in the movie VERDICT: Outdated Ruler. The fans had high for Vedhika and Sonal storyline, tried and expectations on the performance-wise tested drama scenes, Nandamuri actor’s latest except for adding some slow narration, one as his two-part glamour quotient. non-practical action biopic on his father Despite less screen scenes, unflattering tanked at the box office. time, Bhoomika has a makeover of With Jaisimha’s hit, more powerful role. Balakrishna, and Balakrishna gambled Prakash Raj and Jaya the list goes on…. big by giving another Sudha play their roles makes the film chance to KSRK. with conviction as nothing but a huge Trailer of the film usual. disappointment. Dabangg 3: showing Balayya don- KS Ravikumar has ning multiple get-ups chosen a very bad sto- has increased curious- ryline which would’ve CAST; ness among the audi- worked some 15 years HAS EVERYTHING HARDCORE ence to watch the film. ago. The film has no Balakrishna, Did the movie meet novelty or surprise the expectations it cre- value. Although the first Balakrishna CAST; Salman ated? Let’s find out half of the film can be and more CHULBUL FANS WANT Khan, Sonakshi The film begins with watched once for the Sarojini Naidu sake of Balakrishna, the Balakrishna t one level, it is Dabangg spirit that has dled. It has to be bigger Sinha, Saiee (Jayasudha) meeting a second half puts one to easy reviewing always revealed a massive and glossier, if not as styl- injured stranger, who sleep with tried and Dabangg 3. It hangover of the vintage ish. Manjrekar, suffered multiple stab tested drama scenes, Rating: 1.5/5 has everything Madras Cut movie. The Dabangg flicks fol- Kichcha Sudeep; wounds. The next slow narration and cli- stars A the hardcore This time, Salman and low a classic narrative minute, the two are in Chulbul fans company show us Chulbul structure of commercial DIRECTION: the ICU with Sarojini want, so it’s a great film. Pandey’s life before the first Indian cinema. The hero, facing a serious threat For them. film, pushing a prequel text an invincible do-gooder, Prabhudeva; to her life. But when For a 160-minute cele- of sorts in the first half after initial mooning about someone attempts to bration of recycled kitsch before tying the loose ends with the heroine (and a Rating: 3 stars kill her, the stranger that is vying to be the in the second. It gives us a possible minor build-up miraculously wakes up year’s biggest blockbuster, back story of Chulbul trac- conflict with the villain), from his coma and simply pleasing Salman ing his romance of the will prepare for a second Chulbul Pandey. With saves her. Sarojini is so Khan’s hardcore fan base past, marking the debut of half that is heavy with Dabangg 3, the superstar is grateful that she raises may not be enough — actress Saiee Manjrekar in action and retribution. clearly trying to raise him as her own son and especially when there is a what seems like an extend- Chulbul’s adventure in this Chulbul’s stature as an makes him the chair- killing to be made in the ed cameo and little else. film does not waver. invincible superhero a few man of her group of Christmas season against a Having Salman romance The film, incidentally notches higher. He is a nat- companies and that rumoured 90-crore budget. a much-younger Saiee written by Salman, retains ural winner in the fight stranger. Balayya who So, Dabangg 3 opens well looks like a mere ploy to let every formula, as Chulbul’s sequences (personally, I doesn’t remember his beyond the superstar’s him revisit all that worked enmity with bad man Balli felt the action scenes were past becomes Arjun familiar turf, in three lan- in the first Dabangg. The Singh (Sudeep) finds it Chulbul’s highlights in the Prasad, son of multimil- guages — Tamil, Telugu, chemistry for one — across roots in the back story of film). He clearly continues lionaire Sarojini Naidu and Kannada — besides those smalltown market- the first half, before being to relish spewing those and has a lavish life the original Hindi version. place sets in the song resolved by the hero with witty oneliners, too. But he travelling in choppers That last bit is important Naina lade — would hark typical violent elan in the looks fatigued in the and romancing Harika to understand how back to what he did with climax. drama and romance (Sonal Chauhan), the saleability quotient drives Sonakshi Sinha’s Rajjo in Given that most of what scenes. chairman of a rival the efforts of the makers to the first film (remember happens just seems to be Salman’s flamboyance as company. Soon after craft a commercially prof- Tere mast mast do nain?). an amped-up repeat of the Chulbul the supercop, Arjun remembers his itable product rather than Much of the rom-com situ- past two films, Salman however, fails to hide the past that he was a dare mainstream cinema with ations between Salman and must be hoping the seven- fact that you are essentially devil cop before he lost some amount of originality. Saiee, as well as the melo- year gap between the last paying to watch the same his memory and he goes This is Salman’s show all drama, are also repeats of film and this one has film for the third time. on to take revenge from the way, but the villain is a winning scenes we have whetted audience appetite Hardcore fans may not his enemies. Kannada superstar seen before. — that fans are game to complain, because Chulbul Speaking of perfor- (Kichcha Sudeep). Calling Long before the film hits watch familiar Chulbul Pandey’s world is still mances, Ruler is a one- the shots is Prabhudeva, intermission mark, you Pandey antics all over woven around their hero. man show. Balayya uses actor-filmmaker who holds realise this truth: The again. You feel sorry for poor his standard dialogue considerable sway in Tamil instruction given to To be fair, Salman is in Rajjo, though. In a film delivery style, cringe- and Telugu markets. As Prabhudeva was obviously his elements, and that’s where various sharp worthy dance moves Bollywood’s mightiest clear — churn out a sequel what wholly drives this objects play a major role in with heroines, unpracti- Khan goes down South to that’s a rerun of the first film. If Bollywood ever the killings, the only action cal action scenes. One explore fresh box office, two films, in terms of had a comic action hero Sonakshi Sinha gets with a of the character this new sequel tries romance, violence, worth his smoking barrels, knife is chopping vegeta- Balakrishna dons, rehashing the trademark humour and drama ped- it has to be the maverick bles in the kitchen. Dharma, didn’t at all sunday magazine EVERYTHING HAS ITS WONDERS, EVEN DARKNESS AND SILENCE, AND I LEARN, WHATEVER STATE I MAY BE tarot 11 IN, THEREIN TO BE CONTENT — HELEN KELLER Hyderabad, December 22, 2019

YOUR WEEK AHEAD MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 Health remains good but you still need to be vigilant. Health remains good this week. Those of you with a Your health will show improvement. This week you will Maintain a positive mind-set and things will come persisting health issue, share your health concerns with find yourself in a more psychic and intuitive phase, so it easily to you. In professional life, your talent will help others. You may find some solution to your problem. It is is important that you trust your instincts. At work, your you distance yourself from difficulties and you will feel a very positive new beginning, especially, on the work mind is likely to be very active. Make sure to more optimistic than usual. Work wise, you will obtain front. If you have had a difficult time in the recent past, communicate your thoughts to the others. Fine tune your the confidence you have always dreamt of. New then know that things are likely get better very soon. The goals and make clear plans and strategies to attain your opportunities in terms of a new venture or projects are new possibilities in this week will escalate your chance of objectives. This is a good time to discuss your plans with indicated. For a few of the Arians, you will decide to making new discoveries and attracting new admirers. the others, because you will get good feedback and leave a job that is no longer working for your Some of you may expect a good news of promotion. In support. There is a possibility that you may become a betterment. It is a great time for socialising because of the field of romance, you will probably want to nurture victim of confusion. This might lead to insecurity. Just your increased popularity and charisma. You are likely and protect your partner. Most of all you will want to give keep in mind that the bad time shall pass. Expect a slight to have an open and honest communication with your them kindness, love and affection. Someone will call you delay in your travel plans. Romance is blooming. You are partner. The discussions you have now will be of a out of the blue or you will plan a reunion with a lover or likely to take your relationship to the next level. Those serious nature. an admirer. who are single may have to wait for some more time.

Lucky number 21 Lucky number 31 Lucky number 20 Lucky colour Peach Lucky colour Red Lucky colour Sky Blue Lucky day Tuesday Lucky day Wednesday Lucky day Friday

TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week your health will be at its best. Despite your After a bad health phase, this week brings you a big relief This week brings quick thinking, decisiveness and a busy schedule, you will take time out to relax and in terms of positive health. You will be able to revive the influential communication style. It is an apt time for rejuvenate. If suffering from health problems, then it is inner child like energy and will be active the entire week. debates, asking for favours and public speaking. You can likely that you will find a way to your recovery. The cards On the professional front, you will be able to fulfill your expect positive reactions and valuable assistance to your indicates that the people around you will appreciate you long term ambition this week. Whatever you put your propositions. The forceful nature of your communication and your efforts, and notice the quality of your work. mind to should lead to a lasting results. People around makes it a perfect time to defend yourself and your loved Keep doing what you are doing as you are on the right would look up to you for a sound advice. You need to ones. Those in academics, this is a good time for track. You will have a lot of luck in investments. Property have a profound vision and a vigilant analysis of all the studying and appearing for exams. Good concentration dealings are likely to be resolved. This week will bring plans and strategies which will enable you to move and attention to detail means you will not make mistakes. peace and harmony to your life. This is a great time to towards success. Socialising and your love life will This is also a good time to make important decisions, relax with loved ones or party with friends. Your loving benefit from extra charisma and intellectual conduct negotiations and business dealings. Your mood will make you more attractive than usual. Studies attractiveness. You may find yourself taking care of romance appears to be a little disturbed this week. Try to and exams should go well, especially in technical areas family matters such as insurances and wills. You can be keep a two-way communication with your partner to like the sciences, computers and mathematics. confident about making commitments. avoid any misunderstandings.

Lucky number 10 Lucky number 13 Lucky number 30 Lucky colour Camel brown Lucky colour Turquoise Lucky colour Green Lucky day Sunday Lucky day Friday Lucky day Thursday

GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 Things will get better for those who are facing ailments. This week your health will be good. Try not to get into ego You will enjoy a good health. Continue with your On the work front, your innovative spirit will help you conflicts and retreat to a safe place where you can develop meditation and yoga routine, as it will keep you expand your horizons and attain new goals. Later this your creative, spiritual and generous nature. You will be connected to your soul. Those dealing with health week, you can expect an exciting news. Stimulating smart and optimistic at work and accomplish all your issues, need to get a bit serious and take proper conversations will lead to a business deal. Some of you incomplete tasks. You can expect some exciting treatment. Your ability of quick thinking and may face competition at work. Keep a watchful eye as opportunities coming your way later this week. Wait for determination will make this week an apt time to someone will try to frame you at work for something some news on domestic front will make you feel prepare long term plan on work front. Networking with serious. This is a good time to be with your partner, frustrated. Love life looks satisfying. You will maintain some promising contacts will allow you to make a friends and family. You will have an enjoyable time harmony in your relationships and will have a greater change. You will have a better mental energy and going to parties, places of relaxation, entertainment and ability to express your love and affection towards your concentration, and this will help you succeed in studies amusement. New friendships would be formed or a partner. Travelling to far off destination to meet someone is or researches. Do not worry about taking risks, as this significant new romance may begin. Your new charm on the cards. Those who are considering investments, week, luck is in your favour. You can expect some will fetch you popularity, and win over dates for you. must think and discuss with those close to you before exciting news in your love life. You are likely postpone Romance is in the air. taking any action. your travel plans to another day.

Lucky number 12 Lucky number 11 Lucky number 14 Lucky colour White Lucky colour Pink Lucky colour Brown Lucky day Monday Lucky day Monday Lucky day Wednesday

CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 Be careful while exercising as you might suffer an Continue with your daily exercise or yoga routine. If you Your emotional well-being will decide the state of your injury or sprain. At work, you will be professional and have not yet started, then start fresh now. You will feel health. It is important that you assess your feelings. follow the company policies. Travel due to business driven to succeed at something with your strong sense Channelise your energy in the right track and you will find commitments is on the cards. On this trip, you are of purpose and initiative. With the immense amount of yourself in the pink of health. In your professional life, likely to make new friends and admirers. You will have courage and fighting spirit, you face all the challenges you are clear about your goals and what you have to do a lot of work on your plate. Dedication towards task is without any frown. This week you are able to finish a lot to achieve those goals. A stimulating time, filled with important, but overstressing yourself may prove of work in a short period of time. It is a favourable time opportunities, puts your determination and ambition a counterproductive. Do not hesitate to ask for help, if for business matters and negotiations. Financial notch higher. Business dealings and negotiations are needed. On your personal front, the week indicates situations are not good, so avoid spending lavishly. You favoured, especially for long-term investments and real love, harmony and friendship. This is a good time to may find yourself to be more emotional and sensitive estate. This is the right time to make long term strategies. relax and have fun with loved ones. Your loving and than usual. This is a great time to talk about relationship The cards indicate a sharp focus on your relationship. Be friendly mood will make you popular. This is an issues because you will be in touch with your true sensitive and passionate towards your partner. A short excellent time for dating because your charm and feelings. You will know how people are feeling and will trip will prove beneficial because you will meet a new beauty will attract genuine, honest love. be more sympathetic and nurturing than normal. admirer, who shares the same mind-set.

Lucky number 22 Lucky number 10 Lucky number 28 Lucky colour Grey Lucky colour Silver Lucky colour Orange Lucky day Friday Lucky day Saturday Lucky day Tuesday Madhu Kotiya is a tarot card reader, spiritual healer, and Founder, MShezaim Institute of Tarot and Divination. Contact details: [email protected], www.indiatarot.com, M: 9873283331

ASTROTURF No shortcuts to fixing problems BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO Towards the positive, wisdom-orient- Both the luminaries the Sun and ed Jupiter conjunct intellectually Moon locked in adverse formation to couple of months back someone time. I am afraid, no puja mediated by a ordained Uranus, extends beneficial mischievous Neptune have him stuck in called me to check on longevity pundit can penetrate your inner mind aspect to intelligence signifying Mercury. his self-delusional beliefs and percep- Aprospects of one of his friends he space to let you rise above your limita- This planetary alignment is indicative of tions, and not open to listening or coun- had brought seeking astrological advice. tions. Remember, there is no quick fix his extraordinary talent. He may have sel. The Sun placed adverse to Venus “Why?” I questioned. “His kidney is mal- solution to problems of mind genesis, as clarity in vision and thought over such makes him emotionally too much sensi- functioning and has to undergo dialysis habits die hard. But you can help yourself subjects he pays attention, which he tive and touchy. He may get over exer- twice a week.” He answered. by exercising freewill option, which could present with exactitude because of cised even on trivial issues, over which he I immediately recalled that the man enjoins upon you with the capacity to his excellent communicative ability. may keep unnecessarily mulling for long. in question had come to me a couple of guide your actions by choice and dis- All this gets compromised because of Venus ill-placed to Neptune tempts him years back with two straight questions: crimination. Instead of expecting exter- many negative inherent traits. The first to get rich quick even if it means getting “Sir, I am a lawyer by profession. Many nal intervention, better take charge of marker is his lagna sign Aries. That into murky deals, which may often tell astrologers said that I am a genius. Yet, yourself, and put in conscious efforts to points to his aggressive, impulsive, irrita- upon his reputation. every now and then, my career goes for a make necessary amends. In terms of ble, hot headed, abrasive, intolerant, and In terms of health, the 6th sub-lord toss. I have heard a lot about you. Kindly your health, better consult a doctor and impatient nature. He wishes to live in a Saturn in the 12th occupying the naksha- perform a puja that saves me from such have regular health check-up. Regulate demanding mode, often to his whims and tra owned by Mercury the 6th lord an ordeal and ensures success. Also, your food. Do necessary physical exer- fancies. He may jump into action without makes him vulnerable to long drawn some astrologers have warned me that I cise. Here again, it is difficult to digest applying proper forethought, and with serious health issues, calling for medical may face serious health issues close to 45 that trying to appease some hypothetical obvious consequences. Lagna lord Mars intervention. The Sun distanced from years of age. Please do conduct puja that God existent in the higher realms of cos- in the 8th house identified with difficul- Venus by 45 degrees made him vulnera- would help me build my immunity level mos, could help change your physiologi- ties, read together with lagna sub-lord ble to kidney related issues around that and save it from failing ever. Don’t worry cal conditions. Venus occupying the 12th house, makes age, and so it happened with him. But about the cost.” I could make out that with his hard- him vulnerable to self-undoing acts. So, because of his delusionary perception, he Well, I agree that you are extraordi- ened attitude and delusionary mind, he he remains susceptible to become a vic- failed to take pre-emptive measures. The narily intelligent, with very good com- won’t easily digest my advisory. Later, I tim of his own making. Lagna lord Mars, result is there to see. municative skills. But that alone would was given to understand that he went identity-signifying the Sun, and mind- The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant not suffice. You need to look within, fig- after so called sorcerers and got tantric signifying Moon, all placed in fixed signs and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at ure out inherent habits and attitudes that pujas conducted. He also engaged pun- accounts for his hardened attitude. Lagna G-1102, , New Friends Colony, stand in way of your positives from dits and got many pujas done. But to lord Mars conjunct Neptune and also New Delhi-1110 025 blooming out in full. Acknowledge and what effect? Let us now look at his astro- square to both the Sun and Moon makes Tel: 91-111-449848475/9818037273 address them without further loss of logical pointers. him temperamental. Email: [email protected]

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From starting her career in the Indian Forest Service and making a quick switch to IPS, Shikha Goel has done many things to move out of her comfort zone. She talks to NAVEEN KUMAR about how she joined the police force, being the only lady IPS officer in Jammu and Kashmir, fighting Naxalism in the erstwhile united AP and much more.

RAPID-FIRE Most proud of: Being able to live by my values excited to each Best advice for an aspirant: You might not be able to move the earth. But learn that I was making other’s achievements. We little changes make a lot of difference. the switch from forestry to polic- believe in collaborative partner- ing. ‘You will surely shine, go ahead’ were ship rather than a competitive one. Biggest strength: Family support and self-motivation. his words that helped me make the decision. Weapon of choice: The Glock pistol I have three siblings — brothers, Prachur and If not IPS, I would've chosen Pramuch and sister Deepa Rastogi. Fav color: Blue and green orn teaching What scares me the most: Cats! and Investigation is thrilling We can achieve anything provided we set our bro- The beauty of this job is that, unlike in other mind on it. All you need is willpower and per- Winning Three words that describe me: Innocent, strong will power B ught professions, nobody and nothing can prepare severance to go ahead. I believe that good edu- best and stubborn. up in you for what’s coming. Each step teaches you cation and financial independence are a must Favorite countries traveled so far: Had an amazing Delhi in a sheltered something new and pushes you to take a call on for every girl, no matter what financial back- contingent family, Shikha Goel, who your own. Policing is a lot about common sense ground they come from. You don’t know what prize time in Scotland and Netherlands. did her M Phil from Delhi and I love the investigative part of the job as it’s life has in store for you and these two things will Patriotism is not some- Last movie watched: Bala University, joined the Indian thrilling. Also, that is the core of the job. We boost your confidence and change your person- thing you carry on your Biggest addiction: In general, I would say music Forest Service in 1995, and derive most of the power and zeal from the ality. It is also important to have a Plan-B in life, sleeve, it’s a discipline. If you moved to the Indian Police investigation. It was thrilling to be in different just in case. For me, the Plan-B would be to get follow the rules and regula- but also bags and footwear. Service three months later. unimaginable situations. Be it bandobast, reg- into teaching and put my Master’s degree to tions, abide by the law of the land Fav dish: Always maa ke haath ka khana. ular crime, team management, or dealing with good use. and maintain self-discipline, the Comfort food is rajma chawal and Moving out of the staff to keep them motivated, it’s always a chal- sense of responsibility you have for chocolates. comfort zone lenge. everything you do qualifies as patri- Marrying college sweetheart otism. In 2016, while I was on deputa- Things to change about myself: I'm very I was known to be an introvert and an tion with the Central Industrial Security sensitive and get easily hurt. Want to indoor kid throughout my childhood as My husband, Vijay Kumar, who is currently Force (CISF), I oversaw the training of its the upbringing was quite sheltered. I ini- with the Intelligence Bureau, and I studied contingent that took part in the Republic change that and also try to stop tially chose to be in the Indian Forest Service together at Delhi University. Ours was a love Day parade. That year, we won a prize for bothering what others think. as it was more in line with my interests back marriage. He first asked me out and I obvious- being the best contingent among all. As soon The toughest thing about being a then and the fact that I was a Botany student. ly said ‘no’. But he was persistent and I accept- as the boys marched, I knew we were going However, I thought I must get out of my com- ed his proposal eventually. We dated for a while to win. I was sitting amongst the audience cop: Keeping your sensitivity and fort zone and took up the challenge of before telling our parents about us. My side of when the march began and it was simply empathy intact while dealing with becoming an IPS officer. It was a very conscious the family had an issue with the relationship, but inspiring to receive the accolades that followed negativity day in and out. decision and introduced me to a life I never eventually accepted him. We got married in 1997 immediately. It made me nostalgic about the If given a chance, would like imagined. and are blessed with a son and daughter, first time I went to see the parade at Rajpath Tavashya and in Delhi. I was about 11-years-old and the to go to: Would love to see the J&K stint boosted my confidence Yutika. weather was bad that day — extremely cold and Northern Lights and go to Spain. Post my training in Lal Bahadur Shastri rain. But seeing the contingents march, we com- Most illegal thing ever done: National Academy of Administration in pletely forgot about Mussoorie for a foundation course as an IPS the weath- Stealing and eating supari when I officer, I got Jammu and Kashmir as my first er. was 10 years old. posting. I chose police as my profession for Always Most prized possession: My kids. the challenges it offered. It was the first time I moved out of home and the training need music Any regrets: Regret not learning any itself made me step outside my comfort artistic skills. zone. It gave me a lot of confidence and around me taught me how to make my own deci- What best describes me: I'm a My biggest stress-buster would be hugging my dreamer. I firmly believe that if we sions. Though the two and a half children before going to bed. The other things I do years of my tenure there during the to unwind include reading, listening to music and work towards our dreams, they late ’90s was filled with tense watching movies. I tend to select light-hearted come true. Dreams are realities in moments, I always cherish how my comedy movies over the strong, suspense/ team and people made me feel With husband Vijay Kumar, son Tavashya and daughter Yutika waiting. comfortable. crime thrillers since it is in contrast with my Favorite books: Gone with the profession. Also, I always need music wind, Fountainhead, Dad's words inspired around me whether I'm in the car PG me to choose IPS or at home. Arresting my senior officer Wodehouse series and was recently While I was stationed in Jammu and Kashmir, introduced to the Harry Potter series Three-year-old My father, S.K. Goel, was a sci- I had to arrest my senior and he ended up get- by my daughter. Shikha entist at IARI (Indian My ting a life term. Cases like these taught me to push Cherished time: The time spent at Agricultural Research son just got my boundaries. Only when one is put in a Institute) and has been into the National challenging spot do they push their boundaries Forest Academy, Dehradun. It was the supportive of all my Law University and my daughter is in Class 7. and discover their true potential. Another impor- first time I was out of the nest and found decisions. I decid- It is too early to speak about their dreams and tant case was when I was the DCP, North Zone, my wings. ed to become aspirations as kids these days have a clear idea and diamonds worth several crores were recov- an IPS officer about what they want to do. However, I would ered. It was the doing of an inter-state gang and Best qualities about myself: Honesty, because of like it if either of them joins the force. My hus- the property was distributed at various places. humility and resilience. him. He band and I ensure that the atmosphere at home A lot of planning and strategising went into was is completely normal. We do sometimes discuss their recovery. In my earlier important work-related matters, but decisions days, I had even roughed up are absolutely personal. As time is a constraint, an eve-teaser with a lathi, we try to make the best use of whatever lit- which is probably one of tle time is available. There is absolute- the few times I beat ly no competition between us someone up. and we are proud of

I chose police as my profession as it was in sync with the life I had lived until then and for the challenge it offered. It was the first time I moved out of home and the training itself made me step outside my comfort zone. It gave me a lot of confidence and taught me how to make my own decisions

With one of her school friends (left) With parents