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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I TUESDAY I 8 OCTOBER 2019 WEATHER Max: 31.6OC WORLD TABLOID Min: 21.4OC RH: 64% Erdogan says Turkey all set to Raw Mango brand caught Rainfall: Nil invade Syria, gets Trump’s blessings in the crossfire! Forecast: Cloudy sky. 7 Rain, thundershowers deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 279 Established 1938 | 40 PAGES | 4.00 likely. Max/Min 32/22ºC ` Lord of Seven Hills rings in Dasara Half of RTC to go

DC WISHES private, says KCR ITS READERS A VERY HAPPY DASARA CM says plan is to strengthen the corporation HOLIDAY NOTICE S.A. ISHAQUI I DC The offices of HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 REBUTTAL BY RTC UNION TO KCR POINTS Deccan Chronicle will RAJESWARI PARASA | DC remain closed today Chief Minister K. Chan- HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 for Dasara. There will drasekhar Rao on Monday be no edition on decided to privatise half of Striking RTC employee unions on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2019 the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation Monday made a point by point and allow private owners rebuttal of the charges made by to run buses under the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar ASTROGUIDE control of the corporation Rao on Sunday when he refused to to sustain it. Vikari: Dakshinayana merge the corporation with the The CM was speaking government and said the striking Tithi: Ashwahuja Shuddha after reviewing a report Dasami til 2.51 pm employees would not be taken by the committee headed back into service. Star: Shravanam till 8.12 pm by principal secretary, Varjyam: 12.42 am to 2.30 am transport, Sunil Sharma (Wednesday) on measures to return the CM: Was it necessary to go on strike during the festival? Durmuhurtam: 8.32 am to 9.19 RTC to profit. Mr Rao said Unions: We gave the strike notice on September 3. The am; 10.50 pm to 11.39 pm the state does not want to government did not respond until the last minute. About Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm privatise RTC but only 99 per cent of the employees participating in the strike HIJRI CALENDAR Lord Venkateswara being taken out in a procession in a chariot on the Mada street at Tirumala as part of the annual wanted to strengthen it. On Sunday, he had despite removal warning shows the necessity of the Brahmotsavams celebrations on the eve of Dasara on Monday. Safar-al-Muzaffar 7,1441 AH refused to merge the cor- strike. PRAYERS poration with the govern- CM: This is indiscipline and blackmail... Fajar: 5.06 am ment, the prime demand Zohar: 12.14 pm of the RTC staff who are Unions: Agitations, protests and strikes brought us Telangana statehood. If we follow the same methods, Asar: 4.21 pm on strike since Saturday, Maghrib: 6.06 pm and has refused to take how can it become indiscipline and blackmail? We are back into service 48,140 Isha: 7.13 pm Pak fails to curb terror funding asking for new buses. A bus is rated to run 10 lakh kilo- staff who did not resume SUNSET TODAY 6.00 PM metres, whereas many buses are running more than 18 DC CORRESPONDENT mendations on curbing work within the govern- lakh kilometres. Shall we tell the passengers directly that SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.08 AM with agency inputs MBS SNUBS IMRAN, GETS BACK JET money laundering and ment’s deadline. their life is in danger because they are travelling in buses MOONRISE TOMORROW 2.47 AM NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, combating the financing of It was stated that of the past the expiry date? MOONSET TODAY 1.29 PM OCT. 7 Islamabad, Oct. 7: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad terrorism, Pakistan was RTC’s estimated fleet bin Salman was so upset by some actions of Pakistan fully compliant only on strength of 10,400 buses, CM: This strike is irresponsible. In another move that Prime Minister Imran Khan in New York that he one, largely compliant on the corporation owns only Unions: Several drivers who died at the steering wheel, could bring Pakistan clos- reportedly “snubbed” him by ordering his private jet to nine, partially compliant about half, or 5,200. These IN BRIEF er to blacklisting by anti- “disembowel” the Pakistani delegation. on 26 and non-compliant would be run under the while trying to save passengers. That is kind of responsi- terror financing global Prince Salman had given Prime minister Khan his pri- on four recommendations, RTC banner and be staffed bility we take. Our strike is legal. City woman in watchdog Financial vate jet to travel to the US on a week-long visit and to according to Pakistani by the corporation. CM: Those who did not resume duty will be removed Action Task Force (FATF) attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly media reports. Another 30 per cent, or from service. this month or see it (UNGA) in New York last month. ■ Report on Page 7 APG released its much- 3,100 buses, of the RTC US found dead remain on the grey list at awaited 228-page ‘Mutual fleet is already under hire. Unions: What about the Chief Minister? He has never vis- Hyderabad: A 38-year-old the very least, a report by its soil, particularly when of the 40 recommendations Evaluation Report’ on A CMO statement said ited the Secretariat. married woman from the Asia Pacific Group it comes to taking action set by the FATF at the Saturday, days ahead of that of this 30 per cent, CM: We will take new employees and convert private Hyderabad was found dead (APG) on Money Launder- against global terrorist time of the country’s inclu- the key FATF plenary nine per cent buses would buses into stage carriers. under suspicious circum- ing, has shown that and Mumbai attack mas- sion in the FATF’s grey meeting in Paris which need to be replaced to stances in her house in Pakistan has fared poorly termind Hafiz Saeed. list in June last year. will decide whether make up the numbers. Unions: These decisions are being taken in haste. What North Carolina on October in taking action against Islamabad has apparent- According to the report, Pakistan should be black- This group of buses would about the safety of passengers? Thousands of RTC 4. According to a complaint terrorism emanating from ly complied with just one out of FATF’s 40 recom- listed. be staffed by private par- employees and their families will take to the roads to from her father Gajam ties, and the vehicles can protest. This is the first time that the Chief Minister him- Krishnaiah, a resident of use RTC infrastructure self is intervening in the RTC strike, is there no manage- Sainagar, Nagole with LB such as parking. The other ment and transport ministry to study issues and take a Nagar police, Gajam INDIA GETS FIRST 20 per cent buses, or 2,100, Vanitha, 38, married would be run and main- balanced decision? Rachakonda Shiva Kumar No certificates for talaq, SET OF SWISS tained entirely by private CM: Merging TSRTC with the government is not possible. about 15 years ago. The parties and would be run Unions: When a young Chief Minister has taken a deci- couple has two children. as stage carriers. ACCOUNT DETAILS sion and merged the APSRTC with the the government, ■ Report on Page 7 khula, Muslims in a tizzy New Delhi/Berne, Oct ■ Page 5: RTC to decide why can’t this government even consider it? 7: India has got the first tariff for all categories ● MORE ON PAGE 5 ATHER MOIN | DC ● A certificate per- talaq or khula certificate set of Swiss bank Taliban free 3 HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 is essential in case a account details of its taining to nikah, woman desires to remar- nationals under a new Indians for rebels With the Wakf Boards in talaq and khula ry. automatic information Islamabad: Three Indian Telangana state and issued is considered Incidentally, while the exchange pact, a major TRS’ assets double in a year, engineers held by the Andhra Pradesh having valid document to Wakf Act makes it clear milestone in the govern- Taliban in Afghanistan stopped issuing certifi- show the marital that the Wakf Board has ment’s fight against since May 2018 have been cates of talaq (divorce) no connection with mar- black money stashed freed by the militant group and khula (divorce on status of Muslims. riage related affairs, the abroad. Desam’s loans increase 190% in exchange for 11 of its top wife’s initiative), many TS Wakf Board has a spe- India is among 75 coun- members from Afghan jails, Muslims, already grap- not want to take any risk cial section to do just that. tries with which COREENA SUARES I DC by regional parties to the according to media reports pling with the anguish of as the matter is very sensi- This special section was Switzerland’s Federal HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 ASSET GROWTH Election Commission. on Monday, amidst fresh their marriage breaking tive. In AP, people were established to deal with Tax Administration In 2016-17, the assets efforts to revive the Afghan down, feel more let down. asked to move court or the affairs of marriage and (FTA) has exchanged The assets of the ruling JD(U): 298.3% declared by the 39 regional peace talks. The release of In TS, Wakf Board wait till specific orders divorce of Muslims after information on financial TRS have doubled from JD(S) 102.9% parties were totalled Indian hostages follows key authorities have stopped were received from the the Wakf Board entered accounts within the around `14.5 crore to `29 TRS 100.4% `1,268 crore. In 2017-18, the meetings between US and issuing the certificates for government. Incidentally, into an agreement with framework of global crore in a year’s time in total assets of 41 regional Taliban representatives. about two months now, the AP Wakf Board issues the Anjuman-e-Qazat in standards on AEOI, an fiscal 2017-18. parties stood at `1,320 while people in AP are very few certificates; not 1971 and started issuing FTA spokesperson said. According to a Delhi- DEBT GROWTH crore. ■ Report on Page 7 unable to get the certifi- more than 10,000 per year. nikah, talaq and khula The next exchange based election watchdog According to ADR, it fol- cates since the past A certificate pertaining certificates from 1973 would take place in the Association of Demo- TD 190% lowed the accounting stan- month. to nikah, talaq and khula onward. September 2020, the cratic Reforms (ADR), the YSRC 48.86% dards issued by the Instit- No more cutting Wakf Board officials are issued by the Wakf Board In TS, about 50,000 nikah spokesperson added. ruling party of Telangana ute of Chartered Account- being careful as they wait is considered valid docu- (weddings) take place This is the first time receives the third highest — the period during ants of India (ICAI) to trees: SC to Mum for the government to ment to show the marital every year. The TS Wakf that India has received income among regional which it was the ruling analyse financial state- New Delhi: The Supreme issue specific orders on status of Muslims. These Board issues over 35,000 details from Swiss parties in the country. party in Andhra Pradesh. ments filed by the political Court on Monday restrained the recently passed ‘The certificates are utilised to marriage and more than authorities under the The Telugu Desam’s The TD, however, also parties. Since political authorities from cutting Muslim Women obtain passport, visa, Haj 1,500 talaq and khula cer- AEOI framework, which assets swelled from `114 reported 190 per cent gro- parties are non-industrial anymore trees in Mumbai’s (Protection of Rights on pilgrimage permits, etc. tificates per year. provides for exchange of crore to `131 crore — reg- wth in debt at `22.71 crore. or non-business entities, Aarey to set up a Metro car Marriage) Act, 2019’. They are also used in par- financial accounts. — PTI istered less than 50 per The report was produced ICAI claims that the stan- shed. A special bench com- Officials, on condition of tition suits or marital dis- ■ Page 5: Wakf Board told cent growth — between by ADR after analysing dard accounting formats prising justices Arun Mishra anonymity, said they do putes in courts of law. A not to create controversies ■ Report on Page 10 FY2016-17 and FY2017-18 the assets reports declared are not applicable. and Ashok Bhushan said it will have to examine the entire thing and posted the matter for hearing on MEDICAL | WONDER Research opens up new strategies to fight common diseases such as cancer and anaemia October 21 before its forest bench. ■ Report on Page 6 3 scientists find how cells use oxygen, get Nobel COUNTER POINT Stockholm, Oct. 7. Three the body registers and ability is also essential dur- developing drugs that can researchers from the US responds to oxygen was lit- ● Kaelin, 61, works at the ing foetal development and interfere with different dis- and Britain on Monday tle known prior to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in creating new blood ves- ease states by either acti- shared the Nobel Medicine trio’s pioneering work. in Boston. sels. A large number of dis- vating, or blocking, the Prize for research into how “They established the eases are linked to EPO, oxygen-sensing machin- human cells sense and basis for our understand- ● Semenza, 63, is director of including renal failure and ery,” the jury said. adapt to changing oxygen ing of how oxygen levels the Vascular Research severe anaemia. For treatment of anaemia levels, opening up new affect cellular metabolism Programme at the Johns Cancerous tumours use — where the body lacks strategies to fight common and physiological func- Hopkins Institute. the body’s oxygen-regulat- sufficient red blood cells to diseases such as cancer tion,” the jury said. ing tools to hijack blood carry enough oxygen to tis- and anaemia. Semenza studied a gene ● Ratcliffe, 65, is director of vessel formation and allow sues — medicines in devel- William Kaelin and known as EPO which caus- clinical research at the Francis the cancer cells to spread. opment seek to stimulate Gregg Semenza of the es the body to create more William Kaelin Gregg Semenza Peter Ratcliffe Crick Institute in London. The Nobel committee that EPO creation. United States and Britain’s red blood cells and isolated several trials were under- This essentially tricks Peter Ratcliffe split the the specific DNA segments way developing drugs to the body into thinking it is nine million Swedish kro- that help it to adapt to low human tissues. Kaelin to prevent the onset of can- level processes the body interrupt this process, at higher altitude, prompt- nor ($914,000, 833,000 euros) oxygen levels. identified another gene, cer, and it plays a key role undergoes when low on potentially short-circuit- ing the creation of new red award. Ratcliffe and Semenza present in patients with a in how cancer cells oxygen — from helping our ing tumour growth. blood cells. One drug using While the fact that then applied this knowl- genetic disorder that puts respond to low oxygen lev- muscles function during “Intense ongoing efforts EPO-stimulation for humans need oxygen to edge to show that the oxy- them at far greater risk of els. exercise to adapting to life in academic laboratories anaemia is in the market survive has been under- gen sensing mechanism certain cancers. The gene Their work has shed new at high altitude. and pharmaceutical com- in China and others are in stood for centuries, how was present in virtually all rewires the body’s ability light on the specific, cell- Cells’ oxygen-sensing panies are now focused on the pipeline. — AFP Dasara greetings PAGE KCR conveys Vijayadasami greetings, says the festival symbolises triumph of good over City 2 evil and holds a message to mankind DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Nabami Celebrations Start-ups mop up 10MT of waste T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC option to their website. Nobel Prize for cell HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 From there, these users can then request for a response to oxygen While the government pickup, just like cab serv- has been trying to get res- ices. will pave ways for idents to segregate their After that, the agent vis- new interventions own household waste at its your house, armed source, a few start-ups with a digital scale and — Dr Rakesh K. Mishra born and bred in the city weighs the items, pays have taken charge and are you for the amount of CCMB Director succeeding at it. garbage weighed and it is So much so that they are done. clearing out over 10 met- Residents have asked ric tonnes of domestic the start-ups to set up ASTROGUIDE waste in a single month. kiosks in their colonies. They work just like the “We are very pleased For Oct. 9 local kabadiwala who with the kind of service Vikari: Dakshinayanam pays for the waste paper, they provide. This makes Tithi: Ashvayuja Suddha Ekadasi bottles and plastic you us environmentally con- till 5.18 pm sell. scious about the kind of Star: Dhanista till 11.11 pm Some of these start-ups waste we generate and include, Toter, Crapbin how we should dispose of Varjyam: Nill and Banyan Nation in it. Also, they offer a good Durmuhurtam: 11.40 am to Hyderabad. While the price for the waste,” said 12.26 pm first two collect the waste Ms Deepa Shailender, a Rahukalam: 12 pm to 1.30 pm and pay citizens for it, the resident of Sainikpuri. HIJRI CALENDAR latter specialises in plas- For Waste Ventures Safar 8,1441 AH tic recycling. India, there is a lot of PRAYERS “In the last few months, potential in the city and garbage segregation and having a perceptive popu- Fajar: 5.06 am proper disposal have lace is working in its Zohar: 12.14 pm become the buzzwords. favour. “The people are Asar: 4.21 pm This has also sparked a going the hi-tech way to Maghrib: 6.06 pm keen interest in people to have their garbage col- Isha: 7.13 pm get rid of their waste lected. This has been hap- SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6:01PM properly,” Mr Nisar pening over the last few SUNRISE THURSDAY 6:09 AM Ahmed, founder of months, maybe because Crapbin, told Deccan the government is push- MOONRISE THURSDAY 2.47 PM Chronilce. ing for waste segrega- MOONSET WEDNESDAY 1.29 AM Devotees take a selfie with the idol of goddess Durga in the backdrop at the Sarbojanin Shree Durga Puja organised by Defence Civilian These start-ups provide tion,” said Indra Kumar, employees at Ashoka Park in Visakhapatnam on Monday. — DECCAN CHRONICLE users with a simple log in of Waste Ventures India. IN BRIEF Gram farmers in dire straits Lightning strike Appeals delayed due to RAVINDRA SESHU I DC `7,050 per quintal as mini- green gram to `4,000 and kills 4 in 3 places KHAMMAM, OCT. 7 mum support price (MSP) `5,000 per quintal. Mr M. for green gram. The state Mallaiah, a farmer from Nellore: Four persons died Farmers who raised green government fixed the tar- Tallada, said, “It is unjust after being struck by light- late arrival of records gram are left in the lurch get of lifting 10,500 quin- to lift low quantities of ning in three different inci- as marketing officials are tals from farmers. green gram. We appeal to dents in Prakasam district on not purchasing the pro- Marketing officials lifted start lifting by increasing Monday. A 60-year-old duce from them. Farmers 5,700 quintals in the Wyra the target.” Green gram woman, Marella Seshamma, Cases often get adjourned twice in a short span: Advocates have another 15,000 quin- market, 4,100 quintals in was raised over 17,000 and 30-year-old Mettu VUJJINI tals in their possession the Khammam market acres in the district and Koteswaramma were taking VAMSHIDHARA I DC ■ The data from e-courts shows that and are appealing that it and 500 quintals in farmers achieved good shelter under a tree during a HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 most of the time is spent in the LCR/R be purchased. Nelakondapalli. yields this year because of downpour at Pernamitta vil- Officials stopped pur- Farmers have another good rains. Fifty percent lage in Santanutalapadu and P (Lower Courts Records – chasing green grame after 10,000 quintals with them. of the farmers sold their mandal when a bolt of light- The judiciary has noticed Records and Proceedings) stage. completing their target. Private traders are trying produce to private traders ning struck and killed them. that the delay in reaching The Centre had declared to push down the prices of at less than MSP. The women worked on a case records to the higher chilli farm. In the other inci- courts from the lower ■ Lawyers are ■ Mr Kontham dents, Ravi Manohar, 32, of courts is one of main rea- of the opinion Goverdhan Reddy, Hanumojipalem in Inkollu sons for appeal cases pend- that the appel- who practises in BURIAL SPACES mandal, and Somu ing for a long time in high- the High Court, said Ramanamma, 50, of er courts. late court Adivasis oppose Papireddypalem in Legal experts say that should find a that there were no IN CITY SET TO Veligandla mandal, were there are many ways in way to not hold rules laid down to working on their farms on which efficiency of the up court pro- forward the GET COSTLIER Monday evening when they judiciary can be meas- records by a trial Ravana Dahan were struck by lightning and ured, whether in terms of ceedings in ATHER MOIN I DC died on the spot. Others the number of days it appellate court for the possi- PILLALAMARRI Dharma who oppose this HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 were injured and are under takes to dispose of a cer- courts. bility of appeal. SRINIVAS I DC ritual. treatment at the government tain kind of case, or the ADILABAD, OCT. 7 The RDO asked both the Getting space for burials hospital in Kanigiri. ratio of filing to disposal groups to maintain peace in Hyderabad within of cases. Adivasis for the first time and to have mutual your budget is not easy Lawyers say it is not are submitting memoran- respect for each others’ given the increase in easy to estimate what da to police officials religious sentiments. population and the Techie attempts should be the desirable Civil cases take nearly five requesting them not to A team of Adivasi lead- shrinking of graveyard time frame within which a allow ‘Ravana Dahan’ (the ers led by old Adilabad land. Custodians of to take his life given case should be dis- burning of the effigy of Zilla Sarimedi Mesram graveyards can demand Nellore: Depressed at not posed of in the district Ravana) on the occasion Durgu also submitted a `1 lakh for providing being able to find a job, an courts and High Court, years on an average: Data of Dasara since he is memorandum to the space for a grave. engineering graduate particularly on appeal their god and they wor- Utnoor police and the As the city began allegedly committed suicide side cases. DC CORRESPONDENT issued, and directions to The data reveals that in ship him. RDO requesting that expanding, the grounds at his home in Pallaproluvari But they say one of the HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 call for records are also criminal cases, it takes Adivasis consider Ravan Dahan not be for graveyards began to street in Perala, Chirala town causes for the delay in dis- issued simultaneously. more than five months to Ravan as their moola allowed in their Shivakali get scarce as the land on Monday. Akula posal of these types of According to data from e- After issuing of sum- receive the records from virat and king. There are temple near the historical was appropriated for Gurucharan, 24, had com- cases is waiting for lower courts and DAKSH, a civil mons or notices calling for the lower courts. temples to Lord Ravana in Gond king’s fort. building. The practice of pleted an engineering court records. society organisation, a the records, it takes more Lawyers point out that Central India, Maha- The Adivasis allege that erecting structures on degree and had been The data from e-courts civil case takes an average than six months to receive some of tricks or lobbying rashtra and Chhattis- Ravana dahan has been graves as a kind of searching diligently for a job shows that most of the of three to five years to be the records from the lower by the litigants or their garh. Adivasis say that recently introduced in memorial that would to help the family since his time is spent in the LCR/R disposed of at the appeal court. advocates to delay the they are Dravidians and Utnoor and is being make it permanent has father Bhaskar Rao who and P (Lower Courts stage. Admission and After receiving the records reaching the high- follow Dravidian culture. observed for only the past disappeared since it is worked in BSNL had died Records – Records and denial by higher courts records of the case, it er courts from the lower They point out that the five years. no longer allowed. four years ago. He was Proceedings) stage. takes an average of four takes more than a year to courts, can delay a case by symbol of the bison horn Gondwana Gond Maha With all the space allot- found hanging from the ceil- Without receiving records months, after which starts the trial and submit an average of six months was found in the ancient Sabha leader Sidam Arju ted being used up, it’s ing fan in his house on of the cases from the notices or summons are evidence. to one year. Harappa civilisation and said that Adivasis are not become very difficult to Monday. His mother Krishna lower courts, the appeal Adivasis wear bison Hindus but are followers find a place for burial Kumari rushed him to the cases cannot proceed in horns as headgear during of the Gondi Dharma of and the time-honoured hospital with the help of the higher courts. delay, when the case is He said that despite the there were no rules laid festivals. ‘Pahandi Parikoopar Indian practice of greas- neighbours, but medical Lawyers are of the opin- adjourned more than top court’s direction, there down to forward the Burning effigies of Lingo’. ing palms has to be officers in Chirala area hos- ion that the appellate twice for such a small and is no improvement in this records by a trial court for Ravana is insulting them He said they have been resorted to in order to pital declared him brought court should find a way to silly reason. regard. the possibility of appeal. and hurting their senti- demanding that the get permission to dig a dead. Chirala Two Town SI is not hold up court proceed- To mitigate the delay, Mr In another case the He pointed out, “when ments, Adivasi leaders Centre create an option grave. investigating the case. ings in appellate courts. Reddy said, the Supreme Supreme Court ruled that the directions come from say. Leaders of the for ‘Gondi dharma’ under Worse hit are the posh Advocate G. Venugopal Court in the case of Asian in cases where specifically the higher courts, the con- Gondwana Panchayat Raj the religion column in localities in the city Reddy said, “More than Resurfacing of Road the original record is cerned lower court staff Centres submitted a official forms and alleged where people have quite five months time is taken Agency P. Ltd versus required and the photo- puts it aside. With the memorandum to the local that they had been forced a run-around to find just 2 DROWN IN in some cases to reach the Central Bureau of copy will not serve the work load or for any other revenue and police offi- to state their religion as 10 yards of space in a records from the lower Investigation, had direct- purpose, the appellate reason, they neglect it cials. Utnoor revenue ‘Hindu’ since there was graveyard. courts and meanwhile ed that in all cases where court may call for the until someone related to development officer no option for Gondi dhar- Many graveyards VIZAG DISTRICT more than two to three records of the trial courts record only for perusal the case perceived the Vinod Kumar and Utnoor ma in the Census. reserve space only for adjournments would be are summoned, the trial and the same be returned file.” deputy superintendent of Sidam Arju said they local residents. BEACH passed.” courts may send photo- while keeping a photocopy Mr Goverdhan Reddy police David held talks are trying to protect and Custodians of Muslim He points out that advo- copy or scanned copy of or scanned copy. said that this is a specific with the Hindu Ustava preserve their indigenous graveyards are demand- DC CORRESPONDENT cates face an embarrass- the record and retain the Mr Kontham Goverdhan issue which must be con- Samiti that is preparing culture and traditions ing money – a minimum VISAKHAPATNAM, OCT 7 ing situation before their original so that the pro- Reddy, who practises in sidered to speed up the for Ravana dahan and the and reject the influence of of `2,000, going up to clients because of this ceedings are not held up. the High Court, said that disposal of cases. leader of the Gondi other religions on them. `25,000 in some. Two youth of two different Charges for burial in families are believed to have graveyards that are drowned in the blue waters at attached to a Dargah are Venkatanagaram Beach in DASARA | VACATION Boat operators are still getting calls enquiring about booking tickets very high. The amount Payakaraopeta in the district escalates if you choose a on Monday. The two youth place near the shrine have been identified as A. and can be as high as `1 Raju (24) and A. Anil (18) of lakh in some places. Tondangi village in East No boat rides in Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar Mohammed Ifteqar, a Godavari district (near Wakf activist, says that Payakaraopeta in though the chairman of Visakhapatnam). SAMPAT G. East Godavari on ■ ■ boat is being operated, hol- fessional from Hyderabad the Wakf Board, According to the police, to SAMARITAN I DC September 15, the state ■ OPERATORS ARE now SOME HOLIDAY- idaymakers are a disap- said, "We wonder as to how Mohammed Saleem, has celebrate Dasara nine people VIJAYAWADA, OCT. 7 government imposed a pinning hopes on the rev- MAKERS are upset at pointed lot and there does long it will take for the warned the mutawallis from Tondangi village visited blanket ban on operation enue they expect from the the state government not seem to be an alterna- government to allow boat and managing commit- Venkatanagaram Beach. They A good number of holiday- of all tourist boats across increased tourist footfall for the blanket ban tive on the horizon. operations to resume at tees against taking played on the beach for some makers are a disappointed AP. during Karthika Masam. on boats. Both APTDC and private tourist destinations. We money, the practice con- time and later went in for a lot this Dasara vacation as APTDC and private boat boat operators are receiv- are forced to look for other tinues. swim. One of the nine, Nanaji, they are unable to enjoy operators generally make ing hundreds of calls from destinations to spend our was dragged into deep waters boat rides following sus- good money during sagar, Bhavani Islands, crore to `2 crore per holidaymakers, enquiring holidays.” ■ A WAKF ACTIVIST by a strong undercurrent. pension of operation of Dasara vacation. A large Papikonda, Hope Island, month from its fleet of about booking tickets. The A similar view was Anil and Raju went to his res- state-run and private boats number of holidaymakers, Rushikonda Beach etc dur- boats, the revenue doubles operators are unable to echoed by a large number says that people cue. Though Nanaji reached for the last three weeks in from AP, Telangana and ing the festive season. during Dasara vacation, respond to their calls as of holidaymakers. A sen- who are in grief at the shore safely, his rescuers the state. other South Indian states, However, this year has not and reaches `2.5 crore to uncertainty prevails over ior official from APTDC such as a time, do were missing. The police and Soon after tragic capsize prefer to take a boat ride been the same due to the `3 crore per month. how long the state govern- said, “We are ready to not want to waste expert swimmers started a of a private tourist boat at and also visit popular blanket ban on tourist Private boat operator too ment will keep the ban in resume our boat opera- time arguing with search operation until the Katchuluru of tourist destinations like boats. earn good revenue during place. tions as soon as the gov- the custodians. light failed. Devipatnam mandal in Srisailam, Nagarjuna- While APTDC earns `1.5 the holidays. Now, with no S. Anil Kumar, a IT pro- ernment lifts the ban,” Women angry PAGE MLA U. Sridevi demands action against TD activists for their objectionable posts, asks City 3 if Naidu has any women family members DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD HMDA dusts off land Mightier nature pooling plan for city If my status supports the cause of early Seeks to focus on Mokila, Dundigal, Keesara, Pratap Singaram detection of breast MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC cancer, I am all for it HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 KTR: LAW SHOULD — P.V. Sindhu Two years after it announced its land pool- TDR bank may PROMISE DIGITAL World badminton champion ing scheme, the Hyderabad Metropolitan HOUSE NUMBERS Development Authority SHORT (HMDA) will develop begin on Oct. 15 DC CORRESPONDENT TAKES about 600 acres on the HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 city’s outskirts, at Mokila, DC CORRESPONDENT ■ TDR is granted Dundigal, Keesara and HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 Municipal administration Scholar to present Pratap Singaram. The for a certain extra and information technolo- notification is expected in The Greater Hyderabad built-up area in lieu gy minister K.T. Rama paper in Portugal a couple of weeks and the Municipal Corporation of the area given up Rao on Monday under- land will be developed on has decided to launch a to GHMC lined that rules under the Hyderabad: Mohammed par with the plots at Uppal software tool that links new Municipal Act be Shameem P., a PhD scholar Bhagat which were auc- the building plan per- were not many takers for simplified, so that people with the School of tioned recently. mission application with TDR certificates as it could easily access vari- Economics, University of The developed plots will the property tax assess- was found to be unat- ous amenities. Hyderabad, will present a be shared between the ment service to reduce tractive by those who At a meeting he held paper, ‘Emprising Revival of landowners and the the time in issuing the had to give up land for with the town planning A tree gets uprooted after heavy rains near Fever Hospital at Nallakunta in the city Telangana Power Sector: HMDA equally. Each occupancy certificate road widening and other officials, the municipal on Sunday. — S. SURENDER REDDY Analysis from an Indian reconstituted plot is guar- besides ensuring trans- projects. Government administration minister state’ at the 4th Annual anteed to have a minimum parency in the system. therefore is relaxing the said multiple access APEEN Conference on of 30-feet wide developed This apart, the corpo- rules to create a demand points should be made Energy Demand-Side road, mandatory open ration is setting up a for TDR. Issuing TDRs available to people, like Management and Electricity spaces and other ameni- transfer of development reduces the burden on MeeSeva, mobile apps, Markets. The conference is ties. rights (TDR) bank to civic bodies as it is given kiosks and websites of Rains loosen soil, uproot being organised by the The HMDA had earlier facilitate easy transac- in lieu of compensation Urban Local Bodies department of management appealed to farmers and tion between buyers and which could run into a (ULBs), so that they can and economics and owners with a contiguous sellers. The TDR bank is few hundred crore quickly get the various GAPEER, in association with block of 50 acres of land to likely to be launched on rupees. permissions required 20 trees in city in 2 days the International Association partner with HMDA. October 15, said GHMC Mr Kumar said that fol- from authorities. of Energy Economics, at the Farmers or owners with commissioner D.S. lowing the instructions The minister said the KANIZA GARARI | DC disaster relief team of the but also the compound University of Beira Interior, small portions of land Lokesh Kumar on of municipal adminis- need for general public to HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 GHMC in the September wall. Horticulturist Jyoti Covilhã, Portugal, on could form groups and Monday. tration minister K.T. physically interact with and October rains has Srinivas explained, “The October 17 and 18. Mr partner with HMDA The TDR is given for a Rama Rao, the corpora- officials should be mini- Twenty trees have been been to remove huge trees downpour was continu- Shameem is working under under the land pooling certain additional built- tion has taken measures mal. The meeting decided uprooted so far in the which have fallen on the ous and incessant, not the guidance of Dr Krishna scheme. This proposal got up area in lieu of the to increase revenue. On to have a comprehensive rains that wreaked havoc roads, electric poles and allowing the water to flow Reddy Chittedi, School of a lukewarm response and area relinquished or sur- the condition of roads, master plan for each in the city this month, also cars. Trees have fall- away. In many low lying Economics, University of was dropped. rendered by the land he said that the civic urban local body, QR- snapping power lines and en in city areas on cars as areas, the tree barks and Hyderabad. After the success of the owner to the GHMC. The body had started filling based digital door num- causing long outage of they were parked below roots were submerged in Uppal Bhagat auctions, land owner can use the potholes and major bering and a uniform call power supply at Yapral, the tree. water for more than 24 the HMDA proposes to extra built-up area or repairs will be taken up centre number for all Alwal, AOC, Banjara Hills Mr V.J. Phani who had a hours and this is one of pool at least 150 acres of transfer it to another once the rains stop by municipal queries per- and Jubilee Hills. Swift car parked outside the reasons for them to TRAFFIC CURBS land in four areas to mop person for a sum. There the end of October. taining to the new Act. The trees were uprooted the compound wall in give away. Most trees that up over `1,000 crore and because the continuous Banjara Hills in the shade fell in September and AT TANK BUND has decided to issue a rains for two days on of a tree, saw it badly da- October were healthy fresh notification in two provide infrastructure, covered by the land con- HMDA’s share of devel- October 4 and 5 led to loos- maged as a big branch fell ones.” FOR 4 DAYS weeks. including roads, water tributed by each land oped land will be e-auc- ening of the soil. In the on it. He said, “It is very Pruning of trees is most- A senior HMDA official supply, drainage, electrici- owner. tioned as was done at open areas of AOC, trees unfortunate that huge ly done in May as it is to DC CORRESPONDENT on condition of anonymi- ty, open spaces, communi- If a farmer gives 50 acres Uppal Bhagat. Through fell on the roads and traf- trees are giving way. Whi- protect the tree from HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 ty told Deccan Chronicle ty service area and pro- of land, depending on the the current bidding the fic was disrupted for a few le insurance will help us winds. But with these that the municipal author- portionately share the topography, a fully devel- municipal authority is hours. Army personnel to recover the damages to post-monsoon rains there In view of the immersion of ity had identified loca- developed plots with own- oped plot is created and confident of getting over cleared the roads and the the car, raising such huge is now a need to relook Durga idols at the tions at Mokila, Dundigal, ers. HMDA and the farmer `1,000 crore which is sup- trees and their branches trees takes a lot of time.” into how the base of the Hussainsagar, the police has Kersara and Pratap The official said that the will share the area equally, posed to be used for devel- were placed on the side of The roots of a huge tree trees must be protected so imposed traffic restrictions on Singaram. The HMDA will cost of planning and pro- he explained. opmental activities in the the roads. gave way and brought that the chances of Tank Bund for four days from serve as a facilitator and viding infrastructure was The official said that city. The major work of the down not only the tree, uprooting are minimised. Tuesday. The restrictions begin at 6 pm on October 8 and last till the conclusion of immer- sion on October 12. Emergency button to turn Traffic from Secunderabad towards Tank Bund will be diverted at Sailing Club via Kavadiguda, Lower Tank Bund mandatory for cab services and Kattamaisamma temple. Traffic from Liberty and COREENA SUARES | DC ■ IN CASE of an able to respond immedi- Telugu Talli Junctions going to HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 ately to reach the com- Secunderabad side via Tank emergency, the muter in distress by con- Bund will be allowed on the Private cab services in passenger can press tinuously tracking the right flank of the road. the state will soon have the Emergency button movement of the vehicle an ‘emergency button’ in the related cab on the geo-tagged map. installed in a service This facility will not SHEPHERD ENDS application, especially services app. only help in apprehend- aimed as a safety meas- ■ The message will ing the offender before ure for women travellers. the crime is committed LIFE AFTER In case of an emer- be transmitted to but also help in enhanc- gency, the passenger can Hawk Eye App (an ini- ing the levels of safety DENIED ADVANCE press the Emergency tiative of the police) and security to all com- button in the related cab muters on the move and DC CORRESPONDENT services app. The mes- through a backend their family members at KOTHAGUDEM, OCT. 7 sage will be transmitted operational workflow. home.” to Hawk Eye App (an ini- ■ So far, the process of A shepherd committed suicide tiative of the TS police) ■ This will enable integrating police on Monday after his employer through a backend oper- passing on latitude patrols with passenger refused to give him festival ational workflow. This and longitude location cabs has been achieved advance to celebrate Dasara. will enable passing on for Ola, Tora, Move in According to sources, 22-year- latitude and longitude and other details of Sync, and 112, the Shout old Bhukya Vasanth was work- location and other the cab to a police app developed by the ing at a sheep farmer for the details of the cab to a control room as well Union home ministry salary of `40,000 per year. After police control room as as police patrols. and the app developed by his employer refused to give me well as police patrols. Telangana Tourism. the festival advance, Vasanth The same alert will be The police chief has bought a pesticide bottle from transmitted to the regi- ily members, friends etc. directed providers of cab the market and consumed it. onal station house offi- Director General of services and public serv- When he was found by his rel- cer, divisional assistant Police M. Mahendar ice vehicles to get their atives, he was dead and his and deputy commission- Reddy in an official state- mobile apps integrated mouth contained the traces of ers of police, and to the ment explained, “On with the police patrols froth. control room of the cab receiving the informa- for enhancing safety of operator, registered fam- tion, the police will be commuters.

POPULAR | BRAND ■ Drug continues to be sold at retail pharmacies Recall fails to affect ranitidine DC CORRESPONDENT said, “We are checking vari- HYDERABAD, OCT. 5 ■ THE US FOOD and ■ FOLLOWING THIS, ous batches of ranitidine. Drug Administration had the Telangana Drug Those that have no impuri- Over-the-counter sales of issued a warning against Control Authority ty will be considered and ranitidine remain high as it action will be taken accord- is one of the fastest-moving the use of ranitidine, a issued an advisory ingly.” medicines for controlling widely prescribed against prescription Sources in pharmaceuti- acidity. This is despite it antacid. of this medicine. cal industry say impurities being recalled from the mar- limited to a few batches are ket by major pharmaceuti- ■ THOSE WHO have old prescriptions and due to a lapse in the good cal companies due to traces manufacturing process. of carcinogens being found regularly use ranitidine have not stopped There is a need to have in some ranitidine samples. buying this drug, as they are unaware of its stricter checks to ensure It is stated its distribution harmful effects. that end products are flaw- at the wholesale level has less. been stopped. Another senior member of The Food and Drug they are unaware of its required by a large section the drug control depart- Administration of US had harmful effects. of people who are suffering ment explained, “We have issued a warning against R. Gupta, a pharmacist from acidity, diabetes and been constantly getting neg- the use of ranitidine, a said, “Ranitidine is not an other conditions. Senior cit- ative inputs from Indian widely prescribed antacid. over-the-counter drug. But izens also take this tablet pharmaceutical companies. Following this, the it has become one as people very regularly”,” Mr Gupta The branded generics hav- Telangana Drug Control use the same prescription said. ing a good market share Authority also issued an again and again to buy the The movement of raniti- though there has been a sus- advisory against prescrip- medicine.” dine stocks worth crores of tained campaign against tion of this medicine. “It is a widely used prod- rupees has been stopped them in the West. As this is But those who have old uct and has been in the mar- from the depot level. But the a very sensitive issue, we prescriptions and regularly ket for the last 20 years. The drug is still available with need to check and verify use ranitidine have not impurity is a cause of con- retailers. various batches, and that is stopped buying this drug, as cern. But the medicine is A senior drug controller a time-consuming process.” Mahatma tech PAGE Special chief secretary B.P. Acharya inaugurates Mahatma Memorial Computer Lab to ensure that City 4 the people are equipped with new technology DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

IN LOVING MEMORY OF GHMC GARBAGE Law must ensure digital COLLECTOR STEALS MOBILE

DC CORRESPONDENT health records stay secret HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 We stand with A GHMC garbage col- TSRTC staff but The Centre has been working on a health care act for more than four years lector was on Monday arrested for stealing a government is DURGA PRASAD mobile from a house on removing them SUNKU I DC the pretext of collecting HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 garbage. — N. Ramchander Rao Malkajgiri police said MEKA RAMA KOTESHWAR RAO GARU 61% of apps tested shared data (HP Gas - Vidyanagar) With the increase in Mekala Babu, 24, BJP MLC 23rd March 1929 - breaches on health apps, DC CORRESPONDENT od cycles to maximising sometimes sensitive per- Facebook is having so entered the house of M. 28th September 2019 cyber security experts HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 their chances of conceiv- sonal data. Again, it did- much impact on our Shilpika, a housewife, Pedda Karma on 10th October 2019 have raised concerns ing a child. n’t matter if people were democracies, as the for collecting garbage. Venue: My Home Abhra over the protection of A menstruation tracking On the Google Play logged out of Facebook Cambridge Analytica While doing so, he saw a Convention Hall, Opp Inorbit Mall, IN BRIEF Madhapur health records and the app called Maya has store, Maya, owned by or didn’t have an scandal revealed. mobile lying there and Sri Krishna Meka 9866007888 data of individuals. reportedly shared its India-based Plackal account,’ the report said. In an email conversa- stole it. Padmaja 9866772979 Recently, women’s men- information with social Tech, has more than 5 According to the tion with this newspaper, Finding the mobile CITY WOMAN struation-tracking app networking giant million downloads, research there is a rea- a Maya app representa- missing, Shilpika Maya has come under Facebook, according to according to Buzzfeed son why advertisers are tive denied the report: lodged a complaint with ENDS HER scrutiny for sharing con- research carried out by News. so interested in your “Reports of Maya leak- the police. They booked 9th DAY MEMORIAL fidential information Privacy International. Out of the 36 apps the mood; understanding ing user data or breach- a case and following “Dust returns to the earth as it and experts point out Every single interac- Britain-based privacy when a person is in a vul- ing it for commercial rea- investigation nabbed was,” and the spirit returns to God LIFE IN USA who gave it” that some of the diagnos- tion between you and the watchdog tested, 61 per nerable state of mind sons are absolutely false, the accused for theft. Ecc 12:7 DC CORRESPONDENT tic centres also went app, such as when you cent were found to be means she can be strate- baseless and very very HYDERABAD OCT. 7 online, sharing medical open it, whether you automatically transfer- gically targeted. inaccurate. reports of users. have protected or unpro- ring data to Facebook the Knowing when a “They are also one- A 38-year-old married woman It might become an easy tected sex, your period moment the user opens teenager is feeling low sided and sensational. from Hyderabad was found target for hackers to cash cycles, contraceptive pill the app. means an advertiser Like most apps, websites, dead in suspicious circum- on in the black market. It use, how you’re feeling, This happens whether might try and sell him a we also use analytics and stances in her house in North is need of the hour to and whether you have the user has a Facebook food supplement that is email tools like Google, Carolina in the United States bring the Digital acne or breast tender- account or not, and supposed to make him Clevertap, Facebook on October 4. Information Security in ness, can be transferred whether logged onto feel strong and focused. Analytics and many According to a complaint Healthcare Act (DISHA) to Facebook and become Facebook or not. Understanding people’s more. Every website, app from her father Gajam which is in the draft public knowledge. ‘We also found that mood is an entry point and platform uses analyt- Krishnaiah, a resident of stage into implementa- Women use such apps some of those apps rou- for manipulating them. ics to improve user per- Sainagar, Nagole with LB tion to curb any future for a range of purposes, tinely send Facebook And that is all the more sonalisation and experi- T. DENNY Nagar police, Gajam Vanitha, cyber attacks, stated from tracking their peri- incredibly detailed and worrying in an age when ence.” Today at 5.00 p.m. at our residence. 38, married Rachakonda Shiva cyber security experts. Ph: 8897998520, 9676676207 Kumar about 15 years ago. The There are many digital (S/1920/D01010) couple has two children. healthcare platforms Unfortunately, in India, her/his data. which the breach took he can directly buy the Reportedly the couple had through which people there is no law that pro- As per the draft of the place. “As long as they data from hospitals and some marital disputes for sev- can download an applica- tects health records. The DISHA Act, the digital don’t have standard access the contacts of eral years. In June, Vanitha tion, book an appoint- government has been health data generated, guidelines/frameworks, those suffering. Subse- went to the USA to live with ment, talk to doctors and working on a health care collected, stored or trans- they avoid investing in quently they can directly her husband. On Sunday, her store medical records act called DISHA for mitted shall be owned by protecting data. Most target these patients father was informed by his rel- like blood reports, MRI more than four years. the individual whose mobile healthcare appli- according to their needs atives that his daughter had and CT scans and others. This law will help in the health data has been digi- cations do not have prop- by approaching them, committed suicide by consum- Mr Sai Krishna, chair- protection of health data tised. er protection. As there offering discounts." ing some tablets on Friday. man of Global Cyber by imposing strict An owner shall have the are no guidelines from If there is no proper Vanitha's parents alleged Security Forum said, restrictions. It will lay right to privacy, confiden- the government, we can’t protection, cybercrooks that she was not allowed to "Usually these are run by out a standardisation tiality and security of even question them,” might target these appli- call her parents as her hus- people who don't have mechanism. Otherwise, their digital health data, explained Mr Krishna. cations and cash them by band restricted her from doing any diagnostic centre. there is no law for pro- which may be collected, Explaining further, he selling the data in black so. They alleged that their They will make a deal tecting the health care stored and transmitted in said, "For example, if a market. daughter had committed sui- with a diagnostic centre data and diagnostic cen- such form and manner as cancer drug manufactur- Even health records in cide due to the harassment and approach people tres. may be prescribed under er wants to know about hospitals don’t have pro- and torture of her husband with discounts. After It is need of hour to this act. the statistics of a partic- tection. and in-laws. downloading the applica- bring a stringent act like A person or an entity ular area, like how many For commercial pur- tions, when a customer DISHA to protect citizen committing a serious in that area are affected poses, this data can be approaches for any check data and patient data breach of digital health by cancer, what type of sold to medical manufac- up, s/he will be directed from different stakehold- information shall be cancer and other specific turing companies, phar- to a nearby diagnostic ers. Under DISHA, an liable to pay damages by details of the patients, to maceuticals and social WIFE OF MAN IN centre and sometimes individual has been way of compensation to target the launch his media, so that they can reports will be sent given an actual say in the owner of the digital product, to identify peo- target them with multi- KUWAIT SEEKS online". what happens with health data in relation to ple suffering with cancer, ple advertisements. GOVT HELP DC CORRESPONDENT 10th DAY CEREMONY HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 Keeping the faith

Chityala Sunanda, wife of Chityala Rajesh, a migrant from Jagtial stranded in Kuwait, approached Jagtial District Collector A. Sharath on Monday seeking govern- ment’s intervention in getting him back to the country. Late JANGALA VIJAYALAXMI She alleged that Rajesh, who DOB: 6-2-1947 DOD: 29-9-2019 migrated to Kuwait in June Inserted by: Husband: J.P. Krishna 2016 in search of livelihood, Sons - Daughters-in-law was living in inhuman condi- Daughters - Sons-in-law tions without proper food. He Grand Children And Jangala Family Members. was being made to work for Place: Date: 9-10-2019, 1.00 p.m. at more than 14 hours a day and Mudiraj Bhavan, Opp. Gandhinagar P.S., Boiguda, Sec’bad. 10th ANNIVERSARY also subject to physical abuse. 9246581164, 9246543473 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the Sunanda said Rajesh was death of his saints. (Psalm 116:15) working as car driver of Faleh Kamees Sulwarab Al Ajmi, who was not even providing her husband annual leave despite completing three years of duty. She sought govern- ment’s help in ensuring that Rajesh returns to India.

■ THE WIFE alleged that Rajesh, who migrated to Late M. MOSES Kuwait in June 2016 in Retd. Dy. Director of TRG (A.T.I.) D.O.D: 8-10-2009 search of livelihood, was Inserted by: living in inhuman conditions Mrs. Yeshoda Moses without proper food. Sons & Daughter Custodian of Dargah Hazrath Mahboob-E-Subhani Shaikh Abdul Khader Jeelani (Baghdad Shareef) Shaikh 9399976735, 7013942416 Syed Khaled Mansooruddin Al Gilani visits the Jamia Nizamia in Hyderabad on Monday. —P. SURENDRA (S/1920/D01011)

TMREIS rejects link with HC: No bail for 6th DEATH ANNIVERSARY 22nd ANNIVERSARY NGO collecting donations former Airman ATHER MOIN I DC ■ TMREIS secretary B. basic texts, such as VUJJINI charged with offences HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 Shafiullah said that he Noorani Qaida (Arabic VAMSHIDHARA I DC under the Narcotic Drugs was not aware about primer) are not made avail- HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 and Psychotropic The Telangana Minorities able to students, nor do Substances (NDPS) Act Residential Educational any such NGO which has they have copies of the The Telangana High and IPC Section 464. Institutions Society has started the project in the Quran or prayer mats. Court has refused bail to He was arrested on name of TMREIS. Muslim girls also do not October 4, 2016, by the Late MALLELA SAI CHAITANYA disassociated itself from former Indian Air Force DOB:10.10.1990 DOD: 08.10.2013 Salamah, a city-based NGO have head scarves, it emloyee G. Raj Shekar Narcotics Control Bureau “Your memories are always ISRAEL (M.S. ALI) that has been collecting in the name of TMREIS,” claims. It thus contem- Reddy, who has been in (NCB) and has been in jail in our hearts for ever.” DOB: 22-10-1951 DOD: 08-10-1997 Inserted by: Father - M. GOPAL You will be always be in our hearts donations stating it would Mr Shafiullah stated. plates to provide 10,000 jail since October 2016 for since. Before he was taken Mother - M. JAYA and FAMILY MEMBERS because, in there you’re still alive. provide copies of the Meanwhile, the NGO has Noorani Qaida, 50,000 holy allegedly manufacturing into custody, two of his Sree Venkata Sai Engineering Works Inserted by: Family Members Auto Nagar, Vanastalipuram Quran, Arabic primer and prepared an estimate of Quran copies, 200 prayer and distributing ampheta- aides were caught with (S/1920/D01008) life of the Prophet, prayer `1.51 crore for providing mats, 20,000 books on the mine, a psychotropic sub- 231.015 kg of ampheta- The righteous shall be in mats, and head scarves for these materials and has life of Prophet and 25,000 stance. mine. Following their 80th BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE everlasting remembrance Ps 112:6 girls. also printed a brochure head scarves for girls. Justice Ghandikota Sri interrogation, the NCB 83rd BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE TMREIS secretary B. seeking donations from the Mr Nazimuddin Farooqi, Devi said the court was arrested Raj Shekar Shafiullah said he was not general public. It is also one of the promoters of not inclined to grant bail Reddy. The NCB seized aware of any such NGO, depicting the emblem of Salamah, said before taking into consideration additional 9.1 kg of which has started the proj- TMREIS without intimat- launching the project, they the serious nature of alle- amphetamine at his man- ect in the name of the soci- ing and getting prior per- contacted community gations and the gravity of ufacturing unit. ety. He maintained that mission from the society. organisations and request- his offence despite being Raj Shekar Reddy’s DOB: TMREIS has no association The brochure being circu- ed them to take up the proj- an IAF officer. The court counsel said said his DOD: 09-10-1936 with Salamah or any other lated says 56,000 Muslim ect of providing holy said no changed circum- client had been implicated 20-12-2018 organisation to distribute boys and girls have access Quran and other religious stances had cropped up based on the statement of any articles. to free boarding, lodging books to inmates of resi- since the earlier bail co-accused and there was D.S. JULIANA ALEXANDER He clarified that parents and education up to junior dential and other govern- applications were reject- no proof. He said one of W/o. N.S. Alexander Smt. M.R. KRISHNA VENI Retd. Teacher of St. Francis themselves provide the college level. However, ment schools. But no one ed. the co-accused had been D.O.B: 8.10.1939 D.O.D: 18.1.2019 High School, Sec’bad. holy Quran and other reli- owing to their secular came forward. They thus Raj Shekar Reddy is granted bail. To our dearest mother in heaven with We still remember your values & gious books to their wards. nature, there is lack of took up the responsibility accused of manufacturing NCB counsel said if Raj lots of love on your birthday from all of comfort words towards everyone! us on earth. We cherish your sweet We Miss You! “We are contemplating to facilities for Islamic knowl- of supplying copies of the amphetamine by estab- Shekar Reddy was memories and miss you always. take legal action against edge among Muslim stu- holy Quran and prayer lishing a unit in rented released on bail, he may Sons, Daughters-in-law, Daughters, Daughters - Sons-in-law Sons-in-law and Grand Children the organisation if it is dents. mats, along with Noorani premises at Vayupuri, flee to another state and Sons - Daughters-in-law found collecting amounts The NGO claimed that Qaida and head scarves. Secunderabad. He was indulge in similar crimes. and Grand Children (S/1920/D01007) Stash data PAGE Kishan Reddy says India received first tranche of Swiss banks details which involve residents Politics 5 under automatic exchange of information deal DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD DGCA: SECOND PILOT Strike isn’t illegal, argue RTC staff IN CRASHED PLANE HAD NO FLY PERMIT Say most staff fail to resume duty despite sacking threat; demand talks with management New Delhi, Oct. 7: Aviation regulator DGCA has found RAJESWARI PARASA | DC that one of the two pilots on Dismissing of 48,000 HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 board the Cessna 172 aircraft, which fatally crashed at RTC employees is The Joint Action Comm- Vikarabad on Sunday, was ittee (TSRTC JAC) of the not authorised to be in the undemocratic and employees unions of the plane, a senior official said unconstitutional Telangana State Road on Monday. Transport Corporation After a preliminary probe, — Uttam Kumar Reddy have come down heavily on the regulator issued a show the decision of the state cause notice to the pilot TPCC president government to ignore their training academy, Wings demands, which includes Aviation Private Limited, merging of RTC into the and barred its Deputy Chief IN government. Flight Instructor (Dy. CFI) BRIEF RTC JAC convenor Ashva- Raunak Cyril from training, tthama Reddy, S. Babu, pres- the official added. ident and K Raji Reddy, gen- The two pilots, Amanpreet LIQUOR VENDORS eral secretary of TSRTC Kaur and Prakash Vishal, employees union, Hanum- died on Sunday afternoon anth Mudiraj, convenor of when their aircraft crashed SEEK STRIKE the Telangana Jathiya in Sultanpur in Vikarabad Mazdoor Union, and others district amid heavy rains. AGAINST RAIDS have said that they will not “Their flight was author- back off and demanded that ized by Cyril. As per the DC CORRESPONDENT the government should call authorisation book entry, the HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 them for talks. flight was to be operated by “We believe in the judici- Kaur only,” the senior official Retail liquor vendors in ary. In the past, the court of DGCA said. Telangana are putting pres- has given a fitting reply to “The presence of another sure on the State Retail Wine Chief Minister K. Chandra- pilot (Vishal) shows that Merchants Association to sekhar Rao in the case of Cyril failed to perform his declare a state-wide closure of Errum Manzil and Bison duties as laid down in train- liquor shops in protest against Polo ground. Removing Private buses make money by running alternative bus services from Hyderabad to different locations following an indefinite strike by ing and procedure manual of the 14 per cent licence fee for over 45,000 employees with TSRTC workers unions. — the academy. Therefore, he the extended licence period of the stroke of a pen and leav- has been barred from func- one month, and also raids by ing their families on the tioning as Dy. CFI of the the vigilance department on road, is that a decision for academy until further shops that are alleged to be the welfare of the people or RTC TO FIX TICKET orders,” the official added. selling liquor in excess of the to satisfy one’s ego?” asked Opp. criticises KCR, backs unions According to Directorate MRP. one of the employees. PRICE FOR ALL General of Civil Aviation Several liquor vendors have It has become TSRTC AVINASH PUJARI I DC take action against the party may review sumes 20 crore litres of (DGCA), Wings Aviation closed shops themselves ahead employees versus the state HYDERABAD, OCT. 6 striking workers. “KCR its decision following diese. Private Limited has a licence of the profitable Dasara day to government and the is conspiring to priva- the government’s stand Addressing a protest BUS CATEGORIES to function as a flying train- protest the vigilance raids in employees are questioning The BJP alleged that tise the RTC,” he said. on the RTC strikers. by RTC employees at FROM PAGE 1 ing academy till October 26, various parts of the state. the Chief Minister’s inter- Chief Minister K. BJP spokesperson CPI state secretary C. the Kamareddy bus 2020. The vendors want to show vention as the matter is still Chandrasekhar Rao Krishna Saagar Rao Venkat Reddy said, depot on Monday, sen- According to the statement A senior pilot, on condition their displeasure at the liquor in court and sub judice. was eyeing the RTC’s said, “There’s a well- “supporting the TRS is ior Congress leader issued by the Chief of anonymity, said, “The policy and want to shut their Salaries of thousands of valuable lands, the thought-out plan. a political decision but Shabbir Ali said “KCR Minister’s Office, the RTC plane was going from east to shops in protest, but the employees who went on Congress said the gov- TSRTC has very valu- we support the employ- announced the decision will decide the tariff for all west. Clouds were coming Association said the liquor strike were halted in the fes- ernment’s `2 per litre able assets in the form ees as the CPI is a as if he was the dictator categories. from the west. Due to this, vendors cannot go on strike tive month of Dasara. VAT on diesel was bur- of high-value land labour-oriented party. of Telangana and he The Chief Minister said the turbulence was very against the excise policy and Rendering 45,000 workers dening the RTC and across the state. The Hundreds of CPI mem- would punish anyone that none of the workers was high. The Cessna is a light the state government. jobless will be felt by lakhs driving it into losses. decision to dismiss bers supporting the who refuses to listen to dismissed by the manage- aircraft and when they come Mr Venkateswarlu, the presi- of people in the state. The CPI said it would almost all RTC mploy- RTC employees have his orders.” He said the ment, it was “self- dismissal” in contact with such turbu- dent of the Association, told The employees are still hold a meeting in the ees is only optics. It’s to been arrested across government had not of the workers as they did lent weather conditions, this correspondent that the firm on their stand and are next couple of days to create fear and uncer- the state.” appointed even 48 not rejoin duty before the mishaps can occur.” state government has extend- demanding that the govern- decide on its alliance tainty amongst the Asked whether the employees in the RTC. Saturay 6 pm deadline. According to safety norms ed the licence period of liquor ment fulfil their demands. with the TRS for the employees and bring CPI would withdraw “His decision was Mr Rao said the DGP was to be followed by pilots, there shops by one month and for About 99.70 per cent of Huzurnagar byelection. division within the support, Mr Reddy said, insane and insensitive instructed to make security must be clear visibility of the extension it has charged 14 employees have not turned This was the fall out unions. It’s certain that “We are observing the and will not be tolerat- arrangements at all the about five kilometres before per cent fee for that month. up for work since the strike of Mr Rao firmly refus- KCR will eventually situation. In one or two ed. RTC staff have a depots and act strictly take-off. — Agencies He said the retail dealer is in started. ing to negotiate with propose a merger and days a meeting will be democratic right to against trouble-makers. deficit of around 8 per cent of On the third day of the striking employees and make it look like he is held if any decision protest and go on strike The Chief Minister said sale in the month due to high- RTC employees strike, denying their main heeding to the demands would have to be taken seeking fulfillment of RTC subsidies to the physi- er fees. meanwhile, 11,000 buses demand of the RTC of the employees.” by the party.” their demands. The cally challenged, freedom He said this is the cause of were on the roads, which merger with the gov- Telugu Desam’s Congress leaders Congress will support fighters, students, journal- “heart burn” for the vendors. includes, RTC buses, buses ernment. Telangana state presi- came forward and con- RTC workers till their ists and families of police When extending the licence of educational institutions, BJP state president K. dent L. Ramana said demned the sacking of demands are met,” Mr martyrs and employees will period for a month, excise and private buses. Laxman said “During “During the agitation 48000 RTC employees. Shabbir Ali said. continue and the government authorities had orally permit- South Central Railways the Telangana move- for the separate state- Congress Legislative Tollywood actor and would reimburse the corpo- ted the retailers to collect ran ran MMTS additional ment, KCR said many hood KCR had said that Party leader Mallu Jana Sena chief Pavan ration. Mr Rao said the RTC price which is more than MRP. services in the city, while words for self-interest, RTC employees should Bhatti Vikramarka Kalyan expressed con- strike was the result of the But now they are raiding the Hyderabad Metro increased all of which were for- get facilities similar to alleged that Mr Rao was cern over of removal of “monopoly attitude of the shops and booking cases its frequency, according to gotten when he came to the Central govern- conspiring to privatise 48,000 staff and extend- trade unions”. But the against the retailers. officials. Though buses power. He is now acting ment employees. After the TSRTC by showing ed support to the RTC unions had ceased to exist as Mr Venkateswarlu said the were running, occupancy like a tyrant.” Holding coming to power, he has losses. He pointed out employees. He appealed the staff did not rejoin duty. Association will meet in a day was low and major bus sta- the government respon- totally neglected them.” that the government to the Chief Minister to It was felt at the meeting that or two to take a final call on tions such as Jubilee Bus sible for running the Though the CPI had was collecting Rs 2 VAT sympathetically consid- the people were appreciating the demand of the members of Station, Mahatma Gandhi TSRTC into losses, Dr announced its support on each litre of diesel, er the demands of RTC the measures being initiated the Association. Bus Station at Imlibun had Laxman said the gov- to the TRS in which was a big burden employees. by the government to make few waiting passengers. ernment had no right to Huzurnagar byelection, on the RTC which con- the RTC self-sufficient. WAKF BOARD TOLD NOT TO CPM SUSPENDS ITS CREATE A ROW RTC leaders’ protest foiled CANDIDATE FOR FROM PAGE 1 DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 DEFECTIVE PAPERS Reacting to the news on stop- DC CORRESPONDENT page of certificates, the Police on Monday took into HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 Anjuman-e-Qazat Telangana custody TSRTC JAC conven- State, an association of qazis, er Ashwatthama Reddy and The Communist Party of warned the Wakf Board not to 30 others who went to pay India (Marxist)’s Telangana create unnecessary controver- homage at the Telangana unit on Monday suspended sies. Martyrs’ Memorial at Gun its nominee for Huzurnagar Congress leaders too submit- Park in front of the State byelection, Sekhar Rao, for ted a memorandum to the Legislative Assembly. filing defective nomination Wakf Board authorities A huge police force was for one year from the party. requesting revival of the serv- deployed at Gun Park, In view the disqualification ices to avoid difficulties to the Dharna Chowk Park and all of the party nominee, the needy. RTC union offices. Tension One of RTC union leaders is being arrested by police after CPM state committee has Anjuman-e-Qazat president prevailed when a large num- they attempted to stage dharna at Gunpark on Sunday. — DC decided to support the Telan- Qazi Meer Mohammed ber of RTC workers flocked gana Praja Party candidate Quader Ali reacted sharply to to Gun Park and police took CM: New employees released them on personal Sambasiva Goud in the the report and said that the act Ashwatthama Reddy and bond,” a police official said. byelection. was an unnecessary complica- others into custody. will have to give an Earlier, JAC leaders Speaking to media persons, tion that is lead to confusion Criticising their arrest, undertaking that they approached Central Zone CPM state secretary Tamm- among the general public. JAC leaders said it was a bla- would not join unions. DCP Vishwaprasad for per- ineni Veerabhadram said the He clarified that the Act tant violation of human mission to go on a hunger party’s state committee has recently passed by Parliament rights. “Chief Minister K. Unions: Is that even strike to protest against the taken a serious view of this. criminalises talaq-e-biddat or Chandrasekhar Rao is beha- legal? Why is the TRS Chief Minister’s decision to He said the party has any other similar form of ving like an autocrat,” one of running trade unions? sack more than 48,000 work- removed Ramulu from the talaq having the effect of them said. Employees who ers. The permission was, post of the district secretary. instantaneous and irrevocable were detained were shifted however, denied. Though the Telugu Desam divorce pronounced by a to different police stations in sion to conduct dharnas or Ashwatthama Reddy said sought its support, the state Muslim husband, while it is the city and later released. protests. “We took the RTC the JAC for now would post- committee has decided silent on the kind of divorce Police maintained that it leaders into custody as a pre- pone its protests and discuss against supporting the TD permissible in Shariah. It does has not given any permis- cautionary measure and its future plan of action. candidate in the byelection. not prohibit divorce on the ini- tiation of the woman called ‘khula’. Mr Quader Ali also clarified that the Wakf Board does not issue any certificate on its AP CJ swears twice due to official’s error own if the application is filed by only one of the conjugal DC CORRESPONDENT He later repeated the oath partners. Such a certificate is VIJAYAWADA, OCT. 7 in the VIP room of the venue issued only if the application — Tumallapalli Kalaksh- is accompanied by confirma- Justice Jitendra Kumar etram. tion certificate issued by any Maheswari was on Monday Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan recognised qazis and after sat- sworn in as the new Chief Mohan Reddy also attended isfying all verification in Justice of Andhra Pradesh the ceremony. It was accordance with the prevail- High Court. Governor’s special secretary ing laws of land and the shari- Governor Biswa Bhushan Mukesh Kumar Meena who ah. Harichandan administered had noticed the error and Meanwhile, a delegation of the oath to Justice arranged the second oath Congress leaders, led by Mr Maheswari. taking in the VIP room. Osman bin Mohammed Al- However, Justice Mahes- Before being sworn in as Hajiri and Mr Mohammed wari had to take the oath a the Chief Justice of Andhra Sohail Quadri, called on TS second time following an Pradesh High Court, Mr Wakf Board chairman error during the first oath. Maheswari was a judge in Mohammed Saleem and sub- An inadvertent mistake by Madhya Pradesh High Court. mitted a representation the officials meant that the While the High Court of the Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan pres- requesting him to revive the Mr Maheswari took oath as state had been functioning ents a bouquet to new Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High process of issuing talaq and the Chief Justice of Madhya since January, Justice C. Court Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheswari after his oath taking khula certificates as the gen- Pradesh instead of Andhra Praveen Kumar had been act- ceremony on Monday in Vijayawada. — DC eral public was suffering. Pradesh High Court. ing as the Chief Justice. Wecome move PAGE UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday said all will respect the Supreme Court's decision on the title suit over the 2.77 Nation 6 acre of disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land. DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Ahead of Modi-Xi meet, China refuses to budge on Kashmir SRIDHAR KUMARASWAMI I Mahabalipuram (also which Beijing regards as Gehlot has insulted DC known as Mamallapuram) part of its territory. India NEW DELHI, OCT. 7 near Chennai on October 11- was unhappy with China Gujarat and its 12, with an official backing Pakistan at the UN China has apparently con- announcement by India on the Kashmir issue and people by calling veyed to India that it “has expected by Tuesday. The also with Beijing pushing them drunkards not changed its position on delay in announcing the for informal discussions on the Kashmir issue” and that dates and venue of the meet- the Kashmir issue by the — Vijay Rupani it wants the issue to be ing caused intense specula- member-countries of the Gujarat CM resolved in a peaceful man- tion about whether the UN Security Council at the ner bilaterally between meeting would be held. behest of Pakistan a few India and Pakistan. Sino-Indian ties were weeks ago. With both sides being in strained following Beijing's As reported earlier by this IN touch with each other in the support to Pakistan at the newspaper, October 11 will BRIEF past few days amid hectic United Nations recently on see a walk-through by the diplomatic parleys, the the Kashmir issue after two leaders on the beach decks have finally been India abrogated Article 370 where the famed ancient Woman asked to cleared for the holding of and bifurcated J&K State Shore Temple is located. the Second Informal in early-August. The main informal summit dress properly Summit between PM China was upset at the will be on October 12. The Bengaluru: In an incident of Narendra Modi and Chinese Indian Army holding exer- two leaders are expected to moral policing in Bengaluru, A man cuts a tree branch at the construction site of a metro train parking shed at Aarey Colony, Mumbai, on President Xi Jinping at cises in Arunachal Pradesh, discuss a range of issues. a video of a man purported- ly seen castigating a woman Monday. Cutting of trees has been halted till October 21. — AP in shorts asking her to wear “proper Indian dress”, has PDP TEAM DEFERS gone viral. The undated video shows an unidentified man parking his vehicle by VISIT TO PARTY the roadside and scolding SC halts axe, Maha her in English for her dress CHIEF MEHBOOBA sense whereas her male friend is defending her and YUSUF JAMEEL I DC reprimanding him for his SRINAGAR OCT. 7 unwanted advice. says Aarey job done A 10-member delegation of the People’s Democratic NIA arrests Free those held for protesting against cutting of trees: Court Party (PDP) which was to visit its incarcerated presi- NSCN-IM member PARMOD KUMAR I DC civic body, who said, ■ AAREY COLONY is for October 21, the court dent and former chief min- NEW DELHI, OCT. 7 “Whatever was to be cut is likely to examine the ister Mehbooba Mufti at a New Delhi: The National has been cut,” and added a contiguous part of legality of cutting of detention centre here on Investigation Agency (NIA) The Supreme Court on that “there will no more the larger Sanjay trees. The bench ordered Monday has deferred the has arrested a self-styled Monday directed the cutting of trees.” Since Gandhi National Park status quo even as solici- meeting. Sources said that sergeant major of NSCN-IM Maharashtra govern- Friday, 2,141 trees have tor general Mehta the meeting was postponed group in connection with the ment not to cut any more been cut. and a part of it is repeatedly urged the as the dominant view in the killing of Arunachal Pradesh trees in Aarey Milk The court also ordered being cleared by cut- court to record his state- party is that it could be MLA Tirong Aboh in May this Colony area of Mumbai. the release, forthwith, of ting 2,646 tress to cre- ment that there would be “exploited” by the authori- year, an official spokesman But its order came amid those arrested for ate space for the con- no further cutting of ties as a sign of return of said here on Monday. The 37- an admission by the protesting against the tress but not pass status normalcy in the Valley. year-old Ellie Ketok was Maharashtra govern- cutting of the trees. struction of Mumbai quo order. The Governor’s adminis- arrested on Sunday from ment that whatever was Mr Mehta told the metro rail shed. Apparently displeased tration had granted per- Nagaland’s Dimapur district required to be cut has court that he had spoken with Mr Mehta hammer- mission for the meeting on by a joint team of the terror already been done. with the Mumbai police Sunday and later in the ing against the status Sunday evening. Earlier investigating agency and the Aarey Colony is a con- commissioner and was evening it was directed quo order, Justice Misha during that day, a National Army, the spokesman said. tiguous part of the larg- informed that all those to be listed for an urgent said, “You can’t dictate… Conference (NC) delegation He said the accused was a er Sanjay Gandhi arrested for protesting hearing. you are making it very has met its president part of killing team, and National Park and a part against the cutting of The court on Monday light.” Farooq Abdullah and his actually fired on Aboh and of it is being cleared by trees have been released. permitted the students Informing the court son and party vice-presi- others on May 21 this year. cutting 2,646 tress to cre- The order for status to file a formal petition that the loss of trees dent Omar Abdullah. ate space for the con- quo was given by the relating to the issue. would be made good by The PDP delegation that struction of Mumbai two-judge bench special- Mr Mehta sought to planting as many trees, was to meet Ms. Mufti metro rail shed. ly constituted after the defend the cutting of Mr Mehta said that would have been led by the TALIBAN FREES “As undertaken, status apex court took suo trees by saying that the Mumbai Metro has party’s general secretary quo be maintained till motu (on its own) cogni- entire area under forest already planted 2,900 Ved Mahajan. PDP THREE INDIAN the next date of hearing sance of a letter petition cover is more than 3,000 trees. This was in pur- spokesperson Firdous Tak with respect to cutting of addressed to Chief acres and the area that is suance to our order two had said the party had trees”, a special bench of Justice of India Ranjan being cleared of tress is years ago, Justice requested Governor Satya HOSTAGES Justice Arun Mishra and Gogoi by law student less than two per cent. Mishra pointed out and Pal Malik to allow the Islamabad, Oct. 7: The Justice Ashok Bhushan Rishav Ranjan seeking a But an unimpressed sought a report on “how meeting. Afghan Taliban said it has ordered. While passing stay on felling of trees in Justice Bhushan said, many of them are sur- freed three Indian engineers the order, the bench took the colony. The apex “Whether it is 1 per cent viving today.” “Submit held hostage for over a year in on record a statement by court is on a week-long or 2 per cent is not rele- the report,” Justice an exchange for securing the solicitor general Tushar Dussehra break from vant. The question is Mishra said in response release of 11 of its members, Mehta, appearing for Tuesday. whether it can be done to Mr Mehta’s statement including some high-ranking Maharashtra govern- The letter was received legally or not”. that the survival rate is officials of the militant group, ment and the Mumbai by the CJI’s office on At the next hearing, set 95 per cent. according to media reports on Monday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two Taliban offi- cials refused to say who the militant group exchanged the Cong-NCP promise loan waiver prisoners with and whether the freed Taliban members BHAGWAN PARAB I DC Monday. The parties will reserve 80 per cent for their produce will be were being held by Afghan MUMBAI, OCT. 7 have resorted to ‘please jobs in industries for our priority,” said the authorities or US forces in all’ approach by target- locals. This will be manifesto. Afghanistan, The Express Complete loan waiver for ing a wide range of implemented by bring- The joint manifesto Tribune reported. farmers, monthly unem- issues, including indebt- ing a required legisla- promised to implement a However, the Associated ployment allowance of edness among farmers, tion,” said Balasaheb policy, whereby jobless Press reported that the 11 mil- `5,000 to the jobless and youth unemployment, Thorat, state Congress youth across the state itants were released from reserving 80 per cent of environment and urban president. could receive a regular Afghan jails. The prisoner the jobs for locals… and rural development. State NCP chief Jayant allowance of `5000. swap happened on Sunday, the These are the major In addition to the three Patil said that a blanket “For 32,000 vacancies, paper quoted the Taliban offi- promises that the major promises, the two loan waiver would be the Maharashtra govern- cials as saying, but it did not Congress-Nationalist parties have promised given to farmers imme- ment has received 32 disclose the location. Seven Congress Party alliance free education until diately after the lakh applications, which Indian engineers working for has promised to fulfill if graduation for students Congress-NCP combine shows that the unem- a power plant in Afghanistan's they come to power after in government-run and comes to power. ployment rate is high,” northern Baghlan Province the Assembly polls in the government-aided col- “We will focus on mak- he said. The Assembly were kidnapped in May 2018. state. leges, and universal ing agriculture a lucra- polls for 288-member One of the hostages was The Congress and NCP, health insurance across tive profession. To make Maharashtra legislature released in March. — PTI which are battling for the state. this possible, all their will take place on survival against the Congress-NCP leaders debt will be waived off in October 21. The counting might of the ruling BJP- reiterated their long- the first four months. of votes will take place Shiv Sena alliance, standing promise of pro- Increasing agricultural on October 24. The term CORPORATOR, released their joint man- viding 80 per cent jobs to productivity and provid- of the 13th Assembly FAMILY SHOT IN ifesto ‘Shapathnama’ on ‘sons of the soil’. “We ing proper remuneration ends on November 8. JALGAON SABARMATI Mumbai, Oct. 7: Five per- sons, including a local Goons thrash old woman Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ASHRAM DEVPT corporator and his family RABINDRA NATH members, were shot dead CHOUDHURY I DC OPPOSED around 9.30 pm in Jalgaon on BHOPAL, OCT. 7 Sunday. The accused Ahmedabad, Oct. 7: ambushed the family of An old woman in a Hundreds of residents Ravindra Kharat with Madhya Pradesh town of Harijan Ashram in firearms and knives at their was brutally assaulted Ahmedabad on Monday Bhusaval residence. They sur- by members of a family held a protest march rendered to the police follow- “for not selling her land against the proposed ing the incident and are being to them”, police said on development of the questioned in connection with Monday. Sabarmati Ashram the conspiracy. A video showing the 65- located opposite their The police said that apart year-old woman, a veg- settlement which they from Kharat, the other etable vendor, being fear would render them deceased were identified as beaten with sticks by homeless. his brother Sunil (56), sons family members of one Harijan Ashram, Premsagar (26) and Rohit (25) Lakhan Upadhyaya in managed by the and friend Sumit Phedre. the local market has Sabarmati Ashram “The attackers killed two of gone viral, prompting Harijan Trust, is home the victims on the spot. We the police to register a to 200 Dalit families, have detained some suspects case in connection with comprising 2,500 peo- who are being questioned,” the incident. The victim, Benibai Kushwaha, was attacked by fam- ple, whose forefathers said superintendent of police According to the police, ily members of Lakhan Upadhyaya for selling her were settled here by the Panjabrao Ugale. The officials the victim, Benibai lands to others, not to them, police said. Mahatma in 1933. at Bazarpeth police station Kushwaha, was attacked Hemant Chauhan, suspect that the attack was the by the some family mem- head and was rushed to ■ A video showing the resident-convener of outcome of a personal grudge, bers of Lakhan the nearby hospital. 65-year-old woman Gandhi Ashram but other angles are being Upadhyaya with sticks Incidentally, no one being beaten with Bachao Samiti said probed, the police said. in the market in district dared to come to her res- they are not opposing Kharat had a few cases regis- headquarters of cue as the goons were sticks and rods by the development work tered against him and the pos- Chhatarpur on Sunday showering blows on her. family members of but wanted authorities sibility of political enmity afternoon for selling her “Four people have been one Lakhan to ensure that it was ahead of the Assembly elec- lands to others, not to booked in connection carried out without dis- tion has not been ruled out, them. Benibai received with the incident”, local Upadhyaya in the local turbing the residents police said. bleeding injuries on her police said. market has gone viral. here. — PTI Birthday boy PAGE Putin, who turns 67 on Monday, spent a mini-break in mountains above the World 7 Yenisei River in Siberia. DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Turkey set to invade Syria 2 charged in HK’s President Erdogan says operation in northern part can come at any moment new mask ban Boris never, ever Istanbul, Oct. 7: Turkish Hong Kong, Oct. 7: Two President Recep Tayyip protesters were charged INTERNET CURBS gave me favouritism. Erdogan said Monday that Turkish plans have US FORCES START Monday with violating his army was ready to Hong Kong's new ban on I care about him launch operations against SYRIA BORDER wearing masks at rallies, LIKELY TO deeply as a friend. Kurdish militants in Syria a move likely to add to a at any moment following Trump’s blessing PULLBACK backlash that has thrown CHECK UNREST — Jennifer Arcuri the US announcement that the semi-autonomous it would not stand in the Washington, Oct. 7: Qamishli, Oct. 7: US Chinese territory into Hong Kong, Oct. 7: US businesswoman w a y. Donald Trump on Sunday troops in northern Syria deeper crisis. Hong Kong's government “There is a phrase that gave his blessing to a will no longer be near An 18-year-old student may curb access to the we always say: we can Turkish operation target- the border with Turkey, and a 38-year-old unem- internet in a bid to con- come any night without ing Kurdish militants in nor will they support ployed woman were the tain months of increas- IN BRIEF warning,” Erdogan told northern Syria, saying Ankara's “long-planned first to be prosecuted ingly violent pro-democ- reporters in televised the United States will operation” into the under the ban, which racy protests, a cabinet 10 killed in attack remarks. stand aside as Ankara country, the White came into force Saturday member told AFP on “It is absolutely out of Recep Tayyip Erdogan launches its “long- House said on Sunday. under sweeping emer- Monday, after an emer- the question for us to fur- planned” operation. “Turkey will soon be gency powers aimed at gency-law ban on demon- on Afghanistan bus ther tolerate the threats them. What can be done The move marks a major moving forward with its quashing violence in the strators wearing face Jalalabad: At least 10 peo- from these terrorist about this? They are going shift in US policy, and long-planned operation protests for more demo- masks failed to quell the ple were killed and 27 groups,” he said, referring to work on that and I effectively abandons an into Northern Syria. cratic freedoms. unrest. wounded Monday when a to Kurdish militants. instructed our colleagues American ally in the bat- The United States Detained early Saturday The warning came as bomb hit a bus carrying The White House on to work on that too,” he tle against the so-called Donald Trump Armed Forces will not shortly after the ban took the international finan- army recruits in Jalalabad in Sunday said Turkey would added. Islamic State group that support or be involved in effect, the two were also cial hub remained partly eastern Afghanistan, an offi- “soon be moving forward The Kurdish-led Syrian took over swathes of the US president and his the operation, and charged with taking part paralysed from three cial told AFP. A bomb had with its long-planned oper- Democratic Forces (SDF) Syria. Turkish counterpart United States forces, in unlawful assembly, days of protests in which been left in a motorcycle ation” in northern Syria. says a Turkish attack “Turkey will soon be Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having defeated the ISIS which carries a heavier the city's rail network that detonated as the bus It also said Turkey would against them could moving forward with its also criticized “France, territorial 'Caliphate,' penalty of up to five years and business outlets seen passed, Nangarhar governor be “responsible for all ISIS reverse years of success- long-planned operation Germany, and other will no longer be in the in jail. A conviction as pro-China were badly spokesman Ataullah fighters in the area cap- ful operations to defeat the into Northern Syria,” a European nations” for immediate area,” the under the mask ban is vandalised. Khogyani said. tured over the past two Islamic State group and White House statement what it said was their White House said, using punishable by up to a “Unfortunately, 10 civilians years,” using an acronym allow some of its surviv- issued late Sunday refusal to take back citi- another acronym for the year in prison and a fine. including a child were killed for the Islamic State ing leaders to come out of evening said. zens detained in northern Islamic State (IS) group. They were both released The protest were and 27 were wounded in this group. hiding. “The United States Syria. The statement, which on bail pending trial. sparked by a proposed law incident,” he said. Erdogan said he would The SDF holds thou- Armed Forces will not “Turkey will now be followed US President Instead of deterring that would have allowed It was not immediately clear work with European gov- sands of Islamic State support or be involved in responsible for all ISIS Donald Trump's phone rioting and calming the some criminal suspects to how many army recruits had ernments to deal with for- fighters and their families the operation, and United fighters in the area cap- call with his counter- anti-government demon- be sent to mainland been wounded, or if they eign Islamic State prison- in prisons and informal States forces, having tured over the past two part Recep Tayyip strations that have rocked China for trial, but have were being counted as ers in the region. settlements across north- defeated the ISIS territori- years in the wake of the Erdogan of Turkey, also the international finan- since morphed into a civilians. “There are (IS prisoners) ern Syria. It has been a al 'Caliphate,' will no defeat of the territorial criticized “France, cial hub for four months, larger anti-government from France, Germany, key US ally against the longer be in the immedi- 'Caliphate' by the United Germany, and other the mask ban has led to movement. other countries. They say Islamic State group but is ate area,” it said, using States,” the statement European nations” for more anger and redou- Protesters are upset at Journalist held for 'We don't want to have con- seen by Ankara as a “ter- another acronym for the said. Erdogan and Trump not repatriating their bled the determination of what they say are trol over them,'” Erdogan rorist” offshoot of Islamic State (IS) group. agreed to meet in citizens detained in both peaceful marchers Beijing's increasing influ- visa violations: Iran said. Kurdish insurgents inside The statement, which Washington next month. northern Syria who had and more radical protest- ence over the former “We can't look after Turkish territory. — AFP followed a call between — AFP joined IS. — AP ers. British colony. — AFP Tehran: A Russian journalist arrested in Tehran last week was taken into custody over alleged visa violations, Iran's SECOND TRUMP Save Planet government spokesman said FBI: THIS U.S. on Monday. Yulia Yuzik, 38, was apprehended at a hotel WHISTLEBLOWER in the capital on Thursday, SERIAL KILLER according to Russian media COMES FORWARD reports citing her ex-hus- MURDERED 50 band Boris Voitsekhovskiy, Washington, Oct. 7: A who is also a journalist. second whistleblower Washington, Oct. 7: A At the time, a spokesman for has come forward, this 79-year-old man mur- the Russian embassy in one with first-hand dered at least 50 people, Tehran said she was information about making him the most “accused of working for events that triggered an prolific serial killer in Israeli secret services”. But impeachment investiga- US history, the Federal Iran's government tion into President Bureau of Investigation spokesman Ali Rabiei denied Donald Trump, the (FBI) said on Sunday. on Monday that she was held informant's lawyer said Samuel Little con- for alleged espionage. Sunday. fessed to 93 homicides, “As far as I know, the case is The original whistle- mostly of women, about this lady's crimes blower alleged Trump between 1970 and 2005, regarding visas and other abused his power as the Federal Bureau of crimes,” Rabiei told a news president by attempting Investigation said. conference in Tehran. to withhold US military Although investigators “The case is not related to aid to pressure his have only confirmed his counter-espionage,” he said Ukrainian counterpart involvement in 50 of in remarks aired live on state Volodymyr Zelensky them, they believe all of television, adding that “it is into seeking damaging Little's confessions are being dealt with swiftly”. information on political credible. rival Joe Biden. The FBI has set up a As pressure mounted website showing his Portugal Socialists over the weekend, videotaped recollections Trump pushed back in of unidentified killings, win election typical fashion Sunday alongside sketches -- and accused House drawn by Little -- of the Lisbon: Portugal’s incumbent Speaker Nancy Pelosi, people he claims to have Prime Minister Antonio who announced murdered. Costa's Socialists won a gen- impeachment proceed- “Many of his victims' eral election marked by low ings last month, of being deaths, however, were turnout on Sunday after pre- guilty of “treason”, and originally ruled overdos- siding over a period of solid called for her to be es or attributed to acci- economic growth following impeached. dental or undetermined years of austerity. The Earlier, the original Protesters in costume gather at Marble Arch in London at an opening ceremony to mark the beginning of the International Rebellion on Monday, causes. Some bodies Socialist Party (PS) took informant's lawyer an event organised by Extinction Rebellion. The protesters are planning to bring disruption to 60 cities around the world in a fortnight of civil dis- were never found,” the 36.65 percent of the vote, Mark Zaid, tweeted con- obedience, warning of an environmental “apocalypse”. — AFP FBI wrote on the web- followed by the centre-right firming an ABC News site. — AFP Social Democrats (PSD) with report that a second 27.9 percent, according to whistleblower was rep- near total results from the resented by our legal FORMER EX-SPEAKER OF interior ministry. That left the team. They also made a PS, which has governed for protected disclosure Saudi Crown Prince snubs Pak PM the past four years with the under the law and can- NEPAL HELD IN RAPE CASE support of two smaller hard- not be retaliated against. Kathmandu, Oct. 7: lowing the Kathmandu Islamabad, Oct 7 per The Friday Times, the left parties, with 106 seats in This WBer has first- Former Speaker of District Court's permis- Saudi Crown Prince ■ PRINCE MOHAMMAD Bin Salman was upset Crown Prince recalled the the 230-seat parliament, up hand knowledge,” he Nepal's Parliament sion based on a First Mohammad Bin Salman by some dimensions of the Pakistani prime plane as he was unhappy from 86 seats in the outgo- said. Earlier, Zaid's co- Krishna Bahadur Information Report was so upset by some minister’s diplomacy in New York. with some of Khan's ing assembly and just ten counsel, Andrew Bakaj, Mahara has been arrest- lodged on Saturday, offi- actions of Pakistan Prime actions. seats short of an outright said his team “represent ed for allegedly attempt- cials said. The police Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan, however, has majority. Four seats still multiple whistleblow- ing to rape a woman said a case has been filed New York that he report- sion of the UN General was returning to categorically dismissed as must be attributed according ers” in the case. staffer in the federal par- against the former edly “snubbed” him by Assembly (UNGA) in New Islamabad from New York “utter fabrication” the to the results of votes cast However it was unclear liament secretariat. speaker under attempt to ordering his private jet to York last month. Khan on September 28, forcing report published in the abroad. The election bucks whether Bakaj was Police took Mahara rape and acts of vio- “disembowel” the went to Riyadh and held the Prime Minister and newspaper. the trend of declining cen- using multiple to refer to into custody from the lence. On Tuesday, Pakistani delegation. talks with the Crown his delegation to return to “It is totally false and tre-left fortunes. over two whistleblowers, official residence of the Mahara resigned as the Prince Salman gave Prince first before leaving New York and then take a absolutely carries no typically, several offi- Parliament speaker in speaker of Nepal's Prime minister Khan his for the US. commercial flight back to truth whatsoever,” a gov- cials would listen in on a Baluwatar in the out- Parliament over the alle- private jet to travel to the It was reported that the Pakistan. ernment spokesman said presidential call and a skirts of Kathmandu fol- gations. — PTI US on a week-long visit special jet developed a However, according to a in a statement issued here FAKE NEWS foreign leader. — AFP and to attend the 74th ses- “technical glitch” as Khan report in weekly newspa- on Sunday. — PTI PANICS QUAKE VICTIMS UNDER | FIRE Social media reacts in a patriarchal country where women are exploited TRUMP MUST Jakarta, Oct. 7: Thousands of Indonesians are still in shel- PRODUCE TAX ters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a Outrage as Pak official buys burqas for students RETURNS: JUDGE stream of fake news and hoax- es warning that an even bigger Peshawar, Oct. 7: women there traditionally abusing and raping,” Bangash said an inquiry New York, Oct. 7: A disaster was looming, the gov- Pakistani social media wear burqas which cover tweeted one user, Fatima has been launched in the US federal judge in New ernment said Monday. was fuming on Monday them from head to foot -- Wali. matter, and stressed that York on Monday dis- The local government has after pictures showing including their faces. Gulalai Ismail, a the garment is not part of missed President declared a state of emergency girls in burqas bought for The official, Muzafar Pakistani women's rights the school uniform. Donald Trump's efforts until Wednesday, with nearly them by local authorities Shah, said he had bought activist who fled the coun- “Our dress code includes to block access to years 135,000 people in evacuation went viral, igniting anger the garments at the try recently for New York, white trousers and a loose of his personal and cor- shelters and tents. in a deeply patriarchal request of parents who cheered the outrage. blue tunic, however it is porate tax returns, say- Many displaced people are country where women could not afford them as “I'm glad to see time is up to girls if they want to ing sitting presidents too scared to return to their have fought for their one of his final acts before changing and now more & dress a burqa over the uni- are not immune from homes in the remote Maluku rights for decades. stepping down from his more people are standing form. We can't force criminal investigations. islands after the area suffered A district councillor in four-year tenure. up against objectification them,” he said. The Judge rejected more than 1,000 aftershocks the small village of “Around 90 percent of of women in the garb of The move came weeks Trump's argument, say- following a 6.5-magnitude Cheena, in northwestern the girls already wear protection,” she wrote. after government was ing such vast immunity quake on September 26 that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa burqas, so I thought these The move comes weeks after the government was Shah said he did not forced to scrap an order would operate to frus- killed dozens and damaged province, used some 90,000 poor girls should have new forced to scrap an order for female students to wear understand the criticism. for female students to trate the administration scores of homes and other rupees ($570) of local gov- burqas,” he told AFP, veils in two other districts of the same province. “The people of the area wear veils in two other of justice by putting the buildings, the agency said. ernment funds to buy adding that previously he are very happy with me... conservative districts of president's personal and Terrified residents ran into around 90 burqas for stu- had used the funds to buy classroom full of girls The garments were pur- had I distributed jeans the same province. professional affairs off- the streets following the dents at the government- the school a solar panel, wearing the burqas, and a chased “instead of focus- among the girls, the media Burqa-wearing was com- limits. Payments made quake, which sparked land- run middle school in the build a washroom, and second showing them ing on improving quality and liberals would have mon for centuries in the by Michael Cohen, slides that buried at least one village. purchase new furniture. piled on a desk -- which of education, enforcing praised me,” he said. ultraconservative ethnic Trump’s former person- of the victims. The strong jolt The region is deeply con- But he snapped two pic- swiftly ignited outrage on strict and exemplary pun- Provincial minister of Pashtun heartland and al attorney is being killed 37 people. — PTI servative, and many tures -- one showing a social media. ishments for: harassing, education Zia Ullah other areas also. — AFP probed. — AFP c m y k c m y k MIND POWER ALESHA DIXON JANE RULE PAGE Once you’ve been through tough times, Morality is a test of our conformity 8 you can only become stronger rather than our integrity Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

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KCR fires, Jagan hires, Subhani in record numbers uring a single week, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed 1,26,728 new government employees at newly instituted ward and village secretariats and Telangana DChief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao announced the firing of 48,140 striking road transport employees, both records for any govern- ment in Independent India as single-day hiring or firing numbers go. The two Telugu CMs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week to seek additional Central funds for their welfare schemes, at a time when both states are flirting with fiscal risk. Where Mr Reddy is pushing AP into an economic quandary, even per- haps a trap, Mr Rao is laying a strong foundation for an economically vibrant Telangana; counterintuitive as it might seem. Mr Reddy, who has not focussed on growth, reforms or investments since coming to power, in a state without a capital, or an industrial base, has done everything that scares an investor — reserving 75 per cent of all jobs for locals, quashing power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed by the LETTERS previous Telugu Desam government despite warnings from the Centre, RTC STRIKE imposing a reverse tendering process to renegotiate all government con- Is it an insult to tell one tracts, hinting at cancelling the new capital I think it’s not fair for both — Amaravati project — without pausing to — the government and RTC Where Jagan Reddy is see their impact, or heed to any counsel. Mr Reddy, in a way, precipitated the road unions — to be harsh with pushing Andhra each other and I strongly Pradesh into an transport crisis in Telangana when he agreed to the demand of APSRTC unions to to go back to Afro-Asia? believe both are equally economic quandary, merge over 54,000 staff into the govern- responsible for the crisis even perhaps a trap, ment. Their counterparts in Telangana K.C. Rao is laying a hoped a little pressure would help get a sim- We old time sonal response” — and (KCR sacks 48,140 striking strong foundation for ilar deal. They declared a strike a few days journalists were of course, there was no RTC staff, Oct. 7). The com- before Dasara festivities, ignoring Mr Rao’s question of punishing mon people are suffering in an economically chilling warning that all striking employ- Sunanda K. brought up on the her with a reprimand or vibrant Telangana; ees would be fired. rule that readers or any other disciplinary between especially during counterintuitive as it Whereas Mr Reddy chose to pursue pop- Datta-Ray viewers should not action. But there was no the festive season when might seem ulist welfare schemes without the means to be able to discern doubt that her comment people travel. Both parties pay for them, risking destroying any went “beyond what the must come to one under- investor interest at a time when the coun- Reflections our personal views guidelines allow”. try’s overall growth is spiralling down — Mr Rao has chosen the harder from what we All hell broke loose at standing at the earliest. path of reform, restructuring, discipline and hard decisions. write or say, that condemnation. Ms Thakur Satyajeet Singh Where Mr Reddy is pursuing the next day’s headlines, Mr Rao is going he British fered. He felt “angry and except when we Munchetty’s colleagues Hyderabad after results for the next generation. While Mr Reddy will make more vis- Broadcasting confused” when told by and several BME (black its to Delhi, trying to sell titular sponsorship schemes to Mr Modi — yes, Corporation white racist thugs “to go are pontificating and minority ethnic) Striking RTC workers have no a YSR-Modi scheme for a fee was on offer — Mr Rao is transforming gov- (BBC) has been back where I came rule that readers or celebrities rallied to her right to disturb the festive mood of ernance with plans to bring in a PPP model for RTC, privatising munici- let off the hook from”. No one has ever viewers should not be defence. More than 40 four crore people of Telangana, as pal administrative functions like maintenance of Hyderabad roads, a new Ton racial discrimina- said the Queen felt able to discern our per- well-known actors, their services are essential for revenue act which will include mass-firing of village revenue officers tion, but the deeper “angry and confused” sonal views from what journalists and daily travel. During Dasara, many (VROs) to cleanse the land revenue system of institutionalised corruption. implications of the Naga because of the New we write or say, except broadcasters sent an people desire to celebrate festivals Munchetty affair bear Statesman cartoon. when we are admittedly open letter to the BBC at their home towns with family inquiry, not because the Subha Nagalakshmi pontificating, as in a warning that its members. I request them to call off BBC’s impartiality is Munchetty-Chandriah, signed column. It’s decision had the strike immediately and take up Smart win for Team India suspect but because of to give her little-used called the difference “implications for the talks to settle the issue. what the episode reveals full name to the attrac- between reporting and entire media landscape D.N. Rao eam India’s convincing victory against the South Africans in the of Afro-Asian complexes tive and vivacious host editorialising. But the in the UK and those who Hyderabad first Test of three was outstanding as it was marked by quite a few regarding white people. of the BBC Breakfast dividing line is not very work within it”. The Tphenomenal individual performances. Cricket is a team game that It’s a deadly insult with show who looks younger clear when it comes to organiser was quoted offers great scope for individual players to shine and India had a whole grave racial, political than her 44 years, was an emotive subject like saying, “This ruling NOT FAIR crop of them in Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin, and civilisational over- condemned for breach- race, and Ms Munchetty legitimises racist Mr Anand K. Sahay appears to Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja. Their performances helped beat tones to tell an Afro- ing editorial propriety stepped into this danger- opinions by suggesting have sound knowledge about the a bit of wet weather, a slow Visakhaptnam pitch and doughty displays by Asian to go back where by interjecting personal ous grey area. that they should be history of Kashmir, but he has visiting batsmen Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock. he came from. Yet, opinion when criticising “Every time I have treated impartially. By failed to mention the fact that Hin- The standout performer was, of course, Rohit Sharma whose first Test as telling a white to make Mr Trump’s diatribe been told as a woman of saying that Naga dus he was talking about was dri- opening batsman saw him complete a dream double of a century in each the reverse journey has against the four colour, to go back where Munchetty breached the ven away from their motherland innings, the first ever by one opening in a Test for the first time. Moulded no sinister overtones Congresswomen known I come from, that was guidelines of impartia- (Political Hinduism has won the in the slam-bang modern game of frenetic limited-overs cricket, his nat- because he doesn’t need on Washington’s Capitol embedded in racism,” lity by clearly express- day in Kashmir, Oct. 7). No politi- ural aggressiveness was Rohit’s best suit. His determination to make good to regret his origins. Hill as “the Squad”. she said during a broad- ing an opinion on the cian worth his salt did anything his streak of form in the World Cup in which he scored five centuries, When Enoch Powell, According to him, they cast chat with her co- author of these remarks, about this genocide then. This arti- Rohit has now cemented his Test place too. Batsmen of his instinctive the right-wing British “originally came from host Dan Walker on the the BBC is suggesting cle shows the bias of the writer. striking power make the game what it is today, while facilitating results Conservative politician countries whose govern- famous red sofa on that we should take Veekayvee in the longer format. Ashwin had not been on the boil since a tour of who sought to end Afro- ments are a complete which these highly illu- comments like President Secunderabad Australia in 2017-18. He made his case for a specialist finger spinner being Asian immigration, was and total catastrophe”. minating and often Trump made — which a match winner in Test cricket with his seven-wicket haul in the first ranting in the 1960s He tweeted that they entertaining morning are acknowledged Every Monday the best letter of the South African innings when conditions were favouring the bat. His disci- about repatriating “for- should “go back and conversations take throughout the week wins `300. Email your letters plined line with subtle variations saw Ashwin recapture wicket-taking eigners” to their home help fix the totally bro- place. “Now, I’m not mainstream media to [email protected], form. His partner-in-spin, Jadeja had his moments too, teasing the bats- countries to avoid ken and crime-infested accusing anyone of any- worldwide as racist — men on a wearing pitch. Shami was the wrecker-in-chief of the South “rivers of blood” in race places from which they thing here, but you and not express a view.” [email protected], or fax Africans in their second essay. He broke the stereotype of sinuous tweak- riots, the weekly New came.” Three of the know what certain Lord Hall, the BBC’s them to 27805256. You can also ers spinning a web on dusty pitches with seam bowling in which reverse Statesman published a women were born in phrases mean.” chairman, has since send them to Editor, Deccan swing was the key component. He struck timber to hasten the Proteas’ cartoon of Queen New York City, Detroit, When Mr Walker reversed the condem- Chronicle, 36, Sarojini Devi Road, defeat, his performance on the final day being the icing on the cake. Elizabeth II packed for and Cincinnati; the asked how she had felt nation. But there would Secunderabad-500 003. despatch with a “To fourth came to the US as when she heard Mr have been no row if Germany” label. The a child refugee from Trump say what he did, someone was sent back DECCAN CHRONICLE same tag would suffice Somalia and, as Ms Munchetty replied at to New Zealand or for Donald Trump, American commenta- once, “Furious. Norway. The agony and 50 YEARS AGO IN ADITYA SINHA T. VENKATESWARLU whose tirades against tors have pointed out, Absolutely furious, and I anguish are reserved Editor Printer & Publisher four outspoken has been a US citizen can imagine lots of peo- only for those who must Democratic since she was a teenag- ple in this country will suffer repatriation to DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: Congresswomen — er, longer than Mr be feeling absolutely Pakistan or Somalia. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Trump’s wife, the US furious that a man in Movement from Afro- Hyderabad: 36, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Ph: 040-27803930-4; Fax : 040-27805256 Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida first lady. that position thinks its Asia to Europe or the US Vijayawada: No.C-3 & 4 Patamata, Industrial Estate, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada (A.P.), Ph: 0866- Australian admits The controversy erupt- okay to skirt the lines by is promotion. Movement 2555284/2555287; Telefax: 0866-2555234 Tlaib and Ayanna burning Al Aqsa Visakhapatnam: Survey No.1/3A Beach Road, Near Kailasagiri Ropeway, Sector-9 MVP Colony, Pressley — invited criti- ed over Ms Munchetty’s using language like from Europe or the US to Visakhapatnam - 530 017 (A.P), Ph: 0891-2552333/2552334; Fax: 0891-2755285 cism in the House of comment on Mr that.” Perhaps then, Afro-Asia is demotion. Rajahmundry: Vemagiri, Dhawaleswaram Rd, Rajahmundry, Ph: 0883-2417618/2417208; Telefax: 0883- Representatives, a repri- Trump’s comment. We remembering the golden That’s not a white view: JERUSALEM, Oct. 7. 2417208 mand from Theresa old time journalists rule of journalism, she it’s what most Afro- Anantapur: Thapovan colony, Bangalore By-Pass Road, Anantapur - 515004, Ph: 08554-276903; Fax: May, who was then were brought up on the added, “Anyway, I’m not Asians think. The In a surprise move today, 08554-276904 Britain’s Prime here to give my opin- London-born Ms Australian Michael Denis Karimnagar: Survey No.1341, Vavilalapally Colony, Jagityala Road, Karimnagar - 505 001, Ph: 0878- Minister, and provoked ion.” Munchetty would no Rohan admitted he started the 2228908; Telefax: 0878-2220433 Naga Munchetty Of course, she had doubt regard it as a Nellore: Survey No.527/2, Burranpur Village, Venkatachalam (M), Chemmudugunta Panchayat, Nellore, the Munchetty contro- August 21 fire in the Al Aqsa Ph: 0861-2348581/82; Telefax: 0861-2348580 versy. was ‘perfectly done exactly that. 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’m writing this from the “Back then at the Spectator, in there was a culture of pervasive an inveterate shagger and at the But, surely, he should be extended Conservative Party conference those raucous days, people com- sexual harassment and assault at end the female publisher gives the presumption of innocence? He where Boris’ attempt to ram plained if Boris didn’t put his hand the Spectator.” birth to three blonde triplets. But has issued a strong denial, break- Ihome the message that he’s the on their knee.” Pervasive sexual harassment and we made nearly all of it up. ing his usual rule of not comment- only party leader capable of getting That, too, got a laugh and it was assault?!? Yeah, Aaron, that’s Although, having said that, Lloyd ing on private matters, and I’m Brexit done is being drowned out clearly a joke, not a statement of exactly what I said. It was a bloody came up with an interesting idea inclined to believe him. by the claim by Charlotte fact. But a beady-eyed hack at the joke, for Pete’s sake. But since the this week. We revive the play, but I’ve known Charlotte for 25 years Toby Young Edwardes, a Sunday Times colum- back of the room started scribbling Boris-haters are using what I said in order to avoid the deluge of neg- and like her very much and I gen- nist, that he squeezed her thigh in his notepad and about an hour to pretend to be offended on behalf ative reviews by male theatre crit- uinely don’t think she’d lie about under the table at a Spectator lunch later I was trending on Twitter. For of his “victims”, let me be clear. I ics anxious to prove they’re something like this. As anyone 20 years ago. In the #MeToo era, those unfamiliar with the po-faced worked for Boris at the Spectator “allies” of women and other who’s done jury service knows, this is a bigger news story than our digital outrage machine, that for the five years he was editor and oppressed groups, we make memory is notoriously unreliable. imminent departure from the EU. means more people in the UK were attended several lunches and lots Charlotte Edwardes a co-author People can’t accurately recall what Is it time to Or perhaps just a blessed respite tweeting about me than any other of parties at the magazine’s offices and bill it as a drama-documentary they did last month, let alone 20 from the relentless Brexit cover- topic. and never once did I witness Boris about white privilege and misogy- years ago. There’s a huge volume age. “Toby Young defends Boris putting his hand an anyone’s knee ny in a heteronormative work of psychological literature about I didn’t help by making a throw- Johnson by boasting about the sex- or thigh or any other part of their environment told by eye-witnesses this. In the absence of corroborat- revive our away gag on Monday at a fringe ist culture that existed under his anatomy apart from their shoul- and survivors. It would probably ing witnesses, we should move on meeting organised by the editorship of the Spectator,” fumed ders. Nor did I ever hear any run for longer than The Mousetrap. to discussing more important TaxPayers’ Alliance where I was a Labour MP David Lammy. “This reports of him doing so. He was not Seriously, though. The sheer things, like the biggest political cri- play about panellist. A blue rinse in the audi- crowd should be nowhere near a groper. amount of confected righteous sis in Britain’s history since Suez. ence said she’d been groped by an power, let alone in No. 10.” For some of that period he was indignation generated by Boris’ Boris has a plan to get us out of this older man two decades ago and Aaron Bastani, a Corbynista who having an affair with Petronella opponents, whether on the mess. We should let him get on asked the panel if we thought she works for a Communist website, Wyatt, the deputy editor, and Lloyd Opposition benches or in the with it. Boris’ sex life? needed psychological counselling. went even further. Above the Evans and I wrote a farce called Newsnight studio, is staggering. That got a big laugh and I respond- report of my comment, he tweeted: Who’s the Daddy? about that and I’m not defending sexual harass- By arrangement with ed by telling her that things were a “Here’s Toby Young explaining other sex scandals to beset the mag- ment — if Boris did grab the Spectator lot more relaxed in the late 1990s: Johnson’s actions by… admitting azine in 2004. We depicted Boris as Charlotte’s thigh, that was wrong. Oh boy PAGE Early OnePlus 8 leak hints at hole-punch display and Technomics 9 wireless charging DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

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Such SMART HOME SNOOPING specially engineered cables that look tech giant over violation PS4 TO SUPPORT Zombie Accounts can cause a lot of very similar can do much more. The fix of patents, reports trouble as users usually type in a lot of With our dumb devices getting smarter, the threat of smart home is to only use the cables that come Washington Post. REMOTE PLAY their personal data while creating an snooping looms large. Pick a long and difficult-to-guess password with your devices, or from reputable According to the account. Users must delete the that you aren't using anywhere else. Turn on two-factor sources — something you should do report, Blix, which is the ON ANDROID accounts that they aren't used. authentication, if available, as an extra layer of protection. anyway for the well-being of gadgets. developer of the email client Blue Mail, isn’t New Delhi, Oct. 7: In an the first to have com- announcement, Sony, which plained that Apple bor- will start to roll out the new rows their ideas and PS4 software update later this competes unfairly. week, said the console will However, it’s rare for now support Remote Play fea- Not possible to stop software developers to ture on any Android devices Russian hackers tweak confront Apple, much running version 5.0 and above. less file suit. Earlier, this year Sony had The biggest tech com- added iOS compatibility. repeat of Wannacry panies, including Apple, Meanwhile, the party chat are under the scanner feature has doubled the num- DC CORRESPONDENT installing patches that for how they wield their ber of users from eight to 16 browsers to track traffic with agency inputs are rolled out, “Updating market dominance. and should have better con- HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 your patches would have Last month, Apple was nectivity and audio quality, prevented a fair amount asked to turn over infor- Sony says. There’s also a new The group used a two-pronged approach as a failsafe Thanks to the Wanna- of people from from being mation on how it decides voice-to-text feature that tran- cry’s wormlike proper- a victim,” said Manfra. which apps and features scribes text and displays it on DC CORRESPONDENT ● ties, the ransomware, in Yet data shows that two to copy and why the PS4 Second Screen mobile with agency inputs Last week, it was widely 2017, managed to infect years after the attacks, Blue Mail, which offers app, though it’ll only be avail- HYDERABAD, SEPT. 7 reported that Google hundreds of thousand of more than a million com- the ability to create and able in the US for now. Sony has come under the computers before it could puters remained vulnera- use random email didn’t say whether the feature While most hackers look antitrust scanner for be brought under control. ble to the ransomware. addresses, alleges the will come to other regions. to exploit known vulnera- the use of DNS-over- However, the US govern- The remarks came just that Apple’s sign in tool, — Agencies bilities in web browsers, a HTTPS (DoH) ment doesn’t think it will weeks after her depart- which also features a Russian cyber-espionage be able to prevent a simi- ment warned of a new, similar tool, has violated hacker group, according ● While both lar cyberattack, reports emerging threat posed by its patent but didn’t to Kaspersky, has taken it Chrome and Firefox TechCrunch BlueKeep, a vulnerability reveal much in the suit. to the next level by patch- are expected to soon According to the report, found in Windows 7 and ing browsers like Chrome roll out DoH, experts Cybersecurity and Infra- earlier, which experts say and Firefox to monitor believe that DoH is just structure Security has the capacity to trigger TLS-encrypted web traffic. a marketing jargon to Agency’s assistant direc- another global incident The novel approach create an aura of privacy. tor Jeanette Manfra in an similar to the WannaCry begins with group, alleged event said, “I don’t know attack. to be Turla, infects a sys- ● Companies and organizations that we could ever pre- BlueKeep can be exploit- tem with Remote Access that have DoH-capable products DNS-OVER-HTTPS vent something like that,” ed to run malicious code Trojan (RAT) to gain have been advertising DoH as a LIKELY TO CAUSE MORE said Manfra, referring to — such as malware or access of the system. It way to prevent ISPs from another WannaCry-style ransomware — on an D-LINK WON’T then install fake certifi- PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES attack. affected system. cates to intercept TLS traf- tracking users' web traffic and as “We just have some- It’s estimated that a mil- a way to bypass censorship in fic from the host and then ● ● thing that completely lion internet-connected PATCH ROUTER oppressive countries. Experts say that The DNS-over- patching the pseudo-ran- ISPs won't be HTTPS protocol is a manifests itself as a devices are vulnerable to dom number generation worm. I think the original BlueKeep. VULNERABILITY ● Experts like Zare and inconvenienced by recent invention. It that negotiates TLS con- PowerDNS recommend that perpetrators didn’t expect Security researchers nections, reports Zdnet. DoH, at all, because was created a few probably that sort of say it is only a matter of New Delhi, Oct. 7: Despite a The group Turla, which users in oppressive countries use they can easily look at years back and was impact,” she added. time before bad actors range of D-Link routers hav- is believed to operate DoH-capable apps in combination these HTTPS portions proposed as an However, Manfra develop and use a YT SUSPENDS ing a severe remote code vul- under the protection of with Tor or VPNs, rather than that are not encrypted internet standard reminded users need to be BlueKeep exploit to carry nerability, the company has the Russian government, using DoH alone. -- such as SNI fields last October (IETF more proactive in out a similar cyberattack. CHANNELS OF decided against rolling out likely introduced the ● and OCSP connections RFC8484) It is patches for the devices, Zdnet method as a failsafe. While DoH prevents the ISP from viewing a user's DNS is the greatest thing already supported ‘PICK-UP ARTISTS’ reports. The group is sophisticat- on Android, and is According to the report, ed enough to have compro- requests, DNS is not the only since sliced bread. London, Oct. 7: researchers disclosed the vul- mised Eastern European protocol involved in web Security researchers scheduled to roll Following a BBC investi- nerability last week. However, internet providers in the browsing. There are still also understand the out in both Mozilla gation, YouTube has sus- the flaws were discovered in past to infect otherwise countless other data points that need to protect DNS Firefox and Google pended two channels — September 2019. According to clean downloads. ISPs could track to know where a queries from snooping Chrome later this Addy A-Game and Street the Fortinet researcher Thanh This may be an attempt to user is going. By design, ISP can eyes year. Attraction — for violat- Nguyen Nguyen, the unau- snoop on dissidents and ing its rules on nudity thenticated command injec- other political targets see to what IP address the user and sexual conduct. tion vulnerability impacts D- using a method that's diffi- is connecting when accessing a and allows employees to use DoH to bypass The two channels, Link firmware in the DIR-655, cult to thwart. website. any DNS-based traffic filtering solutions. which had hundreds of DIR-866L, DIR-652, and DHP- However, this is not the ● For enterprises, DoH has been ● The protocol upends hundreds of cyber- video, claims to sell the 1565 product lines. first time that Turla has a nightmare ever since it's been secrets to picking up The vulnerability is altered a browser compo- security solutions, which will become women. described as an RCE prompted nent to deploy malware on proposed. DoH basically creates useless once users begin using DoH inside The investigation for by attackers sending arbitrary infected hosts. a mechanism to overwrite their browsers, blinding security tools from Panorama and BBC input to a "PingTest" gateway The group previously centrally-imposed DNS settings seeing what users are doing. Scotland's Disclosure interface, leading to command installed a backdoored examined the global injection and full system com- Firefox in 2015. "game" business that promise. The company said claims to sell the secrets that the devices — and their to picking up women. firmware — all have an expiry It looked into channels date and eventually support that host videos of the does end, and therefore users ANDROID STALKER APP CASES sexual exploits of so- of these routers should con- INCREASE BY 373% IN 2019 Brace for ‘Quantum Apocalypse’ called pick-up artists, sider replacing their aging including what they products to mitigate the risk DC CORRESPONDENT that would protect against claim are secret record- of exploit. with agency inputs the end of our digital ings of women having — Agencies HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 world as we know it. sex. More than 20 potential In September, Adnan While governments and algorithms are already Ahmed, who ran the ● Russia, India, Brazil, companies are racing to being scrutinised by the Addy A-Game channel, and the US emerged develop the first quantum National Institute for was convicted of threat- as the prominent computer, experts believe Standards and ening and abusive behav- regions for Android that the new era of super- Technology (Nist) in the iour towards young stalkerware globally, fast computers will not US, though it is too early women. Street Attract- only transform everything to know if even one of ion's coaches insist that while Germany, Italy, but also create its own set them is suitable for the they have done nothing and the UK took the of problems. task. wrong. YouTube said it top three spots in Europe. In an article on The that the advent of such itively say when quantum The biggest challenge is had terminated the chan- ● While both spyware and stalkerware Independent, Anthony machines could result in computers will reach the for the encryption technol- nels Addy A-Game and Cuthbertson writes that “quantum apocalypse”. point of defeating RSA ogy to not only protect Street Attraction.It are “nuisanceware”, stalkerware is gen- the first of such comput- The current encryption and ECC, many estimates against cyberattacks from added: "YouTube strictly erally used by individuals to spy on ers is likely to arrive soon- technologies to banking place that date in the next quantum computers, but prohibits explicit sexual, those close to them. er than expected due to transactions would be at 10 or 15 years,” Mr Callan to also work with tradi- graphic or harassing ● Kaspersky found 518,223 cases where recent breakthroughs. risk from being exposed to tells The Independent. tional computers and content. Nothing is more However, Tim Callan, a cyber criminals, hackers However, work is already smartphones running on important than the presence of stalkerware on users’ senior fellow at cybersecu- and spy agencies. underway to create quan- the current network infra- protecting the safety of devices was registered or an attempt rity firm Sectigo, warns “While no one can defin- tum-resistant algorithms structure of the internet. our community.” was made to install spyware without BOSE SLEEPBUDS the consent of the victims involved. KILLED AFTER ● Stalkerware needs a vector to infil- trate a target’s mobile device defenses. 16 MONTHS Most often, this is done by manually Algorithm can adapt to listeners’ mood installing the app on the smartphone or New Delhi, Oct. 7: Following tablet. Other times, it’s remotely complaints of power issue, administered via spear phishing emails DJ-MC organises songs intelligently to provide an “DJ-like” sequence Bose has discontinued its containing malicious attachments or weird noise-generating ear- links. Houston, Oct. 7: Research- model accordingly,” said please the listener the phones that help users to fall ers have developed a “DJ- Elad Liebman, a PhD stu- most, they said. asleep, reports Android Police. like” algorithm that can dent in computer science The programme serves Dubbed as sleepbuds, the create ultra-personal at UT Austin, who concep- up the next song on that device was quite a divisive ● It’s worth not- music playlists which tualised the programme. playlist — and while that product when it launched, ing that although adapt to listeners' changing DJ-MC adapts to the lis- song is playing, it creates given that they paired with a WhatsApp is end- moods. tener's mood, considering and tests new sequences. phone but still couldn't even to-end encrypted, The algorithm called DJ- not only which songs they The researchers noted play music. After being on the MC could outdo streaming will enjoy, but also in what that in machine learning, market for only 16 months, the security music services by making order, the researchers the mechanism is known Bose is now discontinuing the feature is of playlists that change said. Songs are organised as a Monte Carlo search sleepbuds. The sleepbuds no use when depending on each indi- intelligently, leading to an which inspired the name started life as a crowdfunded the endpoint vidual's shifting emotion, expressive, “DJ-like” of the programme: DJ- Indiegogo project before going itself is compro- according to the research sequence, instead of a ran- MC. The programme on sale in June of 2018. Priced mised with sur- published in the journal dom, arbitrary-sounding could be adapted to other at $250, the product promised veillance soft- MIS Quarterly. one, they said. kinds of media, from news to help people fall asleep faster ware. “Whether you’re getting According to the stories to videos, they and stay asleep longer by play- into the car after a long researchers, DJ MC plans said. “Learning algo- ing various white noise sound day of meetings, or you're its moves 10 songs ahead, rithms don't have taste, effects directly in your ears to getting out of bed on a like a chess player. they just have data. You block out ambient noise. weekend morning, it sor at the University of tries out a song, the listen- While one song is play- can replace the dataset In the following months, new should tailor its recom- Texas (UT) at Austin in the er rates it, and the pro- ing, the programme gener- with anything, as long as features like a "Phone-Free mendations to your chang- United States. gramme heeds that rating ates tens of thousands of people are consuming it in Mode" were delivered via ing moods,” said Maytal The programme runs a in choosing the next song. possible sequences, and it a similar fashion,” updates. — Agencies Saar-Tsechansky, a profes- series of feedback loops. It “Then you alter the predicts which one will Liebman said. — PTI SoftBank’s More sellers Son is and few embarrassed takers for by record NBFC bonds TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

■ quick Vision Fund, Lightspeed, Sequoia to invest $800 mn India gets first set of Oyo to raise $1.5 bn Swiss A/C details BITES New Delhi/Berne, Oct. of Indians and they might by the FTA from around 7: India has got the first include those used for 7,500 institutions includ- set of Swiss bank account business and other gen- ing banks, trusts and at $10 bn valuation insurers. details of its nationals uine purposes. INDICATORS % under a new automatic Overall, the FTA has “The largest exchange Sensex 37,531.98 -0.38 SARITHA RAI up after One97 Communic- information exchange sent information on was with Germany, as Nifty 50 11,126.40 -0.43 OCT. 7 INDIA’S GLOBAL BRAND ations, the parent of digital pact, a major milestone in around 3.1 million finan- was the case in the previ- ◗ payments pioneer Paytm. the government's fight cial accounts to the part- ous year. The FTA cannot S&P 500 2,954.05 +0.07 Oyo Hotels and Homes is Ritesh Agarwal founded Oyo in E-commerce giant Flipkart against black money ner states and received provide any information Dollar (`) 71.02 +0.20 raising $1.5 billion from his teens after dropping out of Online Services was acqui- stashed abroad. information on around on the amount of finan- Pound Sterling (`) 87.49 +0.24 Founder Ritesh Agarwal, college red by Walmart Inc. last India is among 75 coun- 2.4 million from them. cial assets,” the statement SoftBank Group Corp. and ◗ year in a $16 billion deal. tries with which The exchanged details added. Euro (`) 77.95 +0.30 other investors as the India Started in 2013, Oyo is now SoftBank’s investments Switzerland's Federal Tax include identification, Asked about specific Gold (10gm)* (`) 39,210▼135 -0.34 lodging startup expands valued at around $10 bn lifted the valuations at Oyo, Administration (FTA) account and financial details relating to India, into foreign markets such ◗ Paytm and WeWork. has exchanged informa- information. These the FTA spokesperson Brent crude ($/bbl)* 59.09 +1.23 It is No. 2 in valuation as the US and Europe. after Paytm, as Flipkart is Agarwal founded the sta- tion on financial accounts include name, address, said, “the communication IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.669 -0.010 Agarwal, 25, will spend rtup in his teens after drop- within the framework of state of residence and tax of statistical data is sub- now part of Walmart US 10-Yr T-bill yield 1.543 +0.029 $700 million to buy new ping out of college and roa- global standards on identification number, as ject to the confidentiality shares in the company as ming India on a shoestring AEOI, an FTA spokesper- well information con- clauses as well.” To * As of 9:30 pm IST part of a previously report- ◗ ◗ budget. The wild, erratic st- son told PTI. cerning the financial another query on the next ed $2 billion plan to triple Now aged 25, Oyo helps hotels andards at hotels and guest The next exchange institution, account bal- exchange of information his ownership stake. Exist- Agarwal will spend upgrade facilities and houses he encountered ins- would take place in ance and capital income. with India, the spokesper- ing investors Soft-Bank’s $700 mn to triple his support to train staff pired him to start the onl- September 2020, the Separately, the Swiss son said,”according to the Volvo selects Vision Fund, Lightspeed Oyo stake to 30% ◗ In return, it gets a ine service, and the brand spokesperson added. government said in a international agreement Venture Partners and Seq- now aims to provide travel- This is the first time statement that the num- in place, the exchanges uoia India will contribute ◗ Japan’s Mizuho and cut of roughly 25 per ers a consistent experience. that India has received ber of countries with have to take place within Infosys as digital the rest of the current Nomura are cent of every booking Oyo mainly signs on hotel details from Swiss which the AEOI nine months after the end round. bankrolling Agarwal’s ◗ Its service covers 1.2 owners and then helps authorities under (Automatic Exchange of of the respective calendar services supplier Agarwal, who founded share acquisition them upgrade everything the AEOI framework, Information) has taken year. This means the Oyo in 2013, has built it into mn rooms in over 80 from bathroom fittings to which provides for place this year is 75, out of exchange takes place in Infosys said Swedish carmaker India’s second-most valu- countries furniture and bedding, and exchange of information which there was reciproc- September, except for cor- Volvo has selected it as the able startup with a valua- ◗ It covers 5,90,000 then provides them stan- on financial accounts, ity with 63 countries. rections.” main supplier to deliver Volvo tion of about $10 billion. Its dardized supplies like currently active as well as In the case of 12 coun- The Swiss government Cars' digital transformation service covers 1.2 million rooms in China and sheets and toiletries, and those accounts that were tries, Switzerland said Switzerland has com- services for its enterprise rooms in over 80 countries, 7,500 rooms in US in support to train their staff. closed during 2018, the received information but mitted itself to adopting applications and products. Inf- including 5,90,000 rooms in 60 cities It employs hundreds of year in which the frame- did not provide any, the global standard for osys will offer next-gen appli- China. It entered the US people in the field who eva- work agreement became either because those the international auto- cation services to Volvo lever- earlier this year and now luate properties on some effective. countries do not yet meet matic exchange of infor- aging its global delivery model, has 7,500 rooms in 60 cities. banks Mizuho Financial Ujjwal Chaudhry, the 200 factors, from the quali- However, the informa- the international require- mation in tax matters. automation and other service “We truly believe that we Group Inc. and Nomura Benagluru-based Director ty of mattresses and linens tion exchange is governed ments on confidentiality The legal basis for the optimisation levers to deliver will be able to build a truly Holdings Inc. are bank- at RedSeer Consulting. to water temperature. To by strict confidentiality and data security (Belize, implementation of the effective service operations. global brand out of India, rolling Agarwal’s share “The quality of the experi- get a listing, along with a clauses, and the FTA offi- Bulgaria, Costa Rica, AEOI in Switzerland first while ensuring that the acquisition, according to ence is not top-notch but bright red Oyo sign to hang cials refused to disclose Curaao, Montserrat, came into force on business is run efficiently people familiar with the it’s improving.” street-side as a seal of hou- specific details on the Romania, Saint Vincent January 1, 2017. “The and with a clear path to deal. He is buying some of Agarwal is tripling down sekeeping approval, most number of accounts or and the Grenadines, exchanged information EVI, Hilleman Lab profitability,” Agarwal said those shares from Sequoia on the company he created hoteliers must agree to a about the quantum of Cyprus) or because they allows the cantonal tax in a statement. and Lightspeed, and will at a time WeWork’s inter- makeover that typically financial assets associat- chose not to receive data authorities to verify The young founder made carry out the transaction nal tumult and a string of takes about a month. Oyo ed with the Indian clients (Bermuda, British Virgin whether taxpayers have partner for headlines in July with through an entity called disappointing IPOs are then gets a cut of roughly of Swiss banks. Islands, Cayman Islands, correctly declared their plans to spend $2 billion to RA Hospitality Holdings, raising questions about st- 25 per cent of every book- However, the AEOI only Turks and Caicos financial accounts abroad Shigella vaccine raise his stake in the com- Oyo said. artup price tags. The $10 bi- ing. Rooms usually run relates to accounts that Islands). in their tax returns,” the pany to 30 per cent from “Oyo’s valuation signals llion valuation makes Oyo between $25 and $85. are officially in the name The data was collected FTA said. — PTI about 10 per cent. Japanese its scale and growth,” said India’s most valuable start- — Bloomberg CDSL freezes DHFL Unilever to reduce plastic waste;

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partne- promoter holdings halve use of virgin plastic by 2025 rship (EDCTP) will give a grant New Delhi, Oct. 7: the company is on "account These include selling of 8.6 million euro for develop- Leading depository CDSL of resignation of the erst- stakes in group entities, New Delhi, Oct. 7: plastic cycle. Our starting ing a Shigella vaccine, India- has frozen shareholding of while statutory auditors including giving up half Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant point has to be design, based Hilleman Laboratories and the promoters of debt-rid- and reasonable time their stake in DHFL. Unilever on Monday reducing the amount of the European Vaccine Initiative den mortgage lender required by the new statu- Sources said CDSL, announced new commit- plastic we use, and then (EVI) said. Shigellosis is an infec- DHFL due to delay in tory auditors to review the which allows investors to ments to reduce plastic making sure that what we tion caused by consumption of announcement of the com- financial results". deposit securities by open- waste and said by 2025 it do use increasingly comes contaminated food and water. It pany's financial earnings, The company has ing an account in will eliminate more than from recycled sources. We is one of the leading causes of sources said on Monday. approved the electronic form 1,00,000 tonnes of plastic are also committed to diarrhoea, EVI & Hilleman said. A The decision has been appointment of depository (demat), has packaging besides collect- ensuring all our plastic frozen the packaging is reusable, taken after the company K. K. Mankesh- can freeze the ing as well as processing failed to announce its first war & Co. as the entire share- more plastic packaging recyclable or com- entire promoter quarter results, they said. statutory audi- holding of than it sells. postable,” Unilever CEO However, sources close to tors after the holding in case of DHFL promot- Unilever said by 2025, it noted that it will also help in a statement. Alan Jope said. Foreign investors Dewan Housing Finance resignation of non-compliance ers after the will halve its use of ‘vir- in collecting and process- Unilever said it is Unilever said its com- Corporation Ltd (DHFL) previous statuto- with listing firm delayed gin plastic’, by reducing ing more plastic packag- already on track to mitment will require the keen on REITs, said the company results ry auditors. rules announcement of its absolute use of plastic ing than it sells. achieve its existing com- business to help collect are expected to be DHFL, which has financial results. packaging by more than At present, Unilever’s mitments to ensure all of and process around InvITs: Sebi announced in the next few been severely impacted A depository can 1,00,000 tonnes and accel- plastic packaging foot- its plastic packaging is 6,00,000 tonnes of plastic days, for which the board by the NBFC crisis which freeze the entire promoter erate the use of recycled print is around 7,00,000 reusable, recyclable or annually by 2025. Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi and meeting would be called. unfolded late last year fol- shareholding of a firm in plastic. tonnes annually. compostable by 2025, and “This will be delivered other officials met scores of In a filing to stock lowing the IL&FS bank- case of non-compliance Virgin Plastic, is pro- “This commitment to use at least 25 per cent through investment and foreign investors in the US last exchanges, DHFL said the ruptcy, has defaulted on with listing rules. duced directly from the makes Unilever the first recycled plastic in its partnerships which week and saw keen interest board meeting is scheduled multiple commitments. According to market petrochemical feed-stock, major global consumer packaging by 2025. improve waste manage- from them in emerging areas on October 17 to consider The Wadhawan family, experts, if any listed enti- like natural gas or crude goods company to commit “We can only eliminate ment infrastructure in such as REITs and InvITs, which and approve the unaudited which owns over 39 per ty's results is delayed, the oil, which has never been to an absolute plastics plastic waste by acting many of the countries in have a total asset size of more results for the first quarter. cent in DHFL, has been exchanges hold "on- used or processed before. reduction across its port- fast and taking radical which Unilever operates,” than $10 billion. The interac- The delay in submission looking at various ways of account" the shareholding The company further folio,” the company said action at all points in the it added. —PTI tions were held in New York, of the financial results by coming out of the stress. of the promoters. —PTI Boston and Washington DC during the week from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, Sebi said. Pharma R&D spend to stay low this year HSBC to cut 10,000 jobs SANGEETHA G The pace of ANDA approvals has Skoda drives in CHENNAI, OCT. 7 increased by 44 per cent over the CY2015-18 period and the pace of offi- in drive to slash costs Kodiaq Scout at Research and development (R&D) cial action post USFDA audit has also spends of Indian pharma companies increased during the 8 months of SHUBHAM KALIA approaches to cutting have been coming down since FY17 CY2019 with 11 warning letters com- BENGALURU, OCT. 7 expenses, a person familiar spl price of `34 L and are expected to remain low in pared to seven in CY2018. with the matter told Škoda Auto India, which forayed FY20 as well due to challenging mar- In this competitive environment, HSBC Holdings Plc is plan- Reuters in August. into the full-size SUV segment ket conditions in the US. Indian companies are exiting product ning to cut up to 10,000 jobs, Any job cuts implement- in India with the Kodiaq in 2017, Between FY11 and FY17, several development of easy to manufacture, more than 4 per cent of its ed as part of the latest plan has come out with the new Indian pharma companies have been simple generics and focusing on com- workforce, as interim Chief would come on top of the Kodiaq Scout at an introductory ramping up their R&D spend, target- plex generics, specialty products and Executive Officer Noel redundancies announced price of Rs 33.99 lakh, a release ing the US market. The aggregate niche molecules. They are also opti- Quinn seeks to reduce earlier, the report said. said. Zac Hollis, Director–Sales, R&D spends of top few domestic com- mising their R&D spend due to the costs across the banking HSBC said it would be Service & Marketing, said, “The panies had increased from 5.9 per pricing pressure. group, a news report said laying off about 4,000 peo- Kodiaq range caters to a grow- cent of sales in FY2011 to close to 9 "The key sensitivity to Icra's view on Sunday. ple this year, and issued a ing class of discerning cus- per cent in FY2017. tion (ANDA) approvals given by US remains productivity of R&D expen- The plan represents the gloomier business outlook tomers with the penchant for However, the trend started revers- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) diture, increasing competition in the lender’s most ambitious due to an escalation of a luxury as well as the right ‘value ing thereafter. R&D spends moderat- has been increasing the pricing pres- US generics space and operational attempt in years to cut trade war between China for money' proposition.” ed to 8.8 per cent during FY18 and fur- sure on generics sold in the US mar- risk related to increased level of due costs, the Financial Times quarter results later this and the United States, an ther to 7.8 per cent in FY19. The ket, which accounts for 35 per cent of diligence by regulatory agencies," said, citing two people month, the report said, cit- easing monetary policy aggregate R&D spends of top few India's pharma exports. said Gaurav Jain, Vice President and briefed on the matter. It ing one person briefed on cycle, unrest in its key Printed & Published by domestic companies further moderat- Around 90 per cent of the generic Co-Head, Corporate Ratings of Icra. said the cuts will focus the matter. Hong Kong market and T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan ed to 6.9 per cent in Q1FY20. Rating pharma drug purchases are now con- However, lower R&D spends has mainly on high-paid roles. Quinn became interim Brexit. Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at agency Icra expects R&D budgets to trolled by three large buying consor- lowered the pressure on margins to HSBC declined to com- CEO in August after the Former HSBC Group Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan remain at 7- 8 per cent in FY20. tiums. With majority control of the some extent. According to Fitch ment on the report. bank announced the sur- CEO Stuart Gulliver Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, This trend reversal is led by chal- supply chain, these consortiums have Ratings, a prudent risk management The bank had 2,37,685 prise departure of John announced plans to cut Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, lenging US market conditions charac- been bringing down prices of generic approach to R&D should help main- full-time employees at the Flint, saying it needed a 30,000 jobs when he took Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: terized by steep pricing pressures, drugs. Further, US FDA has been tain financial flexibility, especially end of June 2019, accord- change at the top to the job in 2011 as part of a T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg high competitive intensity led by granting approvals for more number for smaller companies. Fitch finds ing to its 2019 interim address “a challenging programme to cut $3.5 bil- No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights faster ANDA approvals and lower of ANDAs and more number of that lower R&D expenditure as a per- report. global environment.” lion in costs over three reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part than expected revenue growth. 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Indian opener Mayank Agarwal acknowledges cheers after reaching his double century during the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.

There is no need NO FEAR! to press the panic Laxman is all praise for Mayank’s button. I would ask the critics to go courageous approach to batting New Delhi, Oct. 7: Former Players usually change Africa in Visakhapatnam easy on the India great VVS Laxman feels the way they play in helped India win by 203 runs players who fail. Mayank Agarwal’s “fearless” domestic and internation- and take a 1-0 lead in the approach in batting resem- al cricket, but he man- three-match series. — Misbah-ul-Haq, Pak coach bles a lot with the maverick The other opener, Mayank Virender Sehwag, who has aged to maintain his style Agarwal, has also attained a been the Karnataka opener’s in both forms of cricket. career-best 25th position after SHORT TAKES idol. Mental toughness and his first innings double-centu- Agarwal had come into the stability are his strengths ry lifted him 38 places. limelight with twin half-cen- and he plays fearlessly Captain Virat Kohli, who turies in his maiden Test tour just like his favourite, retained his second spot, has of Australia but maiden dou- dropped below the 900-point ble hundred (215) against Virender Sehwag. mark for the first time since South Africa has consolidated — VVS LAXMAN January 2018. He is now on his position in the national former India cricketer 899 points, 38 behind top- team, feels former India spin- ranked Steve Smith of ner Harbhajan Singh. Australia. “He is a solid batsman and rience of the game that they Among the bowlers, off- has approached this game value and understand every spinner Ravichandran like a domestic cricket match. opportunity that the game Ashwin has made a come- Players usually change the brings to them,” said back to the top 10 after his way they play in domestic and Harbhajan. match haul of eight wick- Chris Silverwood international cricket, but he Harbhajan also feels that ets, which included figures managed to maintain his Mayank did well because he of seven for 145 in the style in both forms of cricket. was sure about his role in the first innings. Silverwood is Mental toughness and stabili- team. “Once a player is confi- The formerly top- ty are his strengths and he dent about his role and place ranked bowler has England coach plays fearlessly just like his in the game, he only needs to moved up four places favourite, Virender Sehwag,” focus on his performance. from 14th position London: England cricket chiefs Laxman commented on Rohit was trying (to play) a and also into the have named Chris Silverwood Agarwal’s performance. different game but Mayank top five among all- as their new head coach to Harbhajan on his part felt Agarwal stuck to his game.” rounders. replace Trevor Bayliss, who that years of grind in domes- Fast bowler stepped down last month at the tic circuit has paid dividends Rohit reaches his Mohammad end of his contract. as Mayank is aware of what is career-best rank Shami has The 44-year-old, who has spent expected of him. reached a career- the past two years serving as “Mayank uses his feet well Meanwhile, India batsman best 710 points that fast bowling coach under when he comes forward and Rohit Sharma, who became took him from 18th Bayliss, will take charge for the hits and also executes the the first player to score a cen- to 16th, two below tour of New Zealand, which reverse sweep shots. He has a tury in each innings of his his career-best 14th includes a five-match Twenty20 lot in store and plays them maiden Test as opener, on rank, while Ravindra series, starting on November 1, when and where needed. He is Monday jumped to a career- Jadeja has leap-frogged and two Tests. a hardworking player; the best 17th position in the ICC Bangladesh’s Shakib Al While former India and South players who come from Test Player Rankings. Hasan to take second posi- Africa coach Gary Kirsten and domestic cricket background Rohit, who now has five cen- tion among all-rounders. Surrey’s director of cricket Alec have learned a lot,” opined turies from 28 Tests, gained a For South Africa, centuri- Stewart emerged as contenders Harbhajan. whopping 36 slots after his ons Quinton de Kock (7th) to succeed Australian Bayliss, “They come in late but have knocks of 176 and 127 in the and Dean Elgar (14th) have managing director of England so much knowledge and expe- first Test against South progressed. — PTI men’s cricket Ashley Giles described Silverwood as the “standout candidate”. “I believe he is what we need to take our international teams VIJAY | HAZARE forward. He is somebody we know well, but it is his intimate understanding of our structures Enoch echoes Guardiola gameplan and systems and his close rela- tionships with Test captain Joe Visakhapatnam, Oct. 7: League titles and has Guardiola that he liked Just like ball possession, cricket but in cricket we Sandeep, Siraj Root and white-ball captain Iconic football manager helped Manchester City after the crushing 203-run which can drain the oppo- want to reach the 80 per- Eoin Morgan that will help us Pep Guardiola’s belief in win English Premier loss to India in the open- sition, has been a founda- cent mark of controlling develop our plans for the next his “system” and desire to League titles, is revered ing Test here on Sunday. tion of Guardiola’s strate- sessions,” Nkwe said. few years,” he said. — AFP produce “better human for his coaching philoso- When asked if he would gy, Nkwe said controlling On the personal front, he beings” is something that phy. like to imbibe some of his 80 per cent of the sessions wants to work on building shine for Hyd resonates with South “He (Pep Guardiola) is a generic coaching philoso- in a Test match is the key a foundation for the next Indian women Africa’s interim cricket special human being. He phies, Nkwe said: “Just to victory. “I suppose four years at a time when Bengaluru, Oct. 7: start, but then it was skip- coach Enoch Nkwe, who has produced special per- his total passion about the every coach has a differ- South African cricket is Karnataka dished out a per Manish Pandey, who stretch their lead wants to create a founda- formances and (I like) the game. It is something that ent philosophy to rub off going through a phase of clinical show as they beat rallied the innings after tion that will leave the belief he has in his sys- resonates within me. I feel strongly on the team. My turmoil. Andhra Pradesh by 53 runs both Padikkal and Nair fell Dubai: India not only main- struggling team in a better tem. Just the drive he has I have so much to offer to philosophy is to control “It didn’t affect me at all. in their Elite Group ‘A’ in quick succession. tained their second position but place. to improve systems, the game. My biggest sessions for a longer peri- I have embraced the situa- match of the Vijay Hazare Pandey (50) made a also increased the points lead Spanish football manag- improve human beings to drive is to make a differ- od of time and also be a lot tion and my biggest focus Trophy here on Monday. patient half-century in 56 over third-placed England in er Guardiola, who has be better and better all the ence to human beings. I smarter in the certain sit- is to create a strong foun- Meanwhile, Hyderabad balls, with a lone four and the latest ICC women’s ODI guided FC Barcelona to time,” Nkwe said when am in a position and I am uations. Football’s posses- dation,” he said. defeated Goa by five wick- a six to his credit. It was rankings released on Monday. multiple Champions asked what is about grateful for that.” sion is different from — PTI ets in another Elite Group then a quick- fire, unbeat- The Indian women’s team (125), ‘A’ match, while en 45 from 38 balls by their led by Mithali Raj, has widened Chhattisgarh, riding on wicket-keeper B. S. the gap over England (122) slow left-arm orthodox Sharath and a blazing 34 from one to three points. Puja & Pujara bowler Sumit Ruikar's five- off 16 balls by K. Gowtham In the T20 International rank- wicket haul, trounced that ensured that they ing, India are placed at the fifth Irfan speaks of his Saurashtra by 65 runs. went past the 275-run position, the ICC said in a state- Batting first, Goa were all mark. The duo put up a ment. out for 122 as left-arm spin- crucial 60-run stand for the Australia’s consistent perform- ner B. Sandeep took four seventh wicket. ances have ensured their tight Gambhir control wickets while conceding The chase was horren- grasp on the top spots in both just 13 runs and pacer Siraj dous for Andhra as opener the women’s ODI and T20I Karachi, Oct. 7: in the 2012 limited over got 4 for 20. Ashwin Hebber was rankings tables, introduced in Pakistan’s out-of-favour series and he was In reply, Tanmay cleaned up by pacer M. October last year. left-arm pacer Muhammad unnerved against me,” Agarwal led the charge Prasidh Krishna (3-40) for a In ODI rankings, the West Indies Irfan has recalled how Irfan said. with an unbeaten 66 as duck. — PTI have lost five points and are Gautam Gambhir’s dis- Gambhir played his last Hyderabad romped home BRIEF SCORES now just two points ahead of tinct discomfort while fac- T20 for India against with five wickets in hand. ■ Karnataka 278/7 (Manish Pakistan in seventh place. ing him during the 2012 Pakistan at Ahmedabad in Put into bat, Karnataka Pandey 50, B. R. Sharath 45 Australia, who won the ICC bilateral series literally that series. He also posted a respectable 278/7 not out; Ashwin Hebber Women’s T20 World Cup in the finished the Indian open- appeared in just one more on the board, riding on use- 2/27) bt Andhra 225 (D. B. West Indies last year, have er’s white-ball career. ODI series against England ful contributions from Prashanth Kumar 78, K. S. increased their lead over Standing tall at 7ft 1 inch, after facing Pakistan in the their frontline batsmen. Bharat 38; Shreyas Gopal England from 10 to 14 points in Irfan dismissed Gambhir winter of 2012-2013 and Later, their leggie 4/48). the T20I Player rankings, a four times during that lim- was never picked in white Shreyas Gopal (4-48) spun a ■ Goa 122 (Amogh Desai 55, table that has increased from ited overs series (T20s and ball format by India again. web around Andhra bats- Amit Verma 29; B. Sandeep 46 to 55 teams over the past ODIs) and the southpaw He recalled in the inter- men as the visitors folded 4/13, Mohammed Siraj 4/20) year. — PTI played only one more view that Virat Kohli had up at 225, handing the lost to Hyderabad 126/5 white-ball series for India told him while batting hosts a comfortable 53-run (Tanmay Agarwal 66 not out, (vs England) before being against him, that he didn’t victory. J. Mallikarjun 30; Heramb dropped. read his pace properly. Karnataka openers K L Parab 1/21). “When I played against “He told me he thought I Rahul (33) and Devdutt ■ Chhattisgarh 246/8 RAJAPAKSA India, they were not com- would be around 130-135 Padikkal (44) gave their (Amandeep Khare 53, fortable batting against kph but I had increased my side a brisk start, putting Shashank Chandrakar 53; K. me. Some of them told me pace and I was bowling up 68 runs for the opening D. Patel 3/47) bt Saurashtra LETS IT RIP in the 2012 series in India around 145 kph and he had wicket. 181 (Shedlon Jackson 75, that they couldn’t sight my problems picking me up. One down Karun Nair Arpit Vasavada 36; Sumit FOR LANKA ball properly because of Once when he was batting (24) could not convert his Ruikar 5/32). my height and also didn’t he tried to pull a good Lahore: Bhanuka Rajapaksa read my pace,” Irfan told length ball and missed. smacked an aggressive maiden the Samaa channel. Yuvraj (Singh), who was at half-century as Sri Lanka made Irfan claimed that it was the other end told him in 182 for 6 against Pakistan in the that particular series that Punjabi. Don’t try to pull SAMARTH AND AKSHDEEP second Twenty20 international ended Gambhir’s career. him, rather try to cut him. in Lahore on Monday. “He (Gambhir) didn’t like Off my third ball, he went SCRIPT UP’S 7-WKT WIN The 27-year-old left-hander, to face me in match or for a pull and was caught playing only his second T20 when both teams had nets, behind. Yuvi Paji told Vadodara, Oct. 7: Captain Samarth Singh and international, blasted 77 off 48 I always felt he avoided eye him... now go back,” Irfan Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara arrives at the airport in Pune with his wife Akshdeep Nath struck a half century each to help balls in an innings featuring six contact with me. I remem- recalled. Puja and daughter Aditi on Monday, ahead of the second Test against South Uttar Pradesh record an easy seven-wicket win over sixes and four boundaries after ber I got out him four times — PTI Africa beginning on Thursday. — PTI Baroda in an Elite Group ‘B’ match of Vijay Hazare Sri Lanka won the toss and bat- Trophy One-Day tournament here on Monday. ted. Chasing 213 for a win, Samarth scored 62 from 79 Rajapaksa added 94 for the balls at the top of the innings before Akshdeep took UP third wicket with Shehan home with 2.2 overs to spare with an unbeaten 75 Jayasuriya, who made a 28-ball Be patient with players, Misbah to critics which he hit from 107 deliveries. Samarth had five 34 with four boundaries. fours and a six in his innings while Akshdeep struck Sri Lanka lead the three-match Karachi, Oct. 7: current captain Sarfaraz Critics were harsh on ball duck as a second- perform in order to get nine boundaries during his knock. — PTI series 1-0 after winning the first Pakistan’s head coach Ahmed. comeback men Ahmed string Sri Lankan side positive results. Results BRIEF SCORES match by 67 runs on Saturday, Misbah-ul-Haq has urged “There is no need to Shehzad and Umar upset Pakistan. will not always go your ■ UP 213/3 in 47.4 overs (Samarth Singh 62, Akshdeep also in Lahore. the critics to show some press the panic button. I Akmal, who failed to get The head coach said that way but we have to be Nath 75 not out) bt Baroda (Vishnu Solanki 58, Yusuf The final match will be played patience with changes and would ask the critics to go going in the first T20 all experiments are being patient. I am confident Pathan 55; Ankit Rajpoot 3/43), at the same venue on experiments being done easy on the players who against Sri Lanka. done keeping the next that we can comeback in ■ Himachal Pradesh 184/4 in 38.4 overs (Prashant Chopra Wednesday. — AFP as it takes some time to fail. When a player makes Shehzad back in the T20 year’s World T20 in mind. the series strongly,” the 82; Yash Thakur 2/21) bt Vidarbha 183 (Ganesh Satish 67; Brief scores: Sri Lanka 182 for 6 yield results. comeback, he needs time team after over a year “I think when you exper- former Test captain said. Rishi Dhawan 4/35). in 20 overs (Bhanuka Rajapaksa The former Pakistan to settle down again and made just four runs while iment keeping in mind He defended the selec- ■ Odisha 260/7 in 49.1 overs (Subhranshu Senapati 119 not 77, Shehan Jayasuriya 34, skipper, who is also the perform,” Misbah told the Umar playing in this for- next year’s World T20 in tion of Akmal in the T20 out; Azim Kazi 2/45) bt Maharashtra: 259/8 in 50 overs Shanaka 27, Imad Wasim 1/27, chief selector also said media in Lahore ahead of mat for the national team Australia, one has to be squad pointing out he was (Rahul Tripathi 69, Kedar Jadhav 62; Suryakant Pradhan Wahab Riaz 1/31, Shadab Khan that it is his duty to sup- the second T20 against Sri for the first time since late patient with the recalled picked on basis of his past 3/50). 1/38). port the under-pressure Lanka on Monday. 2016, was out for a first- players and allow them to performances. — PTI Manchester divided PAGE Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville blames poor planning by Games 12 the club’s board for their on-field woes DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

SPANISH | LEAGUE RED DEVILS ARE Barca run riot Yes, it probably is against Sevilla the most difficult Madrid, Oct. 7: Barcelona are back in THE RESULTS time since I’ve form and La Liga’s big been here. three are back at the top of Mallorca 2 — David de Gea, Manchester the table after the defend- (Budimir 37, Sevilla 73) United goalkeeper after ing champions put on a Espanyol 0 they slumped to a dismal 1-0 finishing masterclass to FEELING BLUE thrash Sevilla 4-0 on defeat at Newcastle Celta Vigo 1 Sunday. Newcastle United’s Andy (Aspas 74) Lionel Messi scored his Athletic Bilbao 0 SHORT Carroll (left) vies for the ball first goal of the season by TAKES with Marcos Rojo of curling in a brilliant free- Manchester United in their kick at Camp Nou after Real Valladolid 0 Verma bros ready English Premier League three goals in eight min- Atletico Madrid 0 match on Sunday. — AP utes from Luis Suarez, for Dutch Open Arturo Vidal and Real Sociedad 1 Ousmane Dembele had (Merino 5) Almere, The Netherlands: already put Sevilla out Getafe 2 Verma brothers — Sourabh and of sight. (Mata 69, Maksimovic Sameer — will look to put their Suarez launched the 89) best foot forward as they start flurry, his stunning left- their respective campaigns at footed bicycle kick Barcelona 4 the $75,000 Dutch Open Super arguably even better than (Suarez 27, Vidal 32, 100 tournament beginning on the volley he scored in Dembele 35, Messi 78) Tuesday. The Verma brothers the Champions League Sevilla 0 come into the tournament with win over Inter Milan contrasting results. While on Wednesday. top seed Sameer have Vidal then finished a The match descended been battling fit- superb passing move that into farce late on as ness issues which involved all 11 Barca play- Barcelona’s Ronald forced him to pull ers and Dembele powered Araujo was sent off and out of the events in through to make it three Dembele followed after China and Korea, before Messi added a collecting a second yellow Sourabh had clinched fourth in the second half. card for dissent. — AFP the Vietnam Open Super 100 title last month. — PTI Thapa, Ashish book last 8 spots Baddi: Shiva Thapa (63Kg) and Ashish Kumar (75Kg) lead top boxers ensured quarter-final positions while boxers from the Services — Vinod Tanwar and United slump to third straight loss at Newcastle Naveen Boora — caused sur- prise upsets to oust Neeraj Newcastle, Oct. 7: just two points above the from Old Trafford since after their second win in Swami (49 kg) and Dinesh Newcastle teenager relegation zone in 12th THE RESULT beating Paris Saint- nine matches in all compe- Dagar (69 kg), a podium finish- Matthew Longstaff added place after their third suc- Germain in the titions this season. er from last year in the ongoing to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s cessive league game with- Newcastle 1 Champions League in In his 400th game as a 4th Elite Men’s National Boxing problems as he marked his out a win. (M. Longstaff 72) March. Premier League manager, Championships here on Monday. Premier League debut This was a wretched dis- Manchester United 0 They are winless in eight Magpies boss Steve Bruce While the day witnessed 80 with the superb strike that play from United, especial- consecutive top-flight ended a run of 21 games bouts with the first bout regis- sealed a shock 1-0 win over ly given the paucity of the away fixtures for the first without a win against the tering an upset as President’s woeful Manchester United opposition provided by a Rochdale in the League time since a run of 11 from club he served with dis- Cup gold medallist Neeraj on Sunday. Newcastle team who had Cup. February to September tinction as a player. (49kg) lost 1-4 to Tanwar. Thapa Solskjaer’s side paid the fared even worse in the While it is surely too 1989. Those United glory days (63kg) after failing to make a price for their latest opening weeks of the sea- soon for Solskjaer to face Their haul of nine points seem a distant memory cut in the World Championships lethargic display as son. the sack, the beleaguered after eight games is their now and their travelling team earlier in the year, is par- Longstaff bagged his first Alarmingly, United’s United manager goes into worst tally at this stage of fans were quick to show ticipating in the fourth edition goal for Newcastle in the only victory in their last the international break a top-flight campaign their frustration as they of the Nationals with a quest to second half at St James’ five matches in all compe- knowing results must since the dark days of called for owners the Barcelona’s Lionel Messi shoots to score against win the Championship. Park. titions came on penalties improve quickly. 1989. Newcastle are only Glazer family to sell up. Sevilla in their Spanish league match at Camp Nou in — Agencies United are languishing against minnows United haven’t won away one point behind United — AFP Barcelona on Sunday. The hosts won 4-0. — AP

WORLD ATHLETICS US add three golds to finish on top Doha, Oct. 7: Sprint hur- medal table with 14 golds, told reporters. dler Nia Ali led a final 11 silver and four bronze. The United States’ day gold rush for the Kenya, meanwhile, fin- other gold medals came United States as the cur- ished in second spot with in the 4x400m relay tain came down on the five golds, two silvers and events, with comfortable World Championships on four bronze. victories for their men’s Sunday. The final day’s action and women’s quartets. Ali powered to victory drew a line under 10 days The women’s relay vic- in the 100 metres hurdles of competition at the tory meant a second gold to upset world record championships, held in medal for Dalilah holder Keni Harrison the Middle East for the Muhammad, who swept with a time of 12.34sec at first time. to victory with a world the Khalifa Stadium. Despite problems at the record-breaking display “I’ve been training really start of the champi- in the 400m hurdles on hard, especially coming onships with sweltering Friday. Muhammad ran a back from having my heat and humidity and blistering third leg for kids,” said 30-year-old swathes of empty seats, the USA to help set up a mother-of-two Ali, who Sunday’s action played win in 3min 18.92sec. was accompanied by out to a packed house. The USA win also saw both of her children on “It is pretty clear to us Allyson Felix extend her her lap of honour. that on athlete perform- record tally of world British Deputy High Commissioner Dr Andrew Fleming (second from left) poses with “These ladies have been ance, this is the best championship gold Academia Sports Village COO Durdana Arshi (left), CEO Mohammad Shamsuddin (right) and raising the bar all year so world championships medals. Mohammed Ilyasuddin Khan (second from right) after unveiling the foundation stone for I knew what I had to do.” that we’ve ever had,” The 33-year-old four tennis clay courts of international standard at the HPRC Complex in Aziz Nagar. Ali’s win was one of International Associa- American, who did not three final day gold tion of Athletics run in the final but fea- medals for the USA, who Federations (IAAF) tured in the heats, now USA’s Nia Ali celebrates with her child after winning the women's State-of-the-art clay courts to finished on top of the President Sebastian Coe has 13 golds. — AFP 100m hurdles at the Athletics Worlds in Doha on Sunday. — AFP come up at Hyd Riding Club DC CORRESPONDENT Croatia’s Duje Tomasovic, and 21 — before work got in HYDERABAD, OCT. 7 who has coached his coun- the way. I am interested in tryman and former World any kind of sport. Next Hyderabad-based Academia No. 3 Marin Cilic,” Monday, I might watch my Sports Village made their Shamsuddin said, adding first kabaddi match in third anniversary memo- “we will also provide free Ahmedabad.” rable on Monday by laying horse riding classes for COO Durdana spoke of the the foundation for four mod- Under 19 trainees.” dream to set up more such ern tennis clay courts to “Hopefully we will be suc- facilities. “The cities are get- match international stan- cessful in grooming a future ting crammed and we need a dards at the Hyderabad Polo world champion,” he said. place where kids can play. and Riding Club at Aziz “It’s nice to keep coming This should be a one-stop Nagar in Moinabad. back to the same place and shop for fitness and various Dr Andrew Fleming, see it growing. Two years sports. We would like to have British Deputy High ago, I had come here to inau- branches all over Commissioner to Telangana gurate the gym. Now, it’s Hyderabad,” she said. & Andhra Pradesh, along exciting to be here for the At HPRC, Sports Village with Academia Sports development of tennis aims to develop a multipur- Village CEO Mohammad courts. We need to see more pose sports centre. The idea Shamsuddin and COO of this kind of opportunity is to provide international Durdana Arshi unveiled the in the city,” Dr Fleming said. flavour, thereby helping stone that announced the “Sports is a good unifier. young players understand upcoming facility. You get to meet new people the techniques prevalent on “Apart from our own and make friends. It breaks the global platform (via coaches to handle the ses- down barriers,” he added. their association with lead- sions to the trainees on a A keen follower of sport, ing clubs and academies in regular basis, we will be con- Dr Fleming said: “I have Europe) and save them the ducting a tennis clinic from been a football referee for costs of going abroad for the October 25 to 27 with seven years — between 14 purpose.

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