c m y k c m y k 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.