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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH I THURSDAY I 31 DECEMBER 2020 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 362 Established 1938 | 24 PAGES | `6.00

WEATHER Max: 27.6OC Centre, farmers break bread, not much ice Min: 18.2OC RH: 54% KCR nod for PM’s Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Fog or mist likely in the morning. Max/Min temp. 28/19 ºC Ayushman Bharat COVID-19 Centre’s scheme to be dovetailed to Aarogyasri DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE STATE govern- C UNT HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 ment had in the past The Telangana state gov- refused to implement CASES DEATHS ernment on Wednesday the Central scheme for said it is ready to imple- the poor by saying its (+23,121) (+311) ment the Central govern- Aarogyasri was a much ment’s Ayushman Bharat better scheme. 1,02,65,427 1,48,737 health insurance scheme ● THE GOVERNMENT covid19india.org by dovetailing it with its had said 85 lakh fami- STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS own Aarogyasri health scheme. lies were being served (+474) (+3) Chief secretary Somesh by Aarogyasri with Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and minister of state Som Prakash have food with farmers’ Kumar, taking part in a `1,330 crore a year. The TS: 2,85,939 1,538 representatives during a meeting over new farm laws, at Vigyan Bhawan in New , on Wednesday. Some com- video conference chaired Central health scheme mon ground was reached on power tariff and penalties for stubble burning, but talks on repeal of three farm laws by Prime Minister would provide benefits ■ (+349) (+4) and MSP remained deadlocked. The talks will continue on January 4. Report on Page 8 — PTI Narendra Modi, informed to the extent of about the Centre that Chief 250 crore a year for 26 AP: 8,81,948 7,104 Minister K. Chandrashekar ` Rao has taken this decision. lakh families. CASES AROUND THE WORLD Modi was chairing the meet with chief secretaries `250 crore a year for 26 lakh ing the targets in Mission 8,27,12,325 UK flights banned till Jan. 7 of all states. He reviewed families. Mode under the Jal Jeevan the progress of various With Wednesday’s annou- Mission — the programme DEATHS New Delhi, Dec. 30: tact them. The Central infrastructure projects, the ncement that the Telan- that provides safe and ade- Fourteen more people government had last Ayushman Bharat (the gana state government, quate drinking water 18,04,612 were found infected with week directed that about Briton tests positive Pradhan Manthri Jan through Ayushman Bharat through tap connections to COUNTRIES, the UK strain of the coro- 33,000 passengers who Aarogya Yojana — ‘dovetailed’ with Aarogya- all households by 2024. AREAS WITH 218 navirus on Wednesday in had arrived in India from PMJAY) and the Jal Jeevan sri, will be able to extend The Prime Minister, dur- CASES the country, with West November 25 to December for new strain in city Mission, among other top- affordable and much-need- ing what was styled as the worldometers.info/ Bengal and Uttar Pradesh 23 midnight, will be ics. ed healthcare to a larger Pragati Meeting, reviewed coronavirus reporting such cases for tracked and subjected to DC CORRESPONDENT isolation. This is the sec- The state government had number of the poor. several projects with a total the first time, taking the RT-PCR tests along with HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 ond case of the new strain in the past refused to imple- , which cost of nearly `1 lakh crore total tally to 20 in two their contacts by states in TS, the first one having ment the Central scheme too implements Aarogya- in 10 states and Union days. and Union Territories, A British national living been found in Warangal. for the poor by saying its sri, is already a part of the Territories. ASTROGUIDE A cautious government and the positive samples in Kowkur near Yapral A woman in Rajahmun- own Aarogyasri was a Ayushman Bharat scheme. Many programmes and Sarvari; Dakshinayana extended the temporary will be sent for genome has been confirmed with dry has also tested posi- much better scheme and The Central scheme also grievances thereof were Tithi: Margasira Bahula Padyami suspension of passenger sequencing. the new strain of Covid- tive for the new strain. In provided more coverage for covers treatment costs for reviewed, an official state- till 9.28 am flights between the UK To detect cases of the 19, called B.1.1.7. The per- all, 20 people who return- the beneficiaries. Covid-19, a decision that ment said, adding that the Star: Punarvasu till 7:45 pm and India for a week till new strain of Covid-19, son arrived a few days ed to India from the UK During the discussions on the Centre took early on in projects of the ministries of Varjyam: 7.18 am to 8.57 am; January 7 and said the the Central government ago from the United have tested positive for the 2019-20 state Budget in the wake of the disease railways, road transport 6.53 am to 5.31am (Friday) services would resume in has now directed genome Kingdom and is under the new UK variant the Legislative Assembly, spreading in the country. and highways as also hous- Durmuhurtam: 10.29 am to a “strictly regulated” sequencing of samples treatment in a private genome of Sars-Cov-2 so the government had said The Prime Minister, ing and urban affairs were 11.13 am; 2.52 pm to 3.36 pm manner thereafter. from all passengers who hospital in the city. far, the Union health min- over 85 lakh families were speaking at the meeting, discussed. Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm According to local auth- arrived in India from The district medical and istry said on Wednesday. being served by said all states should strive Grievances related to the HIJRI CALENDAR orities, a number of UK December 9 to 22 and test- health officials of the area Six who were found posi- Aarogyasri, on which the for 100 per cent enrolment consumer affairs ministry Jamadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1442 AH returnees in states like ed positive for Covid-19 or confirmed that about the tive for the new virus state was spending around in Ayushman Bharat at the too came up for discussion. PRAYERS , Odisha, were symptomatic as it case and they have also strain on Tuesday. `1,330 crore a year. In com- earliest. The Prime Minister direct- and Punjab ramped up the surveil- carried out contact trac- parison, the Central health He also encouraged states ed officials to expedite com- Fajar: 5.41 am remained untraceable lance and containment ing. The person was test- ■ Page 10: Britain scheme would provide ben- and Union Territories to prehensive resolution of Zohar: 12.29 pm and efforts were on to con- strategy. — PTI ed and has been kept in approves Oxford vaccine efits to the extent of about draw a road map for achiev- the grievances. Asar: 4.16 pm Maghrib: 5.58 pm Isha: 7.11 pm GOV. SEEKS DEADLIINE FOR I-T SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.46 AM Akash missiles can SUNSET TODAY 5.32 PM RETURNS EXTENDED MOONSET (TODAY) 7.40 PM REPORT FROM MOONRISE (TOMORROW) 7.02 AM KALOJI VARSITY now be exported TILL JANUARY 10 DC CORRESPONDENT PAWAN BALI | DC been deployed in east- New Delhi, Dec. 30: The COUNTER POINT HYDERABAD. DEC. 30 NEW DELHI, DEC. 30 ern Ladakh to deal with government on Wednes- any threat coming from day extended the deadline Governor Tamilisai Sou- The Union Cabinet on the air from by China. to file income tax return ndararajan on Wednes- Wednesday approved Under the Atma (ITR) for individuals by 10 day sought a report from the export of Akash mis- Nirbhar Bharat pro- days to January 10, 2021. the KNRUHS on the con- siles to friendly nations gramme, India is rais- The deadline for filing troversy over the injus- and set up a committee ing capabilities of man- tax returns by businesses tice meted out to TS stu- for faster approval of ufacturing a wide vari- too has been extended till dents in MBBS admis- exports. ety of defence platforms February 15, the finance sions. “So far, Indian defence and missiles. After it ministry said in a state- The Governor met uni- exports included parts/ was inducted into the ment. versity vice-chancellor components. The export Indian military, several This is the third time Dr B. Karunakar Reddy of big platforms was friendly nations had that the government has at Raj Bhavan in the minimal. This Cabinet shown interest in Akash extended the deadline to evening and discussed decision will help the during international file ITR — first from the the complaints she recei- country to improve its shows. The approval normal deadline of July 31 ved against the faulty defence products and will help Indian manu- to November 30, 2020, and admission process which make them globally facturers to participate then to December 31, 2020. left local students in the competitive,” tweeted in contracts issued by Also, the due date for fil- lurch. The Governor’s defence minister various countries. ing declaration under the move comes at a time Rajnath Singh. However, the export direct tax dispute resolu- when the government The Akash is a sur- version of the Akash tion scheme Vivad Se and the Opposition BJP face-to-air missile, with will be different from Vishwas has been extend- INSIDE are maintaining a stoic a range of 25 km, which the one deployed with ed by a month till January silence over TS students is 96 per cent indige- the Indian armed forces. 31. Besides, the date for fil- ■ CITY... PAGE 3 losing seats to their coun- nous. It was inducted Besides Akash, there ing GST annual return for City gears for New Year terparts from AP. into the Indian Air is interest from several 2019-20 fiscal has been Force in 2014 and in the countries in coastal sur- extended by till February Eve with curbs lifted ■ Report on Page 7 Army in 2015. It has veillance systems, etc. 28, 2021. — PTI ELIXIR | OF LIFE Theft, leakages, graft in board sees water going unaccounted for 170 mn gallons of water per day gets lost MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC but the HMWS&SB has not (Osmansagar and Himayat- the city, only 278 MGD has The official said that even HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 come up with an action sagar), people of several been reaching the city resi- though these proposals plan even though officials areas in Manjira/ Singur dents and 170 MGD wasted were discussed by the high- While one lakh city con- were well aware of the basin have been facing the through water theft, leak- er authorities, no financial sumers are deprived of reg- extent of water lost or that water crisis due to irregu- ages and corruption by the institution is coming for- ular water supply, about had remained unaccounted lar supply. field level staff. ward for do the funding. 170 million gallons a day for. Areas including Manikon- A senior Water Board offi- Such a step would also ben- (MGD) of water supplied by Highly placed sources in da, Patancheru and Puppal- cial said that in order to efit the consumers residing the Hyderabad Metropo- the HMWS&SB said that as guda have been receiving curb leakages, the board apartments; they too could litan Water Supply and Se- many as one lakh con- irregular water supply. requires at least `600 crore. be brought into the free werage Board (HMWS&SB) sumers residing in Rajen- Sources said if the water The board has to have a sci- drinking water scheme. is getting leaked or lost. dranagar, Serilingampally board manages to curb the entific approach. The need The water leakages can be The board has been sup- and Kukatpally have been 40 per cent leakage, the 9.2 is to fix sophisticated ultra- brought down only to 25 per plying 448 MGD of treated facing acute water crisis lakh consumers in the city sonic meters for 9.02 lakh cent, as is the case with any water for about 9.2 lakh due deficiency of 5 MGD would get 24/7 uninterrupt- consumers, so that the city, and not fully stopped. consumers here. It spends from the Singur/Manjira ed water supply and even sources of leakage can be Asked about water theft, `46 per kilo litre to purify water sources. Even though the domestic needs of 1,400 identified and curbed. The the official said the and supply the water from the board claimed that it slums and about 190 vil- board requires another HMWS&SB has been taking Krishna and Godavari has compensated 45 MGD lages along Outer Ring `300 crore for repair or legal action against the vio- water sources. through Krishna, Godavari Road can be met. Out of the replacement of the dam- lators and raids would con- Five years have passed and the twin reservoirs total 448MGD supplied to aged pipelines. tinue. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 2

SHORT TAKES FEUJI INC. CEO Efforts to trap tiger that MANOHAR IS TiE-HYD’S CHIEF killed 2 to be stepped up BALU PULIPAKA I DC DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Following weeks of track- The Indus Entrepreneurs, ing a tiger whose attacks Hyderabad, (TiE), a global reportedly led to the entrepreneurial network, deaths of two persons in announced Manohar Reddy, Kumaram Bheem- founder and CEO of Feuji Inc., Asifabad district, the state as the chapter president for forest department has 2021. He succeeds Sridhar decided to start ‘baiting’ Pinnapureddy whose term in the hopes of luring the A camera trap image of a tiger suspected to be the one ends on December 31. big cat into a situation Manohar Reddy is currently wherein it can be tran- that killed two persons, a young man and a young girl TiE Hyderabad’s vice-presi- quilised and removed in November in Asifabad district. — BY ARRANGEMENT dent. The network has more from the area. than 15,000 entrepreneurs As part of the efforts to safer in the location,” a send one of its rapid across 63 cities in 14 countries, track the tiger and cap- senior department official response wildlife vet and TiE, Hyderabad is among ture it safely, a team of told Deccan Chronicle. teams who can reach the very active chapters. TiE state forest department There will be more than Asifabad far more quickly Hyderabad had organised the officials from Adilabad, one location where bait than a wildlife veterinary recent TiE Global Summit 2020 Asifabad and Kawal tiger animals will be tied and team from Hyderabad, an (TGS 2020) which attracted Health workers collect samples for Covid-19 tests at a health centre in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The GHMC area reserve last week went to the location monitored official explained. 50,000 plus entrepreneurs, continues to record the highest number of cases in the state. — S. SURENDER REDDY Maharashtra to meet with use of camera traps. However, wildlife vets including Bill Gates. their counterparts to dis- About five such spots are from the city and cuss the steps to be taken believed to have been Warangal zoo would also CLERICS’ PLEA from now on. identified where baits can be pressed into service to Based on information be tied based on the tiger’s be part of the team that TO AVOID NY from tracking the tiger on movements. There are will work to capture the foot, going by its pug indications that the tiger tiger. “Based on the pug- Docs: Indian kids safer marks and camera trap has been moving back and marks and evidence so far, CELEBRATIONS images, a set of possible forth between Asifabad we believe it is one tiger DC CORRESPONDENT locations where it could district in Telangana state that was involved in the HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 be lured with a live bait and the forests in two killings in the dis- animal has been decided, Maharashtra. trict,” an official said. Islamic cleric Moulana Sayeed to new Covid variant department officials said. Once it is established It may be recalled that a Quadri requested the people The idea is to have the that the tiger feels com- 22-year-old man, Siddam refrain from celebrating the tiger kill a bait animal fortable in a particular Vigneshwar, was killed by arrival of the New Year in They are vaccinated till 15 yrs, hence protected: Expert and eat it without any dis- location, officials plan to a tiger near Digida village large groups in vide of the turbance. invite a team of wildlife in Dahegaon mandal of Corona-19 situation. “We are KANIZA GARARI I DC Asia and Oceania, said, ● EXPERTS SAY the virus tions. With Indians “We hope once it does so, veterinarians from Asifabad district on not able to control the pan- HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 “The new strain’s effect on behaviour depends on already having been we can have it return to Maharashtra to lying in November 11. On demic. I do not find any reason teenagers and children strengths of the host exposed to different types the spot two or three more wait and tranquilise the November 29, 15-year-old for anybody to celebrate the Is the new strain of the showed that they are not of corona and influenza times as we will continue big cat using darts filled Pasula Nirmala was killed New Year. It is better to avoid Covid-causing SARS-CoV- immune from this.” In the body and the climatic viruses in the past, there to supply fresh bait ani- with a chemical immo- on the outskirts of celebrations,” he said. 19, B.1.1.7, more infectious earlier strain, children conditions. With Indians is likely a cross immunity. mals. If it comes back to biliser and catch the ani- Kondapalli village in Moulana Sayeed Quadri said among childr-en and were believed safe. already having been This will help body fight feed again and again, then mal safely. Penchikalpet mandal in celebrating the New Year is teenagers? A large num- Meanwhile, a study has exposed to different the new strain better. it will probably feel a little Maharashtra is ready to the district. not part of Indian culture. ber of teenagers have explained how social gath- types of corona and Senior anaesthesiologist “If we avoid it this time it reported ill with such erings during festivals are influenza viruses in the Dr Kiran M. explained: will be better as we are still in symptoms to hospitals in helping in the spread of past, there is likely a “Children get different the clutches of the the UK, informs the the infection among kids. cross immunity. types of vaccines till they DOCTORS REMOVE WOMAN’S TUMOUR IN RARE SURGERY Coronavirus,” he said. The London School of Hygiene With the mutant strain are 15. There thus is a pro- Moulana asked the youths to and Tropical Medicine. having made its way into tection mechanism in DC CORRESPONDENT the chest and abdomen, tumour was separated refrain from gathering on a The patterns emerging India and hundreds of have seen multisystem their body.” So, the disease HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 fever and vomiting. The from the liver, diaphragm, large scale in the interest of in the UK, where the returnees from the UK in inflammatory syndrome pattern could be milder in diagnosis showed a large bowel and kidney. Dr Ch public health. strain’s mutation was first recent months having in children. With the new them as compared to chil- A large tumour measuring tumour attached to the Venkata Pavan Kumar noticed in September, are merged with the local pop- strain, we have to wait and dren in the UK. A lot will 20 cm attached to the diaphragm, liver, bowel said, “A very rare condi- studied so as to take pre- ulation, there is worry the watch.” also depend on the compli- diaphragm of a 65-year-old and the right kidney was tion requires a lot of care NO POLLS NOW, cautions. Dr K.K. new strain would spread Experts say the virus ance of safety protocols. If woman was removed by pushed downwards. in separating the tumour Aggarwal, president of here. Dr Satish Ghanta, behaviour depends on followed strictly, this will doctors at Medicover This is a rare condition from the organs. The HC TO JUBILEE the Confederation of senior paediatrician, says, strengths of the host body help. Else, chances of Hospitals. The woman occurring in one in one patient recovered well Medical Associations in “In the older strain, we and the climatic condi- severe infections arise. came to the hospital com- lakh people and can turn without any major compli- HILLS CLUB plaining of severe pain in life-threatening. The cations.” DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 The Telangana High Court has Support pours in for directed the managing com- mittee of the Jubilee Hills Co- operative Housing Society Ltd not to issue election notifica- protesting farmers tion and not to conduct elec- tions until it pronounces judg- SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL ment in a petition claiming I DC that there were irregularities HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 in preparing the voter list. Left parties: Take Five members of the society, Many social organisa- including Bollineni tions came in support of Ravindranath, Viyaya Reddy, farmers for their ‘Chalo Vijay Lakshmi and Anand Hyderabad – Farmers back farm laws Kumar, approached the High Maha Dharna’ at Court stating that their names Dharna Chowk here on DC CORRESPONDENT er Satbir Singh, its state had not been included in the Wednesday. HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 convener Teegala Sagar, voters list prepared for the Those participating in Pashya Padma and oth- election of new committee, the protests against the Left parties and All ers participated in the even though they are eligible three farm laws, includ- India Kisan dharna. members in the Housing ed transgenders, domes- Coordinating The leaders accused Society Ltd. They requested tic workers, and Committee (AIKCC) Chief Minister K. the court to withhold elections women’s organisations. have staged a demon- Chandrasekhar Rao of until a new list is prepared in Thousands of farmers stration in the city on being insensitive while accordance with the provi- from all over the state Wednesday demanding taking a U turn in his sions of Telangana State voiced their anger that the centre immedi- earlier stand against Societies Act. Justice M.S. against the laws, which ately roll back its farm the farm laws, particu- Ramachandra Rao heard the they alleged was ‘anti- laws, which are detri- larly when the central case and reserved the orders. farmer’ and blamed the mental to interests of government is going to state government for its farmers in the country. utilise these laws to U-turn on the issue of Both the AIKCC and handover agricultural MAHESH BANK procurement of agricul- left parties organised a sector to corporate com- tural produce. Maha Dharna at panies and private par- CASE: HC One of the protestors, Dharna Chowk near ties. Saraswathi Kavula, Indira Park on They warned that if RESERVES ORDER said, “The government Wednesday against the these farm laws are is saying farmers will farm laws. enforced, farmers be DC CORRESPONDENT enjoy the freedom to sell CPM state secretary forced to sell their pro- HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 anywhere when the fact Tammineni Veerabh- duce for less than the farmers always had the adram, CPI state secre- minimum support price The Telangana High Court on liberty to sell anywhere tary Chada Venkat (MSP). They also Wednesday reserved judgment in the country. Now the Reddy, Telangana Jana demanded that the cen- in the batch of four petitions government claims that Samithi Party president tre withdraw its related to elections conducted there is corruption at Professor Kodandaram, Electricity Amendment for the board of directors of the official level and the AIKCC Punjab conven- Bill. Mahesh Co-operative Bank new laws will eliminate Ltd. it. I feel that the govern- Justice P. Naveen Rao, after ment, instead of giving She added, “Black said, “This should be hearing the contentions from powers to corporate marketing will be opposed by everyone. both sides, reserved the orders houses, should create a legalised. Corporate This is the time when and said the stay will continue mechanism that pro- giants already possess we all should stand by in declaring the results of elec- tects farmers. As things huge warehouses, farmers, who ensure tions, until the pronounce- stand, there is no arbi- where they can hoard the nation’s food safety.” ment of the judgment. trator and private play- the crop, create a crisis She added “The Chief Daljit Singh Ahluwalia, ers are too powerful and and then sell at exorbi- Minister has taken a U- counsel for Mahesh Bank they will control farm- tant rates.” turn, which is in bad Shareholders Welfare ers.” Sajaya, a transgender, taste.” Association, put forward his arguments to cancel the elec- tions and order fresh elec- tions. He brought to the notice of the court that after the elec- tion schedule was decided, more than 880 names were incorporated into the voters list. “On October 31, the Board had decided to conduct the elections on November 20. Thereafter on November 2 around 246 voters and on November 16 around 647 per- sons were given voting rights by giving gold loans to them. The returning officer was silent to these issues,” Ahluwalia submitted. Counsel also informed the court that the state govern- ment had itself complained about the financial irregulari- ties at Mahesh Bank. The gov- ernment had sought a RBI audit into the financial trans- actions and accounts of the A large number of people join a protest at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, on bank, counsel said. Wednesday, in support of the farmers’ stir at Delhi. — DC CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 3

IN BRIEF GHMC area continues to Professor Madan Civic body checkmates EVDM new dean of ISB record most Covid cases Hyderabad: The Indian EVDM checks for illegal buildings, GHMC floats wing to take back power DC CORRESPONDENT toll to to 1,538. School of Business (ISB) on HYDERABAD, DEC 30. As many as 592 people Wednesday announced the MADDY DEEKSHITH I DC nothing to do with devia- ● ANOTHER IMPOR- the commissioner to seal were according them were deemed to have recov- appointment of Prof. Madan HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 tions from building, it TANT provision is the premises if it is noticed additional powers, and The Greater Hyderabad ered from the disease, tak- Pillutla as its sixth Dean from has been issuing notices that there were unautho- these have been put to region, comprising the ing the number of recover- July next year. According to The Greater Hyderabad to commercial establish- occupancy certificate. rised acts like construc- blatant misuse, resulting areas that fall under GHMC, ies to 2,78,523. Another 5,878 a press release issued by Municipal Corporation ments in the prime Everyone who completes tion or development of in high level of corrup- continues to report the persons were placed under ISB, Prof. Pillutla is a global- (GHMC) is setting up its stretches, asking for a the construction has to the premises. The com- tion by the field staff. highest number of daily the active cases category. ly renowned management own task force wing to copy of the sanctioned make an application to missioner can also get Though notices were Covid-19 cases. The state While 45,590 tests were con- academic and leader in the thwart unauthorised plan and proceedings, as the commissioner for any building vacated issued, not even a single health department on ducted on Tuesday, the field of organisational building constructions in also of the occupancy permission to occupy or (Section 462) and regulate building has been demol- Wednesday said that 102 of results of 775 were awaited, behaviour, currently at the the city. The idea is also certificate, besides copies use the building. future constructions in ished despite many of the 474 new cases reported the department said. London Business School. He to counter the monopoly of trade licence, fire NoC, designated streets or them being unauthorised in the state came from the After Hyderabad, Ranga will succeed Dean Rajendra of the Enforcement, Vigi- property tax receipt and the work is carried out localities (Section 463). constructions. GHMC limits on Tuesday. Reddy district had the most Srivastava and will formally lance and Disaster Mana- lease/ rental agreement without permission or in These powers need not It is against this back- While the fresh cases took cases at 49, followed by take over on July 1, 2021. gement (EVDM) depart- under section 452 (1) and ways contrary to the Act be exercised by the com- drop that the GHMC top the total Covid-19 cases to Medchal-Malkajgiri 45, ment on this count. 461(1) of the GHMC Act. or byelaws (Section 452). missioner himself. He brass held several closed- 2,85,939, the department Karimnagar 29, and Corporation authori- The GHMC Act deals Section 452 authorises can exercise the powers door meetings and decid- said three more people also Warangal Urban with 25. ties, citing massive cor- with building regula- the commissioner to through his officers. ed to establish an inde- lost their lives to the disease Only one district, Jogula- IMD WARNS OF ruption in the centralised tions. Section 451 relates demolish a building if it Sources said that the pendent task force wing in the 24-hours ending on mba-Gadwal reported no EVDM, said decentralisa- to inspection of buildings is found to be unautho- EVDM wing, often with- and decentralise the enti- Tuesday 8 pm, taking the new cases on Tuesday. FOGGY MORNINGS tion will come into effect during the erection and rised or constructed con- out bringing such mat- ty at the zonal level. soon. alterations. Section 452 trary to the permission’s ters to the notice of the “Each zone will have at FOR NEXT 3 DAYS Informed sources said empowers the commis- provisions or any provi- commissioner, directly least two teams compris- DC CORRESPONDENT that though the ground- sioner to issue notice in sion of law. This can be issued the notices on the ing people from the rev- HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 level corruption is mas- case a construction is done after giving the per- ‘Directorate of enue, IT, town planning, sive in the EVDM, it has done contrary to the pro- son/entity an opportuni- Enforcement, Vigilance engineering etc. The The Indian Meteorological unlimited powers — visions of the Act. ty to explain. and Disaster’ letterhead modalities of the inde- Department-Hyderabad (IMD- beyond even those of the Section 454 gives the com- Another important pro- with GHMC logo at the pendent task force wing H) has predicted foggy morn- GHMC commissioner. At missioner the power for vision is the occupancy bottom. This is done are being worked out and ings for three day in the city. times, the wing headed enforcement of provi- certificate. Everyone who without the commission- will be specified in a cou- “The atmosphere is warming by an IPS officer sions concerning build- completes the construc- er’s notice. ple of days. The task up at night and water vapour bypassed the commis- ings and works thereof. tion has to make an appli- EVDM ground-level force will primarily focus is rising from the landmass. sioner’s instructions and There are provisions cation to the commission- staff often avoided adher- on building permissions, This vapour is cooling in the acted independently. All allowing the commission- er for permission to occu- ing to the instructions of deviations, unauthorised pre-dawn and early morning in all, the EVDM has zero er to cancel a permission py or use the building. If zonal and deputy com- constructions and the hours, and settling on the land- accountability vis-a-vis in case it was obtained the permission is neither missioners when enforce- like,” a source said. mass as fog. This would con- all enforcement activities through false representa- issued nor refused within ment activities were GHMC commissioner tinue for the two to three days. including issuing of no- tion (Section 450), inspec- 21 days, it is deemed as taken up in their respec- D.S. Lokesh Kumar and After that there is going to be objection certificates for tion of buildings under grant of permission tive zones. In order to EVDM director Viswajit warmer days,” K. Nagaratna, fire safety. construction (Section (Section 455). encourage young offi- Kampati were unavail- director, IMD-H, told Deccan Though EVDM has 451) and action in case Section 461A empowers cers, the commissioners able for comment. Chronicle. AVOID DRIVING IN Danger zone FOGGY WEATHER, Raj Bhavan cancels WARN COPS open house on Jan.1 DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE DECISION was HYDERABAD. DEC 30 HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 taken as part of adhering to Covid-19 preventive The Cyberabad police issued a Raj Bhavan said on traffic advisory, asking Wednesday that its tradi- measures. motorists to avoid driving in tional ‘open house’ on foggy weather conditions in January 1 as part of New Tamilisai Soundararajan the early morning due to the Year celebrations has will accept greetings and risk of accidents. been cancelled. wishes and interact with It's better to travel in sunlight The decision was taken people through a phone- when the visibility is better, as part of adhering to in, Raj Bhavan said in a officials advised. They said Covid-19 preventive meas- release on Wednesday. that if motorists must travel in ures. Those who wish to greet the fog, they should avoid Unlike personal interac- the Governor on the occa- using high-beam headlights as tions in the past with visi- sion can dial the landline the tiny water droplets in the tors to the Raj Bhavan on (040-23310521) between 10 fog will only reflect the light. the New Year's Day, this am and 11 am on January “Remember to turn on low- time, Governor Dr 1 (Friday). beam headlights to help other drivers see you,” police said. Police advised driving at appropriate speed in relation to An uprooted tree and a flattened electricity pole make things dangerous for other vehicles and maintaining pedestrians on the footpath of the Osmania University road. ample distance from other — DEEPAK DESHPANDE vehicles will give more space for applying brakes. “In emer- gencies, do not park your vehi- cle on the carriageway but take it away from the road and park safely without causing any CBI books IVRCL for fraud obstruction to other vehicles or pedestrians,” the advisory said. DC CORRESPONDENT of the accused at Corporation Bank, The police advised drivers to HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Hyderabad which it said EXIM Bank, Punjab & turn on the hazard lights, keep it led to the recovery of Sind Bank, Union Bank an eye on the road and avoid pl- The CBI has registered a several documents. of India. aying playing loud music wh- case against the city- The case was regis- The forensic audit ich can be distracting. “Honk based IVRCL in a `4,837- tered following a com- report conducted by the the horn periodically to alert crore bank fraud on plaint filed by SBI, bank revealed that other vehicles about your pres- Wednesday and booked Hyderabad. It was IVRCL made payments ence. Listen to the oncoming E. Sudhir Reddy, manag- alleged that the accused to related parties traffic by lowering the win- ing director, and R. in connivance with pub- through life Insurance, dows while changing lane or ta- Balarami Reddy, joint lic servants and others without recording any king a turn. If the fog conditi- managing director for defrauded a consortium purchase transactions on is bad, avoid driving further siphoning loan money. of public sector banks, and routed the funds to and wait for improvement in The CBI conducted consisting of the SBI, the account of the com- visibility,” the advisory said. searches at the residen- IDBI Bank, Canara pany and misappropriat- tial and official premises Bank, Andhra Bank, ed the bank funds.

FULL | SPRITS Hoteliers: Time not enough to organise events NY party time extended to 1 am SANJAY SAMUEL Association who is also the PAUL I DC HUSSAINSAGAR ROADS, FLYOVERS TO MD of Dirty Martini – HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Kitchen and Lounge at Jubilee Hills, said: “This The city will ring in the BE CLOSED ON NEW YEAR’S EVE short notice has created New Year in full form on DC CORRESPONDENT towards Khairatabad and confusion. Our lounges Thursday night. Sprits are HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Raj Bhavan Road. cater mostly to the elite, for high in the city on New Traffic from BRK Bhavan the music we bring rebound Year Eve and party-hoppers The Hyderabad city police towards NTR Marg will be DJs.” began charting their plans on Wednesday issued a traf- diverted towards Iqbal He added, “In many such afresh after green signal fic advisory for the New Minar, Lakdikapul, situations, there has been a came from the authorities Year celebrations, shutting . communication gap for opening of pubs and of traffic on the roads sur- Traffic from Liberty Jn. between the police and the serving of liquor until 1am rounding the Hussainsagar. will not be allowed on Tank excise departments. While — past midnight January 1. All flyovers except the one Bund and they have to take the Excise releases the per- A tough message coming at Begumpet will be closed alternative roads to go to mit order, cops enter the earlier from the Cyberabad for traffic. Secunderabad. premises and ask us to stop police was changed on Police said traffic will not Traffic from Khairatabad the music and also ask the Wednesday to allow parties be allowed on NTR Marg, Market towards Necklace guests out.” in pubs, bars, restaurants Necklace Road and Tank Rotary will be diverted at Akanksha Chaudhary, and resorts to operate till Bund from 10 am on Dece- Khairatabad (Bada Ganesh) marketing head for Hard late at night till the first mber 31 to 2 am of January towards Sensation Theatre, Rock Café, said: “We are golden hour of the New 1, 2021. Mint compound Rajdoot lane, Lakdikapul. open till 1, but will be stick- Year. lane adjacent to Secretariat Traffic from Nallagutta ing to the guideline of 50 Those who run these will also be closed for gen- railway bridge will not be per cent capacity, with a la establishments were per- eral vehicular traffic. allowed towards carte; and liquor is served plexed, though. The previ- Buses, lorries, and heavy Sanjeevaiah Park and with their signature ous order, issued in the con- vehicles will not be allowed Necklace Road and will be music.” text of the Covid-19 regula- into the city till 2 am of diverted towards Karbala Other hotels got busy to tions and threat from a new January 1. The traffic Maidan or Ministers Road. attract crowds by offering strain from the UK, had police will undertake exten- Traffic from special items for the New stopped them in their track sive checks. Secunderabad will be Year’s eve dinners as also abruptly, and close to the The police drew alterna- diverted at Sailing Club New Year brunch, dining last leg. tive routes: towards Kavadiguda and buffet. Orhis corporate At short notice, how to Traffic from VV statue Crossroads, Lower Tank chief A. Vikram said, “To arrange the events now? towards Necklace Road and bund, Kattamaisamma tem- make the experience of eat- Parties on the last night of NTR Marg will be diverted ple, and Ashok Nagar. ing more exciting, we have the year are always an come up with large vari- extravaganza, attracting eties of desserts and large numbers of guests eve. He said the govern- entities can hold the parties grills.” and filling the cash chests ment had decided not to and serve liquor till 1am. Mercure is all set for buf- of these establishments. entertain any such parties Revelries normally started fet dinner that includes The Cyberabad police this time due to the pan- by evening and ended by Turkey and unlimited commissioner had earlier demic situation. early morning the next day. liquor as part of a package. warned all the pubs, bars, On Wednesday, permis- Dheeraj Melwani, presi- Novotel at Airport is offer- clubs and resorts against sion was granted by the dent of the Hyderabad ing brunch to dine with live holding any event on NY authorities, saying all these Resto Bar and Lounges counters. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 4

SHORT TAKES Blocking traffic Maoist couple Sanction funds for SNDP surrenders Hyderabad: A Maoist couple project, KTR urges FM surrendered before the police in Warangal district MADDY DEEKSHITH comprehensive sewerage The MA&UD minister said on Wednesday. Yalam | DC master plan comprises a net- that tenders were finalised Narender, carrying a reward HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 work of 2,232 km of for bio-mining solid waste in of `4 lakh on his head, along pipelines including a con- the state’s ULBs at an esti- with his wife surrendered K.T. Rao, municipal nection network, sub-mains, mated cost of `258 crore for before police commissioner administration and urban and trunk sewers to the 2021-22. Tenders were also P. Pramod Kumar. Narender, development minister, has sewage treatment plans cost- finalised for bio-mining and 32, a native of Bijapur dis- urged Union finance minis- ing `3,722 crore. The govern- remediation of 70 lakh met- trict of Chhattisgarh, was ter Nirmala Sitharaman and ment would take up to 36 ric tonnes of legacy waste in serving as commander of Union urban affairs minister months to complete the ULBs at an estimated cost of Wajedu Venkatapuram Area Hardip Singh to make works, he said and sought 20 `520 crore. committee. budgetary allocations for the per cent of the project cost, Works for construction of state’s Strategic Nala or `750 crore. fecal sludge treatment plant Development Plan (SNDP) Rama Rao said that to pre- (FSTP) in 71 ULBs have com- and to develop sewer net- vent flooding during rains, menced and five of them HUMAN SKULL work infrastructure for liq- the government was imple- have been completed. The uid waste collection in the menting the SNDP at `1,200 government is spending `250 FOUND ON Hyderabad Urban crore, for which he sought crore for the works. Agglomeration (HUA) limits, `240 crore from the Centre. Detailed project report for BUILDING ROOF the Metro Net Project in He said the government underground drainage and Warangal, and solid waste was building the Metro Neo waste treatment were pre- DC CORRESPONDENT management in urban local Project in Warangal, where pared for 57 urban local bod- HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 bodies (ULBs) in the Union the population could touch ies at a projected cost of Budget 2021-22. 35 lakh by 2051. The 15.5-km `13,238 crore. In the first Traffic was disrupted when some employees of VST Industries took out a rally with horses in connection A human skull and other In letters written separate- system would cost `1,050 phase, works will be taken skeletal remains were found with their elections, at RTC crossroads in Hyderabad on Wednesday. — GANDHI ly to the two ministers on crore for which the minister up in about 30 ULBs at a cost on a building roof in AS Rao Wednesday, Rao said that the has asked for `210 crore. of `2,828 crore. Nagar on Tuesday night, send- ing workers who were clean- ing the construction debris into panic. Police said the MAN JUMPS FROM workers were clearing debris Salary hike: CM’s bid on the terrace of Vertex build- METRO STATION ing near Radhika theatre fol- lowing water leakage into the Hyderabad: An unidenti- shops, when they found the fied man jumped off the bones. They immediately Metro Rail station of called the police. to appease govt staff Tarnaka at 6.45 pm on “The gate to the terrace Wednesday. The man, aged always remains locked to keep about 25, had cut marks on students from a nearby junior Anger noticed in voting patterns in GHMC polls his forearms. This could college from accessing it. We indicate that he was suici- were told that the construction S.A. ISHAQUI I DC the state government Legislative Council are government employees dal, police said. The man debris was lying there for HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 employees have been also slated for the same so that unemployed may landed on the road and sus- many years after the renova- demanding implementa- month. not stay agitated. tained severe injuries, said tion of the building. We have Chief Minister K. tion of the PRC, the gov- Given the setback in The party felt that the the Osmania University sent the skull and bones to the Chandrashekar Rao’s ernment has not Dubbak byelection and government may issue police. forensic lab to learn the identi- decision to hike the responded positively, GHMC polls, the party notifications for recruit- ty of the person,” said the salary of state govern- which has caused a boss is keen on winning ment first, in January, police. ment employees and heart-burn among them. the corporation and and then issue orders increasing the retire- TRS leaders are of the MLC elections in order for enhancing the retire- ment age seems to be opinion that a consider- to give a boost to party ment age. TS HOME GUARD meant to soften employ- able number of govern- cadre and corner the The PRC is expected to ees’ anger, which was ment employees have Opposition parties. submit its report on INJURED IN AP noticed in the postal bal- voted against the ruling To this end, Rao is December 31. The CM is lots during the GHMC party in the GHMC elec- appeasing government then likely to hold a FACTION FIGHT elections. tion, which is the reason staff by resolving their meeting with the Most of the 1,900 postal they lost divisions in LB demands, including employees’ association DC CORRESPONDENT ballots went in favour of Nagar, Vanasthalipu- implementation of PRC to decide the fitment. KURNOOL, DEC. 30 the BJP. Rao wanted to ram, Saroornagar and and his poll promise of After formation of take corrective meas- areas where govern- enhancing the retire- Telangana state, the A YSRC activist, Amarnath ures before the polls to ment employees are the ment age of employees Chief Minister had Reddy, allegedly tried to kill the Warangal and deciding factor. from 58 to 61 years. given 43 per cent fitment his faction rival with deadly Khammam civic bodies Elections are due for TRS leaders felt that benefit and this time the weapons after hitting him and the two Legislative Greater Warangal Rao fixed the deadline employees are hoping with a sports unility vehicle Council graduates con- Municipal Corporation for resolving the for a 30 per cent hike, (SUV) at Pathikonda on stituency elections. and Khammam Munici- employees issues at the the state's financial posi- Wednesday. The victim was The TRS government pal Corporation in end of February so that tion may not allow it to identified as Rambhupal had constituted a Pay March. Elections for the party could seek give them the benefit. Reddy, a Telangana state-based Revision Commission Hyderabad-Ranga votes in the polls. The Chief Minister is home guard working in (PRC) in 2018, but it is Reddy-Mahbubnagar TRS leaders are saying likely to convince the 13th ANNIVERSARY Hyderabad and native of yet to submit its report. graduates’ constituency that Rao is also taking employees for a consid- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kadamakuntla village in The extended term of and Nalgonda- Waran- steps to fill up vacant erable fitment benefit Tuggali mandal in Kurnool the commission will end gal-Khammam gradu- posts besides increasing during his expected district. on Thursday. Although ates’ constituency of the retirement age of meeting with them. The severely injured man was shifted to the Kurnool gov- ernment general hospital. Pathikonda inspector CHINESE HELD Narayana Reddy said the fami- lies of Amarnath Reddy and ‘Uncle-aunty’ rule at Rambhupal Reddy belonged to IN LOAN APP different factions, and each of B. KUMAR B.VARALAXMI them had lost his father in the FRAUD CASE DOD: 31.12.2012 DOD: 5.12.2011 T. VIKRAMADITYA NAIDU feud. They were also accused Centre, mocks Owaisi Deputy Registrar (Retd.) DC CORRESPONDENT Your memories will remain in our DOB: 5.10.1933 DOD: 31.12.2007 in two murder cases. “Its been thirteen years without you, The inspector said a compro- ATHER MOIN | DC HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 hearts forever. still your memories are always in our mise was worked out between HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Biyaguda Hareesh & hearts forever”. Inserted by: the two families three years The cyber crime police FAMILY MEMBERS Daughters : D. Surekha, G. Sheela, ago. The attack on Wednesday AIMIM chief `25L to flood-hit of Hyderabad arrested Ph: 9912501999 Sons-in-law & Grand Children occurred when Rambhupal Asaduddin Owaisi a Chinese national on (B/2021/D00099) Reddy was drinking a cup of ridiculed the Modi gov- Wednesday in connec- tea with his friend at a road- ernment at the Centre tion with the investiga- The memory of the just is blessed Prov 10:7 side stall near Adoni road in on Wednesday, saying it auto, cabs drivers tion into the instant IN LOVING MEMORY OF Pathikonda. What sparked the has become “a govern- online loan app fraud attack is not known. ment of uncle and DC CORRESPONDENT He said the MIM party cases being registered aunty” by advising peo- HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 is still working with the in the city. ple as to “how to live” GHMC in completing According to the and imposing restric- AIMIM president civic works in rain- police, the accused, Wei tions on their “life Asaduddin Owaisi on affected areas. “We are alias Lambo, 27, was choices.”Owaisi told the Wednesday distributed focusing on construct- intercepted at the Delhi media here that the BJP `25 lakh among 150 ing a retaining wall airport while he was governments were autorickshaw and 50 along the Yakutpura trying to leave the coun- unnecessarily imposing cab drivers whose vehi- nala and widening of try. A native of Jiangxi restrictions on people as cles had got damaged nala passing through of China, he allegedly regards change of reli- due to floods in October Al-Jubail Colony in heads the overall opera- gion, matters of love following heavy rains of Bahadurpura. However, tions of the loan apps KADAMANDLA SOLOMON PRAVEEN and marriage, and on Karwan, Yakutpura and a few people have being run by the four S/o Late Mr. K.D. John Wesley what all foods to eat and Bahadurpura localities. obtained stay on the companies, Aglow DOB: 21.03.1963 - DOD: 31.12.2003 what not. Owaisi, along with nala widening works. Technologies, Liufang Chinna, your sweet memories, love and “A recent statement of party legislators Syed We are trying to them Technologies, Nabloom affection remain in our hearts forever. defence minister Ahmed Pasha Quadri vacated,” he stated. Technologies and Inserted by: FAMILY MEMBERS Rajnath Singh was that and Jaffer Hussain The MIM chief said Pinprint Technologies he does not approve of Meraj, handed over party members provid- Pvt. Ltd. conversions from one `10,000 to each autorick- ed immediate financial Officials said ques- religion to another for shaw driver and `20,000 aid of `10,000 to 95 per tioning of the suspects marriage. He termed to every affected cab cent of eligible families. arrested previously such acts highly objec- driver. The monetary “On our representation, revealed that a Chinese tionable and contrary to assistance was spon- government provided national identified as the Constitution. sored by Majlis Charity ex-gratia to families Yuan Yuan alias Sissi Rather, such talks are Education and Relief whose members died in alias Jennifer was the against the freedom of Trust. the floods,” he added. person who set up oper- religion, right to life and ations in India and was right to equality grant- presently abroad. ed in the Constitution. community.” square km area of India “Apart from Lambo, K. Freedom of religion He said that the Sangh in Depsang and Galwan Nagaraju from Kurnool includes propagation of Parivar was against the Valley. Why is the district of Andhra a faith and conver- Constitution. “If they defence minister reluc- Pradesh was arrested in sions,” Owaisi said. read the Constitution, tant to inform this connection. He “The Constitution they will know that Parliament how the gov- allegedly played a key gives liberty to every cit- right to life and freedom ernment would get back role in the operation of izen to adopt any reli- to choose religion are the occupied land?” In call centres. gion of his or her fundamental rights.” the Rajya Sabha, the A preliminary inves- choice. If someone Owaisi urged the gov- government promised tigation into the finan- changes his religion, he ernment to inform how that party leaders will cial transactions has does not lose his Indian much of conversions be informed. “Why is revealed that close to citizenship,” he said. had taken place in the government afraid 1.4 crore transactions Referring to an inci- recent times. “If some- of naming China? Why worth `21,000 crore so dent in Mandsaur, one converted, he decid- is the government not far,” Avinash Mohanty, Owaisi said men from ed with his will.” taking the media to joint commissioner of the Sangh Parivar put The AIMIM chief said Ladakh and Depsang a police, detective up a saffron flag on a it was shameful that 39 fact check,” he asked. department of the CCS, masjid. “Radicalisation Indian sailors were held Owaisi said the Modi said. has been done by the captive by China. The government should give He said that these vol- ‘majoritarian’ people Chinese government an assurance to farmers umes of transactions here. What steps have was violating interna- that it will amend the happened over payment been taken by the gov- tional treaties. “Why’s three farm laws and gateways and bank ernment to de-radicalise the Centre not respond- include a provision for accounts linked to these these men? By enacting ing to this? Why has it continuation of the companies. A large new laws relating to not lodged a strongest minimum support number of internation- conversions and mar- protest,” he asked. price. Unless this was al transactions also riages, the Modi govern- Owaisi said the done, the new laws will happened through bit- ment is radicalizing the Chinese PLA had occu- not help the farmers, he coins, according to the people of the majority pied more than 1,000 averred. police. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 5

IN BRIEF Against crimes on women 2 held with 5-ml Gov. meet may vials hashish oil Hyderabad: The West Zone Task Force apprehended not aid rankers two men — P. Sai Ram, 22, of Lingampally, and K. Sai Kiran, 20, — in possession of eight boxes containing 5-ml Health varsity says changes not possible vials of hashish oil, from SR Nagar on Wednesday. Based N. VAMSI SRINIVAS I DC on credible information, the HYDERABAD. DEC. 30 sleuths raided a place in SR Governor steps in Nagar and nabbed the duo. Governor Dr Tamilisai They were handed over to Soundararajan’s meeting the SR Nagar police for fur- with Kaloji Narayana ther investigation. Rao University of Health to resolve injustice Sciences Vice-Chancellor BJP workers stage a dharna in front of the Meerpet municipality office on Wednesday after an official allegedly Dr B. Karunakar Reddy DC CORRESPONDENT Earlier in the morning, manhandled a BJP woman corporator on Tuesday while removing a flag post of the BJP. — P. SURENDRA is unlikely to provide any HYDERABAD. DEC. 30 the Governor tweeted that KAMAREDDY relief to Telangana state she was meeting the VC to students who were badly Governor Tamilisai Soun- get a clarification on med- COLLECTOR GETS affected in the MBBS dararajan on Wednesday ical admissions held this admissions as the latter sought a detailed report year as she received sever- SILVER AWARD stuck to his guns. Dr from the Kaloji Narayana al representations from State records a dip Reddy defended the coun- Rao University of Health “our Telangana” students DC CORRESPONDENT selling process in his Sciences (KNRUHS) on about denial of admis- KAMAREDDY, DEC.30 hour-long meeting with the ongoing controversy sions and (entry into) bet- the Governor though it over the injustice meted ter colleges to local meri- President of India Ram Nath led to allotment of seats out to Telangana state stu- torious students. Kovind presented the silver to less meritorious stu- dents in MBBS admis- Dr Sravan Dasoju, All award for Kamareddy district in overall crime rate dents from Andhra sions. India Congress Comm- under excellence in digital Pradesh in Gandhi and The Governor met uni- ittee spokesperson, wel- governance category on Osmania medical col- versity vice chancellor Dr comed the Governor’s Wednesday. Crimes against women have reduced by 1.92 per cent leges besides a few other B.Karunakar Reddy at Raj move which he said came District collector A.Sharath government colleges. Bhavan in the evening and at a time when the state received the award in virtual DC CORRESPONDENT per cent and injuries by The move also denied discussed the complaints government remained a at Vignan Bhavan in New HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 17 per cent,” Mahendar MBBS seats to several she received against the silent spectator. “Salute to Delhi on Wednesday. Reddy said.The emer- students from Telangana faulty admission process the Governor that she has As part of digital India Marking 2020 as a vio- gency response manage- state besides entry into which left local students put her foot down to awards-2020 programmes, the lence-free year for law and ment system was able to better colleges for meri- in the lurch. The resolve and rescue stu- silver award was presented order, Director General of deliver services in 4-8 torious students from the Governor’s move comes at dents of Telangana in for Kamareddy. Police (DGP) M. minutes of average time state. a time when the govern- terms of medical seats,” District informatics officer Mahendar Reddy said on after receiving calls from When the Governor ment and the Opposition he said on Twitter. Bandi Ravi also accompanied Wednesday that there was ‘100’ and ‘112’. asked the VC for a report, The Congress leader also the collector to receive the a decrease of 6 per cent in While briefing about he informed her that he are maintaining a stoic dashed off a letter to the award from the President crime overall in the state. Maoist insurgency and had submitted a report to silence over Telangana Vice Chancellor demand- Ramnath Kovind. The number of murders prevention measures the government on alle- state students losing seats ing that the counselling be fell by 8.59 per cent, prop- taken by the police, the gations of injustice done to their counterparts from scrapped and taken up a erty crime 21 per cent, DGP said that they have to Telangana state stu- Andhra Pradesh. fresh, rectifying the anom- AZHARUDDIN dacoities 28 per cent, rob- worked towards the goal dents. She insisted that a Later, a communiqué aly. He demanded a White beries 33 per cent and bur- of crime-free, Maoist-free detailed report should be from Raj Bhavan stated Paper from the govern- ESCAPES UNHURT glaries 17 per cent, ordi- DGP M. Mahendar Reddy addresses his departments Telangana, though Mao- submitted to her as she is that the Governor had told ment and university on nary thefts 22 per cent and annual media conference at his office in Hyderabad on ists from Chhattisgarh chancellor of the univer- the Vice Chancellor to whether the Supreme IN CAR ACCIDENT chain snatching by 46 per Wednesday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE have attempted to enter sity. safeguard the interests of Court judgment was fol- cent, the DGP said in his and set up bases in the Sources said the Vice- the meritorious students lowed in filling up seats in DC CORRESPONDENT annual report. state. Chancellor reiterated his in MBBS admissions. the reserved categories at HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 OVERALL CRIMES Property recovery had Down According to the DGP, argument that merit “The Governor was the time of sliding in the increased by one per cent 2019 : 1,50,922 there were 11 incidents of among students who responding to a series of subsequent phases of cou- Mohammed Azharuddin, with 54 per cent recovery 2020 : 1,60,571 6% exchange of fire with the appeared for the subse- representations from the nselling. He wanted the Hyderabad rate. The conviction rate Maoists, resulting in the quent phases of coun- students of Telangana university to remove the Association president and for- had increased remark- ROAD ACCIDENTS death of 11 selling was taken into state regarding the MBBS private agency which had mer cricketer, escaped unhurt ably at 48.5 per cent com- Down Maoists/Naxalites; anoth- consideration while fill- admissions in the state,” been providing technical when his car rammed into a pared to 29.4 per cent last 2019 : 21,570 21.8% er 135 Maoists had been ing up the unreserved said the communiqué. support for counselling. roadside dhaba following a year. 2020 : 16,866 arrested of which two quota. Rules will not per- tyre burst on the Kota high- The police secured four DEATHS INJURED were state committee mit making changes to way in . Azharuddin death penalties in crucial members and 4four dis- the counselling process students who applied for Telangana state stu- is safe, sources said. cases in 2020 as a result of 2019 : 6,964 2019 : 21,999 trict committee members midway, he is said to each phase of coun- dents,” said ‘Muchata’ A man working at the quality investigation and 2020 : 5,821 2020 : 16,591 besides four area commit- have told the Governor. selling should be consid- Srinivasa Rao, a senior was seriously injured witness protection mech- COMPOUND FEES IMPOSED tee members. The contention of the ered retaining the status journalist and political and hospitalised. Azharuddin, anisms, Mahendar Reddy “Though the efforts of university’s top official of students who already analyst. When the rules his friend and two family said. The state police have 2019 : 414 crore Maoists prove their pres- contention was rather secured admission in the are not drawn separately members were returning from registered 35,000 cases 2020 : 613 crore ence, I can say that we are misleading because the local quota. for the subsequent phas- a farmhouse in the car, his and filed chargesheets in 100 per cent successful in GOs as well as guidelines “The unpardonable es of counselling the uni- associates said in Hyderabad. the last one year. cent while white collar by about 14 per cent while preventing their invasion issued for the coun- mistake of the university versity should have cho- The vehicle in which he was Crimes against women offences by 42 per cent. deaths due to road acci- into the state,” the DGP selling talk about filling authorities is that they sen a process that would travelling was badly damaged have reduced by 1.92 per Road accidents reduced dents came down by nine said. 15 per cent unreserved deliberately decided to benefit the local students as it hit a dhaba. quota with meritorious go ahead with the Phase not the one which leave A photograph of the students. They don’t pre- 2 counselling even after them in lurch, he pointed car posted on social media scribe that the merit of realising that it will hit out. lead to major concern regard- ing Azharuddin’s safety, with OVERALL CRIME many friends and associates RATE FALLS IN Cyberabad cops book 928 calling to check on him. BJP, BJYM protest against 3 ARRESTED FOR MAHBUBNAGAR drunken drivers in 3 days DC CORRESPONDENT RUNNING BROTHEL, MAHBUBNAGAR, DEC. 30 DC CORRESPONDENT ● MOST OF THE drunk land encroachment by TRS Hyderabad, Dec. 30 drivers were in the age ONE RESCUED Effective ‘pandemic DC CORRESPONDENT ments by TRS leaders. against TRS leaders. The policing’ through a The Cyberabad police group of 21-40 age, said NIZAMABAD, DEC. 30 Apart from encroaching BJP, BJYM leaders DC CORRESPONDENT series of citizen-oriented have booked 928 cases of a Cyberabad police offi- land in the Nagaram area, warned that they would HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 interventions coupled drunk driving in three cial. All of those booked BJP and BJYM leaders they alleged, the TRS lead- intensify the agitation in with multi-agency coor- days, while 3.387 cases under section 185 of the staged a protest at ers were also encouraging Nizamabad city and in The Anti Human Trafficking dination saw the overall were booked this month. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Nagaram in Nizamabad illegal activities. They particularly in Nagaram Unit of Rachakonda, along crime rate fall in In 2020, as many as 155 would be sent to court. on Wednesday against alleged that officials had if the authorities did not with Kushaiguda police, Mahbubnagar district, fatal accidents have taken alleged land encroach- failed to initiate action take corrective action arrested three individuals for said superintendent of place due to driving ● THE POLICE claimed running a brothel in police Rema Rajeshwari. under the influence of that the drive would Vanasthalpuram. Officials She said 10,565 guest alcohol and 166 people rescued one victim from the workers had been identi- have been killed in those Authority concerned for continue until the men- MUSLIM YOUTH place and seized cash, mobile fied in coordination with cases. suspension as per Section ace of drunk driving was phones and unused condoms revenue officials and Most of the drunk driv- 19 of the Motor Vehicles curbed in the city. GIVES FOOD from the possession of the sent to their native ers were in the age group Act. For the first offence, Career Chronicle organisers. states. of 21-40 age, said a the licence would be sus- The arrested were identified The police also identi- Cyberabad police official. pended for three months employed persons. “Many TO ‘AYYAPPAS’ as Rallapally Shanker, fied those who returned All of those booked under and for second and subse- of them have been to or Nizamabad: A Patibandla Sriramulu and to Mahbubnagar from section 185 of the Motor quent offences, it would stayed in big cities like Muslim youth in Palle Sandeep. other states and facilitat- Vehicles Act, 1988 would be revoked permanently New York, Melbourne, Nandipet on Police said one Pandari ed their testing, contract be sent to court. making the person ineli- Singapore, Dubai etc., Wednesday provided Pandu Ranga Srinivas was tracing, quarantining. The law prescribes gible to drive in India,” where they would never biksha (food) to supplying the trio with Among the break- penalty of `10,000 and/or the police said. think of committing any Ayyappa devotees. women and would charge throughs during the year imprisonment of up to The police claimed that traffic rule violation,” Shakir Hussain of `7,000 for each woman. were the arrest of a seri- six months for the first the drive would continue added the official. Nandipet provided In another case, the Special al killer who was offence and a penalty of until the menace of The loss of young lives Biksha to the Operations Teams of involved in 17 cases, and `15,000 and/or imprison- drunk driving was in road accidents is Ayyappa swamis at Malkajgiri raided a brothel in busting an interstate ment of up to two years curbed in the city. Police adding great psychologi- the Ramalayam tem- Medipally and apprehended ATM robbery gang, for a second or subse- said that contrary to pop- cal stress and livelihood ple in Andhranagar. the Atukori Jyothi, J. Pradeep Rajeswari. quent offence. ular misconceptions, it problems to lakhs of fam- Ayyappa swamis and and M.Anil on Wednesday and She said the serial “Their driving licence was found that most of ilies every year in the their friends appre- seized `1.20 lakh worth prop- killer used to prey on would be seized and sent the drunk drivers were country, the Cyberabad ciated Hussain’s ges- erty. The team also rescued women in toddy com- to the Road Transport highly educated and police said. ture. three victims. pounds. He would take Police said further investiga- them to isolated places, tion is on. get them drunk, attack them and steal their rna- CLEAN | CITY GHMC calls on people to mark yes on feedback ments. He would kill SCR TO RUN SPL them if they resisted. The SP said there was a TRAINS BETWEEN marginal decrease in overall crime and a dras- Swachh Survekshan begins VSP-LINGAMPALLI tic reduction in grave cases. Rajeswari told the DC CORRESPONDENT answer questions that survey participants, A: “Yes” source segre- Hyderabad: South Central media on Wednesday HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 would help the city get a with those willing to do gation is happening. Railway will run special trains that the number of rape good rank. so being able to access Q 100% Wards are between Vishakapatnam and cases had fallen 34.83 per The annual Swachh Of the total 6,000 marks the survey from the clean? Twice a day Lingampalli from January 9. cent to 58 this year from Survekshan (cleanliness that a city can get, a max- SwachataApp sweeping in all com- Train 02831 will leave 89 last year. survey) which part of imum of 1,800 can be (MYGHMC app). mercial and public at 6.20 am and She said 202 cases of the Swachh Bharat given for the public sur- In a news release the areas, once a day arrive at Lingampalli at 7.40 non-fatal road accidents Abhiyan is all set to vey the GHMC said. GHMC said survey par- sweeping in all residen- pm. were reported during the begin from January 1 Another 2,400 marks are ticipants should give the tial areas. Train 02832 will leave current year, a 36.07 with the process of seek- set aside for service level following answers to the A: "Yes" 100% wards Lingampalli at 6.15 am and decrease from 316 in ing feedback and opin- progress on cleanliness questions: are maintained clean. reach Visakhapatnam at 7.45 2019.She said the ions from people ending activities such as segre- Q Ban on the use, sale pm. on the same day. Mahbubnagar police had on March 28, the Greater gated waste collection, QIs Door to door col- and storage of plastic These trains will stop at formed a mobile team to Hyderabad Municipal processing and disposal lection happening in bags/ plastic products Duvvada, Anakapalle, Elam- tackle domestic violence Corporation said on of garbage and sustain- your city? less than 50 microns? anchili, Tuni, , during the Covid-19 pan- Wednesday. able sanitation, and A: “Yes” door to door A: "Yes" Usage, storage, Samalkot, , Tade- demic. As part of the nation- another 1,800 marks can collection is happening sale of plastic is banned palligudem, Eluru, Nuzividu, The team attended 19 wide survey, which be earned for being a regularly. in city. Vijayawada, Tenali, Guntur, cases, visiting the vic- ranks cities on various garbage, ODF free city. Q Whether you are Q 3R Principles: Sattenapalli, Piduguralla, Na- tims’ houses, and even parameters of cleanli- Towards encouraging always asked to give Whether initiatives are dikude, Miryalaguda, Nalgon- providing food and medi- ness including how free people to take part in the segregated (wet, dry, still working, new ini- da, Ramannapet, Secundera- cines to those who had they are of open defeca- survey, the GHMC sanitary & domestic tiative taken? bad and Begumpet. suffered abuse and neg- tion (ODF), the GHMC released the set of ques- hazardous) by your A: “Yes” Initiatives lect. called on people to tions that are posed to waste collector? were taken. 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SHORT TAKES Training programme 14-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNS Centre issues Spl. panel to probe IN NAGARJUNASAGAR CANAL DC Nagarjunasagar NY advisory CORRESPONDENT project Left canal at Hyderabad: The Telangana sexual abuse case KHAMMAM, DEC. 30 Tekulapalli on government has been Wednesday. advised by the Union health DC CORRESPONDENT Satyavathi Rathod said Epuri Pavan, a 14- According to reports ministry to keep a close eye KHAMMAM, DEC. 30 Chief Minister K. year-old resident of reaching here, on public and private New Chandrashekar Rao was Venugopalnagar in Pavan went to the Year activities that have the ST welfare minister taking all steps for protec- Khammam drowned canal to bathe and potential to become super- Satyavathi Rathod has tion of children and in the drowned. spreading events. The Union announced that the case of women. “She said ensuring ministry also said that, on a teacher allegedly sexual- a good future for the affect- the basis of local assess- ly assaulting five schools ed girls will be main agen- ment, Telangana state is free girls will be inquired into da of the government. to call for local restrictions by a special committee “The kids will be placed such as night curfews to be headed by an SP-rank offi- in a children care centre enforced with a view to con- cer. The case will then be run by women and child taining the spread of Covid. heard by a fast tract court welfare department. Their for speedy justice. parents have agreed to the “The accused teacher has same,” the minister said. been suspended and is MLAs Rega Kantha Rao, MAHBUBABAD under the custody of Haripriya Naik and police. Steps are being Vanama Venkateswara SP EARNS The National Cadet Corps conducted a fortnight-long ‘NCC caretaker orientation training pro- taken to avert such inci- Rao have provided `50,000 gramme’ in Hyderabad for those who are set to proceed for three months of training before dents in the future,” she each to families of the five DGP’S PRAISE being commissioned as Associate NCC officers. The training was conducted by the 1 T Girls said. victims. Transport minis- Battalion under the aegis of the NCC Group Headquarters, Secunderabad, and was inaugurat- The committee includes ter Puvvada Ajay Kumar DC CORRESPONDENT ed by Officiating Group Commander, Group Captain Venugopal. The trainees were taught ITDA project officer, rev- and former MP P. WARANGAL, DEC. 30 military subjects including weapon training, field and battle. — BY ARRANGEMENT enue divisional officer, dis- Srinivasa Reddy will give trict women and child wel- another `50,000 to each Director General of Police M. fare officer and additional family. Mahendar Reddy congratulat- collector. Satyavathi Rathod said ed Mahbubabad district super- They are also talking to the government will pay `1 intendent of police Nandyala parents of victims and all lakh to each of the victim’s Koti Reddy and his team for aspects will be inquired families and another `1 taking effective measures in into before trial by a fast lakh under the POCSO Act, curbing Maoist activities. track court. 2012. After the formation of Bichkunda tense Mahbubabad district, Koti Reddy called on the people to join the mainstream and stand by their families with a special focus on Maoist activities. over illegal mining He suppressed Maoist activi- ties everywhere and worked for peace without any Villagers oppose illegal sand transportation unscrupulous activities taking place in the district. NARENDER PULLOOR | DC ● SOME PEOPLE burnt a intervals to continue their In recognition of this, KAMAREDDY, DEC. 30 sand-laden lorry and dam- illegal activity. Allegedly, a Telangana State Mahendar aged around 15 lorries in few influential leaders from Reddy presented the award to People of Bichkunda area in Banswada and Jukkal Koti Reddy. Kamareddy district are Bichkunda on Monday night Assembly constituencies are Speaking on the occasion, strongly opposing the trans- in protest against the fatal behind the illegal sand trans- the SP said that they have portation of sand from river accidents due to sand lorry. portation. A main player worked hard to prevent any Manjeera. Hundreds of lor- The severe injury sustained from the state to avoid criti- untoward incidents and unso- ries are transporting sand to by Vijay of Gopanpally vil- cism against him, diverted cial activities in Mahabubabad Hyderabad and towns in lage in a mishap involving a sand transportation lorries district. He thanked the people Maharashtra and Karnataka. lorry triggered protests in from Bichkunda, local resi- of the district for their sup- On the pretext of sand supply Bichkunda. dents alleged. port. for government works, hun- Srinivas resident of dreds of sand lorries are Hasgul villages on the banks Bichkunda said that they working round-the-clock. of river Manjeera. had complained to the offi- LEOPARD KILLING Some people burnt a sand- The sand transporters laid cials but to no avail. Few laden lorry and damaged a separate road from the transporters threaten people CATTLE SPREADS around 15 lorries in riverbed to the nearest vil- against raising objection Bichkunda on Monday night lages to transport the sand. over rash and drunken driv- in protest against the fatal As per norms, the sand ing, he said. Meanwhile, a FEAR IN TS, AP accidents due to sand lorry. should be transported from 6 tense situation prevailed in DC CORRESPONDENT The severe injury sus- am to 6 pm on an official Bichkunda. Following the VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 30 tained by Vijay of waybill. Throwing norms to attack on sand lorries, police Gopanpally village in a the wind, contractors shift pickets have been set up. A suspected adult leopard is mishap involving a lorry sand round the clock. SP N. Swetha visited attacking cattle for three days triggered protests in Around 500 to 1000 lorries Bichkunda to study the situ- in Rudrakota reserve forest Bichkunda. Rash and negli- are shifting sand from river ation. People of Bichkunda area in West Godavari and in gence driving of sand lorries Manjeera to the three states. urged the district adminis- the neighbouring forest area is creating panic among peo- The transporters offer tration to control illegal in Telangana causing concern ple. The government has set bribes to a section of rev- sand transportation from among villagers. up sand quarries in Pulkal, enue, mines, and geology, river Manjeera and protect The leopard attacked and Wajidnagar, Khadgoan and police officers at regular the locals. killed two calves at Isukapadu and Latchigudem villages of Kukkunuru mandal on Tuesday and Wednesday. Forest authorities in Telangana maintain that No gun licence based on the pugmarks and the killing pattern of the cow calves, they suspect the ani- mal to be an adult leopard for MIM neta coming from the nearby Rudrakota reserve forest area. DC CORRESPONDENT ● AHMED HAD The authorities have set up ADILABAD, DEC. 30 reportedly opened fire camera traps in the area with his licensed expecting the animal to visit Adilabad collector revolver at his rivals again for the leftover of its Sikta Patnaik on prey. They intend to find out Wednesday issued following an alterca- whether there was only one or orders cancelling the tion after a cricket two leopards, as both the vil- firearms licence of match in Tathiguda lages where the animal killed MIM leader Farooq here on December 18. calves are located close by. Ahmed based on the Fortunately, no villager has report submitted by During the investiga- been attacked by the leopard. the superintendent of tion of the case, police Rajahmundry circle divi- police. found that Ahmed’s sional forest officer (Wildlife Ahmed had reported- weapons licence had Management) Selvam said, ly opened fire with his expired on November “We found three kills of cattle licensed revolver at his 14 and he had applied with one in Telangana forest rivals following an for its renewal. He area in the last three days. We altercation after a opened fire when the suspect the animal to be an cricket match in process going on. It adult leopard. We have Tathiguda here on was later decided to installed camera traps in the December 18. Three cancel the licence. area.” persons were injured The police advised Meanwhile, forest authori- and one of them died firearms licence own- ties alerted the local police and while undergoing ers to follow the rules revenue authorities and held a treatment in and regulations of the meeting with the villagers and Hyderabad where he Firearms Act and com- initiated the process to pay was taken in view of plete the renewal compensation to villagers who the better medical process of the arms had lost their calves. facilites available license well in there. advance. ITDA helps teachers to perform better DC CORRESPONDENT competitive exams because they ADILABAD, DEC. 30 were found short in communication skills and mathematics. In a unique development, it is not Recently, ITDA conducted a simple merely students but even teachers test to select the youth to work in a working in tribal ashram schools, petrol pump being run by TSGCC in who are taking online classes in Adilabad. It is said that many order to improve their standards in Adivasi youths did not get mini- the erstwhile Adilabad district. mum qualifying marks and some The ITDA Utnoor project officer were found wanting in additions Bhavesh Mishra said they have and deletions despite passing been conducting classes for the past Intermediate and SCC. two months and conducting exams The project officer had come to the online in basics for subject teachers conclusion that the students were working in tribal ashram schools. studied at Ashram schools are poor The initiative was necessitated in Mathematics and English sub- when the question began doing the jects and concluded that this may be rounds about the competence of due to teachers are not good at teachers in preparing students to teaching in their subjects mainly in excel when they themselves were English and Mathematics. poor in their subjects. So far, ITDA, Utnoor has conduct- The project officer launched the ed training for teachers at Asifabad initiative and after taking classes and Nirmal where Project officer found that English and mathemat- Bhavesh Mishra attended and took ics teachers lacked basics and this some classes and delivered motiva- was affecting students. tional lectures. He also conducted It found that students from tribal classes for youngsters at YTC ashram schools were performing in (youth Training Centre) at Utnoor. CITY/AP DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 7

APSRTC REPORTS `2,600CR Garbage dump at water kiosk No need for CM LOSS DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC Vijayawada: APSRTC has turned the worst sufferer of the Coronavirus pandemic and declaration on lockdown as the corporation has incurred a loss of `2,603 crore in revenue due to the shut- ting down of bus services. Further, as many as 5,586 employees were affected by Covid-19 and religion, says HC 91 employees succumbed to the virus. Addressing a press meet here on Wednesday, DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE COURT said that APSRTC managing director and vice-chair- VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 30 as the CM went to the man M.T. Krishna Babu said that during the lockdown period, they had transported 3,07,058 The Andhra Pradesh temple to present silk guest workers by arranging 11,802 buses. High Court has ruled that robes as a tradition dur- there is no need for Chief ing conduct of the Brah- Minister Y.S. Jagan motsavams in the capaci- Mohan Reddy to submit a ty of the CM and also as a declaration on his reli- public representative. gion during his visit to the Lord Venkateswara stretched to mean that he temple of the is Christian, the court Tirupati Devasthanams. said. “The Chief Minister vis- The petitioner stated ited the temple in his offi- that the CM attended cial capacity to perform Christian meetings and the ritual of presenting offered prayers in church silk robes,” the court and hence he should be noted, and it struck down considered a Christian. the quo warranto petition This, the court said, did filed before it on this not hold good. On the issue. The petition lacked same ground, can it also maintainability, a divi- be argued that the CM sion bench of Justice B. practised Sikhism just Devanand said. because he visited a The court said that as gurudwara in Vijayawada the CM went to the temple recently and offered to present silk robes as a prayers. tradition during conduct The court said if a per- of the Brahmotsavams in son is known after a name the capacity of the CM found in the Bible, attend- and also as a public repre- ed a Christian meeting, sentative. There was no read the Holy Bible and need for him to sign a dec- kept the Cross in his laration of faith, which house, all these cannot be might otherwise be construed to mean he’s a People dump garbage in front of the water ATM Kiosk which is not working at NTR gardens in Hyderabad. — R. PAVAN required for visits to the Christian. temple as per the norms The court noted that the of the Endowments Act. TTD had been following a The court said that the tradition for long wherein stand would be different the CM would present silk in case of the CM being a robes to Lord Venkatesw- non-Hindu and intending ara. The TTD board would Fresh HC-govt to visit the temple in his invite the CM to do so. individual capacity to Whoever is in the position take darshan and offer of the CM, such a person prayers. If so, he was would thus have to visit expected to sign the decla- the temple and follow the ration as per the existing rituals, the court stressed. war breaks out norms, the court said. On petitioner’s content- The court said that the ion that Indira Gandhi petitioner failed to submit and Abdul Kalam submit- evidence that the Chief ted the declaration of th- AP files petition asking judge to recuse Minister is a Christian or eir faith during their vis- DC CORRESPONDENT the court be allowed to dis- ment to render appropri- practising the Christian its to the Lord Venkates- VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 30 pense justice and also it ate opinion to it and not religion. The CM visiting wara temple, the judge po- would even amount to act as per its whims. “Had church to offer prayers inted out that they visited The AP High Court has allowing the party for the senior law officer ren- and attending Christian the temple only to take rejected a prayer for hunting the Bench.” dered correct advice to the meetings could not be darshan and offer prayers. recusal of Justice Rakesh The court said that the state government, the Kumar from hearing a petitioner, on behalf of present unwarranted and petition on the ‘Mission the state government, unpleasant situation Build AP’. It directed the made a false statement. might not have emerged.” registrar general to file a “This would amount to a The judge took a serious Vandalised Rama’s complaint for criminal commission of offence of view of the statement prosecution against the perjury. Such an act is attributed to him in the petitioner and special offi- liable to be proceeded in affidavit. “How could the cer Praveen Kumar and accordance with the law,” government auction the idol found in lake posted the next hearing to the court ruled. properties of the state? the second week of It observed that the Has the government DC CORRESPONDENT day. BJP leaders contin- February, 2021. action of the state govern- become bankrupt to auc- , DEC. 30 ued their dharna on A division bench of ment filing such a petition tion its properties? If so, Tuesday night. TDP lead- Justice Rakesh Kumar with “false allegations” we will declare there is a The head of Lord Rama’s ers blamed the state gov- and D. Ramesh held a amounted to an interfer- breakdown of constitu- idol, presiding deity of ernment for failing to pro- hearing on an interlocuto- ence in the discharge of tional machinery in the Sri Kodanda Ramaswamy tect temples in the state. ry application filed by the judicial functions. state and hand over temple at Badikonda near The government imme- special officer, praying for The court proposed to administration to the cen- Ramateertham village in diately swung into action recusal of the judge on the call for an explanation tral government.” Nellimerla mandal of and appointed Endow- ground that the judge had from the petitioner as to Meanwhile, state govern- , ments regional director come up with a “predeter- why he might not be pro- ment sources maintained which was vandalised, D. Bhramaramba as inqu- mined decision” in the ceeded with for contempt that it wanted the judge to has been found by vil- iry officer. Superint- case. proceedings. It directed recuse himself from hear- lagers in a lake of endent of police B. Justice Rakesh Kumar the petitioner to file his ing the case. The state gov- Ramateertham on Rajakumari visited the said the prayer for his show-cause within six ernment might file a Wednesday morning. temple at Bodikonda and recusal was untenable and weeks from Wednesday. Special Leave Petition in The statue was found started inquiries. malicious. “If the court The court also observed the Supreme Court seek- vandalised in the early Some villagers, who starts entertaining such that it was the duty of law ing issue of a stay on the hours of Tuesday, leading went to the lake on Wedn- petitions, in no case could offices of the state govern- High Court's order. to tension in several parts esday morning, found the of the state, with leaders statue’s head in it. Police of BJP, TDP and Sadhu have already formed spe- Parishat staging demon- cial teams to nab those Cops sail into sea to pacify strations throughout the who damaged the idol. fishermen warring on nets TD demands arrest DC CORRESPONDENT VISAKHAPATNAM, DEC. 30 MLA Siva Reddy Police from the marine DC CORRESPONDENT ference here, Ravindra wing and MVP Colony VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 30 slammed YSRC for resort- went into the sea in a ing to violence and mur- mechanised boat on Telugu Desam politburo ders to suppress opposi- Wednesday to pacify fish- member Kollu Ravindra tion from all sections of ermen fighting over the on Wednesday demanded people. use of ‘ring nets’ which that YSR Congress gover- He claimed that after are banned by the state nment file a case and Jagan Mohan Reddy has fisheries department. Policemen set out to the sea to pacify quarrelling fish- arrest ruling party MLA become Chief Minister, Joint director of fish- ermen. — DC Rachamallu Siva Reddy there has been a serious eries Dr K. Phani Prakash for murder of BC leader threat to life and property said fishermen of Kotha shore to discuss and sort atnam district. Basing on Nandam Subbaiah at Pro- of general public. Public Jalaripeta opposed the out the issue,’’ police said. its report, a final decision ddatur in Kadapa district. is under constant fear not use of ring nets close to Police personnel were would be taken. For now, He charged that the mu- knowing which gang will the shore by those from deployed on the shore to all fishermen were adv- rder was a government- attack which area. The Jalari Endada, Uppada avert incidents as there ised not to use ring nets. sponsored killing, as the TD politburo member and Mangamaripeta as were disturbances in He said that he held a ruling party is targeting alleged that the state gov- they affect the yield of Chirala on Tuesday. preliminary enquiry and and eliminating rising ernment is not taking any traditional fishermen The joint director found that 83 boats were BC leaders just because effective action though using catamarans. appointed a technical using ring nets close to they are strong support- murders, rapes and gang “We pacified them and committee to go into the the shore between Bhimili ers of Telugu Desam. rapes are taking place asked them over to the problem in Visakhap- and Pudimadaka. Addressing a press con- every day.

POLL | PROMISES CM came down heavily on Naidu and his men for stalling 95% vows fulfilled, claims Jagan reiterated that the govern- In Vizianagaram, the several welfare activities. Opposition leader N. DC CORRESPONDENT ment was not just con- layout is spread across 400 In the past 18 months, 43 Chandrababu Naidu and VIZIANAGARAM, DEC 30 structing houses but also acres and this would lakh women were benefit- his men, saying they were building towns for the house 12,301 families. ed from the Amma Vodi, stalling distribution of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan future. The CM said the The chief minister said 25 lakh women received 54,000 house pattas to the Mohan Reddy said on market value of each that about 30.75 lakh free- Cheyuta, 62 lakh benefici- poor in Amaravati by Wednesday that he has house plot in Gunkalam housing project benefici- aries are getting pensions moving courts and citing fulfilled 95 per cent of the was worth `3 lakh. Its aries have been identified on the first day every demographical imbal- pre-poll promises made to value would increase to 6- across the state, For them, month, over 50 lakh farm- ance. the people during the 18 7 lakh by the time the 28.30 lakh houses will be ers were benefited “The distribution of 1.8 months of the YSRC rule. houses and other basic constructed under the through the YSR Rythu lakh house pattas in Addressing a gathering infrastructure are ready. YSR Jagananna layouts in Bharosa, and 1.35 crore Visakhapatnam was after unveiling the pylon “All these houses are two phases and another families have availed stopped by Naidu’s close for the YSR Jagananna being given free to the 2.62 lakh would be in the health services through aide by filing a petition in Colony at Gunkalam near beneficiaries, and the sole form of TIDCO flats. the YSR Aarogyasri. the high court though he here, the largest housing aim is to help them lead a He said the government The Chief Minister had nothing to do with the layout across the state, he better life,” he said. has been implementing came down heavily on lands. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 8

SHORT TAKES LOCKDOWN IN Talks deadlocked over repeal of laws MAHA EXTENDED Govt, unions reach common ground on power tariff; likely to set up another panel to look into laws TILL JANUARY 31 SANJAY KAW | DC BHAGWAN PARAB | DC NEW DELHI, DEC. 30 , DEC. 30 Now, tailoring The government and the The new year celebrations will farmers’ unions reached be a subdued affair in some common ground on Maharashtra as the MVA gov- Wednesday to resolve the stall for farmers ernment on Wednesday decid- protesting farmers’ con- ed to extend the lockdown cerns over the rise in restrictions in the state till power tariff and penalties January 31 next year. The for stubble burning, but at Singhu border restrictions are in addition to the two sides remained the night curfew, which is deadlocked over the main New Delhi, Dec. 30: In ll. It is their second day an- already in place in major city contentious issues of the the list of facilities avail- d the duo have already att- areas in the state. repeal of three agricultur- able to the farmers camp- ended to over 400 people. In its order, the state govern- al reform laws and a legal ing at the Singhu border But he is not complain- ment stated that the phase- guarantee for Minimum point of Delhi, the latest is ing. “This is sewa and I wise opening of activities in Support Price (MSP). The a tailoring stall, with two won’t stop till the time the Maharashtra will remain in next round of talks will be sewing machines, catering government fulfils the force till 31 January 2021 for held on January 4. to the growing stitching demand of the protesting containment of Covid-19 epi- Agriculture minister needs of the protesters. farmers. I told my wife not demic in the state and all Narendra Singh Tomar From standard clothing to expect me to come back departments of the govern- has assured the farmers’ alterations such as hem- anytime soon. For my sh- ment of Maharashtra shall unions that MSP and the ming and sewing to zipper op back home, I have asked strictly implement these mandi system will contin- replacement, hole and tear my father and brother to guidelines. The activities, ue like before. The Centre repair, and velcro place- take care of it till the time which are already allowed and is also planning to set up a ment, nothing is out of I am here,” said Singh permitted from time to time, committee to suggest ways bounds for Dalbir Singh, a foot-pedalling the sewing shall be continued as part of on how to bring in a new professional tailor from machine without a break. the ‘Mission Begin Again’ and law on MSP. On the Punjab’s Barnala district Gurpreet Singh, 40, the shall remain in force up to protesting unions’ demand who is running the stall. man who had met Dalvir January 31. for repeal of the three “I had come to the at his shop and is the bra- The state government has laws, the government may protest site a week ago in behind opening the sta- allowed hotels, pubs, restau- set up another committee with my friends. That is ll, said he had brought ov- rants to remain open only till to look into its constitu- when I realised that there er 300 new zips and now th- 11 pm, warning them with tional validity and propri- Farmers prepare food for fellow farmers during a protest against Centre’s farm laws at Ghazipur border in New is a lot of wear and tear in ey are hardly left with 10. stern action for violating the ety, keeping in mind the Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI the clothes people are wea- Hailing from Jalandhar, rules. The government has welfare of farmers across ring. Later, someone came Gurpreet, who is a memb- also appealed to people to cele- the country. to my shop in Barnala and er of ‘Guru Sikh Sewa Soc- brate the new year by staying After nearly five hours of said ‘stitch my clothes I iety’, which is also serving inside and not to crowd the negotiations in the sixth need to go Delhi for langar, said they will soon public places. It has asked peo- round between the three Ministers join union leaders for langar protest’. That is when the put up a stall for turbans, ple, especially the senior citi- Union ministers and a 41- idea of opening this stall muffler, caps and inner- zens and children below 10 member representative New Delhi, Dec. 30: van at the meeting venue, Piyush Goyal and minis- ers have been arranging at Singhu struck us,” said wears for those in need. years, to avoid going to beach- group of the thousands of Three union ministers Vigyan Bhawan, after ter of state for commerce their own lunch, snacks the 38-year-old Singh. The farmers too are happy es, gardens and roads. farmers protesting at joined farm leaders on around two hours of dis- Som Parkash joined the and beverages while refus- He has found a helping with the opening of a tai- Delhi’s borders, Tomar Wednesday to share ‘lan- cussions had taken place farmer leaders to share ing to have the food organ- hand in Baljinder Kaur lor shop at the protest site. said the talks were held in gar’ food arranged by and the two sides took a their langar food during ised by the government. (35) from Ludhiana who “Much of the things that PMC SCAM LINKS: a good climate and ended protesting farmers during break for tea and snacks. the break. At one such meeting, until recently sew clothes we required were already on a positive note. their sixth round of talks Sources present at the Farmer leaders said that farmer leaders had even as a hobby. present here. A tailor shop RAUT WARNS OF The minister said he had to resolve the deadlock venue said that the talks were continuing invited the ministers to Singh said such is the was missing and now we requested the farmers’ over new farm laws. Agriculture minister and they were going ‘agen- langar at their protest site crowd at the stall that he have that too. I guess this LEGAL ACTION leaders to send home the The ‘langar’ (community Narendra Singh Tomar, da wise’. During the last on Singhu border. has to struggle to find time would help many people,” elderly, women and chil- kitchen) food arrived in a food and railway minister few meetings, farmer lead- — PTI even to attend nature’s ca- said Deepjot Bajwa. — PTI BHAGWAN PARAB | DC dren. He also congratulat- MUMBAI, DEC. 30 ed the leaders for keeping peace and discipline dur- for the time being have and Tikri borders to the four items on the agenda On the farmers’ demand continue in the next round tried to explain to them Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut ing their protests at deferred the proposed Kundli-Manesar-Palwal — one relating to the pro- for a legal guarantee for of talks on January 4,” he the benefits of the laws has warned of a legal action Delhi’s borders. tractor march so that it (KMP) Highway on posed electricity law and procurement at MSP, told reporters after the and asked about the specif- against people linking his fam- This was the sixth round doesn’t clash with the next December 30. They later the other about an ordi- Tomar said the govern- meeting ended. ic problems faced by the ily’s name to the Punjab and of talks after a three-week round of talks with the deferred it to Thursday. nance to keep farmers out- ment had already made it The agriculture minister farmers. Maharashtra Co-operative gap. The farmers have government on January 4. Tomar said “at least 50 side the ambit of the clear that it is ready to give said the union leaders Ahead of the meeting, (PMC) Bank scam case and decided to continue with Earlier this week, the per cent resolution has penalty clause (upto a written assurance. kept insisting on the Union minister Som Housing Development and their agitation until all farmers announced a trac- been reached” with mutu- `1 crore) for stubble burn- “Discussions on the three repeal of the three farm Prakash had said the talks Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) their demands are met, but tor march from the Singhu al agreement on two of the ing. farm laws and MSP will laws, but the government would be “decisive”. scam. “Suddenly many mini lotus are blooming along with godi media after news of my family TALKS WITH receiving ED notice was made TMC urges Prez to sack public. People are aware that how ‘caged parrots’ are being CHINA REMAIN released for political vendetta. My family’s name is mischie- MEANINGLESS, vously being linked to PMC Dhankhar as Bengal Gov and HDIL scam. I challenge SAYS RAJNATH them to prove it or face legal RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC Minister and All India action. Enough is enough,” DC CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA, DEC. 30 Trinamul Congress reflect Raut tweeted on Wednesday. NEW DELHI, DEC. 30 flagrant disregard to con- He further said, “Samajhne- ’s ruling stitutional norms, propri- walon ko ishara kafi hai!” Defence minister Trinamul Congress, in its eties and ethics. Some (One hint is enough for a wise Rajnath Singh on Wedn- bid to mount pressure on remarks are provocative person). However, the BJP con- esday said that no “mea- the BJP ahead of next and incite action which tinued to target Raut by asking ningful solution” has co- year’s Assembly election, could lead to law and him to come clean. BJP leader me out of diplomatic has petitioned President order problems. These Kirit Simaiya said Raut’s wife and military level talks Ram Nath Kovind for cast a shadow over the Varsha and Madhuri Pravin with China to resolve Jagdeep Dhankhar’s The biggest stakehold- impartiality and bona Raut were directors of Siddha- the stand-off on the Line removal as the state gover- er of a democratic fes- fides of the Governor.” nt Syscon Pvt. Ltd. Pravin Ra- of Actual Control (LAC) nor, alleging his blatant tival is neither the ruling nor On Wednesday, Roy ut is one of the arrested accus- in eastern Ladakh, whi- violations of constitution- informed about the Opposition party but the vot- A security official takes a position during an encounter with militants at Lawaypora ed persons, who was director ch is in its eighth month. al provisions and party’s move, that has ers who should be allowed on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday. — PTI of a HDIL subsidiary. Crores “There will be a next Supreme Court guidelines to exercise their rights freely. irked Dhankhar. The of rupees were transferred fr- round of talks on a mili- through his office. Governor said, “The om PMC bank to HDIL to tary level which can take “We respectfully sub- — JAGDEEP DHANKHAR biggest stakeholder of a Pravin Raut’s companies. “A- place any time. But no mit… you may be gra- WB Governor democratic festival is nei- nd Sanjay Raut’s family rec- meaningful outcome has ciously pleased to kindly ther the ruling nor 3 ultras gunned down in J&K, eived funds from Pravin Raut. come and there is status consider withdrawing Opposition party but the Instead of issuing threats, quo,” Singh told a news your pleasure for holding and repeatedly breached voters who should be Raut must clarify these finan- agency. Singh said mes- the office of Governor of the law declared by the allowed to exercise their cial transactions,” he added. sages have been excha- West Bengal by Jagdeep Hon’ble Supreme Court. rights freely. Your families plead their innocence nged with China on the Dhankhar for serious From the seat of highest Governor has nothing to hotline. If status quo breach of his oath of constitutional office in do with the results, irre- YUSUF JAMEEL | DC tion, the families claimed Badr militant outfit. TRP SCAM continues, there cannot office, which, in terms of the state, Governor spective of its nature. I am SRINAGAR, DEC. 30 their kin were at their “For past many days, be a reduction in the Article 159 of the Dhankhar has been induc- miles away from politics. respective homes till intelligence inputs were ACCUSED SENT TO deployment of troops, Constitution, stipulate as ing divisive politics, just Many people have been The security forces Tuesday. pouring in continuously Singh said. “If there is follows: preserve, protect, because ruling parties at trying to dictate the authorities on Wednesday The slain have been about the movement of JUDICIAL CUSTODY status quo, it is natural, defend the Constitution the Centre and state are Governor’s role. I tell claimed that three mili- identified as Ajaz terrorists on the Srinagar- how can deployment be and the law, and devote political opponents. We them to put this Governor tants planning a “big ter- Maqbool Ganai and Athar Baramulla highway. SHAHAB ANSARI | DC reduced? There will be himself to the service and had expectations, that in agnipariksha and judge ror strike” along a vital Mushtaq Wani, both stu- Yesterday, we developed MUMBAI, DEC. 30 no reduction in our well-being of the people of after being nominated to all of his steps before highway in Kashmir dents from southern leads and came to know deployment and I feel West Bengal,” said the the high constitutional claiming where he violat- Valley were killed in a Pulwama district, and that a group of terrorists A Sessions Court on their deployment will petition to Kovind by five post in the state, Governor ed the norms. Every step gunfight in Lawaypora Zubair Ahmed Lone, 22- are hiding in a house right Wednesday remanded Partho also not come down. I Trinamul MPs — Sudip Dhankhar would rise of mine is influenced by area on the outskirts of year-old mason from opposite the Noora hospi- Dasgupta, an accused in the don’t think that status Bandopadhyay, Derek above his political past, my constitutional respon- capital Srinagar earlier neighbouring Shopian tal at Lawaypora in HMT alleged TRP scam, to judicial quo is a positive develop- O’Brien, Kalyan Banerjee, act impartially towards sibilities.” during the day. district. area,” the Army officer custody and he filed a bail plea ment at all. Talks are on Shukhendu Shekhar Roy all political parties. Our Supporting Dhankhar, However, the families of General Officer said. immediately in which he has and they result in a posi- and Kakoli Ghosh expectations stand BJP general secretary the slain trio questioned Commanding (GoC) of the He added that when the claimed that he was only CEO tive outcome, that is our Dastidar. belied.” Kailash Vijayvargiya the claim and termed it a Army’s counterinsur- presence of militants got of BARC, and not whole and expectation,” he added. Underlining four crucial Citing nearly two dozen wondered, “How can those fake encounter in which gency Kilo Force, H.S. established, the Army’s 2 sole of the company and it was Singh asserted that Supreme Court judgments critical tweets and innu- TMC leaders, who violate “our innocent children Sahi, told reporters here Rashtriya Rifles, J&K not possible for him to manip- India is very focused on on the constitutional role merable statements by the Constitution daily, were brutally murdered.” that the slain were mili- police and the Central ulate the system. His applica- dealing with external of the governor, they Dhankhar, the TMC MPs now call the Governor’s While holding a protest tants “who were planning Reserve Police Force tion would be heard on threats to its security. alleged in their 20-page claimed: “Some of the role good or bad? I do not demonstration outside a big strike on the (CRPF) during the cordon- January 1, 2021. “Anyone who causes tro- petition: “...Governor recent words/ utterances/ think there will be any dif- Srinagar’s police control Srinagar-Baramulla high- and-search operation on The police had arrested uble will not be spared,” Dhankhar has failed to tweets/ media briefing ference even if they have room where the corpses of way to gain publicity.” Tuesday evening repeat- Dasgupta last week alleging Singh said. “If a country preserve, protect and directed against the West approached the President the alleged militants were The J&K police said the edly asked them to surren- that he along with another ex- is expansionist and tries defend the Constitution, Bengal government, Chief against the Governor.” kept briefly for identifica- trio was affiliated with Al- der. senior Broadcast Audience to occupy our land, occu- Research Council (BARC) offi- py a piece of our land, cial and Republic TV Editor- then India has the capa- in-Chief Arnab Goswami bility and power to not BAD | GOVERNANCE 104 signatories allege that ‘love jihad Law’ is being used to victimise innocents manipulated the Television let its land go into any- Rating Points (TRP) of Repub- one’s hand, whether it is lic TV and its Hindi arm. After any country of the arrest Dasgupta remained in world,” he said. police custody till Wednesday Singh said that when Retd babus term UP ‘epicentre of hate politics’ before the court remanded he visited eastern Lada- him to judicial custody. kh after the Galwan cla- New Delhi, Dec. 30: Uttar Menon, former chief November 27, the ordi- sion and bigotry and that weeks later when Rashid’s December 5 when they His lawyer Kamlesh Ghumre sh, the morale of soldi- Pradesh has become the information commission- nance specifies the proce- the institutions of gover- wife, Pinki, gave testimo- were accosted by alleged filed the bail plea on behalf of ers was high. “The restr- “epicentre of the politics er Wajahat Habibullah, dure for undergoing reli- nance are now steeped in ny that she had married Bajrang Dal men, who Dasgupta as soon as he was aint, valour and bravery of hate, division and big- also demanded immediate gious conversion and pro- communal poison,” the re- him willingly, without any accused Rashid of “love remanded to judicial custody. they have exhibited this otry” and the institutions withdrawal of the anti- hibits unlawful religious tired civil servants wrote compulsion,” the letter, al- jihad”, and took them to Advocate Ghumre has filed time, the more it is pra- of governance are “steep- conversion ordinance. conversion. The BJP-led in the letter dated Dec. 29. so signed by ex-police com- the police. the bail on the grounds that ised, it is less,” he said. ed in communal poison,” They alleged that the govern- They also referred to a missioner of Pune Meeran The vigilantes who had Dasgupta was only CEO of Asked if there is a pos- alleged 104 retired civil Uttar Pradesh Prohibition ment too has come up with case of an interfaith mar- Borwankar, stated. accosted them brought BARC but it doesn’t mean he sibility of Galwan-like servants in a letter to of Unlawful Conversion of a similar ordinance. riage involving a Muslim It added that the couple Pinki’s family to the police could manipulate the system. incident as China is not Chief Minister Yogi Religion Ordinance was “It has become painfully man and a Hindu woman had married in July 2020, station. What is inexcus- He has further stated that the- willing to pull back from Adityanath. being used to “victimise evident that, in recent ye- in Moradabad. well before the promulga- able is that the police re are board of directors and a the standoff in eastern The signatories of the especially those Indian m- ars, UP state, once known “In the Moradabad inci- tion of any ordinance on remained mute as the vigi- disciplinary committee above Ladakh, he said the letter, including former en who are Muslim and w- as the cradle of the Ganga- dent, 22-year-old Rashid the issue of interfaith lantes harassed and inter- him and it is not that Partho is Army will not allow “the foreign secretary Nirup- omen who dare to exercise Jamuna civilisation, has and his 25-year-old broth- marriage, and were on rogated the innocent cou- whole and sole of the BARC country’s pride to be ama Rao, ex-national secu- their freedom of choice”. become the epicentre of er, Saleem, were arrested, their way to have their ple. Rashid is reported to and does whatever he wants. dented.” rity adviser Shivshankar Promulgated on the politics of hate, divi- to be released only two marriage registered on have said. — PTI NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 9

SHORT TAKES Tram library Won’t quit BJP, COLD WAVE CONTINUES IN says Bongaon MP NORTH INDIA RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC ● SHANTANU THAKUR New Delhi, Dec. 30: Cold KOLKATA, DEC. 30 softened his stand after wave conditions continued to the West Bengal BJP prevail in the northern states Going back on his threat of the country on Wednesday, to quit the BJP over the leadership, rattled by while dense fog enveloped sev- delay in implementing threat to quit the party, eral areas, including Jammu the Citizenship called him to a meeting where nine flights were can- Amendment Act (CAA), and placated him. celled due to poor visibility. Bongaon MP Shantanu ● The India Meteorological Thakur, the party’s face HE ALSO indicated Department said a cold wave among the Matuas and a that Shah will address the swept through Delhi as the voice of the community migrants on the CAA dur- minimum temperature dipped of Hindu migrants in ing his visit to WB. to 3.5 degrees Celsius. West Bengal, reposed The Safdarjung Observatory, faith in Union home min- question does not arise. It which provides representative ister Amit Shah for the is irrelevant.” data for the city, recorded a CAA roll-out to the Thakur, the All India minimum of 3.5 degrees refugees across the coun- Matua Mahasangha joint Celsius and a maximum of try. president, added, “I 16.4 degrees Celsius. He also indicated that believe that the CAA will Nine flights to and from Shah will address the be implemented in future. Jammu Airport were can- migrants on the CAA dur- I also hope that the Union celled as a dense fog enveloped ing his visit to West home minister will visit the region for a second day, Bengal next month. our Thakurbari either on while the prevailing cold wave Thakur softened his January 19 or 20. He will condition tightened its grip stand on Wednesday after address the refugee com- after the recent snowfall in the the West Bengal BJP lead- munity there to share his high altitude areas. ership, rattled by threat future plans on the CAA. Intense cold wave conditions to quit the party, called Since he has recognised swept Kashmir as the mercury him to a meeting and pla- us by passing the law in fell below the freezing point cated him on Tuesday in Parliament, there cannot across the valley. Kolkata. be any question further The cloud cover ahead of Dashing hopes of the on it. We are happy that Tuesday’s snowfall had kept Trinamul Congress to the home minister wants the night temperature around A group of HIV positive children read books in front of a tram, which is converted into a library before their ride in it, in Kolkata on Wednesday. rope him into its fold, to address our demand.” the freezing point for two con- — Pritam Bandyopadhyay Thakur said, “I am an MP BJP vice-president secutive nights in most parts of the BJP. I found a spec- Mukul Roy, who was sit- of the valley but the respite ulation in the media ting next to him, slammed ended as the mercury plunged about my exit from the the TMC for playing poli- to minus 11 degrees in BASELESS: NITISH party. Our ideological tics over the CAA. Gulmarg in north Kashmir, stand is the CAA imple- It was Roy, state BJP the officials said. mentation for which I am president Dilip Ghosh They said Gulmarg tourist RJD seeks to fish in ON RJD S CLAIM requesting our govern- and national general sec- destination was the coldest ment. That, however, does retary Kailash recorded place in the valley. OF JD(U) SPLIT not mean joining the Vijayvargiya who con- hands of those who vinced Thakur into stay- Patna, Dec. 30: The oppose the CAA. The ing on. ONE QUINTAL troubled NDA waters opposition RJDs claim of an impending split in SYNTHETIC the ruling Janata Dal RJD leader says 17 MLAs of JD(U) are willing to cross over (United) in on PANEER SEIZED Wednesday met with an Patna, Dec. 30: Defection that more would like to fol- that a common link ran the RJD for the past few outright rebuttal by Sedition case AKSHAYA KUMAR of JD(U) MLAs to the BJP low suit soon which would through the Arunachal years, decided to up the Chief Minister Nitish SAHOO | DC in Arunachal Pradesh and “raise the number suffi- Pradesh defections and ante. Kumar, its de facto BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 30 the resultant cold vibes ciently enough to cause a the rebellion by Chirag “Nitish Kumar should leader. between the partners in split, tenable under the Paswan’s LJP in Bihar. give up the Chief “Baseless” and “lack- against SDPI Odisha police and food the ruling coalition in anti-defection law” in the “The LJP could not have Minister’s chair and pull ing any substance” was inspecting officials on Bihar, seem to have kin- party which has 43 MLAs. done what it did in the out of the NDA. He should how Kumar described Mangaluru, Dec. 30: A Superintendent of Police Wednesday recovered more dled fresh hopes in the Rajak’s claim is the lat- Assembly polls without help Tejashwi Yadav form the claim made by sedition case was regis- B.M. Laxmi Prasad said than one quintal of synthetic RJD which has ended up est in a series of aver- the BJP’s tacit approval. the new government and Shyam Rajak, a former tered on Wednesday ag- in a statement that the paneer from a bus during a heading the opposition ments by RJD leaders, fol- And the JD(U) bore the the RJD would return the member of his cabinet ainst a group of Social police have taken cogni- raid at Badambadi in Cuttack here despite being the sin- lowing the defection of six brunt, finishing with a favour by backing him as who had joined the RJD Democratic Party of sance of the video clip- city. gle largest party. of the seven JD(U) MLAs tally that is less than that prime ministerial candi- ahead of the recent India (SDPI) activists on ping. The spurious paneer was Shyam Rajak, a former in Arunachal Pradesh to of the BJP,” Tiwary, who date in 2024,” Chaudhary, Assembly polls. charges of raising pro- A case was registered reportedly seized by the offi- national general secretary the BJP. was formerly with the a former state assembly “Whoever is making slogans outside against 15 SDPI activists cials of Chauliaganj Police of the JD(U) who joined At the JD(U) national JD(U), said. speaker, had said. such claims...... it is base- a panchayat elections for offences under Station and Cuttack Municipal RJD shortly before the executive meeting here on The veteran socialist has RJD spokesman less (bebuniyaad) and counting centre in Ujire Sections 124 (A) (sedition) Corporation (CMC) while it recent Assembly elec- Sunday, the party adopted been of the view that the Mrityunjay Tiwari was without any substance in Dakshina Kannada dis- and 143 (unlawful assem- was being transported from tions, on Wednesday a resolution condemning BJP was trying to “settle quick to assert “as the (koi dam nahin hai)”, trict in Karnataka, police bly) of the Indian Penal Kolkata to the millennium city sought to fish in the trou- the “violation of the spirit old scores” with Nitish party’s authorised spok- said Kumar, who headed said. Code. in the private bus this morn- bled waters with the claim of coalition politics” in Kumar who had snapped esman I can say this is a the JD(U) until Sunday A video showing a Denying the charge, ing, said reports. that 17 MLAs of Chief the north- eastern state. ties with it in 2013 disap- personal opinion. Whom last when he relin- group of people carrying SDPI Belthangady assem- “The artificial paneer has Minister Nitish Kumar’s K.C. Tyagi, the party’s proving of the ascendance to support as a prime min- quished the post of its flags of the Muslim outfit bly unit president Hyder been prepared using flour, party were willing to cross outspoken national gener- of Narendra Modi ”a man isterial candidate is a deci- national president in a and raising the slogans Ali said the activists only urea, spurious milk, glycerine, ove r. al secretary and spoke- who does not forget and sion only the national sudden move that has went viral on social raised slogans in support chemical and other items “They are all feeling sti- sman, asserted that events forgive”. leadership can take”. triggered speculations media following which of the party on the victo- which are harmful for health. fled in the current dispen- in Arunachal will not cast Tiwary had said that if He, however, said he about his future political police registered the case. ry of candidates support- If this is consumed for a long sation where the CM a shadow in Bihar but the Chief Minister chose agreed with Chaudhary’s course. However, an SDPI leader ed by it. run, a person may suffer from appears to have capitulat- admitted that the JD(U) to pull out of the NDA, contention that Kumar Kumar chose his close denied pro-Pakistan slo- They did not raise chronic dysentery, Irritable ed before a domineering had felt “aahat” (hurt). there will be a realign- should help Yadav become confidant R.C.P. Singh as gans were raised. Pakistan zindabad slo- bowel syndrome (IBS), liver BJP. They are willing to BJP leaders here have ment between the RJD and the chief minister. his successor in the The slogans in support gans, but SDPI zindabad, disorders, kidney ailments switch sides as soon as insisted that the party the JD(U), “but the ball is “The NDA is unstable party. of Pakistan were heard he claimed. etc,” said an official of the possible,” Rajak, who was “did not poach” the JD(U) in his court, he has to and our leader is bound to There has been some amid the counting centre Over 5,700 village pan- CMC. the JD(U)’s deputy leader MLAs in Arunachal decide what matters to form a government in the turmoil in the JD(U), of authorities making chayats in the state went One person was held in con- in the previous assembly, Pradesh where legislators him his dignity or the not so distant future. It late, following the recent announcements regard- to polls in two phases on nection with the seizure of the said here. recently switched sides of trappings of power”. will only be appropriate development in ing counting of votes December 22 and 27 and spurious paneer. He claimed en masse their own accord. Recently, Uday Narayan for Nitish Kumar to be on Arunachal Pradesh related to Mundaje Gram the votes were taken up Earlier on December 22, defection of the JD(U) However, RJD national Chaudhary, another for- the right side of history,” where all but one of its Panchayat in for counting on police had busted a fake MLAs has been put on vice-president Shivanand mer confidant of Nitish said the RJD spokesman. MLA joined the BJP. Belthangady Taluk. Wednesday. cement manufacturing unit in hold since the RJD hoped Tiwary has maintained Kumar who has been with — PTI — PTI Dakshina Kannada — PTI Jagatpur area in Cuttack and detained a person in connec- tion with the incident. Official call BJD’S CALL FOR MUMBAI CONG China in touch with India QUOTA IN HIGHER WRITES LETTER about 39 Indian sailors EDUCATION GETS TO SONIA GANDHI MIXED RESPONSE SONU SHRIVASTAVA | DC DC CORRESPONDENT adjust plans due to com- merchant vessels have MUMBAI, DEC. 30 NEW DELHI, DEC. 30 mercial interests”. however been allowed to AKSHAYA KUMAR Making clear its anxiety, discharge their cargo at SAHOO | DC Even as the Congress is trying In the wake of anxiety India had last Thursday Chinese ports and that the BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 30 to assert itself in the expressed by New Delhi said an “unprecedented reasons for this were Maharashtra government last week and growing situation” causing stress unclear. New Delhi had The decision of Odisha’s dominated by the Shiv Sena outrage in India over the to the crew had arisen added that its diplomatic Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to and NCP, the Mumbai plight of 39 Indian civil- after a total of 39 Indian mission in China has been give reservation to stu- Congress general secretary ian sailors stuck in two nationals on two separate in touch with Chinese dents of state govern- Vishwabandhu Rai has shot a separate merchant vessels merchant vessels have authorities on the matter ment-run schools in letter to the party president in Chinese waters for the been stuck in Chinese and requested for an engineering and medical alleging that the Sharad past few months, China on waters for the past few “early resolution” of the colleges has evoked Pawar led NCP has been weak- Wednesday said it was in months, with the cargo of matter to “ameliorate” the mixed reactions in the ening the Congress in “close communication the vessels not having condition of the crew. state. Maharashtra like “termite”. with the Indian side” and been permitted to be On Wednesday, the While the Biju Janata Rai, who is a close associate had “provided timely unloaded at Chinese Chinese Embassy Dal leaders hailed the of former Mumbai Congress assistance and necessary ports. Spokesperson said, decision as ‘historic,’ the chief Sanjay Nirupam, has supplies to Indian China has also still not “Chinese authorities have opposition Bharatiya written a letter in this regard sailors”. permitted the change in been in close communica- Janata Party and to AICC interim president Beijing claimed that crew on grounds of the tion with the Indian side Congress dubbed it as a Sonia Gandhi. He also said “China has never denied Covid situation despite and provided timely assis- ‘sheer political move’ to that though the Congress is a any vessel departure” and India requesting for it. tance and necessary sup- Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati divert the attention of part of the MVA government, that the “real cause of sit- New Delhi had also said plies to Indian sailors. Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday, to brief him on domestic and international the public from the it appears that only Shiv Sena uation is freight for- that ships that arrived China has never denied affairs. — PTI crumbling education and NCP are calling the shots warder doesn’t want to after these two concerned any vessel departure.” system. in the government. Eminent educationists, The letter, with subject line on the other hand, on “what has the Congress achie- Wednesday said that ved and lost in the last one TEMPLE | FUNDS VHP to launch a month-long drive to raise funds for construction of temple in UP such kind of arrange- year”, stated that while the ment cannot stem the MVA government completed a rots in the primary, sec- year, the Congress party has ondary and higher sec- merely become an alliance ondary education sys- partner in the state govern- ‘Ram temple’ rallies spark tension in MP villages tems. ment. He also alleged, “with a “The state govern- calibrated move, the alliance RABINDRA NATH tension in different parts was attacked with stones people in the village of chagrin of the passersby. taken out by the Bharatiya ment’s decision, if chal- partners are hampering the CHOUDHURY | DC of Malwa-Nimar region of by unidentified people. Chandankhedi on Later, heated arguments Yuva Janata Morcha, the lenged in the court of prospects of our party and BHOPAL, DEC. 30 Madhya Pradesh. Several people were inju- December 25. between them ensued youth wing of BJP, and law, might not stand as it expanding their bases. We The campaign launched red in the incident. “Five According to the police, which subsequently esca- some other right-wing clearly transgresses the have failed to foil their plans.” The ongoing campaign by on December 25 has been people were arrested in unidentified people pelted lated into a group clash, organisations came under fundamental right to The Mumbai Congress gen- the right-wing organisa- marred by incidents of connection with the inci- stones at the rally in the police said. attack at Begumbagh in equality of private eral secretary urged Gandhi to tions to generate aware- group clashes at many dent”, Mandsaur district village, leading to injuries Police had resorted to . school students. The issue an instruction to the ness among the people places in the region in the superintendent of police to at least 10 people. baton charge and subse- The Ujjain Municipal state government must Shiv Sena and NCP to follow ahead of the month-long last 5 days. Hitesh Choudhury said. This had provoked the quently lobbed tear gas Corporation demolished a try to uplift the standard ‘Gathabandhan Dharma’. He drive by Vishwa Hindu Group clashes broke out Tension prevailed in saffron activists to stage a shells to disperse the house of one Abdul of education in its also hinted to take precaution- Parishad to raise funds, in district headquarters of Gautampura area in demonstration in the vil- crowd. “58 people involved Hameed in Begumbagh on schools so that the stu- ary measures in order to scheduled to be launched Mandsaur on Wednesday Indore district following lage demanding action in the violence have been December 26, reportedly dents can compete in all- ensure the party leaders on January 15, for con- when a bike rally taken violent clashes between against the culprits. identified. 39 of them have as part of an anti- India entrance examina- should not shift their loyalties struction of Ram temple out by various right-wing the saffron activists par- The demonstrators been arrested so far”, encroachment drive, trig- tions,” said eminent to other parties just ahead of in Ayodhya in Uttar organisations in the town ticipating in such a rally squatted on the road block- police said. gering resentment among educationist Binod the BMC election. Pradesh, has triggered as part of the campaign and a particular section of ing the traffic, much to On December 25, a rally the locals. Dash. WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 10

SHORT TAKES CHINA JAILS 10 HK ACTIVISTS Britain approves Oxford vaccine FOR UP TO 3 YRS Germany logs its highest daily death toll with the Covid pandemic surging worldwide Hong Kong, Dec. 30: A Chin- ese court on Wednesday jailed London, Dec. 30: Britain 10 Hong Kong democracy acti- on Wednesday became the UAE SHATTERS vists for up to three years over first nation to approve the a bid to flee the city by speed- Coronavirus vaccine - boat to Taiwan, as a crackdo- eloped by AstraZeneca and RECORD FOR wn on dissent in the territory the University of Oxford, intensifies. as Germany logged its DAILY INFECTIONS The group were arrested by highest daily death toll the Chinese coastguard on with the pandemic surging Dubai, Dec. 30: The August 23 en route to the self- worldwide. United Arab Emirates has ruled island, which has quiet- Fears have also grown shattered its single-day ly opened its doors to Hong- following the detection in record of new Coronavir- kongers seeking sanctuary. Britain of a new strain of us infections, with 1,723 The court in the southern the virus experts fear is cases recorded on Wednes- city of Shenzhen sentenced more transmissible, and day. The record figure Tang Kai-yin to three years in the variant has been found comes after the UAE said jail and Quinn Moon to two in a number of other coun- it detected its first known years for organising an illegal tries, including the United cases of the new, fast- border crossing. States and India. spreading variant of the The eight others were sen- The pandemic prompted virus in people arriving tenced to seven months behind unprecedented global effo- from abroad. bars for illegally crossing the rts to develop vaccines in With an economy that border. The 10 were also fined record time, and following runs on aviation and hos- up to 20,000 yuan (US$3,060) in Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod- pitality, the UAE has rem- addition to their jail terms. erna, the AstraZeneca- ained open for tourism Oxford candidate became and business. The comme- the third to win approval rcial hub of Dubai prep- AT LEAST 15 in the Western world. ares to draw thousands of “It is truly fantastic revelers for New Year’s FEARED DEAD IN news,” tweeted British Pri- Eve celebrations downto- me Minister Boris Johns- wn, where authorities PNG LANDSLIDE on. “We will now move to have mandated mask-we- vaccinate as many people aring and social-distanc- Port Moresby, Dec. 30: Up to as quickly as possible.” ing. The UAE has a total of 15 people were feared dead Unlike the Pfizer-BioN- 206,092 cases and 665 after a landslide struck a min- Tech and Moderna vac- deaths amid an aggressive ing camp in central Papua cines, the one from Astr- testing campaign. — AP New Guinea following heavy aZeneca and Oxford does rain, officials said Wednesday. not need to be stored at Local MP William Samb said very low temperatures. It the camp in Goilala was buri- can be kept, transported VARIANT IN U.S.: ed as miners slept early Mon- and handled at normal day. “Unfortunately there are refrigerated conditions, A general view of the stage set up for French DJ David Guettas 2021 New Year’s Eve livestream charity concert “United at Home”, in the Cour no survivors from what we making it easier and Napoleon, with the Louvre Pyramid, designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, in Paris, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. — AFP BIDEN VOWS hear,” Samb told ABC, Austral- cheaper to administer and ia's national broadcaster. a much smaller logistical ALL-OUT EFFORT “Sadly they were all buried challenge, especially for alive.”Officials said the exact less wealthy nations. Washington, Dec. 30: death toll was unclear, but two Russia and China also UK cases surge as new Vaccine works 79%: The new variant of Coron- bodies had so far been recov- claim to have developed avirus was detected for the ered and up to 15 were feared Covid-19 vaccines, and first time Tuesday in the dead. have already started adm- China’s Sinopharm United States and Latin The group was panning a inistering them. strain spreads globally America as President-elect riverbed for gold. Even as vaccinations Beijing, Dec. 30: Phase 3 Joe Biden vowed to signifi- Heavy rain and a lack of ramp up in Europe and London, Dec. 30: Britain The government banned in quarantine. trials of a Sinopharm ALGERIA PREZ cantly ramp up the vacci- equipment had hampered North America, global registered a new daily the sale of alcohol and The United Arab Coronavirus vaccine fou- nation drive. local rescuers attempting to infections have surged record for Coronavirus made masks compulsory Emirates said it had also nd it was 79 percent effec- The new strain, which dig through the mud. close to 82 million, with cases on Tuesday as it bat- in public after it became detected the new strain, a tive, the Chinese pharma BACK AFTER first emerged in the UK, Better tools and supplies nearly 1.8 million deaths. tled a new strain that has the first in African coun- government spokesman giant said Wednesday, lo- pushed Britain to a new were being flown in to help the Germany, which had spread as far as Chile and try to record one million saying the “limited cases” wer than rival jabs devel- TREATMENT daily record of infections recovery effort, with the handled the first Corona- India, even as more coun- cases. were all from “people com- oped by Pfizer-BioNTech and led South Africa to Governor of the Central virus wave relatively well, tries started mass vaccina- “We have let down our ing from abroad”. and Moderna but a poten- Algiers, Dec. 30: Pre- impose a raft of new meas- Province, Robert Agarobe, has been hit hard by the tion campaigns. guard, and unfortunately Britain's government tial breakthrough in the sident Abdelmadjid Teb- ures, amid fears around expected to arrive Thursday to second. It logged more Nations around the we are now paying the came under pressure on battle to stem the pandem- boune returned to Algeria the world that holiday rev- help assess the damage. than 1,000 daily deaths for world are struggling with price,” said President Tuesday to tighten restric- ic in Asia. Tuesday after a two-mo- elers are aggravating the the first time, authorities surges in infections that Cyril Ramaphosa, blam- tions as it announced a China has been racing nth absence in Germany, spike in infections. said Wednesday. have pushed the global ing the new strain and an record 24-hour high of against the West to devel- where he received treat- The EU health agency RUSSIA SAYS 3 Fears have also grown case total close to 81 mil- “extreme lack of vigilance 53,135 new infections. op its own Covid-19 vac- ment for Covid-19, ending warned the strain carried with the recent detection lion and killed more than over the holiday period” Health chiefs warned cines, with five already in a period of uncertainty in a high risk for more hospi- OF ITS TROOPS in Britain of a virus vari- 1.78 million. for the spike. that England is “back in large-scale Phase 3 clini- a country facing a health, talizations and deaths — ant experts believe could The EU health agency Chile on Tuesday beca- the eye” of the Coronavi- cal trials. political and economic not because the infections HURT IN SYRIA be more transmissible. ECDC warned Tuesday me the first Latin Am- rus storm, with as many But Wednesday's annou- crises. “It is hard to be far are more severe but beca- The variant has been that the risk is high that erican country to detect patients in hospital as dur- ncement was the first data from one's country and use it spreads more easily. Moscow, Dec. 30: The detected in a number of the newly discovered the new strain initially ing the initial peak in released regarding the even harder for someone The Rocky Mountain Russian military said three of other countries, after Covid-19 variants could found in Britain, in a April. Critical care doctor efficacy of a Chinese vac- who has a lot of responsi- state of Colorado recorded its troops were wounded in an pushing Britain to a new cause even more deaths woman who returned to Samantha Batt-Rawden cine candidate. bility,” Tebboune said, what is believed to be the attack by militants in north- daily record of infections. and further strain health- the country from Madrid “breaking point”. “We are “The protective effect of according to footage first case in the United western Syria. Indian authorities were care because of “increa- after also travelling to incredibly thin on the gr- the (Sinopharm CNBG broadcast after he arrived States — which has suf- Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Syt- trying Wednesday to track sed transmissibility”. Britain and Dubai. ound. NHS staff have not Beijing) vaccine against from Berlin. fered the highest death toll nik, the chief of the Russian down tens of thousands of More than 300 cases of a Health authorities resp- been prioritised for the va- Covid-19 is 79.34 percent,” Tebboune was greeted of the year-old pandemic military's Reconciliation Cen- people who arrived from new variant have been onded by announcing that ccine and are going off said the Beijing Institute by officials, including PM that has claimed more ter in Syria, said militants in Britain in recent weeks as recorded in South Africa, from December 31, every- sick in droves with the of Biological Products, a Abdelaziz Djerad and than 1.78 million lives the province of Idlib fired an cases of the new variant which imposed a raft of one arriving in Chile wo- new strain,” she tweeted. Sinopharm subsidiary. army chief of staff Said globally. Nearly 338,000 anti-tank missile at a Russian more than doubled in 24 new measures on Tuesday. uld have to spend 10 days — AFP — AFP Chengriha. — AFP people have died of Covid- armoured personnel carrier, hours. 19 in the US. wounding three military po- The variant was detected Governor Jared Polis lice officers. He said the attack for the first time in the worst-hit nation in the left, just over two million invoke a Korean War-era months are going to be Switzerland just days after said a man in his 20s near happened while the Russian United States and Latin world — President-elect have received the first shot law to force private indus- very tough — a very tough she received the jab. Denver was infected with troops were on patrol near Tr- America on Tuesday. Joe Biden called mass vac- of the vaccine, according try to step up production. period for our nation, The Swissmedic regula- the variant known as umba in Idlib and Turkish tro- The EU health agency cination “the greatest to the Centers for Disease “The Trump administra- maybe the toughest during tory authority and region- B.1.1.7 and is isolating. ops were pulling out of the has warned the strain car- operational challenge Control and Prevention. tion's plan to distribute this entire pandemic.” al authorities in the cen- Biden, after a briefing area. Russia and Turkey, whi- ried a high risk for more we've ever faced as a Biden, who takes over vaccines is falling far Meanwhile, Swiss autho- tral canton of Lucerne from experts, warned that ch have backed opposing sides hospitalisations and nation”. from Donald Trump on behind,” Biden said, prom- rities said Wednesday confirmed reports that a the dire Covid situation in the Syrian conflict, negoti- deaths — not because the The Trump administra- January 20, renewed his ising: “I'm going to move there is no indication the 91-year-old person who may not ease up until ated a cease-fire deal for Idlib infections are more severe tion had predicted that 20 promise to administer 100 Heaven and Earth to get us Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was among the first to “well into March. The next that envisaged joint patrols but because it spreads million Americans would million vaccine doses in going in the right direc- against Covid-19 was receive the vaccine in few weeks and months are and established observation more easily. be vaccinated by the end of his first 100 days in office, tion.”But he warned: “The responsible for the death Switzerland last week had going to be very tough”. posts to monitor the truce. In the United States -- the December. But with days and confirmed he would next few weeks and of an elderly person in died. — AFP — AFP Russia is the Syrian govern- ment's main ally, while Turkey has backed the opposition. Russia has waged a military operation in Syria since 2015, France considering tipping the balance of power China clamps down on Covid origins in favour of President Bashar Assad and helping his govern- Mojiang (China), Dec. 30: Deep Associated Press journalists was China's cabinet under direct Prevention. It reveals a pattern of ment reclaim control over in the lush valleys of southern tailed by plainclothes police in orders from President Xi Jinping, government secrecy and top- extending curfews most of the country after a China lies the entrance to a mine multiple cars who blocked access according to internal documents down control that has been evi- devastating civil war. shaft that once harboured bats to sites in late November. obtained by The AP. A rare leak dent throughout the pandemic. Paris, Dec. 30: France is with the closest known relative to More than a year since the first from within the government, the “They only select people they considering starting its LATAM, CARIBBEAN Covid-19. The area is of intense known person was infected with dozens of pages of unpublished can trust, those that they can con- curfew earlier in the 22 YRS IN JAIL interest because it may hold clues the Coronavirus, an AP investiga- documents confirm what many trol,” said an expert who works evening in parts of the to the origins of the Coronavirus tion shows the Chinese govern- have long suspected: The clamp- with the China CDC, declining to country to try to contain TOP 500,000 FOR INCITING that has killed more than 1.7 mil- ment is strictly controlling all down comes from the top. be identified out of a fear of retri- the spread of the Coro- lion people worldwide, but has research into its origins while The AP's investigation was bution. navirus, Health Minister COVID-19 DEATHS MOB KILLING become a black hole of no infor- promoting fringe theories that based on interviews with Chinese China's foreign ministry said in Olivier Veran said mation because of political sensi- the pandemic originated else- and foreign scientists and offi- a fax that “the novel coronavirus Tuesday. The government Montevideo, Dec. 30: La- Mexico City, Dec. 30: A tivity. where. The government is moni- cials, along with public notices, has been discovered in many has for the moment ruled tin America and the Cari- woman in central Mexico has A bat research team that visited toring scientists' findings and leaked emails and the unpub- parts of the world” and research out a return to a full lock- bbean on Tuesday became been sentenced to 22 years in recently had their samples confis- mandating that the publication of lished documents from China's should be carried out “on a global down, either nationally or the second region after prison for inciting the 2018 cated, two people familiar with any research first be approved by State Council and the Chinese scale.” at the local level, he added. Europe to top half a million mob killing of two men, prose- the matter said. And a team of a new task force managed by Center for Disease Control and — AP The proposal is to extend deaths from Covid-19, cutors said. the existing 8pm-6am according to an AFP count Convictions for such mob overnight curfew, starting based on official tallies. crimes are rare in Mexico it at 6pm in the regions hit There have been at least because individual roles are COVID | CARE In most countries, doctors discouraged from treating relatives hardest by the second 500,800 deaths among the 29 often hard to establish. wave of the virus, Veran countries in the region, But in this case prosecutors told France 2 television. with more than half of in central Puebla state had an The proposed changes those in Brazil (192,000) and unusual piece of evidence, would come into force on Mexico (120,000). The mile- according to Monday's Greek nurse sets up home ICU to treat kin Saturday, he added. stone came 12 days after announcement. The new measure was Europe passed the half a The woman, identified under Agios Athanasios (Gree- Coronavirus cases, and said. one point, the repurposed tional bonds could cloud discussed at a meeting of million mark. Mexican law only by her first ce), Dec. 30: What does a hospital intensive care un- “That didn't happen, pole supported four bags their judgment and affect top ministers and health It takes the total world- name, Agustina, apparently medical professional do its were filling up. thanks to my son-in-law.” dispensing antibiotics, flu- their skills. officials chaired by Pres- wide deaths to more than collected money to hire a vehi- when his wife and in-laws Tachtatzoglou, who had Tachtatzoglou set up a ids to address dehydration Tachtatzoglou says he ident Emmanuel Macron 1.78 million, with the US cle with a loudspeaker to go contract the disease at the to quarantine and could makeshift ICU in the and fever-reducing medi- remained in daily contact earlier Tuesday. and Canada accounting for around the village of Acatlan center of a months-long not go to work once his rel- downstairs apartment of cine. “I've been working in with doctors at While Veran singled out over 350,000 and Asia top- and urge people to come and pandemic? atives tested positive for his family's two-story the intensive care ward Papageorgiou Hospital, four eastern regions par- ping 217,000. Almost 82 mil- help kill the men. Gabriel Tachtatzoglou, a the virus, decided to put home in the village of for 20 years, and I didn't the overwhelmed facility ticularly hard hit by the lion people worldwide have The two men were beaten critical care nurse, did not his ICU experience to use Agios Athanasios, located want to put my in-laws where he works, while car- surge in infections, his contracted the virus, inclu- and burned to death by an an- feel good about the treat- by looking after them him- about 30 kilometres (near- through the psychological ing for his sick family ministry said the extended ding more than 15 million gry, cheering mob who claim- ment options available in self. That decision, his ly 20 miles) from the city. strain of separation. Plus, members, and that he curfew might eventually in Latin America. — AFP ed they were kidnappers. Greece's second-largest family says, probably sav- He rented, borrowed and there was already a lot of would have hospitalised be extended to as many as Prosecutors said the victims city when his wife, both ed their lives. modified the monitors, pressure on the health any of the four if they 20. The announcement were farmers and there was no her parents and her broth- “If we had gone to the oxygen delivery machines service,” he said. needed to be intubated. came as France recorded It was also revealed that evidence they were involved in er came down with Covid- hospital, I don't know and other equipment his In most countries, doc- “I looked after them up 11,395 new Covid-19 infec- the scientific council advi- any crime. Cellphone videos of 19 in November. where we would have loved ones might need. tors and nurses are dis- until the point where it tions on Tuesday — more sing the government had the killings showed townspeo- Thessaloniki has been ended up,” Polychoni He also improvised. Out couraged from treating would pose no danger," he than double the govern- warned that cases could ple cheered, applauded and among the areas of Greece Stergiou, the nurse's 64- of a hat stand, he fash- close relatives and friends said. ment's daily target to ease rise due to end-of-year hol- shouted "Long live the people!” with the most confirmed year-old mother-in-law, ioned an IV bag holder. At on the theory that emo- — AP restrictions, 5,000. iday gatherings. — AFP WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 pg 11

SHORT TAKES Fiery protest in Ukraine Republican leaders ARGENTINE SENATE PASSES face Trump anger ABORTION BILL Buenos Aires, Dec. 30: Arge- over veto override ntina Wednesday became one of only a handful of South West Palm Beach, Dec. ● THE HOUSE voted 322 American nations to legalize 30: Donald Trump, facing to 87 on Monday to over- abortion, after hours of debate a humiliating first veto ride Trump's veto of the in the Senate. Hundreds of th- override of his presidency, $740.5 billion defence bill, ousands of illegal abortions lashed out at Republican with 109 Republicans are carried out every year in leaders in Congress on the nation of 44 million, and Tuesday as relations so- breaking ranks and siding pro-choice campaigners have ured ahead of a crucial with the Democrats. long-urged authorities to put pair of runoff elections in an end to dangerous backstre- Georgia that could deter- et terminations by legalizing mine control of the Sen- Bernie Sanders filed a pro- the process. ate. The 74-year-old Tru- cedural objection that “It becomes law,” said Senate mp, in a series of tweets could end up delaying the president Cristina Kirchner, from his Mar-a-Lago vote until at least Friday. after more than twelve hours resort in Florida, where he Trump also criticised of debate. Thousands of pro- is on vacation, took aim at McConnell's refusal to choice activists cheered in the erstwhile close ally allow a vote in the Senate streets of the capital after the Senator Mitch McConnell, to increase coronavirus bill was approved 38 to 29, with the powerful Republican relief payments to Ame- one abstention. It legalizes vol- Majority Leader. ricans to $2,000 from $600, untary abortions at any stage “Weak and tired Republ- a move approved by the up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. ican 'leadership' will allow Democratic-controlled Ahead of the vote, pro-choice the bad Defense Bill to House of Representatives and anti-abortion demonstra- pass,” Trump said of the already with wide biparti- tors had gathered outside par- looming override by the san support. liament despite Covid fears. Senate of his veto of the “Unless Republicans National Defence Authori- have a death wish, and it is zation Act. “A disgraceful also the right thing to do, AIRPORT BLASTS act of cowardice and total they must approve the submission by weak peo- $2000 payments ASAP,” KILL 10 AS YEMEN Activists burn flares and smoke bomb during a rally in front of the High Anti-Corruption Court building, in Kiev, on Wednesday to protest against the ple to Big Tech,” said Tr- Trump said. “$600 IS NOT court decision on the case of deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, who is responsible for law enforcement, Oleg Tatarov, suspected of ump, who vetoed the de- ENOUGH!” In a twin GOVT ARRIVES being involved in a scheming estimated at several million euros. But activists accuse Ukrainian President of closing eyes on the corruptions and claim fence bill in part because it rebuke to the president, that prosecutors are seeking to protect Tatarov from legal proceedings. — AFP does not repeal Section McConnell objected to Aden, Dec. 30: At least 10 peo- 230, a federal law that pro- holding a vote on increas- ple were killed Wednesday as vides liability protection ing the direct payments explosions rocked Yemen's to internet companies. while also calling for the Aden airport moments after a “Negotiate a better Bill, White House veto of the new unity government flew in, or get better leaders, fiscal 2021 defence bill to in what officials charged was a NOW!” he said. “Senate be rejected. “cowardly” attack by Iran- should not approve NDAA The House voted 322 to 87 backed Huthi rebels. UK MPs approve Brexit deal until fixed!!!” McConnell on Monday to override “Dozens” more people were shrugged off Trump's tw- Trump's veto of the $740.5 wounded, a medical source eets and scheduled a vote billion defence bill, with said, although all government Paves the way for the agreement with the EU to come into force on Jan. 1 to override the president's 109 Republicans breaking ministers were reported to be London, Dec. 30: British to become law in time for we sought was not a rup- live under their own laws, would be a no-deal Brexit. veto of the defence bill for ranks and siding with the unharmed. Plumes of smoke lawmakers on Wednesday January 1, 2021. ture but a resolution, a made by their own elected Labour are also planning Wednesday. But Senator Democrats. — AFP billowed from the airport overwhelmingly approved The 80-page Bill, which resolution of the old and Parliament. That is the to seek amendments to the building in the southern city Prime Minister Boris follows a last-minute deal vexed question of Britai- historic resolution deliv- bill that would require the as debris lay strewn across the Johnson's historic post- agreed with the EU last n's political relations with ered by this Bill," he said. government to provide area, with people rushing to Brexit trade deal with the week, just days before the Europe, which bedevilled Once the bill is passed by twice-yearly economic im- tend to the wounded, footage European Union, paving December 31 deadline of our post-War history," says Parliament, the UK-EU pact assessments of the India-run fraud broadcast by Saudi television the way for the agreement the end of the Brexit tran- Johnson, as part of his trade agreement will come trading relationship. Ho- channel Al-Hadath showed. to come into force on Jan. sition period, was debated opening speech in the into effect after 2300 GMT wever, there is some dis- “At least two explosions were 1. In the House of Comm- by MPs in the House of Commons. "First we stood on Thursday, four and a quiet within Labour ranks heard as the cabinet members ons, 521 MPs voted in Commons followed by the aloof, then we became a half years after the Brexit as senior backbenchers scheme shuts were leaving the aircraft,” an favour of the deal, with House of Lords. Johnson half-hearted, sometimes referendum. The once- had called on him to AFP correspondent at the just 73 voting against it. had urged MPs to back the obstructive member of the rebellious Brexiteer wing rethink his position and New York, Dec. 30: A US to operate a technical- scene said. Johnson had recalled "historic" Bill, which he EU. Now, with this bill, we of the Conservative Party oppose the bill. Northern court has ordered the per- support fraud scheme, Crowds who had gathered on Parliament from its Chris- says is not "a rupture but a shall be a friendly neigh- has fallen behind the agr- Irish Democratic Unionist manent shut down of a under which US consu- the airport apron waiting to tmas break to get the Brex- resolution" of the UK's bour — the best friend and eement, paving the way for Party (DUP), who support technical-support fraud mers were contacted via greet the new government it free trade agreement relationship with its Eur- ally the EU could have — a relatively smooth pas- Brexit in principle, had scheme, masterminded internet pop-up messages fled, terrified. (FTA) struck with the opean neighbours. working hand-in-glove wh- sage. Opposition Labour said they will not vote in by an American citizen that falsely appeared to be Sporadic gunfire was heard European Union (EU) clea- Once both Houses pass enever our values and in- Leader Sir Keir Starmer favour of the trade deal and operated through call security alerts from soon after. red through all parliamen- the Bill, it will go to the terests coincide while ful- had instructed his MPs to due to concerns Northern centres in India, that Microsoft or another well- tary stages for the EU Queen for her Royal Ass- filling the sovereign wish vote in favour of the deal, Ireland remains tied to the allegedly defrauded hun- known company. The pop- (Future Relationship) Bill ent to make it law. "What of the British people to arguing the alternative EU more closely. — PTI dreds of elderly and vul- up messages fraudulently LANDSLIDE IN nerable Americans. claimed that the consum- The US Justice Depa- er's computer was infect- NORWAY: UP TO rtment said on Tuesday ed by a virus, purported the District Court entered to run a scan of the con- 20 MISSING Russia opens probe Will not allow Pearl’s killer the order of permanent sumer's computer, falsely injunction against Mich- confirmed the presence of Oslo, Dec. 30: More than 20 ael Brian Cotter, 59, of a virus and malware, and people were unaccounted for, Glendale, California, and then provided a toll-free 10 injured and some 500 evacu- against Navalny to evade justice, says US four companies — Sin- number to call for assis- ated on Wednesday after a gapore-registered Global tance. The Justice Depa- nightime landslide in a small Moscow, Dec. 30: Russi- Washington, Dec. 30: of Pearl. "We cannot allow custody while the Supr- Digital Concierge, Nev- rtment said that when Norwegian town north of an investigators on Tues- MOSCOW EXPANDS The US has said it is ready him to evade justice for eme Court appeal seeking ada-registered companies victims called the toll-free Oslo, police and local media day opened a criminal to take custody of British- his role in Daniel Pearl's to reinstate his conviction Sensei Ventures Incorp- number, they were con- said. Several houses were sw- probe into Kremlin critic LIST OF BANNED born al-Qaeda leader Ah- abduction and murder," continues," Rosen said in orated and NE Labs Inc, nected to India-based call ept away in Gjerdrum, home to Alexei Navalny, alleging ed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Rosen said on Tuesday. a statement released by and New York-registered centers participating in 5,000 people 25 kilometres he used more than 356 accused of kidnapping Pearl, the 38-year-old the US State Department. Kevisoft — from selling the fraud scheme. Call northeast of the capital, in the million rubles ($4.8 mil- UK OFFICIALS and murdering American South Asia bureau chief "The separate judicial technical-support servic- center workers asked vic- early hours of Wednesday. lion) of donations to his journalist Daniel Pearl, for The Wall Street Jour- rulings reversing his con- es or software via tele- tims to give them remote “Several homes have been organisations for person- Moscow, Dec. 30: Mos- asserting that Washington nal, was abducted and viction and ordering his marketing or websites. access to their computers taken by the landslide. Eme- al purposes including hol- cow on Wednesday exp- will not allow him to beheaded while he was in release are an affront to The Justice Department and told victims that they rgency services, with assist- idays abroad. anded a list of UK officials evade justice. Pakistan investigating a terrorism victims everyw- thanked India's Central detected viruses or other ance from the Norwegian civil The Investigative Com- banned from entering Ru- Acting US Attorney Ge- story in 2002 on the links here," he said. “We remain Bureau of Investigation malware on their comput- defence and the military, are in mittee, which probes ma- ssia in a tit-for-tat resp- neral Jeffrey A. Rosen's between the country's po- grateful for the Pakistani for disrupting and prose- ers. The call center work- the process of evacuating,” jor crimes, said in a state- onse to British sanctions remarks comes days after werful spy agency ISI and government's actions to cuting the scheme. ers would falsely diag- Norwegian police said on ment that the money was imposed over the poison- a Pakistani court ordered al-Qaeda. appeal such rulings to The complaint filed in nose non-existent prob- Twitter. part of more than 588 mil- ing of opposition leader release of Sheikh and his "We understand that Pa- ensure that he and his co- October 2020 alleged that lems and ask victims to Norwegian media said the lion rubles Navalny had Alexei Navalny. three aides, convicted and kistani authorities are ta- defendants are held Cotter worked with co- pay hundreds of dollars size of the landslide area was raised “exclusively” for The Russian foreign later acquitted in the kid- king steps to ensure that accountable.” conspirators in India for unnecessary services 210,000 square metres and his non-profit organisa- ministry said in a state- napping and murder case Omar Sheikh remains in — PTI from at least 2011 to 2020 and software. — PTI around 500 people had been tions, including the Anti- ment that in response to evacuated from their homes. Corruption Fund. “unconstructive and unf- Shortly after lunch on The committee said Na- riendly” UK penalties it Wednesday 21 people were still valny used the money to had “decided to expand HERO’S WELCOME unaccounted for, according to acquire “personal proper- the number of British cit- the reports. ty (and) material assets izens who are denied Breonna case: Two cops fired “We don't know if these peo- and to pay expenses (in- entry to our country.” TO U.S. SPY ple are in the landslide area, if cluding holidays abro- — AFP Washington, Dec. 30: Ben Crump, a lawyer for with her boyfriend on cent apartments during they are away on holiday or in ad).” “In this way, the fu- The Louisville, Kentucky Taylor's family. March 13. Police said the the raid. He pled not POLLARD IN ISRAEL another way unable to contact nds collected from citi- police department on Tue- He also shared a termi- boyfriend, Kenneth Walk- guilty. The grand jury police,” police said. zens were stolen,” the In August, the Kremlin sday fired two officers nation letter to Jaynes er, fired once at them, giv- indictment last week of Jerusalem, Dec. 30: committee added, saying critic fell violently ill dur- involved in the case of from Louisville's interim ing them cause to fire Hankison — but neither of Jonathan Pollard, an it had opened a criminal ing a flight from Siberia to Breonna Taylor, the Afri- police chief Yvette Gentry. back, killing Taylor but the others identified as the American jailed in the CROATIA QUAKE case into “fraud on an Moscow and was hospi- can-American woman wh- A lawyer for Detective not hitting Walker. officers who shot Taylor United States in 1985 for especially large scale”. talised in the city of ose death during a raid Myles Cosgrove, another None of the three offi- — sparked anger and spying for Israel, landed TOLL 7, SEARCH The charge carries a Omsk before being trans- became a rallying cry of officer involved in the cers in the raid was protests in the Kentucky in the Jewish state penalty of up to 10 years ferred to Berlin by med- the Black Lives Matter raid, told US media his charged with her death. city, and accusations by Wednesday to a hero's CONTINUES in prison. ical aircraft. movement. “@LMPD client had also received Detective Brett Hankis- Taylor's family of a cover- welcome led by Prime Navalny, 44, is currently Experts in several (will) terminate employ- termination paperwork. on was fired from the po- up to protect the police. Minister Benjamin Petrinja, Croatia, Dec. 30: A recovering from a poison- Western countries con- ment of officer Joshua Taylor, a 26-year-old lice force in June and Taylor's name became a Netanyahu. search for survivors in Croatia ing attempt in Germany. cluded that he was poi- Jaynes. He requested the emergency room aide, was charged in September major rallying cry during Pollard, 66, served 30 stretched into the night Tuesd- He has said he will return soned with the Soviet-era search warrant that led to shot six times after police with “wanton endanger- the Black Lives Matter pr- years in prison for pass- ay after a powerful earthquake to Russia once his health Novichok nerve agent. the tragic murder of #Br- forced their way into her ment,” for wildly and bli- otests that rocked the US ing on classified docu- killed at least seven people in is restored. — AFP eonnaTaylor,” tweeted apartment as she slept ndly shooting into adja- over the summer. — AFP ments when he served as the country's interior, tearing a US Navy intelligence down rooftops and piling analyst, and had been bricks in the streets. confined to the United The 6.4-magnitude quake WARNING | ISSUED Accidents were happening across states with heavy post-Christmas travel States under his parole was felt as far afield as Vienna terms since his 2015 but the heavy damage was con- release. After years of centrated in and around Petri- Israeli lobbying to allow nja, a town of around 20,000 Pollard, a Jewish Ameri- some 50 kilometres (30 miles) Winter storm brings snow in Upper Midwest can, to leave, the US south of Croatia's capital Za- Justice Department re- greb. Rescue teams shovelled Des Moines (US), Dec. accidents, and the Nebras- ● HEAVY SNOWFALL of Heavy snowfall of up to a slow down and allow plen- had more than 200 employ- moved the terms and away debris in search of vic- 30: A strong winter storm ka Department of Transp- up to a foot (30 centime- foot (30 centimetres), and ty of space between vehi- ees from public works, conditions last month. tims as night fell after the mid- made its way across the ortation warned people to tres), and perhaps more in perhaps more in some cles.” Earlier Tuesday, parks and recreation, and Pollard and his wife day tremor, while the Europ- Upper Midwest Tuesday, avoid unnecessary travel. some spots, was forecast spots, was forecast in pa- snowfall was heavy, caus- wastewater reclamation Esther arrived in Israel ean Union announced that creating treacherous trav- By 4 p.m. Tuesday, the rts of Iowa, where the ing visibility problems for departments on snow re- before dawn Wednesday more help was on its way. el conditions, spurring storm had mostly moved in parts of Iowa, where the state Department of Tra- motorists and rapidly moval duty. Public Works and were seen walking Prime Minister Andrej Ple- warnings urging people to out of Nebraska. The state Department of nsportation urged people deteriorating road condi- Director Jonathan Gano off a plane towards a nkovic said late Tuesday that stay off the roads. Nebraska State Patrol said Transportation urged peo- to delay travel plans. The tions, Iowa State Patrol said 100 snow plows, tru- waiting Netanyahu, who seven victims had been found The National Weather troopers responded to ple to delay travel plans. departments road condi- spokesman Sgt. Alex Din- cks and other equipment raised his hand in wel- so far and that there would Service issued winter more than 150 weather- tions map showed most kla said. were activated to 24-hour come, in a video distrib- “probably be more”. storm warnings for parts related incidents, includ- highways in the western He added that crashes operation until the snow uted by the prime minis- Among the dead was a young of Nebraska, Iowa, Kans- ing 129 motorist assists. about 6.5 inches (16.5 cen- part of the state covered were happening across the stops. “We’re looking at 8 ter's office. girl in Petrinja, reported to be as, Missouri, South Dako- Many government build- timetres) in Lincoln and or partly covered with state with heavy post- inches followed by some Pollard, with a kippa 12 years old, and at least five ta, Wisconsin and Illinois. ings and properties closed Omaha, 7.5 inches (19 cen- snow by midday Tuesday. Christmas travel. “All our ice so thats going to be a skullcap and a long white people in a nearby village, Snow was so heavy in ahead of the storm. timetres) near Nebraska “Travel conditions are troopers are very busy wonderful complication beard, then removed his according to Croatian police, western Nebraska Tuesd- Police in Omaha report- City, 7 inches (18 centime- likely to go downhill all right now covering crash- and I think I’’ve seen the face mask, got down on who said that around 20 people ay morning that Interstat- ed several accidents blam- tres) in Wayne and 2 inch- day/night," the Iowa dep- es all over Iowa. Road con- forecast for Jan. 1 which his hands and knees and were injured. es 80 and 76 were closed for ed on slick roads. es (5 centimetres) to 5 artment said on Twitter. ditions are very danger- has another 4 to 5 inches,” kissed the ground, with Six people were rescued from several hours in both Unofficial snowfall amou- inches (13 centimetres) in “If you must travel in the ous,” he said. he said. Esther following suit. the rubble. directions after numerous nts by afternoon included central Nebraska. impacted areas, buckle up, The city of Des Moines — AP — AFP THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020 | HYDERABAD pg 12 quick Small stocks shed Covid Cabinet approves infra gloom, may shine in 2021 plans to boost logistics BITES New Delhi, Dec. 30: New Delhi, Dec. 30: related to the impact of The Union Cabinet on Small stocks made a dash- BEATING THE BENCHMARK the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday approved INDICATORS % ing comeback in 2020 after on the economy rattled construction of a multi- Distilleries to get `4K cr delivering negative ● The BSE midcap index has jumped 2,842.99 investor sentiments. modal logistics and Sensex 46,973.54 1.14 returns in the last two points or 18.99 per cent till December 29 this Rusmik Oza, Executive transport hub at Greater Nifty 50 13,749.25 1.09 years as increased retail year, while gains have been sharper for the Vice President and Head Noida in Uttar Pradesh S&P 500* 3,703.06 0.35 investor participation in small cap which zoomed 4,268.3 points or 31.15 of Fundamental Research with an estimated cost of interest sop for ethanol pandemic times saw small per cent during the same period. at Kotak Securities said `3,883.80 crore. Dollar (`) 73.29 0.19 cap index surging up to 31 the reason for the outper- The Cabinet Commit- New Delhi, Dec. 30: ● The government Pound Sterling (`) 99.35 -0.43 per cent and outperform- In comparison, the BSE benchmark Sensex formance of mid cap and tee on Economic Affairs, The Union Cabinet on would bear interest ing the bigger benchmark has clocked 6,359.34 points or 15.41 per cent small cap indices this year chaired by Prime Minis- Wednesday approved a Euro (`) 89.89 0.06 subvention for five gauge. gain so far this year. is due to their underper- ter Narendra Modi, also scheme to provide bank Gold (10gm)* (`) 50,015▼24 0.05 This year turned out to formance in the previous approved proposals of loans at lower rates to years, including one- year moratorium Brent crude ($/bbl)* 51.29 0.00 be eventful for the equity two calendar years. the Department of Pro- distilleries producing market, witnessing bear- extremely attractive valu- Till December 29 this The mid cap index motion of Industry and ethanol for doping in against the loan IN 10-Yr bond yield 5.929 -0.003 ish and bullish sentiments ations as compared to year, the BSE midcap dropped to its one-year Internal Trade (DPIIT) petrol, with a view to availed by project US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 0.926 0.00 at different points of time. large cap stocks. Hence, index has jumped 2,842.99 low of 9,555.24 on March for construction of vari- raising India’s ethanol proponents from While the initial part of valuations coupled with points or 18.99 per cent, 24 before surging to its 52- ous trunk infrastructure production capacity to banks, at the rate of * As of 9:30 PM IST Covid-ravaged 2020 saw ample liquidity in the while gains have been week high of 18,017.56 on components for Krishna- suck out surplus sugar six per cent per the bears in full force markets took the mid and sharper for the small cap December 17. In a similar patnam Industrial Area as well as cut oil annum or 50 per amid concerns related to small cap stocks to higher which zoomed 4,268.3 fashion, the small cap ind- in Andhra Pradesh and imports. the pandemic and lock- levels. points or 31.15 per cent. ex crashed to an all-time Tumakuru Industrial Oil minister Dharme- cent of the rate of Subscribers can downs hurting economic “Also, in the last 6-8 In comparison, the BSE low of 8,622.24 on March Area in Karnataka at ndra Pradhan said the interest charged by activities, bulls made a months retail participa- benchmark Sensex has 24 but bounced back to estimated costs of `2,139 government is target- banks, whichever is comeback towards the lat- tion has increased multi- clocked 6,359.34 points or scale a one-year high of crore and `1,702 crore, ing more than double lower. use online mode ter half of the year. fold due to which we have 15.41 per cent gain so far 18,089.16 on December 29. respectively. blending of ethanol in As the market swayed seen huge traction in this year. During the year, the The multi-modal logis- petrol to 20 per cent by to exit from NPS with many lows as well as these stocks along with March turned out to be a Sensex touched its one- tics hub project will be 2030, for which domes- highs, small and mid cap the large cap stocks,” nightmare for the domes- year low of 25,638.9 on developed as a world- tic production capacity charged by banks, The Pension Fund Regulatory indices emerged as mar- Hemang Jani, Head and tic stock market, with the March 24. Recovering the class facility that will has to be augmented. whichever is lower. and Development Authority kets favourites in 2020. Equity Strategist at benchmark Sensex plung- lost ground, the key index provide efficient storage The Cabinet Commi- The interest subven- (PFRDA) on Wednesday said “During March lows, Motilal Oswal Financial ing a whopping 8,828.8 soared to a record high of or transitioning of goods ttee on Economic Affa- tion would be available the subscribers can now use many mid and small cap Services (Broking & points or 23 per cent dur- 47,807.85 during the day on to/from the Dedicated irs (CCEA), headed by for setting up new as the online mode also to exit companies were trading at Distribution) said. ing the month as concerns December 30. — PTI Freight Corridors (DFC) Prime Minister Naren- well as an expansion of from the National Pension and offer a one-stop des- dra Modi, approved a existing molasses or System (NPS). Under the cur- tination to freight comp- modified scheme for grain-based distilleries rent process, the NPS subscr- anies and customers, an extending interest sub- and for units that will ibers have to physically appr- official statement said. vention to augment produce ethanol from oach their Points of Presence 2021 may hold happy days for deals The facility will not ethanol production other feedstocks such (POPs) to complete their with- only provide standard capacity, he said. as sugar beet, sweet drawal request process and the Mumbai, Dec. 30: Record (`1,18,318 crore) by selling National Leader of like technology, e-commer- container handling The government sorghum and cereals. task is performed offline, it equity divestment by the 25.24 per cent stake and Investment Banking at EY ce, including consumer te- activities but also pro- would bear interest “Previously, `4,687 said in a statement. Reliance Group in its tele- Reliance Retail notching India said H1 of this year ch, health tech and edtech vide various value-added subvention for five crore interest subven- com and retail businesses up $6.4 billion (`47,265 saw a major decline in in particular, and renew- services to reduce logis- years, including one- tion scheme was appro- garnering around $23 bil- crore) by divesting nine M&As but H2 witnessed a ables and life sciences will tics cost with improved year moratorium ved and now `4,573 lion revved up the deal per cent shareholding, the strong bounce back when see a majority of M&As in efficiency of operations, against the loan availed crore has been sanc- street in 2020, which oth- deal street signed off with deals rose nearly 40 per 2021,” Arora said. it added. by project proponents tioned,” the minister EID Parry sells erwise would have gone $85 billion in the deal kitty cent over the first six Mahesh Singhi, Founder The multi-modal trans- from banks, at the rate said during a news con- down as one of the dullest across 1,270 transactions. months. “I expect this of mid-market i-bank Sin- port hub project located of six per cent per ference called to brief Coromandel stake on record, and dealmakers This is higher by about 10 strong momentum to con- ghi Advisors, is also quite near the already existing annum or 50 per cent of on decisions taken by are seeing sunnier days in per cent over 2019. What is tinue in 2021, primarily bullish about next year. Indian Railways station the rate of interest the Cabinet. — PTI 2021 given the large scope significant is that over a driven by the significant “We expect speciality che- of Boraki will act as a to pare its debt for consolidation in a slew third of the total deal appetite of PEs for buy- micals, pharma, chemi- transport hub with pro- of sectors ravaged by the value came from Reliance outs and an uptick in cals, building materials, visioning of rail, road strial Area in Andhra to be employed at the pandemic. transactions, say invest- inbound deals due to the medical devices, auto co- and MRTS accessibility Pradesh and Tumakuru site,” it said. With Jio Platforms alone ment bankers. revival in interest from mponents and consumab- for the passengers in a Industrial Area in Kar- It added that for Tum- garnering over $16 billion Ajay Arora, Partner and global players. Sectors les space,” he said. — PTI seamless manner. nataka under the Chen- akuru node, employment It will have space for nai Bengaluru Industrial of about 88,500 persons inter state bus terminal, Corridor (CBIC) have is estimated, out of wh- local bus terminal, been approved to kick ich 17,700 persons will be metro, commercial, start the development in from service industries retail and hotel space Chennai Bengaluru such as retail, offices and green open spaces. Industrial Corridor proj- and other commercial Exports inch closer to 2019 figure “The project will pro- ect,” it said. opportunities in the ini- vide world-class passen- These greenfield indus- tial development phase. Chennai-headquartered sugar SANGEETHA G Exports have recovered around $290 billion,” said renewed Covid fears in ger movement facilities trial cities will be self- The government has and nutraceuticals company CHENNAI, DEC. 30 from the 36 per cent FIEO President Sharad the key markets like for the growing popula- sustained with world- also approved a `3,000 East India Distilleries Parry decline witnessed in the Kumar Saraf. Europe and the US. tion of the catchment class infrastructure, crore project to turn (EID Parry India) on Wednes- Despite the pandemic, lockdown month of April. According to FIEO, good Container issues have zone catering to upcom- road and rail connectivi- Paradip Port into a day said it has further trimmed merchandise exports may Exports had seen a decl- order booking positions largely affected textiles ing developments in UP, ty for freight movement world-class port by set- its stake in Coromandel end up with a decline of ine of five per cent even for food including and garments, leather sub-region of the NCR to and from ports and ting up a dock. International (Coromandel) by 7.6 per cent in FY21, just a in FY20, having fallen processed food, pharma, and engineering goods. and thus, decongest logistic hubs along with “The Cabinet has selling 58.50 lakh equity shares tad higher than the from $331 billion in FY19. medical and diagnostic Goods shipped in bulk Delhi,” it added. reliable power and quali- approved setting up of in the open market. The pro- decline in FY20. “The decline in exports products, technical tex- cargo have not faced the The employment gen- ty social infrastructure, Western dock at Paradip ceeds will be used to bring The industry expects in the 3rd and 4th quarter tiles, chemical, plastics, issue,” said K eration estimated is it said. port at a cost of `3,000 down the debt of the company the country to end the fis- of 2020 has been largely electronics and network- Unnikrishnan, deputy about 1,00,000 persons by “For Krishnapatnam crore which will trans- including its subsidiary, Parry cal with exports worth addressed with even a few ing products, may sup- director general, FIEO. 2040 for both these proj- node, estimated employ- form the port into a Sugars Refinery India and for $290 billion against $314 months of positive port the efforts to take Despite the issues, ects and will have a posi- ment projection on com- world-class and modern general corporate purposes. billion last year — a decl- exports. Since the first exports to $350 billion in exporters have been tive impact on growth pletion of the first phase port,” Mandaviya said. ine of 7.6 per cent, as per and second quarter have 2021-22. “Since November, receiving orders and opportunities in the sur- of development is likely Paradip port in Odisha the estimates of Federa- been pretty bad, we may the container availability hence the industry is like- rounding area, the state- to be around 98,000 per- is one of the 12 major tion of Indian Export end the financial year issues have affected the ly to see better exports in ment said. sons, of which about ports under the control exports apart from the fourth quarter. “Krishnapatnam Indu- 58,000 persons are likely of the Centre. — PTI Banking units can Organisations. 2020-21 with exports of transfer assets through pacts India to have four surveys on workers The International Financial Sensex gets Services Centres Authority New Delhi, Dec. 30: generated by profession- prises is highly called for. esteemed organization in of hardworking workers (IFSCA) on Wednesday Labour minister Santosh als and transport sector The minister further an event held here. but will also form the allowed Banking Units (BUs) to Gangwar on Wednesday which will be launched by informed that the Bureau On this occasion, Direct- basis for increasing pro- transfer assets to/from other Covid vaccine said the Labour Bureau early March, 2020 and the will soon launch an ‘All or-General Labour Bureau ductivity to higher levels. financial institutions, persons will launch four all-India results of these will be India Quarterly Survey’ D S Negi read out a special The Bureau’s legacy of resident in India and persons level surveys on migrant available by October, on Employment of Ente- message by Prime data generation needs to resident outside India through workers, domestic work- 2021,” said Gangwar while rprises’ that will provide Minister Narendra Modi. be fully capitalized for bet- any internationally recognised booster shot ers, employment generat- addressing the occasion of comprehensive data on In his message, the ter policy making in the standard risk participation ed by professionals and centenary year celebra- the employment numbers Prime Minister stated that field of labour and agreement. This system is the transport sector in tions of the Labour in both the organized and the government commit- employment, he added. expected to encourage risk Mumbai, Dec. 30: Benc- March and complete these Bureau. unorganized sectors to ted to the welfare of He expressed firm belief participation of foreign curren- hmark indices Sensex studies by October, 2021. He is of the view that for address these data needs. labour has taken continu- that the Bureau will con- cy assets, IFSCA said. and Nifty raced to fresh “The Bureau has recent- any evidence-based policy The minister also ous and integrated steps. tinue to upgrade its work- record highs on Wednes- ly been entrusted with making for these workers, released a special stamp The Prime Minister also ing by embracing latest day as gains in finan- four All India surveys on ‘authentic data’ on emplo- on the Labour Bureau on opined that the three his- technologies in data col- cials, auto and IT shares migrant workers, domes- yment in organised and the occasion of centenary toric labour codes will not lection, analysis and dis- helped markets extend tic workers, employment unorganized sector enter- year celebrations of this only protect the interests semination. — PTI their winning run for the Vedanta bosses sixth straight session. After a volatile session, barred from the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up by 133.14 FAST | FORWARD Millennials and lockdown restrictions spur digital traffic points or 0.28 per cent at pledging shares a record high of 47,746.22. The barometer Vedanta Ltd promoters cannot scaled its all-time intra- sell or create any security on More entertainment content goes digital day high of 47,807.85. shares they hold in the group The broad-based NSE New Delhi, Dec. 30: links, including the huge- Indian mobile and inter- as part of the terms attached Nifty rose by 49.35 points Right from the Dalgona ly popular TikTok and UC net users will be para- to the recent $1.4 billion fund or 0.35 per cent to finish coffee challenge to quirky Browser, saying they were mount. raising — conditions which at its lifetime high of rebound and end at music compositions like prejudicial to sovereignty, Blocking of these apps technically fall within the defi- 13,981.95. It touched an record levels. ‘Rasode mein kaun tha?’, integrity and security of came as a boon for home- nition of ‘encumbrance’ but no all-time peak of 13,997 in European stocks social platforms brimmed the country. Referred by grown startups like Moj, pledge on shares has been cre- intra-day trade. advanced on Wednesday with user-generated con- many as a ‘digital strike’, Chingari and Kaagaz ated, the company said. The Among major Sensex as the UK approved the tent this year despite lock- the move came amid bor- Scanner that saw down- notes in two investors will be movers, Ultratech COVID-19 vaccine devel- down challenges and the der standoff with China. loads and usage zoom partly secured by shares in the Cement rose over 4 per oped by AstraZeneca and growing popularity of Another set of 118 apps almost overnight. This Mumbai-listed unit Vedanta cent, Bajaj Finance by Oxford University. homegrown short video were banned in Septem- rapid pace of growth also Ltd. 2.63 per cent and Maruti Britain has authorised platforms promises to ber, while 43 more apps helped many of them by 2 per cent. Mahindra use of a second Covid-19 make 2021 even more forms but also actively onto platforms like were added to this list in raise funds. and Mahindra, Tech vaccine, becoming the engaging and entertain- creating content across YouTube to learn new November. VerSe Innovation recei- Printed & Published by Mahindra, HUL, Kotak first country to green- ing for netizens. genres like comedy, dance recipes and pick up new The development drew ved $100 million funding K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan Bank, HDFC Bank, light an easy-to-handle With the world’s second and education, among skills like playing the gui- mixed responses from from Google, Microsoft Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at Reliance Indust-ries and shot that its developers largest internet user base others. tar. Traffic grew manifold people in the country, and Falcon Edge’s Alpha Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan Asian Paints also fin- hope will become the and the highest data con- With the pandemic and and platforms like especially given the popu- Wave Incubation while Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, ished in the green. “vaccine for the world”. sumption, India is a big the ensuing lockdown YouTube, Netflix and larity of TikTok and vernacular language Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. After opening strong, Asian shares were bet for domestic and restricting movements, Facebook had to work on PUBG. The government social networking plat- Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg the stock indices gave up mixed after a lackluster international digital com- people turned to digital mitigating mobile and has been categorical that form ShareChat raised No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights gains due to profit book- day on Wall Street. Benc- panies as a growth driver platforms for their dose of broadband network con- while foreign investments $40 million from Hero reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part ing by investors. hmarks fell in Tokyo and and money-spinner. entertainment. They gestion. and innovations are wel- MotoCorp’s Pawan without written permission of The Editor, However, positive trends Sydney but rallied in Millennials in the coun- binged on web series on Around mid-year, the come, security of users’ Munjal, DCM Shriram Financial Chronicle ® is in the European stocks Hong Kong, Seoul and try are not only consum- Netflix and Amazon Indian government ban- data and safeguarding the promoters’ family office, prohibited. helped the indices Shanghai. — PTI ing content on these plat- Prime Video, and logged ned 59 apps with Chinese interests of crores of and others. — PTI GAMES pg 13 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020

SHORT TAKES Tennis camp in Big Bucks leave January at HPRC Heat stone cold DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Los Angeles, Dec. 30: The “Some nights, the basket- Milwaukee Bucks set an ball golds are with you a The RR Foundation and NBA record for three- little bit, and it was proba- Academia Sports Village are pointers in a game, drain- bly one of those nights for conducting free tennis camp ing 29 from beyond the arc us,” Bucks coach Mike from January 3 to 31 for Under in a 144-97 blowout win Budenholzer said. 19 trainees at the Hyderabad over the Miami Heat on “But I liked our defense, Polo & Riding Club on the out- Tuesday. too. I think the energy on skirts of the city. The Heat, who stunned both ends of the court Intending to draw all aspiring the top-seeded Bucks in the feeds and builds on each Under-19 players back to the second round of the 2020 other and good things will courts, Academia Sports Village Eastern Conference play- happen,” he added. will organise a month-long offs en route to the NBA The Bucks’ previous high-performance training Finals, never got a look in, record for three-pointers in camp for juniors, under the aus- trailing by as many as 51 in a game was 22, against the pices of RR Foundation. This a game Milwaukee led all Sacramento Kings on will combine tennis and fitness the way. November 4, 2018. at their state-of-the-art courts Sam Merrill drilled the The most the Heat had inside the complex housing record-breaking 28th three- given up before was 24. HPRC in Aziz Nagar. pointer of the game, sur- “It looked like they had Training sessions will be held passing the 27 set by the been thinking about this from 7 to 10 am and from 4 to Houston Rockets against game for 80 days,” said 7 pm on all days. Given the the Phoenix Suns on April Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, chilly weather and early dark- 7, 2019. whose team will get a ness, evening sessions will be Jrue Holiday had six chance to avenge the held under floodlights. The Manchester United’s Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani (second from right) jumps to head the ball at goal past Wolverhampton Wanderers’ three-pointers on the way embarrassing defeat when organisers pledge to strictly English defender Max Kilman (centre) during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford in Manchester on Tuesday. — AFP to 24 points. Khris they host the Bucks again implement the Covid protocol Middleton, who led the on Wednesday. and make it binding on every Bucks with 25 points, made The Los Angeles Clippers player and staff member. four of five from three- also rebounded from a big For further details and registra- point range. defeat. Two days after a tions, contact the programme Starting guard Donte 124-73 loss to the Dallas coordinator on phone number DiVincenzo’s 17 points Mavericks the Clippers 9515125592. included five three-point- beat the Minnesota Red Devils hunt wolves ers, and Brook Lopez had Timberwolves 124-101. three treys on the way to 14 Lou Williams scored 20 Selections for Hyd points. points off the bench to lead Two-time reigning Most seven Clippers players who Manchester United climb to second on English table Valuable Player Giannis scored in double figures. athletics squad Antetokounmpo was the “We knew coming tonight DC CORRESPONDENT Manchester, Dec. 30: into the empty net. only Bucks starter not to we had to do better. We had HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Three weeks after crash- Raphinha added the fifth make a three-pointer, com- to be aggressive, just play ing out of the Champions in the second half as ing up empty on two team basketball,” said The Hyderabad District League, Manchester BARCA END YEAR WITH A DRAW Leeds rose to 11th place, attempts in a nine-point Clippers center Serge Athletics Association is con- United is looking more Madrid, Dec. 30: have played two fewer The six-time Ballon while West Brom is only performance. His brother Ibaka, who scored 16 ducting selection trials to pick like potential English Barcelona ended a diffi- matches. d’Or winner Lionel Messi above Sheffield United at Thanasis Antetokounmpo points. the Hyderabad sprint team at champions again. cult year with another “We have to be realistic. is nursing an ankle the bottom. drained one three-pointer The Philadelphia 76ers, Nizam College grounds on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s disappointing result as The league is very com- injury and watched from In another match, for the family on the way to coming off a lopsided loss January 3, 2021 at 6.30 am. The side rose to second place they were held 1-1 at plicated. In life nothing is the stands. In his absence Alexandre Lacazette five points off the bench to Cleveland, beat the selected side will take part in — two points behind home by struggling Eibar impossible, but you have Martin Braithwaite took scored 29 seconds after for the Bucks, who simply Toronto Raptors 100-93. the 7th Telangana State Premier League leader on Tuesday. to recognise the points an eighth minute penalty entering the field as a sec- steamrolled a Heat team Center Joel Embiid, led the Athletics Championships. Liverpool — with a 1-0 vic- The result left gap to a team like kick, and missed. The ond-half substitute to give that was without injured Sixers with 29 points and Selections will be held for boys tory over Wolverhampton Barcelona in sixth place Atletico, which seems to Dane did put the ball in Arsenal a 1-0 win at forward Jimmy Butler. 16 rebounds. — AFP and girls under 14, 16, 18 and 20 on Tuesday. on the Spanish table, give very little away,” the net in the 25th minute Brighton. years in the 100, 200 and 400 While ponderous at seven points behind said Barcelona manager but the strike was disal- Lacazette had just come metre events. For boys and times, United pushed for a Atletico Madrid who Ronald Koeman. lowed. — AFP on when Bukayo Saka girls under 12 years, selections winner that came in the turned from inside his will be held in 400 metres. third minute of stoppage own half and made a All participants must bring their time when Marcus n’t win many points physically, we’ve gone West Bromwich Albion 5- superb run down the right Ranjith scalps six, date of birth certificates. For Rashford’s shot deflected towards the end of games through some tough train- 0. Ezgjan Alioski, Jack before pulling the ball further details, contact B. C. off Romain Saiss and and we have a tradition of ing periods and played Harrison and Rodrigo back to him. Lacazette Bhaskar Reddy on wrong-footed goalkeeper it at this club,” Solskjaer loads of games and scored three in nine min- took one touch to control 9849048586. Rui Patricio. said. they’re getting fitter. But utes after Romaine the ball just inside the super over thrills United hasn’t lifted the “Now we’ve won quite a mentally it gives you a Sawyers’ own-goal put penalty area before driv- Premier League trophy few points towards the end mental boost knowing you Leeds in front. ing a shot inside the right DC CORRESPONDENT D. Ranjith Kumar Reddy Aakash century since Alex Ferguson of games and that’s both a can win games towards The midfielder played a post in the 66th minute. HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 6/20, Pinjari Bhasha 3/12) retired in 2013, with mental aspect and also a the end of games,”he blind back pass but failed The win eases some pres- lost to Gadwal Gladiators in Districts win Solskjaer winning six physical aspect. We’ve got added. to notice goalkeeper Sam sure off manager Mikel D. Ranjith Kumar Reddy 110/5 in 16.1 overs (Srinu 48 titles as a player under a group now that’s more In a meeting of promot- Johnstone to the left of his Arteta as Arsenal rose to emerged the top performer n.o). DC CORRESPONDENT him. “Last season we did- robust both mentally and ed clubs, Leeds routed goal and the ball rolled 13th place. — AP while the match between ■ Palamur Pirates 159/9 in HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 Palamur Pirates and 20 overs (Vinay 46, G. Bhanu Medak Masters provided 40, G. Shashivardhan 3/33) Y. Aakash hit a century to guide the thrills in the TCA tied with Medak Masters Combined District XI to a mas- OU CRICKET TEAM Kakatiya Cup T20 159/8 in 20 overs (N. sive victory over Ranga Reddy cricket tourna- Naveen Kumar 69). district in the finals of 7th Medical colleges ment. Super Over: Medak School Premier League organ- FOR HCA LEAGUE Ranjith took six Masters 20/0 bt ised by School Sports & Games DC CORRESPONDENT while con- Palamur Pirates 8/1. Federation (SSGF) at the Quli HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 ceding just 20 runs ■ Bhadradri Sailors Qutub Shah Stadium in cricket tourney as Warangal 153/8 in 20 overs (I Hyderabad. Following players have Warriors were Devan 47, Miskin Aaksh slammed 111 as Districts DC CORRESPONDENT Covid. They have risked been selected to represent bowled out for a 4/31) bt Palamur made 416 in 49.3 overs. In HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 their lives to serve people the Osmania University paltry 107. Gadwal Pirates 97/7 in 20 reply, Ranga Reddy could only during the pandemic. We cricket team in the two- Gladiators over- overs (Pashupati 31). Ranjith Reddy manage 262 despite a century The Sports Authority of will also felicitate 100 doc- day league conducted by hauled the target ■ Peddapally from Vasu Dev, who made 102. Telangana State (SATS) is tors every day during the the Hyderabad Cricket with five wickets Panthers 63 in 12.2 Brief scores (finals): Combined conducting the Telangana three-day tournament,” Mr Association for 2020-21. and almost four overs to overs (D. Kamalesh 3/5, Districts XI 416 in 49.3 overs (Y. Medical College Doctors Reddy said on Wednesday. The team: Sanjay spare. Amaranath 3/14, Sumith Aakash 111, Pruthvi 63, Dharmik Cricket Tournament from Osmania Medical Pradhan, Debanshu The match between Reddy 3/23) lost to Medak 52, Ansh 65, Chatruya 40, January 1 to 3. College, Gandhi Medical Rayaguru, K. Hrudai, B. Palamur Pirates and Masters 69/6 in 11 overs (Md Sohail Shaik 35, Samridh 38, K. SATS chairman Alli- College, Government Sairam, K. Medak Masters ended in a Shoaib Mahammed 30). Sathvik 5/38, llhan Baig 3/38, puram Venkateshwar Red- Dental College, NIMS (all Dinakar, Ashrith, A. tie after both teams tallied ■ Khammam Lions 70 in 19.3 Akshat Saxena 2/28) bt Ranga dy said 12 teams from vari- from Hyderabad), Ranjith, C. Vinay Kumar, 159. However, Medak made overs (Ch Raju Yadav 3/12) Reddy 262 in 46.5 overs (Suchir ous Government Medical Kakatiya Medical College S. K. Kareem, C. H. it a one-sided affair in the lost to Nalgonda Dependables Choudhary 93, Vasu Dev 102, Colleges of Telangana will (Warangal), RIMS Manikanta, Anish Rao, Super Over by scoring 20 71/4 in 9.4 overs. Ameer Shaik 4/18, S. Akash take part in the event. (Adilabad), Government Sports Authority of Telangana State chairman Naga Chaitanya, Venkat runs and restricting their ■ Adilabad Arrows 69/8 in 15 4/26, Sravan 2/28) “This is in a way to Medical Colleges of Allipuram Venkateshwar Reddy (centre) and inter- Saurav, D. Gopala rivals to just 8. overs (Amarnath 3/14, acknowledge the services Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar, national athlete J. J. Shobha (right) release a T- Krishna, T. Nitish, Varun Brief scores: Sumith Reddy 3/16) lost to provided by the medical Siddipet, Nalgonda, shirt for the Telangana Medical College Doctors Dalal. Standbys: Rahul, ■ Warangal Warriors 107 in Medak Masters 72/6 in 12.4 Coach Domenech staff in the fight against Suryapet are the teams. Cricket Tournament in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Md Zavid, Sahil. 18.4 overs (Sai Abhinav 35, overs. heckled at Nantes Nantes, France: Raymond Domenech’s first training ses- sion at French club Nantes on Wednesday was marred by a Yash, Praneet, Sameer, Arjun and Vidyanand top band of supporters playing cir- cus music with a ‘ringmaster’ taking aim at the former France Varun, Vidath, Simha, Nakul, Pratyush, Shashank, Gireesh, Dheeraj, Rakesh, Anirudhs, Prashanth also do well coach and club owner Waldemar Kita, and comparing DC CORRESPONDENT and four sixes. The right- 7.4-1-28-5) & 40/2 in 6.2 Krishna 45, Ganesh 50, players to goats. HYDERABAD, DEC. 30 handed opener, who is a overs Lokesh Reddy 4 for 49). An onlooking Domenech, who cousin of former Ranji ■ Ensconse 221 in 66.2 overs Points: Balaaji 8, Mahmood has signed a six-month contract Yash Kapadia, G. Praneet Trophy cricketer Ghouse (V. Sahasra 65, Md Abdullah CC 0. with Nantes for his first job Kumar and Shaik Sameer Baba, took 275 balls for his 45, Neel Chakravarthy 3/38, ■ Jai Bhagwathi CC 182 in 55 since the fiasco at the 2010 led the batsmen’s charge innings that boosted his Vishal Singh 3/57) & 103/5 in overs (A. Yuvaraju 61, Aamir World Cup, had taken a back while G. Arjun and side to 365 for 8 and laid the 23 overs (Sai Vrath 34) vs Ali 4/70) & 107/6 in 33 overs seat to allow club trainer Cyril Vidyanand Reddy were the foundation for an emphat- Zinda CC 230 in 69.4 overs vs Apex CC 362/7 in 85 Moine to put the players best bowlers on show at the ic win over Sri Chakra. (Shashank Lokesh 89, Atul overs (Anirudh Yadav 110 — through their paces. Hyderabad Cricket Leg-spinner G. Arjun Vyas 3/55, Syed Mehdi 141b, 16x4, Dheeraj Goud 105 But the peaceful atmosphere Association’s A-1 Division returned with astonishing Hasan 3/35) n.o — 133b, 15x4, Ranjith soon changed, with Domenech, three-day league matches. figures of 7 for 13 to bowl ■ Continental 270/7 in 86 56, Gopi Verma 56) who last coached a club side in Yash slammed 194 and Balaaji CC to victory over overs (S. Vaishnav Reddy 71, ■ Charminar CC 237 in 52.1 1993 and left his role as Les his teammate A. Varun Mahmood CC. Vidath M. Samhith Reddy 55) vs overs (Rakesh Naik 115 n.o — Bleus boss after finishing bot- Goud hit 132 as Deccan (5/42) and H. K. Simha Hyderabad Bottling. 170b, 23x4, Ali Diamond 36, tom of the group and suffering Chronicle made a strong (139) were the other stars Prashanth Raj 5/61 — 12.1-1- Group-C a player revolt in South Africa, 479 in their first innings. for the winning side. 61-5) & 231/9 in 40 overs (Ali the clear target. Earlier, left-arm spinner There were a clutch of Shaik Sameer Dheeraj Goud Anirudh Yadav ■ Sportive CC 365/8 in 90 Diamond 60, Aditya Mangat “Ladies and gentlemen, wel- Vidyanand Reddy had other performers as well, overs (Shaik Sameer 163 — 50, N. Sathwik Reddy 38, G. come to the Kita Circus! The taken 6 wickets while con- both with the bat and ball overs (B. Revanth 31, Hima ■ Central Excise 285 in 73 148b, 12x4, 3x6, Md 275b, 19x4, 4x6, Rachnesh Trishank Gupta 33) vs Rohit Kita Circus brings you some ceding just 23 runs to bun- — AOC’s ‘Mr Consistent’ Teja 30 batting, Rahul 3/14) overs (P. S. Chaitanya Reddy Asaduddin 38, Sahendra Dubey 30, Chandra Shekar XI 263 in 63.3 overs new amazing new acts. dle out BDL for 138. Yash Nakul Varma (154), vs Deccan Chronicle 479/8 60, T. P. Anirudh 71, Tarun Mallu 33, Shashank 5/45 — 33, Aryan Cariappa 32, (Shahnawaz Khan 43, Aliga Raymond Domenech will hit 25 boundaries in his Concorde’s M. Pratyush in 90 overs (Yash Kapadia Rajan 64 n.o) & 38/0 in 5 14.3-3-45-5) & 131 in 22.3 Siddharth 3 for 100) bt Sri Vinay 33, N. Nitin Sai Yadav explain to us his vision of foot- 246-ball knock while Varun (119), Cambridge’s 194 — 246b, 25x4, A. Varun overs vs SBI 326/8 in 90 overs (Ashish Srivastav Chakra 91 in 28 overs 49, V. K. Siddharth 60, Md ball, what will make us laugh on belted 22 fours and a six in Shashank (5/45), Gireesh Goud 132 — 110b, 22x4, 1x6, overs (Daniel Manohar 53, 3/22) lost to Cambridge XI (Koushik 44, Anuj Yadav 3 Adnan Ahmed 4/55) the upcoming weekends,” his 110-ball essay. Goud (5/28) of MP Colts, Srikar Reddy 45, MA Adnan 50, Ahmed 377 in 81.2 overs ( for 25, Abhishek Murugan 3 ■ Secunderabad Nawabs boomed a member of the Praneet thumped 188 Anirudh Yadav (110) and 56) Quadri 86, Vishal Sharma 35, Sisodia 80, Syed Askari 76, for 33) & 133 for 5 in 40 401 for 9 in 90 overs ‘Brigade Loire’ supporters’ club with the help of 13 fours Dheeraj Goud (105 n.o) of ■ Income Tax 490 in 89.3 Alfred Absolem 30 n.o, Dane Sagar Chaurasia 54, Ashish overs (M. Pranay Kumar 37, (Takshith Rao 54, Aakash to a background of deafening and 14 sixes in just 150 Apex CC, Charminar’s overs (P. 89, Johnson 4 for 77) Srivastav 31, M. Pratyush Koushik 45). Points: Sportive Chaaata 61, Shashi Shekar Rakesh Naik (115 n.o) and Points: Cambridge 8, 8, Sri Chakra 0. circus music. balls to guide Income Tax Shiv C. Singh 39, G. Praneet Group-B 4/81). 40, Ranganath BK 51, Domenech and Kita aside, the to 490. In reply, Jai Prashanth Raj (5/61) of Kumar 188 — 150b, 13x4, Concorde 0. ■ Mahmood CC 120 in 43.3 Srinivas Yadav 96, Govind players were also targeted. Hanuman came close to Rohit XI. 14x6, Habeeb Ahmed 78, ■ AOC 367/9 in 90 overs ■ MP Colts 288 in 79.2 overs overs (Ranjit Kumar 37, Kaustub 43, Vijayendra “And finally the Kita Circus taking the first innings Deepak Dixit 32, Y. Shravan (Nakul Varma 154 — 195b, (G. Sireesh Goud 71, Ashesh Vidath 5 for 42 — 16.3-7-42- Singh 3 for 71) & 211 for 1 in Brief scores: brings you its traditional animal lead via N. Anirudh Kumar 3 for 38) vs Jai 17x4, 4x6, Amit Pachera 90, Singh 55, Lalith Reddy 3/30) 5, Pabba Nilesh 4 for 40) & 28 overs (Jaidev Goud 31, act. Eleven goats will be dis- Reddy’s century (119) and A-1 DIVISION (THREE-DAY) Hanuman 472/9 in 90 overs Sachin Shinde 39) & 44/1 in & 217/9 in 40 overs (A. Akash 137 in 28.2 overs (P. Durga Takshit Rao 88 batting, persed on a green rectangle ’s 97 but fell (Rohit Rayudu 97, Anirudh 7 overs vs Gemini Friends 67, A. Vaishnav Reddy 44, Balaji 30, Vasant Bung 35, Harish Thakur 73 batting) vs Group-A and will have to pass a ball. 18 runs short. Reddy N 119 — 131b, 15x5, 200 in 69 overs (Alankrit Md Kayyum 3/31, Sunil G. Arjun 7 for 13 — 8-3-13-7) Gouds XI 207 in 55.5 overs Exclusively at the Kita Circus, a Shaik Sameer of Sportive ■ BDL 138/9 (all out) in 41.4 3x6, Sai Purnanand Rao 33, Agarwal 54, Chintal Satish Arvind 3/42) vs Combined lost to Balaaji CC 412 in 86.3 (Rahul Varkey 86, Krithik show that has lasted 13 years, CC was the other big scor- overs (Hima Teja 58 n.o, N. Surya Teja 52, Irfan Khan 38, Sagar Sharma 3/48) Districts 152 in 30.4 overs (G. overs (Paras 56, Siddharth Reddy 37, B. K. Ranganath 4 for the young and the old,” the er. He made 163 that was Vidyanand Reddy 6/23 — 92, Harshavardhan Singh 42, ■ Concorde CC 239 in 64.3 Ganesh 40, Praneeth Raj Naidu 73, H. K. Simha 139 — for 49, P. Govind Kaustub 3 ‘ringmaster’ said. — AFP decorated with 19 fours 12.4-2-23-6) & 100/3 in 19 Raju Yadav 4/37) overs (M. Pratyush 119 — 4/47, Gireesh Goud 5/28 — 157b, 12x4, 7x6), Geeta for 53) GAMES pg 14 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 31 DECEMBER 2020

SHORT TAKES Oz batters less Hockey women Rohit boosts batting line-up to tour Argentina settled: Sachin New Delhi: Indian hockey will Return of hitman puts Vihari, Mayank place in jeopardy hit the restart button and begin New Delhi, Dec. 30: The the Olympic preparations when New Delhi, Dec. 31: The couple of weeks. Also got Vihari seems to be the Another former India legendary Sachin the women’s team travels to five-bowler strategy to see how he feels before only way to accommodate chief selector Dilip Tendulkar has played Argentina next week for its first worked out perfectly for we take the call,” said Rohit. Vengsarkar believes both against some of the finest tour in nearly a year after the India in Melbourne but head coach Ravi Shastri Though Rohit opened for Agarwal and Vihari Australian teams in his Covid-19 pandemic abruptly the Ajinkya Rahane-led following the memorable the first time in his should be dropped and time but when he looks at halted all competitions around side has some tough calls eight- win in the tenure, Prasad is not sure Rohit should go back to their current batting line- the world. to make in the batting second Test on Tuesday. if the champion batsman batting in the middle- up, he feels it is “less set- A core group of 25 players and department, especially Rohit joined the squad in would be wanting to open order with an in-form K L tled” with some “playing seven support staff will leave the opening slot, ahead of Melbourne on Wednesday. due to lack of match prac- Rahul joining Gill at the for their spots”. from New Delhi on January 3. the third Test against With Shubman Gill tice. top. Following India’s incredi- The Indian women’s team will Australia in Sydney with showing calmness and “It will be a toss up “Shubman Gill was very ble turnaround in the sec- compete in eight matches Star batsman Rohit maturity beyond his age between Mayank and impressive. He is a huge ond Test at Melbourne against hosts Argentina, start- Sharma on Wednesday in his debut Test, the team Vihari. Dropping Mayank talent. after the Adelaide debacle, ing from January 17. joining the Indian team is likely to fit in Rohit will be a tough call since He showed excellent Tendulkar spoke about “We have a little over 200 days after completing his two- either at the expense of he has scored hundreds skills and temperament in Australian batsmanship, before we arrive in Tokyo for week quarantine in Mayank Agarwal at the and double hundreds over both the innings. In Ajinkya Rahane’s captain- the Olympic Games in July 2021 Sydney, bolstering the top or Hanuma Vihari in Rohit Sharma the last 18 months. Agarwal’s place, I would cy, the performance of and it was very important to Indian batting line up. the middle-order. “I am still not sure about put Rahul in and Rohit in debutants Mohammed play matches against a strong His elevation as a Test Agarwal’s form has been but he got injured in the Rohit opening because he place of Vihari,” said Siraj and Shubman Gill. When I look at this team like Argentina,” Indian opener in the home series rather poor in the ongoing middle of the tour. is coming after a long Vengsarkar. “When I look at this Australian batting line- women’s hockey team captain against South Africa last series and he has man- Considering he is com- break. Will he prefer to “Rahul has to play as he Australian batting line-up up and look at some of Rani said in a release issued by year was a huge success aged to touch double fig- ing back from another open or bat in the middle is your in-form player and and look at some of the the earlier line-ups, I Hockey India. but lack of match practice ures just once. He hasn’t injury and his last game order? That is another has been in Australia for a earlier line-ups, I feel earli- feel earlier line-ups we- Hockey India and the host and the circumstances in looked the solid batsman was the IPL final on question,” Prasad said. while. Agarwal is a good er line-ups were settled re settled ones. Those that India discovered here November 10, the chal- “And what kind of role player but looks short on National Association have which he has arrived in ones. Those players batted players batted with a planned to create a bio bubble Australia don’t make in 2018. But it would lenge Down Under seems the team management is confidence. with a different kind of in Argentina for both Rohit a certain starter at nonetheless be a huge call to be much tougher, irre- expecting from Rohit. “I would want Rohit to intent but this team does- different kind of intent the teams. — PTI the top of the order. if the team management spective of his batting That is also a factor. bat at four or five. Ajinkya n’t look very settled,” but this team doesn’t “We will have a chat decides to bench him. position. Whether they want to Rahane is also back in Tendulkar said. look very settled. with him to see where he The away series in New Former chief selector Rohit to give the team a form, suddenly India In three completed — SACHIN Boucher talks up is placed physically Zealand earlier this year MSK Prasad feels drop- flying start or anchor the looks like a different Australian innings in the TENDULKAR because he has been in would have been Rohit’s ping either Agarwal, who innings in the middle?” he team,” he further added. first two Tests, the Indian on Australian quarantine for the last first real test as an opener has struggled so far, and added. — PTI bowlers bundled them out batsmanship bowlers challenge for 191, 195 and 200 respec- Centurion, South Africa: Kagiso tively, something not heard Rabada is not an automatic of in the days of Allan bounce. choice for South Africa in the Border, Mark Taylor, the “In the second Test, it second Test against , INDIA RETAIN Waugh brothers. Or during was not a slider but fingers Warner, Will in Ricky Ponting, Matthew were on top of the ball according to coach Mark Boucher. Hayden, Damien Martyn, which produced bounce Rabada joined the South 2ND SPOT IN Adam Gilchrist and even and turn. African bio-secure environment Michael Clarke’s time. “Steve Smith played a during the first Test after recov- as Joe dropped “In this current normal flick to a regula- ering from a groin strain but WTC RANKING Australian team, there are tion off-break that any South Africa’s leading fast Dubai, Dec. 30: India Melbourne, Dec. 30: David Warner, Will players who are not in good batsman does by instinct bowler will need to be assessed kept themselves in con- Australia on Wednesday Pucovski and Sean form and are unsure about and fielder was brilliantly carefully before being rushed tention of competing in brought back David Abbott will rejoin the their spots. In earlier placed there. into action when the second the final of the ICC World Warner and Will squad in Melbourne teams, those batsmen bat- “It was a well-planned Test starts at the Wanderers in Test Championship next Pucovski to bolster their tomorrow evening in ted in their slots as there ball and wicket by Ashwin. Johannesburg on Sunday. year after winning the under-fire batting line-up preparation for the was a lot of surety in their Both are class players, so “Because his name is Kagiso Melbourne Test that for the remainder of the Sydney Test. batting line-up,” someone is going to have a Rabada, we would want to play helped them retain their Test series against India Tendulkar said. better day and so far, him but we’ve got to manage second spot in the updat- and dropped struggling — TREVOR One of the highlights of Ashwin has come out win- his loads,” said Boucher. ed points table, released opener Joe Burns. HOHNS the series so far has been ner in first two Tests,” Speaking after South Africa’s on Wednesday. Burns just has a half- Australia selector Ravichandran Ashwin’s Tendulkar said. win over the Sri Lankans by an India bagged 30 points century to show in his duels with Steve Smith and Tendulkar was all praise innings and 45 runs in for their eight-wicket win. four innings and has been Tendulkar explained why for Rahane’s captaincy as Centurion, Boucher said the They are placed second struggling for form for Pucovski and Sean Abbott the senior off-spinner well as his match-changing biggest challenge facing cricket with 390 points and a 72.2 some time now. He has will rejoin the squad in enjoyed an upper hand. hundred on a day when teams in the times of Covid-19 percentage of points managed scores of 8, 51 Melbourne tomorrow “In the first Test, Smith batting was difficult under was managing fast bowlers. (PCT). Australia contin- , 0 and 4 in evening in preparation got out to an arm ball or overcast conditions. He said he had sympathy for ues to occupy the top spot Adelaide and Melbourne. for the Sydney Test,” you can call it a straighter “I felt this was a brilliant opposite number Mickey Arthur despite losing the Boxing The series is locked 1-1 National selector Trevor which Ashwin releases dif- performance by our team, who had to deal with two Sri Day Test and copping after India won the sec- Hohns said. ferently. An off-spinner the manner in which our Lankan fast bowlers breaking penalty for maintaining a ond Test in Melbourne on Hohns said Warner bowls a straighter which team was able to play and down during the Test. — AFP slow over-rate against Monday. would be given every skids off the surface when the way Ajinkya led the India. They now have 322 With Warner, who chance to be back in the fingers are not on top of team. Also if you look at points with a 76.6 PCT. missed out a major chunk XI for the third Test start- the ball,” he added. senior cricketers and their 1956 Oly footballer New Zealand consolidat- of the India assignment ing January 7 in Sydney. Tendulkar then contribution, it has been ed their third spot with a due to a groin injury, look- Talking about Pucovski, explained how Ashwin good,” he said. Nandy is no more 101-run win over Pakistan ing fit for the job, drop- who suffered a concus- gets the ball to turn and — PTI in the first Test on ping Burns was an easy sion during a practice Kolkata: A member of 1956 Wednesday. The Black decision to make. game, Hohns said,”Will is Olympics fourth-place finishing Caps earned 60 points for “Joe Burns has been in the final stages of the Indian football squad, Nikhil the win and now have a released from the squad graduated return to play Nandy died here on Tuesday PCT of 66.7. and will return to the protocols and has been PAT NOT SURPRISED WITH after a prolonged illness, “New Zealand keep Brisbane Heat. Unfortu- symptom free for some according to family sources. He themselves in contention nately, Joe’s returns time. He will be fit to play INDIA COMEBACK VICTORY was 88, and is survived by his of making it to the final of haven’t been what he or in Sydney subject to com- wife, a son and two daughters. the ICC World Test the selectors would like or pleting the return to play Melbourne, Dec. 30: Not surprised with Indian Nandy, who formed the core of Championship,” the ICC Australian star batsman Steve Smith bowls during a what we consider he is protocols and an inde- team’s retaliatory act in the second Test, Australian India’s defence in the late tweeted on Wednesday. training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) capable of. pendent assessment.” speedster Pat Cummins says they will assess the fight 1950s, battled Covid-19 in — PTI in Melbourne on Wednesday. — AFP “David Warner, Will — PTI put up by the visitors and be ready for combat when September-October but later the third Test begins in Sydney from January 7. developed some renal problems “Any side, once they have a big loss, you know they and had to be hospitalised for are going to come back little-bit harder. Everyone’s more than a month. “He was incredibly proud when you are playing at this level, so back home (from hospital) but IND-AUSSIES no real surprise that they (India) came out really the treatment continued. His hard,” Cummins said at a virtual press conference on body could not take it anymore. Wednesday. He died around 2.20 pm at his TO CONTINUE “They bowled and batted really well in this game and Nagerbazar residence on were absolutely up for the fight so we need to assess Tuesday,” a family source said. that ahead of the next game and make sure that we can The historic fourth-place finish PRACTICE AT combat that,” he said. in the 1956 Games in Melbourne The speedster was also impressed with young India was the best ever show by an MELBOURNE opener Shubman Gill, who on his debut made 45 and Indian football team in the unbeaten 35 in Melbourne. Cummins has got the better Olympics. The feat was consid- Melbourne, Dec. 30: The of Cheteshwar Pujara thrice in the two Test matches ered as one of the greatest Indian and Australian so far but he insisted that they have not devised any achievements of Indian foot- teams will continue to special plan for the Saurashtra batsman. — PTI ball’s ‘Golden Era’. Nandy’s two train in Melbourne for elder brothers Santosh and Anil few more days and travel also represented India in to Sydney only three days Olympics. Santosh and Anil rep- prior to the third Test resented India in 1948. — PTI beginning at the SCG on January 7. Usually the teams land Sindhu gets easy Angulo dazzles as in Sydney on the eve of the New Year but due to Goa pip Hyderabad steady Coronavirus cases in the city, the players and draw in Thailand Vasco: FC Goa picked up three officials will stay in points in style as they staged a Melbourne for a longer New Delhi, Dec. 30: thrilling comeback to see off period this year. Olympic silver medallist P. Hyderabad FC 2-1 in the Indian “Last night’s announce- V. Sindhu has been handed Super League (ISL) here on ment is we’re proceeding relatively an easy draw but Wednesday. in Sydney and we’re put- tough outings await Saina Aridane Santana (58’) put ting our plans in place to Nehwal as the Indian duo Hyderabad ahead but Goa left do that and to do that safe- returns to international it late and scored through sub- ly. Players will be in competition in Thailand, stitute Ishan Pandita (87’) and New Zealand bowler Mitchell Santner (second from right) celebrates with his teammates after taking a catch to Melbourne for a few more nearly 10 months after Igor Angulo (90’) to inflict a dismiss Pakistan’s Naseem Shah on the final day of the first cricket Test at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New days, training there and Covid-19 pandemic halted third successive defeat on the Zealand, on Wednesday. — AP moving up to Sydney a all tournaments globally. Nizams. Both teams failed to couple of days ahead of Sindhu and Saina didn’t create clear-cut chances in the the Test match,” CA chief participate in Denmark first-half, staying defensively executive Nick Hockley Open Super 750 and organised. As a result, no shots said. SaarLorLux Super 100 — on target were registered. But On Tuesday, Cricket the only two events which it was Goa, who appeared more NZ win, take 1-0 lead vs Pak Australia had decided to could be conducted since threatening. — PTI retain Sydney as the BWF was forced to suspend P. V. Sindhu Mount Maunganui both sides in with a We saw an incredible Mitchell Santner for one, venue for the third Test, the calender after the com- (New Zealand), Dec. 30: chance to win. spell from Kyle and Wags ending Pakistan’s resist- ending speculation that pletion of the All England Live on TV New Zealand beat Pakistan needed 158 together that did turn the ance. the game could move to Championships in March. Sindhu will meet Pakistan by 101 runs in a runs, New Zealand match when it was look- Jamieson struck first, Melbourne because of Now all eyes are on the Thailand’s Busanan CRICKET thrilling finish to the first required six wickets and ing likely to run out into a 11 overs after the tea stringent Covid-19 border two Super 1000 events — Ongbamrungphan in the Big Bash League: Adelaide Strikers Test in Mount 36 overs remained. draw,” Williamson said break, with the wicket of restrictions that would Yonex Thailand Open opening round, while vs Perth Scorchers from 1.45 pm Maunganui Wednesday, Kane Williamson put When Jamieson had Rizwan, lbw for 60, before have affected the players’ (January 12-17) and Toyota London Olympics bronze on Sony Six, HD where the visitors were his faith in Neil Wagner, Rizwan lbw for 60 and Wagner removed Alam movement for the fourth Thailand Open (January medallist Saina will square just 27 balls from escap- bowling on two broken Wagner removed Alam for 102. Jamieson pro- match in Brisbane. 19-24) as the world’s best off against another Thai ing with a draw. toes, and the youngest of for 102, New Zealand were duced a particularly Hockley said the proto- returns to action following star player Ratchanok miserly spell after the tea Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 The win tentatively put his pace quartet, Kyle into the tail as Pakistan cols put in place will a prolonged break. Inthanon, seeded fourth. New Zealand top of the Jamieson, to swing the folded from 240 for four to break when he sent down ensure that broadcast World champion Sindhu, In the men’s singles, a Printed and Published by match towards the Black be all out for 271. nine overs and took two crew can safely travel to seeded sixth, will open total of seven Indians, K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan World rankings and kept Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed alive their chances of Caps. Tail-enders Shaheen for four. — AFP Brisbane. against Denmark’s Mia including former world at Deccan Chronicle Press situated making the World Test Wagner bowled a Afridi and Naseem Shah Brief scores (Day-5): New “That’s precisely the Blichfeldt, while Saina, No.1 Kidambi Srikanth, at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh Championship final. marathon 11 overs kept the draw option alive Zealand 431 & 180/5 dec in reason why we have our who has recently recovered Olympic-bound B Sai Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri After a 165-run fifth- unchanged after tea and as long as they could, 45.3 overs (T. Blundell 64; biosecurity protocols, from Covid-19, will face for- Praneeth and young Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. wicket stand by Fawad Jamieson bowled nine. blocking for seven overs N. Shah 3/55) bt Pakistan why we have the meas- midable Japanese Nozomi Lakshya Sen, will be par- RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Alam and Mohammad They obliged with the in fading light before 239 & 271 in 123.3.2 overs (F. ures in place, why we’re Okuhara, seeded third, in ticipating in both the Editor: Kaushik Mitter Rizwan the Test went into wickets of Alam and Naseem was caught and Alam 102; Southee 2/33, K. in a bubble in Sydney,” the first round. events. the final session with Rizwan. bowled by spinner Jamieson 2/35). Hockley said. — PTI In the next tournament, — PTI