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NOW, SHARWANAND TO TIE THE KNOT? { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com DRDO CHIEF G SATHEESH REDDY HARYANA CM ML KHATTAR TESTS MILITARY OPTION TO DEAL WITH GANESH CHATURTHI: SHAH RUKH GETS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS CHINA IF TALKS FAIL: GEN. RAWAT KHAN TROLLED FOR VISARJAN POST

enowned scientist G Satheesh Reddy was on aryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today joined the list of hief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said today that India has ctor Shah Rukh Khan, who celebrates Ganesh Utsav with his family every RMonday given two-year extension as the chairman Hpoliticians who got infected with the deadly coronavirus. In a tweet, C"military options" to deal with China regarding the incursions in Ayear, was trolled for his Ganesh Chaturthi post this year, again - the trolls of Defence Research and Development Organisation he informed that he has tested positive for the illness. Ladakh if the military and diplomatic level talks do not produce the had a problem with Shah Rukh celebrating a Hindu festival because he is (DRDO), according to a Personnel Ministry order. He "I was tested for Novel Corona Virus today. My test report has returned desired results. The stalemate in part of Ladakh, where the Chinese Muslim. The comments thread of Shah Rukh's post had many unwarranted was appointed to the post in August 2018 for two positive. I appeal to all colleagues and associates army set up camp earlier this year, has not been resolved hateful messages questioning his faith while some commenters countered years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has who came in my contact over the last week to despite five rounds of talks between the military of both the trolls saying, "He celebrates all festivals, he is a true approved the extension of Reddy's tenure as the get themselves tested. I request my close nations. "The military option to deal with transgressions Indian." Shah Rukh, 54, shared a black-and-white picture of DRDO chairman and as the Secretary of the contacts to move into strict quarantine by the Chinese Army in Ladakh is on, but it will be himself with a teeka on his forehead highlighted in red and he Department of Defence Research & Development immediately," he tweeted. I was tested for exercised only if talks at the military and the wrote, "Prayers and visarjan done... This Ganesh Chaturthi, (DoDRD) for a period of two years beyond August Novel Corona Virus today. My test report has diplomatic level fail," General Rawat was quoted as may Lord Ganesha bestow upon you and your loved ones, 26, the statement said. returned positive. saying by news agency ANI. blessings and happiness... Ganpati Bappa Morya."

RAZING OF RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES IN SECTT Online classes for TS GOVT ‘OUT OF ORDER’ SC refuses to schools from Sept 1 entertain plea Parents, patients, teachers waiting to see govt orders to get implemented PNS n HYDERABAD regularly from August 27 PNS n HYDERABAD onwards and shall prepare e- NAMRATA SRIVASTAVA Jubilee Hills Public School, The School Education content, lesson plans etc. With n HYDERABAD however nothing concrete The Supreme Court on Department of Telangana has regard to re-opening of came out of it. Schools are still Monday refused to entertain issued an order asking all schools and commencement Though the Telangana State asking parents to pay an exor- a Public Interest Litigation schools to conduct digital of regular classes, separate government has issued sever- bitant amount in fees." (PIL) filed by a Hyderabad- classes from September 1. instructions will be issued as al GOs pertaining to health, One more such order, which based advocate In a meeting of the State's per Government of India public welfare and education was not adhered to, was GO 45, Khaja Aijazuddin urging it to Council of Ministers held on guidelines. Until then, all Sensex surges since April, hardly any estab- issued on March 23. Explaining issue directions to the August 5, commencement of schools etc., shall remain phys- lishment seem to abide by about the order, A Santhosh Telangana State Government admissions in schools was ically closed for students." 364 pts; financial them. Kumar, President of Telangana to rebuild the religious struc- approved. The Cabinet also The authorities have asked stocks lead rally Although the matter was State Technical Colleges tures that were pulled down approved starting of distance SCERT to prepare an alterna- raised several times in front of Employees Association by it during the recent demo- education and e-learning for tive calendar and to issue the government, the authorities (TSTCEA) said, "In GO 45, the lition of the old secretariat school education. detailed operational guide- failed to take any strict action (file photo) Telangana government asked complex. "The Government, after lines in this regard. against any establishment. We have advised the college managements to pay at least all the private establishments to A bench of Justice Ashok careful examination, 8 Take for instance GO 45, 50 per cent of the salaries. But we are not going to take any pay the salaries of employees in Bhushan said that it was a hereby permits as which was issued on April 21. full, and on time. However, misconceived prayer. "We part of e-learning and The GO instructed schools action against colleges most teaching and non-teach- can't allow all it under Article distance education, to not hike the annual fees and — JAYESH RANJAN, IAS ing faculties of various colleges 32 of the Constitution," the online classes on var- accept only tuition fees from Vice Chancellor of JNTU have not been paid for months. judge said, while asking the ious digital/TV/T- the parents, that too on month- Despite us raising our voices petitioner as to how he had SAT platforms from ly basis. However, the parents protests, arguments, and even and are still fighting. Despite several times, no one cares. filed the petition under the September 1, in all struggled for months over the court cases. the GO, schools hiked the Most educational institutes are said Article when the demo- schools," reads the issue. Several schools didn't Venkat Sainath K, Joint fees. We kept complaining but owned by politicians, hence lition of the Secretariat com- official statement. hike the over-all fees, but Secretary, Hyderabad School no action has been taken. there is no action against plex was permitted by the The statement adds: included all the costs in tuition Parents' Association (HSPA), Later, the education depart- them." HC. "All teachers shall fees. There were several said: "We fought a long battle, ment authorities raided the 2 2 attend schools Telangana sees huge gap in Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim income and expenditure chief, asks CWC to find new chief Sibal withdraws n L VENKAT RAM REDDY n PNS NEW DELHI tweet, says Rahul has n HYDERABAD The state government has submitted its Rahul leads charge 'personally' clarified financial details to the CAG. Interim Congress President against dissenters at The gap between the income n It informed CAG that the government Sonia Gandhi on Monday and expenditure of Telangana offered to quit, but persuad- Congress meet State Government has widened earned Rs 9,571 crore tax revenues in ed by seniors in the party to ahul Gandhi intervened at a 5 to alarming levels due to the April and May 2019-20, which fell continue as interim chief,. RCWC meeting Monday and Coronavirus-induced finan- to Rs 4,142 crore in April without reposinding to this, questioned the timing of a cial crisis. and May 2020-21. she asked the Congress letter written by over 20 top The state government Working Committee to initi- party leaders targeting the earned Rs 16,000 crore in the ate the process for selecting Gandhi leadership. But reports first quarter of this fiscal (April- a new party chief, sources that he had accused June 2020-21) in the form of said. signatories of the letter of tax and non-tax revenues, but In her opening remarks at being in cahoots with the spent Rs 33,000 crore, more the meeting, called in the ruling BJP were strongly than double that amount dur- wake of a section of leaders Sonia Gandhi made the offer to AICC general secretary K denied by the Congress as well ing the same period. seeking a "full time and vis- to quit saying she had given C Venugopal. as the letter writers. The state government first ible" Congress president, a detailed reply on the issue imposed partial lockdown ment earnings took a severe (CAG). It informed CAG that 2 FULL REPORT PAGE 5 from March 14 to 21 and beating in April and May and the government earned Rs complete lockdown from improved slightly in June. 9,571 crore tax revenues in March 22 to May 7. Another The state government has April and May 2019-20, which Hyd Metro round of partial lockdown was submitted its financial details fell to Rs 4,142 crore in April KTR seeks release of pending imposed from May 8 to May to the Comptroller and and May 2020-21. ready to 31. Due to this, the govern- Auditor General of India 2 ` Congress in a 2,537 crore from Centre resume ops quagmire, its Telugu CMs to PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD leaders see Medchal-Malkajgiri Municipal Minister KT Rama With the Central govern- salvation in BJP meet, discuss water Rao on Monday met Union ment mulling relaxations for Minister of State Hardeep operation of Metro trains as tahsildars reshuffled sharing this month Singh Puri and represented to part of the Unlock 4 guide- him on balance money releas- lines, Hyderabad Metro has 2 PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA es of Rs 2,537 crore to made it clear that it is ready Alwal tahsildar Telangana ULBs under to resume its operations The Telangana state govern- Nagamani was Telangana Chief Minister K Amrut, SBM and other whenever directed by the TODAY ment has transferred tahsildars retained as FAC to Chandrasekhar Rao and his schemes. state. in Medchal-Malkajgiri dis- the post of tahsildar Andhra Pradesh counter- KTR, along with B. Vinod Officials point that all the trict in a big way on Monday, part YS Jaganmohan Reddy Kumar, Vice-Chairman, TS necessary guidelines to com- ALMANAC stating that the action was of Medchal until the will meet one-on-one to Planning Board met Puri on bat the spread of Covid-19 Month & Paksham: being taken in view of the exi- joining of B Geetha, resolve the water disputes Monday in Nirman Bhavan, will be implemented and Bhadrapada & Shukla Paksha gency in protection of valuable who is on medical without involving the New Delhi and discussed the efforts will be made to Panchangam government lands, court cases Centre, according to reliable implementation of flagship ensure safe travel for com- and to fill the vacancies that leave. sources. urban missions in Telangana. muters. Tithi : Saptami: 12:21 pm TS Municipal Minister KT Rama Rao submits a representation seeking release of arose in the district. 2 2 pending funds to MoS Hardeep Singh Puri, in New Delhi on Monday. 2 Nakshatram: Vishakha: 01:58 pm The Medhcal-Malkajgiri Malkajgiri. Malkajgiri tahsil- Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start collector issued orders in this dar B Geetha was transferred regard. Accordingly, and posted at Medchal in any important work) Quthbullapur tahsildar Y place of M Surender. Rahukalam: 03:24 pm – 04:57 pm Gouri Vatsala has been trans- Alwal tahsildar Nagamani Chandigarh man gets Kolkata lungs in Hyd hosp Yamagandam: 09:11 am – 10:44 am ferred to Keesara in place of EB was retained as FAC to the n Varjyam: 05:49 pm – 07:22 pm Nagaraju, who was nabbed in post of tahsildar of Medchal PNS HYDERABAD dead at the Institute of hospital in Hyderabad based on an ACB raid. The government until the joining of B Geetha, Green corridors Neurosciences, Kolkata (INK) a nationwide wait list and allo- Gulika: 12:17 pm - 01:51 pm also withdrew FAC orders of who is on medical leave. Lungs from a young brain dead were formed in on Saturday following which cation criteria. This was the sec- Good Time: (to start any important work) Tahsildar Keesara issued to K Medchal tahsildar M donor from Kolkata were air- both the the relatives collectively made ond consecutive double lung Amritakalam: 03:03 am – 04:36 am Goutham Kumar. At the same Surender was transferred and lifted in the early hours of metros with a decision to contribute to this transplant at KIMS Heart and Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:53 am – 12:42 pm time, K Goutham Kumar posted as tahsildar of Monday to Hyderabad and noble cause. Lung Transplant Institute, would be continued as Kapra Shamirpet vice R Goverdhan. transplanted to a recipient suf- the assistance The INK expressed the fam- Hyderabad in the past 10 days. HYDERABAD tahsildar and to be continued Surender was retained as FAC fering from end stage lung dis- of the police in ily's desire to ROTTO. The Lungs are the most sensitive as FAC to the post of tahsildar to the post of tahsildar of ease who is oxygen depen- West Bengal combined efforts of Telangana's tissues in the list of trans- WEATHER Uppal until further orders. Muduchintalapally until fur- dent, currently undergoing Jeevandana Foundation In- plantable organs, this is because Forecast: Mostly cloudy Keesara Divisional ther orders. treatment at KIMS Hospitals, and TS. charge Dr Swarnalatha, Dr they are prone to damage and Temp: 31/23 Administrative Officer was Balanagar tahsildar M Hyderabad. Manimay Bandyopadhyay, exposed to the atmosphere. Humidity: 63% transferred and posted as Mahipal Reddy was trans- Telangana State's Jeevandan facilitated the process. Green This is a first for the state of Director, ROTTO, Eastern The proper care of a critically Sunrise: 06.01 am Superintendent H-Section in ferred and posted as tahsildar Foundation and the Regional corridors were formed in both West Bengal as lung donations Zone, Dr Arpita Raychaudhury, injured person with severe Sunset: 06.34 pm Collectorate vice NR Saritha, of Quthbullapur vice Y Gouri Organ and Tissue Transplant the metros with the assistance are new to the state's maturing Joint Director, ROTTO, Eastern brain damage requires the most Current Weather Conditions tahsildar who was transferred Vatsala. Organisation (ROTTO) coor- of the police departments in organ donor programme. This Zone helped allocate the lungs committed and dedicated spe- Updated August 24, 2020 5:00 PM and posted as tahsildar of 2 dinated in this noble act and West Bengal and Telangana. individual was certified brain to the patient admitted in the cialists. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2020 hyderabad 02 Congress in a quagmire, its leaders see salvation in BJP evering decades of asso- Congress, the five-time MLA since Modi took many novel At the same time, the In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, ciation with the Congress, and three-time MP crossing Prior to Kalita, Rai Birendra Singh of decisions and had Congress has lost its glory many Congress leaders Ssenior leader of the party over to the BJP is no joke. Haryana, another senior leader, not able to direct relations in the past six years. praised the Modi Government Bhubaneswar Kalita resigned Prime Minister Narendra with the peo- TRULY Rahul Gandhi and said youth are inclined from his Rajya Sabha mem- Modi honoured him keeping withstand internal bickering in the party, ple. emerged as an ineffi- towards Modi and Modi is bership in protest against the in mind his experience. He crossed over to the BJP. After 42 years in Modi has SPEAKING cient leader after tak- becoming more popular each stand adopted by the party on was made Rural Development, been taking ing the reins of the passing day. the Bill to abrogate special sta- Panchayat Raj, Drinking the Congress, the five-time MLA and three- decisions for the past party into his hands. There is no internal democ- tus to J&K piloted by the BJP Water, Sanitation, steel and time MP crossing over to the BJP is no joke six years to safe- The Congress leaders find racy in Congress, they felt. in Parliament. mines minister in the first guard the identity of India and their future in peril. They wished that their leader Kalita had served as an Cabinet of Modi. to undo the grave mistakes The people also turned should be constantly among MLA and minister in the In Karnataka, former for- committed during Congress down Rahul Gandhi's leader- them and remain accessible to Assam government a number eign minister and former CM the BJP as he did not agree seek. rule. ship in the last two general the party activists. of times, and had been the of the Congress SM Krishna with the Congress response on During the more than six- There is no doubt that the elections leading to the party Congress is in a crisis with president of the Pradesh joined the BJP saying that the the Balakot surgical strikes. decade rule of the Congress, Y SATYA KUMAR Modi Government is deliver- receiving even more severe the party leaders questioning Congress Committee, besides Congress was at the cross- Jyotiraditya Scindia, Youth the extent of loss caused to the BJP National Secretary ing a blemish-free administra- drubbing than the first time. the leadership and Gandhi- being a multiple time MP roads. Congress leader in MP, joined state, corruption, anarchy, tion. The Modi government Rahul Gandhi relinquished Nehru family rule. and the Chief Whip of the UPCC president Rita the BJP along with six minis- favouritism, undemocratic conditions that prevailed dur- always endeavours to get clos- the party top post pushing it Whether the Congress lead- party in the Upper House. The Bahuguna resigned from her ters in the state Cabinet and 22 decisions caused immense ing Congress rule and found er to the people with one deci- into darkness further and his ers come out of the ideologi- veteran Congress leader party posts, contested on a BJP MLAs. damage to the economy. a ray of hope in Narendra sion or the other. ridiculous statements reduced cal bankruptcy or not will be realised that the BJP holds the ticket and was elected. She felt Democracy surrendered to Modi. The people gave him a Clean and safe drinking him to a laughing stock. decided by time. key to the country's future and that the people were not ready The list continues… family rule. landslide victory and brought water to people in villages, That's why many prominent In a democracy, the oppo- was happy at abrogation of to accept the Congress under In fact, many leaders During Congress rule, the the BJP to power. medical identity cards for Congress leaders are joining sition party should not Article 370. the leadership of Rahul belonging to various parties North-East, Punjab and J&K A new era dawned in people, optical fibre connec- the BJP. become stale and should not Prior to Kalita, Rai Birendra Gandhi. are keen to cross over to the reeled under turmoil. Internal national politics since 2014. tivity to villages, transforming For any party to sustain, be riddled with internal differ- Singh of Haryana, another Congress media cell in- BJP. Not only did those in the security problems flared up. There is a marked differ- the country's economy into a people should extend sup- ences. It does not augur well senior leader, not able to with- charge Tom Vadakkan, Opposition, but also ruling Development took a back- ence between previous five trillion dollar economy in port. But the people voted for democracy. stand internal bickering in described as the right hand party leaders are ready to join seat right from grassroots regimes and the BJP regime. five years, Atma Nirbhar Congress out of power at the The BJP is looking forward the party, crossed over to the man of Sonia Gandhi, bade the BJP. level. The people wanted to All political equations existing Bharat, new education policy Centre and are getting rid of to a constructive and healthy BJP. After 42 years in the goodbye to the party to join The reasons are not far to wriggle out of the miserable previously were shattered and so on. it in one state after another. opposition. KTR seeks TS districts continue to release of SRSP close to FRL mark pending... PNS n HYDERABAD TMC as against 0.47 TMC last witness spike in cases year during the corresponding Continued from Page 1 The lifeline of Telangana - Sri period. The Nizamsagar pro- PNS n HYDERABAD Ram Sagar Project - is full up ject has 1,72 TMC as against KTR, on behalf of to the brim with water level in 0.14 TMC during the corre- Telangana reported 1,842 new Telangana State Government, the reservoir reaching the sponding period last year. Covid cases on Monday, push- appraised Puri regarding 1,088.30 feet mark as against Inflows into reservoirs on ing the state's tally to 1,06,091, issues related to Municipal the full-reservoir level of 1,091 Krishna River right from Jurala officials said. Six more people Administration and Urban feet. The project gates would project to Pulichintala project died of the virus during the last Development. be opened if the water level are of the order of 2 lakh 24 hours ending Sunday 8 He requested release of reaches another 2.70 metre cusecs. With inflows from p.m., taking the death toll to funds under key Central sec- mark. Krishna and Tungabhadra, the 761. Health officials said the tor schemes amounted to Rs Currently, the water stored Srisailam project gets 3.2 lakh case fatality rate in the state 2,537.81 crore. in the project is put at 77.38 cusecs of flood, while stood at 0.71 per cent as com- The detailed discussion TMC against the full capacity Nagarjuna Sagar gets 2.66 lakh pared to the national average was held on release of funds of 90.31 TMC. Last year, dur- cusecs, Pulichintala gets 2.94 of 1.86 per cent. Of the fatali- under PMAY (urban) of Rs ing the corresponding period lakh cusecs. The Jurala project ties, 53.87 per cent had comor- Suryapet with 113 cases and types of tests and there were 1184.8 crore, release of pend- the water stored in the reser- Currently, the water stored in the project is put at 77.38 TMC against the full is getting only 7,700 cusecs as bidities. Siddipet with 86 cases. 1,076 rapid-antigen test cen- ing grants under Swachh voir read as 17.46 TMC. The capacity of 90.31 TMC inflows from Narayanapur. As According to a media report Khammam reported 77 new tres. However, the authorities Bharath Mission (SBM - inflows into the project are a result discharge of water from from the office of the Director infections, Warangal Urban did not provide a breakup of urban) of Rs 217.49 crore, measured to be 20,000 cusecs. projects of Yellampalli are full other end of the spectrum the project has been reduced by of Public Health and Family 74, Jagtiyal 70, Mahabubabad the tests. During the last 24 AMRUT project fund of Rs In the catchment area of with water, while Singur and with poor inflows. The water opening only eight gates as Welfare, the number of cases 64 and Mancherial 59. Four of hours, 1,825 people recovered 351.77 crore, releases under Godavari, all down stream Nizamsagar figured at the stored in Singur is put at 2.81 against 20 gates previously. declined in Greater Hyderabad the 33 districts reported new from Covid, taking the num- 15th Finance Commission and surrounding districts but cases in single digits. ber of recoveries to 82,411. The for GHMC (million plus city) the spike continued in some During the last 24 hours, state's recovery rate improved and also non-million plus city districts. Greater Hyderabad authorities conducted 36,282 to 77.67 per cent against the of Rs 783.75 crore. Sonia Gandhi Medchal- Municipal Corporation tests. With this the number of national average of 74.9 per KTR briefed Puri on the Telangana sees huge (GHMC) reported 373 new tests conducted in the state has cent. various projects that are in to continue... Malkajgiri cases as compared to 472 on risen to 9,68,121. The samples The number of active cases completion stage taken by the Sunday. Medchal Malkajgiri tested per million population in the state stands at 22,919, state government to provide Continued from Page 1 gap in income and... and Rangareddy districts abut- mounted to 26,076 against a including 16,482 in basic amenities like public tahsildars... ting GHMC reported 32 and daily testing target of 5,600 as home/institutional isolation. toilets, dump yard, sewage Former prime minister Continued from Page 1 od last fiscal 2019-20. The Continued from Page 1 109 cases, respectively. per the World Health Age-wise Covid positive details treatment plant in urban Manmohan Singh, who Government lost Rs 5,797 Sangareddy, another district Organisation (WHO) bench- show that 65.3 per cent of bodies. spoke after Gandhi, urged her Due to complete lockdown crore due to lockdown. Shamirpet tahsildar R bordering the state capital, mark of 140 per million per those who tested positive were The Minister also request- to continue, so did former in April 2020, the government At the same time, the Goverdhan was transferred saw 50 new cases. day. The results of 895 samples in the age group of 21-50 ed Puri to expedite the Defence Minister A K tax and non-tax revenues fell Government expenditure and posted as Kukatpally Outside GHMC and sur- were awaited. years. Terming this as a suscep- Warangal airport work under Antony, with both the veter- to a meagre Rs 1,700 crore. increased sharply during the tahsildar vice P Sanjeeva Rao. rounding districts, Nizamabad As many as 16 government tible age group, authorities the UDAAN scheme and ans criticising the letter by This is significantly lower same period due to extending Goverdhan was retained as was the worst-affected district and 23 private laboratories have urged them not to go also speed up the survey some party leaders, including when compared with March the free ration of 6 kg rice per FAC to the post of Balanagar with 158 new cases followed by were conducting the RT out unless absolutely neces- process of all the proposed Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand 2020, when it earned Rs 9,117 head for the poor and Rs tahsildar until further orders. Karimnagar with 123 cases, PCR/CBNAAT/TRUENAT sary. airports in the state. Sharma, Mukul Wasnik, who crore. 1,500 per month for each P Sanjeeva Rao was trans- are a part of the CWC, the However, the income household holding a ration ferred and posted as Divisional party's highest decision-mak- improved slightly in May 2020, card. The same scheme was Administrative Officer of ing body. Sources said Sonia due to partial relaxation of the extended to migrant workers Keesara Division in place of Telugu CMs to SC refuses to Gandhi referred to Azad and lockdown since May 8. The without ration cards. Salara. Gandimaisamma Govt ‘out of order’ others twice during her brief Government earned Rs 3,682 This apart, the government Dundigal tahsildar V Bhupal meet, discuss ... Continued from Page 1 charges and meals. entertain... address and the issues raised crore in May. spent huge amounts for pro- was retained as FAC to the Later, they made an amend- by them. She also handed In June, the situation further curement of paddy and maize post of tahsildar of Bachupally Continued from Page 1 Incidentally, this order also ment in this order (in GO 281), Continued from Page 1 over a detailed reply to improved with the lifting of from farmers, for Rythu until further orders vice N mentioned that any violation instructing that the rates are not Venugopal, who read out its lockdown completely, barring Bandhu scheme, medical facil- Nirmala. Bachupally tahsildar As per these sources, KCR by the establishments will be applicable to patients subscrib- It later dismissed the peti- contents at the CWC meeting containment zones. The gov- ities for corona treatment etc. N Nirmala was transferred and Jagan are likely to have a viewed seriously and will invite ing insurance schemes, as well tion as withdrawn. in which Gandhi sought to be ernment revenues increased to Due to this, the expenditure of and posted as Divisional meeting in Hyderabad before penal action under The as patients being treated under The apex court however relieved from the post. Rs 6,510 crore in June. the State Government touched Administrative Officer of the end of August in the pres- Epidemics Disease Act-1897. various agreements/MoUs, advised the petitioner to Sources added that Rahul In the first quarter of this a whopping Rs 32,392 crore Malkajgiri Division. Tahsildar ence of senior irrigation offi- However, earlier when The entered into the hospitals and move the High Court as it Gandhi in his speech also fiscal (April-June 2020-21), from April to June. This apart, Ahalya was allotted as cials of both the states to dis- Pioneer asked Jayesh Ranjan different sponsored groups or was the competent court to questioned the timing of the the the Government's total the state government was Superintendent of D-Section cuss and come to an under- (IAS), Vice Chancellor of corporate entities. adjudicate on the issue raised letter, which was sent to earnings stood at Rs 11,893 forced to shell out another Rs of collectorate and also standing on the Krishna and JNTU, regarding colleges affil- Confirming the matter, by him. Sonia Gandhi when she was crore, against Rs 17,690 crore 3,490 crore towards payment assigned to look after the Godavari river water sharing. iated by the technical varsity Jagan Goud, a social activist, In his petition, Aijazuddin in Gangaram hospital and earned during the same peri- of interest on loans taken . Land Reforms subject. Both the CMs were sup- not paying salaries to their who has been working on told the SC that the State under medication. posed to meet through video- employees, he had confirmed, resolving such cases, said: Government had razed two "It is the CWC and not the conference at the Apex "We have advised the college "Government issued all the mosques and one temple media where we put out our Council meeting convened by managements to pay at least 50 orders just to show that it is located on the Secretariat thoughts and discuss," he is Union Jal Shakti minister per cent of the salaries. But we active. So many patients had to premises during its demoli- learnt to have said at the Dharmapuri temple closed Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are not going to take any action shell out hefty amounts and tion drive. meeting, the sources said. from New Delhi on Tuesday, against colleges." were subjected to steep charges He also said that the reli- but the meeting was post- The list doesn't end here. even when they said they gious places situated had poned due to the Union The government, soon after would pay cash. So many peo- existed since a very long time HYDERABAD for 5 days as staff test +ve Minister testing positive for the onset of the lockdown, also ple spoke about the issue on and that their demolition BULLION RATES Covid-19. The Apex Council issued GO 248, fixing the social media. It was reported in had amounted to deprivation PNS n JAGITYAL meeting is likely to be Covid treatment charges at a the media and I also spoke to of citizens' Fundamental GOLD rescheduled to the second maximum amount of Rs 9,000 local authorities. However, the Rights enshrined under ` 55,080 (10 gm) Five staff members of the week of September, subject to per day which includes various government didn't take any Articles 14, 21, 25 and 26 of Laxminarasimha Swamy tem- the health condition of the diagnostic tests, doctor consul- action, until the honourable the Constitution. ` 0 ple in Dharmapuri tested pos- minister. tations, catheterisation, bed High Court intervened." SILVER itive for Covid-19, forcing the ` 67,150 (1kg) authorities to shut down the ` 0 temple for five days from Monday. Hyd Metro ready to resume... The infected employees CHICKEN include two priests, a sweeper Continued from Page 1 wide lockdown in the wake RATES `/KG and two others. The shrine will of the coronavirus epidem- remain closed till August 28 The Central Government ic. Dressed/With Skin `155 and authorities will take a is planning to allow Metro HMRL MD NVS Reddy Without Skin `177 decision on reopening it services across the country said, "We haven't received Broiler at Farm `107 depending on the situation from September 1. The any official notification from on August 29. Central Government hopes the Central government but Temple Executive Officer to issue orders in this regard there is definitely talk of EGG Srinivas, in a statement on adding that the decision to closed for about two months by the end of this month. resumption of services. If RATES Monday, said a number of shut down the temple to facil- from April first week follow- The final decision to resume the Central Government `/100 Corona positive cases are itate testing of other employ- ing the imposition of lock- Metro services will, howev- allows services, then the HYDERABAD 378 being reported in temple town ees to check the spread of the down to check the spread of er, depend on the State State Government has to VIJAYAWADA 407 as well as surrounding villages virus. The temple will reopen coronavirus. It reopened on Governments. Metro trains take a decision. Based on the in the past few days. With five only after all the employees June 8 with the Union govern- across the country have State's decision, we will go VISAKHAPATNAM 425 temple employees testing pos- undergo the virus test, and on ment giving clearance for been suspended since the ahead. We are prepared and RETAIL PRICE `4.00 itive, others were worried by the basis of the results. opening of places of end of March following the well equipped to facilitate (IN HYDERABAD) the development, he said, The shrine had remained worship. imposition of a country- services."

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Amid the rising Covid cases in the state, it may not be possi- Cancer awareness run ble to allow schools and edu- cational institutions to reopen goes virtual and global anytime soon before November. Meanwhile, to e third edition of the 'Grace Cancer Run' with the theme, ensure that all students have Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti members during the protest in city Th'Beat Cancer, Beyond Covid 19', is being organised across access to education, the schools the globe, by the city-based Grace Cancer Foundation on October and government is planning to 10, 2020. A virtual run is being hosted to beat the unprecedented continue to the ongoing online times the world is witnessing because of the all-pervading Covid- classes. BGUS stages 19 fear. The virtual run enables to reach the early cancer detection The Education Department and prevention message to a significantly large population in every of the Telangana state govern- nook and corner of the globe, a possibility hitherto unimaginable. ment has urged the Union The details of the Grace Cancer Run was announced by VC Ministry of Education not to protests across state Sajjanar, Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad; Ajay Misra, Former reopen the institutions. Special Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana; BL Sujatha Rao, Therefore, the schools are PNS n HYDERABAD Former IG and Chairman and others participated. unlikely to get reopened now. Protests were Many states have expressed The Bhagyanagar Ganesh more or less the same views in ty of the parents are not schools is unlikely till October schools as part of e-learning and Utsav Samiti (BGUS) on staged in the review meeting held by the favourably disposed to send /November. distance education. Monday observed state-wide response to a Microsoft to train faculty Union Secretary for Primary their wards to schools and are Meanwhile, the online class- As per the order, all teachers protests by hoisting black flags call given by the Education Anita Karwal eagerly waiting for the es in all schools in the state are should attend the schools reg- in villages, mandal headquar- through video conference from Coronavirus vaccine. set to commence from ularly from August 27 and pre- ters towns, district headquar- VHP and BGUS. on quantum computing Delhi recently. Earlier, the The Central government September 1. The classes will be pare necessary e-content lesson ters towns and cities across Presidents of Education Department has official is also said to have conducted through various dig- plans etc. With regard to the Telangana against the curbs icrosoft is creating a asked the states to gather opin- expressed similar views. There ital/TV/T-SAT Network chan- reopening of schools and com- imposed by the state govern- the BGUS units Mnew programme to ion of parents and relay the are no facilities in govern- nel platforms. mencement of regular classes, ment in celebrating Ganesh and field officers build quantum same to the government. ment and private schools to An order to this effect was separate instructions will be festival. computing skills and Accordingly, the states fur- run classes observing physical issued by Special Chief issued as per the Government The protests were staged in took part in the capabilities in the academic community in India. As part of this nished the opinion of the peo- distance and taking other pre- Secretary to Government of India guidelines, the order response to a call given by the protest initiative, Microsoft Garage is organising a 'Train the Trainer' ple. The Telangana state gov- cautions. The education (Education) Chitra read. It made it clear that until Vishawa Hindu Parishad and programme programme in collaboration with Electronics and ICT Academies at ernment is reported to have department of the state is of the Ramchandran here Monday then, all schools should remain BGUS. Presidents of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur and told the Centre that a majori- view that the reopening of permitting online classes in all physically closed for students. BGUS units and field officers National Institute of Technology, Patna. This programme will train took part in the protest pro- 900 faculty from Universities and Institutes across India through E& gramme. The protesters ment declared war on Hindu ICT Academies at Institutes of National Importance such as IIT demanded that the curbs community, which he said Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Patna, IIIT-D Two year RI imposed on Celebration of undemocratic. The state gov- Jabalpur, and NIT Warangal, equipping academics with the required Doctors JAC demands policy for Ganesh festival by TRS gov- ernment made arrangements skills to start building their quantum future. Quantum computing ernment should go, con- for celebration of Ramzan and applies the properties of quantum physics to process information. for GHMC Quantum computers will enable new discoveries in the areas of demned the police raids and Bakrid, is preventing the Hindus filing of false cases against from celebrating the Hindu fes- healthcare, energy, environmental systems, smart materials, and protection of frontline warriors ex-employee beyond. Ganesh Mandap organisers tivals adhering to Covid-19 PNS n HYDERABAD funds on our own. Staff nurse PNS n HYDERABAD and what they called the anti- rules, he said calling Chief died in chest hospital, there Hindu policies of the govern- Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Doctors JAC on Monday was no ex-gratia. Delhi CM The ACB Court sentenced a ment. as the Nizam and the police the expressed disappointment over went to the frontline warriors former GHMC employee Dr Bhagavant Rao, BGUS Razakars. The state govern- KVR Prasad scholarship lack of clarity from govern- home and announced. We and his aide to two years rig- general secretary, addressing ment has no respect for funda- ment over treatment for want Telangana to replicate orous imprisonment in a protestors at the protest pro- mental rights of the Hindus in for medical students healthcare workers infected what other states are doing". graft case, registered 12 years gramme held in Khairatabad spite of being admonished by ES Society on Monday announced the with coronavirus apart from In 2-3days the Doctors JAC ago. Tirunagari Venkatesh , alleged that the state govern- the state government. Despotic H"Dr KVR Prasad Memorial Award" in announcing ex-gratia for mar- will plan strategy to ensure gov- Bill Collector-cum-Junior ment, contrary to its promise rule is going on in the state, he memory of the society's founder, Dr KVR tyred health care workers. ernment responds to their assistant in GHMC, of giving permission to cele- said. The state government is Prasad who passed away on 2 July 2020, They gave an ultimatum of demands. JAC Medical and Kukatpally and Gaddam brate the festival adhering to implementing t he MIM party for deserving medical students who are two days following which the Health, TGGDA, HRDA, Ravinder Rao contract Covid-19 rules, has been plac- agenda. The Hindu communi- eligible for admission in a medical college JAC will announce their future who succumb to coronavirus TJUDA, NIMS employee of GHMC were ing undeclared restrictions on ty is preparing to bid adieu to through merit but cannot afford to pay plan to take up a protest. as policy decision and urged Doctors,IMA,SR'S Associations trapped by the ACB officials mandap organisers. the undemocratic rule KCR, he the fee due to low family income. The Despite Minister the government. held a press meet on Monday in 2008. The court pro- There were instances of the warned. The BGUS has con- society will take care of the student's EatalaRajender's assurance of Telangana Medical JAC and urged the government to nounced judgment and con- TRS party leaders and the police stituted a committee with under graduation college fee for four ex-gratia, doctors demand the Chairman Dr Ramesh Bongu, act quickly. They pointed that victed both of them for threatening the mandap organ- retired judges and advocates on years. Eligible Candidates who secured a government to take policy "We are asking ex-gratia for NIMS is unable to provide Rigorous imprisonment for a isers and at some places they the direct action resorted to by merit seat through NEET UG in a government medical college in decision. Doctors demand DrNaresh who succumbed to enough healthcare facilities to period of two years and also pulled down the mandaps, he the police on Ganesh Telangana and have a family income of less than Rs 1 Lakh per Rs1crore ex-gratia to people coronavirus. We are collecting doctors. to pay a fine of Rs 1000. said adding that KCR govern- mantaps. annum may apply through the link - http://hessociety.org/drkvrprasad/. ES Society was founded by the family members of Dr. KVR Prasad earlier this year to aid and mentor deserving individuals to excel in the fields of education, Online sports and help those who need access to good healthcare but Over 50K automobiles Five years after return from Pak, cannot afford it. The society earlier supplied essential gambling scam commodities to over a hundred households during the lockdown period. The society is currently funded by the family members of the sold in July in Hyd Geetha's parents still elusive accused taken society. PNS n HYDERABAD S DURGA PRASAD Anand Services society, who is n HYDERABAD presently taking care of Geeta into custody Vehicle sales, especially the said, "She tied a black thread to PNS n HYDERABAD Indian Performing Right sale of two-wheelers, have Finding the biological parents her left leg which is usually shown turn around with July of Geeta, who had accidental- seen in both the Telugu States. A local court here on Monday in the current fiscal year ly reached Pakistan and In addition to that, her nose granted four day police cus- Society unveils IPRS 2.0 2020=21 accounting for sale of returned to India in 2015 after piercing on right side in con- tody of a Chinese national, ndia's only Copyright Society over 50,000 vehicles. Ex- External Affairs Minister trast to North Indian it was on who was arrested along with Irepresenting the authors, composers, According to statistics fur- Sushma Swaraj's extensive the left side of nose. Her food three others in the transna- and publishers of music, the Indian nished by Transport efforts, has become a herculean habits also resembles the style tional online betting scam. Performing Right Society Limited Department, during the past task for the officials concerned. of Telugu States." The police arrested a Chinese (IPRS), announces the implementation three months, over one lakh On 26 October 2015, Geeta He further added that, she National, Yah Hao who is of the world's most advanced operating vehicles were sold, majority of returned to India from had informed that her village Head of Operations for South system for Copyright Societies. With them being two wheelers. Pakistan. Previously Pakistan be from Northern Telangana or is on the banks of a river and East Asia- Beijing T Power this considerable investment, using The Transport Department Rangers had found Geeta when Southern Chhattisgarh. We she used to visit Devi temple in Company and three other cutting edge technology developed by Canada's Dataclef, IPRS will netted an income of Rs 200 automobiles is attributed to she was 8-year-old in have even a plan to send a team her village and there is a mater- Dheeraj Sarkar, Ankit Kapoor provide the highest level of transparency for its members and crore during the past two this phenomenon. During Samjhauta Express. Indore DIG to trace her parents but to nity centre near to her home. and Neeraj Tuli. licensees. With an authoritative database of millions of musical months. In the post-Covid May-July period, 93,418 two- Hari Narayan Chari Mishra covid-19 it had been delayed." With all these statements we When questioning, the three works and unlimited scalable processing capacity, this robust situation, the public trans- wheelers were sold and 13,157 said, "She couldn't understand Speaking to 'The Pioneer' are quite sure that she is from Indian nationals, who were system will provide the best-in-class monetization capacity for the port is absent, leading to peo- four wheelers. On an average, Telugu words but she could from Indore in a telephone one of the Telugu States. So we arrested in the scam revealed Society's members. IPRS 2.0 also includes state-of-the-art license ple trusting on personal trans- 10,000 cars are sold in the recognise Hindi words. We conversation Gyanendra are trying our best to connect that they were offered jobs by administration. port. The increased sale of state. are suspecting that she might Purohit, the activist from her with her parents. the Chinese national through a job portal. They joined the company in December 2019. They claimed their innocence in front of investigation offi- Setback for RGV, court issues stay on film ‘Murder' cials. Although police official PNS n HYDERABAD film is based. im orders on a petition filed by Darshanam Narsimha said, asked for seven days custody, The special court for SC, ST P. B a l a s w a my, w h o s e s on "Amrutha varshani approached the court had granted them A Telangana court on Monday (Prevention of Atrocities) cases Pranay Kumar was murdered the court against the film four days custody starting restrained controversial film- in Nalgonda directed Varma in 2018 allegedly by his father- 'Murder', which is violating her from Monday. According to maker Ram Gopal Varma from and producer Natti Karuna not in-law Maruthi Rao who had privacy. In addition to that, the the police, the gambling is going ahead with the produc- to make and release the movie refused to accept his marriage filmmaker Ramgopal Varma based on color prediction it is tion of 'Murder' till the comple- till the probe into the murder with his daughter. didn't even seek permission played by investing some tion of probe into the incident of Pranay Kumar was complet- Speaking to 'The Pioneer ', from them as they are direct- amount and predict a color or of honour killing on which the ed. The court passed the inter- special public prosecutor ly related to the case." combination of color. JNTU students struggle with ‘digital divide’ Mayor Dr Bonthu Rammohan after inaugurating Mohan Nagar Colony Park in IS Sadan Division, on Monday NAMRATA SRIVASTAVA we can call them anytime for n HYDERABAD With JNTU anything, but studying like starting online this won't be the same." Jawaharlal Nehru Not just students, but teach- Efforts on to make Hyd a Technological University, classes, students ers also faced a lot of chal- Hyderabad (JNTUH) has start- living in rural lenges. A BTech teacher, on the ed online classes from August condition of anonymity, shares, 24, for both undergraduate areas strugglling "I work at Vivekananda ‘Green City', says Mayor and post-graduate courses. with poor net Institute of Technology and While students living in the city Science at Karimnagar. Our PNS n HYDERABAD MA&UD, KT Rama Rao, and providing facilities like, had no issues attending the connection principal forced the entire GHMC making its efforts to children play materials, open classes, those stuck in the rural teaching and non-teaching fac- Mayor Dr Bonthu Rammohan make Hyderabad a green city. gym, walking track, medicinal areas struggled with poor net ulty to come to college to take on Monday inaugurated Accordingly, GHMC is devel- and aromatic plants. It pro- connection. Several students of Engineering and was very poor. I have asked my Afrin R, who studies at St the classes. I left college at Mohan Nagar Colony Park in oping 320 parks and 50 theme vides a healthy atmosphere for moved to their native place Technology, said "I am current- friends to help with the notes, Mary, says, "I live near around 5 pm, and since morn- IS Sadan Division - 38 here. parks besides 120 junctions in all ages who come to the park. sodn before the lock down. ly in Shatrajpally village, my but that won't be the same as Rajender Nagar. Although ing there was hardly any work. Speaking on the occasion, the the city he added. The Mayor appealed to the res- Since, most hostels are still native. I had to come back attending the class. I wanted to today was just the introduction When we raised our concerns, Mayor said that as per Chief As part of this programme, idents to take responsibility to closed, these students find it home due to the pandemic. go back to Hyderabad, but the call, I still faced so many issues. we were told that if we don't Minister K Chandrashekar GHMC developed Mohan protect it for their better being. difficult to move back to the Although, the classes started hostels aren't open still. I am a The video buffered and the come to office we will be ter- Rao aspiration to make green Nagar park, IS Sadan with the He further instructed the offi- city. today, I couldn't attend it. I little worried about my educa- sound was also cracking. The minated. They haven't even Hyderabad and as per the cost of Rs 140 crore for con- cials to provide toilets in the Anuroop, a third year BTech tried to go out and search for tion." faculty will be sending us the paid us for the past three years. directions of the Minister for struction of compound wall park. student of Visvesvaraya College signals, but the connection Another BTech students, pdfs and has also told us that This is very distressing." HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2020 hyderabad 04

SRISAILAM ACCIDENT Revanth writes TPCC backs the Gandhi family to PM, seeking PNS n HYDERABAD for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to a wage fight on CBI probe The Telangana Pradesh behalf of people against the Congress Committee (TPCC) Central government. He called PNS n HYDERABAD stood behind the Gandhi clan upon the Congress party just as when the grand old activists to stand by the party, TPCC working president and party was undergoing a crisis Sonia and Rahul Gandhi lead- Malkajgiri MP A Revanth after 23 party seniors writing ership. Jeevan Reddy alleged Reddy on Monday addressed to Sonia Gandhi demanding a that some senior leaders, who a letter to the Prime Minister full time leadership. Telangana enjoyed positions when the Narendra Mody to order CBI leaders, except for former party was in power, are inquiry into the Srisailam Union Minister Renuka addressing letters against the Power Plant fire accident, Chowdhary, raised their voice party. Both Sonia and Rahul which claimed the lives of 9 in favour of Gandhi family. are not hungry for power. He employees. He requested the Renuka Chowdhary was one asked the party leaders to Prime Minister to conduct an among the 23 persons who strive for the unity of the party No clarity yet on bus impartial inquiry and take addressed a letter to Sonia Telangana leaders, except for former and demanded Rahul Gandhi action against those respon- Gandhi, it is learnt. Sonia, Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary, to take the responsibilities sible. He also urged the Prime accepting to continue for raised their voice in favour of Gandhi again. Minister to direct the state another six months as interim Condemning the act of operations between TS, AP government to extend Rs 1 chief of AICC may be a differ- family. Renuka Chowdhary was one addressing an open letter by crore ex gratia to the bereaved ent ball game. However, the among the 23 persons who addressed the senior leaders to Sonia families. Telangana leaders extended Gandhi, D Sridhar Babu PNS n HYDERABAD into a new reciprocal agree- nation-wide lockdown on In his letter, Revanth their support to the Gandhi a letter to Sonia Gandhi, it is learnt demanded the high command ment on inter-state bus ser- March 22. After the relax- Reddy alleged that the family. to initiate action against the The officials of TSRTC and vices as there is no agreement ations in the lockdown, the Srisailam incident took place On Monday, CLP leader leaders who addressed the let- APSRTC met here at Bus yet after the division of the Andhra Pradesh resumed bus just because of state govern- Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Kumar, A Revanth Reddy and it is atrocious on the part of ters. He said that every party Bhavan in Hyderabad to dis- state. However, the APSRTC services to Karnataka, Tamil ment's negligent attitude. Sangareddy MLA T Jagga several others raised their voice party seniors to address letters activist is seeking the leader- cuss over the resumption of officials stated that they will Nadu, Maharashtra and "The higher officials didn't Reddy, Manthani MLA D in favour of Gandhi family. to Sonia Gandhi when the ship of Sonia and Rahul bus services between the two inform them of their decision Odisha. However, no buses respond on time though the Sridhar Babu, MLC T Jeevan They made it clear that only BJP-led Central government is Gandhi. Telugu states. During the after discussing with their are being operated between power plant staff addressed a Reddy, AICC secretary SA Gandhi family will protect the hatching conspiracies to Jagga Reddy also demanded meeting, the APSRTC officials government. The meeting the two Telugu states. This letter on the indications of the Sampath Kumar, TPCC work- Congress party. dethrone the Congress ruled the Gandhi family to continue have stated that will inform also discussed on running comes after the Telangana accident,” he alleged. ing presidents Jetti Kusuma Bhatti Vikramarka said that states. He opined that it is time as AICC chief. their decision on TSRTC's buses between the two states, government decided to make proposal of running buses on in view of Coronavirus. an agreement on the bus ser- the basis of inter-state recip- However, the meeting failed vices to Andhra Pradesh. rocal after discussing with to take decision on it and The government said that their government. decided to meet again on the TSRTC has been incurring Keesara tahsildar remanded The TSRTC officials have issue. The officials of two losses with no agreement asked their counterpart to states are showing interest to between AP and Telangana reduce the number of AP run the buses between the during the bifurcation of to three days police custody buses in Telangana. In terms two states after the Centre states. Hence, it decided to of buses, the APSRTC is run- lifts all the curbs. AP ED suspend the bus services until PNS n HYDERABAD tion with Rs 1.10 crore bribe on August 14. "We will be able ning 1,100 buses in Telangana Brahmananda Reddy, both states come to an under- case. to collect more information and TSRTC is running 750 Telangana EDs Yadagiri, standing. The meeting was A special court for ACB cases The three-day custody will from the quartet about the land buses in AP. TSRTC officials Purushotham Naik and other earlier scheduled to be held in here on Monday granted three- enable the ACB officials to transactions carried out by opined that the two states officials participated in the June but was postponed after day police custody of Keesara open the bank locker of the Tahsildar," an official said, have to run equal number of meeting. employees in Bus Bhavan Tahsildar Erva Balaraju Nagaraj with the help of a key adding that more light would buses as TSRTC is facing It may be recalled that the infected with the coronavirus. Nagaraj, Village Revenue that was recovered from the be thrown on the allegations losses due to running less bus services between The officials said that the bus Assistant Bongu Sairaj and guest house in AS Rao Nagar pertaining to help allegedly number of buses in AP. Telangana and Andhra services will be resumed after two realtors Ch Srinath Yadav where the bribe amount was extended by senior officials in The TSRTC officials asked Pradesh has been suspended the two states enter into an and K Anji Reddy in connec- seized during a surprise check Medchal-Malkajgiri district. their counterpart to enter after the Centre announce agreement. MINISTERS AT WORK Sridhar Babu HC seeks report on Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan perforimg puja at Raj Bhavan slams govt Ganesha idol immersion over monsoon farming agreements session PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD The Telangana High Court on held at Raj Bhavan Former Minister and Monday directed the state Congress MLA from government to take steps for PNS n HYDERABAD Governor Secretary K Manthani D Sridhar Babu on ensuring that the farming Surendra Mohan, Joint Monday alleged that the agreements are made for those The Ganesha idol kept at Secretaries J Bhavani Shankar government took a unilater- farmers who are opting for iconic Darbar Hall at Raj and CN Raghu Prasad and al decision on running such agreements with Seed Bhavan was immersed in a other senior officers joined Monsoon Assembly session. companies as per the Central low key ceremony at the Fish the Governor and her hus- The government didn't government's Ordinance on Pond in the Raj Bhavan com- band in the puja. inform as to what sort of pre- farm agreements. directions to the state govern- plex, here on Monday Later, staff members of the cautionary measures the It also directed the state gov- ment to prevent cheating and evening. Raj Bhavan carried the idol government is going to take ernment to file a detailed defrauding of poor cotton Earlier, Governor Dr. amidst chants of Jai Bolo in running the session in counter affidavit on the issue seed farmers by the agents of Tamilisai Soundararajan Ganapathi Maharaj ki and view of the Corona pandem- in two weeks. A division bench various seed companies. He along with her husband Dr. Ganapati Bappa Morya and ic. Sridhar Babu asked the of the HC passed these orders also urged the HC to issue Soundararajan has performed immersed at the Fish Pond TRS government to stand as while dealing with a PIL filed orders for the implementation special puja and offered located abutting the Main an ideal state running Ministers Eatala Rajender, Errabelli Dayakar Rao and others interacting with the patients in Covid by the chairman of Nadigadda of the provisions of the prayers before moving the House, the official residence Assembly session in virtual Isolation ward of Mahbubnagar Area Hospital on Monday. Rythu Hakkula Porata Samithi Telangana Agricultural pro- clay Ganesha idol. of the Governor. manner. G.Ranjith Kumar, a resident duce and livestock Markets ofJogulamba Gadwal district. Act, 1966 and Rules made In his petition, the petition- there under and the Farmers er has told the HC that the Empowerment and Protection FCI worker agents and intermediaries of Agreement on Price Assurance Bathukamma sarees seed companies like Kaveri and Farm Services Ordinance meets watery seeds private limited, 2020 issued by the union gov- Nuziveedu seeds limited, Rasi ernment on June 6,2020 grave Seeds Private Limited, besides issuing orders for tak- to be delivered in Oct Kohinoor Seed Fields India ing steps for the execution of Private Limited were cheating agreements between the seed PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD and defrauding the poor cot- companies and the cotton ton seed farmers from seed farmers and extension of A person died after acciden- Distribution of Bathukamma Jogulamba Gadwal district. advance investment amounts tally falling in Vagirabad Sarees is likely to be held in He urged the HC to issue directly to the farmers. Minister for Forests and Environment A Indrakaran Reddy at a review meeting on Monday major canal near the first week of October. The Miryalaguda in Nalgonda state administration is keen district on Monday. The vic- to hand over sarees at the tim was identified as people's door step in view of NIT-W launches Telangana Minister talks tough on Malavath Sakru(46), who Covid-19 situation. In all, was working as hamali in one crore sarees are being 7 online FDPs Jagruthi Food Corporation of India readied for distribution. The and native of Janku thanda practice is to distribute them PNS n WARANGAL in Miryalaguda mandal. among women one or two to celebrate Covid waste disposal According to Miryalaguda weeks prior to the festival. sion is likely to be taken at a As many as seven faculty PNS n HYDERABAD He directed the Pollution medical waste. Given that the Rural police, the victim went Earlier, the sarees were high level meeting to be development programmes PV centenary Control Board to update the state government gives prior- to the canal to quench the distributed through fair-price chaired by the Chief Minister with a duration of five days Minister for Forests and latest information on dispos- ity to public health, he asked thrust, but accidentally shops. K Chandrashekhar Rao. on Internet of Things and PNS n HYDERABAD Environment A Indrakaran al of bio medical waste. How the officials to take stringent slipped into the canal while The government is keen to Meanwhile, the weavers of Machine Learning, ML with Reddy on Monday enquired many bags were sent to which action against polluting indus- drinking water. He was rope in services of employees Sircilla resumed work as the business applications, In continuation with the year- officials about the disposal of plant should be uploaded into tries. washed away for nearly half of municipalities, municipal looms gained full steam Bioprocess Engineering long birth centenary cele- Covid-19 bio-medical waste. the website. He wanted the dis- He called for preparing spe- kilometer due to flow of corporations and village pan- weaving Bathukamma sarees Techniques, Smart Power brations of late former Prime He questioned them about posal of bio-medical waste to cific plan to control air, sound water in the canal. Locals chayats and women's self- to meet the deadline. Nearly System, Case Teaching And Minister PV Narasimha Rao their proper disposal and be carried out on scientific and water pollution in and noticed it and fished him out help groups. The ration deal- one crore Bathukamma Writing, Machine learning by Telangana Government, called for surprise checks and lines. around Hyderabad. On the from the canal took him to er registers and food securi- sarees with 225 designs will Applications, Earthquake Kavitha Kalvakuntla led close monitoring. He was He asked the officials to take directions from the National a local hospital, where the ty cards would be taken to the be readied by October, in Engineering have been inau- Telangana Jagruthi is cele- reviewing the waste disposal disciplinary action against hos- Green Tribunal, RRC plans doctor declared him brought door step of the people for time for distribution before gurated by Director NIT, brating his legacy with a pro- with the officials here on pitals not following guidelines should be prepared to check dead. A case has been regis- the purpose of sari distribu- the Bathukamma festivities Warangal, Prof N V Ramana gramme "Telangana Pride - Monday. pertaining to disposal of bio- river pollution. tered. tion. However, a final deci- begin. Rao through Google meet. Our PV" in his honour on August 26, 2020 in Hyderabad. The programme is being hosted by former Member of Kothagudem cops Aswaraopalli reservoir overflows after heavy rainfall Parliament, Kavitha who is the founding President of PNS n HYDERABAD helps fill various irrigation Telangana Jagruthi, a cultur- tanks in Raghunadhapalli and Fort he first al organisation that celebrates crack online fraud The Aswaraopalli reservoir in Janagoan mandals. the legacy of Telangana and PNS n HYDERABAD individuals could buy or sell Raghunadhapalli mandal of Fort he first time, the water time, the its people. The event will be products.As directed by the Janagoan district is overflow- in the reservoir was seen over water in the attended and addressed by he cyber team of the district seller Sandeep has credited an ing sluices since Saturday. The flowing the sluices. The Rajyasabha MP Keshav Rao, police has come to the rescue amount into the account of the then Chief Minister of undi- Irrigation Department author- reservoir was Vani Dayakar Rao, PV of an online fraud victim and seller on July 1. But the seller vided Andhra Pradesh Dr YS ities have put the villagers in seen over Prabhakar Rao, Renowned recovered his money credited who promised dispatching the Rajasekhar Reddy conceived low lying area on the alert. In flowing. The Poet Ampashayya Naveen, into the account of the fraud- mobile phone to him within the project in 2004. The 0.74 Gabbita village, a rehabilitation Author Kalluri Bhaskaram ( ster. Sources said that a youth two days had switched off his TMC reservoir has three gates. centre was set up. Additional officials have Translator of Insider Book ) called Sattu Sandeep of mobile phone. Then the victim The target is to irrigate over Collector Abdul Hamid, DCP put villagers and by other esteemed guests. Chintiryala cross road in approached the police cyber 45,600 acres in the ayacut Srinivas Reddy, tahsildar The event will also be tele- Aswapuram mandal in the team. The fraudster’s bank lands under the reservoir. The Bansilal, SI Kandula Ashok in low lying casted live from the social district wanted to buy a smart account number was traced reservoir works were complet- Kumar, MPDO Hasim, area on alert media handles of Telangana phone on an Online exchange out and the victims’ money ed in 2010. The reservoir was Devadula DE Raju and others Jagruthi and Kavitha (OLX) app through which was recovered. filled with Godavari water. It visited the reservoir. Kalvakuntla, respectively. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Rahul questions timing of Sibal withdraws tweet, says Rahul has 'personally' clarified letter, insinuates it helped BJP PNS n NEW DELHI Senior Congress leader Kapil PNS n NEW DELHI Sibal on Monday withdrew his Cong denies tweet in which he had hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi, and said the for- Water level in Yamuna on Monday questioned the Rahul's colluding mer party chief had informed timing of the letter by a section him personally that he had close to danger mark; of the party and attacked them with BJP remark never made the "colluding with Delhi governmet for going public against the the BJP" remark. leadership, saying differences NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sibal is among the 23 party NEW DELHI: The water level of needed to be discussed in Monday denied that Rahul leaders who have written to the Yamuna river on Monday party platforms and not the Gandhi had accused any party Sonia Gandhi seeking "full-time" rose to 204.38 metres, media. leader of "colluding with the leadership that is active in the perilously close to the danger He also insinuated that the BJP", saying he "has not said" a field and "visible" in party offices, mark, with Delhi's Water letter seeking leadership word of that nature nor alluded devolution of powers to state BJP on any issue. Yet 'we are col- false media discourse or misin- Minister Satyendar Jain saying changes was written in cahoots to it. At a Congress Working units and revamping of the luding with the BJP'!" formation being spread. But yes, the government is ready to deal with the BJP, as it came at a Committee (CWC) meeting, Congress Working Committee Sibal said a little later that he we all need to work together in with any flood-like situation. An time when Sonia Gandhi was send the letter when Sonia were also heard outside with Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the (CWC) in line with the party was withdrawing the tweet. fighting the draconian Modi official said 5,883 cusec water hospitalised and the party was Gandhi was in hospital and the former minister Kapil Sibal, party leaders who had written to constitution among other "Was informed by Rahul rule rather than fighting & hurt- was released from the fighting with the BJP in party was fighting the BJP in another signatory to the letter, Sonia Gandhi seeking several changes. Gandhi personally that he never ing each other and the Hathinikund Barrage in Rajasthan to save its govern- Rajasthan, insinuating that publicly questioning Rahul's organisational reforms, As the CWC meeting was said what was attributed to him. Congress," Surjewala tweeted. Haryana's Yamunanagar district ment, sources said. such a letter at the time would remarks insinuating a BJP link including a collective leadership underway on Monday and it was I therefore withdraw my twee," Congress leader Ghulam at 8 am, leading to rise in water The charge invited sharp help the BJP, the sources said. to the letter seeking sweeping and devolution of powers to the reported that Rahul Gandhi had he said. Nabi Azad said a section of levels. The water level of the rebuttals from former minister Azad, who is one of the sig- changes to party organisation party's state units. Sources lashed out at the letter writers, Sibal then deleted his earlier media is "wrongly attributing river was recorded at 204.38 Ghulam Nabi Azad at the meet- natories of the letter, read out and elections to the CWC. present at the meeting said Sibal tweeted, "Rahul says 'we are tweet in which he had hit out at that, in CWC I told Shri Rahul metres at 8 am, which is just ing. Azad said he would resign the contents, saying the lead- Sibal later withdrew his Gandhi was furious about the colluding with BJP'. Succeeded Gandhi. Tagging Sibal's earlier Gandhi to prove that the letter below the danger mark of if any such link with the BJP is ers are not questioning Sonia tweet hitting out at Rahul timing of the letter and it being in Rajasthan High Court defend- tweet, Congress' chief spokesper- written by us is in collusion with 205.33 metres. At 8 pm on established, the sources said. Gandhi and only wanted Gandhi and said the former leaked to the media, and ing the Congress Party. son Randeep Surjewala also said BJP- 'let me make it very clear Sunday, the water levels was In his brief moving interven- organisational reform in the party chief had informed him appeared to suggest whether Defending party in Manipur to that Rahul Gandhi hasn't said a that Shri Rahul Gandhi has recorded at 204.18 metres. At tion at the CWC, Rahul larger interest of the party. personally that he had never these leaders were "colluding bring down BJP government. word of this nature nor alluded neither in CWC nor outside said 3.30 pm on Monday, the water Gandhi is learnt to have said Echoes of the fiery CWC made the "colluding with the with the BJP". "Last 30 years have never to it. that this letter was written at the level was at 204.32 metres, why that timing was chosen to meeting which is underway, BJP" remark. made a statement in favour of "Please don't be mislead by behest of BJP'". officials said. One cusec is equivalent to 28.317 litre per second. Jain said the govern- ment was keeping a close watch and was fully prepared to deal Nadda lashes out at DMK; India conducts nearly 3.6 cr with any flood-like situation. Two senior IPS Covid tests so far, tests per officers suspended in says it incites people UP over irregularities PNS n CHENNAI strengthened in Tamil Nadu, million scale new peak PNS n LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Nadda added. NEW DELHI government on Monday BJP national president J P Nadda Referring to YouTube channel suspended two senior IPS on Monday assailed the opposi- Karuppar Kootam allegedly den- ndia's COVID-19 tests per mil- officers Dinesh Chandra Dubey tion DMK in Tamil Nadu accus- igrating 'Kanda Shashti lion rose sharply to 26,016 as and Arvind Sen on complaints ing it of being a "sheltering Kavacham,' sung in praise of cumulative tests surged to 3.59 of alleged irregularities. On the ground for people not working Lord Murugan, Nadda said the crore, the Health Ministry said directives of Chief Minister Yogi Convince Rahul to become in the interest of the nation" and enlightened people of Tamil on Monday underlining that a Adityanath, the government has "always inciting feelings against Nadu agitated against the outfit. key component in India's suspended DIG (Rules and national spirit." He appealed to The saffron party's national COVID-19 response has been Manuals) Dinesh Chandra Cong Prez : Sidda to Sonia his party members to give a befit- president exuded confidence that early identification of cases by Dubey and DIG, PAC Agra, ting reply to the Dravidian party in the coming times, the BJP will timely and aggressive testing. The n Arvind Sen, a home department PNS BENGALURU tinue as AICC president. in the Assembly election due have a substantial share in number of people recuperating and isolation synced with effi- spokesman said. There were "And if you feel that your next year. always "anti-development" and municipal and Assembly elec- from COVID-19 has crossed 23 cient treatment have led to the complaints of Dubey getting Former Karnataka Chief health may not permit for full- Attacking the M K Stalin-led against the interest of the nation. tions in the state, and appealed lakh pushing the recovery rate to rising number of recoveries, and tenders awarded for certain Minister Siddaramaiah on fledged dedication, I urge you party, Nadda said DMK has "In Tamil Nadu, the DMK has to the party members to increase over 75 per cent, while the case low and declining mortality due benefits in connection with the Monday urged interim Congress to convince Shri Rahul Gandhi always been "inciting feelings been a sheltering ground for peo- the vote share in Tamil Nadu. fatality rate, maintaining a steady to COVID-19, the ministry construction of Kasturba hostels president Sonia Gandhi to con- to take up the position," against national spirit" and on a ple not working in the interest of "Tamil Nadu is a land of tem- downward trajectory, has further underlined. A cumulative in Shivgarhand Bachhrawan in vince Rahul Gandhi to take up Siddaramaiah said in a letter lookout to see to it that "nation- the nation. You should see to it ples, very rich culture, architec- dropped to 1.85 per cent, it said. 3,59,02,137 samples have been Rae Bareli district and Sadabad the party's top post if her health to Sonia Gandhi. The party is al mainstream assimilation for- that we give a befitting reply to tural beauty, full of revolution- "A key component in India's tested up to August 23 with besides bus stands in Bareilly does not permit for full-fledged divided on the leadership mat- mation is always disrupted." the people who are working aries, freedom fighters, legendary response to the COVID-19 pan- 6,09,917 being tested on Sunday. and Kaushambi and a building dedication. ter with a section demanding Addressing the state BJP's against the interest of the nation," administrators and worldwide demic has been early identifica- Easy access to testing through for the physically challenged in The Leader of the Opposition collective leadership and executive meeting via video he said. known entrepreneurs. I bow to tion of positive cases by timely expanded diagnostic lab network Lucknow, home department in the Legislative Assembly another reposing faith in the conferencing from New Delhi, Others too should ensure that the people of Tamil Nadu for the and aggressive testing," the min- across the country has given a sources said. With regard to requested Sonia Gandi to con- Gandhi family. Nadda alleged the DMK was the divisive forces do not get rich culture they have," he said. istry said. Prompt identification substantial boost to the figures. Arvind Sen, there were complaints in connection with cheating and forgery in the Animal Husbandry department, Another plane the sources said. Deputy Leader of Opposition barred from crash passenger HC extends stay on investigation in Maoist carrying taking part in Raj Assembly session succumbs to criminal case against journalist Vinod Rs one lakh reward PNS n JAIPUR injuries,toll now 21 PNS n NEW DELHI surrenders in Odisha MALKANGIRI: A Maoist Deputy Leader of Opposition in PNS n KOZHIKODE The Delhi High Court Monday carrying a reward of Rs one the Rajasthan Assembly extended an interim order lakh on his head surrendered Rajendra Rathore was barred A 37-year-old woman, injured staying the investigation in a before the police in Odisha's from taking part in House pro- in the Air India Express plane criminal case against senior Malkangiri district with a ceedings for the remainder of the crash at the nearby Karipur air- journalist Vinod Dua, for desire to return to the social session after he engaged in a port on August 7, died at a hos- allegedly making statements mainstream, an officer said heated argument with Speaker C pital here, taking the death toll conducive to public mischief. on Monday. Mahadev P Joshi on Monday. The propos- in the accident to 21, govern- Justice Anup Jairam Madkami, who had joined the al for removal of Rathore from ment sources said. Manjula Bhambhani noted that anoth- banned CPI (Maoist) in 2015, the House was moved by Kumari died last night, the er similar matter relating to surrendered before Malkangiri Parliamentary Affair Minister tors trooping into the Well and not a general debate. Rathore sources said. The woman had FIR against Dua is pending Superintendent of Police Shanti Dhariwal on the request shouting slogans. intervened and requested the been to the UAE to meet her before the Supreme Court and Supreme Court in that matter. lodged on June 4 on the com- Risikesh D Khilari on Sunday of the Speaker and passed by Amid the din, the House Speaker to let the members husband early this year, but had said it is deemed appropriate to Accordingly, list for considera- plaint of BJP spokesperson saying he had realized the voice vote. was briefly adjourned thrice. speak. The Speaker then asked to extend her stay due to the hear the case thereafter. tion on September 22,” the judge Naveen Kumar who claimed that futility of the violent path Rathore alleged that During discussion on the the Opposition members to COVID-19 pandemic. “It is proper that we await the said. "Dua, a known India media adopted by naxals, the officer Opposition members were not Rajasthan Rehabilitation of return to their respective seat. Eighteen people, were killed decision of the Supreme Court. The high court was hearing personality, committed offence said. The Odisha government being allowed to speak sufficient- Beggars or Indigents When Rathore challenged the and several others injured It can have some bearing on this the journalist's plea seeking of public nuisance, mischief, had announced a reward of ly on the Bills, ensuing a heated (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Chair, the Speaker asked when the flight from Dubai case. I may get valuable guidance quashing of an FIR lodged printing and engraving matters Rs one lakh on the head of argument with the Speaker. Speaker asked BJP MLA Madan Parliamentary Affair Minister with 190 people onboard over- from the Supreme Court on the against him by the Delhi Police known to be defamatory, inten- the surrendered Maoist, the The House witnessed uproar Dilawar to restrict himself to Dhariwal to move a proposal for shot the tabletop runway and issue…. It is deemed appropri- Crime Branch on a complaint by tional insult with intent to pro- SP said. with the opposition BJP legisla- speaking on the bill, saying it was his removal from the House. fell into a valley. ate to await the decision of the a Delhi BJP leader. The FIR was voke breach of peace". How Dalai Lama traced teacher Khunu Lama in India! Cong protests Sonu Sood offers at Guwahati n PNS NEW DELHI "When people came to pay their respects, airport against accommodation to Soon after the Dalai Lama he would have an assistant place a huge escaped to India in 1959, he made padlock on the outside of his door as a privatisation several efforts to locate his teacher deterrent, and slide the key under the 20K migrant workers Khunu Lama, who was PNS n GUWAHATI rumoured to be in the country at door to him. Hours later he would slide PNS n MUMBAI that time, and finally managed to the key back out again and knock quietly The opposition Congress on find him living incognito in a Monday staged a protest at the Actor Sonu Sood on Monday Shiva temple in Varanasi, says a to be let out," the book, published by Guwahati airport against the announced that he is offering new book. "Running Toward Penguin Random House, said Centre's decision to privatise it accommodation to 20,000 Mystery: The Adventure of an by leasing out to Adani migrant workers in Noida. Unconventional Life", released on Enterprises for 50 years. The actor, who was in the Monday, is an account by Tenzin well. Khunu Lama was not recog- tion for extraordinary scholarship. Besides, the Airport national spotlight for his work Priyadarshi, president and CEO nised as a tulku himself. Nor was His expertise in Tibetan grammar Authority Employees Union in helping migrants reach of The Dalai Lama Center for he ever initiated into a monastic and poetics was famous, to the (AAEU) has been agitating their homes amid the coron- Ethics and Transformative Values community, in spite of the fact point of inciting dangerous jeal- every day since August 19 avirus pandemic, shared the at the Massachusetts Institute of their respects, he would have an on the door of his small closet of that he spent many years study- ousies among native Tibetans. when the Centre decided to news on Instagram. Technology, of his lifelong jour- assistant place a huge padlock on a room and asked if he would ing and teaching at several differ- When the Dalai Lama asked privatise the Guwahati, Jaipur Sood, 47, also said these ney as a seeker. the outside of his door as a deter- meet with the Dalai Lama, he said ent monasteries. Khunu Lama to teach him per- and Thiruvananthapuram air- workers have also been pro- Co-written with Iranian rent, and slide the key under the no, he wasn't feeling well. "His He was born in the late 1800s. sonally, one theme among others ports. "The Congress has been vided jobs in garment factories promising that the workers American author and literary door to him. Hours later he Holiness was actually waiting He came from Kinnaur, in the that he specially requested was protesting since 2018 when the of the region through their ini- will be put up at a "hygienic translator Zara Houshmand, would slide the key back out again downstairs and would not be put foot-hills of the Himalayas, from Khunu Lama's dearest, most BJP government decided to pri- tiative Pravasi Rojgar. staying facility". Priyadarshi talks about the teach- and knock quietly to be let out," off, so then Khunu Lama a prosperous farming and trad- constant preoccupation. vatise the airports. Some peo- "I am delighted to now offer The actor along with his ers who have influenced his life, the book, published by Penguin demurred again because he did- ing family who were devout Bodhicitta' was the subject he ple have filed PILs in the court. accommodation for 20,000 team had rolled out a toll-free among them the Dalai Lama, for- Random House, said. n't have a chair to offer his guest Buddhists but opposed his desire taught most eagerly and on But not waiting for the verdict, migrated workers who have number and a WhatsApp mer Archbishop of Cape Town The Dalai Lama sent emis- - an old blanket was his only fur- to travel for study. He left home which he wrote a poem of praise the government took a Cabinet also been provided jobs in gar- helpline to connect with Desmond Tutu, and Mother saries to all the Buddhist pilgrim- nishing," the book says. around the age of 18 so sudden- every day. He embodied bodhicit- decision to privatise it," the ment units in #Noida through stranded workers and arrange Teresa. The Dalai Lama found it age sites, to all the places where But the Dalai Lama insisted ly that he didn't stop to put on his ta with all his being. It didn't mat- party's state president Ripun #PravasiRojgar. their transportation during difficult to locate Khunu Lama as Khunu Lama was known to and they met standing up in the shoes, and he never really stopped ter how great a scholar he was, Bora said. "With the support of the lockdown. the latter kept a low profile and have taught, and found no trace tiny room. The Dalai Lama asked travelling from that point on. how his knowledge of Sanskrit He also said the airport is in #NAEC President Shri Lalit Sood recently launched an shunned attention and had a of him. Finally, he was acciden- Khunu Lama to teach the He made a point of learning could unlock nuances of the name of the first chief min- Thukral, we will collectively app to offer support to work- habit of disappearing whenever tally discovered, living incognito younger 'tulkus' (reincarnated the languages deeply - both Shantideva's and Nagarjuna's ister of Assam, Gopinath work round the clock for this ers in finding job opportuni- his reputation caught up with in a Shiva temple in the middle Tibetan Buddhist masters) who Tibetan and Sanskrit - as a pre- writing that few others could fath- Bordoloi, and it is a very emo- noble cause @pravasirojgar," ties in various sectors across him. of Varanasi. had accompanied him into exile, requisite to the study of the reli- om, the teaching was never just tional matter for the people of he wrote alongside the poster the country. "When people came to pay "When the emissary knocked and to teach him personally as gious texts, and gained a reputa- theoretical, the book says. the state. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Cong still at crossroads Is the letter bomb another war of egos or will it usher in the Netaji and the Raj much-needed reforms and elections in the party? he Gandhis would have hardly expected that Jawaharlal Nehru’s words would come to haunt Writers like Kalyan Kumar De and several other historians deserve all our gratitude to Tthem and be used to judge their role as “passion- less” leaders of a party, driving it to “non-existence.” They have brought before us certain hidden facts and constructed half-truths would have never dreamt that his words would be their conscience call on whether they have been custodians of a family heirloom, surviving on the retainership it gives them, or whether they have been worthy legacy keep- ers who can ensure that the grand old party runs for another hundred years and remakes India. The Congress’ first family, used to revolts by young Turks, would have never expected their old comrades to question them on a job that they should have done, showing that the party A SURYA PRAKASH is much bigger than the individual or that dynastic entitlements, while being honoured, could recently published not be stretched to their limits. And when senior leaders — former Union Ministers, Chief book by the Netaji Ministers and legal eagles, who got the party out of trouble and steered the ship for years Subhash Bose INA — write a letter to their chief, they do it on the understanding that they have earned the Trust and released by right as loyal stakeholders of the party they built. That they have as much right to save it, Vice President AVenkaiah Naidu on the eve of having invested their political lives in it, considering the leadership is adrift. They are as India’s 74th independence day much entitled to speak out, given the organisational pyramid and democracy that the party provides a fresh perspective to the constitution provides for, the efficiency of which has now been appropriated by other par- events leading up to the British Government’s decision to quit ties, namely the BJP. It is here that Sonia Gandhi’s hurt and stepping down or Rahul Gandhi’s India in August 1947. diatribe against the seniors, accusing them of dissent and playing into the BJP’s hands, The British Raj, which was fall short compared to the long-standing commitment of true blue Congressmen. Particularly cruising along majestically for 200 years, suddenly developed one as unquestioning as Ghulam Nabi Azad. Of course, both camps played down the war serious doubts about its ability to of words, with Azad and Kapil Sibal denying that Rahul Gandhi was provocative, thereby rule the sub-continent in 1946 and arresting a PR blooper that the BJP is already going to town with. So the question is whether hurriedly began the process of packing up. What hastened its exit this will be a transformative moment for the party or another made-up show of democ- from India? The book, Netaji — racy that would throw up Gandhis as the only adhesive among divergent voices, what with India’s Independence and British Sonia agreeing to hold the reins for another six months? As of now, it just drags on the Archives, authored by Kalyan Kumar De, has put together sev- discomfort and stasis when she could have worked out an institutional mechanism. Clearly, eral key reports and documents the lustreless family is still hoping to bounce back. “Without that passion and urge, there which throw light on the sudden is a gradual oozing out of hope and vitality, a settling down on lower levels of existence, change of mood in the British camp. These reports, primarily a slow merging into non-existence,” wrote Nehru which senior leader Shashi Tharoor quot- from the Governors of the various ed to articulate his and 20 of his peers’ concern about the irrelevance of the party. Their provinces and from the letter is nothing short of an indictment of Sonia’s functioning and the unhappiness with Intelligence Bureau (IB), indicate Rajiv Gandhi — because it was seen as an organisation of Khan. He says, confirmation of square miles. that by the mid-1940s, the British suited the “history” the family brave freedom fighters. They the sentences would have led to These figures, given by Sir the new-fangled ways of her son Rahul that haven’t worked electorally. They want “full- got into a panic mode because of wanted to popularise. warned that this could result in violent internal conflict. There Twynam, indeed sums up the time, visible” leadership, a clear reference to the disembodied presence of the Gandhi scion the tremendous popularity of Subhas Chandra Bose’s a mutiny in the Indian Army was a “genuine feeling that tragedy of India’s colonisation on social media while being absent from the ground. But the stinging attack came from Subhas Chandra Bose and the determination, stamina and and they were not very much they were patriots and nation- by the British. At the best of the observation that Modi had captured the imagination of the youth, clearly a comment nationwide appreciation and sym- vision can be gauged from the off the mark. alists” and, therefore, even if times, it is said that there were pathy for the Indian National fact that thousands of men and The Viceroy, in turn, kept they were misled, “they should just a few thousand Europeans on Rahul’s failure as a younger leader and the futility of developing a personality cult. The Army (INA), which he had estab- women responded to his call, King George-VI informed of be treated with clemency as in the bureaucracy, police and fact that they suggested the formation of a “collective leadership” and stressed that the lished to militarily oust the colo- joined the INA in India and in the growing popularity of the true sons of India.” Army and they had colonised Gandhis can still be an integral part of it — given their past contribution — hints at an nial power. This, in turn, triggered the South-east Asian coun- INA and the mass protests it Officers in the Indian a nation of India’s size with a a Naval mutiny in Bombay (now tries and sacrificed their lives was generating in Calcutta and Army, he said, were glad and population of about 400 million organisational overhaul that would corporatise its structure from a fetid fiefdom. By call- Mumbai) and several other sta- in order to liberate the country. elsewhere. He said there was relieved at the final outcome people. ing for inner party elections at every level and empowerment of State units, they have laid tions and rebellions in some Army In his book, De reproduces an growing interest in the INA tri- because if the sentence had Every Indian today will be a roadmap of revival to build on the party’s existing pan-India matrix. There’s no doubt camps, including in Madras (now IB report of November 1945, als and it was bound to have been enforced, “it would have stunned by these figures. How Chennai) and Poona (now Pune). which warns the British political implications. In led to chaos in the country and did millions of Indians allow that the central leadership has had little role to play in States where the party is in power Historians have often won- Government that there was February 1946, he wrote to the probably to mutiny and dissen- themselves to be subjugated by or as an alliance partner. That success purely goes to the solidity of the State leadership. dered as to what brought about a enormous sympathy for the then Prime Minister, Clement sion in the Army...” Along with a handful of Europeans? Lack The letter, dated August 7 and signed by senior leaders like Azad, Sibal, Tharoor, Prithviraj sudden change in the mood in the soldiers of the INA across the Attlee, and gave him an update this, the Naval mutiny and the of unity and self-confidence British camp. The answer to this land and that this was not just on the naval mutiny in Bombay mutiny in the Army camps in were certainly two factors that Chavan and Anand Sharma, cannot be seen as a rebellion simply because none has ever question was not easily available confined to the cities. It said and other stations. He said it Jabalpur, Madras and Poona led to this dreadful tale of done this before. It is about their last-ditch effort to save the party, occupy the alternative in the decades after indepen- that if the Government did not was now under control but the convinced the British that they colonisation. liberal space that is being encroached upon by the BJP, and spearhead a larger Opposition dence for two reasons. The first is take cognisance of this senti- rioting by the mobs was still on could no longer rely on the The work of De should also that the archival material was ment, the consequence would in Bombay. Indian armed forces to keep the make us reflect over the work unity with its breakaway parties. not available. The second reason be a mass agitation and blood- These fears forced the British flag flying on the sub- of other historians over the last The bigger question is if this is really a woke moment for the Congress or another episode is that since the 1950s, the shed. British to commute the sen- continent. Once this realisation 70 years who diligently prac- of the ego wars that keep plaguing it? Sonia Gandhi is no stranger to challenges to her Congress made every effort to Going by the fear and anx- tences of deportation for life dawned on them, action was tised suppressio veri and kept so downplay the popularity of Netaji iety displayed by several given in the court-martial to swift. The British Government many truths away from the family’s leadership, having handled the exit of Sharad Pawar and Purno Sangma in 1999. and the INA. If it had come into Governors in their reports to the most prominent three INA took a formal decision to end people. We must re-examine all She even called the CWC meeting to address each of the issues raised by seniors but is the public domain that the British the then Viceroy, Lord Wavell soldiers on trial — Prem the colonisation of India in that they have written and upset that the letter was leaked before the session could begin. In that sense, there are chose to hastily wind up opera- in late 1945 and early 1946, the Kumar Sehgal, Shah Nawaz March 1946. challenge the postulates con- tions for fear of a mutiny within latter had little choice but to Khan and Gurbaksh Singh Sir Twynam, Governor, structed on half-truths. Many many who feel that the letter was leaked by a dissatisfied segment of the old guard to off- the Indian Army and a general begin winding up operations. Dhillon. Central Provinces and Berar, individuals have worked for set Sonia’s plans to anoint Rahul Gandhi as the chief, who is believed to have made his revolt among the masses, it would The Governors — one more This is corroborated by wrote a secret letter to Lord several years to dredge up hid- return conditional on a complete overhaul on his terms and sidelining of some deadwood. have spoiled the narrative vis-à-vis worried than the other — General CJ Auchinleck’s “strict- Wavell on November 26, 1945, den facts, including Kalyan They are also upset by the younger Gandhi’s remote-controlling the party’s policy with- the non-violent struggle to gain expressed their trepidation at ly personal and secret” letter to in which he confessed that he Kumar De. All of them deserve independence. This process of the ongoing INA trials and the Army Commanders on had just 17 European officers, our gratitude for enabling us to out being accountable and stubbornly sticking to taking on the persona of Modi and Rafale, suppressio veri (suppressing truth), their repercussions. Almost February 12, 1946, in which he including three judicial, and 19 get closer to the truth. issues which have tanked and elicit only ridicule and trolling. Yes, the Gandhis still have a which began in the days of former every Governor warned the talks about the reasons that European members of the (The writer is an author pulling capacity compared to each of the individual leaders in question. Perhaps that’s why Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Viceroy that the Government prompted him to commute Indian Police (total 36) to specialising in democracy stud- was carried on by the Nehru- would be playing with fire if it the sentences of deportation for manage a population of 18 ies. Views expressed are they had quite a few senior and younger leaders, like Capt Amarinder Singh and Sachin Gandhis — Indira Gandhi and targetted the INA because it the life of Sehgal, Dhillon and million over an area of one lakh personal.) Pilot, rooting for them. Yet this politics of consensus is well past its expiry date. And the Congress needs elections, leaders honed by a competitive spirit, a participative and empow- ering contest among its grassroots leaders to bring in fresh breath energy. For India has S O U N D BITE changed between dynasties. And wants stakeholdership, not a grant. I love watching the next I was told I was too dark, too It is a matter of shame that Now it’s proven that anyone generation because there tall, too broad. I didn’t fit some people who opposing Janeudhari lead- you see progress. You into that girl next door look. I enjoyed being in power, ership will be branded B- see how they are setting had to constantly try and whose existence is due to Team. I hope Muslims now Unmanageable the bar higher for the fit in it and it really Congress are questioning know the high cost of next generation. exhausted and tired me. our leadership. loyalty to Congress. The Coronavirus pandemic seems to be constantly Former cricketer Actor HPCC president AIMIM chief morphing despite everyone's best attempts —Sunil Gavaskar —Sameera Reddy —Kumari Selja —Asaduddin Owaisi he Coronavirus pandemic has afflicted a total of three million Indians by now and has caused over L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR T57,000 deaths in the country. Almost every day, over 70,000 new cases are being detected for the past Safety in our hands Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Strengthen the auditor’s office Kumar’s preference to go for weeks. Thankfully though, it appears that the dramatic elections to sustain his credibil- growth in the number of cases has tapered to some Sir — The COVID-19 pandem- rticle 148 (1) of the Constitution states, “There shall ity or the Opposition parties’ extent. The number of tests, too, has seen a tremendous ic has changed the way we live be a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India reluctance to face the elections rise. Unfortunately, there is an interesting, albeit a wor- with many of us confined to Awho shall be appointed by the President by war- for their own reasons don’t working from home and living rant under his hand and seal and shall only be removed count here. The EC is planning rying caveat: The cities and States that were worst afflict- in isolation. In several nations from office in like manner and on the like grounds as to allow public rallies but with ed by the virus in the early days, particularly Delhi and across the world, the number of a Judge of the Supreme Court.” Speaking in the limited physical presence; per- Mumbai, seem to have got the numbers in check. But cases per day has risen to thou- Constituent Assembly, RK Sidhva said, “The Auditor- mit online filing of nomina- sands. It appears that wearing General should always be independent of either the leg- tions; allow limited door-to- the virus has moved elsewhere. In Maharashtra, for exam- a very large, rather ornate mask islature or the executive.” While the Constituent door campaigning; and reduce ple, while the situation in Mumbai might have improved, probably isn’t enough to stop Assembly put in force stringent rules for the CAG’s the number of people in polling the State’s second city, Pune, and its suburbs are now facing the brunt. Worryingly, other the infection. The outcome of a removal from office, it thought it prudent to leave the in each polling booth and medical crisis depends, to a responsibility of establishing a foolproof system for the counting hall. All these mea- States such as Bihar, with critically poor health infrastructure, are also seeing a rising case- large degree, on social rules and selection of an independent body to posterity. In fact, ticular outlook, which does not necessarily have spe- sures are legitimate in the con- load after not being hit hard initially. our ability to follow them. that set the stage for a Cabinet secretary to shortlist the cific reference to the duties and functions of an Auditor- text of the pandemic. However, it isn’t just India where the virus seems to be finding new nooks and Much also depends on the rules name(s), a Finance Minister to approve it and the Prime General.” That is one part. A report titled, Delivering N Sadhasiva Reddy formulated by Governments, Minister to make the final selection. Days ago, Girish Trust: Impartiality and Objectivity in the Digital Age Bengaluru crannies to fill. Even in the European Union, where many southern countries, such as which make for tricky business. Chandra Murmu (IAS) was sworn in as the new CAG. by Richard Sambrook stated, “Impartiality involves no Italy and Spain, bore the brunt at the start of the pandemic, the virus has found a way Under lockdowns, people He had served as the principal secretary to PM Modi more than the attempt to regard different ideas, opin- Exams on track to resurface with case numbers going up again. In the US, too, numbers are in con- knew what they have to do. But during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, joint ions, interests or individuals with detachment.” with it easing, we remain secretary in the Home Department, which was then head- Recently, doubts have surfaced over the impartiality of trol in New York, which was one of the worst-hit States at the start of the crisis. But dependent on the set of rules ed by Amit Shah, and had handled the Gujarat riots the national auditor. When an audit report turned out Sir — It is appreciable that the many other States are seeing rising numbers, particularly as the US, like every other announced by Governments papers at various times. He vacated the office of the LG to be a virtual affidavit of the Government in court — Government has decided not to country in the world, tries to open up its economy. The virus might not kill people but that keep changing frequently of Jammu & Kashmir perhaps to remain on course to the report on the Rafale deal is a case in point — the postpone the JEE and NEET and are often very poorly com- take over the reins of the supreme audit institution. office of the CAG looked like yet another subordinate examinations. Postponement of it certainly has killed livelihoods. Yet, there is hope. Even though the Russian “Sputnik- municated and executed. With Prof KT Shah, speaking in the Constituent institution. It leaves one quite disturbed. exams would have delayed the V” vaccine might be more of a public relations stunt than reality, some of the more the winters approaching, the Assembly had said, “The members of the civil service Haridasan Rajan upcoming academic year. viable vaccine candidates, such as the one developed by AstraZeneca and which will task to keep the infection rate have a particular type of education and develop a par- Kozhikode Results and counselling also down will get tougher. take time. The Government be mass produced by the Serum Institute of India, are in the final stages of their tri- Nevertheless, we need to work must now ensure safety. als. While a successful vaccine might not bring the world back to normalcy immedi- together, separately and wear For democracy’s sake (August 22). The Election from the pandemic or a credi- Srinivas ately, it might provide a glimmer of hope in what has been the darkest year in living our masks to get out of the pan- Commission (EC)’s initiative to ble vaccine in the near future, Via email demic. hold the Assembly elections in indefinite postponement of memory. May be finally, humanity will be able to get rid of the yoke of the virus and Dennis Fitzgerald Sir — This refers to the edito- Bihar on time is welcome. In the elections doesn’t augur well for Send your feedback to: move on with life although many more will be struck down by it. Melbourne rial, “Is Bihar poll-ready?” absence of any hope of relief the people or the democracy. [email protected] HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN A seat at POINTCOUNTERPOINT WAS INFORMED BY RAHUL GANDHI PERSONALLY THAT HE YES, WE ALL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN FIGHTING the table NEVER SAID WHAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIM. I, THE DRACONIAN MODI RULE RATHER THAN HURTING THEREFORE, WITHDRAW MY TWEET. EACH OTHER AND THE CONGRESS. Optimism and encouragement may not guarantee —LAWYER AND CONGRESS LEADER —CONGRESS COMMUNICATION CHIEF women a seat at the table as that requires organisation-wide initiatives and personal support KAPIL SIBAL RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA Snap the stranglehold

KAVITHA MURALI The only way to avoid delay and expedite the process of privatisation of have been in the corporate world for over 12 years now, spending time across companies with no women to a few Central PSUs is to unshackle them from bureaucratic red tape Iwomen to a reasonable ratio of women to men over time. All through these years in the male-dominated sphere, I have had a nagging worry which has got heightened since I became a mother. When will women get a seat at the table? We come across data points every day on the skewed gender ratio at work across the world, particularly in India. Women lose out to equally-qualified male candidates on parameters such as greater willingness to clock in late evening hours or the like- lihood of seeking maternity leave. Employers’ attitude tends to be as if it is women’s fault that their gender requires mater- nity leave. UTTAM GUPTA While hiring and retaining women at the workplace remains a continuing challenge, the saving grace is that the ratio is inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has getting better as the decades go by. That’s good news, isn’t announced the broad contours of the Narendra it? Yes and no. More women are entering the workforce. But, FModi Government’s plans on privatisation of women are still falling off the curve at frequent intervals, dri- Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs). A ven by life stages. So, if we were to analyse the gender ratio CPSU is defined as an undertaking in which the at every level of the organisation, it is maximum at the base, Union Government has shareholding of more than 50 per cent and by virtue of this, exercises the entry level, while thinning out to almost nothing by the majority ownership and control (there were 249 time we move up the pyramid to the Chief Experience Officer operating CPSUs as on March 31, 2019). Its privati- (CXO) and Board levels. sation means the shareholding of the Centre will be A seat at the senior management table is achieved after brought down to below 50 per cent. Before we look a long and arduous journey filled with bottlenecks spanning at the plan and how the Government goes about marriage commitments and motherhood demands, not to for- implementing it, it may be worthwhile to review get the woman’s own guilt at not being there for her family what it has already done on this front and its out- when required, leading to career sacrifices. It is no surprise come. Under the Modi dispensation, this is not the then that we have had to mandate regulations to increase gen- first time that the privatisation of CPSUs has been der ratio among Boards of Directors. put on the table. In early 2016, the NITI Aayog had recommend- Through these years, as I have seen senior management ed to the Government a “strategic” sale (a sophis- meetings happening in those large conference rooms, more ticated nomenclature for selling more than 50 per than being impressed and aspiring to get in, I have been both- cent of the Government’s shareholding) of over two ered. That there is barely one lady at the main table. The lone dozen CPSUs. Meanwhile, the then FM, Arun Jaitley, IN THE PRESENT warrior. To me, she is not just one of the senior management had set targets for sale proceeds from this route at SCENARIO, INSTEAD folks. She is my spokesperson. The spokesperson for all `28,500 crore (2015-16) and `20,500 crore (2016- OF GETTING BOGGED women. The woman who gives all of us hope that we have 17). Against this, during 2015-16, there was not even DOWN WITH a chance to get there, weak though that chance is, going by a single case of strategic sale whereas for 2016-17, ` DRAWING A LINE today’s statistics and empirical evidence. the target itself was lowered to a meagre 5,500 crore. BETWEEN Navigating the workplace and moving to the top depends During 2017-18, the Government sold 51.11 per cent what Sitharaman said in her Budget As per the plan, all PSUs in the non- were to be the case, then why not reserve of its shareholding in Hindustan Petroleum STRATEGIC AND speech for 2019-20. She stated that the strategic sector will be privatised. In the this sector exclusively for PSUs? Why allow on a number of factors unrelated to a woman’s capabilities Corporation Limited (HPCL) to Oil and Natural Gas NON-STRATEGIC intent was to change the extant policy of strategic sector, too, the Government even one private company? This line of — childcare, elder care, equal sharing of household chores, Corporation (ONGC), yielding about `37,000 SECTORS, ANY the Government “directly” holding 51 per will be open to privatisation with the argument is bizarre. flexible work policies, to name a few. Those are challenges crore. In 2018-19, it sold 52.63 per cent of its stake DECISION TO cent or above in a CPSU to one whereby caveat that at least one undertaking (and For ensuring security in strategic that require solutions at a systemic and behavioural level to in Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to PRIVATISE A PSU its total holding, “direct” plus “indirect”, a maximum of four) will be retained in the items, the critical requirement is to have build a level playing field. Meanwhile, what can we, as employ- Power Finance Corporation (PFC) to yield `13,000 SHOULD BE TAKEN is maintained at 51 per cent. public sector. a minimum number of companies to ees do at our workplaces to encourage women to stay and crore. But, the sale of shares in HPCL to ONGC or ON THE MERIT OF To illustrate, let us take the case of When seen in the backdrop of the ensure there is adequate competition fight the good fight? A chance to have a seat at the table? in REC to PFC (i.e. from one PSU to another) can- EACH INDIVIDUAL Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Union Government having made an and supplies in the market. Who those Some of the things that we can do are related to our own not be termed as strategic as even after relinquish- CASE. IT SHOULD In addition to its direct stake of 51.5 per indiscriminate entry in almost every firms are — whether owned by private attitudes. For instance, don’t discourage young women about ing 51 per cent plus shareholding, the Government COME FROM THE cent, the Union Government holds more conceivable business activity, including promoters or the Government — should how their lives will undergo a sea change when they get mar- continues to exercise full control (albeit indirectly) than above 51 per cent in other PSUs, areas such as hotel and tourist services, not matter. In the 70s and the 80s, when over HPCL/REC by virtue of being majority owner MANAGEMENT OF which in turn, hold shares in IOCL. Thus, where it had no business to be present India needed to develop these sectors and ried and have children. Rather, help them with some practi- in the acquirer, namely ONGC/PFC. AN INDIVIDUAL PSU Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), which (look at the Indian Tourism and the private sector was unwilling to come, cal inputs on how they can figure out work and life as they During 2018-19, Air India (and its subsidiaries) INSTEAD OF BEING is 100 per cent owned by the Government, Development Corporation which runs a it made eminent sense for the Government grow older and look to start a family. were also put on the block but didn’t elicit any inter- THRUST ON THEM holds 6.5 per cent shares in IOCL. Oil and chain of hotels and restaurants), any ini- to take the lead. Since then, a lot of water Second, don’t judge a woman for shutting shop early. est. During 2019-20, besides resurrecting that UNDER A TOP-DOWN Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), which tiative aimed at exiting from all of these has flown down the river Ganga. Working mothers are some of the most efficient people in the offer, the Government also took up sale of all of its APPROACH. FOR is 63 per cent Government-owned, holds is welcome. This has the potential to Currently, there is considerable interest world. They have a sense of urgency about them, as they race shareholding in Bharat Petroleum Corporation COORDINATION AT 14 per cent shares in IOCL. Likewise, Oil unlock value and generate huge revenue among private investors and the against time to reach the day care before end of day, or home Limited (BPCL) at 53.29 per cent; Containers THE MACRO LEVEL India Limited (OIL), which is 60 per cent because of the high valuation that the real Government itself is inviting them. to relieve the babysitter who needs to catch the last local. While Corporation of India (ConCor) at 30 per cent; AND PROVIDING owned by the Union Government, holds estate and properties — many of these in Therefore, any arbitrary restriction should efficiency and efficacy-based measurements are priority for Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) at 63.75 per GUIDANCE, THE five per cent shares in IOCL. prime locations — under these PSUs com- be avoided. the entire workforce, this is even more crucial when think- cent; North Eastern Electric Power Corporation The “indirect” stake of the Union mand. In the present scenario, instead of get- (NEEPCO) at 100 per cent and THDC India Limited GOVERNMENT MAY Government in IOCL via Coming to the strategic sector, though ting bogged down with drawing a line ing about the working mother, because she really has no time at 75 per cent. Sans NEEPCO and THDCIL, which CONSTITUTE A LIC/ONGC/OIL being 25.5 per cent, it can the Government does not rule out privati- between strategic and non-strategic sec- to dawdle. were sold to National Thermal Power Corporation PANEL OF EMINENT reduce its direct stake in IOCL to 25.5 per sation, the caveat of retaining a maximum tors, any decision to privatise a PSU should The other thing relates to the attitude of the women them- (NTPC) — a CPSU in the power sector — others PROFESSIONALS cent (sending a message that it has been of four undertakings in the public sector be taken on the merit of each individual selves. If you are a working woman, don’t talk about your- made no progress. privatised) and yet, including the “indi- can defeat the purpose. For instance, cur- case. It should come from the manage- self in a pessimistic or negative tone. We are speaking of In January 2020, even as the Finance Ministry rect” control, it will still have majority stake rently there are around 12 oil PSUs rang- ment of an individual PSU instead of being careers spanning 25-30 years. Cribbing about how we could- was pretty confident that the sale of BPCL, ConCor of 51 per cent. This approach can be a big ing from upstream oil producers, like thrust on them under a top-down n’t get a promotion because we became mothers is not only and SCI, besides Air India et al, would materialise bottleneck in the way of successfully exe- ONGC and OIL, to downstream oil approach. For coordination at the macro detrimental to our own mental well-being but also to others during 2020-21 (this is also reflected in the ambi- cuting strategic divestment plans. refining and fuel marketing firms, like level and providing guidance, the in the workforce, especially in the context of encouraging young tious target of divestment proceeds at `2,10,000 crore Now, under a big bang approach to IOC, BPCL and HPCL to gas transporter Government may constitute a panel of women starting their journeys in the world of work. of which the revenue from strategic sale is over privatisation, CPSUs are divided into two GAIL India Limited and engineering firm eminent professionals. `1,00,000 crore), the devastation triggered by broad categories viz. “strategic sector” and Engineers India Limited. These 12 could The process of strategic sale should be Optimism, encouragement and positive reinforcement may COVID-19 changed everything. From the above, it “non-strategic.” In strategic, the be consolidated into four behemoths delinked from the Centre’s resource- not guarantee the coveted seat at the table, for that requires is abundantly clear that the privatisation initiative Government has identified 16 sectors, through a process of merger and amalga- mobilisation exercise. This will give the organisation-wide initiatives and personal support. But it will pursued during the last five years has not taken off. including among others petroleum refin- mation leaving no space for privatisation much-needed flexibility to the PSU man- help in retaining more women at the base and middle man- There are two major reasons for this failure. ing and marketing, crude exploration, whatsoever. Why does the Government agement to decide the contours and tim- agement levels, which gives more women a shot at a seat First, the exercise all through has been linked power generation, coal and metals, atom- want to put this caveat? What does it fear ing of the divestment, taking into account at the table. That, after all, will only make things better than to garnering revenue (albeit non-tax) to meet fis- ic energy, space, heavy and medium from? Sans this, will it compromise market conditions so as to maximise the they are today! cal targets, which drives the efforts and not privati- engineering sector and so on. On the other national interest? In the above example, proceeds from sales. (The writer is director, business development at Visa Inc. sation per se which ought to be the way forward. hand, the non-strategic sectors include consider an extreme scenario, in which The only way to avoid delay and expe- The views expressed are personal and in no way represent Second, the Government’s moves in this direction hotel and tourist services, transportation there is not even one PSU and the entire dite the process of privatisation is to the views of anyone else including the organisation that the are hamstrung by an inherent desire to remain in vehicle and equipment, industrial and con- oil and gas space is occupied by private unshackle it from bureaucratic red tape. the driver’s seat even after the so-called strategic sumer goods, trading and marketing and enterprises. Are we to infer that this will (The writer is a Delhi-based policy ana- writer works for.) divestment. A clear indication of this is available from transport and logistics and so on. compromise India’s energy security? If this lyst) China should take the path of peace Beijing must wake up, have faith in its ancient Confucian wisdom and make more friends than foes FOREIGN EYE

India has always shown great of the border row. Last week, India and mind. The approach was purely defen- develop. Are we ready for a war? The read the quotes of Hu Shih, the Chinese maturity in the overall interest of China held a fresh round of diplomat- sive. However, the Chinese leadership answer is that mature nations abhor war philosopher, liberal and diplomat on the peace despite being a victim of Chinese ic talks to resolve the border row as the saw this as a challenge to its ambitions and opt for reconciliation. All must India-China relationship. He said, aggression. Hence, late Prime Minister Chinese have not retreated complete- of emerging as a global superpower. know that the time of bullying nations “India conquered and dominated China Rajiv Gandhi, too, visited China despite ly even after agreeing to do so. The Xi, though attending summits and expansionist policies is gone. Xi and culturally for 20 centuries without Beijing propping up Pakistan in inter- Chinese intentions are to redraw the with Modi, was getting impatient with his associates need to know that esca- ever having to send a single soldier national fora and the relationship LAC by occupying vantage points. India challenging Chinese hegemony by lating tension with India will cost across her border.” In today’s world it SPREAD THE VK BAHUGUNA between the two nations continued to Understandably, the public mood in not joining the Belt and Road Initiative. both the nations dearly, militarily as well is ridiculous to spoil relations between BENEFITS flourish. In international dialogues on India has completely turned against the Plus, the fact that India did not join the as economically. China and its cohorts two emerging powers when the focus climate change, New Delhi and Beijing Xi Jinping regime. Let us examine the 11-nation Regional Comprehensive must junk the misconceptions that by should be mutual economic gains and Many publishers are he world has been watching with put up a joint front until China signed current imbroglio with China from the Economic Partnership as it feared bullying India, Pakistan and other fighting the pandemic. enjoying record sales — but concern the ingress of Chinese a treaty with the US on reduction of point of Indian intellectuals and the more trade deficit with these groups, neighbouring countries will get Modi stressed on the necessity to not all. We must take care Ttroops along the Line of Actual emissions. For boundary disputes, the common man. further enraged Xi. The Galwan attack impressed by Chinese prowess. build up ties between the two nations that those with the biggest Control (LAC) into Indian territory and two nations had set up a mechanism The Indian leadership, for the last was a premeditated strategy authorised The time is ripe for the Chinese when he said, “Our relationship has the long-drawn stand-off between the but it was resolved that the territorial 30-35 years, has been building bridges by the Chinese Military Commission leadership to think of the Confucian been complex in recent decades. But we names and deepest pockets two countries that were on the verge of conflict must not hold better relations in the hope of forging sustainable ties at the highest level and the trigger point principles of humanity, righteousness, have a historic responsibility to turn this are not the only a war in June. India and China are not hostage. mutually beneficial for the two neigh- was the construction of infrastructure loyalty, social propriety and filial piety. relationship into a source of strength for beneficiaries. We must also only the two biggest countries popula- However, China suddenly upped bours. The Indian leadership remained along the LAC, particularly the Durbuk These are the virtues of Indian society each other and a force of good for the be very careful that the tion-wise but they are also two friend- the ante against India on May 5 in a fool’s paradise for a long time and Shyok road. as well and are reflected in our inter- world”. ly, ancient civilisations. After the 1962 through its incursions into Indian ter- ignored developing infrastructure along India is giving a fitting response to national diplomacy. It is due to these Xi could have delved into the his- Covid effect, which has led War, the Chinese had occupied more ritory. The worst happened on June 15 the borders and defence fortification Chinese temerity and a stern message similarities that we had a great bond- toric past and forged a massive partner- to the exacerbation of pre- than 40,000 km of Indian territory and when the Indian and Chinese troops until Narendra Modi took over as the has gone that it is not an unprepared ing in the past. The Communist ideol- ship with India to bring much-needed existing inequalities in the ties between the two countries were fiercely clashed for six hours in Galwan Prime Minister. India of 1962. It is 2020 and has an ogy must get these virtues back and world peace for poverty eradication. everything, from education frozen. The ice was broken by the then Valley resulting in casualties on both The Government started creating excellent mountain combat force ready must learn a lesson from modern his- War is a destructive prescription and to death rates, to the stock External Affairs Minister AB Vajpayee, sides. Since then, India and China have a road network along the Chinese bor- to meet the aggressor head on. In the tory of aggressors getting defeated in suicidal. China must wake up, have faith when he visited China in February held several rounds of military and der and fortified defence preparedness, midst of mounting tensions, the ques- Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan and in its ancient Confucian wisdom and market, does not apply to 1979, and met the then Chinese supre- diplomatic talks but no significant including weapon procurements keep- tion is how the contours of the relation- so on. make more friends than foes. this sector, too. mo Deng Xiaoping. headway has been made in resolution ing the Chinese and Pakistani threat in ship between the two countries should The Chinese leadership should (The writer is a retired civil servant) (The Guardian HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2020 money 08 CAPSULE Central govt mulls Nabard launches credit guarantee programme for NBFC-MFIs n FDI permit for LLPs PNS MUMBAI Nabard signed a PNS n NEW DELHI The National Bank for pact with Vivriti Agriculture and Rural Capital and Ujjivan Shilpa Medicare The government is considering Development (Nabard) on a proposal to permit foreign Monday said it has introduced Small Finance forays into OTC direct investment (FDI) in a dedicated debt and credit Bank earlier this segment limited liability partnership guarantee product to ensure month to roll out (LLP) firms engaged in con- unhindered flow of credit in NEW DELHI: Drug firm Shilpa struction development with a rural areas hit by the COVID- the initiative Medicare on Monday said it view to attracting overseas the government is considering 19 pandemic. has forayed into over-the- In the construction counter (OTC) segment with fund inflows, sources said. making a carve out for LLPs in The product- Structured (PLI) structure provides the the launch of ready-to-drink At present, FDI is permitted development, 100 the construction development Finance and Partial Guarantee lending bank adequate comfort green tea films. The green tea under the automatic route in sector," a source said. Programme to NBFC-MFIs - tiative, which will enhance ment,” Nabard Chairman G R through Nabard's partial cred- LLPs that are operating in per cent foreign The Department for entails providing partial guar- access to sustainable finance Chintala said. it protection, reduces cost of film was launched after doing direct investment rigorous research and sectors where 100 per cent for- Promotion of Industry and antee on pooled loans extend- for microenterprises and low- It will help facilitate Rs 2,500 capital as the rating of the loans development of the green tea eign direct investment is is permitted under Internal Trade (DPIIT) is ed to small and mid-sized income households. crore funding in the initial gets notched up and helps market, which is expected to allowed through the automat- expected to soon approach micro finance institutions “The partially guaranteed phase and is expected to be lenders meet priority sector ic route and there are no FDI- automatic route the Union Cabinet to seek (MFIs), a release said. loan facility will catalyse much- scaled up. The programme is goals. For the first transaction grow USD 3,515 million but with certain worldwide by the end of 2021, linked performance condi- approval on this. Nabard signed a pact with needed financing to millions of expected to cover over 1 mil- under the programme, Nabard Shilpa Medicare said in a tions. conditions The DPIIT has also worked Vivriti Capital and Ujjivan households, agricultural and lion households across 28 states and Vivriti have partnered statement. The company's In the construction develop- on a proposal to permit 100 Small Finance Bank earlier business markets to sustain in and 650 districts, the release with Ujjivan Small Finance green tea films completely ment, 100 per cent foreign per cent FDI in AVGC (anima- this month to roll out the ini- the post COVID-19 environ- said. The pooled loan issuance Bank, the release said. dissolve in water with no loss direct investment is permitted "So, at present, LLP firms in tion, visual effects, gaming of nutrients, aroma, essential under automatic route but this segment are not permitted and comics) sector. oils, flavour and provide with certain conditions. to receive foreign funds. Now, accurate dose as per the label No need to claims whereby providing the Markets cement gains amid tailwinds; benefits of green tea, it added. approach govt "Shilpa Medicare Ltd has made Wipro inks a foray into the OTC segment banks, financials lead charge for capital with the pan-India launch of partnership with n n Shilpa Green T films...," MD PNS MUMBAI gards, dropping up to 2.06 per PNS NEW DELHI Vishnukant Chaturbhuj said. The BSE Sensex cent. Quaternion Equity benchmarks Sensex opened in the Reports also said the Trump The country's second largest PNS n BENGALURU and Nifty closed near six- green and gained administration is mulling state-owned lender Punjab month highs on Monday as relaxation of certain norms to National Bank on Monday Wipro Limited on Monday investors scooped up banking further momentum allow an experimental said it does not envisage announced a partnership and financial stocks amid sup- as the session COVID-19 vaccine from the approaching the government with Standard Initial Margin portive global cues. progressed. It UK to be used in the US for capital support rather it Model (SIMM) vendor, A sharp rebound in the ahead of the presidential elec- intends to raise funds Quaternion Risk rupee -- which soared 52 paise finally closed at tions in November. from the market, which Sell stake in e-commerce Management. against the US dollar -- also 38,799.08 "Key indices rallied as finan- seems to have appetite for Gold declines As part of the collabora- buoyed market sentiment, cials led the charge, ably sup- the public sector banking tion, Wipro will offer SIMM- traders said. ported by select pivotals across space. marginally by in-a-box to financial institu- The BSE Sensex opened in Kotak Bank was the top the BFSI space. The broader The bank has sharehold- Rs 44 platform, Alibaba told tions covered under the green and gained further gainer in the Sensex pack, market too depicted strength ers' approval for raising Rs PNS n TAIPEI NEW DELHI: Gold prices Alibaba Group's stake in that Uncleared Margin Rules momentum as the session pro- spurting 3.53 per cent, fol- as smart investors were seen 14,000 crore, comprising Rs witnessed volatile trading on company allows it to control (UMR), the Bengaluru-head- gressed. It finally closed at lowed by IndusInd Bank, Bajaj buying select small and mid- 7,000 crore of the equity Monday and dipped marginally Taiwan ordered China's the consumer-to-consumer quartered IT major said in a 38,799.08, up 364.36 points or Finance, HDFC Bank, ICICI cap stocks across sectors which alone, from the market to by Rs 44 to Rs 53,040 per 10 Alibaba Group on Monday to platform in violation of statement. 0.95 per cent. Bank, Bajaj Finserv, SBI, lent considerable steam to the meet COVID-related impact gram in the national capital, dispose of its stake in a local Taiwanese rules, the Ministry The offering will allow Similarly, the NSE Nifty Maruti and HDFC. rally today," said S and finance growth, Punjab according to HDFC Securities. e-commerce platform, Taobao of Economic Affairs said. financial institutions to calcu- jumped 94.85 points or 0.83 On the other hand, Ranganathan, Head of National Bank (PNB) In the previous trade, the Taiwan, citing a risk that users' Alibaba Group, headquar- late trade sensitivities, gener- per cent to finish at 11,466.45. PowerGrid, M&M, Tech Research at LKP Securities. Managing Director S S precious metal had closed at personal information might be tered in Hangzhou, southwest ate CRIF (Common Risk This is the highest closing Mahindra, Titan, NTPC, Bajaj Broader BSE mid-cap and Mallikarjuna Rao said in a Rs 53,084 per 10 gram. "Spot transferred to the mainland. of Shanghai, is the world's Interchange Format) file and for both the benchmarks since Auto, HUL and UltraTech small-cap indices rallied up to virtual interaction with gold prices for 24 carat in The order adds to mounting biggest e-commerce company calculate initial margin in- late-February this year. Cement were among the lag- 1.57 per cent. reporters. Delhi traded volatile with rupee pressure on Chinese compa- by total sales volume. house, according to Wipro. fluctuation as prices pared nies in the United States and The user agreement for The solution simplifies early gains with sharp rupee other countries over security Taobao Taiwan gives permis- compliance procedures by appreciation," HDFC Securities concerns. sion to “send the member's including back testing, Senior Analyst (Commodities) Taiwan and China split in transaction data back to the benchmarking and preparing Sensex surges 364 pts; financial stocks lead rally Tapan Patel said. Making a 1949 during a civil war. They Alibaba Group server in documentation required for n sharp U-turn, the rupee soared have no official relations but China,” the ministry said. regulatory approval, the state- PNS MUMBAI BSE Sensex ties, with strong buying in 52 paise to settle at 74.32 have thriving trade and invest- “There may be an informa- ment said. It also offers inde- ended financial stocks lifting the key (provisional) against the US ment ties. Taiwan closely tion security risk.” Alibaba's pendent model validation of Domestic equity benchmark indices. Bourses in Shanghai, dollar on Monday, in line with watches those links to try to 29% stake in British Claddagh a firms own internal SIMM Sensex rallied 364 points on 364.36 Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul upbeat domestic equities and avoid being dominated by its Venture Investment Ltd. is solution, AANA (Aggregate Monday, driven by strong buy- points or ended with significant gains. sustained foreign fund inflows. giant neighbour, which has below the 30% legal limit, the Average Notional Amount) ing in financial counters amid Stock exchanges in Europe threatened to invade the ministry said. But it said the calculation, and Initial a positive trend in global equi- 0.95% higher too opened on a strong note. island. shareholder structure allows Margin exchange threshold ties and sustained foreign fund at 38,799.08. Sustained foreign fund Taobao Taiwan is operated Alibaba to control the British calculation/simulation, it was inflows. The NSE inflows also boosted investor by a British company, but venture by vetoing decisions. stated. The BSE Sensex ended sentiment here, traders said. 364.36 points or 0.95 per cent Nifty jumped Foreign institutional higher at 38,799.08. The NSE 94.85 points investors bought equities worth Nifty jumped 94.85 points or Rs 410.16 crore on a net basis 0.83 per cent to 11,466.45. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto and UltraTech Cement on Friday, exchange data Goa mining dependents seek PM Kotak Bank was the top Finserv, Maruti and SBI. were among the laggards. showed. Well-spread gainer in the Sensex pack, ris- On the other hand, According to traders, In the forex market, the ing over 3 per cent, followed by PowerGrid, M&M, Tech domestic bourses followed the rupee soared 52 paise to settle monsoon to result intervention to resume mining ops IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra, Titan, NTPC, Bajaj positive trend in global equi- at 74.32 against the US dollar. in bumper kharif PNS n NEW DELHI MUMBAI: The overall kharif All mining crop output is expected to The Goa Mining People's activities increase 5-6 per cent this year Front (GMPF), an umbrella body of mining dependents, came to a halt mainly driven by higher crop CDSL reduces margin pledge, acreage and productivity on Monday sought the inter- with effect following a well-spread vention of Prime Minister from March 15, monsoon across the country, Narendra Modi with regard to 2018, after the according to a report. As on resumption of mining in the repledge transaction fee state without delays. SC quashed 88 August 21, rains were 7 per n cent above the long-period All mining activities in Goa mining leases PNS NEW DELHI average and this good spatial came to a halt with effect The new and temporal distribution has from March 15, 2018, after the Leading depository CDSL on mechanis led to sowing across crops in Supreme Court quashed 88 cumulative loss faced by the economic slowdown during a Monday said it has slashed m of PNB expects most states, Crisil Research mining leases. "GMPF, which state would stand at a stagger- pandemic, the GMPF said. transaction charges up to 91 said in a report. Crisil has been at the forefront of the ing Rs 10,500 crore at the "...one-fifth of Goa's popu- per cent for margin pledge and pledge and 4-6% credit Research expects an overall 5- ongoing people's movement to very least. "Prime Minister lation is dependent on mining repledge. repledge 6 per cent growth in farm protect livelihood of 3,00,000 and various other national and... we are afraid that a The decision was taken after Goans in the state, urged the leaders have publicly acknowl- third consecutive year would receiving representations from took effect growth this output, including a 2-3 per from cent rise in the sowing area at Prime Minister of India, edged the severe impacts due be lost when we would not be the broking community and fiscal 109 million hectares for kharif Narendra Modiji, for his to stoppage of mining and had able earn a living and fullfill the investors, seeking to consider August 1 n season 2020. The productivity immediate intervention to pre- assured the relief in the form basic necessities of their chil- a lower rate revision specifical- PNS NEW DELHI will also increase by 2-3 per vent a third consecutive year of immediate resumption of dren and family. ly for margin pledge and cent resulting in bumper without livelihood opportuni- mining in Goa but 3,00,000 "We would therefore urge repledge transactions, CDSL of Rs 5 for margin pledge or been also duly notified with Punjab National Bank (PNB) khariff output, it added. ties... on account mining stop- Goans are still awaiting posi- the Prime Minister....to under- MD and CEO Nehal Vora margin unpledge involving the markets regulator Securities on Monday said its overall Further, the report said the page," it said. The state govern- tive news on account of min- take necessary policy reforms said in a statement. end investor, he added. and Exchange Board of India credit growth is likely to be at paddy cultivation is set to ment, it said, has itself men- ing activities resumption for as suggested by the Accordingly, in the interest Besides, it has decided to (Sebi). At present, Central around 4-6 per cent in the increase because of both rains tioned on various occasions past 29 months," the statement Government of Goa to enable of market development and levy a charge of only Re 1 for Depository Services Limited current fiscal year as it and reverse migration of that the yearly loss on account said. If an immediate solution mining resumption in the investors, the depository has each margin repledge or (CDSL) charges Rs 12 for expects the economy to labour to the eastern and of mining stoppage amounts to is not found, the fate of Goans state," GMPF President Puti decided to reduce the charges unpledge of margin repledge. each pledge and unpledge set- return to normalcy from southern states. Rs 3,500 crore per year and the will languish amid a global Gaonkar said. substantially and levy a charge The changes in tariff have up. October onwards. "We still maintain that our overall credit growth would be around 4-6 per cent. We are expecting the Mahindra Truck & Bus Toll collections on recovery path, says ICRA economy to come back more effectively from October PNS n NEW DELHI country had interrupted this onwards. Though some of Post resumption of recovery in the first fortnight the sectors would be impact- equips BS-VI CVs Toll collections on highways tolling on national of July, the rating agency said ed, it will take longer period PNS n NEW DELHI are on the road to recovery, adding that nevertheless, toll for them (to recover)," PNB reaching 85 per cent of the pre- highways from collections reached 87 per managing director and CEO Mahindra Truck and Bus COVID-19 levels in July and if April 20, the cent of the pre-COVID-19 S S Mallikarjuna Rao said at (MTB) has equipped its BS-VI the trend continues the reduc- movement of levels in the second fortnight a virtual news conference compliant commercial vehicles tion in collections could be commercial of the month. here. (CVs) range with new telem- below 10 per cent in 2020-21, “Majority of the national Rao said tourism, hospi- atics solution Mahindra rating agency ICRA said on vehicles picked up highway stretches being arte- tality and aviation are among iMAXX to provide insights Monday. at significant pace rial routes have 70-75 per the sectors that will take on vehicle health and perfor- ogy has become even more It said there were encourag- cent of toll collections from longer time to recover or get mance, the company said on important in the new BS-VI ing trends in traffic in July and commercial vehicles; passen- back on track in view of the Monday. era, given the increase in elec- about 85 per cent of ICRA COVID-19 levels. ger vehicles account for less changing social behaviour The new telematics solu- tronics based vehicle controls. rated toll road projects have However, the movement in than a quarter of toll collec- after the COVID-19 out- tion is fitted into Mahindra's "The iMAXX Telematics debt service reserve greater well, which is encouraging. said in a statement. passenger vehicles is yet to tions. While 90 per cent of break. BS-VI emission norms com- solution is based on next gen- than or equal to one quarter of This is also corroborated by Post the resumption of recover fully, it said. commercial vehicles are back "So as on date, we are not pliant CV range, including eration telematics technology. debt obligation and are the e-way bills generated. This tolling on national highways The unabated rise in coro- on roads, the passenger vehi- recalculating or reviewing Blazo X range of heavy CVs, It is an intelligent fleet telem- resilient enough to absorb the pace of recovery, if sustained, from April 20, the movement navirus infections in the cle movement is less than 60 our credit growth anticipa- Furio range of intermediate atics solution which deploys COVID-19 induced revenue the overall reduction in toll of commercial vehicles picked unlock phase, localised reim- per cent of pre-COVID-19 tion or guidance. We will CVs and light CVs, and cutting-edge telemetry tech- shock. collections for national high- up at significant pace over the position of lockdowns in sev- levels," Rajeshwar Burla, Vice stick to 4-6 per cent. We may Cruzio range of buses, it said. nology," said Jalaj Gupta, "Overall, the traffic in 4M way projects could be less last three months and reached eral states, and heavy mon- President, Corporate Ratings, look at the position only Connected vehicle technol- Business Head. FY2021 has rebounded quite than 10% in FY2021,” ICRA near 90 per cent of the pre- soons in many parts of the ICRA said. after October," Rao said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday August 25, 2020 Padma Priya Vummaji, a mathematics ‘Thrilled to receive the teacher, recently won the National award for her contribution to the field of National Award' education. She is children of her school. She explains, “I like to keep things interesting in my class. the only one So I give my students tasks that interest them and then from Telangana teach them. For example, once when I was teaching the state to have kids about marking the x- axis and y-axis coordinates received the on the graph, I asked them to draw their favourite cartoon prestigious award character and then map the co-ordinates at important and she points. That way the kids aren’t bored and learn dedicates it to all quickly.” Padma also participated in government Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program in the school teachers, USA back in 2016, which enhanced her teaching skills My mother was a single reports and helped her to explore new methodologies for parent, we lost my NAMRATA engaging students in a more father when I was very participatory way in the young. To help her, I classroom. She shares, SRIVASTAVA “During the Teaching started teaching while I Excellence and Achievement was still studying in eachers are nation School, Malakpet, Padma when I grow up,” she says. teaching them life lessons Program, I went to Nevada, selled parents as a part of Most of the time, this works. school. I don’t builders, they give started her journey as a Padma believes that a along with the subjects falls USA, and taught students social responsibility to over- I feel as a society it is our col- their all to the stu- teacher at a very young age. teacher’s contribution to on us. Hence, I want to dedi- there. It was a great learning come the problem of drop- lective responsibility to see remember when exactly dents, selflessly. “My mother was a single building a better society is cate my award to all the gov- experience, I also met 80 outs from the school. “There that each child — irrespective it became my passion, T One such teacher parent, we lost my father immense. Being a govern- ernment school teachers in teachers from different coun- are so many cases of drop- of their gender — are educat- but over time I was very from the city, when I was very young. To ment teacher, she says, is a Telangana state, who are tries.” She adds, “After com- outs every year, especially ed,” Padma asserts. Padma Priya Vummaji, has help her, I started teaching huge responsibility as most doing their best to help the ing back to Hyderabad, I girls. Whenever I come She concludes, “My family sure that I wanted to been honored the prestigious while I was still studying in students in their schools students,” she adds. arranged several video con- across any such case, I try to is very happy and excited to become a teacher National award for her con- school. I don’t remember come from economically Padma tries to implement ferences between USA class- reach out to the parents go to the Rashtrapati Bhavan fulltime when I grow up. tribution to the field of edu- when exactly it became my weaker sections. “We treat innovative strategies in her rooms and ours. Our stu- myself and counsel them. I to receive the award. It is the cation. A mathematics passion, but over time I was them like our kids. The par- classroom and is always dents learnt a lot from that.” tell them about my struggle greatest achievement of my PADMA PRIYA VUMMAJI teacher from Government very sure that I wanted to ents of these kids aren’t well- ready to adopt new teaching An open advocate of girls’ and all that their daughter life!” Nehru Memorial High become a teacher fulltime educated, so the onus of techniques that benefit the education, Padma had coun- can achieve if she is educated.

Weavers across the state have Art to celebrate been waiting for the economy to GANESH CHATURTHI pick up since the ugust is a month of charcoal drawing was the festivals and the fes- best. Tilottama Pradhan, last six months tival of Ganesh Deepawali Dutta, and A Chaturthi calls for Laxmi Giridhar Awar but the situation puja, get-together, stood first, second, and games, and compe- third for Pen and Ink art. titions. With no get- The Best Digital Artwork still seems grim. togethers this year because prize went to Ramesh The Pioneer of the COVID-19 pandem- Sunkoju. Jury Award win- 's ic, organisations like Pollen ners include Ayesha Jilkar, Art, a fine art studio locat- DR Suneet Madan, SHIKHA ed in Hyderabad, are more Vidarthe Nagarajan, than happy to take these Anuradha Gadgil, DUGGAL talks to competitions online. Rudrappa S Talawar, Patta The art studio recently Usha Nagalakshmi, and the founders of organised an international Chhotan Shil. art competition on the Reflecting on this cre- Ekor Design occasion of Ganesh ative ambiguity, Sona, the Chaturthi which included founder believes in moti- Studio, a newly an online exhibition of vating craft by focusing on best artworks from a a unique style, innovative Lending a helping established broad spectrum — paint- ideas, and new dimen- ings, ink, charcoal art, and sions. “You may notice couture start-up, idol making. The com- that the painting of each pelling representations of winner is different and who're raising urban artwork of indepen- innovative — some tried hand to weavers dent artists offered an showcasing mandala, relief alternative space of work, contemporary art, andloom artisans hub, clothing is piling up due is able to supply rapidly to concern over the promising craft. etc however we are not have been on the to lack of wholesale buyers. meet demands. “We are The winners of the moving away from the receiving end of Many celebrities have come struggling to save hand- sad state of event were announced ancient artistic expressions the pandemic that forward earlier as well when looms, workers are facing recently — Prajwala G as we also have calendar H has brought the we launched Ekor, I appeal to financial issues. Handlooms affairs of Math and V Ravi Kumar art like Raja Ravi Vermas’, country’s economy them to do the same all over are the Indian way of living bagged the first prize in after all, old is gold. Each to a standstill. Ekor Design again.” and these textiles are breath- weavers, and are painting, followed by art form has its own beau- Studio, a star-up that is truly There is an eerie silence able. The pandemic has Vijaya Ayancha, Devanshi ty and strength,” adds the connected to nature, express- amongst the handloom worsened the circumstances urging Damani Shah, and Naresh and third places recently. was adjudged best 3D idol founder and organiser of es concern over the plight of industry, these skilled work- as the customers are fre- Bollu taking the second Usha Elangovan’s Ganesha art while Potla Ramu’s Pollen art studio! the weavers amidst the pan- ers depend on weekly wages quently worried about the Hyderabadis to demic. One of the founders manufacturing process, they of the design studio high- want an untouched sanitised go vocal for lighted the grappling circum- experience. Several artisans stances of weavers from the have been sitting at home, local handloom sector. Sai Kiran idle, they are in such grim Kore said that as a part of conditions that they might deserve your attention. We his profession he got so die out of hunger. They won- would like to emerge as one engrossed in the scuffles of der — what’s the point of of the mainstream industries his handloom compatriots working if we are not able to and appreciate our hon- that he noticed how much of sell our products in the mar- ourable Prime Minister’s government intervention is ket?” shares Sneha Reddy, co- recent movement of going needed to save this industry. founder of Ekor. ‘vocal for local’, which has Recollecting his grandmoth- Unfortunately, it looks like come as a boon for small er’s thoughts about the weav- situations might not get any scale industries in such ing industry, he says, “She better until Durga puja. times. This new mantra is an ardently believed in the say- Middlemen are worrying esteemed vision that will help ing that our strength lies in over pending dues and buy- Indian brands flourish with- our roots — all their life my ers are not in a position to out any foreign company grandparents wore only place new orders. Retail intruding our brand policies. khadi clothing. Somewhere events too, that fetch most It’s like building a nation all down the lane, due to the artisans cash sales, aren't over again on Indian penny,” urban hustling, we discon- happening anytime soon, Sneha adds. nected ourselves from this SAI KIRAN leading to a liquidity crunch Weavers are looking to aspect of our culture which overall. The founder is of the finding new ways to nurture was venerated and loved by opinion that the ‘aatmanirb- the business. While we have people like the father of our for their livelihood. har bharat package’ hasn’t the privilege of spending nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Moreover, with marriages helped their craft sector at time with loved ones in the Today, our company Ekor being put off, the sector has all, believing it all looks good comfort of our own homes, Design Studio stands in soli- also been deprived of earning with sensational headlines in they have been left without darity with the weavers in from one of its major sources newspapers but it is far from families and stuck in cities far these unprecedented times. of revenue. Handloom the truth. “We at Ekor appeal away from their homes, Small-time weavers are find- weavers are facing stiff com- to the state government to hence it’s time we lend a ing it difficult to meet their petition from units that oper- take consideration of our hand to them. Be vocal and ends and being a commercial ate power looms as the latter middlemen as well, they support local! 10

Hyderabad Tuesday August 25 2020 what’s brewing? Botanical miniatures go on view in online exhibition wo centuries ago, Plants’ by Siddhartha Das manifestation of this. Over the British Studio is on view from the centuries the Indian flora botanists began a August 24 on has been cross-pollinated T visual study of www.iicdelhi.nic.in. through trade from regions Indian flora. The Studio has recently across the world. These Indian artists were commissioned skilled minia- overtimes got indigenised commissioned to make ture artists to create a series and became Indian,” the botanical paintings which of botanical paintings of studio said. were sent back to Britain Indian flowering plants to The series of botanical where it survives in collec- celebrate this legacy. paintings of Indian flowering tions at some of the Royal “India has always been a plants merge the beauty of botanical gardens. The pluralist society with many flora with extraordinary practice is spotlighted new influences. The flora is a artistic skill, to celebrate this online exhibition. legacy. The exhibition titled The online exhibition is ‘Botanical Paintings of open for public view- Indian Flowering ing till September 6.

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Hyderabad Tuesday August 25 2020 tollywood “I slipped into slight depression for ‘PANDEMIC the first four days after the lockdown was first imposed. TAUGHT ME To occupy myself with some activity, I TO BECOME started growing home plants at different corners A FARMER’ of my flat in depression for the first four vein, he adds, “Having seen days after the lockdown was the difficulties vendors go Hyderabad,” first imposed. I was at the through to see their goods SP Charan slams peak of my career with multi- reach the market during the Naveen tells ple projects in my kitty. I was lockdown made me contem- poised for more fame and plate farming. I want to take NAGARAJ dreamt of settling down up an agriculture course after rumours of his dad financially with my family the pandemic ends and later GOUD but lockdown disrupted the purchase land in my home shoot of all my films. To town Bellary and practice testing COVID negative occupy myself with some farming.” efore the union activity, I started growing Before he travelled to inger and produc- am forced to put up a post in government home plants at different cor- Bellary to be with his mother er SP Charan has the morning. I am the only announced lock- ners of my flat in Hyderabad. during the lockdown, Naveen slammed reports one who gets the informa- B down earlier this I used to borrow plants from points out that he battled S which said that tion about dad, all updates summer, Naveen my opposite building as mood swings and observed his legendary come to me first and only Chandra was busy nurseries were shut. Soon, emotional changes in him. father SP then I post it to the media. as a bee, shuffling between the house turned greener and “My thoughts have become Balasubrahmanyam, who is Today, unfortunately, there is projects like Virata Parvam, there was a sense of satisfac- deeper and I’ve become an battling COVID-19 at MGM a rumour going around that Mosagallu and Miss India tion that emerged out of it. intense person now. I can Healthcare hospital in dad has been tested negative besides prepping up for his So, the first thing that coron- portray any kind of role at Chennai, has tested negative for Covid. Regardless of turn as a pugilist in Varun avirus taught me was to this time. And there’s a feel- on Monday, saying that his whether it is Covid negative Tej’s next. Naturally, the lock- become a farmer,” the actor ing that until I get to the bot- dad is still on he is on life or positive, the status is still down had an effect on him tells us in a conversation. tom of a role prep-wise, I will support — on ECMO venti- the same. Clinically, he is on initially. “I slipped into slight Continuing in the same not be happy,” he concludes. lator — and requested every- life support, on ECMO ven- one to not engage in tilator. He is stable fortunate- rumour-mongering. ly and we are hoping the sta- In a video message shared bility will help him recover on his Facebook page on his lungs as early as possible. A classy title for Satyadev Monday, he stated, “I usually So please kindly refrain from post Appa’s health updates rumour-mongering.” after I have a discussion with SPB was admitted to the the medical team from the hospital on August 5 after he & Tamannaah's film hospital. But unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID. he Telugu remake of Kannada super hit romantic Akhil says it's time drama Love T Mocktail has been titled as Gurthunda Seethakalam, the to up his game makers announced on Monday. Starring Satyadev and Tamannaah in the lead for his popcorn enter- roles, the film will be tainers. 14 Reels Plus is launched later this week in the frontrunner to Hyderabad, with the princi- produce the project pal shooting set to com- after Krish and Rajeev mence from the mid of Reddy’s First Frame September. Entertainments exited According to a source, it over budget con- Gurthunda Seethakalam was cerns. a title that lyricist-turned- Meanwhile, Akhil director Krishna Chaitanya still needs to wrap up registered for one of his 30 per cent of MEB, a scripts but didn’t use it. romantic comedy. “When Satya casually pitched Producers Bunny Vas the one line story of Love and Vasu Varma are The Mocktail remake to planning to resume Chaitanya with whom he the shoot next month will be collaborating for with all the precau- Power Peta, the director tions in place. Also benevolent suggested the title featuring Aamani, Gurthunda Seethakalam. khil Akkineni, This is going to change Murali Sharma, Satya liked it pronto and who is hoping a lot for me. More to Jayaprakash, Pragathi the director had no year, is composing music for to end his dry come soon... (Sic),” the and Sudigali Sudheer superstar issues to part with the the project. No wonder, the A spell with actor posted on his in supporting roles, title,” informs the film’s director and producer Bommarillu social media pages on the film will debut on ctor-Hindupur MLA Nandamuri source. Nagashekar is thrilled. “The Baskar’s Most Monday, while reveal- the big screen during Balakrishna has shown his large- Meanwhile, even fancy price that was paid for Eligible Bachelor ing a couple of his Sankranti next year. heartedness once again. After before it went to audio rights stands as a testi- (MEB), has hit the workout stills from the donating Rs 50 lakh each to CM floors, the music mony to the craze the film is gym with a vengeance. gym along with his A relief funds of both Telugu states rights of carrying,” he said and added He said that as some- trainer Mustafa. three months ago and later Gurthunda that the title has already thing extremely special Although, the actor, announcing Rs 25 lakh to Corona Crisis Seethakalam have reached a large section of the has begun in his who flaunted six-pack Charity, which was formed to offer relief to been picked up audience. career, he decided to abs in his debut film daily wage employees of the industry, the by Anand The film will narrate the up his game. “It’s time Akhil, didn’t disclose actor has now come forward to contribute Audio for Rs heartbreaks a software pro- to up my game. details about the spe- equipment, medicines, PPE Kits and masks 75 lakh. Kaala fessional (to be played by Intensity and hard cial thing, many worth Rs 55 lakh to those affected with Bhairava, who Satya) endures in his quest to work. Something believe that he is coronavirus and to COVID warriors who proved his find true love. Besides extremely special has talking about his next are treating patients at COVID Center in mettle with Tamannaah, the remake has begun. My transfor- film, an action-enter- Hindupur Government Hospital. The actor Mathu scope for another leading mation to being the tainer with Surender will be visiting the constituency on a two- Vadalara last lady. — NG best version of myself. Reddy who is known day visit towards this month-end. Now, Sharwanand to tie the knot? ooks like the sea- preneur. She has no connec- Kishorudu. The son of betrothals, tion whatsoever to the film will resume weddings and industry. It is said that with from October love just keeps many of his colleagues for a schedule L continuing in entering into marital bliss of around Tollywood, as during the last four months, three weeks. one of the most eligible Sharwa has given a thought He also bachelors, Sharwanand, is of settling down seriously. needs to set to bid adieu to his bach- His and the girl’s families wrap up elorhood status soon. At have given their consent for Sree least, that’s what the the marriage, it is believed. Karthick’s grapevine indicates. Reports However, Sharwa, who is untitled circling around indicate the extremely guarded about his Telugu-Tamil suave actor, who has main- personal life, is yet to make bilingual before tained a safe distance from a statement. commencing being linked up to anyone On the work front, the new films with in his 16-year career, has actor is set to get busy with Ajay Bhupathi, been in a steady relationship a slew of interesting projects Kishore Tirumala with a childhood friend shortly. He is on the verge and Asian Cinemas who is said to be an entre- of finishing Sreekaram with respectively. 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“We kept marching FIGURATIVELY on this season, we Bayern Munich have won were there for each the treble for a second time other, ready to in the club's history (after correct each other’s 3 2013). The only other side in mistakes. We have amazing Europe to win the treble twice is quality and our mental strength FC Barcelona (2009 and 2015) is brutal” Unbeatables — THOMAS MÜLLER Bayern München have won the European 11/11: Side full of goal needs only one “I am very proud 0Cup/Champions League for of my players. We a sixth time (level with had a great Liverpool) and for the first time season, a great since 2012-13. Only Real Madrid in Lisbon to complete historic treble tournament here” (13) and AC Milan (7) have been — NASSER AL-KHELAIFI crowned champions on more occasions “It’s an incredible Robert Lewandowski scored feeling, lots of 55 goals for FC Bayern happiness and a 1München in 2019-20 — 16 bit of sadness for more than any other player Paris, they had a across Europe's top five leagues great run” in all competitions — KINGSLEY COMAN Bayern München finished the 2019-20 “I am proud of this season unbeaten in team. When I 30 their last 30 games (W29 D1), started in winning each of their final 21 November I read matches in all competitions the headlines: ‘No need to fear or respect Bayern München are Bayern Munich anymore’, ‘The the first side in team is awful’. But the 11European development of my team since Cup/Champions League history then has been sensational. We to win 100% of their games in a made maximum use of single campaign en route to everything. It is not easy to win lifting the trophy (11 wins) three titles. It was hard work” Bayern Munich Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer prepares to lift UEFA Champions League trophy AP — HANS-DIETER FLICK scored 43 goals in 11 Luz, but it is an extraordinary 1993. “We gave all our heart on 43games during this “Never stop season's UEFA Champions AFP n LISBON success for Hansi Flick, who was the field. You can expect that dreaming. Never only appointed last November to from your team, but you can’t League, with only Barcelona in give up when you 1999/2000 scoring more in a ayern Munich became replace the sacked Niko Kovac. control the result,” PSG coach fail. Work hard to single campaign (45 in 16 kings of Europe for the “I am proud of the team. Thomas Tuchel told French achieve your goal” matches) Bsixth time on Sunday as When I started in November, all broadcaster RMC. — ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI Kingsley Coman’s goal gave them the headlines were about ‘no Lewandowski is the a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint- more respect for Bayern’, but the ONE THAT GOT AWAY best goalscorer in Germain in the Champions way the team has developed has PSG’s Qatari owners spent a first half when Lewandowski — 15Champions League League final in Lisbon, complet- been sensational,” he told Sky combined 402 million euros looking for his 56th goal of the this season (15 goals): this is ing a fantastic season for the Germany. ($474m) on Neymar and season — turned and shot against the first campaign since German giants and leaving their “PSG have really good for- Mbappe in 2017 to win this com- the post. 2006/07, with Kaká, that a player opponents still searching for the wards, but we deserved to win petition. Yet in the end it was one Robert Lewandowski kisses UEFA Champions League trophy after Bayern Munich win the final against Paris Saint-Germain AP He also came close with a scores more than both Cristiano trophy they covet more than any- the final.” who got away from Paris who header that was saved by Keylor Ronaldo and Lionel Messi thing. However, the outcome might denied them. Now he may not be wel- deserved to be crowned in a full with Bayern the traditional Navas, but PSG should have It was often a cagey final, have been different had Kylian Coman was born in Paris come back in his home city stadium. German powerhouse and PSG punished them at the other end attack as Bayern saw out their with a bit of needle, but chances Mbappe done better than shoot and started his career at Paris again. However, only a few hun- transformed by the Qatari in the first half. lead. They had broken the too, especially before former straight at Manuel Neuer just Saint-Germain, but left aged 18 Bayern were last European dred invitees were inside takeover of 2011. Neymar was denied by deadlock just before the hour PSG player Coman appeared at before half-time. in 2014 for Juventus, sensing he champions in 2013. Their tally of Benfica’s ground to see But on and off the Neuer after being set up by mark in a move that began with the back post to head in Joshua The World Cup-winning wouldn’t get regular football if six victories puts them back level the denouement of the pitch right now they are Mbappe, while Mbappe con- a sprayed Thiago Alcantara Kimmich’s inviting 59th-minute forward had spoken of his deter- he stayed put. with Liverpool, winners last year. ‘Final Eight’, at the end of almost perfectly balanced, trived to fire straight at the goal- pass forward, and ended with cross and wrap up a treble for a mination to go down in his “It is an extraordinary feel- Only Real Madrid and AC Milan a competition so long and that translated into keeper after David Alaba gifted Coman arriving from the left to team who had already won the country’s history by helping ing. I’m so happy but I’m also a have won more. delayed by the coron- the kind of proper match- him possession in the box. head in Kimmich’s delivery. Bundesliga and German Cup. PSG become just the second bit sad for Paris,” Coman said. avirus pandemic. up on the field that nei- Alaba earlier saw his cen- Neymar ended the game PSG will regret not taking French winners of European The winger had been on the NOT NEYMAR’S NIGHT The strangest of finals pitted ther side often experiences these tral defensive colleague, Jerome with a yellow card for chopping any of the chances that were football’s greatest prize. But they bench in the semi-final against Flick’s team ended the season together two clubs who have days. Boateng, limp out injured. The down Lewandowski, and a run- offered up to them on a surreal will have to wait for the chance Lyon but was promoted to the with 21 straight wins and are taken very different routes to Bayern almost opened the giant Niklas Süle replaced him ners-up medal, while Bayern occasion at an empty Estadio da to match Marseille, winners in starting line-up for the final. unbeaten in 30 matches. They becoming part of Europe’s elite, scoring midway through the and helped contain the Paris celebrated. Ashwin Anderson is England’s Kohli will break Tendulkar’s Top women’s seeds suggests 100 tons record: Irfan ‘mankad’ GOAT: Bess NEW DELHI: Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan crash out in opener PTI n SOUTHAMPTON believes current Team India skipper Virat Kohli alternative has the ability and the fitness to break Master AFP n NEW YORK PTI n NEW DELHI ames Anderson is England’s Greatest of Openers help Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 inter- JAll Time (GOAT) , said off-spinner national centuries. op-seeded Karolina Pliskova Bopanna- enior India off-spinner Dom Bess after the veteran pacer closed Pak reach 41/0 “I am sure 100 hundreds, he (Kohli) might Tand No 2 Sofia Kenin SRavichandran Ashwin on in on an unprecedented 600 Test wickets not be talking about it but you know if anyone crashed out of the Western & Shapovalov go Monday suggested the introduc- with just two more to get in the Pakistan IANS n SOUTHAMPTON could achieve that feat after Sachin Tendulkar, Southern Open on Sunday, tion of a “free ball” for bowlers second innings. he is the one,” said Pathan speaking on Star Sports falling in their opening match- down fighting if non-strikers back up too far, Only Muttiah Muralitharan (800), akistan openers Shan Masood show Cricket Connected show while talking about es at the National Tennis Center sticking to his stand that there Shane Warne (708) and Anil Kumble Pand Abid Ali dug deep and the records Kohli would be thinking of break- in New York. New York: Back in action was nothing wrong with run- (619) have crossed the 600 wicket mark helped their team reach 41/0 ing in the next few years. Veronika Kudermetova, after five months, Rohan ning such batsmen out. but no fast bowler has ever breached the before rain forced early Lunch on “He has achieved so much in such a little ranked 41st in the world, toppled Bopanna and his Canadian Ashwin ran out Jos Buttler mark which is a testimony to Anderson’s Day 4 of the rain-affected third time and I hope if anyone breaks the records of world No 3 Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 in partner Denis Shapovalov during an IPL match between longevity in international cricket. Test against England at the Ageas 100 hundreds, he has to be an Indian and Virat their second-round clash. lost in the opening round of Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan The 38-year-old Anderson returned Bowl on Monday. Abid Ali and has the ability and fitness, which Kudermetova, who labored the Western and Southern Royals in 2019 when the with his 29th Shan Masood were unbeaten on is the most impor- to a three-set first-round victo- Open men’s doubles event Englishman left the non-strik- five-wicket 3rd Test. Day 5 22 and 13 respectively before tant thing to be ry over Ajla Tomljanovic on but not before making it as er’s end much before the deliv- haul (5-56) Live from 3:00pm IST umpires were forced to call on able to achieve Saturday, rallied from a 1-4 tough as possible for Marcel ery was bowled, triggering an on day three SONY SIX NETWORK early lunch due to rain and bad that feat,” he deficit in the first set, and reeled Granollers and Horacio age old ‘spirit of the game’ of the ongo- light. Pakistan still trail added. off the last three games of the Sofia Kenin in action against Alize Zeballos here. Bopanna and debate. While what Ashwin did ing third Test against Pakistan to achieve England by 269 runs. Kohli, 31, has match to score the upset. Cornet AP Shapovalov lost 4-6, 6-7(1) to was well within the rules of the 598 wickets in red-ball cricket. James Anderson, who so far hit 70 interna- Alize Cornet also notched finalist Kevin Anderson. He 2019 US Open runners-ups game, his new IPL team coach “He’s the GOAT (greatest of all returned best figures of 5/56 in tional hundreds (43 in her first win over a top-five was the first of the top eight in the first round match of Ricky Ponting of the Delhi time) isn’t he? He’s the GOAT of the first innings, and could 248 ODIs and 27 in 86 player in two years when she men’s seeds to see action as all the $ 42,22,190 hard court Capitals doesn’t agree with this bowling and England’s greatest,” have had atleast three more had Tests). Tendulkar, who shocked Australian Open enjoyed first-round byes. tournament. particular mode of dismissal. Bess was quoted as saying by catches not been dropped off his retired from interna- champion Kenin 6-1, 7-6 World number one and top “Make it a free ball for the Press Association. bowling on Day 3, saw wicket- tional cricket in 2013, (9/7) to reach the round of 16. seed Novak Djokovic was sched- seeded American John Isner or bowler. If the batsmen gets out “Myself, Dom Sibley, keeper Jos Buttler drop yet anoth- had scored 51 Test Cornet next faces either uled to open his campaign on Australian John Millman, both of that ball, the batting team will Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley er catch off his bowling on the centuries and 49 ODI two-time Australian Open Monday against qualifier first-round winners on Sunday. be docked 5 runs. Free hit adds have all grown up watching fourth day. Earlier, England asked hundreds. champion Victoria Azarenka Ricardas Berankis. US star Isner beat his doubles part- to the drama for a batter, let’s give him play. It’s phenomenal to Pakistan to follow on after the “I think he (Kohli) is or Caroline Garcia, who defeat- Serena Williams, seeded third, is ner Hubert Hurkacz of Poland a chance to the bowlers too,” stand there at point watch- tourists managed 273 in reply to 30 short of that 100 hun- ed 2017 US Open champion also set to open her campaign on 7-5, 6-4. Millman rallied to beat Ashwin tweeted in response to ing him nick people off host’s mammoth 583/8d in the dreds, I think he will be Sloane Stephens 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in Monday with a second-round France’s Adrian Mannarino 4-6, Dinesh Karthik’s assertion that and hit people on the first essay. able to achieve it before he a first-round clash. clash with Arantxa Rus — a 6- 6-4, 7-6 (7/2). it was unfair to link the dismissal shins, to watch him take Brief scores: England 583/8d retires and I hope so and Men’s fourth seed Stefanos 2, 6-3 winner over Alison Van In other first-round action, to spirit of the game or call it as many poles as he vs Pakistan 273 & 41/0 (Abid Ali that’s the target he will Tsitsipas lead the way into the Uytvanck. Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman ‘Mankading’ as it is permitted by does and do it so con- 22*, Shan Masood 13*) have in his mind,” Pathan round of 16 with a 6-1, 6-3 vic- Tsitsipas, seeking his sixth defeated Casper Ruud 7-6 (7/2), laws of the game. sistently.” added. tory over two-time Grand Slam ATP title, next faces either 16th 6-3 to advance.