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c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I TUESDAY I 8 DECEMBER 2020 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 339 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Max: 30.7OC O State to credit Min: 15.5 C HM tells states to keep peace RH: 44% Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Partly cloudy. Rythu Bandhu Bharat Bandh today; protesters told to adhere to Covid-19 protocols Mist or haze likely. Max/Min temp. 31/15 ºC DC CORRESPONDENTS Bharat Bandh is from 11 NEW DELHI, DEC. 7 am to 3 pm. It is a symbol- from Dec. 27 ic protest. We will begin at In view of Tuesday’s 11 am so everyone can COVID-19 S.A. ISHAQUI | DC Bharat Bandh by various reach office on time… HYDERABAD, DEC. 7 farmer unions, the home Services such as ambu- ministry is closely co-ordi- lances, even weddings, can C UNT Chief Minister K. nating with all States and go on. People can show Chandrashekar Rao has Union Territories to their card and leave”. CASES DEATHS announced that financial ensure that law and order Home ministry officials assistance under Rythu is maintained. In a coun- said they were in constant (+23,989) (+380) Bandhu will be deposited trywide advisory, it said touch with their counter- into the accounts of the states and UT administra- parts in different states to 96,97,843 1,40,925 farmers from December tions must ensure that the ensure that the strike covid19india.org 27 for the Rabi season. Covid-19 guidelines issued remains largely peaceful During a review meeting K. Chandrashekar Rao with regard to health and and any kind of violence STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS on distribution of farm social distancing are can be avoided. They assistance of `5,000 per to farmers having large strictly followed. added that adequate per- (+517) (+2) acre for the Rabi season to extent of agriculture hold- The farmers have been sonnel from central para- TS: 2,73,858 1,474 each farmer in the state ings. camping along Delhi’s bor- military force have also on Monday, Rao instruct- Rao urged the officials to ders in large numbers for been deployed so that Wrestler Kartar Singh, hockey player Rajbir Kaur, Olympics gold medalist hockey player (+5) ed officials to ensure that prepare a schedule so that more than 10 days now. these can be rushed at a Gurmail Singh and other sportspersons march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to return (+316) no farmer from the state the benefit of farm assis- With massive protests at short notice in case of an their awards to the President in protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, on AP: 8,72,288 7,038 should be denied assis- tance would reach each Delhi’s borders continuing eventuality. Monday. — PTI tance under Rythu and every farmer of for the last 12 days, the “All necessary arrange- CASES AROUND THE WORLD Bandhu Scheme. Telangana. The state gov- protesting farmers at the ments have been out in He directed the authori- ernment has been extend- Singhu border urged place and we feel that the ties of the finance depart- ing `5,000 per acre with- peace, and clarified that no strike call will remain Roads, highways blocked in TS 6,76,64,377 ment to release `73,000 out any ceiling on the shops or establishments peaceful. The situation is DEATHS crore, which was required extent of land holding of will be forcibly closed on being constantly moni- DC CORRESPONDENT Centre. The bandh is being pm across the state. to deposit the farm assis- the farmers. account of the bandh. tored and all states have HYDERABAD, DEC. 7 extensively supported by Several trade, transport 15,45,949 tance under the scheme to Agriculture minister S “There will be a complete also been asked to make all ruling TRS, Opposition and auto workers’ unions around 58.33 lakh farm- Niranjan Reddy, Chief ‘Bharat Bandh’ till 3 pm on necessary law and order Road blockades within Congress and Left parties, are also extending support COUNTRIES, arrangements,” a senior AREAS WITH ers. Secretary Somesh Kumar, Tuesday, but emergency cities and on highways of several trade and employ- to the farmers’ call for CASES 218 The Chief Minister told Principal Secretary of services will be allowed,” Ministry official added. Telangana, apart from ral- ees’ unions in addition to bandh. As a result, those worldometers.info/ the authorities that the Finance Ramakrishna farmers’ leader Balbir Sources claimed that lies and protests, will various other organisa- wanting to travel on roads coronavirus assistance should begin Rao, Principal Secretary Singh Rajewal said. farmers were likely to fur- mark the Bharat Bandh on tions. may face difficulties. with small and marginal of Agriculture B Bharatiya Kisan Union ther intensify their agita- Tuesday by farmers in The Bharat Bandh will farmers and then within Janardhan Reddy, and spokesman Rakesh Tikait tion in case the issue is not protest against “anti- start at 8 am on Tuesday ■ Page 4: Cops ready to ASTROGUIDE 10 days it should be given others participated. said that “tomorrow’s resolved at the earliest. farmer laws” passed by the and will be in force up to 3 stop untoward incidents Sarvari; Dakshinayana Tithi: Kartika Bahula Ashtami DHARMADHIKARI till 5.12 pm Star: Pubba till 1.43 pm PANEL REPORT Vijayashanti, Varjyam: 8.32 pm to 10.03 pm Durmuhurtam: 8.50 am to 9.34 am; 10.49 pm to 11.41 pm ON POWER STAFF Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm Gudur in BJP HIJRI CALENDAR FINAL, RULES SC IREDDY SRINIVAS recalled. After 15 years, Rabbi-ul Aakhir 22, 1442 AH PARMOD KUMAR | DC REDDY | DC I have rejoined my PRAYERS NEW DELHI, DEC. 7 HYDERABAD, DEC. 7 mother party. I am Fajar: 5.30 am happy to return.” Zohar: 12.18 pm The Supreme Court on Actor-turned-politician “I was the first to fight Asar: 4.06 pm Monday said that the Vijayashanti alias Ram- for formation of Maghrib: 5.48 pm allocation of staff ulamma and TPCC trea- Telangana before K. Isha: 7.01 pm between Telangana and surer Gudur Narayan Chandrashekar Rao,” Andhra Pradesh by Reddy continued the the former MP said. SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.34 AM Justice D.M. migration of Congress Rao could not tolerate SUNSET TODAY 5.41 PM Dharmadhikari commit- leaders to the BJP. They anyone apart from him- MOONRISE TODAY NA tee is final and the same joined the BJP on Mon- self in the same posi- MOONSET TOMORROW 12.49 AM can’t be challenged by day in the presence of tion. Telangana is lead- anyone including party president J.P. ing in corruption across employees and officers Nadda. Vijayashanti is India, she said slam- before any judicial fora. a former PCC campaign ming the CM. COUNTER POINT Holding that the staff committee chairman “In the coming days allocation by the commit- and a former MP. the KCR government is tee is final, Justice BJP national general going to collapse. I will Ashok Bhushan heading secretary Arun Singh expose all the corrup- a bench also comprising welcomed Vijayashanti tion done by the state Justice M.R. Shah in a into the BJP. government with evi- judgement pronounced Speaking to media at dence before the people today said, “…we clarify the BJP national office, of Telangana,” she said. that the One-Man the former MP said, She expressed confi- Committee having com- “My political career dence about her posi- pleted the process of allo- started with the BJP on tion in the BJP and said cation, the said alloca- January 26. 1998. For in 2023, the BJP will tion cannot be chal- the formation of a sepa- form the government in lenged by any employee rate state, I resigned Telangana. or officer or any utility from the BJP and estab- before any forum.” lished Thalli Telangana ■ Page 2: BJP has info of Insofar as the alloca- in the year 2005,” she KCR’s frauds: Bandi tion made by the One- Man Committee, the court said, “no objection or challenge by any employee or officer is entertainable”, IN BRIEF The court slammed the doors on any attempt to Mystery disease challenge Justice Dharmadhikari one man committee report on dis- in Eluru spreads tribution of staff between Eluru: The mysterious Telangana and Andhra illness continued to spread Pradesh post reorganiza- panic in Eluru with the tion of AP and carving number of cases increasing out of Telangana. to nearly 450 on Monday. BJP president J.P. Nadda welcomes actor-turned- ■ Report on Page 4 ■ Page 2: Power utilities politician Vijayashanti in the presence of Union min- can decide on claims: SC ister of state for home G. Kishan Reddy. CREDIT | GAME Project involves 25 seats where BJP won big time GHMC awaits nod for nala work MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ment whether or not to exe- has gone on to sweep 25 will certainly make noise HYDERABAD, DEC. 7 cute the Strategic Nala divisions in the region, and blame the government Development Plan (SNDP). which are mostly flood-hit for not widening the nalas With the BJP winning over The government develop- areas. and strengthening them by 25 divisions in flood-affect- ing eastern parts of the city According to highly removing encroachments. ed areas during the recent- will be a double-edged placed sources, the project If the government does ly concluded Greater Hyde- sword. When the state gov- for widening nalas and develop the drains, BJP rabad Municipal Corpor- ernment decided on SNDP strengthening them will will claim the credit for it ation (GHMC) elections, of- for this part of the city, its turn a challenge.